Re: How did you get here?

the*scarlet*pimpernel · ‎26-01-2014

@polksaladallie wrote:
I asked, and was told to run away and play.

Do you want a lend of my book?

freakiness · ‎26-01-2014

@carls*world wrote:
@freakiness wrote:
Did they have to wait for many years?
About 2 years

That's not so bad. From what I hear there are so many more refugees these days that some are in camps for decades.

carls*world · ‎26-01-2014

@freakiness wrote:
@carls*world wrote:
@freakiness wrote:
Did they have to wait for many years?
About 2 years
That's not so bad. From what I hear there are so many more refugees these days that some are in camps for decades.

Yes, and they'll be stuck in there longer each time the positions allocated to refugees are filled by others not waiting patiently in camps.

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freakiness · ‎26-01-2014

The point of the thread was not to argue over boat people.

It was a cool video and interesting observation.

lurker17260 · ‎26-01-2014

I arrived in July 1978, with no passport or visa, and I've been here, living, working, voting and paying taxes, ever since.

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i-need-a-martini · ‎26-01-2014

@lurker17260 wrote:
I arrived in July 1978, with no passport or visa, and I've been here, living, working, voting and paying taxes, ever since.

Please explain lol.

ambercat16 · ‎26-01-2014

@lurker17260 wrote:
I arrived in July 1978, with no passport or visa, and I've been here, living, working, voting and paying taxes, ever since.

So have I (well, April 1977 but near enough)

lurker17260 · ‎26-01-2014

Easy. I arrived from NZ in a brief window of time when no docs were required.
Shortly after an electoral officer knocked on the door of our flat to check if everyone was enrolled (there must have been an election coming up, I can't remember) Somehow they decided I was eligible, so I was enrolled.
I became an official Australian Citizen about 8 years ago now.

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donnashuggy · ‎26-01-2014

The point of the thread was not to argue over boat people.

It was a cool video and interesting observation.

I love this observation:

the_great_she_elephant · ‎26-01-2014

I came on a plane from UK in December 1962. The day I left was bitterly cold - the previous day there had been such a dreadful smog that all flights were cancelled and passengers were shunted off to hotels for the night ( I ended up in Brighton) My first day in Australia (Sydney) I woke to 30c+ heat - it was quite a shock to the system.