American Reacts | Top 8 Culture Shocks When Moving To Australia

[@miztropraineraine9923]

Hi, I’m also from Africa (Mauritius to be exact), and I live in Australia. There’s over 300 different nationalities living in Aus, and most have their own little communities where they can celebrate their culture, music, food etc which adds the Australia’s diversity. You have the best of both worlds when you’re originally from another country, to me that is one of the best things about Australia.

[@norm70]

The greatest food ALWAYS comes from the mum and dad owned business. They care about making you happy and food chains only care about making a dollar. Great review bro

[@CVTECK1]

You are right the food is made with love!!!

[@AndrewFishman]

The greatest food ever is the locally owed Aussie Takeaway with burgers and Chiko rolls, scallops and steak sangas.I will NEVER understand why a 5 minute wait for that goodness is harder than buying and eating the rubbish you get served at Maccas.

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

Wait till you get here and you're invited to a proper BBQ.. Then u see our inner working lol ​@@CVTECK1

[@roslynjonsson2383]

CV our minimum wage is $23.23 per hour, no matter what the job is. You keep on walking bare foot mate, it's good for your body and soul. Western Australia here

[@CVTECK1]

In my state minimum wage finally went to $15 and before that it was around $11

[@malcolmbindon5911]

@@CVTECK1Employers also have to 11% superannuation on top of your salary,which goes into a retirement fund. Cheers

[@lynjenkins6473]

Don't forget 4 weeks holiday and long service if you work for a company long enough, plus paid sick leave. @@malcolmbindon5911

[@justlinsu]

@@CVTECK1 Wow that's terrible...hard to make ends meet with that

[@CVTECK1]

@@justlinsu if your a single parent it's very hard

[@leecox7814]

Until you have walked down the frozen food aisle at the supermarket on a 110 degree day barefoot, you don't know the meaning of relief.

[@CVTECK1]

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@paulgdunsford7469]

Did it yesterday was 42c outside

[@iggyblitz8739]

Nah, walking around barefoot in public is bogan.

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

Not when its 46 degrees its no​@iggyblitz8739

[@guccigasbag2780]

I never walk around barefoot and I’m Aussie. Thongs 🩴 on the beach only time I’m barefoot walking on sand at beach. Never in a shop or in public. It’s seems wrong to me.

[@shmick6079]

Mate, you watch an AFL game every week in the middle of the night? That’s awesome.

[@AndrewFishman]

Kudos, right?

[@shmick6079]

@@AndrewFishman super commitment.

[@TheMissiIe]

​@@shmick6079gotta prioritise the fun teams then. Imagine you get up at 3am and the only game is GC vs Saints

[@mountkarate-nunchucka]

Yeah hes bonkers. Should be watching parra on the nrl

[@shmick6079]

@@TheMissiIe mate you’d be shattered

[@gezzac100]

There is more to Australia than just the east coast big cities: Tasmania, South Australia and Northern Territory have a lot to see. I'm from Perth on the west coast, weather is good, very laid back and a lot to see and do.

[@mongrelthesnowchimp7676]

Most of us Tasmanians prefer to not be bothered by mainlanders and other foreign tourists.

[@AndrewFishman]

That is just fine. You and your other head can keep each other company. Say hi to your mother/sister/aunt for me @@mongrelthesnowchimp7676

[@margaretsullivan2206]

Nah, Aussies are friendly. Those of us in Tassie just get grumpy when mainlanders forget we are part of Australia and leave us off maps

[@adamlear121]

The way he talked about his home, when he was young and the neighbours kept an eye on him and the other kids. That's old Australia, what he speaks of only happens in small towns. Everyone looks out for everyone. And yes all the whole coast of Australia is beautiful.

[@elenawilliams32]

My daughter works part time in hospitality whilst studying. She gets between $28au per hour up to $62au after midnight and on public holidays. The only people who tip her are tourists... Even when she explains that it's not the custom here in Australia.🇦🇺

[@jessam4875]

14:05 yes! Studies have shown that bare feet on earth (aka ‘grounding’ or ‘earthing’) lowers cortisol, reduces inflammation, reduces blood viscosity and assists wound healing

[@miniveedub]

I love gong barefoot. I’m a 73 year old grandmother and I don’t wear shoes at home whether I am inside or outside. I usually wear shoes when I go out anywhere…usually, not always. 🦶🏻 Snow. I’ve seen it on the ground twice on day trips to the mountains but I’ve never seen it falling.

[@c8Lorraine1]

70 here and I don’t wear shoes

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

There’s less barefooting away from the beach in Melbourne and Tasmania because the weather is more often wet or cold.

