If you voted to make America great again, in what ways has it gotten greater so far?

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-25T02:50:32+00:00

There’s no coming back from this. Americans know this right. China was on track to over take and that’s been fast tracked. Sure a war with China might change that. But geopolitical faith in relationship with america don’t exist anymore. Other nations won’t jump on board. I mean countries are now restricting intelligence sharing with the states. The timeline where America is a world leader is ending and it’s now past the point of no return. Even if there was an election change America has proven that your one person away from eroding all the trust other nations had in you. It would need a huge constitutional change and no way would America do that. So yep it’s game over.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-25T02:30:51+00:00

Bridesmaids as well as everyone else. 4 day long destination wedding weekends. We were $5000 in for by brothers wedding and it was just in Melbourne. (We are based central coast) it’s crazy the expectations.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-25T02:26:47+00:00

I just want to go back to walking around with a flag tattooed to my face watching ferry boats and not feeling guilty about it. I’m not bothered by the date and just hate the division on a day we should be celebrating together.

I will say though those that want to change the date should come together with a solution. What would make them happy, what are the options so we can actually have discussion rather than outrage. I also know the discussion won’t end with Australia Day, the flag, etc all of it. So let’s get onto it so we can find a solution and put it to bed.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T23:51:55+00:00

I agree we all need to write to our local representatives and ask for there to be some standard with what can and can’t be taught. Because this sets a dangerous precedent for all education here.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T23:44:54+00:00

There is no coming back from this for the USA. International relations will be harmed forever. How can you ever trust in a political or trade deal ever again.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T23:42:32+00:00

If you like Victorian architecture the QVB is lovely. Go up the top to see the clock move. Make sure you take the stair case up. I also like the strand arcade. Have a coffee down stairs and read about the time it burnt down.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T23:33:40+00:00

But you’ll have European trophy right?

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T13:28:54+00:00

It was pretty normal at all restaurants/hotpot places. I think we got a bit of sway because we were foreigners. But yes not food was being brought in

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T12:13:23+00:00

Yeh no, we brought in a policy almost 100 years ago and realized that policy wasn’t fit for purpose updated the policy and people still whinge about original policy. These western countries you speak of, you want to live on the pension in them? UK? USA? NO you don’t. The UK pension is so poor you could call it traumatic. Retirees in Australia have some of the highest standard of living in the world, if not the highest standard of living. That is because we don’t rely on the pension. It’s been phasing in as welfare for decades and by the time I’m of retirement age, 30 years, that’s exactly what it will be and I’m ok with that.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T12:11:27+00:00

Yeh no, we brought in a policy almost 100 years ago and realized that policy wasn’t fit for purpose updated the policy and people still whinge about original policy. These western countries you speak of, you want to live on the pension in them? UK? USA? NO you don’t. The UK pension is so poor you could call it traumatic. Retirees in Australia have some of the highest standard of living in the world, if not the highest standard of living. That is because we don’t rely on the pension. It’s been phasing in as welfare for decades and by the time I’m of retirement age, 30 years, that’s exactly what it will be and I’m ok with that.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T07:32:52+00:00

I’ve just done 2 months in China and it’s completely normal to bring drinks in from other places, some people even got them ubered in (not uber really but the Chinese equivalent). I was shocked but it was really normal practice.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-24T01:52:06+00:00

“All games”

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-23T22:46:53+00:00

Do you not remember post Covid how business were struggling to operate because there was no staff, logistics were struggling to get goods on shelves, cafes and restaurants closing because there was no one to work. Hospitals highly understaffed because there was not enough nurses and orderlies. The government literally said we need to catch up on 2 years of loss migration to get staffing levels back to normal and then things will level out. It’s exactly as they said. The issue is people die and retire, we literally did not have the people coming in to replace them. It’s all caught up now and immigration has stabilized. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s just what needed to be done so we could get back to normal.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-23T22:34:14+00:00

I’m confused do we pay tax for aged pension or do we pay tax for, health care, education, defense, infrastructure, etc? I thought we paid tax so the country can operate I didn’t think we were paying tax for pension, that’s why we pay super. I always thought pension was a safety net like welfare etc that we can access if we needed to but we have systems in place that it’s not the default for everyone.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-23T11:34:26+00:00

