y2b4sure

I've been to Perth for a while, but I've only been to Chicago airport.

Perth is beautiful, in terms of climate, it is the sunniest place in Oz. I'd say it was quite laid back and modern. I loved it there, much better than Sydney or Brisbane IMHO. I was a tourist so I can't comment on living there although the bbc website compared the cost of living in the UK to Oz not so long ago, sorry to be lazy, but the page is out there somewhere.

I'll echo what others have said, living in Oz, is a long, long way from existing friends and family. Having them fly out is not a day trip and takes a fair bit of financial and time commitment. You might get lonely if you are a family type person I guess.

You might wanna look on some Oz expats website for more info about living there.

Personally I think Chicago *sounds* too much like England to warrant moving.

Manc

as you've only been to the airport, I'd say it was similar to Heathrow in respect that planes land and take off yes.

Angry White Pyjamas

Does Chicago still have the gansters in black charabancs roaming round firing tommy guns at each other? That would make it a bit like Moss Side.

Manc

Chicago's a lot nicer than Moss Side.

Angry White Pyjamas

Ive never been to Chicago but I used to drive up the Princess Parkway past Moss Side every day for 3 years...never stopped for a single red light in the entire time. I value my tires, car and life.

Celtic_Angel

PMSL!!!! well I'm sure that's cheered him right up!!!

ladylisa

I would live in Downtown Chicago in a heartbeat, I visit there as often as I can. Its far more sophisticated than most of the Mid West. As for Oz I wouldn't consider a move there I've never lived there but have spent 3 months touring around that was enough for me. It does seem from reading the Oz forum that Perth is the city that most Brits end up moving back to the UK from.

Terrier

Or Gary.

Lion in Winter

Hey! We have more options than that. We can go to Peoria or Rockford, for example.


Won't get much climbing done around here though. It's flat as a pancake for about 800 miles in every direction.

Lion in Winter

Absolutely. How could I forget Gary.

Lion in Winter

cindyabs

I'll second that.

NeilB

Wow, now I'm really confused.

The thoughts change from Oz (maybe for a year or two, the dream place was Christchurch but could work on that once over in Oz) to the USA every 5 minutes.

I like the idea of the beach life for a while but would sure miss the UK (in places). But a swinging factor is I’ve cousins in Perth and sister plus family in NZ.

The converse is also true, settle in the Chicago area but until I get the company card (Diners) the travel would be an issue along with the working ethos.

Would I be right in thinking that the USA work ethic is rather more removed from the UK and that of Oz, namely far more 24/7 like?

I guess all in all, we could move over, rent, save some cash then decide if it’s for us or to relocate to NZ?

Cheers,

Neil

gruffbrown

I'll third it

gruffbrown

First time I've heard Chicago compared to England, granted all they saw was the airport, so maybe it was the Starbucks that gave them that idea