5 Key Differences Between the UK and Australia - Life, Culture & Everyday Living

[@threestumps7560]

I don't think there is much point having the city in the postal address. Most people in Queensland would live in Brisbane, most people in Victoria would live in Melbourne etc. The state numbering system you may have noticed extends to radio station callsigns too. Brisbane 4000 has 4BC, Melbourne 3000 has 3AW, Perth 6000 has 6PR etc.

[@djgrant8761]

In regards to magpies. Talk to them. They recognise faces and voices. If you’re kind to them they’ll often introduce you to their families especially their youngings. They only swoop when they feel threatened or they’re trying to protect their young. I love when the magpies congregate in my front yard. The only magpies I don’t like are those magpies from Collingwood.

[@looloo4029]

😂😂😂😂 😂 we have lots of magpies living around our farm. We have an understanding…. We leave them alone and they do likewise. 👍

[@triarb5790]

Collingwood magpies gather by the thousand and share one set of dentures.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

How do you know they are from Collingwood

[@bar-d1423]

And if you are seen as non-threatening they will set up their nest and family around you. And they will never forget you.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@bar-d1423 can I charge them rent?

[@JulieEnglert-cj1hv]

In Adelaide, our public transport doesn’t announce which stop you’re coming up to 🤔

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Oh that must be a challenge keeping a eye on the stops

[@rodpope7838]

Thanks for sharing your adventures! Glad you are settling in!

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you for watching

[@margaretmadison6730]

I really love and look forward to your videos. I hope you will be very happy in your new life. My mum was a ten pound pom along with her parents and brother and they never regretted it ❤

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@margaretmadison6730 thank you for your kind words, we love it hear, thanks for watching

[@triarb5790]

Some fun facts for you. Magpies in the UK are Corvids ( part of the crow family) with a limited, raucous vocal range. Magpies in Australia are Artimedae. They have a complex ' language' of beautiful calls, including the distinctive warbling. They are different species. Australian Magpies actually recognise human faces and know their local humans. You don't get swooped if you are ' local' to their nesting tree. Likewise with plovers. We have had a nesting pair at our primary school every nesting season for decades. They never swoop the children.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thanks for that Info

[@RM-ti8nf]

Interesting. I liked the topics you chose. I think Brisbane is just unnecessary to the post workers. The postcoce says it all. However, if your friends were wanting to know geographically where you were, you'd include it for them.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thanks for watching and your comment

[@Ergo-ji8dn]

You are correct about the address - you only need to put your suburb, state and postcode. Each State has a different first number so all Queensland postcodes start with 4 and all NSW start with 2 etc. There are some suburbs with the same or very similar names in different States but putting the State and postcode should ensure success. Having said that, once I had a correctly addressed parcel sent to Townsville instead of my suburb as the electronic reader somehow misinterpreted the postcode and the suburb name was quite similar! Australia Post isn’t always perfect but they do have a very large geographical area to service. I do not think dentistry is free for all children but there is or was a mobile free school dentistry service in at least some locations for primary school age children. Also, there is a free dental service scheme for essential dentistry for people on a low income. I don’t know much about it but it exists. Private health funds covering dentistry usually include two free checkups and cleans per year so there is no gap fee for those if you have private health cover. Hope this helps.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@Ergo-ji8dn yeah that's great thank you and thank you for watching

[@pauls8456]

Some of us live in towns not suburbs ;) ;)

[@robman2095]

You don’t normally put your city or full state name in your address. It normally just finishes with suburb, state abbreviation (e.g QLD or NSW) then postcode. The city is not needed by Australia Post because the postcode belongs to the suburb or town and this completely identifies the location. The postcode should be clearly positioned on bottom right of the address for the sorting machine to locate easily and envelopes often have the 4 little boxes for it preprinted. If not just put it clearly at the end of last line with suburb state postcode when addressing a letter.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@robman2095 thank you for letting us know and watching

[@jasondilworth2767]

Very interesting , unsure what state you are in , but in my area you can't get a docs appointment within 3 days , and then it's often 2 hours later by the time we get seen , but we don't pay anything

[@rickandersen2284]

I love the sound of the Brissie trains!

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you for watching

[@alllowercase9669]

Should mention that all fares on TransLink trains, trams, busses and ferries across Queensland are $0,50 at present! I paid a lot more to catch a train in the UK last year

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@alllowercase9669 yep we did a video about the 6 month incentive

[@doubledee9675]

You don't put the city in the address. All you need is the postcode - you could perhaps leave out the suburb, but it's always possible that several suburbs share a postcode. We share with the next suburb (which is a bit larger than ours) for example.

