Moving to Australia, part 2 of living in australia...?

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Ozmaniac

I live in Brisbane Queensland but think we must be talking about two different Brisbanes if you're scared of coming here because of extreme and dangerous weather. We do get the occasional hailstorm, but remember, that if it was worth putting a storm on Youtube, it must have been something out of the ordinary and the one I think you probably saw was a once in a lifetime event. We get rain, but so does everywhere else and our thunderstorms aren't anything special, just a lot of thunder and lightning with a bit of wind and rain and I've experienced similar ones in other Australian cities and overseas. There has NEVER been an ice storm in Brisbane, and I don't know what you mean by random fire. We have house fires like everywhere else, but no more and no more serious than anywhere else. Other Australian states have far worse bushfires than you'll ever get in Queensland, mainly because our hottest season is also our wettest.

Re temperatures: Brisbane is in the sub tropics. It's about the same distance from the Equator as Tampa (Florida) and Chihuahua in Mexico, but has a better climate than both because of its proximity to the warm Pacific Ocean currents to the east and the huge, hot Australian land mass to the west. So, no, it isn't very cold in winter. It gets a bit cool very early in the morning (never below 0C) for a couple of months, but the days are almost always sunny and pleasant. What we don't have is earthquakes or hurricanes (our equivalent cyclones are a very long way further north and never affect Brisbane) or tornadoes and our last flood was in 1974.

Don't worry about learning our slang before you get here. Just say Hi! or Hello (most young Aussies say Hi) and leave the 'G'day mates' and other Australianisms until you know how to say them without sounding like an idiot. And we don't mind being called Aussies (pronounced Ozzies), but don't get upset if we find some equivalent to call you. It won't be meant as anything other than a friendly nickname. We call New Zealanders 'Kiwis', British people 'Poms', Americans are 'Yanks' and I'm sure we'll find something to call a Mexican - hardly anyone will have ever met one before, but don't be offended whatever we come up with. Even if it sounds a bit strange to you, it isn't meant to be offensive and you shouldn't take it as such!

Oh, and it's 'Bring A plate' not 'Bring YOUR plate.

An important term that any uni student needs to know is BYO. It means 'Bring your own' and is used by many restaurants and for parties and other places and functions. It means that you're expected to bring your own alcohol with you rather than buying it there or drinking your host's booze.

Brisbane is a peaceful and safe city and I can't imagine what you saw that was aggressive about any Brisbane university. We have nothing like the subculture wars you seem to be accustomed to and university students in Brisbane are too busy having a good time and studying to hassle anyone. Australians as a whole are very accepting and friendly. If you don't go looking for trouble, it won't come to you.

Wait until you get here and know your way around a little before you find somewhere to live. There are no bad 'no go' areas here so you'll have a very wide choice of suburbs and types of accommodation.

Come with a friendly smile and an open mind and you'll have a great time here.

ABCDiamond Britzinoz.com

Ozmaniac mentioned: "it's 'Bring A plate' not 'Bring YOUR plate. "

I would like to further expand on that... It means "bring a plate of food to share".

Having spent a lot of time with new migrants, I have known the odd few who have actually brought an empty plate with them, assuming that plates were required.

It's a different culture, even to the British.

David G

No 1 Dont panic to much dont worry about youtube and what it says or shows u Brisbane is gentle u picked the right city..No 2 do not change dont try to be like an aussie..No 3 get a soccer ball and kick it around u will have friends in no time..No 4 always asked for help...No 5 say please and thankyou u will get more help that way....No 6 teach aussies to swear in your mexican ways lol might sound strange but u will get asked that I'm sure.........No 7 dont give up on your bad days one day u will understand how we do things different from u..No 8 most important dont listen to racists that's a small amount out there ignore and dont hate australia over a few racists

QUEENSLANDER

there are alot of sorms here and yes there is hail, no people dont die from it.
You wont get bullied and we arent violent
Dont use aussie slang as you have not grown up with it and with a mexican acent you will sound funny just be yourself.

cynthia

oh dear god just be yourself don't try to speak like an australian you will fail and look stupid, culturally, australia is like england...but abit less negative, i would recommend melbourne as it is much better than brisbane

ϟTigerf0xϟ ™

1. No we don't get bad freak weather. Its so rare it surprises us. No-one ever gets killed its harmless. Just something different to talk about.
2. People are really tolerant here. Just a few losers who give everyone a bad name. Every single country in every single part of the world suffers the same problem. Fortunately for us, we have only a very small number of them its very quiet and peaceful here. People like you will fit right in here.
3. Maybe somewhere like Chermside? The inner city suburbs are more expensive but are close to facilities and are great value.
4. LOL you can if you want to but round here everyone just talks normally... like Hi there how you going? Yeah we like being called Aussies and all that, just talk how you feel most comfortable.
Its a pleasure to help and best of luck!

food.music.play

i live in sydney and been to brisbane heaps of times!! sydney, melbourne and brisbane are very tolerable to other cultures.. brisbane is a bit more aussie (as in youll see more aussies there than in sydney and melbourne). Australians are very culture friendly, you have your idiots here and there, as you do in any country, but i rekon they would love a south american...
honeslty i think you would love it (especially the people, very nice, i hate to say this but they are nicer there than in sydney).. not as busy but still a great city to go to
With regards to the weather, its tropical. Can rain heavily in the winter and summer, very hot in the summer (high 30degrees), but tolerable, there is more storms further north of brisbane around mackay and townseville, not too bad in brisbane and not you wont get killed, its safer than living in the carribean or new orleans!!!
I would strong recommend you look into brisbane, it has a very beachy culture, lots of surfies, typical australians, and defiently top notch universities!!
with regards to the language, australians dont get offended when you mis pronounce something, but they might have trouble with some words, but you will quickly pick it up, if you make friends (which you will), they will definetly help you out!!
AUssies love foriegners, just look at how multicultural we are!!

Elizabeth P

Brisbane is as safe as can be. I've been many times, and my son went there to live and work eight years ago and loves it, met his future wife there, and opened his first Chiropractic clinic there. He lived in Sunnybank for several years, and it's a quiet, peaceful suburb - no hail, no violent storms, in fact there has been a drought there as well as all over Queensland for five or so years. I don't know where you got this information. The City of Brisbane is great, people are the best ever there. The Aussies are extra nice to visitors. That's what drew me to the area, as well as my son. You don't have to speak "Australian" in fact, just be yourself and that will stand you in better form over there.
It's a big change for the better!! At least better than Mexico. I live near the Tijuana border, and it's no picnic! The Aussies will treat you very well. You're in for a treat. Relax and enjoy yourself.

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