Would you visit Australia

Thomas828

Would I visit Australia? Well they speak English and they drive on the left as we do. But no, I wouldn't. It's too hot and dry, even in the winter.

Crumble Froo

i think the obnoxious/racist view of australians comes from their generally quite... well, compared to ireland, kinda of crass attitudes and senses of humour. if you look at shows like kath and kim, or the librarians, both quite well known tv comedies, the humour is usually derived by the main characters being quite full of themselves, entirely unsympathetic to other people and generally being un-PC and saying/doing inappropriate things in certain situations.

if i had to live there, i'd like to live in melbourne, but move it to where sydney is.

HalloweenJack

Crumble Froo wrote: »

if you look at shows like kath and kim, or the librarians, both quite well known tv comedies, the humour is usually derived by the main characters being quite full of themselves, entirely unsympathetic to other people and generally being un-PC and saying/doing inappropriate things in certain situations.

You left out the best one...All Aussie Adventures!

del88

great country....spent 6 months traveling around it in a campervan ....oh happy days

Crumble Froo

HalloweenJack wrote: »

You left out the best one...All Aussie Adventures!

we don't get that in NZ

Xavi6

Thomas828 wrote: »

Would I visit Australia? Well they speak English and they drive on the left as we do. But no, I wouldn't. It's too hot and dry, even in the winter.

It rains very heavily in winter. A lot of the time.

None of your girly 'drizzle' like Ireland either.

Doc

I really like it here in Australia. I’ve been here nearly a year and I can’t believe how much crap some of you are talking about the place. I live in
Melbourne at the moment and for all of you complaining about the constant heat and sun you have obviously never been to Melbourne. You can go skiing 3 hours away from the city in the winter (came as a bit of a surprise to me when I found out) and only the weekend before last the city was hit with a hale shower with hale the size of golf balls. So it dose get cold and rain here but it also dose get hot. I like the fact there is verity of weather here and that the seasons actually mean a change in weather. Unlike Ireland were we have a week of sun and then its back to winter. Also in all the time Ive been here I’ve only seen one very small spider in my house. I haven’t moved into one of the backpacker areas here so I know very little Irish people. Nearly all my friends here are Australian and I haven’t found that the guys are too bad but if I don’t like someone I don’t hang out with them just like at home. Australia has been great fun don’t know how long Ill stay for but I like it here. Oh yea and I have a job here which I don’t think I would have at home (I work in architecture).

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Doc wrote: »

I really like it here in Australia. I’ve been here nearly a year and I can’t believe how much crap some of you are talking about the place. I live in
Melbourne at the moment and for all of you complaining about the constant heat and sun you have obviously never been to Melbourne. You can go skiing 3 hours away from the city in the winter (came as a bit of a surprise to me when I found out) and only the weekend before last the city was hit with a hale shower with hale the size of golf balls. So it dose get cold and rain here but it also dose get hot. I like the fact there is verity of weather here and that the seasons actually mean a change in weather. Unlike Ireland were we have a week of sun and then its back to winter. Also in all the time Ive been here I’ve only seen one very small spider in my house. I haven’t moved into one of the backpacker areas here so I know very little Irish people. Nearly all my friends here are Australian and I haven’t found that the guys are too bad but if I don’t like someone I don’t hang out with them just like at home. Australia has been great fun don’t know how long Ill stay for but I like it here. Oh yea and I have a job here which I don’t think I would have at home (I work in architecture).

spot on

Melbourne is one of the best cities I have ever been to
Must be the sporting capital of the world with F1, moto gp, Australian open, test cricket, rugby union and ozzie rules etc

Has a great cafe culture and amazing bars. The best bars are all hidden, down backalleys that you couldnt find if a local didn't bring you

It has beautiful victorian architecture and museums everywhere

And actually has seasons, ie doesnt rain all year or split the stones all year

BTW, I know a few architects over there, did you have a pet possum?

Doc

Destiny Acidic Undershirt wrote: »

spot on
BTW, I know a few architects over there, did you have a pet possum?

What?:eek: No sorry not me your thinking of.

The_B_Man

I have 2 pet possums!

The friendliest people i have ever met were the locals up in Queensland. everyone just seems genuinely happy and content in a lot of places. City folk are the same anywhere in the world. no different here, except theres less beggers and Nike air max.

