Poor Mrs wingy, might have to pop round and sort her out.The only time I'll get to go Down Under will be when I'm pushing up daisies.
Is that pretty much all around Oz? I always envisage them hating us.
An older colleague (now passed on) went there for a couple of years in the 70s, said they didn't accept him and his kids had a rough time at school. Perhaps things have changed or he just happened to live in the wrong area. Or he was a nob. Probably.
Still being told it’s possible but just going on as if it isn’t going to.Remember you saying now actually. Is that done with? Or do you think you might still go?
Cheers Dave, I'm a couple of years in as a Web Devloper and completing a degree this year, the wife is a senior primary school teacher so I think we have desirable enough skills to get in. Got two kids (6 and 9), if we were going to do it I'd like to do it before the eldest hits secondary school age.
"Both say the culture is completely different. You're not a slave to work and they now have less hours, a lower work load and more flexibility."
This is the important part.
Snakes and spiders I was literally worried about, silly really. Read up about it and you have more chance of dying falling off a horse.
Go for it. Worst case scenario you don’t like it go back. Moved to the US and love it. Canada or Australia next I think for meThinking about it. Anybody done it? Be interested to get opinions on whether the lifestyle is actually better or it's just in my head.
Fuck that..... stuck in the far corner of the world in a racist cultural backwater where its just too fucking hot to be healthy for atleast 1/3 of the year.....wild fires a plenty & an ever increasing chance of annual droughts so bad you'll be queuing up in 43C blazing sun to take your turn at the community water standpipe....
.......living the dream...bonza!
What part you off to?moving next week
To think, all you had to do years ago is nick some venison.So basically it seems a no go from the Aussies at the minute. Below is the response I got from a migration agent this week. May be of interest to some people.
You give them some brief info such as education and occupation, name etc. I'm due to complete a Bsc in computing and IT this year. Wife has a degree, summat to do with childhood and education. She's a deputy head at a primary. I'm a web developer. We have 2 young children.
I'll continue to probe this when Covid eases (whenever the fuck that is) and also when I'm done with studying.
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Melbourne. Never been, so not sure what to expect. One way to find out!What part you off to?
Excellent that's where we hope to live some day.Melbourne. Never been, so not sure what to expect. One way to find out!
Great city. Sport mad.Melbourne. Never been, so not sure what to expect. One way to find out!
moving next week
yes mate, got a transfer with my current company. Was touch and go on visa though for a long time been very stressfulGood luck, have you already landed a job out there?
Thanks mateGood luck and safe travels
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