I came to Australia in 2009 was 18 years old..works hard .. now in 2024 own 7 houses .. 3 trucks .. living a best life.. thanks to this beautiful country..
Hello Sir I come from Cameroon but i live and work I Dubaï since 2018 in various fields. Please I will like to come in with a work visa and settle there once and for all. Please I need advices and guidance. Thanks in advance.
To be honest - I’m a white Australian from several generations back and I also find Aussies friendly but hard to make friends with. Unless you grew up in the same area and went to the same school. It’s a real issue.
Australia is better than India and Europe. I’ve lived in Europe it’s expensive and wages are low ! Making friends is like that all over the world. Everyone had their own clicks In fact your own ethnicity have their own clicks and own suburbs. Shops are open till late. Fines I’ve never broken the law therefore I’ve never had to pay a fine ! Traffic is worse in Europe and their public transportation is terrible compared to Sydney
Australia is NOT for a beginner or someone trying to build a life, it is a place for the wealthy and well-established. 8:40 medical care is no longer free for all; every visit now costs you, no such a thing as free cover. The cost of housing renders Australia unliveable. It is all based on personal circumstances and resources. Australia has changed dramatically, it is no longer a place to build, dream or prosper unless you have massive foundations already setup for you.
@@simonadams4857 🦘🦘🦘🦘I totally agree with you. In the 80's I can get Macer n movies for 5 bucks. Now I can't get a burger 🍔 for this price. So sad 😭 now.
Except if your an economic migrant , what they call a "refugee" then everything is given to u for free..what happens when everything goes bankrupt? Higher taxes?
I’m a U.S. citizen now Aussie PR. I move out to Sydney to be with my partner in 2019. We have since started a family and went through all of the Covid years here. I agree with all of these points, and am considering myself to return back to the states. We want to buy a good house not a shoe box for 1.5 mil. 😂
@@tinydetour my family was out visiting us in Sydney a couple of weeks ago and they were excited to meet all of our “friends”. I had to explain to them that we wouldn’t be getting invited over for dinner. Aussies are friendly, but they are not your friend. Americans love hospitality so you would have gotten tons of invites for a feast.
@@Nate.Knitig I was at Niagara on both the Canadian and American side. The difference is starkly clear!!! Americans are confident, vivacious and yes, friendly. You guys rock!!!!❤ You guys are just another breed of westerners 😂
As an Aussie who has travelled extensively, I agree with you 100%. Australia was a very different country 20 years ago and it seems to have lost its way.
I came to Australia 38 years ago and I would never want to live anywhere else. There’s always a challenge anywhere you go. Australia has given me lots of opportunities and wealth I would never have earned anywhere else and Aussie friends and family I treasure. Good luck 🍀
Yes ofcourse, Australia is an amazing country, and it has given us a lot! But at this stage of our lives, we wanted to see what else is out there - thank you so much for watching
There's lots of value I got out of this video... this is my first year in Australia, and I can already see the challenges ahead of me .. We live onec so we all individually must make choices in life to make it a memorable one and you have made yours . I love Australia and my home country PNG Stay blessed.
I would be very surprised if you don’t return to Australia. .. it is a great country …sometimes the grass is not greener ,but good luck in your ventures.
After 19 yrs I left australia, the housing, inflation ia ridiculously high. Joblessness is high...lots has changed in last 15yrs due to immigration. The long waiting times in hospitals and ER doctors availability was the final nail in the coffin for us
The unemployment rate is 4.2% it's low, it's on par with the USA, Canada and UK. Where I live in Europe, it's 6.72%, and it's not Southern Europe it's in the Nordics.
I left Sydney for the Gold Coast and couldn't be happier! - Grocery shopping examples include $1 for a kg of Banana, Apples, Avocado, Onions etc. There are no tolls and no issues with parking. Many shopping strips are open till late or 24 hours. Housing prices are very reasonable house and land 600-700sqm within 10 mins to the airport, walk to shops and less than 5 mins to the beach are under $850,000 (3/4 bedrooms).... a lot of the issues you faced unfortunately seem to be Sydney related and you are spot on, but there are many places in "Australia" that address a lot of the issues you faced. All the best with your travels and adventures around the world! *I still maintained my job in Sydney and my employer was happy for me to exclusively work from home giving me the best of both worlds I suppose.
