42 years this month!
Mar 20th 2009, 9:33 am
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42 years this month!
Well it's 42 years in Oz this month. It's been an amazing journey and I have loved every minute of it. First few months at Woomera were hard but we quickly assimilated into that wonderful place and our lives blossomed. Competitive swimming, Badminton, table tennis, soccer, australian rules were just some of the wonders of our new home. Going out to the range to see rockets launch was another. We all changed from pale English roses to tougfh Aussie 'mates'. Still discovering the wonders of this amazing country and it's people. Just wish my parents were alive so I could thank them, and let them see my amazing daughter. Proud to be English, but Aussie to the core!
Mar 20th 2009, 7:48 pm
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Re: 42 years this month!
Thats brilliant,,so your parents took you over? glad you love OZ, must definately feel like home after that long!
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Mar 23rd 2009, 4:51 am
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Re: 42 years this month!
Wow what a fantastic post. 42 years... thats some move
congrats now on to the next 42 lol
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congrats now on to the next 42 lol
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Mar 23rd 2009, 8:49 am
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Congrats Sprintman! Lovely to hear a really positive post from someone who has been here so long
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Mar 26th 2009, 8:47 pm
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thanks for the update, and good luck for the next 42
Apr 20th 2009, 4:35 am
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Re: 42 years this month!
So do you think you might stay?
Apr 20th 2009, 5:00 am
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R U HOMESICK
Apr 20th 2009, 7:53 am
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Congratulations, I hope my kids say something nice that that in 32 years! We've been here 10 years on Sept 1, kids were only 14,11 & 6, now they are all grown up and the youngest has no trace of Engligh Accent.
Never seriously thought about going back, started living in SA, now in Perth until I can retire back to SA!
Sal x
Never seriously thought about going back, started living in SA, now in Perth until I can retire back to SA!
Sal x
Apr 21st 2009, 11:30 pm
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Apr 22nd 2009, 12:35 pm
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You must be bloody joking!! And I lived in Scotland (Edinburgh) too. Nuff said...
Apr 22nd 2009, 12:50 pm
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Congratulations, I hope my kids say something nice that that in 32 years! We've been here 10 years on Sept 1, kids were only 14,11 & 6, now they are all grown up and the youngest has no trace of Engligh Accent.
Never seriously thought about going back, started living in SA, now in Perth until I can retire back to SA!
Sal x
Never seriously thought about going back, started living in SA, now in Perth until I can retire back to SA!
Sal x
Don't want the kids to grow up 'Aussies' either - is that a terrible thing to say?
Apr 22nd 2009, 9:16 pm
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Living in QLD so I can understand that. Far far better places to live in Australia imo.
Apr 22nd 2009, 9:42 pm
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We are definately going back home, not sure when, but i don't like the idea of staying more than 2 years and i certainly won't be staying long enough for the kids to have girlfriends, kids etc etc - i don't want to be in the position where i feel trapped here.
Don't want the kids to grow up 'Aussies' either - is that a terrible thing to say?
Don't want the kids to grow up 'Aussies' either - is that a terrible thing to say?
in saying that. i would hate to think that any of my family felt trapped here
Apr 23rd 2009, 6:10 am
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scottishcelts why don't you want your kids to grow up Aussies? They don't forget their heritage you know! My eldest was 3 when we came, now 46, and recently said, in his Aussie accent, to me that people didn't believe he was Scots! My youngest, born here, can speak in the broadest of Scots accents, you'd think he just got off the plane!
Apr 23rd 2009, 7:33 am
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Firstly congratulations Sprintman - it does grow on you doesn't!
scottishcelts why don't you want your kids to grow up Aussies? They don't forget their heritage you know! My eldest was 3 when we came, now 46, and recently said, in his Aussie accent, to me that people didn't believe he was Scots! My youngest, born here, can speak in the broadest of Scots accents, you'd think he just got off the plane!
scottishcelts why don't you want your kids to grow up Aussies? They don't forget their heritage you know! My eldest was 3 when we came, now 46, and recently said, in his Aussie accent, to me that people didn't believe he was Scots! My youngest, born here, can speak in the broadest of Scots accents, you'd think he just got off the plane!
i think that if you know you cant fit in, then you wont!
