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**OmqMZtkv** · 08-13-2010, 09:35 AM

Its hard to believe if they have made 'massive property gains' in Perth they actually complain about the high cost of living there. Its also hard to believe they don't miss the Perth laidback life after going back to Singapore. So they actually enjoy living in hot & humid, cramped high rise flats & congested traffic in Spore? why didn't they migrate to Canada then? Cost of living is lower than Australia yet high quality of life. Why would they want to revert back to the low quality of lifestyle in SG. It doesn't make sense...haha

You make a good point because these same relatives loved living there in the 1980s and 1990s. But in 2005 they started to complain about the cost of living there and eventually decided to return. One uncle came first in 2007 and then the aunt returned in 2009. The returns on thier properties they sold were very, very high because they bought long ago.

They do miss the "good old days" in Australia but they dont like what it has become. One thing I dont understand is after 20 over years of disliking Singapore and thankful they were in Australia, they suddenly missed the family, old places, etc and decided to return. Yes the money was one thing but as the uncle put it "its only bricks and mortar" and he sold and came back. I think in thier older years they suddenly got nostalgic. How strange.

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OmqMZtkv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	Its hard to believe if they have made 'massive property gains' in Perth they actually complain about the high cost of living there. Its also hard to believe they don't miss the Perth laidback life after going back to Singapore. So they actually enjoy living in hot & humid, cramped high rise flats & congested traffic in Spore? why didn't they migrate to Canada then? Cost of living is lower than Australia yet high quality of life. Why would they want to revert back to the low quality of lifestyle in SG. It doesn't make sense...haha You make a good point because these same relatives loved living there in the 1980s and 1990s. But in 2005 they started to complain about the cost of living there and eventually decided to return. One uncle came first in 2007 and then the aunt returned in 2009. The returns on thier properties they sold were very, very high because they bought long ago. They do miss the "good old days" in Australia but they dont like what it has become. One thing I dont understand is after 20 over years of disliking Singapore and thankful they were in Australia, they suddenly missed the family, old places, etc and decided to return. Yes the money was one thing but as the uncle put it "its only bricks and mortar" and he sold and came back. I think in thier older years they suddenly got nostalgic. How strange.
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