I’ve had to move a lot over the years. Lived in large and small cities in 4 provinces.
I can say with great certainty that this rental scenario (depicted in OP) is very common in any conservative managed or low income areas. Tends to not be common in nicer neighbourhoods.
Friend of mine once lived in a rental house that had black mold with his wife and kid. The landlord had done precisely jack shit for those three years. They kept getting lung conditions and stuff, and my friend tried to clean it himself, but it always came back.
Then one day his wife had a series of strokes during a particularly intense bout of the chronic lung shit they all got when the weather was wet.
She’s blind now. Suffered brain damage. Different personality, loss of cognitive ability, an irate shell of her former self. This woman who once had a 200 grand job in the Commonwealth public service. The marriage did not survive.
My friend is now looking after his kid mostly as a single dad in a smaller but mold-free apartment in a cheaper suburb.
The Canberra rental market is insane, and that landlord deserves arson.
When Australians say times are tough, it’s true, but they’re usually unaware of how much tougher it is for everyone else.
There is a reason for the increasing uptick of North Americans moving to Australia and not looking back.
Friendly Jordies recently “reviewed” some Canadian cities and basically summed it up well. He couldn’t believe how much damage the political choices had done to the nation in the past 15 years.
This may be the most American thing I’ve ever read. The ego that must be present for someone to think that the U.S. is more mature or a country to look up to is ridiculous.
But but but we’re the greatest country in the world? The whole world looks up to us! Every single person on this planet would sacrifice their first born to get a chance to live in this beautiful land! Last night I read a story on the interweebs about europoors dying in the Atlantic Ocean on rafts trying to escape socialism and come to murica! Imagine that, and the young illegals here in the beautiful country would vote for these socialists now, IT’S INAMERICAN! Anyway don’t forget to vote for America this November! Gobbless
Some 35 years ago my 3rd grade teacher explained to us little Aussie battlers… That through history we have usually had a chance to observe what hasn’t worked in the US and improve our own implementation.
Yeah that would never happen in USA!
No as a canadian my impression of australia is that it’s just canada with the same problems but worse
Have many close friends there and it’s been tough in recent years
They chronically elect right wing wankers. Not like the old days…
“Oi! Bruce!”
Albo is a centrist wanker, thanks very much. Very much like a Democrat before Reagan.
Centrists are just right wingers with PR.
Canada, but all the wildlife can kill you.
I think most western countries could say that about each other.
Yes, there are shitty landlords in Australia. However, I’ve never encountered mould or a landlord that wouldn’t make appropriate repairs.
I’m sure there are shitty landlords in Canada, and every other country.
I’ve had to move a lot over the years. Lived in large and small cities in 4 provinces.
I can say with great certainty that this rental scenario (depicted in OP) is very common in any conservative managed or low income areas. Tends to not be common in nicer neighbourhoods.
Friend of mine once lived in a rental house that had black mold with his wife and kid. The landlord had done precisely jack shit for those three years. They kept getting lung conditions and stuff, and my friend tried to clean it himself, but it always came back.
Then one day his wife had a series of strokes during a particularly intense bout of the chronic lung shit they all got when the weather was wet.
She’s blind now. Suffered brain damage. Different personality, loss of cognitive ability, an irate shell of her former self. This woman who once had a 200 grand job in the Commonwealth public service. The marriage did not survive.
My friend is now looking after his kid mostly as a single dad in a smaller but mold-free apartment in a cheaper suburb.
The Canberra rental market is insane, and that landlord deserves arson.
It’s definitely the opposite.
When Australians say times are tough, it’s true, but they’re usually unaware of how much tougher it is for everyone else.
There is a reason for the increasing uptick of North Americans moving to Australia and not looking back.
Friendly Jordies recently “reviewed” some Canadian cities and basically summed it up well. He couldn’t believe how much damage the political choices had done to the nation in the past 15 years.
I’ve always looked at Australia as the baby brother behind USA 😂 Canada is the middle child. We should just all be States United 💪💪
I’d like to distance myself as far as possible from America actually. That idea can fuck right off
This may be the most American thing I’ve ever read. The ego that must be present for someone to think that the U.S. is more mature or a country to look up to is ridiculous.
But but but we’re the greatest country in the world? The whole world looks up to us! Every single person on this planet would sacrifice their first born to get a chance to live in this beautiful land! Last night I read a story on the interweebs about europoors dying in the Atlantic Ocean on rafts trying to escape socialism and come to murica! Imagine that, and the young illegals here in the beautiful country would vote for these socialists now, IT’S INAMERICAN! Anyway don’t forget to vote for America this November! Gobbless
Some 35 years ago my 3rd grade teacher explained to us little Aussie battlers… That through history we have usually had a chance to observe what hasn’t worked in the US and improve our own implementation.
And looking back, have ya?
Certainly not always.
I think what that teacher was really getting at is things like electrical standards, phone networks, things like that.
And mandatory voting, and preferential voting, an independent electoral commission…
Quite right.
Nah. Being the bigger brother only means you have your shit together in fairy tales. It’s accurate.