porn is banned in Australia
so are most video games

Get yourself ready for skin cancer.

i hear small breasts are banned so you better not have them.

Never heard of porn banned there :/

But games? I've heard stories of their banning lots of games, but do they actually do something about you having a banned game? It's like the South Park Movie, It was banned in Iraq but I got a copy anyway, as did many others.

Being a 4channer, you should know of my (Anonymous's) interests. Anything else involving those?

Oh, & should I encrypt my HD's or do they not bother checking them?

Stupid laws like the small boobs one aren't enforced and people will make fun of you because they like you, its called taking the piss.
Pic related

>>1086638
Just delete all your shit dude.

It's not worth the risk.

Anybody know Australian slang?

>>1086626
They actually haven't banned that many games. A lot of the 18+ games get swept under the MA15+ category.

>>1086670
Am I supposed to know that their making fun of me is actually an indirect compliment, & how am I supposed to react? & how do I know when sum1's REALLY making fun of me?

... How hard am I getting trolled so far?

>>1086638
Don't listen to the trolls, they don't give a shit.

It is usually a stereo type joke, just call them a convict or something.

>>1086739
>>1086719

>>1086719
Bullshit, people don't make fun of you because they like you.

I'm Australian (family isn't but I've lived there almost my entire life) and there are two kinds of people in Aus, really.

There are bogans who swear, drink, unintelligent, hate people with money etc etc.

Then there are the middle-upper class Australians. We talk normally (could be mistaken for a Brit since we don't hold an 'aussie accent'), and are generally normal people.

Let me know what you want to know. By the way, nobody will check your harddrive and stuff. It's like porn being banned here, but it's not actually regulated.

>>1086719
The more Aussies swear at and make fun of you, then the more they like you. If they think you're an asshole, they'll likely treat you formally and call you by your real name and not some twisted nickname.

>>1086758
What do you earn like fucking 20,000 dollars a year you bogan? Who the fuck does that here??

>>1086728
Yeh, I'm ignoring
>>1086695
I'll prolly encrypt all my drives just in case. Delete them all? C'MON MAN, I'm not some 12 year-old who doesn't know jack.

Lets try to get this thread rolling. General things 4channers should know & do when immigrating to Australia.

>>1086766
I know how desperate you are to dismantle stereotypes about Australians, like our "compliment through insult" humour and such, but it exists. Stop acting so butthurt.

>>1086757
>>1086766
HURR DURRR

>>1086766
>What do you earn like fucking 20,000 dollars a year you bogan?

great display of australian egalitarianism there, you pompous cunt

>>1086784

lol I've never seen that pic before.

hope you don't mind if i save it for future use.

>>1086784
I just spewed coca cola through my nostrils

>>1086782
Yes it does exist and they are valid stereotypes. Though only valid to the bogans of the country.

>>1086798
>>1086784
YEEEP, FUCK YA.

>>1086858
are you autistic or something?

>>1086757
Hmmm, you see I come from the middle-east, & while this country has copyright laws, people pirate stuff with no problem. So I was wondering if Australia was somewhat like that too. What you said about not regulating some of those laws sounds similar.

How is pirating in Australia?

>>1086881
I AM DETECTING LARGE QUANTITIES OF BUTTHURT POORFAGS IN THIS SECTOR. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE YOU A REALLY LOW TAX BRACKET AND THEN YOU CAN STILL COMPLAIN THAT YOU HAVE IT TOUGH.

>>1086897
We don't have any threats of connection cut-offs like in the US. Your only issue with torrenting is the fact that we have download limits. So you can only pirate so much.

>>1086915
Forgot to add: don't download CP. Shit like that is actually monitored.

>>1086902
>claims others are butthurt
>babbles random crap in caps

Why Ausfailia?

>>1086923
You probably voted for Kevin Rudd. What's up? Having fun?

>>1086951
Yeah why? Germany is the best.

your experience in australia will depend where you are from.

>>1086951
Aus is ranked 3rd in human development for some reason.

>>1086920
Shit man, I thought I'd be leaving DL limits with the middle-east :/ There aren't any fairly-priced ISP's without DL limits? Or do absolutely all ISP's have DL limits? & how come?

