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parents emigrated to Oz when I was 12 (back in 1982) I had my high school years in Newcastle (Waratah High School, lived in the suburb of Mayfield). It was great palce to be a teenager. My parents came back to Scotland when I was 17 (it wasn't for them). I went back to Oz for a holiday when I finished Uni and I wasn't all that impressed with Newcastle then. Maybe being there in winter didn't help. I was quite happy to come back to Scotland after that. I have dual nationality so I guess if things get rubbish here I can go back to Oz when I want - have also passed this nationality on to the kids so they have that choice later in life...
Now that the steel works have gone, what is the main form of employment in Newcastle?
There are loads of aussies at my work in Edinburgh, some who have been here for a while - so they can't think living in Scotland is all that bad...
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