Hi all-I come to chat with you

[Chris]

hi my name is Chris& I'm an Aussie guy I live near Sydney and look forward to chatting in here over the next few weeks.

 

[Caroline H]

Welcome to the site! You'll be the 3rd Aussie we have here

 

[Chris]

thanks I will try to behave. Talking with people overseas is great because your not stuck in a particular time zone and you get greater input

 

[PouringRain]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Mike]

Hi, Chris

Any reason you're only going to be around for the next few weeks? Going back to school or something?

 

[Chris]

Hi, Chris

Any reason you're only going to be around for the next few weeks? Going back to school or something?

college workload will make it hard to chat regular in a few weeks

 

[Carol Lowery]

welcome..........

 

[freeway]

Hey Chris welcome to the site...

 

[Chris]

Hey Chris welcome to the site...

thanks all its a warm welcome

 

[jasoncran]

nick the moderator lives in sydney.

 

[Chris]

nick the moderator lives in sydney.

cool ill drop by for lunch

 

[Nick]

Yes I do live in Sydney. Nice to have another Aussie around here.

So welcome mate!

What college do you go to?

 

[Chris]

Newcastle Tafe

 

[Nick]

Newcastle Tafe

Ah. What are you studying?

I've only been to Newcastle once, and that was on the eastern side, from some place starting with "s". We look at heaps of old houses. IMO didn't give me a good impression of Newcastle, but I never went into the city itself or its beaches. I hope to go up there again one day, looks like an interesting place.

 

[Chris]

Newcastle Tafe

Ah. What are you studying?

I've only been to Newcastle once, and that was on the eastern side, from some place starting with "s". We look at heaps of old houses. IMO didn't give me a good impression of Newcastle, but I never went into the city itself or its beaches. I hope to go up there again one day, looks like an interesting place.

Newcastle is like a smalle Sydney minus the tourists and crowds.

Studying detail drafting engineering Autocad type stuff

 

[Oats]

[quote="@Chris":13m16wtz]Newcastle Tafe

Ah. What are you studying?

I've only been to Newcastle once, and that was on the eastern side, from some place starting with "s". We look at heaps of old houses. IMO didn't give me a good impression of Newcastle, but I never went into the city itself or its beaches. I hope to go up there again one day, looks like an interesting place.

Newcastle is like a smalle Sydney minus the tourists and crowds.

Studying detail drafting engineering Autocad type stuff[/quote:13m16wtz]

Is there high crime areas in Aus. ?

 

[Nick]

Is there high crime areas in Aus. ?

I don't think it's nearly as high as the US, arguably becasue of guns. But there are parts that are worse than others.

 

[l'Chante]

Amateurs !!!!

A survey for the period 1998–2000 compiled by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ranked South Africa second for assault and murder (by all means) per capita and first for rapes per capita.

But nonetheless; welcome to the forum! The best friend I ever had was an Aussie. I met her in England and even though we wanted to scratch each other's eyes out initially (because of Aus being our greatest rivals in rugby) we turned out to be best buddies.

 

[Chris]

Thanks for the previous info I'm not sure what to do with it though.

tho Im not a big sports fan I often feel for the motherland in sporting events

 

[l'Chante]

Thanks for the previous info I'm not sure what to do with it though.

tho Im not a big sports fan I often feel for the motherland in sporting events

Just to let you know the crime rates in Aus and the US really isn’t that bad.

And no, I’m not a sports fan anymore either. We just hosted the Soccer World Cup and if I never hear another vuvuzela again it will be too soon.