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Old 23-09-2008, 01:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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For the newbies

Hi all

I have said things in previous posts regarding moving to oz and i have stated that before you leave the Uk you need to think about what is it that you want out of your new life down under.

All the people that have moved to oz have been through all the same things that you newbies will go through, ie will i get a visa, will i sell the house, what about my family, what about a job, and numerous other things.

Before you move get a little box and you and your partner and kids write down on little pieces of paper why you want to leave the Uk fold them up put them in the box and write on the box "to be opened when feeling down in oz".

You all have to realise that coming to oz is a big gamble you wont have your family close by, but you will have each other,you will compare prices from the uk to here but you need to get into the habit of thinking dollars, if you still compare prices in the uk to over here it can be a one way trip to misery.

For gods sake give yourself time when you get here to see if it is for you, it will have taken you a bit of time to get here in the first place so dont give in at the first hurdle .

Above all stay true to yourselves and tell each other how you are feeling remember if you think about it on your own it will swamp you but if you tell your other half what your fears are you can control them and overcome them.


ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS SMILE AND LAUGH AND ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE DE DUM DE DUM DE DUM.

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Old 23-09-2008, 01:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 23-09-2008, 01:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 23-09-2008, 03:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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18 months on, wot was no.1? Good post, .....Still hoping no more Bits come to British Ausralia!
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Old 23-09-2008, 09:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Thanks - great advice! We are also keeping some pages from the newspapers reminding us of the petty bureaucracy, health and safety and data protection nonsense as well as the rise in crime going on here. Oz isn't perfect, but I don't want us looking back at England with rose coloured glasses either when we get homesick. I have accepted that it will happen and given myself at least 6 months to 1 year to begin to settle.

We are sick to death of Council Officials seemingly having more authority than the Police now, 'cos the Police are stuck indoors form-filling. Surely the Aussies wouldn't allow a load of Council employees to put on a uniform and start fining people for their toddlers dropping sweets on the ground... surely not.... that's what we are hoping to escape!
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for the great post and for being very helpfull
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