Chortlepuss Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 My crappy old Holden would be a tenth of the price in the UK - offset of course by much higher car insurance costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 It is swings n roundabouts.. but having just returned a few days ago from the UK...no way is it cheaper overall. some things are, some things aren't. Supermarkets have a better choice, but not cheaper. Except their cafes, cheap food. i looked at new cars on the forecourts ....not cheaper. Went for lunch one day at my local weatherspoons, yes it was under £6 for a meal and drink....but it was nothing more than a mulched up microwave meal. One night out with friends, at a lovely old traditional pub, four drinks £11.20....that was great, but even my friends said that was mega cheap, think we just picked a good pub:yes: We don't earn anymore here in Aus than we did in the UK, so I find it much the sameness. Both places are too expensive for the average joe.. How about the astronomical house prices people pay in Perth...? Apart from the south east I bet people are paying double what that pay elsewhere .. Bye bye the extra money people earn, unless you want to live 73638384738738 kms out of the CBD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 30 years in oz. You must have really disliked australia to return after all that time. Why did you? Hardly unique. Doesn't even suggest necessary dislike. More a growing sense of detachment and growing older in a better suited place. My relative returned after doing about a year longer ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 How about the astronomical house prices people pay in Perth...? Apart from the south east I bet people are paying double what that pay elsewhere .. Bye bye the extra money people earn, unless you want to live 73638384738738 kms out of the CBD Them's the killer. Hardly unique to Perth and WA though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelensvaleHoward Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I am having a laugh at people saying you can get a full breakfast in Oz for $5 and maybe $10 with a coffee !!!!, never seen anything like that the cheapest Breakfast I have seen is $15 and then add $3.50 to $4.00 on top for your coffee I am in Perth though !!, I do hope you find your feet Marisa, it's all new and it will take time to work out the best places at reasonable prices, good luck to you both x https://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-GLADIATOR-CAFE/415854808549849 Said cafe and you see the price $4.90 Said breakfast above I don't tell lies only the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Them's the killer. Hardly unique to Perth and WA though.people rave on about earning more than they did in the UK but forget to mention they had to take out a $400000 + mortgage to buy a house , gets swept under the carpet does that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-GLADIATOR-CAFE/415854808549849[ATTACH=CONFIG]30176[/ATTACH] Said cafe and you see the price $4.90 [ATTACH=CONFIG]30175[/ATTACH] Said breakfast above I don't tell lies only the truth Don't you mean you can get a burnt breakfast for $5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh what a surprise.. You have to pick fault with that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelensvaleHoward Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Don't you mean you can get a burnt breakfast for $5 Some people can only come back with a negative Get over it If you call that burn't you should see my wifes cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh what a surprise.. You have to pick fault with that too You telling me that's not burnt ..?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Some people can only come back with a negative Get over it If you call that burn't you should see my wifes cooking I wouldn't be seeing it.. The bin would ..!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 You telling me that's not burnt ..?! I don't eat bacon anymore but that's the way I would have it because I don't like it when it's barely cooked. Everything else looks okay to me. One minute you're moaning things are too expensive and then the next you're making condescending comments to people for going to a Thai place and another for their cheap breakfast. Kinda makes me think you wouldn't have anything positive to say no matter what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelensvaleHoward Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I wouldn't be seeing it.. The bin would ..!!! If that was cooked to perfection you'd have come back with a negative That picture comes from there own facebook page Your in the UK I believe or maybe not You wouldn't get a burn't brekkie there would you for $4.90 which is 2.50 pounds ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) I don't eat bacon anymore but that's the way I would have it because I don't like it when it's barely cooked. Everything else looks okay to me. One minute you're moaning things are too expensive and then the next you're making condescending comments to people for going to a Thai place and another for their cheap breakfast. Kinda makes me think you wouldn't have anything positive to say no matter what Thing is people paper over the cracks to try and paint a Rosie picture.. People desperately digging up the odd place here and there which are cheaper than the rest, this I can fully assure you doesn't represent the true cost of Australia.. be prepared to pay way higher prices than expected or be willing to travel to these so called cheaper places which I can fully assure you will be either A , in a place which is way out of the CBD or B in a less disirabl area . Good luck on your travels Edited June 10, 2015 by paul1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) If that was cooked to perfection you'd have come back with a negative That picture comes from there own facebook page Your in the UK I believe or maybe not You wouldn't get a burn't brekkie there would you for $4.90 which is 2.50 pounds ish Advertising Or cooking isn't their strong point then..??? Edited June 10, 2015 by paul1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hope you enjoy your sub 400k house in Tunbridge wells Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hope you enjoy your sub 400k house in Tunbridge wells Paul Royal Tunbridge Wells please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Been chugging down the 5 pound beers in London today.... #sobstory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 ^^^ To be fair, the houses are built to a pretty high standard in the UK. Mind you, they are so well insulated and double glazed I had to throw my bedroom window open when staying with my SIL as the room was stifling. Also stayed with my oldest friend in Scotland. Lovely little house in the countryside. Double glazed and well heated - no draughts. However, even right out in the sticks houses are pretty pricey. The young ones are finding it hard to buy their first home. A lot of people have moved up from darn sarf and the prices have shot up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Been chugging down the 5 pound beers in London today.... #sobstory Not from Australia no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 ^^^ To be fair, the houses are built to a pretty high standard in the UK. Mind you, they are so well insulated and double glazed I had to throw my bedroom window open when staying with my SIL as the room was stifling. Also stayed with my oldest friend in Scotland. Lovely little house in the countryside. Double glazed and well heated - no draughts. However, even right out in the sticks houses are pretty pricey. The young ones are finding it hard to buy their first home. A lot of people have moved up from darn sarf and the prices have shot up. Bloody southerners lol :laugh: We got new windows recently but we've both said we've felt colder since then. Other than the last 2 days! It must be our imagination though, the other ones were quite old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 :laugh: When I was strolling round my local town I heard more English accents than Scottish ones. They've moved up here in droves. Don't know what it's like where you live Stacey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelensvaleHoward Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thing is people paper over the cracks to try and paint a Rosie picture.. People desperately digging up the odd place here and there which are cheaper than the rest, this I can fully assure you doesn't represent the true cost of Australia.. be prepared to pay way higher prices than expected or be willing to travel to these so called cheaper places which I can fully assure you will be either A , in a place which is way out of the CBD or B in a less disirabl area . Good luck on your travels That cafe is up the road from me I didn't have to dig anything I only comment on where I live and know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Yeah we've got quite a lot of english people here too. Was definitely the same way as your town when I lived in Dumfries. People were coming from england to barony college and driving back each day lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) https://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-GLADIATOR-CAFE/415854808549849[ATTACH=CONFIG]30176[/ATTACH] Said cafe and you see the price $4.90 [ATTACH=CONFIG]30175[/ATTACH] Said breakfast above I don't tell lies only the truth I can see why it is only $4.90, looks disgusting, where is the mushrooms hash browns baked beans and black pudding? what the hell is that horrible looking white sheen on that snag? Edited June 10, 2015 by Perthbum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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