Hypothetically speaking, If I wanted to DL CP, would using a proxy be acceptable security? Or is there some safer alternative?

>>1086957

>>1086984
>Hypothetically speaking, If I wanted to DL CP
>Hypothetically speaking
>"Hypothetically"

obvious pedo is obvious.

If you're ever wondering "should I encrypt my data?" The answer is "yes". The cost is tiny compared to the cost of going to jail in a foreign country.

>>1086980
You're moving to Australia because of its HDI ranking? Australia is ranked 2nd btw.

>>1086984
1. Internet is expensive
2. ALL have a cap, if you're lucky you can pay like 300 dollars a month for 500gb/month or something with an industrial connection
3. The internet in Australia will very possibly be censored for certain porn and things in the near future
4. No safe way to download CP. Pretty sure aus a really nazi about it.

>>1086583
enjoy your censorship

>>1087016
>CP
>implying you aren't a disgusting creep

>>1086951
>>1086974
Got family, relatives there, I'm taking my widowed mother to live with them. It will hopefully raise her spirits. Plus, anywhere is better than the middle-east. I don't care if Australia turns out to be crap, it's a step up, & is an easier place to step even higher from, if I ever do.

>>1087028

>middle east

not another fucking one.

go ruin europe. don't come here.

>>1087028
Where are you going?

Sydney is nice but maybe a bit underground sometimes.
Melbourne is a lot more european / victorian-era'd. A fair few asians there.
Gold Coast is sunny and nice

Personally I'd want to live in Melbourne. Many beautiful women there and a nice city in general.

>>1087010
Hi, I'm OP, not
>>1086980

>>1087008
Well, I hinted here:
>>1086626
That I'm Iraqi, so I could be hypothetically DLing CP, or hypothetically accessing terrorist communication networks. Fun to keep them guessing.

>>1087016
Jeez. I guess Australia isn't so far up on the technology development ladder after all?

Well ok, how about things I could say that would result in me getting beat up?

>>1087028
>middle-east
if you practice the islamic faith then stay where you fucking are

>>1087073
australia has bad internet because of its location, it has nothing to do with the developmental state

>>1087039
I'll be bringing lots of cultures & stories to you! I'm born & raised in Eastern Asia (Japan mostly), lived through the war in Iraq, got tortured by robbers, my family have been everywhere in the eastern hemisphere (my Dad, may he rest in peace, was an ambassador), & oh, I'm atheist so you won't get any Muslim crap from me ^^.

>>1087046
Melbourne sounds nice to me too, but we'll be moving in with relatives in Sydney (Now I know it's not spelled "Sidney"). I know it gets pretty hot there, & I can't stand heat. Please tell me it gets quite cold there too.

>>1087095
I see, sorry if it sounded insulting, I kinda forgot that the middle-east kinda has that problem too. Well, for us it's combined with our developmental state.

>>1087076
read
>>1087124

>>1087046
mel-bun, the only place in australia doin it rite

>>1087124

every migrant group to australia does nothing but bitch and complain about how they are badly treated or how country x is better.

if you are looking for a country which will accept your cultural diversity, go somewhere else. because in australia you probably become disappointed and frustrated.

>>1087124
It's a shame you're an atheist :(

Actually Australia has a huge amount of atheistic youths, but the main religion is Christianity.

Sydney gets cold during winter yes, but I don't think it's that hot of a city either. Not like the more northern states.

There isn't anything you say that will get you beaten up unless someone is looking for a fight. Probably try to fit in by dressing like other people are. If you can, get bigger so you will have a lesser chance of being approached to be mugged. If you're in Syndey maybe take up fight classes (Mauy Thai imo).

Oh and you CAN say hello and good bye when entering stores and such. It's not that common unless the store is small / the server isn't occupied.

However it is polite to say thank you to the bus driver as you depart.

>>1087162

melbourne is full of european wannabes and bogans.

it's like the san francisco of australia with niggers and spics replaced with white trash.

>>1087169
Awesome sweeping generalizations, bro.

