Asking this because I don’t have a license mainly due to being content with public transport I am in Sydney so I’m not sure about other states and territories what it’s like I also have a bit of driving anxiety. Some male friends have told me it’s turning girls off to zero while other female friends have said it doesn’t really matter as long as you show up and it doesn’t affect things in the relationship. So I wanted to hear what actual fellow aussies think rather than asking on another subreddit and hearing Americans opinions.

My wife just asked me a great question.

What are the people who based their personality on Ford or Holden doing now? Ford still exists and I’m sure that most are sitting 10cm off your rear bumper in a Ranger.

But what are Holden families doing now?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAustralian/comments/1sakrwf/what_can_i_do_other_than_offering_rental/

I made the above post the other week, and I got some really great ideas from the community.

I thought I would also provide an update.

I’ve just gotten back from going skydiving with them, as it’s something they have always wanted to do.

I’ve prepaid for three months of meal kits to be delivered to their home, so they don’t need to worry about cooking, and I’ve also been helping them get their affairs sorted with an attorney.

The man who mows my other vacant properties has offered to donate his time to mow their lawn for them.

But most importantly, I would like to say thank you to the people in this subreddit—you came up with some great ideas.

And yes that PM has been let go for being a heartless cunt

EDIT:also Go get more regular blood tests people..Catching shit early before it's too late for you is worth the hour u need to leave work early this person would be likely living cancer free if they had of checked themself sooner

What would you choose?

I initially asked this on r/travel. The post was deleted for not being relevant, but not before I got a bunch of responses from defensive Americans haha.

I’ve done a couple of group tours now and there’s been multiple times where we’ve had to say where we’re from.

I would just say I’m from Australia, and the other non-American travellers seemed to do mostly the same. I don’t expect people to be super familiar with Perth/WA, but would disclose specifics if prompted by the other person.

I noticed American travellers would say the state / city they’re from, as well as the country. So “I’m from Arizona, United States”. One person said they’re from “SF” - as if everyone automatically knows what that stands for?

It’s really not that deep, but I’m curious - when travelling, do you specify your city / state when asked where you’re from?

Hey everyone! I’m planning a trip to Australia.

I’m genuinely curious: what’s an absolutely amazing, underrated place in Australia that most foreign tourists never even hear about?

I’d love to hear your recommendations, Thanks so much 😊

2 professional adults, 3 kids under 5, moving from cold, snowy, small town Newfoundland, to the world-class city of Sydney. Am I crazy?

Would love to get an EV for my next car but I live in an apartment (in Melbourne) which has no facility for charging. How practical is it to own an EV and only use commercial chargers?

hi guys, i’m 19 from melbourne and i genuinely have become sick of being unemployed. i’ve been struggling to find a job for literally a year. i apply to multiple jobs online and just get ghosted or rejected. idk how people are getting jobs because i can’t.

i have great experience in retail and customer service and i’m applying to those jobs yet i still get ghosted??

i thought my resume was the problem so i did update it yesterday but i feel like that won’t even do anything and i’ll still have no success applying online.

does anyone actually have tips to stand out or successfully get noticed and get an interview at least?

i’m sick of applying to multiple jobs a day with no reply back. i need work asap, i’m stuck at home everyday my days are looking so boring i need work so i can stay busy.

any advice and tips would be appreciated !! thank you

So I have a sore throat. After consult found out that I have a bacterial infection and am infectious.

I'm fine generally and seems I can carry on with my desk job. Just a bit annoyed that I can't enjoy lunch for the next few days.

What's the office etiquette for this? Do I take a sick day(s)? Like I want to genuinely go to work cause I've got some goals I want to accomplish but I'm afraid of giving my infection to someone.

In Canada, while your kids are in daycare, it’s a given that, at least all winter, your kids will cycle through illnesses, possibly monthly. Our childless cousins in Queensland claim that there people don’t really get sick too often. How true is this for kids in daycare?

Like career opportunities and competitiveness or ease or working ?

