Comments on: Heave away, haul away

By: Florida Girl In Sydney

Florida Girl In Sydney — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:17:34 +0000

Ok, got it. Had no idea your wife was Australian. Still would love to know why you moved to the UK–
but I’m going to keep reading and see if I can find answers.

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By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:16:31 +0000

Adelaide is running a campaign in the UK right now to attract skilled migrants, and a quick Google search brought up some good results.

Be sure to pack your sunglasses – it’s sunny, yes, but has anyone told you about the heat? It was 40 degrees celcius in Adelaide last week!

Good luck with the job search. I think your chances are better than average.

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By: CDV

CDV — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:49:15 +0000

A million people seems pretty big to me – having lived in towns of around 100,000 or less for most of my life. I’m curious about my first impressions as well…

By: headbang8

headbang8 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:29:01 +0000

Sorry, Chris. I just re-read your post and noticed that you made it quite clear you#d never visited Oz. Curious to hear your first impressions when you get there. headbang8's last blog post..Authentic. With an accent on the ick

By: headbang8

headbang8 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:25:33 +0000

Chris,

I’m curious…have you actually visited Adelaide? Or are you taking Sinead’s word for it being lovely?

I grew up in Adelaide, too. (In fact, I grew up with Arizaphale for a bit.)

You’ll face a couple of little problems, I think. One is finding a house, and the other is finding a job. The city is only a million people, so the pool of employment is a bit thin. And real-estate madness infected the market in Australia rather more than even the USA.

That said, if you get those two problems sorted out, the living can be sweet. Whaddaya reckon, Ariza? Does this happy little family need a renovated bluestone cottage in Unley or the east, a trendy townhouse in North Adelaide, or a cottage in Glenelg? Of course, they could opt for neat views in an encroachment on the Hills Face Zone, but that’s a tad out of the way.

I’d opt for Glenelg. It’s near the beach, and everyone’s grandma lives there. The tram is cool, too.

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By: Jenelle

Jenelle — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:20:36 +0000

Hold up! You are moving so soon? I guess I need to catch up some more on your blog!

By: arizaphale

arizaphale — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:52:06 +0000

The moving between continents is fraught with the bittersweet. I speak from experience. And Ringo, there have been rigid immigration laws for sometime prior to the previous government as a friend’s partner discovered back in the early 90s when Mr Keating was still pulling the strings. Did you get to do a quiz? THAT was the brainchild of Mr Howard I believe. I hope you remembered who Don Bradman was and didn’t put Shane Warne on the ‘who is our most famous cricketer?’ question. The one thing I did find about Australia, and Adelaide in particular, on my return was how parochial we are. Still, after you’ve been here awhile you barely notice it
Try and get jobs first though….that bit wasn’t fun.

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By: KathyF

KathyF — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:36:02 +0000

Oh, look it posted. But I keep getting “bad message” screens whenever I do.

Anyway, you shouldn’t leave England. You haven’t met me yet.

Also there is much to see and do here. Even when it’s not covered with fog. Gah…

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By: KathyF

KathyF — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:34:30 +0000

The last few times I've tried to post here it hasn't worked. Before I go on about how you should stay here, let me try to post this... KathyF's last blog post..My Chat With Barack

By: Ringo Stalin

Ringo Stalin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:58:15 +0000

The rigid immigration laws are the result of a recently voted-out (thank goodness) conservative, right-wing government, ironically titled ‘the Liberal Party’.

Adelaide’s not a bad little town, and I say that as a current resident. Bit small, though. Then again, you can actually pack a fair bit into one square kilometre.