Why do so many of us leave Perth?
Nov 10th 2007, 3:06 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
Yes it was absolutely the right thing to do. Our move to Canada had been planned for a while and we decided to go when UK house prices were at their highest, when the exchange £ > $ rate was good and most importantly when my 11 yr old Son had finished his last year at a middle School.
If we left it any later we would have struggled as houses are not selling, the exchange rate has dropped (& dropping) and it would mean disruption to his secondary School education.
We have all been very lucky, I got a job doing what I was doing in the UK, my Son & Daughter have both settled into their new way of life & new Schools fine, and my Wife has made lots of new friends.
Is life better for us? I think it is, I did start to write them all down but I don't want to go on about how great I think the place is
Can I see myself living here forever? Who knows, certainly for the next 20yrs but I would like to retire somewhere where it is hot & cheap
If we left it any later we would have struggled as houses are not selling, the exchange rate has dropped (& dropping) and it would mean disruption to his secondary School education.
We have all been very lucky, I got a job doing what I was doing in the UK, my Son & Daughter have both settled into their new way of life & new Schools fine, and my Wife has made lots of new friends.
Is life better for us? I think it is, I did start to write them all down but I don't want to go on about how great I think the place is
Can I see myself living here forever? Who knows, certainly for the next 20yrs but I would like to retire somewhere where it is hot & cheap
Nov 11th 2007, 11:32 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
We are really struggling with the urge to go back to the UK at the moment. We have been here in Perth over 3 and a half years and homesickness has hit suddenly and very hard. Perth is lovely and we love the relaxed life here but I think when you have grown up in one place it is in your soul. My husband and I went to the same places growing up, the same primary and junior schools and have a lot of similar memories. We now want to share all that with our kids, we want them to grow up with their extended family around them, to enrich their lives. Maybe we have just appreciated how important people are.
We have a big house 5 acres of peace and quiet, big car but the wages aren't as good here and we have run out of things to do, or maybe the will to find things to do. We want to go camping with the dogs, drive to a nice country pub and have lunch on a Sunday, hop on a plane and see the rest of Europe we haven't seen. What good is nice weather when we have no family to share it with, we take the kids to the parks and we see big Aussie families there and that just makes us lonelier and feel sadder for the kids. I am so settled and happy here and adore the weather but we want the absolute best for our kids and it is time to go home. I am also desperate for a good curry.
Happy but homesick wirral girl
We have a big house 5 acres of peace and quiet, big car but the wages aren't as good here and we have run out of things to do, or maybe the will to find things to do. We want to go camping with the dogs, drive to a nice country pub and have lunch on a Sunday, hop on a plane and see the rest of Europe we haven't seen. What good is nice weather when we have no family to share it with, we take the kids to the parks and we see big Aussie families there and that just makes us lonelier and feel sadder for the kids. I am so settled and happy here and adore the weather but we want the absolute best for our kids and it is time to go home. I am also desperate for a good curry.
Happy but homesick wirral girl
Nov 11th 2007, 11:55 pm
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Nov 12th 2007, 12:04 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
is curry that bad in Perth?Well not sure about Indian, but i got a chinese last sat night, i asked for chicken curry and fried rice. The curry was full of vegetables and a couple of pieces of fatty brown chicken (puke). The rice was full of prawns and pork (puke)...in the bin it went.
I have found one place to do a nice Indian curry called 5 Rivers in Woodvale. But one place is no good is it really.
Nov 12th 2007, 12:06 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
We are really struggling with the urge to go back to the UK at the moment. We have been here in Perth over 3 and a half years and homesickness has hit suddenly and very hard. Perth is lovely and we love the relaxed life here but I think when you have grown up in one place it is in your soul. My husband and I went to the same places growing up, the same primary and junior schools and have a lot of similar memories. We now want to share all that with our kids, we want them to grow up with their extended family around them, to enrich their lives. Maybe we have just appreciated how important people are.