Doubs

Spent 10 months over there while doing the around the world in a year travel thingy after college, would have never left the place but felt it would have been a shame to miss out on the rest of the trip and it's too far from home.

Amazing country and people, the lifestyle is fantastic. Melbourne is the best city I've ever been in.

Doubs

Misty Choas wrote: »

I do know that when I do go, to stay well clear of County Bondi. Whats the point in travelling that far only to hang out with other Irish people? :rolleyes:

I would have said the same before going, but it has to be said Bondi is great craic. People seem to forget why Irish bars are so popular around the world - because they are good fun, and Bondi is no different.

Beautiful beaches a stone's throw away, very friendly, beautiful people (despite all the Irish ), I don't regret a minute of the time I spent there.

Father Damo

Misty Choas wrote: »

I do know that when I do go, to stay well clear of County Bondi. Whats the point in travelling that far only to hang out with other Irish people? :rolleyes:

Because as anyone who has spent much time in Oz will tell you, many of the other backpackers (Germans mainly) are too cliquey to break into their group. The Irish and English generally pal around together over here, and will easily allow a few sound Germans etc into the group. Trouble is relatively few oif them want to mix with us. The mainland Europeans are the cliqued up ones, not the Irish! Yid would swear every other nationality are great craic and very approachable, yet being honest the only ones Ive met here with quite the same level of having the craic and accepting foreigners are the South Americans (mainly Chileans). Chileans, Dutch, Canadians, some yanks and the Brits are the only people who as a general group will buzz off everyone, the rest are cliqued up.

Destiny Acidic Undershirt wrote: »

on one of the radio stations, can't remember which one, think your man was a judge on australian idol or one of them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Sandilands

Read it all, the man is a real life Alan Partiridge, all the way down to having a trophy wife (who, my mates Aussie girlfriend informs me, married him so he would pimp her stalled music career) despite the fact he somewhat resembles a child molesting potato with a beard.

rebel10 wrote: »

Spent a few months travelling in Oz as you do. Must say, i hated Sydney, met up with a few friends that had been there for a year at that point and all they wanted to do was to go to Irish bars, "tea garden", can't remember the one on Kings cross, but my God, awful. There is nothing worse than being thousands of miles from home and dodging people from home!! I sound awful.

Show me a better Sunday session than, say, the Hero of Waterloo in Sydney. Sunday afternoons in Syd, apart from Irish bars, are pretty devoid of live music. Of course people will go where the drink prices are reasonable and the music is good.

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Load of bollox, Aussies are no more racist than anyone else and the people are friendly and no better or worse than you'd find here.

Theyre not racist against the Irish generally. Just everybody else

Father Damo

Sergeant wrote: »

The problem with Australia is that it is full of two of the most contemptible breeds in society:

1) The GAA jersey wearing, Irish pub drinking, tayto crisp eating goon.
.

What about Japanese lads in their androgyonous Boy George in the 80s style garb?
Or Germans in raincoats?
Or Polish leather jacket wearing lads and their fake tanned hooped earring wearing missus with the figure hugging trackies?

Honestly, yid swear the Irish were the only breed with a stereotypical dress sense. Get over yourselves.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Slightly off topic, but the best thing about Oz is the hostels and the people you meet there
(The real losers are the people who land over to friends and go right into an apt in my opinion)

And my views of the french changed considerably, never really knew any apart from the odd exchange student that I tried to hard to defile, but the french girls I met over there were the friendliest girls I ever met. Not one bit snobby and savage craic, happy to go pint for pint and racially abuse you harder than you could them

I had a fantastic time and really, if you can go to a sunny country on the other side of the world that is full of international backpackers and sea sand and sex and have a bad time, you need to look at your social skills.
And I have terrible social skills but still managed it

Don't analyse what may or may not be 'cool', never listen to anyone who says they were here before it was 'popular', and just let your hair down and enjoy it for what it is.
One thing for sure, it's better than saturday night in your home town

Le King

Nice enough country. Most people are w*nkers IMO.

g5fd6ow0hseima

Destiny Acidic Undershirt wrote: »

french girls I met over there were the friendliest girls I ever met. Not one bit snobby and savage craic, happy to go pint for pint and racially abuse you harder than you could them

Id love to have heard that... :P

Mackman

Destiny Acidic Undershirt wrote: »

The best bars are all hidden, down backalleys that you couldnt find if a local didn't bring you

Section 8 FTW

Australia is alright, the weather makes it though. It just means you can do stuff other than go to the pub.
As for the wildlife, there are many things that can kill you, but most people never see any of them outside a zoo. Including the locals.
The people: well ive come accross good and bad. (ive ranted on boards about them a few times:)). Yes the men are loud, obnoxious, and cant handle their drink. But they will also take you into their house, hand you an ice cold beer and a steak from the bbq just because you know one of their mates.
They're all convinced that Australia is the greatest place on earth. And nobody can say a bad word about it. But to be fair, at least they have pride in their country and way of life and not bitching about it 24/7 like us irish.

