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BlessedByGod

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Hi Ppe. I don't know if you saw this when you replied, so I wanted to let you know. This person you replied to, they signed on as a guest. They asked the question in the thread 10 yes ago it seems. Just wanted you to know.🙂
 

Subhumanoidal

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Hi Ppe. I don't know if you saw this when you replied, so I wanted to let you know. This person you replied to, they signed on as a guest. They asked the question in the thread 10 yes ago it seems. Just wanted you to know.🙂
Someone with 'guest' under their name means their account has been closed, not that they signed in as a guest.
 

Lanolin

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They were trolling...or catfishing.

Or same difference. Though I dont think that is how you really catch fish in australia.

The only fish they have there in abundance is jellyfish, and they will sting you.
 
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Hi, i have a testimony of God coming to me in 1999 if anyone is interested in hearing it!
 

Gideon300

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No I'm afraid there are no christian single australian women................ anywhere
Just not true. My friend is a widow and a fine Christian woman. She's not looking to marry and I'm first in line if she changes her mind. I'm 70, she's 69. Neither of us like to rush into things. She doesn't get on the forum. So don't give up hope!
 

Gideon300

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Australia is a dangerous place, have you been in the military? Maybe get training before you visit
Yeah, watch out for the drop bears. I've lived here since 1966. I've seen a snake in the wild once. I've never seen a shark in the water, or a crocodile for that matter. Only the cops carry guns and we've not had a mass shooting since 1996. We have one of the lowest COVID death rates in the world.

The greatest safety precaution you can take is to learn to swim. Drowning is the leading cause of death for tourists. Australia is a huge place, nearly the size of the USA if you exclude Alaska. There are plenty of dangerous places, just like the US. Do your research.

Australia is a federation. Each state is different. The North is tropical; it can snow in the south.

What we don't have is the level of violence and gun crime that some areas of the US and UK experience. Sorry, UK is more knife crime. People are just as dead as if they were shot. Population density is low, except for the cities where most people live. The Crocodile Dundee image is nothing like the reality for the vast percentage of the population. No one sends their kids to school wondering if they will come home alive.

My parents took me overseas just before my 13th birthday. I am exceedingly grateful. I love the English countryside. The "dark, satanic mills" have been replaced by wind turbines and minarets. London, aka Londonistan, is far from safe. The Muslim mayor tells people terrorism is just part of life now. Christians have been arrested for preaching on the streets.

I'm not sure what kind of training equips people for living in England now. Learning Arabic might come in handy.
 

Gideon300

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Just The Facts


  • Australia is the largest island nation in the world, straddling the border of the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
  • It has a rich and exotic ecosystem supporting fantastic flora and fauna...all of which were unfortunately eaten by the monsters that live there.
  • Its primary spoken language is screaming.
From the Abyss It Is Birthed

Back in the 1770s the British Empire discovered Australia and, after finding it generally unfit for human habitation, proceeded to send all of their criminals and generally unwanted peasants there...because basic human empathy was not to be invented until the year 1821.
After somehow managing to survive on Monster Island for over a century, it was considered only fair to grant the Australian citizens their freedom and on January 1st, 1901, Australia gained federation of its colonies, and The Commonwealth of Australia was born.

Things in Australia that Will Kill You

Everything. No, seriously: Everything.
First there's the wildlife: If something appears to be cute and harmless in Australia, then we promise you - it has only evolved that way to lure you close enough for the thousands of ravenous, prehensile blade-tongues to descend upon you.


Then there's the Geography: Consisting mostly of arid, dry desert, (populated by over 100 venomous species of snake,) the harsh local climate is peppered with small, livable areas presumably just to lull human beings into a false sense of security.

Ah, but the tropical beaches, you say! Surely the paradise on Earth that is the Australian beach makes up for an entire continent of biological weapons. And it's true: Australia is known for having some of the best beaches in the world...all you have to worry about are the Saltwater Crocs, Great White Sharks, poisonous Stonefish, or being stung by the Box Jellyfish: The deadliest and most painful sting of any Jellyfish species in the world.

