Definition of a "local", someone who has been here one "day" longer than you.
I love this definition. That would make Aboriginals the only true "Australians", because nobody can count past (give or take) 40,000 years.
I must be a "true" whitey because I burn like sh*t in the sun. Will probably die of skin cancer and should have stayed in the northern hemisphere (except I was born here). I don't have a lot of answers.
Country towns are not good places if you want to be treated as a local unless you are born there.
If you move up from the big smoke you are treated with suspicion for about 20 years until they finally decide they aren't going to get rid of you so they may as well be decent to you.
Getting the standoffish treatment from the locals is one thing - getting culturally enriched by Jamal and Tyrone is something else.
Definition of a "local", someone who has been here one "day" longer than you.
I love this definition. That would make Aboriginals the only true "Australians", because nobody can count past (give or take) 40,000 years.
I must be a "true" whitey because I burn like sh*t in the sun. Will probably die of skin cancer and should have stayed in the northern hemisphere (except I was born here). I don't have a lot of answers.
Country towns are not good places if you want to be treated as a local unless you are born there.
If you move up from the big smoke you are treated with suspicion for about 20 years until they finally decide they aren't going to get rid of you so they may as well be decent to you.
That's it, if you don't like multiculturalism, head to the country towns, the mainlanders hate the 'country' towns...
There's way too many brown people where I live so now and then when we go to the city's tourist attractions a bit surprised at how white some people can be. I saw this lady and thought, man she's really pale hope she's alright... then after few more the light bulb flicked on that wait...
Funny video
That's exactly right and why wouldn't they? Where I live is like a country town, none of the mainlanders are interested in living here. Terrible transport, not near railways lines, no restaurants within walking distance, no clubs within walking distance, petrol is more expensive, takes 3 hours to get to the airport etc.
I like the city too, prefer it much more than living up here, I don't blame them for wanting to buy where the action and facilities are. Oh and I forgot to mention plenty of white red necks up this way, hooning in their cars, yelling out to you from their cars when you are walking along the street, Friday night drunks returning home from the pub pissing on your shrubs and destroying "For Sale" signs in the street, throwing empty beer bottles on to your front lawn..........Arrrhh yes Australian culture. Give me a city apartment with civilised people any day.
Yikes, that's not at all my experience with country Australia. I spent 9 years in Ballarat and 3 in Penola, near the Coonawarra. Ballarat was a great place to live and work but Penola was just awesome. Surrounded by vineyards and wineries and some great restaurants....four seasons and tons of red gum to burn....heaven.
if as 90% of australians, you end up in the suburbs:That's exactly right and why wouldn't they? Where I live is like a country town, none of the mainlanders are interested in living here. petrol is more expensive, takes 3 hours to get to the airport etc.
I like the city too, prefer it much more than living up here, I don't blame them for wanting to buy where the action and facilities are. Oh and I forgot to mention plenty of white red necks up this way, hooning in their cars, yelling out to you from their cars when you are walking along the street, Friday night drunks returning home from the pub pissing on your shrubs and destroying "For Sale" signs in the street, throwing empty beer bottles on to your front lawn..........Arrrhh yes Australian culture. Give me a city apartment with civilised people any day.
just get a small farmlet a few km away and you are leaving the dream IMO
No wineries around here, got to go to the Hunter for that. Talk about picking a cupla nice places. Was your Chinese wife with you at the time? If she was, did she like it?
if as 90% of australians, you end up in the suburbs:
"Terrible transport, not near railways lines, no restaurants within walking distance, no clubs within walking distance, "
so between suburb and country I prefer country but why on hell would you be in the country and in the actual town: all disadvantages, no adventage, just get a small farmlet a few km away and you are leaving the dream IMO
btw Living the dream, not leaving it !!!How good it is !
if as 90% of australians, you end up in the suburbs:
"Terrible transport, not near railways lines, no restaurants within walking distance, no clubs within walking distance, "
so between suburb and country I prefer country but why on hell would you be in the country and in the actual town: all disadvantages, no adventage, just get a small farmlet a few km away and you are leaving the dream IMO
That's a funny video but the sad part is that the guy still didn't realise what a jerk he had been after it all, some people will never learn.
btw Living the dream, not leaving it !!!
my mistake
Not my mistake !
I bought 40 acres outside a major regional centre 20 years ago and it's been fantastic.
The neighbor's sheep graze on my paddocks, there is no noise, pollution or objectionable neighbors, little crime and there are supermarkets within 10 minutes etc.
Downside is the social life, there isn't much to do except go to the pub and I suppose some people could find country life boring and uninspiring if they are gregarians.
These are the tradeoffs we make for a quiet life.
So how are the lawns mowed? Do you fenced off a certain area around the house and get a few goats or cows for the rest? Or let the neighbour's stock feed off them?
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