Australia VS The UK The Pros And Cons

[@vinnyvekaria8635]

I moved to Sydney 10 years ago from Britian, best decision I ever made. Life changing move, nothing but positive vibes.

[@ammarwarraich782]

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[@bigoz1977]

Well said mate👍🏻 26 years in Scotland and 18/19 years in Australia. And apart from the friends and family aspect, Australia wins every time 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😊

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Aus wins in most categories for sure

[@suave-rider]

So yer Sco'ish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@bigoz1977]

@@suave-rider haha yeah you could say Scott…ish 🤣

[@mrsraani2211]

But for work for me Hard to find work in Melbourne Rent is very high here Hard to survive

[@Heytno]

Agree. It only was a tad closer to Europe tho 🥲 it’d be the best (or one of the best) the country in the world

[@Dolanlol1984]

Im a british citizen. Living in Australia as a permanent resident for the last 34 years Australia is better in many ways. I brought my first home at 24 years old. And have married Australian veteran and have 3 beautiful children and they have so many better opportunities... My cousins in england have struggled to buy a home... Im very lucky. I love Australia. X

[@juliepatchouli3944]

I am an Aussie living in Canada (Australia 22 years and Canada 32 years). Both countries are amazing but now I am moving back to Australia after the break up of my marriage. I am sure it will be a lot different after being away for so long. I will miss Canada as my two sons will be here and my daughter and I there. All my family is in Australia and this will be the chance to be with my parents as they live out their final years. It’s not easy living between two countries.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Good luck on your journey Julie

[@davidgent8921]

I'm moving to Australia from Doncaster, the sole reason for Doncasters existence is to make everywhere else look better by comparison, and it does it very well.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Never been to Doncaster David, based on your review I might never go

[@davidgent8921]

We hit the top ten worse towns to live in for past 10 years lol

[@marianjeffrey8684]

@@davidgent8921 you got an ok shopping centre 🤣

[@seanlander9321]

If there’s an element in Australia that’s missing in Britain it’s optimism, whereas the British character is pessimism, it’s a difference worth considering when deciding where to live.

[@richardl772]

Your comment reminds me of my last trip to the UK just after the London Olympics……got a taxi ride to Heathrow and in answer to how he’d enjoyed it all he spent the whole trip whinging about how the place was full of foreigners who spent 2 weeks trashing the place! The archetypal whinging Pom…….

[@steelcrown7130]

"Don't yuck someone else's yum"! I love it! can I use it?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Of course.

[@steelcrown7130]

@@ThatJohnstonLife Too kind :-).

[@TerribleTezza]

I reckon you hit the nail on the head. You can only live your life not others lives. So try things out and see for yourself. No country is perfect, you just have to make sure the things you feel are the most important to you and your family. You have to make sure that the country you move to fills your own criteria and then do the best you can there.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Totally agree Terry 👍

[@TerribleTezza]

@@ThatJohnstonLife Thanks buddy. I watch your youtube feeds when I can and I love how you guys try and make the best of things and enjoy Australia as best you can despite its few flaws.

[@kejmat]

Thanks for making Australia your home and making the effort to share your story on a regular basis. It's people like you and those similarly open minded ,adaptable and informed people who will make a huge success of their new lives and offer the country so much. Sincerely all the best to you and yours.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Spudd Guy, appreciate the comment

[@markjones7687]

One major issue (well at least for me) that your vlog didn't address is the quality of coffee. I have never experienced anything above a mediocre cup of coffee in London or the rest of the UK. In contrast, while most of regional Australia again has at best mediocre coffee, in the inner cities at least, coffee takes on a whole new meaning and reality. A bit like liquid acid straight from the Sandoz labs used to be, so is the way of coffee from some of the cafes in Little Bourke Street.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I've mentioned coffee in previous videos but it doesn't hurt to bring it up again. Thanks Mark

[@mushy111]

As someone from Australia with dual Aus/UK citizenship and family in both countries, I'd say I have the best of both worlds 😁🇦🇺🇬🇧

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

You're winning for sure

[@robertclothier3597]

Great vid mate. Gotta admire you for making a HUGE life change. Ole fart in my 60's now but spent a lot of my life travelling/living O/S. Couldn't scrape me out of Oz now with a butter knife. Absolutely loathed the UK & it's stupid class system & the weather was foul. Poo yuck!! Have to admit the thought of leaving family & lifelong friends behind would be hard. Spare a thought for the early settlers particularly the women. Coming over with their peaches & cream complexions into the wild untamed Australian interior with no electricity & our blazing sun & heat. Not even the most basic of amenities. It was nearly a death sentence & the loneliness & isolation must have been awful. At least these days we have the internet, Facebook & zoom (if that's your thing). Not quite the same but still better than a 6 month journey between the UK & Aust for a letter. I hope I speak for the majority when I don't think you're a whinging Pom but a great & welcome addition to this broad, brown beautiful land.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Robert

[@blueycarlton]

My wife's parents, they were in their 40's, emigrated in mid 1950's with 8 children and had another two here. He wanted to escape the class system in the Netherlands and the problem of living so close to the German border. They went back for a holiday in the 1980s. My father-in-law kissed the ground at the airport on arriving back in Australia.

[@tomwareham7944]

Good onya mate, well said and argued life anywhere is what you make it I personally have never considered moving to another place than here in my beloved Australia .I was brought here as a child and was instantly hooked as was my father who was coerced into coming here by my mother who as it turned out wanted to go back to England after only 2 weeks she couldn't stand the heat and the insects but most of all she missed her extended family , which I found out years later she never had much to do with anyway , . Unfortunately she never did get to go home after we had been here for the obligatory 2years she contracted cancer and passed away . So I say if anyone is home sick go back for a holiday you can always come out here again . I also think what it was that brought you here in the first place if that doesn't live up to your expectations then maybe you should reconsider your options .

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Sorry to hear about your mum Tom. Great advice

[@Cruelaid]

Australia is a better place with you guys living here ❤️🙏

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Aww thanks

[@gozza7199]

@Cyber Turtle. Agree entirely. More UK folks like the Johnston family please.

[@jamesmckenna6457]

Fully agree!

[@RJS4287]

Yes, the few people I know who have returned to the UK have because of family and friends. I have not known anyone who has left because of the standard of living or similar factors. I think Australian people and Australia as a nation is far more comfortable with it itself than the UK. We are a (very) affluent mid-size nation who is not a world power. Based on my meeting UK competitors in Asia and Europe, I think the UK has not come to terms with its position - geopolitically or commercially. I constantly hear UK sales people, trade officials and politicians tell my competitors in Singapore, S Korea, Japan that they are "world class" or "world leading" - when often they are years behind these countries (a small example - compare Changi or Incheon Airports to Heathrow). Whereas in Australia we know we are not to these standards yet and are trying to catch-up. But of course all countries have their unique strengths. '

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Knowing your place in the world is a humbling notion

[@sandrathompson1277]

So glad I moved to aus 42 years ago. My England is long long gone

[@redwarpy]

Leaving family was a big thing back in the 1960's when my parents decided to come from the UK to Australia with two kids and one on the way, no tech like you have today which makes a big difference now in easily keeping in touch . Also, you can fly anywhere in the world now so saving and travelling back to see family is again so much easier. History, well being part of the Commonwealth, we actually share the UK's history and also the world's oldest continuing culture. No country is perfect. Like your objectivity on this subject.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Redwarpy. Technology now makes it so much easier to be with each other, that sometimes it makes it a burden when we're without

[@SirRupertdePot]

I hope you and MUm and the little girl plus the new one stay, make no mistake YOU do contribute to the greatness we have here, welcome Mate. Also I am a retired soldier, my family and I have lived in Darwin and then to Melbourne. So does that means I have move across Europe lol

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Robert. That journey is pretty much the same!

[@steelcrown7130]

People's personal opinions are sometimes EXTREMELY personal: my (UK) brother-in-law's mother moved to Australia to be near her son and granddaughter. Her main gripe? Kellogg's Corn Flakes in the UK were bigger and crisper 🙂

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

😄 🤣 😂

[@clivegilbertson6542]

Hi Mate! On the topic of homesickness please spare a thought for the tens of thousands of £10 poms like my mum & dad who arrived here before international air travel...we arrived on the Fairsky in 1958 when I was 7 and it was so hard for my parents when their parents passed away on the other side of the world. Ultimately though you make such a move for a "better life" and that should trump all...BTW I remember several families who arrived with us and after 2 years went back to find that "back home" wasn't as they remembered it at all...It was very sad!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Oh my. Makes the 24 hours on a plane seem like nothing!

[@Beensash]

Yeah. My family went through the same. Decades away from parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles who all died on the other side of the world.

[@debraabsolom4881]

Love this. You are 100% right - you can take both the negative and positive out of that entire list but ultimately it is up to what you actually want. As an Australian never having experienced a winter Christmas all the movies make it look like so much fun, but would I like it after having nothing but warm/hot summer christmases? Possibly not but I’m going to do everything to experience one just once in my life. The distance - yep it’s a pain, but you’re not going to come to Aus or the UK/Europe for a one nigh visit, it’s gotta be for a few weeks at least to make it all worth it.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Life is all about getting different experiences. It helps you to appreciate what you have

[@TheBAMFamalam]

You’re right in saying that it probably isn’t the same as we remember it now. We do love a visit there though 😊

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I'm interested to see how much has changed when we go

[@tombaldwin7276]

Always enjoy the content Ross. Everyone has personal experience's/difference's, you took the leap of faith and judging by your video's you made the correct decision. Hopefully make the move myself in the near future. Want the best life experience's for my kids. The UK isn't in a good place, across every sector and I can't see that changing for a very long time! Keep it up bud!!!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Tom

[@tiaelina1090]

Well said!! I came to Australia in 1968 from Finland as a 2 yr old girl. I love it here but have to admit I agree with you that Christmas doesn’t feel the same. Great video and great points.💖💖💖

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It's a good thing to share Christmas experiences between hot and cold like during and after a sauna

[@michaelmcclown5593]

My next door neighbour came out on holiday from Finland in 1969, he's still here. He said it was all about the Sun.

[@Lost_on_stage_again]

I'm an Australian, and I must admit, I would love to experience a white Christmas. I've touched snow twice. Might have to take the family to Finland!

[@phunkmonkeycookiegarage7773]

Kudos to you Rob for recognizing that Australian history goes much, much further back than simple white history. It's a damn shame that plenty who were born here, such as myself, still don't even recognize that, let alone respect what is a huge part of what makes Australian history so rich.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It's important to share and remember all history because there's so much we can learn from

[@marianjeffrey8684]

Australia's 1st nations history and culture is fascinating. Happy Naidoc week. Being Celtic I am actually a 1st nation in Britain. My father was punished at school for speaking his own language...Welsh. now it is acceptable to speak Welsh but hell it did take centuries of oppression.

[@anthonyferris8912]

@@marianjeffrey8684 1st nation in Britain? With the second name Jeffrey, common to Middle English and Older Scots personal name borrowed from Old French Principal source of the Old French and probably ancient Germanic. ommonly Latinized, but also as or . Anglo-Norman French?…………..Not that Welsh is it? Your racial purity might be less than you wish and as mongrel as the rest o us.

[@783342]

That's one of the bravest things I've heard of - leaving your country for a new country far away during Covid madness. Sorry, but there's hardly been any sun for the third year. As for Christmas you have to develop an attitude of dying to experience Christmas in the heat rather than the cold. Anyway, welcome to you and your family. Everybody tears up when they hear I STILL CALL AUSTRALIA HOME and WE ARE AUSTRALIAN. Brits and US people alike are deeply moved. Be open-minded and open-hearted and you will be deeply moved.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Aww thanks, really appreciate it.

[@josephc6773]

QLD for me and my family next year. Been back to Australia a couple of times and cannot wait to make it permanent. The UK can do one. :D

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Your making a great choice Joseph

[@rick7081]

Enjoyable video. I like to visit Europe but I’m always glad that I’ve got Australia to go back to.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Not had that experience yet Rick. I'll hopefully feel the same as you when I do

[@chrishorn3636]

Great video once again, the information that I have getting from your videos is unreal. Can not wait to get to Australia in August and living it. Keep up the good work 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers Chris

[@jamescartlidge_]

Wonderful video as always, mate. Thanks again for the content. Looking forward to seeing you out in Brizzy when we get there 🍻

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers James 🍻

[@VideosCPS]

Excellent take on these issues. Love your work!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks bud. Appreciate the comment

[@brosert]

A lot of people are "grass is greener" type people. I grew up near the beach and moved away and always complain I miss the beaches. For a while we lived literally across the road from the beach - but never actually went there. So often things people complain about are just irrationaly sentimentality or nostalgia. I laugh when people say Aus wildlife just wants to kill you - a lot of it is venomous (or dangerous in other ways) but they're not necessarily things you encounter daily (and some of them might be venomous, but aren't aggressive). as for "boring" that (as you point out) will always be subjective - even if they mean "things to go and see" then I'm sure within half an hour of any Australian capital city (which is where the bulk of the population is) you'd easily find half a dozen or more things to do (varying in cost from free to not so free). e.g. Though I'll admit I've not visited every city here, lay a wager that within an easy drive of each metro area there is scenic bushwalking to be found....sometimes with plenty of fauna to interact with..... I find these sort of comparisons clumsy (and I think it's sort of your conclusion too) - because people feel they're forced to decide that one is better than the other - when in reality, different doesn't necessarily mean better or worse.

[@b0nesyy]

these videos are really great at helping put into perspective and reignite some enthusiasm for how lucky i am to have grown up, and continue to live, in australia

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Glad you like them!

[@fionaheales8481]

Brilliant work! It takes courage to move across the world with a family.. I agree completely..

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Fiona

[@AlannaArgudo]

I'm currently working on getting my student visa in order to study in South Australia. However, I'm from Southern California where it basically feels like Christmas in the summer some years. I've also studied in Alaska where for once I did get to see snow at Christmastime. However, living in Fairbanks, Alaska, it felt as if Christmas was around 24/7 due to living next to the city of North Pole, Alaska. Your list is very helpful since once I finish my graduate degree I will likely apply for social work registrations in several countries including the UK to see where I can get the best offer. It's nice knowing the pros and cons of the UK and Australia!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Glad to help Alanna

[@MattWhailing]

Hi amazing content just came across your channel. Actively looking to move my family to Australia to give them the better life theu deserve. Have an aunt in queensland so it's time to make it happen . Appreciate the content. Subscribed 😊

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Best of luck Matt!

[@victorartb]

I currently live in the uk (It's been 6 years already and i absolutely love the uk), lived in AUSTRALIA in 2014 and I miss it. Wish it was closer and easier to permanently immigrate.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It's a bugger they're not so close. It would be great to more frequently visit family and friends

[@RelaxNChillOut]

Fantastic channel mate, I run a business and desperately need more skilled staff, we have about 20 job ads out and can't find people. Keep up the great work you've done promoting the immigration.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks, I hope you can find someone soon!

[@joewatkins1667]

Man what a brilliant video, Cheers.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Glad you enjoyed it Joe

[@crustydownunder]

If you're thinking of leaving the UK, ask yourself why? And which country is going to suit you best? Making a list is really pointless. It's all personal preferences. Likes and dislikes are all subjective. So either you are leaving the UK for a better life because you are not happy in the UK, or your kidding yourself. And if you're not happy where you are, why try to justify staying there. As for friends and family. I have no old school friends that I see in Australia, and I rarely see family, and sometimes, that's a bl00dy good thing. As for Christmas in summer, wake up mate, summer is awesome in Australia. Christmas leads into a month of sun, sand, beaches and fun fun fun. Kids love the summer here. Why on earth would you miss being rugged up in coats and stuck inside at Christmas, when you can be out at a BBQ enjoying the great outdoors in Australia. Summer in Australia is magical, and sun is still shining at 9:30pm. The days are endless. The UK: Shoveling snow, dark at 4:30pm, raining, cold, bleak, overcast, miserable, stuck indoors freezing your nuts off. I know where I'd rather be...raising my kids in Australia.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Couldn't have summed it up better myself

[@steviebarlow8986]

We are just about to move to Perth . We have family there so a little easier. But all your videos are brilliant. Keep up them videos,,lots of info I did not know , and been 3 times already .

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Glad to help Stevie

[@jack2453]

The 'cheaper' bit can also change. When I moved from Aus to UK 20 years ago, the $/£ rate was around 2.5; UK was really expensive, and whenever I went back to Aus I felt like a millionnaire, now about 1.8 and it is reversed.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Great point

[@taryncrowther3370]

I’m torn between the Uk 🇬🇧 and Australia 🇦🇺 because I love them equally

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It's OK to love them both

[@lynettemahoney1710]

Hi Ross Family is definitely Number 1,always will be.Having been here 50 years plus .I think Australia is still a great country ,but I think it was better in the 70s and 80s.It was much more laid back.

[@finlaydavies7760]

Spot on mate! A total bullseye

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers Finlay

[@geraldselvey7687]

My daughter born and raised in Perth Western Australia just loves London and is settling there. I have never been but will go have a look after she settles in there

[@Teagirl009]

Interesting vid🙂. I agree, you don't have "hate" everything about your old home country and love everything about your new country. Missing people And places doesn't mean that you're not also happy And grateful for your new life too. The minority of Aussies that carry on with this Americanised nationalism/patriotism where they defend everything Australian and try and attack anyone that dares to dislike or criticise anything here with "Go back home then" etc. honestly they're embarrassing. No one loves everything about a country even of you were born n bred there! One thing I will strongly disagree with on that persons list though... "Lack of history" ?? that is such an ingnorant colonial thing to say. 65, 000 + years of history and culture here. The world's oldest continuing living culture. Australia is actually considered the world's oldest continent. Due to part of the continental crust being the oldest discovered on earth at 4.4 billion years. We also have some of the oldest dinosaur and megafauna bones/fossils discovered here.(look up Winton for a start). And the discovery of one of the worlds oldest human remains outside of Africa. (Mungo Man, Mungo national park in NSW) along with one of the largest collection of ice age footprints. Australia has a rich and interesting history that goes well beyond the last 250 odd years.

[@aidanm5578]

They mean history with whities. I also disagree with the "everything is trying to kill you" remark.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@egypthobby]

Putting aside all the aboriginal and white settlement issues over the past 200 years or so, there is still a lot of interesting history since colonisation.

[@Teagirl009]

@@egypthobby Yes agreed. I remember it was the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin this year. My great grandfather was stationed there during WWII. I tried to get a few KZbinrs to do videos on it but no takers. Even half the Aussies know nothing about or very little. Yet most know about pearl Harbor and visit the memorial when they go to Hawaii.

[@jonathanbain2575]

did you even listen to him? He did mention the pre-colonial history as being one of the oldest in the world!!

[@beckystokes7645]

Brilliant video, thanks Ross 😊

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

No worries Becky

[@richardsingh5827]

Family has been the toughest one, but that’s pretty much it

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It'll change when they come to visit

[@ianmorris7485]

Father moved us all to Australia back in 1969 after choosing Australia over Canada. The reason for moving was it could be seen that the UK was unlikely to offer as good a future in terms of opportunity. To be honest, after visiting the UK a number of times over the years, my father was right overall. I have only regretted coming to Australia because of one thing - trains. Lots more trains in the UK to ride, but that is my hobby/fetish, my personal choice. Other than that, sure the UK in places is gorgeous, cold winters with snow are nice and the quality of the football is better, but otherwise there is no comparison.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Fetish 😂

[@kenchristie9214]

As an Australian I can never understand the logic of Christmas in July. Does the northern hemisphere celebrate Christmas in January?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I think it has something with wanting Chirstmas to be in the middle of winter, and Australia's near perfect way of categorising the seasons

[@kriskruz3792]

UK is going downhill fast. Quality of life has deteriorated noticeably over the past 5-7 years. Anyone who has made the jump over to Oz probably made the right decision.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Great advice Kris

[@ioanparry]

I agree, unfortunate but true, hence my wife and I are seriously considering trying to find work and make the move to Perth....

[@Brucemcleod2345]

I hated living in London, the thing that shocked me was always cleaning black soot off the car. However Aussie friends loved it. I however really enjoyed Bath, Cornwall, the Cotswolds and Wales - the open spaces, the coast and the rugby and even seeing sheep - could live there. I did enjoy being close to Europe. I still call Australia home. Brits seem to watch soccer and be inactive while Aussies want to be playing sport and being active. Going to the pub for a pint and watching darts seemed a very unhealthy lifestyle. I missed getting up and going for a cycle, my paddleboard and my coffee.

[@beckyhepburn7460]

I have lived in Australia and New Zealand and i agree theres more to the Uk than London, im a Brit and live in Surrey , all the Australians and New Zealanders I knew never did anything, never went anywhere not even to the lovely beaches, it was work and home everyday and a beer in the back yard, never travelled or went away even in their own country, I have alot of hobbies here and I am out most of the week and weekends , as is my partner and my friends and family , forever busy socially , there is plenty to do in the UK and most countries, i just think it depends on the person if they can be bothered or not , i dont think its because of the country they live in, i am a very socialable person and i did find the New Zealanders very hard to make friends with and i went out my way , here i have new and old friends and love making new friends , and we actually meet up and see each other, New Zealanders to me just couldnt be bothered , I have had 2 New Zealand boyfriends and one Australian bf in the past , i love both nations and the people but for me being a very socialable Brit i found it hard to make pals in New Zealand, they tend to not like having many new pals, i dont find that here with the Brits. If i need some sun in the winter there is plenty of cheap holiday deals to sunny European countries.

[@Brucemcleod2345]

@@beckyhepburn7460 Gidday - Let me rephrase this, sitting in Pub in London playing darts drinking booze was not my idea of fun. However playing rugby in Bath and surfing in Wales was. I like many Poms but many are either whingers or snobs and complain about Australia and NZL. Some snotty Poms move out here expecting it to be like Britain and complain about the prices, the lack of choice and that we are not social enough. I get sick of hearing from these Poms who look down on us especially some of the educated single women who are way too woke for my liking, party too hard and drink too much. Peace and sobriety

[@beckyhepburn7460]

@@Brucemcleod2345 Totally agree about some Brits complaining but I'm certainly wasnt one of them and certainly no snob . The actual opposite. Cant stand snobs myself But I have to say that I heard alot of Ozzies and Kiwis also complain when I lived down under about either politics or how hot it was and price of things etc I like to just enjoy my life whilst I'm on this planet where ever iam or what ever I'm doing . I'm not one for complaining or whinging . Life to short 🙂 My son worked in NZ also. We both love down under and NZ especially always be in our hearts I've travelled alot and there is good and bad .unfriendly and friendly people where ever you go I'm not a pub dweller only go in them for live music What I was trying to say was everyone thinks Ozzies spend all their time outside which isn't true . Kids all do the same and go on their gaming consoles and watch tv . It's either to hot to go outside at times My son growing up both UK and Downunder spent alot time outside in all 3 countries and still does in UK now he 27 yrs old I found alot teenagers especially I'm Nz just staying in or just going round mates houses I lived there for long time and Oz around 5 years .I didnt hang around with any Brits at all . They are both fab countries and my nephew is in Melbourne right now working. Peace and happiness to you .😎

[@keithfarrell2951]

You've been called a whinging pom - how ? you've always been pretty balanced and well planned out, perhaps a bit Queensland-centric but that is only to be expected (I come from Central coast NSW for reference) . The internet thing will improve over time, but then the rest of the world will keep speeding up of course - and we are stuck with the sheer size of the place.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I guess some people like to call others names Keith 🤷

[@keithfarrell2951]

@@ThatJohnstonLife yeah people just like labels or painting with broad brushes such as "everything in Australia is trying to kill you us Aussies and story tellers seem to LOVE to say and OK I've seen maybe 5 (dead) cockroaches , a very few small spiders, no huntsmen certainly no snakes in the last year. Of course you don't do silly things....

[@gozza7199]

@@ThatJohnstonLife The Aust things you criticised are the same things Aussie moan about. Grocery prices for example.

[@darroncharlesworth6980]

The Xmas one was the only thing I'd have to mention. For me Xmas ended the year I left England. Forty years later nothing's changed for me, Xmas just doesn't exist anymore.

[@Smart_Tamaha]

In my opinion, as a person who lived in the UK as an immigrant for over 10 years, UK is only for natives and the people who were born and raised there. But, countries like Australia, Canada and the USA, these countries are designed for both the natives and the immigrants. I am in Canada, I am happy here. If I ever get a chance to live in Australia, I would be over the moon.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Dreams do come true

[@mickelmcc]

Im in the early process of a move myself. Can you go into more detail of the early stages of your move. Like the selling up, travel logistics and first Month inOz. I still feel a little apprehensive

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Hi Michael, there should be a video on the channel that can help with some of that. If you have any other questions, feel free to message us on instagram

[@JackStrange]

We moved to Canada from the UK, but moving back home this year. Canada was very expensive. Thinking of Aus but worried it will be as expensive as Canada 😅

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It's not as bad as you think

[@Lando-kx6so]

I'm moving from the US to the UK this year & for me whichever country's best comes down to personal preference. To me some of things on that UK cons list would be on my pro list when comparing to the US especially when it comes down to tap water quality & driving standards

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Imagine what it would be like for you then going to Australia?

[@lorrainejames4095]

Thankyou for being realistic,i love my australia but im sure theres heaps of great places in england too. :-)

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

There sure are. I just think there's probably more in Australia

[@alexlanning712]

"Home is where the heart is"

[@BoninBrighton]

Trying to decide whether to move to Perth to be near to our only son and wife. We’re 65.

[@bradleyquinn4518]

Mate, I don't think your a whinging pom, you and your family are showing marvellous resilience, and I definitely think you communicated many of the points on that list very well. Some people who 'yuk' (cool term) on others 'yum', may be blindly looking for this utopian world that just does not exist. All countries have little pros and cons. One big thing I note, is the fear folks from overseas have about the wildlife in Australia that can kill. Most OS folk will highlight the snakes, spiders etc, where, a typical Aussie will be more concerned about ticks, leaches and magpies when going camping, and if at the beach, blue bottles. None of these kill, but can cause a big problem. Anyway, keep up the super videos, think you're doing very well.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Bradley. Don't forget plovers too!! They swoop me more than the maggies

[@sallyhodgkinson4920]

One of the biggest things I love about Australia is you can a totally drive and get places stress free. No traffic lights every couple of yards. Cold dark and raining and having to de ice your car on a freezing 🥶 cold morning.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I don't miss having to de ice my car

[@gozza7199]

@@ThatJohnstonLife Where I live in Aus, de-icing the car in winter is a regular practice. If you don't have a garage.

[@scottblackwell2868]

Brisbane has traffic lights everywhere

[@richardcrowell284]

Your children will probably thank you later in life for being able to grow up in a great country, I came hear aged thirteen. I am now 63.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I hope so Richard

[@hellagood67]

I like this video very much. I’d hit that like button over and over again, if I could. I’ve not lived anywhere except Australia, lived in two states and one territory. I’ve visited as far west as Barcaldine in Queensland, Broken Hill and Wentworth in NSW, and Mildura and Hamilton in Victoria. I’ve also been around most of Tasmania. My home base is Blue Mountains west of Sydney, but currently living in Central Queensland due to my dads terminal cancer diagnosis. When the time comes that I’m an orphan, I will move away from here. Unlike a lot of people, I hate the heat and humidity….so look out Tasmania, I reckon I’ll be there living my older years in a climate I enjoy. That’s the beauty of our country. You can choose where you want to live. Pros and cons, as you say Ross, are personal to us all. If you’ve never experienced two different countries, you can’t really say yours is better. Opinions are like bellybuttons….we all one, but they’re all slightly different. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

[@neveling67]

Excellent video

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

👍

[@petercharles8306]

Ross a wonderful analysis...OZ comes out best in most categories....but both countries can lead to a good life...

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Totally agree Peter

[@aidanm5578]

Great vid mate. Yeah it's a shame about our internet. Feel free to blame the liberal government.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It's not even that bad lol

[@aidanm5578]

​@@ThatJohnstonLife No, it's good enough for a few HD Netflix streams, Spotify etc. But for large file transfers and ping - not so great.

[@ianthomas3155]

Well said Sir.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers Ian

[@sarahcarl1]

The tap water here is horrendous! We can't drink it lol- it tastes muddy/rusty. Miss the clean nz water for sure

[@steelcrown7130]

WELL! Obviously never drunk Canberra water! Make the trip and live a little!

[@tomwareham7944]

That's the excuse I use for only drinking beer .

[@Teagirl009]

Tap water was great where I lived in NSW and also where I am now in Qld. You must be somewhere with old rusty pipes or something 🤷‍♀️.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Not that I want to try manky tap water, but I haven't experienced it yet

[@garthwaters2495]

Darwin water nice and pure , I’ve never known crappy water in aus ever

[@petercharles8306]

Ross...UK is declining rapidly...dirt piling up. People not warm as they used to be.. Depressing in many places

[@marianjeffrey8684]

Not having family and old friends is a big miss. My family visit and love it. I have my own family here now and I have several cousins who have emigrated. I have been here since 1977 and boy a lot has changed but I think I have grown and changed with it. I started a tradition of having Christmas in July party. My British friends all pitched in. We have a certificate to make the Aussie honourable Poms for the day. They have to drink warm beer, eat black pudding and swear on Enid Blyton...to be a winger and have a pommy bath...that is not to wash. When I came here all Aussies thought we only had a bath once a week...I think that truly depended on what level of society you came from. I can tell you as a nurse not all Australians are water friendly 🤭. I love this country now and call it home, I also call Britain home, so very lucky best of both worlds. Chocolate is different here but it is also different in the UK depending on where you lived. In London I loved Chocolate but I loved it more in Cardiff. Apparently Cadbury used to add more sugar in Wales as us Welsh have a sweet tooth. My first experience of bushfire was Ash Wednesday fires. I sat on my verandah watching them come over the hill towards us, we were OK. The worst for us was black Saturday as the 2 hospitals I was working in had many staff loose their properties and we all knew someone who perished in the fires. Hey, I lived through the IRA bombings in London of the 70s. Life is a gamble and that is what makes it fun. Love your videos, if I was emigrating now I would go to Queensland but in my day it was a real backwater and Brisbane was the pits. Victoria will do me and I just visit my friends in Queensland.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