In summary, its alright, i can put up with it quite easily, but i would much rather be at home.

Sonnenblumen

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I went there. Lived there for a year or so. I didn't have a good time. I will never go back. In fact I'd be in favour of nuking the place tbh.

Has it not been done already? I was wondering why on earth is there a need for such a boring dustbowl?

Sonnenblumen

Doubs wrote: »

Spent 10 months over there while doing the around the world in a year travel thingy after college, would have never left the place but felt it would have been a shame to miss out on the rest of the trip and it's too far from home.

Amazing country and people, the lifestyle is fantastic. Melbourne is the best city I've ever been in.

You should get out more!:D

Lirange

I've been all around Australia. Every major city except Adelaide. Good mix of locals with a few tits here and there in Sydney, Melb, and Perth. I look forward to visiting these places. But Queenslanders are a separate breed altogether. It's the global centre for self worshipping cVnts.

Mahatma coat

eh I live in Queensland Maate

I came over here on a RTW trip in 2003 and Liked it so much I decided to Stay forever, I am now starting the process to become an Australian Citizen.

Its a great country, but like every country it has its good and its bad, but realisticly my impression of Australia at the end of my First year Varied Wildly from my impression of Australia after my Third/Fourth year.

I have IMO a much better standard of livin over her than I could have at home, and the weather suits my soul:)

Dave!

Arrived in Sydney just over a week ago on me WHV

Haven't really had a chance to explore yet cos I've been staying with relatives, but just moved into a hostel today, so the fun starts now ! ehh.... NOW !

Oh yeah, it's Paddy's Day tomorrow, better get out to Bondi

homerun_homer

I've no interest in Oz, especially that clichéd year away from home. The amount of people who've been there done that and told me the same boring tales. "We started in Melbourne and worked our way up to...." Zzzzzzz.

samhail

Dave! wrote: »

Arrived in Sydney just over a week ago on me WHV

Haven't really had a chance to explore yet cos I've been staying with relatives, but just moved into a hostel today, so the fun starts now ! ehh.... NOW !

Oh yeah, it's Paddy's Day tomorrow, better get out to Bondi

dave... you are our embassador there. irish on paddys day.
mod in non drinkers... i hope your not going to embarrasse (sp?) us now

brendansmith

wtgorilla wrote: »

Surely, Australians are the friendliest people on this earth.

After informing Skippy the kangaroo and his/her many acquaintances of the undermentioned

*Australians would find ingenious ways to steal free kangaroo meat
*Irish don’t really have any impulse to buy free kangaroo meat, as you lot might do
*Australia is the world’s biggest open prison
etc etc

They said that they couldn’t wait much longer to meet and greet us.

Are you a real gorilla?

thomond2006

Man charged over bashing of Irishman in Sydney's east
GEORGINA ROBINSON
March 16, 2010 - 11:07AM

An Irishman is fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital after allegedly being bashed during a night out in Randwick on Sunday, police say.

The 29-year-old Irish national from Coogee suffered serious head and brain injuries in the assault outside the Royal Hotel in Perouse Road, Randwick, about 8pm.

He is the third Irish national in less than three years to be seriously assaulted during a night out in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Police allege a 19-year-old man hit the man, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the ground.

He was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and underwent surgery.

A hospital spokeswoman today said the man was in a critical condition.

The 19-year-old was arrested in Cook Street, Randwick, about 3.45pm yesterday.

He was charged with recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm.

He was granted conditional bail and will face Waverley Local Court on April 13.

Backpacker Gearoid Walsh, 23, died in hospital four days after being knocked to the ground during a night out in Coogee in October last year.

And David Keohane spent seven months in a coma following a brutal bashing in the same area of Coogee in August 2008.

A 21-year-old man is on trial for Mr Keohane's attempted murder.

