We often read the threads on here where people arrive in adelaide and love their new life. They seem to settle straight away and embrace all that Adelaide offers and love it.

On the flip side we have read the threads of those who do not enjoy (some even seem to really hate) their new life and are disillusioned and simply waiting the 2 years out if required for the visa before moving on or contemplating returning to the UK.

Which are you and why - are you enjoying your life in Adelaide or enduring with a view to moving on?

Lisa :D

Will let you know when we get ther. Going on a 136 pr visa and after reading many AdBrits site forums feel as though we should go somewhere else in Aus

Enjoying .. :D

Nikki
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For the first year I was enduring.
Now I'm enjoying.

Desiree
:D :D

ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE VERY MUCH, JUST NEED A JOB NOW THEN LIFE WILL BE SWEET.......TOTALLY

TRACY

Only intended to spend two years as an adventure. Thoroughly enjoyed the adventure. Deciding to stay was a bit of a break point and for me it got very hard then - but a visit back to the UK has left me feeling very settled and convincing me that I could easily be happy in either place, so very happy to be here for the time being.

Very much enduring it for the first 12 months - I was just counting down the days when I could go back to the UK. When I arrived I was pregnant and had decided that once I had had the baby and she was old enough I was going back.

I used to wish I could be one of those people who got here and loved it from the off. I have ever sympathy with others who get here and go through the inital struggle that some of us do.

Not sure what happened but here I am enjoying it :D with no intention of going back.

:dance:

Enjoying it here since the minute I got here :sign60: :sign60:

Joanne xx

Very much enjoying it. got here in february, now can't wait for the summer!
andrea :dance:

When we were in the process of moving out here hubby was really positive & he just couldn't wait to get here, we've been here 9 months now & I loved it from the moment we landed but hubby he's not as enthusiastic as me.

His father passed away after we'd been here a couple of months then his Grandmother also passed away in June, so he has struggled at times & at one point I think he'd of got back on the plane & gone back. Things are getting better slowly but as yet I dont think that he's embrace all that Adelaide offers, only time will tell :)

Only been here 6 weeks or so - but so far so good. :clap:

Only gripe is that the inside of our rented unit is always so cold - but moving into a proper house in 6 weeks so it'll give us a chance to get the furniture we shipped in the middle of June back.

Well we have been here 12 months on the 17th sept and all i can say is we love it. Have done since the day we landed.

Debs xx

A bit of both i suppose.....

Mostly enjoying....but everyday life brings the things you have to endure....same the world round...

lorraine

Enduring for the sake of my husband and daughter. Been here 4 years and have never fell in love with the place, have found the experience quite disappointing. A trip back home only made me regret leaving even more. I know I'm in the minority and that my views make me quite unpopular on here, but it is unfortunately how I feel. Wish I felt differently.

M.

I really resent it when people are made to feel that way - I say hold your head up high and offer your opinions for the benefit of others!

Enduring for the first 12 - 18 months, and now not quite enjoying, but much more settled and happy. (most of the time).

Sunshine.

5 months in SA = endured :(

4 months in WA = loving it :)



Babs :D

Only early days, but we are all really enjoying the move. Adelaide has its problems, but is slowly changing for the better.

I feel that I have lived here for 5 months already, not 6 weeks.

I would say however, that having no debts and a healthy bank balance has been a major contribution to our happiness levels. I certainly wouldn't want to migrate here, with little in the way of funds.

For us, living mortgage free, without having to think about money has been the nicest part of the experience.

The high cost of living in the UK, will only mirror itself here when you experience your relative earning power.

To conclude I would strongly advise anyone coming here to seek better employment opportunities, who have little in the way of positive equity to think long and hard about the move.

If you are really unhappy with life in the UK and are fed up with the high cost of living, then you may as well migrate to Cornwall. At least you will be able to sign on if you can't find work. Oh and see your friends and family also.

Sorry if this sounds a bit brutal, but it's true, trust me!

V

Very true V! We didn't sell up in England initially, so experienced the first 2.5 years without equity to back us up. It took us 18 months to feel financially stable but things have been similar to the UK since then for us. However, now that we have sold and are buying here we expect to feel the benefit a little more.

