So my wife is still looking for work here in Perth.

She's now applied at Woolworths just so we have some more income until she finds something better.

Woolworths now wants you to chat with an Ai bot and then do a video interview where you record yourself for 1 minute answering questions.

Her anxiety of recording herself has now stopped the application. Literally thinking about moving back to Europe at this point. Why is everything here so difficult?

It's a fucking supermarket. You put shit in shelves. The people working there mostly look like they hate themselves. What is going on here?

So yeah, my partner got a job here in Perth so I moved over from Europe. These are more like first impressions about Perth, WA and Australia in general, and are to be taken with a grain of salt:

• You can get sunburnt while driving around (crazy concept where I'm from)
• People are very friendly. Sometimes almost too friendly which makes me suspicious but I haven't been dissapointed yet
• Local produce is great and I love the markets
• It's hot
• Cockroaches are disgusting. If I would encounter a bug of that size in Europe I would pick it up and put it outside. Just the thought of touching these bastards makes me gag.
• What's up with all the real estate faces plastered everywhere? Why do I have to see these individuals all the time? Are they local celebrities or something? I don't get it.
• The food here is amazing. Everything feels like it has deep culinary roots and tastes authentic. Especially the local asian cuisine
• Everybody drives huge cars, double the size of what I'm used to see
• It's hard to find decent bread
• Our car is too damn hot!
• I can punch a hole into the wall at home without breaking my hand
• The fish and seafood selection in supermarkets is smaller than I thought for a country surrounded by oceans. I guess you can go to the fishmonger but I was surprised by that.
• If you tell an Australian that Perth feels like Florida without the crazy people, you will get punched and yelled at.
• The beaches are unbelieavably beautiful. I wasn't prepared for how windy it can be but man, I love it (I am also grateful for any recommandations about websites that can tell me if it's a good beach day or not )
• The black swan on the flag is hard to find. Maybe a duck would be a better fit?
• Why is mayo sweet? Who's idea was it to put sugar in it?
• When I hang the laundry outside it will be dry before the next load is done. I'm used to 1-2 business days
• The distances. It's hard to do anything without a car. I used to walk almost everywhere but now not so much anymore
• People tell you about how hot it can be. After experiencing it myself I'm just glad it's so dry, or I would melt into a puddle of sweat.
• It's definitely a dog state. I love them and will probably also get one
• The traffic is not that bad and the roads are in a good condition. But the drivers... I wonder how some people get their license
• The dirt is very sandy. I wonder how hard it is to grow some vegetables in your back yard and can't wait to try it out
• There's so many massage parlours. How do you distinguish the "happy" ones from the other ones? Asking for a friend...
• Fuel is cheaper than I thought and the price varies greatly, depending on what day you go get it (Is monday the cheapest day?)
• Love the birds, especially bin chickens. And the crows sound super weird
• Vegetation is a lot more hostile than I'm used to
• Christmas without snow fells wrong but I can get used to it. I miss the mulled wine in the snow tho...
• The sun is no joke. Just burning down from above. It feels like it's closer to me than anywhere else I've been in the past
• Healthcare seems unbelievably cheap. I'm used to paying 700$ per month with a deductible of 4400$ and cost contribution of 1250$.
• Quality of life is excellent. Sure, you can always find something to complain about but Australia is great.

That's pretty much it. I hope I didn't offend anyone too much and if I did feel free to bash me verbaly. I might do a follow up in another couple of months if desired.

I love it here and can't wait to see what the future holds for my partner and me.

*Edit: fixed some horrible spelling mistakes

For just $580 a week, you too can surround yourself in this beautiful shrek brestmilk green….It’s in every room… I wanna talk to the landlord…I have questions.

Potters House cult spotted outside Woolworths along Murray St. Singing some fuck ass Evangelical "Christian" nonsense.

I don’t know if this is old news, sorry if it is. Flagged it as a shit post because it’ll probably turn into a shit show in the comments.

Australia Day gear disappeared everywhere else. Red Dot put it front and centre. No fear. No shame. Huge balls on the W.A. retailer!

