If you had the choice: Australia or USA
Mar 2nd 2006, 10:40 am
#46
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Re: If you had the choice: Australia or USA
In all honesty, that question caught me on a bad day! We are having major problems with the company that sponsors us, they're dragging their feet over our paperwork and treating us like the proverbial mushrooms! There is a lot to like about USA, especially if you could take the majority of the americans out of it. We live in a relatively small town but there is a lot of old money here (lots of beautiful plantations & plenty of space) and it would be a great place to retire to but alas, we are way far from the retirement age & the horizontal life style has gotten to these Newcastle escapees!
Mar 2nd 2006, 10:08 pm
#47
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Re: If you had the choice: Australia or USA
Originally Posted by Wol
We now live in Oz but had homes in the US for some 12 years. The general cost of things is much lower in the USA, and there is far better choice - almost too much. In may ways Oz is a third world country whose inhabitants live in the fond belief that it's first world - but compare service, availability, choice, delivery of things, etc and there's no comparison. Think the UK of the seventies, Red Robbo et al and you have the picture.
I agree that the choice in Australian shops is more limited compared to US and UK but to say it's like the UK in the 1970s is an exaggeration.
PL
Mar 3rd 2006, 7:23 am
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Re: If you had the choice: Australia or USA
Aus any day. Yanks are generally too loud and annoying and stupid. Lots more to do there though.