The GC is way over priced. Traffic is a nightmare. Rent cost more than a mortgage and the average house price is 1.1 million. Its also extremely clicky and the Rates are extremely high
I’m your side mate live Newcastle and great beaches and shopping centres hospitals are all within 10 to 15 minutes drive I think they should have try somewhere in Australia besides Sydney
When did you write this, 15 years ago? The GoldCoast is out of control, traffic is hectic, public transport leaves MUCH to be desired, and land and property prices are out of control..
Well I think what they used to call the former "west" are all heading for desolation...Eastern Europe , Poland and Russia are the place to go for Europeans..of course Asians are going to flock to Eastern Asia.. people always stick with people they feel more at home with..the same culture, values, and yes race
Most of the issues that you describe as the problems in Australia are mainly the problems in one of two cities such as Sydney or Melbourne. I have moved to Australia many years ago, and I am thankful to everything that this country has given me. I live in Perth and has not faced most of the issues that you have explained in this video. Tolls- I have never paid any tolls in Australia ever, It might be because I have almost exclusively driven in Western Australia. Traffic- My office is in Perth CBD. It is 40km away from my house. My work starts at 0700. If I am driving, I leave my house at 0615, reach office parking at 0645-0650 and can start work easily at 0700. Public transport- If I catch train to work, I just need to leave at 0555 from home, Park at the railway station for $2 the whole day and easily make it to work at 0700. Trains here in Perth usually run every 5 min during office time and every 10- 15 min during other hours. During special events more trains and buses run than usual. City has got free buses which travel around Perth city all the time at a frequency of 1-2 minutes. Taxes, Housing- You have said that tax is so high in Australia and you were paying nearly 50% of income as tax. That means you were in the highest earners in Australia. Most people pays around 32.5% in taxes, and with the tax cuts this year it has dropped to 30%. Once again the issues with house your purchase may be because of the place of your living. My self and many of my friends get into the housing market in Perth in the last 4-8 years and all of us were with moderate jobs could afford to buy/build a reasonably large hose on a block of land with relative ease. The housing market has changed now in the last 2 years, but when compared with Sydney it is still easy to buy a house in Perth. Time to travel from Perth to Singapore is 5-5.5 hours. I travel mainly from Perth to India and if I get on the 1345 Singapore airlines flight, I could be in my home town in India before midnight. One again the geographical position of Australia might be a curse to you, but a boon to myself and several other people. I am saying all this because most of the issues that you have faced in Australia is due to the choices you make especially in terms of the place you choose to live. A person that see your video and has never lived in Australia would think that the whole of Australia is like it, which is not true. It would have been better if your title said "Why we left Sydney/Melbourne after 15 years" rather than why we left Australia.
I agree with you Marydasan1, we live in Brisbane and yes the cost of living has gone up but there are many other benefits that this Country has to offer. I am happy we didn’t migrate to Canada.
I’ve spent the last ten years in Malaysia and have just returned to Australia. While the cost of living is high in Australia, the quality of life is also much higher and so are the wages. As long as you can afford it and have a decent job you will be better off in Australia. The standard, the quality of air and food, the benefits from the government and the work hours and work conditions are better. In Malaysia you work overtime and never get paid for it.
That's true. But if you can earn in dollar either through remote job/freelancing/consulting/your own business you can literally choose to stay in the premium location in Malaysia & avail all the facilities in affordable price. Have you heard of currency hacking?
Quality of life? What quality of life. Literally no white collard jobs, no doctors available or specialists available when u need. Cant afgord resturants or trip regularly as its soo expensive. I m not sure if u know,in most south east asia,u can afford soo much street food n restuarants very easily for someone with white collard job. It costs hardly nything. We cud literally go to cinamas often, afford maids,chauffers, specialist doctors at the reach of hand, shop nytime nything as its soo affordable,theres financial freedom. Give better education to kids in private schools get lot of time to spend with family n kids as we hve maids to help. What qualoty of life r u talking about in Australia where its hard to find jobs.
