Originally Posted by Cant rain all the time2

The houses look like they were built by the "three little pigs" and are worth about as much as a bag of balloons.

Originally Posted by Cant rain all the time2

The houses look like they were built by the "three little pigs" and are worth about as much as a bag of balloons.

Originally Posted by willamos

How do you conclude that, oh wise, all knowing one?!

FYI, I don't like living in Australia because:

* My personal hobbies and interests are harder to pursue in Australian than in UK/Europe. - granted the skiing is rubbish. have you tried new zealand?
* I obviously do not see my family and friends living in Australia. You can skype for free with a webcam :-)
* I find Australia a rather dull place; it 'flatlines', nothing happens in Australia and I have, elsewhere on this website, likened it to sitting at the back of a gig. You may have a seat but the folks near the front are having more fun than you. You dont live in the right part then!
* Australia is miles from, well, everywhere. You can travel for days and days and have seen nothing but more of the same. Awww come on - surely you've seen emu, and camel, and Uluru, and the ocean views, and the rainforest, and the desert - dont see all that on the M62 - even though you can be on that for days and days as well.
* Australians seem to be obsessed with 'cheap'; as long as the price is low that's all they care about, hence so many run down looking suburbs and crappy little shops. More money for beer you see!* Tasmania aside, I find the landscape characterless and predictable. Yeh cos Tassie is so er....... English!
* Christmas in the southern hemisphere is rubbish. Plain and simple. Hmmm - yeh I'll give you that one! Small price!
* I disagree with those godzoners who will proclaim that Australian weather is fantastic. It isn't. What's great about scorching hot summers where your car steering wheel is on fire and there are bush fires blazing and killing people. Queensland regularly floods. Oh, and it's just had really bad bush fires AS WELL this year. Yep, great weather. Well there aint much you can do about the weather - except maybe moan about it!
* The Aussies have this ingrained sense of inferiority which makes them unable to cope with anyone not loving their country. You ever watched ever Brits abroad?

I could go on, but godzoners are never interested really. Its not that we are not interested ( I guess I am one of them now) its just that, well, we like it here. You dont. And what?

Originally Posted by willamos

My (aussie) brother-in-law is adament that Australian buildings are very poorly put together compared to UK homes.

Just his opinion, of course. At least some Aussies can criticise their own country. He is one of the few.

Originally Posted by willamos

My (aussie) brother-in-law is adament that Australian buildings are very poorly put together compared to UK homes.

Just his opinion, of course. At least some Aussies can criticise their own country. He is one of the few.

Originally Posted by quoll

Oh dear, sorry you didnt get a laugh out of it, you obviously dont miss the banter then being here.

Originally Posted by Professional Princess

I miss rolling green hills - the hills here dont roll, they run away from me.

Originally Posted by Shakmaty

Originally Posted by ponyrama

Looks like that round Mudgee.......and Cowra! Just looks different set against sunshine thats all!

Originally Posted by kporte

I'm sure that will be of comfort to the first time buyers trying to find upwards of 500k. Dear balloons you buy mate.

Originally Posted by Cant rain all the time2

That's the problem, people PAY upwards of 500k but they are still only WORTH a bag of balloons!!

Originally Posted by Shakmaty

Gippsland and rural Victoria is looking beautiful at the moment. I was in the Grampians in late September, and it was lush and the spring flowers were coming into bloom.

Only problem is that the extra foliage may lead to greater fire risk if we have another hot summer

Originally Posted by willamos

I DON'T LIKE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA BECAUSE...

Originally Posted by ponyrama

They are doing lots of work round this way to clear fire trails etc - some controlled burning too. Fingers crossed we dont get too many this season!

Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz

I don't want to, so there