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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by aviva
(Post 9116508)
Wondering how I would be treated, just based on the accent, before they had the opportunity to dislike me for myself. LOL
Yes, I'm one of those stunned, perpetually in a state of culture-shock, dragged around the globe in my formative years, kind of people. Some people in the UK do look down on people with Scouse accents you know. :thumbdown::ohmy::sneaky: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 9116589)
I've wondered that - I think they might just be racist Brits who left 'because of all the immigrants'.
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by sallysimmons
(Post 9116581)
Wow, I just read that thread and I'm shocked. I feel like I just went back to 1960s Britain. Are those people representative of race attitudes in Australia? If so, I wouldn't last long there.
Aviva, you won't experience that in the UK. But you will get sick of miserable people asking 'why did you want to come back to this dump?' That's the British way and they have no idea how good they have it. I was watching a show last night about Brits trying to get a dream life in another country. It was about people who want to buy businesses abroad. They were showing this family who were trying to buy a business in Florida and their naivete about American life was scary. They never once mentioned health care - and as self-employed middle-aged people that really should have been their first question. This past year on BE has taught me that for most Americans it hangs over their head like a storm cloud, no wonder you are all going home. :wub: For me it will be no different health wise, but for some of you guys you are going to feel such massive relief, I bet that's how Rodney is feeling, the cloud has lifted! :thumbsup: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by dgjamison
(Post 9116701)
No Sally they are'nt, I went to australia in 1971, married my now husband there in 1972, I was only 18yrs old we were £10 pommies, then it was an all white society, black and coloured people were not allowed in, the only black people were the aboriginies and they were treated really badly. I was looking at the ads in the paper for a job, and in one ad it stated, no Jews or Catholics need apply!!!!!!! and that was 1972 not the dark ages. :frown: So I would immagine even though now they have to let all races in, underneath there is still that racist mentality. I watched "A Place downunder" when it first aired on BBC 1, when the boom was on, and a very educated Indian or Pakistani Dentist wanted to emigrate with his beautiful wife, and 2 georgous children, he went to work for the day with another British Dentist, as is part of the programme , he asked the Dentist would he have a problem getting a job because of his nationality, and was told there was still a lot of racism in Australia, it even came across that this British Dentist who needed another partner did'nt say he would be interested in giving him a job, his silence spoke volumes:confused: I think he was thinking that if he took this man on, would he lose patients, sad really, and ignorant Denise2
That is interesting. My Mum is very far from being 'politically correct', however when she visited Australia to meet up with some long-lost relatives she was very shocked by their attitudes, and believe me that's saying something. |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Beedubya
(Post 9116709)
I don't think health care even comes into the minds of most Brits TBH...... they are so used to the NHS. Just like me living here in Australia I never even think about health care, I know if I am sick I am covered by Medicare.
This past year on BE has taught me that for most Americans it hangs over their head like a storm cloud, no wonder you are all going home. :wub: For me it will be no different health wise, but for some of you guys you are going to feel such massive relief, I bet that's how Rodney is feeling, the cloud has lifted! :thumbsup: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by ldyinlv
(Post 9116720)
:thumbsup:
Only 4 sleeps for you downunder!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: How are your nerves now?? |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Beedubya
(Post 9116709)
I don't think health care even comes into the minds of most Brits TBH...... they are so used to the NHS.
When I came here from Canada, I just assumed they had free health care just like Canada. How stupid I was! My employer gave us coverage so we were fine, but it could just as easily have been a complete disaster. I think that's why I'm so anal about making the decision to go home. This time I want to understand what I'm getting into. |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 9116719)
That is interesting.
My Mum is very far from being 'politically correct', however when she visited Australia to meet up with some long-lost relatives she was very shocked by their attitudes, and believe me that's saying something. It was one of the few things my ex husband and I agreed on. :lol: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Beedubya
(Post 9116729)
And you too Jackie of course!! :lol:
Only 4 sleeps for you downunder!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: How are your nerves now?? |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by sallysimmons
(Post 9116731)
You're right - I was just as naive when I came here. I was just annoyed that the show was painting it as shangri-la and not pointing out to them the obvious issues.
When I came here from Canada, I just assumed they had free health care just like Canada. How stupid I was! My employer gave us coverage so we were fine, but it could just as easily have been a complete disaster. I think that's why I'm so anal about making the decision to go home. This time I want to understand what I'm getting into. All those "reality" shows are very "un" real IMHO. |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Beedubya
(Post 9116696)
Some people in the UK do look down on people with Scouse accents you know. :thumbdown::ohmy::sneaky:
On the other hand the most popular accent of all was my own local accent - that of Edinburgh Scottish. :thumbsup: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Lothianlad
(Post 9116763)
Some time ago a nationally taken public opinion poll in the UK voted the Scouse accent (Liverpool/Merseyside area) as the least popular of all British accents, followed on in second place by the next most disliked - the Brummie accent (Birmingham/Black Country).
On the other hand the most popular accent of all was my own local accent - that of Edinburgh Scottish. :thumbsup: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Lothianlad
(Post 9116763)
Some time ago a nationally taken public opinion poll in the UK voted the Scouse accent (Liverpool/Merseyside area) as the least popular of all British accents, followed on in second place by the next most disliked - the Brummie accent (Birmingham/Black Country).
On the other hand the most popular accent of all was my own local accent - that of Edinburgh Scottish. :thumbsup: |
Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Beedubya
(Post 9116802)
Boo Hiss!!!! :curse::angry_smile::cry_smile::thumbs_down::mad:
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK-Silly Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Originally Posted by Lothianlad
(Post 9116823)
I'm sorry you don't like this, dear poster. It was the British people at large who partook in that survey of British accents, so the blame for your obvious hissy fit lies entirely with them! :D
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