- with AAP

Father Damo

thomond2006 wrote: »

Man charged over bashing of Irishman in Sydney's east
GEORGINA ROBINSON
March 16, 2010 - 11:07AM

An Irishman is fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital after allegedly being bashed during a night out in Randwick on Sunday, police say.

The 29-year-old Irish national from Coogee suffered serious head and brain injuries in the assault outside the Royal Hotel in Perouse Road, Randwick, about 8pm.

He is the third Irish national in less than three years to be seriously assaulted during a night out in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Police allege a 19-year-old man hit the man, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the ground.

He was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and underwent surgery.

A hospital spokeswoman today said the man was in a critical condition.

The 19-year-old was arrested in Cook Street, Randwick, about 3.45pm yesterday.

He was charged with recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm.

He was granted conditional bail and will face Waverley Local Court on April 13.

Backpacker Gearoid Walsh, 23, died in hospital four days after being knocked to the ground during a night out in Coogee in October last year.

And David Keohane spent seven months in a coma following a brutal bashing in the same area of Coogee in August 2008.

A 21-year-old man is on trial for Mr Keohane's attempted murder.

- with AAP

tbh your alot more likely to get beaten half to death in a random assault on a night out in an Irish provincial town (Cavan, Navan, Dundalk and Drogheda being the worst I know of) than you are to be attacked in Sydney. The violence prblem in Dublin city centre is so over exaggerated compared to small town Ireland.

Even the most notorious suburbs of West Sydney are not a patch on the worst parts of Finglas, Blanch, Tallaght etc.

BraziliaNZ

Damo has made some great points here. I don't know why people give out about Irish people down there, I met some sound Irish guys down there, but also met some total assholes from Ireland who seemed to snub you because you were also Irish. Why does anyone care where anyone is from if they're sound?
Every nationality has stereotypes. I was in London on Australia Day recently and there were bleached blonde aussie guys in flip flops (in sub zero temps) falling around drunk on tubes etc. They're no worse than we are though.

Just because you made friends from other countries and didn't hang out with Irish doesn't mean you're some super-cool man of the world. Get over yourselves.

And the fact that so many people from Ireland die in car crashes and get found in rivers and are beaten to death etc down there - It's 100% down to the fact that we're f**king pissheads like no other pissheads on the planet, and these things happen when you're locked out of your nut at night. Simple as that.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Dave! wrote: »

Arrived in Sydney just over a week ago on me WHV

Haven't really had a chance to explore yet cos I've been staying with relatives, but just moved into a hostel today, so the fun starts now ! ehh.... NOW !

Oh yeah, it's Paddy's Day tomorrow, better get out to Bondi

Lucky fcuker...

stovelid

I'm not saying this to get a reaction but it's somewhere I've never been interested in going to.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

stovelid wrote: »

I'm not saying this to get a reaction but it's somewhere I've never been interesting in going to.

I would rather be in New Zealand myself... I would visit Australia but it's not somewhere I would like to spend the rest of my life. Saying that, I haven't experienced it so I have no idea what it's like, only what friends have told me.

rebel10

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

And the fact that so many people from Ireland die in car crashes and get found in rivers and are beaten to death etc down there - It's 100% down to the fact that we're f**king pissheads like no other pissheads on the planet, and these things happen when you're locked out of your nut at night. Simple as that.

Sorry but i take offence to that. A friend of mine died in Australia under one of the circumstances you just mentioned, he was 100% sober. Not so simple now. It isin't fair to say that all these accidents happen because people are drunk, especially when you don't know what the facts are, as this may hurt many people.

Dave!

stovelid wrote: »

I'm not saying this to get a reaction but it's somewhere I've never been interested in going to.

You tryin to get a reaction mate ?

Michael B

Spent 18 months there, loved it. Would go again in a heartbeat. I'd love to settle in Perth.

Had Kangaroo meat (Forgive me Skippy ) It was nice, nothing special though.

OI

Sergeant wrote: »

The problem with Australia is that it is full of two of the most contemptible breeds in society:

1) The GAA jersey wearing, Irish pub drinking, tayto crisp eating goon.
2) The average Australian.


I'd rather spend a month in Hades.

The truest post I've ever seen in AH, superb analysis sir :tipshat:

Land Of Idiots

Australia = Dangerous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeMarRzd28w

fonecrusher1

Was there in 2003/2004 for a year. Perth then Sydney, a brilliant experience & some great memories. New years eve over looking sydney harbour bridge, feckin awesome.

