UK economy comes to a standstill

hethmar

There must be more culture than the impression we get here. Im sure there must

Generali

hethmar wrote: »

There must be more culture than the impression we get here. Im sure there must

There is. Look at the prominence their Opera House has for a start!

There's nothing compared to London or Tokyo or something but it's a small country (pop 20,000,000).

hethmar

Exactly - we are probably well out of touch with the truth of the matter. They cant all be just surfing and playing cricket/rugger all the time can they.

http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/

Generali

hethmar wrote: »

Exactly - we are probably well out of touch with the truth of the matter. They cant all be just surfing and playing cricket/rugger all the time can they.

http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/

Well I admit I plan to spend a sizable proportion of my time doing precisely that.

boyse7en

Sorry, but the badger is an omnivore, not a carnivore.






I'll fetch me coat

lostinrates

Gen, surely your wife can answer all these questions for us? Why did she leave Oz, why does sh want to go back? Is ulture involved in either answer:)

There is culture everywhere, really thanks to DVDs and internet, if you want it you can get it. I actually think depit our huge exposure to both modern and traditional culture 'we' Brits score pretty low, its sad how, for example classical music and choral music is sen in schools in UK. TBH, I'v livd places where and awful lot less free or cheap music, art, theatre is availble but its vastly more desired, whereas its difficult to prsuade lots of peopl in UK that the high quality and large diversity stuff we have available to us is as worthwhile as the popular culture of the x factor!

I think I fall somewher in the middle, having had a culturally rich upbringing, I tend to take it a little for granted and don't go seek when its not freely available..I think in NZ I would have happy eyes from the scenery, a happy body from the frsh air but my poor little mind would start to frget the colour of art and th sound of music (I'd still read!). I like that I have things I'm sort of obligated to go to in UK, because it makes me curious and hungry for more, whereas, if I didn't have to I'd get lazy to expand my cultural horizons.

piglet74

My sister and bro in law have been looking at NZ too but their visa requirements are very strict. She reckons would be best to go to Aus and from Aus to NZ in their particular circumstances. They have both lived in Aus some time back for several years.

I am seriously considering doing the same - possibly taking a retirement visa in a couple of years time.[/quote]

hi,is the Oz visa not strict either, i just did a quick online visa test for skilled migration, and it was rejected, do you HAVE to be under 44 years of age, sorry if this has been already covered?

dopester

Quite a journey Gen has had over the space of about 9-10 months.

All the initial plans and expectations having to be considerably adjusted... to Estate Agent to lucking-out in the public-sector as a University Lecturer.

Just the other thread running at the moment.. had me thinking. People expecting to semi-retire in the US, or Spain... looking for an income to sub them through... (gof-course / hotel / fix other people's computers) when everything is changing.

What was successful during the last 20 years might be a death-trap business from here on in.

IveSeenTheLight

How many pages down were you to find this thread that was last discussed 8 months ago?

Did you like the title?

GracieP

I saw it on the front page and thought NDG had come back.