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Venezuela9376 Posts
I, funkie, come here to ask you for advice, help and wisdom!. KABOOM! (magic powder!) I'm being offered the oportunity to go and work in Australia, and I need to know how's life there, and how are things done, how's the culture, and possibly, websites that would help me learn a lot more about the country itself. Any advice or input is welcome, Thanks. KABOOOM (Magic Powder off!)  | ||
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nebffa
Australia776 Posts
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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LoStYouRSkiLLS
Australia223 Posts
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
We're also big into our sports and outdoor activities. Camping/Hiking/Surfing/Boating/Fishing/Diving etc etc.. Which is good if you live in a city like Adelaide or Perth because otherwise you'll just be saving your money to go overseas. We are also very close to South-East Asia so you can have a island paradise holiday anytime you'd like. If you can get into the mining or offshore sector you'll make a lot of money. But it's hard to give precise information without knowing what you'll be doing and where you'll be living. | ||
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Duckvillelol
Australia1255 Posts
GTFO tomatriedes! Second - as mentioned above - which cities are your options? If it's Melbourne at this time of the year (where I am right now) make sure you pack cold weather clothes, currently here at my desk in my house in west-melbourne it's 5 degrees, cbf turning the heater on. If it's Sydney, I believe they are also kinda cold at this time of year too. If it's any other city though, you'll be fine in general warmish weather clothes - perth/darwin/brisbane don't get cold at all. Not sure about Adelaide - but if you're going to Adelaide, I refuse to help you any further. I'm going to assume your options are Sydney or Melbourne btw; For both Melbourne and Sydney, we both have a pretty laid back culture, drinking on Friday nights after work is a must, if you're in Sydney you go to Rugby or whatever, if you're down here in Melbourne there's always an AFL game to go to on the weekend. I'm told down here in Melbourne we're a lot more laid back than the Sydney folk, but I don't know about that. Speaking of AFL, learn yourself our national football sport - it's a lot different to any other sport. I suppose it's a cross between American football, and rugby. Although it's quite manlier than both of those sports - especially American football. As for websites... I'd firstly start with wiki, I'm pretty sure every countries 'page' on wiki is quite useful. From there, most foreigners seem to have a little trouble with our slang words and terminology - I'd suggest have a quick glance over a site that lists those types of things. Or I'm sure after a few more aussies post here you'll see a few things. Other than that... sorta need more info on what your 'opportunity' is. cheers mate *Bed time for me, I'll check out the other posts in the morning* | ||
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WinHouse
Australia58 Posts
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unionbank
Australia666 Posts
On June 15 2010 22:41 WinHouse wrote: No culture don't worry. There is far better things to do than drink your precious weekend and hanging on to the toilet bowl the following morning. Go out explore the country there's just so many beautiful places in Australia to discover! | ||
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Scaramanga
Australia8091 Posts
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Scaramanga
Australia8091 Posts
On June 15 2010 22:19 tomatriedes wrote: Culture? Hmm, pretty much just fucking sheep . Fixed kiwi | ||
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KrAzYfoOL
Australia3037 Posts
That being said, It's a great country and shouldn't be a problem adjusting for most foreigners  Best of luck yo! | ||
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Saturnize
United States2473 Posts
On June 15 2010 22:41 WinHouse wrote: No culture don't worry. haha | ||
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New Zealand6138 Posts
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imperfek
Australia160 Posts
what state/city? | ||
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Dasher
United States71 Posts
On June 15 2010 22:52 Scaramanga wrote: Watch out for drop bears, they'll get ya Methinks that he needs some drop bear repellent. ![[image loading]](http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061103032334/evn/images/thumb/7/72/Drop_bear_repellent.png/150px-Drop_bear_repellent.png) | ||
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
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Wargizmo
Australia1237 Posts
On June 16 2010 08:11 Amnesia wrote: All I know is Australia has pretty bad Internet...:o Haha yeah, if you can put up with shitty internet and paying twice as much for video games then the rest of the country is pretty good. | ||
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AmorVincitOmnia
Kenya3846 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/032009/small_australian%20spiders.jpg) | ||
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
On June 16 2010 08:19 AmorVincitOmnia wrote: i think of this every time australia comes up + Show Spoiler + im not sure but i think your name just made space between the titles in the blog section larger o_o nvm wtf ;o | ||
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Scaramanga
Australia8091 Posts
On June 16 2010 00:38 KrAzYfoOL wrote: Being that Australia is a multicultural nation you can easily find a myriad of social niches and pick whichever suits you best. I personally don't identify with the rugby/AFL/cricket niches as frankly I think they're really monotonous crappy sports and people tend to like them just for the sake of appearing like a 'true blue Aussie'. That being said, It's a great country and shouldn't be a problem adjusting for most foreigners Best of luck yo! Really, people actually do that? i don't believe you | ||
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