Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. I want to emigrate to Australia

I want to emigrate to Australia

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
question
79 Posts 42 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • T TheIdleProgrammer

    Christian Graus wrote:

    We wanted you guys in the 50s. Blame your parents for not coming out then.

    I would, but they weren't born then ;) I suppose I could blame my grandparents. Seriously though, what part of Oz do you live in? I've checked and I could qualify for automatic entry based on my current situation with a Skilled Independent Visa and I'd really like to live somewhere on the gold coast. I'm just not sure there's enough work in that area.

    _ Offline
    _ Offline
    _Damian S_
    wrote on last edited by
    #11

    The Gold Coast is a fairly ordinary place to live to say the least... Kinda sleazy, dirty and yuck...

    I don't have ADHD, I have ADOS... Attention Deficit oooh SHINY!! If you need a laugh, check out my Vodafone World of Difference application | If you like cars, check out the Booger Mobile blog | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

    T 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • _ _Damian S_

      The Gold Coast is a fairly ordinary place to live to say the least... Kinda sleazy, dirty and yuck...

      I don't have ADHD, I have ADOS... Attention Deficit oooh SHINY!! If you need a laugh, check out my Vodafone World of Difference application | If you like cars, check out the Booger Mobile blog | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

      T Offline
      T Offline
      TheIdleProgrammer
      wrote on last edited by
      #12

      Really? I'm quite surprised to hear that, I've always found that's it's portrayed positively. Where would you suggest as an alternative?

      R M 2 Replies Last reply
      0
      • C Christian Graus

        He's a liar. I don't drink beer, but if you like it, I can't imagine how you'd have trouble finding a good one here, there's breweries everywhere.

        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

        D Offline
        D Offline
        Dalek Dave
        wrote on last edited by
        #13

        Yeah, and they are all crap. Ice cold and fizzy. Fosters, Castlemain, KB, Tooheys, Swan...All suck. You can't beat a nice Speckled Hen or an Abbot.

        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

        M T N M 4 Replies Last reply
        0
        • T TheIdleProgrammer

          Really? I'm quite surprised to hear that, I've always found that's it's portrayed positively. Where would you suggest as an alternative?

          R Offline
          R Offline
          R Giskard Reventlov
          wrote on last edited by
          #14

          Luton

          Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

          T 1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • R R Giskard Reventlov

            Luton

            Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

            T Offline
            T Offline
            TheIdleProgrammer
            wrote on last edited by
            #15

            What a wonderful place to be... X|

            R 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • T TheIdleProgrammer

              What a wonderful place to be... X|

              R Offline
              R Offline
              R Giskard Reventlov
              wrote on last edited by
              #16

              Sorry about the joke (Or was it???). I guess Australia is the place for young people to go these days and probably quite right too. I wish you luck heading off to sunnier climes.

              Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • T TheIdleProgrammer

                Any tips? I'm fed up with England - it's cold, overcrowded and expensive. I crave a warm climate, the outdoor life and great beaches. Is Australia all it's cracked up to be? I have a wife and a small baby and I'd like to make the break in the next year or two, has anyone here made the move? What's the software development industry like out there?

                L Offline
                L Offline
                Lost User
                wrote on last edited by
                #17

                I heard New Zealand is easier to get into, and its WAY prettier than Australia. And its got skiing! Dont know how good the IT game is there though. ANyway, I agree,. The UK has such appaling weather and is so overcrowded in the SE at least.

                Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

                I 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • T TheIdleProgrammer

                  Any tips? I'm fed up with England - it's cold, overcrowded and expensive. I crave a warm climate, the outdoor life and great beaches. Is Australia all it's cracked up to be? I have a wife and a small baby and I'd like to make the break in the next year or two, has anyone here made the move? What's the software development industry like out there?

                  J Offline
                  J Offline
                  Joan M
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #18

                  Joke: Kangaroos, wallabies, snakes, spiders, ... Be careful. Seriously: Good luck if you travel there...

                  [www.tamelectromecanica.com][www.tam.cat]

                  T M 2 Replies Last reply
                  0
                  • T TheIdleProgrammer

                    Any tips? I'm fed up with England - it's cold, overcrowded and expensive. I crave a warm climate, the outdoor life and great beaches. Is Australia all it's cracked up to be? I have a wife and a small baby and I'd like to make the break in the next year or two, has anyone here made the move? What's the software development industry like out there?

                    L Offline
                    L Offline
                    Lost User
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #19

                    How about Europe? At least the rain and traffic jams will look different!

                    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

                    T 1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • J Joan M

                      Joke: Kangaroos, wallabies, snakes, spiders, ... Be careful. Seriously: Good luck if you travel there...

