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[@coffeeenut]

YAY! so happy we finally got to meet up and chat! thanks so much for having me on :)

[@jeremyryan770]

New puzzle videos incoming!!

[@rocinante4609]

Not sure about Sydney but there are so many great Italian restaurants in Melbourne and not just on Lygon St but all over inner Melbourne. Im guessing there must be some great Italian places in Sydney too but it may depend on where you live. Like in Melbourne certain type of cuisines dominate certain suburbs due to historic immigration and communities that dominate those suburbs. So sometimes we have to travel a little further for certain cuisines.

[@stanrubin1206]

Wow that restaurant that asked for the gst is doing something illegal. Gst is very complicated when it comes to food, the raw ingredients are gst free but the imput to cooking it isn’t . But you shouldn’t be charged GST as a separate item

[@oldmanriver1955]

The tax legislation makes it illegal to charge GST separately and they should be reported. They can charge a separate weekend service charge but GST on that must also be included in the published price. We fought against this crap when GST was originally discussed.

[@Rottnwoman]

Dead right - complain to ATO and they WILL be fined!

[@johnaquillo3397]

Lots and lots of Italian restaurants in Melbourne. Hundreds (maybe thousands?) of them! Lygon Street in Melbourne is famous for them, but there are lots of others throughout the whole city (this includes the whole metropolitan or suburban areas). Take a trip to Melbourne for a week or two!

[@wombatforestfilms6248]

oh mate, you guys need to come to Melbourne, best coffee ever, authentic Italian pizza, need I say Lygon street, mexican food and slow and low BBQ has been going off for years, we went to some pretty good Greek restaurants in Hobart, so horses for courses, love the channel👍👍👍

[@LA-cj5jq]

I came here to say this. I disliked pizza until I moved to Melbourne. Even the chains like domino's and pizza hut picked up their game to compete in Melbourne. Everywhere else the chain pizza places quality and topping quantity is poor.

[@wombatforestfilms6248]

@@LA-cj5jq good food, good quality ingredients, good coffee, good service, is what its about

[@Zipniltheoriginal]

Was just about to tell them off for saying there is not good Italian. Maybe in Sydney and Hobart, but not here in Melbourne. The Italian food here in Melbourne is better than I had in the US. I went to little Italy in the Bronx and the deserts there made me want to puke. SOOOOOOOO much bloody sugar. Waaaaay more authentic Italian food here in Melbourne. And some of the best pizza in the world, of all styles, northern and southern.

[@wombatforestfilms6248]

@@Zipniltheoriginal yep had great Italian at Carboni's in Ballarat last month, very authentic, and the cannoli were delicious, and not over sweet

[@carbine5378]

We don’t tip in Australia as a rule because our workers in the hospitality industry are reasonably paid, or at least compared to America. It’s horrifying how your workforce is treated with no paid annual or sick leave, no superannuation, no decent health scheme. Your education system is obviously lacking also given so many of your citizens have absolutely no idea about other countries outside their own … actually from what I’ve seen they’re not so great on that front either.

[@stevey7059]

So are the hospitality staff in America not even paid a minimum wage, just relying on tips? That's horrible or even against the labor laws.

[@lisaas4477]

@@stevey7059 The minimum wage for tipped staff is something like $2.31

[@jackvos8047]

Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong but last I checked Australian hospitality workers were paid roughly the same as the American armed forces.

[@Rottnwoman]

@@jackvos8047 You are TOTALLY wrong.

[@jackvos8047]

@@Rottnwoman nope not totally wrong An infantry army Sergeant averages USD $40,013 per annum whilst hospitality workers in Australia average USD $46125.07 per annum. Specialists and higher ranks get paid more but US grunts most definitely get out earned by an Aussie Macca's worker.

[@neumanmachine3781]

Target in Australia is a completely different company in the USA - it has no link to the American store other than the same name and similar logo. Kmart started as a licenced franchise but now is wholly separate. Both Target and Kmart are owned by the same company Wesfarmers who also own Myer and Coles. They try to pitch their discount department stores differently so they don’t overlap too much and many of these stores have shrunk in size over the last 40 years or so and reduced the number of lines that they carry. If a product doesn’t sell well straight away then it gets cut pretty fast. For groceries the duopoly (Colesworths) are notorious for signing suppliers to exclusive agreements so you can only buy that product in their store. This means that you end up having to visit both to get what you need.

