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Don't agree, and here's why; I and my sister were raised until 11 by a poor, single mother. Occasional part-time work and the single mothers' pension. A renter, a battler for sure, but very proud and had class, very strict on us two.. Then, my stepfather came into our lives. He was an orphan...

Not true. They only disadvantage themselves.

I don't know a single person who openly and consciously elects to favour a good education for their sons and not their daughters. Anyone who has that thinking is a total idiot.

We can't afford a Scotch College, and we really can't afford the local Private School either - which IS better than the State versions - but we are gunna do our damnedest to get him through there.

I'm a bit of an in-between camps on this one. I sorta agree with Wylie and China. My upbringing was from relatively poor parents and always lived in the typical lower-middle class neighbourhoods. Over the generations I've been able to move into the more middle class parts of anywhere I've...

People might not know their immediate neighbours per se, but they know of the standard of the neighbours from their friends, colleagues and associates. You would know this first hand being in the medical field - doctors are the head of the list when it comes to "postcode" living - both my wife...

It isn't complex. I never said it was. It may be a blanket statement, but doesn't make it any less true. A few of you younger, single, professional demographic types on this forum might not agree, but you represent a very small % of the overall population. Anyway, if you can be happy living...

As I expected. But; I said what if you could have the space in the same location?, and my argument is that if you could you would - only affordability stops you, and folk go "oh yeah; apartment it is". So, buy/rent the penthouse on the top floor if the location is all that matters. It's going...

It's not silly at all. Folks here have already stated that they prefer dogbox to chocolate box, but then added that the amenities were the clincher. Like it made it a justifiable choice. Well; let's make the playing field equal. As I said at the beginning: Not my fault if others try to...

Have you ever been to Dromana? It's not all druggies and skanks. There were a lot less when we moved here. I'm a magnet, it would seem. I've been to Perth a few times - honeymoon and 10 year anniversary, as well as stop-overs during flights from other places. Going back there again...

So, if you guys had a choice of a 1 bedder apartment in the CBD (or close to all the cool amenities as was mentioned - but not necessarily the CBD), or a 3 bedder with 2 living areas and 2 baths (as an example) in the same apartment block, you'd take the 1 bedder with the shoebox living and...

Maybe we need a poll then. Those who've lived in both types of accommodation and prefer to live in a shoebox over a nice, spacious house or larger apartment

Just giving my experience of the opposite styles of living, is all - as opposed to others who haven't. Having lived in over 20 different locations around the country and O/S so far, whilst standing upright, I reckon I can comment with some degree of experience. I'm sure the other older...

I've lived in dog boxes, bedsits, and we lived in a 1 bedder in L.A for a fair chunk of our 3 years. We now live in a spacious house with views, only one neighbour to really speak of and no commuting. The house with space and views is clearly a winner when comparing the two types of...