That's not to say it is impossible for those without a decent sum to bring over - but for them especially, the reasons need to be things other than 'having the money go further'.

Hi

We are all really happy so far (3 months in).

I stongly agree with the points I've quoted from V.

Paul is self employed here so the money is good but a spark looking for work will be very lucky to clear $1000 each week with most clearing around $600 at the start. If you are mortgage free with nothing other than food and utilities to pay you will be ok but if you have to rent or mortgage it will be tight.

Don't make the mistake of coming here thinking you will have more money in your pocket each week because you wont. When the pounds run out and you are living in dollars it can be a shock.

Jo :D

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

Couldn't agree more!

Lorraine

no enduring whatsoever...just enjoying since the minute we got here! :bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:

Wanted sooo much to be detached and cynical...

Same pooh different pooh pot etc....

Failed dismally...

Loved it straight away, went through a period of limbo before we felt it was really home (mind you - that sums up the the last 40+ years in the UK - always did feel a bit 'square peg in round hole' back there) now feel more at home then ever before. Roll on citizenship - I may even wear both sets of colours at at the Ashes.

P

[SIZE=7]Loving it!!! Ive bought a Jim's Pool Care franchise and things are looking up!!! The place is brill, the people are friendly and we are LOVING IT !!!

9 months - Adelaide - endured

6 months - Gold Coast - most definately enjoying!!!!!!

Marie, Darrin, Amy and Lauren
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Great comments. For those who mentioned how hard it is to move without a good sum of cash, what sort of sum woudl you say was comfortable? We will have some equity in the house to bring, but am worried now. Not expecting a bed of roses for quite some time, but if anyone can estimate what a 'minimum' comfort buffer is, I might feel better (or save harder!)

Thanks

We are enjoying it - after 6 years.

I've personally only had two days when I would have gone back to the UK - but things would not be the same there.

Life is different here for us,perhaps not better in most circumstances.

Selling up and having no mortgage is a big plus here.

We are enjoying a lot of new experiences here,some very simple ones.

I don't think anyone can give you an estimation...it totally depends on how you live...how many kids you have etc....

It really is each to their own..

I can PM you how things were for us if you like....rather than broadcast it on open forum if that helps..

lorraine

Enjoying... :D

:D Enjoying it all the way. Enjoy every day! Even paying the Aussie tax man is better than the UK!
10 weeks in, both have good jobs (I earn more than in the Uk)
We have brought a house (still needed a mortage), but far, far nicer than anything we could have afforded in the Uk, we have a pool!!!
I still pinch myself that we are here.
Cant think of any real bad stuff yet.....
Roll on the summer! :cool shake:

Peapeanut, I know where you are coming from, it's such a worry when financially you feel quite settled. At the moment I get carers allowance and my eldest gets disability and we will be giving both of those up of course to go to Oz but I feel that the benefits of a healthier lifestyle will make up for it. Also there is a special school in Adelaide for my son to go to which I would have to fight hammer and tongue to get in U.K they have already told me no problem he will get to go once we arrive!
I would say though save as much as you can the more you have the better once you get there, might just get you that slightly bigger car or house!! ;)
Claire

Been here almost 9 months. Loved it on arrival, relationship with the place grows every day. I only took a 2000 dollar cut in salary for my post here and had a job on arrival, which really helped, but I am LOADS better off than I was in the UK because I was renting there (800 pounds a month plus council tax and water rates) compared to 400 pounds a month here all up. And my bills are ridiculously low because the house lacks air con or gas heating.

Off for a walk on the beach with the dog when I drop folk off at School before work, yum...

Definately enduring it, Adelaide is quaint yes , but a few beaches and SOME nice scenery isnt enough!

Realise UK has more to offer now, BUT i hope to give it a year, just for the experience - and a summertime,

sorry but its how I feel and cant wait to return to UK.

DEBBIE

We are enjoying it and have from day 1. Financially we are earning less than the uk and have a mortgage but we are still beter off. Finding now after 16 months we are seemng to get back on track and will be very settled after xmas we feel.

