can you add to list of benefits of living in australia or usa please ?

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  1. datto

    datto Well-Known Member

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    They got 'em over there. It's just they live in trailer parks and we got Houso Houso Houso.

    One day I will visit my cousins over there.
     
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  2. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    Australia don't have this.....

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    or this:

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    US is so vast...plenty of opportunity.

    For average person, i think Australia is much better, mainly due to Medicare and education costs.

    For entrepreneurial person, US is greatest place on earth.
     
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    I think a 3500+m peak is the only thing that Tassie is missing to make it perfect for an outdoorsy type. Plonk something like that in the middle of Tassie and you then have great skiing, alpine and ice climbing to add to the already fantastic walking, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, rafting and diving.

    You can keep the Redwoods, I'm happy with my E. Regnans! Also, Tassie scrub > everywhere else.
     
  6. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    Go live in Paso Robles. It's just like...... well...ur.... it's just like regional Australia.... :p:p:p (except the coffee is just absolutely atrocious....!! Someone go there an open a proper coffee place please!!!)

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    ... and yes, they are vineyards, and the community nearby now known as Adelaida was infact once known as "Adelaide".


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    lol
    American coffee is terrible, and they keep wanting to give you more for free
     
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  8. PropDir

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    Benefits in living in AU:
    • Medicare (health care)
    • We are an 'island' isolated from adjacent countries, sitting on land in the middle of the ocean - unlikely to be a target of wars or aggression from nearby country trying to 'take us over'
    • Further to above bullet point, we are a separate continent, so the spread of things like COVID likely to have less of an impact
    • Pretty nice lifestyle, not too much to worry about
    • Partisan politics is less nasty, and there is probably less of a 'divide' in terms of right wing versus left wing
    Benefits of living in USA
    • Arguably more 'exciting' - more happening in terms of entertainment etc, better city life, nightclubs, etc
    • More entrepreneurial spirit, things are more on the cutting edge, more opportunities for career growth
    • Many states and cities to visit - options for travelling interstate
     
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    Just for the real pedants among us - the photo is of a giant sequoia (sequoiadendron giganteum) and not a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) :cool::cool::D:D:D

    Interestingly both the giant sequoia and the E.Regnans need fire to regenerate.

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  10. Lizzie

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    ... and the Wollemi Pines - left over unchanged from when dinosaurs roamed the world
     
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    Which means adding more water to the plunger.... :eek::eek::eek::eek:

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    Our travel agent booked our Washington accommodation in Alexandria Old Town, which we were annoyed about initially... until we got there. What a beautiful place - and we spent most of our days there instead of heading into DC.
     
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    My son thinks that the USA is heading for civil unrest, the gap between rich and poor is widening every year, I think he could be right. A terrifying thought ... :(
     
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    Lol..... its truly disgusting
     
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    Lovely

    George town also very nice

    also when cherry blossoms flowering in DC spectacular
     
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    For scenery and nature the US takes some beating, I've been all over the US, thought NY & LA are very over rated. San Fran was great but echo what others said about extent of homeless, it was like a ghost society walking among the regular folk. Two parallel worlds, bizarre (and that was 13 years ago, probably worse now?). Loved Boston, loved DC and Yosemite is one of the most amazing places I've ever been.

    Met some amazing people and met some complete tools.Never been anywhere where people are so polarized and the gap between have and have nots.

    China will be the next, and maybe only Super Power, the USA is going down the toilet fast and the walking orange has his handle on the flusher.
     
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    I dont think we are in danger of civil unrest ... :rolleyes:
     
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    Yeah I loved DC and Georgetown especially. Always wanted to go ever since I saw it in 'The Exorcist' as a kid. Wouldn't mind seeing more of Virginia over the river.
    I liked NY but completely understand why some people find Manhattan underwhelming after seeing it in so many movies, documentaries and travel brochures. I suspect it's lost some character through gentrification. Oddly enough my favourite part of NY was the Bronx. Many parts of the Bronx look more like the old NY you see in movies like ' The French Connection' for example (which was actually filmed in Brooklyn but Brooklyn is a lot more gentrified now where as most of The Bronx isn't).
     
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    Is this a school assignment question??
     
  20. George Smiley

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    LA is an interesting one because a lot of people go in with high expectations and feel underwhelmed. Personally I didn't like it but still enjoyed my time there.

    The worst part of the US I saw was by far San Bernardino which is located in the Inland Empire which is a huge sprawling metropolitan area east of LA. The place was impoverished, dangerous and run down but as an experience I loved it; it got me out of my comfort zone walking through there and gave me a new perspective on things.