Don't listen to the armchair experts who think their well traveled because they go to costa del vomit to drink in de oirish bar every year, Oz is a great place.:)

zootroid

Spent a year and a half there, mainly in Melbourne, but visited other cities too.

The standard of living in Melbourne is far higher than here. Nice weather, friendly people, loads of sport, nice restaurants & bars, good opportunities for work, and a brilliant transport system. P!sses all over Ireland really. Would like to emigrate there permanently in a few years.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

zootroid wrote: »

Spent a year and a half there, mainly in Melbourne, but visited other cities too.

The standard of living in Melbourne is far higher than here. Nice weather, friendly people, loads of sport, nice restaurants & bars, good opportunities for work, and a brilliant transport system. P!sses all over Ireland really. Would like to emigrate there permanently in a few years.

I concur.

I cannot think of anything that Melbourne doesn't have to offer as a city.
Naysayers, try living there for a few months before amking up your mind

filthymcnasty

spent 2 years in 03-04. mainly Sydney, but canberra , perth also. got work with telstra ( the oz eircom).
for me mostly positive: plenty of work, wages good, cost of living rent, food, bills cheap (then) compared to Ireland.

But a lot of bull**** too: the extended ga teams on tour drinking in the cock and bull etc. Their tv is utter ****e, great weather but gets dark way too early. Pubs are ****e. some australians exteremly ignorant and xenophobic but of course this could be said of irish too.
Plus u cannot get decent bread, tea or smokes !! but timtam biscuits are savage

I think the main issue might be the bulk of irish are just there on the piss for a year as opposed to really settling and assimilating in Australia so just hang out with in bondi/coogee/cock n bull/tea gardens for the year and end up seeing fcuk all.

mail4liam

Of course I would, Silly Billy

dammitjanet

I was there 2 weeks ago, in Sydney
I was just shocked that they don't actually drink Fosters... tv lied....

fonecrusher1

filthymcnasty wrote: »

spent 2 years in 03-04. mainly Sydney, but canberra , perth also. got work with telstra ( the oz eircom).
for me mostly positive: plenty of work, wages good, cost of living rent, food, bills cheap (then) compared to Ireland.

But a lot of bull**** too: the extended ga teams on tour drinking in the cock and bull etc. Their tv is utter ****e, great weather but gets dark way too early. Pubs are ****e. some australians exteremly ignorant and xenophobic but of course this could be said of irish too.
Plus u cannot get decent bread, tea or smokes !! but timtam biscuits are savage

I think the main issue might be the bulk of irish are just there on the piss for a year as opposed to really settling and assimilating in Australia so just hang out with in bondi/coogee/cock n bull/tea gardens for the year and end up seeing fcuk all.

I would say your spot on. There is a lot of people that go over in a big group & basically do what they do at home but in a different country & i really don't know what the point is?
Thats not travelling, thats called sure jaysus lets al goway to de oz & get pissed for a year!
Don't get me wrong i did my fair share of drinking but i made a point of not ending up in a little irish clique & doing the work, drink, dinner, drink, sleep, work etc etc.

Son Of A Vidic

Fcuk no, I'd never go to Oz. I had enough of Aussies in London. I though I was shock proof but one night I was dragged to an Aussie haunt in London. The whole floor in the men's was under about 2-3 inches of p1ss, there was sh1t on the floor and Aussie lads were openly p1ssing into the hand basins.

kryogen

the problem with Australia is, there are too many Australians there

other then that seems like a nice place

fonecrusher1

I think before a person passes judgement on a country its important that they have actually spent a bit of time there.
Otherwise its meaningless xenophobic pub talk.:)

Atavan-Halen

I'd love to go over. I have an Aunt who lives there and she said I was welcome anytime, so it's the perfect excuse I just need the $$$

fontanalis

medicman2009 wrote: »

Fcuk no, I'd never go to Oz. I had enough of Aussies in London. I though I was shock proof but one night I was dragged to an Aussie haunt in London. The whole floor in the men's was under about 2-3 inches of p1ss, there was sh1t on the floor and Aussie lads were openly p1ssing into the hand basins.

The Red Back?

Xavi6

dammitjanet wrote: »

I was there 2 weeks ago, in Sydney
I was just shocked that they don't actually drink Fosters... tv lied....

Fosters - Australian for piss