wattsy1982 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Hi Guys, We've all had the 'what do you miss about the UK' and 'what will you miss about Aus" posts so thought id post this one to see people reactions. Ill Start off; The ridiculous noisy V6 and V8 cars......out and out my absolute most hated thing ever!!! An Australian Christmas Kindy/Childcare fees TV & Radio The way 99.9% of activities include alcohol or smoking High prices of most things (food and cars mainly) Poor house builds The laid back approach, but ONLY on things like job applications etc...things that matter and impact your life and lively hood The constant need for licences for jobs, barista, RSA, etc... Thats about all I can think of for now. LETS SEE HOW LONG THIS CAN ACTUALLY STAY ON TOPIC WITHOUT BEING RUINED BY.......CERTAIN TYPES OF PEOPLE. Any comments from myself or others ARE NOT personal against anyone living here or anyone who likes what we have listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 probably not going back, but hey! Like anywhere there are things that downright piss one off, eh? For me: AFL Channels 7,9, 10, GO GEM et al LNP government, especially..ah..look Wattsy...mate...ah...hearing....ah....Tony Abbott's...ah....voice..ah...his voice Australian male machismo/arrogance. Of course it's a generalisation and of course there are exceptions, but there you go. Australian jingoism/nationalistic BS Australian xmas day, which ALWAYS involves the in laws feeling like a pariah/being overlooked/forgotten about by my family/friends in the UK Not being able to visit France every year Actually the list is surprisingly short...I think it's shrunk over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Not being able to visit France every year Same here actually, my wifes parents live in france and I miss the free holidays 3-4 times a year. AFL...dont like it so like you wont miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The dawn cacophony The Aussie salute every time you go out the door Things that bite you Bushfires The rising terminal (inflection)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 The dawn cacophony Ah yes...the bird squawk/shout/screech.....not the nice bird song I was used to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie22 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I have a feeling this thread might produce some unsavoury replies so will censor mine! definitely Australian Christmas - homesickness always hits me hard at that time of the year and can't wait for it to disappear Aussie drivers - lovely people outside of their cars but definitely different story when they get behind the wheel telly - far too American Unhealthy obsession with winning at sports summer days reaching 40 + temperatures can add some more but better not and promise that I can list far more things that I'll miss than not miss - trying not to sound biased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 probably not going back, but hey! Like anywhere there are things that downright piss one off, eh? For me: AFL Channels 7,9, 10, GO GEM et al LNP government, especially..ah..look Wattsy...mate...ah...hearing....ah....Tony Abbott's...ah....voice..ah...his voice Australian male machismo/arrogance. Of course it's a generalisation and of course there are exceptions, but there you go. Australian jingoism/nationalistic BS Australian xmas day, which ALWAYS involves the in laws feeling like a pariah/being overlooked/forgotten about by my family/friends in the UK Not being able to visit France every year Actually the list is surprisingly short...I think it's shrunk over the years! It has. I expect next year you'll be scratching your head in a futile attempt to bring something to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chall77 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 No birdsong is nice at 4 in the morning! It's always so loud in the UK mornings but the Aussie crows do make an awful noise! Gotta love the parrots though. As for AFL, that is a mystery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 No birdsong is nice at 4 in the morning! It's always so loud in the UK mornings Loud in the UK?????? In the 30 years i lived there i was never once woken by it...and yet here, EVERY DAY without fail........and its an awful noise to wake up to too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 LETS SEE HOW LONG THIS CAN ACTUALLY STAY ON TOPIC WITHOUT BEING RUINED BY.......CERTAIN TYPES OF PEOPLE. lol, best of luck with that Crap pubs Crap insulation Crap pollies Kneejerk "if it moves, regulate it" approach. Common everywhere these days sadly, few places have taken it to these "licence to fart" extremes though They're all minor niggles though really. The tyranny of distance is the biggest unfixable one that will always be there, and that lies at the root of many migrants' moans I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinker78 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Flies Bank Charges Having to check outdoor areas/toys for spiders/snakes Swooping birds Price of groceries Division of genders at social functions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It has. I expect next year you'll be scratching your head in a futile attempt to bring something to mind. But I haven't had the lobotomy yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 poor quality of the food in supermarkets tasteless beer the weather. the racism of some aussies i worked with the shocking TV the expense of everything the hoons the australian government with its head in the sand of climate change the way asylum seekers are treated the way the indigenous people of australia are treated. the mozzies the flies the lack of history and culture apart from the aboriginies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom28 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Great thread, not sure I dare reply, might take up two pages. *goes off to write a list* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The 22 hour flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest226914 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Charges at atms How a car can cross a pedestrian crossing even when it is green for the pedestrian how long it takes for the green man at a crossing **** tv and how they constantly plug the same shows eg my kitchen rules, offspring, biggest loser and really over dramatise the adverts for them that town centres are usually just a westfield that houses are so cold in the winter even though it's not actually that cold outside that you are forced to have a phone