Brits' Culture SHOCKS | Moving to Australia from the UK

We’ve officially been living in Queensland, Australia for 5 months now, and let’s just say… it’s been an eye-opening experience! 😲 From unexpected wildlife encounters to surprising social norms, we’ve had our fair share of culture shocks since moving from the UK.
In this video, we’re sharing the biggest differences we’ve noticed. ☀️🏖️
Have you experienced any of these? Or if you’re an Aussie, let us know what surprises you about life in the UK! Drop a comment below! 👇
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[@teresamikedownunder]

Have you experienced any of these? Or if you’re an Aussie, let us know what surprises you about life in the UK! Drop a comment below! 👇

[@michaelmayo9048]

Sounds like we better send our prisoners to England.

[@marcusversace9423]

Other shocks you will find- selling the family home is tax free - there is no inheritance tax in Australia - winnings on gambling are tax free- e.g at a casino or win lotto $100M and its totally tax free

[@michaelkelly569]

Welcome to the Lucky Country, the UK is good to visit as well but I'm glad I live here.

[@squalloogal]

They definitely have free BBQs, toilets etc… at parks and some beaches in every state.

[@teresamikedownunder]

They do! It’s amazing!

[@davidhynd4435]

A couple of years ago one of my daughters bought my son a lock picking set for Christmas. Just as a lighthearted stocking filler. The problem was that we couldn't find the house keys to lock the front door so that he could try it. In the twenty plus years that we've lived there we have never locked the house. Admittedly, we live in a rural area. There definitely have been incidents of stuff being nicked from the beach, but they are rare. The social norm is that people can safely leave their things on the beach while they swim. It would make swimming a bit problematic if you couldn't. You still have to be sensible, however. It would be unwise to push your luck by leaving valuables where they're clearly visible.

[@michaelkelly569]

Our birds are loud but beautiful. Have you heard the Curlews yet?

[@bitey6709]

" you just ROCK UP " . And you've only been here 5 months. Most towns / cities have free electric BBQs. Where I live (Inland east coast) the council even cleans them regularly. However here there are NO public rubbish bins . Everyone is expected to take their rubbish away with them. Unfortunately a lot of people find this requirement challenging.

[@peterclancy3653]

The birds are happy because they are living in Australia, most are protected!

[@miniveedub]

We used to have a television licence when TV first came out. People got quite creative about hiding their aerial inside the roof space or only using an indoor aerial. It was abolished decades ago because the administration and policing of it ate up so much of the revenue it wasn’t worthwhile. Most of our snakes are elapids, they’re more likely to slither away from you than towards you unlike the vipers found elsewhere. A lot of our native birds and animals are crepuscular, active at dawn and dusk, and a lot are nocturnal. Perhaps it’s because it tends to be hot during the day.

[@claytonchristophersen1633]

Yes Free BBQ,s are an Australian Staple when i was a Kid they were Concrete with a stack of Fire Wood .!

[@banta-pd8zj]

It was great, though it took me about 38 years to finish building my place but.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Oh wow! That’s cool ☺️

[@ianmontgomery7534]

years ago they were coin in the slot but it cost more to repair them than it does to make them free.

[@katbar6066]

@ I always wondered why they suddenly went to "Free" BBQ's - never thought about the morons busting them to save $2.

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

The King's Birthday has been a holiday in Australia since 1788.

[@JessicaSophie8411]

Loved this! Weather looks so beautiful

[@teresamikedownunder]

Thank you ☺️

[@Birdsville2014]

Hi Guys, once upon a time we had Radio and TV licences. They were discontinued in the late 1960's or 70's. All the best for you life in Aus.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Ah we did not know that! And thank you ☺️

[@davidparris7167]

More like late 50's. It cost more to harass and demand people to pay the licence fee than what they collected. The ABC was then paid for out of general taxpayer money. Today the ABC is a Marxist propaganda arm of the green/labor parties.

[@Ozvideo1959]

I remember back then. Nobody used to pay the licenses anyway. I think it was used to fund, what was, at the time, Channel Two, now the ABC. These days, the ABC is funded by our tax dollars.

[@PineappleSkip]

The licence fees were abolished in 1974. The proposal to bring them back again went down like a lead balloon. www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/radio-and-tv-licences#:~:text=By%20the%201970s%2C%20combined%20TV,abolish%20radio%20and%20TV%20licences.

