thewebweazel

Was that from Paul?

Here we go again, being told that we have to assimilate in to the society of the host nation, why should anybody care as long as the law of the land is followed and taxes are paid? Who cares if there are ghettos of other nationalities or cultures, what harm does it do to anyone? Just carry on living the way that best suits you. Why should the woman that chooses to wear a burkah be forced to remove it just because there are some that feel that it doesn't fit in. Nobody is being forced to socialise with her. The idea that everyone needs to speak the same language, wear the same type of clothes, have the same religion, follow the same traditions is frankly absurd, never mind the fact that it would be a pretty bland society. The problem with western world and especially the English world is that we consider the rest of the world to be inferior and backwards. Maybe if we didn't take this stance we might not have our flags burnt and attacks made against us? Are we not enlightened and educated enough to realise that we are all equal and by not treating our fellow man equally we are jeopardising or right to be treated equally

You are going to be shocked by the prices, I was certainly on my trip to Perth last month, but you will also be shocked by how much money you can earn. I certainly did not see wide spread poverty actually most people seemed pretty affluent. I have come to the conclusion that my pounds are not going to get me very far so the faster I start earning and thinking in dollars the better!

It just shows that you cannot ignore your responsibilities with regards to marraige and children. If she had followed the correct proceedures come to a agreement with the father for the childern to live in Oz, she would not be in the position that she is now where that children are being removed. There is always 2 sides to the story, unfortunately that would ruin the newspaper article. A headline stating "Kidnapped kids returned to father after mother brain washed them that he is a monster" does not have the same effect does it ?

Direct line honoured my South African No Claims, but that was 10 years ago.

Wodonga/Albury is a large rural town, its got a meduim size mall and is big enough to have its own Bunnings, I reckon life would be pretty restful there.

Maybe so but its still a pain!:biggrin:

The Speed limits in WA are doing my nut. I cannot see the point of driving 90kph on the Mitchell freeway, its a Freeway for goodness sake surely it should be in the 120 range. Living / Driving in WA with out getting fined is going to be tough.

:biglaugh: and that is why you need Expat friends so that you have someone to complain to about the locals, its the same in the UK for us Saffas.

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Fair enough you could react the way you did in both accounts and justify it to yourself the way you did, and most people would consider your actions to be reasonable or you could take the moral high ground and ignore them. If you react it will feel good to rebuke them initially, but in the end you are going to feel unhappy about the incident. Well unhappy enough to complain about it on the forum.

Double thumbs up for your for telling the woman off that made the snide remark, but the question is did your wife not do exactly the same to the inconsiderate driver? As far as I know there is no law that states that a driver of a vehicle needs to ensure that a pedestrian can cross safely apart from at a pedestrian crossing or is it different in OZ? In a perfect world you would have helped the little girl out of the tree and the woman would have thanked you, and the driver would have stopped and your wife would have thanked him and everyone would have felt much better about themselves instead of 4 people that feel that they have been wronged!:wubclub:

Thats not the only thing its warming Dude! It should really be called Extreme Weather instead of Global Warming as there is a load of people that don't understand the consequences of a few degrees warming!

I certainly don't hate the UK actually it has loads going for it, but not it's crappy weather, I consider it bad enough to warrant my emigration. Oz is the only hot English speaking country apart from the US (to much strange politics) and S.Africa (Have to have a death wish to live there). So the choice was not a difficult one. I do hope that there will be many advantages to moving to Oz but at this point sunshine is good enough for me. Oh yes there is also the possibility of owning a few acres where as in the UK it is totally out of reach

Cheers Dawn, see you again next winter :laugh:

Can you ask for a photo of the offending item?

My Sis lives in Two Rocks and works at Joondalup Hospital and she reckons it takes her 45 min one way

Thank goodness M8 if you did speak to Grannies and kids the same way you speak to young women I suspect that you might land yourself in hot water, the type where you computer gets a thorough search!:wink: I suspect this has a lot to do with the Ozzie Cultural Cringe, and I suspect that I will encounter it when I get to OZ:cry:. The problem is when you are newly of the boat you have little to relate to and naturally refer back to the "Old Country". I experienced this at work in England where my boss told me that I'm no longer in S.Africa and I must do it the English Way!

I would expect that you would need to inform the DIAC of change of the Passport number so that they can update there records otherwise the new passport may not have a visa attached to it!

I laughed so much at your post that I choked!! Don't you think its more likely that they stole your hosepipe to water their Weed plants. ......................................................................................... After a bit of research on the Net I think you right, they stole it for a bong:laugh: C'Mon M8 please don't start another OZ vs UK argument again, we all know that Oz is more expensive!:laugh:

It might be worth while to check if the states that are offering sponsorship will allow you to submit an application without Ielts and skills assessment. Some of the states allowed Skills assessments to be provided after submission last year before the July 2011 rules change

I thought this was quite interesting see http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442467962. It is 6 years old but I suspect it will give an indication.

I find this statement quite amusing! The Scots do have a reputation of being "Canny" but this will not help when eventually the oil does run out and in the end they will be running cap in hand back to England or the EU for help. As for the Greek they have a reputation of entrepreneurship.If the choice is between Saving and making Money I definitely know which one I will choose:laugh: