I could be happy here. I am happy here. My job offered me sponsorship, and it was a very difficult option to turn down. They got nothing to brag about only the beach but when it comes to places to visit, architecture, history, technology, entertainment and prices they are so far behind. Just saying. Maybe most of Italians here in Australia made it unreal? You have to be proud of your incredible country with your history of courage and strength.
By the way vegemite is incredible we love it i. Spot on. Its part of the Italian culture. Not sure you would find it in all of Australia but its definitely in Melbourne where the majority of Italian migrants settled. Sorry to ask you but when you talk about coffee unreal do you speak of all over Australia ,or only Melbourne? What do think of British coffee? In England I rather prefer tea. Was in oz back in for 3 months and loved the country but people are not as friendly as they make out.
Maybe I just got landed with a bad batch. C'est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty-something struggles. What I love and hate about Australia. But on the whole, I found myself nodding in agreement to all your points, I am an aussie of mixed heritage who lived in Europe for 10yrs.
Growing up there, I never really noticed how over-protective and over-regulating the government tends to be, but I definitely notice it whenever I come home to visit and find myself struggling to have a good night out.
I only go back for a month or two every year these days. Yeah, I agree with the other readers, Australia is now a boring, over-regulated politically correct nanny-state, while America is also going to Hell, with the choice of loud-mouthed clown, Mr Donald Trump, or old Femi-Nazi dementia geriatric, Hilary Clinton, the US has about years left before it collapses totally!
Well guess what? Have A Nice Day Folks! Hi, can someone give me some information about living in Australia? When I arrived, you just introduced a carbon tax at the same time you made it illegal to use a tanning booth. Please leave the US!!! Maybe one more gay person will live to graduate and artistically contribute to society; not be injured, maimed or killed because of how they were born, Yes BORN. We have no choice…. However, as a comfort to the homophobes out there,,, Homosexuals are often killed for the satisfaction of Australian white supremacy….
Read a history book up to ! It has been observed time and time again that Australians are stupid drunk and racist. I have pictures and recordings of drunk Australians admitting to fag drags, cliff murders and forced suicides. Let the homophobes celebrate!! Australia still kills their fags!!! I have a 35 minute video released to Today-Tonight that shows several Australians cornering an Asian individual in the street, spiting and beating him until a group of black children save him by placing their own bodies in the path of the assault.
Yes, I sent this material to Ms. Gillard and her cronies while doing work for the Australian Tax dept in Canberra. Do you Australians really believe that your speeding cameras are NOT revenue raising mechanisms? You have no guaranteed rights and you cannot prove that you do. You have nothing in writing but you continue to think you do. Sorry, you can talk like bigots and pay all the carbon tax you want…..
Oh and CARE is a four letter work in you culture, Did you government forget to tell you have been in a recession for several years now.
Your prices continue to increase while quality and service continue to decrease. Many of my Australian constituents agree with me but have no recourse to do anything about it. That was the agreement… read it for yourself. You get what you ask for…. And A lot in this article is so true. Australia has become a very expensive place to settle.
And then you get a house with cardboard inner walls. If you do some groceries it will set you back a small fortune. As others stated you work your ass off 40 hours a week just to stay alive and barely have money spare to do fun things. Australia is a beautiful country with unique nature, nice beaches, beautiful forests and coral reefs around the country. A pity is that most of it is taken for granted and abused by commerce and politics.
A lot of nature is already destroyed and with previous and current government ignoring climate change and only focus on jobs, I wonder what will be left of the natural beauty for the next generations. Australia has some of the best universities in the world. Looking further, the high school system is below average in the region. What good does it do a country if the high schools system does not match the university system. Universities are business, not for local people. Weather is lovely and dry in most places.
That is so true…. I can live in Australia, pursue my dreams, and have to work a 9 to 5 job on the side — or I can be somewhere in Asia, Central America, or eastern Europe and lead a much higher quality of life.
As others stated you work your ass off 40 hours a week just to stay alive and bairly have money spare to do fun things. A pitty is that most of it is taken for granted and abused by commerce and politics. Australia has some of the best universaties in the world. Looking further, the high school system is below avarage in the region.
What good does it do a country if the high schools system does not match the universaty system. Universaties are business, not for local people.
