Red Rose Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Not a rival thread but what is the one word that separates the two countries for you? As I was running today through some pretty tree lined English country lanes past some horse riders going for a hack, I thought the UK is sooooo quaint and that for me is the difference between the two countries that really stands out for me. Australia does have some character, but the UK oozes charm, even in 2020! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliQ Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Red Rose said: Not a rival thread but what is the one word that separates the two countries for you? As I was running today through some pretty tree lined English country lanes past some horse riders going for a hack, I thought the UK is sooooo quaint and that for me is the difference between the two countries that really stands out for me. Australia does have some character, but the UK oozes charm, even in 2020! Having recently spent 18 months back in the UK (in an area of total peaceful countryside) I totally agree. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Diversity. Every state/territory is so very different... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 "Opportunity!" - read into that what you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Red Rose said: Not a rival thread but what is the one word that separates the two countries for you? As I was running today through some pretty tree lined English country lanes past some horse riders going for a hack, I thought the UK is sooooo quaint and that for me is the difference between the two countries that really stands out for me. Australia does have some character, but the UK oozes charm, even in 2020! So your one word is "quaint?" Yes, now I come to think of it, Australia is more quaint than the UK!!!! You have "cheated" too, using two words, not one - quaint and charm!? Edited November 28, 2020 by MARYROSE02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, MARYROSE02 said: So your one word is "quaint?" Yes, now I come to think of it, Australia is more quaint than the UK!!!! On this point we'll have to agree to disagree!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Wanderer Returns said: "Opportunity!" - read into that what you like "Let's make lots of money!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Sunshine x 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Lightness as in the light is different in Australia. Better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 hours ago, calNgary said: Sunshine x Sunshine is overrated!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 What is an "antonym" for "quaint?" Contemporary? Modern?'!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Drizzle 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 57 minutes ago, Parley said: Drizzle Excellent! This is the point I was trying to make on another thread. Melbourne (and maybe parts of Tasmania) are the exception that proves the rule for this word. Living in Sydney, I used to laugh when they said "showers" because it always meant, "it's pouring". Melbourne gets rain, showers, drizzle, the works. I rather like it, but I can understand why some migrants find it disappointing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Wish we had more rain here.We need it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Marisawright said: Excellent! This is the point I was trying to make on another thread. Melbourne (and maybe parts of Tasmania) are the exception that proves the rule for this word. Living in Sydney, I used to laugh when they said "showers" because it always meant, "it's pouring". Melbourne gets rain, showers, drizzle, the works. I rather like it, but I can understand why some migrants find it disappointing. The weathermen (or women) hate(d) to even say "showers" if it was forecast for the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Spacious 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, ali said: Spacious I agree to a point, but as most people in Australia live in huge and overcrowded cities you are not really aware of the actual size of Australia until you go out into the bush, or you fly over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 7 hours ago, MARYROSE02 said: I agree to a point, but as most people in Australia live in huge and overcrowded cities you are not really aware of the actual size of Australia until you go out into the bush, or you fly over it. ....but compared to cities in the UK and Europe, they are not overcrowded really. For instance, London, Manchester and Birmingham all have a population density of over 4,000 people per square kilometre. Sydney and Melbourne have a population density of less than 500 people per square kilometre, and other cities are even lower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, Marisawright said: ....but compared to cities in the UK and Europe, they are not overcrowded really. For instance, London, Manchester and Birmingham all have a population density of over 4,000 people per square kilometre. Sydney and Melbourne have a population density of less than 500 people per square kilometre, and other cities are even lower. I never really had any experience of living in cities like that, coming from a village in the New Forest where Southampton, 15 miles away, was "The Big Smoke". So moving to Sydney with its 4,000,000 plus compared to Soton with its circa 200,000 was a shock, especially with its spread out nature. I imagine if you plonked Sydney down on Soton, it would cover everything to Bournemouth, Pompey, Winchester, maybe even to Salisbury? I wonder how the traffic jams in Sydney compare to London, Manchester and Birmingham? I often think seriously that I should have lived in London before I came to Sydney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 20 hours ago, MARYROSE02 said: I agree to a point, but as most people in Australia live in huge and overcrowded cities you are not really aware of the actual size of Australia until you go out into the bush, or you fly over it. On my one and only trip back to the UK when my dad passed away I felt really closed in, everything felt as if it were too close 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 11 hours ago, ali said: On my one and only trip back to the UK when my dad passed away I felt really closed in, everything felt as if it were too close Yes....I was thinking my one word would probably be "space". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 12 hours ago, ali said: On my one and only trip back to the UK when my dad passed away I felt really closed in, everything felt as if it were too close I do remember counting how many steps to cross the road through my village - 14 - which almost seemed to narrow for two double decker buses to pass each other. But on the other hand, once out in the New Forest, where I went almost every day, it was marvellous, and walking distance from my home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary H Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Tim-tams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 17 hours ago, ali said: On my one and only trip back to the UK when my dad passed away I felt really closed in, everything felt as if it were too close Too peopley as somebody here said a while ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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