Comments on: 9 Things Australia does better than the USA for i in life: print i 2008-05-02T01:25:43Z WordPress http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/feed/atom/ By: WTF WTF http://www.google.com http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8642 2008-05-02T01:25:43Z 2008-05-02T01:25:43Z I MOVED FROM LAS VEGAS TO AUSTRALIA ABOUT 15 MONTHS AGO ! - AND I’M BORED AS HELL !!!! - I LIVE NOW IN CAIRNS.

THE PEOPLE SMELL LIKE CAMBELL’S SOUP BECAUSE IT’S SO FRIGGIN HUMID !

THE PRICES FOR CARS AND MOTORCYCLES ARE DOUBLE !

FOOD IS 3 TIMES THE PRICE !

A PAIR A SNEAKERS COST $300 SAME PAIR IN THE USA ONLY ABOUT $65

INTERNET IS 10 TIMES SLOWER AND ABOUT $100 DOLLARS A MONTH

TELEPHONE IS LIKE $300 IN THE STATES YOU CAN GET A PLAN THROUGH CABLE FOR ONLY $20 MONTH UNLIMMITED CALLING ANYTIME IN THE USA !

I DON’T THINK I NEED TO GO ON —- DO I ?

AUSTRALIA IS A RIP OFF BECAUSE YOU PAY 3 TIMES WHAT YOU’D PAY IN THE STATES AND MOST TIMES IT IS LOWER QUALITY !

CAIRNS ALSO IS HUMID AS HELL 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND RAINS ALMOST EVERYDAY IN THE WET SEASON WHICH LASTS 3 MONTHS !

IF YOU WANT TO BE BROKE - BORED AND SMELL LIKE BO….. BOOK A FLIGHT TO CAIRNS !

OH DID I MENTION A NEW HOUSE AND LAND IS ABOUT ON AVERAGE $650.000.00 SAME HOUSE IN VEGAS ONLY $275.00

PEACE.

]]> By: jack jack http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8622 2008-02-04T14:28:36Z 2008-02-04T14:28:36Z re: guns..the law is a bit confusing
we cannt purchase for self defense ..but we can use in self defense
as long as force is reasonable , given the situation..ya cant shoot someone for trespass
but attacked and in fear of ya life.. ya can kill him

]]> By: Sinbo Sinbo http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8443 2007-07-22T09:15:50Z 2007-07-22T09:15:50Z 8. You do not need to pay 40k a year to go to the best University in Australia
(but you probably have to pay as much for your private high school education to get into the best schools in Australia, University entrance scores are partially calculated from your schools average. The SAT, though often cricisized is actually much fairer than Australian entry standards.)
5. The ubiquitous beer does not taste like piss (I think Budweiser tastes better than Australian beer)
4. They operate on a trade surplus
(Australia does NOT operate a trade surplus!!! Australia is in a long term trade deficit)

]]> By: Ajax Ajax http://www.websitetuts.com http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8439 2007-07-16T22:00:28Z 2007-07-16T22:00:28Z I’ve been to AU. Cool place definitely.

Agreed with most of the +s you mention. Quality of life is higher down
there. Clean beaches and cities- like America in the 1940s I’d imagine?

Great attitude of people there too. It’s so weird that they have
to push for tourists so hard (I see the ad campaigns always running),
who wouldn’t want to go there?

]]> By: Yak Boy Yak Boy http://yak_boy.livejournal.com http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8438 2007-07-16T01:08:16Z 2007-07-16T01:08:16Z Everyone owning a gun for self defence is exactly why so many damn people get shot dead in America all the time.

Michael Moore entirely missed the point in Bowling For Columbine (perhaps intentionally). He compared Canada to the US, saying that everyone has guns in Canada but the murder rate is really low. He concluded that the difference was the US media. I’m pretty sure that the real difference is that Canadians have hunting rifles which they only pull out to go hunting, whereas Americans have handguns and sub-machine guns which they specifically own for “protecting themselves” by shooting other people.

When everyone is allowed to own a handgun for any reason, your chances of getting shot are far far higher, and your chances of getting killed by an attacker are massively increased if that attacker has ready access to a gun. In America your hypothetical armed criminal will almost certainly be armed with a handgun or worse, in Australia the chances of someone with a gun breaking into your house are practically zero. I’d rather take the risk of the slim chance of being attacked by a crazy dude with a knife, than live in a society where every crazy dude is walking around with a pistol or an uzi.

One person was shot dead in Melbourne recently, and it was HUGE news because it happens so rarely.
There was a long-running mafia war going on here which saw gangsters shooting gangsters, but usually members of the general public are pretty safe from gun violence in this country.
You’re so lucky you can own a gun for self defence, because ordinary US citizens get shot dead at a massive rate every day.

And I have to say I’ve racked my brain, and I just can’t work out how owning a gun is going to help you survive a flood, earthquake or cyclone. Or are you referring to the coming zombie apocalypse when you talk about a “natural disaster”?

]]> By: Ben Hennessy Ben Hennessy http://bennessy.stumbleupon.com/ http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8436 2007-07-15T04:17:46Z 2007-07-15T04:17:46Z For every firearm [in Australia], a purchaser must obtain a Permit To Acquire. For each firearm a “Genuine Reason” must be given, relating to pest control, hunting, target shooting, or collecting. The law excludes self-defence as a reason for issuing a licence.
So in other words, a snake is in your house, it’s legal to use your gun to shoot it, but if an armed criminal is trying to attack you, and you use your gun in self-defense, you can be jailed for assault, possibly murder. Dang, I’d hate to be in a natural disaster in Australia.

]]> By: Jacob Jacob http://yak_boy.livejournal.com http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8435 2007-07-14T14:03:09Z 2007-07-14T14:03:09Z Mmm… I had a delicious dark ale last night.

The best beers over here are brewed by the smaller, independent breweries (and micro-breweries) anyway.
Is there any kind of grass-roots movement in the States to create a decent brew?

It does not cost money to receive calls/texts on a cell phone

I’m sorry, what? You have to pay to receive calls?
Holy crap, that’s the biggest rip-off ever.

Telecommunications are even cheaper in Europe than they are here.
Broadband internet is the one area where Aussies are getting screwed.

They round to the nearest 5 cents(no pennies)

New Zealand just abolished the 5c coin, and their new 10c coin is a small copper-coloured coin, not unlike a penny (which is probably its approximate value anyway).

In case you’re wondering, it’s Jacob from the creative writing class.

]]> By: Michael Michael http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8434 2007-07-10T15:41:41Z 2007-07-10T15:41:41Z Gods, where do I begin? The culture, the healthcare, the services, the people, the literature, the accessibility of government and on and on….

I wish I were back there. I wish I could find a job to allow me to stay.

]]> By: nebbish nebbish http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8433 2007-07-10T15:02:22Z 2007-07-10T15:02:22Z And there’s just no comparison between your music scenes

]]> By: Corinne Corinne http://25cents.wordpress.com http://krisbrower.com/2007/07/10/9-things-australia-does-better-than-the-usa/#comment-8432 2007-07-10T14:51:33Z 2007-07-10T14:51:33Z How about the extra long vacations you get once you’re finally part of the workforce?

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