[@AndrewFishman]

You know Summer has reached Canberra when the thongs and barefeet come out or a month

[@davidnetherway4734]

gday mate i think you hit the nail on the head when you said give me a small town cold beverage and good fishing. you just described the average australian household we are a simple people "mostly the city's get real intense " that like to share with our community much like you described where your from. neighbours watching each others kids but that even happens in the city suburbs here. i'm from sunny beautiful Queensland so we have the added bonus of the supreme fishing destination the great barrier reef. "you should look up fishing the great barrier reef you will be impressed if you haven't seen it yet " so a average saturday here consists of some fishing and consumption of ice cold rum and a bbq and if its the right time of year some footy "rugby". thanks for doing a culture difference vid quite informative and i can confirm 100% correct

[@clairehall2720]

Total respect my brother. Following AFL. I think it’s the greatest sport on the planet. I love so many sports, but afl is amazing

[@CVTECK1]

I love sports and AFL is fun

[@unsub0007]

If you love fishing you would love Australia. There are so many fresh and salt water options you could travel for years and not fish in the same spot twice.

[@CVTECK1]

I just need fishing rod and my moonshine i'm a simple man

[@unsub0007]

@@CVTECK1 I'm the same, I make a pretty mean dark rum shine that warms you on those long cold nights fishing on the beach or anywhere else for that matter!

[@CVTECK1]

@@unsub0007 perfect brother. simple life with love and respect and be thankful every morbing we get a chance to wake up

[@AndrewFishman]

Mate, I love you philosophy. I am a simple man of simple fishing methods. I live in Canberra, the National Capital, and I fish most days for big carp, redfin perch, yellowbelly and cod. @@CVTECK1 The last 2 are natives. the cod can get to about 6 feet, but a 3.3 footer is a trophy fish/a Metery. [based on a metre length]. The biggest I have heard of lately out of local lakes was about 5 foot and 150 lbs. Right in the middle of the city. Lake Burley Griffin. Night fishing, no problems. No one hassles you. In fact, you might see another person... maybe. I had another YTuber come to fish with me last week from Sydney, he was shocked at how much variety and how many options we have. I showed him a half dozen lakes and as many river options in a day. All hold big fish and many. Within an hour and a half drive I can go to target saltwater fish at the coast and in the estuaries, some of the best fishing in the country on the South Coast, with Australian Bass (which are not a bass) in the upper reaches of the coastal rivers. I can go an hour south and be into trout in the Snowy Mountains for trophy Rainbow and Browns, with bonus cuthroats and brookies in a couple of areas. Local creeks also hold some big bows and browns. Australian natives of about 5 or 6 species in the local waterways (Murray Cod, Trout Cod, Macquarie Perch (not a perch, related to the Aus bass, which is not a bass), Yellowbelly, 2 Spine Blackfish and maybe Silver Perch (no relation to Mac Perch or actual perch)) Then we have the ever present carp (my favourite specie of freshwater fish for targetting, they fight harder than anything else) and Redfin or English Perch, like your Yellow Perch, but bigger (Perca fluviatalis, the true perch, not like our not-perch perch here. But the naming is another story... Cod ain't cod, perch ain't perch and bass sure as hell ain't bass here in Aus. And our swans are black...) In short, I can never run out of fishing options within about 2 hours of my front door. And that is WITHOUT the Barra, jacks and stuff up North. They get fun, but watch for crocs :D You can keep the moonshine though. Takes me a week to get over a night on the booze.

[@AndrewFishman]

G'day from Canberra mate. @@unsub0007

[@Joanne-t6j]

Came to Australia when I was 10. One of the last things I did before leaving Wales was to help dig my nan out of her house when she got snowed in. Arrived here in Western Australia wearing a three-piece knitted suit with thermal underwear, it was 105 degrees Fahrenheit, I nearly died 😂 At school all the kids went barefoot (these days they wear shoes to school) I wanted to be like them so on my way home I took my shoes off and promptly stood on a bee. It took a while to get my feet accustomed to no shoes but except for work and special occasions it’s barefoot all the way.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Potato bake is yummy. 😜 Australia has snow in winter time. We get more snow than the Swiss Alps. We also have the oldest snow ski club in the world. 😎 You should look this up. 👍

[@cyriloliver6747]

Mate, you deserved a subscribe for your Aussie Rules commitment. Onya oi oi oi 🇦🇺

[@CVTECK1]

oi oi oi

[@andrewquinn6594]

Hey mate, your welcome to come and visit. Happy to host you and your family. 1 hour south of Sydney.

[@CVTECK1]

I appreciate that Brother

[@jimmyTimtam]

Being barefoot in public has always been a statement of freedom in Australia.

[@AndrewFishman]

And sweaty dad socks are always to be avoided...

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

And in New Zealand. Having to put on shoes happens when school starts. The moment it's over off come the shoes. I think it helps that we don't wear shoes inside in NZ either, it's a dirty habit and most Kiwis don't allow it.

[@margaretsullivan2206]

What are these shoes you speak of??

[@schmuelking1535]

you barely see barefoot people in public in Victoria and Tasmania. It seems to be a thing more for the warmer climes..... except maybe St Kilda where it is all english bogans barefoot.

[@iggyblitz8739]

​@@schmuelking1535Yep, in South Australia if you have no shoes people think you need money for bus fare and can't afford shoes.

[@sharronbrennon899]

It does actually snow in Australia. Up in the snowy mountains

[@AndrewFishman]

And across the Monaro Plains, The Brindabella Range, Southern Tablelands into the Centra Tablelands and up into the Gorges country around Armidale. AND in Tassie of course. It is not restricted to the Snowies.

[@sharronbrennon899]

@@AndrewFishman and on occasion Canberra in the winter

[@AndrewFishman]

I kinda counted that in the Brindies. G'day from Manuka. @@sharronbrennon899

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

I remember way back in the early 1970s seeing a small dusting of snow in Melbourne. But that's really unusual. It's more common to get fog and frost.

[@felicitydeikos5250]

Only in the mountains

[@kerrydoutch5104]

Aussie here. Barefoots the best. I dont live at the beach or on the coast. Im inland where its cooler but I dont wear shoes in or out of the house unless Im leaving the house. Even then its only thongs unless where Im going requires more. Or its just that bit too cold or wet. Like you said your feet toughen up and the grass or sand between your toes just feels good. And its just good for your musculature and balance cos youre using your feet properly

[@shenoashbay1361]

Come to Australia you will have a ball Taylor Swift just had her biggest concert here last night with 96 thousand Aussie people turned up to listen the biggest amount of people she's ever performed in front of , she was over whelmed and thankful to us Aussies. February concerts she had in Melbourne that more people turning out to her concerts than her own country men. Australians love life , love music ,love sport and are very chilled people . It's a long trip here but you will love it .

[@nightrider322]

Who gives a shit about Taylor Swift singing about her poor choice in men

[@RemyBonnici]

Dude .. I just wanna say I've seen so many of your vids and you've become one of my fav reactors. Just a quality human being that I can rock with. Subscribed!

[@michaelmayo9048]

You can go to the pub with no shoes in Australia and all shops where ever you want unless the place has a dress code like casinos ,night clubs and restaurants...

[@nightrider322]

No pub I know of allows thongs or barefoot

[@Eilen62]

Which pub? They changed it years ago. You just had to get creative. My toe was always, but ALWAYS, broken 😂😂😂😂

[@judileeming1589]

In Australia we have over 200 ethnicities and if someone has an accent we just assume they are tourists or newbies and just want to help them find their feet. The same thing happens when we are abroad, we are the people with the accent and that is probably why so many people help us out with advice etc. Maybe being from “out of country” makes a different and brings out the kindness in people but that doesn’t mean there are not unfriendly people in every country though. The saying is that “it takes a village to raise a child”. I do a potato bake every Xmas. I used to host Xmas lunch for our family, even our daughter and son in-law’s family because we had the space and a pool. The beauty of a family Xmas day lunch was that everybody bought something to add to the table and all relaxed and socialised over 5-6 hours and by the time the last person went home the house was back to normal. Swearing … I was brought up hearing “swearing is the last resort of someone with a limited vocabulary “. I never heard my father swear but my mother used ”bathplug” whenever she was out of sorts and with four of her five children, being male hellions, my father never said a word but always took over the discipline when the boys turned 13. Restaurants are epic in Melbourne, just pick a country and you will find a restaurant with that cuisine, even African, Nepalese, Mexican, American BBQ, Asian, Indian, Sri Lankan, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Persian, Lebanese …

[@AndrewFishman]

Mate, I was born and bred here. true blue back to settlement. It has nothing to do with accent, I am as Aussie as it gets, many of the friendly people I meet fishing Lake Burley Griffin are as Aussie as me.. People are just friendly, even in Canberra, which has a reputation for snobbish unfriendliness. Aveagoodweekend was not just an Aeroguard advertising slogan. It came from good wishes and friendliness. People here say hello and goodbye to the busdrivers, they ask the servers at shops or restaurants how their day is going and wish them well for the rest of the day when leaving. People in the street nod and smile, in the country as you pass another driver, you will get a wave. These things are the TRUE BLUE Australian mateship where it mattered not that you had not met the bloke, it only matter that you got along.

[@judileeming1589]

@@AndrewFishman agree 100% with you because I have been that person out back of beyond with a car breakdown and a flat tyre on a road a hundred kms from the nearest town and had a local cockies driving down the road stop to give a hand or a local farmer give us a cup of tea and lunch while we sorted out a tow. We don’t look for or expect an ulterior motive. My nickname is “Avachat” because I have never met a stranger, just a new friend.

[@AndrewFishman]

😆Avachat! LOVE IT! Aveagoodun mate. Pleased ta meetcha. @@judileeming1589 I love our country, I only hope we can preserve these good things into the future!

[@fireidar]

Not all places charge for sauce, I've been to plenty of stores and gotten complementary sauce, even in those squeeze containers. In fact I think the only places to charge me were big companies, like McDonalds and bigger restaurants.

