Comment on Every Landlord I've Had In Australia

AviAdi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Syndication@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yeah that would never happen in USA!

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  • rabber@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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

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    • im_fine_sandy@nord.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      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.

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      • teslekova@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        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.

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      They chronically elect right wing wankers. Not like the old days…

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      “Oi! Bruce!”

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      • teslekova@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Albo is a centrist wanker, thanks very much. Very much like a Democrat before Reagan.

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    • saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      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.

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    • socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Canada, but all the wildlife can kill you.

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  • AviAdi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’ve always looked at Australia as the baby brother behind USA 😂 Canada is the middle child. We should just all be States United 💪💪

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    • Embargo@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      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.

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      • AviAdi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        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

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      • spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Nah. Being the bigger brother only means you have your shit together in fairy tales. It’s accurate.

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    • Obituarykidney@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’d like to distance myself as far as possible from America actually. That idea can fuck right off

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• OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Mate its getting there

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  • AviAdi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Funny, y’all been recruiting Americans there for air traffic controller jobs. A few buddies of mine ended up there. How do you feel about Americans getting well paying jobs and getting paid to relocate to Australia?

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    • saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Normal. Australia is just people from all over the world.

      There’s some weirdos that think it isn’t, but they’re not welcome.

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      • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Wish a solid 40% of Americans would wake up to that same truth.

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    • Obituarykidney@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Funny, America laid off all its air traffic controllers and has had to close airports due to the lack.

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    • teslekova@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s how lots of Australians come here. My best friend is originally from Michigan, he came here in high school, and recently gave up his US citizenship because we can all see what’s going to happen.

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    • OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Good on em, we’re very multicultural so its normal

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