The dreaming of another country club.

Softstuff

I've tried living in a few different countries, and I'm not sure it's so much about which country you live in, as where in the country you are with how much money. The UK is pretty good, but it takes a whole lot of money to get a good standard of living... a fact most DFW's are very familiar with.

The difference in Aus, and I've heard this from most ex-pats who are here, is that you can live a fantastic lifestyle with next to no money. We live in an area featured regularly on TV here as a favourite holiday destination. We have a unit in a resort where everything is done for us. In an afternoon we pick which of 4 pools we want to swim in, or if we want to play tennis or go in a spa. And the setting looks about as tropical as it gets.... yet it cost about 84k GBP. Would love to know what you'd get for that now in the uk!!. Food is cheap, my monthly food budget is about 80GBP, we can go to the cinema for 4GBP, rent a DVD for 80p... heck our wedding reception, in an award winning restaurant overlooking the beach (which we saw on TV yesterday is Richard Bransons favourite when he's visiting) was for 30 people, with a 3 course meal and as many drinks as we could consume (cocktails included), cost 1400GBP... and that included the exclusive use of the place and 4 cases of wine to take home!!

On the downside, so this isn't just a huge boast , finding a job here is pretty hard.... I've got a degree yet I'm working as a casual shop assistant and glad of it really. And second hand cars are ridiculously expensive, so it's a good job they have pretty reasonable buses!

itsarichmansworld

OZ was on our list but its does take a lot to get in and as you said employment isnt easy....

But sounds like you have a great life very jealous I'm sitting here with the heating on as its cold In glasgow today,,,

you never need to worry about heating bills lol

Softstuff

itsarichmansworld wrote: »

OZ was on our list but its does take a lot to get in and as you said employment isnt easy....

But sounds like you have a great life very jealous I'm sitting here with the heating on as its cold In glasgow today,,,

you never need to worry about heating bills lol

hehe, yeah, no huge heating bills... though it does get a bit chilly in winter, but air conditioning is essential. And given how many bugs we've seen I reckon installing fly screens might be too.

Getting in here is an apparent nightmare. Though hairdressers are always in high demand I'm here because of the hubby, so am in the midst of all the immigration stuff now, which is a pretty fair sized expense too.

And there are still things that I miss.... pizza hut buffets, asda reduced sections, home bargains... oh, and Boots.

Burlesque_Babe

Add me in please.....

I'd love to live in New Zealand.........or the remote Scottish Isles.......

I'm in England and just about as far South of Scotland as you can get, so I guess Scotland counts as another country?!

elantan

oh rich what a great idea we plan on going to austrailia too ...but will need to be when son is finished uni ...trying to get qualified in the meantime...go on give me a number ...please...

Toto

We're off to Canada sometime within the next year, so count me in please.

auntie_brenda

Me too please. Spain for me, nowhere near as exciting as some of the others but it will do for me.

10 years and counting..........

itsarichmansworld

You can still come in though lol
Me no 1
Oneday I will no 2
Chev Doacc No 3
Soft spot no your no too late no 4
Rog Number 5
JandK Number 6
Tiff Number 7
Lennymfo number 8
Keren number 9
elantan no 10
toto no 11
Auntie brenda no 12

Wow our wee group is growing toto I was wondering when you'd come along lol

elantan

well looks like dfw meets are gonna be even harder to organise soon lol

itsarichmansworld

Yeah defo elan !

Its great makes you realise how many people want to go away try a new life

as I say there must be more to life than Glasgow all grey and wet bring on long hot humid summers in UAE!