Thank you for this video being a millennial who has only lived in Australia it was so interesting to hear the perspective of an immigrant hard-working couple. You have such good insight and valid points that many Australians don't have who haven't lived abroad. But I can assure many Australians of our generation would agree that you summed up life in Australia perfectly. Best of luck with your gap year.
@@devendrachelliah exactly I haven't which means it is good to listen to points from others who have. I am an Australian and lucky to have been born here so why would I want to live elsewhere if I am happy to live in a country where many immigrate to by choice due to its standards of living? How is that a problem?
We left Australia permanently this year after six generations. Life in Australia now has become all about paying bills and taxes. Working hard and making sacrifices is only rewarded with more rules and taxes, very hard to build any wealth. Good luck with building a new life elsewhere. It is the best move we've made leaving. I hope Australia can wake up and return to being the place I grew up in.
@tinydetour , as many people are realising there is no one paradise that is going to tick every person's boxes. We are a little older and in a financial position to transition into early retirement by maximising returns on our net worth and keeping our expenses lower than what they would be in typical western countries. People have to make decisions that are in their long term best interests. If you are young and want to build wealth you need to be in a place that rewards you without punitive levels of taxation so that you can build wealth. Places like Dubai, Jeddah, Hong Kong , Singapore, etc are going to be much more favourable than anywhere in the West. Where are the countries that have young, educated populations and are resource rich and have low debt to GDP ratios? Perhaps they are places to make a long term commitment to knowing their long term prospects will be better and will result in more wealth and a better life. We no longer want to be tied to a specific country and want the flexibility to go where we like. That's probably not going to be the case for somebody in their wealth building phase of life.
Most countries have suffered rising prices and people are struggling like we are . I have been overseas and every country has it’s problems. England is the same and the USA . Even Europe . I have relatives overseas and they have been complaining about the expense of everything . It was the unnecessary lockdowns we had to endure and the rising prices . How the governments treated us was disgusting ! I hate all governments of the world . Well best of luck with your new adventure and you can come and visit Australia and visit the Kimberley region of Western Australia as tourists . Or any other part of Australia that is the real Australia !
Someone who actually gets it. It's funny how everyone wants to pile all the blame on local issues when it's the world at large that's creating much of the problem, from the fact we are still feeling the effects of the pandemic through to the point Australia is only now recovering from the sanctions laid on by China out of malice. Toss in the flow-on effects from the heavy sanctions on Russia, which affected oil prices, the downturn in China's economy and need for our precious iron ore supplies, the costs and economic uncertainty of the war in Ukraine, together with the world's growing fear of another Trump presidency (which will likely hurt Australia) and it all adds up to why the world as a whole is suffering to some extent or another, though by and large the economies in Australia and the USA (where I've lived for the last 25 years) are doing fairly well at present.
@@tinydetourno they haven’t. I bought a unit in inner city Sydney back in 1991 for $210,000. I was earning $45,000 at the time. Now that same property is worth $1.6 million!! My salary has nowhere near kept up with real estate price rises. All I can say is thank God I’m a baby boomer and that place is now paid off. I feel very sorry for the younger people out there trying to get ahead!
So seem to be comparing your “vacation” life to the life you actually had. Many of the issues you will find in any country. Once you start living somewhere and earning only then it will be comparing apples to apples. Full disclosure- I live and have settled in the US.
Totally agree. I was born here, but lived happily in the US for 10 years until the pandemic (when my visa was cancelled). Upon returning to Australia, it was nothing like the place I left. Australa lost it's sense of humor, went from being laid back, to being uptight, went from young and free to an Orwellian dystopia. Crime is higher than ever before, everything's unafordable, inflation is out of control, taxation is higher than ever and the Australian Dollar is growing weaker every day.
Thank you so much for watching. For you moving back to your own country after living elsewhere can definitely be a bit of a shock, esp. In the beginning
I lived in the US for 15+ years. Moved to Canada right when the pandemic began. But rise in cost of living is something that almost every western country is experiencing due to covid, wars etc., although my friends in US don't complain, I hear a lot of people in US complain about how pricey just about everything is - same in Canada.
After spending 10 mins on your video I would definitely make a simple comment here for you both - " MOVE ON IMMEDIATELY MATE, YOU DONT DESERVE TO BE IN AUSTRALIA AT ALL "
I’m in Australia for 35 years and I have nothing whatsoever to complain. You guys are the biggest whiners I ever heard! Took you 15 years to figure that you don’t like living in Australia? Millions of people lives like you or worse but you are the biggest winners! To be honest I’m glad you leaving!!
These guys are not the biggest whiners. I've lived in 4 different countries and met a lot of Australians who's decided to leave Australia. If you haven't lived elsewhere, you have no idea what you're talking about.
Only desperate people want to immigrate to Australia, especially people from non English speaking background,if they have choice, they never come to AUS
That's a bit harsh..if I was Australian I want everyone to be happy and settled in the country not seeing them go.. (it's the "new normal" UN government that are deliberately causing the demolition of the west)
That is the perfect example of the use and abuse system so many foreigners apply. Suck whatever you can get out of the foreign country, legal or not, then live above everyone else in your home country.
I worked with a Chinese Malaysian in Australia who complained she couldn't get an Asian takeaway at 10.00pm because we are backward in our thinking. Right?
@@Dreamer10888 The Government destroyed the demand by lockout laws and saying it is too dangerous to go out at night. Prior to that the demand was huge till 6am!
So you buy it earlier, then at 10 you put it in the fkn microwave, Doh. Us Asian can make brilliant doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc but we need mummy to always feed us, haha.
@@ceeemm1901 True plus people who complain about the early closures forget about the labour prices. In Malaysia you can pay someone 5 dollars an hour where you would need to pay the same person around 35 dollars an hour to do nightshifts
I agree with a lot of these points. I too was surprised by how many petty rules Australia enforces. I've got 3 speeding fines for going 3-4km/hr over the limit on roads that are insanely slow. Australia's monopolies are a genuine concern for the population and no-one does anything about it. Take Bunnings as an example. Back in UK you have Homebase, B&Q and a number of others for competition. This place is full of monopolies. Government workers here typically get paid 3x the salary of a UK government employee but they're not productive compared to what they earn. I find a lot of Aussies are emotionally shallow and like a 'laugh' but don't talk about feelings or anything real. I moved because of my wife and there are tons of positives. Good healthcare (although bulk billing is disappearing), good food, modern cities and good wages. Low levels of crime and poverty. But public transport is a joke. Food is too expensive. House prices are the worst in the world for earnings to cost to buy. I'm also getting used to how far it is from the rest of the world. Having said that...the UK seems to be going downhill rapidly! So you can find faults wherever you go.
You are spot on Oliver. Because life is so 'good', it's almost like you don't have much to complain about, but in reality, you have all these other things that are slowly eating you away. And yes, you are 100% right, there is no perfect country in the world, but there definitely are places that can work you, at that point in your life. E.g. Australia was a great option when we first moved and for a number of years that we lived there. But now, not so much. We just wanted to explore other options, I mean u always have the opportunity to come back, can't be worse off
Move to the US and pay over $200k for our child’s college, have no health insurance, broken school system, messed up infrastructue And worry about your child getting shot everyday. I’ve grew up in Australia,got a free education, lived in both the US and Australia and Australia is a much better place to live. Don’t he ungrateful
Excellent summation of the modern downfall of Australia. My descendants & I were all born in Australia, so not an immigrant nor a refugee, yet your vlog post resonates strongly with me. Governance in Australia as we know it will fall as the people rise up against it. Probably not in my lifetime (I'm in my 60's), but likely in my childrens lifetime.
Wow! Very surprised by this video. As a South African who has admired the progress(Infrastructure) , economic growth and stability of Australia, to hear middle class residents of Australia actually complaining about living in Australia is shocking. I know many South Africans who have moved to Australia, some of came back but some have stayed. All of them say Australia is a very good country. I don't think there is any perfect country anywhere in the world but one thing is for sure, Australia is better than majority of countries, the problems their facing can be fixed in a short term. For some of us, our country is facing major problems that will take decades to fix and that is if there is a political will. Australia is a dream country!