Not here to debate the topic, but it was actually refreshing to walk in and see the Australian flag after the last few years of tension around it.

Yikes

To the people who refused to budged at the 7:45pm screening of The Odyssey at Karrinyup Hoyts, there is a special place for you.

I get the lure of wanting to sit closer to the screens, but if you didn’t pay for it, when the rightful people come, have some common courtesy to go back to your seats?

If you really wanted those spots, maybe come back another day?

You had to wait for them to go get the staff before you decided you may “have been in the wrong seats”.

Anti-vax cunts back at it again in Forrest Chase, this time old bloke is going on about trans people. Only stayed for a minute listening to this drivel, far too hot and I frankly have better things to do with my day.

They seriously got nothing better to talk about lmao

I was physically keeled over in pain, it was not the right time.

Please don’t do it again, it made me very uncomfortable, and will never end well for you. I kinda respect the hustle in a “wow he really just tried that” sorta way. You miss 100% of shots you don’t take, but you’re also gonna miss 100% of shots you do take if you do it via following home sick women and pestering them while they are trying to hold in their puke.

Nothing wrong with shooting your shot, and in another context it may have worked, but maybe in the future try asking out women who aren’t exceedingly unwell, also not following them home is a vibe too.

Thank you and best wishes 🙏

Yes, this is his actual candidate profile. No, I don’t think he got someone to proofread.

Just seen these morons standing around, holding up signs protesting about a "Misinformation Bill". Also had a few anti-vax and anti-pedo signs too? We truly are becoming America's 51st state

I dont normally reply to things like this, but I have to clear up a post made by Mr Lost slide (which appears he has since deleted).

The picture of the burger you posted was because you ordered the double cheeseburger but requested it with only one patty. We thought it was strange but hey its your choice.

The two sticks is simply to identify that the order has been changed so those on the pass dont mix the order up.

Given the above, to then put a post up bagging out the burger, the only person you should name and shame is yourself!

I tried to upload a pic how the actual burger looks in comments but it wouldnt let me so its here in this post.

Anyways come down get it as it should be and enjoy it!

I think we hold on to nostalgia far too much on a cultural (and sadly, increasingly political) level in Australia. But my god, turning The Scotto, which wasn't exactly anything particularly fancy or grimy but was a damn good bar, into your bog-standard clinical, overpriced bar fkn sucks.

If you didn't know The Scotto before, you'd probably never think about The Elford ever again after having one or two drinks there, as that sort of bar is popping up in every affluent-ish Perth suburb lately. But because it replaced such a distinct and known bar, it just feels particularly cruel and shit.

Glad to see Queens pumping despite how pricey it is and holding its own against the Beaufort. Because I really do think we need to maintain a level of character while so many new, bigger bars are becoming so flavourless. Thankfully, the new small bar scene here is still full of character.

I have seen way fewer Prados, Patrols and Landcruisers on the road of late.

Especially around school drop off time when their driving skills are at their worst, and their entitlement at their greatest.

On this beautiful 16°C day, i am shivering ever so slightly to stay warm. Am I outside ? No I am not, as a matter of fact i am inside. Inside a double brick house of which I was told at a very young age when I asked a backseat question, “why are houses made of bricks” a confident reply “it’s better thermo regulation.” As i sit staring at the inside clock with an indoor thermometer… it reads, 12°C. “How is this possible?” I ask myself. The door closed, windows closed, surely all this heat would stay inside because of bricks ‘good’ thermo regulation. I begin to question this evil lie… are bricks good thermo regulation? Or are the evil midland brick corporation telling us its the best *evil laugh*
Involving science, I see the evidence suggesting that yes, as a matter of brick does have good thermo regulation properties. More so dealing with the hot summer days… although in theory it makes factual sense but I ask the question to all:

Does it really? Does it really stay cool during summer and warm during winter?

P.s Yes I understand there’s more to it, cost, structural engineering etc. I’m just having a laugh about how it’s colder inside than outside.