[@anthonyj7989]

I asked the same question about why are the BBQs free? I was told that when they had coin boxes on the BBQs, the BBQs were always being vandalised, and it was cheaper to make them free than fix them. You also need to remember that Australia has a big problem with bushfires and lighting a BBQ in a total fire ban is not allowed.

[@karlproksch1350]

I remember the local bbq in NSW had coin slots in them. Have been to one of these bbq for years.

[@robstergodsafakemclean1363]

There was a Federal TV licence requirement until about 1970 if I remember correctly. It was said to fund the ABC, the national broadcaster.

[@Mediawatcher2023]

the caulture shock you may find is a spare room yes its called the laundry its where you do.........................your laundry no washing machines *ARE NOT* allowed in the kitchen in australia it makes the food taste sudsy 😆

[@IanScott-h5y]

Am told the bird noise is related to fact trees are evergreen so birds need to louder to connect with each other

[@overworlder]

Snakes can hear you and won’t come near you. They have even less interest being near you than you have being near them. One of the best defences against snakes is just making a racket.

[@biggyziggy5777]

Yes we don’t have to pay for a TV licence … But the Australian Tax Payers do pay for the ABC which last financial year spent …. $1.137 BILLION !

[@Sharyn-x8e]

I pretty much took all these things for granted, but not any more

[@jaserobert2758]

A lot of towns/cities have a full or half day holiday for their local Cup day horse races.

[@PeterCrouch-f3t]

Hi there don't worry about snakes ,don't try to catch them or kill them and you'll be fine

[@Milly5288]

Let them settle in first. You scare them for life already. What about the crocs you run into when you take swim in the beach rofl

[@AmazeJourneys]

If Brits want a real King's Birthday bash, they should come to Australia! 🥳

[@roger4mac]

We have three and four TVs in a house. In Melbourne city block Tram travel is free. In Perth city block we have the City Cat which is free every three to five minutes. Christmas time some train travel is free. There was a period when entrance to the Perth Zoo was free.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Wow that’s amazing!

[@no_triggerwarning9953]

Some inner city areas of melbourne still have manual bin collection. 1800s terrace houses wih narrow streets and no off street parking are not suitable for mechanical collection.

[@goeegoanna]

Welcome home.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Thank you!

[@alliswell2114]

Our Aussie TV is tragic ...was better 20 years ago

[@Eskay1206]

and seriously...that was the last time I watched it

[@stephenhadley2490]

I like the no tipping. I've never tipped anyone and never will. The UK isn't so over the top about it mind you.

[@livertic]

We get a holiday for the Melbourne cup horse race !

[@jaserobert2758]

So what do they confiscate your tv if you don't pay the licence? That is really dumb in UK. Especially now with all the streaming services

[@JoeGreenslade-q6s]

A TV licence? Sounds like a couple of politicians coming up with a way to give themselves a pay rise down the pub.

[@garthwaters5756]

im in DARWIN and i can leave my gates open and doors unlocked till i come home from work 12 hours later , sometimes i come home and next doors have drank all my beer the buggers , but i drink theirs so all good lol 🤣

[@ozsheila55]

My Brisbane house doesn't have any keys.

[@DavidPola1961]

Dont try that in Alice Springs the kids will take your whole house

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Beach trick - zip lock sandwich bag for phone and keys - bury them deep under your towel or shoes with a swift twisting motion while you sit down at really crowded places that may have occasional theft problems - its good not to advertise your things , no need to be paranoid or anything - just cautious... the other good way to feel safe is be cheerful to the bathers on the sand around you , announce to thoes in earshot youll really appreciate if you can move your things over towards someone if they dont mind , while you go for a swim ... its a half way up to having things noted , not taken responsibility for by others but essentially marked off as owned by someone that has said hello 😉 ... Helping each other out in the lazy aussie way - it only costs you a smile

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

The BBC might actually have something worth watching although I'm not sure it would be worth $340 AUD a year but over here you will hear many people say they never watch Free to Air tv. It's always streaming services like Netflix or Stan, Kayo for sport etc.

[@teresamikedownunder]

True although you have to pay the TV licence whether you watch BBC or not! Even if you only watched streaming services too. You basically don’t have a choice! 🤷‍♀️

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

@@teresamikedownunder well that's pants (I think that's how the Brits say it)

[@bencodykirk]

It's quite interesting to me to listen to your experiences (and I've watched a number of other Brits' KZbin videos on the subject also). I moved here in 1996 although my background was both the UK and the USA so I was experiencing my second culture shock having moved from the US to the UK a number of years earlier. One of the main overall things I noticed was that many things were similar to the UK, and a few things were similar to the US. But there were mostly things that were uniquely Aussie. I'll keep watching you have fun in your new country!

[@ianmontgomery7534]

if you want some culture shock then move to an Asian country like China.

[@JessicaSophie8411]

Also please do another snacks vid or food in Aus!

[@PhilipShand]

Long time ago some fuel stations started charging for air.Didn't last long !

[@michaelselfe5320]

That's inflation for you

[@johnphaceas7434]

@@michaelselfe5320 boom tish

[@blackpuppy5645]

We do not have adverts on the BBC the service is paid for through the licence fee

[@miniveedub]

We don’t have adverts on the ABC, the Aussie equivalent of the BBC, but we have them on SBS, Special Broadcasting Service, which has foreign language news and movies as well as programs in english and also a few on NITV, National Indigenous Television. Our television licence was abolished decades ago.

[@Jeni10]

We have lots of parrots and cockatoos, those are the noisiest. Also the cicadas during the day and the crickets at night. Ah, Summertime! My favourites are the Magpies warbling in the evening before sunset, and early morning.

[@FionaEm]

I just heard a couple warbling outside my window. Love it 😊

[@billdaniel8310]

I was told the TV license in England is to finance the BBC TV channel.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Yes you’re right ☺️

[@PineappleSkip]

About 10 years ago there was a robbery in our (very) little town, the end of innocence. Neighbour had his wallet pinched out of his car. He'd always left it in his unlocked car overnight. In 2009 Qld (egged on by the insurance industry) made it an offence to not lock your car when you leave it. Haven't heard of anyone being booked though :)

[@eddiel8708]

I was a bit suprised when you mentioned a charge for pumping up your tyres.

[@gordonstorch8561]

If we had to pay for a tv liscense here they would have to shut the tv stations .Nobody would pay to watch the sh?t they broadcast .They made the Monday after the Grand Finals a holiday because no one turned up for work anyway .

[@Sharon_L]

People haven’t run around picking up bins here since the 80’s.

[@ianrmallett]

I moved from the UK to NZ 40 years ago. I thought the TV license paid for the BBC which has no advertising.

[@teresamikedownunder]

It does pay for the BBC and you’re right, there are no adverts in the middle of the shows BUT there are adverts before and after the shows 🤷‍♀️

[@robertthomson1587]

When I have to pop out to the local shops - about a 10 minute walk - I leave the doors wide open.

[@gregoryparnell2775]

Looking for trouble if you leave belongings un-attended or un-locked in Australia these days.

[@davexenos9196]

If you use one of the free BBQs, you are expected to clean it. So far things are going well.

[@teresamikedownunder]

We do 😂We just meant the council also come and do a deeper clean

[@ianmaher4348]

Teresa, very cute, great personality!

[@lexsaunders1742]

You are supposed to clean the bbq after u use it.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Yeah of course, we just meant the council also do every so often

[@lexsaunders1742]

@ the reason they are free is it cost the local council more to repair the bbq’s than they made from the coins they collected. First invented in the extensive park networks in Melbourne. They were always being torn open in the middle of the night.So they made them free.

[@brettevill9055]

@@lexsaunders1742 An the electric barbecues are there at all because providing them is cheap compared with the bushfires that would result if people were to light cooking fires.

[@lexsaunders1742]

@ yes good point but that’s not the primary reason they are free. They only cost $4-$6 to use.

[@LeanneAnderson-e5c]

Staff are paid penalty rates on public holidays.

[@thomasleaman4627]

Sunshine and a 'can do' attitude ; ) (In the UK people spend a lot of time telling you what they can't do)

[@Just_an_Azn_guy]

Bbq isnt free at Bunnings

[@anthonywalsh2164]

I first went to the uk in 1991 and couldn’t believe that there was no windscreen cleaning equipment at the service stations and I had to pay for tyre filling.

[@letstalk3265]

The public BBQ's each user is expected to leave them in the condition you found it. If you use it, you clean it too.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Yep definitely!

[@peterwundersitz3715]

park bar-b-ques, while having taps, often have dog water bowls as well below the taps.

