11 Weird Things I hadn't Seen Before Moving To Australia

If you're looking to emigrate to Australia, here are 11 weird things I hadn't seen before moving to Australia so you'll be better living as a foreigner in Australia. If you want to move to Australia with family or you're thinking you want to move to Australia from UK, this video will tell you why. Emigrating to Australia from UK can be hard. We wish we knew how to move to Australia from UK and how to move to Australia permanently before we moved. If you want to migrate to Australia from UK, then make sure you migrate to Australia 2024!
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[@bluedog1052]

I think 'aye' at the end of a sentence is more common than 'but' and having lived a number of years in QLD and other States too, it's definitely just a QLD thing from my experience. The thing too about being a qualified trades person, say you're not qualified and you put a new or replace a power point and your house burns down and it's investigated that this be the cause, good luck with insurance.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Insurance companies don't need any more reasons not to pay out

[@andrewmcgown1036]

"Aye" was brought to Queensland by the kiwis in the late 70s and 80s. I remember it happening. You can thank Piggy Muldoon for that one.

[@cathymoss6400]

Yeah the "but" thing is definitely Bogan Qld only, no one else does that

[@MichaelJones-te7zs]

Sydneysider here and it’s said in NSW too.

[@ian7033-qj9wg]

Urban myth about the insurance. think about it, how could insurance companies possibly establish this?

[@retromark4558]

Started watching your channel last year when we were looking into moving to Australia and now we're only 90 days to go until we make the move! 186PR Visas, container ordered, flights booked and temp. accomodation organised. Now got to find a job for myself and a place to rent when the AirBnB runs out! Can't wait, thanks for all your videos Ross!

[@lindyasimus]

Good luck on the rental. It's a tough thing to find.

[@suekaraiskos7104]

Welcome in advance and don’t give up too easy! Get any rental you can to get a history and then move on later

[@JuliaFrancisEmilyLouise]

I emigrated as a child with my parents. They packed all their house up into a container and brought everything with them, beds, linen, 3 piece suite etc etc. It only 'arrived' (for that read stuck in customs) 6 months after we had arrived. My parents were so excited to get their familiar things back, give back all the borrowed furniture and set up their rental home properly. Once everything was unpacked, I looked at everything, and even though I was only six years old, I could see that the furniture was TINY and did not fit in with any house in Australia because houses here are generally so much bigger, the furniture looks like doll house furniture. Artworks, antiques/heirlooms, out of print books, photographs, the precious stuff but for goodness sake, save yourselves some money and leave the tiny dinky British furniture behind

[@georgiacoombes699]

Good luck for your big move, hope you will be very happy here!😃

[@lynettemahoney1710]

Good Luck you will not regret it in the long run.Great life style,and a better chance in life for your children.

[@user-ue4ru5sf9x]

My 3 children started swimming lessons at 6 months old. First off it was teaching them if they fell into a pool etc they would automatically be able to turn over and float, this could save their lives. They each could swim 25m length pool by 3 years old. It was so important to have kids who could swim as we always lived near water. 🇦🇺

[@tealkerberus748]

I tried that with my oldest, and at 6 months she swam beautifully if you didn't mind her being on the bottom of the pool. It took until about 4 for her to gain enough buoyancy to be able to float.

[@stephanieyee9784]

All of my nieces and nephews, including the greats, were taught to float from about 6-9 months. Then to swimming lessons to learn to dog paddle as soon as possible. That we had backyard swimming pools, and live by the beach, learning to survive a fall in the pool was essential.

[@Tamaresque]

We were Brits who emigrated from Scotland to the USA in 1965 - culture shock! And then after 7 years in the USA we came to Australia - from Detroit to Mackay which in 1972 was a small country town that had radio bingo and horseracing on the local radio rather than the most exciting new music I'd ever heard, which is what it was like in Detroit. Now, all these years later, I love the place, it's home, I'd rather be here than anywhere else, and having lived in all the states and capital cities, I've chosen to live in Tasmania for the last 4 decades. It's a lovely place to be. Welcome!

[@tonynewman3631]

Tassie is a special place indeed.

[@aussiefox2000]

I want to go to Tasmania to live. I hate the heat but no one will go with me .

[@MrWilson-zx9ix]

The radio in Detroit Vs Mackay😂

[@peterbrown6458]

love that you have the "yeah - nah" down pat

[@dianacasey6002]

I said the same thing I love it

[@rozaj2002]

nah, yeah!

[@phoarey]

I told my two daughters growing up “never struggle against a rip in the surf. Go with it and you’ll be washed in further down the beach”. Very important

[@ozzymick1431]

Exactly my experience, 'go with the flow' saved me when I got caught in a rip (just normal flow of the water), opposite Bribie Island, on the Sunshine Coast, which created a natural channel. Landed on a sand bank.

[@stephanieyee9784]

Always try to keep calm, float on your back and move parallel to the shore. Don't fight it.

[@stephanieyee9784]

​@@ozzymick1431, great to hear you survived your rip.

