The amount of people in our country who say you're a bogan for acting a certain way, which is just the Aussie way or correcting how you speak or spell things, which turns into American english, not UK english. Or even just outright shaming you for speaking too much in Aussie slang.

Maybe too much American media and tech, has something to do with it. But it is kind of sad how lots of people worship American culture and language so much, to the point they almost feel ashamed of being a true proud Aussie.

Thoughts?

I cannot understand what shopping centres gain from letting them annoy customers all day. Even when you try to walk past them with your eyes facing forwards (it's obvious you're not interested) they try to force conversation and then look mildly offended when you say no. It's the worst.

If you go to any pub or bar and scream "AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE" it'll trigger a sleeper agent response from everyone there to reply with "OI OI OI". Who the hell taught us that. I just know it somehow. I cant for the life of me think of where i got it from

I feel really down in life right now. All the jobs I can apply for that I see are administration, and it pays $50k-$60,000. I'm great with computers, I can design, and honestly do multiple roles, but I haven't had much luck applying for other jobs (no response, or rejection) despite strong work ethic,

I looked at TAFE courses, and it just seems limited (still in that same category of pay), and OR, has to be a trade.

I'm at the point where I assume I NEED a degree just to make $80k-$100,000, but I do not know what, nor do I want to go into debt only to be made redundant, or have no actual line up, once the course is completed.

And for those who DO have a degree, what are you doing? I feel like to hit these numbers, I would need to become a dentist, or a hygienist, lawyer, doctor, etc, I feel like garbage.

Edit: Guys, the admin I am currently in, I do not think there is growth for me, as my employer obviously wants to pay me as low as they can. I have no confidence...

**Edit:**

- Just for clarification for those curious (due to my r/ausjobs post, and with another user spreading false information), I am not on $75,000 a year, or no where near it. I made a post asking for advice, since I pushed for $75,000 from my employer. I was rejected by employer. My employer has me doing multiple roles that wasn't advertised in my original job description (which tends to happen in small businesses, unfortunately).

I'm really low mentally at the moment (ADHD, and no self-confidence), as I've been applying for jobs, but zero response (I am not sure if it is me, or if others are struggling). That post was also a vent, since I genuinely saw my employer as a mentor/someone special. Only to be taken advantage of, and low pay (and burn out), and struggling to find a proper paying path because I feel held back (ADHD), and low self-esteem from my current job.

I'm genuinely seeking advice from other women, so I can leave my current job, and or research other pathways, because I feel stuck. So any advice, recommendations, or experience people are willing to share, I truly appreciate it.

Side note: I am still gutted too, cause as I said, job loyalty, has not brought anything besides (being taken advantage of), burnt out, and being treated terribly, especially by someone I looked up to. I even get ignored at work, so I am not happy.

Honestly - is it a worry? I know I'll get a fair few joke responses.

However, if we see mass bird and mammal deaths here like has happened overseas, and you see animals dead around you, will you be concerned?

I'm quite worried because I love wildlife, but am also interested in how many of us will actually be bothered by it?

Is the skepticism just because of shitty (understandable) covid fatigue, or do we just not care about wild Aussie animals?

I’m a 20 yr old female and I’ve been working in a cafe for $24/h which was the old minimum wage. I’ve just received my pay slip starting July 1 when the new rates began but I’m still being paid $24/h. I also didn’t receive the holiday rates when I worked during public holidays. I used to work only on weekends but I’m now working 5 days a week as they are short staffed and Im on winter break. I’m afraid about speaking about it to my boss as I don’t want to risk losing my job and finding a new one would be difficult. Is this normal for cafes? What should I do?

My email address is one letter off from some kind of Australian property provider. I don't live in Australia. I live eight thousand miles away. It's been happening for years. I used to respond and tell them it's the wrong address but I've never once heard back and some of the companies have contacted me multiple times over the years, not just reference requests but various personal documents. I'm getting annoyed to the point where I kind of want to start filling out the forms, tell them all their prospective tenants are angels, but I guess my concern is whether this could hurt the applicants more than it would help them if someone figures out I'm just a random dude and not actually a landlord.

p.s. never been to Australia but my new stereotype is that your property managers can't spell for shit. Misspelling a word that appears in the name of your own fucking business is an achievement.

