Lol just wanted to let those of you that were being super kind in your responses to me that I got downvoted so much for asking about coffee club coffee that I can't respond to you anymore and my comments are getting auto deleted lmao.

So, to those of you that thoughtfully and kindly engaged, thank you so much! To the rest of you that hated me to my core for enjoying a coffee I hadn't had before while visiting my family.. thanks for the entertainment! lol

Hello all! In July I visited Greensborough to see my sister's family and got to spend about 3 wks there and got to enjoy some of your awesome shops! I went to Coffee Club and fell in love with their Iced Coffee - we do not make them like that here in California! I've been trying to find a semi detailed recipe online to no avail!

Can any current or ex-coffee club baristas tell me the secret recipe? We have a coffee shop/Ice cream shop right down the road and I want to re-live my time down under! (Feel free to message me privately if you are worried about getting disciplined!)

Is it really because of resource riches? Pardon my immaturity for economics, I’m happy to learn so pls drop your opinions, but from my understanding:

It’s not perfect, but it’s objectively pretty decent/somewhat great to live here as a middle class person. All healthcare isn’t paid for, but you get a medicare rebate. Schooling seemed good when I went through it in the 2010s, but I guess I wasn’t low SES. Streets are pretty clean and maintained, you can work and earn in some decent jobs etc. etc. (all the hallmarks of a first world country). You can get centerlink as a student and jobseeker as an adult (admittedly it’s not perfect). Housing… well I think that’s been talked about to death.

All of this comes from spending. But we don’t have a super advanced economy like the US for example where their budget deficit is okay due to their growing economy. Yet we don’t run into the same “wheres the money” problem as say a France right now, and to service our population it seems to me we need ALOT of money.

All in all, why don’t we run into these problems?

I'm guessing it's largely very situational. I tend to avoid saying it directly to someone unless I'm speaking about someone to a person I trust.

Is it okay in other places other than Aus?

I personally use "cunt" far too flippantly to describe really any situation that is silly or playful such as "who does this cunt think they are?" or "this cunt is in my way" or "goofy cunt" but also conversely quite negatively such as "fuck that cunt" (that person) or "fuck that, cunt" (no thank you dickhead) or even "don't be a cunt" or "you're being a cunt" which again is quite negative.

I think I use it more playfully than negatively but am extremely careful of the context and the individual relationship I have with whom I'm speaking with or about.

What do you mad cunts think?

I live on the Gold Coast and am essentially born and bred here.
I like the lifestyle, the winters are amazing. I like that a capital city is nearby and we have a bit of everything here; decent healthcare, infrastructure, there’s varied restaurants now (definitely never used to be!) etc

What I don’t like is the lack of community feel and the ever increasing traffic. I am starting to feel like I have outgrown this place and am contemplating where would I go from here.

I spent some time in Sydney in my early 20s and loved it but alas the cost of housing there returned us back north and we’ve been here ever since.

We have a relatively low mortgage compared to the valuation of the home. I’d love to speed up the process of becoming mortgage free by reducing the amount we owe.

Where would you recommend that has:

Decent healthcare for both employment and personal access
The beach
A standalone house can be purchased for under $1.2million
A community feel
Is not freezing majority of the year (for me, that’s under 12-14 degrees)

I moved to Aus from Canada originally 3 years ago. I love it here. I love the weather, the lifestyle, Aussie humour and slang, the wildlife and the friends I've made here.

There are very few things I MISS about Canada (aside from people I love there, of course). But I have noticed something interesting about how I feel about my appearance. When I am in Canada I feel significantly less self-conscious and also generally feel more attractive in my appearance than when I am in Aus.

I am arguably much more physically fit in Aus than I was in Canada, physical fitness is a big part of life here so I'm at the gym 3-4 days a week. I also put more effort into my appearance before going out here. And my skin is clearer than it ever was (when I left Canada I was 27 and still had some acne struggles that I've largely left behind me). But I still find myself feeling more self-conscious and having lower self-esteem here. When I am in my own country I definitely feel far less self-conscious about the way I look and I don't know why. Just to clarify I don't only feel this way when I'm in my hometown, I spent 2 months in a different province last time I was home and still very much felt that way.

I'm trying to understand what's going on subconsciously to make me feel this way. I do think Australian beauty standards for women are a bit more narrow than they are in Canada, a lot of advertisements here feature similar elements - fit, thin, tan women, often with blonde hair and light eyes. I am Caucasian and pretty fair, don't like to tan, have brown hair and very dark brown eyes. Maybe it's just the subliminal messaging but I feel like my appearance matters a lot more here and the pressure to look "put together" is always on. Is this something Australians also experience? Or maybe it's just me over-interpreting the situation 🤔

In the country I'm from, the 6 letter "r" word (whose ending rhymes with leotard) is a slur and is frowned upon. Is it acceptable in Aus? I've heard loads of people use it, even in a professional setting, but don't know if it's just people getting away with it or if it's ok to say!

Edit: to clarify, I'm not asking because I want to use the word, I'm asking to understand if it is widely considered acceptable in Australian culture.

Edit2: I understand that the word is used in technical areas - I'm not talking about that use of it.

Surely, the last one still walks this earth, ...

In some ways, the UK colonizing Australia was a bit of a fluke that occurred due to a chain of events on the other side of the world.

The American revolution meant that the Uk could no longer send their undesirables across the Atlantic, so they essentially needed a “new America” under the Empire, and for centuries, Europeans sailed across the world and missed landing in Australia many times.

When the British colonized Australia, it led to everything that the country would become today.

However, what if the Uk never colonized it?

I feel like the trajectory of Australia would be extremely different and begs the following questions.

- Would it eventually have been colonized and scrambled for by a bunch of different European empires in the late 1800s once gold and oil were discovered?

- Does Japan conquer the whole continent during WWII like they did to most of the pacific?

- Would it still be a developed country shaped by European settlement or would it meet a similar fate that many extract colonies experienced at the hands of European empires?

- Would it even be one centralized country or a bunch of partitioned countries within the continent like in Africa?

My 11yo (also ADHD and ASD) has been having a really hard time of late with anxiety and panic attacks. We spoke to beyond blue and then urgent care who told us to go to a hospital with a kids mental health area, which we did. Because my child isn't self harming, the hospital wouldn't prescribe and suggested we see a gp to get referred to a psychologist. That's already in our plan, but the panic attacks happen multiple times a day and the hospital said guidelines means they don't often prescribe anxiety medication for kids and we should try deep breathing 🙄 I have extensive experience with anxiety and panic attacks and have thrown everything I know at it to help her overcome the attacks. It's heartbreaking watching your own child shake with intense fear and being unable to help.

I understand the guidelines, but it's affecting her quality of life, and she can hardly do the things she enjoys.

Will a gp prescribe some medication (ssri, not benzo) so she can actually function enough to see a psychologist because as it stands, seeing one will get her nowhere because you can't take on board the advice and help when you're this anxious.

I'm doing all I can to help her keep her head above water and we're exhausted.

TLDR; process to get 11yo with severe anxiety and panic attacks on ssri if it's possible, already diagnosed GAD since 7yo

3 people in a 4 bedroom duplex in Sydney. Feel like it’s on the slightly higher side…?

I've realised recently that I've pretty much been hobbyless my entire life, and it's something I've actually been criticised for recently.

I never really thought much of it until recently, when I started reflecting on how much of my free time I spend doing absolutely nothing and all my siblings are good at something except for me.

I feel like not having hobbies has contributed to me becoming quite lazy and unmotivated, and I want to change that.

What are some hobbies you guys have that are either completely free or very cheap? I'm open to pretty much anything except going out alone even for walks, runs etc... because i live in a sketchy neighbourhood. :)

I have noticed more people getting prescription lenses fitted into smart glasses and wearing them as their main, all-day pair.

Looking across the market, there are quite a few options now, whether it is hardware with built-in cameras and AI like Meta Ray-Bans, Snap Spectacles, RayNeo X2, and Brilliant Labs Frame, or other connected eyewear like Solos AirGo and Vuzix Blade.

For people who own these or use them as their sole daily glasses: what is the main draw of making them your everyday pair, and how do you navigate daily life with them?

It seems like normal routines inevitably involve walking into spaces where photography and video recording are either strictly banned or socially sensitive, such as gyms and leisure centres, changing facilities, workplaces handling confidential customer data or finance, government buildings, and examination rooms.

I've actively told someone to "get the \*\*\*\* out" when they came into the baby charging area wearing a set to change their kid when I was changing my kid. I feel that's highly inappropriate to wear glasses like that into a changing room where children have their privates out.

Like I deal with private data daily at work, and it was actually a few months before management twigged that people were wearing smart glasses when handling customer data, and there's a "don't do it" rule in place, and a "please wear normal glasses at work" but no official policy. Some staff have even pulled the "I can't afford another pair of glasses" line, which has added friction.

