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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 28th 2011, 9:08 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 905
Posted By Funky Monkey

Goodbye

Well I have been using this site for a few years and it has been a massive help to me when feeling high and especially when low.
I was going to slip away quietly but just thought I would say goodbye...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 8th 2010, 4:01 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,874
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Back in the U.K 1 year now

Thanks for all the nice replies, stay happy :)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 5th 2010, 9:02 am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,874
Posted By Funky Monkey

Back in the U.K 1 year now

Hi everyone.

I don't come on here anymore although I very ocassionally check for messages. I have decided to do an update as most people return to the U.K and just seem to vanish lol.

Well we...
Forum: The Update Forum
Mar 28th 2010, 9:54 am
Replies: 47
Views: 11,928
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Back in the U.K 3 months on

Hi.

Thanks for that.

My son is 9 years old and like you we could not have a place until we were back in the country which is fair enough as often people will not always make it back for what...
Forum: The Update Forum
Mar 20th 2010, 5:54 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 11,928
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Back in the U.K 3 months on

Hi Paul have sent you a private message.
Forum: The Update Forum
Mar 13th 2010, 12:52 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 11,928
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Back in the U.K 3 months on

Again thanks for the good wishes.

Let's try to keep things calm.

Some people like / dislike the U.K and Australia and we are all different. I have friends in Australia that would not come back...
Forum: The Update Forum
Mar 8th 2010, 7:44 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 11,928
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Back in the U.K 3 months on

Hi all.

It is great to see all the old posters on the forum.

My lad got into a school on Friday and will be starting in the next week or so :thumbup:

The frustrating thing is that the...
Forum: The Update Forum
Mar 7th 2010, 9:17 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 11,928
Posted By Funky Monkey

Back in the U.K 3 months on

Hi all.

I done an update after 15 months in Perth and moved back to the U.K in November 2009. I said I would write a 3 month update of life back in the U.K. and here it is. It was tempting to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 5th 2009, 11:27 am
Replies: 68
Views: 6,086
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: do you drink more in oz, hic??

Hi M

We were chatting to 2 other couple's that we know and we have all been here a similar amount of time.
We did drink a fair bit in the U.K but here it is unreal. Myself I do think I have been...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 2nd 2009, 11:52 am
Replies: 45
Views: 6,032
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Back home 3 months - my story and update (a really long one!)

Fantastic update and glad you are happy.

We leave for the U.K 2 weeks today and I just know it is the right thing to do. I am also in construction and i personally feel it is much better paid and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 2nd 2009, 9:19 am
Replies: 7
Views: 844
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Insurance for shipping back

Thanks for both your replies and I have looked at the link, thanks again.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 1st 2009, 11:54 am
Replies: 7
Views: 844
Posted By Funky Monkey

Insurance for shipping back

Hi all.

I know this has probably been asked before but I want to know if there are any companies other than the shippers that will insure your goods. The shipping company want you to list all the...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 26th 2009, 3:28 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 5,591
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Is Qatar really that bad??!!

This is often said by people and it is often said that happy people will be happy anywhere. This is a kop out for me as I don't think many of us happy people would be happy living in Iraq or...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 26th 2009, 3:26 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 5,591
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Is Qatar really that bad??!!

Qatar would suit a young family who like the quiet life as much as anywhere else would. Whereas if you like the nightlife and upmarket restaurants then Dubai beats Doha every time.

One point -...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 24th 2009, 4:10 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,139
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Ping Ponger - Guilty as charged

It must be awful to be a sreial ping ponger.

I do feel that people that move back and forth are maybe looking for something that does not actually exist. I am not wishing to sound harsh and I may...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 18th 2009, 12:04 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,664
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Goodbye British Expats

Good luck and goodbye. I enjoyed reading your post's.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 8th 2009, 11:25 am
Replies: 39
Views: 5,721
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Yob gets a smack- does crime put you off moving back

I felt the same.
Only yesterday in the paper these louts were in court for starting fights with innocent people in Swansea. They picked on the wrong 2 here though a couple of cage fighters dressed...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 7th 2009, 12:49 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,721
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Yob gets a smack- does crime put you off moving back

To be honest it does not put me off but I do think he U.K has more of a problem with yobs than most other countries even though they are throughout the world. The sad thing is it is only happening...
Forum: The Update Forum
Oct 5th 2009, 6:16 am
Replies: 43
Views: 10,093
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: One year in Perth and moving on

Thanks to you all for the feedback I enjoy reading it.

We came here because we could and for the adventure which is maybe why it has not worked out, also we had a great life in the U.K and was...
Forum: The Update Forum
Oct 3rd 2009, 2:12 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 10,093
Posted By Funky Monkey

One year in Perth and moving on

Hi.
Here is my update after just over one year in Perth.
It took an age to get a PR visa due to complications but we eventually got a visa after 3 years. In that time our lives changed a lot and we...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 19th 2009, 1:40 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 7,199
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: was the grass greener?

What you say is true but if you are really unhappy then 6 months is a long time.
For me I am desperately unhappy here in Oz and 5 years or so of misery to eventually accept it or feel at home are...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 15th 2009, 2:38 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Burglary and Crime

Is it a sort of "bag snatch" robbery or a "mugging" (with violence) robbery, I know the two are similar or maybe classed as the same but would be interested to know the level of violence used.

I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 15th 2009, 11:09 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Burglary and Crime

Thanks for the statistics.

I was suprised to see Spain at the top of the list for robbery.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 13th 2009, 11:11 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: Burglary and Crime

I have been talking about this lately and I think there are a few reasons crime does seem worse in the U.K. I think the main one is it is not reported in a broader sense in Australia. Often all you...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 8th 2009, 1:23 pm
Replies: 146
Views: 8,339
Posted By Funky Monkey

Re: My Dilemma

I agree so much. Fresh back from the U.K and I think you can easily live cheaper there. I really believe you need to be " rich " to live in Perth. We are heading back because of a few reasons but the...
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