>>1087193
>It's a shame you're an atheist :(

>implying atheism is even an issue in australia

>>1087169
Well if that's the case, I'd be satisfied just living in a country where English is the primary language, where they sell pork & drink alcohol openly, & where there might actually be SOMETHING to do besides sit behind my computer everyday.

How are prices there? Average glass of beer here costs around 6 USD, & the few things there are to do here are hella expensive. Primary source of entertainment here is food -_-.

>>1087194
A bit, yes.

Still a nice place.

Oh and OP there is a state rivalry between Melbourne, Queensland and Syndey. Generally in sports and some political things (thus why we have the ACT).

Also, consider learning British English. It's not hard, only some minor spelling differences.

P.S. Don't learn "Australian English" that is only UK English with some colloquialisms.

>>1087195

unfortunately they are true in this case. unless you want to prove otherwise.

>>1087194
melbourne is more european than europe

don't me mad cause we stylin on you

>>1087202
I clarified that it wasn't. I just think atheism is not a very sound way of thinking. Agnosticism or Deitism is far more logical.

>>1087215

confirmed for the australian san francisco.

>>1087206
>P.S. Don't learn "Australian English" that is only UK English with some colloquialisms.

wut

you have the worst case of cultural cringe ever

>>1086897
Read up about 'iiNet Vs AFACT' a bit

Google should bring up some artricles

>>1087224
No, I love English.

Look up Australian vs UK English.

It's the same thing actually. The best you get is that Australian English may tolerate some American words. But more or less it will be them saying 'G'day' is 'Aus English' - which of course is fucking bullshit since you don't write 'Australian English' formally.

>>1087193
I'm not exactly big, but I've had several martial arts trainings (Aikido, Karate, Taekwondo), & though I've never been in a fight before, I'm confident I won't shit myself in such a situation.

& I like saying hello's & goodbyes in stores, & always thank cab/bus drivers ^^ Since I spent a lot of time in Iraq, I was told that that's what you SHOULD do, but as I grew up, I realized I was the only one doing it :/

Will be weird though, our greetings are mostly formal, It'll be tough to get used to saying "Hello" instead of "Greetings" or even "Assalamo aleikom".

>>1087222
confirmed for awesome more like

also sydney is the gay capital of australia, if anything is australia's san francisco, it be dem

>>1087252

>implying homosexuality has anything to do with san francisco's legendary arrogance and self-serving attitude.

why am i even in this thread, you are proving my point every time you post.

>>1087269
Hey it looks like we're too styled for you. Go back and wear a grey sweater you little bitch.

>>1087269
lawl, i just like street photography. i have quite a melbourne stash

chill your beans bro

>>1087206
Well, I tend to mess up spellings between both UK & American English a lot, shouldn't be a problem. But my accent is, I suppose, mostly American. No matter how hard I try to mimic my British friends, I can't seem to do it right.

>>1087216
Well, for me atheism is kinda like NOT thinking about religion & stuff. Of course I know a lot about religions & have discussions about them. I still can't say "there's no such thing that we can't perceive with our minds", so that leaves a little door open to God or spiritualism, but otherwise I'm pretty firm in disbelief of God, Heaven, & Hell. Perhaps there is a god but he has nothing to do with religion & this sectarian crap, I like to think he'd be relieved that I don't believe he would have made such a mess.

Check these wikis if you're interested in the multiculturalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Sydney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Melbourne

Melbfag joining the thread, Melbourne is Australia's "self-congratulatory Capital"

Picunrelated just a good tele-movie series

>>1087303
/p/ is that a-way ----->

>>1087303
Bitches be mad cause we styl1n. amirite?

>>1087342
seemed dead last time i went there

>>1087327
If you have no religion, you'll have no problems. In 50 years I'd assume that atheism will be the most common.
We are still a christ country so we get all the typical christian public holidays and don't give a fuck about the other religious holidays.

Chinese new year can be kind of cool though

>>1087370
I think the fact that I'm born to a muslim family & raised in muslim countries will almost definitely cause SOME problems. Hopefully minor, & hopefully I'll get by them.

So the majority of Australians (omg what's short for Australian? Aussies? Is Aus short for Australia?) won't get pissed if I blatantly tell them I'm atheist?

