Hi, I’m new to the forum so thanks for being a (very nice) sounding board. As the OP suggests I’m of two minds as to where to move to. I’m Australian by birth but as with so many people on here I have a British parent and as a child of divorce I’ve spent half my life in the UK (am now 40). Spent most of my first 20 years in Canberra and Melbourne and haven’t even set foot in Australia in 20 years but have decided after a break up (where I spent a lot of time trying to convince her to move to Oz but with no success - probably a theme familiar to lots on here) to move back to Australia.
I haven’t been to Perth (ever) but have done lots of research and feel I have a relatively accurate feel on the place and while I have been to Sydney before, it was in my teens so don’t quite have that ‘feel’ of the place enough to know if it’s where I want to be. What I’m really looking for is somewhere that I can move forward with my life that doesn’t feel like a purgatory sentence if that makes sense. Everything in my life points to Perth over Sydney - more likely to buy a house, more sunshine, more areas to explore etc but I guess I’m scared that if I choose Perth I’ll get there and then if the whole ‘being isolated’ thing becomes reality I’ll always think ‘should I have chosen Sydney?’ - That also could go the other way if I did choose Sydney..
What I’m really looking for and what would be brilliant if any Perth-ites (is that what you’re called?) could educate me on is what is Perth really like it so someone coming from 20 years in London. I know the basics, all the obvious things like it’s a smaller city, it’s less hectic etc. I’m looking for anyone who perhaps has been in the same situation - lone traveller arriving in Perth and looking for some sort of connection. Can that connection be made or is Perth a desolate centre with a bunch of families all living in the Burbs?
Sorry for the ramble, it’s just my mind is going 100mph these days with a decision needed to be made by the end of the month . I’m a positive person who finds it easy to make new friends - I just need to find a place where I can make new memories rather than hang on to all the nice UK ones without feeling like I moved from something as amazing as London to somewhere where I just see out my days. (I understand Sydney is the obvious choice for a ‘new’ London but Perth ticks so many lifestyle and affordability boxes I kinda need to be sold on that)
Thanks guys