loving Australia...it's so cheap!

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Anonymous wrote:How much were your plane tix OP?

$1700 each. We used miles +$1200 though to get upgraded to business class. Totally worth it.

So if you'd stayed home, you'd have saved all the money you spent getting there and back. The money evens out.

But she would be a lot poorer in the life experiences department.

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The plane tickets are not cheap. The cheaper few meals dont make up the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you white? I'm not, and the racism stressed me out

OMG Australians are the most racist people on Earth. I'm a white Hispanic with a very Midwestern accent, so I get to masquerade as a normal Midwestern American. I'm gob smacked by the things people say to me!! Like literally pick my jaw off the floor, because they think I'm a safe person to talk to.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you white? I'm not, and the racism stressed me out

OMG Australians are the most racist people on Earth. I'm a white Hispanic with a very Midwestern accent, so I get to masquerade as a normal Midwestern American. I'm gob smacked by the things people say to me!! Like literally pick my jaw off the floor, because they think I'm a safe person to talk to.

If you get out of the urban or university town bubbles, America is just as racist, if not more so. I never had issues in Australia and I am not white.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you white? I'm not, and the racism stressed me out

OMG Australians are the most racist people on Earth. I'm a white Hispanic with a very Midwestern accent, so I get to masquerade as a normal Midwestern American. I'm gob smacked by the things people say to me!! Like literally pick my jaw off the floor, because they think I'm a safe person to talk to.

As an Australian, I'm always sad to hear these sorts of comments. I guess some people just can't come to terms with the way society there has changed? Australia truly is a country of immigrants - 32% of the population is foreign born vs 14% in the US. In Greater Sydney and Melbourne, that figure is 40%. Some people just can't accept change.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you white? I'm not, and the racism stressed me out

OMG Australians are the most racist people on Earth. I'm a white Hispanic with a very Midwestern accent, so I get to masquerade as a normal Midwestern American. I'm gob smacked by the things people say to me!! Like literally pick my jaw off the floor, because they think I'm a safe person to talk to.

As an Australian, I'm always sad to hear these sorts of comments. I guess some people just can't come to terms with the way society there has changed? Australia truly is a country of immigrants - 32% of the population is foreign born vs 14% in the US. In Greater Sydney and Melbourne, that figure is 40%. Some people just can't accept change.

Racism and facism seem to be having a moment right now all over the globe.

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Anonymous wrote:The plane tickets are not cheap. The cheaper few meals dont make up the difference.

This. But if someone wants to visit Australia, then they do what it takes to make it happen, and more power to them! Right now we have a week booked at Deep Creek, MD and that's our summer vacation Enjoy your trip, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much were your plane tix OP?

$1700 each. We used miles +$1200 though to get upgraded to business class. Totally worth it.

So if you'd stayed home, you'd have saved all the money you spent getting there and back. The money evens out.

But she would be a lot poorer in the life experiences department.

Most white Americans who go to Australia are not really experiencing a whole lot that's new. Let's be honest.

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Anonymous wrote:Something about OP reminds me of Judy Gemstone. Maybe it’s the crassness?

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much were your plane tix OP?

$1700 each. We used miles +$1200 though to get upgraded to business class. Totally worth it.

So if you'd stayed home, you'd have saved all the money you spent getting there and back. The money evens out.

But she would be a lot poorer in the life experiences department.

Most white Americans who go to Australia are not really experiencing a whole lot that's new. Let's be honest.

Seriously? Maybe if you are blind. The scenery and wildlife are amazing and SO different.

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Anonymous wrote:With the current exchange rates, we are finding travel in Australia to be so cheap. There are plenty of restaurants in Sydney, for example where a main is only $20-40 AUD, with $40 being at an upper end place. That's only about $26 USD. Best part is that when you get the bill there are no tips expected. Contrast that to a comparable major city like NY or even DC where entrees now run $40-50 USD each and appetizers are $20-25 USD now. The US isn just insanely expensive. Even in 3rd tier cities like Indianapolis, entrees are running $30-40 at anywhere not Applebee's.

Plus the quality of stuff in Australia is amazing. It's so cheap right now, cannot recommend it enough to take advantage of the eexchange rates.

Where do you normally eat in DC? This seems like a lot more than I usually spend going to family/ethnic type places.

Dining out in DC is ridiculously expensive and a huge rip off. Many restaurants now have $40-60 entree, plus they have the disgusting 20% service fee and demand even more tip on top of it. The US is so stupidly and insanely expensive.

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I'm in Australia now and don't find it cheap, relative to what I'd pay at home.

Meals are a little more expensive. I figure this is because we don't need to tip and the cost of meals is going towards a larger portion of the server's salaries.

[Anonymous]

That sounds like the same price for meals out we have here? Am I missing something?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much were your plane tix OP?

$1700 each. We used miles +$1200 though to get upgraded to business class. Totally worth it.

So if you'd stayed home, you'd have saved all the money you spent getting there and back. The money evens out.

But she would be a lot poorer in the life experiences department.

Most white Americans who go to Australia are not really experiencing a whole lot that's new. Let's be honest.

Totally disagree.

Have you actually been there??

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I’ve been. We have good Australian friends. It’s basically the USA with kangaroos and funny accents. And yes they’re every bit as racist as we are historically and contemporarily. Think we treat undocumented immigrants poorly? They treat refugees like animals carrying fatal diseases.

I like Australians until they start criticizing Americans because every thing we do badly - and we do a lot of bad stuff - they do just as well.