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Australia v uk

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PerkyOchrePeer · 27/03/2026 19:20

Is australua better than uk. Im from uk and in london there is so much to do. We have royalty and patently and grand royal banquets. We have two of the most famous uni ersities in the world oxford and Cambridge. These u is have so much history

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ReignOfError · 29/03/2026 12:27

It’s all down to the drop bears really.

What a very odd post. All countries have hood and bad elements, and ‘better’ is a ludicrously subjective term.

StormyLandCloud · 29/03/2026 12:33

Pedallleur · 29/03/2026 09:40

Could be because it's a huge place covering different climate/time zones literally on the other side of the Globe in a different hemisphere

Indeed … but that doesn’t appeal to me … or the snakes, spiders, insects, killers in the ocean and scorpions of course

Bookmarkers · 29/03/2026 12:35

Are you typing on a faulty keyboard or broken phone, OP?

SilverPink · 29/03/2026 13:24

Scripturient · 29/03/2026 12:11

Everyone, this is @PerkyOchrePeer. She’s not drunk. Her posts are usually like this, only her posts about Australia often involve tirades about a friend of a friend showing her around but possibly coming on to her, and then failing to keep up a WhatsApp conversation after @PerkyOchrePeer has gone home.

The odd thing about this one is that usually, she’s very keen on Australia, to the point of wanting to travel there for a single week.

Edited

You mean Wassap 😆

She certainly does start some strange threads

Scripturient · 29/03/2026 14:11

SilverPink · 29/03/2026 13:24

You mean Wassap 😆

She certainly does start some strange threads

Sorry, Wassap!😀

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 30/03/2026 01:33

Trjds · 29/03/2026 12:06

Don't see any reason to move there. Barren desert, snakes, spiders and crocodiles.

I've met numerous Aussies who have moved to London because they like life here more and have quick and cheap flights to Europe. You don't get this in Australia.

So you're saying the main benefit of living in the UK is the ability to get out of the UK easily?

InterIgnis · 30/03/2026 01:44

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 30/03/2026 01:33

So you're saying the main benefit of living in the UK is the ability to get out of the UK easily?

Canadian Lol GIF

Well…

Itsnaptime · 30/03/2026 02:04

CompanyOfThieves · 27/03/2026 19:35

UK - no poisonous spiders
Australia - all the poisonous spiders

Haha I came on to say this too 😂 the ones here are getting bigger each year so will be catching up soon enough though

Trjds · 30/03/2026 08:24

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 30/03/2026 01:33

So you're saying the main benefit of living in the UK is the ability to get out of the UK easily?

Visiting other countries easily.

echt · 30/03/2026 08:45

Trjds · 30/03/2026 08:24

Visiting other countries easily.

Same thing though.

cymruyespls · 25/04/2026 14:37

echt · 30/03/2026 08:45

Same thing though.

It’s not though, is it.
Noting that there are more opportunities to travel and explore new places ≠ “I can’t wait to get out of this place”. Otherwise those people wouldn’t have moved/stayed there.

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