Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
Oct 19th 2015, 2:36 am
#301
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Re: Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
Hi all,
We have lived in Australia for 14 years. My wife and I are from Scotland and have two girls born here in Australia. We have really enjoyed a lot of our time in Australia and have made a life here way beyond what I ever imagined possible. Hard work and more education has payed off.
With all that, we miss family more every year. When it was just my wife and I it was all about travel, eating out, holidays and fun with friends. Once the kids came along, our friends changed as they do when your life changes like that.
We want for nothing materialistically but all that added up doesn't replace your family or feeling like you belong. Sometimes it would be nice not to be the people from somewhere else.
We have spent a long time thinking, researching and speaking to others that have returned to the UK. We have come to the conclusion that this decision is not one you can make up front with certainty of the outcome. Our plan is to go for 3 months and have someone house sit for us for 3 months. In that time we don't expect to experience the true feel of living there again. We can however possibly determine if the next bigger step of relocation is worth it.
Not everything can be theorised to a conclusion. Some things need to be experienced, felt and decisions made on that basis. We either will learn to hate it our love it. I see this as an investment into getting the "what if" out of our life. I believe the "what if" is stopping us settling down (which we want to do).
I think a lot of people hold themselves accountable up front for trying to determine what the right thing is to do. With most things, you plan it but other things happen you cannot be aware of or control. I don't think this is any different.
For me 80% of success is trying and the other 20% is having the courage to know when to give up an try something else.
Al
We have lived in Australia for 14 years. My wife and I are from Scotland and have two girls born here in Australia. We have really enjoyed a lot of our time in Australia and have made a life here way beyond what I ever imagined possible. Hard work and more education has payed off.
With all that, we miss family more every year. When it was just my wife and I it was all about travel, eating out, holidays and fun with friends. Once the kids came along, our friends changed as they do when your life changes like that.
We want for nothing materialistically but all that added up doesn't replace your family or feeling like you belong. Sometimes it would be nice not to be the people from somewhere else.
We have spent a long time thinking, researching and speaking to others that have returned to the UK. We have come to the conclusion that this decision is not one you can make up front with certainty of the outcome. Our plan is to go for 3 months and have someone house sit for us for 3 months. In that time we don't expect to experience the true feel of living there again. We can however possibly determine if the next bigger step of relocation is worth it.
Not everything can be theorised to a conclusion. Some things need to be experienced, felt and decisions made on that basis. We either will learn to hate it our love it. I see this as an investment into getting the "what if" out of our life. I believe the "what if" is stopping us settling down (which we want to do).
I think a lot of people hold themselves accountable up front for trying to determine what the right thing is to do. With most things, you plan it but other things happen you cannot be aware of or control. I don't think this is any different.
For me 80% of success is trying and the other 20% is having the courage to know when to give up an try something else.
Al
Last edited by ScotInOz; Oct 19th 2015 at 2:40 am.
Oct 19th 2015, 4:35 am
#302
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Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 21,138
Re: Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
Hi all,
We have lived in Australia for 14 years. My wife and I are from Scotland and have two girls born here in Australia. We have really enjoyed a lot of our time in Australia and have made a life here way beyond what I ever imagined possible. Hard work and more education has payed off.
With all that, we miss family more every year. When it was just my wife and I it was all about travel, eating out, holidays and fun with friends. Once the kids came along, our friends changed as they do when your life changes like that.
We want for nothing materialistically but all that added up doesn't replace your family or feeling like you belong. Sometimes it would be nice not to be the people from somewhere else.
We have spent a long time thinking, researching and speaking to others that have returned to the UK. We have come to the conclusion that this decision is not one you can make up front with certainty of the outcome. Our plan is to go for 3 months and have someone house sit for us for 3 months. In that time we don't expect to experience the true feel of living there again. We can however possibly determine if the next bigger step of relocation is worth it.
Not everything can be theorised to a conclusion. Some things need to be experienced, felt and decisions made on that basis. We either will learn to hate it our love it. I see this as an investment into getting the "what if" out of our life. I believe the "what if" is stopping us settling down (which we want to do).
I think a lot of people hold themselves accountable up front for trying to determine what the right thing is to do. With most things, you plan it but other things happen you cannot be aware of or control. I don't think this is any different.
For me 80% of success is trying and the other 20% is having the courage to know when to give up an try something else.
Al
We have lived in Australia for 14 years. My wife and I are from Scotland and have two girls born here in Australia. We have really enjoyed a lot of our time in Australia and have made a life here way beyond what I ever imagined possible. Hard work and more education has payed off.
With all that, we miss family more every year. When it was just my wife and I it was all about travel, eating out, holidays and fun with friends. Once the kids came along, our friends changed as they do when your life changes like that.
