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Re:Suicide by justaname on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @10:58AM (#3352289)
Wow, cool offer :) Australia's my next destination. The place I used to call home and will again soon. It's my light at the end of the tunnel, for the moment.
Re:Suicide by hessenwolf on Thursday December 15, 2011 @02:49AM (#3355371)
Did you move to England?
Re:Suicide by justaname on Thursday December 15, 2011 @03:20AM (#3355418)
Nope, Switzerland. The people here don't have the concept of having your back. They figure, if it doesn't affect their person directly, they're better off keeping to themselves. The neutrality of the country matches the way they deal with day-to-day problems within the country. This is an over generalisation, because there are some wonderful people here, like everywhere, but the general attitude that I've seen is the one I've described. If you don't fit the standard mould, or can't fake it, you won't be very successful here, and the standard mould is extremely conservative.

One of the important lessons I learnt growing up in Australia was that you have to be there for your mates, even if you have to put your body on the line. I've seen what can happen when you don't and I'll never allow that again, if I can help it.