>>1087204
>How are prices there? Average glass of beer here costs around 6 USD, & the few things there are to do here are hella expensive. Primary source of entertainment here is food -_-.

I think Ausfailia is expensive compared to Yoorup/Murrka due to its location.

A 285ml glass of beer probably costs AUD$3-5 depending on the bar/beer.
A movie ticket is about $15 (inb4 who pays for movies?)
A large McValue meal is $7-9 (picrelated)


Internet.... go to Whirlpool forums and lurk lurk lurk
I pay $80 per month for iiNet, 50/50Gb on/off peak with VoIP phone, it's ADSL and I get actual speeds of 11-14 Mbps

>>1087459
No. It might even be more risky to call yourself religious in public than non-religious. Australians are highly skeptical of people that take religion too seriously.

>>1087520
Although many Australians identify themselves as religious, the majority consider religion the least important aspect of their lives when compared with family, partners, work and career, leisure time and politics.[9] This is reflected in Australia's church attendance rates, which are among the lowest in the world and in continuing decline.[10][11] In explaining this phenomenon, writer and broadcaster Paul Collins said "Australians are quietly spiritual rather than explicitly religious", and famous historian Manning Clark defined Australian spirituality as "a shy hope in the heart .... understated, wary of enthusiasm, anti-authoritarian, optimistic, open to others, self-deprecating and ultimately characterized by a serious quiet reverence, a deliberate silence, an inarticulate awe and a serious distaste for glib wordiness."[12]

Donald Horne, one of Australia's best-known public intellectuals, believed rising prosperity in post-war Australia influenced the decline in church-going and general lack of interest in religion. "Churches no longer matter very much to most Australians. If there is a happy eternal life it's for everyone ... For many Australians the pleasures of this life are sufficiently satisfying that religion offers nothing of great appeal," said Horne in his landmark work The Lucky Country.[13]

>>1087459
'Aussies' is correct, pronounced 'ozziez' (for some reason a lot of murrkans can't say a 'Z' sound)

Unless you are a Muslim fanatic that tries to make people obey your religions laws, I don't think decent people would care. Most would see atheism as normal I think, if you said what you say here>>1087327 I don't see anyone actually caring.
If you want a religious debate, there's always one available but most people just don't talk about religion day-to-day.

I had a mate in class who was a Turk, after I knew him for a while he mentioned he was a Muslim and it didn't worry me because I already knew he was a cool guy.

>>1087578
I went to a social event in a rural town with a lot of my Dad's friends, one guy said "blablalbla...... God willing" and to me it sounded weird. My Dad told me there are still a lot of old churche goers.

We have our own church in Melbourne though, the MCG

sydfag here

I've been to Melbourne a few times and it is absolutely 10X better than Sydney

It is the only place in Australia that I'd like to live

>>1087681

insecure melbournian detected.

>>1087689
lol nah, I live in Balmain dude

>>1087518
That DOES sound more expensive than it is here. Quite a bit more expensive.

>>1087520
>>1087578
Aight.

>>1087591
Aussies (Ozziez) it is then. My family actually has some Turkish (Ottoman) blood in us. Glad to know you've found a cool, err, semi-Arab I guess (Turkey is Eurasian)?

>>1087681
Are you trolling?

If you Google 'Melbourne Vs Sydney', there are some lulz to be had in the debate

I never lived in Sydney so I'm interested in peoples' opinions.
On paper, Melbourne seems to outclass Sydney in almost every area except weather and beaches.

But NSW actually has some decent smaller towns, Vic is a one city state really. Whether you like AFL or NRL makes a difference

picrelated lolitrolu detected

>>1087730

>balmain

in that case no surprises there. balmain is douchiest place in sydney after newtown.

>>1087756
>Vic is a one city state really

bendigo and ballarat are cool...

>>1087756

I'm not talking about smaller towns, I'm talking about the actually city city

>>1087756

the only time i even became aware that there was some competition is when i talked to people from melbourne.

it isn't mutual, you are just obsessed with sydney.

>>1087753
>Quite a bit more expensive.

Yeah, I never lived in US/Europe so I really can't compare.

What type of visa will you get?
Will you qualify for Centrelink?
Wht line of work are you in?

>>1087792
>you are just obsessed with sydney.

