Australia vs UK: Surprising Differences and Similarities You Need to Know Before Moving!

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

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[@julesmarwell8023]

you two are so compatible,,, such a sweet couple. Australia is really GLAD to have you. Wish you the best of British Luck. Cheers

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@julesmarwell8023 thank you for your kind comment

[@heatherfruin5050]

You can get vinegar in fish and chips shops in Australia and pickled onions.😊

[@Sharyn-x8e]

I recently had eye surgery and couldn’t drive so had to rely on buses. Found the buses reliable and comfortable. Also noticed that everyone who got off the bus, thanked the driver.

[@no_triggerwarning9953]

The Burger King name was already registered when they came to Australia in the early 1970s hence the same logo different name Hungry Jacks. Hungry Jacks is still owned by its Australian founder Canadian Jack Cohen. They tried to charge for pumping up car tyres in the 1980s, it only lasted a year or two the lost fuel sales for those that charged to those that didn't killed it.

[@roslynjonsson2383]

Good video guys. The free playgrounds, water parks, bbqs etc, are the reasons why we don't mind so much paying higher taxes. At least we can see where our money goes, and it really helps families, who can't afford to go out a lot.

[@paulrichardson5892]

in nsw the dmr wont take cash. you have to use a card for rego

[@francinelynn334]

Most big organisations can be paid through BPay which you can connect to your savings account. Visa debit cards are different to your savings account.

[@roseannebyrne7233]

It’s common here in Australia not to have bank branches. (you’re in Queensland?). So you’ll get a shock in NSW. Most suburbs don’t have a local bank branch. Many of us use online and don’t use cash much. That surcharge on debit cards is a new thing here. Banks gouging because they can. People are fighting back.

[@sg4364]

Perth too. Heaps of branches are closing, most of us use online banking too. I feel sorry for members of the older generation who struggle with technology.

[@RJS4287]

I agree - though last year in London I went into a pub that did not accept cash, in the Blue Mountains lots of branches have closed leaving places like Leura with none and Springwood & Katoomba with a lot less. In Sydney CBD both branches and ATMs are disappearing. For cash I now rely on Australia Post whose sub post offices have not suffered like those impacted by the Horizon software scandal in the UK.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Yeah when we left UK it was pretty much cashless since COVID

[@pauldobson2529]

The banks don't seem to appreciate that using electronic finance costs the banks and the merchants less than handling cash...no refilling floats, no need for extra security with night safes, no risk with staff getting bashed and robbed.

[@cottawalla]

@@roseannebyrne7233 it's not the banks because there's always been a surcharge. It's individual businesses that used to pay the surcharge but are now passing it onto customers.

[@markyore86]

We also say thank you to the bus driver as we exit the bus.

[@tamsin1969]

Welcome to Oz! I remember being blown away that we had to pay to put air in our tyres on our trip to the UK 😅 Crazy. I LOVE the UK, but I definitely noticed people thought I was batshit crazy when I'd say hello to a stranger, or bus driver etc. Regarding banks here in Aus, I researched and found my current banks so that I had no hidden charges. Macquarie and Ubank will send you the money back if you get a surcharge or atm fee except on rare occasions. Macquarie does charge to withdraw cash though, so I only use Ubank for that 😊 I was born in the UK to an English dad, so vinegar on chips is a must! You can get it some places, but not enough, I agree. All the very best to you both. Enjoy 😊

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you for watching and your comment

[@ray.shoesmith]

Baiscally, moving to Australia you pay 25% more tax for 50% better services. Do the math...

[@FredPilcher]

It's very depressing to hear about the decline in services and the general sadness in the UK. 😞 Glad you're enjoying it here in Oz.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you we are so happy here

[@heatherfruin5050]

Hungry Jacks bought out Burger King years ago. I think it was very early seventies. A lot of Australian country towns don't have banks anymore. The government want to get rid of cash here too.

