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Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2010, 2:00 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,144
Posted By michael_w

Re: Recommend a Chinese tutor ?

I'm curious as to why people now want to learn 普通话 . I spent years studying it and it's never been any use, despite me becoming fluent and being able to read and write 简体字. Perhaps I...
Forum: Australia
Aug 6th 2010, 11:17 pm
Replies: 189
Views: 21,692
Posted By michael_w

Re: racism? exaggeration??

In Coles yesterday I witnessed an old Italian Australian fella having a real go at a Chinese Australian woman for not saying 'excuse me' for something. Australia is a big melting pot. Don't think...
Forum: Australia
Apr 16th 2010, 11:16 pm
Replies: 279
Views: 26,285
Posted By michael_w

Re: Chinese money drives up house prices

Those who say China's economy is dependent on the US are wrong. I've been working with a Chinese manufacturer and the US accounts for only about 15% of their export business. Chinese products tend...
Forum: Australia
Jan 13th 2010, 11:04 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 867
Posted By michael_w

Re: Anyone come via NZ ?

We came in through the back door. Couldn't get accepted for immigration to Australia, but got a job in Auckland and spent five years there. When we had citizenship we moved over to Sydney - a good...
Forum: Australia
Dec 23rd 2009, 9:06 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,695
Posted By michael_w

Re: My doctor's English skills are lacking

If you live anywhere outside the main centres in Australia you should count yourself lucky to have access to a doctor. Australia has a huge shortage of doctors, and few of the local doctors want to...
Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2009, 10:28 pm
Replies: 165
Views: 17,956
Posted By michael_w

Re: Aussie Dream Over??

The longer I live in Australia the more I miss my time in 'backward' New Zealand. Maybe by 2020 there will be a net population transfer from Australia to NZ as more people discover the attractions of...
Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2009, 10:22 pm
Replies: 282
Views: 74,463
Posted By michael_w

Re: List of Sydney's unsafe suburbs

If you believe what you read in the tabloids, western Sydney suburbs such as Fairfield and Auburn are 'unsafe'. I've been out there a lot and never felt threatened. The reality is that there is...
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2009, 9:49 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 6,270
Posted By michael_w

Re: Where to live near Sydney?

The Block in Redfern is very handy for the city, and the locals are very friendly. Tell them you're looking for a British suburb and they will give you a warm reception. If invited for cocktails,...
Forum: Australia
Aug 13th 2009, 9:32 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 719
Posted By michael_w

Re: advice on sydney public hospitals

Westmead is OK. Or the Royal Prince Alfred in the city, where we had our second. The hospital system here we found to be a lot better than the UK (sorry, NHS ...) and all on Medicare. The GP system...
Forum: Australia
Aug 9th 2009, 10:36 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,004
Posted By michael_w

Re: Swine Flu - help, did you get tamiflu??

You could try another GP ... or ask for Relenza. Tamiflu is in very short supply or out of stock in many parts of WA, so doctors have to save what little they have for people with conditions such as...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2009, 1:18 am
Replies: 67
Views: 5,244
Posted By michael_w

Re: Melbourne and Sydney - Current Economy

Why do Melburnians who live in Sydney complain so much? It's like they have some itch they can't scratch. I live in Sydney, I go to Melbourne for work quite a lot and I like the place. The bits I...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2009, 1:05 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,659
Posted By michael_w

Re: China Airlines and Korean Air

China Airlines or Air China? Big difference. Currently, Air China (PRC China, not Taiwan) is doing a special free 14-day Beijing stopover* with every flight. To qualify, just tell one of the cabin...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2009, 2:55 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,135
Posted By michael_w

Re: Hospitals in Sydney recognised as Cord Blood Bank??

The last I heard was that cord blood donations are welcomed in Australia, in the same way that blood donation is welcomed. But if you want to just keep cord blood exclusively for your own personal...
Forum: Australia
Apr 23rd 2009, 9:00 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 2,576
Posted By michael_w

Re: Health service in Australia

The family doctor system in Australia is really hit and miss. You may be lucky and be able to sign up with a good practice that does all the right things - immunisation recalls, Pap smear reminders...
Forum: Australia
Apr 16th 2009, 10:35 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 8,304
Posted By michael_w

Re: Back door entry to Australia via New Zealand

We did the NZ-Aus move after gaining NZ citizenship. We didn't find NZ 'laid back' (perhaps it's the Scots-Calvinist work ethic), just parochial.
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 16th 2009, 10:26 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 5,681
Posted By michael_w

Re: What am I doing in Brisbane?

Go back. The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave. You 'give it a try' for 12 months, by which time you have got your kid settled in a local kindy or school and you no longer have a job or...
Forum: Australia
Mar 29th 2009, 11:37 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 854
Posted By michael_w

Re: Getting around in Sydney - transport options during validation trip

I wouldn't drive in Sydney. If the road rage/gridlock doesn't get to you, the electronic tolls will, and probably put you off Sydney for life. Get one of the green/red/blue weeklies to cover whatever...
Forum: Australia
Mar 27th 2009, 1:01 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,099
Posted By michael_w

Re: fluoridated water

i have heard that in australia they include fluoride in the combine mmr vaccine, i dont want these toxins in my kids bodies, omg wot a dilemma. that's why we dicecided to stay in england, where my...
Forum: Australia
Mar 15th 2009, 11:19 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,147
Posted By michael_w

Re: Air China?

I fly to China quite regularly and I find Air China aren't too bad - but I do have very low expectations. Safety wise, they used to boast that they have never had a crash, at least on international...
Forum: Australia
Mar 13th 2009, 10:30 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 9,104
Posted By michael_w

Re: AirAsiaX Launch Oz/London $1000

I tried to find these magic $1000 return flights from Melbourne to London on their website. The Mel-KL sector is cheap but the KL-London flights are all about $1200 ... total cost of flights -...
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2008, 12:11 am
Replies: 2
Views: 555
Posted By michael_w

Re: Arriving in Sydney in March

Well if you're working in Newtown why not rent near there - it's a student/trendy area with quite a bit of rental property. Or the surrounding areas - Chippendale, Annandale, Camperdown Enmore etc....
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2008, 12:06 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,310
Posted By michael_w

Re: Water Fluoridation discussion.

Unlike smoking, driving or fishing off the rocks at Bondi, drinking water with miniscule amounts of fluoride in it is not one of life's great dangers. My NSW-raised kids have zero fillings despite...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 9th 2008, 12:09 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,220
Posted By michael_w

Re: Five Dock SYdney

We're in Strathfield but I wouldn't recommend it unless you can afford one of the old mansions along the Boulevard or you are partial to Korean hotpot. We only settled on here because it was the...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 8th 2008, 9:26 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,220
Posted By michael_w

Re: Five Dock SYdney

Nice place if you're near the waterside (Hen and Chicken Bay), but the areas around Paramatta Rd are semi-industrial and have heavy traffic. There are elements of the Italian influence from...
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