From: "Robert Comer" 

> However, of course, it's a pretty big shock to go anywhere. Many US people
> seem to find the smallness of Australian methods a bit tedious. With 20
> million people in a very large land, we can't afford some of the grand
> infrastructure seen in the US.

I come from Wyoming, so that wouldn't bother me a bit.

> Apparently also, there is generally much greater specialisation of skills
> in US workers, whereas many Australians are expected to do a bit of
> everything.

I don't think that would bother me, that's pretty much what I do here.  I'm
not just a developer, I'm a developer, network technician, help desk,
hardware maintainer, manager, and sometimes I do some of the other office
jobs.

- Bob Comer



"John Beckett"  wrote
in message news:40f623dd.7176329{at}216.144.1.254...
> You're all welcome down under, as far as I am concerned.
>
> However, of course, it's a pretty big shock to go anywhere. Many US people
> seem to find the smallness of Australian methods a bit tedious. With 20
> million people in a very large land, we can't afford some of the grand
> infrastructure seen in the US.
>
> Apparently also, there is generally much greater specialisation of skills
> in US workers, whereas many Australians are expected to do a bit of
> everything. One male American I met had married an Australian, and they
> were trying to make a go of it here. He installed large airconditioning
> systems in city buildings. In the end, he couldn't stand the comparatively
> slack methods of the Aussies, and they went to the US. I know other
> stories that turned out differently, with Americans happily adjusting to
> Australian life. But I suspect they had more of a culture shock than would
> be thought.
>
> I don't want to leave you with the idea that all Australian methods are
> slack, so I will tell you about an Australian paratrooper I met. He
> trained other paratroopers. They occasionally had joint exercises with US
> forces. For example, a couple of hundred soldiers would jump out of a few
> planes over an isolated area, and they would have to trek somewhere.
>
> Anyway, the Australians planned to have zero casualties per exercise,
> whereas the Americans EXPECTED to get a couple of broken legs - and they
> usually did.
>
> John
>
>
> Richard B.  wrote in message
> news::
>> On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:50:48 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>>  wrote:
>>
>> >> Australia is apparently relaxing its rules.
>> >
>> >That's good to hear.
>>
>> Actually I wouldn't mind going just for the experience, not as part of
>> a political statement.  I sort of like what I've seen of the
>> Australian culture/independent mindset.  With so much family here,
>> tho, it would be a tough thing to do.
>>
>> - Richard 
>

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