Thinking about moving to Australia

[Kalon]

Daydream Island - Whitsunday Islands, Qld (taken 2007)

[ralph.m]

Nice pics, Kalon. So, you're an Aussie. Funny, I thought you were too intelligent for that.

I'm thinking about moving to Australia. I live in the UK and it's just a bit too cold...Melbourne looks nice

Hah, if you hate the cold, don't come here. It's cold most of the year—then far too hot for a few months in Summer. Very little in between. From Sydney up the weather is much more consistently warm.

dude, come to Toronto -- way better than Melbourne

Dude, he said he wanted somewhere not as cold. The coldest place I've ever been was Toronto.

I say no to the country that breaks the human rights to privacy and to freedom of speech.

Then I think you'd better get off the earth, buddy!

Internet censorship in Australia? What a complete load of <Note: the remainder of this sensence was snipped by order of Senator Conroy>.

Exactly. It's full of stupid, stupid people, called Bogans. They are a sub-class of human being.

Oi, whatcha torken about? Getcha ugg boots on, grab a can of Bundy, an' oyl have it out wiff ya at hoy noon.

[Kalon]

yep, born and bred here in Melbourne

[BLZ]

If you hate cold, Canada probably shouldn't be on the list, never mind just Toronto.

I read recently that the Canadian theme can be summed up in 6 words:
Americans: out
French: in
Indians: invisible

It's like insulting a guy's family, only he is allowed to do that. Only a fellow Canuck is allowed slap Canada in the face like that.


I'm sure Oz has it's own particular brands of troubles and breathtaking beauty as well, like everywhere.

Off Topic:

Perhaps Ralph should head up a new breed of violent malcontents a'la Clockwork Orange!

[ralph.m]

Off Topic:

a new breed of violent malcontents

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Yep, that describes Australians perfectly.

[r937]

If you hate cold, Canada probably shouldn't be on the list, never mind just Toronto.

toronto is not cold

it's at the same latitude as chicago, detroit, boston, and the northern part of california

but hey, i put the word out there, and if people wanna stay away, for misconceptions or other reasons, that's fine

[Kalon]

cold is a relative term.

it depends on what your reference temperature is.

[ralph.m]

toronto is not cold

it's at the same latitude as chicago, detroit, boston, and the northern part of california

True. My comment above was based on my one visit to Toronto, when it just happened to be about 20 degrees Celsius colder than I have ever experienced in Melbourne. So maybe I caught it on a bad day; but still, if warmth is a criterion for choosing between Toronto or Melbourne, Melbourne has to win.

[goldfidget]

I like Canada, I've never been but I've never met a Canadian I didn't like Is there much work for a web developer in Toronto?

[r937]

Is there much work for a web developer in Toronto?

i believe so, please see post #7

[ferrari_chris]

... if warmth is a criterion for choosing between Toronto or Melbourne, Melbourne has to win.

Yip. Who doesn't want to live in a city that nudges 40deg celcius in summer and where the surrounding bushland can burst into flame at any time from December through to March.

[Kalon]

The average maxiimum temperature for Melbourne from Dec. to Mar. ranges from 23.9C - 25.9C according to The Bureau of Meterology's web page for Melbourne

There are other statistics on that page for rainfall and daily sunshine etc for the rest of the year as well.

I think the weather is a contributing factor to Melbourne still being ranked the 3rd most liveable city in the world.

Australia has 4 out of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world according to the above link

[pantz]

Melbourne is a great city, I was there earlier in the year and loved the place and ppl. It's vibrant and there's plenty of web work around so I think it would be a good choice. The only problem I had with Melbourne is the suburbs, every one of them looks the same....flat and featureless which is why I moved to New Zealand instead.

NZ is a great place to live and work, it's very laid back and friendly, colourful and clean. If you have the skills it wouldn't be a problem finding a job or even starting your own company, either way you can live like a king without being royalty.

[ralph.m]

The only problem I had with Melbourne is the suburbs, every one of them looks the same....flat and featureless

You missed the best 'burbs in the north east, which are hilly and much more diverse. I look over valleys and mountains at the end of my driveway. But yes, a lot of Melbourne is depressingly flat.

[ChicagoLimousine]

I would highly suggest coming to Chicago.
Though there is a reason why you chose to move to Australia. Good luck moving!

[ferrari_chris]

The average maxiimum temperature for Melbourne from Dec. to Mar. ranges from 23.9C - 25.9C according to The Bureau of Meterology's web page for Melbourne

There are other statistics on that page for rainfall and daily sunshine etc for the rest of the year as well. ...

Like the ones that say you can expect an average of six days per month for Dec. to Mar. to be in excess of 30deg celcius.

And that the maximum temperatures recorded for Nov. to Mar. are all above 40deg celcius, with February's record being set last year.

Too hot for me...

[Kalon]

yep, with an average max of 25.9C you will get some days above 30 and possibly a small handful of days nudging 40 and/or exceeding it.

the flip side is that you also get a reasonable number of days in the low 20's (very refreshing ).

personally I prefer the warmer weather but at 35+C I won't be doing anything to strenuous.

maybe just a few

last summer (dec09 - feb10) we didn't have any days 40+ from memory, but yes the previous summer (dec08- feb09) we had about 6 days in total 40+ with a new record set at approx 46C on Black Saturday (Feb09).

[NetNerd85]

Oi, whatcha torken about? Getcha ugg boots on, grab a can of Bundy, an' oyl have it out wiff ya at hoy noon.

Ugh, you just reminded me of what my christmas is going to be like...

[ralph.m]

Ugh, you just reminded me of what my christmas is going to be like...

Yes, dear chap [trying to sound English now], I know EXACTLY what you mean!!! It's my curse too.

[BLZ]

Ugh, you just reminded me of what my christmas is going to be like...

Yes, dear chap [trying to sound English now], I know EXACTLY what you mean!!! It's my curse too.

We're going to have to re-sharpen our tongues for our christmas battle as well! We've dulled them in all the pre-xmas skirmishes so far!

[Kalon]

It's sad, we invented cricket but we pretty much suck at it. Nice birthday present for Siddle though

I wouldn't get too discouraged yet

We Aussies aren't travelling that well atm and England is favourite (at least in our press) to retain The Ashes.

On paper there isn't much between the 2 sides so I hope we get a close series......but at the end I hope we win

told'ya