rrwelsh79

That sounds awful we only ever had a handful of days each year that were awful where we lived like that during our 5 years and I remember they were horrible but living day in and day out with this weather (no sun) I have in my area right now with no light at the end of the tunnel is a killer for me - I'd happily swap those few days for months of cold and rain! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and hope it cools down for you.

Thanks Adonna for your kind words - I do feel like everyone has just bashed me and it doesn't make people very welcome to this site. Most people on here have missed the point of the original post which was wanting a different perspective from people who have moved back to the UK and have felt they have made a mistake but a lot of people on here are unwilling to hear anything bad said about their precious UK! Ridiculous! If it was so great here why are any of us thinking of moving to OZ, living in OZ or lived in OZ! Not sure why half of you are on here that live in the UK and love it so much!? Anyway I have had enough of this site for a while it just upsets me coming on here. Thank you again for your words it was so nice for a change not to get bashed and told I have some sort of agenda!?

I am sorry I have not been more specific and I have stated now that I live in Scotland but there are some people here that think the weather is fine too! Again they are just use to it! I have friends and family in different parts of England and I watch the weather and although I agree you get much nicer weather it's still depressing in my opinion! Lack of daylight for one in the winter is a killer for most!

Yes and if perthbum and others had bothered to read my other posts he would read that I live in Scotland! For him to say that I have an agenda - what?!? We are allowed our own opinion and although I agree that the UK is different in many parts I have many friends and family who live in different parts of England have visited on many occasions - I still think the UK is a depressing place and so do they! It's like you said a lot of people just accept the climate and get on with it - I agree but most of them are probably not lucky enough to experience a life (not a holiday) outside of the 'UK' so don't know any different. Before I left for OZ I thought I was content and didn't really want to leave but now coming back I see it in a whole different light (or should I say lack of light in winter FACT - depressing again!) I MUST end my message by saying that these are all my own personal opinions and many people that I know.

Perthbum - not sure what you mean to either - where I live in Scotland we never had 7 months of summer!?!? And what agenda do you possibly think I would have!?!? Weird!

I didn't realise it was 10 days - if so that has made my day! I was told by our pet transporters when we left just over a year ago that it would be difficult as the Rabbies status of the UK had changed. Well at least there is hope I'll need to look into it. Unfortunately my hubby wants to be close to his dad still and with being pregnant I'm still stuck in a place I don't want to be. But there is hope for the future hopefully! As for Melbourne I love the place it's fab but the weather is too up and down for my liking - all the seasons in one day. I have friends there that find it very difficult. We stayed in Newcastle and had a lovely climate - beautiful blue skies in the winter - yes of course there were many days/weeks when it rained and it was overcast but they certainly were never endless like they are here and you certainly didn't have to put layers of thermals and fleeces on like I have to here! I didn't even own a winter jacket there! I live in Scotland and it's freezing and it's raining and windy. My poor dogs don't even want to go out! Give me warm rain and wind any day! Sorry there is no comparison there for me! As for the hot days in OZ I agree they are disgusting but as long as you have air con they are bareable. We were very lucky to have that but I know many are not. I agree it is a personal decision at the end of the day - unfortunately in my instance the decision is out of my hands! Hopefully we will get back to OZ one day! Good luck to you all x

Gosh people weather in OZ on the whole is a load better than it is in the UK I'm not going into specifics about each state and what their weather was like this year! Where I lived in OZ for 5 years the weather in the winter was much nicer every year than it is here in the summer. You can't predict the weather here most of the time in summer but you can in OZ so you an plan BBQs etc! If only it was that easy to just move back - we have 2 dogs that are our babies and I could not go through putting them in quarantine and could not give them up as they are our world so we are now stuck over here for the next 10plus years! Im also pregnant so couldn't face the move as it's just so stressful! We have our citizenship so hopefully one day! Life is just so much easier there - you wake up to beautiful blue skies most days where here it's Grey most of the time!

Yes it is my first post but not really sure what that has got to do with it?!?! Not sure what your point is? Does that mean I'm not allowed to respond? I am giving my honest opinion of how I find life living in the UK and am entitled to my opinion! Yes the weather is better than last year but still doesn't make it nice weather! The summer here is like an Ozzie winter and at times worse than that!

We moved back to UK 15 months ago and it was the worst thing I have ever done! What a depressing place the UK is - the weather is just AWFUL! So so depressing - day after day of rain and wind - life has gone from a healthy outdoors life to one where you are inside most of the year! Ever day is a chore - I think your nuts to want to come back here! We moved back as one of our parents was not in the best of health but I now feel like we have sacrificed our own happiness because of it and the sick parent is still plodding on and will probably live till they are 100! Please please think carefully. I disagree with going back to UK for a holiday to see what you think first before making your mind up - it's very different a 2/3 week holiday to actually living here day in day out!