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Title: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Psychopath on June 19, 2012, 01:47:59 PM
Discuss.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bradistani on June 19, 2012, 01:56:47 PM
good luck with those spiders  :-X

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Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Psychopath on June 19, 2012, 02:03:11 PM
good luck with those spiders  :-X

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That's not a spider, it's just a cool looking aussie frog.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bradistani on June 19, 2012, 02:10:47 PM

That's not a spider, it's just a cool looking aussie frog.

haha, wouldn't surprise me if it was a frog... their wildlife is the strangest most fucked up shit on earth !
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Dr Dutch on June 19, 2012, 02:12:29 PM
For us Western Europeans Canada and Australia are about the same thing...
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 02:19:54 PM
good luck with those spiders  :-X

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You get used to them. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: che on June 19, 2012, 02:20:45 PM
You get used to them. 

STFU whore.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigmikecox on June 19, 2012, 02:23:29 PM
A DINGO ATE MY BABY
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Croatian on June 19, 2012, 02:40:25 PM
Discuss.

Welcome to Aussie !.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: orion on June 19, 2012, 02:46:48 PM
It's hot all the time there, isn't it. Australia is largely uninhabited in the interior.  Large proportion of serial killers live there. Don't go camping, lots of people disappear.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: OTHstrong on June 19, 2012, 02:56:59 PM
Discuss.
Traitor >:(
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: _bruce_ on June 19, 2012, 03:09:31 PM
Do it!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 19, 2012, 03:13:15 PM
Why leave Canada? I'm hoping to move to B.C. one day.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 03:14:19 PM
It's hot all the time there, isn't it. Australia is largely uninhabited in the interior.  Large proportion of serial killers live there. Don't go camping, lots of people disappear.
Its winter currently and I have my electric blanket on at night.  The days are still warm though.  Down south it snows this time of year. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:16:25 PM
Why leave Canada? I'm hoping to move to B.C. one day.

The weather.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:18:23 PM
Its winter currently and I have my electric blanket on at night.  The days are still warm though.  Down south it snows this time of year. 

It snows in Australia?

I did not know that....but how cold does Sydney or Melbourne get in the winter celsius wise?
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 19, 2012, 03:18:38 PM
The weather.
Vancouver B.C. weather is mild from what i've read and seen. Some light rain during the winter but snow is rare. Summers are beautiful.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bradistani on June 19, 2012, 03:19:09 PM
You get used to them. 

if you're born and bred there, then yeah !

johnny foreigner would have an hard time getting used to those fuckers though.

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Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bradistani on June 19, 2012, 03:19:55 PM
Discuss.

oh, and the food is terrible from what i've been told
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:22:16 PM
Vancouver B.C. weather is mild from what i've read and seen. Some light rain during the winter but snow is rare. Summers are beautiful.

I lived there for about a year dude and it fucking sucks trust me. It'll rain everyday...I thought I would be alright with that but it got old very quick.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 03:23:06 PM
if you're born and bred there, then yeah !

johnny foreigner would have an hard time getting used to those fuckers though.

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Oh so its a saint andrews cross spider who has made a webb at my back door and been living there for the past 12 months.  Thanks for posting up!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Shockwave on June 19, 2012, 03:24:22 PM
I lived there for about a year dude and it fucking sucks trust me. It'll rain everyday...I thought I would be alright with that but it got old very quick.
X2, Vancouver is a couple hours north of where I lived in Washington, which has the highest suicide rate in the US thanks to all the rain.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 03:25:43 PM
oh, and the food is terrible from what i've been told
Alot of yanks don't like the food here because the meal portion is alot smaller compared to what you are used to in the usa.  
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 19, 2012, 03:26:24 PM
I lived there for about a year dude and it fucking sucks trust me. It'll rain everyday...I thought I would be alright with that but it got old very quick.
What is the nicest area as far as weather, lifestyle, etc. in Canada in your opinion?
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Shockwave on June 19, 2012, 03:26:28 PM
Alot of yanks don't like the food here because the meal portion is alot smaller compared to what you are used to in the usa.  

STFU whore.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 03:28:05 PM
It snows in Australia?

I did not know that....but how cold does Sydney or Melbourne get in the winter celsius wise?
Yeah I have been to the snow here.  Melbourne got down to 3 degrees celicus yesterday.  I am in queensland which is tropical and its about 10 degrees celicus at night and 21 during the day. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:29:46 PM
X2, Vancouver is a couple hours north of where I lived in Washington, which has the highest suicide rate in the US thanks to all the rain.

Those consecutive dark days can make even the most positive person extremely miserable. People in Vancouver bc seem to deal with it by smoking a lot of grass and in turn it makes it a very boring place to be. Nothing wrong with a little bud imo but it makes most people more introverted and lazy...myself included.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:31:17 PM
Yeah I have been to the snow here.  Melbourne got down to 3 degrees celicus yesterday.  I am in queensland which is tropical and its about 10 degrees celicus at night and 21 during the day. 

That's a piece of cake...try living in a place where it can get to -30 degrees celcius.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 03:42:04 PM
That's a piece of cake...try living in a place where it can get to -30 degrees celcius.
My tits would freeze. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:45:48 PM
What is the nicest area as far as weather, lifestyle, etc. in Canada in your opinion?

When it comes to weather you're gonna have to pick your poison. It's either B.C and deal with the constant rain in the winter months or deal with colder but sunnier weather of places like Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. Out of those last three I mentioned Ontario has the mildest winter but in Alberta you can get warm days of up to 70 degrees in the winter brought on by something called chinook winds but they only last a few days.

Wrt the other stuff I guess you have to weigh what is really important to ya. If you're into nightlife, restaurants, and plenty of festivals you'd have to go with either Montreal or Toronto. Problem with Montreal is that to really get ahead career wise you need to know french. Btw, its not that the other cities like Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver don't have these things but it is very limited when compared to Toronto and Montreal.

If you like the outdoors and doing stuff like hiking and mountain biking than Vancouver would be the place to go. Just don't expect a vibrant city and great weather.

Calgary is growing but its considered Canada's Texas so make of that what you will.

Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 03:47:37 PM
My tits would freeze. 

It ain't fun trying to take a leak after being outside in that weather trust me.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: ritch on June 19, 2012, 03:55:42 PM
good luck getting any gear there thats good and affordable

was just about to say that, supplements as well, protein powder is real expensive I hear.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: jwb on June 19, 2012, 04:28:52 PM
What city are you thinking of moving to?
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 19, 2012, 04:35:17 PM
Traitor >:(

Are you a fellow Canuck?

Vancouver B.C. weather is mild from what i've read and seen. Some light rain during the winter but snow is rare. Summers are beautiful.

