British Expats - Anyone faced with this in Australia.

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Originally Posted by bru

We are from Thailand and looking forward to relocate ourselves to Australia while many Australians relocating to Thailand for retirement. Ã¯?Å

We do not have so strict rules, regulations for living here in Thailand. For example, if we want to eat while driving, we can do so, although the law says that it is not allowed. If we want to go to a public park, we can freely go, sit, drink, eat and have fun. Many things like that. We have lot of freedom in doing things.

I have heard in Australia, you get lots of restrictions strict laws etc. Seems like living in an artificial world. Anyone found this difficult to adjust or found it boring.

Having visited Thailand a few times by comparison Australia is far more regulated. But then the two countries hardly compare in my opinion. Thailand is a stunning country with an amazing culture, but it still has immense poverty issues and is very much developing. Its unique because the gap between Thailands richest and poorest is the greatest in any Asian country I seem to recall. Australia is a modern developed country and directly comparing the two isnt really possible but its fair to say that someone coming from Thailand may feel more "regulated" with needs for licences, tax laws etc.

However, since most of Europe is fairly regulated immigrants from there, for example, probably dont notice it too much. If one were from Thailand then I suspect that you may indeed find it different, although as to being difficult - that would be a matter for your own outlook on life :)