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What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
Jan 18th 2011, 8:28 pm
#31
Gutter Gob!!
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
Well thought out response, but really pretty meaningless when you find yourself paying $200 plus for groceries for a family of 4. The prices are cripplingly expensive. Not just supermarket stuff either. Bottleshops, bakeries, and WTF is it with milk bars? Pie/coke/crisps last week (look it was Friday and I was too knackered to take lunch to work, ok?) cost nearly 9 bucks!!
Jan 18th 2011, 8:32 pm
#32
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
You see at the moment it is the exchange rate that kills it. When I was working in London before I moved to Australia in 2005, I would easily spend 5 GBP on a lunch including a drink at the deli round the corner. Todays exchange rate makes that pretty cheap compared to your quote but at 2.5 when I arrived that makes your lunch sound pretty cheap. A lot of things have gone up and I agree that Australia is no longer the cheap place it used to be but not all things are equal and to suggest that Australia is across the board a lot more expensive than the UK is misleading IMO.
Jan 18th 2011, 8:35 pm
#33
Gutter Gob!!
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
They are for sure, when I arrived in 05 my bill was around $200. Guaranteed now I have a greedy teenage daughter to feed instead of the 8 year old I arrived with. Still last weeks shopping cost me $380! I don't buy anything different really and that is 2 adults (1 of whom has been lap-banded!) and a 13 and 8 year old.
Jan 18th 2011, 8:36 pm
#34
Mostly Harmless
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
We are all either bronzed hunks or super shielas as a brief reccie around The Hyperdome will prove.
Aussies, best in the world, mate.
Jan 18th 2011, 8:38 pm
#35
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
Jan 18th 2011, 8:39 pm
#36
Possum. Amiculum. Latrina
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
You see at the moment it is the exchange rate that kills it. When I was working in London before I moved to Australia in 2005, I would easily spend 5 GBP on a lunch including a drink at the deli round the corner. Todays exchange rate makes that pretty cheap compared to your quote but at 2.5 when I arrived that makes your lunch sound pretty cheap. A lot of things have gone up and I agree that Australia is no longer the cheap place it used to be but not all things are equal and to suggest that Australia is across the board a lot more expensive than the UK is misleading IMO.
Last edited by Turban Explorer; Jan 18th 2011 at 8:45 pm.
Jan 18th 2011, 8:41 pm
#37
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
They are for sure, when I arrived in 05 my bill was around $200. Guaranteed now I have a greedy teenage daughter to feed instead of the 8 year old I arrived with. Still last weeks shopping cost me $380! I don't buy anything different really and that is 2 adults (1 of whom has been lap-banded!) and a 13 and 8 year old.
Jan 18th 2011, 8:41 pm
#38
Mostly Harmless
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Jan 18th 2011, 9:14 pm
#40
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
Jan 18th 2011, 9:24 pm
#41
Possum. Amiculum. Latrina
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Jan 18th 2011, 9:25 pm
#42
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Jan 18th 2011, 9:26 pm
#43
Gutter Gob!!
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
Australia! - Putting the 'R' back into Redneck!
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Jan 18th 2011, 9:31 pm
#44
Possum. Amiculum. Latrina
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
As a redneck vehicle its made of riveted together VB crates, a tarp and tins of economy dog food - the steering wheel is stuck on with hummus and utterly side interchangeable 
Jan 18th 2011, 9:53 pm
#45
Mostly Harmless
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Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?