[@AndrewBlucher]

I only go to Woolworths for specials. They have a crap return policy, and I have complained to ACCC about their Fresh Food People advertising. Talk to their staff to see how they're treated ...

[@Donizen1]

Wesfarmers wo not own Coles or Myer. They did in the past but both are now separate companies. Wesfarmers still own Target and Kmart as well as Bunnings and Officeworks and a variety of other lesser-known companies.

[@neumanmachine3781]

@@Donizen1 Thanks for the update I didn’t realise that they spun them out a couple of years ago. It would be interesting to know how much of the shares in both they still own.

[@barnysadventures]

@@neumanmachine3781 Wesfarmers didn't sell Coles, they split them of, or a de-merger. So every Wesfarmer shareholder had their share value cut and received an equivalent value of shares in Coles. So now each shareholder owns half as much value in each of the two companies, although Wesfarmers did retain a 15% stake in Coles, so they are still part owners.

[@NeilBlanco]

Awesome! I love both of your content. You guys rock. Ashleigh and her Tasmanian coffees... 😂

[@coffeeenut]

HA i’m passionate about coffee what can I say

[@IsabellaL82]

you both have great channels. It's interesting hearing about the differences between the US and Australia.

[@Blanchy10]

As an Aussie that has lived and worked in the US I have to agree about Mex food but its not like we have Mexico close! Also I was disappointed in US Pizzas, I used to live in Sydney and there were a lot of little authentic Italian restaurants/Pizzeria's that were excellent.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

You two are great together. You really draw all the details out of each other, in being able to mutually reminisce about the States, and sharing your likes and dislikes in real time with a sympathetic friend.

[@coffeeenut]

i love this comment! but i agree that we really drew out each other’s experiences so well. it was nice to have someone to bounce off of!

[@dragonite87]

Aldi came to Australia about 20 years ago. Costco around 10-15 years ago. Prior to that, Coles and Woolies completely dominated the market. That being said, Hobart has some decent independent grocery stores. The produce in Tassie is awesome. No Aldi or Costco though.

[@jennifergawne3002]

Don't forget IGA and Foodworks

[@TheLyds01]

I definitely split myself between Coles and Woolies. Also between Kmart and bigW. So they all still get good business. It’s also good to have them close to each other because they compete more for specials.

[@AndrewBlucher]

I think it's the suppliers who determine most specials. Just a theory.

[@dragonite87]

I grew up in Hobart but moved to the mainland for work. I miss it. I think it's changed a bit since I left in 2010.

[@AndrewBlucher]

I thought Taswegians called the mainland "The North Island"!

[@michaelhatchard8864]

I have seen a couple of videos from you two ladies, glad you are adapting to our way. It’s very interesting to hear your take on the differences. Enjoy your time here. Also drop bear season is approaching so beware 👍

[@stanrubin1206]

Oh Ashley there are pizza shops all over Tasmania. Near me Sorell had Two and even in Dodges Ferry there is a portable pizza van . Hobart has Medici, Metro pizza and Paesano pizza

[@coffeeenut]

but I need dairy free cheese!!! ha

[@allangoodger969]

Do we even Ash a Taswegin? 🤣🤣🤣🤣Good to see you both together and having a chuckle. Have a good one girls.

[@markyore86]

Great to see you and Ashleigh together. For Italian food you really need to go to Melbourne or find one of the Italian-Australia social clubs. North Queensland has a few traditional Italian places because that's where the migrants arrived for the cane fields. Mexican food isn't a thing in Australia because we never had Mexican immigrants, although there are pockets of Spanish and South American food. Demographer Bernard Salt had a good line about Australia's ability to cherry-pick things from other cultures - "Welcome to Australia, mate - what have you got to eat?"

[@FionaEm]

Hey Kaitlyn & Ash 🙂 Good to see Kaitlyn mixing it up with a guest host and fellow American 🙂 Yeah, Mexican food isn't as big here because we don't have a big history of immigration from central America. Bagels are more of a specialty item: if you want authentic bagels, you'll probably need to head to areas with a large Jewish population, like inner south-east Melbourne and inner east Sydney.

[@lisaas4477]

Costco have a decent bagel too

[@basilbyfield5913]

Fiona Em. You mixing things up. Mexico is on the continent of North America like USA and Canada. Central American countries, their foods are different from Mexican food. So immigration from Central America has no correlation.