Weahter is loverly and dry in most places. It is all about socialism, and not capatolism here. Work hard, and you will NOT get ahead. The politicians believe in increasing the population will make Australia a super power….
Are you serious? Population does not make you a great nation….. USA was built on the American work ethic, not population, where as Australians believe in their entitlement, working or not……. The poverty level there is ridiculous. Hi guys, Read most of the comments and now more confused than ever.. Living behind high fences, big security gates, thick doors and locks, security systems, I can go on..
We discussed taking on the big move to Aus, did a bit of homework, finally got a contract from an emigration agent, and paused… I have a cousin living in Sydney with his wife and son, we have 4 kids aged between 11years and 1year old.
Wondering after reading your comments, will it be the right move for us?? Would it be smart for us to pursue it?? We pay a lot for groceries, schools and medical aid etc etc.. We just want a better, safer, more fulfilling life for our kids, we want them to be able to go study whatever they want and become successful human beings. What does Aus offer? They only care about appearances, and take no interest in their countries politics unless they are hollowing it out for their own use if you think SA is corrupt, just wait til you see what they get away with here!!!!
My brothers and sisters are doing that. What about rights to defend yourself in Australia? I read articles, where Police said clearly: run or negotiate. What a joke! So, yeah, I was expecting this to be 1 reason. Australia is fake America. God only knows how Aussies will react to my 5 cent comments about my experience with Aussies in my last 7 years living in Sydney.
I have found them extremely insulated, bad tempered, have high levels of inferiority complex and extremely protective of their land duh, their land! They will make sure that they stare at you on the slightest giggling noise you make in a public transport social rules in Sydney trains suck the most, its literally pin drop silence in the mornings in the south coast line.
I am generalizing it for the sake of argument. Reason being, Aussies have a bad habit of picking on you. I will keep looking. I agree to every word you said. I lived in Perth for a year and am so disheartened with the Aussies. They all had the same temper and attitude towards me.
I never got a job in my field and I must say none of my friends did too. Subtle racism when it comes to profession and direct racism personally. What country are you from Jo? Australians sell out their own country and undermine their own people, so it serves them right that now Asia and other races are taking over everything. Soon there will be no jobs and white Australians shall be pushed out of their country, already the nation is in terrible debt thanks to that bastard Rudd Government that put this nation into a debt it will never recover from.
Yes the Asians can have this country if the want it, there is plenty of room to breed and out number the whits.
In the end Australians will get what they deserve for being bastards to the English. I have considered travelling to Australia from Canada for work. The animals and natural beauty have all fascinated me. Many could easily apply to Canada. Travel can be costly here with our large land mass, smaller population centers and low competition. Our similar colonial past, treatment of First Nations people and welcoming immigration policies make racism a frequent news item. Real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto are through the roof.
Others are in decline from slumping oil prices. I think any one would be hard pressed to live anywhere and not have things they would like to change, as a Google search will show. Interesting read. Plus american women are the worst:fat, tatted up slutty, foul mouthed arrogant selfish golddiggers who demand equality only when it suits them.
God ,guns and greed rule here. Your ridiculous gun laws and the seemingly systematic refusal to care about people less fortunate than yourselves is maddening to witness as an outsider, so I can only imagine what it must be like as a citizen.
Hi CWB thanks for this article. I was planning to come to Australia from India for Job purposes but now i have changed my mind its so expensive i will not be able to save money. I Will look for other countries where i can work enjoy and save money. Thanks and continue with articles like these that will help others. I live 9 months of the year in a small city in central China and 3 months back home in Oz or on holidays in other countries.
Have done so for 7 years now. My Chinese wife and I are debt free and own properties in both countries. Our life is wonderful and I wish I had done it years before.
I teach English here and my wife works as a surgeon. To any Aussie guys looking for good women, let me tell you that there are literally thousands of highly educated, professional women in China who crave a decent Aussie bloke. Fellas, you know the Nike slogan…..
I must be the only foreign guy who called China home for 2. Shame on me! I kind of sympathize with you on that. Feels like modern era colonization at times with reported no-go zones in cities etc.