[@FionaEm]

The King's birthday holiday is a hangover from the colonial past. I don't know anyone who raises a glass and says god save the King, or anything like that 😅

[@lexsaunders1742]

Snakes don’t look for people to bight, they frightened of you and given half a chance will run away. I’m 77 and have not locked my door for 40 years.

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

There were TV licenses -(and before that radio licenses) _ but it was decided that the enforcement costs were ridiculous when 95+% of households had a TV (this happened in the 1970s)

[@lezivanerrol3697]

Yep, the enforcement costs were much more than the revenue return. Plus the Aussie TV and radio licenses were enforced back in the era when the UK had more influence on Aussie culture. My 1951 Aussie birth certificate tells me I'm a British subject. My brother in law's original Aussie 1950 passport describes him as a British subject. In 1952 he went and worked in the UK - no work visa required. He married a U K lady back in 1956 and bought her back to Australia - no visa required. Don't worry about snakes. Unless you are observant you wont see them - unless you inadvertently stand on one and get bitten.

[@andrewh.8403]

I remember back in '88 we popped to the UK over for a look around and I found UK drivers far less aggressive and definitely more polite than Sydney. Btw, all sorts of critters can crawl under your doors...

[@andreg751]

In Australia you do not tip at restaurants and pubs.... their salaries are high.

[@katbar6066]

You are not forced to but you can. I usually drop the coin change from paying for a coffee in their Tips jar. I don't tip in pubs either for drinking or a meal but usually do leave something in a good cafe or restaurant.

[@Walloper2]

And public toilets are free here - I had to pay 50p to go for a pee in the UK!

[@teresamikedownunder]

Oh yes good point!

[@katbar6066]

On holiday in the UK and had no idea you had to pay. I went to one in London which was £1 and I didn't have a coin. I was so desperate I hurdled the metal railing- not bad at 50ish. Even the guys on the building site across the road cheered! 😂

[@davidcarter4247]

Australia had radio and TV licences but they went away in 1974. I never bothered to get one when I left home on 1972. I lived in shared houses and never once did an inspector visit as I recall them doing when TV licences were introduced in the late 1950s. Radio licences went back to the 1920s. Portable transistor and car radios must have made it too difficult to police . What do you do with a couple 12 year olds on the train with a trannie radio? Or a car parked by the beach? Young people became very nomadic in the late 60s and 70s as many swapped home for shared houses that broke up and reformed endlessly. To properly police radio and TV licences would have cost as much as the revenue raised. By the time they were abolished I think only those with giveaway rooftop TV antennas bothered with them

[@paulinetonkin357]

I'm not sure if you have come across people selling fruit and vegetables by their farm gates. They have an honesty system, you pick up the goods and drop the money in the honesty box.

[@martindavis1913]

What type of low life would you be to take without paying??

[@karangooch1274]

You pay a tv license in the uk to pày for the bbc that when i lived there had no adds It was supposed to pay for the programs made at the bbc

[@Sonia-e9t1e]

You need to invest in some aeroguard spray for flies mosquitoes etc. Your partner should have a bigger hat and sunglasses on for not only the sun here and the high incidence of sun cancer I notice you both squint . While the sun may be a novelty for you now it won't be when you get a sun cancer and it can travel through your blood and die. Not trying to scare you just a fact. That sun dress needs to retire "slip , slop, slap, seek shade" : our kids have a policy at school no hat no play and we aren't talking a baseball hat. Sunscreen also needs to be applied even in winter on overcast days not just the face body and neck but also the ears.

[@kodiak7]

You are paying for your tv. It’s in your taxes.

[@katbar6066]

Yep- we have free BBQ's in South Aus too. Air is free for your Tyres and there is often water at the Servo to wash your front window too. Had a friend visit from the UK and whinged that our Neighbour kept her awake all night shrieking "Eric". It was one of out native birds 😂. Random Public Holidays are great- we love a good excuse for a Long Weekend!!!!

[@teresamikedownunder]

Haha this made us laugh 😂 it’s definitely something to get used to! And we love the free stuff here - it’s awesome 👏

[@EmbraceThePing]

The free bbq's are to combat bush fires. You wouldn't believe how many bush fires used to be started by ppl just 'having a bbq'. This way the fire is contained and can't be misused. It's simply cheaper than bush fires. We have them here in WA as well.

