Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
Jan 25th 2011, 5:31 pm
#466
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Join the club!!! 
I was just reading all your posts and you know me and my (now ex) husband came out to Australia for a "better life" for us and our kids, talk about all going pear shaped LOL. I would have been so much better off financially staying put, I look at my family in the UK and wonder why we did it??
There are they going on holidays and me going back there after 30 years here with nowt to show for it.
I was just reading all your posts and you know me and my (now ex) husband came out to Australia for a "better life" for us and our kids, talk about all going pear shaped LOL. I would have been so much better off financially staying put, I look at my family in the UK and wonder why we did it??
There are they going on holidays and me going back there after 30 years here with nowt to show for it.
Jan 25th 2011, 5:31 pm
#467
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Surely it depends where you live...Florida is hardly typical. Property here in the New York Metropolitan area is expensive...even if prices have fallen.
Jan 25th 2011, 5:37 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Jan 25th 2011, 5:45 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Jan 25th 2011, 5:49 pm
#470
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
I thought you had a OH? Doesn't he want to move back? I think that would be the hardest thing.
Jan 25th 2011, 5:53 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Some people just don't know how good they have it do they!! My ex-brother in law has made a career out of the benefits system and is now moaning because of the proposed government cuts. He occasionally works as a bricklayer during the winter months leading up to Xmas. That way he has some money for presents and also it keeps the benefit people off his back. Then come the nice weather in the spring he gets a bad back and has to be laid off. He says he doesn't want to work in the summer because the weather's too nice and he wants to go fishing .... And he has the cheek to moan about the cuts to benefits
And then people on these forums whinge about people like us returning home and using the NHS because we haven't paid into the system!!!!
They should start with the dole bludgers (Aussie term) that are already there leeching off the land!!
You can't compare going to the doctor for a prescription because you are sick to a person getting the dole (and all other kinds of benefits no doubt) on a weekly basis!!!!
Jan 25th 2011, 5:53 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
True, but then New York is hardly typical either is it. We had toyed with the idea of moving to Oz a few years ago so were looking at homes there on the internet and it seemed like we wouldn't get much for our money. We travel all over the US with the work we do and generally stay 4 weeks on location, and I usually pick up a couple of property magazines to take a look at. Now I'm just making a general observation from what I've seen on my travels, but I would say that looking at new construction in the US you could get a fairly nice house for the average price of between 200K to 300K. I'm talking about something on a sub-division, 3 bed, 2 bath 2 car garage. Something comparable with that in Australia appeared to be at least $100K more expensive.
Jan 25th 2011, 5:59 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
That has already been started up on another thread by Tanto, some kind of halfway house!! It was suggested on the over 50's thread firstly as so many people are in our position, luckily you have your mum and I have family in the UK but if you see Rosie (Islandwoman) for instance, she just had friends to stay with and has now moved into a little studio apartment.
I thought you had a OH? Doesn't he want to move back? I think that would be the hardest thing.
I thought you had a OH? Doesn't he want to move back? I think that would be the hardest thing.
Jan 25th 2011, 6:03 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
True, but then New York is hardly typical either is it. We had toyed with the idea of moving to Oz a few years ago so were looking at homes there on the internet and it seemed like we wouldn't get much for our money. We travel all over the US with the work we do and generally stay 4 weeks on location, and I usually pick up a couple of property magazines to take a look at. Now I'm just making a general observation from what I've seen on my travels, but I would say that looking at new construction in the US you could get a fairly nice house for the average price of between 200K to 300K. I'm talking about something on a sub-division, 3 bed, 2 bath 2 car garage. Something comparable with that in Australia appeared to be at least $100K more expensive.
Jan 25th 2011, 6:09 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Hey, you should keep an eye on BE's media forum, http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=701231 is runnign at the moment, and there are often journalists sniffing around
Jan 25th 2011, 6:17 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Hey, you should keep an eye on BE's media forum, http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=701231 is runnign at the moment, and there are often journalists sniffing around
Jan 25th 2011, 6:18 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
We're not married, and I don't know if he wants to go back. I haven't broached the subject with him yet because he's been away working since just after Xmas, and is still away now, so it will be another couple of weeks before I see him. He tells anyone that ask's that it's paradise living here, so I don't think he'll want to go home.
How long have you been away from the UK?
Jan 25th 2011, 6:24 pm
#478
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
I didn't bleat about the Thatcher years - I just gave up and went to Canada Ironic that I'll be coming back to Cameron. 
beachgal, I didn't know you hadn't discussed it yet. I suppose there's always a chance he's just putting a brave face on things when he calls it paradise?
My husband had never considered returning home until I brought it up but he is coming round, although not completely there yet. Sometimes men take some time to process changes like this, so don't be too put off his first reaction is negative. He may change.
Ironic that I'll be coming back to Cameron. beachgal, I didn't know you hadn't discussed it yet. I suppose there's always a chance he's just putting a brave face on things when he calls it paradise?
My husband had never considered returning home until I brought it up but he is coming round, although not completely there yet. Sometimes men take some time to process changes like this, so don't be too put off his first reaction is negative. He may change.
Jan 25th 2011, 6:41 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
You and me both, I've had several journalists after me cos of being a supermod, makes me more noticeable I suppose, but NOOOOOOO!!!!
Jan 25th 2011, 6:53 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
It's not even worth thinking in those terms - that way lies madness.
Many of the people I know who stayed back in the UK now own a very nice house, or often own more than one house, and were able to pay the deposit on their kids' houses. Ironically, it's often the ones who bleat the loudest about the Thatcher years who managed to get a leg up by buying their parents' council house ... of course, these are the quasi-socialists who spent most of their lives living a very upper-middle class life as university lecturers and are now retired on final salary pensions and a tax-free lump sum, thank you very much.
Many of the people I know who stayed back in the UK now own a very nice house, or often own more than one house, and were able to pay the deposit on their kids' houses. Ironically, it's often the ones who bleat the loudest about the Thatcher years who managed to get a leg up by buying their parents' council house ... of course, these are the quasi-socialists who spent most of their lives living a very upper-middle class life as university lecturers and are now retired on final salary pensions and a tax-free lump sum, thank you very much.
So no nudging is needed.