Wanted Down Under

[bednobs]

is anyone watching this program at the moment?
i would dearly love to slap that woman on it, she really is me me me!

[jno]

would you you you? :-)

[bednobs]

yes i would. She clearly thinks nothing of using emotional blackmail to make her husband do what she wants and it's only been on for 20 mins and she has cried around 5 times

[ummmm]

I'll watch it in a bit and get back to you.

My daughter lived in Oz for two years. From what she said I wouldn't want to go.

[pastafreak]

Hah! I'm watching it...but paying more attention to the houses.

[pastafreak]

Oh my...she foes look a bit teary eyed now...:0

[pastafreak]

"she does..."

[DarceyK123]

I really cant watch this program, a move like that causes so much upset to so many family members just to please usually one person.

[ummmm]

It's OK if you both want it. My daughter went when she was 18 and she learnt a lot.

[Canary42]

I wonder if you can take out (low cost) insurance covering the risk of not liking it when you get there, to cover the costs of undoing it all.

[Bazile]

They should do a catch up programme , to show who stayed and who hot footed it back to Blighty

[carolegif]

Some go and really love it, some decide not to go on their return and change things in their lives back home and a few have tried it for 6 months or so without selling up and decide then. I remember some years ago, a family didn’t go because their teenage daughter hated it, didn’t even try because she missed her boyfriend. They didn’t go. Fast forward a couple of years and the family were in England, but the daughter was in Australia with a new boyfriend and loving it! The parents were furious!

[zebo]

They do do a follow up series looking at people a few years down the line.
I find it funny when people in relatively modest houses in small towns in the UK want to move to major cities on Australia/NZ and wonder why their budget doesn't get them an all singing, all dancing house, pool, beach etc.. If the cost of beans is more then we can't possibly go!

[jno]

Australia and NZ used to be noticeably cheaper than the UK but that's not really true any more. Property prices in big cities have got out of control everywhere, Sydney as much as London. (Good wine is cheaper, though.)

[bednobs]

well i continued watching this one because i was looking forward ti her family all telling her they didnt want to go, but surprisingly she decided not to go

[zebo]

From the BBC WDU website update

"They are working with Immigration2oz who are currently helping them to obtain the required visas.

Now they pray and have hope that Australia will be their future."

Looks like they changed their minds again!