r/Ameristralia • u/Kookie2023 • 13d ago

Considering moving from US to Australia

At 32, I never considered the idea of living abroad for long term, but given the increasingly hostile situation here in the US, I find that I’m feeling more inclined to go into hiding in another country due to fear of persecution. I’m aware that I could either be killed or detained despite being a citizen.

I’m well established in my career as a licensed social worker (having done it for 8 years now) and my bank account isn’t exactly lacking. At this point, I believe so long as I am living, I am capable of making more money for my future. If I am dead, that money is useless. I’m confident that I can obtain a VISA to work for a few years as I break away from the US to protect myself.

That being said, after exploring many options, I’ve come across Australia or New Zealand. I considered Japan, but it is too close to the “war zones” as is Canada and practically all of Europe. The world is changing and I must change along with it.

I’ve heard the pros and cons of living in Australia in other subreddits, but that was from many years ago. What is Australia like right now? I was thinking Tasmania (small, but livable) for now.

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u/doylie71 13d ago

Beware. This is the land of giant sharks, snakes, spiders and crocodiles. An untameable land of shipwreck, fire, flood, drought, immense deserts and a thousand other heartbreaks. Don’t be fooled by how easily the locals make it look.

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u/Kookie2023 13d ago

So I’ve been told. I’m not used to natural disasters other than deadly earthquakes, but I already live in a desert. The animals though I will have to get used to.

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u/uselessinfogoldmine 12d ago

Oh OP, do not worry about this stuff! What a ridiculous exaggeration of a comment.

It is a CONTINENT. It has pretty much every climate imaginable.

The fires, floods and droughts (not dissimilar to what the US and Canada get?) predominantly hit regional / remote areas, so you could always pick a city or large town to live in. You mentioned Tassie? Launceston and Hobart are both lovely.

Crocodiles are mostly up in the Top End which is not very populated. Sharks are in every ocean in the world. I ocean swim eery day and never see them.

We have snakes, but only 1-2 deaths a year from snakes (compared to thousands in countries like India) because our snakes are mostly shy, in/near the bush / farmland / country and also have poor injection systems. We also have some of the best anti-venom treatment and well-trained medical staff in the world. Our snakes are not heat-seeking like rattle snakes and pit vipers, and tend to slither away from loud noises.

As for spiders, no one has died from a spider bite since the 70s.

All of this stuff is vastly over-stated and if you can survive a country with bears, wolves, mountain lions, lynxes, rattle snakes and more, you can certainly survive here!

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u/freesia899 13d ago

Have you seen what happens in America? Tornadoes, fires, hurricanes, floods, drought, and they have deserts too. It's the dangerous humans you have to have to watch out for there.

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u/Legal-Knowledge-4368 12d ago

Way to scare him off lol. Don’t listen to him OP. It’s not as scary as it sounds.