this charming man

If i offended you in those 6 months i apologise. It was the beer at the Brizzy before i got to Must!

worzel

Don't dogs bark in other parts of the world (In the UK we had one two doors away which barked all the time)

northernbird

We don't have barking dogs where we live either. Crapping on my lawn dogs, wish they would bark because then I could go out and murder their owners

Ransi

I love Perth... the thing that pisses me of about the place is crappy take away and shitty restaurants, good ones are few and far between...

worzel

Yes and no. There are some fantastic restaurants in Perth but when you head north (don't know about south) they are far less common. MBH is great and there are several good ones at Hillarys. There are a couple of decent ones in Joondalup. Clarkson / Mindarie seems to suffer with UK-style reheated rubbish but even there Masala is okay for an Indian buffet and the Indian Ocean does nice food on a good day.

Take-aways is a bit mixed though. Generally the decor leaves a lot to be desired. Our favourite is Kabalason in Joondalup - if you didn't have it as a recommendation you wouldn't think of going in there but the food is fantastic. A lot of places seem to do plastic table cloths and generally skimp on atmosphere but do great food. Finding "English-style" F&C is hard (great fish, lousy chips) and the same goes for Indian (Aussies are wusses and like little hotter than gravy) and Chinese seems to be extremely stodgy. Thai is a good option.

marcpiano

Billy Lee's offers half decent Chinese in Chinatown. And I do miss the Red Rooster chips, though not necessarily anything else on the menu...

marcpiano

It was the easiest money I ever earned in security in the country. Just had to make sure there was no more than 6 drinks outside and turn away the odd pisshead. Not a patch on anywhere else I worked! Although occasionally I was up for punishment and went to the Deen after closing for a couple of hours...

galba

One of the dogs on our street was left home alone (in the front courtyard) for 9 days while the owners went on holiday. The mother-in-law came once a day to feed it. I have NEVER seen it taken out for a walk and it is the most beautiful Golden Retriever I have ever seen - it is so sad. Our next door neighbours, who are lovely people, keep their dog outside all the time and it spends the time looking in the window hoping for the kids to come out and play.

Good bits about Perth:

* the clubs/activities for kids - the possibilities are endless and I love the holiday programs. We never had anything so organised in the UK
* the cycle/walking tracks
* access to concerts - In the UK had to travel at least 3 hours
* alfresco eating
* outdoor cinema
* having a swimming pool in the back garden
* loads of play parks in each suburb

Not so good bits about Perth:

* paying over $1100 a week for a crap house in a nice area - wish I knew that when we rented it
* crap landlord and useless agent - again wish I knew that at the time
* 'character' house that is colder than any student flat I have ever lived in - YES THAT COLD!
* poor customer service/returns policy on electric goods (heaters!!!) - just my experience
* remoteness from other countries (although Bali is only 3.5 hours away)

Galba

sunbather

How much!!!!!!

galba

...and it'll be getting put up by 5%-10% in July (around $100)!

slingshot69

Yes but what a lot of people believe over here is dog's are great protection against burglaries, so they just leave the dogs out in the back 24 hours a day, most of the time a lot do not even get taken out for walks.

I am sure most people will know what I mean, I have lived in a few areas and it's the same.

Also got to agree on the take away's etc, total crap

galba

A golden retriever as a guard dog!!! It's more likely to lick the boots of a burglar rather than scare them away!

worzel

Yes, that does happen in Australia, which I do not agree, with but I don't think it is unique to Perth.

slingshot69

I agree it's probably not just in Perth.

Nu-Shooz

So much to say but i won't, i'm being good today

But...good bit for me, big Chicken Breasts
Bad bit for me, not found any decent restaurants yet.