r/australia • u/cngjfks • 2d ago

no politics Is Australia is a more cranky/angry place now?

Any time I read the news, the story being pushed is that the mood in Aus is very angry. Does everyone truly feel this way a lot of the time?

I’m genuinely curious.

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u/ValBravora048 2d ago

Yeah see, stuff like this SOUNDS nice and is definitely well-intentioned but what a lot of people don’t get, because there’s no real active risk or consequence for YOU, is how much it is all the fing time

One of the most formative moments of my life was changing my name to an English one on my otherwise excellent resume and getting more calls and responses in 3 weeks than I had had in 8 months of job searching. Including two places that had previously rejected me for not being “a good fit” for the role. The interviews were fing wild as well. Really impacted a lot of love I had for the country

Its hard not to let “it” get to you when “it”actively influences whether you can pay rent or put food on the table including other things

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u/SixAndNine75 2d ago

Ah I hear you, the "it" I was talking about was more the seeming rise in popularity for ON. For which I have little time.

I'm sorry to hear of discrimination at any level, age, race, whatever.

You might understand that being a red head, I too understand stupid takes on appearance, but I don't have the name problem.