American reacts to 10 Reasons Not to Move to Australia

[@melwinn3887]

I am an Aussie, and find most of what he said is B S.

[@michaelfreedman1006]

I agree. Have you ever driven in Asia..... One road rule: there are no road rules. Also if you believe this video, we don't want you to come here.

[@peterdunn5910]

I think if someone is going to do a video on Australia they should at least learn how to pronounce the the names of the places properly

[@peterdunn5910]

Ryan you really need to watch two young Americans traveling Australia there on KZbin there called One Pact Wanderers. Fantastic trip showing a lot of Australia

[@examinatorant4522]

he's 10 years out of date

[@judedawe1518]

Its ok mate, if they think Oz is like this, we wont be swarmed by silly amercains😂 we should make is sound even worse so when the SHTF they dont sll come down here 👍👏👏👏

[@awoodward37]

It's great that these types of video are targeted to discourage Americans from moving to Australia.

[@MNZGA57]

To stop the POMEs moving to Australia.

[@irenefraser5635]

Agree with you. Americans can stay in their country

[@erycbloodaxe]

Most of what was said is only partly true or complete bull sh!t

[@Zed483]

No 99% bullshit.

[@eroscreatives]

Totally agree with you. A strict legal system??

[@wingsof.bluebell]

@@eroscreativesit aint strict, other countries aren’t strict enough

[@sueaddison9958]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@John-kf3rr]

@@Zed483yeah like why do people talk bad about Australia and never gone here

[@barrykuno5474]

Australia is the best country in the world proud to be a Aussie

[@julesmarwell8023]

the guy who made this video up sounds like a POM who was refused entry to Australia and this is his revenge

[@sharonmartin4036]

I agree, except that "POM" is the incorrect word. The word "POM" comes from an acronym POME which meant "Prisoner of Mother England" and was used to describe all people exiled from England to other territories for real or supposed "crimes".

[@ChristopherJewels]

AI generated garbage

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

​@@sharonmartin4036yeah nah..that just ONE interpretation of the term & also spelling. None of us were around then so no-one can say for sure. 1 Eg. POHM = Prisoner of His/Her Majesty.

[@xDMG15x]

“Too many rules” said the guy from the UK who could go to jail if we report his video for misinformation

[@UteChewb]

Did you hear his pronunciation of Kakadu towards the end ... ha, not a local at all. I don't support stereotypes, but I can't help thinking "whingeing pom".

[@timcarr4673]

We have a reciprocal agreement with NZ whereby visas are not required and if you are a NZ citizen living in Australia we pay your NZ pension and if you are an Aussie in NZ they do the same. New Zealanders are considered our little brothers and their Armed Forces are highly respected as they are part of the ANZAC Legend and fought side by side with us.

[@sharonbrown7419]

Another list of half truths and untruths 🙄

[@Markstubation01]

You mean lies?

[@DENTALplan2002]

Who keeps stitching him up with dodgy aussie content?

[@waynedieckmann9840]

​@@DENTALplan2002 Mwahahah 😅

[@janbaker7005]

This English voice is talking rubbish...not true.

[@timjohnun4297]

There's a tiny bit of truth to it but mostly horse shit

[@amyboleszny543]

10 Quid Pom, came here 54 years ago and have never had anyone ridicule me about my accent or country of origin. Now living on the Gold Coast and last Christmas Day we had an F2 tornado touch down over our townhouse. Very scary and in a cyclone type weather system. We live close to the 'Black Swamp' (a nature reserve 15 clicks or so back from the beach) and we have koalas and wallabies in the neighbourhood. Also lots of snakes, but they rarely come near the house because we have lots of big lizards and kookaburras that think they are good tucker. I love this country, the great food and the wine. Whingers stay away.

[@Quasnob]

It's terrible here...stay away people 😉 (we invented drop bears to keep you away and can make up more stuff if needed)

[@joandsarah77]

Who needs to make stuff up, we battle snakes, crocs and spiders on our way to work!

[@Quasnob]

@@joandsarah77 can't believe Ryan fell for the flying fox ... 🤫

[@sourhaggis1]

Do we warn them about hoop snakes ?

[@Quasnob]

@@sourhaggis1 keep it in reserve 😂

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

WE INVENTED NOTHING!

[@IanM-id8or]

There are convenience stores and service stations (you'd call them "gas stations") which are indeed open 24/7. Nightclubs have to close early - this law was introduced in an attempt to curb violence. That doesn't bother me personally, as I could not be forced to go to a nightclub at gunpoint One of my local supermarkets (within walking distance) is open till 7 pm on weekdays and till 5pm on weekdays. It opens at 7:30 am except on Sundays, when it opens at 11am. The other local supermarket is open from 7:30 am to 9pm *every day*. Then there is the local service station - also within walking distance - which never closes. And I live in Adelaide, which is considered to be Australia's retirement village

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

for last 30 years in Sydney i lived in different places all with 24 hr super markets and gas.

[@colleenreece9777]

Ryan watch the videos by a young American couple who have driven around australia, tasmania and New Zealand and didn't have too much trouble with internet. They call themselves One Pack Wanderers. You'll get a better perspective watchimg them.

[@georgiemoon9990]

Love One Pack Wanderers!!

[@DanDownunda8888]

Yes One Pack Wanderers have the second best channel on KZbin, after Ryan's of course :)

[@helensmith1114]

Tasmania is part of Australia, they did a full lap

[@helensmith1114]

The start of this video is on the Gold Coast

[@rosemarylewis877]

Watching them was really first rate viewing.

