Comments on: Need a hand? Ask an Aussie! http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/ Expat adventures Down Under Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:29:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/#comment-648 Matt Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:48:34 +0000 http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/#comment-648 Fair point Angelo. It's true that there are some nice London suburbs where people are friendlier than average. I know a couple of people who love living in Croydon in particular. Having a kid always helps a lot I find! Fair point Angelo. It’s true that there are some nice London suburbs where people are friendlier than average. I know a couple of people who love living in Croydon in particular. Having a kid always helps a lot I find!

]]> By: Angelo http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/#comment-633 Angelo Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:27:04 +0000 http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/#comment-633 I'm a foreigner who went on a vacation to Sydney and now temporarily living in Croydon, UK (about 20 mins. from London). Yup - Australians seemed more helpful when we were there for 1-week (I've also experienced getting lost and someone randomly helping me when they saw I had a map). But here in Croydon - we also experienced people helping us (mostly since we have a 3-year old daughter). People offering up their seats in the bus - I remember an old lady even offering her seat to my wife. Strangers saying Hi when I come across them on the street. Shop assistants smiling and carefully explaining stuff. It probably depends on where you live or who you talk to coz I've experienced rude people in both places. I’m a foreigner who went on a vacation to Sydney and now temporarily living in Croydon, UK (about 20 mins. from London). Yup - Australians seemed more helpful when we were there for 1-week (I’ve also experienced getting lost and someone randomly helping me when they saw I had a map).

But here in Croydon - we also experienced people helping us (mostly since we have a 3-year old daughter). People offering up their seats in the bus - I remember an old lady even offering her seat to my wife. Strangers saying Hi when I come across them on the street. Shop assistants smiling and carefully explaining stuff.

It probably depends on where you live or who you talk to coz I’ve experienced rude people in both places.

]]> By: viv doyle http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/#comment-8 viv doyle Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:26:27 +0000 http://tgo.elated.com/2007/05/16/need-a-hand-ask-an-aussie/#comment-8 To be fair to Londoners, if you are in central London they are nearly all foreigners! Finding someone who even speaks English in the West End is almost impossible these days. So I guess their 'unfriendliness' is a fear of being asked questions they can only shrug in answer to! To be fair to Londoners, if you are in central London they are nearly all foreigners! Finding someone who even speaks English in the West End is almost impossible these days. So I guess their ‘unfriendliness’ is a fear of being asked questions they can only shrug in answer to!

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