11 things I didn't expect about Australia | LIM Ep 21 | Sub Esp

[@smokeandquills]

hehe yeah, short trading hours because ya know, they actually want the average/lower paid/retail/service workers to have a home life!

[@kiarrabryant9724]

on thursday nights, shops are open until 9, 10 or 11 at night

[@chrisbehn4116]

kiarra bryant I thought Perth was backwards. Shops use to close at 6pm except for Thursdays where it was 9pm. Several years ago the laws were changed to shops could open until 9pm during the week. And they could open on Sundays for 6 hours. I thought Melbourne would have these laws already

[@newbris]

Afternoon tea isn't dinner. Afternoon tea is small snack and drink. Example, scones and cup of tea. "Tea" by itself can mean dinner. It comes from England...in the south of England dinner is the evening meal but in the north, dinner is the midday meal and tea is the night time meal. Australians use both dinner and tea to mean the evening meal.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

See I still have soo much to learn! Thanks for your comment! =D

[@paspax]

Afternoon tea is.... afternoon tea. Tea or coffee & maybe a piece of cake or a couple of biscuits, in the afternoon. Around 3:00pm. Tea is dinner, the evening meal. The bars are IN the hotels. It's the long thing the bartender stands behind. Tipping... As a customer it's not my job to pay the staff.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thank you for the explanation... clearly, I was confused!

[@Z8_8Z]

Tea short slang for dinner depending on how you 'frame' it.

[@diamondrose123]

Hello:) when someone uses the expression "fair dinkum" they are either asking if what you are saying is the truth, or telling the person that it is the truth. So if you were to tell me something that I am not quite sure is true, I might ask, "Fair dinkum?" Or if I was telling you a story I might add , "It's fair dinkum" which is letting you know that what I am saying is the truth. I hope that made sense:)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thank you so much +diamondrose123 it does make sense, but it's weird! hahahah Hope you like the video!

[@ksnjos001]

That's correct... very much understood!

[@peterdonnelly1074]

@@DaughterofmyMum That's an example of really old Aussie slang that's still in use.

[@Anita-vf3wb]

Haha!! was kinda scared knowing about that drop bears thing but laughed out loud after reading your description. I have always been a fan of yours and love watching your videos about the life you are living in Melbourne! Also I am applying for November intake for my masters in Melbourne. Yayyy!!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi Anita! Thank you sooo much for you lovely comment! You brought a smile to my face! That's really exciting, what master are you going to do? What uni did you apply to? Let me know! YOu are going to love this city!

[@Anita-vf3wb]

Mai's Journey Aww you replied 😊 I will be there for my masters of professional accounting in Central Queensland University! I am really looking forward to start my new life in Melbourne! Much Love ❤

[@DaughterofmyMum]

yay!!! very good! =D

[@carlvincent3462]

Hard rubbish/COuncil clean up is awesome. lovely old furniture, fridges, BBQs, exercise equipment and Bikes!

[@jogould1045]

If the magpie lives near you . You can feed it and it will eventually not attack you anymore. They are territorial.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I'm not sure about befriending a magpie... they are cute big and scary! hahaha thanks for your comment

[@AusExplorer]

Just FYI, "reckon" isn't really slang, its kind of like saying estimate, and has been used for a long time, such as in navigation where someone might use "dead reckoning".

[@solreaver83]

Haha, that's the only one you commented on?

[@doubledee9675]

Tobacco tax: This worked with you in stopping your smoking. That's a major part of the heavy tax, discouraging smoking. Hard rubbish: Not a way to get cheap furniture but to get rid of unwanted pieces. The truck that collects them is operated through the local council. Shopping hours: In suburban Sydney, small shops such as butchers, will close around 5.30. Supermarkets are normally open until at least 8 and those operated by the major chains stay open until 10 or 11. Afternoon tea is not dinner. It's a cup of tea or coffee, sometimes a piece of cake or a biscuit. Dinner is called either dinner or tea, without the afternoon. Magpies are only a danger for a few weeks in spring - the magpie is protecting its chicks. Even then, wear a hat, which you should be doing outdoors in any event. A small penalty for the beautiful song.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi DoubleDee.. thank you soo much for your comment. You are right in every point. I'm glad the tobacco tax worked for me. Someone said that it is ilegal to take things from hard rubbish piles.. is that true?. Woolies and coles do close late.. but I hate that the majority of the shopping malls close so early.. that's so different from Colombia. I was very confused about afternoon tea vs tea.. I now know the difference!

[@doubledee9675]

@@DaughterofmyMum I think it's an offence in NSW, but sorry, no idea about Victoria

[@peterdonnelly1074]

@@DaughterofmyMum It kind of is in Melbourne, but it's not generally enforced because we the people think it's bullshit. The reason is that councils now outsource hard rubbish to private companies, and those companies see it as "their" property.

[@Philmrose]

Drop Bears ......funny! BUT, if you ever try to get at a Huntsman spider with a broom (Huntsmans, are the ones often called tarantulas), they drop to the ground so quick , it scares the shit out of you. And i am supposed to be the tough, protecting bloke around the house.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

thank God I haven't had one of those encounters... I wouldn't know what to do? put a bucket over it and trap it? what would you do?

[@Philmrose]

Just keep using your broom. Sure, the spider will start climbing up the handle to see what is going on, but you just grab the other end and trick him. Then take the broom outside, and chuck it on the ground. Come back in 10 minutes, kick the broom a bit, and see if anything moves. OR......you get the vacuum cleaner and suck him right up into dust world

[@MsAllthenamesaretake]

You hit on soooooo many things no other vids do. I love hard rubbish days! Score soooo many freebies that way. And the Maggies are traumatic... Worse are plovers.

[@PaulMurrayCanberra]

The Drop Bears are kinda-sorta real. Many species of eucalyptus trees (eg: the Brittle Gum) will shed entire branches during drought - it can be quite dangerous to camp or hang around under one. Of course, it's difficult to explain this to the kids, so …

[@DaughterofmyMum]

wow.. I didn't know that. Thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to share that with me! =D

[@emilyswalwell3796]

In Brisbane hard rubbish days are called curbside collections. And people go around looking through others piles of unwanted stuff to see if theres furniture they want or they collect old disused appliances to collect the wiring to fix things.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I know.... so many good items could be found during these "curbside collections" and for free!!!

[@YussefNabih]

Dropbear!!! I heard it from your channel and I said, now what! And when I went to search it on the internet I laughed a lot! Good trick! LOL! I love it! 😂😂😂

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Glad it made you laugh

[@glennoc8585]

Tap and go cards whilst convenient means that if you lose your card anybody can go crazy with your card.

[@theoneandonlyowl3764]

Hilarious, love, great vid. Glad someone tipped you off about drop-bears... that's a beaut though.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thanks for your comment!

[@adamknight5089]

Lol sweet as :) That cracked me up, it's true we are so lazy we can't even think of something to compare it with

[@DaughterofmyMum]

thanks

[@noevilea624]

I`m in Australia and I tip. Always have done so have many other west Australians. You are experiencing the astern culture. Geez I`ve tipped 2 girls at the checkout and one in Chicken treat - $50, $50 and $20 just because they had pride in their work and did it with a smile. A mate that moved out of here 6 weeks ago is from the east and he didn't like tipping either. West is different to east and each has their version of slang.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

true.. in some countries you 'must' tip but at the end of the day it depends on each of us! thanks for your comment!

[@peterdonnelly1074]

you can if you want to. that's the point.

[@newbris]

Fair dinkum as a question means "really?" or "is that true"...sometimes rhetorical ? eg. "She's dead."... "Fair dinkum?" Fair dinkum as a statement or answer means "yes, it's true" eg. "Really?"... "Yep, fair dinkum" Fair dinkum as a description can mean "they tell the truth"....eg. "They are fair dinkum"

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I think I will never be able to use it naturally...

[@newbris]

@Malcolm Caden Fair dinkum ?

[@xrotarebil]

It just means '100% true'.

[@Z8_8Z]

​ @@DaughterofmyMum - True. It's really Australian banta 'between' men. Country (usually Anglo background) men use this kind of slang.

[@TheMitch1955]

The general answer to Fairdinkum, as a question is, deadset...and likewise if Deadset is said as a question, if the answer is true, then Fairdinkum becomes the answer.

[@jogould1045]

Shoping hours are regional. Were are you talking about? Ours in the NT are 8am to 7pm for small shops and 8am til 10pm for shoping centers

[@DaughterofmyMum]

10pm for shopping centres??? wow... the shopping centre close to my house closes at 5.30 during the week and 9pm during the weekend

[@roustus66]

Yes, but Victoria is a backward place. That's why they call themselves Mexicans (south of the border with NSW).

[@peterjames83]

Afternoon Tea is the PC term for 'Smoko', a break given for a cigarette break at work, usually mid afternoon (between lunch/midday meal and knock off/end of work). There is a smoko break between start of work and lunch, called 'mornos'/morning tea. Both breaks are usually 10 minutes each. Often they are combined to be a 20 minuet morning tea smoko and the arvo one is foregone

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thanks!

[@peterdonnelly1074]

It's not PC, it's been around forever.

[@user-dz3ph7dl4m]

i'm glad you survived your first drop bear mating season - you must be a natural!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

yes!!!! I have survived 5 so far!

[@StKildaBlvd]

Hola Mai, nice to see you back on KZbin, great video! I wanted to point out that "tea" as an alternate to the word dinner comes from high tea and not afternoon tea, high meaning advanced/late - a meal after 5 or 6pm. Although it's all mixed up these days because people and places have starting replacing the name afternoon tea (with scones and cakes etc) with high tea - I think they think "high" makes it sound fancier or more special than the ordinary after school afternoon tea we grew up with. Looking forward to your next video!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hi there!!! Thanks for your comment... It's a bit confusing... my boyfriend just told me that Afternoon tea does not mean dinner.. but I have heard people talking about dinner using the phrase Afternoon Tea... argh... =( Have a great night!!!! Thanks for the support!

[@TheFoxes2625]

Mai, afternoon tea is like' onces' but in the afternoon. Some Australians do use 'tea' and 'dinner' interchangeably. You know what's confusing to me? supper! like what is it? my Aussie husband says it's something you take after your dinner... but growing up in Colombia, learning North-American English, I thought that supper meant dinner. Not here it doesn't (apparently). It's all very interesting :-)

[@jamesfrench7299]

In Sydney we call hard rubbish council clean ups or council toss outs. I have found many things I needed over the years, but you have to be selective on what you take or you get overrun with junk!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi James! Thank you so much for your comment! I love hard rubbish days!!!!! I have like fancy neighbours so I'm like a hawk when they take the rubbish out!.. hahaha sounds awful tho!.. I'm not that creepy!

[@aliceolivieri6690]

Oh gosh girl, you've really made me laugh! I'm going to come to Melbourne in february 2018 and I have to admit that I'm binge-watching your videos: not only are they funny and entertaining, but also very useful. So...TA! Greetings from Italy!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi Alice!!!! Thank you soooo much for your message. Believe me, It made my day! Are you coming to study or just visiting? Greetings from Melbourne!

[@aliceolivieri6690]

Actually I've applied for the working holiday visa. I wanna stay there for at least 6 months: I'm going to find a job and live my life and then who knows?! I'm 27 and I'm searching for opportunities after my degree. So yeah girl, I'll definitely contact you for a coffee together (I'm italian, so coffee it's my thing) :)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Sure! You can add my page on facebook Mai's Journey and text me through there when you are here! =D

[@Turdburgler]

Few things wrong but any Aussie can tell where and why you went wrong, but she's all good mate

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hahaha I know.. I had some things wrong back then...

[@peterdonnelly1074]

Yep. She's apples.

[@kamaldeepsngh6]

keep up the good work. Excellent!!!

[@JohnSmith-em5gx]

Tea: in Melbourne we say "Tea" for evening dinner and "supper" for a sweet treat and cup of tea around 9pm Shopping: All shopping centres are open to 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

[@melukaussie7128]

Australians do tip, it just depends what restaurant. Myself and my friends always tip at restaurants especially high end restaurants. I am Australian and have worked in the hospitality industry and tips are greatly appreciated.

[@peterdonnelly1074]

yeah good luck with that

[@AnneMB955]

I’m proud to be a Melbournian. Biggest reason is our multiculturalism. We are all Australian people - not races.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

True! I love living here so much!

[@ksnjos001]

It's all a political thing wake up! Everyone is in their "racial groups" when you walk or move all around...

[@peterdonnelly1074]

@@ksnjos001 Found the racist !

[@richelleperriam6477]

i'm an Australian and we invented droppers to prank/scar tourist

[@DaughterofmyMum]

So clever! They could be real !

[@xfactorb25222]

First I've heard of this ( American BTW), That is fucking hilarious. I can't imagine the stories made up about them. too funny! ;)

[@Z8_8Z]

lol

[@ineedafriendbthankyou9699]

I live in melbourne Edit /: i lived here for over 16 years but im 10. And i went to school for my whole life and now grade 5

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I don't understand

[@karenalea2487]

I live just outside of Melbourne. I enjoyed watching your video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I'm glad your video wasn't just filled with a lot of negative things, which I see from a lot of people's opinions.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

+Karena Lea hey there! Thank you so much for your kind comment. Actually I was thinking making a video about things I don’t like about living here and I could only came up with one thing: the trading hours... but apart from that it’s an amazing place to live!!!!

[@alankohn6709]

If you have a local magpies feed them they will remember you and not attack you

[@AussieDave69]

Im from Melbourne and the supermarkets are open untill 10pm

[@John-gm8ty]

if you come to Australia, you REALLY need to see more of the nation than just Sydney and Melbourne.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

That's sooo true! I still have so many places to visit. What is your favourite place in Australia?

[@John-gm8ty]

@@DaughterofmyMum I truly can't pick, there are far too many different places with their own virtues. for beauty it's cairns/daintree rain forest tourist area, but even that is just one type of nature beauty, there are just beautiful places all over. but in summer it's dreadfully humid and icky ha. I live in Brisbane and it's the city that most suits my likes vs it detractions, but all the other cities have their own pros and cons. but that is true for the whole world. the bloody place is just too bit to see it all in less than a year of constant travel, possibly more to experience it at any depth.

[@mike32605]

So True!

[@mitch1941]

yeah thats right. Come to Cairns :) nice up here if you can handle the heat

[@mike32605]

@@mitch1941 next place on my tick box list , I have experienced 44c in Melbourne a day before I flew back .

[@lythsian]

I saw that image of the drop bear and I instantly curled up into a ball. Brought back some horrifying memories. I wont share them because it's a happy video but yeah. Drop bears. Watch out.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

ahahahahhahahah Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. =D

[@lagrua02]

Very Nice Video Mai. I actually learned things I didn't know about the wild animal. Good to have you back in KZbin. Hope to see more from you in the Near Future.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thank you my friend!!!

[@vernontrickey4115]

dropbears are a joke there is no such thing a joke to play on tourists lol

[@vernontrickey4115]

dropbears are a joke to stir up tourists ..funny lol

[@francisleroy6215]

You still can tip if it's great service, but it's true that waiters and waitresses in most cases get good wages.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hey there. Thanks for leaving a comment! much appreciated. Have a great day!

[@alexdownunder8757]

you seem so fun & i love your accent :)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thank you Alex, very kind message

[@daveo576]

I live in Melbourne. It's got it's good and it's bad, but I hope you are finding Australia enjoyable. I visited Colombia this year and found it beautiful. Hope you get to see some other parts of Australia too. Queensland and the Outback are amazing.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I'm completely in love with this country! I haven't travelled much but I def need to start travelling more! What is the best place to visit? if you have to pick one.. which one would it be?

[@daveo576]

Mai's Journey I want to see more of Colombia. I saw only Cartagena. The other places I have enjoyed a lot are India, Austria, Costa Rica, Russia. The world is too big. Too many places, not enough time :)

[@daveo576]

Mai's Journey I just realised you probably meant Australia. If you are looking for nice places to go from Melbourne you should check out Port Fairy, Grampians, Walhalla. All in Victoria

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I haven't travelled that much.. I wish I was not as afraid of flying as I am

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Never been there.... I'm on holidays now.., so I'm going to visit some of these places!

[@AUSCAR26]

Drop Bears !!! LOL!!! Aussies are great at fooling outsiders about the dangers of these legendary critters . I remember telling a Texan in a New Orleans bar that these Bears where the reason we don't buy convertable cars in Australia. The look on his face will be etched in my funny bone forever . Come to Australia it's as good as our sense of humour and just as friendly.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hahaha did he believe you???? that's hilarious! What else is a myth?

[@AUSCAR26]

@@DaughterofmyMum LOL! That Texan referred to Australians from the movie Crocodile Dundee ! being a yarn spinning (story telling) Aussie, I took this opportunity, I told him that we domesticated Kangaroos and kids in the outback rode them to school, the clincher was when he asked me what I did for a living?.I replied and told him I was a "ROO SHOO" he answered with "whaat's thaat" (with that great Texan drawl) ...I said that my job was to shoo the Kangaroos of the runway at Sydney airport to let the planes land.... "What on a horse" he asked "No "I replied " We have motorbikes now"

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hahaha I'm laughing so hard! hahahaha that's story is gold! Thank you for sharing it with me!!!! The fact that he seems to believe you is even funnier!

[@thealbinokangaroo356]

why is it that when people visit our country they automatically think that the things that they have experienced where they are that they think that means all of Australia is the same??? for fucks sake each state in Australia does things differently so just cause you might visit Sydney that does not mean that every state here is the same ....look at America every state there has different rules too just like we Aussie's do!! well in the country we have magpies but we also have a bird called the plover that you wont find in the city areas that will swoop and chase you so we have 2 swooping birds to watch out for!!! I moved to the country from the city and was terrified when I first encountered this bird as I had never seen one before!!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I havent heard of that bird before.. I'm going to google it!

[@newbris]

@Skulls77 We have the plover in Brisbane

[@eren-_]

The Albino Kangaroo lol I'm from the city and we have plovers

[@mathewrussell1533]

Hahah plovers are fucking crazy

[@rosscof3660]

Did she share about dropbears ironically or seriously? I'm really not sure.. Because if she was serious someone has sold her some serious bullshit

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hehehehe.. in the video I sounded serious, but if you read the description.. i'm saying that I knew it wasnt real

[@eren-_]

You said you were wrong in the description however tea does mean dinner afternoontea doesn't mean dinner though. It's just a light snack when you get home wrong school/work.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

yeap! I was confused! hahahaha

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Homelessness is generally a big-city problem. Any city with more than a million people is probably going to have some homeless. In small communities, everybody knows everybody, so if somebody needs a place to stay or even just wants a different place to stay so they can get away from family, they generally know somebody they can stay with. The larger the city, the higher percentage of people you have who don't feel like they know anybody well enough to even talk about their domestic issues, much less stay in their house. There are also cultural and even legal factors that contribute in some areas, but community size is relevant to homelessness in just about any country. The phrase "fair enough" is widely used throughout the English-speaking world. "Thongs" used to mean flip-flops in America and still does in some older-generation circles. (In America, this usage declined after the introduction of thong bikinis in the eighties and declined further after the introduction of thong underwear in the nineties; but it used to be quite common.) "I reckon" is quite common in the American South. Drop bears actually make great pets, if you have the hard lump of bone in their posterior surgically removed. They only need it to stun prey, so if you're going to feed them as pets, it's unnecessary. It's sort of like having a cat declawed or a skunk descented. HTH.HAND.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

It is so hard to see so many people on the streets

[@peterdonnelly1074]

Stop making excuses Jonadab. This state is insanely wealthy and can afford to house homeless folk.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

@@peterdonnelly1074 *shrug* I live in a city of ten thousand people in central Ohio. Republicans and Democrats live side-by-side as neighbors here. During election season, they get into contests to see who can put up more political signs, but I don't know that the signs ever convince anyone of anything.

[@gt22503]

Good funny video, please tell me you don't believe in drop bears??? and magpies attacks are part of growing up in Australia.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hahaha... I did believe in them for like 2 days.. when I finally realised it was a lie.. (this was back in 2013 when I got to the country... at the uni introductory event, they told us about them.. and they were very serious... so.. I believed them!) How naive!!!!

[@badpossum440]

we say sweet as because other australians know what the end of the phrase is.only foreigners dont know.

[@Jagonomic]

Buenísimos tus videos! si te diría que por ti tengo un Excel con calculo de taxes no me creerías! Me preparo para Melbourne y no podría estar mas agradecido por personas como tú, sin duda haces la transición mas fácil.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

JAJAJA en serio??? super!!!!! me encanta saber que estoy ayudando a alguien! =D gracias por tu apoyo!

[@stephb1083]

Can you recommend the best bank you found?

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi there!!! Thanks for your comment.... I use Commonwealth Bank.. I made a video about all the things you should do when new in Melbourne, maybe it would be useful for you.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJrHhnxvgtatqZY

[@stephb1083]

Mai's Journey thanks for the reply.thinking of moving there in December

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Sounds great! Right at the beginning of Summer!

[@donnahannaford6840]

u crazy coming in december mate wait until feburary

[@vantablack1071]

Hard *as* or hard *ass?* Because we tack "ass" onto the end of a lot of things as an intensifier in the US.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

it depends.. hard as a block of concrete or hard ass.. when you see a girl with nice bottom hhahaha

[@dwindeyer]

It's definitely just 'as'... Like if you go past a cafe that's full of people with asymmetrical shirts, tight pants and beards - you would say that cafe is hipster as

[@robertturnip7850]

As, not Ass

[@GR-kw1es]

I havent really seen homeless people in Perth and i've been here 24 years.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

interesting

[@ksnjos001]

Even now after Covid 2020??...

[@marcovalenzuela4177]

Ha ha ha ha drop Bears there is not such thing, u r funny love it

[@partymanau]

We close at 5 because we dont bugger off for an hr and a half in the middle of the day>

[@DaughterofmyMum]

fair enough

[@shaneheff1661]

Lol watch out for those drop bears, they'll get ya 😂😂😂

[@DaughterofmyMum]

they got me!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hola Hola!!! I'm back.. a well over-due video!!! But I'm back for good!! I hope you enjoy this one.... if you do.. you know what to do... share the love, like the video and don't forget to subscribe!!!!!

[@rajachugh7]

hi mai.. this is raja chugh from india. i am one of the regular audience of your videos. i quite like the information and discription that you share about life in australia :). I and my wife with 8 month old kid are planning to migrate to oz under 190 GSM visa (permanent residency) as my wife be main applicant. We would be very much grateful to you if you throw some light on the initial problems or struggle to settle in there(finding a job or renting a house etc.) and how the life would be as permanent resident in this beautiful country. thanks

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hello Raja Chugh Thank you so much for your lovely comment!!!! That's soo exciting... Australia is an amazing country to live in. I will start thinking on a video to help with your questions, but please keep in mind that I can only share my experience and struggles from the latinamerican perspective, I'm not 100% sure if people from India experienced something different! =D

[@rajachugh7]

Mai's Journey thanks for the reply. It would be realy helpful if you make a video addressing the above concerns with an immigrant's point of view, as these are first and foremost issues to be addressed before landing in the foreign land. I'll be eagerly waiting for that. Thanks 😊

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hey.. thanks... have you checked this video? kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=63QTd3nSoIo

[@rajachugh7]

hey, I am sorry but the above link is opening to nothing..!!!

[@kellyknott4201]

Tipping is not required as workers are already paid well but expect to be paid the same as the bosses so think they’re entitled to even more. Its those wages that make extended trading impractical.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi Kelly, thank you so much for your comment. What do you mean by extended trading?

[@roustus66]

Extended trading means opening after normal trading hours (9-5) when normally overtime rates need to be paid, although with so many casual workers these days I don't know if the same overtime rules apply to casual employees.

[@matthewsmith1547]

Dropbears aren’t real but magpies are scary.

[@Auskos]

A DROP BEAR!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMitch1955]

So, no one told you about hoop snakes ? They're a dead set bastard in the bush. You'll see them and if your on a hill, where they prefer to nest...you'll run down hill to get some speed up. Well, the hoop snake forms a circle then flicks himself up like a hula-hoop and rolls down after you faster than you can run...sneaky bastards, a bit like dropbears...fairdinkum !

[@DaughterofmyMum]

if they are similar to dropbears I hope i don't have an encounter with them any time soon.. hahahahha to be honest, in my 6 years in Australia, never seen a wild snake (only in conservation centres)

[@glenndejong6817]

Homeless people decide to be that way , too hard to work , easier to be a bludger .

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I know, but it doesn't make it easier for me to see them sleeping on the streets without a roof, food, proper services!

[@plumpestpigeon5175]

What about runaways from domestic violence with no options? I'm sure they love the lifestyle choice of having no home and money. Your stereotypes and lack of compassion makes me want to rip my hair out, you have no fucking idea what some people have to go through.

[@glenndejong6817]

Homeless people usually want to live that life , plenty of options , lazy drunks or druggo's

[@DaughterofmyMum]

it's so hard tho!

[@peterdonnelly1074]

Bullshit.

[@Azmedon-AU]

Hiya from NSW, I agree about the magpies, I hate them lol

[@rubenmorenog7223]

I´m happy to know that you are from Colombia!! and I assume you have a lot of years living there because some words with Autrialian accent. Well apart of that I´m English learner one of my future plans is to go to Australia maybe to live for many years. I will cheking your channel. Regards from Pamplona Norte de Santander

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hey Ruben! Thank you so much for your kind message. Your English is good! if you would like to get in contact with a student agency to help with your process let me know as I know two very good ones.

[@rubenmorenog7223]

Thanks Mai. That would be interesting. Let me tell you. I'm 24 and I'm in my last year of engineering. So how will be go there to do internship or something like that. On the other hand my wife study engineering as well but she does not have idea about english that because I asked you how often do you speak spanish there. 😜😜

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Well.. it's a tricky one because normally internships are not going to bring you all the way from Colombia. Maybe you two can come to study English initially and then find a job for you in your area?

[@helious-li6re]

Yeah here in Australia we have this thing called minimum wage, so people don't get fucked

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Yeap!

[@MaVeRiCk77]

They're not homeless. They are there by choice. Housing is available out of the city but they don't want it.

[@crazydiamondism]

If I was a magpie I would attack you so hard!!!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

mmmmm hahaha

[@jaskiratgrover3314]

Dance in the end 👍👍

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hahaha.. i love dancing

[@lorenzomagazzeni5425]

They tip, they tip -

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Some of them do

[@roustus66]

Not many, & only if the service is exceptional or the waitress exceptionally good looking.

[@jayde1708]

Drop Bears... LMAO

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I know!

[@feef6098]

Welcome beautiful :) yes sadly in the last 10 yeArs Everything has just gotten more and more expensive in a crazy way!!! Internet is slow and yup expensive!!! Hotel & bars hmmmmmm not sure what you mean there although I guess some places do have in the name eg "majestic hotel" so I had to think about that one but hotel are hotels in the real meaning to lol a tad confusing :) are you going to stay in MELBS??? Or will you explore more of Australia ???? Glad your making use of the 'road side pick up' I have also found some cool stuff to :) yup drop bears is just 1 big Aussie joke and even some Aussies start believing but not for long lol I REALLY HOPE YOUR MAKING SOME COOL FRIENDS AND ENJOYING YOURSELF :) much health love and light fee (the gal from oz)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hi Fiona!! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I think Melbourne is the city for me, I'm not planning to move anywhere anytime soon.. but who knows... I do want to explore Australia in the next couple of years.. also NZ! =D Have a lovely week!

[@emohruo7996]

Most real Australians live outside the cities to get away from the foreigners

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Do you? That will be a little bit difficult as we are everywhere!

[@DasGigPig]

DROPBEARS. You cruel bastards did a real number on her getting her to believe in that one. Magpies are real as fuck though and cunning as.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I know!!!! How cruel of them! I'm glad someone actually told me it wasn't real.. or was it google? I can't remember!

[@iansinclair6256]

Mai, you are adorable hay. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Awww thank you for your kind comment!

[@Altagracialiving1055]

Me subscribo! I'm moving to Australia couple of months.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Super!!!! Cuando llegas? A que ciudad vienes? que vienes a hacer?

[@Altagracialiving1055]

Mai's Journey vamos a Newcastle. Al principio creí que íbamos a Williamstown, pero no. Mi esposo fue contratado para trabajar en una base militar de alla, el les enseñará a trabajar el avión de guerra más nuevo de Estados unidos. No solo será mi esposo, será un grupo. Pero no voy a vivir dentro de la base militar, buscaremos un lugar serca. Iremos entre mayo a julio creo.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Super!! Y cuando llegas?

[@pameck]

No estás hablando en serio acerca de los dropbears cierto?

[@pameck]

ya vi que alguien más preguntó! :)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hhahaha sip! Leiste la descripcion del video?

[@pameck]

No, pero sé que son los dropbear y que afortunadamente con Vegemite se espantan :)

[@kiwicombie]

El nombre es malo porque los dropbears no son un tipo de oso pero son marsupiales como un wombat o canguro.

[@flowerpower8722]

Plumbers like to eat like everyone else. That's why you pay money for their work

[@DaughterofmyMum]

yes, I understand and they deserve what they earn. But in my country things are different, so it was unexpected

[@nishanthrajashekar515]

Cutest voice ever

[@jadat7439]

Aw hun drop bears aren’t real. Great video tho.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hahaha really? Hahahah I’m kidding

[@meganwilliams2962]

"Sweet as".... has been shortened from "Sweet as a nut".

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Really Megan? Didn't know it came from that. =D Thanks

[@ellemyhousejewelz7746]

I reackon flip-flops is Kiwi we only where thongs g but your sweet as 😂

[@DaughterofmyMum]

it's very confusing!

[@dougmathews4480]

Nope us Kiwis call them Jandals

[@davidcarr689]

Drop bears.. Seriously girl someone is.. As we say in Australia is "someone is taking the piss" Dropbears 🤣😅🤣🤣 Don't exist. Like really

[@Cruelaid]

Nice table

[@DaughterofmyMum]

I know!!!! It is still going strong after more than a year! I was soo lucky!

[@grahamcifuentes4451]

Afternoon tea is NOT dinner.

[@vernontrickey4115]

ur cool darlin :-)

[@citrinedragon1466]

There are a lot of inaccuracies in this video... because in most parts of Australia we DO tip waiting staff, but it is not something we do because we have to, it is because the service impressed us. Drop bears are not real. Hard rubbish "days" don't exist in Melbourne any more as the local councils found it more efficient to have residents ASK for a hard rubbish pick up. Rummaging through a hard rubbish stack is strictly speaking illegal. That said, not bad as a starting point video.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thanks Citrine Dragon! I understand your points. I do know Drop Bears are not real.. but you wouldnt believe the amount of internationals that think is true (at least in the first days.... me included) =D

[@Philmrose]

Hard Rubbish still exists in Stonnington (Malvern/prahran)....happening in a couple of weeks (July/Aug 2018). Come and get it. It may be illegal, but tell that to all the people cruising the streets at 7:00 am to get saleable stuff.

[@roustus66]

I was driving out of Sydney one night after being to the cricket, about midnight, & followed a 3t truck that was checking the hard rubbish left out on the footpath. On a major road, too.

[@paulsheather7657]

sweet as is more Kiwi Slang

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Yes, that's what my friend said.. but I do have aussie friends who actually say it..

[@paulsheather7657]

yes some people here used that saying. but the kiwi's own that one.

[@chulian1819]

oi

[@Qwabyna]

Good you dropped smoking nice fingers beautiful nails☺😯😯. Good video

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thanks! I really liked that color!

[@tessabiggs2917]

Shhh Mai, don’t get caught taking things on hard rubbish day. Drop bears is an Australian way of having fun with you. It’s not true.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Hello¡¡¡¡ Thanks for your comment! Is it not allowed??? If people are willingly throwing out things, couldn't someone give them a new home? I'm curious!

[@tessabiggs2917]

Mai's Journey you will get a fine, up to $300.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

really????????? wow... didn't know that.. let me check!

[@rozchiadavis6982]

Oh you are so adorable!

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Aww thank you for your comment

[@shrinathn367]

Thanks for the insights. Dropbear as per Wikipedia seems to be hoax ? Have you seen any yourself ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Dropbears do not exist.. is a hoax to have fun with us the internationals...

[@shrinathn367]

haha ok...thought so :) Anyway your videos are nice and like the energy you bring in :)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Thanks!!!

[@easyamp123]

mmm, shake it

[@ThannBanis]

Sounds like the anti-smoking tax worked for you :)

[@DaughterofmyMum]

yes! it worked! and I'm very glad it did.. I find it disgusting now!

[@glendasday256]

All first world countries has homeless people, so what made you surprised😁

[@jaleakarli8306]

Triggered

[@mubeensfineart5041]

Your are so beautiful and cute......

[@DaughterofmyMum]

Awww thank you so much for your kind words.

[@mubeensfineart5041]

🙂🙂🙂

[@alitoroganan2442]

as is as fuck lolololol

[@DaughterofmyMum]

hello!