If your ancestors did it, why would you suddenly have a problem with immigration? As for the women… some are ok… but there is a generalized disdain and lack of empathy for men that is quite shocking. Coming from France where flirting and smiles between strangers is considered normal… and women actually appreciate men over there. Though feminazism has made some inroads and created some young women who basically think all men are uselless assholes. Mmm i do notice a lot of eligible bachelors in Australia are no longer dating Australian girls.
Disdainful princesses who think their shit doesnt stink… i heard it put recently. Men and women are both imperfect human beings, with strenghts and weaknesses. This needs to be realised. The high incidences of domestic abuse and rape are indicative of that. Thanks for the response.. However the middle class well spoken man is under constant suspicion and a breath away from false accusations.
As an outdoor educator i found that some teachers took offence from being male , enthusiastic, etc… this is not related to rapes… But is a direct product of academic feminism a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bycicle …. Which is essentially like the klu klux klan… female supremacism and racism against those who were born with an xy chromosome.
Some like suzanne venker, speak out against this. But they are not in power. The saddest thing is , its basically unintentional child abuse.. Not to mention most serial killers are from fatherless homes. Its all going to fall apart when women realise they are cutting of their nose to spite their face. But not before a lot of damage is done.
Well written piece. I agree with many points. However, having grown up in France, i am afraid to say you show the typical rather snooty ABC disdain for those stupid bogans who see something wrong with large scale immigration from third world countries. The problem lies mostly with muslims… who often become welfare moochers — as pointed out by a labor mp re western sydney recently. And also are in suprising numbers sympathetic to such things as honor killings, beheadings of random infidels, machine gunning of cartoonists as a sheik in Perth recently openly said joining the isis evil clowns etc ect.
Yes bogans are sometimes assholes, but in this case, they are actually spot on. And i say this having lived most of my life in France and having witnessed the hatred of non-muslims first hand.
If Australia has any large Muslim population, you will get exactlu the same bombings, murders of blasphemers, of jewish schoolchildren, the same open disdain for western society and mores that they show in Europe.
And by the way, gays are leaving holland , as they get beaten up and killed there by the large muslim population. And if you can, spend some time in a large muslim enclave in Europe. The 92 department near Paris, or malmo in sweden, which is the rape capital of Europe gang rapes by Muslims.
Also you forgot to mention that Australia is overregulated to the point of brave new world control and brainwashing, has ridiculous taxes on alcohol and such, and has an infantile education system.
It is very peaceful. But that may change if the abc pro- muslim immigration brigade get their way. I hope it never escalates to the point that you describe. As to what you say in defense of bogans, that would be all well and good if they were educated enough to at least direct their hate correctly.
If I had to write this post again, our over-regulation and nanny state policies would definitely be in the top three. Drives me insane! Thanks for commenting. Thanks for your response.
I do get rather worked up re islam.. And people should be allowed to say this. I weep for Europe , especially France, when i hear off charlie hebdo, jewish kids being gunned down in the street and so on. The French can be pompous asses, but no one deserves this shit. Belgium is number one provider of isis fighters in europe, per capita… a testament to the total lack of acceptance of western tolerance, enlightenment etc values.
Doesnt help that the west is profoundly self doubting and confused, thanks to deconstructionism and postmodernism which has permeated academia and trickles down to secondary ed, the media etc. Or would you rather kneel to allah like us? We know we are a crazy cult, but join us anyway! Or off with your head. No Street food. Never thought of it really but i do see the carts in the movies with hot dogs etc.
All comes down to holding us back at making a living with the disguise of bad hygiene or some fabrication, yet other countries never seem to have these hygiene issues and yes we still get food poisoning through non-street food cafes etc. Distant Culture? Aussie bronzed dude yelling out slang, will land you in prison now for some made up crime for profit.
Plus we are apparently multi cultural now so what is our culture. I know what it is but i have been suppressed from expressing it. Instead i have to suffer to please some other. Yet they could care less about me having to listen to the shit they spew that makes my teeth cringe. I totally agree with this, control and abuse by people who think they are above everyone else and own all of this land our children and us ant slaves. They own nothing at all and when they die it proves this.
These people are the scum of the earth, using the rest of us with brutal force to be their slaves. However all the Aboriginal history is okay, even though non aboriginal are than not-identified unless we are convicts of course.
