why australia? any more advice?
Jul 1st 2010, 5:45 am
#33
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Re: why australia? any more advice?
Exactly. If one was 100% content and led a busy life packed with interesting work and a hectic social schedule, one would not be able to rack up 10,000 posts on an internet forum. But these are just the kind of people who would be enthusiastic about their new environment.
Conversely, those with boring jobs, or those who are unemployed are more likely to spend hours collecting 10,000 posts whingeing about their new environment. In addition to this, once inside a forum with the above inherent bias - well, misery loves company, as they say.
This sample is biased, for sure.
I'll add in edit that there are plenty of good, helpful and happy people on this site, it seems to me (I made this point in my first post), but that they seem to be outnumbered by the Doom & Gloom Brigade.
Conversely, those with boring jobs, or those who are unemployed are more likely to spend hours collecting 10,000 posts whingeing about their new environment. In addition to this, once inside a forum with the above inherent bias - well, misery loves company, as they say.
This sample is biased, for sure.
I'll add in edit that there are plenty of good, helpful and happy people on this site, it seems to me (I made this point in my first post), but that they seem to be outnumbered by the Doom & Gloom Brigade.
Boring job? Unemployed?
Jul 1st 2010, 8:15 am
#35
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Re: why australia? any more advice?
There are always tit for tat advantages and disadvantages between the UK and Australia, the two countries are really close in that regard. So what you need to focus on is what is really important to you and the average person. This normally is...
- Quality of Life (Oz 2nd, UK 21st)
- Standard of Living (Oz 2nd, UK 25th)
- Health (People live almost 3 years longer in Oz than the UK)
* Stats provided by the United Nations.
We came to Oz because we were mainly fed of the UK weather which promotes a sedentary lifestyle and deprives us of adequate sunlight partly due to modern day indoor jobs. All of which deeply affects health. So its been a nice surprise to experience the bonus benefits, such as improved attitudes, lower crime(at least the feeling of much safer), improved lifestyle(still it requires effort in to get effort out), slower pace of life(which in turn improves health again), etc.
The big picture / cosmopolitan experience you gain from living in another country for the first time in your life makes the move valuable. Its so beneficial that you almost wish it was compulsory for everyone. If you have or are planning to have children I'd say definitely make the move, else it depends on you find it breaking ties with family and friends, then starting afresh.
- Quality of Life (Oz 2nd, UK 21st)
- Standard of Living (Oz 2nd, UK 25th)
- Health (People live almost 3 years longer in Oz than the UK)
* Stats provided by the United Nations.
We came to Oz because we were mainly fed of the UK weather which promotes a sedentary lifestyle and deprives us of adequate sunlight partly due to modern day indoor jobs. All of which deeply affects health. So its been a nice surprise to experience the bonus benefits, such as improved attitudes, lower crime(at least the feeling of much safer), improved lifestyle(still it requires effort in to get effort out), slower pace of life(which in turn improves health again), etc.
The big picture / cosmopolitan experience you gain from living in another country for the first time in your life makes the move valuable. Its so beneficial that you almost wish it was compulsory for everyone. If you have or are planning to have children I'd say definitely make the move, else it depends on you find it breaking ties with family and friends, then starting afresh.
Jul 1st 2010, 8:41 am
#36
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Re: why australia? any more advice?
such as improved attitudes, lower crime(at least the feeling of much safer), improved lifestyle(still it requires effort in to get effort out),
The big picture / cosmopolitan experience you gain from living in another country for the first time in your life makes the move valuable. Its so beneficial that you almost wish it was compulsory for everyone.
The big picture / cosmopolitan experience you gain from living in another country for the first time in your life makes the move valuable. Its so beneficial that you almost wish it was compulsory for everyone.
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Jul 1st 2010, 8:49 am
#37
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Location: UK
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Re: why australia? any more advice?
Well I found his anger with the world and everyone in it, while he professes to be the happy one enjoying cheap groceries, quite amusing. But it is wearing thin.
Last edited by Bermudashorts; Jul 1st 2010 at 8:52 am.
Jul 1st 2010, 11:51 am
#38
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Re: why australia? any more advice?
A lot of people are right on this thread... if you want to see the negatives you will, if you want to see the positives you will. I find being positive about life makes it so much better.
Of course there are bad and good things about ANY country but presumably you would investigave things fully BEFORE you moved there?!!??
Of course there are bad and good things about ANY country but presumably you would investigave things fully BEFORE you moved there?!!??
Jul 1st 2010, 1:10 pm
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Re: why australia? any more advice?
A lot of people are right on this thread... if you want to see the negatives you will, if you want to see the positives you will. I find being positive about life makes it so much better.
Of course there are bad and good things about ANY country but presumably you would investigave things fully BEFORE you moved there?!!??
Of course there are bad and good things about ANY country but presumably you would investigave things fully BEFORE you moved there?!!??
