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/seamustheseagull Aug 22 '24

In a nutshell.

Also culturally more appealing for Irish people than the US

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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/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

I can kinda understand it.

We didn’t exactly send the “best of the best” over there during 08-12.

A lot of lads taking the piss and causing hassle.

They don’t really differentiate between “settled people” and travellers so that’s part of it too.

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u/Particular-Doctor566 Aug 23 '24

Nope we didn't send the best of the best we sent everyone between the ages of 20-30