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I thought my original point was valid and felt the need to stick up for the people that had been unfairly tarred with one brush.

You will also note that I have not resorted to personal attack, unlike some of my respondees.

But fair enough, you are the mod, from here on in I'll leave the delicate flowers to themselves.

Cheers,
Matt

One last point before you go then - I think the use of the word "failure" is pretty personal, don't you?

I thought the OP was intended to wind people up. In view of the fact that "this forum is for people who are intending to return to the UK and for those who can offer positive help and advice" can I suggest the thread be moved to The Barbie.

Delicate flowers is pretty perjorative!

As I said I made a generalization, as is that all Aussies are easy going, friendly people who can't wait to welcome new migrants.
And in my opinion my generalization is nearer to the majority then the utopian picture painted by some.
It is difficult to say if we made a "huge personal error in judgement" because you can only make a judgement with the evidence that you have. So our decision to move to Australia based on the knowledge we had at the time was correct.
The experience and knowledge, of the place, the people and of our own needs, that we gained whilst in Australia was then added to the evidence file and we made another judgement and moved back.

No blame on the country or the people, it wasn't for us, we processed the facts, as it panned out for us, came to a decision and left.
But it doesn't make our opinions worth any less and if we can support others who are going through the difficult stage of coming back then why not.

I can still remember how stressed and demoralized I felt planning the return and flippant wind ups by people with nothing better to do didn't help.

And yes we should invoke copyright or something, if they won't sing allegiance to the Queen then we should take the Jack back. It would surprise most Australians that the majority of people in the UK couldn't give a monkeys if they went independent or not.

Kev.

Yeh, go annoy those lovely people in the barbie.

It would surprise most Aussies that the majority of the people in the UK, Europe and the States don't give a monkeys about Australia fullstop!! Australians are always surprised to see that we don't figure much in world politics or economy. That we are just seen as one big holiday beach! Speak to many Australians in Australia and they think Australia is saving the world and is forefront of major world events.

Yeah, Australia, isnt that that place in Europe?

Wow, you must have had a BAD experience here man!

Don't worry about him. He's about as welcome in this part of the forum as a branch of MENSA in Australia. That goes for Nob Kelly aswell

It's because the aussies I met over there wanted a republic and would trash the union jack on the flag, well take it of and put the rightfully aboriginal flag in its place.

Now taking the union Jack off and adding something in that corner to incorporate the Aboriginal people isn't a bad idea. Southern Cross and maybe the Aboriginal flag. Any other thoughts?

how about this.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...n_flag.svg.png

I was thinking something like that but, to be honest something is not quite right about it. I wonder how many people would except this or something like this.