Best city/weather combination in B.C IMO would be Kelowna.  Not a major city like Van but much better weather.  Rains a fair bit in Van and even during the summer while the sun is out you often get the chilly ocean breeze.  Plus cost of living in Vancouver is ridiculous.  Hard to beat Alberta for low income tax rate, lower commodity tax, two good sized cities and while housing costs are still relatively high they are much better than Vancouver.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Hulkotron on June 19, 2012, 04:42:56 PM
Booty you shouldn't use electric blankets they cause cancer.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 04:46:38 PM
Booty you shouldn't use electric blankets they cause cancer.
I will only use it for 3 months max.  During summer here it was 65 degrees celicus at my back door in the shade so I need an electric blanket during winter, as I can't sleep I am so cold. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 04:47:42 PM
It ain't fun trying to take a leak after being outside in that weather trust me.
Be careful it might break off.   :o
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Psychopath on June 19, 2012, 04:48:11 PM
What city are you thinking of moving to?


It's just an idea at this stage, but i'm thinking maybe Melbourne or Sydney. Work there for a couple of years if possible.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 04:50:09 PM

It's just an idea at this stage, but i'm thinking maybe Melbourne or Sydney. Work there for a couple of years if possible.
Melbourne is a little more laid back.  Sydney is faster paced.  Melbourne is a great city and quite friendly people...well very friendly compared to sydney. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: jwb on June 19, 2012, 04:52:46 PM

It's just an idea at this stage, but i'm thinking maybe Melbourne or Sydney. Work there for a couple of years if possible.
Doesn't snow in either but Melbourne gets a lot colder in winter and can be even hotter than Sydney in summer. Sydney is really comfortable 9 months of the year but because of that you can get cold in winter since many old houses are barely insulated. Food and pub culture is way better in Melbourne, Sydney has beach scene to it's advantage but it is very expensive for everything.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: OTHstrong on June 19, 2012, 04:53:39 PM
Are you a fellow Canuck?

Best city/weather combination in B.C IMO would be Kelowna.  Not a major city like Van but much better weather.  Rains a fair bit in Van and even during the summer while the sun is out you often get the chilly ocean breeze.  Plus cost of living in Vancouver is ridiculous.  Hard to beat Alberta for low income tax rate, lower commodity tax, two good sized cities and while housing costs are still relatively high they are much better than Vancouver.
No I am from Toronto area, are you from BC BBobs..
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 19, 2012, 05:30:33 PM
No I am from Toronto area, are you from BC BBobs..

I'm from Edmonton, AB.  Have been to Toronto and BC a number of times though.  Are you doing the nationals in Edmonton this summer?
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bradistani on June 19, 2012, 05:35:23 PM
i'd go to wherever bondi beach is.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: BikiniSlut on June 19, 2012, 05:36:28 PM
You can bang Booty.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bradistani on June 19, 2012, 05:41:06 PM
You can bang Booty.

sun, sea and booty  8)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 05:45:55 PM
sun, sea and booty  8)

Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 19, 2012, 05:57:05 PM
When it comes to weather you're gonna have to pick your poison. It's either B.C and deal with the constant rain in the winter months or deal with colder but sunnier weather of places like Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. Out of those last three I mentioned Ontario has the mildest winter but in Alberta you can get warm days of up to 70 degrees in the winter brought on by something called chinook winds but they only last a few days.

Wrt the other stuff I guess you have to weigh what is really important to ya. If you're into nightlife, restaurants, and plenty of festivals you'd have to go with either Montreal or Toronto. Problem with Montreal is that to really get ahead career wise you need to know french. Btw, its not that the other cities like Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver don't have these things but it is very limited when compared to Toronto and Montreal.

If you like the outdoors and doing stuff like hiking and mountain biking than Vancouver would be the place to go. Just don't expect a vibrant city and great weather.

Calgary is growing but its considered Canada's Texas so make of that what you will.


Cool. Wife was born in Montreal. We took a trip their recently, seemed like a cool city. I hear the winters are brutal. I've also heard that Calgary is having a lot of economical growth. Wife's brother lives in Toronto. I'm not impressed with the city.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 19, 2012, 07:24:15 PM
Cool. Wife was born in Montreal. We took a trip their recently, seemed like a cool city. I hear the winters are brutal. I've also heard that Calgary is having a lot of economical growth. Wife's brother lives in Toronto. I'm not impressed with the city.

Yeah, Toronto is the financial hub of Canada and Montreal was up there too but after the referendum (Quebec wanted to separate from Canada) a lot of corporations moved to Toronto and obviously it ended up hurting the province's economy. Toronto is great in the sense that there is always something to do if you're into going to a concert, watching a baseball game, or eating at a restaurant serving ethnic food from a country you've never even heard of. Other than that is just a bunch of big buildings and over priced housing. Vancouver is crazy expensive too when it comes to housing.

 I think if you've lived in a warm place all your life it would be a little hard to adapt to life anywhere in Canada unless you're into skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, etc. Keep in mind that the weather starts to drop in November and only starts getting better in April...that's nearly six months of cold, dark, depressing misery lol

Summer time is the best and there's no where else on he planet I'd rather be....you can see the change in everyone's face and people start looking alive for once. I'm sure its like that in many countries where we have to endure long crappy winters.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: OTHstrong on June 19, 2012, 07:28:05 PM
I'm from Edmonton, AB.  Have been to Toronto and BC a number of times though.  Are you doing the nationals in Edmonton this summer?
I have been away from competition for some time now so I have to start all over but if all goes well will do the nationals next year, getting geared up( no pun intended) for 3 shows in a row, I am confident I will qualify, just a matter of putting in the work but I wouldn't mnd going up there to check it out, if I do maybe I will bump into you.  8)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Natural Man on June 19, 2012, 07:55:39 PM
if you plan on having white grand kids then north america. I heard australia is flooded with black african and asian immigrants as white people stopped reproducing there just like they do in europe.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 07:59:07 PM
if you plan on having white grand kids then north america. I heard australia is flooded with black african and asian immigrants as white people stop reproducing there just like they do in europe.
Wtf do you get your info from???  :-\
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Natural Man on June 19, 2012, 08:00:17 PM
Wtf do you get your info from???  :-\
brother been working there for three years now. Basically to replace aging population government just like all occidental governments made it easier than ever to move there and as a result tons of africans and asians are fleeing their shitholes to settle there, while the white population is slowly but surely decreasing.

You filthy whore.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 19, 2012, 09:57:26 PM
brother been working there for three years now. Basically to replace aging population government just like all occidental governments made it easier than ever to move there and as a result tons of africans and asians are fleeing their shitholes to settle there, while the white population is slowly but surely decreasing.

You filthy whore.
Go fuck yourself you idiotic asshole! Your brother is full of shit.....just like you!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Dr Dutch on June 19, 2012, 11:11:33 PM
Just logged in. See it's love and peace allready.. ::)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: galain on June 19, 2012, 11:58:57 PM
Grew up in Sydney, early adulthood in Brisbane and around SE and central Queensland, 30's spent in Melbourne.

Melbourne wins hands down as the best city for my money. Queensland is cool if you're into outdoorsy stuff. The weather is almost always good, winter lasts for 4 weeks and still hits low 20's in the middle of the day. It can be very parochial and redneck though, and it's pretty conservative. Lots of good places to go, nature wise - everywhere else is cookie cutter chain stores that are exactly the same no matter which part of the city you're in. It's the cheapest of the three places to live.

