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Old 20-01-2012, 10:07
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Morning

Those 2 little boys are sooo cute!!
Gorgeous weren't they, so bright.
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:15
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This programme annoys me so much.
Firstly, they pay for families to travel so far at a massive cost plus they find them accommodation for the time there.
The cost must be massive when you consider they take a presenter, crew etc there too as well as all the background costs.
Let's face it, most of them just want a holiday and have no intention of actually going to live abroad.
When you consider they could make decent dramas for weekend viewing instead of all this reality rubbish and quiz shows that are thrown at us with the money they use on this rubbish.
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:16
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I saw them on the beach holding up the Aussie cards as little Ruben seemed to be making his way back to England all by himself
I saw that too and wondered if somebody was going to rescue him
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:18
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I missed today's episode...Anything earth shatteringly different happen?
Morning Snail, no, very similar.
Both of them had lived in Australia for a time before they were married. Live in Newcastle, near family, have a nice semi that they've nearly finished doing up.
He works in software(?) Happy with their lives here, but...

First property they saw was a 2 bedroom flat up loads of stairs above a parade of shops right in the centre of town.
I think it was £400,000

Second house was in a better location, had a slight view of a nice cove with boats, but was abandoned and needed some serious restoration work. Was £450,00 then all the spends.

Third house was brand new and lovely and tempted them, but was something like £535,000 (?)

Visited an office, a preschool and the zoo - all went very well.

Family were terribly upset to think of them emigrating but said they wouldn't stand in their way.

That's about it I think.

Gorgeous weren't they, so bright.
Very and well behaved too. The Zoo Keeper was impressed (so was I)
It tugged at my heartstrings when the elder little boy cried at seeing his room back home.
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:21
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This programme annoys me so much.
Firstly, they pay for families to travel so far at a massive cost plus they find them accommodation for the time there.
The cost must be massive when you consider they take a presenter, crew etc there too as well as all the background costs...
I wonder how they do it?
I always imagine that they film all the UK stuff out of sequence and that the presenter and crew are stationed over there for the duration of the series. I wonder what kind of accommodation they have?

I saw that too and wondered if somebody was going to rescue him

I reckon so - it just made me laugh.
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:23
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The cost must be massive when you consider they take a presenter, crew etc there too as well as all the background costs.
I would have thought they would use a local crew and just fly Nicky out there. She probably goes out there for weeks on end and films them back to back....
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:24
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Morning Snail, no, very similar.
Both of them had lived in Australia for a time before they were married. Live in Newcastle, near family, have a nice semi that they've nearly finished doing up.
He works in software(?) Happy with their lives here, but...

First property they saw was a 2 bedroom flat up loads of stairs above a parade of shops right in the centre of town.
I think it was £400,000

Second house was in a better location, had a slight view of a nice cove with boats, but was abandoned and needed some serious restoration work. Was £450,00 then all the spends.

Third house was brand new and lovely and tempted them, but was something like £535,000 (?)

Visited an office, a preschool and the zoo - all went very well.

Family were terribly upset to think of them emigrating but said they wouldn't stand in their way.

That's about it I think.



Very and well behaved too. The Zoo Keeper was impressed (so was I)
It tugged at my heartstrings when the elder little boy cried at seeing his room back home.
The usual stuff then...Thanks SS
Witnessed a bit of a car bump this morning, I did wonder whether to tell the very nice police man I had to get home for WDU but decided half an hour in his company would be more fun!
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Old 20-01-2012, 10:29
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The usual stuff then...Thanks SS
Witnessed a bit of a car bump this morning, I did wonder whether to tell the very nice police man I had to get home for WDU but decided half an hour in his company would be more fun!
Yup, usual stuff, could probably write a summary without watching it

Would have been funny to see nice policeman's face if you had said 'Can you catch me later, I have a date with WDU'
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Old 20-01-2012, 11:51
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I always wondered about these programmes has their been one,where its the opposite,,australian/new zealand families coming to our country and the hurdles they experience and what their thoughts are,

I haven't seen anything on any of satellite channels etc in this vain.

Their was also a brits abroad programme few years back set in Majorca,It was on every day i think for about four months on BBC1 in the afternoon as it followed mainly residents and people whove moved their recently etc.

I wonder if they will do a follow up programme as you got to know these people pretty well.
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Old 20-01-2012, 19:57
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I saw that too and wondered if somebody was going to rescue him
I noticed that too!

I wonder how the grandparents really feel in these programmes when their daughter (usually) is happy enough in Britain and it is the son-in-law who is really keen to go.

I faced this situation with my partner and got as far as handing in my notice at work, but when I saw my Dad's face that weekend I coudn't go. Got my job back.

Dad has passed away now and I am glad I stayed.
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Old 20-01-2012, 20:26
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Morning Snail, no, very similar.
Both of them had lived in Australia for a time before they were married. Live in Newcastle, near family, have a nice semi that they've nearly finished doing up.
He works in software(?) Happy with their lives here, but...

First property they saw was a 2 bedroom flat up loads of stairs above a parade of shops right in the centre of town.
I think it was £400,000

Second house was in a better location, had a slight view of a nice cove with boats, but was abandoned and needed some serious restoration work. Was £450,00 then all the spends.

Third house was brand new and lovely and tempted them, but was something like £535,000 (?)

Visited an office, a preschool and the zoo - all went very well.

Family were terribly upset to think of them emigrating but said they wouldn't stand in their way.

That's about it I think.



