Your First Trip Abroad By Plane......

[Zacs-Master]

How old were you and where was it to?

For me it was 16 and to Majorca in 1978.

[theshedman]

Think my mother was homesick as soon as we got on the train to go up to London 1ozzy and it never really got better. Dad loved it working in the steelworks in Wollongong and me and my sister both loved it there. The school thought that as I was a Pom they would make me captain of the cricket team, I don't really like cricket even now and much prefer a good rugby match.

[1ozzy]

Do you ever think how different you/your life would have been if your family stayed here Shedman?

I quite often ponder what sort of person I would be and what sort of life I would have had if we didn't stay in Oz.

[1ozzy]

Not all pommies like and/or can play cricket, was hopeless at the game myself, even though I had the right accent ;-)

[theshedman]

I used to think about it when I was younger but not now. I have travelled a lot for work and pleasure, married over 30 years, children and grandchildren and still travel but only what I call local these days due to health just in Europe.

[Cloverjo]

I always assume Ozzie males love cricket. I have an Australian acquaintance who I tried to talk to about cricket when I first met him. He couldn’t give a flying wosname about cricket, or any sport, come to that.

[1ozzy]

The only reason "most" Ozzie males attend cricket games is because you get to drink beer and shout loudly Clover.

Well, that's what I think.