Moving from USA to Australia

Question

Hello,

My family and I might move to Australia!And I cant wait!

But there is thing I need to know.

Are Australians nasty to Americans.And what are good major cities(I cant live in small cities they have to be major)to live in.I also have a dog and what do I have to do with that and I would like it if I didn't have to put her with cargo since I seen them treat dog crates like lost logage.And how much would it to be to move stuff and what do we do with are cars scince we cant take them on a plane.Also whats it like there.

P.S.

I already got an Australian Accent going!

P.S.S.Is the american dollar more the the Australian or down?

Answer 1

Well education is better in Australia and to come here you will have to step up your grammar and spelling especially. The Australian dollar is worth about 95 US cents, so it's about the same. I am not sure about cars, because you drive on the other side of the road, the drivers set will be on the other side of the car. I am not sure if that is legal here or not.

It depends on what you call major cities. Well that doesn't matter either because you wont be deciding where you live, your parents will. Assuming you are a kid judging by your grammar, spelling and sentences. Dogs are allowed here but we do have very stringent quarantine here compared to other countries so you will have to get in contact with the quarantine office.

usually you would put a car on a cargo ship.

Sydney and Melbourne are our major cities.

Answer 2

Number 1 - I love USA and people there are great.

Number 2 - You will be fine if you learn to not ask questions like the one you asked about the car - If you cant take your car on the plane with you, what do you think is the best option? Maybe you could, um, i dunno, SELL IT?? Maybe? And don't ask if they have cars here, cos we dont. OK? We all ride kangaroos around and sit in their pouches etc...

Number 3 - Big cities are Sydney and Melbourne. They are both FILLED TO THE RAFTERS with asians and indians. In fact all of Australia is. Its really really hard now to tell what exactly an australian is "classified as". Because an indian speaking hindu and an asian speaking ching-chong-chang will both call themselves "australian"

Number 4 - Your dollar will get a rough deal at the moment, because you are going through a recession, which means it's almost the same, whereas if you hold off coming here for a little while, your dollar will soar again and you will have LOADS of aussie cash in your wallet when one of your dollars starts buying 2 or more australian dollars. In other words, you could double your money almost just by holding off coming over for maybe a year or so.

Number 5 - You will not develop an australian accent by practising in front of the mirror or speaking it in the shower every morning. It takes time, and you will also take a LONG time to learn all the little sayings and native phrases of true aussies. In fact you may feel a little surprised when you say G'day to someone with your best aussie accent and they see right through it like glass because you still sound american. If you're a young guy, dont even try to use a fake aussie accent - why would you when your american accent will probably score you women???

Number 6 - People in Australia absolutely love their pets, especially their dogs. If you bring your dog you should find PLENTY of open grassy places to let your dog run around but it may take some time for your dog to get used to australian climate and the grass. Believe me, there are many different types of grass around the world, where a foreign type of grass can irritate your dogs skin for maybe a week or so - see a vet if it's a problem.

Finally, asking about whether Australians will like you. Well, trust me - if you show many of the personality traits that americans are famous for, you're stuffed. People here don't care about how a pizza from new york or chicago would kick this one's *** or how it would be ten times bigger. We don't care that america is much bigger and in some ways "better" than it's equivalent here. We don't care that your cars are bigger and faster and drink more juice. We don't care that systems and transport here may not make sense compared with the new york subway. We don't care that you think driving on the left side of the road is wrong. Just make sure you accept things the way they are here and appreciate this great country and speak your american accent and be proud (BUT NOT TOO PROUD!!! lol) and friendly and make it clear that you dont like george bush and you should be fine.

Have a great time, there's plenty to keep you amused.

Answer 3

hey i live in new zealandd have been to aussie a few times australians are really laid back and cool its really cool there and really hot all the time sorry i cant be of more help

Answer 4

Hi! I'm still in the Philippines and im gonna be in australia on august 9! ^^ im very excited too!

soo. based on what others told me about australia...

it's a very good country, people are very nice and friendly but yea adolescents are very naughty.

sydney, melbourne, queensland :D:D:D

but i'll live in perth, it's a beautiful city but it's small.

uhhmm. good luck!

Answer 5

It's great that you're excited at the possibility of coming to Australia. It's a fantastic place to live and I'm sure you'll love it here. Unless you come from Socal or Florida, you'll find that the weather is much better and warmer here and you're almost guaranteed to live not too far from the beach - all of our large cities (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - all great cities) are on or very close to the coast.

Australians are friendly and welcoming to everyone who is friendly and accepting of Australia. We dislike people from any country who come here and criticise everything just because it's different from 'back home', but I'm sure you can understand why that would be.

You can bring your dog, but she will have to go in the cargo hold (the airlines won't let her in the passenger cabin), and she will have to spend several weeks in quarantine when she arrives. Australia is completely rabies free and is also free of many other diseases that are common overseas, and strict quarantine is the only way to ensure that it remains that way. The quarantine people love animals though and she will be very well treated.

Moving stuff such a long way will be expensive, but it's impossible to say how much it will cost as it depends on too many variables. You should sell your cars before you come and buy new ones here when you arrive. Australian cars are right hand drive for one thing and there are all sorts of difficulties in registering and driving them here. It will also be difficult to get parts and repairs here for many American vehicles and they're not very well suited to Australian conditions.

Don't do any more work on your Australian accent. You'll never get it right as it's a very difficult accent to acquire and I've never known an American to succeed. At the very least, just let it happen naturally - it will be far more realistic if you do. The Aussie accents you hear on television aren't anything like the real thing.

As of today, the AUD is worth USD.93, but it goes up and down between about .92 and .96.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Aussies are welcoming, and not nasty to a particular race, though we might pity you if you're one of the supporters of the American invasion on Iraq. We realise that judging a race over an individual is silly because we're still treated like the nice but dumb country cousins by western Europeans and North Americans.

You'll have to show a lot of patience with people you meet (like "Corz" before, who answers the same for every other q on this forum), who will claim to know and love everything about the USA because most of our tv schedule is filled with product from southern California. We even give massive coverage to your presidential elections, which you might want to escape from :) Most of the Aussies you meet have never travelled overseas, and would be shocked to know that yours is the most multi-cultural nation on the planet.

The cities in the USA and Australia are essentially the same as those around the world. Which means that our cultures are more similar than others -- based on life in the suburbs, a Mon-Fri work week, small families, etc.

The dollar exchange rate is roughly the same and will stay that way for at least 5years (my opinion only).

Don't worry about your accent. The longer you hang out with Aussies, the more your accent will change, and the same goes for all those other migrants, too. In fact, the younger you are, quicker you'll lose your earlier accent. In my job, the customers are men, women, and children from all over the world ... truly you have no idea what they'll sound like till they open their mouths. And it's no big deal anyway!