[@petermcculloch4933]

The Burger King name was already registered when Burger King came to Australia.They were not prepared to pay the name owner the asking price and rebranded themself, Hungry Jacks

[@tomthumb4142]

Hi guys...My wife & I along with our four young children emigrated here from the UK back in 1970, we now have 14 Grandchildren & 20 Great Grandchildren so we have done our bit in helping to populate the country...lol. We are with The Commonwealth Bank and we don't pay any surcharge even when using a credit card...Some of the things you have not mentioned about are, all the free parking here in Aus especially at supermarkets and side streets whereas in the UK you have to pay for parking almost everywhere, another point is how much cleaner the streets are here compared to streets in the UK, also everywhere you go all over Aus there are plenty of parks with FREE BBQ's & FREE TOILETS, for example we live in a small country town with less than 2000 people yet we have 3 very nice big parks with play areas for kids and FREE BBQ's & TOILETS. About 20 years ago my wife and I travelled all the way around Aus with a small camper trailer and we mostly stayed on FREE camping areas. Also we get a lot more holidays here than in the UK even a holiday for the Queens/Kings Birthday and many people work just a 4 day week on full pay. My wife and I are now in our 80s and love life here it is home to us and we wish you every happiness here in this great country.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

thank you for watching and your comment, we have mentioned a few of those points in our previous videos, so nice to hear that you love life over here

[@petertravers8935]

In the old days it was salt and vinegar all the way,but chicken salt has taken over.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@petertravers8935 yeah never heard of it before we moved here

[@DavidMcGrath-mp7ne]

Justice of the Peace in QLD is free and in shopping centres. In UK you have to pay and find them

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@DavidMcGrath-mp7ne that's a good difference, can't say we have ever seen them in the uk

[@markyore86]

In Qld it's also illegal for JPs to charge for their services and they can have their role taken away from them if they do so. You can also look up the register of JPs who want to be accessible and the website includes their contact numbers. I'm doing my JPQ early next year when I move because there are fewer JPs in regional areas.

[@LlamaHannah]

Are you guys staying in Oz for Christmas or going back to the UK to visit family?

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@LlamaHannah no we are having Christmas here

[@ianwilson8759]

Chicken salt is nothing other than MSG. You get it in the UK. Hungry Jacks and Burger King are the same company - when Burger King first came to Australia there was a local burger chain with almost the same name so they called it Hungry Jacks instead!! Banking outlets are disappearing in Australia too, probably not as rapidly as in the UK, and it's because most banking is done online now.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Tastes nice tho

[@ianwilson8759]

@@TheGreatEmigrate MSG is great, in small quantities mind. Chicken salt has no chicken in it. I think it was introduced by Chinese guys selling fish and chips in Australia and wanting it to taste better. I think they got it right. Sarson's vinegar should be a staple here in Australia too.

[@billy4eyes512]

@@ianwilson8759 MSG gives food the umami (savoury) taste and despite the hysteria in the 70’s, is safe. And chicken salt is more than just MSG, just do a little googling before making blanket statements.

[@ann.obrien5139]

@@ianwilson8759 chicken salt is not and does not have to have MSG in it. Get your facts straight.

[@ianwilson8759]

@@ann.obrien5139 Wow aggressive stuff. Let me list the ingredients for Chicken Salt for you: Salt, Wheat, Flavour Enhancers 621 - otherwise known as MSG - , 635 (sodium salts), 327 (kind of lactate), onion powder, sugar, etc.

[@livertic]

We have plenty of vinegar here !

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@livertic the chippys we go to must hide it then, thanks for watching

[@livertic]

@@TheGreatEmigrate Thats Quuensland for you, every chip shop in Melbourne has vinegar, usually white

[@leehowe3279]

Certainly have vinegar & pickled onions in WA - usually offered up front.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@leehowe3279 proper old school chippy

[@PatriciaMegna]

If you want vinegar just ask for it ,I do.

[@pauldobson2529]

Vinegar is usually pretty standard at fish and chip shops...not so much as other purveyors of hot chips. And I hate chicken salt. Got stroppy with someone who gave me chicken salt when I'd asked plain salt.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@pauldobson2529 yeah we thought it was standard but not seen any yet

[@julesmarwell8023]

sadly, banks are going the same way here.