Wellers and Whitehead Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Interesting to watch having been and done! single mum with teenage autistic son, in Perth, mum a social worker...see how it pans out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I wonder why you still want to after the awful experience you had. Put it behind you and look to a happier future, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellers and Whitehead Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Ha..no I'm not thinking about coming back..I was just on the sofa and it came on TV..I wish people would not transfer wages using the exchange rate but 2.5 your UK wage or approx that figure...oh I can't watch it..I'm cringing..somebody should guide people on the financial side of things...just because on paper you look better off on paper..it's not always the case...frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK AND CO Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Ha..no I'm not thinking about coming back..I was just on the sofa and it came on TV..I wish people would not transfer wages using the exchange rate but 2.5 your UK wage or approx that figure...oh I can't watch it..I'm cringing..somebody should guide people on the financial side of things...just because on paper you look better off on paper..it's not always the case...frustrating! Just about to say the same anyone can manipulate figures on paper but will it work in practice ?. Brave lady though hold my hat up or off to her what ever the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metoo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Good luck to them, I hope they make a good go of it. The young lad Jordan was such a loveable kid, no wonder the grandparents will miss them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 It was interesting to note the potential work area was a long drive away from where they were looking at property. If this lady worked in the metro area and lived in Mandruah she would be lucky to even be home by 6.30pm at night. The property prices nearer the city are much more. Also, if the high school is the one I am thinking of, it has a TERRIBLE reputation. Just don't believe everything you see on tv. This episode actually depressed me. The son was so beautiful and I hope the Mum really looks into this realistically, as she may find that she has less time with her child than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I wonder why you still want to after the awful experience you had. Put it behind you and look to a happier future, Therapy perhaps? Confronting the issue sometimes allows greater insight into the initial difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Therapy perhaps? Confronting the issue sometimes allows greater insight into the initial difficulty. You may be right but IME I needed to put it behind me and move on completely. Lifes too short to keep looking back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somgirl Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 We were only in Oz on a secondment for 2 years, but have to agree it's interesting watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveandKirsty Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I find the huge difference in house prices across the UK just as interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 You may be right but IME I needed to put it behind me and move on completely. Lifes too short to keep looking back! Although our past is equally who we are. Once we come to terms with that however bad, we can find it easier to move on through awareness and not denial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 It was interesting to note the potential work area was a long drive away from where they were looking at property. If this lady worked in the metro area and lived in Mandruah she would be lucky to even be home by 6.30pm at night. The property prices nearer the city are much more. Also, if the high school is the one I am thinking of, it has a TERRIBLE reputation. Just don't believe everything you see on tv. This episode actually depressed me. The son was so beautiful and I hope the Mum really looks into this realistically, as she may find that she has less time with her child than before. Besides the role of Social Worker in my opinion is greatly under valued in WA. (perhaps OZ ) I don't watch the show but wish her luck. She is brave and deserves a break from the sounds of it. Hope Perth is kind to her,if she makes it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peccavi Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I watched this episode for the first time ever, and felt damned angry! The programme is almost fraudulent. I'm not saying that the things they saw were not true, but that only one side is being shown-and the best side at that. It is sh.te like this that is at the core of the incessant competition Australia/UK. Both Governments and media have peddled this rubbish for years. Australia=Paradise/UK=Misery. It then leads to enduring perceptions that such a broad generalisation is a statement of fact. It is a broad generalisation and nothing more, and it has cost so many in so many ways dearly. Being fed this unrealistic rubbish and then finding out the hard way. I am not saying that people don't settle and love it; so very many do. What I'm saying is that whilst that 'coming to Paradise' message is peddled, unless you are lucky, you are inevitably riding for a fall. ..........and of course those who did not 'embrace the living dream' are not looked on well by those who have settled-because of that over marketing. Those who are happy and settled have no genuine perception how anyone cannot enjoy such a wonderful country-that being so 'because we love it/look at the programmes who show how lovely it is/even the Government/s loves it (the UKGov needing to offload as many as they can!). And this was a single Mum with an adorable son. I hope it all works out. So very many of us watching this erroneous programme could poke gigantic holes in so many parts that were shown-you almost want to shout a warning! I only wish that such programmes were required by law to show balance. This lass and her son may come good, or they may end up struggling, and she's across the other side of the world! Bloody infuriating loadacrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm not sure how Australia gets away with peddling such exaggeration to be polite. Do so many folk really have such bad lives in UK to be enticed by fairy tales? I guess they must. Even the usually patriotic tabloids I recall used to get in on the lark. Perhaps such shows should come with a health warning? Something along the lines as for entertainment value only. Do not accept this as the real/only story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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