Not at all, usually I don't bother with thick baby machines.

Vous êtes comme un chien aboyant après moi par derrière une barrière. Pathétique et sans conséquence.

That sums up McMeg, alright



scottm

Yep - poor hearing, detachment - methanol poisoning.

Ah, another negative little Pom. What's your poison?

My word there are a lot of lonely people out there with little better to do but snipe at people genuinely trying to be helpful.

Can we all try and keep things civil, it's getting harder to find all the useful snippets of information amongst all the dross and personal slanging in here !

My list:

Pro's:

Aussie Chicks

Con's

No Cornish Pasty's

Decision: Learn to cook, apply for visa!

Seriously though, although I dont live there yet, I spend quite a bit of time in Brisbane as my g/f is from there. An advantage I have is that I automatically met lots of local people and go 'where the locals go' which I would never have known moving over by myself. What I have found in my PERSONAL opinion is:

Australian men are a lot harder to get on with, not all, but generally. I do find it hard sometimes to click with some of them, its purely a cultural thing I am sure. They are very into their sports, and if your not 'in the team' its hard to be accepted. I know these things take time, but I have moved around alot and this time its harder. That said, I have met some great guys though I tend to spend most my time with 'the girls'! I never thought I would say this, but I need to work on making male friends!

The lifestyle is fantastic for me, just being able to sit outside, on your deck, pop to the beach, down the park, jump in the pool, it means so much to me and is a major plus. It makes me happy, gives me alot of energy and I find myself doing alot more healthy things than my social life revolving round going to the pub

I do struggle with the heat at xmas time, though its bareable, but when I move on a permanent basis air conditioning is a must. I find it hard to sleep sometimes, but perhaps I will get used to it over a longer period as a dont stay longer than a month at a time.

There are a lot of pubs and restaurants popping up in Brisbane which are really nice. The food is very good and the people are great. I am used to the walkabout in sheppards bush kind of thing and although its funat times, its nice to have an alternative and I am really impressed with how thats coming along. Still, a long way to go if you want a good curry! Also alot of pubs are very strange and remind me of the one in the simpsons with the full time drinkers. just you dont go in them and I find them more in smaller towns.

A con is the fact you dont have the suburbial life you do in a lot of citys in the UK where you have your local high street or areas to eat and drink within walking distance. Its very residential and you find yourself having to get cabs or drive as soon as you walk out the door. Some pubs are by shppoing centres and are standalone I find that a bit weird. Course, there are areas where you can find nice roads of restarants etc, but nothing like in London.

rent/houses. They are cheap, yes they have gone up, but you will still get alot more for your money in Brisbane than in the UK in general, taking like for like areas. Genrally cost of living is cheaper, but the wages are lower i dont think its a massive gain on that side, though I find I do cheaper things there.

Work: Depending on your industry this might be difficult. I am in the electronics/networking arena and its my only main worry at the moment. However, I wont let it get me down, it might be time for a change anyway. Cant expect to keep all you own pro's and gain only more pro's!

Ok, your miles away from anywhere, but there is so much to explore in Oz. Its not hard to believe that of the Aussies I have met if they have travelled its been overseas and generally they havnt done much in their own back yard. Same could be said for anyone, I travelled so much more in Europe when my g/f was here than before. I am not concerned yet with having nowhere to go on my holidays without going overseas! plenty of Oz to explore.

TV. If your from the UK, get ready for frustration. Last night I noticed, while watching the cricket, that we broke for adverts every 3 overs, over there its every over. Just an example of get ready for lots of adverts....but no ordinary adverts, some are loud and get you quite angry!

Patroitism. Aussies are very much into there 'buy Australian' While in general this is good I think sometimes its a bit annoying. The other day I saw an advert for pain killers and it plain and simply said dont by Nurofen, by 'x', as its Australian and if you dont your not supporting your country. I thought this was a bit much, at the end of the day your lining the pockets of a couple of locals instead and its probably only a few jobs, I would much rather see open trade to a degree so that my choices of products in general are better and competitive. Dont slate this, I am patriotic myself and its a good thing, its not that I am knocking but the fact companies play on it.

a challenge and adventure. I have lived in Cornwall, London, Edinburgh and other places and am done. Had a great time, loved the London thing, loved the culture, but the excitement of learning new cultures, seeing new things, leading a new lifestyle is quite compelling. The things I see as cons I would consider a good thing in a strange way. People might hate me saying this, but I see the OZ culture as a mix between the US and the UK, only it has a definate personal culture and to summerise for me it generally takes the best of both worlds and includes it in a unique way of life.

Actually it translates to:

" You are like a dog barking at me from behind a fence. Pathetic and of no consequence".

Uhuh.

Babbling in tongues - another symptom.

Of course it means nothing to you, you wouldnt have a clue what it means... even though you seem to be a prime candidate!!

Ummm...why would anyone want to catch a bus from Glenelg to the city when theres a very efficient tram service from the beach to city ctre???...

and it may be small, but its perfectly formed!!!

I have been a psychotherapist for the past 25 years so I do know what it means.

Nobody believes that kind of Freudian bullshit anymore.

Time you caught up a bit.

G

You do seem a little tight by Aus standards. Did you have to put up with a lot of bullshit professionally?

Does that say more about me or about Australian standards?

There is bullshit in most professions.

G

ROFLMAO..oh no!!.. a psych "fashion" victim!!...
my husband has also been in the trade nearly as long as you have, and way in it at the deep end...so what?...i cant see the point you are trying to make...are you saying that because you have a certain job label you are automatically right? My husband would never be that pretentious, why are you?

i do believe there are anally retentive people, you can differ if you wish!!

BTW... you may have been a psychotherapist for 25yrs but so could anyone!!... you dont need a degree in anything to be one .... i am in no way saying you are not qualified, but i remember the scandal about joe bloggs on the street being able to set up a practice, and a lot of lives were ruined by these idiots.
Maybe they've changed hte rules now, i've been away a while...i certainly hope so!