Positives about living in Australia

[Thedramasummer]

So after seeing a glut of negativity regarding Australia I though I would try balance with a bit of positivity!

Please no shit throwing or nasty unfounded comments.

A beautiful country with the most interesting animals.
Egg laying mammals? ☑️
The most venomous snakes?☑️
Beautiful and noisy birds?☑️
I even enjoy the spiders here!

What do others love about Australia?

I have one of those alarm sounding birds in my garden too!

@Thedramasummer

The wineries are vast and wonderful! I live in SA which has 2 of the best wine regions.

We are so spoiled for wine choice in SA, then every state almost does some great wine

I'm born and bred Aussie
I love our climate. We have a bit of everything overall. In one country I can go tropical, to the desert and out back, to the snow and to just moderate temps
Our animals apart from emus, evil fuckers lol But no they cool
Our fresh produce
Our relaxed she'll be right attitude
The size of our houses and blocks they on
Space in general, like we all seen crowded Bondi images, that's not the norm for most beaches.
The AFL, the footy, Aussie rules
Our healthcare and centerlink, for all its faults I'm glad it's not like the USA
The ability to shut off from the world and corona
Our gun laws
The Aboriginal culture, one of the best parts of my trip to the NT years ago

Being close to my family and finally being home
Summer
Winter (love that it's short and sharp in Victoria)
Bigger houses
Bush walking
Beaches

@KarensChoppyBob

I love how non-racist it is.

You don't get belligerent right-wing angry Brits immigrating here, not seeing the hypocrisy of now being an immigrant themselves. It's ok if you're white don't cha know.

Also enjoy getting to know a bit about Aboriginal culture, where are they btw? Couldn't find any in Sydney, or even the Gold Coast.

No doubt Nigel Farage will join us soon to clear things up.

Que? What are you on about Willis???

Northern Territory newspaper headlines!

@KarensChoppyBob

I love how non-racist it is.

You don't get belligerent right-wing angry Brits immigrating here, not seeing the hypocrisy of now being an immigrant themselves. It's ok if you're white don't cha know.

Also enjoy getting to know a bit about Aboriginal culture, where are they btw? Couldn't find any in Sydney, or even the Gold Coast.

No doubt Nigel Farage will join us soon to clear things up.

I’m not really sure if you are trying to insult or anyone or not, just incase let’s keep it positive, we don’t need to belittle or slag anyone or anyplace.

BritinAus: Laidback, friendly people on the whole - nobody getting upset about parking outside people's houses for example. (I don't say this to belittle the UK, but I just can't imagine the kind of conflict between neighbours happening in Aus. No worrying, no passive aggressive notes in the letterbox - I imagine someone would just knock and say 'oh g'day mate, your ute's blocking my drive. Would you mind moving down a bit? By the way, want to have a beer? And here's a bag of lemons from my tree')

Haha, literally. We live in a flat, and whenever my child is being being noisy - and he can be a very loud kid - our next door neighbour, rather than leaving a pass-ag note, chucks a Caramello Koala over to our balcony. Bless him.

Also enjoy getting to know a bit about Aboriginal culture, where are they btw? Couldn't find any in Sydney, or even the Gold Coast.

Don’t know about the GC but I presume you didn’t look very hard in Sydney .

Schools not fining people for taking kids out of holidays to go away, it's seen as a good thing to go travelling

Yes, it’s a definite bonus.
I took the kids out of school for several months when younger as I did a stint of work in various remote communities. It definitely taught the kids a lot more than staying in the local school would have. They were officially still enrolled at their school but listed as being on a supervised break. They did join in the schools in the communities we passed through but had no need to enrol as they were already enrolled in their school back home. There was no requirement for them to attend. It was really just for the cultural/community learnings as opposed to academic and kept them minded during the day .

Dim sims. (Steamed thankyou)
potato cakes (why has the UK now discovered these??!!)
Gopals in Melbourne
Pelligrinis in Melbourne
long hot summers camping
people tend to be very very generous of spirit
people in the UK say 'entrenched racism' but I really dispute this. I find Australians to be inclusive.
people are natural and relaxed. So people are friendly in a natural way (such as in shops etc) (My European husband always says; 'Australians are such nice people'.
Global outlook despite being so far away
Epic Vietnamese and Thai food
Did I say dim sims?