Sydney I left when I was 12 but was usually there 3 times a year. It's much more money focussed, much more rushed in terms of pace, and very expensive. People are ok once they know - it's convincing them you're worth getting to know that's the hard part. Stunning natural spots very close to suburbia and that spectacular harbour. There are some very funky corners in Sydney. Overall, it's more a pub city than a cafe city. It shows it's age a lot more than Brisbane or Melbourne I think.

Weather in Brissie and Sydney is usually more toward the humid side of things in summer. They both have spiders, cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies and the occasional snake in the garden. Both have great access to very very good beaches. If you want beach culture, you want Sydney (or Brissie, but you'll have to travel further).

Melbourne lacks any standout 'wow' areas - there's not much you can take visitors to and say "Check out how fucking cool my city is!" - but once you've lived there for awhile you won't want to go anywhere else. People are friendly, not nearly as conservative as in Brisbane, more laid back than in Sydney, I never had trouble creating work for myself and earned very good money when I lived there. Great food, lots of cultural things to do if you're into the arts. In summer - usually February, you'll get a week or two of blistering hot weather where your furniture will melt and your elderly neighbour will most likely fall over dead. The rest of the year is very changeable. Winter is worse than Sydney or Brisbane. Melbourne gets a lot of flack for having four seasons in one day, but it's true. It's often wet, but also often windy or sunny an hour apart. Outdoorsy stuff is also readily available but you're more likely to be reading the weather forecast than you would in Brisbane before you go. Beautiful areas though and much more accessible than in Queensland because the state is so small. Rent is a shitstorm at the moment if you plan to move close to the city (but I think that's the case in Sydney too). And you have the Australian Open tennis, the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix, the Melbourne Cup horse race and Tony Doherty's gym in Melbourne!

And no huge hairy spiders, mosquitos or creepy crawlies. You get the odd rat and if you swim at the beaches in Melbourne you may well get taken by a shark, but they're small prices to pay!

I'm living in the edge of the Black Forest in Germany now, which is also very pretty, but there's not a day that goes by when I don't think about moving back to Melbourne. Can't say the same about anywhere else in Oz.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: jwb on June 20, 2012, 01:15:39 AM
Grew up in Sydney, early adulthood in Brisbane and around SE and central Queensland, 30's spent in Melbourne.

Melbourne wins hands down as the best city for my money. Queensland is cool if you're into outdoorsy stuff. The weather is almost always good, winter lasts for 4 weeks and still hits low 20's in the middle of the day. It can be very parochial and redneck though, and it's pretty conservative. Lots of good places to go, nature wise - everywhere else is cookie cutter chain stores that are exactly the same no matter which part of the city you're in. It's the cheapest of the three places to live.

Sydney I left when I was 12 but was usually there 3 times a year. It's much more money focussed, much more rushed in terms of pace, and very expensive. People are ok once they know - it's convincing them you're worth getting to know that's the hard part. Stunning natural spots very close to suburbia and that spectacular harbour. There are some very funky corners in Sydney. Overall, it's more a pub city than a cafe city. It shows it's age a lot more than Brisbane or Melbourne I think.

Weather in Brissie and Sydney is usually more toward the humid side of things in summer. They both have spiders, cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies and the occasional snake in the garden. Both have great access to very very good beaches. If you want beach culture, you want Sydney (or Brissie, but you'll have to travel further).

Melbourne lacks any standout 'wow' areas - there's not much you can take visitors to and say "Check out how fucking cool my city is!" - but once you've lived there for awhile you won't want to go anywhere else. People are friendly, not nearly as conservative as in Brisbane, more laid back than in Sydney, I never had trouble creating work for myself and earned very good money when I lived there. Great food, lots of cultural things to do if you're into the arts. In summer - usually February, you'll get a week or two of blistering hot weather where your furniture will melt and your elderly neighbour will most likely fall over dead. The rest of the year is very changeable. Winter is worse than Sydney or Brisbane. Melbourne gets a lot of flack for having four seasons in one day, but it's true. It's often wet, but also often windy or sunny an hour apart. Outdoorsy stuff is also readily available but you're more likely to be reading the weather forecast than you would in Brisbane before you go. Beautiful areas though and much more accessible than in Queensland because the state is so small. Rent is a shitstorm at the moment if you plan to move close to the city (but I think that's the case in Sydney too). And you have the Australian Open tennis, the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix, the Melbourne Cup horse race and Tony Doherty's gym in Melbourne!

And no huge hairy spiders, mosquitos or creepy crawlies. You get the odd rat and if you swim at the beaches in Melbourne you may well get taken by a shark, but they're small prices to pay!

I'm living in the edge of the Black Forest in Germany now, which is also very pretty, but there's not a day that goes by when I don't think about moving back to Melbourne. Can't say the same about anywhere else in Oz.
This pretty much sums it up.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: galain on June 20, 2012, 01:43:30 AM
One more thing that comes to mind - inner city traffic is godawful in all 3 cities on the east coast (apparently it's pretty good in Adelaide, but that's not a reason to move there  ;))

My humble observations having driven up and down the east coast.

Brisbane - fuckwit clueless drivers - can be very aggressive, generally don't have a clue about what they're doing.
Melbourne - fuckwit aggressive drivers who are aggressive on purpose. Know what they're doing, do it with aggro.
Sydney - also a lot of aggression in some areas, but overall they seem to drive more politely than those north or south of them.


Tasmania - bad place to be if you're a native animal - otherwise no traffic problems to speak of.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Croatian on June 20, 2012, 01:52:39 AM
It's hot all the time there, isn't it. Australia is largely uninhabited in the interior.  Large proportion of serial killers live there. Don't go camping, lots of people disappear.

Total BS, in Sydney today is only 17-19 C , yeah right UFO's collect humanoids in the outback every single day.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Radical Plato on June 20, 2012, 01:55:16 AM
It snows in Australia?

I did not know that....but how cold does Sydney or Melbourne get in the winter celsius wise?
Fucking Freezing - It is winter now, I live in Melbourne, and the chill in the wind will freeze your little nipples of.  I just went for a walk in the hills and it took me a half hour of brisk walking to get warm enough to be comfortable
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Croatian on June 20, 2012, 01:58:17 AM
It snows in Australia?

I did not know that....but how cold does Sydney or Melbourne get in the winter celsius wise?

On Snowy mountains & Cradle m. on Tasmania + Antartica  ;D .
Check my location on Google search :North Curl Curl  8)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Croatian on June 20, 2012, 02:01:49 AM
was just about to say that, supplements as well, protein powder is real expensive I hear.

yeah A$ about 10-12 per 1kg from Bulk Nutrition  ;)
Plenty of fish & meat here + tons of g-stringed pussy on Bondi beach.

Just imagine, Christmas day on the beach at + 35/40 'C  (& - 25'C in Montreal) .
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Croatian on June 20, 2012, 02:13:37 AM
if you plan on having white grand kids then north america. I heard australia is flooded with black african and asian immigrants as white people stopped reproducing there just like they do in europe.

