ADELAIDE,Whats it like?What does it offer that England does not,and vice versa.Im emigrating there next year?

Answer 1

Adelaide is a great place! I think you'll find that although there is some tendancy for people to call Adelaide a 'town' - that doesn't mean it's a boring place, and it entirely depends on what you're looking for when you live here. It's a very relaxed, laidback city, with (mostly) friendly people.

Adelaide has a great range of restaurants, bars and pubs. In particular, the restaurants are great, serving a range of different cuisines for varying prices, most of it very reasonably placed. There are some great, Adelaide coffee bars here as well!

There are many festivals and events throughout the year - South Australia is known as the 'festival state' - including the cycling Tour Down Under, the Clipsal 500 car racing, the Bay to Birdwood, Barossa Valley Food and Wine Fair, the Festival of Adelaide, the Fringe Festival, and WOMad (world music festival), amongst many, many others.

You'll find that as Adelaide is a small city, that 'everyone' knows 'everyone' - ie, people stick to the same circles, those they went to school with, to university with, to work with. You can walk down Rundle Mall (the main shopping strip in the city) and you're bound to run in to a few people you know!

Public transport is a bit hit and miss. It's not always reliable, nor does it run regularly very early in the morning, or after early evening, unless you live in a more affluent area or near a very busy main road. It's easy to get around if you have a car though, and parking in the city is a lot cheaper than Australia's other major cities!

It is generally a very safe city. Like any city, there are areas that you should avoid walking in, or areas that you may not to prefer to live in (crime, socio-economic levels, amenities).

There are some great towns and areas in South Australia that you can visit. Flinders Rangers, in the north, Middleton and Victor Harbour for the beaches and the township, Barossa Valley, the best wine district in Australia, the German town Handorf in the hills, and Kangaroo Island for the wildlife and conservation parks.

Have fun, and I hope you enjoy your time in this great city!

Answer 2

I came here 7 years ago from the UK. i like but dont love it. it is definitely better than the uk, less traffic, but not that exciting. after 2 or 3 years, you've pretty well done it all. plus you don't have europe on your doorstep, which offers variety and culture . culture is something south australia does NOT have a lot of, only those who have never travelled think it does. There is also plenty of crime, same as everywhere, yes even organised asian crime ! gambling and smoking dope is rife, but you don't need to get involved in that. cannabis is more common than in the UK believe it or not. SA supplies most of the east coast with its dope. taxes are high, and you pay for everything, unlike the royal family, which as all educated people know, support themselves now and have done for some years. transport is quite clean, thats why its always late, cleaners are slow. beaches are beautiful, and plentiful. summers are too hot and winters too cold, but autumn and spring are outstanding. the quality of food when you eat out is almost always excellent, as is the superb wine. sport is second to none, we have AFL here, what more can you ask. on the whole, its a good place to live, but not fantastic. like a large town rather than city. just take a careful look at suburbs before you buy in a hurry, there are some very undesirable areas, you get what you pay for !! be warned. All the best, i hope you have a great life here.

Answer 3

Ditto for all of the above, except that the climate is not semi-tropical, but Mediterranean in nature. That means that we produce a large percentage of Australia's wine, which is arguably some of the best in the world. Housing is affordable, especially when prices are compared to interstate, and the cost of living is reasonable. Price wise, airfares interstate are not bad, and Sydney is only 90 min away by air.
Geographically, Adelaide in a little like Johannesburg (if that helps). It's built on flat land, with the sea down one side, and hills surrounding the plains.
Public transport? How good you think this is depends on what you are used to and who you talk to.
All in all, Adelaide is a very user friendly city, filled with very friendly people. Hope you like it!

Answer 4

Adelaide is a pretty layed back place, but if you want excitement, we have so many festivals you could do something every weekend if you wanted to. I think we're now named the festival state!
We have heaps of sport here, AFL, Cricket, Tennis, V8 supercars, Equestrian, you name it we've got it!
The city night life can be as busy or as layed back as you feel like doing, innercity night clubs or moving out to the bay area to chill on or beside the beach whatever mood takes you.
Move down south to the surfing beaches for more fun.
Our weather is probably something that attracts a lot of people but the heat can get pretty overbearing in the dead summer!
We have heaps of wineries, countryside, beaches, whale watching down south at Victor Harbour, city living, just about everything except a snow season!
For that you have to travel over to Vic or NSW.
People from the Eastern States always refer to us Adelaideians as a bit country townish, we don't mind that, it's actually a compliment, because S.A. is probably the best kept secret in ozz!!
Oh yeah, and us Adelaideians are pretty laid back friendly people too, we love to meet new comers, I hope you enjoy it here. :))

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Adelaide is alright. Although i have never been to England before in my life...i reckon Adelaide doesnt have that life and energy of England that one sees on TV. Adelaide is a quiet simple city. It offers the silence that is required for a good relaxation.

Answer 7

Well I have some friend who just retired to Perth from London and they love it.
Hm what do we have to offer "HEAT" more than you will need,rains been lousy this year.
Adelaide is not normally tropical that's further away In Queensland but we do get some occasionally.
Its clean has heaps of parkland's a city you can get around very easily in,my favourite place is south beautiful pure white sand

Answer 8

it's a really nice chilled out little city. I moved here from the Uk and i would never go back everything is within a 20 min drive, the beach, the hills. lovely. lots of greats bars.
and it's currently summer! yeah!
everyone is really friend and laid back, Adelaide is the festival state and it goes nuts in March with heaps on festivals all in town.

Answer 9

Well Koalas are not bears They are Marsupials.
We do have Koals and they are sometimnes seen crossing the roads in the country and on the Freeways.

What do we have the England doesn't?

Culture...A better standard of living.. less slums.. less ethnic problems.... cleanliness... fresh clean unpoluted air. great beaches....good quality food and wine...We are the Entertainment Capital of Australia...Great weather, sociable people, clean transport, No Royal Family to support, a low crime rate compared to Sydney and Melbourne.
Our Asian visitors are better behaved, because they're here to study at Uni not to run crime syndicates.

Well drop me a line and say what you might need on arrival and maybe I can arrange it for ya. see we are even friendly!

Answer 10

I'm thinking about it, I was born in England but then moved to Japan when I was a couple of months old, then I moved to New Zealand for a year, then I came back to England but the rest of my family went to live in Australia (gosh my family moves a lot!) But I'm thinking about moving back to Japan, it was a cold place where I lived but I love it!