Oh yeah and sausage sizzles outside Bunnings

@BritInAus - I know this is supposed to be a positive thread, but where the heck do you live, that this is a possible scenario?! Because I am clearly in the wrong area, and want to move to your town

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Laidback, friendly people on the whole - nobody getting upset about parking outside people's houses for example. (I don't say this to belittle the UK, but I just can't imagine the kind of conflict between neighbours happening in Aus. No worrying, no passive aggressive notes in the letterbox - I imagine someone would just knock and say 'oh g'day mate, your ute's blocking my drive. Would you mind moving down a bit? By the way, want to have a beer? And here's a bag of lemons from my tree')
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To add my positives things:

• Banana bread / generally good coffee which is easily found / vegemite on thick toast / lamingtons and so on in the food world.
• The crazy bird life - love them, the noisy funny buggers.
• Fairly temperate weather (where I am).
• So many things dealt with by saying 'all good' - 'too easy' - 'she'll be right' - smoothing over things that don't need to be a discussion or talked about any further.

Another Brit in sydney,

First how friendly people are, people chat to you in the street, waiting in line at the local cafe and I'm friends with all of my neighbours.

The outdoor lifestyle, beach and swims after school, long coastal walks, free camping and bbqs all year round.

Currently, Covid management.

Excellent food, it's extremely difficult to go out and have a bad meal. Plus coffee.

Locally owned restaurants and cafes, we do have big chain places here but they are fewer and less popular so you feel like you are part of a local community in every sense when you are out eating or drinking.

Walking everywhere, obviously depends on where you live but each suburb has a walkability score. I can walk to the local Westfield, train station and the beach each in less than 15 mins.

@DoItYourselfNeverHappensAtOurs

Oh yeah and sausage sizzles outside Bunnings

I could go for one of those right now... why is Saturday so far away

I only lived in Australia for a year but there is a lot that I miss and I definitely would move back if I could after living in the UK for 4 years (I'm not a native of either) .
Here is a list of my highlights:
The native trees and the purple jacarandas in early summer.
The fact that you can be in the middle of Sydney and go on a bush walk that makes you feel like you're lost in the wilds, like Manly to Spit Bridge.
Amazing coffee everywhere.
Amazing food. The produce is so fresh and flavourful.
The yogurt deserves its own separate mention, it's so delicious.
High salary for normal jobs.
The beaches. Sydney beaches are stunning. Leave Sydney and they get even better. Cape Tribulation is one of the most gorgeous places on Earth.
The Great Barrier Reef.
Federation architecture.
Wineries and vineyard tours.
I'm sure theres more but it's a bit early for me

@DoItYourselfNeverHappensAtOurs

Dim sims. (Steamed thankyou) potato cakes (why has the UK now discovered these??!!) Gopals in Melbourne Pelligrinis in Melbourne long hot summers camping people tend to be very very generous of spirit people in the UK say 'entrenched racism' but I really dispute this. I find Australians to be inclusive. people are natural and relaxed. So people are friendly in a natural way (such as in shops etc) (My European husband always says; 'Australians are such nice people'. Global outlook despite being so far away Epic Vietnamese and Thai food Did I say dim sims?

The UK INVENTED potato cakes! Lol. They're a bloody really old dish...popular in Ireland for centuries!

@donewithitalltodayandxmas

See on wanted down under the houses all seem really expensive and quite small? This isn't what I imagine and often no garden , surely you live in a sunny place you want a garden unless your on the beach, do they just show the worst houses ?

Housing is insanely expensive in Sydney and Melbourne.

@GADDay what does "No vaccine no play" mean?

@hbgkc

In order to qualify for childcare subsidy children must be vaccinated.

Currently that means about $7k of subsidy lost.

Sorry should preview. The subsidy and associated means tested benefits are suspended if your child does not have an up to date vaccination schedule.

Rooftop bars with harbour views. No finer way to spend a sunny afternoon.

@Thedramasummer

Northern Territory newspaper headlines!

best in the land!

FortunesFave it is not the same type of potato cake!

This is a potato cake; (with afried dim sim in the background). You get them in fish and chip shops.

Thinly sliced potato cooked in batter.

@DoItYourselfNeverHappensAtOurs

FortunesFave it is not the same type of potato cake!

This is a potato cake; (with afried dim sim in the background). You get them in fish and chip shops.

Thinly sliced potato cooked in batter.

I've seen that kind in chip shops in the North West too! Different to the classic Irish potato cakes I thought you were talking about but definitely not unique to Oz.

Yes, you only get the basic benefits if your child's vaccination is not up to date unless there's a good reason (before you ask, I have no idea what a good reason is!). They immunise for chicken pox here and my DC had to have a blood test to show they had naturally acquired immunity for the register to be up to date. BUT - as long as you start the updating process you go back to getting proper benefits. If you choose not to, then you won't.