Megatons of Asian pussy in Sydney  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Hypo on June 20, 2012, 05:15:58 AM
brother been working there for three years now. Basically to replace aging population government just like all occidental governments made it easier than ever to move there and as a result tons of africans and asians are fleeing their shitholes to settle there, while the white population is slowly but surely decreasing.

You filthy whore.

You're retarded. They're making it harder to migrate after they were handing out permanent visas to overseas students and half of India tried to migrate because of the exchange rate. Would love to know what visa this guy has because it doesn't seem like he has a plan or know what he's doing.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Natural Man on June 20, 2012, 05:30:28 AM
You're retarded. They're making it harder to migrate after they were handing out permanent visas to overseas students and half of India tried to migrate because of the exchange rate. Would love to know what visa this guy has because it doesn't seem like he has a plan or know what he's doing.

You re just in denial, like most people who have no clue about what is going on in their own country and cant accept a sad truth. As if you werent concerned by international trends just like everyone else on earth lol and were magically protected from the only solution to compensate an aging caucasian population that doesnt regenerate itself: mass importation of third world immigrants. As the rythm of importation of third world immigrants increases you wont be able to deny it anymore, just like in every single white country on earth at the moment. It's ok, i understand your sadness. Accepting is the first step.

By the way my bro works in airports police. You guys have just no clue.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Natural Man on June 20, 2012, 05:33:06 AM
australia is most restrictive when in comes to immigrants
lol...

rules are tough for WHITE educated immigrants, but not for colored ones thanks to PC and "multiculturalism". Wake up you morons, there's a difference between what you -politics want you to- see on TV, and reality. My bro sees dozens of illiterate blacks coming in per day under bullshit reasons.

Just like every single other first world white country in the world, your politics are fighting the decrease of an aging white population by importing the nearest geographically speaking, cheaply accessible immigrants .
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: nzmusclemonster on June 20, 2012, 05:42:03 AM
lol...

rules are tough for WHITE immigrants, but not for colored ones. Wake up you morons, there's a difference between what you -politics want you to- see on TV, and reality. Just like every single other first world white country in the world, your politics are fighting the decrease of an aging white population by importing the nearest geographically speaking, immigrants .

Australia hates darkies.

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Natural Man on June 20, 2012, 05:43:07 AM
Australia hates darkies.

Hope this helps.
So do europe , uk and north america. Did it prevent them from being flooded by them?
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: orion on June 20, 2012, 05:47:54 AM
brother been working there for three years now. Basically to replace aging population government just like all occidental governments made it easier than ever to move there and as a result tons of africans and asians are fleeing their shitholes to settle there, while the white population is slowly but surely decreasing.

You filthy whore.

Spoken like a true Christain.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: galain on June 20, 2012, 06:18:29 AM
it can be very hard to migrate to Oz, but I have to say, Australia has some of the most retarded policies with respect to foreign investment. The amount of property the Chinese have bought up has pushed real estate to sky high levels in Australia, and while the average person is either struggling mightily to find somewhere to rent, or to pay their mortgage, the government just continues to bend over for more foreign investment. Crazy.

I saw an apartment over the road from me, which was NOTHING - busted up piece of shit, get a fresh coat of paint, some carpet and sold for close to half a million to a Hong Kong businessman who wanted something for his daughter to live in while at Uni. The deal was so good he wound up buying the block. I know of no local resident who would have dreamed of paying half that, but he didn't have a clue and the real estate agent took home a nice commission.

It's happening everywhere.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 20, 2012, 06:34:58 AM
Fucking Freezing - It is winter now, I live in Melbourne, and the chill in the wind will freeze your little nipples of.  I just went for a walk in the hills and it took me a half hour of brisk walking to get warm enough to be comfortable

I was looking at the average low temperature in your city this time of year and its only like 6 degrees celcius...lol. That's a warm day anywhere in Canada during the winter  ;D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 20, 2012, 06:38:47 AM
On Snowy mountains & Cradle m. on Tasmania + Antartica  ;D .
Check my location on Google search :North Curl Curl  8)

Looks like a nice place....how cold is the water though?

Just a few hours north of Sydney right?


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Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Radical Plato on June 20, 2012, 07:41:21 AM
I was looking at the average low temperature in your city this time of year and its only like 6 degrees celcius...lol. That's a warm day anywhere in Canada during the winter  ;D
You're going to love our winter then! If you get a chance go walking in The Dandenongs - Fern Tree Gully - they have a popular walking trail up there called the 1000 Steps - I am biased, but it is a beautiful part of the world!

Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 20, 2012, 08:23:42 AM
You're going to love our winter then! If you get a chance go walking in The Dandenongs - Fern Tree Gully - they have a popular walking trail up there called the 1000 Steps - I am biased, but it is a beautiful part of the world!



I've thought about visiting your country for as long as I can remember. Looks like a beautiful country and the few Aussie's I've met were really cool down to earth people.

Maybe booty will want a Canadian citizenship in exchange for an Aussie one  ;D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Dr.Mabuse on June 20, 2012, 08:37:52 AM
iI saw an apartment over the road from me, which was NOTHING - busted up piece of shit, get a fresh coat of paint, some carpet and sold for close to half a million to a Hong Kong businessman who wanted something for his daughter to live in while at Uni. The deal was so good he wound up buying the block. I know of no local resident who would have dreamed of paying half that, but he didn't have a clue and the real estate agent took home a nice commission.

And yet you say:

"...there's not a day that goes by when I don't think about moving back to Melbourne."

I tell you what, I'll swap with you.  Melbourne for the edge of the Black Forest.  There's not a day I don't dream of getting out of here.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: wes on June 20, 2012, 08:45:40 AM
brother been working there for three years now. Basically to replace aging population government just like all occidental governments made it easier than ever to move there and as a result tons of africans and asians are fleeing their shitholes to settle there, while the white population is slowly but surely decreasing.

You filthy whore.
There goes my coffee !!  LOL  :D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 20, 2012, 09:04:39 AM
brother been working there for three years now. Basically to replace aging population government just like all occidental governments made it easier than ever to move there and as a result tons of africans and asians are fleeing their shitholes to settle there, while the white population is slowly but surely decreasing.

You filthy whore.

My uncle from Pakistan came to Canada years ago claiming to be a refugee, but here when you apply as a refugee they usually let you in first and ask questions next.  So he was able to stay here for about 5 years or so, contesting and appealing against the government's decision not to believe his refugee claim, until finally he as deported to Pakistan.  However, shortly after he was able to immigrate to Australia, where he is now and living well :)  So yes I do think your statement is correct.  My personal opinion differs though in that I think countries like Australia opening doors to immigrants is a positive thing  ;)

Most of my family originally from Pakistan are now settled in the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia.  I was about to say that they are taking jobs away from people like you, but I realized that's not the case since you're not educated or have any job qualifications whereas they do, and as a result these "immigrants" are contributing more to society than people like you who falsely think your colour alone makes you more entitled to live where you want.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 20, 2012, 09:07:49 AM
I have been away from competition for some time now so I have to start all over but if all goes well will do the nationals next year, getting geared up( no pun intended) for 3 shows in a row, I am confident I will qualify, just a matter of putting in the work but I wouldn't mnd going up there to check it out, if I do maybe I will bump into you.  8)

Cool, if you do come up PM me beforehand and we'll meet up for a bite or something.

