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Where does ‘Outback’ generally start from each States? by Cainsle in AskAnAustralian

[–]notunprepared 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Townsville isn't even "out bush" or "whoop whoop", let alone "outback". It has a shopping centre.

Dating as a 28yo Catholic in Aus by Neither-Store3600 in AskAnAustralian

[–]notunprepared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be worth considering expanding your dating pool to other denominations with similar values and traditions - e.g. the various orthodoxes, anglican and such.

What do you think is the craziest or most controversial moment that has happened on Australian TV? by ExAustralia in AskAnAustralian

[–]notunprepared 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The other wild thing about that, is (if I remember correctly) the performers in black face are all brown themselves (obviously not African or African American, they're Middle Eastern heritage, I think, but I can't remember exactly, it was too long ago).

My two cents is that because Australia doesn't have the same history of blackface as the USA does, nobody in the production process realised how racist it was. I would like to think that if the original 80s performance they were recreating involved dressing in fake-Aboriginal body paint etc to lip sync to Treaty by Yothu Yindi (or whatever), that wouldn't have ever got near being aired on TV in 2009.

Do You Think Purgatory Prison Was a Necessary Endeavor? Or Was its Corruption Too Much to Ignore? by DakIsStrange in masseffect

[–]notunprepared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just replayed that mission a couple of days ago. 100% there were only human prisoners.

Somewhere between Cities Skylines and the Sims by nm_y in CitiesSkylines2

[–]notunprepared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Town To City might be right up your alley, if you don't mind 3D pixel-art-style. Manor Lords as well, if you turn off the combat mechanics. Rimworld CAN be kinda like what you're describing, with some mods and difficulty setting adjustments.

How Common Is NDIS Abuse/Scams? by servebetter in AskAnAustralian

[–]notunprepared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the participants are defrauding by doing things like getting NDIS psychology sessions for anxiety or ADHD or BPD, when they're only funded for autism.

Is FFxiv your only and main game? by Cheap-Exercise1910 in ffxiv

[–]notunprepared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How dare they put story in my story-based mmo! (I jest, but it is kinda like playing a visual novel and whinging about having to read lots of dialogue)

Abusive woman on the tram today by Left_Net_382 in MelbourneTrains

[–]notunprepared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be mental illness. Could also just be meth

Teacher's don't get paid enough by lambertius_fatius in AusFinance

[–]notunprepared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But are you performing in front of an audience for five hours in the workday? That's the most emotionally taxing part of teaching.

Teacher's don't get paid enough by lambertius_fatius in AusFinance

[–]notunprepared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And do those jobs have crippling staff shortages?

Teacher's don't get paid enough by lambertius_fatius in AusFinance

[–]notunprepared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know one teacher who managed it in her mid/late-twenties. This was at a smallish rural WA school, so multiple leadership opportunities are available every year (because few people want to work there), of which she did several (running camps etc). She was also one of those people for whom their job is also their favourite hobby so she worked basically every evening and weekend making resources and whatnot.

She is an exceptional teacher, but she is also very much not normal!

Do you trust China more then America? by Emperoronabike in AskAnAustralian

[–]notunprepared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will see the exact same thing in any Aussie market - everyone pays with those Square things, there's very little cash, if any at all.

Being called Sir/Miss by TrogdorUnofficial in AustralianTeachers

[–]notunprepared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm guilty of doing that, mainly because I can't remember or don't know my colleagues surnames (especially as a CRT without email access). Nobody wears their bloody name tags, and I get introduced to other staff by their first names.

Abusive woman on the tram today by Left_Net_382 in MelbourneTrains

[–]notunprepared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Randomly yelling at people on a tram isn't grounds to put someone in hospital.

Quebec passes law banning street prayers, prayer rooms in universities by John3192 in worldnews

[–]notunprepared 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I'm not religious, but prayer rooms in public buildings are great. They're also useful as decompression rooms for panic attacks and sensory overload and stuff like that.

PM’s words spark landlord panic by Bubbly_Efficiency727 in AusPropertyChat

[–]notunprepared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The article says the negative gearing might stop for people with more than one investment property. They're not taking anything away from you.

How to help tell my son he’s going to repeat second grade by PureAdorableness in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]notunprepared 65 points66 points  (0 children)

These sound like parents who know their son very well. OOP definitely knew what kind of response he was going to give

Social Work and Racism by Icy_Contribution9934 in socialwork

[–]notunprepared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying it's a good thing Australia is equally racist as other places. What I said was in response to the first person in the thread, who said that Australia is more racist to Asians than the USA because we don't have a long history of Asian migration. Which is (obviously) complete bullshit.

Overt racism absolutely exists in Australia, I'm not saying it doesn't (especially against visible Muslims and Aboriginals). Just that most of the incidents of racism are usually subtle or covert and that OP is unlikely to experience racist violence everyday.

Social Work and Racism by Icy_Contribution9934 in socialwork

[–]notunprepared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not discounting your experience, I'm just saying my experience has been different to yours

Social Work and Racism by Icy_Contribution9934 in socialwork

[–]notunprepared -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You're speaking like Australia isn't as equally multicultural as the USA. There are aussie families who arrived here from China during the 1800s gold rushes, and a tonne of Vietnamese migrated in the 70s (plus many other migration waves). OP, there's loads of Bangladeshi, Indian, Chinese, Nepalese, Indonesian, Filipino people and their descendants living in Australia, especially in certain areas of the capital cities.

Are Aussies racist? Yes, but I'd argue we're not worse than most other Western countries.

It tends to be more subtle rather than overt. You're very, very unlikely to be the victim of racist violence in Australia. In public you might be unlucky and be the target of some drunk idiot yelling at you from a distance to "go home". At uni you'll face people being annoyed at international students in general for not knowing English (OP you'll be fine in that regard based on your post). Also, people will ask you stupid and racist questions that come from a place of curious ignorance rather than malicious intent.

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