Rose Fuller Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 going home in 2 & 1/2 weeks!! Right now Id say..... Miss: 1> Beaches (to be honest if you took them away England would win hands down) 2> Cleanliness (less graffiti/well kept parks etc) 3> A guaranteed summer (God it was a fab summer weather wise) Wont Miss (was hard to narrow this down to three): 1> Rubbish Indian/Chinese/Fish&Chip Takeaways (as soon as I'm home I'm going to have a different takeaway every night for a week!) 2> Uncourteous Drivers (no-one lets you out and Its all a race and an ego fest) 3> The Australian Made/Australian Grown rammed down my throat (I don't care...if there's cheaper I want it!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBird Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 When we go home next year I will miss: 1. The scenery 2. Some snack foods like Tim Tams and Cheezels 3. Friends, although they are mostly Brits and I will catch up on their trips 'home' I won't miss: 1. The lack of choice in the shops 2. Australian culture 3. Christmas in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Fuller Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 When we go home next year I will miss:1. The scenery 2. Some snack foods like Tim Tams and Cheezels 3. Friends, although they are mostly Brits and I will catch up on their trips 'home' I won't miss: 1. The lack of choice in the shops 2. Australian culture 3. Christmas in summer. Im sure that the cheese flavoured nik naks are the same as cheezels...check them out!!! Totally with you on Christmas too hun. No atmosphere...I love the run up to xmas, but it just past me by this year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Beaches (to be honest if you took them away England would win hands down) I'd include the sunshine in this too The Australian Made/Australian Grown rammed down my throat (I don't care...if there's cheaper I want it!!) Same here.....I dont really care...should I be in admiration that they can make butter or grow veggies here? Christmas in summer. Yep, just wrong, xmas isnt just about the one day, its about xmas time, the run up, rolling in to new year etc. Good xmas TV too back home. Over the top, chest thumping nationalism Agreed. Its good to be proud of your country...but come on. Pride somewhere between Aus and the UK would be about right. - Feeling homesick I hear ya....... The feeling that I just don't belong here With you on this one, just want to feel like i have a purpose for being in that certain place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Would miss: Beach holidays Fresh produce Weather Wouldnt miss Traffic lights People calling you before 9 Can't think of a 3rd Edit: Thought of a 3rd - Inappropriate dress codes in Bars considering the QLD climate (no thongs etc) Edited August 12, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjscjs Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Would miss: Beach holidays Fresh produce ? Weather Wouldnt miss Traffic lights People calling you before 9 Can't think of a 3rd Edit: Thought of a 3rd - Inappropriate dress codes in Bars considering the QLD climate (no thongs etc) Don't get the second one but traffic lights, I really believe congestion could be greatly reduced if they speeded up the change cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjscjs Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) When we go home next year I will miss:1. The scenery 2. Some snack foods like Tim Tams and Cheezels 3. Friends, although they are mostly Brits and I will catch up on their trips 'home' I won't miss: 1. The lack of choice in the shops 2. Australian culture 3. Christmas in summer. Some Tesco's sell Tim Tams, probably the larger stores but I've definitely seen them. Just googled it and sure enough. Edited August 12, 2014 by cjscjs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover1 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'd miss: Chicken Salt Lamingtons Price of train travel ($8.60 from the Southern Highlands to Sydney) which is about 170km! And less than a fiver! Reversible train seats! More Sunshine! Bird life and I am talking the feathered kind! Choc tops. I definitely would not miss: The xenophobia Parochialism Attitude that it is the BEST country on earth! AFL/NFL which they call FOOTBALL but the ball ain't round?!!!! I still miss a lot of things about the UK such as friends family, TV, British Café and long summer evenings but there are pros and cons to wherever you are! Utopia doesn't exist unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Missing: (first 5 are in no particular order) 1) Our life/work balance 2) Surfing 3) Seeing my girlfriend enjoying her hobby (horses) many times a week. ( 4) Warmth/climate 5) Riding my dirtbike with friends in the bushes. 6) Beaches 7) Camping / long weekend trips 8) Nature 9) Barbie and lunch outside 10) Endless blue skies 11) Give way 12) All the (double) roundabouts. 13) Cheap petrol 14) Friendliness of a lot of people 15) Well sized land plots 16) Nice houses with many rooms 17) Pool in the garden ) Don't miss: 1) Lack of network I have back in NL. 2) My working field being so far behind 3) Ridiculous prices for some stuff (shipping costs, dentist(!), other medical stuff) ( 4) Lack of insulation (in combination with cold winter nights) 5) Rental inspections ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjscjs Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Missing: (first 5 are in no particular order)1) Our life/work balance 2) Surfing 3) Seeing my girlfriend enjoying her hobby (horses) many times a week. ( 4) Warmth/climate 5) Riding my dirtbike with friends in the bushes. 