I imagine we know some mutual people who have competed at the nationals.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Raymondo on June 20, 2012, 09:08:02 AM
My uncle from Pakistan came to Canada years ago claiming to be a refugee, but here when you apply as a refugee they usually let you in first and ask questions next.  So he was able to stay here for about 5 years or so, contesting and appealing against the government's decision not to believe his refugee claim, until finally he as deported to Pakistan.  However, shortly after he was able to immigrate to Australia, where he is now and living well :)  So yes I do think your statement is correct.  My personal opinion differs though in that I think countries like Australia opening doors to immigrants is a positive thing  ;)

Most of my family originally from Pakistan are now settled in the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia.  I was about to say that they are taking jobs away from people like you, but I realized that's not the case since you're not educated or have any job qualifications whereas they do, and as a result these "immigrants" are contributing more to society than people like you who falsely think your colour alone makes you more entitled to live where you want.
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meltdown
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 20, 2012, 09:09:55 AM
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meltdown

nah, I just like bugging poor uberman sometimes since he admitted that he can only afford a 600 sq ft apartment in Canada and left Europe due to immigrants taking away from his work opportunities :)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Raymondo on June 20, 2012, 09:13:02 AM
nah, I just like bugging poor uberman sometimes since he admitted that he can only afford a 600 sq ft apartment in Canada and left Europe due to immigrants taking away from his work opportunities :)

meltdown justification = further meltdown
also, you've just revealed you're butthurt for some reason
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 20, 2012, 09:25:30 AM
Don't make me laugh, fuckface. Where did your relatives get their qualifications from? The illustrious university of Islamabad? They probably started out as most immigrants from Pakistan do, working in fast food joints and driving taxis.

Moreover, not only do they not necessarily contribute to society, they hurt it and in more ways than one. For instance, by bringing their vile, detested islamic culture into other countries, ganging up in ghettos, driving property prices down, refusing to integrate, secretly supporting terrorism, hating white women, and wanting for the sharia to be implemented everywhere.

Yeah, some price your relatives were.


lol, chances are most members of my family living in "the west" are earning more and paying more taxes than you.  Most of them living in the US are practicing medical doctors.  It's actually not that difficult for foreign-trained doctors to practice in the U.S. compared to Canada.  Most of others are succesful business owners.  You sound butt-hurt too, let me guess - you're upset at seeing some foreigners have a better standard of living than you? :)  I find that hardly any sucessful White people are bitter towards immigrants, its usually only the broke ones. 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: wes on June 20, 2012, 09:31:48 AM
You're going to love our winter then! If you get a chance go walking in The Dandenongs - Fern Tree Gully - they have a popular walking trail up there called the 1000 Steps - I am biased, but it is a beautiful part of the world!


Looks awesome bud! 
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Raymondo on June 20, 2012, 09:55:14 AM
lol, chances are most members of my family living in "the west" are earning more and paying more taxes than you.  Most of them living in the US are practicing medical doctors.  It's actually not that difficult for foreign-trained doctors to practice in the U.S. compared to Canada.  Most of others are succesful business owners.  You sound butt-hurt too, let me guess - you're upset at seeing some foreigners have a better standard of living than you? :)  I find that hardly any sucessful White people are bitter towards immigrants, its usually only the broke ones.

LOL, you have no idea what my standard of living is, nor my family's. You've packed more assumptions in that paragraph than pakistanis in kebab shop. As it happens my dad is also a doctor, a surgeon at that, a director of his clinic with his name published in peer-reviewed literature and being called to partake in conferences on his specialty all the time. How very ironic ;) You didn't make a single counter-argument against the things I wrote, because you know they're all true.

Trying to flaunt whatever pitiful "new-money" you might have clearly shows how terribly insecure you are about your origins. Thanks for letting us now ;)

Seems like you put one bigot in his place, only to end up with another one attacking you.  :-\

LOL, and put on a leash on your gimmicks, big Bo(m)ber Raja ;)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: galain on June 20, 2012, 10:24:01 AM
And yet you say:

"...there's not a day that goes by when I don't think about moving back to Melbourne."

I tell you what, I'll swap with you.  Melbourne for the edge of the Black Forest.  There's not a day I don't dream of getting out of here.


I won't lie - it's a beautiful part of the world I'm living in and close to pretty much everywhere in Europe,  but the people here are so conservative and miserable it's driving me nuts. If you're smiling you're not to be trusted here and especially if you're obviously foreign...a while ago someone came up to my wife and asked what her problem was that she wasn't able to find a German guy to be with.

I prefer Melbourne, personally.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 20, 2012, 10:31:26 AM
LOL, you have no idea what my standard of living is, nor my family's. You've packed more assumptions in that paragraph than pakistanis in kebab shop. As it happens my dad is also a doctor, a surgeon at that, a director of his clinic with his name published in peer-reviewed literature and being called to partake in conferences on his specialty all the time. How very ironic ;) You didn't make a single counter-argument against the things I wrote, because you know they're all true.

Trying to flaunt whatever pitiful "new-money" you might have clearly shows how terribly insecure you are about your origins. Thanks for letting us now ;)

LOL, and put on a leash on your gimmicks

No I don't have an idea what your standard of living is, that's why I said "chances are..."  Good for your father, hope you're able to also become something of yourself.  As for counter-arguments, I didn't think any of your "points" required any?  Which ones - about my family apparently hating white people?  Look whose making wrong assumptions now - my wife is White, Christian and is treated well by my whole family.  The other stuff (cramming in ghettos, supporting terrorism, etc.) doesn't apply to me or my family either.  And nope I'm not using any gimmicks re: your accusation that I use "Hawk"...any more "assumptions" you want to pack in a single post?  ::)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: bigbobs on June 20, 2012, 11:04:54 AM
I didn't make these arguments about your family, wanker. See, you keep taking things personally. That alone speaks volumes about your insecurities. For every one of your relatives' doctors and successful business owners (another word for kebab shop owners, lol) there are ten pakistani immigrants who conform exactly to the things I wrote. You know it and I know it.

Since the original argument is about contribution to society (at least from my part, your argument is essentially about being butthurt for something), I am right and you are wrong. I'm happy you contribute to society (at least from your point of view). The majority of your compatriots do not (from my point of view).

And never did I say I am against immigration. I resent the efforts to paint me as such. I think my country needs a points-system, much like the one of Australia's, which we finally seem to be getting. Limited number of immigrants- only the qualified get in, with perhaps the addition of asylum seekers.

Oh and btw congrats on your wife, you remind me of Wiggs the way you phrased that ;) I thought you wrote some time ago that she was studying to become a Muslim, like yourself.


lots of rambling in the above post, I don't care to make a lengthy reply or keep replying after this.  My initial post was a poke at uberman only, and your reply was questioning where my family got their education from and then went on to ridicule more, so despite now claiming that your points were directed at immigrants in general or the majority that isn't how it seemed to me at first.  Not a big deal either way though, isn't uch else to say on that.  

