Stuju Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 What was your biggest fear for those of you already in oz & what is you biggest fear for those of you about to move to oz ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuju Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 mine was missing loved ones... it aint easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabroom Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 yep that is what I have voted for aswell:sad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EM&M Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hi Gizmo, Mine was other reasons......I worry that if it all goes pear shaped and we have to come home or we cannot get PR after the temp visa has ran out that we will end up with a worse quality of life that we have now. We couldnt afford to buy our home now if we needed to. Lets hope that it doesnt come to that. Em x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gajackdeb1@bigpond.com Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Been here a year now it still hurts not havin your family ......but i will say it is getting easier it just a whole new way of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uluru Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 :yes:TOTALLY agree with you Em!!!!.....Scared too, I'll cross that bridge when it happens. I'm at the TRA stage...early days!! El x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonsbigfamilyadventure Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 We are not there yet but I would have to say all of the above. Joanne xx:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian&Lou Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Another excellent thread. I ticked other reaons (although could have ticked them all). I'm also worried about my son not liking it, having to return home and trying to afford buying a house in the uk again. About us not fitting in to Oz life full time, I could go on and on. However all these concerns are far outweighed by the concerns I have about staying in the Uk! Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dunnarunna Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 im with you on that one lou, im having bit of a down week started to home a few of my many animals, makes it more real, lord knows what the hell it will be like saying goodbyes to family, also been scaring myself sh*tless by reading horror stories on spiders (ticked that one),so the doubts have been kicking in big time, but even after all this i still beleive its gonna be worth it in the long run. sometimes think the things that are happining in this country are alot scarier than a bloody great hairy spider (well i must keep telling myself that) and im happy where i live its so quiet & peaceful, but for how long? it was sleepy suffolk but we all know what happened in ipswich which is not too far from me (anything but sleepy!!!) donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lolly Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Missing Friends & Family is a massive fear.:cry: But I could have ticked all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clayton gang Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 H I agree with most of you. It would be my loved ones:sad: That would maybe make us think about leaving the UK now it's getting near to finding out the decision. Jenny::unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tracy hunt Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 My biggest fear is that it just won't feel like home. You know those sort of holidays that you look forward to coming home from, I would hate to feel like that about Australia. Also, if the children get upset and say they want to go back to England. I'd find that really hard. I suppose that probably will happen at some point, but hopefully they'll feel the warm sun on their shoulders, jump in the pool and wait for their BBQ tea with their new Aussie friends and forget about dreary old England! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Abi&Dan Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Seriously worried about not being able to make new friends :swoon: - hoping the Aussies are as gregarious and open as their stereotype. I'm super shy and need other people to be extra pushy to make up for that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachel&Stu Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hi all:cute: Something obviously very wrong with me, as my one and only fear is of not getting the visa. Blissfully ignorant that there may be things I don't like...... It's dead nice in Rachey-world!!:wacko: Byee Rachel:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steve110 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 usual things i spose,getting a job house etc,and having to have to come back...... as for friends and family...... hardly see family,friends most of mine are spread over the uk anyway,so rarely see them either. bet your bottom dollar that when we do get to aus,they all come out of the woodwork wanting a cheap holiday.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelly Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 i voted for missing family and friends, although some of hubbys friends going to oz too and all going to brizzy so he will be ok, at least i will their wives to be my friends but not sure how im going to cope leaving family(paents and sister) behind, but have to get the kids out of here kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THE JONEZYS Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Well before we came I wasn't worried about anything! Now I am here? I miss my mum and my son who has gone back to UK. I miss our best friends..........but have made lots of new ones!! I miss Walkers crisp, Bisto and Soccer AM. Apart from that life is good and I am not really worried about anything......perhaps I am weird or niave, either way I will make the most of this feeling of contentment! Lesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest koala12 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 My biggest problem here is that I miss my parents and daughter who stayed behind so much that it physically hurts sometimes and when I'm having a really good day and enjoying myself I sometimes feel guilty or upset they're not here to share the experience with me. Also being petrified of spiders I'm constantly worried about coming face to face with something large and hairy! Only other thing is that I haven't made any friends here yet so it's a bit lonely sometimes and I don't know where to go or what to do to put that right, I'm also a bit shy so the thought of walking into a roomful of strangers is rather daunting! Apart from all that, life here in Sydney is great and I wouldn't want to go back to the UK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THE JONEZYS Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Well you've always got all of us @PIO Koala12. Lesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest koala12 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Aaah Lesley thanks so much - this site is fantastic and I wish I had found it months ago! Everyone is so kind and helpful and it's such good fun - just wish there were more people here in Sydney as you all seem to be living it up in Qld!!!! Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dean&shell Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 friends are very important but with kids and hopefuly a friendly rugby club it should be ok all the best to focks with worrys i hope it will be better than here:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerfa Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I have put not getting a job (for me that is). My wife is a staff nurse so there should be no problem there. I also hate the idea of it failing and having to come back the the UK as we would struggle to buy a house to the modist standard we have now. We been in it 16 years and its gone up in value a bit. My wifes biggest fear except it failing is having to leave her elderly father behind. Him coming is not an option. But like I say, if he lives to 100, we'll be pensioners and will regret never going for it. Got to think of yourself and your kids. Other members of the family have had their chance, done their thing, now its our turn. The Tuckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Its the snakes and spiders for me,,im getting braver but they still give me the shivers,,and as much as i miss my mates back home ,ive made alot of good friends here. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Snowdons Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hi there, I am a new member, thinking of moving to OZ, homing in on Perth but not sure where you are based. Would love some advice. We are in the throws of not knowing whether to go for it or not. We have two children and life here seems to be getting worse and more chaotic. Looking for a slower pace of life and more of an outdoor life but obviously leaving friends and family is playing on our minds. Any advice from you or others out there would be greatly appreciated. Regards Justine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tish&Tom Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 :spinny: I would miss my sis and friends for sure. Lucky Tom and I are taking our little girls so they have a better time growing up..Truly look forward to meeting new people...also very scarred ....:arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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