Oz on half the money?
Oct 24th 2004, 10:43 pm
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Oz on half the money?
Would you go to Oz if it meant earning half the money? That's the situation I'd be in if I went. True, we'd be able to buy a house cash, but it's a difficult call.
Oct 24th 2004, 10:46 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by sackofspuds
Would you go to Oz if it meant earning half the money? That's the situation I'd be in if I went. True, we'd be able to buy a house cash, but it's a difficult call.
Is that the reason you live your life for.... to earn money?
Oct 24th 2004, 11:04 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by sackofspuds
Would you go to Oz if it meant earning half the money? That's the situation I'd be in if I went. True, we'd be able to buy a house cash, but it's a difficult call.
Oct 24th 2004, 11:13 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by wombat42
But the cost of living is less, most Australians have the same or better standard of living as Britains.
The cost of living in Australia is expensive when compared to the lower wages. In fact I found supermarket shopping, cars, electrical goods, bank charges and motorway tolls made for a much lighter wallet.
Oct 24th 2004, 11:14 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by eatstatic
CRAP
The cost of living in Australia is expensive when compared to the lower wages. In fact I found supermarket shopping, cars, electrical goods, bank charges and motorway tolls made for a much lighter wallet.
The cost of living in Australia is expensive when compared to the lower wages. In fact I found supermarket shopping, cars, electrical goods, bank charges and motorway tolls made for a much lighter wallet.
Get a better paid job then
Oct 24th 2004, 11:37 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by Siren
Get a better paid job then
Oct 24th 2004, 11:49 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by eatstatic
Best stay in UK then. Seriously though why so defensive of Australia, it is well recognised that the wages there are terrible, hence the brian drain of Aussies to London and New York to earn the real money. Seems only disgruntled poms fed an image of utopian egalitarian Oz make the effort to give DIMIA and moving companies thousands in order to get poor in a hot and fly infested backwater.
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Oct 24th 2004, 11:59 pm
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by eatstatic
Best stay in UK then. Seriously though why so defensive of Australia, it is well recognised that the wages there are terrible, hence the brian drain of Aussies to London and New York to earn the real money. Seems only disgruntled poms fed an image of utopian egalitarian Oz make the effort to give DIMIA and moving companies thousands in order to get poor in a hot and fly infested backwater.
overcrowding, tiny expensive houses, crap cold weather, pollution, muggings
and car jackings. Most of the Australians who move there only do so for higher wages and can't wait to get back to OZ once they have earnt enough money.
Oct 25th 2004, 12:12 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
money cant buy you happiness and shouldnt stop you looking for it
Only you will know what is important to you
my thoughts are as long as I can earn enough to live and eat that will do anything else will be a bonus
Incidently I expect i will possibly only earn 1/3 of what i earn now but as I said its not the only thing that matters
good luck in what ever you chose to do
mary
Only you will know what is important to you
my thoughts are as long as I can earn enough to live and eat that will do anything else will be a bonus
Incidently I expect i will possibly only earn 1/3 of what i earn now but as I said its not the only thing that matters
good luck in what ever you chose to do
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Oct 25th 2004, 12:12 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by wombat42
Australia is paradise compared to New York and London with its traffic conjestion, race riots, Code Red terrorist alerts, IRA and Islamic bombings,
overcrowding, tiny expensive houses, crap cold weather, pollution, muggings
and car jackings. Most of the Australians who move there only do so for higher wages and can't wait to get back to OZ once they have earnt enough money.
overcrowding, tiny expensive houses, crap cold weather, pollution, muggings
and car jackings. Most of the Australians who move there only do so for higher wages and can't wait to get back to OZ once they have earnt enough money.
