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As someone who has seen, and regularly consumes avocados for no more than about $2.50 per fruit, I too am a bit confused about what relationship this has with m

As someone who has seen, and regularly consumes avocados for no more than about $2.50 per fruit, I too am a bit confused about what relationship this has with my inability to afford a $250,000 deposit on a Sydney 1 bedroom apartment.

wyldfire 9y ago
What part of US sells avocados for $2.50? Sounds steep. ...or are those AUD not USD?
- batiudrami 9y ago
  Both prices would be AUD (about 75% of the USD). Median house price in Sydney is 1.1M AUD/851,000 USD.
- pxeboot 9y ago
  Yeah, I usually pay $0.88 each. Sometimes they are even cheaper.
- jpatokal 9y ago
  It's not uncommon for a single avocado to go for A$5 (US$3.90) in Sydney. $3.50/each is the standard price in supermarkets, occasionally 2 for $5.
girvo 9y ago
I'm more having a quiet giggle about what appears (from here in Australia) to be a rather noticeable wave of media coverage and memes from the US regarding "Smashed avo on toast"! My girlfriend will violently disagree with me, but I think avocados are a bit ick really, and yet affording an actual _house_ anywhere near where work is is basically an impossible dream for nearly everyone I know... and my being able to afford one has nothing to do with my breakfast habits (or frankly, the fact I skip breakfast everyday)
- felipemnoa 9y ago
  >>I think avocados are a bit ick really Don't smash the avocado. Cut it up in slices and put it in a toasted baguette. Add sliced cherry tomatoes (yellow ones are best), salt, olive oil, and onions. Maybe some cheese of your choice (provolone or feta) too if you would like, though not necessary. Delicious.
  - cakedoggie 9y ago
    People are allowed to dislike something, lots of people hate avocado, and there is no problem with that. It means more for the rest of us. I plan on buying a boat anyway, so much superior to a house.
    - bryanlarsen 9y ago
      Try an avocado milkshake sometime and you might change your opinion of avocado. The creaminess of avocado gives the milkshake a wonderful mouth feel.
  - girvo 9y ago
    My girlfriend say she loves your thinking, and she thinks feta is the best choice! I might have to have a go at this again, but I've always found the texture just so... odd!
- vacri 9y ago
  The smashed avo thing is really just saying that buying your breakfast each workday at $10/pop is another $2.5k/year extra you could save for a deposit. That something that seems so inconsequential does actually add up a little bit. It's not saying "1 avocado = 1 house", as all the recent histrionics seem to have assumed it to be.
  - deepnotderp 9y ago
    Cool so after a hundred years i can afford a down payment on the house?
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cylinder 9y ago
The reference is to cafes, not making it at home. Aussie cafes charge like $20 for avo toast and millennials line up to pay it.
- NamTaf 9y ago
  I don't know where you're buying it but BNE CBD cafes charge barely over $10 in most cases that I see. Still, I find avocado disgusting so I have no desire to eat it. I also own a unit though so I'm not helping whatsoever with the stereotype.
  - petecox 9y ago
    It's intergenerational cultural cringe. First it was Chardonnay socialists, then caffè latte drinkers, now it's war on avocado on toasted bread. But one might ask why avocado prices have soared from five years ago - I buy a bag of six smallish ones from Aldi these days for $6.70.
- madeofpalk 9y ago
  > millennials line up to pay it. Sure, in the same way that people are lining up to pay $7 for a beer.
  - cakedoggie 9y ago
    Where can I get that? I pay $13 a pint here in Melbourne.
    - madeofpalk 9y ago
      Just got a schooner of Coopers from a pub near Central in Sydney for $7 at lunch today.
- TheCoelacanth 9y ago
  Millenials on average spend the smallest portion of their income on eating out of any generation since WW2 did at the same age, but sure a few overpriced cafes are why people can't afford to buy houses.
vacri 9y ago
> $250,000 deposit on a Sydney 1 bedroom apartment. Median house price in Sydney is 1.1M. Generally you need to put down a 10% deposit in AU. Just how fancy is this $2.5M 1-bedroom apartment you're looking to buy, that it's worth twice a median house? Houses here are ridiculously expensive, yes, but let's keep it real.

