tracy123

G'day Loop

I'm an Aussie who has just returned home, I was only away 6 years and in all honesty not much has changed, they even have the same radio Dj's LOL. I understand you're a little different as you want to move to a new state and you've been away longer but in all honesty it should feel like a cumfy pair of slippers.

PIO is a great place that is open to more than just POMs, so any questions or fears you have just fire away as someone somewhere will be feeling like you!

All the best

Geoffrey

You like to twist the words, sometimes you make a statement, and back it with a poll, sometimes the polls are not what you like to hear.

 

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=496971&in_page_id=2

Go google you will find lots between 17th & 26th, I did google Chris955 Quality of Life poll, but nothing came up!

I keep telling Kev, don't let facts get in the way of one of chris's stories

are you joking?? I'm trying to get to the bottom of this, it's not my fault if you come back with something like 'it's the type of pig!' Yes, there are different pigs but it's not the cut, its the method of curing/preparation. Also the pigs here are the same as the Danish ones.

 

 

Right, this isn't opinion anymore, it's a fact that there is no better bacon in the world than Danish back bacon. I've eaten bacon all over the world and know this to be true. Its bizarre Aussies dont have it. Thats all I'm saying here. It's the equivalent of the rich and famous driving round in beat up old Hyundai's. Why have cotton when you can have silk? You expect it in places like America where they just want fat and salt but Aus has so much nice food, its a shame they are missing out.

 

Dont reply saying ' thats your opinion', I'm telling you that Bacon, Sausage and Choc is inferior in Aus. Thereas some other things too but lets not get into that...

 

Oh well. Everything else here is great!:biggrin:

God has spoken :notworthy:

OK thanks lol, ever thought it could be you who have a strange sense of taste?! Nah, never look at yourself eh! ;-) Ahh well carry on living in that bubble

Cant find a mirror big enough :embarrassed:

yeah Richmonds are awesome. Not as good as Simpsons but you cant even get them in England any more [sigh]

Poor bugger, hope your tastebuds come back, no wonder you cant taste anything :hug:

I havent made myself look silly at all, you have by being completely ignorant as to how history has gone and calling British people savages - how rude, on St. Georges Day of all days. Stick to commenting on something you know about love

Where was I wrong?

Your quote here "thats something the Romans made up to justify invasion" see a part of history! seems I do know my stuff

BTW it maybe st georges day in england but not in Australia :wink:

thanks for the info - pigs are pigs though, they just need to learn to stop curing the bacon here! Also, stop smoking the ham! :biggrin:

 

 

 

Why because you say so? :notworthy:

Anyone tasted a real sausage from the UK? I swear if Aussies tasted them, there would have to be a sausage amnesty here, where all supermarket shelves would be cleared of what they think are sausages to make way for some Richmonds. mmm

 

Richmonds are real sausages? :biglaugh: Lord give me strength

On the contrary, how naive are YOU?! Are you saying that we didnt bring the first beers and farm animals?!

Sorry where did I say that?

So what you are saying is that only the British have influenced Australia just because they brought farm animals and beer.... That over 200 years we have not been intelligent enough to make things to OUR tastes and needs. That other nationalities have not brought their culture and food to Australia. That we only have thee British to thank LOL And you call me Naive :wacko:

Are you also saying all Brits come from Rome??

No, the Romans invaded England as Britain invaded Australia. The British took what they wanted from Rome and evolved as the Australians have evolved from English practises.

So how silly have you made yourself look.

Not half as silly as yourself

The point about Aus is that English people built the country 200 yrs ago, we brought the first beer here, we reared the first cows, we sowed the first salad seeds! So you would expect most methods of food production to be the same - you would not think the same of somewhere like China or Africa because mostly, they have developed completely seperate cultures. This is why I find it strange that almost everything is the same aside from, IMO, they miss out big time on some of the finest things that could be so simple to produce.

:biglaugh:

How Naive are you?

Britain may have colonized Australia but thats where it ends, but then again you lot are Italian aren't you? It was the Romans that invaded and turned you lot from savages

Ah the differences of living in another country :cute: Really, you cannot move overseas and expect it to be like the UK. I'd not expect it of France, Thailand, Japan or Lichtenstein so why expect it of Australia? Because they speak English and have ties with the UK? Or something else?

 

Honestly, there will be more than this to bother you I am sure :tongue: It takes time to adjust and understand the reasons for things like you listed. Try to learn more about why these things are different as I've found there usually are good reasons.

