Objectively, Australia is the best country

[MarkKol]

I have traveled to over 18 countries in my life across the entire world, Europe, Asia, and North America, but one country keeps catching my eye in terms of checking every box for quality of life: Australia. I truly have no bias or attachment to this place, I haven’t been there either (yet), BUT on paper, this country seems to have the most important things. Here are my thoughts in no particular order. I won't go into living costs or political problems, as everyone in the world has an issue with these things. IT'S EXPENSIVE EVERYWHERE.

• Sydney and Melbourne are giant seaside/coastal cities, which is rare.
  • Bigger than a lot of European countries and cities in population, at 5+ million each
  • Giant skyscrapers
  • On the Pacific Ocean
• Safer than most Western countries, like the UK, USA, France, Canada, and Sweden.
• 480,000–630,000 animal species are unique to Australia.
  • AU has all kinds of stunning birds, bugs, mammals, reptiles, and fish that can't be found anywhere else in the world
  • Examples:
    • Cassowary
    • Platypus 
    • leafy sea dragon
    • Wild Kangaroos, Dolphins, Koalas, Wombats, EMU...
• Warm climate
• Lots of greenery, sand, nature, and water.
  • This can't be understated. It's rare to see such livable cities and such unique terrain.

Might add more later. Australia is what people think California is; California is a pretty place mixed in with the ugliest slums I've seen. Australia is IT.

Only issues

• Skin cancer rates are super high
• Insanely remote, far away even from South Asia.

[integration journey]

Interesting perspective 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I like it here.

Melbourne has wild weather. Amazing architecture & culture. Hodge podge of all different kinds.

The sun is not to be fucked with. It will fuck you. It is cloudy out - you will be mercilessly incinerated. Regardless.

The bush is not to be fucked with. It will fuck you. I came across a woman on the weekend who had been bitten by a tiger snake, not 3 minutes from my apartment (inner city, 6km from CBD). She got help. Is ok  

There are some shit aspects. But overall I think Australia is balanced, which is what it has going for it.

[integration journey]

1 minute ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

I like it here.

Melbourne has wild weather. Amazing architecture & culture. Hodge podge of all different kinds.

The sun is not to be fucked with. It will fuck you. It is cloudy out - you will be mercilessly incinerated. Regardless.

The bush is not to be fucked with. It will fuck you. I came across a woman on the weekend who had been bitten by a tiger snake, not 3 minutes from my apartment (inner city, 6km from CBD). She got help. Is ok  

There are some shit aspects. But overall I think Australia is balanced, which is what it has going for it.

I’m curious how many other countries have you been to or which ones do you wish to visit? 

[LoneWonderer]

I will have to visit Australia...But not before I visit some of those REAL places on earth like Bhutan, Mongolia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tibet, Alaska and Svalbard (Norway). 

I would also love to visit Patagonia in Chile and Tierra del Fuego Argentina. A cruise to Antartica would be sooo cool but who the f** can offord that! Maybe when I retire...

1 hour ago, integration journey said:

I’m curious how many other countries have you been to or which ones do you wish to visit? 

I know you didn't ask me but thanks for asking! 🤪

I have been in the following countries in my young life some of them mutiple times:

Russia, England, France,Germany,Portugal, Spain,Denmark,Norway,Sweden,Iceland,Switzerland,New Zealand,Vietnam,Quatar, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Gambia, Lesotho, Kenya, zimbabwe, China, Zanzibar, Swaziland (Eswatini), Sri Lanka, Italy, Malta, Netherlands.

Edited 3 hours ago by LoneWonderer

[Leo Gura]

Watch out, or a platypus might bite you in the dick.

[Peo]

 In Australia everything wants to kill you. 

[Leo Gura]

In America we only have to worry about unhinged mass shooters. But in Australia even the kangaroos want to kill you.

Edited 1 hour ago by Leo Gura

[Monster Energy]

Australia is amazing. Sun, beaches… and animals that look like they were designed to end the human species.

 

[meta_male]

I love Australia, been there several times. Very open, very laid back culture. They roast you whenever they can... and then invite you for barbie and show off some redbacks in their garage. Nature there is like a minefield. You can be on a peaceful walk and get attacked by a magpie for no reason.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

4 hours ago, integration journey said:

I’m curious how many other countries have you been to or which ones do you wish to visit? 

You want to know something about me that makes me very un-worldy?

I have never been outside of Australia. I have a serious lack of experience in this arena. I don't even have a fucking passport! WHAT! I was never in a stable enough place to be able to travel. If I had reason to travel, an aim or task - you better bet suddenly I would be getting a passport  Life was sorta bad for me until 30. I was very insular from this.

I want to see Italy for the art - the Sistene chapel. Germany's architecture. Japan for my family. USA for the turbo-extreme EVERYTHING. Crete for the other side of my family. I also want to travel around Australia.

It just so happens my career exploded in the last 6 years, and it is only now I have enough to purchase an apartment and travel with the rest. 

I say Australia is good for balance, chill. Retirement. Pros.

But it is NOT like the USA. You can make it big in the US. The opportunity there is huge. Obviously, the difficulty is massive also, many people in the US struggle. But you can't be so entrepreneurial and fucken make BANK in Australia like there.

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Watch out, or a platypus might bite you in the dick.

I don't know what sort of blender that animal went through in its creation. I sort of dislike it, what the fuck kind of leftovers were used for it?!  

It's like the reheated leftover scrap pizza of animals.

Edited 37 minutes ago by Natasha Tori Maru

[Natasha Tori Maru]

4 minutes ago, meta_male said:

I love Australia, been there several times. Very open, very laid back culture. They roast you whenever they can... and then invite you for barbie and show off some redbacks in their garage. Nature there is like a minefield. You can be on a peaceful walk and get attacked by a magpie for no reason.

The roasting is real. I call the tradies 'bunch of cu***' all the time. Very loose with swearing, C-bomb. General ribbing. I don't know where it came from - maybe because we are a bunch of colonizing ex-crims from England

If you call someone something benign, like donkey, peckerhead, clown - you'll cop a punch. Call someone 'Oy, cu**' and it will be received... a lot better !

[Ponder]

Australia is amazing. Everyone who’s saying there’s animals everywhere that wanna kill you or whatever clearly have no idea what suburban Australia is like. 

[meta_male]

33 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

If you call someone something benign, like donkey, peckerhead, clown - you'll cop a punch. Call someone 'Oy, cu**' and it will be received... a lot better !

My ex was an Aussie, I foolishly called her a cu** once and never again 😅