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#31
03-28-2006, 06:08 PM
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What are taxes like? [/ QUOTE ] Higher than in the states. Around about 28% for the average worker, but you don't have to get health insurance, and you don't have to tip anyone, ever. [ QUOTE ] I understand there are none on gambling winnings? How is the cost of living compared to the US (exclude California)? [/ QUOTE ] No tax on gambling winnings if you classify it as a hobby (and the Tax Dept. lets you do this so they don't have to cover your gambling losses). The cost of living is relatively low, I know of a married couple who survive fairly well on around $200 US every 2 weeks. 
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#32
03-28-2006, 06:08 PM
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What are taxes like? I understand there are none on gambling winnings? How is the cost of living compared to the US (exclude California)? [/ QUOTE ] I left OZ because of the high taxes! But there could be a reduction soon since OZ is in a supposed prosperity boom and not in any deficit like what the US is heading into. Thanks GWB...
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#33
03-28-2006, 06:09 PM
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How many cans of Vegemite do you eat a day, on average? [/ QUOTE ] It comes in jars, not cans. I go through 1 a month if that. Although I am gonna miss the stuff when I move to the states next month.
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#34
03-28-2006, 06:10 PM
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Edited to add: And for a question you can really answer, do most Australians [censored] hate this guy as much as I'm lead to believe? I think he was great, until he decided to make a sequel. [/ QUOTE ] I pretty much agree with you. The first movie was fantastic, but then Paul Hogan realised he couldn't play any other character, and decided to make the second one (which was terrible) and the third one (which he should be condemned to the fiery pit of hell for).
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#35
03-28-2006, 06:12 PM
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Crocodile Dundee. What's he like......really? Edited to add: And for a question you can really answer, do most Australians [censored] hate this guy as much as I'm lead to believe? I think he was great, until he decided to make a sequel. [/ QUOTE ] Paul Hogan was a well known comedian in OZ before his CrocDundee movies. I reckon the locals in OZ lost a bit of respect for him coz he went to international and picked up a blonde polish bombshell at the expense of his OZ wife and 5 kids... Such is life...
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#36
03-28-2006, 06:14 PM
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This is what I have heard, any reasons why? why is it so much better? [/ QUOTE ] OK, let's start. 1) better roads 2) better public transport 3) better restaraunts (you can find food in Melbourne from pretty much any ethnicity you can imagine) 4) Crown Casino > Star City by an extremely long margin. 5) Melbourne looks like it was kinda planned out, Sydney looks like it was thrown together, if you know what I mean. Only bad thing is the sport they play down there (Australian Rules Football) isn't a patch on rugby league.
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#37
03-28-2006, 06:15 PM
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Re: Ask EvilSmurf about Australia
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[ QUOTE ] How many cans of Vegemite do you eat a day, on average? [/ QUOTE ] It comes in jars, not cans. I go through 1 a month if that. Although I am gonna miss the stuff when I move to the states next month. [/ QUOTE ] Depends where you end up in the US... There are OZ stores in Southern California and in NYCity. Olivia Newton John use to carry vegemite in her Koala Blue store before they folded.
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#38
03-28-2006, 06:16 PM
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[ QUOTE ] This is what I have heard, any reasons why? why is it so much better? [/ QUOTE ] OK, let's start. 1) better roads 2) better public transport 3) better restaraunts (you can find food in Melbourne from pretty much any ethnicity you can imagine) 4) Crown Casino > Star City by an extremely long margin. 5) Melbourne looks like it was kinda planned out, Sydney looks like it was thrown together, if you know what I mean. Only bad thing is the sport they play down there (Australian Rules Football) isn't a patch on rugby league. [/ QUOTE ] You forgot 1.1... No riots at the beach....
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#39
03-28-2006, 06:19 PM
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[ QUOTE ] Where did the word mate come from? [/ QUOTE ] It's was used in England in the 15th-18th centuries to describe a fellow sailor or labourer. Many of those who came over here were murderers and rapists , and well, it just evolved into a term meaning "friend". [/ QUOTE ] FYP
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#40
03-28-2006, 06:20 PM
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[ QUOTE ] This is what I have heard, any reasons why? why is it so much better? [/ QUOTE ] OK, let's start. 1) better roads 2) better public transport 3) better restaraunts (you can find food in Melbourne from pretty much any ethnicity you can imagine) 4) Crown Casino > Star City by an extremely long margin. 5) Melbourne looks like it was kinda planned out, Sydney looks like it was thrown together, if you know what I mean. Only bad thing is the sport they play down there (Australian Rules Football) isn't a patch on rugby league. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the info.
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