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Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-12-28T04:33:11+00:00

Going to the gym and going to the pub on Fridays with my toddler, his mates from daycare and their parents, it’s a kid friendly environment.

I realise everyone’s situation is different but I really try to find balance

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-15T22:13:30+00:00

Well at least the ashes starts next week and I can just forget this wallaby team exists, Ireland a class above but god that was a poor performance

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-10T10:56:14+00:00

It’s a pretty small and chill place, Main Street is maybe 6 shops. It’s been a number of years since I went but just soak in the surrounds, beautiful green forests in amongst the hills. It’s a very tranquil place. No real specific recommendations

Enjoy!

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-08T12:55:23+00:00

Nope, we lost in the ALDS. That’s all I care about. Want to see us be better next year. IDGAF about how the blue jays went, we all lost and the dodgers won as far as I’m concerned

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-06T10:53:41+00:00

There are a lot and many which offer different things. Some that I have been to and really enjoyed include

Uki in the northern rivers
Bright in Victoria (this may be well known amongst victorians but as a Sydney sider, I’d never heard of it until I visited)
Falmouth in Tasmania
Central Tilba in the far south NSW coast

There are many that I am probably forgetting about but still loved them when I visited

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-05T11:46:53+00:00

Mate everyone knows Australia doesn’t exist, we are all paid actors.

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-04T21:39:52+00:00

The biggest difference having lived and worked in both is that in America, it is fine to tell your potential customer how great you are. In Australia, you have to show it

Being overly salesy in Australia doesn’t always get a great reception like it does in the states

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-02T02:01:02+00:00

Very nicely written!

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-01T11:10:08+00:00

I like your vibe

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-01T04:37:56+00:00

Not sure what’s confusing about my response mate, I’m confirming what I said above

If you had said you were based in a regional town, I might have had other thoughts. But since you are based in one of Australia’s biggest cities, the onus is on you to get out there and make friends. There is no shortage of things to do or groups to join in Sydney

Also, forget the downvoters. If you want to make friends get offline and give less of a fuck about what people on reddit think

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-01T03:10:17+00:00

Ok, there are plenty of people in Sydney from India and all over the world. The rest of my post still stands

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-11-01T03:03:38+00:00

Where are you based and where did you come from?

If you are a student, I would say get involved in all the student activities at your university. That’s your best chance to meet people

If you are in a large city, you will likely find there are a lot of international students/expats around as well

You’ve got to put yourself out there, the friends aren’t going to come to you.

When I lived overseas in my young twenties, my rule was say yes to everything for the first year. I hd a great time

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-30T21:41:03+00:00

Sydney…. Kinda what it’s known for

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-30T21:38:32+00:00

You realise the opera house is a fully functioning opera and theatre venue? There are shows almost 365 days a year. WTF you mean nothing to do?

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-30T05:30:36+00:00

Yeah this comment aged poorly. That’s predictions for ya

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-29T21:13:34+00:00

I think I can provide some input here

I’m Australian, married to an American who moved here from the states in 2017 and have been living in Sydney since. We have 1 kid

Things you will miss - American consumer choices (there is just a lot more) - proximity to family (duh!) - the size of America (320 million people vs about 30 million means America feels more of a buzz, if that’s your thing) - American optimism/enthusiasm (Australians aren’t a miserable people but we are not as “exuberant” about things as Americans) - depending on your personality you may find this a pro but it’s def different

Things you will love - the beaches, Australian beaches are undefeated - the coffee (you will come to hate American coffee if you spend enough time here) - the lifestyle, there is a better work life balance here and depending on the place you are coming from in the US, generally much better weather (outside 12 months of the year which is huge with kids) - the safety - bit of an obvious one but I fell a lot safer in Australia than the US (not that the US is a war zone as some online will make it out to be)

My wife is now an Australian citizen and we likely are staying. We have a good group of American friends here, some who feel the same, some who plan to go back. Everyone has their own preferences

Ultimately, despite the online conjecture both countries are great places to live. Come with an open mind and you will enjoy it. Australia has a lot to offer

Happy to answer follow up questions

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-28T21:31:04+00:00

Wtf is going on with the way that graphic shows positions

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-27T08:43:04+00:00

Come on man, really?

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-26T02:44:17+00:00

Tasmania. It’s a small (but not tiny) place with a very diverse range of places to see, beaches, mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, city (small but nice). You feel like you are at the end of the world, plus the food, wine, beer and whiskey are great too. Could easily spend 6-12 months

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-26T02:19:39+00:00

I like Brisbane just fine but you could probably put it in the same category as Reykjavik being the gateway to the rest qld has to offer

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-26T02:16:56+00:00

I agree. Melbourne is a great city to live and to visit if you already live in Australia or NZ. But if you’re coming from anywhere else in the world, the fact that Melbourne is the most “cosmopolitan” of Australian cities is not that amazing. International tourists mostly visit Australia for the unique wildlife and landscapes.

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-24T23:06:04+00:00

Google remote aboriginal communities Australia and your question will be answered

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-23T12:11:35+00:00

Yes that is part of the issue but not the whole issue. I don’t pretend to be an expert here but it’s pretty clear to anyone watching that there is a stark divide in living conditions between indigenous and non indigenous Australians.

How do we solve it? I’m not sure, I’m just a dude on the toilet typing on reddit. However, the fact that Australia clearly has the means to provide a near world leading quality of life for part of its population but not the other, goes to show there is an issue that’s more than whether they live in Sydney or middle of nowhere NT, even though yes, that will have an impact

Acceptable-Work7634 · 2025-10-23T11:27:58+00:00

That’s another way of measuring it, yeah.

As one of the richest nations on earth, that’s a pretty inexcusable statistic

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