line for internet theres definitely more pros than cons though!!! These are small things really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Charges at atmsHow a car can cross a pedestrian crossing even when it is green for the pedestrian how long it takes for the green man at a crossing that houses are so cold in the winter even though it's not actually that cold outside Totally agree with the ones I have left above. The whole ATM thing seems so...I dont know, backwards and dated the pedestrian crossing things scares me most days.....due to the fact that most (NOT ALL) aussies are...not the best at driving and yet pedestrians are allowed/dare to cross at the same time as them!!!! Now the houses being cold thing is very interesting. In the past few weeks it has been so cold in our house in the mornings and yet the thermometer (on my iphone so it MUST be right) still says 12oC, even more on most occasions....HOW is that possible? I can honestly say ive been colder here INDOORS in the mornings than I ever was in the UK...in winter! Just goes to show how well built and insulated UK houses are i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeegieDave Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Stubby holders Muscular men in tight shorts vests people wearing suits with Oakley sunglasses dodgy long goatee beards people thinking I'm Irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Hi Guys, We've all had the 'what do you miss about the UK' and 'what will you miss about Aus" posts so thought id post this one to see people reactions. Ill Start off; The ridiculous noisy V6 and V8 cars......out and out my absolute most hated thing ever!!! An Australian Christmas Kindy/Childcare fees TV & Radio The way 99.9% of activities include alcohol or smoking High prices of most things (food and cars mainly) Poor house builds The laid back approach, but ONLY on things like job applications etc...things that matter and impact your life and lively hood The constant need for licences for jobs, barista, RSA, etc... Thats about all I can think of for now. LETS SEE HOW LONG THIS CAN ACTUALLY STAY ON TOPIC WITHOUT BEING RUINED BY.......CERTAIN TYPES OF PEOPLE. Any comments from myself or others ARE NOT personal against anyone living here or anyone who likes what we have listed. Xmas The isolation that was it really ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Xmas The isolation that was it really ! Enough though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britpop Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 **** tv and how they constantly plug the same shows eg my kitchen rules, offspring, biggest loser and really over dramatise the adverts for them theres definitely more pros than cons though!!! These are small things really! lol, if I hear that offspring advert one more time!! The constant adverts get on my Nerves (3in an episode if Friends?!) I very much dislike how so many product TV adverts play on basically 'if you don't use this product, your not taking care of your family properly'. "I love my family and that's why I buy..." - not even relevant! lots of shows are very Americanised too. Not that these things matter but iI find sitting down for half an hour to watch the telly more frustrating than relaxing I am going home from WHV and will probably sort of miss some of these quirky things as that's what make it interesting and different from the UK but what bugs me... In QLD the obsession with dying. Funeral and final expenses insurance adverts everywhere!! The variation in prices at the supermarket, fruit and bag can change daily which makes it hard to budget The over zealous bouncers and strict licensing laws that seem to depend on how well you know the owner or if they like the look of you Applying high factor sun lotion whenever you leave the house The taste of tap water The spiders!!! Cost of second hand cars and beer The racism and arrogance in that racism. Though I think the UK is heading more that way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobby1000 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This is exactly the thread I needed to read. It's like I have returned and suddenly it's all come flooding back! Happy days. I can relax in England once again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasepom Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I would miss the whinging poms on how bad Australia is. A racist country that welcomes people from all the world. Friendly people everywhere you go and no class distinction to worry about. Yep get me back to perfect England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobby1000 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Well they don't welcome anyone that arrives in a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobby1000 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This is a wonderful post, particularly for me at this precise moment. But in the interests of a balanced argument here is a list of things I wouldn't miss about England if given a second chance at Australia and it's myriad of annoyances: *A Conservative Government *A government intent on refusing all public servants any type of payrise and destroying pensions whilst awarding themselves above inflation payrises each year. *The price of petrol which means I can't actually afford to drive to the garage to fill my car up. *Not having a meal and entertainment card so we can't eat out without feeling guilty. *The fact that if you have children you can never ever go on holiday again (unless you happen to earn a £1m a year or be a politician) due to greedy holiday companies pricing normal families out of the market during holidays. *Rain *The expectation from the NHS that you are happy to work for nothing because your job is "a calling" f@ck off, I'm just paying my mortgage thanks very much *Jeremy Clarkson *Council tax rising whilst the council only collecting our bins fortnightly instead of weekly. *Incredibly high fuel prices for the home *That f@cking great tree in my garden that drops leaves and kills our newly planted grass/turf every year *Health and Safety: My sons teacher was not allowed to put a plaster on his cut, but she was allowed to call me in and get me to apply the plaster! *Poor wages and it being impossible to save for anything....to the point where, at times, I start to daydream about my relatives dying soon before I quickly curse myself and realise I am not very nice and then have to call them to check they are still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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