[@waggafletcher]

I live in Australia and you've convinced me to move to Australia!

[@crankiemanx8423]

😂😂😂

[@stephanieyee9784]

🙂🇦🇺

[@8023120SL]

Well if you live in Melbourne in Sydney you DO need to move to Australia!

[@antheabrouwer3258]

I love sour cream and sweet chilli sauce with the wedges. I like garlic aioli sauce for my chips!!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

That's also a banger

[@sandrosliske]

Same, it's the best. Oh and you don't need to add garlic to the name, it's just aioli.

[@stephanieyee9784]

I love sour cream and chilli sauce for wedges. I also occasionally have a dollop of mayo and a squirt of bbq sauce with hot chips. 😋 Chicken salt on chops and wedges is a given.

[@tonyf7997]

Mate in Qld there is only 2 seasons, hot and humid and not so hot and a bit less humid😂

[@lieslfrankpsychickinesiolo4906]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dawsie]

Yep can vouch to that😹😹😹

[@MrOsmodeus]

Yeah Qld goes from summer to less summer. if your lucky you get 2-3 weeks of turning the A/C off in June

[@heatherhoward2513]

Except in the outback part of qld.

[@tonyf7997]

@@heatherhoward2513 - no, in winter it gets down to freezing at night and some of the winter winds can keep temps down to low teens during the day. Then summer days can hit close to 50c in the shade.

[@dianaperry1929]

My kids started swimming lessons at 3 months old……They never looked back,it was a great skill to learn but swimming at the beach (rips and swim between the flags) is completely different to a pool….

[@RobNMelbourne]

I'm a Queenslander who has lived in Melbourne for decades and I can say 'but' at the end of a sentence is a Qld thing. Also, 'aye' at the end of a sentence is a FNQ thing. It's definitely a local colloquialism and also depends on socio-economic group ... I can say that as a former market researcher interested in demographics and psychographics. When I worked in the UK I always noticed Poms who finished their sentence with an interrogative 'yeah', as though they were looking for confirmation of what they had just said. It's similar to the rising inflection of some Aussies or the 'but' and 'aye'. PS - I do not say 'but', 'aye' or 'yeah'.

[@dethvyper3136]

Gordon Ramsay say "Yeah" at the end of sentences.

[@MichaelJones-te7zs]

I’m from southern Sydney and both ay and but at the end of sentences occurs here a lot, you should see my group chats 😅 it’s not a Queensland thing.

[@andrewjames8631]

I’ve lived in Brisbane my whole life, and have never heard someone use but at the end of a sentence.

[@alrhodes5011]

The one thing that really struck me when I first went, was how much EVERYONE cares about the environment. Most people in the UK treat it like one big cesspit (which of course, it is).

[@johnemmett188]

We care about the environment because we are close to the coast and any rubbish would end up in the sea. Put it in the bin. we have an annual "Clean up Australia Day" where people spend their time to pick up rubbish (even scuba divers collect rubbish from the sea bottom)

[@hereandthere6001]

if only that was true

[@ian7033-qj9wg]

You are kidding , right? The only thing which stops us drowning in our refuse is the amount of space we have to store it. The average young person in this country just throws their rubbish where ever they want.

[@cg558]

You dont seem to understand what average means ​@@ian7033-qj9wg

[@bkeckk]

@@ian7033-qj9wg it's a state thing litter is rare in south Australia and Westen Australia at least.

[@user-ll1ze3zk3l]

I'm from Melbourne and when I met my ex husband from Queensland, I was surprised that he said but at the end of a sentence. I had never heard it before and my family have been in Australia since 1850.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Must be a QLD thing then

[@lindsaysmith8119]

They are a strange mob up there.

[@ashleyburton5439]

I think the “but” is actually “bud” I’ve just moved to brissy and I hear it a lot , and as a Welsh person myself I say bud all the time as in sort for buddy :)

[@user-ll1ze3zk3l]

Definitely not bud, definitely is but.

[@stephanieyee9784]

Living in London in the 1980s I had a friend from Sheffield who used to say chuck as an endearment. To my ear it sounded like chook so we called each other Chuck and Chook.

[@Teejayhaych28]

I think adding "but" on the end of a sentence is a queensland thing tbh

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Seems that way

[@malcolmbindon5911]

@@ThatJohnstonLifeVIC as well could also be generational as well 👍

[@gerrym75]

​@malcolmbindon5911 nah, it's very much a qld thing. I've lived in Vic all my life, other than 3 years in QLD and but and aye were very much part of their vernacular. When I opened my mouth at Tafe, the other blokes would say, aww you must be from Victoria, aye. Maybe because I could actually speak real good and that

[@freeman10000]

I never here "but" at the end of a sentence in Western Australia.

[@Jack-pz4my]

Oi but nah

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Worksafe certification has changed the world.. Labor ❤

[@hellagood67]

Hehe, loved that vid. I’ve lived in the A.C.T, QLD & NSW. Queenslanders definitely say ‘aye’ at the end of a sentence. NSW & ACT usually end their sentences with ‘so’….thats just my experience. I don’t say either. But if you listen intently you can generally work out where someone is from, if they’re Australian. I did notice you slipped in the ‘yeah nah’ 🤭🤭🤭🤭. You’re being aussified, Ross 😂😂😂😂. Love it.

[@jkennedy299]

But at the end of a sentence is hilarious 🤣 i think its a stand-in for the word ‘though’ it doesn’t make much sense but

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Typical Aussies making though shorter

[@Power_Prawnstar]

It's just to show ya can't be bothered telling the rest of the story. Like, I wanna go to the shops, I can't but. The other person either already knows what you're talking about, or they have to ask lol It's a funny little term, I'd never thought of it before.

[@paulkennedy8701]

​@@Power_Prawnstar Replace "but" with "though" and you'll see it's exactly as the first commenter said.

[@brucetownsend691]

“but” at the end of a sentence is being used as an adverb rather than a disjunct. It’s similar to using “but” at the beginning of a sentence instead of the more recognisable adverbs “however” or “though”. All three can be placed at either the beginning or end. You can find it used this way outside Queensland. I first heard it years ago in an ad campaign for a snack food called Burger Rings. The conceit of the ad was to have a young guy list a whole lot of bad things that were supposed to be in them, then add “taste good but.”

[@phoarey]

The crime reporting on evening news is a last 15 years thing. A South African migrant said to me at a BBQ in the 90s “we had car hijacks and you have a cat stuck up a tree”.

[@scomti7057]

Great content! Thank you!

[@ThePIESDA]

6 degrees and pissing down here today like it has been for most of the last year. Apparently this is now Spring!

[@wendy5290]

Indigenous seasons are way more accurate than the 4 season system. There are 6 seasons and the descriptions of each of them are exact.

[@ozzymick1431]

They do checkout bagging in supermarkets in the Philippines. The one I shop at even provides boxes for packing serious stuff like cans of paint, boxed and securely tied up, all done with a smile 🙂

[@meshkatedits]

Great video, Do you need any assistance with editing and crafting eye-catching thumbnails for your future content?

[@rogerbrown1750]

Best move my parents ever made,from Croydon Surrey to wilds of The Dandenong Ranges in Victoria back in 1958,massive Culture shock for a ten year old,no more school uniforms,20 kids in one school ,had to get a block of Ice every four days for the "Fridge".(Ice Box),deadly snakes everywhere,spiders galore,fell in love with Australia from day one,no inclination to leave what so ever.

[@stephanieyee9784]

❤

[@matthewsparks3699]

You might not be able to "but" at the end of a sentence, but you do have the classic "yeah/nah" down pat. Congratulations! 🎉

[@queenslanddiva]

Ross, you know we love you and you are ALMOST there. But you have to stop saying new as noo and start saying it as knew! Apart from that, you're good to go, eh

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I'm still working on my pronunciation

[@annanz0118]

I've lived in Australia all my life and have never heard New as Noo, I would consider that an Americanism. Maybe it depends on the state.

[@libbynorman4694]

Hey Rosko, you're a true aussie now. I heard "yeah nah" a couple of times 😂

[@pickle_jammies]

we have the Harold Holt memorial swim centre(PM that drowned) so you know we take swim safety very seriously :P We had swimming classes at school every year from start to end.

[@fnqoldfella68]

😂

[@ozzymick1431]

On a different, no disrespect intended note, did you know they're still looking for Harold Holt in Melbourne? Just walk around busy parts of the city as office workers rush to the station and you'll hear cries of "Herald!!"

[@lieslfrankpsychickinesiolo4906]

​@@ozzymick1431🤣🤣🤣

[@MrOsmodeus]

he didn't drown. the subs took him home

[@johncartwright4041]

I live in Brisbane and I've never heard someone end a sentence with BUT however people in north Queensland frequently end a sentence with "a".

[@andrewjames8631]

Agree with you. Never heard it in my life. I think this chap lives in Burpengary…. Might explain it.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

I use it, never noticed it until now but. I'm from the NT and live in Adelaide.

[@rubymoonfire]

I did noticed you've got the yeah nuh down pat, don't worry about the but, it is something I only used in my teens and then grew out of it and I'm from Melbourne.

[@bunyipdragon9499]

It's the first time I've seen this show and I must commend you in your telling of australia. I moved here in '79 and have never looked back (well maybe for one more white Xmas - maybe.) For those looking to move here each state is slightly different in their terminology of some items but its all good. Welcome 💜

[@richardsingh5827]

I like the wedge and cream sweet chilli combo here in NZ

[@ozgamergdu]

yeah the "but" at the end is a QLD thing, we don't do that in Vic, I think sometimes they do it in NSW too - there's a lot of differences from state to state. The term "mate" originates from the early settlement period as you'd spend so long on a ship getting here, everybody was your ship-mate. In Victoria a convenience store is a Milk Bar, in South Oz it's a Deli, but in Vic a Deli is a butcher

[@DavoShed]

Just this week 3 adult people jumped into a hotel pool to save a toddler who had fallen in. Two of the adults drowned and by some miracle one adult plus the toddler survived. None of them could swim. Astounds me that they thought they could wing it at the last minute. Back in the 70’s swiming was a primary school requirement. Everyone in the school could swim. Don’t think they do it anymore. The rise up at the end of a sentence is predominantly a Queensland thing 🤠 Glad you love Australia. Won’t catch me leaving. You can see a bit of my place in most of my video intro’s 🤠

[@peterbuckley3877]

I always just put the goods straight into the trolley and bag them in the car, it makes life so much easier for the young one behind the till and also helps the line move quicker. They always ask if I want them to bag it but I politely decline and tell why I do so.

[@chuckmaddison2924]

This is so hilarious, but. All the best from the West. I actually learnt to swim at the army pool in Aldershot and the Lido also in Aldershot. Guess where I lived, Aldershot, no. Farnborough.

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

country music is definitely more of a thing in qld / northern nsw. Here in vic it's popular with some regional folk, but it isn't on the radio here

[@Power_Prawnstar]

It's massive in the NT as well

[@cheryll8008]

I never hear but at the end of sentence when I lived in Sydney or Act before but that's a funny video Ross

[@kiesherlock91]

Hiya mate, good morning from rainy Preston, north west United Kingdom. Me and my family been watching you all quite a lot latley, we seem to be having a pull towards the Aussie lifestyle, mainly for the children. However my job has come up on a list of sponsored jobs etc, soemthing we are considering. That job is being a barber, paying 70k a year, my partner would be within the region of earning minim wage so from what I see around 55k. Would a household income of roughly 125k or so be enough for a family of 5? I mean we are moving for the purpose of nature beaches etc so cheaper days out etc. But from what can read that income may not be enough Thanks for any help!

[@zelmawills8606]

One comment asking about how much to have a year If you grow your own vege and have fruit trees and buy at opt shops there second hand furniture and clothing And limit on takeaway food with a family of 5 Then the amount you are saying is enough Plenty as I had 5 kids and we had less than that a year Plus buy when things on good special at supermarket Now it’s just me When you work you set up what’s super and that amount adds to retirement

[@tealkerberus748]

Not a fan of sour cream myself, but chili sauce (sweet or hot according to preference) also goes very well with cream cheese.

[@enzohasper618]

Yes, in brazil is extremely common people bagging for you, even is have a profession called packaging, where you have to go to the checkout and pack people's products the people who is beeping do it too

[@westnblu]

That is an excellent point u make about certain crime making the news. It's not just a national issue though but generational. I'm old enough to remember much of the crime which is broadcast on the news today would never have made the news in past decades even though it definitely did occur and probably was more common.

[@bullis1858]

I’m a Kiwi who lives in Oz and I’ve always found the “but’ thing strange. Although I have noticed that Aussies increasingly use ‘yeah nah’, which was something I used to get made fun of for when visiting Oz when I was younger. ‘Me’ instead of ‘my’ is another one too.

[@peterclancy3653]

Like the way you got the “yea nah “ into video

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Instead of "but" try "Yeah, nah" ETA @4:40 you actually use that one, very naturally. So gud onya!

[@SharlzG]

Born and bred Aussie and have never heard the but at the end of sentence. I guess it's likely a locational thing. Same with country music - maybe where you are, but not a common thing where I am (and I work at a number of varied music festivals).

[@freespirit1411]

Ive been in Oz 30 years & still get confused about what season/month it is when I stop to think about...thats weird! Wedges, sour cream & chilli sauce - yummo. A pint of Vegemite would be poured down the 'dunny' 😂 I take my time in Aldi. Not that I go there very often, no one is rushing me!

[@Donizen1]

I have lived in Brisbane nearly all my life and do not ever remember someone ending a sentence with but. I have lived in 5 different areas, both northside and southside. Also, I taught in 7 different schools in very different areas.

[@rw-xf4cb]

Thought Queenslanders would use Hey at the end of words - its a nice day hey!

[@Teagirl009]

They do. So do Perth/WA folk.

[@70Gabstar]

I'm not sure about the season thing. I'm down here in Adelaide and I've decided there are only two seasons here - summer and winter, Autumn and Spring seem to flash by so quickly and before you know it you don't have anything suitable to wear! Even weirder, this weekend we have a warmer than usual Easter after a cooler than usual Christmas...🤔

[@bkeckk]

its Adelaide we have 2 seasons hot or not-hot but blue sky's most days. But seriously yes was a very cool summer it even rained a for a few days weird hey!

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Love your post Ross.The reporting of crime and acting on crime in Australia is so much better than here in the UK, were they don't do anything about it or turn up about an hour after the crime. As for having the word but at the end of a sentence that doesn't make sense to me or sound gramatically right.That is great that they pack your groceries in the smaller supermarkets,they don't do that here in the UK. Thanks for posting from Hazel in the UK.