That's awesome. We may start our Christmas in July tradition this year

[@marianjeffrey8684]

If you do make sure you video it. I laugh at warm beer stuff...beer here is like larger and that was always served cold.

[@notrocketscience1950]

you can get wispa bars at Coles in the internation aisle.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Best advice 👌

[@kellyoconnor7896]

I’m aussie but my dads side is from England and Ireland and my mums is aussie so I’m a duel citizens. I have made a weird decision 😳 I have spent 40 years in oz so now i want to move to uk 🇬🇧 I guess to live in one place can make a person board so I want to see how life in the uk is. I own my home in australia so if I end up not wanting to live full time in uk I can come home but my plan is to move to uk until I die.

[@colinsmith1288]

Kelly the uk is finished. The health system is all but collapsed. Rents are high due to a lack of social housing being built. Oz may have it's fault but until we get a new government in the uk it is dire. Poverty levels are tragic and no one seems to,care about one another. Our weather is awful so on balance l would advise you stay in a country far better than ours.

[@kellyoconnor7896]

@@colinsmith1288 don’t get me wrong, australia is one of the best places in the world to live but even in Australia I get bored in one place to long. Maybe I will just visit uk for a few months here and there.

[@colinsmith1288]

@@kellyoconnor7896 I understand your point. But Australia functions far better. It has grown and become a beautiful,confident country. Kelly we brits have been lied to about the uk being the best. Crime is rampant here, the tories have dstroyed the uk. I would say visit the lake district. Visit the highlands in Scotland, Glen Coe is a must. Viist mid Wales,very hilly but green and lots of rivers and unassuming villages and towns with friendly people. I think Ireland is worth a crack although l find Dublin a let down. London is worth a shout because it has lots of free places to visit like the national gallery and the British museum. But the uk at the moment is very dire.

[@thrusta100]

Sorry about the 2nd coldest Brisbane winter day ever! Did you bring the English weather with you?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Must of Aaron!! It was freezing 🥶

[@GreenDistantStar]

Lots of good things in the UK, no doubt. But as a place to bring up a family and actually enjoy life, Australia sure is hard to beat.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Totally agree Peter

[@joysonmonis]

Can u pls make a video on best city to live in Aus with the family and pros and cons of city vs urban Aussie life 🙏🏾 thanks

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I could but it wouldn't be based upon experience I'm afraid

[@darylhurst1145]

How was the job hunt? Ive just received my PR invitation but I really need to get a job sorted before I move over as its too risky taking wife and two kids with nothing set up

[@scruffylee]

i need someone to do a LONDON v SYDNEY i have been there and loved it a bit but living there ? I need this coz i never met a Londoner anywhere who says it better than London so someone do a vid

[@jasonandkatedeacon4700]

Team Australia❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

👍

[@th.pol871]

I'm 40 born to Australia living in Greece and thinking moving back. What do you think?

[@GTRliffe]

Beaches and tap water out australia in front there nothing like going too the beach whenever you feel like it

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

A good beach too

[@anthonykennedy5324]

I have lived all my life in Australia, but the greatest single influence for overall good -by far (in my opinion) is the UK.Language, law, government,tolerance....all have come , largely, from the UK. Even sport, as we know it, is a UK invention.By most measures, Australia has become a richer country than any of the countries of the UK, but that, in itself, doesn't make it better. The UK has been partly responsible.Our Anglo-culture should also be acknowledged and celebrated.The Union Jack in the flag's corner is appropriate.If you do not agree, please do not attach your differing opinion to this post. Post it independently. I promise I will not criticise it because I know how irritating that can be.

[@MarcusUK19]

G! I’m 17 from the UK and I turn 18 in 3 months. I really wanna move to Australia with my mate, but my mum thinks I’m doing it to abandon the family (we don’t get along). Do I just wing it and go or stay? I feel like if I stayed I’d be living my mums dream instead of my own.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

As I've got older I've realised 2 things. Family is important You need to do things in this life that makes you happy Just because I wrote the first one first, doesn't mean it's superior to the other, and family being important works both ways. If you want to see if living in Australia is right for you, then you do you, but remember that family is important and do your bit to stay in touch and be apart of it. Worst case is you don't like Australia and you go back. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you don't go, there will always be that itch at the back of your mind wondering what it could have been like.

[@MarcusUK19]

@@ThatJohnstonLife thank you so much, I think I’m going to go to Australia 🇦🇺

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

@@MarcusUK19 good luck on whatever journey you take bud

[@andreajenkins2545]

Good job Ross 👍🏻

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Andrea

[@dianawilde417]

I’m a friendly Aussie who has zero friends after 6 years in the uk. I make friends in other countries in 5 minutes. British people are cold, insular and suspicious. 100 percent unwelcoming. I’m stuck here for a few more years, but only moving back to Oz eventually because I miss the warm and kind people.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

You should come back sooner Diana

[@dianawilde417]

Stuck here as a live in carer for dementia patients on 9£ per hour before tax and airfares have doubled. In past few years! So saving here is taking forever!

[@Vin-z5y]

UK: better education system (more well rounded, less private schools, better state education for all, better childcare, nicer schools), more culture, more museums, more art galleries, nicer public parks, better transport (UK is covered with public transport unlike Australia), universally walkable (Australia is car dominated unlike the UK), free healthcare, more polite people. Better TV and media too. Australians are friendly but very difficult to make friends. An average Australian is a close minded bogan.

[@thecaledoniansleeper2648]

Another UK con: You have to pay a license for watching TV. Which other countries like Australia doesn’t.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Absolutely

[@divinebliss5036]

trust me you don't want to watch Aussie TV anyway - its awful !

[@thecaledoniansleeper2648]

@@divinebliss5036 What are you talking about?

[@ananyasood960]

hey! if we want to travel quite often, isn't Australia far off from many countries as compared to the UK? ☹️ just wanted to know

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Depends where you want to travel to I guess

[@ananyasood960]

@@ThatJohnstonLife European countries, North America, South America?

[@Ozvideo1959]

I used to watch "Wanted Down Under" and the number one reason for Brits return is homesickness. Especially missing extended family.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I swear that's why they did the family bit at the end

[@chelsoz5563]

Where the person wrote under Australia’s cons “boring” - find this funny because I’ve always said that if you find somewhere boring, it’s more a reflection on your personality then the place itself.. if she finds Oz boring, it’s probably because she is boring

[@callofduty3807]

Quick question. What's wrong with Australian chocolate?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Doesn't taste the same apparently 😅 😆

[@jack2453]

I'm not a fan of mass market chocolate from either country... but as understand it, the fats used in Aus chocolate have a higher melting point than UK (so that it doesn't melt in your pocket). That means that it melts more slowly in your mouth, and can feel a bit 'waxy' in comparison. A matter of taste and what you are used to.

[@whymeeveryone]

What the best in Australia, even knowing I never been to Great Britain, is that you can travel in Great in a short time. Yet Australia they, say traveling to ever beach will take 30 yrs.

[@scottie3083]

Me and my wife are seriously considering making the jump from the UK to Australia we have an 8 year old boy also. Just don't know where to even begin the process. We are both 37 and I have zero "qualifications" my wife has child care background and now works in admin. Could you give me any advice on how we get the ball rolling?

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Just replied to another comment, speak to True Blue 👍

[@TravisCole-im3nx]

Very good to know

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers Travis

[@brontewcat]

I am Australian and I love history- that is recorded history. Australia does not have much of this. What we do have is anthropology- ancient culture. Anthropology and history are different fields of study. We have the most fascinating anthropological examples, but not that much recorded and built history. So visiting Aboriginal significant sites is fascinating and there are fascinating stories attached. However, it is not like visiting the Tower of London and looking at the carvings in one of the towers showing an elaborate family crest. Then looking the word ‘Jane’ carved into the stone, and knowing that word was carved by a 17 yro boy for his 16 yro wife, and knowing that both were beheaded. My visits to Kakadu National Park and the Tower of London were both fascinating, but very different experiences.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Like everything, people can have what ever opinions they like. But whatever your "history" is, you can't deny that it happened. Therefore "lack of history" I think is an unfair statement

[@brontewcat]

@@ThatJohnstonLife I know what you mean. I think we are talking about apples and oranges. History is the study and documentation of the past. The thing is we have virtually no records of Indigenous past events prior to the arrival of Europeans. The events may have happened but they were not recorded and that is what is lacking. While recent Aboriginal history can be studied we have no reliable evidence pre European arrival. The records about Aboriginal people after Europeans are not very reliable either as they have been viewed through Eurocentric eyes. They often devalued the knowledge of Aboriginal people and Aboriginal practices. The other thing Aboriginal culture is a living culture, not historical practices. You can learn a lot from Aboriginal people about their culture but not their past events

[@JB-lx8cw]

Very balanced 👍

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks JB

[@petercharles8306]

Love you Ross. Excellent summary. UK is getting dirtier and more social problems...

[@MartinOlminkhof]

What is paying taxes like in the UK? they make it very easy here in AU

[@MrZakatista]

UK people I know in Australia seem to find it socially a bit conformist and isolating. Australians are VERY conscious of social position (although the national myth says otherwise). Australia is basically the most exclusive gated community in the world. A very wealthy country, however taxes are high and it's difficult to save. Not the sort of place you go to make money, then leave. Most people (millennial) I know in Australia are actually not happy - there is a bullying, tall poppy culture. The cost of living is high. People reference high salaries, however it can be very difficult to get a job (particularly as a foreigner).