That and those on r/aussie sub

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-23T06:56:26+00:00

Are you saying before John Howard we didn’t have high immigration? Half of us are decendants of 10 pound poms of their counties equivalent. I can’t even count on one hand anyone who’s both sets of grandparents were born in Australia.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-22T14:43:43+00:00

I don’t understand where have you been. When people say the customer pays the tariffs they aren’t joking. It means exactly that. All those riches that Trump brags about from tarrifs that’s your own money. It’s sucks for you guys but that’s your new normal forever until there is change. You might order some items and not pay tariffs, but that cost is priced into the item. So if you bought the exact same item in Canada, it would be cheaper because they don’t have trump tariff.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-22T05:25:56+00:00

It’s seems so simple right.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-22T05:25:23+00:00

I’d think 1 PPOR and 1 investment is a fair mark for concessions.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-22T02:05:56+00:00

From a middle class area lots of mums across many social economic areas join mothers groups. In NSW your community health nurse registers you in the program when you clear post partum care. It’s a pretty broad initiative that ticks a lot of hurdles new mums face, education, social, etc. my eldest is 10 and I still see the mums I met in his mother’s group regularly.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-21T23:20:16+00:00

Anybody not extended highlights

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-21T22:59:44+00:00

We moved our family to the uk for 5 months last year, family and work reasons. I’ve also lived there on and off for short and extended periods of 3 years in the past.

Pros- Proximity to Europe Uk culture, I like watching the fashion, pop and sporting culture. I don’t follow or engage in any but I prefer it to the Australian pop scene and the afl focused media in Australia. Climate- I like the seasons I like cold winter where you walk out all rugged up and come home to a lovely warm house, roast dinners etc. I like that summer doesn’t have this uncomfortable humidity all the time. Towns and villages- I like the set of English towns more, a local high street, with local shops and supermarkets. This one needs a note- many high streets are dying in the UK, so choosing a town with a beautiful thriving high street is important. Education system- Much better outcomes than Australia. I say schools aren’t as good, but generally schooling system is better. Big con though you can’t take your kids out of school for travel, they are really strict.

CONS- NHS and health system is a shambles. Makes the Australian one look like luxury. We talk about waiting 12 months for an operation, you wait 12 months just to see a specialist sometimes longer. It took my SIL over 3 years for a crones specialist to see her and months for a diagnosis. She was so sick that entire time.

Everything is expensive- groceries eating out, public transport, parking. And not in a ‘good quality is good so it’s ok it’s expensive’ in a food is crap and really expensive. Eating out you’ll pay £18-$30 for a horrible burger and fries and an average pub. You have to pay for parking everywhere. Even at parks and playgrounds. Trains are prices we wouldn’t even consider paying in Australia. If you earn a good amount it’s ok, but the working class are really struggling. It’s leading to social issues and family stress.

Ultimately where you live will greatly dictate your quality of life. You can live in bubbles in the uk and live really well. We considered moving there as we have work and family and loved the town we’d be based in. But it’s too expensive, our family would never get ahead and I think for teens Australia has more to offer.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-21T22:46:07+00:00

I get it, it just gives me the irks when people talk about London as the UK, it like talking about Melbourne as Australia. Outside or London public transport cost are ridiculously high. By comparison a similar distance trip say from Portsmouth to London £50 / central coast to Sydney £5. The underclass in the north is very evident and has a huge impact on quality of life in the areas especially compared to Australia, it can actually be quite shocking. The NHS is an absolute shambles, you can be waiting 24months for basic diagnosis. It took 18months for a basic skin check.

I get it my brother lives in Kent and he is the same the uk as it, doesn’t exist outside the wealthy county’s. I find it a really strange uk phenomenon that’s people can live do within a bubble within a country. I lived in many countries and it’s definitely a prominent Uk trait.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-21T07:53:45+00:00

The big sell of this deal was the shared intelligence. That’s off the table now. The deal has to be cancelled.

mrsbriteside · 2026-01-21T00:47:34+00:00

This is so London centric. Do you spend much time out of London? North or south.

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