Yes, she is learning about Islam, voluntarily.  And no I don't have "Wiggs syndrome" because besides my wife, many many white women have been attracted to me, its nothing rare :)  The only reason I even mentioned her is because of your accusation of "hating white people," before that it had nothing to do with the debate/discussion.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Jaime on June 20, 2012, 11:24:08 AM
My tits would freeze. 


Anyone else see anything wrong with this quote. ???


They aren't your tits skank.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Shockwave on June 20, 2012, 12:36:58 PM

Anyone else see anything wrong with this quote. ???


They aren't your tits skank.
Hoe's gonna hoe.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 01:39:03 PM

Anyone else see anything wrong with this quote. ???


They aren't your tits skank.
Well whos tits are they??   ???  They are in my body therefore mine!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on June 20, 2012, 01:49:11 PM

Anyone else see anything wrong with this quote. ???


They aren't your tits skank.

In booty's defense, whatever she has inside those jugs may actually freeze in extreme weather conditions   ;D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Jaime on June 20, 2012, 02:35:12 PM
Well whos tits are they??   ???  They are in my body therefore mine!


Does that mean you own all of the men in North east Australia? Because all of them have had their cocks in your body too...
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Shockwave on June 20, 2012, 02:37:18 PM

Does that mean you own all of the men in North east Australia? Because all of them have had their cocks in your body too...
Zing. Nice setup on that one.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 02:39:29 PM

Does that mean you own all of the men in North east Australia? Because all of them have had their cocks in your body too...
You're an idiot.  I rarely date aussie men.   ;)
And back to the boob thing, like I said "in my body, therefore mine".  And silicone gel does in fact freeze up in extremely cold conditions.  I have experienced it personally.  It's the same feeling you get when milk is about to come down, when you are breast feeding.  And another fact you might not know about is that implants keep the cold in, so while the rest of your body may warm up after being out in the cold it takes alot more effort to get your breasts back to a cosy temp.  
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Shockwave on June 20, 2012, 02:39:59 PM
You're an idiot.  I rarely date aussie men.   ;)
And back to the boob thing, like I said "in my body, therefore mine".  And silicone gel does in fact freeze up in extremely cold conditions.  I have experienced it personally.  It's the same feeling you get when milk is about to come down, when you are breast feeding.  And another fact you might not know about is that implants keep the cold in, so while the rest of your body may warm up after being out in the cold it takes alot more effort to get your breasts back to a cosy temp.  
No one cares.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 20, 2012, 02:40:52 PM
You're an idiot.  I rarely date aussie men.   ;)
And back to the boob thing, like I said "in my body, therefore mine".  And silicone gel does in fact freeze up in extremely cold conditions.  I have experienced it personally.  It's the same feeling you get when milk is about to come down, when you are breast feeding.  And another fact you might not know about is that implants keep the cold in, so while the rest of your body may warm up after being out in the cold it takes alot more effort to get your breasts back to a cosy temp.  
Fake titties are disgusting. I suggest you have them removed.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 02:41:00 PM
No one cares.
Well I've got to explain it for the children.  
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: nzmusclemonster on June 20, 2012, 02:41:18 PM
You're an idiot.  I rarely date aussie men.   ;)
And back to the boob thing, like I said "in my body, therefore mine".  And silicone gel does in fact freeze up in extremely cold conditions.  I have experienced it personally.  It's the same feeling you get when milk is about to come down, when you are breast feeding.  And another fact you might not know about is that implants keep the cold in, so while the rest of your body may warm up after being out in the cold it takes alot more effort to get your breasts back to a cosy temp.  

Does that mean I can come over and hit dat
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 02:41:49 PM
Fake titties are disgusting. I suggest you have them removed.
And I suggest you throw away your penis pump and accept your impotence.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 20, 2012, 02:43:29 PM
And I suggest you throw away your penis pump and accept your impotence.
My cock works fine, bitch. I was just making a suggestion of my personal preference.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Jaime on June 20, 2012, 02:50:39 PM
You're an idiot.  I rarely date aussie men.   ;)
And back to the boob thing, like I said "in my body, therefore mine".  And silicone gel does in fact freeze up in extremely cold conditions.  I have experienced it personally.  It's the same feeling you get when milk is about to come down, when you are breast feeding.  And another fact you might not know about is that implants keep the cold in, so while the rest of your body may warm up after being out in the cold it takes alot more effort to get your breasts back to a cosy temp.  


Maybe you should errm, remove them then, they sound troublesome.

Oh and please don't call me names, it's very unfeminine.

Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 02:51:56 PM
My cock works fine, bitch. I was just making a suggestion of my personal preference.
Who cares what you like...you're nobody to me.  Its what I like since its my body.  Nobody tells me or anybody else what to do with their own body!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 20, 2012, 02:56:42 PM
Who cares what you like...you're nobody to me.  Its what I like since its my body.  Nobody tells me or anybody else what to do with their own body!
Talk about nobodies coming from a woman bitch who does nude cam shows for a living and finds "romance" on a BB forum. Oh yeah, and gets shit on by a guy named Lee. You are truly a nobody and a disgusting one at that.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 03:02:02 PM
Talk about nobodies coming from a woman bitch who does nude cam shows for a living and finds "romance" on a BB forum. Oh yeah, and gets shit on by a guy named Lee. You are truly a nobody and a disgusting one at that.
I don't do nude cam shows and I definitely didn't find romance from this bb forum.  As for the other disgusting stuff you posted, why don't you stop posting up your fetishes cause no one is interested.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: deadz on June 20, 2012, 03:08:19 PM
I don't do nude cam shows and I definitely didn't find romance from this bb forum.  As for the other disgusting stuff you posted, why don't you stop posting up your fetishes cause no one is interested.
You're trash! Shut your filthy whore of a mouth and get lost you fucking wierdo.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: booty on June 20, 2012, 03:09:51 PM
You're trash! Shut your filthy whore of a mouth and get lost you fucking wierdo.
You're the impotent weirdo that has the nerve to tell me to get rid of my implants when you are a nobody in my life.  That's weird!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Dr.Mabuse on June 20, 2012, 08:06:08 PM
I won't lie - it's a beautiful part of the world I'm living in and close to pretty much everywhere in Europe,  but the people here are so conservative and miserable it's driving me nuts. If you're smiling you're not to be trusted here and especially if you're obviously foreign...a while ago someone came up to my wife and asked what her problem was that she wasn't able to find a German guy to be with.

I prefer Melbourne, personally.

If you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a crust?  Are you a true-blue Aussie by background?  Just curious how you find yourself in this neck of the woods.

I've lived in Melbourne my whole life ... And to me, it has changed so much in the last twenty years it's at the point where I can barely recognise it - but not in a good way.  It is, IMHO, a sprawling mess, a mish-mash of cultures and enclaves of people who don't really like interacting with each other (and usually for good reason.)  I'm not an inner-city "hipster" either, so the place simply doesn't do much for me anymore.

