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I agree with absolutely everything Guardian Hawk wrote. The last point probably deserves its own thread. Different people learn in different ways, yet we seem to be stuck with a style that suits only certain types of people more often than not.
 

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Some unpopular opinions I have:

- The stuff that these friends and most Australians spend money on add abolutely nothing to our lives - they are certainly no happier/more content that communities I have lived in overseas without these things.

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What things are you talking about? I'm interested.
 

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Some unpopular opinions I have:

- Rates of pay in Australia are incredibly good and people in regular paid employment should almost never have financial issues or live pay day to pay day as many do (of course, the are exceptions). For example, I earn a wage below the national average and considered low income (and I could not get a home loan on my own). Yet I am healthy, lead a good social life, pay all my bills on time, have everything I need and am paying my home off four times faster than required (the same loan no lender thought I could afford). Conversely, I have 'friends' who always are trying to borrow money despite earning more than I do and having fewer genuine financial obligations.

- The stuff that these friends and most Australians spend money on add abolutely nothing to our lives - they are certainly no happier/more content that communities I have lived in overseas without these things.

- Similarly, I think paying taxes is a good thing and would be happy to pay more for the right reasons. eg. the new disability scheme, health care, education, better public transport, etc.

- Beer is pretty average.

- 90% of TV is absolute trash (particularly reality TV) and is a complete waste of time (i.e. so bad it is not even good for enjoyment or just chilling out)

- Don't really get the appeal of going out and 'getting smashed' at every opportunity, particularly those who seem to beleive it is the only way to have fun. There is so many ways to have a great time.

- Primary and Secondary education should have an overhaul that sees them teach in a range of different learning styles. Rote learning and reading is the least effective way of learning for most people, particularly boys. Learning by doing, experiential learning and peer learning are but some of the methods that would see our education levels improve and see previously struggling students begin to excel. A balance of all these styles (and helping students identify how they learn best) would greatly benefit all individuals and the nation as a whole.
Hate beer, and yes majority of TV is rubbish too.

The getting smashed thing is more the younger mentality way of thinking. Had to get drunk when I went out until I was about 21/22. Get drunk barely every now, I don't go to clubs anymore either which probably helps.
 
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I agree with absolutely everything Guardian Hawk wrote. The last point probably deserves its own thread. Different people learn in different ways, yet we seem to be stuck with a style that suits only certain types of people more often than not.
Yerp. I'd hijack that thread. But the education departments here are really, really slanted and Australia will be worse off for it. It's a real farce, and when you combine a questionable curriculum with shit teachers, well....
 

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I'm totally in agreeance regarding people being paid enough. Until this past 15 months, we've managed to thrive on me working very low paying jobs and the Mrs working casual. We've even been able to buy, and own, a house, travel overseas, and I've also had 2 periods where I had no fixed employment, nor benefits, for 4 months. In fact, the most I've ever worried about money was when I started getting a decent wage last year. Weird

Whereas I have a friend who doesn't think twice about spending thousands on a push bike, but will debate 15 minutes over $2 on a 6-pack of beer...
 

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it's not great, but some of the way fans attack them now is pretty ordinary. i have only had a short listen to come around sundown some time ago so maybe it is horrific. just thinking of the singles radioactive is shite, as is the immortals (tune not bad, lyrics are terrible), but back down south could be on any of the first three albums and not be out of place.

closer and (another album finisher) cold desert are excellent track on only by the night.
Come Around Sundown isn't a bad album.

I don't mind Radioactive but Pyro is my favourite track off that album.


I prefer KOL's earlier albums but don't mind some of their newer stuff, it's nowhere near as bad as some people make out and still better than a lot of music around today.

Dodgeball really isn't that great. Few laughs and slapstick humour, but it's not one of the funniest movies ever like people think.
Yeah it's way overrated, people rave about it like it's the best comedy of all time but it's mildly amusing at best.

Same can be said for Hall Pass which I watched for the first time last night, a few laughs early before becoming unfunny and predictable with the usual schmaltzy Hollywood ending.

Most modern American comedies follow the same formula, only a rare few provide genuine laughs the whole way through like Anchorman, Zoolander and Super Troopers.
 

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- 90% of TV is absolute trash (particularly reality TV) and is a complete waste of time (i.e. so bad it is not even good for enjoyment or just chilling out)
A lot of people I know consider it trash but they still watch it to "chill out and unwind". I'm sorry but it's unwatchable, can hardly unwind watching it.

Primary and Secondary education should have an overhaul that sees them teach in a range of different learning styles. Rote learning and reading is the least effective way of learning for most people, particularly boys. Learning by doing, experiential learning and peer learning are but some of the methods that would see our education levels improve and see previously struggling students begin to excel. A balance of all these styles (and helping students identify how they learn best) would greatly benefit all individuals and the nation as a whole.
I'm doing an education degree at uni and I wholeheartedly agree with this, having done a prac at a primary school last year, I noticed a few of the students either struggled grasping the information or had ADHD who couldn't focus or sit still to get the information. By including a more hands-on method of learning, I think it will be much more beneficial for them to perform better.

Don't really get the appeal of going out and 'getting smashed' at every opportunity, particularly those who seem to beleive it is the only way to have fun. There is so many ways to have a great time.
I agree with this one as well, my aim is to never get smashed but occasionally I might have a few too many. It just happens but waking up feeling like shit and pretty much feeling the same for the rest of the day after isn't pleasant.

Beer is pretty average.
GTFO!!!:mad:
 
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What things are you talking about? I'm interested.
Well, this is where I lose any credit I built up in my previous post as the majority of Australians spend this way:

- Going out and spending hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars on alcohol and taxi fares (not saying you should drink and drive here BTW). As I said, you can have a great time without blowing more than half your pay on 1 night out that you don't even remember the next day.

- Always getting the latest technology/updating your phone, etc. Aside from the fact you pay an unnecessary premium when things first come out, the minor upgrades available on new technology are not going to make the difference you are lead to beleive. Certainly not worth years of contractual spending if your budget is already tight, particularly as you'll be tempted to upgrade again soon enough anyway (plenty of this technology is available now but is staggered release to maximise sales). As an addendum, people generally pay more than they need to on phone and internet bills - there are alternate providers than the 'big guys' who charge SIGNIFICANTLY less.

- Food. Both eating out and general groceries. I used to share a large house as a student and all six of us would put in $20 for the weeks groceries. With that, I would fill the pantry and fridge with good quality, healthy food (+ snacks) that would last us teenagers more than a week with change to spare. When it was a particular friend's turn, she would come back with about 2 days worth of food (having spent it all) and we would have to shop again. Even when I go to Coles, people in the queue will spend $100 and have 5 or 6 small items. Brand names don't always mean greater quality and fresh produce from the 'giants' is generally expensive and rubbish. There are alternatives (I bought 3 butterflied and marinated legs of lamb yesterday for $10 - total) . That's not even counting the regularity with which many people who cry poor eat out, buy several coffees a day, etc.

- Clothes. Specifically retail and designer clothes. In Australia, we pay huge markups on clothing that we don't need to. Again, there are perfectly good alternatives (i.e. the exact same clothes) that are 1-5% of the price (not talking unethical or cheap remakes). Particulalry when it is the 23rd Jacket or 45th dress you own. You're not going to stand out more or feel better about yourself.

Now, don't get me wrong. I have absolutely no problem with people spending their money on these things. Just don't agree with those same people crying poor, borrowing money (that they don't pay back) or always beleving they don't earn enough. People always beleive that if they just earn a little more they could save for this or do that but the reality is that 'we' always tend to adjust our lifestyles to spend no matter how much we earn. As I said, most of us earn plenty enough but have developed habits that we beleive are normal or we can't live without. It is my experience that these things add very little to our lives (certainly not what we subconsciously hope and beleive).
 

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Well, this is where I lose any credit I built up in my previous post as the majority of Australians spend this way:

- Going out and spending hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars on alcohol and taxi fares (not saying you should drink and drive here BTW). As I said, you can have a great time without blowing more than half your pay on 1 night out that you don't even remember the next day.

- Always getting the latest technology/updating your phone, etc. Aside from the fact you pay an unnecessary premium when things first come out, the minor upgrades available on new technology are not going to make the difference you are lead to beleive. Certainly not worth years of contractual spending if your budget is already tight, particularly as you'll be tempted to upgrade again soon enough anyway (plenty of this technology is available now but is staggered release to maximise sales). As an addendum, people generally pay more than they need to on phone and internet bills - there are alternate providers than the 'big guys' who charge SIGNIFICANTLY less.

- Food. Both eating out and general groceries. I used to share a large house as a student and all six of us would put in $20 for the weeks groceries. With that, I would fill the pantry and fridge with good quality, healthy food (+ snacks) that would last us teenagers more than a week with change to spare. When it was a particular friend's turn, she would come back with about 2 days worth of food (having spent it all) and we would have to shop again. Even when I go to Coles, people in the queue will spend $100 and have 5 or 6 small items. Brand names don't always mean greater quality and fresh produce from the 'giants' is generally expensive and rubbish. There are alternatives (I bought 3 butterflied and marinated legs of lamb yesterday for $10 - total) . That's not even counting the regularity with which many people who cry poor eat out, buy several coffees a day, etc.

- Clothes. Specifically retail and designer clothes. In Australia, we pay huge markups on clothing that we don't need to. Again, there are perfectly good alternatives (i.e. the exact same clothes) that are 1-5% of the price (not talking unethical or cheap remakes). Particulalry when it is the 23rd Jacket or 45th dress you own. You're not going to stand out more or feel better about yourself.

Now, don't get me wrong. I have absolutely no problem with people spending their money on these things. Just don't agree with those same people crying poor, borrowing money (that they don't pay back) or always beleving they don't earn enough. People always beleive that if they just earn a little more they could save for this or do that but the reality is that 'we' always tend to adjust our lifestyles to spend no matter how much we earn. As I said, most of us earn plenty enough but have developed habits that we beleive are normal or we can't live without. It is my experience that these things add very little to our lives (certainly not what we subconsciously hope and beleive).
Interesting, I tend to agree.

The ones that make me laugh are the ones who spend more on phones than they do on living an actual quality life.
 

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Nah the worst are people who have a perfectly fine car, then sell it for 4-5k and go and buy a 10-12k car which is more or less just a slight upgrade. I'm talking about people my age here, so 19-20.

What a waste of cash, it's just a goddamn car.
 

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Nah the worst are people who have a perfectly fine car, then sell it for 4-5k and go and buy a 10-12k car which is more or less just a slight upgrade. I'm talking about people my age here, so 19-20.

What a waste of cash, it's just a goddamn car.
That's a pretty simplistic view and it could be applied to all sorts of things. E.g., one plain jumpsuit would suffice for pretty much all day to day clothing wear and paying for anything else is a total waste.
 
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That's a pretty simplistic view and it could be applied to all sorts of things. E.g., one plain jumpsuit would suffice for pretty much all day to day clothing wear and paying for anything else is a total waste.
Not a great comparison, really.
 

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cadbury drinking chocolate is so much more enjoyable than milo (this refers to the preparation of a cold chocolate drink, i imagine it would still reign supreme in boiling hot conditions)
 
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-Bogans are generally better and more pleasant people than latte-sipping yuppie types who live in inner Melbourne.

-People who are opinionated about a certain topic are usually the ones least worth listening to.

-Most popular music nowadays is rubbish.

-Kath & Kim was actually a decent show (for the first 2 seasons at least, then it went downhill).

-Winter > summer
 
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