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I migrated to Australia in 1992, had wife & family. with me. I was 31 at the time and keen to take on new things. Dealing with an industry that was 15 years behind UK was frustrating but I kept on and found a new direction. I have my own business and earn good enough living and can afford to come home to UK every now and then.
If you can fully adopt all the values and irritating things about leaving home then you will be fine. You have to give it at least two years though. Not sure about living in NZ, I've been on holiday there and it seems nice, nice people etc.
I think even after this time I'm still about 60/40 in favour of Australia vs Scotland. I've known some people migrate here to last 5 days, some 2 years and some would never go back. You have to try it. what have you got to lose?
I can only speak for Australia but, I think at my age now I'd struggle with all things aussie and probably return home to UK frustrated at some of the social issues here. No decent pub culture, the telly and radio is complete shit and newsprint not much more intellectual than the beano. I've heard UK has gone a bit simpler as well.
Its good for unskilled people here, they earn a wage for simple unskilled work that they would never earn in UK. More qualified people tend to have to fight for recognition of qualifications, despite their knowledge being way above that of the local education. Some get frustrated and leave their profession or the country altogether.
I'm looking to buy a house in Scotland so that I can some place that is mine there. I'll still live here but need that thing familiar I can touch there.
The true test of how settled people are is: "would you die here"? strange question but most say "no way" Proves to me where their heart lies.
This is just my experience, I have a mate who hates UK and would never go back, he even sounds Australian and came same time as me and only a year or two younger, so there ya go.
I think you have to try it, what do you have to lose?
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