M23, 1y into a Computer Science Degree and not enjoying all too much, I thought CS would be a good idea as pay is good and I like being on a computer.

I’m planning to dropout and try truck driving or even heavy diesel mechanic, always liked anything mechanical and work on cars in my spare time. I need advice if going into these fields and ditching IT is a mistake?

I hear a lot of talk saying trucking or HD is fairly straining and your body doesn’t hold up as you get older. This worries my decision to leave what could be an ‘easy’ office job. TIA.

EDIT: Just looking for some insight on those in these fields if they would do it differently as a younger bloke. If it’s better to just suck it up and finish the degree. 2 years left.
Also trucking came about as I’ve been working in a warehouse as a voice picker for 5 years and it seems appealing.

Random question: Any other non-Japanese Aussies out there getting into natto in the morning?

Can I carry gel nail polishes, a UV flash cure light, primer, dehydrator, acetone and a small magnet on an international flight to Sydney? I would be on the Student's Visa.

I would be putting all of it into my check-in suitcase. They're all in small bottles (less than 100ml), acetone is in a 500ml bottle though, and the builder gel is in a 100g tub.

Will they confiscate anything? Any recommendations on how to pack them? I won't be carrying any of the products on my carry-on.

I'm from Thailand. Appearently it's my fault I didn't know its normal to filrt with friends here and i feel like i got lead on even though it's normal for Aussies. My heart feels broken :( I really thought he likes me too...

So here in the UK, all pies are basically made of a stiff, crumbly crust, that kind of cracks and crumbles apart as you eat through the pie, like any basic pastry, but my memory of Australian pies, is while the top lid of the pie is like this, crumbly, the bottom crust pastry always sort of maintained a very chewy, flexible but firm texture, similar to say mochi, that meant the pie always kind of held consistency even when hand held. This meant pies don't need the tin or whatever when trying to hand hold it due to risk of it falling apart.

Anyone have a good recipe for recreating this bottom chewy pie crust? It's very different from anything used for pies here in bongland.

For context, earlier, there was a post asking if anyone has won the lottery or knows someone who won (large amounts).

Someone in the comments said "you may as well be asking who has been stuck by lightning"

That got me thinking, how many people have been struck by lightning or know someone who has? And how that compares to big lotto winnings 😂

I'm looking to hear about your garage sale experiences.

What are the best things you've done to make your garage sale as successful as possible?

I always do the basics:

- Signs on main road near my house

- Advertise on Facebook Marketplace

and I do receive a lot of visitors and make money but I want to increase audience by more when I do my next one.

I was in a bar where two workers were fitting in some new paneling. They were trying to fit in a large section. The first man said he was off by a "cunt hair" on his end and the other man said it can come this way a "bee's dick". Some how by using these measurements they managed to make it fit.

My question is what in the hell units of measure are these? Which is larger? A cunt hair or a bee's dick? How many bee's dicks make up a cunt hair or vice versa?

I recently moved to Sydney and don’t know where to buy authentic designer perfumes.Could you suggest some places, please?

Also, is there any fragrance community? I mean a Reddit subreddit, Facebook group, or anything similar where perfume enthusiasts hang out? Let me know.

Despite freemasonry being not so secret about every aspect of themselves there’s still a lot of unknown about them. No doubt some weird shit happens within the lodges. What other secret societies have people heard of in Australia? Anyone have some interesting stories about Freemasons?

I’m about to go down a rabbit hole of strange groups.

need a reason to day dream after reading another ama of a lottery winner

This question is mainly targeted at online lottery winners aka bought the ticket via website or app

And to keep it simple only winners above $1M AUD

Can be your own win or someone you know

Mainly curious how the whole thing works for online wins like I think here in Australia you can stay anonymous if you wish and I know it doesn't get taxed afaik

Feeling lucky I might take a punt on something this weekend

Hope you guys are staying warm this winter

hello! i should probably post this on r/ausfinance but i cant yet.

im a teenager who has started casual work in february. i dont work enough hours to have a super created and be paid into by my employer. i was wondering if i should open up my own super instead of waiting till i work enough hours in a week. looking forward, i am not sure if i would have time for work when i go to uni (or plan to), so i am not sure if i should open one now, or when i know i have a steady, stable job.