[@loufrost824]

We still tip in the sense if your delivery is $28 and you only have $30 in notes, its a bit low to stand there waiting for $2. We usually say "keep the change". Obviously high end restaurants it's not uncommon to tip a bit for good service/food but you don't have to feel bad if you'd rather just pay the exact amount. My brother is a waiter (high end) and a decent part of his income is from tips. P.S Russel Crowe tips but doesn't treat people the best😂😅😂

[@AndrewFishman]

Russel Crowe tips so he does not have to treat people well, I suppose. It is to insurance against his food being spat in by the waiters.

[@bigoz1977]

We get snow here in Australia but it’s easy to avoid 😂. We actually have some amazing ski resorts but unless you live in those areas you won’t have to deal with a lot of snow. Maybe a light dusting for an hour or 2 . But any of the big cities you will have to seek it out if you want it. And personally for me after living in Scotland for 25 years… I won’t be seeking it out 😂

[@MR-be4io]

if you do travel to Australia don't forget the interior there is so much to explore most people just do the coast we have some of the most beautiful beaches in the world an amazing food culture ancient rain forests scorching deserts and snow capped mountains i wouldn't live anywhere else -Coober Pedy, South Australia

[@AndrewFishman]

Geez. It is 40 years since me and Pop went to CP. My Grandparents would get out that way a bit. They were miners and fossickers in the Ridge. Spent a couple of weeks on a school break in CP for a change of pace. Hot as hell and just as dirty and dusty as the Ridge, breathing is only optional if you can, but with much lighter coloured stones, is my memories of CP. Can't wait to one day get back out there! I loved getting around with Pop in the old Landcruiser panning for sapphires and stuff or down the opal mines. Good times.

[@chich61]

You're up the road from where I live in Port Augusta 😅🇦🇺

[@MR-be4io]

@@AndrewFishman still dry hot and dusty out here mare this summer has been fairly mild only hit 48 this year great place to live

[@MR-be4io]

@@chich61 we were in crystal brook but i couldn't pass up a 3 bed house for 45 k totally worth it

[@chich61]

@MR-be4io definitely worth it 👌

[@nikhilramphul2766]

Same here when I move from mauritius to australia i didn't see anyone play street football aka soccer beacuse in mauritius we play football on the street after school i come home and straight go outside to play with my friends

[@karenstrong8887]

I was born in Sydney Australia and my first 13 years were spent there. Everyone’s parents were the boss of all of us and we respected that. I was born with a sleep disorder and I went out windows and doors in the middle of the night. I would wake up between a strange couple or in bed with one of their kids. People for blocks around us left their doors open for me. Then I got breakfast in the morning before I was returned. I never remembered what I dreamed unless someone woke me dreaming it and my Mother never worried because she knew I was safe. Then my first baby had the same thing. It freaked me out and we nailed all of our windows closed until he was 5. I have never used the C word and I don’t know anyone who does. I wear shoes shopping and always did but I never wore them at home or out playing. I love my Country and he is very lucky to live here. He only got in because we needed more school teachers. I have seen some of his whiney video’s so I stopped watching him. What we have is very quickly being given away quietly by both sides of our Government. Australia needs to educate themselves fast before they are paying rent to live on their own land.

[@AndrewFishman]

Aus has changed somewhat in the last decade or 2. I am so sad to see it. I grew up outside Canberra, about 30 miles from town.The community was amazing. Us kids just roamed the countryside, hunting, fishing and camping all over. About 20 of us would bang along the road on our trailies, fishing rods and rifles in hand to go after foxes, rabbits or trout. Cops would occasionally be out for one reason or another, they would give our mob a wave and a toot and not look twice. The Bicentenary celebrations were so full of Joy and Hope for the Future... Now, we are looking at ways to ban Australia day. 😥😠

[@AndrewFishman]

As far as the C word goes, that is one of those things. Many don't use it, many of us do so. I love the word. It is so multifaceted. You can use it in so many ways, we have reworked an unacceptable word into an adjective, verb, noun, pronoun or whatever the hell you want to use it as, that means a number of things, half of them contradictory. It is not the word itself that I appreciate, it is the MANNER in which Australians use it. Same as bugger, bloody and the big F. To be honest, I find it totally immature to say the "F word" "the C Word" when everyone knows what you really mean 😆 The question is, do you get offended when the C*** at the bar talls the bartender to get the C*** at the end of the bar a drink? Or do you only get offended when someone tells you that you pulled a C*** act? However, I am somewhat circumspect in my own use of swearing as I was bought up in an age where you did not curse in front of women or girls. Now, seems the girls are swearing more than the boys...

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

There was a kid with a sleep disorder at my primary school in NZ. His neighbours did the same thing with him. If they found him in their homes they'd throw a blanket over him and leave him be. No harm ever came to him and he grew out of it.

[@unoriginalsyn]

You absolutely DO know people who use that word, they just understand you don't like it so they refrain from using it around you though it is most likely used to describe you 😂

[@christyzeeaquarianated2600]

​@@unoriginalsynher name *is* Karen....definitely used to describe her lol

[@katewebber1131]

I'm an Aussie and proud. 😊😊😊. Hardly ever wear shoes and I'm 74 only wear them when I have to.

[@ErikaFarkash]

Hello from Australia! I saw your review for Stan Walker I am. THANKYOU SO MUCH for playing it & your review. Coming from a PROUD MOARI I so appreciate you. As you said you felt, that you don’t have to understand what is being sung you feel it. As a People, Culture & tribes, WE ARE PROUD. I LOVED that you felt it.💝🎶. To be honest it really doesn’t take much. Again, THANKYOU. I hope you can share this with EVERYONE. AROHA - means Love. From Erika that lives in AUSTRALIA BORN AOTEAROA- New Zealand, LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD.

[@AndrewFishman]

If NZ is where the heart is, you should return. Never let Australia stand in the way. Welcome to our great nation, but please, appreciate what we have here, or go back to our orphaned red haired child.

[@ellefitzpatrick6339]

Not ALL Aussies say the C word. In fact I can go absolute months without hearing it at all - and I live in a major city.

[@CVTECK1]

🤷‍♀️

[@bluedog1052]

Had to have a giggle when you said 'Arsenal', Ross (That Johnston Life) is an Arsenal fan too. Nic Natanui was a great player, he retired at the end of last season.

[@CVTECK1]

is he a fan of 4th place Arsenal like haaaaaaaaaa

[@bluedog1052]

@@CVTECK1 hahaha probably not, Ross lives just up the road from where I live in Brisbane

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Bloody Gooners! lol

[@CVTECK1]

@@geofftottenperthcoys9944 Geo I'll fight you and my brothers Nick name is Geo I'll fight both of you #Arsenal for life 😁

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Hi, we do get snow here. It's just in the south half though. We added surfing to the beach, watch out for rips, mals, short boards or body boards, if you are not behind the great barrier reef in Queensland. I never got school shoes, until grade 8. Only wore shoes for going out at night until then. They were usually hand-me-downs from my big sisters, family of 8. We can grow food for ourselves. In tropical zones, back-yard fruit trees are a thing. We can bush walk in the rainforest. Ride camels on the beach. There are so many, some get shipped to arabia. Grass ski or snow ski outside, roller skate or ice skate in climate controlled buildings. Heaps of beaches, a thousand or so Islands. Look up the whitsundays. Most of us live near the coast, the outback can get extreme, so we take precautions and supplies. The milky way is overhead, with no ambient light out there at night. Feral horses are brumbies. No huge bears, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, no gun culture, different threats, but not so nasty for the most part. We do have to cover huge distances if we travel, though. All the best.

[@davidburnett93]

Come on down brother. I'd love to see a video of you and your family enjoying our beautiful country

[@CVTECK1]

Very soon!

[@AussieDebb]

Youll be right at home here CV. 😂🎉

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Holy shit dude, I'm 41, living in Australia almost my whole life (family came here when I was 2 years old), and I've never seen snow! I even went to scandinavia for a whole winter, and still didn't see snow. I know it gets old for people in cold places, but 57489754398573489 degrees celcius gets old!

[@taniaPBear]

Hey CV, your homeland sounds and looks amazing (been checking it out), I think you'd love it here in Aus, and we could defo set you up with beaches, we have about 12,000 of them. Come over sometime, you'll always be welcome, and maybe you won't want to leave. Oh, and always go barefoot when possible. ❤

[@anon17472]

Can confirm we play American football in Australia. I played for 16 years

[@spndrtwentythree5239]

Same as my country in Ethiopia the neighbourhood look after each other kids. Every child is discipline by ither larent, it was safe kids were left to explore and grown independently. I love living in Australia

[@brendongray5929]

You wake up at 5am and watch our national sport. Respect from Australia

[@alyciasmith1964]

Hey CV, I don't know if you've checked out "we are Australian" by the seekers, but it does explain a bit about our history and culture (along with "I still call Australia home" ). I hope you're enjoying our NRL and AFL mate.

[@felicitydeikos5250]

Friday and Saturdays, the shops do shut abit later. Supermarkets are open to 10 or 11 pm.

[@kristyhawes]

Your so kind and humble down to earth thank u

[@unoriginalsyn]

I've seen this guy do a few videos on moving to Australia and as an Aussie I would just like to make it clear, this guy has a very limited experience of this country, it's culture and it's people, he thinks the little area around him is what the whole country is like and that's not true, he's correct on some things but completely clueless or misunderstanding other things, thank you for listening to my TED talk 🙏

[@CVTECK1]

Ted talk that was funny. I understand what your saying but I look at it in a way he's new out there so as a rookie like my who never been there it's cool to see what he's gathered so far. If he loves Australia and he's got a lot more to go like you said I think that's a positive thing. I hope you listened to my Ted talk 🤷‍♂️

[@unoriginalsyn]

