Things about Australia you don't like/hate

irishmover

Ed Winchester wrote: »

I know its been talked about to death. But the one thing i'd change if i could would be daylight saving. I live in Central Queensland and getting home from work and its dark every day is a pain in the hoop.

It suits the early starters. So some win some lose.

Ed Winchester

irishmover wrote: »

It suits the early starters. So some win some lose.

It does, but at the height of summer a 4am sunrise and 7pm sunset could easily be 5am to 8pm and keep more people happy.

Its a minor enough thing. I love living here, just a little bugbear.

Peregrinus

Ed Winchester wrote: »

It does, but at the height of summer a 4am sunrise and 7pm sunset could easily be 5am to 8pm and keep more people happy.

Its a minor enough thing. I love living here, just a little bugbear.

I think you overstate the case a little. To take Rockhampton as an example, on no day of the year is sunrise before 5:00 am. The earliest is 5:08 on 21 December.

But, yes, you have a point. In general the closer you are to the equator, the less sense daylight saving time makes. The problem is that Qld's population is focussed on the south-east corner of the state, and they have much more to do with NSW, just across the border to the south again, where daylight-saving is observed because it makes sense in Sydney.

We don't have daylight saving in WA. We've had three referenda on the subject, and each time we have wisely rejected the proposal. So this really is something about Queensland you don't like, not something about Australia.

Ed Winchester

Peregrinus wrote: »

I think you overstate the case a little. To take Rockhampton as an example, on no day of the year is sunrise before 5:00 am. The earliest is 5:08 on 21 December.

But, yes, you have a point. In general the closer you are to the equator, the less sense daylight saving time makes. The problem is that Qld's population is focussed on the south-east corner of the state, and they have much more to do with NSW, just across the border to the south again, where daylight-saving is observed because it makes sense in Sydney.

We don't have daylight saving in WA. We've had three referenda on the subject, and each time we have wisely rejected the proposal. So this really is something about Queensland you don't like, not something about Australia.

Yeah, its a Queensland thing.

Is that 5.08am accurate? I could have sworn it was much earlier than that. Could be wrong though...

DoYouEvenLift

AngryHippie wrote: »

As fine an example of Fuckwittery as I've ever seen.

For what it's worth, unlike the years of "the sneer" begrudgery and backbiting I witnessed in Irish society, there is little to no "subtlety" about a put-down or snub from an Aussie, should you ever receive a genuine one, you will know that you've been Tando'ed. Meantime, give as good as you get and you'll get over it very quickly and see it for what it is.
I'm not sure about Oz-worshipping, never seen it myself.
As for Globo-paddies, How anyone can see that as being a bad thing compared to say a parochial stool pigeon paddy, is just beyond me.

Lmfao

catbear

I think I prefer this Aussie version!

Mellor

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Yeah, its a Queensland thing.

Is that 5.08am accurate? I could have sworn it was much earlier than that. Could be wrong though...

Longest day of the year is 5:08am to 6:43pm, Rockhamption.

I can see you point, it makes more sense to have light between 6:30am-7:30pm or so. But in terms of getting home when its dark, winters are going to be unchanged. So it'll still be dark by 5-6pm during shorter days

Todd Gack

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Yeah, its a Queensland thing.

Is that 5.08am accurate? I could have sworn it was much earlier than that. Could be wrong though...

It'll still start getting bright about a half hour before sunrise i.e. dawn

Ed Winchester

My bad, i thought it was earlier. Like i said though, its a small thing. Other than that i love living here. Great place to live!!

stefan idiot jones

The way they pronounce 'pasta'.

It's not 'partster', it's pasta.