[@madds326]

Why is it that people who have no idea always tell us about our life

[@kevo6190]

Northern hemisphere - Hurricane. Southern hemisphere - Cyclone.

[@toddhellyar4167]

Clockwise vs anticlockwise

[@Guvament_bs]

It's a naming thing. Not a strictly geographical thing. Scientifically they are all cyclones. They are called typhoons in Asia but there is no difference. Yes they spin in different directions in the 2 hemispheres but that has nothing to do with their names.

[@jwnomad]

@@Guvament_bs Wow, some Guvament_bs that I agreed with. Now I've seen it all

[@robertclothier3597]

Fun fact, apparently cyclones/typhoons/hurricanes don't/can't form on the equator. There's some strange meteorological reason for this

[@ChristopherJewels]

@@robertclothier3597 Coriolis effect. Cyclones and hurricanes cannot cross the equator either because they get deflected north or south

[@JimmyJupp]

KZbin is not included in the under 16's social media ban.

[@katzrantz]

It might be. The act is dodgey.

[@Zed483]

That guy was talking total AI BS ! Well done Ryan your review was spot on. 👍

[@jeromeshaw2248]

Hurricanes are just Cyclones where the winds blow the opposite way due to different sides of the equator

[@matthewgreer7735]

That guy was so full of shit, Australia's the Best!!!🇭🇲🐨🏄

[@Will-i7p]

Expect nt and tas

[@maxinecatherall6840]

Wouldn't live anywhere else.

[@carokat1111]

Tasmania is the jewel

[@bradmacoz]

Don't go all American on us!

[@matthewgreer7735]

@@bradmacoz Americans are self deluded as in I know it to be the truth. I'm up for examples of a better place though please enlighten.🤔

[@silverstreettalks343]

Road fatalities have dropped massively since the 1960s when compulsory seat belt wearing was introduced. Also not long afterwards a maxiumum 0.5 blood alcohol limit was introduced. In city areas road rage is becoming a bit more common, which is probably largely related to traffic densities. I remember when our state would have 2000 killed on the roads in the year, whereas now it is more like 350. I have driven in the UK, though not in London, Birmingham or Manchester. I have driven in Nottingham, York and London suburbs. I wouldn't say that driving in those conditions is much different from driving in Sydney, except that there are a lot more narrow roads -- more like Sydney's inner suburbs. Country roads can be a speeding temptation. The road from Robinvale in Victoria to Balranald in New South Wales is some 80km long, of which about 60km is dead straight. From Balranald to Hay is another 130km of almost straight road. Both roads have very little rose and fall, no roadside housing, few trees. Only the speedometer tells you how fast you are going. The limit is, from memory, 110, but I kept having to slow from 130 or 140, and even hit 160 once. The problem is closing on a semitrailer at 250 kph and maybe losing attention... Mental health services are fairly good in cities, but poor in rural areas. However things could be a lot better. Our church had a drop in centre largely for people with mental health issues, many of whom lived in boarding houses, where they were sent out with a few dollars first thing in the morning and not allowed back in until evening. We gave them a place to come for coffee, biscuits and a place to be accepted. After our church started this a couple of other churches also set up drop in centres, which gave people more options. Not a particularly reliable account of Australian life.

[@vickispong1371]

Internet connection isn't that slow, goodness me.

[@oo-NP]

On an FTTP hardwired connection on the Gold Coast I’m 980 down, 48 up - 380 on wifi edit: FTTP connections have been quite common for some time now

[@SnowyRVulpix]

Relative to other countries, it's slower than many other developed nations.... but it's not as bad as they make it out to be! Geeze...

[@snigette]

Nothing wrong with mine. FTTP is being rolled out as it was originally meant to be until the previous government stopped it. It's now back on track.

[@bencodykirk]

@@DanDownunda8888 Mine's a bout the same (northern Brisbane). I don''t have a problem with it.

[@OdysseyRoblox]

0:33 him "oh its 80* f on christmas" NO ITS NOT ITS 40*C

[@melissaz6778]

I was literally just thinking "and the rest" lol

[@ryebye29]

NO ITS NOT ITS 47C

[@katzrantz]

Or its piss cold because of the bonus Australian season of "fuck you" that just randomly does the opposite of the expected conditions.

[@crackers562]

I drive in USA and Australia and driving in Australia is much safer where the speed limits are much more closely followed. This video is pretty funny :-)

[@jennyhenningham4100]

Especially the clips showing left hand drive cars when talking about driving in Australia.

[@andrewmcgifford8647]

This is why the English are called winging poms in Australia.

[@bencodykirk]

I think you mean whinging poms, but yes.

[@Chewbacca_yetti]

What’s why ?

[@freelanceopportunist559]

That image at 1:40 was the gold coast Queensland

[@Jeni10]

Including Surfers’ Paradise. 🇦🇺🏄🏻🏊🏼‍♂️☀️

[@kennethbehrens8874]

More specifically: Surfers Paradise

[@AussieRose76]

I thought Brisbane so I was close 😊

[@donnaspindler2441]

@@AussieRose76kinda.. still a decent drive to the coast. Brisbane is on a river, and a bay, but it doesn’t have beaches like that!

