ThomasFlynn wrote: » Why do people keep saying this? The last person to die from a spider bite in Australia was in 1980, nearly 40 years ago, before the anti-venom program was introduced in 1981. No one has died since its been introduced. Sharks? Don't swim in shark infested areas, Australia has plenty of safe beaches. Crocodiles only live in very remote areas way up in northern queensland.
[Deleted User] wrote: » I had no idea regarding the spider bites. Stellar record. Long may it continue.
Ficheall wrote: » We are allowed go to Scotland, right?
Thelonious Monk wrote: » If J1s count I've lived in all of these countries and I'd choose Australia. Amazing weather, food, variety of cultures, beaches, and very similar to ourselves in their outlooks on work and booze etc. Canadians are lovely and friendly but it's just too bloody cold in most of the country, I remember having 2 weeks of around -35c minimum. The horror. NZ is lovely but I found the people and nightlife etc boring AF, I think they have a stream of dour Scottish Presbyterian running through their blood that makes them a bit dull.
Richard Hillman wrote: » Definitely not the USA. Too much crime and gangs. No to Australia, too many things that can kill you. Canada doesnt seem too bad but they seem to be on a similar warpath as Sweden and Germany to self destruction. Death by PC. The UK is grim in most parts. There seems to be a handful of small towns in the south that seem reasonable. London isn't British anymore and the increasing levels of gangs makes the place sound quite scary outside of the tourist areas. New Zealand seems like a southern hemisphere version of Ireland. I'll take them by default.
ThomasFlynn wrote: » People prefer living in the UK over Oz and the US? Interesting.
Granadino wrote: » None. Italy or Spain.
Fan of Netflix wrote: » - Oz, I absolutely hate spiders, those large insects and reptile things. Unless you could totally avoid them in Sydney or Melbourne? It would be a no for me.
I met with greater difficulties and encumbrances here, which in this place are no longer to be resisted but enforce me presently to quit my residence and to shift to some other warmer climate of this New World, where the winters be shorter and less rigorous. For here, your Majesty may please to understand, that I have found by too dear bought experience, which other men for their private interests always concealed from me, that from the middest of October to the middest of May there is a sad face of winter upon all this land, both sea and land so frozen for the greatest part of the time as they are not penetrable, no plant or vegetable thing appearing out of the earth until it be about the beginning of May, nor fish in the sea, besides the air so intolerable cold as it is hardly to be endured. By means whereof, and of much salt meat, my house [the Mansion House] hath been an hospital all this winter. Of 100 persons 50 sick at a time, myself being one and nine or ten of them dyed. Hereupon I have had strong temptations to leave all proceeding in plantations and, being much decayed in my strength, to retire myself to my former quiet. But, my inclination carrying me naturally to these kind of works and not knowing how better to employ the poor remainder of my days than with other good subjectes to further, the best I may, the enlarging your Majesty's empire in this part of the world, I am determined to commit this place to fishermen, that are able to encounter storms and hard weather, and to remove myself with some 40 persons to your Majesty's Dominion of Virginia, where if your Majesty will please to grant me a precinct of land with such privileges as the King, your father, my gracious Master [in James I], was pleased to gaunt me here, I shall endeavour to the utmost of my power to deserve it.https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/george-calvert-letter-1629.php
whisky_galore wrote: » It's like saying "oh dear, better not move to Ireland cos I'll get attacked by a bull in a field". In 8 months in Oz I saw ONE redback, ONE (dead) huntsman and ONE of those pretty big rain forest spiders that was outside, pretty easy to avoid and was probably not a deadly one. It was sitting still on its web and wasn't going to jump off it and kill me. Far too much sqeamishness and hype. Everyone, grow a set.
Noo wrote: » I've lived here nearly 8 years and have never seen a red back (you just know ive gone and jinxed it now). I have seen 3 snakes and they were all in their own habitats, just curled up basking in the sun minding their own business. I spent 2-3 years of my job rummaging through overgrown vegetation in peoples gardens and ants were the worst I came across. I have family who refuse to ever visit me over these misconceptions.
Cookie_Monster wrote: » The motorists in Aus are far more dangerous than the wildlife
whisky_galore wrote: » You've clearly never driven in SE Asia. Oz is a doddle.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Try cycling in dublin to see how awful irish motorists are!
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