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<blockquote data-quote="Quaestum" data-source="post: 1043761" data-attributes="member: 9673"><p>DirtyGlobal,</p><p></p><p>Speaking as a fellow countryman: Just keep in mind that the grass is usually greener on the other side of the fence. And don't make the foolish mistake to think that your time on the Working Holiday Visa will be the same if you're a, say, teacher in Australia.</p><p></p><p>Yes, Australia does have some advantages - better working multicultural society, an economy that's close to the strength of Germany's, good weather and shiny cities with a high standard of living.</p><p></p><p>I'm in New Zealand and for me, the four biggest flaws of living here are:</p><p></p><p>- Getting somewhere takes ages (this is probably slightly better when staying in Victoria/New South Wales, but equally fucked if not even worse than in NZ when living elsewhere: flights are expensive compared to Europe, driving takes looong).</p><p>- Huge distance back home. You'll want to visit family, they celebrate, marry and die - often you can't spontaneously make time to get on planes for >25 hours, stay in Germany for a while, and do the whole thing again to get back.</p><p>- Reasonably far away from everywhere but Australia and the Pacific Islands (for you, this would be NZ and South East Asia), meaning that travelling overseas always comes at a premium.</p><p>- High living expenses in general, sometimes pushing into the absurd - especially when coming from Germany. I assume you would live in one of the big cities, just remember that Sydney and Melbourne are among the most expensive cities in the world.</p><p></p><p>All this would apply to you too. If you're committed to living in Australia, absolutely go for it - everybody should live abroad for a couple of years, it has helped my personal growth more than anything before. But do weigh the pros and cons carefully. Overall, if you can list more pros than cons for yourself personally, I'd say take the risk, you only live once.</p><p></p><p>At least you'd have access to some German food (Aldi) and European amenities (eBay, Ikea, ...) in Australia, things that I miss profoundly here from time to time. Given the German expat population in cities like Melbourne, it shouldn't be too hard to mingle with people from our own culture if you're inclined to do so at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quaestum, post: 1043761, member: 9673"] DirtyGlobal, Speaking as a fellow countryman: Just keep in mind that the grass is usually greener on the other side of the fence. And don't make the foolish mistake to think that your time on the Working Holiday Visa will be the same if you're a, say, teacher in Australia. Yes, Australia does have some advantages - better working multicultural society, an economy that's close to the strength of Germany's, good weather and shiny cities with a high standard of living. I'm in New Zealand and for me, the four biggest flaws of living here are: - Getting somewhere takes ages (this is probably slightly better when staying in Victoria/New South Wales, but equally fucked if not even worse than in NZ when living elsewhere: flights are expensive compared to Europe, driving takes looong). - Huge distance back home. You'll want to visit family, they celebrate, marry and die - often you can't spontaneously make time to get on planes for >25 hours, stay in Germany for a while, and do the whole thing again to get back. - Reasonably far away from everywhere but Australia and the Pacific Islands (for you, this would be NZ and South East Asia), meaning that travelling overseas always comes at a premium. - High living expenses in general, sometimes pushing into the absurd - especially when coming from Germany. I assume you would live in one of the big cities, just remember that Sydney and Melbourne are among the most expensive cities in the world. All this would apply to you too. If you're committed to living in Australia, absolutely go for it - everybody should live abroad for a couple of years, it has helped my personal growth more than anything before. But do weigh the pros and cons carefully. Overall, if you can list more pros than cons for yourself personally, I'd say take the risk, you only live once. At least you'd have access to some German food (Aldi) and European amenities (eBay, Ikea, ...) in Australia, things that I miss profoundly here from time to time. Given the German expat population in cities like Melbourne, it shouldn't be too hard to mingle with people from our own culture if you're inclined to do so at all. [/QUOTE]
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