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Black not good in the heat,you roast

Dresses look lovely. Thanks for the recommendation jacaranda...

I love the sun set every evenings,never fails to amaze me!

More like you get used to the crap the longer u are here lollll

So true and i agree with you...british people are far from miserable.im going back in February hopefully if everything goes to plan, cant wait to get back.

Aww love these posituve threads.gives me reassurance. Its the little things i really miss about uk too,and so many things i were running from that i long for now.happy for u.good luck with everything

Are there any optometrists on here that may be interested in buying into a optician business in new south wales?inbox me for details.thankyou.

Luckily i'm not here for that long

Im alot better then before,thank goodness...now i dont know if thats to do with the fact that im returning to the uk soon or because the weather is alot cooler.i'll soon find out.docs back in uk are convinced its due to all the stress...thankyou for asking jockintas

Im dreading the summer here!

Hi...i have 6 months left in oz,and don't want to leave without visiting the whitsundays.i've heard its amazing,especially whitehaven beach,the pictures look wow! Im just wondering if anyone knows when is the best time to visit?is it super expensive? Is there a time of year i should avoid due to stingrays,jellyfishes,etc? Thanks

Thankyou jockinTas...i really am glad that i gave oz a shot

Iv just got back from the uk,and me and hubby have decided we moving back to uk in 6 months time!being with family/friends was so awesome,haven't had such a good laugh in sooo long.i think isolation is the main reason we going back.also i missed the greenery in uk,i forgot how soft and green the grass was back in uk,grass here stabs your feet,so dry and colourless.looking forward to 2016!2015 has been awful...oh and i found british people alot friendlier than the ones in sydney.

Exactly!! Thats home...and like kungfustu said 'u dont know what u have till its gone...'

Well i didnt say it turned into a palace,just that after being in aus its not as bad as i thought.i appreciate it alot more.i always wanted to move somewhere warm,but realised after being in aus that anything above the 30 mark i cant handle,feel physically ill,and at those times i missed the uk weather.i realised Australia isnt for me,but uk definitely is.im not saying uk is perfect,nope it defo has its downsides too,but im willing to accept it all.i dont regret Australia, im glad i moved as i see uk with a fresh pair of eyes now

Im dreading the sydney summers too...xmas is not the same in oz,doesn't feel right in the heat

Wouldn't be the same in oz without the cold snap.wrapping up warm in the dark is part of it all.its lovely. Your lucky you have family and friends to enjoy with,i dont have that,one of the reasons i want to go home

Oh i wish,i think im going to have to go back this one time and than im permanently coming back!

I love walking in the snow,i wait for it in winters lol...and i wish i could move this october so i can enjoy the festive season,bonfire night,Halloween, xmas,new years,its magic!

Personally i wouldn't mind the dark days anymore or early nights.i miss the cosy days in,curling up in front of the fire with a good movie

I dont understand that now either.i dont know why i thought that.maybe because of the grey skies?but i dont mind that anymore... And thankyou

Been here for 3days now,and honestly it feels i have never been away.oz just feels like a really bad dream.now that im here,i just don't want to go back,the thought itself is making me feel sick.i feel content here,i dont want to leave my home and family again,i dont think i can bear anymore! I used to think uk was a dump before i went oz,but my god i dont think that now,love this place,and i do thank australia for making me realise what a wonderful place my home is.missed the greenery,the foooood too,the weather has been ace!even if it were dull and grey i wouldn't care,love this place for what it is. For all those that know about my nausea,well now i know its definitely due to being away from uk,because everytime i think abt oz i feel sick again. Me and hubby have decided that we coming back to uk earlier than planned,fingers crossed everything goes to plan.so will have to go back to oz this time dreading the flight,hate that flight,especially with a little one.

Alot thick skinned than me,i would've been hurt.especially if you showed interest in their life,and they didnt even ask you where you at in oz,whether you like it,etc

I think you'd want family/friends to have a little interest with your life in oz.it's nothing to do with heroism or anything,its just that some like myself aswell might of had a few rough times in oz and may want to talk about it with loved ones.and if they dont show interest,i think it would hurt a little,as you expect them to care.im going uk for a holiday soon,and it would be so comforting and nice to be able to finally talk to someone about the tough times I've personally had here

For hubby's sake