Perth - boring or what
Apr 30th 2007, 8:58 am
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Apr 30th 2007, 10:21 am
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Re: Perth - boring or what
Sorry but Perth is fun , even next doors cat likes to party
Apr 30th 2007, 10:25 am
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Re: Perth - boring or what
Apr 30th 2007, 10:58 am
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Re: Perth - boring or what
Basically its not Perth's fault you are unhappy its yours and I wish more people would stop blaming places for their unhappiness - life is what YOU make it - get some friends and go to an empty pub on a week night you might start a trend!
Apr 30th 2007, 11:20 am
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Re: Perth - boring or what
I just got back to Adelaide after a week in Perth and found it anything but boring. My kids and I spent the days walking around the beach or the city while my husband was at work. I met up with a bunch of women for lunch on Thursday. My kids learned to surf on Friday and Saturday morning. We went looking at land and show homes on Saturday afternoon. Sunday was spent as a family enjoying each other's company. Maybe boring for some, but then I'm an old lady who enjoys time with her family more than going to a club.
Apr 30th 2007, 12:20 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
I think Perth is very exciting!! I once stopped at a public house there for half a shandy on my way to a stamp collectors conference. The bar was still open at 5pm!!! i was quite lightheaded, i had to go home and get my mum to make me a stong coffee. A girl once spoke to me on the bus, that was more than exciting but it made me too nervous so i had to get off the bus from fear of having an accident. I cannot imagine any better than perth if it is fun and excitement you crave, believe me. Viva PerthVegas!!!!
Apr 30th 2007, 12:31 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
wheres perth?
Apr 30th 2007, 12:48 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
I would ask why did you go in the first place? It wouldn't take much research to discover that if you wanted to go clubbing every night Perth probably wasn't the place to go. I think its unfair to use the word boring - I don't want to move to Perth because it doesn't have the variety that I saw in other parts of Oz and we're not excessively sporty - but its not boring to people who hate shopping, enjoy sports and like chilled evenings spent with friends and family.
Basically its not Perth's fault you are unhappy its yours and I wish more people would stop blaming places for their unhappiness - life is what YOU make it - get some friends and go to an empty pub on a week night you might start a trend!
Basically its not Perth's fault you are unhappy its yours and I wish more people would stop blaming places for their unhappiness - life is what YOU make it - get some friends and go to an empty pub on a week night you might start a trend!
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And my last comment (ok, well, I'll try!) I don't like sports. All I do is walk the dog.
Just to make the point that Perth is definitely not just for people who are sporty! My husband doesn't sport either(not into watching it either), neither are our friends (most).
Ha, not that it is a good thing not to be into sports, but anyway...
Apr 30th 2007, 1:08 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
Hi
I did research before coming here. I also made the point in my first post that Perth has good points too. The major bad point is that it is dull. Perth is constantly compared to Brisbane - from my trip to Brissie it seemed an awful lot more lively there.
Just on an aside, Perth is a city of roughly 1.5 million people. It is difficult to understand/justify how the place shuts down ouside of regular hours - other cities in OZ don't. I think the local government here have to be held responsible. I can site many examples - 1) Australia V Brazil in the soccer world cup - Federation square in Melbourne jammed, Sydney the same - Perth - leave the pub and have to walk home - not 1 taxi to be found. 2) Grand final day - a Perth team contesting - one would expect the pubs to be thronged - unfortunately that was not the case whatsoever. You can do all the research in the world but things like this shouldn't require research - it is common sense that in a city of its size that there would be more life for such large national occassions. As for moving here, I was lucky enough to have a job lined up. Wouldn't have come to OZ otherwise - this way I had the chance to sample OZ without having to do poor paying jobs - so it was partly a career move. Obviously my options were limited as I didnt have the relevant vias.
By the way I am not talking about going clubbing every night either - I am talking about the option of going to a pub every now and again - in the middle of the week and having a bit of life in the place.
I did research before coming here. I also made the point in my first post that Perth has good points too. The major bad point is that it is dull. Perth is constantly compared to Brisbane - from my trip to Brissie it seemed an awful lot more lively there.