wyldfire 9y ago

What part of US sells avocados for $2.50? Sounds steep. ...or are those AUD not USD?

batiudrami 9y ago
Both prices would be AUD (about 75% of the USD). Median house price in Sydney is 1.1M AUD/851,000 USD.
pxeboot 9y ago
Yeah, I usually pay $0.88 each. Sometimes they are even cheaper.
jpatokal 9y ago
It's not uncommon for a single avocado to go for A$5 (US$3.90) in Sydney. $3.50/each is the standard price in supermarkets, occasionally 2 for $5.

girvo 9y ago

I'm more having a quiet giggle about what appears (from here in Australia) to be a rather noticeable wave of media coverage and memes from the US regarding "Smashed avo on toast"! My girlfriend will violently disagree with me, but I think avocados are a bit ick really, and yet affording an actual _house_ anywhere near where work is is basically an impossible dream for nearly everyone I know... and my being able to afford one has nothing to do with my breakfast habits (or frankly, the fact I skip breakfast everyday)

felipemnoa 9y ago
>>I think avocados are a bit ick really Don't smash the avocado. Cut it up in slices and put it in a toasted baguette. Add sliced cherry tomatoes (yellow ones are best), salt, olive oil, and onions. Maybe some cheese of your choice (provolone or feta) too if you would like, though not necessary. Delicious.
- cakedoggie 9y ago
  People are allowed to dislike something, lots of people hate avocado, and there is no problem with that. It means more for the rest of us. I plan on buying a boat anyway, so much superior to a house.
  - bryanlarsen 9y ago
    Try an avocado milkshake sometime and you might change your opinion of avocado. The creaminess of avocado gives the milkshake a wonderful mouth feel.
- girvo 9y ago
  My girlfriend say she loves your thinking, and she thinks feta is the best choice! I might have to have a go at this again, but I've always found the texture just so... odd!
vacri 9y ago
The smashed avo thing is really just saying that buying your breakfast each workday at $10/pop is another $2.5k/year extra you could save for a deposit. That something that seems so inconsequential does actually add up a little bit. It's not saying "1 avocado = 1 house", as all the recent histrionics seem to have assumed it to be.
- deepnotderp 9y ago
  Cool so after a hundred years i can afford a down payment on the house?

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cylinder 9y ago

The reference is to cafes, not making it at home. Aussie cafes charge like $20 for avo toast and millennials line up to pay it.

NamTaf 9y ago
I don't know where you're buying it but BNE CBD cafes charge barely over $10 in most cases that I see. Still, I find avocado disgusting so I have no desire to eat it. I also own a unit though so I'm not helping whatsoever with the stereotype.
- petecox 9y ago
  It's intergenerational cultural cringe. First it was Chardonnay socialists, then caffè latte drinkers, now it's war on avocado on toasted bread. But one might ask why avocado prices have soared from five years ago - I buy a bag of six smallish ones from Aldi these days for $6.70.
madeofpalk 9y ago
> millennials line up to pay it. Sure, in the same way that people are lining up to pay $7 for a beer.
- cakedoggie 9y ago
  Where can I get that? I pay $13 a pint here in Melbourne.
  - madeofpalk 9y ago
    Just got a schooner of Coopers from a pub near Central in Sydney for $7 at lunch today.
TheCoelacanth 9y ago
Millenials on average spend the smallest portion of their income on eating out of any generation since WW2 did at the same age, but sure a few overpriced cafes are why people can't afford to buy houses.

vacri 9y ago

> $250,000 deposit on a Sydney 1 bedroom apartment. Median house price in Sydney is 1.1M. Generally you need to put down a 10% deposit in AU. Just how fancy is this $2.5M 1-bedroom apartment you're looking to buy, that it's worth twice a median house? Houses here are ridiculously expensive, yes, but let's keep it real.