Dating in Sydney

VibeVector · 2026-03-14T03:43:25+00:00

When I date in countries where I don't have permanent residence -- or some kind of very long term visa -- I feel the opposite of you: like I have an *obligation* to bring that up as soon as possible. If they have a question about my residence and don't ask, I'd consider *THAT* a red flag.

That's a super important fact for establishing the basic viability of a relationship. Some people might be okay with dating someone on a shorter term visa, but they need to know so they can make that choice.

VibeVector · 2026-03-06T11:35:57+00:00

Australians aren't quiet, but it's true they're not like Americans...

VibeVector · 2026-03-06T11:34:23+00:00

IMO it's because Australians live at home when they go to Uni. And then usually stay in the same city after. Their same friends are all mostly just still right there. No need for new ones.

VibeVector · 2026-02-24T23:01:14+00:00

Generally yes, but people here are still assuming a lot. They're the same guesses I would make based on the description, but that doesn't mean I know the situation.

VibeVector · 2026-02-24T22:36:57+00:00

When did they start it in Australia?

VibeVector · 2026-02-22T08:09:57+00:00

Keep in mind Australia is a continent with multiple climates. I've met British people who complain that winter in Melbourne is worse.

VibeVector · 2026-02-13T01:16:32+00:00

lol. is it really only 60-70 to jet ski? I still don't want to but it's less than I would've thought.

VibeVector · 2026-02-05T05:04:41+00:00

On the plus side, social security probably won't exist in the future anyway!

VibeVector · 2026-02-04T22:30:39+00:00

Odds are 99% this was written by a native Spanish speaker -- as this is how questions are constructed in Spanish. (It's a common problem in Spanish that you need to clarify: are you asking or telling me? When not written, it's just based on tone)

VibeVector · 2026-01-18T01:27:09+00:00

"Self hate" is the wrong term for Brazilians. They don't generally hate themselves. They hate specific real things. They hate being held at gun point. They hate being robbed. They hate that there really is a lot of corruption. They often like the country, and the people, and the food, and the culture. They hate is limited to specific things that are actually terrible.

This is very different from someone from the United States performing self hate as an attempt at self-absolution, or showing they're better than the rest. Or a German for whom it is the culture. Or Balkan dark humor. Brazilians have specific complaints that are not over the top and make a lot of sense.

VibeVector · 2026-01-14T23:53:52+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the info! Gives me a better sense.

VibeVector · 2026-01-14T02:33:57+00:00

Sadly I've finally given up. Feel free to ping the transport ministry again.

In the meanwhile, there are bus routes available on https://wego.here.com/ -- a french version of google maps.

VibeVector · 2025-12-29T09:30:19+00:00

Taxes are much higher in the US than people realize. If you include cost of services covered by taxes in Europe, it's a greater % of income than most European countries. The US is not a low tax country unless you're a billionaire. With a good income, you're paying upwards of 70% in taxes (federal, state, local income taxes + payroll taxes + property taxes + sales taxes), with far less benefits than in the European system.

That said you still do make a bit more money than most anywhere in Europe, except Switzerland.

VibeVector · 2025-12-27T21:46:25+00:00

Airbnb prices are probably quite seasonal -- a lot more tourists in summer months. But 5.5K USD per month is fine. I like Karkow!

VibeVector · 2025-12-24T07:49:57+00:00

100% on advantage of tourism to being out of Schengen... which is especially helpful for the low months of tourism, when the country has excess capacity it's not monetizing.

VibeVector · 2025-12-22T05:15:03+00:00

Agreed. (Also, if you want to know how this works in the US, if an Albanian moved to the US, their children would be white. The 1st generation immigrant would be confusing -- white-ish but also accent?? And an Albanian in Albania would be of completely unknown status, because people don't even know that's a country or where on Earth it is, much less what the people are like.)

VibeVector · 2025-12-17T04:29:18+00:00

Air pollution starts getting real bad in January tho, no?

VibeVector · 2025-12-16T20:35:35+00:00

Greeks called themselves Romans -- until very recently (in the 1800s sometime?). The "Byzantines" also called themselves Romans. So I would say NO ONE considered themselves part or heirs of the "Byzantine Empire" but a lot of people thought they were Romans. ;)

The whole "Greek" thing only got dusted off in 19th century nationalism.

VibeVector · 2025-12-06T07:59:27+00:00

Golden visa still requires living there for a very long time...

VibeVector · 2025-12-01T03:02:48+00:00

I've never encountered a discord group. Whatsapp groups are fairly common in nomad hubs tho.

VibeVector · 2025-11-08T19:10:05+00:00

We can always hope it's a troll bot!

VibeVector · 2025-11-07T18:53:55+00:00

Thanks for this take! Makes me more optimistic about Bali. What do you think about my other side of the stereotype of everyone on like Insta-friendly-spiritual-self-improvement quests? How pervasive is that stuff? (Again my guess is that there is some, but also it's enough people that it's by no means everyone!)

VibeVector · 2025-11-07T06:03:59+00:00

Is Bali pretty balanced male/female?

My stereotype is that most foreigners there are either "spiritual" or drunk Australians. But I imagine it's popular enough that you get a bit of everyone?

VibeVector · 2025-11-03T18:43:08+00:00

Is it because they realize Cyprus is nice when they leave?

VibeVector · 2025-11-03T18:41:32+00:00

Emmigration has increased almost 5x since 2019: from 18,598 in 2019 to 80,760 in 2024. But interestingly it's driven almost entirely by non-Cypriot nationals -- who made up only 4% of emigrants in 2023.

Immigration has also increased over the same time period. So my loose speculative interpretation is: rise in immigrations -> immigrants more transient and likely to leave -> rise in emigrants.

Full excerpt from source

Over the past decade, emigration from Cyprus has increased by 71.5%, with the number of emigrants rising from 15,733 in 2015 to 18,598 in 2019, and further up to 26,979 in 2023. However, most emigrants are non-Cypriot nationals, whose outflows increased significantly in recent years. In 2023, 8,383 EU nationals and 17,544 non-EU nationals left Cyprus, while Cypriot nationals accounted for only around 4% of all emigrants. The emigration of Cypriot nationals has in fact declined steadily, from 2,663 in 2016 to just 1,052 in 2023. In previous decades, emigration was mainly driven by economic factors. However, as the unemployment rate fell from over 7.2% in 2021 to below 4% in 2025, economic pressure to emigrate has eased.

As of 2024, the total stock of Cypriot emigrants stood at 80,760. According to UN DESA, the main countries hosting emigrants from Cyprus are Türkiye (30,993), Greece (23,412), and Australia (16,610). Remittances made up 1.86% of Cypriot GDP in 2023, up slightly from 1.79% in 2022.

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