Yep, lets keep bringing up past events so all these so called people who never suffered back than are rewarded while the ones paying, never did any wrong and all are only born into this hell hole of a shit heap, being called privileged for being a slave and not knowing until it is drummed into you, usually at the criminal schooling system, that you are the cause of all problems and you should pay.
For sure being born after something that happen long before your birth makes you the cause of all these peoples problems, that they never had happen to them. Fantastic scam that one is. We are all divided for profit. It is the biggest scam that people do not see. Play everyone against each other, creates chaos, which creates control and huge self serving profits. If we dare mention our history, we are racist. Gets a bit boring after awhile so why bother with it?
There are people who make decisions without most of our approval and i think that is an absolute disgrace. WHO are these people? Are they some form of superior human being? Are they Gods? Yep only the selfish get that privilege and it is all bullshit anyway. All career options are for controlling departments and nobody else.
The departments are usually about some minorities rights that one minority that is not recognized is paying the whole lot. Best of joining the ones who get a mail order bride. You will lose your life, your heart, your confidence your will and way. Even your retirement fund is not yours, you know that other lie that is going on to extract money out of you? If we do we are racists.
How many times is it on the news about someone who was trying to be patriotic as being racist? Australia day is a perfect example of how many people start whinging about the Australian Flag. Agree totally, it is a joke. Capitalism and greed is destroying everything. Agree totally, Capitalism and greed will destroy us all. And of course everything always leads to racism.
I knew you had an ulterior motive; and to be precise, almost half of what you related pointed to some form of racism or sexism or homophobic ways. Yet nobody allows some other white male their own opinion without being called a racist, unless of course it is a white male who agrees that all white males are racist or sexist etc.
Just like the comment you said to the guy above. He says his piece and than you mock him, even though your whole rant is a whinge like all of us here.
Just remember you are the one who put this on the net for everyone to see and your opinion is only yours and that is the whole problem with this world. Most of us are held back from being who we were meant to be by a criminal organization called government. If i said i wanted my rights because a woman hit me, i would be laughing stock.
I would be the victim and be treated poorly. Just like being accused of violence against a woman you never ever hurt, you would be the criminal, but the reality is you would be the victim.
She would be called the victim, even though she produced a very serious criminal accusation. If she got found out, which a lot do, some crap about, taking away from victims of abuse would come to light, yet you are the victim and abused, while she the abuser is swept under the carpet. They wonder why there are so many problems. Equality, it will never happen at all. While there are rich Women and Men and lies and non equal outcomes when it is really needed, there will never even be any closeness to equality.
In fact while we have this disgrace of a system, equality will always be used as a profit tool even though they will deny an equal outcome with any of it when they simply can make an equal outcome. If they did do the right thing, not many of them would have a job and that fraudulent profit they make.
I agree that this place is racist against the white Australian male because remember all that you are asking of. Bronze male patriots are all called sexist racists so how can you expect it to happen, when it is all held down?
I am stopped from being me because of all the racist laws, yet you can say anything about me that you like and i have to wear it.
That is racism. Do you even think about the hurt that some poor white Aussie bloke goes through, or is he the one that is meant to support all of this still; and this whole thesis is about blaming the white man once again? Everyday a white man has to think about who he is hurting today and how he should word things or some other crap that is taking away from him and no one gives a rats arse.
Constantly wondering if he can open a door, retaliate against a racist remark to himself, whether he said it right, and all these people wonder why the hell men lash out. These men are being oppressed and that is why all of this is stuffed now. Without a male voice, you can get away with whatever you like and blame him for it all as well, while denying that what you are doing is actually causing serious problems for all, including yourself.
Why are there no bronzed tough guys? Where are all the flags? Nobody gives a crap anymore about any of it because our identity is squashed as soon as some poor little person feels hurt. Yet anytime these so called racists white men are treated poorly it is swept under the carpet and you can even read all of the legal lies about it how white men are not mentioned at all, unless you are some scum politician or evil judge.
It even says that racism is for Aboriginal people. So that law how it is written — is racist. I am sick and tired of their fantasies and their self serving agendas. They destroy lives with their rot. They destroyed mine and i am pissed. They steal children and use it as a profit scam. As well as child abuse, mental abuse to one parent and children. More like an illegal system.