[@basilbyfield5913]

@@aheat3036 Exactly what I meant. I can't help if you didn't learn this in your geography class, but Mexico is in North America, so when the individual Fiona Em wrote that there is not much Mexican restaurants, because there is not much immigration from Central America. The response is what does immigration from Central America has to do with Mexican food. Mexican food is much different from foods in Central and South America. American food different from Mexican. French different from British. I don't think you watched the video.

[@basilbyfield5913]

@@aheat3036 Why do you want to know where I am from?. Half of Mexico was part of the USA dude. That still make it North American. South America and Central America may have similarities, because of colonization by Spain and Portugal but there are a number of differences surprisingly. As I said I did do geography and passed it and is quite familiar with the the region. I am sorry for hurting your feelings, why are you getting upset and indignant. Show me something that I typed that is incorrect. Have a nice day, no need to get high BP.

[@rhonafenwick5643]

@@basilbyfield5913 I think it's you that's introducing confusion with this nitpicking. If you're talking in terms of continents, then technically there's no such thing as "Central America" at all, only North and South. "Central America" as used in English is a vernacular term, like "the Middle East", and like the Middle East the term is primarily used to refer to a region with shared cultural, historical, and linguistic traits. By this criterion Mexico certainly forms a better fit with the countries of the more restricted definition of the term, and Mexico is included within the definition of Central America for many people and organisations, including the United Nations. I'd argue that the sole reason for considering Mexico as not part of Central America is the use of "Central America" in the name of the United Provinces of Central America upon their secession from the Mexican Empire in 1823; and even there the United Provinces remained united for just fifteen years before beginning their complete disintegration. What's more, the Mexican state of Chiapas originally belonged to the United Provinces as well; this means that from its very inception, the cultural concept of "Central America" included at least some territory that is now politically part of Mexico.

[@osocool1too]

Hi there, here in Melbourne, we have a very cosmopolitan city with restaurants from a great variety of country's ...also Kmart and Target Australia are owned by Wesfarmers who also own Coles, and store sizes reflect that we have 25.6 million people as opposed to 330 million in America. 🤗👍

[@Dave_Sisson]

Weasfarmers spun off Coles and some bottle shops into a separate company a few years ago. They kept a very small shareholding, but Coles is now a listed company in its own right and is fully independent of Wesfarmers.

[@djollosaustralia7971]

Not having a shot about the bagels, but everytime I visit my friends in the States, and they love bagels, I walk around with a lump in my stomach all day. I find them soooo stodgy, so now I just have bread. And I was totally shocked, they don't know what crumpets are!

[@Rottnwoman]

We tried them several times in both USA and Canada. The best were in Montreal but I would never eat them by choice. Sort of a cross between bread and a brick, horrible!

[@grahamejohn6847]

That was brilliant girls. I loved your interactions, so good and so natural together I definitely will check out Ash's channel.

[@coffeeenut]

thank you so much!! i was so happy to be invited on!

[@deebea6364]

Hi from Canberra! I think one reason the malls are laid out the way they are is so that the products or services are more grouped together - it can be other things as well, like the banks and medical services may be grouped closely ; big clothing stores like David Jones / Myers will be close together, and Coles, Woolies, Aldi and other fresh food markets / butchers / bakeries, Asian grocers will all be close together as well... then there are clothe stores, while things like hairdressers, specialty stores and pop ups will be scattered around... usually there is a big food court, and outside there may be a more expensive dining area with restaurants / sushi trains / takeaway stores. Some customers are pretty loyal to particular supermarkets, while others (like my mum will get different products from different supermarkets as the savings can be significant. One advantage to the layouts being consistent is every mall feels familiar to a degree, to the point where you can navigate a new mall efficiently for a food shop and get out before needing to pay for parking. Pre covid our Kmarts were 24/7 and late night Kmart runs + impulse buys were a must! I found it really interesting to hear about Mexican food vs our Asian / Indian food! Geographically it makes a lot of sense :) ps. Sometimes some Australians like to stir up / escalate / make a big deal about an opinion (like US bagels being bette), even if we don’t care, disagree, or even actually agree with you or see the logic! It can be fun to see what people say, and have that banter, and it can be a form of low key friendly teasing. PPS. Our malls (here in canberra at least) will only have 2/ 3 of Target, Kmart, and BIG W! Any of the 2, but never the 3...

[@anth5189]

A large Pizza here used to be a medium. They just keep downsizing everything now and increase the price. Ripping everyone off has become the norm now.

[@gerardbryant4840]

It's called "Shrinkflation"

[@millertas]

In 2005 I worked for five weeks as a Santa in a small Shopping Mall. And American Woman approached me and asked who I was collecting for. The look on her face when I gave her a CD with some Christmas Carols on it after saying "Here in Australia Santa gives to customers not collect for charities" was absolutely priceless.

[@inodesnet]

14:49 100% margarita pizza should be mozzarella slices, some basil and a dash of olive oil. There are more authentic places the further east you go. But I think there are a lot of places that cheat with grated mozzarella (and too much of it).

[@kayelle8005]

Totally agree. Hate it when some places change out the basil for oregano.

[@queenslanddiva]

When we retired we really really wanted to go and live in Tassie. Even found a lovely house in Huonville. But in the end we chickened out because it's just too far from the kids and grandies. So we're in country NSW and we love it. But Tassie is the bomb. BTW we have one of the best Mexican restaurants in NSW in our little town.

[@andrewmortimer2602]

Hi If you want a real mix of foods come and visit Griffith NSW. This town thrived on three main quisines. It is a huge Italian town with a large Indian community and Asian as the third. You will get very authentic foods from each category. Only a one hour flight from Sydney

[@jamesperrett1887]

before 1970 it was roast or fish and chips ...Then the Chinese food ....later Italian, Greek , Indian , Thai ..Vietnamese ... korean BBQ... Tibet ...Napal.... Now so many options

[@ryankincade]

Great video! Ashleigh, there are some great Italian and pizza places in Hobart. Don Camilo, Da Angelo, Capital, Ragazzi, Ti Ama, to name a few. 🍕 👍🏼

[@coffeeenut]

I’ve only seen Ti Ama tho that have dairy free cheese! and even then it’s just a “cheese sauce” ha

[@boby4751]

I think the sizes are smaller because the drinks coffee wise is of wayyyy better quality and probably stronger so you don't need a big size to get the same amount of caffeine as a massive size in the us

[@PS-my1so]

I live in a tiny suburb in 'Brisbane' and we have an award winning Italian and Mexican restaurant. I also grew up in Noosa and we had the best Italian restaurant - Oscars - Oscar used to bang on his big Italian pots and sing in Italian. My sister in law is from Mexico and I lived in the States for 18 months so I guess I'm comparing to my American experiences. And as for the shopping - I often do have certain things I get from each shop so absolutely love they are clustered into one shopping centre. For food shopping I do the bulk in Aldi. When I did my food shopping in the States I felt there was a lot more - ie huge sections of sugar cereals but to me they looked like variations of exactly the same thing. Same with cheese etc. (This was 20 years ago by the way so it could be very different now days) I have an IGA near me and it has a large cheese fridge and they are all hand crafted cheeses with so much variety. Tipping and taxes totally stressed me out in the States I didn't drink coffee while in the States so I can't really compare. Bagels are definitely better in the States. To get really lovely fresh ones in Australia I just make my own. Otherwise I toast the store bought ones. Clothes shopping is 100% better State side with incredible sales. Please tell Australia that 10% off is not a sale 😅

[@erose1710]

Try Nunzios at Quakers Hill they make really nice pizza but it's not cheap like Domino's is.

[@dragonite87]

Is she referring to Eastlands Shopping Centre? As an ex-Hobartian, it sounds like it. There aren't that many malls in Hobart.

[@MrTaylor1964]

This was a great video, have now subscribed to Ashleigh’s channel

[@billschild3371]

Well girls if you want cheap authentic Italian food you'd best head to Far North Queensland as that is where a large percentage of Italians settled. It also helped that my mum was of Italian heritage. I do agree with you about the Margherita Pizza and most Pizza's you get in Australia with their over use of cheese. I have only been able to find one great little Italian restaurant close by in Brisbane who knew what they are doing and are affordable.

[@jamesdevine564]

Katelin it depends what you need on the day here in brookvale and your know westfield shopping centres generally have all these shops some are smaller then others like westfield chatswood and bondi are much larger, one thing i do notice often aldi doesnt stock a lot of products that coles and woolies stock but there are time that i go to kmart and there out of stock and big w do have it or vice versa but sometimes i have noticed that the generic $2 shops have it or the reject shop have it, as i said depends on your looking for on the day.

[@andrew5792]

One comment that I haven't see here about tipping is this. Unlike in the US where the tip goes into the pocket of the individual server to supplement their unbelievably low wages, here the reason people tip is for the enjoyment of the whole experience; therefore; tips are shared between both front and back of house staff. Quite often this will include everyone from the Head Chef to wait staff to the dishwashers. Tips will be tallied and divided at the end of the month.

[@carokat1111]

Hobart resident here - there’s at least four good pizza places within 3km of where I live near the city. You can get authentic margherita pizza.

[@coffeeenut]

i’m after dairy free cheese tho :) I’ve only found one in Hobart that does

[@gerardbryant4840]

The big stores need loading docks big enough to handle a semi trailer, and maybe another truck. So in the newer shopping centres, they are usually all together, and backed on to a main road for ease of access. Mexican restaurants tend to be thin on the ground all over Australia, and heavy on sombreros, margaritas and tequila. There also seems to be very few good European and African restaurants around.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Australia does have regional supermarkets...for instance South Australia has Foodland and North Western Victoria had Fishers (now Ritchies)

[@markhopper3176]

I loved that you gals were so connected and extremely happy to be in each others company. More of combo Vlogs please! Btw…Sydney and Melbourne are 20 times (plus) the size of Hobart. It’s like comparing Des Moine with LA city.

[@newmageo9179]

If you are splitting the bill based on what each of you ate, yes, the GST which is always added at the bottom of the bill, also needs to be split. What is odd about that? And the total of the bill always has to have the GST included.

[@Liam-by4gm]

I have lived in the States and now live in Melbourne. There are so many great Italian restaurants in Melbourne. In fact, there is a sizable Italian-Australian community here. You will find some scrumptious pizza, pasta, and gelato here. You should visit Melbourne sometime.

[@clivegilbertson6542]

Hi There! As far as great Italian food in Sydney is concerned there are many places but the most concentrated are in "Little Italy" centred around Norton St Leichardt...speaking off which there was a great Brazilian Churrascaria in Norton St. Re Mexican foods...if you look around at Deli's and small goods shops you will find things like "Latin Deli" (Mexican Brand) items like Chipotle in Adobo which I use all the time( I worked for 3 1/2 years in South America) and Palm Hearts etc...BTW here Target & Kmart are both owned by Wesfarmers along with Bunnins and Officeworks etc( they recently "emerged" Coles back to standalone entity)...Cheers!

[@christyzeeaquarianated2600]

Norton Street is a must if one is in Sydney!

[@gregmccoy4782]

Hi guys, as far as shopping centres go, I think here in oz, one guy owns all the actual buildings that are westfields and westpoint in blacktown, then he rents out the shop spaces to Woolies, coles, bigw, Kmart. He been Harry Triggenoff? (That’s wrong I know, 5th richest person in oz) owns all the centres, so everything is all under the one roof, he changed the way we shop back in the 70s.

[@shiyoushi5778]

Pizza Hut Australia did still have the pans for the tiny "personal pizzas" at my store in Launceston when I worked there as a teen, but they were only for staff. If you're up in Launceston stop by the Pizza Pub and get a Family size pizza - bit more like an American large pizza, and much better than chain pizza stores 😋 And like Ash I am also disappointed we don't have Guzman Y Gomez in Tasmania, they were my favourite Mexican chain on the mainland.

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

I still can't believe the Pizza Pub is 35+ years old, and has never become a chain. Its such a simple, easily-repeatable, combination.

[@kevinbalsdon4705]

Why don’t they have older Australians on these video, even the so-called Australians talk and sound like Yanks. The over use of like in nearly every sentences, so much gigging which is also annoying. So much interrupting each other. Just count how many this bottle blonde Yank says “LIKE.” Also it is University not College. They both sound like Yanks.

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

Having Coles and Woolworths next to each other is like when Ford & Holden dealers were on opposite corners. You're either a Coles person or a Woolworths person.

[@kimn9802]

Plenty of great bagels in Perth. Bit of a cafe staple here. Plenty of great Italian restaurants/food here as well.