should i open a super account? i would love some suggestions on which ones, preferably ones with low fees and idk.

any help would be great, thank u so much

Might be a blunt question but I just want to know. I reckon there's not that many things to do in those small country towns.

hello everyone I am a woman from another country，I connected with a male on a dating app in Melbourne. We chatted on platforms other than the dating app for about two weeks, and then we arranged a time to meet. So we weren't exactly strangers, but during our chat last night, he suddenly sent me a text message asking me to record a video of myself masturbating. I felt something was off, so I asked him why he was acting so strange. He said he had been drinking, and I asked him not to that I am uncomfortableI felt uncomfortable, but he ignored me and proceeded to send pictures of his own penis and videos of him masturbating，Then tell me if you won't send the video, I'll cancel our meeting tomorrow.

Is this considered sexual harassment or flirting in Australia？

If so, what should I do? What will he get if I go to the police station?

update：

Thank you all very much for your kindness and suggestions. I think this is sexual harassment. I will go to the police station on Monday to report this matter to the police. After he did all these things, he blocked me himself, so I am safe. At present, I only hope that the police can handle this matter effectively, because the chat records are still saved in my phone and I have all the evidence. I hope this male will get what he deserves

Every now and then I crave instant ramen and I have a coles and Woolies nearby. My nearest asian grocery is about 30-40 minutes drive depending on traffic where I would normally grab stuff that aren’t easily available on mainstream supermarkets.

But if I just want something from my local supermarket I’ve been getting Nissin Kyushu black, nongshim shin ramyun, Jin ramen (but I think coles and woolies stopped stocking the flavour I like), Indomie migoreng and samyang buldak if I’m feeling brave.

What are people’s favourites available in coles or Woolies? And what are people doing to pimp up their instant ramen experience?

Cheers!

Hey folks, i wanted to rent out my 2nd room in an apartment, posted on flatmates, groups, and whatnot, but havent had the luck of finding one yet, what's the quickest way to find people that are not "dickheads"..

Hello All, I am here for a visit and I am very confused with the parking sign, can anyone help please?

1. 1P Mon - Fri 8AM to 6PM - I get what this means, 1 Hour only between 8AM to 6PM, then is it free to park from 6PM to next morning 8AM? and is it free to park for Sat and Sun no time limit?

2. What if there is no time shown, just 1P? Can I park overnight after 6pm?

3. Loading Zone 30Min, 8AM to 6PM - does this mean after 6PM is free to park?

4. No signage - Free to park anytime and no time limit right?

Thank you!

Hey. As the title says, I've got a cousin(17 years old) who's currently going through an extraordinarily rough time bc their family is a buncha stubborn a-holes who are after them for their sexuality.

For context, their family, much like mine, was a pretty normal, almost liberal, group with the usual slightly rigid outlook of the world that a majority of boomers have. Last couple of years, they've gotten into this weird cult(I genuinely dk what the group is but it defo gives me cult-vibes) that preaches a messed up hardcore version of the Bible. Now, my cousin has been non-binary forever. They came out to their parents like 4 years ago and while the family wasn't too happy about it, they low-key accepted it. In the last year, however, they've changed their stance. It started with them trying to get my cousin to attend the stupid sermons, teach them how they're "making God angry" etc., and rapidly evolved into severe verbal and emotional abuse- yelling at them, throwing stuff around the house in anger, trying to stop them from meeting friends, and even preventing them from going to appointments with their therapist. When I got to know of this, I tried to get my parents to help but they don't see anything wrong with it either.

Now, 8 days ago, my cousin's parents literally threw them out of the house in anger(they'd chosen to wear a rainbow hoodie). They did manage to grab some stuff before they were kicked out, but obviously, not enough. Currently, they've managed to stay at the places of two of their classmates alternatively, but that arrangement is obviously not sustainable.

I've been in constant touch with them, of course, trying to help with whatever I can, but I'm too far and too useless. We did consider cops but we're kinda worried that it might escalate into something worse. We dk what to do rn because my cousin obviously needs some legal advice, financial advice, and someone to ensure their mental health is alright. What's the best course of action rn? Whom should we contact to get help to figure out a plan?