Ownership of people and property that is not and never was theirs to begin. Imagine being born into this shithole. It is like being in prison and dying is when the sentence is up. I was not asked to be born. In fact i have never been asked if i want any of what happens to happen and why would i accept the bullshit?
I am sick of this racist shit all the time. It is monotonous crap that is not getting us anywhere. If anything it is making us go backwards. Anyway enjoy your life in another self serving arena. As soon as you deny another their view, you are racist yourself If your view is only for your benefit, than you are racist or sexist. If you deny one person an equal outcome by taking from that person to give to another, than you are racist or sexist If you deny an equal outcome, than you do not want equality at all.
If you expect something your way which denies another person or takes from that person what you do not want taken from you, yourself, than that makes you racist or sexist. A good example of this is making white slaves pay an Aboriginals way in life or Denying a father his children yet having it all yourself.
That means there cannot possibly be any other way of making it just and fair and to create less tension. There are so many things that this can happen, to reduce the inequality gaps but it never happens and there are always excuses that are just lies because if it was implemented, than the implementers, would eventually be jobless. Because they are not creating chaos. Nobody will ever be equal, We are all different sizes, sexes etc.
We all have varying degrees of disabilities. That alone disproves this bullshit lie about equality. Here is equality. Get rid of all the liars above and divide that money they steal to promote rot and some things would become far easier. I mean seriously, have an ad promoting how one political party is or what problem there is and blaming someone, rather than using that massive amount of money wasted to actually fix the issue is the core issue. Yes I agree with the other bloggers.
I am sick and tired of the smug and ignorant provincial attitudes of the Australian people , I am fed up! Yup, agree with all of this for sure — even Africans are coming here to show Aussies up on business, culture, romance etc etc!
Shameful, now wonder people here are so insecure — they have good reasons. Certainly one of the more unpleasant aspects of life here, for sure. My poor Dad seems to be dealing with skin cancer scares on the regular.
Slightly different outcomes but the same root problems. Australians are toothless, imbred, fat-ass, ugly pink gorillas who have the IQ of a retarded chimp on meth. Swear to god, Australian girls have the nastiest smelling snatches in the world. Typical Aussie cock sucking fuckshit motherfucking cunt bag ball sack eating pieces of feline catshit.
Man you are a dipstick, what you want is your quiet little subservient Asian girl friend kissing your geeky ass. Why do Ozcee pronounced with strong accent losers date Asians, seriously. You are so typical of the lefty metro sexual dweeps that is flooding this country. Before you bore me with your uneducated comments I have two degrees one in engineering and the other in science. All I want to know is where do I pay to keep you out of the country?
The majority have been North American or European. You seem pretty indicative of the kind of dipsticks are you Alf Stewart I leave this country to avoid. Credentialism is typically a leftie latte set tactic… dont use it … There are tradesmen and fishermen with no degrees who read the classics and can discourse quite intelligently…. I actually was just back at university earlier this year doing my second degree, and I was amazed by how much of it was just fluff and pandering to your lecturer.
Poor ozzie blokes i feel for you fellas. Environmentalists and liberal pussies hijacked Australia long ago. Australia is run by chicken shits. Australian culture is bogan culture.
Not all Australians are bogans but enough are so that they set the course of culture. Australia has a severely anti-intellectual culture that celebrates willful ignorance. Australians have also become ludicrously smug and impressed with themselves over the last few years.
People in general are selfish and will vote based on their self interest. When bogans were poor they considered that a Labour government would best look out for their interests.
Now that they are relatively affluent they consider that the Conservatives will better look out for them. Also, Australia does not actually have free university education. No career options is an understatement.
I was made redundant from my job as a software developer back in April. I have not been able to find another decent paying job since then so am now working as a general hand in a cafe. I never thought my life would come to this. If I could afford it I would move back to the UK which has a similar unemployment rate to Australia with one key difference: unemployment is falling in the UK while it is rising in Australia.
This is something no one would have dreamed doing when I was growing up in the s. Not only have they become overly patriotic but they are hypocrites with it — they still like to put the boot into yanks their word not mine being big headed.
