Paco71

I have been here a similar amount of time and think exactly the same. As much as I love Australia and it's a beautiful country, on balance my life, and I was a lot happier in England. I have a short trip home in June with a view to moving back by Xmas where I can celebrate my birthday (Xmas Day) with my family.

I am on on PR visa in Sydney but can't shake the feeling that I am in the wrong place. I miss England, and not just through rose tinted spectacles. Since being here, granted only just short of a year, there is a sense of loss and a big hole that I just can't seem to fill. I have booked a holiday home in June with the intention of deciding after that whether to move back by the end of the year, or stay a bit longer in Oz.

Thanks everybody. Yeah, i'm on a PR visa so looks like the Super will be staying in Oz a lot longer than me :-)

I haven't decided yet, despite posting a couple of times previously on here, whether to move back to the UK. However, should I choose to, does anybody know how I would claim the Super back that I have paid whilst in full time work? I will have been working over a year at the point I may go home so there is a not insignificant sum to claim back. Any advice greatly received. ​Thanks

I have been in Sydney almost 10 months and i think i know now that i won't be here beyond 2 years. It doesnt feel like home and I miss England and all the components that made up my life there every day. I am returning for a holiday in June after which I will decide what to do in 2014. Good luck

Hiya, I have been in Sydney for almost 9 months now and i still feel like I want to return to the UK. I came here with my eyes open, been many times before, but I just feel no connection. I miss almost everything about England from the football, to the proper pubs, real friends, the sense of humour, the proximity to Europe, and I could go on. I moved primarily for a better climate, but soon realised that is hardly compensation for all the above. I thought as time went by I would feel better. I don't. I feel worse with each day. I am off for a holiday to England in June and am seriously considering returning next year if I still feel like this. I have a full time job, friends and a social life here. Yet, in my heart, I don't feel i'm in the right place. All my family and friends are at home, and i am here. Well, for now at least :-)

Great post. I have been here 8 months, although it is my 9th visit. And I relate to every one of your points. I have travelled a lot, and yet can't explain why there is no connection with Australian people. It's only when i talk to Europeans that I think, THAT's it, that's the connection. And what is it with the curries. There are enough Indians here. I have tried and tried and tried different curry houses all over Australia and am yet to find a decent one. I am home in June for a visit and one of the first things I am going to do in Yorkshire is get a real curry. Ah, bliss. Good luck with whatever you end up doing. I think I already know what I'll be doing.

Great comments and once again I'm heartened to hear proud folk from the UK share my sentiments. I'm really looking forward to my trip to the UK in June. And will have plenty to think about upon my return.

thank you for your comments. It is like reading my mind! I have been here a much shorter time than you and yet feel the same. I try and look into the future yet always comes back to the same. The sense of humour you got spot on. What is that? I speak to my UK mates, or Poms over here and they just get it. And the weather, my happiest days were playing football in the rain the other week. Bliss. I have booked a holiday in England for this June and I am so excited. Let's see how I feel when I get back.

Thank you to all who replied. I is good to get an objective view from people that dont know me :-) I'm staying around, in Sydney, but have booked a trip back to the UK in June to see family and friends. That has put a smile on my face.

Yeah, tayloal, I feel exactly the same. Sydney is not the place is was many years ago. It's tried to "grow up" in some respects and for me it has lost a lot of its magic and appeal. I'm ok for now, in Sydney, but am already thinking that rather than going home, my next move should be to somewhere else in Oz, and see if i can recapture that magic.

Very good points fourcorners. I don't hate Australia, it is a great country and there is lots to love. I just feel a draw to England and Europe. Maybe this will pass in time. Having citizenship would allow me the flexibility to easily return in the future should i end up back in the UK anytime.

Missus B, I think you are right. I am single, and was in the UK, but didn't matter or notice as much over there, because as you say, had all my friends and family around. You have been here even less than me and I was thinking I probably owe it to myself to at least give it my best shot. And I am with you on the "sticking it out" bit. I started drafting a post on my blog about this recently. As in, why stick it out to get citizenship, to then go home. All very confusing. Hope you enjoy, the best you can, your remaining months here.

Hi, I am in Sydney, which is an awesome place. Hence the confusion, such a beautiful place, how can i possibly be homesick, right? It's little things, that probably mean so much less to other people, such as missing the football culture. I had a season ticket at Man Utd for 20 years and going to watch was part of the fabric of my life. As was side trips to Europe to take in other matches. People say "follow rugby, or aussie rules", and that just shows how much they dont get it. I will see how this year goes and continue to blog my thoughts so I can look back and see if i am getting happier, or not. Thanks and I appreciate your comments.

I have been in Oz now for 6 months, moving on a Permanent Resident visa. Over the years I have spent a lot of time here on WHV and many holidays. However, I can shift a feeling of homesickness. I thought it would pass by now but it seems to get worse if anything. I am working, have a nice apartment and am supposedly "living the dream". But why doesnt it feel like the dream? I did a search on here yesterday and it turns out I am not alone in my thoughts, which is comforting. Reading some of the posts, about why people miss home, was like reading my own thoughts. And then there are those that say "give it 2 years". I'm not sure where this mythical number came from, but who knows, maybe I will give it 2 years. What I will do, is continue to pop into here, listen to like minded people, and slowly work my way through to a decision.