Very and well behaved too. The Zoo Keeper was impressed (so was I)
It tugged at my heartstrings when the elder little boy cried at seeing his room back home.
I'm going to put my neck on the block here...warning...

i was slightly concerned about the mums comment that her chidren would get a more 'muslim islamic' upbringing in the UK...i was under the impression that the UK is multi cultural & is a melting pot of different religions but mainly Christian...isnt Sydney the same, is that not made up of immigrants as well? I know she was slightly reassured when they went to the Mosque but her comment stood out to me...
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Old 21-01-2012, 23:10
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I'm going to put my neck on the block here...warning...

i was slightly concerned about the mums comment that her chidren would get a more 'muslim islamic' upbringing in the UK...i was under the impression that the UK is multi cultural & is a melting pot of different religions but mainly Christian...isnt Sydney the same, is that not made up of immigrants as well? I know she was slightly reassured when they went to the Mosque but her comment stood out to me...

That was the family the day before Chloe.
It was a strange one (again) as she, I think, worked part time as a Support Worker now but had a legal qualification, which, it seemed would transfer well and bring in a really big income after a couple of years if they emigrated - this didn't appear to be on the cards if they stayed here...but, you never know.

She had a big circle of friends here and a strong social and religious foundation - what puzzled me is that it didn't seem to be particularly family based.

Sydney seemed very multi cultural when we visited there, but obviously the Muslim community in the suburb they were checking out wasn't as big as the one she's been used to.

To be honest, it's not really something I know much about. In this particular case she came across as a very strong character who wanted the best of all worlds.
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Old 21-01-2012, 23:15
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the reason why "location, location" is so good", is that 90% of the time, they complete the deal.

all these others are just travelogues.
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Old 23-01-2012, 09:46
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No one watching today? The Wood family considering emigrating to join their wider family - but, can Joanne bear to leave her oldest daughter and grandson behind?
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Old 24-01-2012, 10:05
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Has the programme lost its following?
Nice couple today, very switched on. Her parents had emigrated to New Zealand and she was really feeling the pull.
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Old 24-01-2012, 10:07
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Has the programme lost its following?
Nice couple today, very switched on. Her parents had emigrated to New Zealand and she was really feeling the pull.
Outcome
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I'm at work..but I'm watching Matthew Wright...Fed up of WDU it was all getting a bit 'samey'
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Old 24-01-2012, 11:37
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Has the programme lost its following?
Nice couple today, very switched on. Her parents had emigrated to New Zealand and she was really feeling the pull.
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Who made his suit? He looked like something out of a Lynx advert.
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Old 24-01-2012, 11:55
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It made a change to see a couple taking everything into consideration, I thought!
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Old 24-01-2012, 12:00
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Next week is WDU revisited..so repeats with a few extra scenes stuck on the end!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hkrs0

I don't think I can recall this family!
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Old 25-01-2012, 09:29
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Morning.

I dunno Snail, I may remember when it comes on, if I watch that is.

Today is a family from Swansea looking at Perth, Australia.
It's a second marriage and she has a daughter from a first marriage, so the family would be split.
Mum and daughter are happy and home and have everything they want, so no incentive to move. Young son wants a swimming pool. They think their home back in Swansea is worth about £130,000...
the first house they're shown, which is too small has an asking price of £265,000 with no pool (looked like a hot tub) and the second house doesn't appeal.

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I really don't get how they work out their sums on this programme at all

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Old 25-01-2012, 10:28
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Morning.

I dunno Snail, I may remember when it comes on, if I watch that is.

Today is a family from Swansea looking at Perth, Australia.
It's a second marriage and she has a daughter from a first marriage, so the family would be split.
Mum and daughter are happy and home and have everything they want, so no incentive to move. Young son wants a swimming pool. They think their home back in Swansea is worth about £130,000...
the first house they're shown, which is too small has an asking price of £265,000 with no pool (looked like a hot tub) and the second house doesn't appeal.

Edit:
I really don't get how they work out their sums on this programme at all

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Love the optimism when they are looking for extra bedrooms to 'put visitors up for a couple of weeks every couple of months'. No, that won't happen. Maybe once, but then those you have chosen to leave behind to get on with your lives will do exactly the same, ie get on with theirs. There is something grossly selfish in ditching your relatives and friends, and then expecting them to sit on a plane for a day to see you.
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Old 25-01-2012, 11:32
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This programme annoys me so much.
Firstly, they pay for families to travel so far at a massive cost plus they find them accommodation for the time there.
The cost must be massive when you consider they take a presenter, crew etc there too as well as all the background costs.
Let's face it, most of them just want a holiday and have no intention of actually going to live abroad.
When you consider they could make decent dramas for weekend viewing instead of all this reality rubbish and quiz shows that are thrown at us with the money they use on this rubbish.
my thoughts exactly . total waste of money all round. let's have some decent new programs.
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Old 25-01-2012, 11:53
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Love the optimism when they are looking for extra bedrooms to 'put visitors up for a couple of weeks every couple of months'. No, that won't happen. Maybe once, but then those you have chosen to leave behind to get on with your lives will do exactly the same, ie get on with theirs. There is something grossly selfish in ditching your relatives and friends, and then expecting them to sit on a plane for a day to see you.
I was thinking exactly the same! I also spotted him saying the travel over was less than a day - assuming, of course, that you've got a spare grand or two for the fare (depending on how many are travelling) and can get on a plane immediately...! It doesn't usually work like that!
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Old 26-01-2012, 07:23
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It brought tears to my eyes watching the Granny of the Welsh couple on the video from home.

I coudn't really see the big advantage of this move, he wanted less of a commute but the house they liked was an hours drive from Perth, and I think he was pitching his salary at the higher end of the scale for the 'Reality Check'.
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Old 26-01-2012, 09:23
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Amanda looks very familiar..

A couple with underlying problems here..Their comments towards each other are bitter.
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