Am I the only one who gets irritated by 'Wanted Down Under'?

My daughter lives there, having married an Australian, so didn’t emigrate.

Not everyone lives near a beach, or has a pool, and as DD points out, there are still the everyday humdrum aspects of life wherever you are.

Work, childcare, housework, cooking, shopping, gardening all have to be done.

The weather can be unbearably hot. They also have bush fires of course, and flooding occasionally. As for the flies.....

DD has been there over 20 years, her life is there, but I know that at times she misses home so much.

She once said she likes to watch Midsomer Murders, “Just to see the English countryside”.

Best I don't comment

People have always emigrated and immigrated.

We moved away from the majority of our cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents when we were young children, but it was hundreds of miles, not thousands, we moved closer to one branch of the family, and spent long holidays with grandparents, not possible when you are an awfully long flight away, even assuming everyone is fit to do it. The one I saw today, they were all excited about taking their children to the zoo, as if we don't have world class ones here!! One group which always astound me are medics; now I know they do atrociously long hours here, but would it be any different in Australia? Do people only get ill by appointment and need surgery Monday to Friday 9-5?

sodapop actually I think it’s harsh of people to take young children, who have loving relationships with their grandparents and other members of their family, particularly cousins of their own age, away to the other side of the world and expect those children not to be hurt and even damaged by being ripped away from people with whom they very often have a very close relationship with, in particular grandparents who have provided childcare for their grandchildren since they were babies.

Family were being repatriated back to Europe because of job, after five years of sun and beach life. Mother suggested to child after school ‘one last time at the beach’ was asked ‘Must I?’

GillT57 one of our family members is very upset that he didn’t grow up with all of us in the U.K., he was a young child when they emigrated.

He’s back here now though, but it means that his own family is now ‘down under’. He wishes that they had never gone away, he feels he has missed out on so much, Grandparents, Aunts,Uncles and cousins and he always felt out of place in Australia.

I wonder too if those children will resent not having grown up with extended family, cousins they wont really know, grandparents who will age and then be unable to visit.

Bit harsh maddyone young people often emigrate for a variety of reasons, jobs, lifestyle, adventure etc. Many posters on here have families living abroad, I'm sure they don't see grandparents and other family as unimportant.

....spend more time as a family.......

But by leaving all their extended family behind, they are indicating to their children that actually extended family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins have absolutely no value at all. What happens I wonder when those children grow up and see their parents as unimportant and as having no role in the life of their grandchildren?

It is quite funny really. The houses they aspire to, with pool of course, are always far more expensive than their UK homes. Property isn't cheap down under so that is why both partners need to work. I think the weather is the biggest plus and presumably their kids can go to the beach ater school whereas back home it would be too cold by tea time.
I like Nicky Chapman and her pretty summer dresses though!