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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Rovers Return (https://britishexpats.com/forum/rovers-return-111/)
-   -   Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?! (https://britishexpats.com/forum/rovers-return-111/anyone-moved-back-not-regretted-380569/)

Gezza Jul 27th 2006 2:49 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by Jessie James
We're seriously considering moving back to the UK from Oz next year to buy our first house and (hopefully) start a family. Despite having a fantastic 3 years here so far these things seem too daunting to do so far from home and family.

We have an area in mind that we would move back to, which we haven't lived in before but isn't too far from friends and family. We would move back with enough for a deposit on a house that we could afford providing we find work earning what we do here.

I don't hate it here or love it there or vice versa - both countries have plus and minus points. I just feel that the life we have been enjoying here has been great for a young couple with no real responsibilities but that it's time to move on to bigger things and these are things that make family support and a sense of 'home' much more important.

Anyway, would just be interested to hear from people who had a positive experience in moving back and what their motivations for the move were?

Thanks
If you think life in OZ is vapid and unambitious. We moved back to Epsom from Vancouver 2 years ago. Our children go to the local primary school. We have a vibrant Theatre called Playhouse just down the road where one of my daughters recently performed in a public play in colaboration with her school. There is another theatre only 2 miles down the road in Leatherhead called Thorndike which is also active. Both places have full and frequent schedule. Here in Surrey the schools are very good standard. I have not heard of any drugs or violence in them...yet. Must say coming from Vancouver suburb schools I feel my daughetrs have benefited a lot. I don't remember seeing a theatre in the 3 years I lived there. Ok may be there is ONE somewhere Downtown....in a city of some 1.5mln people! ;)

britvic Jul 27th 2006 2:59 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by Gezza
If you think life in OZ is vapid and unambitious. We moved back to Epsom from Vancouver 2 years ago. Our children go to the local primary school. We have a vibrant Theatre called Playhouse just down the road where one of my daughters recently performed in a public play in colaboration with her school. There is another theatre only 2 miles down the road in Leatherhead called Thorndike which is also active. Both places have full and frequent schedule. Here in Surrey the schools are very good standard. I have not heard of any drugs or violence in them...yet. Must say coming from Vancouver suburb schools I feel my daughetrs have benefited a lot. I don't remember seeing a theatre in the 3 years I lived there. Ok may be there is ONE somewhere Downtown....in a city of some 1.5mln people! ;)
Sounds like you've got it good, in a very nice part of the country Epsom :)

ShozInOz Jul 30th 2006 6:02 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by Techno Freak
Whether it is a good or bad survey, would it not be the case that as long as its the same survey carried out in all cities then the results are relative to each other - therefore still a good indication?
No. Take IQ tests - they discriminate against many people, e.g. Africans, and are generally seen as racially biased.

Anyway, The new happiest country in the world according to research by University of Leicester is Denmark. Australia does not even feature in the top 20 (and neither does UK). Does it mean anything for me - no.

Gezza Jul 30th 2006 6:08 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by ShozInOz
No. Take IQ tests - they discriminate against many people, e.g. Africans, and are generally seen as racially biased.

Anyway, The new happiest country in the world according to research by University of Leicester is Denmark. Australia does not even feature in the top 20 (and neither does UK). Does it mean anything for Mr/Ms Average - no.
"University of Leicester... are generally seen as racially biased" :D

Rosie n family Jul 30th 2006 7:20 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Moved back - havent been on here for months but just thought Id look in and there was Mike Stanton - it was like bumping into an old friend (ha he doesnt even know me but I used to think he was a bit of a miserable old cynic) but how true I realise his words were! We went for a year, enjoyed it but (kept house in UK etc. ) but just knew when we were in Sydney that it was not to be forever.

I just find the UK so much more stimulating and enjoyable for a variety of reasons (work & remuneration(!) weather (!) and I suppose we had to leave to realise how much we had in the UK in terms of friends and family. Very tough as we left good friends in OZ and a great place to holiday, visit but we are so, so happy to be back in the UK

Caroline G Jul 30th 2006 10:29 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by Rosie n family
We went for a year, enjoyed it but (kept house in UK etc. ) but just knew when we were in Sydney that it was not to be forever.

I just find the UK so much more stimulating and enjoyable for a variety of reasons (work & remuneration(!) weather (!) and I suppose we had to leave to realise how much we had in the UK in terms of friends and family. Very tough as we left good friends in OZ and a great place to holiday, visit but we are so, so happy to be back in the UK
We've been in Australia for 6mnths and kept our house in the UK. We were happy in the UK and fancied the experience of living elsewhere for a while.

Like you we are enjoying it here and have met some lovely people. It's early days yet so we are unsure how long we will stay but I think the experience so far has made us realise the good points (and not so good points) about living in the UK and how different it is living without family nearby. I've also learnt that some things don't change in relation to where you are!

