Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Oct 30th 2008 | 11:16 pm
#166
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Oct 30th 2008 | 11:20 pm
#167
'In limboland'
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Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Oct 30th 2008 | 11:22 pm
#168
Crazy Cat Lady
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Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Oct 30th 2008 | 11:27 pm
#170
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Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Well shes still alive
Yeah i only did it couple of times a week maybe 3 ... fruit and porridge was another fave she was a grape monster... actually... this is gross but,..
I gave her some grapes with brekkie one day and they came out the other end completely undigested in large halves as i cut them!!!!!!!
1.how come she didnt choke
2. How come they managed to survive untouched?
Oct 30th 2008 | 11:48 pm
#171
'In limboland'
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Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Oooops
Well shes still alive
Yeah i only did it couple of times a week maybe 3 ... fruit and porridge was another fave she was a grape monster... actually... this is gross but,..
I gave her some grapes with brekkie one day and they came out the other end completely undigested in large halves as i cut them!!!!!!!
1.how come she didnt choke
2. How come they managed to survive untouched?
Well shes still alive
Yeah i only did it couple of times a week maybe 3 ... fruit and porridge was another fave she was a grape monster... actually... this is gross but,..
I gave her some grapes with brekkie one day and they came out the other end completely undigested in large halves as i cut them!!!!!!!
1.how come she didnt choke
2. How come they managed to survive untouched?
Oct 31st 2008 | 3:09 am
#172
Jan4kids
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,156
From: Hertfordshire - Adelaide - now Gold Coast.
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Oooo Oooo! I've got a very important one!
Plain Flavour Chips/Crisps are in a blue packet not a red one, Chicken Flavour are in green but rather reassuringly beefy/BBQ are in brown :0)
Five Dollar notes are reddy purple, and Tens are blue......other way around in the U.K.
There are no one or two cent coins.
House Letterboxes are at the boundary of your property, not in the front door.
There are no overflow holes in hand-basins or sinks-there is one in the bathroom floor instead.
Oh and..........
The water goes down the plug-hole the opposite way
Plain Flavour Chips/Crisps are in a blue packet not a red one, Chicken Flavour are in green but rather reassuringly beefy/BBQ are in brown :0)
Five Dollar notes are reddy purple, and Tens are blue......other way around in the U.K.
There are no one or two cent coins.
House Letterboxes are at the boundary of your property, not in the front door.
There are no overflow holes in hand-basins or sinks-there is one in the bathroom floor instead.
Oh and..........
The water goes down the plug-hole the opposite way
Oct 31st 2008 | 3:56 am
#173
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From: Suffolk
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Living in the country in Australia is very different to living in the country in the UK!
Chocolate in Australia apparently has anti melt ingredient in it so doesn't melt in mouth
Singlet = vest, manchester = bedding, pants = trousers etc etc
Okey cokey is hokey pokey (of course this is a very important difference!!)
Trains in Perth and Sydney have guards on them in the evenings. In the UK the average person uses a train, not in Aus. Trains is Perth could be scarey at times, same as the central train station.
AFL vs soccer (I actually really liked AFL)
suburbs are huge is some cities and all look the same, can't think of anything like it in UK
Grass is springy, dry and bouncy with sand underneath it in Perth. I'd never heard of reticulation until I moved there.
Having a pool is not just for the rich like it is in UK
Same with private schools, much more affordable in Australia
Loads and loads of differences - some for the better and some not!!
Chocolate in Australia apparently has anti melt ingredient in it so doesn't melt in mouth
Singlet = vest, manchester = bedding, pants = trousers etc etc
Okey cokey is hokey pokey (of course this is a very important difference!!)
Trains in Perth and Sydney have guards on them in the evenings. In the UK the average person uses a train, not in Aus. Trains is Perth could be scarey at times, same as the central train station.
AFL vs soccer (I actually really liked AFL)
suburbs are huge is some cities and all look the same, can't think of anything like it in UK
Grass is springy, dry and bouncy with sand underneath it in Perth. I'd never heard of reticulation until I moved there.
Having a pool is not just for the rich like it is in UK
Same with private schools, much more affordable in Australia
Loads and loads of differences - some for the better and some not!!
Oct 31st 2008 | 9:25 am
#174
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 503
From: South Australia
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
'They are lovely N, I agree. An aunt made me a beautiful Golly which was about 18" long, dressed in a waistcoat, bow tie, trousers with braces and Spatz shoes. I think my mum still has it."
