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Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
I visited my sister in Canberra a couple of years ago and that would have been my preference for location but as my husband is a truck driver work was limited for him. We loved Canberra.
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Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by Mrs Rangersman
I visited my sister in Canberra a couple of years ago and that would have been my preference for location but as my husband is a truck driver work was limited for him. We loved Canberra.
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Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy
Has it changed your mind about going back to the UK , do you plan to stay in Canberra a few years before going back
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Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by sasbear
Hi,
Why didn't you let me know you was coming - I would have liked to have met you. Glad you liked it here :) |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by arkon
Just got back from a holiday to Canberra. 1st time there and we thought it was great! It was very un-Australian if that makes sense. It seemed to have a much better work ethic and service in the shops was so much more than just jobsworths. The chav to not chav ratio was very small and a very refreshing change. The Bryson book make have been accurate about Canberra a few years ago, but to me it's a proper city now with a definite European class feel to it.
So if like me you are not finding chav Australia to your liking it might be worth you checking out Canberra first before flying home too quick. Bloody hell! Are you actually saying that not ALL Australia is crap and that not ALL Australians are thick? Glad you had a good time. :) |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by arkon
Just got back from a holiday to Canberra. 1st time there and we thought it was great! It was very un-Australian if that makes sense. It seemed to have a much better work ethic and service in the shops was so much more than just jobsworths. The chav to not chav ratio was very small and a very refreshing change. The Bryson book make have been accurate about Canberra a few years ago, but to me it's a proper city now with a definite European class feel to it.
So if like me you are not finding chav Australia to your liking it might be worth you checking out Canberra first before flying home too quick. |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by Britishaussie
Our priorities were getting to our next accommodation before dark, and a longer drive than anticipated! Otherwise I think we would have been able to spend a lot more time in the city. I would certainly give it another chance. :)
Syd Mel Can Bris Access to good shops 3 4 3 3 Road Quality 1 3 4 4 Traffic 1 1 4 3 People Friendlyness 2 3 4 3 Good State Schools 1 2 4 1 Good Private schools 3 4 3 3 Teach Psychology 0 4 0 0 Good Job prospects for Son 3 3 4 1 Access to good restaurants 2 4 4 2 Climate in winter 4 2 2 4 Climate in summer 1 3 3 1 Crime 1 1 4 3 Car access to another city 4 3 4 1 Air travel abroad 4 4 1 4 Chavs 1 2 3 1 Affordable housing 1 1 4 3 Ease of visiting attractions 1 3 1 4 Safeness for Son 1 1 4 2 Dog Friendlyness 1 1 2 1 TOTALS 35 49 58 44 1 means bad or poor, 4 means great or good. |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by iPom
Bloody hell! Are you actually saying that not ALL Australia is crap and that not ALL Australians are thick?
Glad you had a good time. :) |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by arkon
I found the city to be very deceptive, on the face of it it looked like there wasn't much there. After a bit of exploring we found about 30+ attractions, 2 westfields, The main City shopping area, Civic. The war memorial and questacon were great. Driving was a doddle. Rush hour was basically 'what rush hour?' I've done a city by city comparison on excel I'll export it to text and put it here to give people some idea of how the place compared in my eyes....2 ticks.....
Syd Mel Can Bris Access to good shops 3 4 3 3 Road Quality 1 3 4 4 Traffic 1 1 4 3 People Friendlyness 2 3 4 3 Good State Schools 1 2 4 1 Good Private schools 3 4 3 3 Teach Psychology 0 4 0 0 Good Job prospects for Son 3 3 4 1 Access to good restaurants 2 4 4 2 Climate in winter 4 2 2 4 Climate in summer 1 3 3 1 Crime 1 1 4 3 Car access to another city 4 3 4 1 Air travel abroad 4 4 1 4 Chavs 1 2 3 1 Affordable housing 1 1 4 3 Ease of visiting attractions 1 3 1 4 Safeness for Son 1 1 4 2 Dog Friendlyness 1 1 2 1 TOTALS 35 49 58 44 1 means bad or poor, 4 means great or good. I want to say something here but I really just can't bring myself to do it. :D |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by arkon
Well there were a lot of non Australians there, most seemed to be well educated and well dressed, or should I say dressed appropriately for the occasions. Plenty of accents that most definitely were not Australian and those Australians I did meet seemed to have a despair for the rest of Australia. Probably because of all the Canberra bashing that goes on. My chart came out a bit pants, sorry. Can’t figure out how to maintain formatting on the forum posts.
Mate, there are a lot of non Australians everywhere, but it's all down to the type of non Australians you click with at the end of the day. :) I guess I'm used to non Aussie accents up here too, so it's no big deal for me.... and the same goes for the 'despair' thing too. I love that chart. Oh I do, I do, I do. :D |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by iPom
Mate, there are a lot of non Australians everywhere, but it's all down to the type of non Australians you click with at the end of the day. :)
I guess I'm used to non Aussie accents up here too, so it's no big deal for me.... and the same goes for the 'despair' thing too. I love that chart. Oh I do, I do, I do. :D |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by Hutch
Yea - all those ****ing Australians in Australia!! ****ing nerve of them.
I know! It's a bloody national disgrace Hutch. :D |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by iPom
I want to say something here but I really just can't bring myself to do it. :D
It is our views thogh, for example the amount of chavs was very small and the roads were the best I've seen in the country, Crime is supposedly very low too. Kingston had about 30 excellent restraunts within a minutes walk! Just need to loose a stone again now. |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Originally Posted by arkon
I'll say it, it looks a bit shit, couldn't get the format to keep the spacing.
It is our views thogh, for example the amount of chavs was very small and the roads were the best I've seen in the country, Crime is supposedly very low too. Kingston had about 30 excellent restraunts within a minutes walk! Just need to loose a stone again now. Go chase some alpacas... that should do it. ;) (It's not so much shit, it's just funny. I bet you're a Gunzel too!) ;) |
Re: Bill Bryson was wrong about Canberra!
Cool stuff Arkon. Hope it works out there.
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