[@leonardirving3307]

Tipping...I fully understand the necessity for tipping in the US, I was in Beaver Creek Co. and got chatting to a girl who tuned out to be a waitress and she explained the miserable salary she gets so we felt less hostile towards tipping after that, except for one guy in Dulles, we pulled up at the airport to fly to Boston and he bullied us into dragging our bags out of the trunk and tossing them down a chute in the sidewalk, then stuck his hand out. I guess when yr used to it you know whats coming and how to behave but as a traveler in a strange country you are always cautious of people who try and take over, cautious for the security of your luggage. I saw doormen in New York Central Park who's role in life and, probably, only income was to open the door and stick their hand out. Here, we are used to opening our own doors so we don't know the protocol or even how much to tip.

[@vk1pe]

Aldi! You need to shop cheaply, and only go to the other shops for very particular options.

[@listayngeorge6929]

Spud sheds here in W.A sells a mexican blackbean veggie mix which is really nice.. its in the frozen section.. great for loading your nachos. We have a lot of great Italian restaurants here in the West.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

We used to have Safeway or at least in Victoria maybe around 35 yrs ago. Could of been in Sydney too.

[@blueycarlton]

Safeway in Victoria became Woolworths. It was always owned by Woolworths, just a name change.

[@shanedorival3177]

For an authentic Italian food, Melbourne is the place to go. For Margarita Pizza, go to Lygon Street in Melbourne. We also have a lot of Greek and Turkish restaurants.

[@goeffburdon7351]

one of the malls i go to they have coles woolies and aldi witch i like

[@marianjeffrey8684]

If you want good Italian food, come to Melbourne. We have Lygon Street home of Italian food. Actually we have great Italian even in the suburbs. Melbourne is great for food.

[@MauzyCreations]

Have you tried Product of Italy in Minchinbury (Great Western Highway)? I've driven past but not tried it. Other than that there are a few italian restaurants I know of in Western Sydney. Nunzios in Quakers Hill, JAGs in Bella Vista, Lusso Italian Rouse Hill, Crinitis Parramatta, Italian street kitchen penrith

[@aventus.]

Big W actually means Big Woolworths, they’re the same company :)

[@inalarose7875]

Woolies and Coles have kind of consumed all other minor supermarket chains. As I recall Woolies in Melbourne used to be Safeways and then they all became Woolies. We used to have Franklins, Jewel, and a few others but the two major chains bought them out. That's one of the reasons the arrival of Aldi was a big deal, and probably why IGA keeps fighting on.

[@michelleclark79709]

The Australian mail service used to be one of the best in the world about 15/20 years ago. You could mail something and it would get across the country 1/2 days later (3/4 days if you were in the outback or really remote). Now a days it’s a joke! Unless you pay for express post or for a courier

[@leonardirving3307]

As for store sizes just remember, 27 million spread over the size of continental US compared to 330 million in the same area, population density is much higher

[@meganburgoyne7244]

Spice world in Hobart and Fireworks foods in Sydney/online sell Mexican food ingredients. Herbies spices also sell whole chilies and powders. As an ex Californian, if you want good Mexican in Australia you have to make it yourself. It is much easier to get the ingredients now than it was in the 80’s.

[@TheSamleigh]

“I’m sorry.” re the Mex food situation. Hobart … mmmm you just can’t expect too much eh? Shipping! Up to the shipping bit OMG!!

[@coffeeenut]

correct that Tassie is isolated from a lot, but i’ve only had veryyy below average mexican in Tassie :/

[@andyjames2082]

I love Tassie Andy from SA

[@veggieaussiechick]

We do have other supermarkets like IGA and Foodworks plus a couple of others like Drakes. Drakes aren't as popular though and Foodworks seems to only be in rural areas but not always.

[@simoncotterill7274]

Got sort of chased by the waiter after we left a restaurant in DC after doing a “round up “ tip which we thought was a reasonable tip at the time lol!

[@christophernicola9293]

Great mash up.. I watch you both so that was fun. 🙂

[@maddyspinks]

For Italian fog here it depends where you are, im from Bundaberg (you might have seen our rum haha) and we have had some pretty decent Italian places as after WWII we had a lot of itialian immigrants who came to work on the farms, and a lot ended up buying their own farms here too. Im from a farming family and the road our farm runs along has 4 itilain family owned and run farms and 2 of Irish decent (mine included) and in the area we all live in (about 30 farms between 150-250 acres) there are at least a dozen of them that are owned by the families of Italian immigrants. My uncle married the daughter of an Italian farmer and my Aunty is just the best cook, I never leave her house hungry and often leave with a few nights worth of left overs too haha. A number of the children of these families who didn’t work on and take over the farms opened little Italian restraints which are really good. But yeah a lot of rural farming towns have great Italian places because of the influx of Italians who I immigrated after the war came to look for farm work as it gave steady work and required little to no English skills. When my mum (who is 51 now) was going through school Italian was the main language subject offered in schools because of the high Italian population, especially in catholic schools which my mum (and myself) attended. Like how Spanish is the main language subject offered in schools in the USA because of high populations of Spanish speaking immigrants .