6) Beaches 7) Camping / long weekend trips 8) Nature 9) Barbie and lunch outside 10) Endless blue skies 11) Give way ??? 12) All the (double) roundabouts. ??? 13) Cheap petrol ??? 14) Friendliness of a lot of people ??? 15) Well sized land plots ??? 16) Nice houses with many rooms 17) Pool in the garden ) Don't miss: 1) Lack of network I have back in NL. 2) My working field being so far behind 3) Ridiculous prices for some stuff (shipping costs, dentist(!), other medical stuff) ( 4) Lack of insulation (in combination with cold winter nights) 5) Rental inspections ) You sure you were in Australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 You sure you were in Australia? I've certainly never heard of anyone riding bikes 'in the bushes', sounds quite painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael R Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Miss The Summer My friends I have made, Beach, Big W, Not Miss The driving, or lack of it, Fly's, bugs, No choice in the shops, Chicken salt, Been here 3 years in April and I really miss Tesco and Asda, Can we please get and supermarket that sell's food we want!:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoadedDog Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Don't get the second one but traffic lights, I really believe congestion could be greatly reduced if they speeded up the change cycle. Actually, slightly slowing the cycle helps. You only have a quick cycle if the traffic is light. Every time the lights change, there is a lag. All lights are red for a second or two as a safety margin, and then everybody needs to get moving. We Aussies are wonderfully shite at many things, but for some reason we do traffic lights well - the Sydney technology (SCATS) is in heaps of countries overseas. http://www.scats.com.au/ Yes, I am a riot at parties. I'm a trainspotter too. Come and get me, ladies. Edited August 19, 2014 by TheLoadedDog De-idioted the coding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I've certainly never heard of anyone riding bikes 'in the bushes', sounds quite painful! Must be a bit of a Dutch thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echidna66 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Im speechless..Reading this reminds me of my days back in primary school.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Would Miss Warm Perth winters. Siena's Pizzeria in Leederville. Living walking distance to CBD. The changing street vista as Perth becomes ever increasingly multi cultural. Able to life debt free with minimal need to work. The South West of WA. (Although tedious if overdone) Three hours plus to Bali. The Kimberley Region of WA. Summer evenings at the Beach having a picnic. Not Miss. Expensive most everything. Obsessive nature concerning housing and prices. Sport obsession. Conservatism. Too many rules and regulations. Parochialism. Fickle people. Extreme Summers. Expensive Social Life in going out. The Early to bed culture. Lack of the hurly burly found in European cities. Apathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjscjs Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Actually, slightly slowing the cycle helps. You only have a quick cycle if the traffic is light. Every time the lights change, there is a lag. All lights are red for a second or two as a safety margin, and then everybody needs to get moving. We Aussies are wonderfully shite at many things, but for some reason we do traffic lights well - the Sydney technology (SCATS) is in heaps of countries overseas. OK if you insist, but here's one. This is just an example of MANY. For those who know it Gympie Road Aspley QLD where Maundrel Terrace filters off to the right. The filter is about 200 metres long, at the end of the filter is, you've guessed it, a set off traffic lights which hang on red for so long that in the peak hours cars not only fill up the whole filter but then back up onto the outside lane of Gympie Road often to about 200-300 metres. This dangerous in itself, but then couple that with the local breed of the human species who drive too fast for any given road condition and often don't bother to look where they're going, you've got a recipe for disaster. I've lost count how many times I've seen the last car in the queue shunted up ar2e. It's so bad that if I see vehicles sitting there I drive past and take another route. Maybe the local panel beater has got the transport department in his pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 You sure you were in Australia? Lol, my bad. Combination of being in a hurry, typing on a phone and I admit, not having an A grade in English. I assume you were only talking about my grammar/phrasing and not the semantics of what I said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNE POM Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Would miss; The amount of Golf courses on offer in Perth Drinking a beer/wine with friends while looking out at my pool Sorry thats it Wouldn't miss; Pilbara/FIFO Crappy gas BBQ'S give me charcoal any day Price of beer, Cars, Houses ($10 FOR A STUBBY @ Port Hedland airport)!! 