I am a 24yo Aussie guy who is moving to Vancouver to play some rugby and hopefully get a job in my profession. Recently (after buying my ticket and getting my visa) I have been told how there are tonnes of Australians in BC, which is the last thing I wanted to here. Are there going to be heaps of Aussies in Vancouver, or is this phenomenon more confined to the ski resorts? Am I going to be Just Another Fcking Aussie??

Aussies are awesome!!!!! Welcome to British Columbia!

There are quite a few of Australians in the province, especially at ski resorts. If you go to Whistler, many of the visitors and employees are Australian.

only those on the one year work permit thing

whistler is aussie central

Australians are absolutely TROUNCED by other nationalities in Vancouver and elsewhere in Canada. Unless you specifically choose to hang around with Aussies, they will be easy to avoid.

Everything is relative- yes, you see a lot of people on WHVs in places like Banff (my orientation since I live in Calgary) but to say "tonnes" when Vancouver has (for example) about 400,000 Chinese is completely preposterous. There is a fair handful of Aussies in ski resorts and the like but they're still a tiny, tiny minority of people living anywhere in Canada.

If you want to avoid Aussies, don't go to London!

Oh, come on! You can never have too many Aussies! :happy:

Am I going to be Just Another Fcking Aussie??

Yes. ~ :)

You might see some Aussies while you are playing rugby, just a hunch. Other than that, very few and far between. Except Whistler...

Btw, what don't you like about your fellow mates? It's wierd, because I used to work with an Aussie and he had the same sort of attitude. He didn't like something about the women or something to that effect.

It's not like I don't like Australia or other Australians, but when heading overseas I want to meet the people of that country, learn their idiosyncracies etc. Also, Australians (probably including myself) tend to act the goose when travelling - pretty loud and obnoxious - so it is a bit of a 'cultural cringe' when you hear a loud Australian accent.

I love aussies... It should not be an issue.

I love aussies... It should not be an issue.

precisely. they're soooooooo hot and sexy, especially in their homeland where it's always warm - nobody's wearing anything........birthplace of speedo!

australia is a huge day in whistler

It seems like the only Aussies in Vancouver are those on their way to Whistler. I've bumped into some on the bus from the airport once, they're really loud and like to joke around so the whole bus could hear them. But it's not like they were being offensive so no one really minded.

You might see some Aussies while you are playing rugby, just a hunch. Other than that, very few and far between. Except Whistler...

Btw, what don't you like about your fellow mates? It's wierd, because I used to work with an Aussie and he had the same sort of attitude. He didn't like something about the women or something to that effect.
Not like Aussie women? What's wrong with this guy?