I agree that Australia is an amazing country with lots of benefits. And that's the reason why we stayed there for so long. All we are saying is that, not everything in life remains constant. And now with the rise of income generation online, we have the choice to live a location independent life, at place(s) where it aligns more to your aspirations at that point in time. It doesnt have to be binary 🙂
I am an older, ninth generation, white Australian.I have seen many changes during my life, as expected over time.One is complaining.I remember when you never would hear an Aussie winge.People just gritted their teeth and said, "she'll be right mate".
I left Australia after 19 years. I lived in a very nice suburb, had a great career and money was good. However during COVID shit hit the fan. Your freedom was taken away. I agree with most of your reasons. You are happy and you both will continue to be happy.
Good on you. I have lived in Australia for 24 years and will be leaving permanently shortly. Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. All have major governmental and social problems. It was a nice place to live once upon a time. Enjoy your new found freedom😁
Too much Government butting into personal lives, they are trying to create apps on virtually anything to butt into your personal life and collect data.
We are from New Zealand and go to Australia a couple of times every year. We have noticed the prices of everything going up over the years. Now we prefer holidaying in SE Asia. Also want to add. Not my comment but from a English tourist I met at the Opera House. "What's common between Australia and a teaspoon of yoghurt?", he asked. I said "I don't know". He said "a teaspoon of yoghurt has more culture in it than Australia" 😮.
I heard this one from my English teacher (who was English) at Auckland Grammar in 1991. I’m surprised you had to travel to Oz to hear this witty gag decades later.
I have been lived and worked in India, Qatar and now in Australia from last three years. Australia is way ahead in quality of life in south east/west countries. Work life balance is unmatched. Salary is best in industry and weather is best so the taxation. Because Australia has structured taxation they offer social benififits. My both kids study in public schools an these scrolls are better than private schools in Asia. We are happy with schooling here. Owned our first home within two years of landing here. Life is good in Australia compared to Asia. But if you wants to live in a country where taxation is low, rules are not strict, without any social benefits. Then the Choice is yours.
Yeah, we agree with most of your points, except that public schooling is better than private schools in SE Asia. Public schools really depends on the location, and while they are much better than public schools than some other countries, the international pvt schools in se Asia, esp malaysia, Thailand are definitely of higher quality
@@tinydetourYes the best public school zone property price is shocking Then the only choice is going to private school which is at least 10 times the money of public school if you want a good one but you still need to pay lots of money outside school for tutoring lessons which is also another high cost So the good education in Australia is built up by huge money 😂
As I mentioned, choice is yours. We can not ask for everything in the world. No country is perfect but australia surely tick most boxes in the list as compared to any Asian country.
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I migrated to Australia 29 years ago. I call Australia home. I wouldn't live anywhere else but Australia. And I am sure there are millions who want to migrate here.
A 100% accurate assessment of why anyone should leave Australia!! Emmigrated 10 years ago and will never return to live full time!! Glad you hit on the 'Rules' aspect, very true and its an almost Orwellian society in a lot of instances. Unfortunately Australian's don't see it and have an almost institutionalised mindset. In terms of property prices, this is a direct result of 1. Money Printing, 2. Tax System, 3. Government policy of not letting prices collapse by any means/levers necessary (i.e. cut interest rates, ramp immigration, grants, not building public housing, etc)
I was born here. It was once a great country. now, it is awful. If i wasn't 75 years old and widowed, i'd have left Australia a long time ago. good luck, my dear couple, you'll do a lot better elsewhere.
I have been living in Australia for almost 45 years. I love every second I spend here. Australia is my home! The issue we have here is , there are so many people who don't like Australia are living in Australia. They should follow your footsteps.
This couple peacefully posed their opinions and said clearly that Australia is a nice place to live in just that they want better opportunities, which is everyone's right. Why you're mad and asking people to leave
@@lamaalza1666 I didn't ask them to leave. Read the title of the video, PLEASE. Edit: They came to a country to enjoy its resources but when they have enough they bail. To me they are just opportunists.
