Originally Posted by wombat42

From reading the posts it seems the husbands want to stay in OZ but the wives don't.
Any explaination for this difference between the sexes.

Originally Posted by possoms

Hi Pockygoes

just wondering is it possible to try out another area of OZ before deciding to come home?? or do you have to stay in Perth because husband is sponsered or something we stayed in a Perth suburb for 6 months i hated it and knew i couldnt live there but travelled around WA loved other areas and thought yes i could live here this feels right. We then went to Tasmania and loved it we have to go through STNI route so Tas is where we are trying to get to. We didnt manage to get to any other states so cant comment.

I know financally it may not be possible but Oz is such a big place it seems a shame to give up your dream so soon just think of the reasons you wanted to emigrate there in the first place.

Good luck in whatever you decide.



Hi there Kay,

Could you please tell me what your plans are regarding making a life in TAS and what part etc you are looking to settle in. The reason I ask is that my Wife and I considered moving there for a few years (Hobart) recently but the dire employment situation and lack of IT related jobs made us reconsider the idea.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by glittababe

Did anyone feel like they were serving a sentence 'waiting' to get back on that plane to Heathrow?

Originally Posted by Mercedes

Yes everytime I'm in the UK, can't wait to get to the nearest airport and back out again. Nice to catch up with family and friends but that wears off after awhile.

Originally Posted by glittababe

Thats what I'm worried about! Have been back 8 weeks and I'm still loving it, but I'm realistic and know that I 'may' be begging DIMIA to let us back in again! I think it felt like a sentence as we'd booked the flights back and, after the decision to return, had to wait a month for the flight! It was long and tiresom filling the days. After we'd packed there wasn't much else to do but wait........and wait.............and wait!!!

Originally Posted by scrawni

Darwinite,

Sorry for being nosy, but why have u got to stay another 3 years?

Curious Mandy :D

Originally Posted by darwinite

Great unique employment opp for husband here, that's why.... I have seen every place in Australia and New Zealand twice thinking that a move within the area would solve everything. But came to the conclusion that as far as Downunder goes: here is as good (or bad) as anywhere else in Australia. Just my personal point of view. Though: one place I have not been to yet is Tassie. It's on my list. Once you have set yourself a date for when you go back to a life ;) it is actually ok here. :cool:
PS: I just had a cockrache crawl over my leg (argh). :eek: How is Tassie with regards to crawlers?

Originally Posted by darwinite

Great unique employment opp for husband here, that's why.... I have seen every place in Australia and New Zealand twice thinking that a move within the area would solve everything. But came to the conclusion that as far as Downunder goes: here is as good (or bad) as anywhere else in Australia. Just my personal point of view. Though: one place I have not been to yet is Tassie. It's on my list. Once you have set yourself a date for when you go back to a life ;) it is actually ok here. :cool:
PS: I just had a cockrache crawl over my leg (argh). :eek: How is Tassie with regards to crawlers?

Originally Posted by callë

Some times we have to move in order to realize the place we want to be is the place we left.

Originally Posted by PhillyD

Brilliant quote!! :)

Originally Posted by JoolsG

Hi there! I started the thread which the link relates to above in PollyAnna's post.

Well, we have been here, in Canada, now for just over 7 months and I still feel the same way. Things ARE more settled and life is "normal" now but I still miss England. We have friends, a pretty good social life, our eldest 2 are at school but ... it's not my home.

I'm not naive enought to think that I will always feel this way, I'm sure over time (a good few years!) I would come to think of Canada as home. The point is, I don't want to wait a few years for that feeling to come. I miss England, the Britishness of it, the history, the decent food, the proximity to Europe. I could go on, and not including family and friends.

I have come to the conclusion that whilst emigrating is right for some people it is not right for others. The problem is you don't which category you fit in to until you do it! I don't regret coming here, it has been an experience. If someone told me I could never return to the UK, I could fairly happily live here the rest of my life. The thing is I don't have to and so we have decided to return to the UK, hopefully sometime this year but if not then by next year.

The experiences are different for everyone. I think most people will go through a eurphoric period in the early stages, followed by a period of "oh, my goodness, what have we done?" and then will almost definitely feel homesick. The thing is for some people this passes and they move on, for others this feeling never goes away.

Try not to listen to what others tell you and just go on your own instincts. Give it some time and see if your feelings change. But nothing in life is written in stone, you can change your mind, you can make further changes.

Originally Posted by pike

A lot of expats coming back to the uk from australia seem to me that there coming from perth I may be wrong but that what it looks like perhaps they should relocate in aus , as relocating in the uk probely still won't make them happy till there living back in there old slippers.[/QUOTE}

We are happy now we've moved back to the UK but I think you maybe right about Perth. We only had Adelaide to compare with (on our journey back to the UK via Adelaide) when we stayed there for a week. We found prices far cheaper for clothes and food. The city had far more choice, it was bigger and more 'happening'.

I think lots of people choose Perth because its the cheapest of the cities as far as house prices go, although even those are catching up with some states.

We didn't have the funds to try other cities but it wouldn't have changed our minds about returning to the UK. Australia is all pretty much the same. Its still thousands of miles from what we were use to, family and friends and a not so quiet lifestyle. We also saw Sydney and although it looks a lovely place you can't do much about living there if you haven't a good amount of money for a house.

Originally Posted by wombat42

From reading the posts it seems the husbands want to stay in OZ but the wives don't.
Any explaination for this difference between the sexes.