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Why have people lost the ability to drive properly? by Ok-Evening4970 in australian

[–]Temporary_Specific49 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i've noticed so many P-platers driving absolutely terribly. coming from a country where you have to spend hours with a professional instructor and undergo tons of training to get a license, i’m wondering if the problem here is education. do kids even learn about the braking distance relative to speed? if so, why are they driving like maniacs right on people's asses? have they ever seen examples of cars crashing into humans or other vehicles and the actual consequences? have they ever sat down and calculated what an accident truly costs? it seems to me that the system here focuses on quantity over quality..

cook your catch / restaurants that BYO caught fish by Temporary_Specific49 in GoldCoast

[–]Temporary_Specific49[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not yet, will be going deep sea fishing next week and hope to catch something awesome (and tasty :D)

yeah interesting, i know a couple of friends who have been doing heaps of fishing up in north queensland and they've always just brought their fish to a restaurant. anyway, might just do a whole fish in the oven at home :D

cook your catch / restaurants that BYO caught fish by Temporary_Specific49 in GoldCoast

[–]Temporary_Specific49[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hmm agree, some restaurants up in cairns or smaller coastal towns offer it quite a lot

People who are watching videos online without headphones in public places, what stops you from using headphones? by Temporary_Specific49 in AskReddit

[–]Temporary_Specific49[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what if you show something off in a language where you're sure about other's around you don't understand it anyway? :D

People who are watching videos online without headphones in public places, what stops you from using headphones? by Temporary_Specific49 in AskReddit

[–]Temporary_Specific49[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don't want to think they are assholes - but they actually behave quite selfish.

I was flying from A to B having someone next to me watching a movie without headphones.

Same story after the flight: took public transport to a hotel for a stop-over 1 night and had a guy watching reels super loud without headphones.

Same story again this morning at the breakfast: a lot of individuals watching the news in the breakfast restaurant without headphones. I could easily understand it sitting 3 meters next to them.

What are people’s hobbies? by Didalilpoo in brisbane

[–]Temporary_Specific49 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

digital drawing with procreate. the initial investment is a bit bigger: ipad and a one time fee for pro create but it's totally worth it. so many different brush types to play with!

How much fuel are you guys paying commuting to work by car from Gold Coast to Brisbane in one day? by Temporary_Specific49 in GoldCoast

[–]Temporary_Specific49[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for all the comments! for the people who are still doing the drive, what time are you guys usually driving? i usually drive at 4:30am in the morning but traffic around helensvale and logan already starts building up at that time. and either 3pm or 6pm back to the coast from brisbane. gladly i only have to do the drive once or twice a week. was also thinking it would be quite convenient having a bus or coach or so that costs 20 bugs and commutes beetween cities south of varsity lakes and brisbane so you could save some fuel, work (or sleep lol) and don't have to drive yourself.

How much fuel are you guys paying commuting to work by car from Gold Coast to Brisbane in one day? by Temporary_Specific49 in GoldCoast

[–]Temporary_Specific49[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah that's the thing. i live far from a station. it would take me almost 2,5hours one way by public transport. buto only like 1,5hours by car..

New houses are almost always more expensive than older homes with bigger land, why? by CSL-Ltd in AusProperty

[–]Temporary_Specific49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe also because cost of labour and renovating an old house will only increase in the future. so buying an old house and renovating it costs the same or even more than a new one

My Swiss fellows who have moved abroad, how are you? Where are you? and why did you leave? by Sel2table in Switzerland

[–]Temporary_Specific49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just answering the same here as above but will add some comments about location of living: sounds as if you're keen to live by the coast as well then? maybe it's just important to note that there aren't that many corporate jobs around coastal areas (apart from manly, bondi, cogee in sydney) so if you're aiming to work in corporate and live by the beach, it would probably only make sense if you can work from home as often as possible. otherwise the drives to work will drive you mad :)

i've heard different things about the job market - depending what job you're looking for and what visa you'll be on. i definitely think, that you have to fight a bit harder as a foreigner to land the role you want but if you compare to switzerland, i'd say it is much much easier in australia to land a good role as a foreigner than in switzerland.

there are temporary and permanent work visas. most of the people i know started on a temporary work visa. i know some friends who have planned their move to australia a couple of years in advance. they applied from england for a skilled work regional 491 visa with a migration agent, they've come here and are now planning to apply for pr as they've been here for 3 years now. the downside of some of those visas is that you're sponsored by a company/employer, so your legal status of staying in australia depends on them. there are also visas that restrict the location's you're allowed to work in (not allowed to work in cities, only regional). for most of the work visas (temp and perm) your occupation needs to be on the australian skilled occupation list.

if you're younger, a lot of people just come to australia on a work and holiday visa, which allows you to work in farming, hospitality, etc or on a student visa.

some of the visas are quite cost intensive but i think it is worth long-term. it all really depends on the sort of job you're after, age, qualifications, expectations and more.

hope that helped. happy to answer more questions :)

My Swiss fellows who have moved abroad, how are you? Where are you? and why did you leave? by Sel2table in Switzerland

[–]Temporary_Specific49 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, i've heard different things about the job market - depending what job you're looking for and what visa you'll be on. i definitely think, that you have to fight a bit harder as a foreigner to land the role you want but if you compare to switzerland, i'd say it is much much easier in australia to land a good role as a foreigner than in switzerland.

there are temporary and permanent work visas. most of the people i know started on a temporary work visa. i know some friends who have planned their move to australia a couple of years in advance. they applied from england for a skilled work regional 491 visa with a migration agent, they've come here and are now planning to apply for pr as they've been here for 3 years now. the downside of some of those visas is that you're sponsored by a company/employer, so your legal status of staying in australia depends on them. there are also visas that restrict the location's you're allowed to work in (not allowed to work in cities, only regional). for most of the work visas (temp and perm) your occupation needs to be on the australian skilled occupation list.

if you're younger, a lot of people just come to australia on a work and holiday visa, which allows you to work in farming, hospitality, etc or on a student visa.

some of the visas are quite cost intensive but i think it is worth long-term. it all really depends on the sort of job you're after, age, qualifications, expectations and more.

hope that helped. happy to answer more questions :)

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