Where to move to? Australia? ….?

Capn' $qu!ff said:
Agreed plus every winter you can go skiing! :D

(Yeah I know I'm skiing mad I still havn't gotten over the fact I'm back from my ski trip that was 3 weeks ago *sigh* :( )
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I emigrated so i could go skiing more. I now live in Switzerland and try to ski twice a week.
Do it.
 
Canada > USA > NZ >....> OZ

IMO.

Canada has a nicer climate and scenery variability than OZ. Actually I find OZ quite boring really. And the interesting parts of OZ are pretty deadly. Depends on your tastes of course.


Plus I wouldn't exclude non-English speaking places. You can have a lot more fun in a new culture and learn a lot more about yourself and life.
 
Ever seen that programme on the TV when people from UK emigrate to Oz .... some come back home .... some stay ... would be intresting to watch a few might help you make up your mind and give you some tips

Someone on here will know the name of the programme and maybe provide a link

:)
 
Paras said:
So the girlfriend and I will be finishing school soon. With the state of the HNS and just the general state of the UK we are getting the feeling we would like to go elsewhere.

We have had a number of thoughts, top of our list at the moment is Australia (no idea where). How difficult it is to make the transition from living in Europe to Australia? Anyone done it?


I hear its not too hard for Doctors to find a job there, anyone know anything about working there as a doctor?

She would be moving out in about 6 to 12 months and I would be going in around 18 to 24 months. Both of us will be fully qualified doctors and taking a good chunk of cash with us so starting up should not be too difficult.

I also considered Canada but she is not too keen, im open to suggestions really we just want Somewhere English speaking where we can make a good living and have a good life.
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If you don't mind me asking, have you been through the training fiasco?

I know lots of rural places in Australia are actively seeking British doctors to move over there due to the shortage.

Let us know how you get on (may have to do the same should MMC not be sorted out by the time I go through it :() - though just heard on radio 4 that they're barring foreign doctors going for post-grad training places...
 
Gilly said:
Canada > Oz

Less things to kill you, no aussies, better weather, nicer scenery...
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I agree completely with Gilly here - my wife and I are also looking to relocate when she's finished her studies (nursing) and we're looking at Canada as well.

Obviously its up to the individual, personal preference plays a big part - but like the op stated with the current circumstances as they are in Britain today i would wish anyone planning to emmigrate all the best :cool:
 
i also plan on either going to Vancouver, Sydney, or Melbourne when i finish uni.
would have gone to uni in australia but it works out around £20k a year....no thanks :p
 
Thanks for all the input people,
Evangelion,
Thanks for the links I will have a good look through them.

Australia is not for everyone. If you have no compelling reason to go... don't.

We do not have a compelling reason as such just that we are getting tired of the uk and after living in prague for 6 years can’t see our self moving back to the uk. I personally hate the overcrowding, the cost of living / property and the fact that the uk seems to be full of chavs and false asylum seekers. That coupled with the fact that working conditions are not very good its probably not the place for us to spend the rest of our days.

I could live with being away from my family as my dad is now 50 and is thinking of retiring so he would visit from time to time however my girlfriend is very attached to her family so that may be more difficult for her.


D.P, I would like to try another non English speaking country however its just not possible if we want to work as doctors.

Pulsar_GTI , thanks I will keep an eye out for it.


Monkey Puzzle, absolute joke, my girlfriend missed the application date because she was given the wrong info by the GMC and now can’t apply until next year again. This is a big part of why she wants to move also.

Im still going to try and sell the idea of Canada to the misses because i have spent a few summers there and loved it.
 
elitetrick said:
i also plan on either going to Vancouver, Sydney, or Melbourne when i finish uni.
would have gone to uni in australia but it works out around £20k a year....no thanks :p
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Uni fees for foreign students in Australia are astronomical. The average Brit couldn't possibly afford them.

However... rich families from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan are always sending their kids to Australian unis, because they have a good reputation and carry a certain amount of snob value in the Asian job market.

I had lots of Asian friends at uni; one of them was a bloke whose parents were obscenely rich. On his birthday they didn't phone him or send a card; they just dropped $5,000 into his bank account. :eek:
 
Paras said:
Thanks for all the input people,
Evangelion,
Thanks for the links I will have a good look through them.
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Cheers mate, my pleasure. :)

Evangelion said:
Australia is not for everyone. If you have no compelling reason to go... don't.
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We do not have a compelling reason as such just that we are getting tired of the uk and after living in prague for 6 years can’t see our self moving back to the uk. I personally hate the overcrowding, the cost of living / property and the fact that the uk seems to be full of chavs and false asylum seekers. That coupled with the fact that working conditions are not very good its probably not the place for us to spend the rest of our days.

I could live with being away from my family as my dad is now 50 and is thinking of retiring so he would visit from time to time however my girlfriend is very attached to her family so that may be more difficult for her.
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Speaking as an Aussie who's lived here since January 2004 and will be returning home at the end of this year, I sympathise with your view.

The presence of immigrants doesn't bother me; we have a higher percentage of immigrants in Australia, after all. And the cost of living is a swings/roundabouts issue; for example, groceries tend to be more expensive in Australia, since the overwhelming share of fresh food and grocery merchandise is home-grown or Australian made. But the UK's overcrowding and lower quality of life are a big issue for me, and this country just doesn't have enough to offer in the long term.

My (English) wife and I bought a house in Adelaide early last year, so we'll just move right into it when we arrive. I have enjoyed my time here, but these days I can't wait to get home. :)
 
Gilly said:
Is $5000 all that much?
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It certainly was in 1993 - particularly as a birthday present. Even today, $5,000 = £2,272. That's a tidy sum, even though it won't go as far as it did 15 years ago.

Of course, if you were accustomed to receiving this sort of cash regularly from your own parents when you were a kid, it may not seem like a large amount. Was this the case?

:)
 
My personal experience of moving from London to Sydney has been nothing but good.

I think people wanting to stay in London are crazy.
 
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