I've been approached for a job based in Australia, either Melbourne or Sydney (I have to go through the usual interview's etc). I'm quite tempted to try it for a few years but family are a little unsure.
Family consists of me, my wife and two girls (age 4 and 7). I'm thinking that the girls are in primary and have time to settle in and if they don't like it we can come back before they start secondary school.
My wife has a job which she isn't really that into and there are a few other issues which might mean being out of the country for a few years could be a good thing.
They are thinking that leaving all their friends behind and starting somewhere willbe too hard. They are thinking that they won't make friends as easily as they have here when we moved to the area.
We've also been told that the cost of living out there is much higher than here so our money wouldn't go as far. Ideally we'd like to rent out our place in the UK and rent over there.
So, my question is has anyone else made a similar move or considered it? What were your pros and cons? Anyone know what the work ethic is like out there (I have quite a good work life balance at the moment)? Is the riding good?
Just out of interest what kind of people were you working with? It's possible that there's more casual racism in australia than here, but I've got plenty of Australian relatives and have spent about 6 months there. Never once heard that word. I'll agree that they've got big problems with the indigenous population, but my experience is that the younger generation might deal better with the situation.
I don't think that having an established lineage in a certain country should give you any extra rights to abuse immigrants.
