Latest Expat Issues

• Stay classless, Australia

  

  It is hard for an Aussie to live in the UK and not notice the pervasive influence of class, woven into the cultural fabric of English society. Whilst the idea of an Australian classless society may be an ‘egalitarian myth’ , it is, as CATHERINE BURRELL argues, an important part of our shared identity and a worthy ideal.

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• “Ranga” added to new edition of Australian Oxford Dictionary

  

  The word “ranga” is a term used by Australians to refer to red-haired people, often in an offensive manner. It is now set to be the latest Australian slang term to enter officially recognized lexicon, with its inclusion in the new edition of the Australian Oxford Dictionary.

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• Is ‘the Push’ now a pull? UK nationals flock to Australia

  

  The once steady stream of Aussies to London and the UK, seeking culture, challenge and, in later years, money, seems to be on the verge of reversing fortunes. UK Home Office research released last week shows that a distinct trend in UK professionals pursuing opportunities abroad.

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• A royal affair at Ascot

  

  It wasn’t the Royal Enclosure but it was silver, sparkling and very racy. It was the Royal Ascot Silver Ring and orange and black spots were worn patriotically in support of our very own Black Caviar who did us all proud and contributed to yet another thing the Aussies do better than the Poms!

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• Job-hunting in London, made that little bit harder

  

  LOST IN LONDON | You all know how it is. Recruitment companies are to the unemployed in London what Moses was to the chosen people. The Skier Guide to the blind Paralympian. The Putin to his Medvedev.

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• Plans vs Choices – An Aussie expat’s meditation

  

  Conversation turned to the question that hovers above one’s head when one lives abroad; will you, could you, do you want to stay here forever?

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• Retina scorching HD and is television still worthy?

  

  Aggghhhhh!!! It’s all too much. I’ve just mustered enough energy to roll over and flick on the idiot box this morning whilst nursing the mother of all hangovers and it hits me in the face like a State of Origin haymaker…

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• Peering through the looking glass at life back home

  

  Something you hear often, when living away from home, is ‘don’t worry, nothing around here ever changes’.

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• Barbie mates and backyard etiquette

  

  A bloke who has two hobbies in life is very blessed, and therefore so I am. My first love is of the BBQ – a man’s domain. My other passion is beer. So, when I get the chance to fuse my hobbies together like a Hayden and Langer partnership, I am truly in heaven.

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• Are expat Aussies missing out on the best bits of London?

  

  RIGHT SAID ED | A constant nag in my household is that ‘we don’t do enough cultural stuff in London’.

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• When being Australian is about more than just Foster’s

  

  EMBARRASSING for everyone! That’s the only way I can describe this all too common situation that has been affecting me of late.

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• Do I feel more Aussie since leaving Australia? – A Pom’s view

  

  Being a Pom, you might think it a bit strange that I should be feeling more or less Australian since relocating to Switzerland from Sydney 18 months ago.

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• Australianisms – teaching the Poms to speak ‘Strayan

  

  Since moving from Australia to London, I have been amazed at just how big the language barrier between myself and the British is. London-English (or Londglish as I have started calling it) is a whole new language to me.

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• A cunning Aussie plan

  

  I have formulated a cunning plan. Not evil in any way, unless of course you are a local Pom, (cue evil laugh) mwaaahahahah. I have been very patient and have ever so slowly been executing my plan right under their very noses.

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• What I will miss most about Britain

  

  As I approach my visa expiry date I realise I’m truly going to miss British pubs and British beer.

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• Friends are like family in the UK

  

  ONE of the main reasons we decided to make the move from Australia to London revolved around our social network, or increasingly lack of it.

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• The UK places that remind you of home

  

  You can find places all over the UK that remind you of home. And as such, these are the places those early settlers and explorers were thinking about when they set up shop back in Australia. It’s a little mind blowing and can get a little emotional.

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• What we leave behind when leaving Australia

  

  When we arrived in London three months ago, we became aware, very quickly, how far we truly were from home.

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• Alone time for an Australian in London

  

  It’s no big secret that being alone is a lot different than being in the company of other people. And I don’t know about you, but alone time makes me go a bit loopy.

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• Without a couch in London

  

  Have you been unexpectedly left in the deep end with no job or home on your arrival in the United Kingdom?

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