I am migrant as well i would say people who just have lived in Australia only havn't lived elsewhere are just so so spoiled complaining about the beautiful perfect country. I have lived in germany uk canada usa then last stop at Australia 🇦🇺🤑 best country for money lifestyle healthcare safety till now best country in western world Norway switzerland & Australia. You guys should travel NZ & canada lol or uk to see what you should grateful of living in here or being in here. At the last human just cannot be happy if they wish to go to heaven after dying still complaining there. Just to let you know super is best thing in Australia 12% not deducted from salary on top of buisness or employer have to pay house are affordabel everywhere compare to salary except sydney everywhere else 600k to 800k talking about newly build 30 to 40min from major cities even melbourne. No country have weekend penality 1.5× salary sunday 2× salary canada is 1.5× expensive then here or nz the salary is half from here unskilled work even uk aswell usa too. Minimum wage $30 casual here weekend is crazy high here rent is super low in melb 1400monthly 2bedroom or 1600$ maxx $1800 to $2000 monthly for actual 3bedroom house cheap insurance grocerry compare to saary same price as italy & pay is 3 time higher imagine. Good luck to you guys you'll regret if you move to any developed country other then 3 i have mentioned if you moving to undeveloped countries different story poor lifestyle. Quality of life healthcare or salary pension social security compare to developed countries australia in top no doubt who have lived in several other countries can compare. Only devloped nation which hasn't seen recession since 1991 usa canada uk had 4 after this. 😊
I migrated to Australia with my parents in 1992 (from Argentina). Australia has been very good to myself and my family, and as much as I love the country, I really identified with what you said. Fantastic video with lots of valid points, this really resonated with myself and my husband. We left Australia nearly 3 weeks ago and are currently living in Thailand, making South East Asia our home for the foreseeable future. All the best in your gap year!
Wow. Thank you so much for watching, and also your kind words. All the best with your trip. How are you finding thailand? And where about are you living there?
@@tinydetour you did a very brave thing by leaving especially with a child!! So far Thailand is great! A few culture shocks but not too hard to get used to as very similar to Argentina in many ways! We are currently in Jomtien, heading to Cambodia for a short stint (6 days) on the 9th of August, coming back to Thailand hopefully to Chiang Mai and then Vietnam for 3 months! Are you guys in Malaysia at the moment?
Interesting and true for all big cities in western countries that have been living beyond their means with printed currencies since 1971 - expensive, traffic, over policing, woke curriculum, racism, steep taxes and now high interest rates. Overall deteriorating quality of life. Many people I know feel the same, just not taking the same steps. Its on their minds, just not on their mouths, yet. You could tip the reverse migration scale and country planners wouldn't want that so expect attempts to nip your thoughts in the bud.
Thanks for the thoughts bud. To be honest, we don't really have any agenda, not feeling anything. Just sharing our experiences and thoughts. Glad you commented, we appreciate it
In my Observations Australia needs Reforms & give individuals to come up with Innovations in all the fields of Wealth Creation! Tax holidays & Incentives for job creation! 😀☺️😁💜👍
I came to Australia 32 years ago. I love this country and will never leave. Australia is one of the best places to live. There is law and order and you can bring up your kids peacefully guiding them with your culture and family values. The education is not costly. Both my children are Engineers and they are in decent jobs. You have to be patient and try and plan your life where ever you go.
If you're children are engineers, then they were part of the last generation of children where their parents could guide them in terms of culture and family values. Nowdays, children are indocrinated from pre-school age to believe in extreme leftist ideas, including gender fluidity, Aboriginal sovereignty, white guilt, male guilt and a fanatical fear of climate change. Children are encouraged to keep secrets from their parents, and are even able to undergo life-changing medical procedures without parental consent and in some cases, even their knowledge. I'm in the same generation as your children. I'm also an engineer, and live what you would call a "normal life". I am very lucky though, I worked for a time in the US, where I was highly paid, and received share options. This allowed me to buy a house outright when I came back to Australia. Without that, my life would be extremely uncomfortable. The only reasonn my salary is sufficient for me to enjoy what i would call a regular "middle class" lifestype is that I don't have a mortgage or need to pay rent.
