Forty years in Auss

[gary]

Hi Ron,

Great to hear you have now been living in Australia for forty years to the day.

We're obviously not a very influential lot as collectively we haven't totally
managed to re-program your accent.

Best Regards

Gary & Mai

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Well done Ron on sticking with us!
I grew up in the Latrobe Valley which was full of ten pound poms back in the 60s and 70s. You could tell the poms because when they first met each other they would ask "which ship did you come out on?"' while the Aussies always asked " which footy team do you barrack for?"
My mum was a ten pounder, when we went back to the UK in the early 70s for a couple of years, she always said that England was a nice place to visit but wouldn't, like to live there.

Malcolm

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Well done Ron.

40 years is enough to stop being called a transient.

Give it a few more and we'll have to upgrade you to resident.

You'll still need a few generations to be for the descendants to classed as locals. This I know as I'm half local - Dad only migrated here in 1926.

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Ron,

Great to hear you have now been living in Australia for forty years to the day.

We're obviously not a very influential lot as collectively we haven't totally
managed to re-program your accent.

Best Regards

Gary & Mai

What, Ron, have you STILL got a pommie accent?

Go see more Paul Hogan movies

[blink138 (Pat)]

august 6th 2013 will be my 40th year in oz, arrived by plane from the city of liverpool when i was 10, already very interested in astronomy thanks to "the race into space" cards i collected from my mums tea packets! any other poms remember those cards? there was also cards for all of the dinosaurs to collect
brilliant stuff
pat

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

I remember the Race into Space cards. We lived in England in 70 and 71 so that would be about the right time frame. Thanks for reminding me. I think you could buy an album and collect all of them to complete the album.

[Karls48 (Karl)]

Originally Posted by astroron

I landed in Australia forty years ago today
Wow where as all that time gone
All in all My life has been a good one in this great country over that time
Thankyou Australia for the journey
Cheers

That remind me that I arrived in Sydney in November 1969. I have never look back. But I miss seventies - lots of freedom, no political correctness and I was young then.

[acropolite (Phil)]

Congratulations Ron, I can't imagine Australia without you...

[blink138 (Pat)]

Originally Posted by barx1963

I remember the Race into Space cards. We lived in England in 70 and 71 so that would be about the right time frame. Thanks for reminding me. I think you could buy an album and collect all of them to complete the album.

yes malcolm i had the whole deal too, i was a bit of a scallywag because i used to tip some of the tea in the garden so i could get the next card ha ha!
did you do the dinosaur thing too? i gather we are from the same vintage judging by the "1963" in your avatar
amazing port vintage by the way
pat

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Well done Ron.
What a great decision you made then.

Cheers Kev.

[Suzy]

Congratulations on your 40th anniversary!

I marvel at your love for Aussie- the constant travelling around the country, the regular bush walks, enjoying the southern skies- you embrace Aussie to it's full glory.
And still... after 40 years your accent is a thick as!

I'm not far behind you- arriving 36 years ago from Sri-Lanka and I took to Aussie like a duck to water- for a start there was tv! So much has changed now- more people- you mentioned on fb the population has nearly doubled - so alas more traffic on the roads and the city centre has quadrupled. I miss the good old days when things were quieter and simpler, but at any rate, it's a fantastic country and indeed "the lucky country". I love it here and could never think of leaving.

Just thought it appropriate that I pop this link here to help commemorate this wonderful milestone anniversary.
"It's always Australia for me" by Olivia Newton-John (as you know, I'm a huge fan of hers. The scenery in this clip is fantastic- from the snow to the dessert, to the beach, and to the cities. We truly have so much here in this country to enjoy don't we! And the song itself is truly touching.

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by DavidU

Well done Ron.

Thanks Dave,catch up on chat one night
Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Ron,

Great to hear you have now been living in Australia for forty years to the day.

We're obviously not a very influential lot as collectively we haven't totally
managed to re-program your accent.

Best Regards

Gary & Mai

Thanks Gary& Mai, I was a truck driver for a while and a big user of the CB,one would have thought I would have picked up more "Strine" than I have but as they say you can't keep a good Pommie accent down
Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Thanks Andrew and Malcolm,, I loved being a "Ten Pound Pom" as it got up the noses of the pommie bashers when I said you paid the rest of the cost for me to come
Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by acropolite

Congratulations Ron, I can't imagine Australia without you...

Thanks Phil,its been quite a journey,and I can't imagine me without Australia.
Cheers

[Jen]

congrats Ron you were here before i was hahahaha

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Karls48

That remind me that I arrived in Sydney in November 1969. I have never look back. But I miss seventies - lots of freedom, no political correctness and I was young then.

Yes Karl the Seventies was a much freeier and softer time back then.
I have only been back twice in Forty years,so as you see no desperation of going back
Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Kevnool

Well done Ron.
What a great decision you made then.

Cheers Kev.

Kev, I always say I have only made a few good decisions in my life , of those two stand out (1) Coming to Australia, and (2) buying my own home.
I think you may agree not to bad decisions Hey?
Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Congratulations on your 40th anniversary!

I marvel at your love for Aussie- the constant travelling around the country, the regular bush walks, enjoying the southern skies- you embrace Aussie to it's full glory.
And still... after 40 years your accent is a thick as!

I'm not far behind you- arriving 36 years ago from Sri-Lanka and I took to Aussie like a duck to water- for a start there was tv! So much has changed now- more people- you mentioned on fb the population has nearly doubled - so alas more traffic on the roads and the city centre has quadrupled. I miss the good old days when things were quieter and simpler, but at any rate, it's a fantastic country and indeed "the lucky country". I love it here and could never think of leaving.

Just thought it appropriate that I pop this link here to help commemorate this wonderful milestone anniversary.
"It's always Australia for me" by Olivia Newton-John (as you know, I'm a huge fan of hers. The scenery in this clip is fantastic- from the snow to the dessert, to the beach, and to the cities. We truly have so much here in this country to enjoy don't we! And the song itself is truly touching.

Thankyou Suzy for a wonderful message
I really enjoyed the video from Olivia, I have not seen that before
Yes we will soon be celabrating your 4 decades in Australia ,You little nice lady from Sri Lanka
My accent can be classed as worldly,not anywhere in particular but a bit of everywhere
I can still saywith the best Aussie accent
It seems you got TV before me as i have only just got it

Rons "Little house in the country" with its great dark sky's is great testimony at what Australia has enabled me to obtain
Here's hoping for a few more years to enjoy it's bounty
Cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Jen

congrats Ron you were here before i was hahahaha

Your a reletive newcomer aren't you Jen hahahahaha
Cheers