I also used to love gollies when I was a child, I had several of them all with the cutest faces. It's funny how most gollies are dressed in waistcoats and bow ties, even the non homemade ones. Must be the standard uniform!
I also used to love gollies when I was a child, I had several of them all with the cutest faces. It's funny how most gollies are dressed in waistcoats and bow ties, even the non homemade ones. Must be the standard uniform!
Oct 31st 2008 | 11:03 am
#175
Banned
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 25
From: USA
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Chaps
Has anyone ever actioned one post that lists the key differences between Aus and the UK for newcomers to the site and those who are looking to move and investigating possibilities. I know there are many options but it might be good to have one post, made as a sticky, that keeps one continuous list. It probably needs some parameters assigned to it to keep it fairly consistent, but I would think this would be good.
Coming from someone who has lived in both countries recently, and indeed is looking to move back to Aus again, I think it gives a netter impression from these people to post than someone who moved out to Aus 10 years ago and has little knowledge of current prices in the UK. Thus those recent movers are actually in the best position.
Items I was thinking of, without necessarily meaning to get it started, were...
Choice - far more choice in the majority of items in the UK than Aus, including supermarket foods, cars, utilities etc
Tax - Higher rate of tax payable in Aus is 47% compared to 40% in the UK, but VAT/GST is 10% compared to 17.5% in the UK
Superannuation (Aus version of pension) - this should be on top of your salary rather than included and is a government requirement
PAYE - you need to complete a tax return every year in Aus, again something most in the UK do not worry about
Sport (mainly football) - for those, like me, who will miss their doe of televised football, you get a far greater choice of matches because of your location (outside of the UK) BUT you need to be ready to watch live matches in the early hours of the morning - and that can hurt!
These are the type of things I was thinking about...
Has anyone ever actioned one post that lists the key differences between Aus and the UK for newcomers to the site and those who are looking to move and investigating possibilities. I know there are many options but it might be good to have one post, made as a sticky, that keeps one continuous list. It probably needs some parameters assigned to it to keep it fairly consistent, but I would think this would be good.
Coming from someone who has lived in both countries recently, and indeed is looking to move back to Aus again, I think it gives a netter impression from these people to post than someone who moved out to Aus 10 years ago and has little knowledge of current prices in the UK. Thus those recent movers are actually in the best position.
Items I was thinking of, without necessarily meaning to get it started, were...
Choice - far more choice in the majority of items in the UK than Aus, including supermarket foods, cars, utilities etc
Tax - Higher rate of tax payable in Aus is 47% compared to 40% in the UK, but VAT/GST is 10% compared to 17.5% in the UK
Superannuation (Aus version of pension) - this should be on top of your salary rather than included and is a government requirement
PAYE - you need to complete a tax return every year in Aus, again something most in the UK do not worry about
Sport (mainly football) - for those, like me, who will miss their doe of televised football, you get a far greater choice of matches because of your location (outside of the UK) BUT you need to be ready to watch live matches in the early hours of the morning - and that can hurt!
These are the type of things I was thinking about...
Oct 31st 2008 | 1:25 pm
#176
Crazy Cat Lady
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 65,493
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
No it doesn't 
One thing I don't get is why Australian sinks and baths don't seem to have the plug attached by a chain to the body of the sink or bath. None of the one's I've seen do anyway. Always losing the sodding plug
One thing I don't get is why Australian sinks and baths don't seem to have the plug attached by a chain to the body of the sink or bath. None of the one's I've seen do anyway. Always losing the sodding plug
Oct 31st 2008 | 1:35 pm
#177
Auntie Fa
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 7,344
From: Seattle
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
UK: Lots of decent Indian restaurants, and not just for an "English curry".
Oz: If there are any, I've yet to find them.
Oz: If there are any, I've yet to find them.
Oct 31st 2008 | 1:40 pm
#178
Emigrated 24/11/07
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From: Umina Beach, NSW
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
how can you keep losing the plug!!!!!!
Oct 31st 2008 | 1:50 pm
#179
Gutter Gob!!
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From: Perth
Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Oct 31st 2008 | 2:01 pm
#180
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Re: Basic differences between Aus and the UK
Quite possibly. Can't be bothered to look for them either
