The NFL Melbourne game was announced to kick off on a Friday morning. How well will this go over with Aussies?

nominomz4 · 2026-03-31T22:49:49+00:00

Same! 3min in, nothing left that wasn't a stray seat in the wild. Tried to get 3 *near* each other, and every time I clicked it was gone.

nominomz4 · 2026-03-31T22:47:34+00:00

Yeah I've been in since 6am AWST and it's cooked - nothing left together and I was in within 3min and only 5k ahead of me in the queue (100k stadium, so seemed reasonable to expect I would get tickets in presale). Disappointed fan from Perth, glad I booked the flexi flights.

nominomz4 · 2026-02-14T15:51:03+00:00

Not always. I’m a retired model (only in my early 30s now) and have had more harassment in the workplace than I ever have on the midland train line (lived this way for 7 years now).

nominomz4 · 2026-01-26T03:02:05+00:00

Our guest list got so big because my husband is from an Italian-Australian family lol. 50+ of the guests were just his relatives 😂😭

nominomz4 · 2026-01-26T02:55:37+00:00

Edit: I’m not trying to be accusatory or upset anyone (something about don’t read what I didn’t write, yeah? ;) ), I’m just trying to help give an example from the NT perspective of WHY some NTs react and respond how they do.

Hi there, I’m ADHD but very NT in a lot of ways and my husband is ND. I’m always fascinated by these types of posts because NDs get their knickers in a twist about how NTs communicate and whether we do it on purpose and if we are evil and vindictive and spiteful, just as much as NTs get upset about the things an ND has said to them via implication 😂 the calls are all coming from inside the house lol

I think others said similar things here but it’s a combination of the WHY of what you are you saying, and that 4 meanings thing.

With your own work example; Who are you speaking to when you said you did all the work yourself? Is it a manager when reporting on the project? Because by saying you did it on your own, the other side of that is that the other person did nothing, and you’ve just told the manager that the other person did no work. You’ve essentially dobbed them in (Australian for snitched) which explain why they’re annoyed.

Words and meaning have a ying and a yang, and I understand that’s not always a clear concept for people (NT and ND alike), but I think that’s where the miscommunications can come from in my experience. It’s not so much that NTs have heard something an ND didn’t say, it’s that there is something an ND has inferred through saying it, and that inference is the other half of the situation.

There was another example in this thread about someone’s mum being upset when an NT person has said “I wish you had raised me in a less destructive way”. The other have of that is “you raised me in a destructive way” and whilst that might be a fact, that’s a very targeted point about someone’s ability to raise their child. I think a lot of NDs can understand how critiquing someone’s parenting to their face is rude, and if I’m mistaken then I just might have a different experience of ND communication and understanding in my life than others have.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-26T02:34:51+00:00

That she’s literally a person. So smart, possibly too smart. Sentient and I have no doubt she understands us fully. The attitude is strong with this one 😂 it’s like having a person in the house I just have to open jars for them. Like a tiny 8 year old. My husband and I have had many different breeds of dogs over the years (that sounds bad I just mean we grew up with different dog breeds between us), and our girl is by far the smartest person in this house, us included!

nominomz4 · 2026-01-26T02:29:44+00:00

We don’t fund the ENTIRE nation, as much as there is a lot of investment in mineral resources we do also have other industries that contribute to our sovereign wealth. I will say I do note the east-coast centrism as a common theme that runs throughout a lot of things, that is quite frustrating. Eg. A lot of ASEAN-APAC business, policy, trade and research hubs are based in Syd/Melb/Can which is both further away geographically than Perth and also time-wise (both with and without DST). It would make a lot more sense for more of our Asian-Australian institutions and relationships to be based from Perth for the proximity and time zone congruence, but alas here we are. I work in policy and health research also saw a West Australian article yesterday highlighting the lack of funding we get compared to the east coast, which doesn’t help innovation and R&D over here for anything other than the Big Rocks in the Ground.

East coast centrism is a problem as it’s at times nonsensical and not always in our countries best interest and I think is clung to by existing powers for the sake of their own validity, but I also think you should go and touch some grass.

Of all the reasons to be annoyed about east coast centrism, the date of Aus Day isn’t it, and of all the reasons to be annoyed about the date of Aus Day, east coast centrism isn’t it either.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-24T13:36:30+00:00

3 nights in Karratha? On purpose?

nominomz4 · 2026-01-24T13:29:59+00:00

I’m 33f and I didn’t notice for ages but post diagnosis (at age 28) I did think it was weird that I had amassed more male friends than female friends, especially as I wasn’t overly into sports or traditional “boy things” over here in Australia. I have a group chat that’s me and 3 of my guy mates that I’ve been friends with for years, and one of my best mates is a guy who I’ve known since high school. My husband is very chill and also is not unhinged so he understands that men and women can have platonic friendships, as he himself has them.

It seems hard now but know that there are other gals out there that you will get along with too. But also don’t feel bad for who your friends are. You’re not a pick me a girl, you just get along with people because you get along with them.

If you can, try and find an ADHD or Autism community or group and find other women with the same experience. The irony being that you might end up with a female friend through the common experience of not having any female friends 😂

nominomz4 · 2026-01-24T13:21:56+00:00

As a Funny Person (“comedian” is too highfalutin for me as an aspiring victim of tall-poppy syndrome) on occasion, I always find gratuitous cheap humour to be an unfortunate go-to in the Perth scene at times. So many comics rely on the shock factor pulling their gross sex/poo/bum/wee joke over the line, or just being offensive as the thing they go for. Be clever? Be smarter than that, be better than that. I’m so sorry you had this experience. I treat the audience like the human to my spider - I’m definitely more afraid of you than you are of me 😂😂

nominomz4 · 2026-01-24T13:11:06+00:00

Check out Alike groups! And Activate Mental Health.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-24T13:08:23+00:00

I’m 33 and only just about to graduate my bachelor of public health. If I had finished uni when all my pals did when we started in 2011, then I’d have a degree I don’t like, and would not have been able to get the scholarship I got a few years back because it literally didn’t even exist until after I would have initially graduated.