Life is so much more richer here and our social life is bountiful with my diary booked up till dec with only a few spare weekends!! wlaking on the beach with my dog is amazing, being woken to the sounds of birds still makes me smile, watching my kids be kids and have fun. This is all the reason we came here.

Obn the flip side I do have immense sympathy for those who believe this will be their dream and when they arrive their reality is not their dream. I cannot even offer a word of advice because even though i do not see adelaide through rose tinted glasses I do love and embrace all of it.

Good luck to all and lets hope your enduring turns to enjoying :D

we've been here 3 years, I've had moments of both - but overall the weather does it for me and turns enduring on it's head for enjoying anyday! I'm from Wales so it's nice to see blue sky day after day after day instead of grey drizzle.
I think migrants on their way over should definately realise that it's not as cheap here as every migration agency/newspaper/tv program makes out. The cost of living is the same but the portions are bigger!! :D
We are in SA because my hubby is a toolmaker - I do wonder what it would be like to live in one of the other states though with no winter (not that this winter is even close to a Welsh winter!) ...... anyway, not much chance of that I don't think I could handle the stress of moving again!!! :blink:

Just back from a week on the Gold Coast and have to say one of the things we noticed there is that people are much less friendly - perhaps it's because of the tourism element. It's more of a place you'd go for a holiday, whereas Adelaide is a place you go to live. Here, everybody you come across gives you a friendy G'Day, there we found the locals pretty miserable and standoffish! Perhaps that makes it more like England!! And, in case anyone is thinking of moving there for better weather, it was colder there than Adelaide everyday last week!! Actually felt quite excited flying into ADL this afternoon, felt like we were coming 'home'

What a load of 'tosh'!

Clearly the rose tinters are still on whilst in Adel... ;)

Weatherwise - you picked a week where it was just unfortunate that '1' day was worse than Adel! But us QLD'ers don't mind giving some warmth to you southerners every now and then!
I hear from people we know in Adel that 'heating' is still being used in the evenings...we don't have ANY heating here....no need :D (the overnight temps here are more than DOUBLE what Adel gets)!!!

Will be 29 degrees here next week...so they'll be turning the heat up now you've gone (think it's something to do with not wanting it to be tooooo hot here all the time, otherwise those visiting wont want to return home).

Hey

Don't wanna Hijack the thread but have to agree that southern qld's (sunshine, brisbane and gold coast) don't seem to be as friendly as adelaideians. I have lived in SA since i was 8 and have no rose tinted glasses on about adelaide. But it is true. However this fact does not deter me from moving to queensland/darwin sometime next year.

Also temperature wise Adelaide is hotter during the summer period. But we get hotter days and also colder days mixed all together as qld is pretty consistant and it feels hotter there after xmas due to the humidity. And nights for 4 months do get cold in southern qld. You still might have quite a lot of nights that ya need to chuck the heating on. Just because people in qld don't have heating dosn't mean you don't need it. As people moving to adelaide have found out. Alot of ppl here don't have heating but we do need it.

And qld gets a hell of a lot more rain than adelaide. 2 - 3 times as much, and it can rain solid for nearly 1 week whereas in adelaide it rare that you get a full day of rain.
Anyways.

Live here for 17 yrs. Loved it since we got here. Went through the normal rough patches emotionally in the first yr but wouldn't go back.
Now I am 25 i am off to fully explore the rest of Australia. And Holiday back to the UK beginning of next year. So will let ya all know how that goes. Then end up in Darwin or sunshine coast.

Simon

LOL Mike, yeh keep telling yourself that - and try not to watch the Australia-wide forecasts to hold the illusion! Today here in ADL 29 degrees and sunny, today in Brisbane cloudy with occasional showers! Adelaide any day for me mate, AND spent time in a traffic jam in Brisbane as well - quite a novelty for us Southies!!

like Liverpool has nice beaches and scenery ???? :P
Definately the best football team in the world !!! :love29: :love29:
On the red side of the water anyway .. ;)