When I call it a shit hole , I ' m comparing the quality of life . Sure , they have healthcare and great schools , but so many things are expansive and unreachable . I looked into moving over there in 2008 but decide it was a socialist shit hole . Its fine when you make an ass ton of money but if you ' re in the middle class , it sucks . Living in Australia making 90 k a year is like living in America at 30 k a year but with ' free ' healthcare . Let ' s put it this way . My sister moved down there 15 years ago . She was in tears when Trump won because she wanted to move back to America because it is so hard to get ahead down there . . but she loves the socialism . My mom spent 6 months down there before she had enough and came back . Yeah , all rosey until you live and work down there .