                      [www.tamelectromecanica.com][www.tam.cat]

                      T Offline
                      T Offline
                      TheIdleProgrammer
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #20

                      Yeah, if I'm honest it's a downside. I don't like the idea of my little boy playing in the back garden and coming across a poisonous {insert dangerous animal here}. However, it's pretty rare so it's a risk worth taking I think.

                      Joan Murt wrote:

                      Good luck if you travel there...

                      Thanks!

                      C L T 3 Replies Last reply
                      0
                      • L Lost User

                        How about Europe? At least the rain and traffic jams will look different!

                        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

                        T Offline
                        T Offline
                        TheIdleProgrammer
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #21

                        :laugh: I only speak English, so most of Europe's out of the question.

                        M L 3 Replies Last reply
                        0
                        • D Dalek Dave

                          Yeah, and they are all crap. Ice cold and fizzy. Fosters, Castlemain, KB, Tooheys, Swan...All suck. You can't beat a nice Speckled Hen or an Abbot.

                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

                          M Offline
                          M Offline
                          Mark_Wallace
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #22

                          Dalek Dave wrote:

                          You can't beat a nice Speckled Hen or an Abbot.

                          ... Said the actress to the bishop.

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • T TheIdleProgrammer

                            :laugh: I only speak English, so most of Europe's out of the question.

                            M Offline
                            M Offline
                            Mark_Wallace
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #23

                            TheIdleProgrammer wrote:

                            I only speak English, so most of Europe's out of the question.

                            If you don't speak Strine, you'll have a Hell of a hard time in Oz.

                            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • T TheIdleProgrammer

                              :laugh: I only speak English, so most of Europe's out of the question.

                              L Offline
                              L Offline
                              Lost User
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #24

                              Really? Here in the Netherlands we have many English/Dutch 2-language signs.. And everyone here speaks English (with "everyone" I mean "everyone who also speaks Dutch and is of reasonable age") .. to some degree anyway.. Of course France would be hopeless though :) edit: but of course if you're moving for the weather, the Netherlands doesn't help at all, the weather isn't any better than in the UK

                              M L 2 Replies Last reply
                              0
                              • L Lost User

                                Really? Here in the Netherlands we have many English/Dutch 2-language signs.. And everyone here speaks English (with "everyone" I mean "everyone who also speaks Dutch and is of reasonable age") .. to some degree anyway.. Of course France would be hopeless though :) edit: but of course if you're moving for the weather, the Netherlands doesn't help at all, the weather isn't any better than in the UK

                                M Offline
                                M Offline
                                Mark_Wallace
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #25

                                harold aptroot wrote:

                                Here in the Netherlands we have many English/Dutch 2-language signs..

                                The Hell you say! Where I am, they're Frisian/Dutch 2-language signs!

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

                                L 2 Replies Last reply
                                0
                                • M Mark_Wallace

                                  harold aptroot wrote:

                                  Here in the Netherlands we have many English/Dutch 2-language signs..

                                  The Hell you say! Where I am, they're Frisian/Dutch 2-language signs!

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

                                  L Offline
                                  L Offline
                                  Lost User
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #26

                                  Ok so maybe I should have said "except in Frisia"? :)

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • T TheIdleProgrammer

                                    Yeah, if I'm honest it's a downside. I don't like the idea of my little boy playing in the back garden and coming across a poisonous {insert dangerous animal here}. However, it's pretty rare so it's a risk worth taking I think.

                                    Joan Murt wrote:

                                    Good luck if you travel there...

                                    Thanks!

                                    C Offline
                                    C Offline
                                    Caslen
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #27

                                    You should take it seriously... [][^]

                                    T I 2 Replies Last reply
                                    0
                                    • C Caslen

                                      You should take it seriously... [][^]

                                      T Offline
                                      T Offline
                                      TheIdleProgrammer
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #28

                                      5 :laugh:

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • L Lost User

                                        I heard New Zealand is easier to get into, and its WAY prettier than Australia. And its got skiing! Dont know how good the IT game is there though. ANyway, I agree,. The UK has such appaling weather and is so overcrowded in the SE at least.

                                        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

                                        I Offline
                                        I Offline
                                        Ian Shlasko
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #29

                                        I've always wanted to visit NZ... Looks like a beautiful country. Australia too, but NZ even more so... But it's just so far away! Isn't it like a 20+ hour flight from the US? Lewis Black said it best... "If the people of New Zealand want to be a part of OUR world, then they should all step off their little island and push it closer!"

                                        Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                        Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

                                        L M T 3 Replies Last reply
                                        0
                                        • C Caslen

                                          You should take it seriously... [][^]

                                          I Offline
                                          I Offline
                                          Ian Shlasko
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #30

                                          Definitely +5 :)

                                          Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                          Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups