What's so great about Australia?

Jimmy Garlic

I never got it. Ridiculously expensive. Devoid of any meaningful culture. Uncomfortably hot. Crawling in biting insects. Humourless and arrogant locals.

I spent a month in there eight years ago and I have absolutely no desire to ever go back.

Other than the possibility of getting a mediocre job what is the attraction with the place?

diomed

He won the Derby.

Canis Lupus

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I never got it. Ridiculously expensive. Devoid of any meaningful culture. Uncomfortably hot. Crawling in biting insects. Humourless and arrogant locals.

I spent a month in there eight years ago and I have absolutely no desire to ever go back.

Other than the possibility of getting a mediocre job what is the attraction with the place?

It's like anywhere else, it's what you make of it. Been in Brissy for over 2.5 years. Would have to call you out on humourless and arrogant locals. I've met some lovely people down here. Maybe you were spending too much time pissed in the backpackers bar when you last visited :P

johnnyskeleton

Warm. English speaking. Less taxes than ireland. Bloody beautiful mate!

crockholm

The barrier reef, the White shark

c_man

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Less taxes than ireland.

*ears perk* Oh yeah?

Ruu

Summer Bay, ya flamin' galah!

Richard Hillman

Mainly the Irish bars and the constant Facebook updates to inform everybody that you have left the country.

But most importantly the surprise return home where a person can record themselves surprising mammy on video for the ****load of Facebook likes. That's where the serious Facebook likes are.

SpaceTime

Knifey spooney !

con___manx1

Ruu wrote: »

Summer Bay, ya flamin' galah!

I killed a flamin galah once.it flew into my wind shield

oppenheimer1

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I never got it. Ridiculously expensive. Devoid of any meaningful culture. Uncomfortably hot. Crawling in biting insects. Humourless and arrogant locals.

I spent a month in there eight years ago and I have absolutely no desire to ever go back.

Other than the possibility of getting a mediocre job what is the attraction with the place?

The reason Australia appealed so much was because of their strong economy, which weathered the recession very well (being that it relies heavily on natural resource exploitation). Its also english speaking, developed and has a pleasant climate.

Importantly, it is also far away (so it is exotic but without being so - if you know what I mean) and work visas are easy to come by.

Macavity.

It's a pineapple.

con___manx1

I have traveled quite a bit and lived In oz and Canada. I would put Melbourne on the top of my list for best city I have ever been too

JaseBelleVie

I love Australian people! They just cut through the nonsense and get to the bloody point a lot quicker than most. No chit-chat, no foreplay, straight to business. Some people find that "rude" or "abrasive" or something. Not me, I find it refreshing and a nice change of pace.

The weather is just stunning.

Scenery in some areas is simply breathtaking.

The only downside for me is the animals, particularly those of the snakes and spiders bent. I was there about 3 years ago, and one morning when I was wandering to the bathroom after getting up, this thing about the size of my head with eight big long legs appeared out of the bath. I screamed like a girl and legged it out of the house (in my underwear), hyperventilating and nearly crying. I'm not normally scared of spiders, but this was no spider. T'was a remorseless killing machine. My relatives got a good laugh out of it, but I never felt sheer terror like it in my life. Never ran so fast in my life either.

braddun

no history


uv sun cancer


lack water


all population been in prison or had ancestors in prison



snakes and poisonous spiders also saltwater crocodiles


24 hours to get there-why would you bother


high taxes


auusis are racists

d.pop

See below.

braddun wrote: »

no history
Tell that to the aboriginal people


uv sun cancer
Wear a hat and sunscreen


lack water
Plenty of water all around the edge and " tropical " north


all population been in prison or had ancestors in prison
Lol, about 20-25% of current population immigrated here. To get in they had to be smarter than you chief...



snakes and poisonous spiders also saltwater crocodiles
Not in my house


24 hours to get there-why would you bother
People queue for one direction tickets for longer. Watch a few movies, have a beer and a nap.


high taxes
Higher wages


auusis are racists
Some, but no more than than the pig ignorant type of which plenty in Ireland too.