5 hour flights an your still in the same country lol QANTAS Prices Grrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogsandrovers Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) im jumping on this thread really late but since my return (and were heading back hopefully)... I MISS -$2 sushi rolls from street vendors - yoghurt tubs with museli stuff in it from street vendors -eating out for brekky -able to wear nice dresses and hairstyles because its hot and your not likely going to get drenched -a public holiday day like every 2 weeks??? -nursing in OZ -auzzie tv commercials with their tongue-in-cheek humour DONT MISS -the feeling of having no freedom on a working visa - couldnt do college courses or move away without it being a drama -poor quality cheap end clothes / really expensive clothes - no in-between-range like here in the UK -those scary Ibis birds that walk the parks and can poke a childs eye out -auzzie men who are obnoxious and players (im married to a pom now anyway) -apartment living its what you make of it... -hot christmases Edited September 27, 2014 by mogsandrovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 seems like lots of people said on here that they didn't like the conservatism, nationalism, Aussie pride thing. IS this everywhere, or more concentrated in certain areas? WOuld this be the same in Sydney as it would be in Perth (for example?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiama tiger Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Miss The coffee The outdoor life Walks along beautiful beaches Won't Miss The drivers, worst ever The arrogant people, more here than UK The corruption which is widespread in all walks. The backstabbing people where I work Christmas Red tape Hidden agendas People's egos Gravy Inequalities and inconsistencies Unable to do university and college courses as on a 457 and ripped off Continually being ripped off. Edited January 18, 2015 by Kiama tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speakeasy Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Wow. I think there is corruption anywhere. I believe the nepotism that drives a constitutional monarchy would be a good example? (But we love our Royal Family don't we.) What I don't miss about the UK is the ugly grey. The smoggy cities. The rotten health of most people. The mould. The cramped-ness. The wonderful "beaches''. The sameness of every High Street (give me a break!). The dingey bars and "made-up" gastro-pubs selling the same shite food but with a bit of garnish. The desperation of having to live through winter 10months a year and being inside with your central heating and the TV for it's duration. The over-commercialisation of Christmas. I do miss the spring bloom. I miss the warmth of the people (you know, under the sometimes cold veneer), I miss the connection to the past (though that past is well and truly over), I miss the different regional accents and good banter you get at the pubs. I admire the Brits for their tenacity (they make do with a lot less). I found many to be surprisingly un-worldly considering where they live, and I too often had encounters with folk who were just a little too ignorant about the British contribution to Australia's history.. You know - like forgetting that the two countries were completely intertwined for 2 centuries! (Don't mention the imperial wars Australians fought on your behalf.) Nevermind. It is we who are racist. Miss The coffee The outdoor colleges courses Misse beaches Won't Miss The drivers, worst ever The arrogant people, more here than UK The corruption which is widespread in all walks. The backstabbing people where I work Christmas Red tape Hidden agendas People's egos Gravy Inequalities and inconsistencies Unable to do university and college courses as on a 457 and ripped off Continually being ripped off. Edited January 17, 2015 by speakeasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Part of my exercise of listing pros and cons, deciding should I stay or should I go...... I came up with things I would miss and not miss leaving Australia, but took weather out as its a no contest. Naturally, these are my experiences but I thot it would be fun to share 3 of them and maybe you'd like to add yours. Three things I'd miss about Australia if I went back to the UK 1. Hanging out my washing and knowing it would dry on the same day. 2. AFL - yes I got hooked on it, its somewhere you CAN take your kids, unlike most fitba games. 3. Westfield shopping centres Three things I WONT miss about Australia apart from the weather 1. Flies, mossies, spiders........infact ALL the creepy crawlies 2. Four and twenty pies 3. Unfriendliness of the natives (in cars, in shops, etc) Full afl coverage .....live games on espn ot bt sport....watched loads of games last year....plus an hr round up every week.....here in the uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Would miss;The amount of Golf courses on offer in Perth Drinking a beer/wine with friends while looking out at my pool Sorry thats it Wouldn't miss; Pilbara/FIFO Crappy gas BBQ'S give me charcoal any day Price of beer, Cars, Houses ($10 FOR A STUBBY @ Port Hedland airport)!! 5 hour flights an your still in the same country lol QANTAS Prices Grrrrrr Cant comment on anyone's likes or dislikes....but pound for pound out golf courses leave oz standing.....plis we have the natural watering system here in the UK......i have at least 10 top course in Solihull and warwickshire The belfry being one of them......all tree lined.....some with stunning scenery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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