[@robman2095]

Australian and British magpies are different species. Australian one probably called a magpie by early settlers because of the black and white colouring similar to the British version they knew. The masked lapwing makes its nest on the ground for some reason so when it suddenly attacks you for no apparent reason it is because it has a nest with eggs on the ground nearby. It has spurs on the front of its wings so be a bit careful but I haven’t heard of anyone being injured by them. The swooping magpie of course is also protecting its eggs or young but its nest is in the trees you are passing by.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

It's odd that the birds in the uk don't do this

[@robman2095]

@@TheGreatEmigrate They probably get predated much more by snakes and maybe more non-raptor carnivorous birds in australia so developed more aggressive defensive attitude to all perceived threats including us

[@markbowers4241]

Love the sound of the Aussie Magpie. They are friendly apart from when it is swooping season. I always say hello to them and they stop and look you in the eye and tilt their heads like they are listening. Friends who have regular Maggies visit them bring their young to introduce them.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@markbowers4241 yeah the birds over here are so much more exotic than we are used to love listening to them

[@Lehcar1]

In WA, school age children get basic dental covered by govt, or at least they used to be. Not orthodontist though

[@Melbournelost66]

The more south you go in Australia the more twilight. Melbourne, Hobart have much more twilight in summer.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@Melbournelost66 but then you get crazy weather?

[@looloo4029]

@@TheGreatEmigratenah, it’s wonderful…something different every day!

[@Melbournelost66]

@@TheGreatEmigrate furthermore that's not true at all.

[@threestumps7560]

@@TheGreatEmigrate wouldn't this be the same as UK as well - the further north you go, the more twilight in summer, the crazier weather? Also note, since Qld doesn't have daylight savings, Brisbane has one hour less daylight in the evening compared with NSW but an extra hour in the morning.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@threestumps7560 the further north you go in the uk the colder it gets and the language is completely different

[@aroundthebend1]

Not sure where you're living/staying but to say there's no street lights seems a little odd. Most suburban areas are well lit at night. I'm presuming you're on the outer edge of a fringe suburb or somewhere with low density housing.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

There are streetlights but they are spaced further apart than the uk, must be an outer suburb thing?

[@chrisj6321]

​@@TheGreatEmigrateyour defo right about that. It's much darker walking the streets here than it is in the uk.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@chrisj6321 yeah it's nice to see the stars better tho

[@Keyrose-my3xr]

I'm in my fifties now, and there are definitely nowhere near the amount of street lights there were when I was young. Streets were well lit when I was young, but now, if no moon, it is very dark.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@Keyrose-my3xr yeah I agree it is quite dark in areas

[@andrewbristoe1833]

u havent experienced feral birds till you've seen a curlew or cassowary the curlew nighttime noises and both will go at you

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Yeah we have had an escort up the road by a curlew when walking the dog

[@56music64]

I gather you may live in the Redlands? Good choice if you do. Close to the bay, if you like to fish, great fishing and boating. Hopefully the Olympics in 2032, will also bring, further capital gains, improved infrastructure and upgraded and new sporting facilities. Manly, on the bay and just around the corner, the cost of houses there, have increased by 47% in a year, bodes well for anyone owning in the Redlands

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@56music64 it makes a change to the uk

[@56music64]

@@TheGreatEmigrate I hope a good change? Success with your futures here

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@56music64 yeah best thing we ever done, thank you for your comment

[@56music64]

@@TheGreatEmigrate 👍❣️

[@chrisj6321]

I think the doctors here are much better and i dont mind paying a small co payment to see one in order to be seen quickly. Partner doesnt agree tho she thinks the payment is a barrier to some

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@chrisj6321 it's such a better service here

[@PhantomGhostWriter47]

I think the quality of doctors in Brisbane is, as a whole, at a very high standard. Unfortunately rural Qld is struggling due to lack of numbers available so I imagine their ability to achieve this same standard would be stretched due to a lack of resources. It's getting very hard to find a fully bulk billed doctor these days, again due to lack of government funding although many will still bulk bill children and pensioners. We pay $50 a visit (up front) then medicare refund $21 back into our account within 30 seconds of the transaction being processed at the counter. Can't complain about a $29 bill especially as you say, one is very rarely unable to get a same day appointment. Just to be clear, medical treatment in Australia is NOT FREE. Everyone who earns > $18,300 will pay a 1.5% medicare levy when processing your annual tax return. Most people will not notice this as it is already calculated in your weekly pay deductions so it's not like you pay a lump sum come tax time (this is probably different for self employed workers) The govt has also introduced an additional 1% medicare surplus for higher income workers. I'm not sure of the figures but it's something like $120-125k for an individual or $150-160k for a combined family income? They cleverly offer a medicare rebate to not pay the additional 1% (which would not be included in your weekly tax deductions so you may be hit with this additional charge at the end of the financial year) by opting into private health insurance. When you do the math it's usually benificial to take private health insurance as you would be paying a large amount of this cost as a medicare surcharge anyway. This is one big reason why many Australians have private health insurance (as a tax deduction) This has a 2 fold effect. Those on higher incomes have a slightly better health cover with a shorter wait time for elective surgery and the government is no longer paying for the higher income earners therefore more of the budget can be used for treating the people who need it the most (lower income workers) That's how it works in theory anyway, but like all systems still has plenty of flaws and gaps that need to be corrected. I've just seen too many videos from people saying health care in Australia is free. Many of our current issues seem to come back to lack of funding so I imagine sometime in the near future the Medicare levy will be increased from 1.5% to 2% to try fill this cost gap?

