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Oct 21st 2006, 2:32 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Originally Posted by fraser

I'm not taking it personally, but of course I've found it different living here to holidaying, I spent $2500 in a week here, last year I earned less than that, you have to be a genius to work it out, hence you should be able to

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Oct 21st 2006, 2:43 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

What gets on my nipples about this country (esp Perth!) is the stupid time waiting at traffic lights!!

The other day I timed the amount of time I had to wait on red and it was a pathetic 4 minutes!!!!

Then the light jumped to green (why no amber to 'get ready'?) and the 'were off', with all the v8's revving away, then hogging the lanes about 10k's under the limit!

What else peeves me is the OTT obession with 'Eagles' or 'Dockers' in Perth. As if they are the only sporting teams in the world! And if you happen to follwow a different sport/team etc, then you are classed as a boofhead or moron!!

Time Perth got its head out of the sand and came into the 21st century!! i mean c'mon, they wont even have daylight savings here because 'we're used to the lifestyle we have' bulldust!
Anyway theres my 10pennieth!!!

Oct 21st 2006, 5:41 pm

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love australia the country...worst thing about it is the australians...

No Class
No Manners
No dress sense
No culture
Cant STAND losing at anything and are never wrong nooo...treat you as if you just fell off the banana boat most of the time

Nuckle dragging neanderthals in my opinion

Love the country thou

Oct 21st 2006, 9:40 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Oct 21st 2006, 11:21 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Originally Posted by chels

Good to know we're not the only ones suffering from this process. It's not just the money you waste - it's time too, going to view houses that are on Domain with no price specified but have been placed by the estate agent in the max XX category. You get there, and straight away realise that no way is the house for sale at a price you can afford. What are they hoping - that'll you go and see a house because it's apparently around the XX mark, go to auction, get outbid at the XX mark and decide - STUFF IT! I'm going to blow all my savings and long-term salary, I have to have this house.

Obviously some people do this, otherwise there would be no point to the stupid practice.

Apart from real estate agents, I dislike banks who are prepared to offer you home loans way beyond your means. Okay, our salaries could cover a $1.25 million home loan, but we'd starve. And last time I looked, coffins weren't that expensive.

Apart from those, things I dislike about Australia - nothing specifically, it's just a general thing. Or rather, I don't dislike it. But I don't really like it either. I'm working on it though.

Just went to another auction and agent was quoting $850k - $900K. Place went for $1.1 million. It's laughable it's such a crap process. We are now looking at places pitched $700k - $750K in the hope that they will be within our budget come auction time.

Oct 21st 2006, 11:41 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy

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l don't want to sound like a whinging Pom but heres some more things l hate about OZ

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Oct 21st 2006, 11:42 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Sounds like you need to buy my place!

Oct 21st 2006, 11:43 pm

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Oh come on they aren't that bad FFS!!! (The neanderthals I mean.)

Oct 21st 2006, 11:51 pm

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Whinging is an international standard, just varies with intensity.

Oct 22nd 2006, 12:01 am

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Re: The OFFICIAL what I don't like about Oz thread

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Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy

Tell me something............if you hate Oz so much why are you still there?????????? The UK can't be any better.........crap weather, people sponging off the government, no state pension in the near future, youths that have no manners etc. In the UK if you are either poor or totally loaded you are fine. Anything inbetween you are f@#ked. Pensioners who do not own their own homes do not have to pay council tax, whereas if you own your home you have to. Tell me how this is a fair system??????? The easiest way to get on the UK property ladder is to get pregnant at a young age.......you get a council house, then after 10 years you get a 75% discount to buy it. Hence saved yourself approx. 75K. MADNESS!!!!!!!!