It is a mistake to measure cost of living just by looking at retail prices and comparing them to other countries. It is necessary to take into account typical incomes as well. For example the cost of living may seem marvellously inexpensive in India until you take into account the very low incomes most ordinary people have.
When incomes are taken into account Australia is about average is living expenses with the exception of the outrageous costs of buying or renting somewhere to live. And that of course ties in to why I am living in a 19 year old Suzuki hatchback. Incidentally, despite the erosion of living standards in the United States over the last 40 years or so they still have the lowest cost of living in the world when both prices and incomes are taken into consideration.
I have found that older Australians are more likely to be racist which is somewhat understandable as they grew up in a much more racist friendly era. Other than the senior citizens bogans are the only group amongst which I have found overtly racists attitudes. They are racist and proud of it. I like Australians — except for the sizable chunck of the population that can be described as bogans. Bogans exist in other societies as well. In Australia we have a Prime Minister and his government who appear to be lifting their policies from the US Republican party.
People keep telling me it will all be better when Abbott gets the arse, but his being elected was indicative of a far bigger problem. Jesus, that is a grim tale. The one thing I do like about Australia is that there is usually support there when times get hard. You do make a good point. That being said, rent is ludicrously high in the city.
But seriously… another abc nitwit who needs to spend 3 months living in a Muslim enclave in Europe. May i suggest Malmo in sweden or the 92 dept near Paris. Make sure you get psychiatric help afterwards…. The bogans are actually correct on this one. And Obama his holiness is the most preening narcissistic imbecile ever. Pretty face and words do not equate with wisdom, of which he has none.
His taking of a selfie at Mandellas funeral says everything you need to know about his haughtiness the boy king. That sucks, I saw a lot of jobs were on offer. Maybe you need to move to a better city? Working as a cafe hand sucks. I have the privilege of coming from Australia, which despite my 10 Reasons I Hate Living in Australia, remains one of the best places in the world to call home.
Only cities have a bit more variety, and its so expensive. What the fuck is wrong with everyone, if I could leave, I would, but I have my animals, so I cant leave. I want to go and live in USA, UK,or Europe or somewhere or Asia somewhere, where people are friendly and smile and the food is everywhere and tastes great and is yummy.
My parents are European, maybe that has something to do with it. Born here, lived here, and never feel this is my home. Australians hate wildlife and nature too, their just all interested in how everyone else perceives them, they are selfish and have lost the plot. This country is totally over rated, and the whole expensive real estate thing, well, its just beyond comprehension.
Best of luck and please enjoy your stay here. It is all in your hands. I know what you mean about bogans. One of them pulled my hair in the cbd because apparently I had flirted with her boyfriend previously.
They are not pleasant people unless you are one of them. I hate it here. Did you go out to the desert and hang with some mob? Interesting that you hate it there. I was a first time backpacker in Australia and have since learned a lot. I am an Australian and I found this article rather interesting.
I think we need to respect that the beauty about Australia is that you can travel an hour here or there in another direction and get a completely new experience.
I think the hot tip for anyone travelling to Aus is to come with an open mind and to absorb different surroundings, like everyone else has said get off the beaten track and go explore. You make a good point, Imogen. Part of what makes Australia so wonderful is the diverse group of people who live and travel there. I had an amazing time in Australia, soaking up the sun on sleepy beaches, going surfing with a couple of mates and beers, and just enjoying life.
But there were some downsides which, like you said, exist in every place on earth. Quite the contrary—I love it there. But, unfortunately, a few bad experiences were what shaped this article. I hope to make it back someday. It was so nice of you to communicate with others through your blog even if you initially wrote this blog 5 years ago I hope one day the Australian dollar would drop in value ,so it will make it affordable for you to visit Australia.
Jeremy ,you are really a gem and would love to see you come back. Thank you for the kind words, Louisa! But thank you for taking the time to read all of the comments and to understand my point of view.
You are welcome to come to Australia any time and the best thing is if you make friends here,they will take good care of you. We were only given a two day notice and initially they were going to be in Sydney for 2 days. We asked them if they can stay in Sydney for 1 week.
So that is what they did and then they were off to cains to do the east coast of Australia. I tell you that we all took good care of them and made them feel welcommed. They had a ball with us and miss us so dearly. Your blog was not all that bad. I read blogs from the UK that stated Australia is so overrated and expensive,with a very bland history and bland scenery.
