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Bravo now we venture into surrealism is there no end to your talent, more please 😀
is there no end to your talent
In providing what I hope was useful advice to the OP on making the daunting decision we made 2 years ago, no - within reason (As I said before OP, feel free to holler if you do want some 'on the ground' specifics).
However, in dealing with childish internet trolls-cum-casual-racists, clearly there is...
Knock knock
whose there?
Casual racist
Casual racist who?
The one Zokes has got a bee in his bonnet about boom boom 😆
Internet trolls 😆 Zokes are we getting introspective?
Do you have any DVDs or books out which hilight your amazing skill at being funny?
Did you have to leave the Uk on your daunting move because people couldnt be around you as you made them laugh so much? Were they laughing at you or with you, it can be tricky to tell sometimes 😆
Only just seen this. I've been over here for 3 months now with my wife and 4 year old son, living in Perth. I'm getting paid substantially more than in the UK, nearly 3 times as much, this takes into account the higher cost of living and you will come out better off if you find a job that pays well (also be cheeky when in interview/offer situations - they will pay for anything to get the right people, certainly in WA)
Wwe're here to find out what it's like, no long term plans thaat say we're staying or returning to the UK, our visa is 4 years and then our son will be the right age to come back if we decide to do so.
As far as living here is concerned, I've never felt so welcome, be it in teh workplace or out and about. It's a really easy place to live in, yes you still have to work, do the chores etc but there seems to be a lot of stuff to do in the spare time, and the right weather for it as well. This may wear off after a few years and we've seen a lot of stuff, but for the time being it's treally enjoyable.
If you need any specifics on cost of living etc send me an email.
Hope this helps
Rich
Inevitable that I'd show up...
Cost of living is high if you're flashy and want brand name stuff, but if you're the STW Aldi-shopping technical gear dork or don't particularly care for showy stuff, you'll be okay.
Not really possible to make a lot of generalisations about Australia given the diversity of the states and cities. Public education can be very good (if you're in a well-run school and the kid is mainstream) or can be rubbish (if you're in a bad school). It's fairly egalitarian in the sense that you can get a crap head in a rich neighbourhood as easily as in a poor one. Heavy subsidies for preschool, childcare etc. Heavily unionised teaching force - so often inflexible and impossible to fire really crap teachers but also a reasonably high standard of education and support for them.
Australian cities are usually pretty good on parks etc. Rubbish buses. Good city trains and trams, where they exist.
Economy is going well but higher production costs, inflexible attitudes, very slow-moving and complacent.
Australians are (generalisation ahead) very nice to your face but very neophobic/xenophobic in its proper sense - they don't like the unusual.
Overall, higher salaries, higher costs, better quality of life.
living in a mostly empty country
That Australia is mostly empty is one of the founding myths of Australia...