Any Aussies feel like they should have been born in another country? (2013, to live in)

[jjjcool]

i'd like to experience america. they're so ****ed up. wouldn't mind living there for a while, don't care if i was born there.

[koyaanisqatsi1]

Sometimes especially when travelling overseas and witnessing the uncouth behaviour of my fellow patriots!

[TropicalAussie]

25% of us were born overseas.

From Dept of Immigration website: 'The ABS estimated resident population (ERP) at June 2008 was 21.4 million people with 25.0 percent of people born overseas'

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by HomesickAussie

25% of us were born overseas.

From Dept of Immigration website: 'The ABS estimated resident population (ERP) at June 2008 was 21.4 million people with 25.0 percent of people born overseas'

And in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth all about one third were born overseas.

Even in Brisbane and Adelaide it's over 20%.

[GinnyDesta]

I was chatting to some Tiwi Island dancers I met in Melbourne the other day and felt incredibly dispossessed from Australia. They were polite, but they just didn't want to know about whitefellas. Other than perhaps Peter Garrett!

[LadyRohan]

What about us Yanks who feel like they should haave been born in Oz?

[manygeese]

Originally Posted by HairyandScary

Being from Perth like yourself I have always wondered why so many from the U.K are migrating to Perth...Whats the Big attraction ????

Back in the days of the ten pound poms, think it had a bit do with Perth being the first port of call.

I haven't been to Perth since 1983 so I don't know what it's like these days.

Afraid I have to answer the thread question in the negative. Traveled a bit but have never felt that the stork got the wrong address back in the day.

It's a topic I have pondered at times, to.

[danielsa1775]

Nope, Ive got an english mum, my dad parents are German and my wife South Korean. Lived in all three of thoes countries and they have never felt like home as much as Australia does.

[nzrugby]

Originally Posted by koyaanisqatsi1

Sometimes especially when travelling overseas and witnessing the uncouth behaviour of my fellow patriots!

I hate to admit this dear boy, but a lot of those so called Aussies causing mayhem are young Kiwis with Aussie T shirts on.
Out of the Antipodes they cannot separate our accents with maybe the exception of Kath and Kim type locals.

Yes it is an evil thing for Kiwis to do, but the rule with Aussies is get your retaliation in first

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by nzrugby

I hate to admit this dear boy, but a lot of those so called Aussies causing mayhem are young Kiwis with Aussie T shirts on.
Out of the Antipodes they cannot separate our accents with maybe the exception of Kath and Kim type locals.

Yes it is an evil thing for Kiwis to do, but the rule with Aussies is get your retaliation in first

Sounds strange, most Kiwis I would be know would be hesitant to be confused with Aussies (as if they aren't enough already).