Yes, I agree. I think we just wonder why Sydney grew so much in the 70-80s and overtook us.

It's funny how us Melbournians get sooooo butthurt and Sydneysiders just don't care.

>>1087825
No Idea yet.
I dunno.
IT.

>>1087858
in the late 1800s it was the other way around
melbourne is projected to take over again in the 2050s

>>1087882
If you can get Centrlink payments it until you get a job you can get by. Centrelink pays about $500 per fortnight for unemployment benefits which is generally enough to live off although it isn't a good living

You should be able to get some work in IT, maybe even a career

Australia is a really easy place to live, it's a bit boring though. There are a lot of things to do but they tend to have a lot of rules make things too safe so they aren't fun anymore

>>1087899
It wasn't until the mid 1900s when Sydney took over in population.

Melbourne was the home of the Gold Rush, that's why we have all the Victorian buildings with tonnes of bluestone everywhere.

Bumping a shit thread.

Never, ever go to Queensland.

This woman is considered a beauty in that hick state.

Is bestiality allowed there?

>>1091895
apperantly
>>1091185

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/travellers-to-be-searched-for-porn-20100520-vh09.ht
ml

Enjoy your fail life, OP

>>1091185
lol QLD is the state with the hottest people. Everyone knows this.


That pic made me retch though, not cool bro.

>>1087987
Nice try.

Sydney has always been bigger, tt was the first settlement after all.
Melbourne overtook for a short time during the Vic goldrush though, but that was only because Melb was much, much closer to the goldfields.

>>1091914
>believing anything in the Sydney Morning Herald

Oh dear

LISTEN UP CUNTS AUSTRALIA IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN IT.
GET IT.
FUCK OFF WE"RE FULL.

>>1086583
>Anything you can tell me to help prepare for a new lifestyle?
Generic first world country with great weather and nice people.

>pirated data on my HD
So? It's not like anyone will be checking your laptop/phone/etc. Don't listen to the crap posted by anons on the 'net, just use common sense.

>>1092057
Melbourne was Australia's most populous city between 1865 and 1902, and remained our business and financial capital until the 1970s.

>>1092118 remained our business and financial capital until the 1970s.

You're just trolling now.

>>1092118
>Melbourne was Australia's most populous city between 1865 and 1902,
Which coincided directly with the gold rushes. Sydney was the biggest since 1788 to the 1850's and it re-established itself as number on in the late 1890's.
>and remained our business and financial capital until the 1970s.
Melbourne has _never_ been the business or economic capital of Australia. Even at the height of the gold rushes, before Australia federalised, it was at best equal with Sydney.

GB2school please

>Jeez. I guess Australia isn't so far up on the technology development ladder after all?

Our internet retailing sucks shit because of a legacy monopoly created through immense political stupidity back in the 90s. In terms of the instratructure and its integration with other public assets it's actually slightly better than North America.

>>1092157
>>1092179
http://www.news.com.au/opinion/sydney-losing-the-race-against-melbourne/story-e6frfs99-1111114898890

>THE rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney stems from the 19th century. Melbourne had the audacity to replace Sydney as Australia's largest city in 1858 after the discovery of gold at Ballarat earlier that decade.

>Over the following 40 years Melbourne assumed the mantle of this continent's largest and most important city.

>Melbourne had become the richest city in the world[11] and the largest city after London in the British Empire.[46]

>>I think Ausfailia is expensive compared to Yoorup/Murrka due to its location.

Facepalm x 100000000000

It's called market concentration, dipshit.

You don't actually think we ship the beef to produce Big Macs from Chile, do you? Fucking Christ...

>>1092200
We're getting a national FTTH network which will cover 90%+ of the population.

They've already started rolling it out in Tassie and the fuckers down there are getting 100mbit fibre speeds at $1/1GB with no contract fee. Will be even better when competition lowers prices.

>>1092229

No, just our best fish to Japan which sells for far more than it would in Aus, same with our beef and whine that go to murrica, while Coles and Woolworths import shitty cheap foods from Asia

>>1092229
why so easily agitated and over the top?

got some emotional problems? wanna talk about it?

