Thinking of Moving to Australia

[Montalban]

They both have their strengths and their weaknesses. Australian pubs are dreadful.

(speaking as an Englishman who happens to live in Australia)

You're an Englishman here: that fact itself answers the question

 

[TheDag]

Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining about the welfare system supporting those at the bottom end at all. If a few people manipulate the system that's nothing compared to those at the other end manipulating the tax system. Neither am I under the illusion that getting out of welfare dependency is as straightforward as "getting on your bike".

I just don't want anyone to come to Australia to escape what they percieve to be a problem where they are only to find that they perceive the same problem when they get here.

Hi ebia
while i quoted your post it was more a comment for vscola. sorry I should have made that clearer.

 

[TheDag]

We are looking into Australia because we wish to move to another country. We want our family to experience other ways of living then just what is in the US. We picked Australia because it is an English speaking country (important to my husband) and is simply breathtaking. The natural beauty is incredible and I have really enjoyed the laid back attitude of everyone we have met from that country. I wish I could explain why we feel the need to move. It's just something we both really want to do. Maybe it's the result of growing up hoping to see the world, I don't know.

Australia does have some beautiful places. That is why my wife and I got married outdoors. I mean why in a country so beautiful would one want to get married inside. i don't understand. Oh yeah thats right some churches have this stupid rule that you must be married in a church building! In a roundabout way I'm just saying plenty of people don't appreciate the beauty of this country.

For us, it came down to a decision between England and Australia, which would you rather live in?

Australia for me although the racism is starting to show again with the refugee issue with (as one commentator put it) both political parties racing each other to the bottom. I guess there are alot of aussies who feel they deserve special treatment simply because they had the pure luck of being born here instead of another country.

 

[ebia]

You're an Englishman here: that fact itself answers the question

It would if the country were my reason for being here.

 

[ebia]

Australia for me although the racism is starting to show again with the refugee issue with (as one commentator put it) both political parties racing each other to the bottom. I guess there are alot of aussies who feel they deserve special treatment simply because they had the pure luck of being born here instead of another country.

 

[Montalban]

It would if the country were my reason for being here.

You're here, that's enough proof

 

[WandererOfTheWastes]

You're an Englishman here: that fact itself answers the question

The beer just isn't warm enough!

South West WA is god's own country. isolation, beautiful countryside and most importantly powerful ocean swells.. I couldn't live anywhere else.

 

[ebia]

The beer just isn't warm enough!

When the beer is this bad it needs to be near-frozen so that nobody has to taste it.

 

[Montalban]

When the beer is this bad it needs to be near-frozen so that nobody has to taste it.

That's something I can't comment on. I've not had any grog since 1986

 

[WandererOfTheWastes]

When the beer is this bad it needs to be near-frozen so that nobody has to taste it.

Haha, yeah, I was expecting that and I agree. I'm a real beer snob myself, although I find that even the nicest stouts and ales are best enjoyed at a rather cold temperature. Not at room temperature

 

[ebia]

That's something I can't comment on. I've not had any grog since 1986

Fair enough, but Australian beer in an Australian pub is to English beer in an English pub as a McFlurry in McDonalds is to real food in an ambient restaraunt.

 

[WandererOfTheWastes]

that's not completely true. Tried Little Creatures? James Squire's Golden Ale, Amber Ale? Coopers, even? They're becoming increasingly available and are as good as any of the big english, or international brands.

 

[ebia]

that's not completely true. Tried Little Creatures? James Squire's Golden Ale, Amber Ale? Coopers, even? They're becoming increasingly available and are as good as any of the big english, or international brands.

I was speaking of mainstream brands. Coopers and some of the boutique breweries aren't bad, but they need comparing with family and micro-breweries in the UK, compared to which they are neither as widely available nor as good. SA does marginally better, with Coopers on tap pretty much everywhere.

international brands

International brands of beer are almost universally poor to gnats....

 

[Montalban]

Fair enough, but Australian beer in an Australian pub is to English beer in an English pub as a McFlurry in McDonalds is to real food in an ambient restaraunt.

I think they serve different purposes

 

[ebia]

Oh, definitely.

 

[Montalban]

Oh, definitely.

When I used to drink (under-age) I loved liqueur

 

[Nooj]

That's something I can't comment on. I've not had any grog since 1986

Thank goodness it's Saturday today. I'm considering going off alcohol, I feel awful. Course, I say that all the time and still drink.

 

[Montalban]

Thank goodness it's Saturday today. I'm considering going off alcohol, I feel awful. Course, I say that all the time and still drink.

I got drunk enough before I was 18

 

[WandererOfTheWastes]

Thank goodness it's Saturday today. I'm considering going off alcohol, I feel awful. Course, I say that all the time and still drink.

I used to swear off alcohol every weekend, but now an unbelievable alcohol tolerance (even if I wanted to get drunk, I can't, short of bottle and a bit of vodka, heaps of beer etc) and a habit of drinking lots of water before bed has pretty much eliminated the hangover for me

 

[Montalban]

I used to swear off alcohol every weekend, but now an unbelievable alcohol tolerance (even if I wanted to get drunk, I can't, short of bottle and a bit of vodka, heaps of beer etc) and a habit of drinking lots of water before bed has pretty much eliminated the hangover for me

Surely it has some effect?
Why do you drink then?