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Re: Moving (to Australia)

[(Anonymous)]

My hometown is Sydney, although I'm living in Asia right now! Here's some advice:

1. Never buy anything from a convenience store/gas station unless it's an emergency. Everything is ridiculously expensive. Supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths are your best friends when it comes to grocery shopping.
2. Public transportation is really unreliable. Always check the Sydney Trains website for any information about delays/trackwork. Also, buses often either don't show up on time, don't show up at all or keep going because they're too full to take on more passengers. If you have the money and a driver's license, you might want to buy/rent a car, depending on how long you're planning on staying. Just watch out for parking meters, it's also expensive to park anywhere in the main city area.
3. Alcohol is also expensive unless you drink beer, and cigarettes are INSANELY expensive. If you smoke, you might want to cut down/quit.
4. Try to learn some Australian slang - people often use it without realizing that it's not widely known in other parts of the world. You'll know what I mean when you get there.
5. Don't go on about how wild animals/reptiles/insects can kill you - you're unlikely to come across anything like that in any large cities like Sydney, unless you visit a zoo!
6. If you're into clubbing, there are certain rules about what time you can enter a nightclub (I think lockout, meaning NO ENTRY, is at around 1 AM, if I recall correctly). Oh, and there isn't much in the way of transportation in the middle of the night, either. Taxis are expensive, trains stop running (you can look into hourly night trains if you like, I've never used them but apparently they exist?) and, as I said, the buses are extremely unreliable. Plan your night accordingly (ie. ask someone to give you a lift home beforehand, crash at someone's place or be prepared to stay out all night).
7. ATMs often have expensive fees, depending on what bank you belong to. If you make a bank account, try to scout out the ATMs that belong to your bank in your local area to avoid paying $2.50-$3 per transaction.
8. In recent years, the weather has been really crazy recently, so it can get a little colder than expected at night depending on the season.
9. Related to driving, petrol (Australian for "gas") is also quite expensive. They say Tuesdays are the cheapest days to fill up, but it changes. If you can, shop around to get a general idea of the average price per liter.
10. You'll most likely encounter a lot of people who are non-native speakers in shops or over the phone. Please bear with them, they are trying their best! (And I'm not trying to be condescending, I'm just not sure what part of the world you're from or what kind of experience you have with ESL people.)
11. Everyone hates Tony Abbott (the Prime Minister).

I hope all of that helps! Feel free to ask more questions. :)

Re: Moving (to Australia)

[(Anonymous)]

OP

Thanks for the advice :) Definitely going to start studying the public transport and nearby ATMs.

I don't have any other questions right now, but thanks again for helping!