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Forum: Australia
Apr 19th 2003, 6:41 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,205
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Hi dreamers,how about a house swap

earning 100,000 a year - he's doing well!!!

its a case of - not living in a box!!!! and competing with every other bugger like a load of rats!!!

yes - property is exp in Aus, but you get more...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 19th 2003, 6:25 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,015
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

that's exactly the problem - what summer? as far...

that's exactly the problem - what summer? as far as i know it will rain most of the time - and summer lasts just a few weeks - havent been back for a british summer for years but i've been told...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 19th 2003, 6:03 am
Replies: 79
Views: 7,552
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: I'll say it again...its great to be back!

now i am back in the UK i miss the BLACK, sporty, PC-less banter and humour of the aussies, whereas the humour of English i notice now is a kind of negative whiny "useless" humour ..a kind of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 19th 2003, 5:55 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,015
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Well - the first thing i noticed on touch down in...

Well - the first thing i noticed on touch down in Heathrow was how NOONE was smiling - and noone in shops said hello like they meant it - they did occasionally but it was said *at* me - not *to*| me....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 18th 2003, 11:29 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 7,552
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: I'll say it again...its great to be back!

life IS fuller in the UK - but you have to live it with uptight, snobby people.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 18th 2003, 11:05 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 7,552
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

i disagree - im trying to get away from the...

i disagree - im trying to get away from the english dinner party set - the conversation is much better in aus - black humour - balanced talk - jokes - people swear and have FUN - in england at...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 18th 2003, 10:55 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,015
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

the reason i prefer oz is because after property,...

the reason i prefer oz is because after property, crime etc is taken in to account, people are far more laid back, and less uptight, and England will never compete with that, it seems to me that all...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 18th 2003, 10:33 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,585
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

it sickens me the way people say just 250,000.......

it sickens me the way people say just 250,000....
it really annoys me - who can afford a 250,000 house!!!!! i earn 35,000 k a year - a good salary - therefore my budget is about 100,000!!!!
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 18th 2003, 10:30 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,315
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Exactly!!!! you'd need a salary of 50K just to be...

Exactly!!!! you'd need a salary of 50K just to be able to afford it without being mortgaged to the hilt!!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 18th 2003, 10:25 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,533
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: recently moved back to UK ...and loving it!

thing that really struck us is that most people seem to be doing OK...lots of new landrovers and mini's around, trips abroad etc. After years earning the pretty weak Canadian loonie and having to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 14th 2003, 11:08 am
Replies: 16
Views: 943
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: The unreachable UK Police

"If you did have to send the receipt to Adelaide:
- send a certified copy, not the original
- use a proper courier service
- follow it up once you know it has been received."


I was told by...
Forum: Australia
Apr 2nd 2003, 11:05 am
Replies: 36
Views: 3,357
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

100. Too many POMS immigrating for the WRONG...

100. Too many POMS immigrating for the WRONG reasons eg sun and beaches....

101..i've said this countless times.....

102. go for the right reasons, remember its not all Home and Away and...
Forum: Australia
Apr 1st 2003, 10:14 am
Replies: 60
Views: 4,644
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

I certainly found doing small business in...

I certainly found doing small business in Australia far easier than in the UK..

mike
Forum: Australia
Mar 29th 2003, 4:59 am
Replies: 60
Views: 4,644
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Sydney v the rest...

i spent a year there...90pc with aussies
Forum: Australia
Mar 28th 2003, 12:25 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 4,644
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Sydney v the rest...

i cant understand why people knock aussies the whole time - the only people in the world it seems that are friendly, confident AND laid back...when i spent weeks with aussies and then back in with...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 28th 2003, 12:15 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,585
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

all very true - but what about people under 35...

all very true - but what about people under 35 ish who can't afford to buy?!

also the class system is the most annoying thing about Uk - really, really noticeable when you come back!! people are...
Forum: Australia
Mar 28th 2003, 10:24 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,319
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: UK v Aus

I think the reality of these posts should make the dreamers think - well done everyone. It's true - if you have a famly - it takes hours to get the kids ready - I am migrating partly for the reasons...
Forum: Australia
Mar 28th 2003, 9:57 am
Replies: 60
Views: 4,644
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Sydney v the rest...

you're missing the point - people want to be laid back = so what if it's not all state of the art -that rat race is what causes misery in the first place!!!
Forum: Australia
Mar 28th 2003, 9:55 am
Replies: 60
Views: 4,644
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Sydney v the rest...

I disagree - Sydney is one of the few cities that is international - ok not at the centre of the world, but still a city without making you feel you are lost - it is busy and a bit congested - but it...
Forum: Australia
Mar 24th 2003, 2:57 am
Replies: 4
Views: 570
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

They show them - late at night...go to a sports...

They show them - late at night...go to a sports bar in Darling Harbour or something - that's what people did last year
Forum: rec.travel.australia+nz
Mar 19th 2003, 12:43 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 454
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Cheap accommodation in Adelaide & Kalgoorlie?

YES the one FURTHER away from town - with the miners is better.
Not all blokes too!

The closer one with the YHA (!) sign outside - the management don't give a stuff - the pool is never open. I...
Forum: Australia
Mar 17th 2003, 12:53 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 2,849
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Not another Aussie coming to the Uk

found this thread by mistake - navigated to the old threads when trying to go forward one page ...so apologies if it's too old..

on the subject of physical appearance - height I didn't notice,...
Forum: Australia
Mar 17th 2003, 7:57 am
Replies: 4
Views: 858
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Kath and Kim and Life in the Burbs

Most aussies find this funny. Funny programme, life in the blander suburbs of Aus is probably like this ie. it's not all huge houses and beer and skittles..
not all Home and Away
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2003, 8:00 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 705
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

Re: Where to live in Aus ?

The central coast is beautiful - nice to live in Woy Woy -
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2003, 11:34 am
Replies: 2
Views: 553
Posted By mx5rabbitohs

probably - i got it off a rugby newsgroups almost...

probably - i got it off a rugby newsgroups almost 2 years ago..
still makes me laugh
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