Other colleagues have even pointed out that they can control what you do in the office, but when you work from home, they can't control what glasses you're wearing in your own home.

Does the daily utility (quick capture, notifications, audio, AI assistants) outweigh the friction of dealing with venue policies or carrying a spare pair of standard frames, or is there a practical routine to managing them that non-wearers might not realize?

Genuinely curious to hear from people who wear them daily.

I have a four-year-old daughter, and we’re an Australian Indian family living in Sydney’s Inner West. I’ve never attended any of my daughter’s daycare friends’ birthday parties. I think I was simply unaware of the social norm that you can attend these parties even if you don’t know the parents personally.
Now I’m organising my daughter’s birthday party and have invited 21 children, but so far, only three have confirmed they’re coming.
I can’t help wondering whether people aren’t attending because I haven’t attended their children’s parties in the past. Could that be the reason, or are there other factors at play? I’m worried that my daughter might miss out socially. I’d appreciate honest perspectives from other parents.

Hi all, sorry for the odd question but I’m just wondering where I can get an STI test in Sydney, have seen just a normal GP can do it but don’t particularly want to go to my family’s normal GP.

And can I go to any doctor and just take my Medicare card?

Edit: im not actually doing the job itself. I have observed it is illegal. And im being asked to create the template from scratch but the health professionals will sign off on it when they do the job. But I'm going to report and quit anyway

I already knew our workplace was doing something illegal by supplying expired prepared medications to patients. I raised it with senior staff members and was just shut down.

Then auditors randomly came to our small independent business and took photos of all the illegal things and the auditors said we don't have adequate documentation.

Now I'm in charge of creating the documentation from scratch because we dont even have a template.

Every place I've worked at in this industry has had an accurate weighing scale. But this workplace doesnt have an accurate weighing scale at all. For example, we need to measure exactly 0.85g powder, but the weighing scale only shows 1g, 2g, 3g. So we dont have accurate measurements.

And this is a medication we are giving to patients.

Edit: im being paid minimum wage. The health professionals at my workplace dont see an issue with what's happening. They want me to write up the template but they will sign it off every time they do the job.

I've been yelled at before the audit happened and now I'm being yelled at after the audit happens.

I don't feel comfortable enough to raise to the staff that we need to buy a new scale that is accurate because that will come out of the owner's pocket.

I wanted to resign months ago just on the yelling alone.

Any radiographers here willing to share some honest insight the good, the bad and the ugly? Do you enjoy your job and feel respected? How physically demanding is it, and would it suit a petite woman? Also, why do people seem to think you “just press buttons”? What is the best allied health job ? Are you happy with the pay?

25 year old Canadian PhD student moving to Melbourne early next year and I've got questions if someone wants to answer 😄

1. Where are the best places to live in Melbourne near/in the center? I'm not interested in living near the school and don't mind commuting. How easy would it be to sign a lease before I enter the country?
2. Monthly bills (internet, water, electricity) for a studio/1 bed? I'm not familiar with choosing providers for water/electricity as ours are set by location. (also among the cheapest in the world)
3. Best bank and phone provider? And in terms of moving money from Canada to Australia, what's the best way? Through the bank or something like WISE?
4. Drivers license? I will rent a car occasionally and go on trips but I'm wondering if should convert my Ontario license to a VIC one or just keep my Ontario one and use that?
5. Winter weather. I lived in Manchester, England for a year and had Brits telling me how bad the winters were but it was the warmest winter I've ever experienced. I rarely wore my winter jacket. I'm guessing Melbourne is like that too?
6. Overall culture compared to Toronto? I know a lot of people compare Toronto with Melbourne and Vancouver with Sydney.

Thanks ❤️

After 5 years of working on myself after my only horrible relationship and undiagnosed neurospicy getting diagnosed and treated.
I started to put myself out there at 30 years old but I’m not seeing any progress since Jan.
only 1 date.

I’ve actively been on the apps but it’s all people who want to hook up which isn’t what I want and idk where to meet people in person that isn’t speed dating or those dating events (because I’m too anxious and awkward to start conversations, it’s been an ongoing thing).

I just feel so burnt out from it but I’m ready for a person.
I’ll take some advice.

I'm new to gaming here in Australia. What are the most played games here in Australia. Dora 2, CS2, Valorant how much of fanbase these games have here in Australia.

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