Guest Guest66881 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 would miss: Our house and home Lifestyle the general feeling about being here wouldn't miss: shite driving standards broken aircon overly packaged goods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbpom Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Will miss: Automatic garage door Warrnambool coastal walk Gardening all year round Won't miss: Australian comedy My neighbours, on one side there's the bad tempered old Italian migrant and on the other the reclusive drunk mad woman Anything to do with sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamffc Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Will miss: - Cheaper property - Cricket - Mid Strength beer (no hangovers!) Won't miss: - Isolation - Everyone taking themselves so seriously - Cost of food and clothes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 will not miss racism.....weather......beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Interesting how we all have different perceptions of the place- are we talking about the same country or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Interesting how we all have different perceptions of the place- are we talking about the same country or what? But you've been here for decades, you've built a life here and clearly it's been good to you and your family?. It doesn't work out that way for everyone, hence the things that they won't miss. I think that there are also other categories of ex-pats, people who've had a good life here, but who are turned off by various aspects of the place. Then there are people who came for a time limited period just to try it, and are going home armed with the memories of what they enjoyed, but candid about what they didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Would miss My swimming pool Some of the wildlife - dolphins and Roos The quietness of where we live The cleanliness of the towns and city Would not miss Food Pubs Beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjscjs Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Will miss: Automatic car, big car spaces(but plan to get a funky little hatchback so not really a big issue!), large pump bottles of shower gel/shampoo(will put quite a few into the container)! Wont miss: The heat & the sun (have two toddlers so leaving the house at all is a bloody nightmare), the crap morning television and crap television in general (give me Phil and Holly any day) & the 3 monthly rental inspections(cant wait to get my lovely house back!) You may be interested to know that automatic cars are available in England, the same makes/models as here plus a few more besides and the big bonus, all cars either new, second hand, auto or manual are a lot cheaper than Australian ones. Edited July 28, 2014 by cjscjs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomes Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Won't miss: Perth Heat Arrogant Aussies Everything about Australia!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bora Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Three things that I miss. Tasmanian yoghurt The outdoor pool in Queanbeyan (crap area, nice pool) made me feel like I was on holiday in OZ when we went there, rather than that we lived there (OZ, not Queanbeyan!) Seeing my children play on Bondi for the first time Three things I don't miss. Feeling displaced, unsettled, and realising it is a place where i dont belong Constantly comparing things, the time difference, costs, etiquette etc A cold and unwelcoming work culture towards a British person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma2 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Will miss: - Earning more money - Kangaroos and Cockatoos at the bottom of the garden - Trying to think of another one! Won't miss: - Australians - Mosquitos - The feeling that I just don't belong here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Would miss: Pretty much everything. Wouldn't miss: Chilly nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Interesting how we all have different perceptions of the place- are we talking about the same country or what? I guess you could say that about some of the posts written about the UK?There are obviously lots of variations of where people live in both countries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheswick Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 having lived in oz for 20 years....I miss the natural beauty...wildlife etc...my ozzy mates....working outdoors..(carpenter) What I won`t miss is....bogans...red tape in all aspects of life(got a fine for j walking in china town,sydney) stinking hot days and the humidity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I actually forgot about the J walking road rule!I was waiting for traffic lights to change and get the green guy light?It never happened,must of been a fault so I walked a few metres from the lights and crossed the road!I then remembered the J walking thing!Whoops!How much was the fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheswick Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 really stupid copper was booking loads of people I noticed afterwards....no traffic at all....the fine was about $75...altho I was leaving oz in a weeks time so I didn`t pay it..no doubt Interpol will be looking for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Will miss: Automatic car, big car spaces(but plan to get a funky little hatko Howchback so not really a big issue!), large pump bottles of shower gel/shampoo(will put quite a few into the container)! Wont miss: The heat & the sun (have two toddlers so leaving the house at all is a bloody nightmare), the crap morning television and crap television in general (give me Phil and Holly any day) & the 3 monthly rental inspections(cant wait to get my lovely house back!) how long you been gone? They sell those large pump bottles over here. I think my wife gets them from boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 No one misses the sky and the stars?! loved that about aus,never knew what "big skies" meant till i went there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bora Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 No one misses the sky and the stars?! loved that about aus,never knew what "big skies" meant till i went there The skies are the same size wherever you are Pablo! The big skies you refer to just means there's little else that's in the way to see, which only heightened the sense of isolation for me. So no I don't miss this at all, there's nothing really to see up there anyway, rather my surroundings and horizon packed with things of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 The skies are the same size wherever you are Pablo! The big skies you refer to just means there's little else that's in the way to see, which only heightened the sense of isolation for me. So no I don't miss this at all, there's nothing really to see up there anyway, rather my surroundings and horizon packed with things of interest. Yes i know Bora,the skies still seem "bigger" somehow tho,just saying,not getting into a debate about your surroundings etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bora Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yes i know Bora,the skies still seem "bigger" somehow tho,just saying,not getting into a debate about your surroundings etc No debate required Pablo, just an explanation why I don't miss the big skies. And indeed they were - at times I thought I could see the curvature of the earth and I was miles from the sea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellie23 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Would miss:1. The laid back "take it easy" lifestyle, 10 min drive to work 2. The beaches in summer-Torquay, Queenscliff, Point Lonsdale, plus having a barbie overlooking Torquay main beach 3. certain foods-chicken schnitzel, chevaps, steamed dim sims (in Chinatown), kaiser fleisch, cheezels, twisties, Crown lager Wouldnt miss: 1. AFL 2. Channel 7, 9 and 10-the sh1t programs, mindless nationalism, cynical intrusion of advertising into everything (Jacobs Creek/Andre Agassi "interviews" a prime example) 3. Harvey Norman why harvey Norman? Just curious lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahelle Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Would Miss: - My fiance's family - The beautiful scenery - Free parking! Wouldn't Miss: - The unbearable heat/humidity - Bloody BBQ's, especially at Christmas - Feeling homesick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seppo Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 From a yank perspective: Miss Rugby League Kebabs (nothing like them here on west coast of US) Beaches Don't miss Spiders as big as a baseball glove....and while I'm at it, Christmas Beetles (WTH are those things!!!) Aussie xenophobia Over the top, chest thumping nationalism I can think of more in both columns, but limited to three, right???......that's my .02; thanks for reading!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 why harvey Norman? Just curious lol It's like Curry's, but without the self deprecating humility of the feckless staff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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