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Despite having spent less than three weeks in London I can certainly appreciate why so many Australian’s travel to live and work in this great city.

The Lure of London

Chris Jack
2006-02-28 19:13:20

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Despite having spent less than three weeks in London I can certainly appreciate why so many Australian’s travel to live and work in this great city.

The city is so vibrant and the people friendly and seemingly optimistic about so many things. I guess the long summer of warm weather has contributed and of course England’s win in the Ashes Test series has played its part and of then again, winning the Olympic Games would no doubt add to this feeling so for an Australian in London, it’s a welcoming feeling.

The economy appears (at least from an outsider’s view) to be doing well and everyone who wants a job seems to be able to get one, which means that many Australian’s are straight into work within days of arriving , earning the pound and spending it without having to dig too deep into their savings.

Undoubtedly there are many who can’t find work here and others who may struggle with the high cost of living but the impression I get is that work, in a variety of fields is available and from what I’ve gathered, Aussies have developed a great reputation for working hard and this makes them very attractive to
employers. On top of that we speak the same language and share similar cultures in many respects.

OK perhaps I’m only seeing the good side of this city - I have been living in the nice part of London, I haven’t been looking for work and the weather has been so good, but I’ll admit that the idea of staying here has crossed my mind. . Having said that, there are very few cities in the world that can match Sydney.

I guess the biggest attraction for me is London’s closeness to Europe. I was received some great advice from a friend of mine recently, that I shouldn’t forget where I am and so I have been taking that advice on board.

I’m sure the British people, despite their outward distaste for many things European, appreciate how lucky they are. There are so many great cities to visit all within a few hours of each other and as a bonus there are discount airlines such as Easyjet and Ryan Air offering flights at ridiculously low prices, in fact Ryan Air are currently offering free flights around Europe, all you pay are the taxes! How could anyone not take advantage of that?