paul1977

Yes you are! (in my humble opinion)

 

forget the peripheries, what are the biggest expenses in life?

1. House

2. Car

3. Fuel

4. Food

 

1. OZ 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 lounge, double garage, big garden, 200m2 living, walk to Indian Ocean , pool = £250,000 . UK 3 bed, 1 bath, single garage, small block, 1200m living at a push (and that's an older house which have much bigger spaces than new ones = £375,000

2. New Honda crv Oz £17,000, Uk £34,000

3. Petrol / diesel is half in oz

4. Food, not a great deal in it

eating out is too subjective to bring into it

gst 10% vat 20%

dont even get me started on the rip life uk pensions versus Australian superannuation.

 

Just add add to that I earned more than 3 times in $ what I do in £

 

i could go on all day, I have no problem with people preferring to live in the uk over oz, but tha fact is the standard of living here is

way lower than Australia. I would have to be a millionaire in Souter. England to have what we had in Perth.

 

 

 

you on about places like butler , secret harbour and all the places you need a helicopter to get back to civilisation

Let's be chartable and include the China Town area etc. Still hardly radiates a major world class city second tier city. Check out the likes of little old Amsterdam for instance. Less than half the size of Perth and a centre that kicks ass.

you get a nice cigarette there

Sometimes your get a good deal on cheaper goods but most of the time the dearer products out last cheap ones... you pay more money for quality

im a true believer of you get what you pay for.... ' pay cheap pay twice '

bogan capital of WA

Love Perth CBD ....always something new to see, its like an aladdins cave.

 

All the development going on..

 

Prob go 1/2 times a month, find something new every time .

 

what with all the new devolpments going on, would be lucky if I get bored after twenty years...

 

thanfully if that happens I can always go check out the surrounding areas cos they are changing too:wink:

 

would be a fool if I Didnt explore..

you must of lived a sheltered life

I think Sydney's CBD is tiny compared to many cities.

so what do you think of perth's then...? i think perths CBD would fit into the big 2 about 10 times

Sorry....Didnt realise you had lived in Sydney and Melbs.

 

Why move to Perth??

because everybody is living the dream

Just wait and in x number of years Perth's population will match Melbourne's population today. If we don't run out of water first of course.

can you imagine the urban sprawl then..... trouble is Perth's cbd will never match that of Sydney or Melbourne as its been boxed in, if it was to reach 4-5 million, the city couldnt take it...

will there ever be a sydney or melbourne in the west...?

Where will WA's next major city be...?

Who knows Paul...but it'll be but a distant awful memory for you by then...so don't fret.

how do you see WA in 20 years then...?

When we moved there in 1999 the population was around 1.8 million, so an increase of 700,000 in 16 years isn't bad. The population in 1983 it was just under a million, so a similar increase in those 16 years.

Maybe it's fairly controlled immigration? Making sure the infrastructure is in place to cope with the increase? Seems sensible really.

infrastructure is lacking

Because there is one city in WA as opposed to multiples on the east coast.

where will Perth be in 20 years then...? whats Perth's plan then...? 100 km sprawl...? high rise in a 50-100 km radius as you cant go out no more...?

Clearly because WA is a boring hell hole with no redeeming features. Stay away.

the population figures suggest you may be correct

The title says it all

What do you do when your back in Perth Paul??

 

ive never seen a post from you saying you've been to ??? In Perth or surrounds.

 

Do you bother to get out and explore??

 

I realise Fifo can be hard on families, especially those with young kids, but surely you don't just hang about the suburbs?

 

Fwiw....on the arguement re metro/ not metro.

 

for the first couple of years I lived inner metro, for the last year I've lived SOR in the burbs.

 

Really, for us anyway its been swings and roundabouts. Yes you are a lot less closer to more amenities, the city, choice of restaurants, pubs etc, when your metro, but when your working mon-Fri, 9-5, it doesn't really make much difference. You tend to be busy doing housey things anyway.

 

It also doesn't always mean a long commute to work. I'm 10mins away from mine. OH, is 40mins away from his.

