Guest catsinfrance Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Hey there! I have been flicking through the posts and have seen lots of people feeling bad, lonely, sad, missing 'ol Blighty and saying how crappy Australia is. I am returning home from UK/France after 13 years back to Melbourne and can't wait. I can tell you now, London is full of Australians, particularly obnoxious backpackers, who don't shut up for one single minute, about how everything is better at home and we don't do it this way at home, and blah blah blah. To say it makes me a tad angry hearing that crap from my so called adventurous and open-minded countrymen is an understatement. And to see people doing the same thing is Aust is also frustrating. Its just exactly the same thing in reverse. So I am not biased.... Just remember, keep it in perspective (like I don't), remember that most of ways they do things in the UK are better because that is what you grew up with, the NHS is still crap, the tube is no better, the banks are falling like dominos, the house market is toast AND THERE IS GRAFFITTI THERE AS WELL. And enjoy the little successess you have in day to day life in Aust :v_SPIN: I once read a good article about moving overseas - it said if you are moving "away" from something, it will never work! You need to move "to" something. If you ever get really down, think of me battling the French - good god, I think I might miss all the nonstop paperwork when I go home :cute: That's all my wisdom for Octover all used up! Nov 21st, counting, counting.....
Guest earlswood Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Hey there! I have been flicking through the posts and have seen lots of people feeling bad, lonely, sad, missing 'ol Blighty and saying how crappy Australia is. I am returning home from UK/France after 13 years back to Melbourne and can't wait. I can tell you now, London is full of Australians, particularly obnoxious backpackers, who don't shut up for one single minute, about how everything is better at home and we don't do it this way at home, and blah blah blah. To say it makes me a tad angry hearing that crap from my so called adventurous and open-minded countrymen is an understatement. And to see people doing the same thing is Aust is also frustrating. Its just exactly the same thing in reverse. So I am not biased.... Just remember, keep it in perspective (like I don't), remember that most of ways they do things in the UK are better because that is what you grew up with, the NHS is still crap, the tube is no better, the banks are falling like dominos, the house market is toast AND THERE IS GRAFFITTI THERE AS WELL. And enjoy the little successess you have in day to day life in Aust I once read a good article about moving overseas - it said if you are moving "away" from something, it will never work! You need to move "to" something. If you ever get really down, think of me battling the French - good god, I think I might miss all the nonstop paperwork when I go home :cute: That's all my wisdom for Octover all used up! Nov 21st, counting, counting..... Superb and sooooooo true,:cute: and if they do not like the way we do things in London they can **** off back home.
saunders clan Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Superb and sooooooo true,:cute: and if they do not like the way we do things in London they can **** off back home. And you were saying on a previous thread how all the Aussies love coming to England and hate Australia????!!!!
Guest catsinfrance Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 I must add, I never complained when living in London - to busy lapping up the pub culture. I must say, that I will miss when I get back to Melb. Oh well. But I get real footy, vegimite on tap and ice cold beer - fair swap in my mind :goofy:
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