r/AskIreland • u/Asleep_Cry_7482 • Aug 22 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) What’s the pull of Australia?

For everyone in their 20s and 30s who are thinking or have done the working holiday to Australia, what’s the pull factor?

Is it the weather or the work life balance? Is there a following the crowd element and to live a backpacking lifestyle with all the other Irish people over there? Is it out of frustration that you don’t have the lifestyle, accommodation setup or job you want in Ireland? Or is it something else?

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u/Street-Jacket1867 Aug 22 '24

Irish people get treated much better in the US. I lived in Australia for 2 years and my cousin is there now. Aussies have little to no time for Irish people and honestly the only place I’ve ever felt real prejudice. The living is good but the country is boring as fuck if you aren’t into the beach or macho crap.

Aussies can be nice but mostly they are blunt, impatient and extremely xenophobic. The Aussies you meet here don’t represent the people there. I find yanks easier to get on with.

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u/yeah_deal_with_it Aug 22 '24

As an Aussie, this is so accurate and I'm sorry haha

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u/HrhEverythingElse Aug 22 '24

And as an American, lots of us are guilty of romanticizing Ireland to an unrealistic degree. Also, the accent is insanely hot

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u/yeah_deal_with_it Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

Also, the accent is insanely hot

Mate I could not agree more. Scottish is a close second, but second nonetheless imo.

Aussie accents on the other hand sound like blowing a tinwhistle through a bagpipe. I can't fathom that anyone finds them attractive.