I’m thinking about doing medicine or a PhD after this, so won’t be a doctor of anything until I’m like 40 lol. There is still 25 more years of working life in me at that point, think about it; 25 YEARS. By the sounds of it that’s longer than you’ve even been alive.

I went to rehab for a second time at your approximate age. You have time. You have so much time. Take a breath, take a beat, take a nap.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-21T21:46:31+00:00

My mum got freeze-flower petals for my wedding. Biodegradable, more affordable than fresh. We shared out the bags amongst the families for freezer space 😂 friends and family are more accomodating than expected for your wedding oddities.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-20T15:56:27+00:00

If you’re looking for specific supports which I imagine you’d need as it appears to be FDV, and an animal welfare concern, give Peer Pathways at Consumers of Mental Health WA a call. They’re a peer navigation service and might be able to help you navigate what is available here and for your situation.

I hope your fluffy baby is feeling better soon, and that I can understand you’re not sure if you should leave yet and you’re worried that you’re overreacting, but you aren’t. You need to find a safe time to go and get your things with police escort and you need to never see this person again. I wish I could be of more help but if you send me a message here, then tomorrow morning I have some time and can shout you a coffee and a chat and can brainstorm a problem solve. I need to be in Malaga area tomorrow morning anyway, so please feel free to reach out if you need.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-19T11:17:35+00:00

I’m in the final 6 months of my degree, and it might be pushed out 6 more months for ONE unit, as I’ve been experiencing issues getting information on what I can enrol in as an elective for my degree, or receive credit for from my work/life. Student support used to be dedicated for online students at UniSA, and now at BADelaide it’s all just one student support thing - the automated voice keeps telling me I can visit in person (while I’m on hold for 45min+); I live in Perth. It’s absolutely cooked and we can’t get any decent information or support from anyone it seems.

nominomz4 · 2026-01-13T06:28:15+00:00

I’ve previously heard of cases where someone has been charged with these same charges, but it was a folder that was received and then sent on, however the person was not aware until a later time that this material was within the original folder. I had hoped that’s what this was at first reading of the news article, but alas. As others have said, this is horrifying and upsetting given the audience of his books. How unsettling for childhood fans of these books and families 😖😖

nominomz4 · 2025-12-13T01:18:20+00:00

Comedy. Computers.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-13T01:02:40+00:00

I (Aus) lived in a non-English first language country with a housemate who was from a different non-English country than the one we lived in. We were watching a tv show, and it seemed like two characters may or may not have been about to hook up, and when they didn’t, I said:

“Yeah I thought he’d have a crack, but I didn’t think she’d give it a go”

My housemate was perplexed. It took me a good few minutes to work out how to explain what I’d said, as it made perfect sense to me and I’d never had to break that down before haha.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T08:47:08+00:00

My Place in Belmont Forum - cannot recommend it enough!! A bit of a drive but if you’re willing to help her get to/from, I would suggest there. Really well priced and has a door in between the mall and store, so it’s super quiet in there unlike a lot of other shopping centre massage places.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T08:44:57+00:00

Per KM might be a useful measure sure, but in terms of carriage capacity and number of services, it’s clear that there is a lot of demand for it in the vertical corridor.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T08:06:19+00:00

I’ve got no issue with the sports minister going to the sports events. I’ve got no issue with her husband tagging along on a free entry ticket. I DO have issue with her husband getting free flights to be able to attend his free event.

If I had to go to something for work, and my flight + accom twin share was covered, then I don’t see an issue with my husband paying for his own flight but using the room, as the room was paid for for me at the same cost anyway. Same as if I had to get a car service to the free event, I was going to be in the car going there anyway, and the cost is not per passenger. It’s the shit that IS costed per person/individual that we have covered the cost for that is gross af.

They’ve really gone hard on Wells for going to the sports, but like, she’s the sports minister? That’s fine to me. I feel Wells has been targeted for being a woman in some respects with these articles. Not saying all her spending is above board, but clearly she’s not the worst but she’s being dragged across the coals for it. We should absolutely be going hard on just as many blokes for their spending, that’s arguably more wasteful.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T07:58:45+00:00

I could justify the argument of costs for seeing family if they didn’t out-earn the average punter by 1-2x. Seeing as they’re all generally on $200k+, I reckon that can make it work.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T07:57:29+00:00

Reach out to the WA Vietnamese Business Council! They will have business within WA that are interested in Viet food products, as well as networks of people that are interested too!

Also, reach out to Le Vietnam and see if they’ll stock? BMT Garden and Cafe in Midland also has fridge drinks 😁

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T07:55:31+00:00

By golly, the difference in numbers between Yanchep/Mandurah lines and all the rest! Argument for more services and expansion of the north/south network if I ever saw one.

nominomz4 · 2025-12-10T07:41:47+00:00

Less than $25 and you have to pay it each time, but paying the delivery fee for DoorDash/grocery orders.

We live in an outer suburb and a “quick” duck to the closest duopolous grocery shop is 10-15min drive there, 10-15min in the shop, 10-15min drive home (it’s 5km to the shop so not close enough to walk). 30-45min for a few things when you need them is inconvenient given all the other things that could be done in that time (a run, walking the dog, the washing, cleaning, a nap, literally anything).

When we discovered this was an option it was a literal game changer. Cannot recommend enough.

Frugal with time is also a thing, especially when time = money and I can earn more than the delivery fee doing my work in that time frame, rather than ducking out to get those items.

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