Just on an aside, Perth is a city of roughly 1.5 million people. It is difficult to understand/justify how the place shuts down ouside of regular hours - other cities in OZ don't. I think the local government here have to be held responsible. I can site many examples - 1) Australia V Brazil in the soccer world cup - Federation square in Melbourne jammed, Sydney the same - Perth - leave the pub and have to walk home - not 1 taxi to be found. 2) Grand final day - a Perth team contesting - one would expect the pubs to be thronged - unfortunately that was not the case whatsoever. You can do all the research in the world but things like this shouldn't require research - it is common sense that in a city of its size that there would be more life for such large national occassions. As for moving here, I was lucky enough to have a job lined up. Wouldn't have come to OZ otherwise - this way I had the chance to sample OZ without having to do poor paying jobs - so it was partly a career move. Obviously my options were limited as I didnt have the relevant vias.
By the way I am not talking about going clubbing every night either - I am talking about the option of going to a pub every now and again - in the middle of the week and having a bit of life in the place.
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Apr 30th 2007, 1:26 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
I haven't been to Perth so can't comment on what it is like. Perhaps you need to look at the good points of your move and plan what you would like to do next. You were very lucky to have a job lined up and now you've experienced the area and have decided that you don't like it and find it boring, you should do some research into where you are going to go next.
There are lots of people that seem to love it there. Personally I don't think it would be the place for me either but I haven't been there. It sounds as though Perth doesn't have what you want so when you can, you should look into moving to a place that does.
There are lots of people that seem to love it there. Personally I don't think it would be the place for me either but I haven't been there. It sounds as though Perth doesn't have what you want so when you can, you should look into moving to a place that does.
Apr 30th 2007, 1:35 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
Hi
I did research before coming here. I also made the point in my first post that Perth has good points too. The major bad point is that it is dull. Perth is constantly compared to Brisbane - from my trip to Brissie it seemed an awful lot more lively there.
Just on an aside, Perth is a city of roughly 1.5 million people. It is difficult to understand/justify how the place shuts down ouside of regular hours - other cities in OZ don't. I think the local government here have to be held responsible. I can site many examples - 1) Australia V Brazil in the soccer world cup - Federation square in Melbourne jammed, Sydney the same - Perth - leave the pub and have to walk home - not 1 taxi to be found. 2) Grand final day - a Perth team contesting - one would expect the pubs to be thronged - unfortunately that was not the case whatsoever. You can do all the research in the world but things like this shouldn't require research - it is common sense that in a city of its size that there would be more life for such large national occassions. As for moving here, I was lucky enough to have a job lined up. Wouldn't have come to OZ otherwise - this way I had the chance to sample OZ without having to do poor paying jobs - so it was partly a career move. Obviously my options were limited as I didnt have the relevant vias.
By the way I am not talking about going clubbing every night either - I am talking about the option of going to a pub every now and again - in the middle of the week and having a bit of life in the place.
I did research before coming here. I also made the point in my first post that Perth has good points too. The major bad point is that it is dull. Perth is constantly compared to Brisbane - from my trip to Brissie it seemed an awful lot more lively there.
Just on an aside, Perth is a city of roughly 1.5 million people. It is difficult to understand/justify how the place shuts down ouside of regular hours - other cities in OZ don't. I think the local government here have to be held responsible. I can site many examples - 1) Australia V Brazil in the soccer world cup - Federation square in Melbourne jammed, Sydney the same - Perth - leave the pub and have to walk home - not 1 taxi to be found. 2) Grand final day - a Perth team contesting - one would expect the pubs to be thronged - unfortunately that was not the case whatsoever. You can do all the research in the world but things like this shouldn't require research - it is common sense that in a city of its size that there would be more life for such large national occassions. As for moving here, I was lucky enough to have a job lined up. Wouldn't have come to OZ otherwise - this way I had the chance to sample OZ without having to do poor paying jobs - so it was partly a career move. Obviously my options were limited as I didnt have the relevant vias.
By the way I am not talking about going clubbing every night either - I am talking about the option of going to a pub every now and again - in the middle of the week and having a bit of life in the place.
but Perth has so much more to offer towards a great quality family life that sacrificing the pub culture is more then worth it. You can always have friends around for a few beers and a laugh.Tracie
Apr 30th 2007, 1:39 pm
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Re: Perth - boring or what
jeez,,i have changed my mind about perth its not for me...
if there aren't any wetherspoons where am i going to spend my giro..:confused:
if there aren't any wetherspoons where am i going to spend my giro..:confused:
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