@@CharGorilla The giveaway is in the name, though CharDinosaur might be more apt. Time to adjust your aluminium foil hat, take your medication, and check under the bed for all those Aboriginals, transexuals, communists, climatologists, and feminists out to get you. And for heaven's sake, stay awake, even if you have to tape your eyelids open - one of those dastardly surgeons might sneak in and indulge their gender fluidity on you - snip!
I don't think difficulty making friends is due to ethnicity - I think most Australians typically stay friends with those they went to school with, or shared young adulthood with, who still live in the same geography, and that's about it. Since leaving school I have moved from Melbourne to Brisbane and now to Perth - with each move I have integrated with fewer and fewer people. Not for lack of wanting, but I think as a parallel, as people get older they spend less and less effort tying to make new friends. I also think social media has played a huge role in redefining community. When I was growing up we basically lived outside, at friends, or adventuring until we had to be home for dinner. Nowadays, the streets are empty of kids - life is lived via a device and virtual friendship circles.
This is correct. I'm British, so I'm not too far different from Australian and still, it's hard to make friends. Aussies stay friends with those they grew up with. I love that for them, but it's harder for outsiders. I'm okay with it.
I went to Australia for three weeks and I picked up all of these points straight away. Wage is just relative so I don’t think people are a bit misinformed that they are better pay.
Yes is the simple answer. This is a great video. Well spoken, well thought out, and the absolute truth. Australia is being run by too many world government's. Government only has one job, help and protect it's own citizens. I'm almost 70 years old and have seen the changes that you tell. And yes I'm thinking of moving overseas myself. As a pensioner there is almost nothing I can do without a lot of money. Housing is non-existent for us even being in a welfare state. I have had a good life, married, kids, houses, etc. been there done it, can't do it anymore. Good luck, have a happy and prosperous life. 👍❤️😇
@@tinydetour More are welcome to leave, go to America 🤪. And you probably waited 12 months because the system was overwhelmed, anyhow, what do you expect for free, was it free in Asia ? 🤣
Australia is not as good as as it is portrayed. Too much bureaucracy , corruption , arrogance and racism especially in public sector Not only house, food and other expenses are so expensive, people from non English speaking background have very little chance to get promotion on the job or well paid job. Leaving Australia early is the right decision for new migrants.
I’m from Australia. 🇦🇺 have lived in New Jersey for 21 years. Will probably retire in a cheaper US state. I couldn’t afford to move back to Australia. 🇦🇺
The world is your oyster and yet the planet is dying. Ask not what your planet can do for you, ask what you can do for your community. Thank you for leaving. We need our population to stabilize... even shrink.
I too want to move out of Australia. All your points are spot on. Australians are friendly but not your friend. If you don't have a robot mindset you won't like it here. 50-60kms away from work and pay 25-35% of your income to banks is ludicrous. I want to move to US.
I mean, we thought we would stay in Australia forever, but over the past few years, our thoughts around that slowly changed. The important thing is to take action around it, regardless of how long.
@robertolang9684you don't need money to leave just leave and fortune will find you.....worked for me and I hate Australia for defrauding me of my entire lifes work and saving.
@@thegreatpyramidrevelationsdefrauded you out of your entire life’s savings? What happened? Can you tell us more? High taxation? A pro-feminist anti-male judge in a family court that gave all your assets to your ex-wife??
Lol, How is education a problem in the US? All primary, middle and secondary education (K-12) is free in the US. In many states pre-k and 3-k is free. College fees depends on the states. E.g. in New York State if you make less the US$125,000 then all public colleges/universities have free tuition. If you make more than US$125000 then it ranges from US$6000-7000 per year. Also, state taxation varies, as many states don't have any income tax etc. Why do you think Indian families are thriving in the US ?
@tinydetour that was a weird non answer. I replied to a statement that you made in your video. If you are wrong about a basic fact, then what else are you wrong about ? Maybe that is why you aren't "thriving"
I m in Aus since 2004 . From India . Engineering background. Its free nation everyone s got their reasons. I have seen almost all of world. Aus is still the best place to live if we just ignore covid response of govt. I love this country. Its my 2nd motherland. I would defend it with my life if time comes. No where is 100% these days but this is the best nation on earth.
