Forget the past??Why would anyone wish to do that? It is alike to have no knowledge of history.
The past is in part what we are. I know what you want to say.Indeed live for today and look to tomorrow,but don't lose sight of who you are which includes values and lessions past learnt.

So true and there's nothing like living outside the UK to make you appreciate the UK.

There are 101 threads or more on BE explaining exactly what is so boring about being in Australia and on the other hand other folk who sing it's praises.Just requires a little research.

come on nothing wrong with Arsetralia .

OH you are going home,
What about bobbie.....

Too right mate and King kong wherever you are good luck mate and to the rest of you on the way back

everything happened so fast for us, got a job, bought a house bought another 2 and rented them out. had family out for 2 lots of 6 weeks, then everything sort of got boring, there's nothing exciting happening unless a Theme thing like Haloween (Canadians seem to be macabre where that's concerned) then Christmas parade then Canada Day... there isn't the buzz like in UK.
Shops are all the same in any town/city with limited choices in food and clothes in fact anything. bored with white loo paper and white bathrooms and beige garden furniture BORRRING colours in Canada - USA and UK's better.
parents are ailing and we're missing them after a few years. We've got dual citizenship and were hoping to sponsor them out, but splitting them from theire other children and grandchildren isn't worth it, so we're returning to the UK Hooray

Get real folks. These new countries are just brasher versions of the real thing without the sophistication .Ok for some people it's a size thing eg My massive 4 bedroom blah blah! pool blah blah!!

I think they are fine for people escaping Britain's inner cities or as a place to off load material bores.

totally agree, we wish we'd just moved to a nicer area of the UK instead of all this way around the world, it's too far away and the culture's too alien

I remember my husband saying "when we're in Ontario, we'll only be 7 or 8 hours away from family" NOT SO, in the winter we have to get a connecting flight from Toronto to Heathrow to Manchester and then you have to be at the airport 3 hours before then collect luggage at the other end ... and there could be delays cos of snow etc. Not worth it, we're heading back after experiencing a different lifestyle not a better one by any means. Who the hell recommended Canada?

I refuse to believe there is a point of no return. Tell me it isn't so!

Ezzie... I know what you mean I wish I could see the beauty,I feel like I have something wrong with me,when I look at the scenery and see the trees and plants dying !!! I don't see beauty I just feel sad, that they are all dying.I am hopring that with winter around the corner,we will get a lot of rain.

I have just been to Alice Springs some people love it. hopefullyI never ever
have to go again....

I think there is, sadly. Financially it can be hard for someone to move from Aus to UK if they have been here for aeons - no UK pension you see (unless they have worked in UK for some years and been canny enough to pay backpayments) and you have to be resident in Aus to get the Aus centrelink aged benefits so unless your private super is super dooper then you are stymied.

Also I think it becomes harder if your kids are Aus residents and likely to remain so and once the grandkids come along then there are all sorts of emotional ties to bind you here.

And, the longer you stay the bigger the risk that one of you (in a couple) will feel differently about moving back and whereas they may have gone when they had the capacity to earn a crust they now find themselves a bit too old for recruitment (usually over 50 it gets tough) and have security where they are in employment.

Of course if you are both of the same mind and have a few years up your sleeve then you are fine. I am 61(next week) and I could do it if the DH would do it but he is Aussie and wont go - our super is OK (especially on current exchange rates!) and indexed, we have kids on both sides of the world so grandkids are going to be a world away no matter which way we look at it and theoretically we are retired and dont need to work but it is just his sheer and undadulterated stubborn Australianness which keeps me here.

Oops ... so can someone tell me how long you have to work in the UK to qualify for any pension? Is there a part-pension arrangement? I do not want to get old in Australia and still have at least 20 years' work in me ... thanks!