We have a big house 5 acres of peace and quiet, big car but the wages aren't as good here and we have run out of things to do, or maybe the will to find things to do. We want to go camping with the dogs, drive to a nice country pub and have lunch on a Sunday, hop on a plane and see the rest of Europe we haven't seen. What good is nice weather when we have no family to share it with, we take the kids to the parks and we see big Aussie families there and that just makes us lonelier and feel sadder for the kids. I am so settled and happy here and adore the weather but we want the absolute best for our kids and it is time to go home. I am also desperate for a good curry.
Happy but homesick wirral girl
We have a big house 5 acres of peace and quiet, big car but the wages aren't as good here and we have run out of things to do, or maybe the will to find things to do. We want to go camping with the dogs, drive to a nice country pub and have lunch on a Sunday, hop on a plane and see the rest of Europe we haven't seen. What good is nice weather when we have no family to share it with, we take the kids to the parks and we see big Aussie families there and that just makes us lonelier and feel sadder for the kids. I am so settled and happy here and adore the weather but we want the absolute best for our kids and it is time to go home. I am also desperate for a good curry.
Happy but homesick wirral girl
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Nov 12th 2007, 12:19 pm
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Nov 12th 2007, 6:34 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
We are really struggling with the urge to go back to the UK at the moment. We have been here in Perth over 3 and a half years and homesickness has hit suddenly and very hard. Perth is lovely and we love the relaxed life here but I think when you have grown up in one place it is in your soul. My husband and I went to the same places growing up, the same primary and junior schools and have a lot of similar memories. We now want to share all that with our kids, we want them to grow up with their extended family around them, to enrich their lives. Maybe we have just appreciated how important people are.
We have a big house 5 acres of peace and quiet, big car but the wages aren't as good here and we have run out of things to do, or maybe the will to find things to do. We want to go camping with the dogs, drive to a nice country pub and have lunch on a Sunday, hop on a plane and see the rest of Europe we haven't seen. What good is nice weather when we have no family to share it with, we take the kids to the parks and we see big Aussie families there and that just makes us lonelier and feel sadder for the kids. I am so settled and happy here and adore the weather but we want the absolute best for our kids and it is time to go home. I am also desperate for a good curry.
Happy but homesick wirral girl
We have a big house 5 acres of peace and quiet, big car but the wages aren't as good here and we have run out of things to do, or maybe the will to find things to do. We want to go camping with the dogs, drive to a nice country pub and have lunch on a Sunday, hop on a plane and see the rest of Europe we haven't seen. What good is nice weather when we have no family to share it with, we take the kids to the parks and we see big Aussie families there and that just makes us lonelier and feel sadder for the kids. I am so settled and happy here and adore the weather but we want the absolute best for our kids and it is time to go home. I am also desperate for a good curry.
Happy but homesick wirral girl
Good luck with your choice....you have stayed a good time to know how you feel and you do all of a sudden wake up and think "what about the future and my family.. kind of thing"
Jackie who really wants the Autumn to happen tomorrow!!!! it was a cold and clear skies over Lancashire yesterday....bliss.....yes the sun has sizzled my brain!!
Nov 12th 2007, 6:37 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
Jackie who is heading back to the "Curry Mile" in Manchester...maybe to some not as glam as Queensland..but to me it is Paradise...
Nov 12th 2007, 7:11 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
What's good about Canada, well when I say Canada what I actually mean is Kamloops in British Columbia as that is where I live right now.
Affordable housing, low crime, great Schools, lots of all year rounds sports right on our doorstep, small town feeling without being too small (80k population) and a 3 hr drive to Vancouver if you need a big city fix.
Affordable housing, low crime, great Schools, lots of all year rounds sports right on our doorstep, small town feeling without being too small (80k population) and a 3 hr drive to Vancouver if you need a big city fix.
Nov 12th 2007, 7:46 pm
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Nov 12th 2007, 7:47 pm
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Nov 12th 2007, 8:20 pm
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Re: Why do so many of us leave Perth?
Like Colombia?
Best country I've ever been to/lived in/visited though
(Eng excepted )
