Pros and Cons of Moving to Australia (An Honest Review)

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  @livingsimplyaustralia · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Despite the cons, I still believe Australia is today the best country to live in. And if you do have the opportunity to come here, whether it is for a short visit, to study or permanently, do so! It&apos;s an amazing experience that will change your life indeed.<br>🎬 &nbsp;MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS<br>- PROS &amp; CONS OF MOVING TO AUSTRALIA (A European&apos;s Honest Review &amp; Culture Shocks) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dNZco_uHM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dNZco_uHM</a><br>- I Tested an Australian on Aussie Slang (How Much Does He REALLY Know?) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuXc0zm7kYU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuXc0zm7kYU</a><br>- Is Brisbane Really Worth it? - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pz2Nirss3U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pz2Nirss3U</a><br>- 9 Must Watch Australian Films and TV Shows (Learn Aussie Culture) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-3jFXbCYU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-3jFXbCYU</a><br>- Avoid these MISTAKES IN AUSTRALIA! - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hZKlbowg3E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hZKlbowg3E</a><br>- 10 Quick Things to Know Before Moving to Australia - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TxjAfT6DkY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TxjAfT6DkY</a><br>- The TRUTH About Making Friends in Australia - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SfQEGQuT4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SfQEGQuT4</a><br>- 8 Reasons Why I Love Living in Australia - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkkIy27Lsk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkkIy27Lsk</a><br>- The Reality of Migrating to Australia - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlFgNbi7KLg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlFgNbi7KLg</a><br>- Australian healthcare system - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAx0YQkqyHw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAx0YQkqyHw</a><br>- Top 9 Most Amazing Places Around Melbourne - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag-msCmo80s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag-msCmo80s</a><br>- How to Buy a Car in Australia - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEwtYYtsKhI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEwtYYtsKhI</a><br>- Is it really worth studying in Australia? - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57JcqDzZ0ME">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57JcqDzZ0ME</a><br>- 7 Tips for Getting a Job in Australia without experience - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TB9xtk-D1c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TB9xtk-D1c</a><br>- Australian School System and Costs - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqRrgImT1Os">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqRrgImT1Os</a>

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  @Sprinterice92 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m a Malaysian who migrated to the United States in 2016. The first location I settled down in the U.S. was Houston, TX. I had the same feeling that making friends was difficult. I&apos;m a runner, so I decided to attend social running groups and that&apos;s how I started making new local friends. I moved to Utah in 2019, I met my wife here, she&apos;s from the state of Mississippi. We find that making friends with local Utah-ians isn&apos;t easy either, then I started joining local running groups and I ended up making a lot of new local friends again. I came to the conclusion that you don&apos;t force yourself to make new friends, you just have to do what you enjoy doing, be yourself, and friends will come later. If you keep being concerned about making friends and wondering if there&apos;s something wrong with yourself, you will end up having anxiety.

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  @illawarriorhill70 · 3 years ago

  Although I have never lived outside of Australia, &nbsp;I have lived in multiple locations within the country. My method of making friends, was to throw a &quot;welcome to the area&quot; party and invite all of my immediate neighbours. Each time, I was shocked at how many of them did not know one another, despite being long term neighbours.

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  @SaeedKhan-hi6oq · 2 years ago

  I live in australia and I personally think that making friends is as challenging as it is everywhere. I have moved schools 2 times and I had no issue making friends since the people here are so incredibly friendly

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  @wokenS · 3 years ago

  We moved from Ireland to Perth about 8 years ago. I&apos;m Indonesian and I found friends immediately. It took a while for my husband because we got different personalities interm of friendship. Most of my local friends are mostly lived abroad before so we got something in common. When I lived in Ireland it was so difficult for me to make a friend. Because I&apos;m Asian they assumed me with a lot of weird things which I finally gave up looking for a local friend. And in Ireland they have tight needs group. For instance my husband&apos;s friends mostly developed during university, so I&apos;m always outsider. Since Perth it&apos;s so close to Bali the local are not strangers to Indonesian or Asian. I think it depends where you live in Australia. I&apos;m definitely happy here in Perth.

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  @KoalosGarcia · 2 years ago

  I was raised in Sydney and In comparison to making friends between Sydney and Melbourne i found that Sydney is the hardest city in Australia &nbsp;to make new friends and i think it has to do with the high cost of living in Sydney,no one has time for anyone else &nbsp;due to being to &nbsp;occupied in trying to make money and even family is a &nbsp;second choice to this.

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  @FionaEm · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m an Aussie, and I think you&apos;re right about friendships. It&apos;s hard for ppl who grew up here too, especially if you move interstate a few times like I did. It definitely requires effort and patience.

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  @seanyoung3029 · 3 years ago

  Making new friends is actually difficult for everyone, especially in terms of different age groups. Sometimes, loneliness is someone’ carnival, or carnival is someone’s loneliness, it really depends especially for maturers. It is truely a relief if someone looks at things from another perspective.

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  @rowauthority · 2 years ago

  Hearing you talk about meeting &quot;locals&quot;, reminds me of my experience in Virginia, USA. I&apos;m Canadian, and worked as a coach for two years at a prestigious Virginia University. As (head) coach, I was always being schmoozed by someone, but most conversations ended in a similar fashion; They would say &quot;You should come over to the house for dinner, sometime&quot;, or &quot;We should get together for lunch, one of these days&quot;, or something to that effect. In my two years as a resident of Virginia, not one of those offers ever came to fruition. People were kind, and they were polite ....... to a point, but there was a very real, unspoken, sense of &quot;Your not one of us&quot; that was unmistakable. As an adult, I think when you&apos;re a newcomer there&apos;s always that bit of caution (maybe even &quot;suspicion&quot;) that doesn&apos;t exist amongst children. I think that&apos;s pretty universal, no matter what country you&apos;re resettling in.

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  @marianneisaacs8232 · 3 years ago

  I also think that making friends is harder as an adult . I think it’s important to recognise that this is a world wide phenomenon and seems to be getting worse .I have found that in Australia , the further south you go the more formal people are . I grew up in Queensland where people were more spontaneous and open to a chat . Here inMelbourne it used to be more common when people weren’t preoccupied with their phones .in general though Victorians are a bit less spontaneous in dropping in in each other but if you can get up the courage and step out of your comfort zone you can make some wonderful friends . It just takes time and effort .

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  @yeahnaaaaaaah69 · 2 years ago

  Coming from Germany in 2019 I was never in doubt that Australia is one of, if not the best country to live in. I would never go back to Europe where everything is a mess now. I could easily build a my new life in Down Under Making new friends was super easy for me as most Aussies are just very inviting. Life is a lot easier and the laid back live style and the general way of life is the reason why so many people want to come to Australia - I&apos;m very grateful to live here.

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  @tpok9433 · 3 years ago

  Yes I agree to some extent. I&apos;m an Australian, I&apos;ve always lived in Sydney. I feel that there are two worlds. The temporary traveller / student / backpacker world and at the same time the australian word. I&apos;m in the middle of these, because my partner is brazilian. I feel the &apos;coldness&apos; or &apos;being closed&apos; might be because in these big cities, everyone is so transient. even people from Sydney are always moving, always coming and going, you feel that everything is temporary. It might be &nbsp;because you always meet foreigners, every day, so it&apos;s hard to invest in friendships when maybe subconsciously you know that they might not be around

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