ok, we are all agreed that the cost of living is high, wages are crap, longer hours at work, less daylight (qld) interest rates sky high, Medicare, petrol, bla , bla, bla,,,,, but through all this i keep hearing over and over again about quality of life.
am i missing something, could someone please explain?
I agree i employed lots of poles in london, and they work harder and complanin less.
My wife is also polish, and the programme showed that young english dole bludgers are not intrested in working for a living,prefer to blame foriegn workers for stealing jobs....rubbish people in britain just do not want these jobs!! they would much prefer to live on the dole and blame some else for lack of work....
Thats why we are moving to australia, better life, better climate and laid back.
Cant wait.
I can see both sides of the case, but a lot of my good friends in the building trade are sick of having the Poles undercut them and work for less.....one Polish lad the other day said he was now sending more money back from child tax credits/allowances to his wife and 3 kids STILL IN POLAND than he could earn in Poland working as a Tiler.
...no wonder he can afford to work for less here if his family is being taken care of back home.......I didn't believe it at first until I saw an MP on the news today trying to justify the Government sending over £120 million to Europe in benefits to support families of workers currently working in the UK..........pure madness...
.but who can blame the Polish for an easy ride.........
Aldo.....Its about getting yourself out there...The sun is out now!!!! I have to admit though that since Eddie n Tina have been out here it has been heaps easier...It is hard makin friends and I so didnt want to set up an "english community" but I guess it's inevitable..My kids dont need walking to school so dont even meet people there...I know the Browning family, moved in across the road so thats another matey and lovley they are too, thier daughter just started school this week and Lisa commented on how lovely the mums are there... Maybe you should get down to the local school, with your baby, ok so they may not be school age but hey its a thought:)We have even made firm friends with our mortgage broker and she is lovley...Our real estate agent invited us over for a bbq but again she is english... Shame ya aint up on the SC as we could all meet up for a beer:) hmmmm didnt we arrange to do that many moons ago??...We venture out every weekend, and just love exploring, but like I say its always nicer when you have friends to share it all with... Jo x
I am a great believer in the old saying"high fences make great nieghbours" I've got mates here, moostly poms or "ex poms" but i miss just jumping in a cab, turning up at a pub knowing at least one mate will be propping up the bar, and getting drunk and talking boll###s. The bbq thing doesn't do it for me, completly different atmosphere. And if its all about "friends" what about friends back home?
I also keep hearing the "i love the laid back lifestyle" thing. IMO people are more uptight here than anyone (maybe not the Germans) if you want to fart you must have a permit!
I am a great believer in the old saying"high fences make great nieghbours" I've got mates here, moostly poms or "ex poms" but i miss just jumping in a cab, turning up at a pub knowing at least one mate will be propping up the bar, and getting drunk and talking boll###s. The bbq thing doesn't do it for me, completly different atmosphere. And if its all about "friends" what about friends back home?
I also keep hearing the "i love the laid back lifestyle" thing. IMO people are more uptight here than anyone (maybe not the Germans) if you want to fart you must have a permit!
I agree 100% with that, at work everyone is soooo frigging uptight and whingers , the ozzies I work with are a right bunch of miserable stewards and never ever will theu go for a pint after work....whats all that about?
