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Sydney Pros: good weather: lovely summers, cool but not too cold winters. The harbour and beaches are beautiful. Great culture. Good tech scene. Cons: very ex

Sydney Pros: good weather: lovely summers, cool but not too cold winters. The harbour and beaches are beautiful. Great culture. Good tech scene. Cons: very expensive housing. The suburbs are nothing special. Far from Europe or America.

suranyami 3y ago
Would like to also add: Pros: * Salaries are pretty excellent for tech-workers and pretty active demand for talent. * Sane healthcare system (can get free/cheap, quality medication but can also pay more for private/better healthcare) * Retirement funds NOT managed by whatever dodgy-as-fuck company you work for, compulsory, and regulated by the government. i.e.: you WILL actually receive one. * Mercifully sensible attitude to work/life balance. Decent annual leave allocations, parent-friendly attitudes (often in law). * Well-educated population with enthusiastic attitude to embracing positive tech trends. Cons: * Jesus, why is real estate so expensive here? (As said above). We have so much land! The answer is: it's complicated. * Abominable level of right-wing media disinformation via TV/Newspapers because Rupert Murdoch is a complete asshole and unfortunately Australian. Try sitting in a taxi with the radio tuned to Ray Hadley or Alan Jones for the delightful experience of hearing racism, bigotry, class-warfare, victim-blaming and never-ending scapegoating for an exercise in tolerance.
muzani 3y ago
I loved the food in Sydney too. Best coffee in the world. Good mixed food too - pad thai, kebabs, burgers, yogurt, whatever. The beaches get a lot of attention, but the city and markets are beautiful too. Personally, I found the weather quite harsh. The joke was that we had two tornadoes in a day once and it didn't even make front page. The other joke is we'd always say the winter wind would rip your umbrella apart, and everyone who's never been there thinks it's an exaggeration.

suranyami 3y ago

Would like to also add: Pros: * Salaries are pretty excellent for tech-workers and pretty active demand for talent. * Sane healthcare system (can get free/cheap, quality medication but can also pay more for private/better healthcare) * Retirement funds NOT managed by whatever dodgy-as-fuck company you work for, compulsory, and regulated by the government. i.e.: you WILL actually receive one. * Mercifully sensible attitude to work/life balance. Decent annual leave allocations, parent-friendly attitudes (often in law). * Well-educated population with enthusiastic attitude to embracing positive tech trends. Cons: * Jesus, why is real estate so expensive here? (As said above). We have so much land! The answer is: it's complicated. * Abominable level of right-wing media disinformation via TV/Newspapers because Rupert Murdoch is a complete asshole and unfortunately Australian. Try sitting in a taxi with the radio tuned to Ray Hadley or Alan Jones for the delightful experience of hearing racism, bigotry, class-warfare, victim-blaming and never-ending scapegoating for an exercise in tolerance.

muzani 3y ago

I loved the food in Sydney too. Best coffee in the world. Good mixed food too - pad thai, kebabs, burgers, yogurt, whatever. The beaches get a lot of attention, but the city and markets are beautiful too. Personally, I found the weather quite harsh. The joke was that we had two tornadoes in a day once and it didn't even make front page. The other joke is we'd always say the winter wind would rip your umbrella apart, and everyone who's never been there thinks it's an exaggeration.