View Poll Results: Expats, do you wanna go back home?
YES, ASAP!
1
2.50%
Yes, after I\'ve fulfilled my contract.
5
12.50%
No
31
77.50%
Don\'t know yet.
3
7.50%
Voters: 40. This poll is closed
Expats, do you wanna go back home?
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: UK
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I do miss my family and friends, but a quick weekend every now and then on the Eurostar (€115) is enough to satisfy my craving for a pint of Harvey's in The Compasses.
Every time I get homesick, I just think of those many happy hours spent sitting on the M25, paying stupidly high prices to rent a small box with windows that masquerades as a home, ITV, No-Win-No-Fee Lawyers, Stansted Airport, Birmingham, Income Tax, The Rat Race, not having any litter bins in railway stations (where you do seem to spend an inordinately high amount of time because your train was probably cancelled), 9-5, Yoof Culcha (I'm turning into an old fart! I knew that would happen some day!), and Connex South East.
The only thing I don't really like is the fact that there's an art to being a pedestrian and crossing a road. This I have yet to master.
Every time I get homesick, I just think of those many happy hours spent sitting on the M25, paying stupidly high prices to rent a small box with windows that masquerades as a home, ITV, No-Win-No-Fee Lawyers, Stansted Airport, Birmingham, Income Tax, The Rat Race, not having any litter bins in railway stations (where you do seem to spend an inordinately high amount of time because your train was probably cancelled), 9-5, Yoof Culcha (I'm turning into an old fart! I knew that would happen some day!), and Connex South East.
The only thing I don't really like is the fact that there's an art to being a pedestrian and crossing a road. This I have yet to master.
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Southampton
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Go home now? No, but it does form a fairly sizeable portion of my retirement strategy. Once I've sold my house here how much coastline/wine growing area/small country town etc will I be able to afford in the more unfashionable bits of Oz....?
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Country and Western
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Ferris,
I am sure, if things go a little pear shape in the Gulf[ I sincerely hope they do not ], the family and yourself will be lining up for the Australian taxpayer funded evacuation flight home!!
I am sure, if things go a little pear shape in the Gulf[ I sincerely hope they do not ], the family and yourself will be lining up for the Australian taxpayer funded evacuation flight home!!
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Firstly Da Nephew, I have paid enough tax in 12 years of Tax paying to more than pay for a measly trip home in the back of a Herc.
Secondly, after Bali, Australians more than anyone should understand that nowhere in the world is safe, and if anything the middle of the arab world is probably safer than anywhere. I know I'd prefer to be here than New York City right now.
Thirdly with a wannabe Gangster Rapper name like yours, I know you are too much of a loser to warrant a response, and I should know better, but I know it was probably a fluke for you to harness the mental capacity to find the on button on the computer and you likely won't fluke it again so you'll never get to read this anyway.
Secondly, after Bali, Australians more than anyone should understand that nowhere in the world is safe, and if anything the middle of the arab world is probably safer than anywhere. I know I'd prefer to be here than New York City right now.
Thirdly with a wannabe Gangster Rapper name like yours, I know you are too much of a loser to warrant a response, and I should know better, but I know it was probably a fluke for you to harness the mental capacity to find the on button on the computer and you likely won't fluke it again so you'll never get to read this anyway.
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: That little tent behind the sand dunes!
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No way..!
Working as an expat has its pros and cons, but life is so great here in the Middle East!
I have no intention to go back home before another 15 to 20 years and furthermore I'm not even sure I'll go home when the retirement day rings.
Working as an expat has its pros and cons, but life is so great here in the Middle East!
I have no intention to go back home before another 15 to 20 years and furthermore I'm not even sure I'll go home when the retirement day rings.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: On a foreign shore trying a new wine diet. So far, I've lost 3days!
Age: 75
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Callin' Abu Dhabi
Okay bhoys you've got 39 days and counting to stop Mr. Sports Personality from gettin' back to Abu Dhabi. How you gonna do it?
Dog on Area!!!!! Get out a here!
On the Beach -4.25%
Dog on Area!!!!! Get out a here!
On the Beach -4.25%
