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Forum: The Barbie
May 7th 2015, 5:28 am
Replies: 37
Views: 2,936
Posted By folic

Re: Struggle Street SBS.

It could have been any of several hundred neighbourhoods in Oz. Mt. Druitt was most probably handy to SBS studios in Artarmon, Sydney

Mt. Druitt's had a name for many decades, along with...
Forum: Australia
Aug 11th 2011, 6:05 am
Replies: 103
Views: 10,057
Posted By folic

Re: Whether to do the move or not- oz the good bad and ugly needed!

As always, I'm in agreement with Quoll, who has repeat personal experience to back her comments, considering she's lived in Oz for years and at the same time revisits the UK frequently. Of all the...
Forum: Australia
Aug 1st 2010, 5:02 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,173
Posted By folic

Re: Not having visited Sydney/Melbourne

Australia is remote within itself. The vast majority of towns and cities are clustered on the eastern rim. There are huge distances between those towns and cities. People from Europe or even the...
Forum: Australia
Aug 1st 2010, 4:50 pm
Replies: 395
Views: 32,431
Posted By folic

Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Australia is WAY UP THERE on the list of 'most expensive' locations, according to the many reports per year. And that's across the board, from housing to food

But hey, those in the UK who're...
Forum: Australia
Aug 1st 2010, 3:48 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,173
Posted By folic

Re: Not having visited Sydney/Melbourne

People often fail to appreciate the size of Australia. Take family members who visited us a few years ago, for example. Sure, they'd watched 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours' from the comfort of...
Forum: Australia
Aug 1st 2010, 3:15 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,706
Posted By folic

Re: Housing in Oz

We bought our place because of location. It's a few km from Sydney CBD. The grounds are great: no passing traffic despite the location and lots of gardens, parks, walkways, etc. It gained an award...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 27th 2010, 5:24 am
Replies: 501
Views: 27,093
Posted By folic

Re: Irrational Hatreds

Maybe 'irrational hatred' fails to convey my feelings of contempt re: the fact our Puppet Politicians enter Aussies into wars in nations which pose NO real threat to Oz --- and train Aussies to...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 27th 2010, 4:34 am
Replies: 45
Views: 3,205
Posted By folic

Re: 'Nile pans' in Rochdale shopping center.

read more at link:

http://catchthefire.com.au/blog/2008/12/07/did-you-know-book-produced-by-muslim-womens-group/





So as you see, our co-operative Aussie government is extremely keen to...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2010, 8:22 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,210
Posted By folic

Re: 23 out of 25

The things that you will probably most need to learn to live with if you move to Australia, are cockroaches. They're big. And almost impossible to eradicate if you live in the usual towns or cities...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2010, 8:02 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 4,521
Posted By folic

Re: Mixed feelings!

I wouldn't split my family up, as you're proposing. I've known five couples who broke-up or (if they remained together afterwards) were never the same, due to a supposedly 'temporary and enforced...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2010, 7:39 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,750
Posted By folic

Re: Family of 3 in Perth - Money

Time to let your keyboard do the research, huh ? The major supermarkets here are Coles and Woolworths. You can access them online. Jot down the items you buy right now. Then browse Aussie...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2010, 7:28 pm
Replies: 247
Views: 27,892
Posted By folic

Re: What do you not like about living in OZ

I describe Sydney weather as being similar to an incontinent old person --- dribble, dribble, dribble

As for the overcast days, well, I've made a note to myself to start noting down those overcast...
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2010, 6:26 am
Replies: 103
Views: 7,365
Posted By folic

Re: Australia Next ? - Vancouver Property Drops 30%

http://www.australianhousehunters.com.au/blog/housing-bubbles-are-the-british-waking-up-too/


Interesting article


but to ensure the bubble stays aloft, the government is pulling in another...
Forum: Australia
Jul 15th 2010, 6:13 am
Replies: 103
Views: 7,365
Posted By folic

Re: Australia Next ? - Vancouver Property Drops 30%

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/07/15/238381_gold-coast-business.html

Gold Coast housing hits rock bottom


Northern Coast unemployment hits 10%
...
Forum: Australia
Jul 8th 2010, 5:20 am
Replies: 103
Views: 7,365
Posted By folic

Re: Australia Next ? - Vancouver Property Drops 30%

http://www.businessinsider.com/vancouver-home-sales-plunge-30-now-comes-the-price-collapse-2010-7


For those inclined to take such reports seriously (maybe those who're a bit over-extended on...
Forum: Australia
Jul 8th 2010, 4:49 am
Replies: 103
Views: 7,365
Posted By folic

Australia Next ? - Vancouver Property Drops 30%

Although real-estate agents continue largely to talk-up Australian property prices and although online comments-sections pooh-pooh many old-timers' predictions of a savage price-drop imminent on the...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 20th 2009, 6:20 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 4,571
Posted By folic

Re: For those who like to play down racism in Australia (it's only 'fun')..

There's a sanctimonious attitude around that equates 'racism' with major crime. It's in the interests of the purveyors of 'multiculturalism' of course.

Judaism. Racist ? Jewish dating sites. ...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 20th 2009, 5:48 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 4,571
Posted By folic

Re: For those who like to play down racism in Australia (it's only 'fun')..

Back in the 70s they conducted similar research and publicised the results in the media. It had been discovered that educators were biased in favour of Australians. The research consisted of...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2009, 7:35 pm
Replies: 340
Views: 20,060
Posted By folic

Re: crime in melbourne

There's a tiny handful of posters in this thread who have claimed origins in the Sub Continent and who are deliberately goading other posters, imo. So, firstly, they should take a good look at what...
Forum: Australia
May 22nd 2009, 7:39 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,281
Posted By folic

Re: Half my life in Perth and I still want to go home!

This is a link to a new form of burial ... freeze dried and then magically dissipated into light beams so that you become part of the universe

http://www.promessa.se/index_en.asp


It's called...
Forum: Australia
May 22nd 2009, 7:22 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 808
Posted By folic

Re: Info & Positivity Needed Urgently!!!

Not going to shower you with positivity, although many of those to follow will doubtless advise you to 'go for it' and to 'have an adventure' .. as well as trotting out the 'you only live once so you...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 16th 2009, 10:40 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,914
Posted By folic

Re: Anarchy in the uk?

Around 12 or a few more years ago, the Gold Coast Council reportedly took itself on a trip to Paris or somewhere ... to 'study' tiling -- yep, that's tiles, floor tiles I think it was. Allegedly,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 16th 2009, 10:06 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 7,394
Posted By folic

Re: Reasons for going and returning...

But might I be casting off one set of grievances for another set of an entirely different and unexpected calibre? Hmm... I'm still thinking...

Your comments reveal a mature and analytical...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 2nd 2009, 6:16 am
Replies: 136
Views: 4,905
Posted By folic

Re: Does it bother you?

Hey, come on :D


Where are the Aussie-bashing apostrophe-criminals comments now :lol:
Forum: Australia
Apr 2nd 2009, 6:07 am
Replies: 116
Views: 5,248
Posted By folic

Re: February 2009 New House sales figures

Despite having 5 or 6 bedrooms and the hallowed pool as provided by some (far from all) Western suburban homes, people are nevertheless choosing to purchase 2 bedrooms (with a closet posing as '...
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