5 Reasons we live/want to live, in Australia :)

[scottishcelts]

and mines are all of the above too

plus;

the lack of knife crimes, gun crimes, drug crimes, buckfast swigging yobs, teen pregnancies, robberies etc etc. the list is endless, and yes i know these sort of crimes are everywhere in the world but here it particularly rife and is getting worse. There's no hope here anymore (was there ever any?)

Fact; The government have really screwed up to a point of no return.

Now i've sent you all into a bout of depression i will crawl away quietly to dream of those sunshine coast beaches.

[Tiff]

1, Because England has gone to the dogs
2, Because England has gone to the dogs
3 . see above
4. Er, because England has gone to the dogs
5. Yep you guessed it, England has gone to the dogs.

[sgilli3]

Well for an Aussie living away from "home", you bought a tear to my eye. (sniff, sniff)
I love my country, and I miss my country.
Most of all I was thrilled to read how much you all love Australia, and the things you love about it.
Thanks for such a lovely thread.

[kaz101]

Wow this thread was started over a year ago!

1. We were tired working so hard in the UK with little to show for it
2. My husband suffers in the cold which is not good for a gardener
3. We wanted a better work / life balance - more life less work
4. Visited Oz in 2002 and fell in love in love with it - the weather, the open spaces, the friendly people, the opportunities
5. Erm.... I think I've covered everything....

Regards,
Karen

[scottishcelts]

Hi Kaz, i'm sure everyone else is wondering the same thing too but where is your lovely smiling pic you had, it's sorely missed!

[kaz101]

Originally Posted by scottishcelts

Hi Kaz, i'm sure everyone else is wondering the same thing too but where is your lovely smiling pic you had, it's sorely missed!

I decided to go for a change since the avatar now matches my signature.
If you miss my smiling face that much it can still be seen on my profile

Thanks for saying that though - it is appreciated!

K.

[Dolly]

In no particular order...

1. Weather
Even in winter people are still walking around in thongs (the shoe kind BTW )

2. Able to be mortgage-free therefore financially secure
No way would we have achieved that in the UK at our age. In fact we'd have ended up with quite a sizeable shortfall on the endowment so we would have had to downsize to pay said shortfall

3. Sun, sea and surf
Where we live the beach stretches as far as the eye can see. I'm in Seventh Heaven

4. More laid back lifestyle.
Australians are an extremely friendly bunch

5. Different opportunities
Both for us and our boys

Sorry, but must add this as well...

6. Australia is a country that enjoys political autonomy. It can create it's own policies and guidelines without the interference of anyone else therefore giving you a much freer outlook on life

Dolly

[northern mover]

Hi guys,
please stop!!!! I can't cope with the envy

My reasons are similar, and yet different;
1) The Aussie have a go attitude!none of that "you can't/ couldn't/ shouldn't nonsense
2) Work / LIFE balance; there does appear to be an actual balance!
3) Community spirit and values; when in Oz we witnessed ANZAC; what an eye-opener. The pride displayed for the vets and serving armed forces; WOW. Even the youngsters, teenagers, up at dawn!!! I wish we Brits showed some of that.
4) Complete strangers saying G'DAY, HOWAR YA? No pretence of sociability, just genuine friendliness.
5) The wine!!!!!!!! Keep your chateau neuf, even if it's lovely.

I can't wait to come to Oz; i may well miss home, some people and Tesco on a saturday, Thanks, but i'll take the risk
Thanks all
Jane

[kaz101]

Yeah actually 5. could have been finances for us too. We didn't pay off the house but moving from just North of London to South Australia gave us money for other investments.

I agree Jane about the community spirit. We were in Darling Harbour, Sydney some years ago for Australia Day. I think it was just after the Bali bombings and the Aussies display some of the Navy boats around the harbour. The energy in the air was pride and I was almost moved to tears. I didn't mention it my husband until later and he said he felt it too. I've never felt anything like it before.

On another occasion there were bush fires in South Australia (I think it was the Eyre Peninsula) while we were on holiday. People from all over the State and even from Tassie were getting equipment and supplies to the affected area.

I'm not sure what the community spirit is like in the big cities but out here in the sticks it's alive and well.

Regards,
Karen

[scottishcelts]

I'm going to miss Scotland my country and the wonderful scenery we have here where we live, my heritage & culture too, Irn Bru, Marmite, Celtic F.C and that's about it really and..........................

Can't wait to trade it all in for Australia and never ever look back