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(11-14-2011 01:31 PM)scotian Wrote:  

Check out the website http://www.seek.com.au lots of jobs on there.

Thanks bro. I'll pass this site onto my mates.

(11-14-2011 09:37 PM)Hooligan Harry Wrote:  

Its not great for single guys though and Perth is better for families and people who want to retire somewhere.

Yeah but with 1.5M inhabitants there's got to be more than enough targets running around.......right? Or is it a shitty ratio?

Aussie women are sluts wherever you go. When I think Australian women I think:

- Drunkard
- Fucks everything in sight
- Swears like a trooper, is loud and has no class at all
- Wears too much makeup, dresses like an idiot and has an obsession with cheap, shitty tattoos.
- Generally quite stupid, easily entertained but quickly bored, loves reality TV and celebrity gossip, thinks its entitled to fuck around until its a worn out shoe in its early 30's before it deserves the 4X2 house with the stay at home mum job.

This does get annoying, but I like easy whores. I'm getting too old to put too much effort into getting laid.

(11-15-2011 12:01 AM)T and A Man Wrote:  

I live in Perth, so here is story.

Firstly, it is completely devoid of culture. The only real social outlets are daytime sports, (which it is well suited for because for only around 40 days of the year is doesn't have sunshine) and binge drinking. There is one medium sized night life area called northbridge, and a few small niche areas such as fremantle, subiaco, leederville and mt lawley. That's it.

However it is the mining and oil&gas capital of Australia, and if you can get into these industries, you can make a ton of money.

Even on mining, a person with zero skills can start as a drillers assistant on $AU80,000 per year, generally being able to pass a mickey mouse qualification within 6-12 months to become a driller to be one $120k+ per year. Heavy truck drivers start on $110k per year, and specialised geologists start around $280k per year.

Generally these are FIFO positions(fly-in, fly-out - commute from a city, to stay on the camp site in a donga, accomodation like a shipping container). These also tend to be the wages for standard rosters such as 12 days in camp, 9 days back in Perth (or other area). Guys who can tough it out like 6 weeks on, 1 week off can earn around 250% more.

That said there is a condition in Australia called 'going troppo', where you get 90 consecutive days of 40 deg. celsius (104F) and 85% humidity. People do commit suicide over it.

Now for your questions.

1. Cost of living compared to the rest of OZ. - One of the most expensive in the world. I travelled to Paris in March, it is cheaper than Perth for everything except fuel for your car. But high wages do compensate.

2. General quality of life. - Very high, also with socialised medicine in Australia, it has ther best state health system (poor quality state education system, but not a factor for you). Clean air, extremely clean city with probably the lowest level of street litter anywhere in the world. Australians do tend to avoid littering (well in their own cities at least). You will most likely need a car if staying for any duration.

3. Ease of pulling tail compared to the Gold Coast. - Perth is easy, very easy, abounds in sluts.

The last factor I would add, the FIFO thing can be a good play for a long term stay. The amount of air traffic generated from FIFO means the two airports here at near capacity. Companies are keen to now have GOOD employees domicile elsewhere, even as far a Thailand, and people do Melbourne, Brisbane and New Zealand, and Bali is common. Remember the Aussie dollar is now worth more than the US dollar, so getting an Aussie pay packet in countries like Thailand and Indonesia is phenominal.

However your best bet for entry into one of these companies is Perth, whereas near impossible to obtain employment FROM Thailand or Indonesia. However if you demonstrate you're a good employee, after around 12 months you can try for these arrangements to relocate.

The last question, most short term foreigners here are Asian, via tertiary education. Most with continental european heritage are children of immigrants, but many first generation British, and more recently irish immigrants are in Perth. There is a sprinkling of east african immigrants coming through as refugees. Most latinas in Perth are male in my experience, ESL student visa types who want to fuck Aussie chicks basically.

Great info T and A Man. Living in the Phils or Thailand would be more agreeable perhaps. I'd have to poke my head into Perth before making a move. Lots of easy chicks sounds good though. I've been working in the ME for years and am accustomed to the extreme heat, but it still sucks.

I love to surf and fish, so I'd stay somewhat entertained in that aspect.

Anyway, I'll have more questions for sure. Many thanks to all for the solid contributions on this thread. I always appreciate your guys information posted.

Again, gracias mis hermanos!!!