[@touchstar68]

Aldi here are around a quarter of the size of Coles and Woolworths stores.

[@xymonau2468]

They do it at the major supermarkets, too.

[@MichaelJones-te7zs]

The ‘but’ thing is usually placed there when the speaker realises they left it from the beginning of what they said, similar to ‘still’. Ie “it was raining (but should be here) we had a great time BUT” From there ‘but’ also began to take the place of ‘though’ at the end of sentences. 😅

[@shanegooding4839]

The but at the end is pure Qld. I live in WA and have only ever heard it from the Banana Benders.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Good to be a Queenslander

[@eldoroonie]

The country music thing is way more a rural, NSW/Queensland thing too...in Melbourne, you wouldn't come across a festival or a song unless you actively searched out an alternative or community radio show...

[@annanz0118]

Its also surprisingly not common in WA where you think Country music would be more popular. It really is a NSW/QLD thing.

[@dianacasey6002]

You have really nailed the yeah nah well done. 🤣🤣🤣

[@barbararowley6077]

I think the but is a QLD thing. I’d also mention that it’s also the only place I’ve heard uptalk (the rising inflection at the end of a sentence) in the wild (in non-stressed individuals). I suspect it seems common because a lot of our actors/tv presenters are Queenslanders.

[@petercrispin2129]

Speaking of foods to have together: You need to try; a:) Honey and Vegemite. b:) Peanut butter and Vegemite. c:) Mayo and BBQ sauce. d:) Maccas chips dipped in ice cream. e:) Tim Tam slam (best way to do this is by biting 2 opposite corners of a FROZEN TimTam sucking hot coffee through it then tilt your head back let it fall in your mouth and feel the goodness melt)

[@johnnewman366]

Ross, I’m not into Country music, but... I think you need to clarify that it is Australian Country music, not a copy of US Country music, people from O/S think that we just copy the Yanks, we don’t. There is a difference, cheers,

[@sidstevens9035]

No, it's the same whining twang and with a fake US accent

[@AussieTVMusic]

I don't even remember learning how to swim. My Dad ran a public pool and I was always in the pools at 3 yrs of age.

[@CLAWCUZBRO]

Rosco ol mate the But term is from your lingo Little Brittan character .yeah but-no but and you guys always ad yeah at the end..jamie oliver spechly lol

[@denisegolding9100]

The ‘but’ on the end of the sentence is something that has been introduced into Australia. So is the rising voice at the end of a sentence. I am 82 years old and was taught a sentence ends with a downward emphasis at the end UNLESS it is a question, when your intonation then rises. Also, but was never added to a sentence - it didn’t appear till I was well into my 40s. Actually I don’t know anyone now who does that. If I do come across it, it now longer surprises me as it did the first time I heard it, but it is NOT all that common (not in South Australia where I lived for the first 56 years of my life, nor Broken Hill (next 22 years) or here in Victoria. Unfortunately the use of correct grammar has declined markedly over the years.

[@Teagirl009]

The over the top rising inflection grates on me at times. I feel like it was an occasional thing when I was growing up but now a lot of people seem to do it with every sentence. Interestingly, quite a lot of people from the United States also have this rising inflection. Another annoying one is the way gen z kids on tik tok exaggerate or say "no" as "naurrr". They do it because it gets them a lot more likes and engagement by people overseas who think it's hilarious. Then they think that everyone speaks like that. I've never said no that way and it definitely was NOT a thing until a few years ago. Most Aussies usually say no and know - essentially the same way.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

What is correct Grammer but? Seriously, every country speaks differently, we're a patchwork of different aboriginal languages, Asian, European, English. It would be boring if we spoke like the English, oh, and I live in Adelaide. Also, I hear terrible English coming out of England, some of them have lost the ability to use the letters Th, that's now an F 😂

[@Power_Prawnstar]

​@@Teagirl009LOL, you should have grown up with me in the suburbs of Darwin, your head would explode, almost another language 😂

[@erose1710]

I don't think the but thing is uniquely Qld because my mum faced the same confusion when she immigrated to Sydney in 1969. She'd keep asking, "But what?". I was banned from using but at the end of a sentence at home because it would drive her crazy.

[@deet1558]

I’ve been offered full sponsorship by a company in wa from Ireland,can’t wait to get out of here.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Good luck

[@clubgachasisters3041]

I myself am an Australian citizen living in Australia and did not realise any of this was different in other countries. How bad is coffee in other countries? I'm so curious now!

[@mikeythehat6693]

It's my personal hypothesis that the rising inflection IS a sort of question. It's sort of a preliminary asking of "do you know what I mean?" without actually asking it. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it, otherwise there's no actual reason and it's just annoying.

