Australia

[pevergreen]

Is anybody besudes me and Darkarbiter from Australia here?

I mean, Australia is teh 1337. Best Cricket Team, best rugby team, best soccer team (bloody Italy, we woulda won if you werent pansies) best everything!

Biggest Pies, Biggest Rock!

Only thing we dont have is a decent PM

Fourth Question, John Howard recently stayed in which Pres..

George Bush

Thanks Chasers!

[Sjakihata]

Best soccer team? You must be kiddin'. I thought Pakistan could beat your cricket team, as well.

Oh, and the biggest rock is on the border of Nepal/Tibet

[naut]

Me.

Best Football Team - It is now officially football here!!! The world cup incident, seriously we should get over that.

EDIT: We do have beautiful women here though.
EDIT2: We have a higher standard of living than the UK IIRC.

[Mikeus Caesar]

November 30th is judgement day for me - for it is on that day i move to the land down under.

[kataphraktoi]

Ive been in Australia since 1988, things are expensive here. Its amazing the lack of common sense and judgement that exists here.

Lets look at some things here:

- Labour is very expensive, why? Because a lot of people are fiscally irresponsible in Australia, they acquire items that are beyond their means, when that happens, they pass the costs to the custoomers. Yes, I'm talking about brickies, tilers, sparkies, and other trades not normally associated with high-income brackets

- We won't let in foreign labour to relieve our labour shortage. A lot of overpaid and shoddy tradesmen want to keep this going so they can squeeze every last penny thy are not entitled too.

- My city, Perth, has the highest median average cost of a house in the nation, that is ridiculous considering it beating Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne which are 4 times as huge!!

- The economy is booming because of raw materials exports, that is only half the story, the economy is also proppoed by consumer consumption fueled by debt....ironic pun....debt-fueled economy.

- Dollar/Value is quite poor compared to America and Canada. Its because of labour expenses...expensive, thats why we get British tradesmen coming here, they're like Kings here!! I know, I've met em.

- Lack of direction, the government seems to be coasting along rather than develop a long term vision like Singapore, China, Malaysia and other up and coming countries.

- Innovation poorness, most of the best ideas from Auztralia go overseas because well, the environment for innovation is kinda stifled here. Best go overseas to develop ur great ideas.

- 1 million Australian are overseas expats, thats 1/20th of the population, a lot of them are professionals, experts and smart too. Thats a huge blow to the economy.

- Listed quite well on the corruption index Plenty of my dad's workmates say that Asia is corrupted and Australia is not...the difference is that Asians know it and use it, here they live in lala-land.

- Germaine Greer....one of her sayings "old women have the right to be stimulated by young men" (paraphrased).......sick grumpy old sack.

With that said it has some positives:

- Friendly people, yes they are friendly. I want to bash with copper pipes sometimes but yes, very nice ppl.

- Australian rules football

- Australian rules football...love it

- um, we can buy guitars here...got to be a big thumbs up

- actually one of the cleanest developed countries in the world

- CHildren overboard, so funny!!

Growing up here for 19yrs, I've realised I've got to get out of this country!!!

As soon as I get some professional experience in my field, I'm outta here.

[MSB]

There are plenty of Aussies that are regular visit here pevergreen, and some of them have quite a personality. All you have to do is go hunting for all of them.

[Yun Dog]

Ive been in Australia since 1988, things are expensive here. Its amazing the lack of common sense and judgement that exists here.

Lets look at some things here:

- Labour is very expensive, why? Because a lot of people are fiscally irresponsible in Australia, they acquire items that are beyond their means, when that happens, they pass the costs to the custoomers. Yes, I'm talking about brickies, tilers, sparkies, and other trades not normally associated with high-income brackets

- We won't let in foreign labour to relieve our labour shortage. A lot of overpaid and shoddy tradesmen want to keep this going so they can squeeze every last penny thy are not entitled too.

- My city, Perth, has the highest median average cost of a house in the nation, that is ridiculous considering it beating Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne which are 4 times as huge!!

- The economy is booming because of raw materials exports, that is only half the story, the economy is also proppoed by consumer consumption fueled by debt....ironic pun....debt-fueled economy.

- Dollar/Value is quite poor compared to America and Canada. Its because of labour expenses...expensive, thats why we get British tradesmen coming here, they're like Kings here!! I know, I've met em.

- Lack of direction, the government seems to be coasting along rather than develop a long term vision like Singapore, China, Malaysia and other up and coming countries.