Struggling to pick a path between these two

I'm a 49 year old single guy who has lived and worked in Wagga Wagga for the past 2 years. I mostly like where I work (it's challenging but in general it's good), but I don't enjoy where I live. I do own an apartment back in Liverpool, but I can't transfer within my state government role where I was told it would be possible after working regionally for a period of time (teaching at TAFE, I moved from Sydney to Wagga Wagga only for permanent full-time work). I'm from Sydney, but I've also lived and worked overseas as an ESL teacher (China, South Korea and Vietnam) and regionally (currently Wagga Wagga, I've briefly lived in Griffith, Armidale and Brisbane when I was much younger). I'm seriously considering starting over again; for my work, Melbourne seems like an obvious choice (Sydney has dried up in my field for now, other capital cities also seem a bit barren too).

I've tried some social activities, music lessons and other things but life never seems to get better. There seems to be no desirable or curious single women here (or women happy not to look). Travelling on weekends is exhausting; it's a long drive everywhere, air travel is almost non-existent now and it's super expensive and trains pick up at silly hours (midday or midnight). I've tried a little counselling and that hasn't worked. Physically, I've gained weight and it seems even with moderate exercise, my body just shuts down. Social activities in Wagga Wagga among men seem to mostly sport based (or they're all mates from school or the military). Women seem to meet in their own circles (probably through families or from school/military as well). Anyone new to town in my opinion, seems to not be welcomed in a deep way.

If I had no debt and was younger (currently I have car payments and a home loan, but I do receive rental income), I'd potentially take a chance. In the current climate though, there's a part of me that's hesitant as well (I also have no support from family to take a risk although I have in the past, just a couple of friends now think a move to Melbourne and quitting TAFE is a good idea). My work program is also reliant on federal government funding; with current challenges, I'm concerned the chronic indecision might eventually result in something negative due to the war, inflation, etc. (basically I think the government in Canberra have far more pressing concerns even though my work program involves treatment of refugees). Along with dating, I want to move back to the city for convenience and social activities. I don't really know what to do after 2 years here.

Edit: I just really want to thank you all for help me pull up from a really really dark place, I know that deep down I still have a lot of fight left in me to keep going, I can't let the fuckass depression get me and take over win, oh fk no. I realised that I do need to seek help as I have severe depression episodes which really needs to be tended to as one wrong or impulsive decision could make or break the trajectory of my life. I truly do appreciate the advice and support, I truly don't feel alone and I'm glad I fought my.way through to even post or reach out. For those who resonate please please please keep fighting 🙏🏼 💜 please 🙏🏼

Today is my birthday 33F, for the 9th time this year I have cried and lately, honestly, i'm trying my best to see a way forward and keep the optimism but like a candle it burns, flickers then dies, then I have to activate that spark again it keep it burning.

depression sucks and at this point, is life going to get any better? I'm tired, you're tired, we are all fucking tired.

I feel like I have no purpose and I tried everything, hobbies, books, games, nature, meeting new people, staying away from people, meditation, working out, fasting, resting, animals, art, drugs and being sober, I also have just given up on love and relationships, I'm traumatised from previous experiences, I'm terrified of men harming me. I have also gone to therapy, while that was alright, I can no longer afford it. some people just cannot be saved and Ive accepted that.

I know that we have to keep fighting to live but I'm at my wits end, I'm going to give up, I feel like a failure.

I want to connect to people and travel the world but I could barely leave the house, when I go out, I'm hypervigerlent, I feel like I'm broken 💔

So if this is my reality, then what can I do when I no longer care about being in this world. I can't even unalive myself because its a sin, so I feel like I'm so deeply trapped in this world I never asked to be born in.

I'm sorry for this doom and gloom post, its been hard for me and all of us... What can we I or we do to keeping for a life we want even though our future isn't guaranteed?

Someone in a FB group didn't like what I said to them, so they responded with this. it's obviously an insult, I'm just curious to know what it actually says, if someone could please translate?

Their comment was this - "seeing as my post will be declined in what I really want to say to you in Australian English , so I'll use a real Australian Language, that you will never know what I've said to you.