 

I was the same with the chocolate. Tastes very different because of the added ingredients to stop it melting I was told. But I simply stopped buying Cadbury's and bought locally made stuff instead which was far superior to UK and Aussie Cadburys. And I would beg to differ as I think the Belgians and Swiss make far better chocolate than the Brits. UK chocolate, Cadbury and so on is nowhere near as good quality wise. Just its what you are used to on the mass market there.

 

Sausages - Many Aussies don't eat pork sausages. At least hubby tells me this. He was surprised coming here to the UK seeing mostly pork sausages in stores. He has been brought up on beef and chicken. Mostly beef sausages though. Took him a while to adjust but he has And like others said, you can find pork ones or things closer to what you are used to if you shop around. I bought some camel sausages to try and they were great. The croc ones made me a bit :unsure: but the croc steak was way better :biggrin:

 

I guess my advice would be to stop comparing. Its often a sure fire way to find yourself homesick or not settling because you keep hankering for what you left behind. Embrace the differences, give new things a try or if you really can't live without a taste of the UK then shop around, spend a bit of time online tracking down what it is you want and splash the cash. And see if it scratches the itch a bit.

Yep like the mail and mailmen oops I mean mail people :policeman:

Goes back to the old days of little regrigeration when all meats were cured. If you're a born and bred Ausie then you wouldn't notice any difference as their bacon has always been like that, and you would have developed a taste for it that way and likely find UK bacon "funny."

 

Same with the cooked meats "corned" means pickled, and not corned as in corned beef.

 

It's Australia not the UK. You either accept the way things are, or you'll have a miserable existence here.

 

If you're looking for "boiled ham" you'll also be dissapointed there. Nearly all the hams have an element of smoking to them and all are aleady cooked. If you want boiled, then buy a ham, rinse it well, remove the rind, and bake it in the oven (covered) with a good amount of water for about 2 hrs (6 kilo ham).............it's actually steaming not baking.............removes a good deal of the salt and the smoke. You can take it out after 90 minutes if you so wish, score the fat into squares, and baste it with marmalade or honey, (I cover it with slices of orange stuck on with toothpicks and also glazed) and pop it back in for another 30 mins if you want it to be sweetened and look like roast ham.

 

Adapt and survive......................happily :yes:

 

My guests are having ham this easter.....................7kilos of it for $35 along with 4 kilos of Moreton Bay prawns for $20 and mud crabs that I caught myself......................yes....................Australia's expensive......................I'm told :rolleyes:

That's not the point Kev. The English way is the correct way, the only way as a matter of fact! This process has been going on for 100's of years..... :policeman:

Try British Sausage company sausages available in supermarkets

 

other than the bacon, sausage, chocolate and beer .... are you settling ok?

It's a hard life for some! :swoon:

Yup, those bl**dy Aussie men can be the death of you!:hug:

Hey you bugger off :biglaugh:

btw I think Tracy would agree with you

Yep, this is correct what pommyoz says. Even if both are on temp visas you will still be breaking the HC and will be dragged back, and have to apply to court which costs a fortune and a long time. By which the other parent will probably have their permanent visa by then anyway. The HC is not about the parents and their situation, its about removing the child without permission from the other parent. The left behind parent will also be funded his/her legal fees until the child is returned. Then from there on the parent who wants to leave has to apply to court for a leave to remove case, which takes minimum 18 months. Its a 2 part court case.

 

I know of a couple this happened to. Both born in the UK, son born in the UK. Arrived in AU and within 6 months split up. Her visa was linked to his, so because they had split up she wasnt allowed to work or claim anything. She jumped plane with their son and was dragged back through the HC. 2yrs later she eventually won her case, but within those 2yrs she had to sell the family home back in the UK to fund her case and herself and her son. She lived off handouts from the local church and moved from home to home throughout the 2yrs. Within those 2yrs she fell in love and her son settled in school, then when she won her case was told to leave within 28 days. Her sons and her life was so torn and mixed up.

 

Its horrid, would not wish it upon my worst enemy.... the stress, I put on 3st 13lb in 2yrs and suffered depression which almost took my life with suicidal thoughts, there is nothing worse than not knowing if you can go home or not, its a prison sentence.

 

If your reading this, please think of your children before you go, or even if you give birth there. Discuss this with your partner.

The problem is, when you're in love you would never want to hurt the other person and all the talking and agrements are great until 1 person is hurt, and wants to hurt the other back.......... Hopefully common sence comes into play at some point :policeman:

Just read this thread, and my immediate reaction was that a copy of the information should probably be stickied in the migration issues forum. Many of the people who are just looking for help with visas don't necessarily read the other section of the phorum, and they are the people who really need to be made aware of the implications of the Hague Convention.

you'll find that this is a sticky thread :wubclub: