An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

I can confirm that Melbourne, Australia is a better place to live than the UK. :thumbsup:

Anyone who thinks different can't tell the difference between faeces and treacle.

Anyone else want a considers opinion on a pressing issue? All questions answers, eventually.

Z

Re: An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

I thought you meant that literally!! so yes the grass is green :thumbsup: today we drove through the Yarra Glen, on to Healesville and ended up at Marysville,,, stunning scenery all the way,, and the grass is very green at the moment!

Re: An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

I agree absolutely - been here for nearly 3 years, and love it to bits.

Welcome :)

Re: An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

You mean in Oz the dogs deposit treacle on the footpaths?:eek::lol:

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That's strange Poppett, we did pretty much the same today!

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Damn you and your illogical train of thought!

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The grass is pretty green up here because they leave the sprinklers on day and night :blink:

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Our grass has vanished too dust!!

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Same treacle, different bucket? :confused:

Re: An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

The grass looks green everywhere if you have pocket full with money!lolz...The practical fact is that there are less jobs in Melbourne as compared to UK. You will be extremely lucky if you get a permenant job with AUD$150K per year otherwise the average salary range in Melbourne is AUD$25K-AUD$45K. Its just a personal opinion and observation.

Re: An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

Wow , hell of a first 4 days mate :thumbsup:

Re: An answer to the question - is the grass green in Oz?
 

I know you said that this is your observation and opinion but it doesn't seem to bear much relation to reality. This survey is a couple of years old but suggests your numbers are way off.

Of course there are less jobs in Melbourne than in the UK; it's a much smaller place. But unemployment levels are low (source) so it seems that for most, if you want work you can find it.

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The problem is not finding just a work but in my opinion I need to find work in my area of expertise. Going towards higher salary scale is much more difficult in Melbourne. I was offered a job in UK for GBP8K per month in my area of expertise whereas in Melbourne employers were paying AUD$35K for the same role.

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Wow that was some offer in the UK! And certainly a crappy one by contrast in Melbourne. I hope you have got something more suitable sorted by now :)

All I'm saying is that you made a massive generalisation in your previous statement - there are plenty of others on this board who would probably say they are doing nicely in the city. When I was considering Melbourne, there seemed to be plenty of reasonably paid work on offer in my area (IT), but that's as far as my knowledge of it goes.

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I am a RF Engineer (Telecom Sector) and currently working in UK. In my opinion, what I want to say is in UK and Europe there is greater flow of money, so sometimes companies don't care that much to pay their employees back and may be that's why GBP and Euro is also going very strong.