OZ or US whisch is best??

Grace Oz · Jan 5, 2007

that's a shame you hold this view. however, i respect your right to hold it and to express it, because that's how we do things here in peaceful and democratic australia! but since you do hold this view, can you please explain why it is so many americans and canadians are 'breaking down our doors' trying to emigrate here to live??!!

peace is a relative concept these days.

hmmmm. now that's an interesting concept!

littlehobo · Jan 7, 2007

really?????!!!!! ............... i'd like to know why you hold this opinion. considering australia is one of the youngest and most modern countries in the world, i'm surprised to read this. would you care to elabourate more on why you hold this view, i'm genuinely interested to know.

put it this way, i'm listening to the grease soundtrack on the radio, and at the new years celebrations they had a break dancing act.

Grace Oz · Jan 7, 2007

put it this way, i'm listening to the grease soundtrack on the radio, and at the new years celebrations they had a break dancing act.

and that causes you to conclude that australia is stuck in the 80's????!!!!

i was in san francisco in may 2006. saw and heard a man playing guitar. he was singing "are you going to san francisco". that didn't cause me to conclude that the us is stuck in the 60's!!!!!

and.... is there not room for all genre of music, dance, etc etc, regardless of the era in which it was written, played, danced?

hearing or seeing music, dancing, films, whatever, from a time gone by, does not dictate how modern or with it a country is!!!

on the contrary, it shows just how accommodating the country and it's people are!

i'd not be judging a country on those things.

you need to travel through many many states within a country, smell, breathe, live and indulge in it before you cast judgements.

and in any case, it's always one person's perspective anyway.

i wish you all the very best on your return to the uk.

a word of advice.......

like many before you, they went back to the uk only to discover just how fabulous australia really is! they soon hotailed it back to oz!

if this should happen to you, i hope you are able to return with humility and gratitude. :)

littlehobo · Jan 7, 2007

Oh dear, you Aussies do take yourself far too seriously. You'll start banging on about the cricket next.

Grace Oz · Jan 7, 2007

oh dear, you aussies do take yourself far too seriously. you'll start banging on about the cricket next.

oh dear............... do you really want us to start on about the cricket???? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Fiona59 · Jan 8, 2007

I showed this thread to an Aussie nurse I work with. She nearly choked on her tea.

Somehow, I don't want to get into this but you are taking patriotism to a whole 'nother level....

Grace Oz · Jan 8, 2007

i showed this thread to an aussie nurse i work with. she nearly choked on her tea.
somehow, i don't want to get into this but you are taking patriotism to a whole 'nother level....

oh dear ........... poor girl! was she drinking 'billy' tea? :rotfl:

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jan 8, 2007

can I just say we have gone a bit off topic here and not helping the poor OP.:sofahider

english_nurse · Jan 8, 2007

Put it this way, I'm listening to the Grease soundtrack on the Radio, and at the New years celebrations they had a break dancing act.

pmsl :lol2:

Tanvi Tusti · Jan 9, 2007

like many before you, they went back to the uk only to discover just how fabulous australia really is! they soon hotailed it back to oz!
if this should happen to you, i hope you are able to return with humility and gratitude. :)

im gonna be controversial, but what the hell! im english, worked in oz and france, married to an american and we are going back to sydney. i love the uk, i love australia, sick to death of the beaurocrasy associated with getting into the us and to be honest after my christmas with the american family im sick to death of americans harping on about how great their country is and how anyone fortunate enough to be "chosen" to enter their beloved homeland should stand with their head held high as one of the select few. i have travelled the length and breadth of the us, lived there on and off for over 3 years, been shacked with one of them for 5 years and believe me that country has its problems just like anywhere else does. my husband lived there all his life till he met me and no way wants to go back, he was only up for it because he thought i was and i was only doing it for him. now the both of us have seen sense and are going back to what in our opinion is the better place.

for anyone thinking of migration for whatever reason put oz first on the list, after 3 years of heartache and stress i wish to god i had done that. and in reference to the post about oz being stuck in the 80's, well thats not my experience of sydney. if you think oz is stuck in the 80's you should hot foot it down to the midwest us of a. now they are stuck in the 80's alright, the 1880's!!!

english_nurse · Jan 9, 2007

Im gonna be controversial, but what the hell! Im English, worked in Oz and France, married to an American and we are going back to Sydney. I love the UK, I love Australia, sick to death of the beaurocrasy associated with getting into the US and to be honest after my christmas with the American family Im sick to death of Americans harping on about how great their country is and how anyone fortunate enough to be "chosen" to enter their beloved homeland should stand with their head held high as one of the select few. I have travelled the length and breadth of the US, lived there on and off for over 3 years, been shacked with one of them for 5 years and believe me that country has its problems just like anywhere else does. My husband lived there all his life till he met me and NO WAY wants to go back, he was only up for it because he thought I was and I was only doing it for him. Now the both of us have seen sense and are going back to what in our opinion IS the better place.
For anyone thinking of migration for whatever reason put Oz first on the list, after 3 years of heartache and stress I wish to god I had done that. And in reference to the post about Oz being stuck in the 80's, well thats not my experience of Sydney. If you think Oz is stuck in the 80's you should hot foot it down to the midwest US of A. Now they are stuck in the 80's alright, the 1880's!!!

pmsl again :lol2:

i for one am starting to wish i had chosen OZ this USA thing is getting on my nerves big time

HM2VikingRN, RN · Jan 9, 2007

and that causes you to conclude that australia is stuck in the 80's????!!!!
i was in san francisco in may 2006. saw and heard a man playing guitar. he was singing "are you going to san francisco". that didn't cause me to conclude that the us is stuck in the 60's!!!!!
and.... is there not room for all genre of music, dance, etc etc, regardless of the era in which it was written, played, danced?
hearing or seeing music, dancing, films, whatever, from a time gone by, does not dictate how modern or with it a country is!!!
on the contrary, it shows just how accommodating the country and it's people are!
i'd not be judging a country on those things.
you need to travel through many many states within a country, smell, breathe, live and indulge in it before you cast judgements.
and in any case, it's always one person's perspective anyway.
i wish you all the very best on your return to the uk.
a word of advice.......
like many before you, they went back to the uk only to discover just how fabulous australia really is! they soon hotailed it back to oz!
if this should happen to you, i hope you are able to return with humility and gratitude. :)

no but president bush is nostalgic for 1890 and the gilded age..... :lol2: