Australia suffering from 'man drought'

Friday 05th September, 06:29 AM JST

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Taka313 at 08:10 AM JST - 5th September

3 words and a very fond memory: "Rent a squid." ;-)

Taka
Altria at 10:15 AM JST - 5th September

All the Aussie guys are teaching English in Tokyo, rocking out Shinjuku in their flash Hermes ties.
Alphaape at 10:16 AM JST - 5th September

Taka, so true, been there and done that. If Japanese men have social anxiety about meeting women, then they should hop the next Quantas to Sydney and start having some fun like the rest of the USN when we pull into there.
frontandcentre at 01:25 PM JST - 5th September

I object to the term "fairer sex". That's blatant sexism. If you've ever met any Aussie "sheilas" you'll know it isn't true in their case, as well...
Azrael at 02:26 PM JST - 8th September

Frontandcentre: Thanks for the laugh.
Nessie at 02:41 PM JST - 8th September

“Our youngest, our brightest, our most ambitious, the slightly more male occupations are being attracted out of Australia,” he said. “It upsets the gender balance.”

File under: Did they jump, or were they pushed?
Azrael at 03:34 PM JST - 8th September

Nessie: Indeed, that's an excellent question. Perhaps the Australian government should review their wage policies and other work issues that are (apparently) causing "Male Flight" in Australia.

It is always regrettable when the young and talented are forced to realize they cannot thrive in their own country and must emigrate to push their lives forward.