Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
Jun 17th 2011, 6:46 pm
#1591
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
That is mad! It's been a couple of months since any of us have eaten a banana. Wifey wants us to go to some place on the other side of the ACT to get some for $7.50 a kilo. But they've seen better days and are bruised - in the UK we wouldn't pause to pick them up - much less pay £5 a kilo for them. Thinking of going down the local shop and buying a fine and pristine example of the $15 a kilo ones, writing her name on it in gold letters, wrapping it up and giving it to her as a "Congratulations, you've got a job!" present. I think she would like that.
...Bizarre is often an understatement here
I've just been cured of my banana cravings
Jun 17th 2011, 10:08 pm
#1594
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
From my experience back in the UK last year most food items whether they were convenience food or fresh food were cheaper, often significantly so. The quality also looked to be higher. My brother has just literaqlly returned from 4 weeks in England and I was speaking to hima bout this last week, he echoed my findings. He was amazed at the prices and quality, he especially loved the fantastic pub grub. He goes back often twice a year and sees things first hand rather than via a shopping website.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
Jun 17th 2011, 11:07 pm
#1595
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
From my experience back in the UK last year most food items whether they were convenience food or fresh food were cheaper, often significantly so. The quality also looked to be higher. My brother has just literaqlly returned from 4 weeks in England and I was speaking to hima bout this last week, he echoed my findings. He was amazed at the prices and quality, he especially loved the fantastic pub grub. He goes back often twice a year and sees things first hand rather than via a shopping website.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
Jun 17th 2011, 11:16 pm
#1596
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Jun 17th 2011, 11:44 pm
#1597
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
From my experience back in the UK last year most food items whether they were convenience food or fresh food were cheaper, often significantly so. The quality also looked to be higher. My brother has just literaqlly returned from 4 weeks in England and I was speaking to hima bout this last week, he echoed my findings. He was amazed at the prices and quality, he especially loved the fantastic pub grub. He goes back often twice a year and sees things first hand rather than via a shopping website.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
Jun 18th 2011, 12:14 am
#1598
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
I'm good. really good thanks!
Well, apart from the fact that my life thus far has been one long dull let down, my cats got herpes (not from me), my kids hate me, my wife has just left me (but didn't take the kids), I'm terminally bored and depressed, and I've got a banana ($13.99 a kilo, on special at iga) stuck up my arse, and don't want to ask A+E to pull it out, cos last time they wouldn't give it back.
Yourself?
Well, apart from the fact that my life thus far has been one long dull let down, my cats got herpes (not from me), my kids hate me, my wife has just left me (but didn't take the kids), I'm terminally bored and depressed, and I've got a banana ($13.99 a kilo, on special at iga) stuck up my arse, and don't want to ask A+E to pull it out, cos last time they wouldn't give it back.
Yourself?
Jun 18th 2011, 3:22 am
#1600
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
From my experience back in the UK last year most food items whether they were convenience food or fresh food were cheaper, often significantly so. The quality also looked to be higher. My brother has just literaqlly returned from 4 weeks in England and I was speaking to hima bout this last week, he echoed my findings. He was amazed at the prices and quality, he especially loved the fantastic pub grub. He goes back often twice a year and sees things first hand rather than via a shopping website.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
I realise that those people who love it here and have no intention of leaving prefer to see things a certain way but looking at the evidence Australia has become a very expensive place to live especially for food, housing, utilities etc. Petrol is cheap(er) but dont forget to add on the cost of rego/CTP.
If you love it here dont worry about it being more expensive as it is irrelevant.
Jun 18th 2011, 6:27 am
#1602
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
It's fairly awesome here, well a bit awesome, mostly around the edges and a bit just up there is pretty awesome. I'm glad to hear that my old stomping ground is awesome, that must have happened after we left. I hope there is no link between the 2.
Jun 18th 2011, 6:57 am
#1603
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
No mate. It's awesome cos it's Australia!
Jun 18th 2011, 7:01 am
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Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living
No mate, it's awesome cus it's Straya. 