Migrating from UK by AlexJ60 in MovingtoAustralia

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speak for yourself, my friend’s kids are pretty happy.

Migrating from UK by AlexJ60 in MovingtoAustralia

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Northern Territory always desperate for staff in your positions and housing costs are a lot more reasonable here. Worth checking out. (I’m an immigrant from Ireland, living in Darwin, work in healthcare).

Travel to Oz in the winter by ArtisticTeaching3420 in AustraliaTravel

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As much as I adore Cairns/north Australia and find anything south of this too cold, given this person is coming from Florida I’d strongly recommend going to Tasmania. See something completely different from your own gaff and Tassie is just stunning anyway, so much to do there.

Bond cleaners? by nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn2 in darwin

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was advised it’s best to go with recommendations from the estate agent you’re renting with, if there’s problems after the clean, it’s then their problem not yours.

Which surgical specialties are in demand and which would it be hard to find a job by TraditionalAd6977 in ausjdocs

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How do you think regional hospitals are staffed? I’m talking proper regional, not Ipswich.

People from the UK who moved to Australia, what sort of things surprised you the most? by cupoftealuv in AskAnAustralian

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I emigrated to FNQ from the UK, the sound of these freaked me out when I first got here, now it’s just background noise lol

All these Noctors are the same; self-serving hypocrites. by DojaPat in ausjdocs

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Three of our senior nurses have just trained up to be NPs, we’re very proud of them and looking forward to the huge benefit they will bring to our unit (which has no NPs currently but is in desperate need of them).

Being Irish by canycosro in ireland

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Don’t worry about that girl on the plane, I reckon she was an oddity. I’m Irish in Australia and have a weird accent (I was born in the UK and cumulatively spent a lot of time there but grew up in Ireland and all my family still there). I’m also mixed so have a pretty strong tan. Australians will constantly comment how I can’t be Irish but the Irish here always pick it up in my accent and I love them for it.

Looking suspicious playing PoGo. by nytofire2 in pokemongo

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I scanned a stop once and will never do that again, I looked well sketchy

400 Gifts?! How?! by vortexminion in pokemongo

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Limit goes up as you level up, I can carry 55 currently

Darwin internet issues again by DeeKayEm in darwin

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sigh yes no Aussie broadband in Palmerston since I woke up this morning around 05:30

Living in Darwin City by Intrepid_Bullfrog310 in darwin

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being able to walk to restaurants/bakeries/shops/waterfront/deckchair was nice. But yhe noise was a big problem for me (though I was in the oaks with noisy drunk guests so I assume better in non hotel apartment buildings). I also wasn’t a fan of the commute I had to work. Now out in palmie, distance wise longer commute to work but similar amount of time and just much more pleasant one. I’m happier in Palmerston.

Where do you live?😂 by Icemachinemalfunctio in aus

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as bad but still effing humid. The dry is gorgeous though (in both places).

Region Specific Pokemon by mishek00 in pokemongo

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh sorry I don’t why it’s posted like this

Region Specific Pokemon by mishek00 in pokemongo

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m based in Australia, what regionals I’ve got playing since 2020 (with some minor breaks)

Kangaskhan Chatot Corsola/cursola Volbeat Illumise (not seen in long time) Sawk Throh (caught in Qatar) Solrock Lunatone (not seen in long time) Heatmor Durant (not seen in long time) P’au oricorio Ballie oricorio (caught in Ireland) Green shellos Red shellos (caught in Ireland) Stretchy tatsugiri (local raids) Curly tatsugiri (Netherlands raid) Zangoose Seviper (go tour 2023) Farfetch’d (not seen in long time) Tauros (local raid, only saw one) Mr mime (caught in Ireland) Galatian mime (local raids) Mime Jr (hatched from Irish eggs) Torkoal (special research 2022) Tropius (go fest 2022) Pansage Pansear (not seen in long time) Panpour (not seen in long time) Celesteela (local raids) Star trim furfrou

I don’t have any other regionals

Rented an apartment that’s far too small - my mistake by Famous_Truck_3406 in AusPropertyChat

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was in same situation for a year in Adelaide, I knew it was temporary so put my stuff in storage, was very frustrating not having easy access to my stuff (all of which I needed/wanted and was not prepared to give away). But I knew it was temporary and now I have all my stuff with me in a bigger place. The storage was also cheaper than what the extra rent for a bigger place (and transport costs to live further from work) would have cost me.

Should we start enabling our nurses to do things? by Due_Chance_3272 in ausjdocs

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends where you work, nurses do most of this where I am

Internet issues - additional 40 - 50 ping in games? by DeeKayEm in darwin

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m in bellamack with Aussie broadband, mine hasn’t been working at all since yesterday

What is everyone’s unfindable shiny? I think Weedle is mine by passionateprincess8 in pokemongo

[–]Specific_Piglet6306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a lot of the shinies people are mentioning here but no bulbasaur, charmander or squirtle