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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ex-muslim Ahmed" data-source="post: 12164989" data-attributes="member: 179431">Why are so many Britons leaving Australia?Thousands of Britons  emigrate to Australia every year in search of a better life, but now  more and more are deciding down under is not for them and returning  home. The same trend seems to be happening to Australians deserting the  UK. Why?          Despite a fierce sporting rivalry between the British nations  - especially England - and Australia, the countries enjoy very close  ties. It's a bond cemented by the thousands of Britons and Australians  who travel to the other side of the world in search of a new life.         For many, it's a dream come true to visit and eventually  settle in a country that's far away but also very familiar. Britons are  attracted by the outdoor lifestyle, sunshine and sense of space, while  Australians are drawn to the history, the adventure and the UK's  proximity to the European mainland.         Many end up settling down in their new country but in recent  years, for an increasing number, it's not the one-way trip they had  intended.         Despite Australia's booming economy, more than 7,000 British  people left the country for good in 2009-10 - the largest emigration  recorded in recent memory - according to figures from Australia's  immigration department.      <img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/56835000/gif/_56835137_leaving_aus_304.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />           Between 2005 and 2010, nearly 107,000 Britons settled in  Australia but during the same period more than 30,000 decided to  permanently leave. And the feeling appears to be mutual, with fewer  Australians arriving in the UK.         The difficult economic situation in the UK goes some way to  explain why fewer Australians should be heading there, but it's more  surprising that the expat British should be leaving a booming country in  exchange for one still struggling to recover from a recession.         Chief among the reasons why the British are leaving include  missing friends and family, and lacking a real sense of belonging, says  Prof Roger Burrows, a sociologist from the University of York who has  studied the phenomenon.          "The people who don't settle have always lived close to their friends and family [in the UK] so any move comes as a shock.         "If they live in a bungalow in the suburbs of Adelaide, it  gets lonely. There isn't a culture of going for a drink after work and  the TV is terrible."        <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15799571#story_continues_2" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15799571#story_continues_2</a>    “Start Quote         <img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/56862000/jpg/_56862588_jono_new12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  When I was in London in July this year it was much cheaper to eat out than in Sydney and Melbourne”       Jono Coleman     Radio DJ                Some people went to Australia  for the heat but ended up hating the warmth, the flies, and having to  cover the kids in sun cream all the time, he says.         "It's not about living by the coast in the sun - it's about  living in a dull flat in suburbs that don't have any real  infrastructure."         For some migrants, moving to Australia can be a source of sorrow and regret for people for the rest of their lives, he says.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15799571" target="_blank">MORE</a></blockquote>

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