Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

Almo

Thanks! It was a bit of a gloomy post, wasn't it? Australia is a great country, if you have the opportunity to go I would definitely consider it. We had a great life there.

aliasojo

No don't be daft. It was a 'it is what it is' post.

We just found out today that OH's job is no longer on the wanted list and the only way would be through company sponsorship. Given the field he works in (sorry but would prefer not to say what) ,I don't think that's very likely judging by info on ex pat forums.

BertieUK

Almo wrote: »

Thanks! It was a bit of a gloomy post, wasn't it? Australia is a great country, if you have the opportunity to go I would definitely consider it. We had a great life there.

We have some friends who are Seniors and one of their daughters moved to Australia a few years ago and they miss her so much you can see it in their eyes when they meet other friends who still have their daughters at home, when they found out that our daughter SB was going away from home to Uni' they whispered 'at least she is still in the UK'.

We found it hard to answer that one and moved on to another subject, but for some families it must be heart pulling just thinking about the distance that is involved.:(

CKhalvashi

Wheezy wrote: »

Can't even think of a car manufacturer starting with S and 7 letters...

Sunbeam (now defunct)
Sastava; I drove one in Serbia, which was essentially a rebadged Fiat Punto

CK

Wheezy_2

CKhalvashi wrote: »

Sunbeam (now defunct)
Sastava; I drove one in Serbia, which was essentially a rebadged Fiat Punto

CK

Ok I'll give you Sunbeam, but the Serbian one is Zastava. I think sss555s drives one.

misskool

friday

except i have to go to work on sunday which is chinese new year and makes me sad

i'm going to stick my head in a book because having the laptop means i will feel the urge to do some more work and i mentally can't work anymore!

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

friday

except i have to go to work on sunday which is chinese new year and makes me sad

i'm going to stick my head in a book because having the laptop means i will feel the urge to do some more work and i mentally can't work anymore!

Goodness...usually one sees adverts for food brands for Chinese new year, but I have seen nothing.

Big week next week then, Chinese new year, valentines, shrove tuesday.

BertieUK

lostinrates wrote: »

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Sounds like a yummy week ahead, we will celebrate with a Chinese meal next week if we manage to put our property onto the market.:D

My editing is rubbish but getting better...

lostinrates

BertieUK wrote: »

We have some friends who are Seniors and one of their daughters moved to Australia a few years ago and they miss her so much you can see it in their eyes when they meet other friends who still have their daughters at home, when they found out that our daughter SB was going away from home to Uni' they whispered 'at least she is still in the UK'.

We found it hard to answer that one and moved on to another subject, but for some families it must be heart pulling just thinking about the distance that is involved.:(

It's just such an alien concept of family to me. Because relocation and distance was 'normal' to us and independance was prized I have to admit I would feel stiffled if I felt this was my parents' attitude. I think that the norms I grew up with feel more usual now that travel is so much easier and communication is just.....almost always available.

We did factor in being near my parents when buying, but ...in reality, all of us would cope if we went elsewhere.

The people who lose most I think are younger people. Children benefit so much from good relationships with extended family, I see so many examples of how important that network is. It's a shame when that is less easy, less independant of parents.

lostinrates

BertieUK wrote: »

lostinrates wrote: »

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Sounds like a yummy week ahead, we will celebrate with a Chinese meal next week if we manage to put our property onto the market.:D

My editing is rubbish but getting better...

Bertie, it's ok to leave other people's posts in. I was just being a bit precious the other day. Please don't worry about it. :)