It is what it is, some people travel the world in reverse to live in places like.... North Dublin or portlaoise... Go figure!

johnnyskeleton

c_man wrote: »

*ears perk* Oh yeah?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Australia

Dexter Bip

Had composed an earlier post but lost it. Summary
Pros: (no particular order and I am male and it was 1988 )

Weather
Food
Beer
Wine
Easiness of finding well Paid work. Work ethic about 0.1 ( on the Dexter bip index) of at home.

Beautiful people
Frankness. No doubt where you stood
Coober pedy.
Drive through bottle shop

Cons
No culture. No nice pubs. Anywhere. I was all over.
Low emphasis on Education overall. Surfer dude rules.
Insects
Multicultural difficulties in communication. Actually I was part of that. Failed ever over several months to articulate 'Burger' or 'milk' ( tried to order both together once in Townsville in a chipper and left with something totally different ) without success.
First long away trip like many Irish people. All memories are fond ones.

Egginacup

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I never got it. Ridiculously expensive. Devoid of any meaningful culture. Uncomfortably hot. Crawling in biting insects. Humourless and arrogant locals.

I spent a month in there eight years ago and I have absolutely no desire to ever go back.

Other than the possibility of getting a mediocre job what is the attraction with the place?

Never been.




BUT


Had a voluptuous Aussie girl grab me one time and say "You're moine layta, sweetie".
And hers I was, "layta".
Tarty black mascara, upper arms like a docker and a tattoo on her arse....rocked my world, did she.

That's my only experience of Australia and a good one :P

The Strawman Argument

For me, the best thing about Australia is how it took away a huge number of the c*nts that used to live around home.

gozunda

On the plus side Australia is on the otherside of the world but not to overtly generalise most Aussies I've met are arrogant arseh*les ime ..,

Mehaffey1

It takes away a good few a**holes who I might have to put up with in NZ if Australia didn't exist!

Galwayguy35

I went up to an open day about Australia in the Citywest hotel during the summer, they really talked it up and made it an attractive place to live all right but it seemed to be the 20 to 35 year age group with professional qualifications that they were seeking.

No room for me over in aussieland.

Banjo String

JaseHeath wrote: »

I love Australian people! They just cut through the nonsense and get to the bloody point a lot quicker than most. No chit-chat, no foreplay, straight to business. Some people find that "rude" or "abrasive" or something. Not me, I find it refreshing and a nice change of pace.

The weather is just stunning.

Scenery in some areas is simply breathtaking.

The only downside for me is the animals, particularly those of the snakes and spiders bent. I was there about 3 years ago, and one morning when I was wandering to the bathroom after getting up, this thing about the size of my head with eight big long legs appeared out of the bath. I screamed like a girl and legged it out of the house (in my underwear), hyperventilating and nearly crying. I'm not normally scared of spiders, but this was no spider. T'was a remorseless killing machine. My relatives got a good laugh out of it, but I never felt sheer terror like it in my life. Never ran so fast in my life either.

Sounds like you stumbled upon a huntsman , and yeah, they're a scary looking Bastard, but relatively harmless.

For me, I would possibly put Australia as the best Country in the world to live, great climate, strong economy, low (ish) taxes, great public transport in the cities, great beaches, great people (aussie women are horny as hell)

Lived in the northern beaches part of Sydney for a few years, spent a year in Perth/Melbourne and travelled the country with work, would go back in a heart beat (wife won't though)

Australia ftw.

whisky_galore

braddun wrote: »

auusis are racists

And Irish people aren't of course. One mention of 'Roma', 'Travellers' (or even 'English') on Boards and stand back and wait for the shower of invective.

darkdubh

I love Aussie women but a lot of the men are @rseholes.Not sure why there is such a difference in the genders but it is definitely there.

jester77

It's the easy option, people are genearlly too lazy to learn a second language so that only leaves US, Canada, UK, Oz and NZ. UK economy is not so hot, US & Canadian visas are hard to get, so that leaves Oz and NZ. NZ doesn't have as many options as Oz, so that is where most go.

RobertKK

Skippy, the bush kangaroo.

Annasopra

Ruu wrote: »

Summer Bay, ya flamin' galah!

And women like you?

downonthefarm

When the are falls out of it like it did here for the poles etc all said asreholes
will be back

BeerWolf

Must be all them sexy big bicep'd kangaroos.