What is it like to live in australia??????????????

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hinder2angel

It is great. I couldnt imagine living anywhere else. Yes the beaches are great, the nightlife is like no other, we have loads of places to see our native animals. And of course there is aussie footy. Great game.We get the Gran Prix. V8 super cars amoung other great sports. The weather on the other hand is another thing. Im summer (depending on where u live) is very hot. The winters (victoria and tasmania etc) are very cold., We are having our coldest winter in quite a few years here in victoria. We have been in a drought for about 10 years, which is getting worse. Sydney is having devistating storms at the moment. It has been declared a natural disaster zone. So just think about where you want to live and do some research on it first. Australia is wonderfull place to live. The people here are great, very friendly. The food is wonderfull.
So if you do decide to come here i hope you enjoy it.

daisyrose

WONDERFUL THANKS

Mr G

It's good.

Positives: people, weather, animals, nature, beaches, economy, sense of humour.

Negatives: house prices too high, distance from Europe, becoming too Americanised.

fanta

it is awesome

Australia

If your going to
Queensland...the weather is to die for
Northern Territory ... Bloody Hot

But australia is so beautiful and easy going, no war here!! The pays are pretty good compared to most countries. and the beaches are warm to swim in. I love it.

I was never really patriotic untill I moved to New Zealand and realize how good us Aussies have it.

molly

Fantastic the weather is great,the lifestyle is great but best of all the people are great and they have a wonderful sense of humour.

Batako

G'day,

I am an immigrant and have been living in Melbourne for 16 years and never regret the move at all. I do not have Anglo-Saxon appearance, I speak English with an accent and I still feel like I am born in this country all along. My neighbors are combinations of immigrants and true blue Aussies and we are getting along very well. Racism will always be there in any countries, but I definitely do not feel it here.

Now... this is what I can say about Melbourne:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day in summer, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au).
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.

I certainly hope this helps. Yes, there will be some time needed for adjustments when you move here, but there will be helps and supports along the way since Australia is built by immigrants (yes, this include the Anglo-Saxons and the Aborigins, so I was told).

Welcome to Australia and enjoy.

love&faith

Aussie chick and proud of it..

i now live over in switzerland and really, i dont like it... nothing compares to australia..

our larikin way, mateship, national pride! something i really miss. living there is just the most amzing experience you can have!

aussies abroad unite to bring the australian way to the world!! lol

mariemlm

standard of living is as high as any of the major countries in the world.
cost of living is lower than many.
it's fab living here
come on down!!!

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