In the last 5 years I've been to Germany twice (I have relatives over there) so it was always something of a dream for me to go there and find some work in my field of expertise.  Oh well, maybe one day.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Raymondo on June 20, 2012, 10:20:47 PM
I don't do nude cam shows and I definitely didn't find romance from this bb forum.  As for the other disgusting stuff you posted, why don't you stop posting up your fetishes cause no one is interested.

but you gave it a shot, didn't you? ;D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: galain on June 20, 2012, 10:29:01 PM
In Oz I started out professionally as a psychologist before becoming a naturopath. I specialised in child behaviour and also consulted to a pharmacy chain in my last few years for whom I developed their store wide health programmes and ran workshops for their pharmacists and associated GPs.

When I decided to move to Germany I went back to uni in the evening and studied to become a high school teacher (psychology and media studies). Of course, no-one told me that Germany (my part at least) recognises no foreign teaching qualifications. I was lucky enough to work in a bilingual high school here for 2 years thanks to my wife (also a teacher) and a very open minded principal who hid me in the stats, but when he retired, so did my job. I have my own Japanese taiko drumming school and I teach business ESL and martial arts on the side. I do consider myself very lucky to be doing so because I love it (except for the English which is a pain in the arse), but I'm under no illusions that I can do what I do because of my wife's job. One great thing about Germany is that the teachers here are treated with respect and paid extremely well.

We're in the middle of applying to teach overseas - her in German international schools and me wherever I can get myself. It's either develop some more teaching experience for my resumé, or spend the rest of my life entertaining bored business people without a sense of humour who have to come to English class instead of going home after a long day at the office.

I agree with you - Melbourne has changed a bit recently, but I still think it's the best place in Australia.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: disco_stu on June 20, 2012, 10:53:30 PM
Grew up in Sydney, early adulthood in Brisbane and around SE and central Queensland, 30's spent in Melbourne.

Melbourne wins hands down as the best city for my money. Queensland is cool if you're into outdoorsy stuff. The weather is almost always good, winter lasts for 4 weeks and still hits low 20's in the middle of the day. It can be very parochial and redneck though, and it's pretty conservative. Lots of good places to go, nature wise - everywhere else is cookie cutter chain stores that are exactly the same no matter which part of the city you're in. It's the cheapest of the three places to live.

Sydney I left when I was 12 but was usually there 3 times a year. It's much more money focussed, much more rushed in terms of pace, and very expensive. People are ok once they know - it's convincing them you're worth getting to know that's the hard part. Stunning natural spots very close to suburbia and that spectacular harbour. There are some very funky corners in Sydney. Overall, it's more a pub city than a cafe city. It shows it's age a lot more than Brisbane or Melbourne I think.

Weather in Brissie and Sydney is usually more toward the humid side of things in summer. They both have spiders, cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies and the occasional snake in the garden. Both have great access to very very good beaches. If you want beach culture, you want Sydney (or Brissie, but you'll have to travel further).

Melbourne lacks any standout 'wow' areas - there's not much you can take visitors to and say "Check out how fucking cool my city is!" - but once you've lived there for awhile you won't want to go anywhere else. People are friendly, not nearly as conservative as in Brisbane, more laid back than in Sydney, I never had trouble creating work for myself and earned very good money when I lived there. Great food, lots of cultural things to do if you're into the arts. In summer - usually February, you'll get a week or two of blistering hot weather where your furniture will melt and your elderly neighbour will most likely fall over dead. The rest of the year is very changeable. Winter is worse than Sydney or Brisbane. Melbourne gets a lot of flack for having four seasons in one day, but it's true. It's often wet, but also often windy or sunny an hour apart. Outdoorsy stuff is also readily available but you're more likely to be reading the weather forecast than you would in Brisbane before you go. Beautiful areas though and much more accessible than in Queensland because the state is so small. Rent is a shitstorm at the moment if you plan to move close to the city (but I think that's the case in Sydney too). And you have the Australian Open tennis, the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix, the Melbourne Cup horse race and Tony Doherty's gym in Melbourne!

And no huge hairy spiders, mosquitos or creepy crawlies. You get the odd rat and if you swim at the beaches in Melbourne you may well get taken by a shark, but they're small prices to pay!

I'm living in the edge of the Black Forest in Germany now, which is also very pretty, but there's not a day that goes by when I don't think about moving back to Melbourne. Can't say the same about anywhere else in Oz.

good take on sydney and melbourne.

but if u want beach culture and not tropical, then perth is the pick, but its the other side of the country. Adelaide is the most under rated place in the country. Has everything the other cities has but on a smaller, more laid back scale.
Brisbane is like a tropical Perth, but cos its tropical u get big ass creepy crawlies and such. Melbourne is good but its beaches suck. adelaide is the best city for living, cheap, affordable, rgeat climate, lifestyle, but lacking in job opportunities.
Perth is a bit more expensive, loads of jobs, especially if u are in the engineering sector, great lifestyle and beach culture.
Sydney, basically, sucks big time. traffic, winding roads, expensive, crowded, dodgy, arrogant, self obsessed people.
HTH.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on June 20, 2012, 11:04:20 PM
Vancouver B.C. weather is mild from what i've read and seen. Some light rain during the winter but snow is rare. Summers are beautiful.

Light rain? It rains 8 months out of the year there and it does snow.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Hypo on June 21, 2012, 03:20:16 AM
 
lol...

rules are tough for WHITE educated immigrants, but not for colored ones thanks to PC and "multiculturalism". Wake up you morons, there's a difference between what you -politics want you to- see on TV, and reality. My bro sees dozens of illiterate blacks coming in per day under bullshit reasons.

Just like every single other first world white country in the world, your politics are fighting the decrease of an aging white population by importing the nearest geographically speaking, cheaply accessible immigrants .


Haha. Now I know you're a troller. Every skilled permanent Australian visa has an English language test all applicants must pass in order to be approved. Only passport holders with automatic passes are: UK, USA, Canada, NZ and Ireland.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Natural Man on June 21, 2012, 09:51:24 AM


Haha. Now I know you're a troller. Every skilled permanent Australian visa has an English language test all applicants must pass in order to be approved. Only passport holders with automatic passes are: UK, USA, Canada, NZ and Ireland.
...

most of black and asians immigrants ask for asylum pretending to be in danger in their home countries and this is how they get their visas you shitstain. Again you have 0 clue. And governements play this stupid game very well as they have quotas to fill, while knowing most of the imported useless third worlders are bullshiting them. The general public actually believe it's tough to enter their country, when it is not, paradoxally, for those who are the less educated.
 The fact that most gov employees are heart bleeding leftists doesnt help.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: John on August 09, 2012, 06:09:11 PM
It's hot all the time there, isn't it. Australia is largely uninhabited in the interior.  Large proportion of serial killers live there. Don't go camping, lots of people disappear.