Whatever we decide to do we're happy we've experienced life in another country and feel unriched by the whole experience.

woodyinoz Jul 30th 2006 1:25 pm
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by Caroline G
We've been in Australia for 6mnths and kept our house in the UK. We were happy in the UK and fancied the experience of living elsewhere for a while.

Like you we are enjoying it here and have met some lovely people. It's early days yet so we are unsure how long we will stay but I think the experience so far has made us realise the good points (and not so good points) about living in the UK and how different it is living without family nearby. I've also learnt that some things don't change in relation to where you are!

Whatever we decide to do we're happy we've experienced life in another country and feel unriched by the whole experience.
You are very wise to keep your house in the UK.

My biggest regret now :mad:

Enjoy the adventure

Liana Jul 30th 2006 3:20 pm
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by ShozInOz
Anyway, The new happiest country in the world according to research by University of Leicester is Denmark. Australia does not even feature in the top 20 (and neither does UK). Does it mean anything for me - no.
Ah but Canada with its 34 million population is the largest country in the top 10 - all those other little countries, with populations from 300,000 to 9 million, sound like ethnic tribal places to me;Denmark,Switzerland, Austria, Iceland, Bahamas, Finland, Sweden, Bhutan, Brunei and last but not least Canada at #10. :D
And we sold our property when moving to Canada and that was the worst thing. Hang on to it un the Uk if you can. I go back and forth to the UK and truthfully do not know where I belong. I miss so much of both countries when I am away.

TillyG Jul 30th 2006 4:20 pm
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by woodyinoz
You are very wise to keep your house in the UK.

My biggest regret now :mad:
Ditto. We sold ours because it was the best thing financially for us to do. Had we rented it out, it would have only just covered the mortgage. By selling, we cleared our UK debt (about £15k I think) with a nice little bit leftover.

If/When we go back, that little bit of money should be enough to tide us over ie finding a rental place or a new place to buy.

We'd already said that if/when we move back we wouldn't go back to where we used to be anyway, so selling the house made sense.

Still a bit gutted though :rolleyes:

whoever Aug 4th 2006 4:17 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by MikeStanton
Usual reasons for moving back to UK: relatives; much more alive in UK; parochialism and small-mindedness of Aussies; Oz's remoteness; wanting a better education for our children and provide them with more opportunities and a broader sense of the real world; Brit sense of humour.
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lol get a grip.

If your comment isn't small minded then I don't know what is.

Scared of anything different.. I bet you call Thai food Chinese. haha

ladyofthelake Aug 4th 2006 4:39 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Let me guess, you're an ozzie aren't you? :rolleyes:

whoever Aug 4th 2006 4:45 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by ladyofthelake
Let me guess, you're an ozzie aren't you? :rolleyes:
No, just a little more cultured than you obviously :)

Mercedes Aug 4th 2006 11:33 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Are you both Yogurts....:D

Mercedes Aug 4th 2006 11:48 am
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
According to the Foreign Office, In 2004, more than 200,000 people went to live abroad, a figure up by two thirds in just five years. And 80,000 more Britons emigrated than returned to Britain after living in foreign countries. The Foreign Office breakdown showed the greatest numbers of

Britons, apart from in China which has 800,000 Brits living there (never thought of China to live in, so was interested in that figure) are 615,500 in Australia and the 527,500 in the U.S. I doubt they count those who have returned to Uk and then decided it wasn't for them and either returned to their adopted country or went elsewhere. Over 5 and half million Brits now live overseas.

Gezza Aug 4th 2006 9:28 pm
Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!
 
Originally Posted by Mercedes
According to the Foreign Office, In 2004, more than 200,000 people went to live abroad, a figure up by two thirds in just five years. And 80,000 more Britons emigrated than returned to Britain after living in foreign countries. The Foreign Office breakdown showed the greatest numbers of

Britons, apart from in China which has 800,000 Brits living there (never thought of China to live in, so was interested in that figure) are 615,500 in Australia and the 527,500 in the U.S. I doubt they count those who have returned to Uk and then decided it wasn't for them and either returned to their adopted country or went elsewhere. Over 5 and half million Brits now live overseas.
You are quoting very conservative figures. Even in 2000 I read it was more than 250,000 and growing year on year. The other day I read in Daily Something it was 340,000 in 2004. All of these figures are way under the true picture.Which is the reason why they allowed so many Foreigners in otherwise the British Economy could not withstand such a mass exodus of skilled population. They could not stop people from leaving. They are now running the race of trying to build cheap housing everywhere before another wave comes in from Bulgaria and Romania who are soon to join EU, to offer housing to those people.We are talking of population displacement. A British official on a trip to Eastern Europe last year boasted to the Polish press conference that the U.K. governement created more jobs for Poles than the Polish government. This is why those who resent some 2 million East Europeans now in the U.K. are missing the point: It is the British Government's effort to saveguard the U.K. Economy so that guys like you lot can convert all their savings into cash and plant it overseas! :o


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