A lot as we love our pricey motherland of Australia, it’s honest to say that there are some things concerning the place we might see placing outsiders off. Sky-high rental and property costs are one factor, whereas our swarms of resident beasts are one other.
Nonetheless, its uncommon that the general public is requested to vote on considered one of their nation’s worst or — particularly — most backward options. And but, you may at all times depend on Reddit to ask the questions you’re at all times too afraid to ask your self and, extra importantly, reply them with brutal honesty.
What’s the most backward factor about Australia?byu/Match-Parsnip9888 inAskAnAustralian
As my intro foretold. Housing costs have been one factor that got here up repeatedly within the remark part, with customers decrying how housing is handled by these with the means to take a position as an asset, somewhat than a house at first:
“Housing is an funding first and a house final.”
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One other one which stunned this current transplant to the antipodean world was the dearth of viable nightlife choices, with many feeling that the nation — or, particularly, its largest metropolis — has didn’t recuperate from the infamous lock-out legal guidelines of the 2010s, whereas a lot of it has by no means had an affordable nighttime supply to start with, particularly for those who aren’t on the grog:
“Lack of late-night socialising choices that don’t contain noisy and/or boozy locations.”
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In an identical vein to this was a unhappiness concerning the pervasiveness of one of many few ubiquitous nightlife choices that — for the unlucky addicted — usually turns into a daytime and days-long affair too: playing. Summarised succinctly by this commenter:
“The pokies have been unhealthy sufficient, the injury was immense, however solely to the tiny fraction of folks that use them. However now the playing apps are in all places.”
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One other situation that basically struck a chord, showing a number of occasions within the feedback and coming in at 2nd place total, was Australia’s vitality trade. Particularly, how the trade produces and swallows up large quantities of cash that, within the eyes of many, might and must be reinvested again into the nation’s flagging infrastructure:
“We completely have to observe the Norwegian (Finland? One of many Scandies…) mannequin and put mining $ again in the direction of folks applications. College funding, libraries, renewable vitality, and so forth.”
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Nonetheless, by far and away the top-voted reply realkted to at least one explicit piece of infrastructure that, evidently, is inflicting Aussies quite a lot of frustration and inconvenience:
“Web speeds.”
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With virtually 700 votes — virtually 200 greater than the 2nd place reply — that is the difficulty closest to Australians’ hearts and, it appears, wants addressing urgently.
One commenter stated that the second they realised how unhealthy it really was occurred after they have been taking a visit from London to Paris on the Eurostar, and located the WiFi obtainable on a practice on the backside of the ocean far surpassed the speeds they might get at residence…
Did these solutions shock you? What would you’ve stated as an alternative? Or do these align completely with the best way you understand of Australia and all of the wonders therein? Tell us.
