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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 5th 2009, 11:15 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,606
Posted By camponotus

Re: Let's see if the mood is any different here?!?!?

Mmm, that's me. It's okay I guess but ultimately I have no choice but to stay. I'm trapped.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 5th 2009, 11:12 am
Replies: 83
Views: 6,756
Posted By camponotus

Re: People that say they absolutely love their new life question?

Can't say I'm overly loving it here either, quoll. I TRY to like it. I try really hard sometimes and sometimes I succeed in liking it a bit. But something always brings me back down to earth with...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 5th 2009, 10:59 am
Replies: 83
Views: 6,756
Posted By camponotus

Re: People that say they absolutely love their new life question?

This is sadly very common and I mentioned it in the thread I just started. People HAVE to believe that it is great in Australia once they are here. Like quoll said, cognitive dissonance explains a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 5th 2009, 10:49 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,606
Posted By camponotus

Let's see if the mood is any different here?!?!?

I recently made the mistake of posting in The Barbie section of this website, an area for off-topic chat (as they term it) for people living in Aussie land.

I was quite surprised by the strength...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 10:21 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

You clearly think you're very witty.

Hope you don't get lonely.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 10:14 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

Sorry but, if you think NEXT is no good, and you hate Waitrose, where on earth do you find to shop in Australia?

Oh by the way, you equally know nothing about me.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 10:12 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

You're comparing two opposite seasons!

Get real.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:56 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

That last sentence? About letting people think what they like? Just read one of your posts on another thread. Wanna think about practising what you preach? Just an idea for you oh wise one.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:52 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

This is what I have referred to in other threads as the Aussie defensiveness - some expats adopt it also. They get a little upset when they think someone is criticising Australia and start trying to...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:28 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

I was just thinking that what is for many people Australia's best factor is really quite flawed - thought it was ironic and telling, that's all.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:20 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

Australia has less specialist shops in general.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:16 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

The sheer range of products available in the UK (not to mention the range available online with quick delivery) is something I REALLY miss A LOT!

There's so much you can't find anywhere here. If...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:06 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

And NEXT clothes are the best I've bought for the money.

It all feels cheap quality here, no matter what you pay.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:06 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

M&S! Yes, indeed!


Their ''jocks and socks'' are worldleaders and their food is superb.

Australia doesn't even offer an equivalent of M&S.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 9:02 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

Well, I was going to point out earlier on actually that, unless I'm mistaken, it's generally considered easier to warm up than cool down.

Warming up requires extra clothing and half-decent...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:58 pm
Replies: 134
Views: 5,778
Posted By camponotus

This is a lighthearted one! Promise!

What's your most missed shop(s) in the UK?!

For example, in my opinion, Chemist Warehouse is inferior to Boots, and the Tatts outlets are nothing compared to WH Smith.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:55 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

Perhaps to be a bit clearer, I was just trying to say that when it's 30 or 35 degrees overnight that is, in my view, way more offensive than a cold winter's night in England.

I can't be alone,...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:49 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

I don't question the British intelligence at all, not for a moment.

I do think though that being in another country puts one in a vulnerable position, whether one is conscious of that or not.
...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:19 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

You're almost certainly right - people in UK would think that's good. People over here (Expats I mean) get influenced by all the Aussies who are convinced that the urban myth that it is sub-zero in...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:17 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

The weather in England is mediocre about 50% of the time. By this I mean neither hot nor cold, neither sunny nor rainy.
It is cold/rainy about 25% of the time and really quite nice about 15% of the...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:14 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

I was not asking for automatic agreement but merely suggesting that if you are someone who hates to hear anything negative said about Australia (Aussies are inherently like that and some Expats get...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 8:08 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

This is interesting though and represents a common way of thinking. I come from Southern England, so I can only speak of that.

There is NO WAY that the majority of the year in South East England...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 7:56 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Re: Current Temperatures in Melbourne

Does Australia come with its own definition of the word 'better', perhaps???!??!
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 28th 2009, 7:54 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,245
Posted By camponotus

Current Temperatures in Melbourne

Sorry to be critical of Australia again (hey, if you don't like it/don't agree/think I'm a b*****d for saying so, here's a thought - just don't bother reading/replying) but I CAN'T HELP BUT POINT OUT...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 27th 2009, 12:34 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 6,516
Posted By camponotus

Re: Anyone discovered a good Indian restaurant in Sydney?

Oooh, look. Someone else agrees with me. Are they outrageous too?!
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