[@andrewbraid4265]

There's a Mexican wholesaler in Ardnel Park called Imported Mexican foods that sell ancho chillies and all those ones which you're talking about. Plus pinto, black and small red beans. It's on Holbieche road in number 33, They have a large range of Mexican food and ingredients.

[@Blisters952]

G’Day, I like your channel, the topic of stores like Kmart, Woolies & Aldi’s well, there are some large Kmarts around but not as large as the States. Safeway was a very popular store and unfortunately Woolworths bought it. Kmart used to be a great store but it has gone down the tube in the last ten years or so. Target had stores the size of Kmart but now they are useless in most parts. Big W was a huge store when it first opened in the 70’s but they are decreasing in size as well and not well kept. The biggest shopping centre is Chadstone in Melbourne. Keep up the interesting topics guys, good job. 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@VideosCPS]

Isn’t it illegal to charge GST separately!?!

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Agreed. Never heard of GST being separate

[@kayelle8005]

Ashleigh it’s illegal for them to not include the GST on the bill if GST is payable.

[@coffeeenut]

now i know! thank you

[@phunkmonkeycookiegarage7773]

I worked in a local independently owned Pizza shop and I can assure you, we called a Cheese Pizza just that lol .. a Cheese Pizza. We would get a only few inquiries for a Pizza Margherita every now and then but we didn't sell them as we never kept any fresh Basil. So if some Pizza shop is calling a Cheese Pizza a Pizza Margherita, then they just have no clue lol, but that's not an Australian thing, that's just a dumbarse thing. In regards to small Pizza, our small was 4 slices. Our large was 8 slices, our family was 12 slices and our Paty Pizza was 48 slices and was delivered in the back of a wagon lol. We also did dairy-free Cheese for the vegans but that stuff had such a short fridge life that it cost far more than we even made from having it lol.

[@jamesperrett1887]

I would not go to a Pizza shop without Basil , Garlic , Kalamata Olives or oregano.. I would just shake my head and walk out

[@gbsailing9436]

OMG, you girls need to DITCH the big three (Woolies, Coles and Aldi) and look for the smaller markets. In Sydney, IGA is great competition to the others, but you could also look to the local markets that most suburbs offer on weekends!!! DO NOT give your patronage to the big three because they will only dominate the market and then they will have control over the cost of everything. For example, the big three already dictate to Australian farmers WHAT COST MILK WILL BE!!! Not the other way round. So TOUGH for the the farmer that can only produce milk for $1:20! If he sells to Coles or Woolies, they will lose out. You ladies need to be more discerning in your choice of shops that you frequent. DON'T give in and use the big three! SEEK alternatives. Great episode and nice collaboration. 👍

[@i00Productions]

Talking about shops being near each other.. at Victoria Point in Queensland there is literally a Woolworths across the road from another Woolworths!!

[@donnachatterton1639]

I have to agree with Ash about the bagels. American bagels are sooooo much better than here in Oz. Our ‘bagels’ are just bread rolls with a hole in the middle. Very disappointing.

[@coffeeenut]

glad i’m not alone!!! thanks so much for watching :)

[@gregmullins6927]

Kaitlyn,Norton St,Leichhardt in Sydney is where you find lots of Italian restaurants,in Melbourne it's Lygon St,Carlton,Melbourne is the food capital in Australia though Sydney is hard to beat for Chinese food. Bagels are Jewish not American,if you talk to an Aussie about gas they think you're talking about heating or cooking with gas (natural gas) not gasoline,Americans get this wrong!! the correct terms are petrol and gas (gas heating or gas hot water),two different things it makes sense!!

[@danielgoodwin1436]

Try Norton st in Sydney (Leichhardt I think) for Italian food in Sydney. Also some great bakeries there. My father's girlfriend is originally from Sicily & loves a few of the shops there.

