Wanted Down Under - shiny new thread

[northender]

Interesting perspective on this mornings episode

Oh gosh those kids don't want to go do they

Those childrens' rooms don't look very decluttered.

You mean badger the kids until they give in. That's mean IMO

Scotland or the UK. Salmond will be gutted the wee boy can't vote in September.

Chameleonise, and organically grow it.

That's what I thought sparkling

She wants to emigrate by stealth, go for 3 months then just end up staying.

Soul journey, soul link, soul place, vom.

I thought she said 'chameleonise' but decided I'd misheard.

They'd be better off moving to Glastonbury - much cheaper

I feel a bit stabby now watching that they really irritated me

I thought you couldn't emigrate by stealth in Oz? I thought you couldn't return on a work visa if you'd originally gone out on a tourist visa.

Or did I miss a vitally important detail about their immigration status?

Only switched on and my woo factor is already twitching. They're the type of English people who move to Scotland thinking its a better place to raise dcs and now its Oz. They really do need a reality check.

Same shit different place! That's how I feel about these programmes. Sometimes people have to improve and make changes to their current life rather than up sticks to the other side of the world in the hope things improve.
Scotland is beautiful country, you just have to be a bit hardy sometimes.

Lee is on the wanted down under facebook page

You obviously don't have a 'soul place' Lilliput

But Lilliput, she needs to connect with the flowers!

I can't bear that passive aggressive sly persistent behaviour that works to break down other peoples wants and wishes! It's very selfish IMO

Maybe my soul place is in Scotland, sat on my sofa watching crappy telly on my day off!

I completely understand why people want to move somewhere nice and warm. I find it hard to motivate myself to get outdoors when it's miserable and cold. But if you move to the northwest of Australia I imagine you'd have the opposite problem of being stuck indoors as it's too hot outside during the height of summer. Sydney was bad enough over Christmas/new year.

YY Lilliput my soul place is on my sofa in Worcestershire eating poached eggs and watching crappy telly.

What are you watching next?

Well the curling is on and because I have declared my love of Scotland and the team has two local girls in it I shall watch that but flick to homes under the hammer too.

Good plan Lilliput.

Lee and Lucy are actually really lovely people, very kind hearted and funny. Maybe they don't come across properly on tv. Lucy (as witnessed on the show) is quirky and a bit different, but, genuinely a nice woman. My apologies for barging into your thread.

Immare el - no apologies needed. Can you update us. As to what has happened? Have they had their three month adventure? Are they staying or going?

All reality tv programmes are edited to make Good TV - Lucy came across as an earthy hippy, and Lee abit more grounded.

And the children were lovely.

Thank you. They haven't been back to Australia as yet, i am sure they will go, but, how permanent that will be i am not sure. Rosie started high school in August and the twins are due to go soon too, so their situation now isn't quite as flexible as homeschooling is.