I'm Moving to CANADA

[jaguar]

I wouldn't suggest living in Sydney to anyone :p
RMIT however rocks and skilled immigration isn't hard at all. Their computer system however is a running joke, massively over budget and mostly utterly incapable of doing it's job so you'd have plenty of work. Gun laws are a touch tougher than you're used to over there though.

[cowhead]

what I meant to say was "thank you Bluesdave" for answering that question, I have a couple more of them for you though....

1.) what's the exchange rate
2.) do they like fairly 'rockin' guitar player (loud rythmic)
3.) do I 'AVE to drink fosters? (bleargh! tastes like like.. bud.. but somehow worse)
4.) what sort of diet (other than seafood) is 'regional' (never heard of australian cuisine) AND NO 'shrimp on the bar-bee jokes need apply ) (too easy!) crock? (good eats by the by)
5.) I don't care if they support the war, as an american do you think I would be shunned by that alone? (f*ck I'd be an ex-patriot! that's gotta count for something!)
6.) does the toilet water really go the 'other' direction? Counterclockwise?

[bluesdave]

Originally Posted by cowhead

what I meant to say was "thank you Bluesdave" for answering that question, I have a couple more of them for you though....

1.) what's the exchange rate
2.) do they like fairly 'rockin' guitar player (loud rythmic)
3.) do I 'AVE to drink fosters? (bleargh! tastes like like.. bud.. but somehow worse)
4.) what sort of diet (other than seafood) is 'regional' (never heard of australian cuisine) AND NO 'shrimp on the bar-bee jokes need apply ) (too easy!) crock? (good eats by the by)
5.) I don't care if they support the war, as an american do you think I would be shunned by that alone? (f*ck I'd be an ex-patriot! that's gotta count for something!)
6.) does the toilet water really go the 'other' direction? Counterclockwise?

1. 75 cents US/Aussie which means that your dollars are worth approx 25% more down here.

2. I'm sure there are plenty of good rock bands down here - I'm into Jazz and Blues, unfortunately, so I'm not up on the rock scene. Jag probably knows some.

3. There's a wide range of beers available, don't you worry about that! We make the best wine in the world, too (that's official)!

4. Well seafood is very popular, and we have the best seafood in the world, but we also have good red meats, pork, chicken etc. You can also buy meat like kangaroo and buffalo in some supermarkets. I know there are restaurants serving crocodile, but I don't know if you can buy the meat itself anywhere.

6. Yes, but this is actually quite a difficult experiment to set up correctly. Generally, toilets and sinks (basins), are too small to show the effect reliably. Water can go in either direction depending on the design. BTW, it is clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter clockwise in the north.

[Happy Monkey]

That was his dad.

[iamthewalrus109]

I hate to tell all of you but,........http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=6704292

You'll have to stand in line with the rest of the refugees. Hope you like snow and salted fish.


-Walrus

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

That was his dad.

You say that as if there is a difference.

[Undertoad]

There's a huge difference. W has been very open to people of no faith.

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

There's a huge difference. W has been very open to people of no faith.

Being open is not nearly equal to the money he sinks in his faith at my expense.

[Undertoad]

Not his faith, all faiths.

Bush beat Kerry amongst Catholics

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Not his faith, all faiths.

Bush beat Kerry amongst Catholics

From Positive Atheism

(Emphasis and italics added)

"Religious freedom and tolerance is a protected right. I am committed to the First Amendment principles of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity. Whether Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, or Muslim, Americans should be able to participate in their constitutional free exercise of religion. I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the U.S. military to promote it.
-- George W. Bush, second remark, October 15, 2000, Web, White & Blue 2000, Rolling Cyber Debate question: "With religious diversity increasing, what are your thoughts on the protection of religious freedom and the separation of church and state? Should religions like Wicca be banned from recognition by the military, as some legislators suggest?" Bush honors diversity, but only within certain bounds, saying nothing in favor of one's Constitutional right to freedom from religion (he's against it: see below) and speaking out once again against Americans' right to practice the Wiccan religion with the same freedoms enjoyed by those who practice Bush's own religion of Evangelical Christianity.
Notice how Bush does away with the Wiccan's right to religious liberty by redefining Wicca as not a religion and further denigrating it with the term witchcraft. In the same way, atheism, that is, the freedom from government-imposed or government-sponsored religious intrusion, being not itself a bona fide religion, is twisted by Bush to become a viewpoint or practice or right that is not covered under the First Amendment guarantee of religious Liberty. (To be fair and honest, Bush's opponent, Al Gore, slyly answered every other element of the same question, but silently passed over the part about Wicca.)"

[Radar]

Bush also beat Kerry among idiots.

[Happy Monkey]

What are you gonna do when you've got wingnut Bishops openly advocating Kerry's excommunication, and saying that voting for him is a sin? Even when the Pope disagrees?

[Yelof]

Cowhead use your Irish cizitenship (you got an Irish grannie right??)..go live in Dublin, weather sucks the people are nice..I miss home..I'd move back but I have too many ties where I am living now

[Radar]

How's Melbourne? I might like it there.

[bluesdave]

Originally Posted by Radar

How's Melbourne? I might like it there.

Melbourne is cold and wet. It has large, straight roads laid out in a grid (because the city was designed from day one), and has a good transport system - trams and trains. Melbourne is cold and wet. It also has good restaurants, and supposedly a better social life (debatable). Melbourne is cold and wet. The people are more conservative, and withdrawn. Melbourne is cold and wet.

Sydney on the other hand, is friendly, bright and breezy. We love outdoor activities, enjoying life, and the sun shines 80% plus days of the year. Sydney people are friendly. Our road system sucks because Sydney was never designed - it just grew. Our transport system is having some troubles at the moment - mainly the trains, which can be a little unreliable. Our buses and ferries are good though. Sydney is a sunny, bright, friendly, and happy place.

Melbourne is cold and wet. :p