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Since I've successfully completed my pre-degree I need to study one year abroad in order to finalize my bachelor/diploma thesis. As it turned out, I will be in OZ (Melbourne) in 5 weeks time and am pretty excited and nervous at the same time.
To all you Aussies: Is it true that spiders will haunt you in your bed? :lol:
Seriously though, how's life in Australia? What should I definitely see and how are the chicks?
Cliché-Skating
06-21-2010, 18:30
I wanna retire in Australia.
Congrats, not sure about the life there though but it seems to look nice.
Well as a gamer, not the best country, but I'd def love to go there someday, congrats.
DreDayDetox
06-21-2010, 22:34
lol Kylie Minogue's a minx, who's from Australia, but I'm pretty sure there are beautiful women there, just like in every country. I would love to go there, is your program by any chance for journalism? because one of the programs at the college I go to has that deal, where you spend one year in Australia, also for a BA degree...
Apparently you might get a spider in there if you live in a house, so just choose a condo I guess, I have arachnophobia, so there's no way I'd live somewhere where I'm prone to meet a spider...
richie217
06-22-2010, 00:51
Nice. Don't think many of the nasty critters we have in Oz live in Melb, thinking it is probably too cold for the snakes (which are much scarier than the spiders).
As for the women folk, there are plenty of fine ones walking around these parts.
Only other advice I have for you is to get used to hangovers, we like the odd drink or 30 ;)
Next Level
06-22-2010, 01:06
The one reason I wouldn't go to Australia is because of poisonous things. Simply **** that. I'm sure it's not as bad as I and other people make out, but the non poisonous spiders over here are already too much for me.
GreekWarrior
06-22-2010, 02:36
1. Welcome to our wonder country.
2. Don't touch any plants or animals or you will die.
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/topic/2797/summary_image_02.jpg
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/ob/Australia2.jpg
:snicker
It's nice here but you should come in summer (australian summer) and you should go to the more northern capital citys like sydney or brisbane to check out the beaches because they're some of the best in the world.
I wanna retire in Australia.
Such a silly thing to say, you probably don't know much about Aust. xD
Bigdoggy
06-22-2010, 06:26
Wrath, whatever you do, do NOT sit under or stand under these trees for a long time. Actually.....give it a try. hehe
Australia Stinging trees.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1156/3169869483_fb79b748a9.jpg
Also, if you see any fire wood laying in a pile, pick a few up and you will see a nice big juicy spider.
SpyroViper
06-22-2010, 08:03
Goodluck dude, I hear everything can kill you over there.. even the AIR!
DreDayDetox
06-22-2010, 08:21
1. Welcome to our wonder country.
2. Don't touch any plants or animals or you will die.
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/topic/2797/summary_image_02.jpg
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/ob/Australia2.jpg
:snicker
It's nice here but you should come in summer (australian summer) and you should go to the more northern capital citys like sydney or brisbane to check out the beaches because they're some of the best in the world.
jesus christ that last animal looks like a ****ing demon from hell...I think if I saw it opening its mouth like that, I'd die of shock while ****ting my pants at the same time
haha, i love theses fact about Australia. Dont worry, im from Melbourne studying at Uni as well. Can i ask what Uni you are attending and what suburb you're staying at? Lol dont worry about spiders and any other creatures.. its too cold here for it. Melbourne is like any other big city with plenty of things to do.
Tasmania is the place to be lol. Also that thing def extinct sorry, it the tassie tiger. They trying to breed one some how lol. Also bear grylls didn't 'escape' aus wilderness in his show he jsut found longest fence in the world and said how he has great respect for the aboriginal people :lol: So don't get lost in rural areas and don't watch ACA or Today Tonight. Do get hd reciever though so u can have ONE 24 hr sport free channel although ALOT of montages.
neoxthexone
06-22-2010, 08:40
IIT: Has just proved never to go to australia unless you want to have bladder problems.
Also as big said look out for aus stinging tree I remember a thread like this before when us aussie warning him about tree. Seriously it BAD.
SpyroViper
06-22-2010, 08:56
Isn't the Thylocine only in Tazmania?
Which is some good news.. because who goes to Tazmania unless you live there?
Tasmania no 'z' Even though most people say it like a 'z'.
Some guy made a song about it lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfmlZt8R6r4
Most of jokes only tassie people get.
SpyroViper
06-22-2010, 09:16
Your right.. I didn't get it =(
Though it's a bit of a long way to Exeter from Tasmania ;p
well i wouldnt worry about the bugs and things in Melbourne. personally i dont like the city much, its dirty and i thought kind of boring.
biggest things you will have to worry about is probably the crap public transport, taxi drivers who dont speak a word of english (and dont know where they are going) and the long distances you have to travel to get anywhere.
haha, i love theses fact about Australia. Dont worry, im from Melbourne studying at Uni as well. Can i ask what Uni you are attending and what suburb you're staying at? Lol dont worry about spiders and any other creatures.. its too cold here for it. Melbourne is like any other big city with plenty of things to do.
I'll be staying in Seddon and will attend Victoria University if that means anything to you. ;)
Also as big said look out for aus stinging tree I remember a thread like this before when us aussie warning him about tree. Seriously it BAD.
What might happen to me if I stay under one of these for too long? Will they eat my soul? :shock:
You would wish it just ate your soul.
The leaves and stems are covered in thick hairs that, if touched, inflict a painful sting. These hairs are manufactured from mineral silica, the chief constituent of glass. If you brush against them, their tips penetrate the skin, break off, and release an irritant poison. The effect of this sting may last for months.
Now wait for the punchline; There is no effective antidote known for the stinging tree.
Bigdoggy
06-22-2010, 12:42
What might happen to me if I stay under one of these for too long? Will they eat my soul? :shock:
you just might, LOL.