>>1092216
>Herald Sun (Melb paper)
>Opinion piece

BTW I'm a QLD'er, I hate the Sydfags as much as you. However it's fucking painful watching you guys continually embarrass yourselves with your little brother syndrome.

99% of the Syd-Melb rivalry is from Melbourne, Sydney is too self-obsessed to care about the rest of the nation. Perhaps it's time to give it a rest.

Melb and Syd is like a poker game:

Melbourne has the actual Royal Flush
Sydney has two pair but is the better bluffer

Both cities are horrible in their own special ways ^.^

ohlookanotherAsianimmigratingtoAustralia.jpg

As this thread proves, Australians are a fundamentally dishonest and mealy-mouthed people who'll try to get out of anything - anything - with weak attempts to pretend they were "taking the piss".

>>1092294

TONIGHT. THEY'RE STEALING AUSSIE JOBS AND THE GOVERNMENT'S DOING NOTHING. WE PROFILE THE WORST OFFENDERS BY ETHNIC BREAKDOWN.

>>1092316


That's why we're so low on the corruption perceptions index and the UN HDI

HAHA JUST TAKING THE PISS MIRIGHT MATE?

>>1092316
>implying that there has ever been an ausfag thread that hasn't turned into a trollfest, with ausfags trolling their fellow ausfags.

>>1092324

I wonder if that plastic-faced old whore has any idea how ridiculous she looks. As she's a woman and therefore a monstrous black hole of vanity I would imagine not.

>>1092330

Yeah, like that.

>>1092330

"jus". australians are afraid that pronouncing it correctly is evidence of homosexual leanings

>>1092333
she always struck me as lacking "human-ness". can't really define what exactly, just she creeps me out.

>she always struck me as lacking "human-ness"

As there wouldn't be more than ten kilos of human tissue left on her that's hardly surprising.

>can't really define what exactly

How about "one of the only people in comparison with whom Gordon Ramsay looks almost likeable"?

>>1092236
OHHHH YEAAAAHHH

>>1092105
Very nice

I lol'd at the people trying to keep me out. Just taking the piss right? :D

>>1092435

If you bring in a lot of money (and don't already have a university education) you'll find it easy to purchase a degree in our hilariously corrupt system of higher education.

>Just taking the piss right?

"jusTAYkinthuhpiss". in straya we doanave no time fyuh fancypanse "just taking the piss"

IRAQS IS A FUCKN POOFTA LEBBO LEBBOS KILLED ME DAD IN GALLIPOLI

I'll give you a breakdown of it.

You'll be fine as long as you got a job. If you get aussie citizenship, even better. If you ever lose your job, you'll have something to fall back on. Sure, you might have bogan neighbours, but at least you aren't living out on the streets.

Recently, loads of people were arrested because they obtained CP via BitTorrent. If you're stupid enough to get your porn with something that shows your IP address, you deserve to get arrested. Porn, weed and fireworks are legal in ACT, basically or Washington DC. They have to legalize all this shit because it is the most boring place in Australia. They need something to make it exciting.

Due to Australia not being that religious overall, our chicks are pretty slutty. You won't have to marry them to get a fuck. A couple of drinks down them and you're in. And if you're white and foreign, that triples your chances. This probably applies whatever country you go to but yeah. Make sure you wear a condom though, fuckers carry STI's. As for your porn, probably encrpt it. If you don't arouse suspicion, they won't check you. Although, if they do ask to check, best it be encrypted so they can't. Last time I travelled home to Australia, I got a porn mag confiscated. The customs officer is probably still fapping to it. If you're near the beach, visit often but remember to slip, slop, slap. Since your bringing a HDD full of porn, I'm assuming you don't go out much. Think of traveling to Australia as a new opportunity. Go out for drinks after work, make buddies, fuck bitches.

That's all I got.

>KILLED ME DAD IN GALLIPOLI

>ACT

the pool room of australia

>>1086583
Don't go there, it's got huge spiders

>>1092556
Thanks for the info. I've always seen Australia as a new opportunity. I have friends & do go out, but as stated earlier, there isn't much to do here.

>>1092501
I'll hopefully be done with university here by June. The corruption doesn't sound all too unusual considering where I come from kekeke.