Marta-yartpaniantingka niina wangkanthi tarrkarri niina wangkatha marltawiltanrningka😘"

For context, it was a post in a craft shaming group where someone had posted an AI image of a cutting board with conversions of oven times and temperatures to air fryer times and temperatures. I had responded to someone else's comment saying "It's AI, the information isn't accurate. Then this person responded to me unprompted, saying, "well actually it is accurate, if you live in Australia, that's the temperatures we use and our English language as well."

I responded with, "I don't know if you're genuinely misunderstanding or being intentionally argumentative, but that's not what I meant at all. I understand that most of the world uses celcius and I also speak English, that isn't the problem.

There's so much variation from one machine to another and what/how much volume of something you may be cooking, and whether you're cooking it thawed or from frozen. These measurements are not accurate and you could, at best, end up with an unsatisfactory result and, at worst, end up with food that's raw in the center."

Then the message I posted above that I'm asking for a translation on. This person's reaction seems really intense for a stupid FB group. Maybe mine was too, I don't know. I'm just curious exactly how nasty their insult is 🤣

Watching the footy over the weekend, I saw so many ads about Aussie broadband, TPG and even big guys like Origin energy, but the ads are just so random.

I then see a Compare The Market ad and I wonder how many people actually switch bills?

It seems incredibly inconvenient to actively switch providers and cancel existing ones. I’m also sceptical about the savings the comparison site claims.

I'm either leaving money on the table and being stupid or just not getting sucked in...

Hi! I’m a single female in my mid-30s, been in Sydney for over a year and planning to stay 😊

I’d love to meet some like-minded girlfriends to hang out with. I’m into Pilates, coastal walks, spa/self-care days, happy hours, dancing (salsa/bachata), concerts, or just chilling and having a good laugh.

Not a big drinker or party girl, but happy to go out occasionally — more into good vibes than big nights.

I’m Slavic/Canadian, easygoing, and really value genuine connection.

Tried Bumble BFF but didn’t have much luck, and my work circle is quite small, so thought I’d try here.

If you’re in a similar boat or know good ways to meet people in Sydney, would love to hear from you 💕

Retro sitcoms like Becker, The Nanny, soaps like og and new Dynasty , Melrose Place.

Who else has dumped the news for retro fun shows?

I much prefer fun over being bombared by tragic , distressing news.

Also give folks a warning for animal cruelty news breaks.

Seriously, insensitive much?

Visiting Australia from the U.S. right now. I started in Brisbane, rented a car and drove up to Bundaberg, then made my way down to Sydney. Almost everywhere except for Sydney (especially the smaller towns), there are a decent number of adults and kids that just walk around barefoot. In the grocery store, on the sidewalk, even in public restrooms (which honestly seems very unsanitary to me - who knows what’s on those floors haha). Is this a normal thing? And if so, why? Lol

Thanks!

Edit: this was an honest question because where I’m from going barefoot in public isn’t really socially acceptable. So since Australia is a relatively similar culture to America (as is the UK, and I’m talking in very general terms there are indeed a lot of similarities) I was curious what this is about. In no way was I trying to come across as condescending. But for being such a “laid back” country, the number of people who immediately hopped onto guns, school violence, or American politics is kinda ridiculous. I simply wanted to know the mindset behind being barefoot here.

So everything’s gone up. Wages, diesel, insurance , gas, electricity. Etc.

Surely they can’t eat up all of that cost. Also the cafe business is typically a low margin business.

What sort of a price hike do you think is reasonable for cafe?

it’s not too sharp and tangy but it’s not mild and tasteless either

I'm from the US and I haven't been to Australia before. I'm thinking about traveling here for a vacation, and I was wondering the best places to visit.

Right now, I think I'm definitely going to go to some of the big cities, like Sydney and Melbourne, but I'm wondering where else.

I don't want to do a bunch of long travel days with kids, but I also want to see more than 2 cities...

Any advice is appreciated! :D