Many Britons emigrate to Australia every year and many Aussies go to Britain as well. This is nothing new, it has been happening for many years. The only thing that has changed is the number of “poms” who are leaving Australia indefinitely, which has been rising over the last couple of years and reached the figure of over 7000 people in the period between 2009-2010.
In this article, many evident points are raised and we can see how there is a certain concern about this fact.
It is strange that this is occurring now, specially because of the current economic situation in both countries.
Australia has a booming economy and has many things to offer the Britons and, on the other hand, Britain is submerged in a recession they are trying to recover from. The main question that could be asked is why are these people going back to a country that is struggling rather than staying in one that is in a good position and seems to be growing?
They outline the fact that, despite the good standard of life in Australia, with good job prospects, a decent salary and nice weather, Britons have their families far away and, with the rise of the Australian dollar, things have become more expensive and this probably makes them reconsider their situation and decide to return to Britain.
I agree with this article. Things are more expensive in Australia now than they were before and despite the bad economic situation in Britain, in times of trouble people normally prefer to be surrounded by their families.
With the rise of the Australian dollar, people who go back to Britain after having worked in Australia for years will be better off as they will be benefitting from the exchange rate. If we refer to the decrease in Australians who decide to move to Britain we can outline, yet again, the economic difficulties they would find in the European continent and the fact that this will not be of their interest.
Despite all this, Britons and Australians still travel from one country to another and always will as the existing ties will not fade away anytime soon, but it is obviously a concern for the Australians.
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Why are so many Britons leaving Australia?
Living standards in Australia are great, being Melbourne and Sydney in the top-ten list of most liveable cities in the world. However, it seems like the "poms" want to go back home, even though Australia has barely suffered from the global recession and it's nowadays, as you pointed out, a booming economy. I agree with you in the fact that Britons want to return to their home country in this difficult times to be surrounded by their friends and families. I would do the same; which is very contradictory because I'm always saying that I would love to take a plane and go back to Melbourne. I guess that the distance makes the decision even harder.
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