- Innovation poorness, most of the best ideas from Auztralia go overseas because well, the environment for innovation is kinda stifled here. Best go overseas to develop ur great ideas.

- 1 million Australian are overseas expats, thats 1/20th of the population, a lot of them are professionals, experts and smart too. Thats a huge blow to the economy.

- Listed quite well on the corruption index Plenty of my dad's workmates say that Asia is corrupted and Australia is not...the difference is that Asians know it and use it, here they live in lala-land.

- Germaine Greer....one of her sayings "old women have the right to be stimulated by young men" (paraphrased).......sick grumpy old sack.

With that said it has some positives:

- Friendly people, yes they are friendly. I want to bash with copper pipes sometimes but yes, very nice ppl.

- Australian rules football

- Australian rules football...love it

- um, we can buy guitars here...got to be a big thumbs up

- actually one of the cleanest developed countries in the world

- CHildren overboard, so funny!!

Growing up here for 19yrs, I've realised I've got to get out of this country!!!

As soon as I get some professional experience in my field, I'm outta here.

Geez and I thought I had a downer on the place

Like any place Australia has more than its share of ignorant Yobos - the problem is this is encouraged by the government as being part of our national identity - that and sport being our national religion - which only becomes a problem when it is to the detriment of other worthy pursuits like knowledge, innovation/invention and the arts. Basically this country has been way to proud of being a nation of sports addicted, overweight , ignoramuses. That being said - theres lots of space, good climate, clean environment, few fanatical political/religious freaks, and if you can manage to ignore the 98% of people who are so stupid its a miracle they can breathe and talk at the same time - not a bad place to live.


Of coarse when you compare it to the wonderful social freedom [sacasm], and classed hierarchical society of Malaysia (hello Mahatia?) and Singapore (beaten for chewing gum) erm well I think most of your critisism are BS. Yes perths expensive - I wonder why that might be - could it be demand from all the Asian people wanting to live somewhere better??

Its amusing that we have how many? Malaysian and Singaporian students sent here to be educated - I wonder why ?

(Un-Frontroomish comments - Beirut)

[Yun Dog]

I agree this is the frontroom - but if you going to allow unsubstantiated BS and blatant country bashing like....

- Lack of direction, the government seems to be coasting along rather than develop a long term vision like Singapore, China, Malaysia and other up and coming countries.

and

- Innovation poorness, most of the best ideas from Auztralia go overseas because well, the environment for innovation is kinda stifled here. Best go overseas to develop ur great ideas.

and

- Listed quite well on the corruption index Plenty of my dad's workmates say that Asia is corrupted and Australia is not...the difference is that Asians know it and use it, here they live in lala-land.

If your going to start editing threads - then how about this one first

Growing up here for 19yrs, I've realised I've got to get out of this country!!!

As soon as I get some professional experience in my field, I'm outta here.

Its nice to see someone who appreciates the country that provided them a first class tertiary education, and feels indebted and grateful.

Now you've had a wonderful time getting an education here, please feel free to slag the place at every opportunity and use this first class education to benefit the country where said education cant exist due to lack of social freedom - and please dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out and thankyoucomeagain

MODS - how about a FAIR GO and equatable moderation

[Hepcat]

I mean, Australia is teh 1337. Best Cricket Team, best rugby team, best soccer team (bloody Italy, we woulda won if you werent pansies) best everything!

Eh, I don't think best rugby team, I don't like rugby but I know the All Blacks are better than the Aussie team.

I do like the theme parks at the Gold Coast though.

[naut]

I can't stand the A League.

[pevergreen]

Yeah but you look how we played in the world cup.

Brazil was hard pressed to get passed our defence, and when they did that E guy took it the entire field about 35 times every half!

We could (not should, could) have won against Italy, and Italy had it pretty easy from there on.

I'll make it clear, im not Biased to australia in any sport except cricket, which i dont like. I cheer for Brazil soccer, Scotland Rugby. Mainly because the alternatives have New South Welshman!

Runs around in circles saying "We won Origin! We won Origin!"

(i dont cheer for the broncos either, Penny Panthers!

Well even if we dont have the biggest pies of biggest rock, we have the best tourism slogan

"So where the bloody hell are you?"

Or in the Queens case "Why the bloody hell are you here?" (Chasers)

[Dave1984]

"So where the bloody hell are you?"

Winner of the UK's most pathetic reason to ban an advert this century award.