 

I actually find the burbs friendlier, and love living in the peace n quiet, but understand the draw off a busier place, maybe one day an apartment closer to the CBD may be what we look for.

 

i look at the choices we do have, plenty of beaches, as all of Perths coastline, can be in the hills in less than an hour, can be in the Margret river region in 2 hours. If we do want to travel into the city, then its a 40min train ride, no dramas, and we do quite a lot. But if we want to stay local then there is places within walking distance.

 

have you lived in more than one area of Perth?? Or is all your negativity geared to a certain area?? Have you tried to socialise in your area??

After being here for 4 years I can safely say that after 3 months you've seen everything in Perth, I've flogged the beaches and parks to death, you can walk around the CBD in 15 minutes and I've also done the only 2 day trips from perth ( freo and mandrah ) I spent countless hours staring out to sea like a penguin along the paths, my idea of living somewhere isn't to fill it up with sporting events as there's sweet FA to do/go apart from that. Next month I can count on one hand the months till I leave , I can fully understand why perth gets labled the most boring city in australia

What do you do when your back in Perth Paul??

 

ive never seen a post from you saying you've been to ??? In Perth or surrounds.

 

Do you bother to get out and explore??

 

I realise Fifo can be hard on families, especially those with young kids, but surely you don't just hang about the suburbs?

 

Fwiw....on the arguement re metro/ not metro.

 

for the first couple of years I lived inner metro, for the last year I've lived SOR in the burbs.

 

Really, for us anyway its been swings and roundabouts. Yes you are a lot less closer to more amenities, the city, choice of restaurants, pubs etc, when your metro, but when your working mon-Fri, 9-5, it doesn't really make much difference. You tend to be busy doing housey things anyway.

 

It also doesn't always mean a long commute to work. I'm 10mins away from mine. OH, is 40mins away from his.

 

I actually find the burbs friendlier, and love living in the peace n quiet, but understand the draw off a busier place, maybe one day an apartment closer to the CBD may be what we look for.

 

i look at the choices we do have, plenty of beaches, as all of Perths coastline, can be in the hills in less than an hour, can be in the Margret river region in 2 hours. If we do want to travel into the city, then its a 40min train ride, no dramas, and we do quite a lot. But if we want to stay local then there is places within walking distance.

 

have you lived in more than one area of Perth?? Or is all your negativity geared to a certain area?? Have you tried to socialise in your area??

After being here for 4 years I can safely say that after 3 months you've seen everything in Perth, I've flogged the beaches and parks to death, you can walk around the CBD in 15 minutes and I've also done the only 2 day trips from perth ( freo and mandrah ) I spent countless hours staring out to sea like a penguin along the paths, my idea of living somewhere isn't to fill it up with sporting events as there's sweet FA to do/go apart from that. Next month I can count on one hand the months till I leave , I can fully understand why perth gets labled the most boring city in australia

He works Fifo at the same place as my OH .

I'm in clusters not fly

North QLD or north WA?

 

I thought you were already in the UK.

barrow island WA

When are you planning on heading back to the UK?

when i loose my job up north

I'm just joking with you paul but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to think of one thing. Even when I was seriously fed up and blamed my surroundings for it I could always think of at least one positive

i quite like burger rings , blue sky's are nice (don't like the heat now ) , grilled(a burger chain) burgers are just fab, like boost drinks, and the last thing and most important is i thank Australia for showing me what a fantastic city/country i come from, it was right under my nose but was too blind to see it .

Oh come on, I'll do it for you. This lovely land, WA has rewarded me a fantastic income for all my hard work which will set me up for life when I return back to my Eutopia :wink:

my hard graft has rewarded me...smash and grab...!

Paul I dare you to say one nice thing about Australia.. Just one :wubclub:

NO

Must compare everything from UK and Oz in a negative manner...

 

I'm sick of these long Sandy beaches in QLD, can't find a superior pebble beach like back in Brighton anywhere:realmad: . Also, can you believe the waiting times at the local fish and chipper? Making it to order instead of serving up yesterdays in a few seconds.:cry:

just remember to dodge the tumble weed