Oct 25th 2004, 12:25 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by wombat42
Australia is paradise compared to New York and London with its traffic conjestion, race riots, Code Red terrorist alerts, IRA and Islamic bombings,
overcrowding, tiny expensive houses, crap cold weather, pollution, muggings
and car jackings. Most of the Australians who move there only do so for higher wages and can't wait to get back to OZ once they have earnt enough money.
overcrowding, tiny expensive houses, crap cold weather, pollution, muggings
and car jackings. Most of the Australians who move there only do so for higher wages and can't wait to get back to OZ once they have earnt enough money.
OK Einstein42 lets break your bull down.
Congestion? So Sydney/Melbourne have no jams? Pratt
Weather? Open to debate, sure London can be cold wet and grey, so can Melbourne, as for Sydney the summer I spent thier was Humid, very wet and grey.
Pollution? I remember many a Sydney afternoon where I could barely see the skyscrapers due to smog.
Muggings? Well the local papers I read in the Sydney metro area seemed to report mugging and burglaries and rapes etc etc
Car jackings? I believe that these are present in any city in 2004, are the Aussies too busy watching footy to think of crime?
As for Aussies only coming to Uk for cash? I agree a lot have that as their original plan, yet I know a good few Ausssies who having sampled UK culture have sod all intention of returning to your never never paradise land.
Oct 25th 2004, 12:51 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by eatstatic
OK Einstein42 lets break your bull down.
Congestion? So Sydney/Melbourne have no jams? Pratt
Weather? Open to debate, sure London can be cold wet and grey, so can Melbourne, as for Sydney the summer I spent thier was Humid, very wet and grey.
Pollution? I remember many a Sydney afternoon where I could barely see the skyscrapers due to smog.
Muggings? Well the local papers I read in the Sydney metro area seemed to report mugging and burglaries and rapes etc etc
Car jackings? I believe that these are present in any city in 2004, are the Aussies too busy watching footy to think of crime?
As for Aussies only coming to Uk for cash? I agree a lot have that as their original plan, yet I know a good few Ausssies who having sampled UK culture have sod all intention of returning to your never never paradise land.
Congestion? So Sydney/Melbourne have no jams? Pratt
Weather? Open to debate, sure London can be cold wet and grey, so can Melbourne, as for Sydney the summer I spent thier was Humid, very wet and grey.
Pollution? I remember many a Sydney afternoon where I could barely see the skyscrapers due to smog.
Muggings? Well the local papers I read in the Sydney metro area seemed to report mugging and burglaries and rapes etc etc
Car jackings? I believe that these are present in any city in 2004, are the Aussies too busy watching footy to think of crime?
As for Aussies only coming to Uk for cash? I agree a lot have that as their original plan, yet I know a good few Ausssies who having sampled UK culture have sod all intention of returning to your never never paradise land.
Beyond that, I'm really not going to get involved in this debate any further......
Oct 25th 2004, 12:56 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by sackofspuds
Would you go to Oz if it meant earning half the money? That's the situation I'd be in if I went. True, we'd be able to buy a house cash, but it's a difficult call.
Oct 25th 2004, 2:25 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by eatstatic
The cost of living in Australia is expensive when compared to the lower wages. In fact I found supermarket shopping, cars, electrical goods, bank charges and motorway tolls made for a much lighter wallet.
I don't pay Motorway Tolls, nor do I pay Bank Charges
I can't compare electrical goods as I don't have recent comparisons. (other than a DVD player for $79 in last weeks local paper)
Supermarket shopping ? We spend about 10% of our income on food for 3, but I don't know how that compares.
But I agree with on Sydney, it's not the place for me either
But Australia is a big and varied place.
Oct 25th 2004, 2:31 am
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Re: Oz on half the money?
Originally Posted by sackofspuds
Would you go to Oz if it meant earning half the money? That's the situation I'd be in if I went. True, we'd be able to buy a house cash, but it's a difficult call.
Not unless you're really desperate to come here that is!
I think most things have already been covered on this thread by others...
But in my opinion...............
You're not really going to be getting away from any of the bad points about the U.K (if that's where you're from?) it's just they're not talked about so much here.. (I think some people are in denial...?)
We do get better weather though. (sometimes..!!)