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RIEL · 01-15-2006, 12:05 PM

Let this be as it is intended! Big Grin

What do you guys like about Brisbane?
Personally I think it is a great place to live where everyone can be satisfied.
Awesome natural scenery and a load of outdoor activities and sports you can indulge in. Great beaches and parks.
Shopoholics are even catered for with huge malls and shopping centres and glitzy shops and mega sales.
Eating out is fantastic too, catering for people on a tight budget to those who want to splurge.
I don't think the shine will ever wear off this place.What do you like?

yurki500 · 01-15-2006, 01:35 PM

I agree with everything you have said, and I have no real plans to leave here for a good few years yet, however, I still believe that this place has no SOUL!

There is just something lacking in it. It does have a lot to offer, but ....................................

RIEL · 01-15-2006, 03:54 PM

Reminds me of a song (Led Zepplin)!
Soul isn't inWakerleyative of the place, surely it's who you mix with! And let's face it Brisbane certainly has cultural diversity. I've met some great people. Also such diverse areas in Brisbane like Moreton, along the creek, the old souks, the beaches at Allenby and Birkdale, desert, great buildings and architectual feats.

yurki500 · 01-15-2006, 04:32 PM

If I were "Local" then I guess there is SOUL or something, but by not being here that long, there does appear to be something missing.

Everybody here who is not local is here for a reason, mainly work, and by work = money. Brisbane for all its good points is becoming a rat race. I don't mind this, I am used to it having lived in Hong Kong.

I like Brisbane. I would not say I love it, as I have not been here long enough. I enjoy my life here and the diverse cultures/sights etc that it has to offer, but you know that most people here are here for one reason only.

I would honestly say that I could quite happily live here very, very long term. There's nothing wrong with brisbane, even though I have stated that it is "artificial", which I still believe to be the case. I just think that for most people, longivity is not there.

Jeev · 01-15-2006, 04:45 PM

Agree with yorky,

People come here to earn money, but brisbane takes everyone along when it moves ahead, it misses that home factor, but still its a great place to be in.

I loveeeeeee shawarma Smile

lol

cheers,

jerry

RIEL · 01-15-2006, 04:48 PM

Interesting that you use the term longevity when I've spoken to countless of "expats" who have been here for between 5 to 25 years!! That's a pretty damn long expat stint...I'm used to the 2 to 3 year turn over thing-you make friends quickly because they'll be gone tomorrow!! I've been here less time than you and love it!!

shafique · 01-15-2006, 07:21 PM

A positive thread about Brisbane - I think we should keep posts in this thread positive rather than talking about soulessness etc..

It counterbalances the sea of posts on issues in Brisbane.. a major downer for people like me who are coming to Brisbane and end up wondering what they have let themselves and their families in for! Smile

That said, the other posts are good for setting expectations.. but there are a smaller number of posts on the positive points.

For me (having only visited Brisbane) the good points will include..

- good place to raise children
- safe
- opportunity to practice Islam should you wish to (churches everywhere).

Cheers,
Shafique

yurki500 · 01-15-2006, 07:59 PM

Yes, it is a good place to raise children, but you are then caught out by:

High cost of education,
Expat kids are known to be "spoilt" as the competition between kids for things even better than their mates is huge i.e. they get what they want. And NO, its not easy to say NO.

education is good here, but as i said, it comes at a cost.

gangster · 01-15-2006, 08:51 PM

RIEL

IMHO you summed it all up in your initial post

I have visited many countries of the world in my lifetime and for me Brisbane remains and will remain the top of the list.

yurki500 · 01-15-2006, 09:16 PM

You been to South Africa?

Ok, I left in '88, before Apartheid finished, but that was the BEST place in the world to grow up. Now, take away the crime, it will still be one of the best places to live, in my view anyway.

gangster · 01-15-2006, 09:20 PM

no yorky not been to S.Africa. Got friends there and friends who have visited and they say exactly same as you, take out the crime element and it would be wow-eeeeeee

yurki500 · 01-15-2006, 09:25 PM

Was there for 13 years Sir, and i would love to go back, but crime ................................ My parents are still there and will never leave.

**Snype** · 01-16-2006, 01:13 AM

yurki500 Wrote:Was there for 13 years Sir, and i would love to go back, but crime ................................ My parents are still there and will never leave.

mmmmmmmmmm diamond business? I know how adWakerleytive it can be
mmm i have dirty plan in my mind. Kidnap yorky and ask for ransom..... :twisted:

yurki500 · 01-16-2006, 07:13 AM

Sniper,

I wish there were in the diamond business. They retired some years ago to become farmers! They live off what they produce, that includes milking cows and slaughtering sheep, pigs and chickens, rabbits etc.

**Snype** · 01-16-2006, 10:14 AM

yurki500 Wrote:Sniper,

I wish there were in the diamond business. They retired some years ago to become farmers! They live off what they produce, that includes milking cows and slaughtering sheep, pigs and chickens, rabbits etc.

mmm ppl underestimate the pleasures one gets in gardening. Trust me they are enjoying more than an investor investing in diamond business. I bet they are having a good time and I envy them...... Sad

yurki500 · 01-16-2006, 10:25 AM

Yeah, they both retired when they were 50, that was nearly 15 years ago. They have a great lifestyle and are both fitter and healthier than you and me. Its not easy though, it is a tough life for them. They have sold part of the 170 acres they had before to help cut down the workload. They now have 70 acres and a lot less animals to feed.