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Well hello again PP's last time one I was on here. We were just returning from our 2nd "reccie" trip to WA and I was being slightly unfair to some parts of the Aus culture. Most things in my mind do stand but hey ho. A little background: I run a small AC and refrigeration company and along with the wife and our little boy we decided to holiday to Perth and maybe look at emigrating. First visit,we stayed in Hillarys for 3 weeks and absolutely fell in love with the place,the scenery the people the lifestyle and came back to the UK with a real desire to upsticks and move 9000 miles. We set things in motion,sold our house and put the money in the bank ready for moving,sorted skills assessment for my trade and done my IELTS twice to get where I needed to be. Worked out where we wanted to live and stayed in rented,with the plan to sell the business and take another years dividends from it to help with all the finances etc. We decided to get married in November last year on our boys second birthday and to treat ourselves as a honeymoon/fact finding mission back in WA. This time we stayed in Mandurah so we could have a good luck around SOR to compare house prices and living costs etc. We flew business class as a treat and again loved it. Then the doubts started to set in.......we have a great life in the UK,we are happy here,have loads of great friends and family. Along with a good business allowing my partner to not have to work. We drive nice cars,have great holidays anywhere we want go to in the world. I have worked very hard for the last 10 years to build my life,business and most importantly family. Did we really want to give all this up !?!? Spend a fortune on getting over to Aus to have to start again.....we would be buying a poorly constructed house along with a thousand others on some estate near the ocean. Great whilst you are working. My partner would have to return to work,I would have to start some 20 years behind where I was......and we would always be immigrants! But,we loved the sunshine,the picture of us having a BBQ on the beach all alone will always be one of our most treasured. But,we were alone,very alone. Great as 40 degrees is for a few weeks holiday. Could I cope with it all the time or spend time indoors avoiding it? Anyways,fast forward 7 months or so. We now live in a beautiful house,we have green fields behind us,loads of room for the little one and the dog to play safely. We have never locked a door,let alone a car. We have a great circle of friends around us and have so far had a lovely summer with friends and family. BBQ's even! Do we miss Aus? yeh sometimes. Do we regret not making the move ? Not a chance. Sorry folks,really glad we had the experience but life's too good for us here and there are many many places we want to do and see before we get financially tied down and stuck somewhere. This post is just another point, not to some an agreeable one. But,for us we are happy we stayed good luck

Elfie,good luck with your dog and enjoy her as they are a great,but so mis understood breed. I'm out,for me Mr "go Matilda" and the latte people along with the selective editing are hilarious. I'm in Mandurah until Sunday lunch........go on show your faces pm me latte people don't hide behind a website.

did he leave the UK in '78 and set up a gents barbers

Just followed another example of Aussie loving and caring attitude towards their animals. A "ute" with a dog either side in the open back,one tethered with a lead to the side of the "truck" the other tied to it with a chain. Flouncing around all over the back when going around traffic islands etc,could only imagine the tangled mess if they were hit by another vehicle or an emergency stop! and before mumsnet get over excited,it was definately an OZ bloke driving as he had one of the spectaclur 80's mullets that you all love.......

Oh dear:laugh:

Sorry to hear that mate,it breaks your heart doesn't it. It's ok we've found Eaglehawk for 6 dollars a bottle in the offie

Did someone mention beer............I was paying 7 quid a pint on Sunday! Wtf £7!!! You are totally right,but maybe too old to change ? Who knows....... anyhows hows the little one ?

Mate,we make these decisions with the best of intentions. Business class is fun tho'! Like I've said good luck

Relax a little,it's just an opinion

As you know it's only a pisstake:wink:You're a realist and tell it like it is and not PP/mumsnet. You will sort it,as you will look after the family. Yeh,we are in Mandurah,been here a couple of weeks. Had a good look around and been back up NOR again today. Nice thunderstorm all the way back and 2 1/2 hrs from Jindelee beech!!! I am not paying $450,000 for a half decent plot of land. We only need a small 3x2 and it would be approx $250,000 all in with everything we need. But 450k for a plot of dirt "near" the beech is a windup. We are going to have a look at 1 yr old houses that are all completed later tonight on the web when little man is in bed. Then tomorrow have a look at some land deals SOR Love the country,love the lifestyles and the attitude of the people. But,and a big but! We have a great life in the UK,wife doesn't have to work,I'm my own boss with a small mortgage and a big house. Here we would both have to work and we would have a large mortgage and a smaller house...........decisions decisions. It's been a worthwhile 2nd reccie now for the decision. good luck on Friday.

Keefo,she will be good mate. Try not to worry too much (easy for me to say eh!) our little man has been ill since bloody August off and on,constant coughing and chest infections. Now told after numerous Doctors visits that he may have to have his tonsils out. just wip them out ffs! They are very resilient little buggers tho',we worry ourselves all the time but he just carries on. He has even managed to give us both a nice cough and cold,bless him. good luck

Good luck with the little one Keefo,they worry you to death don't they !

Just a personal observation,from making a point of talking to as many dog owners as I can. It costs a small fortune to bring a dog over here. So would love to learn more from people. Seriously!!! That is sooooo American

Good luck,life is short enjoy it xx

Well it will stop your Whinging on here