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Re: Don't Come to Australia
Australia is'nt for everyone.Good luck to where ever you happen to go next.I hope hope it works out for you.:fingerscrossed:
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
It might be interesting to see the previous six countries the OP has tried to live in so we can make a comparison to Australia.
Until then it's nothing more than trolling. |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 8441298)
:lol: is that a case of great moderators thinking alike or what.......:thumbup:
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
I've been in Melbourne two months, my experiences:
1. Customs & Excise charge the earth for inspection and do not do their job. They are trying to charge me $850 for destroying a plastic bucket that they say contains "traces of chemicals" - it's detergent you morons!! 2. Job agents are the worst I have ever encountered, bad manners is just one of their traits. 3. Tram inspectors behave like The Gestapo and are racist, they bully old people and are afraid of youths who DO evade paying. 4. The train operators cannot even gets their clocks in synch let alone run a service! 5. An internet connection is the most expensive of any of the 6 countries I have lived in. 6. The Govt allow a duopoly for the supermarkets, therefore any item is twice the price it should be. 7. Every public official I have had to deal with wants money to do their job. And I haven't even started on the cost to live here.... Australia - great place to holiday a nightmare to live, I'm off and so is my taxable income. and a smile on our faces - find it always helps when dealing with people. Good luck in where-ever you go next. PS - Why did you take a bucket all that way- don't they sell them in Oz?? Does anyone have any good news about Melbourne? I do recall enjoying it very much last year when we went for a reckie!! Looking forward to the move IandM:D |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 8441097)
I sure was, truth be known I enjoyed my short stay enormously. Bone tinglingly cold but excellent beer, great food, nice scenery & wonderful company :thumbup: What more could I ask for:thumbup:
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
:rofl:
Pah-hahahaha! 8 weeks! toodle-pip! :lol: |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by spart
(Post 8441275)
I suggest you check your geography. What part of southern Sydney excludes Wollongong?
I will happily chip in towards your ongoing medical costs. |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 8441289)
Oh cut out the name calling, you know better than that.
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 8441291)
;)
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by spart
(Post 8442400)
Sorry - forgot that everyone else is a bit more PC than the Middle East..
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
I've been in Melbourne two months, my experiences:
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
1. Customs & Excise charge the earth for inspection and do not do their job. They are trying to charge me $850 for destroying a plastic bucket that they say contains "traces of chemicals" - it's detergent you morons!!
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
2. Job agents are the worst I have ever encountered, bad manners is just one of their traits.
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
3. Tram inspectors behave like The Gestapo and are racist, they bully old people and are afraid of youths who DO evade paying.
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
4. The train operators cannot even gets their clocks in synch let alone run a service!
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
5. An internet connection is the most expensive of any of the 6 countries I have lived in.
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
6. The Govt allow a duopoly for the supermarkets, therefore any item is twice the price it should be.
IGA Foodworks Co-op Aldi and a good few others
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
7. Every public official I have had to deal with wants money to do their job.
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
And I haven't even started on the cost to live here....
Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving
(Post 8440536)
Australia - great place to holiday a nightmare to live, I'm off and so is my taxable income.
Only joking with you, hope everything goes well for you back in the UK. Sorry you did not like Melbourne as much as we do. :thumbup: |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by MartinLuther
(Post 8441060)
Too many Australians I believe. :blink:
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by Zambia
(Post 8442803)
we alow the Dupoly as they are the better ones , there are
IGA Foodworks Co-op Aldi and a good few others Never even seen a Foodworks or a Co-op and while others may rave about Aldi, my local one is, quite frankly, crap. Can you elaborate on "a good few others"? |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Not actually met any myself but the tram inspectors have (certainly in the past) a reputation of being heavy handed.
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Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
(Post 8442816)
Melbourne might have this 'vast' choice.... most of Australia sure as Hell won't. The only IGA near me is smaller than my garage and you would need the financial resources of Abramovich to do a weekly shop there.
Never even seen a Foodworks or a Co-op and while others may rave about Aldi, my local one is, quite frankly, crap. Can you elaborate on "a good few others"? |
Re: Don't Come to Australia
Originally Posted by woodiesinaus
(Post 8442813)
What in Mornington:eek: The're all poms!!!
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