windsong

Were the ping-pongers all ping ponging because of job transfers or where any of them "self-inflicted" because they simply wanted to try somewhere new for a while?

scot47

In the oild days transportation for life meant just that ! Now all those namby-pambies are in and out of UK at the least little upset !

happyglow

How dare you? I'm leaving!

It is in some ways too easy to migrate, and in others incredibly hard. I think the easy and hard parts are different for everyone, and you don't know what you're going to sail through and what will flatten you until you've been through it.

We need a ping pong smiley.....

Perth

Oooh yes, it could be like one of those kids bouncy castles

Perth

At 21 I ran away from home After that I went to college, then followed job opportunities until I married, and then followed DH on his jobs.

pennieanddarryl

wow i feel like ive been standing still compared to everyone else ...lol
uk to us Texas 2003
us to uk 2005
uk to us Florida 2010
the only reason that we went back to UK was because of the London Bombings we were called back as we work for Scotland yard hubby is a k9 bomb detection sgt once there we saved like crazy to get back as the education and services available for our hearing impaired 7 year old daughter was second to none. still working for the police i regularly travel back and forth and wold NEVER allow my children to be brought up in the UK knowing and seeing what I see

dunroving

The difficulty of today's expats is similar to what has been termed "the Paradox of Choice" - we have so many choices these days but instead of making us happier or making life easier, it can make us miserable. At least in the old days the Australian convicts knew they were there for good!

nuttyandfruity

Wow, I just got whiplash reading that! I thought I was a ping ponger having moved from the UK to Fl, then Fl to the UK, UK back to FL and now finally (uh-huh) Fl back to the UK in the near future

Bevm

LOL!

However, I believe they were transported for a certain period of time and could return. The catch was that they had to fund their own way.In any case, once they could make choices most of them found life down there offered better possibilities than they'd had back home.

Don't know a lot about that, but I read about a group of French-Quebecois transported for a rebellion in the early 19th century. They were notable because every one of them saved the money and returned to Quebec. So it had a lot to do with what the convicts had left.

Perhaps like a lot of us here!

Bev

Perth

In all fairness, the first lots of London-Jamaica were in childhood. But it might explain the rest: ie not being able to settle! 'Course then I went a married a bloke who worked overseas for a living (and in a different country every couple of years).

Can't get moving around out of my blood it seems. Does worry me a little...what if it happens again when I get home When I'm in a more confident mood I tell myself: I already feel too tired for this move. By the time I might feel like doing it again I won't have the energy, so I'll have to stay put

lelo29uk

Tehehehehehe I am suddenly feeling much less bi-polar in my moving habits! LOL

England- California
California - England
England - Germany
Germany - Connecticut
Connecticut - England
England - North Carolina
North Carolina - South Carolina
South Carolina - UK (?) 2014 Possibly Still trying to sort things out and see if UK is best option when green card expires or renew again. This forum has been very helpful!

vikingsail

I vote for a smiley of a Brit on a space hopper!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgRHWw_RRMI

WhoFan63

Ok I'll add my ping pong schedule to the mix...lol

England-Australia
Australia-England
England -Australia
Australia to Tennessee
Tennessee to Australia
Australia to Seattle
Seattle to Australia
Australia to Arizona
Arizona to England (April 2013)

happyglow

I think we have a winner!

WhoFan63

Thanks..but I think perthhomeschool beat me by a couple of trips...LOL