http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...005371,00.html

I keep coming across this stuff. Why? Is Perth really dullsville? Is this an accurate assessment?



Can I qualify for life in Perth? Most of the stuff im interested in is outdoor stuff, not a pub person, like bbq's, surfing, trailbikes, walking the dog, chilling out with a decent book, camping, and playing music.

thanks for the link. very interesting article.

some people might like a quieter less stressful life. but how quiet? Hmmmm...

I spent one year on an island 2 miles x 70 miles with a population of 5,000. couldn't live there any longer. too boring. but I really did enjoy the stress free and quiet life for a few months.

I have also lived in a city of 200,000 for some years. smaller island 27 miles x 7 miles and thats just too much stress. I need somewhere in between. could Perth be the place? Hmmmm...

On paper Perth ticks a lot of my boxes. But.... Is it on google earth? Hmmmm...

Yes but it has the sun right?Is'nt that all that counts for newbies to Oz !

I think everyone has their own opinions of a place, some people like perth, others do not. I personally can't wait to get there. I have been before and loved it, loved the atmosphere, the laid back way of life, I personally don't care if shops are open Sunday or not? The only reason I go shopping here at the weekend is because i never get chance during the week. There is never anything to do at the weekend because the weather is always rubbish. Can't plan anything because not sure what the weather is going to be like. At least over there for a lot of the year you can pretty much plan anythign to do and the weather won't be the first thing against you. Simple things like going for walks, walking dogs, visiting parks, playing golf, fishing, bbq'ing and having friends over. Just the simple things in life for me. If i get bored of it i'll go look elsewhere, but i doubt it. 36 next and done most of my hard partying. After the easy life now. Nice holidays to what to us in Britain are far flung places, but are local (in comparison) to Oz. can't wait to visit margaret river for weekends of wineries. visiting other cities in Auz. New Zealand. A whole new adventure for me. looking forward to it.

i couldn't agree more
i have never been to perth personally, so wouldn't know if its right for us or not
but weather is no. 1 right now
like you said... as long as i can go out, to even just sit in the park and do nothing, that's 1 more than i can do here!

have just read the article and there are some sound points there, but hey, are most politicians dickheads- agree with journo on that point totally the government is pretty useless, unable to make decisions and stick to them, but I dont think that is exclusively as WA problem at all.
There ARE some shops open on sundays and to say otherwise is stupid. Ok there are some shops you would expect to have open that aren't, but thats just the way it is, to be honest I believe the more immigrants arrive here the more pressure there will be to have more shops open on sundays. Dont forget the odd arrangement here though, during the school holidays all the shops ARE open on sundays-dunno why...
Im not a person to search for a cooked breakfast on the weekend so cant comment on availability of them. We are totally over the going out every night on the razz, we've got kids and hey its not a priority for us now.I do find where I live that there is a bit of a shortage of decent local restaurants but I dont eat out that often anyway. but there are areas a 15 min drive where there are many options. A bit like where I used to live in the UK , we had to get in the car and drive to go out in the evening -shock horror, it wasnt immediately on our doorstep.
We just live our lives and we have done much more since we arrived here, dont know if because there are actually more opportunities or that we have made an effort but life here is pretty ok. My surroundings are much nicer we are in a great location so not too far from stuff we want, yes the beach is beautiful and the sunsets are something I regularly go and watch in the evenings-its very peaceful to sit with my son whilst he practices his newly aquired fishing skills.
And yes the weather is great.

er.. no?

Since living in Perth for 8 years, I can honestly say that I don't feel the need to have mini breaks, holidays abroad, etc, several times a year as I did in the UK. Perhaps because it is more laid back here, less 'aggressive' and stressful than UK. By spending a weekend on the beach you feel like you've had a mini holiday.

On the other hand I wish there was more to do for kids regarding interesting places to go. Once you've done AQWA, Perth Museum, Scitech, Adventure World, there's little else other than parks and beaches to go to - all beautiful and clean. There needs to be more stimulating places to take them.

The most boring, backward, uncultured, parochial, insular and bland place I have ever lived in. All the sun and beaches in the world can not change that.

My opinion only of course.

And before any tells me to bugger off then, don't worry, I will as soon as I can.

There's more than a hint of truth in what you say ...

Been here almost 2 years and have similar feelings except our children are very young still but I am more concerned when our oldest reaches about 10. What we are thinking though is that we will take more breaks to other parts of Australia. Visit Melbourne / Sydney perhaps each year.

Often though we do talk about the things we do at the weekend would cost us a fortune to get in the UK. i.e a a trip to the beach, a meal by the water or that holiday feel you talk about. Last Sunday morning we took the kids to the beach which has a coffee shop across the road. We picked up some coffees, muffins and chilled out for a few hours. Cost was about £8.

I don't see us being in Perth forever but right now its a good place for us and a very young family (as much as I say this it wouldn't surprise me if we were still here in 10 years but taking lots of holidays to see things)

p.s we are making sure that hubby continues to move forward with study and other things and that has helped us feel more alive here.

That covers a lot of Australia though doesn't it? Its how I feel about Adelaide on the whole.....

Gold Coast looks lively: http://www.goldcoast.com.au