What? Personal attacks? Great.
I came here to help any other brickie who wants to try their hand in Oz, not for this..I feel sorry for you..
My ol man went to his grave with a hatred of all things Oz, Ive never been able to figure out for the life of me why anyone would carry a grudge for all them years for something that did or didnt happen to them?
Why all the personal attacks between you guys, this started out as quite a reasonable thread, why not join the Chicken Clickers group, we all love each other in there.
Why all the personal attacks between you guys, this started out as quite a reasonable thread, why not join the Chicken Clickers group, we all love each other in there.
Make friends
Im with you Jaynie
Nothing like a bit of love to make the world go round
Geoffrey
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Geoffrey (32, an aussie!!), Tracy (35), Jake (7), Jessica (2) & Joseph (1) :jiggy:
I have been having a really good read through all of your opinions on why you feel like you should move back to England and i really sympathise with you all! I guess i can put a different spin on things. My husband and i moved out to Sydney in 2005 and really got into the lifestyle, however we always missed family. Overtime i started to miss the little things about England, the shopping, supermarkets, TV, seasons in weather - all small things really but they soon mount up! We then found out unexpectedly that i was having a baby and i simply couldnt even think about starting a family without my parents being around to support me and see my baby come into the world. So we moved back to the UK. At first i was so happy to be back and loved having all my family and friends around me. But as time goes on you realise that Australia does have a lot to offer - i cant even tell you how many weekends i have sat in my house with no where to go and it just wont stop raining!! You also see everyone else just getting on with their lives and you realise that actually the people you left behind - their lives never changed! Sure they are happy to have you back but they all have their own lives and as much as they tell you otherwsie they will do whatever is right for them - regardless of what is happening in your life!!!
My husband has recently been offered a job in Melbourne so we are heading back to Oz in September (maybe i wont miss the seasons as much in Vic). Im not here to say "dont go back to England" just that we are a classic case of the grass is always greener. We really thought that we would settle right back into English life - but its just not for us! We love our family and they are and always will be the most important thing to us, i dont think that changes where ever you are in the world. I have come to the conclusion that once you have experienced Oz life that there will be elements that you miss if you leave and elements you hate if you stay - life in England has not been a bed of roses for us, but i dont regret coming back. Coming back has only made me more certain of where i want to raise my family and live my life. My thoughts go out to anyone who is torn about going home - i know too well how that feels, but i really believe that no matter what ,you will always be torn, you have after all seen both sides of the coin and each side has different things to offer. Australia and England are so similar but so different at the same time - thats what makes it so hard to choose!
Its July in Manchester and pouring down!! But weather isnt everything.
I have been having a really good read through all of your opinions on why you feel like you should move back to England and i really sympathise with you all! I guess i can put a different spin on things. My husband and i moved out to Sydney in 2005 and really got into the lifestyle, however we always missed family. Overtime i started to miss the little things about England, the shopping, supermarkets, TV, seasons in weather - all small things really but they soon mount up! We then found out unexpectedly that i was having a baby and i simply couldnt even think about starting a family without my parents being around to support me and see my baby come into the world. So we moved back to the UK. At first i was so happy to be back and loved having all my family and friends around me. But as time goes on you realise that Australia does have a lot to offer - i cant even tell you how many weekends i have sat in my house with no where to go and it just wont stop raining!! You also see everyone else just getting on with their lives and you realise that actually the people you left behind - their lives never changed! Sure they are happy to have you back but they all have their own lives and as much as they tell you otherwsie they will do whatever is right for them - regardless of what is happening in your life!!!
My husband has recently been offered a job in Melbourne so we are heading back to Oz in September (maybe i wont miss the seasons as much in Vic). Im not here to say "dont go back to England" just that we are a classic case of the grass is always greener. We really thought that we would settle right back into English life - but its just not for us! We love our family and they are and always will be the most important thing to us, i dont think that changes where ever you are in the world. I have come to the conclusion that once you have experienced Oz life that there will be elements that you miss if you leave and elements you hate if you stay - life in England has not been a bed of roses for us, but i dont regret coming back. Coming back has only made me more certain of where i want to raise my family and live my life. My thoughts go out to anyone who is torn about going home - i know too well how that feels, but i really believe that no matter what ,you will always be torn, you have after all seen both sides of the coin and each side has different things to offer. Australia and England are so similar but so different at the same time - thats what makes it so hard to choose!
Its July in Manchester and pouring down!! But weather isnt everything.
Good luck to you all x
Its July in Prth and its really pouring down
but it is Winter
boing boing
Malx
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Here at last:jiggy:
SUFC life not a pastime I limit myself to 2 drinks a day, I`m now 10 years in front make that 15
People will get a shock when they get over here when they realise the weather is crap for a lot of the year....Perth has more annual rainfall that London.
God, we would kill for some rain! Mind you, if it ever comes, people will no doubt be complaining about it in the same way that they now complain about the impact of the drought! It was cold, wet and gale force here the other day and it was fantastic! Rugged up in beanie and fleece with a rainjacket on and splashing in the puddles - bliss!
Edited to say that Victoria is shockingly dry - they are having to take water from the crop growing areas so the Melbournians can flush their loos with the result that rural Victoria is slowly dying - it looks shocking driving down the Hume and across to the West. It is fairly obvious that Australia is not able to sustain its population, waterwise and things are going to get worse before they get better.
