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14) Shorts and thongs won’t cut it all the time. It gets cold. Melbourne gets cold

13) Dry season in Darwin is really dry, but no one said how wet it would get in ” Summer”

12) Fruit picking jobs can be hard but I didn’t realise that hard.

11) Nobody drinks fosters.

10)Every thing is expensive. Travel and drinking! You will learn to love travel discounts

10) I didn’t realise my tax refund was going to be $2600. ( average Backpacker tax refund)

9) The time zone is a killer. Worse than you anticipated

8) There’s more flies than you can imagine

7) Petrol isn’t actually that expensive compared to some countries.

6) Australian coffee is amazing

5) People don’t have pet kangaroos. But you can see kangaroos on the beach

4) Working Holiday Jobs pay well, really well – minimum wage is around $18 dependant on your industry.

3) They said goon would taste bad but I didn’t think that bad.

goon bags

2) People actually do say G’day mate.

1) But they don’t say lets throw another shrimp on the barbie. Unless they are having a bbq!

 

And Aussie’s like to Party, so get yourself a backpacker job and get to Australia!

party like a boss

Dimi /

G'day Guys, My name is Dimi, I'm one of the admins/starters of Workingholidayjobs.com.au . Freddie and I started this community to help working holiday makers and harvest workers find jobs in an easy and transparent manner. We're not just here to help you finding jobs, anything related to your working holiday down under, we will help try find a way to make it easier for you too achieve. Getting your tax done, deals, travel spots... you name it. If you ever have any questions or feedback please don't hesitate to ask. We're always looking for ways to improve the site and help meet our members needs and build a stronger community. Hope you're doing well and best of luck. Cheers Dimi



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