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you for this information I guess the levy is less noticeable unlike the uk, thank you for watching

[@pauls8456]

You will get used to the differences quickly the alternatives are going back or continuing to let things get to you - neither of these choices are good :)

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Yeah we won't be going back, thanks for watching

[@octurn]

One big difference, we didn't have a lettuce as a Prime Minister (although we did have an onion).

[@Aussiedreamer-pz5uw]

I get free dental care at the public hospital as an aged pensioner 👍🇦🇺

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Is that because you have paid into the system for many years

[@Aussiedreamer-pz5uw]

No it’s for those on low income

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

If you find a Maggie swooping next time you go there bring a bit of food with you and try and make friends. Once the Magpie is ok with you it won't bother you again and will remember your face and you'll be sweet with that bird for years to come.

[@looloo4029]

Yep, they’re very smart.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Makes sense why the one close to my work doesn't bother me I leave it crumbs

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

@@TheGreatEmigrate also not all males swoop. It's something like 13% of males.

[@louisaklimentos7583]

The post code will tell the post office that it is Brisbane .

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you for your comment

[@andrewbristoe1833]

yep re the pc just the suburb and state with suburb post code mine is confusing as street is named same as suburb also skies especially up here in cairns nr the tropical bulge less troposphere usually clearer some different space objects often better stuff than northern hemisphere my gripe is should be more specific astro sites at altitude aka tablelands nr cairns

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Yeah can imagine the views at altitude must be amazing

[@barnowl.]

The magpies from the UK and Australia are different species. Aussie magpies were named that because they looked similar to the UK ones. The great difference between the UK and Australia is in Australia there is much more SPACE / 'elbow room' for people.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@barnowl. makes sense they almost look the same

[@WendyMcLean-y9x]

The UK Magpie is from the corvid species same as crows and ravens. Australian magpies are from the songbird family. Magpies, plover's are only more aggressive in breeding season with only 10% of male magpies swooping for about 100 - 200 metres around their nest.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@WendyMcLean-y9x thanks for that info

[@WendyMcLean-y9x]

The reasons plovers swoop you in the "fields" are because in breeding season, they protect their nests which are in the ground near where your walking.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@WendyMcLean-y9x or in the middle of a football pitch

[@Mrsemigrate]

❤

[@Sooz007-l3b]

Kids have school dentists until they turn 16.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Oh ok thanks for that information

[@Sooz007-l3b]

@@TheGreatEmigrate Hi, This is WA’s school dental service. It may be different where you are as this is a state government initiative. www.dental.wa.gov.au/Dental-Services/School-Dental-Service/

[@trevorwilson2966]

The main difference is the road tax or Rego is about 10x the cost of the uk.Passports are about the second most expensive in the world.And the main annoying difference is its like a communist country in the way you are forced to vote. Also speed cameras everywhere.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Yeah we noticed how the speed vans and cars try to blend in

[@glenod]

theres being a concerted effort on 2 fronts re street lighting, using less energy and cutting down light pollution.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@glenod yeah it's definitely better less light pollution

[@glenod]

@@TheGreatEmigrate social experiment for yas, have a look at the stars there on a dark night, then take a trip to say central or western qld and you will see the difference.

[@DavidPola1961]

Under 16 was covered for dental

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@DavidPola1961 thanks for that info

[@DavidPola1961]

your postcode is unique to your suburb or maybe nearby suburbs ,so its 10 John St Smithtown 4712 QLD easy

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Makes sense just something we have to get use to

[@DavidPola1961]

@@TheGreatEmigrate its actually QLD 4712 but it will still work

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@DavidPola1961 does it matter which way round you write it?

[@blacksorrento4719]

@@TheGreatEmigrate name,street, suburb, state, postcode is the general practice. Each state is designated by the first number of the postcode. Tassie is 7, Victoria is 3, NSW is 2, Qld is 4 etc.,

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@blacksorrento4719 that's great thank you