After reading all those comments it would seem gold here in aus is rather cheap. There's a course nearby that costs $15AUD for a 9 holes, although that place is a tad boring. Some of the nicer places cost about $30-40AUD for 18 holes. It doesn't real...
We have 10% GST on most purchases in Aus. I remember when i went to USA a few years ago the sales tax there really confused me. I noticed that some shops displayed the base price on items so when i tried to buy something with what i thought was corr...
Most serious accident i've been in is probably car accident 15 years ago. Our car got t-boned by some idiot who ran a red. Those were the pre-airbag days too. Most rain accidents here involving people on the tracks are usually due to heavy drinking....
My first part time job was at a printing centre when i was 17. Got paid $22AUD (approx $20USD) per hr and on weekends it was $44AUD (approx $41USD) per hr. I even got superannuation of around $150AUD per week(retirement fund money). Currently doing a...
The thing i love best about most asian business capitals is how all the shopping centres seem to be open till late. Over here as soon as the clock hits 5pm everything is closed. It's so annoying.
I've got the same problem with wires. I've been trying to go as wireless as possible (within reason) but those damn power cables are still flying all over the place. I have a 22" Samsung 226BW which back 4 months ago seemed quite big... although now...
Ikea has become remarkably expensive over here and yet the overall quality hasn't changed a bit. Like my table and bed which is falling to pieces. Ikea here is probably more of a gimmick or for people who prefer the quirky design rather than real sav...
Here we have a lot of trusts / discretionary trusts which tend to work better than sole prop in terms of tax and in particular if the business starts finding itself in debt.
Isn't ADSL2+ up to 24MBps in Australia? I'm still waiting for service to start in my area which hopefully is this year. Still stuck with 8MBps... I was always under the impression that Korea had the fastest broadband, something along the lines of ove...
We have libraries in every suburb here in addition to school and university libraries so it's not like there's no space to study. I usually study in between classes and a bit at night. Working makes it a tad harder.
I'm actually quite happy with our system. The employer contributes 9% of superannuation to your salary. For every dollar you contribute after tax, the government will 1.5x it up to $1000. So i put in $1000 and the government gives me an extra $1500....
Australia is still doing trials on the DVB-H spec. So i guess if devices like the DS Tuner or the PSP Tuner are ever released here in the future it'll have to be for DVB-H. The one major problem i have with these tuner devices are the antennas. Why c...
Many European car manufacturers are starting to help in the battle against dui. Like Volvo have those keys which double as breathtester immobiliser units. Also a lot of these european cars are being designed with pedestrian collisions in mind. I know...
I hate dogs for the simple reason that the dogs living at the house left and right to mine are like hellspawns. They just will not shut up. And why is it that the loudest dogs always have rude owners? I swear to god i'm almost at breaking point with...
DSLR's are heavier than compacts, with the lenses and everything they cost more, and when taking a pic with them you tend to be more pedantic about taking your pics. That said i don't think any compact camera could make me want to live without my dsl...
I've never had any problem with doctors here. They only prescribe medicine if it's really necessary and that's only happened to me on a few rare occasions. I usually just get told what's wrong with me and what to do to get over the illness (usually r...
Student union/council usually keeps teachers in line. And if by chance teachers go too far then they have to deal with courts. Here it's not so much a problem where teachers harass people, it's more that most of them aren't qualified enough in their...
