Everyone who emigrates to Australia say its fantastic is it really ?

Question

If you`ve lived there please tell me is it true if not say why.

Answer 1

G'day,

It depends on where you come from. I lived in a country where I was a minority and treated like 2nd class citizen all my life, no matter how good I try to be. I would always be the scapegoat of everything that gone wrong in the country.
I am an immigrant and have been living in Melbourne for 16 years and never regret the move at all. I do not have Anglo-Saxon appearance, I speak English with an accent and I still feel like I am born in this country all along. My neighbors are combinations of immigrants and true blue Aussies and we are getting along very well. Racism will always be there in any country, but I definitely do not feel it here. But again... different ppl emigrate for different reasons.

Now... this is what I can say about Melbourne:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day in summer, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au).
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.

I certainly hope this helps. Yes, there will be some time needed for adjustments, but there will be helps and supports along the way since Australia is built by immigrants (yes, this include the Anglo-Saxons and the Aborigines, so I was told).

Welcome to Australia and enjoy.

Answer 2

I was born here so don't know anything else but I would not see any point in moving. Australia has a lot of migrants from every continent so I would imagine it is pretty easy to assimilate. Country towns in Australia tend to be small minded when it comes to foreigners but in the cities, honestly, every second person seems to have either come from another country or their parents did.

Australia is called the 'lucky country' and when you live here you understand why. Our biggest problem is trying to avoid migrants bringing their problems with them. I mean this respectfully, anyone is welcome in Australia but it is expected that you adopt our culture and mix it with your own. When people move here and say "the only way is my way and all Australians are wrong" then it just causes friction and makes no sense.

This is the biggest problem in Australia at the moment. I don't understand it because if I moved to another country I would expect to change the way I do things. How could I live just like an Aussie if I am in outback China or in Israel it obviously wouldn't work.

And I don't understand why people would want to move here if they disagree with the culture or hate the way Australians do things.

Yes Australia is a fantastic place to live but please don't think it will be exactly like it is in your country.

Answer 3

I've just come back from a 4 week holiday in Australia and I would love to live there, the Australians are lovely people, so laid back and friendly, the country is an amazing place to visit and I should imagine much better to live there, my family went there 39 years ago and have never looked back and they were true blue Brits too but Australia changed their mind and I'm not surprised either, wish I could go back there it really is a beautiful and amazing country, try a holiday you will love it.

Answer 4

I am a resident and a citizen. Believe me, there are so many immigrants here it's a case of spot the Aussie.

Australia is multicultural, and we have every nation living on our soil. It must be good because I can't get unemployment benefits but every other race can! What does that tell you?

Our government welcomes refugees/immigrants and literally we have hundreds and thousands here. They receive cheap housing, entitled to family payments, cheap medical and pharmaceutical, they live a good life here.

Theres only one problem - we are in a drought and will eventually run out of water.

Answer 5

It is absolutely gorgeous. The only yhing though is that it is so far from everywhere!
So if you can live without your family so often, go for it, but if you are close to your family, forget about going there... This really needs some thoughts seriously.
I lived there 3 months and I loved it. I new it was temporary, and that is why as an alternative I chose to come to the US, which I love! (I am from Western Europe). I realized i couldn' t do wihtout seeing my famiy on a regular basis, but if it is not your case, go ahead and enjoy yourself. If you like nature and wild and wide spaces, diversity and modernity, that is the place!

Answer 6

Am in Sydney. It depends on individual. The pace here is slower. Hoursing is more expensive in a way if u need to rent.
Many beautiful places to go to. It depends on many factors. If u have a job with good salary, it is really nice to stay here coz there are many things u could do eg. skydiving, dolphin cruise, wine tasting, surfing etc.
But u will miss all the good food in sg eg laksa, mee siam etc.. plus miss your family and friends.
Also, depends on which state u choose coz some people dont like Asians..

Answer 7

I know this may sound too simple but -
Why would they lie?

I've known some who didn't like it here and they've gone back to their homeland. And good luck to them, I say. They tried and found it wasn't for them.
I've found most immigrants just love it here.
It does take a little getting used to, they tell me, but it would do, no matter where you went.
We run at a slower pace than a lot of other places in the world, but we still get the job done.

Answer 8

20 million people cant be wrong! And they all live in a country the same size as mainland USA , so plenty of room to move!

Answer 9

Australia really is great.

But conda,I don't appreciate your comment about country towns.

Answer 10

Actually it is crap, but we are very good at brainwashing.