Australians ? are you getting annoyed about UK people immigrating to Australia ?

Question

well on t.v. last night it said that over 400,000 brits move to australia every year !
and im going to be one of them people soon .... so are you getting annoyed ?

well england hasnt really got a problem
its just the weather and small expensive houses ( i think that anyway)

Answer 1

Emmie - come on down! You'll be most welcome downunder.

The only time most Aussies get "cheesed off" with immigrants is when they come here for "a better life" and then start criticising & expecting us to change OUR way of life to accommodate them.

We really are a friendly bunch. We love our country passionately (tho we may not be as vocal or arrogant about it as some) and we treasure our lifestyle. The vast majority of us embrace multiculturalism and enjoy the rich diversity that immigrants bring to our lives, but we DO have a culture of our own, we are very, very proud of it and we DO object to it being criticised and compromised to suit newcomers.

Having said that - as a general rule, we think the poms are alright :-) Do the right thing by us, and don't you worry, we'll reciprocate!

Tuppenybitz - I hear what you're saying - but we ARE an underpopulated country. Discouraging good folks like Emmie is not going to solve anything. Emmie's just the kind of "new Aussie" we need :-)

Answer 2

Lee, I doubt if even the Brits could argue that Australia isn't a extra effective place to stay than England!! that's a methods extra effective, a methods much less crowded and dreary, and the English are certainly icy chilly and unfriendly. (no longer the Scots or the Irish inspite of the undeniable fact that, nor the British Guyanan pal I had in London. Sorry Welsh human beings, i did no longer get to fulfill you, so won't be able to remark!) the hassle-free of residing is plenty greater in Aus, the nutrition is infinitely extra effective (aside from the curries!), the beer is extra effective, the properties, the fees of pay, and so on and so on. no longer that i'm putting down the Brits, innovations you!! As for why the English are like that, God in basic terms knows.... Australians are as different as any united states on earth, yet our existence-type is in lots of circumstances extra comfortable (even inspite of the undeniable fact that from what human beings say, no longer in Sydney, lol.) Australians normally choose to relish existence, have events and barbecues, love their activities, drink too plenty, love the sea coast and the pool, and are quite often no longer very interested in politics or something psychological. i'm between the exceptions.

Answer 3

Not really. It is the immigrants that come over and don't bother to learn our language and customs that annoy us. So many people move here and disagree with things and say that would never be allowed where they were. But so what?? Do I go to Iraq and expect Aussie girls to be walking down the street in a bikini? Of course not because they don't do that over there so we respect it.

England and Australia are so similar it doesn't really matter. Expect to get teased alot though, it's all a bit of fun but in the end Australia is just a better country in every facet and we like to remind you of that.

Answer 4

In my area of Perth WA there are many UK immigrants and I certainly don't have a problem with it. They are all lovely people (the ones I have met anyway) and there are even speciality UK stores where you can buy anything you want from the UK. Most supermarkets now have a UK section as well with all kinds of different yummy foods.

My son is in preschool and it seems that nearly a third of his class is made up of UK kids and he is best friends with a few of them.

So I really don't see the problem myself and although you do hear people mention it in a negative way every now and then, it's not the way I think.

Good luck on your move. I am sure you will love it here.

Answer 5

The figure is between 70,000 and 80,000 a year, not 400,000. Why should we be annoyed? We get immigrants from most countries and they bring with them cultural diversity making this a wonderful cosmopolitan country to live in.

Answer 6

Why should we. We have known for years the title colonials made Australia better then England. It is actually nice to know they have finally grown a brain and realise we are better (now watch the thumbs down :)

Answer 7

you sent us here to paradise,call us convicts,come here rich(with the exchange rate),bag us at every oportunity,think england still owns us and now you all want to move here and enjoy what we have known for ever-that Aussie is the best place on earth,YEAH I'm annoyed all you poms should be made to sign a declaration stating-ENGLAND is a grubby little $h!t hole with terrible weather and bad food,and from now on i will worship Vegemite and BBQ's plus i will throw away my framed photo of the Queen and her corgi's and replace it with an original pro Hart outback painting and I'll wear a cork hat while I'm in public so the Aussies know I'm trying to leave my past behind...........CHEERS!! :) enjoy your new home and welcome!

Answer 8

i live at coogee and in summer there are more poms than locals - it would be OK if they brought there money and manners - but the later they forget - pub fights on a Friday and Saturday are common - very ugly

Answer 9

come on down, bring some of that wet weather with you.

Answer 10

absolutely not - we love having uk people here.