Thank you Noni. I am glad you feel that way. Migrating? or moving to a country, using up the best of it for 15 years, then moving on, and critizing it, shows and tells me more about this couple than about Australia.
I know many people who are leaving too, my best friend moved to the UK a few years ago & said no way he is coming back here with the crazy prices, another friend to Denmark & some to USA. I agree with all your points except point 2 with making friends although yes it’s difficult, it’s always been like that here even for Australian born, everyone has their own click. Also with your investment house don’t think it’ll just keep going up, as soon as the Chinese stop buying it’ll go down rapidly. If it can double in a few years it can half too. Good lucky in your travels
@@bigtones2575 yeah I agree, I'm a white Aussie 49 years old, I can't make any new friends and can't hang with my old friends because they're just drunk all the time.
As an Australian I now choose to live in a 3rd world country because not only is it cheaper, I’ve got a reasonable grasp of common sense so I will shoulder the risks and have so much more freedom, Australia doesn’t care about its people, it’s too expensive and just what do we really get for all the tax we pay? Australia also has a high crime rate and the courts don’t lock the bad people up so if you can’t feel safe what’s the point?
We paid a lot of tax as too much corruption in public sector.The government has created unsustainable well paid jobs for too many fat cats. They claimed the tax payer money are to help underprivileged but in the reality, most of the funds are to enrich their pockets
110% Totally agree with all of what you say. This Cuntry is fkd. And I am born and bred here. It’s just getting worse. Great vid guys spilling the beans and keeping it real. All the best for the future.
Totally understand, buddy. It's super important to have all parties aligned, otherwise its hard to make the move sustainable. It's harder, esp with kids, when they have established a friend circle in school. One thing you guys can consider is 'try before you buy' - meaning, go stay in a country that you might consider moving to for a few months, there are a number of countries that give 3, and 6 month visas to Australian passport holders. If that's too long, try 1 month, and check out schools, etc. There is also this company called boundless life you offer a whole package (school, accomodation, workspace and community). When u get a taste, then you can make a more informed decision. Keep us posted on how you go
Interesting video. Just a question. Why haven't you tried to live in a small regional city where everything is nearby?From what I gathered, your biggest problems were related to distances and high costs of living. Both are shorter and lower outside Mel and Sydney. and yes, as someone wrote in a comment, don't compare your "vacation/gap" year with a regular year. I know someone who went to Egypt, my home country, for a year and loved it in Hurghada. So, he decided to stay and work and was soon hit with the bitter reality. If you work online, that's something else. You can work for an employer in a developed country and live in a developing one like a king. But other than it, is all the same 9-5/ 8-4 life for 95% of people around the globe. Best of luck.
I get where u are coming from. Not comparing it, we understand the difference, but for us, we would rather check out a few places, and live like a local to get the feel. And given we are creating online businesses, we won't be comparing job cultures etc
Housing is the biggest problem, all others are small Infront of housing, Politicians and economists failed 💯 percent or they just want it to be like this
Everything in life is relative. There are thousands of people desperately waiting for resident visas after applying years ago, going through IELTS, health checks, documentation etc. That includes me who's been waiting after health check is early 2023. Finally it boils down to what you want at a particular stage in life and where you are right now and what's you're going through. There's no silver bullet answers. Thank you for the video and being honest about speed bumps you encountered. It surely does help others on the wake of people like yourselves to manage their expectations and hopefully adjust accordingly. Having family and friends living down under quite happily, it's certainly not doom and gloom although pressures do exist. Which is kinda universal really.
No..way.... cant agree to this. .Australia is just fantastic. Safe...friendly.. i think its about making right choices at right time.. I wont be surprised to see u people back after exploring around. Canada ? 🤦♀️ try...😂 Still Good luck friend...
Depends on your phase of life in Australia, my first 2-3 years i felt like heaven ,next 5 years spent in building houses and career . now after 10 years i want to go back home to India as i feel it has more facilities and help .