[@ADEpoch]

I started an electrical apprenticeship when I was younger. Talk about swearing! Those blokes swore every second word. I had one boss who would come into the workshop in the mornings and his greeting was, "C**ts!". I grew up in a household where we didn't swear all that much so joining society was a shock 🤣

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

You can swear that much when earn all the money

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

TIPS TO BECOMING MORE AUSTRALIAN - If an Aussie calls you an offensive name but in a friendly tone, it's actually a term of endearment, and they like you. - To use the "But" correctly is where you would normally answer with it at the beginning, but you simply relocate the word to the end. eg: "That food smells bloody awful!" "Tastes good, but." - More often than not, a kind gesture of beer far outweighs money when it comes to tradesmen. If something will cost extra, offer a carton of beer and the tradesman will consider the job "done!" - The VEGEMITE RATIO: Is very important. First put in your mind, "This is not a sweet spread. It's salty savoury. First apply butter to hot toast. Then use a small amount of Vegemite to "graze" across the toast. You never spread. It's not Nutella. A 4:1 ratio of butter to Vegemite is ideal for beginners. - If you're European and are from above Mediterranean countries, don't be a hero stepping outside. Always wear a hat, and sunscreen. The Australian sun will kill you before the animals will. - At a pub, NEVER ask for a Fosters. There's a reason Aussies export that beer. - Never call them "flip-flops" or "jangles." They are called "thongs" or "pluggers" in Australia. Anything else, and you'll sound like an idiot. - Aussie steakhouses are nothing like the "Outback Steakhouse" restaurant chain. They were invented by men from Florida who had never been to Australia. - Never ask for "Bloomin' Onion Rings." Aussies will look at you like you're an idiot. - No point in asking about what our "Constitutional Rights" are. We have no idea. We just know what works and what doesn't. - Educate yourself on cricket and Aussie Rules football. - If you see warning signs, don't think you're Indiana Jones or Dora the Explorer. Heed the signs or your loved ones back home will be making funeral arrangements. - Learn the lyrics to Jimmy Barnes songs. - When at the supermarket, ask the fresh produce employee for an empty fruit box. When you're at the check-out stacking groceries at a blistering pace, the rest of the people in line will think you're a f**king legend! - Never talk about your politics, your religion, or your gun collection. We don't care. Though tell us you were in the military and we'll buy you a beer! - Remember the VEGEMITE RATIO.

[@shelbykennedy2815]

I say hey at the end of a question,eg "the avos were cheap today hey" or " next doors dog needs a kick up the khyber hey" Queenslanders always said hey, so I think but is a southern import that has taken hold..

[@xymonau2468]

I have never ever heard it used, unless it was tagged on the end instead of the front of a sentence. "We could go somewhere else, but" and sometimes a shrug along with it.

[@andrewmcgown1036]

"But" at the end of the sentence serves the same purpose as it would at the start - hard to understand for a Pom. I notice you've started saying "yeah/nah" but...

[@heatherfruin5050]

When I first moved to Western Australia from South Australia a lot of people used to say but on tne end of sentences but fortunately I haven't heard it since at leaxt the late 80's. I 'm glad our tradespeople have qualifications, 😂

[@solreaver83]

But.... Is a qld thing mostly. You find it occasionally elsewhere but each state has their own quirks. In Adelaide the most common is "heaps'. Where elsewhere you might say I like that alot an Adeladian will likely say I like that heaps.

[@FredPilcher]

That "but" thing is really weird. Definitely bogan. That rising inflection is called the Australian inflection. I've read that it came about through that dreadful TV show Neighbours.

[@christopherwebber3804]

After 20 years of living in Australia, I finally achieved my ambition to go back to live in England, only to find that I didn't fit there and was never going to be accepted as anything but Australian, and there were so many things that made life harder in England if you weren't rich, didn't last long, been happy here since... though sometimes I still find I'm not Australian enough

[@MS-tw5qv]

I’ve never heard of ‘But’ used where I live, but I guess it’s our version of the English ‘Innit’….?

[@laurawallis7093]

Nothing beats hot chips and gravy

[@alrhodes5011]

Only in the cold, dreary UK weather does that work

[@xymonau2468]

@@alrhodes5011 Oh, it works here, too. There is a local carvery where they make the best chips I have ever had. Crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. You can also get a container of gravy to dunk your chips in. To die for.

[@brettriley2910]

Agree to disagree on names. Worked with a couple of tw-ts from Manchester in China. Skippy was the name given to me. Shout out to Bellend and Mr 007. Mr 007 was on the business card in China.

[@AussiePom]

I've had taps recently break because the plastic handle fatigues and I changed them over for new taps. I've had wall power points where the switch has gone and so I've changed them. Where the wiring goes in it's all colour coded red, black and green and you switch out the power circuit breakers before you start. You may have two or three circuit breakers for wall power points and you just find out which circuit breaker is applicable to the power point you want to change. I've never had a problem maybe because I'm more interested in how to do practical things rather than hair and skin products. If we're not allowed to do these change overs then why does Bunnings sell these things for the ordinary person to buy. In these tight financial times people need to learn how to do things like this themselves and save a lot of money. If I was going to have my whole house rewired then yes I'd call an electrician. All this you can't do this and you can't do that because we say so, well it's my house and I'll decide if I do it myself or get a tradie to do it. They will not decide for me.

[@PJRayment]

"If we're not allowed to do these change overs then why does Bunnings sell these things for the ordinary person to buy." a: Because it's against the law for an unqualified person to do some of these things, not against the law to sell them. b: So that they can sell them to the plumbers and electricians. c: So that they can sell them to home owners to then have the plumbers and electricians install them, instead of being limited to what the plumbers and electricians have available. Also, they have signs around the plumbing supplies (at least) pointing out that it's illegal to do the work yourself if you're not qualified. "...well it's my house and I'll decide if I do it myself or get a tradie to do it. They will not decide for me." I often wish I was allowed to do it myself, but while it's your house, it probably won't always be your house, so if your work is shoddy or unsafe (which it may or may not be), then the next owner of the home might suffer from your shoddy or unsafe work.

[@AussiePom]

@@PJRayment The power points that were renewed were done over ten years ago so I think I would have known by NOW if the workmanship was shoddy and the state will NOT decide for me.

[@PJRayment]

@@AussiePom "The power points that were renewed were done over ten years ago so I think I would have known by NOW if the workmanship was shoddy..." What if a change of circumstances meant that you moved house a few months after you did the work? I'm not arguing that your work is shoddy. I'm making the point that the lawmakers choose to consider what might happen if everybody took the same attitude as you, but were not as competent as you say you are (and I'm not suggesting that you're not).

[@AussiePom]

​@@PJRaymentChanging a power point is not rocket science for you have three colour coded wires which are positive negative and earth which is red, green and black. There is a ring or colour where every wire has to go into on the rear of the power point and then using a small screwdriver you screw the brass screw which holds the wire in place. Now if you've screwed the wrong wire into the wrong hole then when you turn the circuit breaker in the fuse box back to "on" it will immediately switch to off. So that's how you know you've stuffed up. Most houses have more than one circuit for power points and the circuit breakers are labeled "power 1 power 2 etc and you need to find which circuit breaker is for the power point you want to change. It's the same for light switches look for the 'lights" circuit breaker and turn it off if you want to change a light switch. So when you go to turn lights on they won't turn on none of them. If you're wanting a new outside power point installed or an inside one or a complete rewire of the house then YES call a licenced electrician to do the work.

[@PJRayment]

@@AussiePom "Changing a power point is not rocket science..." I didn't say it was, but still many people don't know how to do it properly, or can't. Your comment doesn't really address my point. And as you would realise, it's not just about knowing the colours, etc. It's also how well you connect the wires. A poorly-connected wire might cause a spark that could start a fire, for example. Attaching an earth wire to something that is not earthed could be fatal. There _are_ things that can go wrong, and that's what the legislators are concerned about. I'm not trying to justify the law, beyond pointing out that it at least has some basis. And remember that your question that I was answering was about why Bunnings sell the components if we're not allowed to do the work ourselves.

[@coasterblocks3420]

I’ve lived in Brisvegas all my life and never heard anyone end a sentence with “but”.

[@xgford94]

😊 2:43 in North Queensland “yer but what ay “ at the the end of a sentence or it’s little brother “yer but” 2:43

[@twistedsister3573]

Funny man, pretty right on most things, not an ocka yet, love ouse pommy’s

[@andrewhall9175]

I coped with UK coffee so badly on my first visit, I forgoed it altogether 2nd time in favour of caffeine tablets. I don’t know what that says about me

[@anneamohau5798]

Changed too country music when my girls growing up started liking “todays “ music with all the connotations… country music doesn’t ever want too bust a cap in no one’s a$$ , or bend over twerking or devil horned scarcely dressed female role models etc

[@SomethingNick]

I’ve lived in the UK for four years and still can’t do a satisfying “alright?” So you’re doing better than me

[@dawsie]

😹😹😹I have lived in Australia since December 1978, it was the biggest cultural shock back then, they were 5-6 years behind the rest of the world when it came to music, fashion nearly everything, everything that you love about Australia to day never even existed in the late 70’s early 80’s if the stake was not fresh off the cow with over boiled veggies and potatoes it was not an Aussie meal. Trying to find a decent fish and chip shop was impossible back then. But for all of that, we could go out and play and not worry if there was going to be a IRA bomb planted close by, we actually had fire drills and not bomb drills. The hardest thing was watching everyone come winter were so rugged up it would melt the snowman it took over 30 years before I finally started to feel cold in winter 😹😹😹up till then I was dressed for summer all year around😹😹 Things got better in the 90’s that’s when eating out became very popular and you could find a great place to go out on a date for a movie and dinner. They stopped building pubs on nearly every corner down Parramatta road 😹😹 when Australians set out to build something you know it’s going to be over the top 😹😹 the Aussie loved all new mod-cons when they came out they could not get enough of modern living. It’s normal to have two mobile phones, one for work and one for friends and family. The best thing that happened was yep the number of coffee shops that you can find, but never ask for a cup of tea, for some mad reason all you can get is some fancy branded tea that attest stale, always carry your tetley or bushels tea bags in a handy dandy tea tin if your after a good old fashion cup of tea or you will get stuck with some fancy lay-de-da early grey something or other. Hot chips and sour cream and sweet chilly sauce 😹😹yep great combo for sure. Yes Australia is a great country to live in just a shame that the problems of the rest of the world have now slipped in through the back door and have been spoiling it in the past decade.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for sharing

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for sharing

[@meganwilliams2962]

My children started swimming lessons at around 9months.

