For those of you who have always known....
Jan 1st 2009, 6:15 am
#61
Ping-ponging Pom
Joined: Nov 2005
Location: Midlands - Brissy - Midlands - Brissy
Posts: 355
Re: For those of you who have always known....
My OH and I have been discussing this very situation we find ourselves in most of this afternoon.
Like many, we don't hate / dislike / can't stand Oz, in a whole host of ways it's a fantastic place, but........ we just know it's not where our long term future lies.
We also totally agree with the previous replies that the longer the situation is left to see if it improves the harder it'll be to return to England.
My OH is half way through a pregnancy so we'll be returning a few months after new bub arrives.
We have no regrets about moving here and wouldn't go back and change anything we've done.
Better to have come to a decision now than come to the same one years down the line only to find what we had originally has totally disappeared.
Like many, we don't hate / dislike / can't stand Oz, in a whole host of ways it's a fantastic place, but........ we just know it's not where our long term future lies.
We also totally agree with the previous replies that the longer the situation is left to see if it improves the harder it'll be to return to England.
My OH is half way through a pregnancy so we'll be returning a few months after new bub arrives.
We have no regrets about moving here and wouldn't go back and change anything we've done.
Better to have come to a decision now than come to the same one years down the line only to find what we had originally has totally disappeared.
Jan 1st 2009, 10:03 am
#62
Niamh,Paul + 4 :)
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: sunshine coast, now back home in Ireland :)
Posts: 1,861
Re: For those of you who have always known....
My OH and I have been discussing this very situation we find ourselves in most of this afternoon.
Like many, we don't hate / dislike / can't stand Oz, in a whole host of ways it's a fantastic place, but........ we just know it's not where our long term future lies.
We also totally agree with the previous replies that the longer the situation is left to see if it improves the harder it'll be to return to England.
My OH is half way through a pregnancy so we'll be returning a few months after new bub arrives.
We have no regrets about moving here and wouldn't go back and change anything we've done.
Better to have come to a decision now than come to the same one years down the line only to find what we had originally has totally disappeared.
Like many, we don't hate / dislike / can't stand Oz, in a whole host of ways it's a fantastic place, but........ we just know it's not where our long term future lies.
We also totally agree with the previous replies that the longer the situation is left to see if it improves the harder it'll be to return to England.
My OH is half way through a pregnancy so we'll be returning a few months after new bub arrives.
We have no regrets about moving here and wouldn't go back and change anything we've done.
Better to have come to a decision now than come to the same one years down the line only to find what we had originally has totally disappeared.
I should add I had a gut feeling from the day we arrived that it wasnt right and I was hoping it would go away it never did it just got stronger and harder. so im glad we have decided to go now.
Jan 1st 2009, 10:14 am
#63
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2003
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 716
Re: For those of you who have always known....
Unfortunately, I can beat that.
I lived in Oz for ~12 years. Raising a family and running a business meant that the ever-present gut feel that Oz wasn't for us took a long time to action. But, eventually, we woke up and left.
We have had to return for a couple of weeks and can't wait to leave. It really is as parochial and boring as we remember...in fact, worse. It has its own peculiar brand of complacent, suburban smugness, with a Mad Max undercurrent.
A bit like the America mid-west, but without the philosophical banter. I guess if you're coming from a war zone, Oz has its attractions.
One thing I've learnt to do is trust gut feel - I wish I had 15 years ago....
I lived in Oz for ~12 years. Raising a family and running a business meant that the ever-present gut feel that Oz wasn't for us took a long time to action. But, eventually, we woke up and left.
We have had to return for a couple of weeks and can't wait to leave. It really is as parochial and boring as we remember...in fact, worse. It has its own peculiar brand of complacent, suburban smugness, with a Mad Max undercurrent.
A bit like the America mid-west, but without the philosophical banter. I guess if you're coming from a war zone, Oz has its attractions.
One thing I've learnt to do is trust gut feel - I wish I had 15 years ago....
Jan 3rd 2009, 7:16 am
#64
Richard & Nikki
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: Mackay
Posts: 264
Re: For those of you who have always known....
Christmas and New Year has just reafirmed that our decision to go back to the UK is the right thing to do. We have started planning our escape, but can't really make the move until October due to finances etc. Like everyone else, i'm glad i came to Australia even though it's going to be an expensive one. We would only be at home still thinking of making the move to OZ. The best thing that has come out of the move is the realisation that home (UK) is where we belong.
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