[@emmahutchings2597]

He didn't even mention dropbears... that's definitely the number 1 reason to not live in Australia!!🇦🇺

[@ghighiannemorrison4922]

😂😂😂

[@aidanmargarson8910]

Carnivorous Koalas for those who need the taxonomy

[@monmonmonsta]

As someone who works in the mental health service in QLD I have to say while we do still need more funding and services, the modern attitudes are a lot less stigmatising and we have a pretty thorough public system which are totally free - especially when you compare it to what's available in the US!

[@mitzee8621]

Please stop describing government funded things as "free" when it just confuses things. You even said yourself you "work" in that industry, you aren't volunteering.

[@xymonau2468]

@@mitzee8621 It's free to the consumers. That's what taxes are for. Not for putting men on the moon.

[@mitzee8621]

@@xymonau2468 Would be good if there was some kind of much clearer and more descriptive phrase like "government funded" that could be used instead, so as to not risk confusing the service as being genuinely free.

[@lisaas4477]

I worked in local government and we had to describe everything as no cost because someone complained it wasn't free, rate payers paid for it​@@mitzee8621

[@bencodykirk]

@@mitzee8621 You're being a bit pedantic.

[@GarySargent-t5q]

I meet a lot of tourist many are Americans, one thing that I hear from them is they would really love to live in Australia, it feels a lot like America and they are blown away with our life style and our coffee.

[@EmilyLund-f3q]

Hello! Australian here! 1) I'm glad that we have strict rules on drink driving and stuff like that. We have a big drinking culture in Australia and I don't understand why having a strict legal system is a bad thing. Things like drink driving should absolutely be cracked down on because its irresponsible, dangerous and theres no excuse for it. Of course there has been the long time issue of systematic racism and the horrible treatment of Aboriginal people at the hands of the legal system in Australia which absolutely should be investigated and stopped 2) Theres certain methods that make driving in the country easier and safer and people who didn't grow up in the country aren't usually well versed which is how accidents happen. I grew up in Perth where we are extremely bad at merging but my parents grew up in the country so they have taught me about safe country driving. The service that you're thinking of is the Royal Flying Doctor which helps people living in rural areas. Our system of getting a liscense is different than in America and in my opinion our method is safer since you have the different stages you have to go through before you get your official license but I can understand the bad driving, especially in rural areas or merging in Perth 😅 3) I think people vastly overestimate the dangerous animals here in oz. In the country there is definately a higher chance of seeing dangerous animals such as snakes but most people visit major cities where there are actually very few dangerous animals. If you know about what animals live in which parts, what to do if you see one and what to do if you have a negative experience with one, then its safer than you think. Unless you are in the ass crack of the desert, in the country or in certain parts of the ocean, then the risk isn't that high. We also are very good with things such as antivenoms or other first aid for the wildlife here so I promise that you don't need to worry about much if you visit Australia. That spider in the corner is mostly harmless and snakes are more scared of you then you are of them so you can scare them away by stomping your feet. Locals living in major cities have probably seen as many dangerous animals as you have. At least they are fun to brag about. Thats just my opinion, as a random Australian teenager. This video gives me weird vibes, idk , but I love watching you and listening to your input on the content you watch. I love viewing Australia through an outsider's perspective and I even learn things about my own country. I love watching you, you seem like a down to earth, relatable guy who is entertaining and also informative. ❤

[@DanDownunda8888]

I think the penalties for drink driving are far too soft. I remember about 40 years ago when I was in a Magistrates Court, not for anything to do with driving, and in a case before mine the Police were opposing a previous drink-driver having his licence re-instated. The police had gone to the man's house two weeks before that hearing and were legally able to search his house for alcohol. The guy had slabs of beer, Jim Beam and Coke, cartons of wine etc. The magistrate suspended his licence for a further 6 months. I don't think that it would happen today.

[@MsTtilly]

Dude really didn't appreciate this one!

[@sharontorrington4621]

@@EmilyLund-f3q the first early night I remember was Newcastle, personal and property crime, as a result of drunkenness, dropped heaps. The doctors and coppers were happy, the pub owners not so.

[@UteChewb]

As far as wild animals go, we don't have bears and cougars or fking badgers. Gees. Imagine what a bushwalk would be like with those around. Sheeesh. Nothing out there trying to eat us so not too bad, well apart from crocs, just don't get close to the water.

[@infin8ee]

A really well thought out comment. I think it's the responsible thing to have strict driving rules. The roads are shared so it has to be heavily regulated. Growing up in the country, I lost a couple of friends to the road. I've been having an online "discussion" with an American (who now lives here) who disagrees with all of our road rules and I just don't understand it. If you break the law, tough! Don't do it and you won't be fined. It's pretty simple really.

[@Goatcha_M]

I saw this one US couple living in France make a quote that I think sums up everything. In the USA you have Freedom TO. In any other democracy you have Freedom FROM.

[@annaduffield8964]

Very well put, I love it. If you focus on your right TO you become obsessed with oppressing others instead of enjoying your own freedom and living with joy and significantly less stress. Laugh at yourself and relax every once in a while, makes life so much better 😊

[@starquip]

I don't believe he has ever been to Australia

[@gregmayoaussie]

I dont believe he's left his parents' basement

[@macdac9861]

It’s AI

[@twoflyinghats]

@@macdac9861 Of course it isn't. It can't do a Pommy accent.

[@d.i.266]

@@twoflyinghats AI did the copy. Text to speech did the voice. Didn't you notice how crappy it's sentence structure sounded all the way through.

[@Blakestar27]

1:47 I think that’s the Gold Coast.

[@deranthzeloroth9691]

Yep it's Brisbane the port where shipping containers and cruise ships come in to

[@donnaspindler2441]

@@deranthzeloroth9691no, the clip at the start that he’s asking about is the Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise to be exact

[@brettjames5265]

And we treat our Wildlife with Respect.

[@lorrainenovelle-ph1ke]

Animals need protection, especially from prats.

[@AtticusSullivan-u3g]

My mum is always trying to do stuff to save the wildlife. But whenever there’s a huntsman spider in our house she sprays it 😂

[@lorrainenovelle-ph1ke]

@AtticusSullivan-u3g One night at 3:00 a.m., I was woken by a scratching sound on my ceiling. Turned on the light, there was a huge huntsman. I took a photo, turned off the light, and went back to sleep.

[@AtticusSullivan-u3g]

@@lorrainenovelle-ph1ke How wide in leg span

[@PamelaSueRodriguez]

We lost everything in a cyclone/flood last year. We're still in temporary accommodation. There was a crocodile in our garage when the water was over 3ft deep.

[@fabianstirling50]

This is rubbish. He is talking BS

[@Chantell-d2y]

Fr

[@jwnomad]

It's not a he, it's an AI

[@saladin6233]

Well, other than net speeds

[@drinkchips6989]

Bro Victoria has a housing crisis I want people to piss off

[@judilynch-n9q]

I’m in a rural town and my internet doesn’t drop out. I get good speeds and can access educational programs and websites. No probs with games. Things have improved in the last few years.

[@starquip]

As an Australian I think a lot of these facts seemed to be incorrect

[@davejackson5817]

What a croc. The photo was the Gold Coast. Royal Flying Doctor Service. We have satellite internet like Starlink in remote areas.

[@Raghnaid]

"Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are the same weather phenomenon. They're all horizontal, rotating, organised systems of clouds and thunderstorms that originate over tropical waters. But they're called something different depending on where the storm originates in the world."

[@Unsupervised2]

And they give them women's names..... bc they start a little wet and wild ..and end up taking the car, house .. boat..... kids

[@katrinahunter5423]

I’m an Australian and I thought it was a comedy. Completely over exaggerated, bordering on slander by an English person.

[@candycanessongs]

The first image is the Gold Coast, it has boat accesibile housing all over in the main section. They are worth Millions to buy.

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

nice Bull sharks in the canals as well, can catch a five footer off the warf

[@JimmyJupp]

Definitely not enough mental health services in Australia but wrong on stigma. Australians are now much more accepting and understanding of the struggles that come with mental health problems.

[@margaretwalker2510]

What a ridiculous program... honestly. None of these things are a reason to not come here. Anyone who travels has to adapt to differences

[@juleanekent917]

You can travel back and forth from Australia to New Zealand with no restrictions. Aussies don't need visas to travel to Great Britain. Australia has a visa waiver program with the USA. $20 AUD allows us to travel to the USA as often as we like in a 2 year period, but you can't stay longer than 90 days at a time. Mostly the smell for US Citizens to Australia.

[@Dornie51]

LOL don't believe that pommy narrator, he wouldn't have a clue 😁

[@xymonau2468]

It was an AI voice, not a narrator.

[@earlygrayce3200]

Don't tell the bloody Americans that.

[@shayneramsay1388]

1:37 Ryan is Queensland's Gold Coast with the towers being Main Beach and Surfers Paradise, Main Beach is one of the only areas in Australia that is like Manhattan in that we don't have a height limit for towers so its just going to get bigger and bigger.

[@laserspewpew_7175]

Most of this list is absolute bollocks

[@rhonda-qc6qy]

What Americans probably don't understand is that Australia has only has a population of about 25.7 million people spread across a country of 2.989 million square miles compared to the USA 335 million people over 3.797 million square miles. There are vast areas of nothing that can only get satellite internet coverage. But here the government has paid for the infrastructure and the Nation Broadband Network is government owned. In 2022, the government allocated AU$2.4 billion to rebuild the optic fibre network to extend it directly to another 1.5 million homes not just a local node. The fibre roll out is free and you only have to pay for the monthly connection of your choice to a service provider. In remote areas, the government is paying for the satellite connections for communities.

[@P.J.Stark.]

Your talking about the Royal flying doctor service.

[@gregoryparnell2775]

Yeah He actually said "Doctors that fly".

[@donnaspindler2441]

@@gregoryparnell2775right? 😂😂😂

[@bloodirose]

Shopping centres will open till 9pm on Thursday and Friday in my local area. They tend to stay open longer in the city.

[@anthonyj7989]

It is a real bugger when you live in Sydney and make an appointment in Perth for the following day and when you driver over there you find out you missed it because of the time differences. By the way, 85 degrees on Christmas day - try 105 degrees.

[@lynefrances726]

You need a passport to drive to Perth since Covid. They're our updated Tasmanians.

[@nolaj114]

Load of twaddle ​@@lynefrances726

[@lindsaysmith8119]

What sort of an idiot would drive from Sydney to Perth for an appointment the next day

[@jennyhenningham4100]

But it is only about 40 hours driving time. Best to allow four days with meals, overnight stops and toilet breaks.

[@mandynuske4065]

People need to get over the bloody time zones... ffs it's a big country

[@contonium365]

The saltwater crocs only live far north so you hardly need to watch out unless you go up there

[@patrickn1000]

Anyone in Australia can go to their local GP (Doctor)) and they can be given a referral to a mental health professional and the first 10 sessions are paid for by the government. If needed, the free sessions can continue to be paid for by the government if you cannot afford it.

[@michellewest3404]

Lol. You try living in the country. Not enough psychiatrists, psychologists and support services, all with long wait lists, and that is if they are even taking on new patients. And usually the first 10 visits are free, but after that you have to find someone who will bulk bill which again is pretty much impossible outside of a major city.

[@DanDownunda8888]

Not everyone can get the 10 free psych appointments. It's only if the psychologist bulk bills Medicare and very few, very few, of them do that. Most people have to pay at least $100 over what the Government gives back. If you can even find somewhere who'll accept you as a patient. Reply

[@patrickn1000]

@@michellewest3404 I grew up in the country so I understand those challenges.

[@patrickn1000]

@@DanDownunda8888 Speak with your GP. They are not supposed to add additional charges for first 10 sessions.`

[@DanDownunda8888]

@@patrickn1000 It's the Psychologist that adds extra onto the consult, not the GP. Item 80110 : Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient in consulting rooms by an eligible psychologist. Fee: $113.65 Benefit: 85% = $96.65 Item 80010 : Psychological therapy health service provided to a patient in consulting rooms by an eligible Clinical psychologist. Fee: $166.85 Benefit: 85% = $141.85

[@allanhindmarch7323]

In Perth, supermarkets close 7pm weekdays, but 9pm Thurs, and 5pm weekends, but do t open until 11am on Sundays.

[@bronwyn6415]

Same here in Adelaide.

[@donnaspindler2441]

😮

[@donnaspindler2441]

@@bronwyn6415😮

[@fionaellem4379]

This is rather (read mostly) exagerated, or just wrong. I live in rural Aust. We have ok internet, no problems with streaming. People tend to stick to the road rules, so not bad drivers. The social media ban is more about bullying and harassment among teens. I don’t think KZbin is included. It’s aimed at Instagram, TickTok and Facebook.

[@ghighiannemorrison4922]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 really!!! Fancy I have lived here for 70yrs and didn't know any of this. I have lived between the Snowy Mts and the Nth Rivers NSW, lived in Sydney and the ACT and am just learning this now.

[@17witchie]

A fiction novel we've never read that's for sure😂!

[@nswinoz3302]

Sorry but where did you dig up this guy? By the way KZbin is NOT going to be affected by the age ban, as it is more Educational that Social. NSW in Oz

[@lynefrances726]

Albos got the sads because he threatened Musk and every one laughed at him

[@Lovely-ju6rk]

Lmao Albo has included You Tube as well as Snapchat….. If it passes ,people who don’t have a license ,will have trouble with giving their ID too all platforms……

[@andyossie]

the ban isn't about saving the teens, it's about getting more of people's private info

[@Maxiakt]

​@@lynefrances726oh look a vodermort groupie,

[@tassiedevil3]

12:00 fun fact about the time zones, we have 4 normally (excluding the small island territories) AEST, ACST, ACWST, AWST, however during Daylight savings we have 6, AEST (QLD), AEDT (ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS), ACST (NT), ACDT (SA), ACWST (a few small towns between SA and WA) AWST (WA) and the best thing is during Daylight savings SA is further ahead in time than QLD by 30 min, despite being further West. Acronyms: NSW - New South Wales, QLD - Queensland, ACT - Australian Capital Territory, VIC - Victoria, TAS - Tasmania, SA South Australia, NT - Northern Territory WA - Western Australia

[@edhamacek2469]

Had a laugh when he said Uluru, Kakadu and Frazier Is were all on our doorstep. Ularu to Kakadu is about 1700km and Uluru to Frazier is 3500km. I have had OS visitors say they might do a drive to Uluru for the weekend. I have had to explain how far it really is. Another thought we could pick her up from Sydney airport when I live in Brisbane, about a 10-11 hour drive each way.

[@Joanne-t6j]

I came to Aus. around 1967, my family are Welsh. For holidays my dad would rent a car and we would go on day trips around UK. When we came to Aus., on seeing a picture of Uluru (then known as Ayres Rock), he promised me we would go on a day trip there. We never got there. We had no idea how big this country is. Well we knew in our heads, but it’s not until you start driving around that you REALLY know.

[@Dr_KAP]

Frazier?? Do you mean Fraser ? It’s actually now called K’Gari, but used to be Fraser Island

[@michellewest3404]

I remember being in Scotland and being asked if I could drop off a ring someone had left there. I lived in Perth, this other person lived in Adelaide lol.

[@Guvament_bs]

@@Dr_KAP think about it, a silent letter 'k' in a language that was never written. They are trying to take the proverbial.

[@sharontorrington4621]

@@michellewest3404 😆

[@peterclancy3653]

An American friend of my brother landed in Sydney and said to him that he would like to drive to Albany to visit the next day. Brother said ok just head west on the main highway and travel for about 4 days then turn left ( “t” junction at Norseman in WA” then about 9 hours)

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

I think KZbin is exempt from the social media ban and you get to keep your under 16 subs. Some of these supposed reasons range from ridiculously over-exaggerated to basically being not true.

[@lynefrances726]

It's not passed into law yet. Albos sulking because he failed again with his Disinformation bill.

[@mitzee8621]

Do we know if KZbin is actually going to be exempt? Because it seems to fit the definition they have of an age restricted social media platform. I know it allows the Minister to add additional conditions to narrow the scope or to specify an electronic service to be an age restricted social media platform. But I don't see anything giving them the power to specifically make something exempt that would otherwise satisfy the definition. I'm no lawyer so maybe there is actually a winning argument that KZbin doesn't make interaction a significant purpose of the platform. 16. Subsection 63C(1) provides than an electronic service is an age-restricted social media platform if it meets the following conditions: a. the sole purpose, or a significant purpose, of the service is to enable online social interaction between 2 or more end-users; b. the service allows end-users to link to, or interact with, some or all of the other end-users; and c. the service allows end-users to post material on the service. 19. Subsection 63C(1) adapts the definition of social media service at section 13 of the Online Safety Act, with a modification to the ‘sole or primary purpose of the service’ test. The effect is that the scope of ‘age-restricted social media platform’ is wider than ‘social media service’. This is made clear by the note under this provision which provides that an age-restricted social media platform may be, but is not necessarily, a social media service under section 13.

[@robync7358]

Kids are clever they will just open a new account with a legal birthdate to appear greater than 16. Teaching them to be critical viewers of social media would have been much better and more effective….but that would have meant the government would have had to commit money. So they pass a stupid law with the appearance of doing something.

[@mitzee8621]

@@robync7358 They can only open a new account if they use a VPN to have their account in a region outside of Australia. It's not quite as simple as just creating a new account with a different birthdate. When the bill takes effect in 2 years, creating an account from within Australia will require an age-restricted social media platform provider to implement "reasonable steps" to prevent under 16's from having an account. The bill says it's expected that reasonable steps means at a minimum implementing some form of age assurance. Likely providing some form of ID so the company can verify the users age. All Australian users will have to do this mind, it's just that if your ID says your under 16 the company has to prevent you from having an account or be fined a minimum of $9.9 million. I think it's stupid as well, as using a VPN is extremely simple this days and the government has just helped the VPN industry out by forcing the under 16 population of Australia to use a VPN in order to use social media. All that and it means all Australians will likely have to start providing their ID when registering for an online service that counts as an "age restricted social media platform". Also I'm not even sure how much it's about money, don't forgot the government agreed to give half a billion in funding to some other initiatives to convince greens senators (or was it coalition I can't remember) to vote for the bill. Surely that half a billion could have gone to a campaign for educating kids about the risks of social media instead.

[@donnaspindler2441]

@@mitzee8621it was reported that they determined that KZbin was an educational media and would be exempt from the ban when the legislation passed this week.

[@pegasuspestcontrol4895]

This Pom should look at the videos by That Johnson Life. They are poms who moved out from England a few years ago to the Sunshine Coast and can’t stop raving about it.

[@patrickn1000]

Australia and New Zealand have a reciprocal on almost everything. No visa required, the same health benefits are provided, even unemployment benefits are provided. The two counties essentially operate as almost the same countires.

[@michellewest3404]

Not entirely true any more (since about 2001). New Zealand citizens have always needed a visa to come to Australia (it's called a "Special Category Visa"), it's just that they don't need to make an application and it's automatically granted when you arrive unless there's a problem like you have a long criminal history. Most people don't even know they have it. They also don't get all the benefits of being a citizen (like they can only get JobSeeker through Centrelink for six months), which is why many New Zealanders go through all the hassel to get Australian citizenship.

[@TheRubeeRose]

FACTOID - about hurricanes, cyclones & typhoons: A hurricane is not the same as a cyclone, but they are both types of tropical cyclones: Hurricanes: Occur in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific. Cyclones: Occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. Typhoons: Occur in the north western Pacific Ocean.

[@sharontorrington4621]

What allot of crock. Don't take this seriously. I'm from Ipswich Queensland, and have seen many changes over the years. In the 70's shops were open to 5, weekdays and 12 on Saturdays; not open Sundays. Today most large supermarkets close at 9pm, weekdays and 6, Saturdays and Sundays. Some smaller grocery stores have free longer hours. We do have floods and heat waves. So much of this content, you are watching is not applicable. Dangerous animals are in specific places. I'm not sure that this person has no actual experience. It's like the gold rush days where people thought kangaroos jump down the main streets, in the cities, and that they will see a rock with gold in it, as they walk down the street; Chinese whispers, out of control.

[@donnaspindler2441]

It’s only Sunday that the supermarkets close at 6pm, other shops at 3pm. Saturdays are the same times as weekdays. I’m also in Ipswich.

[@TheAverageGuy12]

It's not like "Old Blighty" where the driving is easy and safe and fun, and there are no laws on drinking driving...

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Do other countries have helplines. beyond blue, and blue painted trees for awareness and R U OK Day?

[@karenlittle8041]

Blue painted trees aren't even well known in Australia.

[@cherylemaybury9967]

I’ve been living in very rural areas for many years and have never experienced poor internet connectivity issues. While living on a farm for many years we had to rely on working remotely since 2004 and shopping, paying bills, banking etc as well as streaming movies etc and we always had excellent internet services. Now we live in Hervey Bay QLD and only watch television shows and movies we stream through the internet and again have never experienced a problem. I don’t know why people are complaining about the internet because I think it’s excellent here.

[@paulabourke6666]

Weather patterns for weather systems; Hurricanes:north east Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Cyclones: South Pacific and Indian Ocean. Typhoon: west Pacific Ocean.

[@silentassailant3905]

Hurricanes vs Cyclones ..... they spins in opposite directions and are on opposite hemispheres

[@patrickn1000]

Actually, the shops can stay open as late as they like. There is no regulation stopping them. The real reason is that hourly penalty rates kick in so staff must be paid time and half up until 10pm and then double time after that. So wage cost is the main reason. If the store gets enough business that warrants staying open even with the higher costs, they will. I have seen a few of that guys videos and he gets quite a lot wrong.

[@Sooz007-l3b]

Probably in the US they get the same flat rate regardless of which shift they pull.

[@Mark.Brindle]

I live in a coastal suburb south of Sydney, cafes and shops open from 6am and close late, especially in summer. Some cafes open even earlier. For a suburb, it’s all I have wanted.

[@michellewest3404]

The most common reason is there is just not enough customers to make it profitable to stay open later. With a lower population density compared to most countries, and people not being use to places being open 24 hours, it just doesn't work. When I lived in Canberra my local shopping centre (a Westfield with the usual supermarkets, stores like Myer and K Mart, plus lots of speciality stores) tried opening all night, it didn't work. While it was convenient for shoppers they found the had the same number of customers spending the same amount of money just spread over a much longer time. Not financially viable.

[@veronikataf5206]

New Zealand is like our brothers and sisters. They come here to live or visit and we go there to live of visit. NZ has some amazing natural resourses so just to vist and see the scenery is the best.

[@AussieRose76]

And have great footy matches 😂😂

[@6226superhurricane]

australia is 14 on the freedom index, usa is 17.

[@wilsonperez2668]

We are 3 freedom eagles above them... 😂

[@GeelongFan24]

So called free country 😂😂

[@GeelongFan24]

Plus Melbourne being 3rd in the most liveable city’s last year

[@johnleggett.8129]

The doctor service you are thinking of is the RFDS, Royal Flying Doctor Service. Cheers!!!

[@firebrand2619]

Judging from the accent, I’m pretty sure I can safely say the narrator is English it makes me laugh about how Australia has too many strict laws. Whereas in the UK. They let paedophiles out of prison to make room to jail people for posting meme on social media who’s got the strict laws😅.

[@wilsonperez2668]

What's funny is that if you were to post this in the U.K., you would have the bobbies at your front door. 😂

[@firebrand2619]

@@wilsonperez2668😂

[@melissajadetarot5401]

I didnt think the social media ban included you tube? I thought it was just facebook, tick tok Instagram snapchat etc? I'm an aussie with kids i should probably know this already haha

[@melissaz6778]

You are correct, youtube is not included. I think they are only really focussing on the ones that have a chat/DM feature

[@sueloughnan]

There are zero reasons not to move to Australia. No country is perfect but ours is pretty good.

[@philcal2000]

Ryan you are being had

[@glee2460]

Australia can be a daunting or even aversive place for some, and not all travelers' reviews are wholly favourable. The British writer D.H.Lawrence, who lived here for a while in the 1920s, complained that the trees shed their bark, not their leaves, the birdlife doesn't sing, but shrieks, screeches and guffaws, and the intense southern hemisphere sunlight is a foretaste of the wrath of God for anyone emerging with a morning hangover (which he apparently did on most days during his residency). Half a century later the American futurologist Herman Kahn ("futurology" being the lucrative shtick of quite a number of B-list public intellectuals of that era) opined that it must be having to walk around upside-down all day that makes the human population of Australia all bone from the neck up. And more recently, none other than the great Salman Rushdie has characterised my home town of Adelaide, which presents on the surface as Australia's most prim, proper and Protestant city, as the bizarre sex-murder capital of the world. So visitors beware!

[@sharontorrington4621]

@@glee2460 so funny the things people say. One trip may not be good if not carefully prepared for. Once it was not so easy, only a few years ago, before the internet. But Australia is beautiful, and I have a good visit, for more than a week, would provide that evidence.

[@John-ri4uy]

You can bag Australia we are quite happy if you don't come.

[@infin8ee]

I'll stick with our "dangers" over anything America is offering any day. I like that we (generally) care as a society unlike the American way of living . They are all about the individual and "my right" to do this and that , often to the detriment of others. We however think about the "common good" in fact there's even something about it in our constitution.

[@isibealbidelia5457]

This is the biggest load of twaddle I’ve ever heard , I doubt he’s ever been to Australia

[@daviddunger]

Building is the Queen Victoria building on George St sydney. The nice high shot of the gold coast in qld, surfers paradise has the canal living.