We want for nothing materialistically but all that added up doesn't replace your family or feeling like you belong. Sometimes it would be nice not to be the people from somewhere else.
We have spent a long time thinking, researching and speaking to others that have returned to the UK. We have come to the conclusion that this decision is not one you can make up front with certainty of the outcome. Our plan is to go for 3 months and have someone house sit for us for 3 months. In that time we don't expect to experience the true feel of living there again. We can however possibly determine if the next bigger step of relocation is worth it.
Not everything can be theorised to a conclusion. Some things need to be experienced, felt and decisions made on that basis. We either will learn to hate it our love it. I see this as an investment into getting the "what if" out of our life. I believe the "what if" is stopping us settling down (which we want to do).
I think a lot of people hold themselves accountable up front for trying to determine what the right thing is to do. With most things, you plan it but other things happen you cannot be aware of or control. I don't think this is any different.
For me 80% of success is trying and the other 20% is having the courage to know when to give up an try something else.
Al
Oct 19th 2015, 6:59 am
#303
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,221
Re: Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
Hi all,
We have lived in Australia for 14 years. My wife and I are from Scotland and have two girls born here in Australia. We have really enjoyed a lot of our time in Australia and have made a life here way beyond what I ever imagined possible. Hard work and more education has payed off.
With all that, we miss family more every year. When it was just my wife and I it was all about travel, eating out, holidays and fun with friends. Once the kids came along, our friends changed as they do when your life changes like that.
We want for nothing materialistically but all that added up doesn't replace your family or feeling like you belong. Sometimes it would be nice not to be the people from somewhere else.
We have spent a long time thinking, researching and speaking to others that have returned to the UK. We have come to the conclusion that this decision is not one you can make up front with certainty of the outcome. Our plan is to go for 3 months and have someone house sit for us for 3 months. In that time we don't expect to experience the true feel of living there again. We can however possibly determine if the next bigger step of relocation is worth it.
Not everything can be theorised to a conclusion. Some things need to be experienced, felt and decisions made on that basis. We either will learn to hate it our love it. I see this as an investment into getting the "what if" out of our life. I believe the "what if" is stopping us settling down (which we want to do).
I think a lot of people hold themselves accountable up front for trying to determine what the right thing is to do. With most things, you plan it but other things happen you cannot be aware of or control. I don't think this is any different.
For me 80% of success is trying and the other 20% is having the courage to know when to give up an try something else.
Al
We have lived in Australia for 14 years. My wife and I are from Scotland and have two girls born here in Australia. We have really enjoyed a lot of our time in Australia and have made a life here way beyond what I ever imagined possible. Hard work and more education has payed off.
With all that, we miss family more every year. When it was just my wife and I it was all about travel, eating out, holidays and fun with friends. Once the kids came along, our friends changed as they do when your life changes like that.
We want for nothing materialistically but all that added up doesn't replace your family or feeling like you belong. Sometimes it would be nice not to be the people from somewhere else.
We have spent a long time thinking, researching and speaking to others that have returned to the UK. We have come to the conclusion that this decision is not one you can make up front with certainty of the outcome. Our plan is to go for 3 months and have someone house sit for us for 3 months. In that time we don't expect to experience the true feel of living there again. We can however possibly determine if the next bigger step of relocation is worth it.
Not everything can be theorised to a conclusion. Some things need to be experienced, felt and decisions made on that basis. We either will learn to hate it our love it. I see this as an investment into getting the "what if" out of our life. I believe the "what if" is stopping us settling down (which we want to do).
I think a lot of people hold themselves accountable up front for trying to determine what the right thing is to do. With most things, you plan it but other things happen you cannot be aware of or control. I don't think this is any different.
For me 80% of success is trying and the other 20% is having the courage to know when to give up an try something else.
Al
Oct 21st 2015, 4:35 pm
#304
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Joined: Jul 2013
Location: durham, durham, England
Posts: 730
Re: Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
We returned home to the UK just over a year ago. We made the right decision for us at that time. I do love the UK but I am finding myself getting itchy feet again! Maybe Europe next time!
Oct 21st 2015, 6:36 pm
#305
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Joined: Mar 2015
Location: Paphos Cyprus
Posts: 1,833
Re: Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
Thats what kept happening to us. Now settled in Cyprus BUT we keep exploring other places and return here.
Oct 24th 2015, 4:07 pm
#306
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Joined: Nov 2012
Location: bute
Posts: 9,740
Re: Any regrets about moving back to the UK?
You are lucky to have the options. I have been reading the threads on "Desperate to Migrate to the USA" and similar threads posted by people who do not have the necessary skills or capital to move abroad.