Wrong! Where do you get your info from. Its not hot all the time I live in bloody Canberra and its COLD as ice...the majority of time you idiot. You know nothing.....again idiots speaking out of their a@sses about things they know nothing about. Do your research!
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: chaos on August 09, 2012, 06:28:00 PM
Wrong! Where do you get your info from. Its not hot all the time I live in bloody Canberra and its COLD as ice...the majority of time you idiot. You know nothing.....again idiots speaking out of their a@sses about things they know nothing about. Do your research!
Newbie meltdown.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Shockwave on August 09, 2012, 06:28:58 PM
Newbie meltdown.
Not to mention brutal bumping of an irrelevant 2 month old thread.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: WillGrant on August 09, 2012, 08:59:43 PM
Newbie meltdown.
Not to mention brutal bumping of an irrelevant 2 month old thread.
 :D
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Vince B on August 10, 2012, 01:51:36 AM
When I was a young fellow I decided I didn't want to live in Canada anymore. Too hard to find a job there, especially Vancouver which attracts a lot of people looking for work because of the mild winter climate there. I wanted to live in a sunny climate that doesn't have a long winter. Southern California was ideal because it had a Mediterranean climate, good beaches and great gyms. Not so good with all the air pollution. Canadians can visit the USA but getting to live there wasn't so easy. Honolulu would be at the top of my list but getting to live there is difficult because they have special conditions even for other Yanks.

I concluded that I wanted to live in a country that spoke English, wasn't extreme re religions, had a nice climate and good beaches. I also wanted to live in a big city so I could do my own thing. I found small towns too limiting socially and professionally.

My short list of cities that satisfied my criterion were Los Angeles, San Diego, Honolulu, Miami, Atlanta, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and perhaps Adelaide. Melbourne was close but the beaches there leave a lot to be desired compared to Sydney.

When you consider the beaches you have to take in the water temperature. In Sydney the water is cold for most of the year. Ditto for Melbourne and Adelaide. Brisbane is on a river but there are great surf towns not very far away. You have the Sunshine Coast to the north and the Gold Coast to the south. The water in the summer is about 24 degrees. In Sydney in the summer it is 21 plus or minus a degree or two. Forget about Melbourne and Adelaide. The Southern Oceans are cold. Perth is fine because a warm current comes down from the north.

I suppose Darwin, Cairns and Townsville are alternatives that qualify for most of the points I  mentioned. Virtual summer all year in those places.

In terms of physical surroundings Sydney is blessed compared to any other city I have seen. Vancouver, BC, is great but it is too wet and miserable for about 7 months of the year. Nice in August and September.

Sydney has flowers blooming all year around. The winters are colder than up north. Brisbane is on a similar latitude to Miami so that should tell you a little about the climate up there. Sydney, Perth and Adelaide are on a similar latitude to Los Angeles and Atlanta. The climate in Sydney is similar to northern Florida or Southern Georgia in the US.

As far as socially well, take your pick. Plenty to do and see in Sydney. There are at least 20 major beaches in Sydney and heaps more south and north of the city. There are over 5 million people living in Sydney or nearby. Melbourne reminds me of Toronto. Both on Harbours but not directly on surf beaches. Both have trams and communities of people from southern Europe. I visited Melbourne a couple of years ago and it had changed so much in 30 years that I was lost. Lots of great buildings there and outdoor life and sport are important. They play Aussie Rules football there but we play Rugby League in Sydney and Brisbane. Quite amazing that Sydney and Melbourne and Brisbane are almost different countries. That is partly because historically each was a separate colony and did their own thing. When the continent became a single country some unification occurred but the differences have persisted and each state has its own character. The first time I visited Queensland someone asked where I was from. I told them Canada but they wanted to know where I lived in Australia. I thought who in the heck cares?!

Foreigners are told about sharks so you think you see them at the beach when you see shadows. There are deadly spiders here but I haven't seen any. You can get big spiders in your house or in your car and they just about give you a heart attack. Flies and mosquitoes are another thing and are pests for about 9 months of the year in Southern Australia.

You have to cover yourself in the sun because sooner or later you will need growths burned off your skin.

The Aussie girls make up for the less than friendly blokes here. There is a deep seated dislike for all foreigners. Yanks will think the Aussies are friendly and like them but it isn't true. They dislike everyone. The males here stick with their mates and it isn't easy to befriend the guys here. Soldiers during the Vietnam War used to come here for rest and rehabilitation and spent money on the Aussie gals and haven't been forgiven for that excess.

The Aussies aren't prejudiced against blacks unless you are an Aboriginee or Indian or a refugee. Then you will cop it. Southern Europeans are called 'Wogs' here. The Lebanese are generally disliked or feared. They also don't like Muslims. You can be born in Australia of parents born here but if you look Asian you are still called Asian!

As far as things to do well you can go camping all year. Swim most of the year and sightsee 12 months. Lots to see and do. You can live in Sydney for 50 years and not see all the wonders that are here and closeby.

The gyms are pretty good and the mild climate makes training worthwhile most of the year. You don't need a raincoat in Sydney and usually a tracksuit will suffice most of the year to keep you warm.

I chose to live in Australia. If you move here from America, Canada or Europe then remember you are a day away via jet. 13 hours to LA and the fares aren't cheap in the busy seasons. You won't find you will visit your homeland very often if you live down under. I am an Australian citizen but not an Aussie. Those who live here will know what I mean. When they find out you are Canadian it makes a difference. The gals like our accent and the Yanks, too.  
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: G_Thang on August 10, 2012, 02:03:31 AM
Australia hates darkies.

Hope this helps.

 :(

That's what they say about NZ, but I tend to do well with Polynesian types in California, so the Māori half-breeds would likely love my Afro-Español.

I can just be "G".  8)



Haka, Baby!


Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Vince B on August 10, 2012, 02:11:55 AM
Here is an interesting thing I heard from an Aussie who visited Vancouver a couple of years ago and spent a lot of time at the Whistler Ski resort. What do they call Aussies in Vancouver?  JAFA.  Just another f...... Aussie.

That is because a lot of Aussies go to BC for fun and booze up and look for action with the local gals.

Here are two of the most popular Sydney beaches with backpackers. Bondi and Coogee. The third might be Manly Beach but it is a ferry ride away across the harbour. Foreigners assemble on Bondi Beach to celebrate Christmas. Because of problems in the past they had security guards inspecting all bags at Bondi and confiscating alcohol. No such measures taken at nearby Coogee where it was a party atmosphere. The Aussies usually have a traditional turkey dinner even if it is boiling hot outside.  
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: nzmusclemonster on August 10, 2012, 02:41:11 AM
:(

That's what they say about NZ, but I tend to do well with Polynesian types in California, so the Māori half-breeds would likely love my Afro-Español.

I can just be "G".  8)



Haka, Baby!




You can be G thang the muss  8)

Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: MikMaq on August 10, 2012, 04:30:03 AM
Thanks old man basielle for making yet another country boring to live in.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: Borracho on August 10, 2012, 08:48:02 AM
^
lmao

I thought it was a good informative post...thanks Vincenzo.
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: SF1900 on August 10, 2012, 08:53:45 AM
youre going to get eaten by an alligator

(http://www.rawfish.com.au/images/australian-saltwater-estaurine-crocodile-maneater1.JPG)
Title: Re: Moving from Canada to Australia....
Post by: wes on August 10, 2012, 09:06:25 AM
Fair dinkum sheila and g`day