@@CVTECK1 I did listen to your TED talk 🤣 and I mostly agree with what your saying and to be fair I was probably thinking of a couple of other similar videos he's done where he made some very sweeping generalisations that slightly offended my delicate sensibilities 😄😄😄 it's like saying all of the US is just like New York or the Congo is a fair representation of the entire continent of Africa, just a little broad for a huge and diverse place, that all 😊 plus Brisbane or Brisvegas as we call it (has 2 casinos which is rare here) is a pretty weird place even for Australia 🤣🤣🤣

[@elli4210]

Hi CV! I'm born & bred in Sydney and I think you'd fit in very well. We have restaurants from almost everywhere in the world, so you'd probably find West African food quite easily. Friendliness is just being a decent person. If you see someone looking at a map and looking around, you say, "You look lost, can I help?" One time I knew the bus routes and a young woman could speak their language, so between us we got these tourists home.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Oh just remembered. You asked if we play baseball here in Aus. It’s not big but my friends son coaches a local baseball team here. He and his brother played baseball from an early age. My nephews played Lacrosse from kids to adults, not big here either.

[@Eilen62]

Kids play T-ball from 2 or 3 until they are around 10 or 12 and move onto the big guys leagues ❤❤

[@bernadettelanders7306]

@@Eilen62 Tball, I’ve hear of it ages ago, forgot all about it. My grandchildren play soccer.

[@shekinah1876]

I've just come across your channel and I think you're awesome. I just wanted to let you know that I love hearing about your country of birth it sounds so beautiful and very like smaller towns here in Australia. I wish you and your loved ones a beautiful life wherever you choose to lay your heads. 💙🇦🇺💙

[@flo7124]

This is the first video of yours I've found and it's amazing! Keep up the good work sir! Also you sound like an Ozzie already 😊

[@CVTECK1]

Wow, thanks mate

[@legoqueen2445]

Cape Verde? I discovered one of your beautiful singers last year, Ceasera Evora! Beautiful music from an amazing part of the world!

[@danbadd]

Australian minum wage is equivalent to $15.15 USD per hour so there's no pressure or expectation to tip. You only do it if you want to reward exceptional service. And you dont need to find work with health policy cover. Everyone has basic public health cover. I've had two knee reconstructions with the combined out-of-pocket cost to me being $650 USD. In America that would have cost around $30,000 USD. It actually would have been free if i'd gone through public system and waited longer. We are very lucky.. But i do have to stay up late or wake up early to watch my beloved Man Utd lose again 😭😅 Such is life..

[@vaughankingvaughanking]

Mate you are a Legend getting up at 5 am for AFL nic Nat is playing for Eagles ,or was might have retired from injuries.loved your take on the NASCAR driver getting a ride around Bathurst .cracked me up.

[@deedee2172]

We do have ketchup sauce in Australia 🙄

[@tbone7463]

G'day mate, I love ya attitude and you sound like a mate of mine from the Cook islands. I like your video because most of these are done by Americans, but I like to hear about your home in West Africa. I'll sub now. Get down here for a trip over summer one day, you'll love it here.

[@CVTECK1]

I will be going there soon to watch some AFL game live and fish. Your country calls on me

[@peterg219]

In the Southern Highlands, Australia gets more snow than Switzerland. Speedos and UG Boots originated in Australia. Surfboards or skis, your choice.

[@WayneFitzgerald-v2y]

here in sydney Australia we celebrate christmas in July if you want the hot full on roast dinners with all the trimmings. big tourist and sydney people to go to christmas in july at the blue mountains (that are not that high but can snow 1 or 2 time a year but melts by midday HaHa) got for the tourists. any other time of the year it is a amazing for bush walking, forests and paths to trek from 5 kilometers to 100 KM ( kilometers ) so beautiful .

[@melissafraser5960]

My 19year old son works bloody hard especially now that he's young he wants to do alot through his life. He works 6 days/ nights a week managing a restaurant, they are open later on weekends. People still tip in Australia, he gets a lot of tips.

[@CVTECK1]

I respect his hard work Melissa

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

I will never tip.

[@TRAVISGOLDIE]

Tipping here isn’t customary or expected. Its given as a thank you

[@itt2055]

Australia has such a small population in such a large country that you have to be friendly to everyone or you will have no friends. The USA has cities with more people than Australia. As an Australian, it still boggles my mind just how populated some places actually are. I live in Adelaide, South Australia and my entire state only has 2.5 million people and over 2 million of them live in Adelaide itself. Personally, I can remember when Adelaide had less than a million people, so for me, it is getting a little crowded.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

AFL, if you have the ball - hit someone If you want the ball - hit someone Nothing wrong with being a weirdo. Normal is just a setting on a washing machine. 😂😅 Universal health care👍

[@CVTECK1]

Jono too funny haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@jono.pom-downunder]

@@CVTECK1 why thank you sir🍻

[@CVTECK1]

@@jono.pom-downunder yes sir

[@darkydoom]

My uncle lived out in the bush and I went to visit once as a child. He was walking barefoot on big fat gravel that hurt me so badly, but his feet had so much callus he felt nothing. If I'm home, I'm barefoot, shoes for protection or fashion, otherwise OFF!

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

I grew up in the outback & there is nothing like running & jumping in a big patch of bulldust barefoot! 😊 Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

[@jacquimott386]

In our small cafe in a country town, our workers get the equivalent of USD $18.50 - $20. For our backpackers we include free accommodation. I think most Australians think it is unforgivable to not pay people enough to live decently for a 40 hour week.

[@urizen7613]

It would be worthwhile checking out similar pieces focusing on New Zealand. Lots of similarity to Australia but more mountains and different weird wildlife. And bare feet are relatively common.

[@CVTECK1]

will do Uri if you have something in mind post the link

[@kathrynperry992]

Just curious, why do New Zealanders inject themselves into every forum about Australia? We're not in competition with you. You do your thing, we do ours....

[@shauncollinson4393]

Africa and aus are basically the same place, as far as weather beaches and animals and so on.

[@beabarber4300]

Man, I hope you come to Australia soon. You will fit right in like your favorite footy boots.

[@kctconnal3943]

NRL will be played in Las Vegas for the first time this weekend it’s a must watch for all Americans who have no idea of this sport from Australia.

[@CVTECK1]

thanks for the info brother i will look it up

[@SupaWasHere]

People that work in restaurants aren't required a tip, because people who work in restaurants make enough without needing to survive on tips. We have government laws that ensure businesses follow a minimum wage requirement, and pay employees a fair wage based on their job, rank and on top of that, they get bonuses. Minimum wage in Australia is $24 an hour, and that is so minimum, it's less than a burger flipper at McDonalds. A burger flipper would be on roughly $26 an hour. $2 extra? That adds up. A car mechanic is about $40 an hour, and the list goes on. Every job in Australia has the option to tip. most the time, people tip even when they don't need to.

[@lexsaunders1742]

Waiters here get $21 Aussie dollars about $16 USA so no tipping required. If something is $12.50 when you go to pay for it there is no extra tax added. You just pay &12,50.

[@CVTECK1]

i forget to convert the #21 to usa

[@chershannahjackson1992]

I live in Rockingham Western Australia my Local shopping centre closes at six but once a week it will close at nine

[@lindylufromoz5111]

You're so right. We are rich in Australia. Rich with love. Rich with happiness. Rich in kindness. Come over, you'll fit right in here. Even if it's only for a vacation. We welcome you here in paradise! x LindyLu from Oz.

[@vickiepower6201]

Go Arsenal, from Australia 😊 and just love your videos young man

[@CVTECK1]

Legend!

[@kerenhansen943]

You're a bloody awesome bloke mate 😂, love this clip 👍

[@frankraymond1496]

u do realise Australia is in southern hemihere. chrismas is summer time here. winter in jun-aug

[@leighharding5449]

I live in australia, and work four 10 hour days and a three day weekend every week, that's beginning normal here

[@CVTECK1]

That was my schedule here and I loved it then other workers wanted to do the same lol

[@Zealdave2223]

The last time I spent with shoes on was 10yrs ago at least. I have 2 left shoes (I lost my left leg 8 yrs ago) and a pair of flip/flops (Jandal), that's all I have left in my house.

[@AndrewFishman]

Well played getting a fix of Aussie Rules at that time of night, mate. G'day from the National Capital, Canberra.

[@CVTECK1]

yes sir

[@AndrewFishman]

And just for the record, we get snow here most winters, July/August. @@CVTECK1

[@margaretsullivan2206]

Lol. I am a American transplant to Australia. Footie. AFL Go Cats!

[@CVTECK1]

How you like it there?

[@margaretsullivan2206]

I love it. I live overlooking the beach in Tasmania. The city is 40 minutes away. So much to do and see. Pay is fantastic. Having a GP I can go to and afford. I could go on and on. Only bad thing for me to get used to is Christmas in Summer. Lol.

[@gingin4920]

As a Kiwi living in Australia thanks for your video 😊 Kiwi's also like going barefoot 😃

[@skullandcrossbones65]

G'day, It can snow in Australia at Christmas. Not often, or in many places but it can happen.

[@leui23pie34]

You should come visit Australia! I think you’d love it. 😁

[@Platypus333]

Going barefoot into the shops depends on the season and how far you are from the beach. If you're in Toowoomba in the winter and run barefoot into Coles or Woolies you're weird. If you're on the Sunnie Coast in summer at Mooloolaba and run into Coles barefoot it's normal. Context (if thats the right word) matters.

[@annethompson2173]

DON'T forget Western Australia! 2 AFL teams here just like South Australia. Plus, we have the best beaches! Shops in the suburbs are open until 9pm on weekdays and 6pm weekends. There are smaller outlets that are 24/7. Fuel is available 24/7 365 days a year. Sorry, but my family always wear footwear when out! No one swears like the Americans lol

[@shezza66]

We do have gridiron clubs here

[@playlisttarmac]

To be fair our parks are made a bit human proof in Australia. Eg nets on basketball courts are usually metal, bathrooms are free but homeless can’t live in them, kids water parks are usually free but sometimes you need to pay for the slide as it is too popular etc. We can see where our taxes go.

[@gomezsaints]

I love that you follow AFL . Go Saints

[@danielread8549]

Brits called soccer, soccer before they called it football..

[@hilliard665]

No they didn't. Soccer comes from a shortened version of the words "association football" As-soc(cer)-iation.

[@danielread8549]

@@hilliard665 yes they did..

[@hilliard665]

@@danielread8549 soccer (n.) 1889, socca, later socker (1891), soccer (1895), originally university slang (with jocular formation -er (3)), from a shortened form of Assoc., abbreviation of association in Football Association (as distinguished from Rugby football). An unusual formation, but those who did it perhaps shied away from making a name out of the first three letters of Assoc. Compare rugger (under rugby) also 1890s English schoolboy slang leccer, from lecture (n.). also from 1889

[@noone6559]

Man, your origin country sounds amazing!!!! And so much like Australia. When I was a kid (and even now in my 50's) I hated shoes. I could walk on melting tar on the roads and it was fine.... I would pick off the tar later.... I am a country girl.... and being close to nature is my thing..... feeling the earth through the soles of my feet.... the feel of grass, sand, dirt, mud..... brilliant. I still only wear shoes now when I go out, which is rarely.... also the thing about friendly and caring. I was in rehab (for alcohol addiction), I barely had any money left after paying for that.... but when I was allowed day excursions, I would buy the magazine that homeless people sold, to both support them and read. People in rehab would ask why? Keep your money for yourself. And I would just look at them and say, I've been there.... and it makes me feel better about the selfish choices I had made in my life.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Ross has a grwat channel and lots of great information and does some interviews with other people who have moved to Australia. His humour is great too. He fits right in to being an Aussie now. 😎

[@louisaklimentos7583]

In Sydney most people wear shoes except if it is on the beach .

[@gregorturner9421]

yep, walking on the beach in the morning in Perth and its , morning, good morning, how are you, or even just a nod if they are wearing headphones. Christmas is truth, many australians head down to the beach pick spot and set up with protective awnings etc, then share the communial bbqs provided by the local council and go swimming when it gets to hot. or have a back yard bbq and the traditional backyard cricket match beer in hand kids and adults just having fun.

[@CVTECK1]

sounds like fun to me Greg Christmas or not

[@elenawilliams32]

I'd really like to see you react to Aussie musician Kasey Chambers version of Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' You're in for both a surprise and a real treat... Plus some goosebumps. Please don't look up anything about it before you record your reaction. You'll understand what I mean after watching/listening to it.

[@markbamber7918]

true that, australia sounds alot like coming home for you mate 😉 also ketchup is thicker than tomato sauce 🤭

[@arturvolpi]

Você é do Cabo Verde? I live in Melbourne, and I don't even watch the AFL... I feel like I should now after watching this video. Cool content, by the way!

[@CVTECK1]

Sim Artur Cabo Verde fogo and you? I love sports and afl is fun Brother.

[@arturvolpi]

​@@CVTECK1Originally from Brazil but I've been in Australia on and off for about 12 years now. Thank you for your content and interest in Australia! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

[@CVTECK1]

@@arturvolpiBrazilllllllllllll Roberto Carlos haaa. Thanks brother have a great weekend

[@JamesMerlaut]

17:25 Yeah mate, the 18 year old at Maccas is currently getting like $22 an hour which is like $15 US? It's crazy to us that you guys need to tip

[@FredPilcher]

It sounds to me as if you'd feel right at home here in Oz. ;-)

[@CVTECK1]

Fred i think so too. I told my GF about she said i been watching all these shows on Oz let's go there on vacation so..... ...... .....

[@razzo086]

Yeah as an Australian when your doing everything barefoot playing soccer, climbing trees doing pretty much everything is normal and even if there’s a rare time you step on something sharp like glass it rarely cuts your feet and the rare times it does it doesn’t go to deep and you just pull the glass shard out of your foot and your fine. I guess your feet just end being stronger as in thicker skin but you don’t even really think about it, the only thing you needed to worry about especially being around areas with nails like plywood with nails. Those nails are massive. Had a few mates step on them and the nail went straight threw their foot

[@razzo086]

Oh and maybe are feet become thicker from stepping on all those bindis, don’t know if people outside Australia know what bindis are since I never hear anyone outside Australia talking about bindis

[@Eilen62]

Awesome that you watch the AFL! C'ARN THE CROWS!!! 😂🤣🤣🤣👍

[@CVTECK1]

Love it

[@andrewcoulter323]

Medicare in Australia is great but... I've hurt my knee and the waiting time to get my knee looked at by a specialist is apparently up to 3 years... doesn't help me when I'm trying to get back to work...

[@CVTECK1]

OMG Andrew i hope your felling better brother

[@andrewcoulter323]

@@CVTECK1 cheers bro