[@Doc_Fartens]

Wait, checkout operators in other countries don't bag your groceries?

[@djt6012]

Adding 'but' to the end if a sentence is essentially exchanging it for the word 'instead'. I didnt realise it wasn't used in such a way elsewhere, but its common around Aus, not just Queensland.

[@gozza7199]

Is it? Never hear it in 60 years of my being.

[@Fish29077]

I definitely used to do it growing up in the Northern Territory

[@lady_bexy]

Country music is a big NOPE for me, I was born and raised in north Queensland, and few people I know or are friends with, like country music. Most of Australia would no longer consider Taylor Swift as 'country' anyway. She's now a pop singer and hasn't done country in a while. I also don't hear the 'but' at the end of a sentence. That would sound weird to me, too. 😂😂 The swimming thing is spot on. We all learn to swim, and if you live with a backyard pool, dam, beach or river on or near your property, it's a good bet you started to learn to swim before you could walk. We also have strict laws around fencing and containment of domestic pools, etc. There were too many childhood drowing incidents in the 70s and early 80s that it became a priority for most state governments. If you live in the country, it is also quite normal to learn to drive as soon as your feet can touch the pedals. When you ljve somewhere that requires the flying doctor service to attend in case of emergencies, it can be a lifesaver for a 13 year old to be able to drive a parent with a broken leg to the airstrip. I started learning when I was 9 years old. I'm glad you're enjoying life here!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for sharing Bexy

[@kathleenharsha6504]

In the U.S., unless you're using the self checkout, the checker always bags your groceries and there is no extra charge for the bags. The plastic bags they use now are so flimsy I don't see how they would dare charge you.

[@bkeckk]

you can still get plastic bags? only paper here or reusable carry bags, only the fish and chip guys and butcher's still give out plastic bags now I need to buy rubbishbin liners.

[@whimzee8866]

the swimming lessons is a way to combat the number of child drownings - being such a beach pool n spa culture with dams being a regular feature in the country - it was and still is too high - it was about 33% last year over 100 children lost - so the earlier kids are taught to float water confidence the better -

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

We say "but" at the end of a sentence where you would normally say "though". "you could have gone that way though" = "you could have gone that way but"........ but you're right, the more yobbo you are, the more common this type of word use it.

[@Teagirl009]

But" is not just a Qld thing, I lived in Sydney for 12 years , til 2021. And heard it there a lot , in certain suburbs, especially west. Not something I say myself. Probably more a bogan thing in both states. Perth tends to do the "hey" at the end of sentence. Actually I find Queenslanders do the hey thing too.

[@gtpumps]

Move to Melbourne if you want UK weather. You can have four seasons in one day.

[@Rocky-Esq]

Born and bred in Brisbane and I’ve never heard or used but at the end of a sentence except for a kid at High School answering a teacher by saying but full stop.

[@antheabrouwer3258]

Bagging the groceries? These days, it only happens in smaller independent grocery companies like IGA. Definitely not the bigger companies. It gets really cold in Canberra!! Sometimes it snows. And today we are in Autumn, and it was 32 degrees celsius!! Huh!!

[@queenslanddiva]

Nope. Coles and Woolies still do it.

[@antheabrouwer3258]

No coles or woollies have bagged groceries since the eighties. When I went on holidays to the Gold Coast and Brisbane in the eighties, they didn't either. Has that changed?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Must be a Canberra thing?

[@liberty0758]

Coles and Woolies do it, Aldi does not. Some staff at Woolies will even put the bags in your trolley for you.

[@grahamejohn6847]

@@antheabrouwer3258 Where are you from ? Coles and Woolies have never stopped bagging your stuff in the Newcastle area You must be from stuckupsville (Melbourne Rofl)

[@jubronaljoan]

A trailing 'but' must be a Queensland thing. Don't hear it here in SA, but. 😁

[@hollyhayward956]

I notice you didn’t mention the default non-alcoholic bar drink - glorious lemon-lime-and-bitters. I didn’t realise it was Aussie until my Finnish friend commented on it.

[@JohnM-yl7ly]

Bitters is alcoholic - just uses a minute amount.

[@michaelmayo9048]

Hoy I like sourcream and sweet chilli sauce to dip my chips into..l even make it at home to....😊 🇦🇺