reasons not to move to Australia

[Ducatamount]

Hell... we've all got a snake in the bed story.

[Scoober1103]

i have only ever met 1 person called bruce

Me too, probably the same bloke! 

I have driven right the way round it, through it, flown over it, sailed some of it and love every bit of it! But I am slightly biased!

There are things that can kill you in the ocean (sharks, crocs, jelly fish, cone shells, sea snakes, lion fish, scorpion fish and cigar fish plus more.)

There are things that can kill you in rivers (sharks, crocs, shopping trolleys plus more.)

There are things that can kill you on land (crocs, snakes, spiders, scorpions, dingos, Bruce plus more.)

More people die falling off horses! 

[teddy037.3]

^ kinda surprised it took page 2 for one of y'all to show up here 

[J5]

^ kinda surprised it took page 2 for one of y'all to show up here 

and they say we are slow and cant count

[brimo]

^ kinda surprised it took page 2 for one of y'all to show up here 

That's because none of us could think of "reasons not to move to Australia"

[ungeheuer]

South east not on the coast but not far inland?

G'Day neighbour  .

It gets cold in winter.  It rains cold rain.  Kangaroos don't hop down the main street.  Everything you see, touch, eat or own there in the US.... will cost you double here.  More or less.  Exceeding the speed limit by 3mph will empty your wallet. 

Dangerous wildlife?    We just make that shit up to keep the place to ourselves    Not an issue, but don't tell anybody.

[lpgoldtop]

More people die falling off horses! 

I have, in fact, fallen off a horse.Got right back on once she was caught.

[lpgoldtop]

Kangaroos don't hop down the main street.  Everything you see, touch, eat or own there in the US.... will cost you double here.  More or less.  Exceeding the speed limit by 3mph will empty your wallet. 

Good.kangaroos are bastards.

Cost me double because of the cost of import? Or is the cost of living to wage ratio to large?

Are the speed limits reasonable, or are they designed to empty your wallet?
And on that note, do cops dress like in the road warrior? If so, I'd totally join up.

[ducpainter]

South east not on the coast but not far inland?

G'Day neighbour  .

It gets cold in winter.  It rains cold rain.  Kangaroos don't hop down the main street.  Everything you see, touch, eat or own there in the US.... will cost you double here.  More or less.  Exceeding the speed limit by 3mph will empty your wallet. 

Dangerous wildlife?    We just make that shit up to keep the place to ourselves    Not an issue, but don't tell anybody.

Just like the cold in winter part?

[ungeheuer]

Good.kangaroos are bastards.

Cost me double because of the cost of import? Or is the cost of living to wage ratio to large?

Are the speed limits reasonable, or are they designed to empty your wallet?
And on that note, do cops dress like in the road warrior? If so, I'd totally join up.

Kangaroos are not bastards.  This is their place before it's mine.  Or yours.

I've never earned a wage in the US so I can't give you a sensible answer.  But stuff you buy here is twice the price, earnings are probably higher here than in the US, but not double.  We pay more for stuff coz we're "used" to paying more.  Taxes do not explain why a Ducati here costs twice as much as you're willing to pay.  We're a small market....  suppliers do us a favour by even bothering to ship stuff all the way here at all .  Bring your own bike with you, sell it when/if you leave.

Define "reasonable"?  110km/h on major non-urban freeways.  100km/h on your typical non-urban backroads (the kinda roads we like to ride our Ducs).  Zero tolerance for transgressors.

Just like the cold in winter part?

Shall I mention the "P" word?

Cold and wet in winter.  When compared to the oft imagined Aussie perma-sunshine.

[ducpainter]

I dunno...

listening to brimo it sounds pretty warm...maybe even hot by some perspectives...

year 'round.

[ungeheuer]

.. brimo doesnt live in South East Australia Not On The Coast But Not Far Inland.

brimo lives in QLD.  Its always warm there, even the rain is warm. 

But brimo knows this neck of the woods, he knows the cold and wet of which I speak.

That's why he's in QLD 

[brimo]

.. brimo doesnt live in South East Australia Not On The Coast But Not Far Inland.

brimo lives in QLD.  Its always warm there, even the rain is warm. 

But brimo knows this neck of the woods, he knows the cold and wet of which I speak.

That's why he's in QLD 

Correct! Lived in Melbourne for 30 odd years, Queensland for the last 15, up north and now in the South East corner, mild temps in winter, pretty warm in Summer but not unbearable, oddly enough, Melbourne has higher peak temperatures in Summer than Brisbane.

[boostin86]

I'm from Australia and here is a few pointers.

Firstly, make sure there are jobs available here for you . We have a very small market here so it won't be like America .

Secondly, Melbourne, Sydney are very similar but Sydney is a lot dryer and warmer compared to Melbourne. The cost of living in Melbourne is about 25% cheaper.

Thirdly, getting here and becoming an Australian citizen is a little difficult but not as difficult as getting residency in America. The benefits of living in Australia are , Free healthcare, workers rights are heavily protected, education is heavily subsidised , I have never seen a gun in my life.

Finally , all the dangerous animals are out in the bush, I have never been close to anything dangerous. The only dangerous thing we have here is Americans driving on the wrong side of the road .

Please do your research .

[koko64]

Welcome to the forum 86.
Feel free to introduce yourself in that section. We have an Aussie section in the regional list too.
You up North or a Southerner like myself?
Cheers.