Your best bet is just to stay in the city then, right? Enjoy the local culture; go visit the capital of Canberra, or visit beautiful Sydney and see the wonder of the Opera house. And that's totally safe: Just remember to wear protective clothing, stay in well travelled areas, always know the nearest path to a hospital, and just generally try not to exist - because Australia is also home to over 280 species of poisonous spider, including that aforementioned Sydney Funnel Web Spider. What, did you think it was just a name? No, it lives in cities, in garages, in tool sheds and houses - it even swims. IT SWIMS.
Seriously: Everything in Australia evolved solely to kill everything else in Australia - and you show up with your soft, unarmored skin, tiny, rounded teeth, and ridiculously non-poisonous spit and expect a vacation?


Things in Australia that Will Not Kill You

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Hugh Jackman seems nice.
You omitted the Irukandji Jellyfish, more dangerous than any other. And how many people die from interaction with wildlife? Not nearly as many as get drunk, swim and drown. Do your research and take warnings seriously. If the sign says "Crocodiles in this area", believe it. Don't wade out in the water to check. And learn to swim. Drowning is the leading cause of tourist deaths.

As many people die from testing a 9 volt battery with their tongue as from Funnel Web bites. There is no antidote for 9 volt battery shocks.
 

MatthewWestfieldUK

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Yeah, watch out for the drop bears. I've lived here since 1966. I've seen a snake in the wild once. I've never seen a shark in the water, or a crocodile for that matter. Only the cops carry guns and we've not had a mass shooting since 1996. We have one of the lowest COVID death rates in the world.

The greatest safety precaution you can take is to learn to swim. Drowning is the leading cause of death for tourists. Australia is a huge place, nearly the size of the USA if you exclude Alaska. There are plenty of dangerous places, just like the US. Do your research.

Australia is a federation. Each state is different. The North is tropical; it can snow in the south.

What we don't have is the level of violence and gun crime that some areas of the US and UK experience. Sorry, UK is more knife crime. People are just as dead as if they were shot. Population density is low, except for the cities where most people live. The Crocodile Dundee image is nothing like the reality for the vast percentage of the population. No one sends their kids to school wondering if they will come home alive.

My parents took me overseas just before my 13th birthday. I am exceedingly grateful. I love the English countryside. The "dark, satanic mills" have been replaced by wind turbines and minarets. London, aka Londonistan, is far from safe. The Muslim mayor tells people terrorism is just part of life now. Christians have been arrested for preaching on the streets.

I'm not sure what kind of training equips people for living in England now. Learning Arabic might come in handy.
Most problems I see in western countries are due to poor distribution of wealth. I do think there are concerns that Faith is not part of the decision making in the country. From what I have seen most people who come from overseas become westernised within a couple of generations. The richer educated folks focus on development. The poor try surviving. With the work obsessed culture you get those who become isolates and groomed.
Most people who visit Australia love it. The natives seem to still be an underclass.
 

Lanolin

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Ive been to australia lots of times
I think the most dangerous thing there is

drunken aussies - though generally they are friendly drunks rather than violent drunks that you seem to get in nz
jellyfish
racist attitudes, particularly toward indigenous peoples and non-white people, though its not as bad as it used to be, still some of it is totally shocking what happened in their past and many are obliviously blind to their own attitudes
bushfires

Because its such a big country, and much of its desert in the interior, most people live on the coast. If you are in the outback you've got to learn how to survive on bush tucker...by catching kangaroos and grubs

oh and watch out for dingoes.

Australians are not as religious as other nations. The main religion is sport. They are more loyal and faithful to their sporting prowess than any other god.

Also, you cant understand australians half the time because of their funny accents. They can be a crack up the way they mangle the english langauge. Its like the irish trying to say thirty third.

Otherwise its a beautiful country and people are lucky to live there.
 

SunnyOz

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I have enjoyed reading and having a good giggle at the posts on this page. As a single, spirit-filled christian woman who is an Aussie, living in Oz, I loved reading your perceptions and experiences of this great South Land (no bias here - lol).
 

SunnyOz

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Just not true. My friend is a widow and a fine Christian woman. She's not looking to marry and I'm first in line if she changes her mind. I'm 70, she's 69. Neither of us like to rush into things. She doesn't get on the forum. So don't give up hope!
How wonderful to hear that you hold that woman in such great esteem Gideon. I hope you both have your hearts' desires met through Christ.
 

Gideon300

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How wonderful to hear that you hold that woman in such great esteem Gideon. I hope you both have your hearts' desires met through Christ.
Thank you. That is a most kind thought and I do appreciate it.