[@andrewh.8403]

Alan ! Alan !!

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

G'day guys👍 I've just got to 'free tyre pressure...'. part & yeah that annoyed me when I was living in the UK back in the 90s & having to pay to inflate your tyres. 😐 It was always free here. A part of road safety. Yeah the BBQs are free & all over the place here in Perth & WA too. 📹 Back to it..

[@Brightangel55]

You're living up in the tropics so the birds are noisy all year long. Come to the southern states and you'll find the noisy birds like white cockatoos travel back inland for the cold months. Peace at last. Air for tyres and free public bbqs are in NSW too. I'm pretty sure they'd be free Australia wide. Canberra has a public holiday called, yes, Canberra Day. That's bizarre and a bit unfair for the rest of us 😅 We don't pay tv licences because back in the 1970s, the progressive Labor government decided to fund the national broadcast station through taxation. Thank you Mr Witlam. The other free to air stations are privatised. I imagine most people stream their content now though. Thank you for your fun vlog 😊

[@jacquelinehillson9589]

Wow , I’ve been in Australia for twenty years now , I can’t believe the bins are still emptied manually in the uk 😮, by the way I remember thinking exactly the same about the birds in the morning when I first come , sound like chimpanzee’s, your the first person I know that thinks the same , good to know 😂 happy life to you and yours .👋

[@teresamikedownunder]

Haha love that! Thank you ☺️

[@overworlder]

I think the TV licence funds the BBC, doesn’t it?

[@craigroyle860]

Free bbq are big hit for tourists locals not so much

[@billy4eyes512]

Paying for Air to fill tyres? Paying for free to air TV? Hmmm, interesting. We pay for things like Netflix, Disney etc but Free to AIr TV has always been "Free".

[@richardsoane6192]

Free to air TV in Australia is pretty woeful and if they wanted to charge for it they would get a big fat zero ! Thank god for KZbin .

[@MichaelSmith-px1ev]

Free BBQ’s everywhere in Australia

[@trevorporter4776]

I think the UK tv license is to fund the BBC.

[@Eskay1206]

WTF you pay for air in the UK?

[@FredPilcher]

:O You have to pay to watch TV>>> Jezuz - they'd have to pay ME to watch that shite!

[@9999Seagull]

Those free barbecues are all over Australia.

[@billy4eyes512]

We even have them here in Tasmania where we do get 4 seasons.

[@commonsense-grs]

Love it when you kept turning around just incase there was a snake. Now you would be very unlucky if one did slither along behind you, would have made great watching. We did have TV licenses a long time ago, it's just a government money grab, but can't believe the price they charge back in Britain, what a rip off.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Haha that would have been impeccable timing 😂 yep it’s extortionate! 🤷‍♀️

[@Mike-ww9ei]

Aussie freeview tv is abysmal. The problem being the networks have to have X amount of locally made content so they just fill it up with reality junk and game shows to keep it as cheap as possible. The rest of the it is just filled up with repeats of American sitcoms and adds or whatever they can find to fill up space. We have made some great tv shows like Mr in between, the slap, Rake , just a few of the top of my head. Even the news is full of space filling garbage mostly

[@craigmays9510]

TV LICENCE Wtf 😮😢

[@thebeautifulones5436]

Free air! In my country I have to pay for my breathing allowance.

[@tonyf7997]

Yes , believe it or not it we are probably a more advanced nation to pommie land and just do not worry about the dangerous wildlife as chances are slime you will be harmed (well maybe not on the beach swimming)

[@alfinpogform4774]

How on earth do they catch you if you are watching TV without a TV license??

[@teresamikedownunder]

They know if you haven't paid your TV licence by maintaining a database of addresses, which indicates whether a licence is currently active at that location; if your address isn't listed as having a valid licence, they can then investigate further through visits from enforcement officers who can check your property for TV equipment and verify if you are watching live TV without a licence. 😱😱😱

[@alfinpogform4774]

@@teresamikedownunder Wow, amazingly dystopian for this modern age!

[@troglokev]

For analog broadcast TV, they used to detect the IF signals radiating from the tuner. They had dystopian detector vans roaming the UK, looking for unlicensed viewers.

[@billdaniel8310]

Another big difference between the UK and Australia is this. In the UK you have to have your car inspected each year for road worthiness or a MOT test. Not so in Australia, you only need a Road Worthy test if you sell your car privately, if you trade your car in at a dealer, the dealer does the road worthy test.

[@teresamikedownunder]

Yeah we were shocked by this too! And that you don’t need insurance to drive a car here either 🤯

[@bencodykirk]

Hence all the heaps of junk on our roads causing accidents. I wish we did have an annual inspection for cars over, maybe, 3 years or so.

[@Davo-i1s]

In NSW you have to get your car inspected for road worthiness every 12 months by someone authourised to carry them out once the vehicle is more than 5 years old. The mechanic submits the results of the inspection whether it passes or not so you cant keep shopping around until you find someone who will pass it without fixing the defects. You cant pay the registration fee until you have a passed inspection notice as well as a paid green slip that is also entered into the motor registries system by the insurance company when you pay your compulsory 3rd party insurance. If you fully own the car both 3rd party property and full comprehensive insurance comes optional but when paying it off normally under the terms of a loan agreement the goods have to be insured.

[@billdaniel8310]

@@bencodykirk I disagree Ben, bad drivers cause accidents not cars. e.g. If the driver knows his brakes or tyres are defective then he should get them fixed and not drive.

[@billdaniel8310]

@ OK, I live in Brisbane, the law is different up here.

[@marionbik2022]

When I first came to Australia in 1971 there was a TV licence in place. Paid it at the post office. Often wondered how they monitored it. We didn’t have a TV the first year living here. Imagine that. We also had no phone as it was very expensive. We bought a car before a TV. Life was was much quieter then 🫣😆

[@droneapocalypse]

Mate now that you’re here shhhhhh cost of living has tripled due to migration, we don’t want Australia turning into the UK, you don’t have to broadcast it please.

[@takegood-g8d]

I'm favoured financially, Thank you Jesus $32,000 weekly profit regardless of how bad it gets on the economy.

[@HyunCastro-r9b]

Do you invest with a professional broker??I'd appreciate it if you show me how to go about it.

[@takegood-g8d]

Thanks to Mrs Elizabeth Jane Ross she changed my life.A BROKER- like her is what you need.

[@frankDoor-y3s]

YES!!! that's exactly her name (Mrs Elizabeth Jane Ross) so many people have recommended highly about her and I'm just starting with her from Brisbane Australia🇦🇺

[@HyunJoo-c5c]

Same here, I believe the Bitcoin ETFs approval will be life changing opportunity for us, with my current portfolio of $108,000 from my investments with my personal financial advisor i totally agree with you

[@DavidJackson-u9l]

Wow! Kind of in shock you mentioned expert, Elizabeth Jane Ross.What a coincidence!!

[@shanekopacka2945]

Hello. I am Australian. I have been watching you moved to Australia have you seen the uk now it’s destroyed completely with so much off every thing a uk family moved close to Perth there having a hard time here you should contact them on line. Her name is Maria Tate you both from the uk you can give her some tips all hang out it would be a good thing bye now

[@alliswell2114]

The UK obsession with referring to single storey homes as bungalows and being conditioned that these are for old farts LOL

[@teresamikedownunder]

Haha they are generally what the older generation buy! You’re so right 😂 When we moved here, we were wondering what Aussies called one story homes and questioned what on earth a town house was 😂

[@touchstar68]

Just as bad as every house in Bali is called a Villa. They're just houses, Villas are substantial residences.

[@PhilipShand]

Until very recent times house plots were much bigger than in the UK so we could spread two-storey homes over one level. The term "bungalow" is known but not really used. "One level" or "single level" is more common.

[@karnovtalonhawk9708]

G'day, As an Aussie I never knew you had TV licences until a few years back. All I could think is you broadcast this stuff for people to see they have to buy their own TV and you expect them to pay you? In the very beginning maybe but by a certain point I am sure it became some strange british thing, were you couldn't have the masses getting things for free, My god what would that lead to tax the blighters.

[@Milly5288]

Brah poms far behind lol welcome to the rich life lmao

[@dogsbollox2]

melbourne cup also a public holiday

[@dogsbollox2]

Your wife is a top lady, you will get used to the outdoors

[@hiya5357]

I have only known one servo to charge for air, that was late 80s early 90s, that was just outside of the Brisbane

[@no_triggerwarning9953]

Some servos in Melbourne in the 1980s charged for a while, but it only lasted about a year before they stopped.