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Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2012, 2:41 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

If truth be told, beyond visiting, I haven't lived there so I don't really know beyond anecdotal evidence what things can cost. The stuff I have personally imported seems 'cheap'. Visitors to us say...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2012, 1:38 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

It's ok, I could see that. I wanted to start out by saying this emphasises the fact you have to be careful that the UK must surely be 'cheaper'.
The poll....Chris's point.

I only made the point...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2012, 1:33 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

No, or are you being funny he he... I can't be sure, overall. I think both countries are expensive compared to say the US.
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2012, 12:47 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

The Qld farmer I trained with had a Landy.....
Surprised me.



This is what I meant..for some, insurance is cheaper....add on rego and they're about the same....you can't say that UK 'is...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 11:33 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

er I did! Guilty as charged - with mitigating circumstances, perhaps...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 11:32 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Fine. I don't care what people say about their own situation- let's keep the debate going.

I respect Chris's opinion, but I feel I can critique it if I think it's warranted, in the name of debate.
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 10:55 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

I am coming across as someone who is holding someone to account for the things they say. I attacked your argument in the first instance.

I don't do it to get a rise - I do it because I don't like...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 9:31 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Ok...but I did initially attack the rigour of the poster's argument....
'it is cheaper'...based on an internet poll with what, 100 responses...many of which might be questionable - both sides.
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 9:07 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

I was being realistic and probably insulting but not arrogant.
The more you play the Little Englander, indeed come over as one, the more I'll see you as one...and reply as an Englishman would...
...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 7:00 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Noone has ever said it's cheap here. :confused: Not in recent years, anyhow.

You've had an entire life to accumulate wealth G, you are approaching retirment age. You might also have inherited...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 6:54 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

My answer: it's a poll on a forum! I would like to see, and have said, who has bothered to reply to such an open-ended poll. I won't argue with what the poll actually has concluded.

I think I...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 3:54 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

I trust the data I find - generally, but then I apply age-old 'What ifs' and factors to it. Google gives me the questions, not necessarily the answers.

I sometimes wonder if the people who...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 3:12 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Your the first person I've met in ages who has reminded me I am glad I finished my education before the advent of search engines - and also learnt by understudy, if you like, to people I considered...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 2:54 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

It never ceases to amaze me how little people know about Maths (amongst other things). There have been a minority of people on this forum in ten years who have worked out that you need to work out...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 1:45 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

I'm pretty sure I noticed that too - (initial observation:
I was so surprised I thought I must be mistaken - and pushed the thought to the back of my mind and chastised myself).

But as I was not...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2012, 1:41 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

You're such an intellectual lighweight Chris! Can you account why it is 'just cheaper' or is that beyond you? An aside: surely the FX rate came into play when you transferred capital to the UK and...
Forum: Australia
Oct 11th 2012, 12:03 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Specifically I agree with you. That Adelaide is Adelaide and is self-contained. That York and Salisbury are cities. For me is it just of interest that economically you can roll up regions (like...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2012, 11:49 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Notwithstanding that you can aggregate small UK cities (Welsh's point) - I like living in one of the 'federalised' cities in the Australian model - it suits me fine that I can commute from an edge of...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2012, 11:44 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Won't argue with the data or the point - this is the point I would make nonetheless:

That the distances and density of population in the UK means that you can roll up entire cities (some of which...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2012, 12:19 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Oh mate that's torn it....don't start that one....unless you yourself are impoverished .....

Many will tell you that your kids will not benefit : it does of course depend...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2012, 5:26 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Yes they do. You can travel in from 50k away for 10 bucks a day.

Imagine going from Reading to London for a fiver return in rush hour!!
Forum: Australia
Oct 5th 2012, 11:11 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

Beoz has a point. It depends. It's quite refreshing that he can see that
rather than demand one case based on personal observation.

I can see that it would be cheaper for you, Chris but not for...
Forum: Australia
Oct 5th 2012, 5:47 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

No......the house I looked at was (much) further away....the comment on M4 (et al) to identify the fact that city proximity is not perhaps critical after all.....but connectivity is...

My UK...
Forum: Australia
Oct 5th 2012, 3:15 am
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

I hear you - but it is this very forum that leads me to believe that Qld does have an inordinate amount of complaints from those members that choose to complain about life in Australia.




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Forum: Australia
Oct 4th 2012, 12:36 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 56,996
Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: Living Costs Oz vs UK

**** ..you know, I believe you....but believe others when they say its different in different workplaces, cities etc.

I've heard Chris love the UK but also just about defend Qld when the time is...
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