Australia or the UK?
I just wanted to know information and personal experiences anyone had in Australia and the uk before i pick my country for university. Like living conditions, disposable income, costs, university/education, entertainment etc… I’m particularly looking into adelaide and sydney in australia and bristol in the uk or oxford and if i’m going there i want to move to london or Manchester. And I’m planning to pursue a computer science degree. But i have interest mostly in entertainment industry. And i’m looking to do business like to open a studio or something.
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by AnonymousI just wanted to know information and personal experiences anyone had in Australia and the uk before i pick my country for university. Like living conditions, disposable income, costs, university/education, entertainment etc… I’m particularly looking into adelaide and sydney in australia and bristol in the uk or oxford and if i’m going there i want to move to london or Manchester. And I’m planning to pursue a computer science degree. But i have interest mostly in entertainment industry. And i’m looking to do business like to open a studio or something.
You're asking for a lot of information as if it were an AI prompt. You'll have to learn some basic research skills to receive a degree. Likewise, you might as well start now by researching your questions. For the UK your greatest issue is finding a job or a visa to start a business. See founder visa
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by AnonymousI just wanted to know information and personal experiences anyone had in Australia and the uk before i pick my country for university. Like living conditions, disposable income, costs, university/education, entertainment etc… I’m particularly looking into adelaide and sydney in australia and bristol in the uk or oxford and if i’m going there i want to move to london or Manchester. And I’m planning to pursue a computer science degree. But i have interest mostly in entertainment industry. And i’m looking to do business like to open a studio or something.
I'm assuming all the university related matters are already accounted for and taken care of i.e. you can afford the full cost of studying in either location and can be admitted to those universities (or have no reason to think you may not be admitted).
Culturally the UK and Aus are very different, I'm not quite sure how to frame it but Aus is kind of more...casual socially? There's less pretense maybe. Climate wise they're totally different obviously - also brushfires are a legitimate issue there. Not to mention the fauna...! One thing to consider for Aus though is if you're not from the Asia-Pacific region, it can be very disconnected from other places when it comes to wanting to go home to see family or if something comes up at home, between the timezones and the distances you may end up feeling a little helpless. Granted the same can be true of the UK if you're not from e.g. Europe/East Coast US/similar.
When I lived in Aus I was a kid so wasn't really aware of the rental market but I imagine for Sydney it's pretty bad (expensive). although so to are Oxford, London, and Bristol in the UK. I much preferred Sydney to London based on my own experiences personally though, albeit different experience to being a uni student there I suppose. That said you're comparing for the most part major cities so I think the offerings and costs are going to be more similar than different between the cities of similar sizes in each country.
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Both countries now have restrictions on opportunities to 'stay on after graduating' for International students, so do not just assume that a degree means you can stay in either country longer term or just start a business there.
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Australia can be a very expensive place to live. Remember a lot of stuff has to be imported and they aren't exactly on the doorstep of Europe as we are so it all has to come by boat. New Zealand has the same issue. Both are Islands whose economies are drastically different from Europe or North America.
Wages in Australia can in some cases be half that of what you'd get in London for roughly the same position. That being said, Australia DOES have a very different business and lifestyle mindset compared to the European rat-run I feel. They are in the main a lot less stressed (better weather for starters probably helps) and they take their health a lot more seriously, too. Australia is big on mining stuff out of the ground. People with practical skills and trade experience can make a lot of money in no time at all there, New Zealand is similar in some respects (less mining though). If nothing else, I'd recommend young people try a year exploring and working down there, Australia, New Zealand or both. The population density is an entire world away from Europe. From memory New Zealand is about 90% of the UK's land mass but with 1 tenth the population. Communities are built different and people are just subject to the vagaries of the property treadmill in both places. Sure, some of the desirable places are London/New York money but go out of town a bit (relatively cheap fuel, too) and it's different.
I have family in both, plus my brother lived out there for a time as a young man in the gap between education and real-life. Had a blast there. I think in truth provided you aren't going there with a 'British' mindset, they actually like the Brits. Anyone with two hands and the ability to graft and aptitude to learn (my brother had very little in the way of what I would term traditional practical skills but ended up working in road building/earth-moving and construction big time) will find work and a good income no problem whatsoever.
In the Southern hemisphere, just stay out of the sun or cover up. It will nuke your skin in the same way a sunbed will.
Wages in Australia can in some cases be half that of what you'd get in London for roughly the same position. That being said, Australia DOES have a very different business and lifestyle mindset compared to the European rat-run I feel. They are in the main a lot less stressed (better weather for starters probably helps) and they take their health a lot more seriously, too. Australia is big on mining stuff out of the ground. People with practical skills and trade experience can make a lot of money in no time at all there, New Zealand is similar in some respects (less mining though). If nothing else, I'd recommend young people try a year exploring and working down there, Australia, New Zealand or both. The population density is an entire world away from Europe. From memory New Zealand is about 90% of the UK's land mass but with 1 tenth the population. Communities are built different and people are just subject to the vagaries of the property treadmill in both places. Sure, some of the desirable places are London/New York money but go out of town a bit (relatively cheap fuel, too) and it's different.
I have family in both, plus my brother lived out there for a time as a young man in the gap between education and real-life. Had a blast there. I think in truth provided you aren't going there with a 'British' mindset, they actually like the Brits. Anyone with two hands and the ability to graft and aptitude to learn (my brother had very little in the way of what I would term traditional practical skills but ended up working in road building/earth-moving and construction big time) will find work and a good income no problem whatsoever.
In the Southern hemisphere, just stay out of the sun or cover up. It will nuke your skin in the same way a sunbed will.
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