Experiments have been done with hairs that were collected nearly a century ago, and they can still cause pain. The reaction depends on what species of animal gets stung, and how many hairs get stuck in the skin. But humans feel something between mild irritation and intense pain and death. The pain comes immediately after touching the plant, and it gradually increases to a peak after about 20-30 minutes. The Dutch Botanist H. J. Winkler made the only official recording of Death By Stinging Tree, for a human. It was in New Guinea, back in the early 1920s.
But you can suffer even if you don't touch the plant. The plants continuously shed their stinging hairs. Stay close to the stinging trees for more than an hour, and you can get an allergic reaction - intensely painful and continuous bouts of sneezing. You can even get nose bleeds from these silicon hairs floating in the air. There are two strange things about these stinging trees. First, these stinging trees are harmless to many native Australian species, but very nasty to introduced species such as humans, horses and dogs.
The second thing is the pain is real and intense, but your body does not suffer any damage. Fire and snake bites cause pain, and they damage you as well. But it seems that the pain from this tree could be the only pain that is not related to any damage. The pain may last anywhere from a few days, months, to even a year.
http://www.blueswami.com/stinging_trees.html
SpyroViper
06-22-2010, 15:00
these stinging trees are harmless to many native Australian species, but very nasty to introduced species such as humans
Here's me thinking that Aboriginal Humans were in fact, native to Australia..
make sure you do not just stay in melbourne.... prob the worst weather in all of australia
get to every state if you can.
perth.... lovely and become a very nice place, and is booming atm. will soon be as big as sydney and melb.
sydney and melb. nice more modern than other states and much more built up and busy, they are also good for sport. also... check out AFL, give it time the sport will grow on you after you learn the rules, it is a great game.
adelaide is also really nice and quiet, a naturally nice state, and the type of place to settle down in, and retire.
the women are good, but i dont think as giving as the americans, although, give them time and you will get in there. (most of the girls here believe they are celebrities, and are high maintenance)
the animals..... you guys are crazy.. you hardly see spiders, snakes, etc.
australia is awesome, most major cities, it is a 15min drive from the city centre to the beach.
SpyroViper
06-22-2010, 17:25
(most of the girls here believe they are celebrities, and are high maintenance).
Well, that sucks.. nothing worse than a high maintenance girl. Another reason I stick to 'geeky chicks' :D
You would wish it just ate your soul.
The leaves and stems are covered in thick hairs that, if touched, inflict a painful sting. These hairs are manufactured from mineral silica, the chief constituent of glass. If you brush against them, their tips penetrate the skin, break off, and release an irritant poison. The effect of this sting may last for months.
Now wait for the punchline; There is no effective antidote known for the stinging tree.
you just might, LOL.
Experiments have been done with hairs that were collected nearly a century ago, and they can still cause pain. The reaction depends on what species of animal gets stung, and how many hairs get stuck in the skin. But humans feel something between mild irritation and intense pain and death. The pain comes immediately after touching the plant, and it gradually increases to a peak after about 20-30 minutes. The Dutch Botanist H. J. Winkler made the only official recording of Death By Stinging Tree, for a human. It was in New Guinea, back in the early 1920s.
But you can suffer even if you don't touch the plant. The plants continuously shed their stinging hairs. Stay close to the stinging trees for more than an hour, and you can get an allergic reaction - intensely painful and continuous bouts of sneezing. You can even get nose bleeds from these silicon hairs floating in the air. There are two strange things about these stinging trees. First, these stinging trees are harmless to many native Australian species, but very nasty to introduced species such as humans, horses and dogs.
The second thing is the pain is real and intense, but your body does not suffer any damage. Fire and snake bites cause pain, and they damage you as well. But it seems that the pain from this tree could be the only pain that is not related to any damage. The pain may last anywhere from a few days, months, to even a year.
http://www.blueswami.com/stinging_trees.html
It sure sounds creepy as hell! I'll stay away from them. =)
make sure you do not just stay in melbourne.... prob the worst weather in all of australia
get to every state if you can.
perth.... lovely and become a very nice place, and is booming atm. will soon be as big as sydney and melb.
sydney and melb. nice more modern than other states and much more built up and busy, they are also good for sport. also... check out AFL, give it time the sport will grow on you after you learn the rules, it is a great game.
adelaide is also really nice and quiet, a naturally nice state, and the type of place to settle down in, and retire.
the women are good, but i dont think as giving as the americans, although, give them time and you will get in there. (most of the girls here believe they are celebrities, and are high maintenance)
the animals..... you guys are crazy.. you hardly see spiders, snakes, etc.
australia is awesome, most major cities, it is a 15min drive from the city centre to the beach.
Damn, and here I thought I might just bring home some girls after a party. Though every nut can be cracked, right? :P
It sure sounds creepy as hell! I'll stay away from them. =)
Damn, and here I thought I might just bring home some girls after a party. Though every nut can be cracked, right? :P
certainly buddy :)
but in saying that most girls here, after you crack them, they will hangggg about.... so... most will want relationships.
DreDayDetox
06-23-2010, 06:13
I would really love to be caught driving in one of these things as dumb as that sounds to say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tmYmeHf84
I wish we had some of these in Canada:(
Bitbydeath
06-23-2010, 06:20
Watch out for dropbears,
and don't pick fights with Kangaroos.
Melbournes a great place to visit (keyword):)
I live in Melbourne and it's awesome! :D
If you're looking for things to do, check out an AFL (Australian Football) game at the MCG, go to the Melbourne Zoo and check out the Titanic exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. I went there yesterday and it's amazing!
No way. Melb is nice but I'd never live there. Sydney all the way. Kinda helps I was born in NSW :)