They stated that there were better countries ,like New Zealand and south East Asia. They only ever seen the touristy places of the east Coast. So how can they judge? Atleast you generally loved Australia ,but expressed some of the things that concerned you. You are welcome to visit my family any time. God bless you ,regards louisa. Thanks, Louisa!
Shut guys , I was traveling around aus at about , I had two kids 2 and 3 , our car broke down in gero WAS , I met amazing people from every background and always tried to be good actually, always no matter what I insured that we inclosed the secret rigging to the washing machine that cost 4 bucks a wash to nothing , because we knew or ,anything else , I met different ppl from every nation , I can self rightesly exclaim no one ever left not pissed not fed or to my knowledge ……..
Im an Aussie. I lived in the us for years. As for Bogans mate let me enlighten you. They probably are the ones that wanna smack u in the teeth, but they are always the first to lend a hand, the first to offer to jump start ya car on a cold morning, the first to offer you a coffee, and Just real down to earth people keeping it real.
If you want real Aussies in a true Aussie environment go to Tassie next time. But yeah back packing between cities is not where you will find edge of your seat type stuff. Venture into the real interior. Go Off the beaten track. Lastly I love our money. That being said, I did spend two weeks in Tasmania and I loved it! I realise I am late to the party Jeremy but interesting post. I am an Aussie now living in the US and I agree with everything you have written, apart from the money aspect.
I love Australian notes as they are easily identifiable and are virtually indestructible. When I pay with cash in the US I often have to double check that I am handing out the correct change as it all looks the same. I often am left wondering why they bother printing larger denominations if they wont accept them. That offers no comfort to tourists though and like one American tourists once told me in Cairns, Sydney makes NY look cheap.
That aside I think you missed a couple of things off your list. One of my biggest pet peeves about home is the alcoholism which is linked to the bogan and alcohol fueled violence. I am envious when I go to a bar in the US and everyone acts so civilsed and respectful. Not something I experienced too much of in Perth but then again we do have a disproportionate amount of bogans due to the mining boom.
American girls are awesome. Before I met my American wife I garnered a lot of attention of the local girls here. One friend joked that it was like shooting fish in a barrel and he was right. Another thing that irks me about home is that Aussies have a bit of a complex about their self-image. For example I can have a civilised debate with an American about a number of contentious topics such as the second amendment, tipping, or Americas work-life balance and not once is my nationality attacked.
On the other hand I just need to read some of the replies from Australians on this topic and I can see some pretty tacky responses. There was no way to know that, though, before I actually did it! There is SO much to see and do in this country, even on the east coast, but you need to get away from the cities. Better yet, come to WA. You know, I think this is the most accurate appraisal of my article, yet. I wrote this almost four years ago, after one of my first overseas trips, and as a more experienced traveler, and with much hindsight, I see immense validity in your points.
Having more experience with more foreign money since I wrote this article—yes, I agree. The money is actually awesome. I also learned, later, the reason why there are no Aussies traveling in Australia! The women? Yep, same could be said for ours. And by Western I meant American.
Again, I was five years younger when I wrote this and I had a more limited view of the world. If I could rewrite this article again, I would, and I would do it differently.
I would assess what I could have done better to get off the backpacker trail and find some truly unique experiences. What I love most about much of this blog is that it is a register of my growth over many years, and if one were to compare my articles from now to the articles from five years ago, there would be huge differences in perspective. Thanks for your input! Good article. Spot on with bogans and the money. I was at the cbd tonight and two drunk guys, a caucasian and a part aboriginal spat on US marine who bought food at a mcdonalds chain.
All that talk nothing happened. I wish those marines beat the two bogans but then again it would only give them a bad rap. Good thing that huge dude just wiped off the spit and avoided a fight or the aussie bogans could have ended up wiping themselves off the floor. Ha ha! Good one! Says it all! I just want to fill you in on my experiences with Americans. Unfortunately, the Filipinos have become pseudo Yanks! They speak with American accents, eat copious amounts of sugar, fat and salt, and worship basketball.
All this is understandable as the Philippines was colonised by the US for around two hundred years.
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