[@rebeccasymons7438]

On the matter of speeding fines: in South Australia its AUD$212 and 2 demerit points (a full license has 12 points, if all points are lost your license is suspended for 3 months or more) for being less than 10km/h over the limit, AUD$455 and 3 points for 10-20km/h over, AUD$926 and 5 points for 20-30km/h over, AUD$1684 and 7 points for 30-44km/h over, and AUD$1895, 9 demerit points and loss of license for 6 months for over 45km/h over the limit. And there are cameras EVERYWHERE. :)

[@trevorkrause7220]

That bit about Australia having more extreme weather conditions is just ridiculous. For instance the yearly maximum temperature for New York can be up to 40 degC and the minimum can be as low as -40 degC. No city in Australia has such a wide yearly range between its maximum and minimum temperatures. Some of the Australian cities can experience max. Summer temperatures in the low 40s but very few ever experience snowfalls, even Melbourne rarely experiences snow falling in a couple of its outer suburbs up in the hills and that snow rarely lasts a full day. As far as overseas travel goes Australia is closer to the South Pacific Islands than most of America, it is also closer to SE Asia, India and even Japan. Also the time zones of Japan and most Asian countries are not too different to Australian time zones so there would be little disruption to the body clock when travelling to and from these destinations. Australia is probably in the Goldilocks zone as far as isolation and international travel is concerned. Being surrounded by large bodies of water, oceans and seas, Australia has only a minor illegal immigration problem and a rather simple to implement customs and border control regime, but general international travel and import or export shipping is not a major problem for most people, maybe just a bit more expensive and more time consuming than for people in most other nations. Australian territories extend out quite far out into the Pacific Ocean, and into about the middle of the Indian Ocean so its range of time zones covered could well be greater than that of America even with Hawaii and it's Pacific territories included.

[@mattranzetta]

You’ll fit right it here… dropping one of our favourite words at 12:38 😂

[@doceskoe]

This video you're watching is both dumb and hilarious, but I support it entirely! Everyone please believe everything he says, and stay where you are! ✌🏼

[@coraliemoller3896]

I think the building is the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) in the heart of Sydney. It is across the street from Sydney Town Hall. Many of Sydney’s landmark buildings are built from sandstone, which is a very prevalent material along the NSW coast.

[@daviddunger]

Driving to other countries has its own difficulties in Australia.

[@Sooz007-l3b]

😂😂😂

[@eclecticapoetica]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@silentassailant3905]

the video you watched is cactus..... and sounds like they asked chat gpt to write the script

[@garryellis3085]

I love our isolation and remoteness from the madding crowd. Whenever I travel OS I alwayd start to get pissed off that theirs too many people bloody everywhere. I prefer the Aussie experience where outside the cities you can find untouched and pristine wilderness or travel to a secluded beach and have it all to yourself.

[@20flstfi01]

Just another WINGING POM !

[@soka1268]

This video is REALLY REALY error filled. speeding is rare ( the fines bankrupting) seat belt wearing rates are some of the highest. Now a days most businesses will set hours appropriate for demand.

[@SorayaPascoe]

Laws around trading hours? Never heard that before... with alcohol yes, but other than that I think he's talking crap 💩

[@mattdavison6260]

I don't know who came up with these ten reasons but they're dumb. As an Aussie here are the real top ten reasons not to move here 10. Its hot............really hot. 9. Flies 8. Rising crime rates 7. Its still hot.....really really hot 6. Theres flies even when its not really hot 5. Theres no where to live, all the houses are gone 4. Alcohol is really expensive 3. Yep you guessed it, it's really really really hot 2. See point 3 1. Magpies

[@PJRayment]

"4. Alcohol is really expensive" So? Just don't drink the poison. I never have.

[@carolynbrookes5246]

Crime rates are not rising...

[@francinelynn334]

Who wrote this rubbish? True Australia is not utopia but compared to the majority of the rest of the world it’s pretty damn good. Ryan, I think you could be more particular about what you show. If it’s questionable don’t show it. Try getting info videos about Australia by people who have actually been here not thinking they know all about somewhere from random reading.

[@GeelongFan24]

Nah you need to avoid the no teeth magpie fans

[@aussieragdoll4840]

80F at Christmas??? That would be a COLD Christmas!

[@MrLocomitive]

Early closing he mentioned is nonsense.

[@bronwyn6415]

Yes, what a load of rubbish, where did he get that info from.

[@shadowhuntagaming]

At 1:41 that's Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, absolutely iconic!!

[@danaus4411]

Oh shit mate! What do I do if I already live here! Help

[@TheAverageGuy12]

Time to move back to Blighty

[@Fatomoji]

As an australian, i can confirm that the video you were reacting to is full of lies

[@KT-ki2nv]

Here are some facts. Aussie animals that killed over the last 20 years: 1. Horses 222 2. Cows 92 3. Dogs. 82 4. Roos. 53 5. Snakes. 50 6. Bees. 45 7. Sharks. 39 8. Crocs. 25 9. Wombats and other marsupials 13 10. Cats. 12 11. Sheep &Goats 11 Yep, stay away from cute marsupials 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@garywatson5617]

We don't have bears or mountain lions. USA has alligators, snakes, spiders. USA has tornadoes. Northern Australia we have cyclones (hurricane, typhoon). Same distance across mainland USA as across Australia. Furtherest distance in Britain I understand is approximately 50 miles.

[@daveg2104]

Hurricane, typhoon and cyclone are different names for the same type of weather system. The name used depends on the region of the world it occurs in. The only difference is that the rotation is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Because of this difference in rotation, they cannot cross the Equator.

[@coraliemoller3896]

The early settlers built towns on fertile soil beside rivers, unwittingly on the floodplains. Naturally, once rivers fill with monsoon rains and runoff upstream, the narrow rivers break their banks and flow onto the floodplains. All the paved roadways and built up areas prevent floodwaters from sinking into the ground so they flow along streets and into buildings. This is part of the heritage from Britain, which has different land and waterway issues. It doesn’t work here in Oz.