[@fugawiaus]

We have a great Italian presence around the Leichhardt area of Sydney. I remember they had a yearly festival where they closed a street for all the food. Sydney has a very large Italian background and there are plenty of wonderful Italian restaurants including in Blacktown.

[@cecilia8957]

In regards to tipping taxi drivers.....if you feel that your driver did a great job, was polite and friendly then give them a tip.....it doesn't have to be a set percentage..just whatever you feel like giving them....I use to drive taxis and would often get a tip.....biggest was $40...fare was just under $10 and the guy threw a $50 note at me then took off...

[@michaelknight650]

with supermarkets ,Safeways is the alternative name for Woolworths

[@supergran62]

Hate to state the obvious, but our closest neighbours are Asian, that’s where lots of our new families come from, so most of our food options are Asian. Unlikely to be Mexican. The highest population of Italian and Greek immigrants went to Melbourne. If you wander down any food precinct in Melbourne you are sure to find an authentic Italian and Greek restaurants, eg Logon St. I love Mexican, really really enjoyed Tex Mex in Dallas, and have not found anything like it here in Aus.

[@bethaniej]

This was funny! I got some everything bagel seasoning at Costco recently. And i only buy my bagels from there. Or i make them myself. :)

[@belindahedges499]

Hi there love your stuff ladies 😁 but I can’t believe you think no Italian in Sydney! So many good places like Beppi’s in Darlinghurst a great trattoria that has been open same place same family since 1956. Many great Italian places in Leichhardt and Haberfield. As for out west right next door to you I heard you talk about Blacktown - in Rooty Hill yes Rooty Hill is Pizzaperta Manfredi by the great Stefano Manfredi who actually went to Blacktown Boys High he came to Australia from Italy when he was six years old he is now 67 years old and his food is fantastic. It is inside the West HQ entertainment complex. They first opened just before Covid and had to close several times but now doing fantastic business - true Italian pizzeria. Love hearing your thoughts you are so ☺

[@rbukulelevids5163]

Hobartian married to an American here. We agree about the lack of good Mexican options, and particularly that Zambrero is horrible, but please get Ash to check out the Taco Taco trailer outside the Hobart Brewing Company. It's not cheap, but it's a hell of a lot better than Zambrero.

[@plasma06]

Its a free market you shop where you want to

[@micheleporter643]

I live in western Sydney but closer to Blue Mountains and we have heaps of proper italian restaurants so depends where you are

[@ccpljager424]

If bosses and companies cant afford to pay thier workers proper wages they should not be in bussiness. if they paid the workers proper wages they dont need to worry about tips

[@derekgleeson1353]

Ever owned a business? Don't answer, I already know.

[@jiokl7g9t6]

Taxes MUST be included in the prices on the menu!

[@bloozee]

Yes, It is illegal to display/ advertise prices without taxes in Australia. Perhaps you could con a yank I guess.

[@bloozee]

I think I can forgo the extra urine that they put in a Starbucks " large" coffee.

[@bloozee]

Pizzas used to be sized like vinyl records.... 7inch, 10inch and 12inch.

[@bloozee]

Depends on the location of your wollies.... went to my local and ther were 18 different kinds of coconut milk.... but they were competing with two Asian groceries.

[@bloozee]

Pretty much all the big shops and booze shops are owned by either Coles or Woolworths.

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

There are heaps of pizza places in Hobart!

[@coffeeenut]

but with dairy free cheese??

[@shezza66]

The shopping centres are not owned by individual shops such as Woolworths or coles. Where I live I do have individual Kmart and big W not in shopping centres.

[@Damian1975]

I’m an Aussie living in New Jersey past 20 years ( from Melbourne ). America lacks good quality food stores Yes you have your Starbucks in target ( love the pumpkin spice at Halloween but Australia has individual bakeries , butchers and green grocery’s stores. There is more variety with individual store in Australia’s where American strip malls are cooperate and cookie cutter chain store which are boring.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Lol Starbucks is not qaulity.

[@Ron-uq2hg]

Sorry ladies but my. Memory of Bagels in the USA outside of New York City is mostly to large bread rolls and I’m sure they are not boiled. There is a place on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Broadway that has great bagels but I dont remember it’s name. The best bagels in North America are from Montreal. They boil their bagels in a mixture of water and honey and then bake in wood fired ovens. The main reason no good bagels in Australia is that Australia had a very low Jewish immigration rate. I lived in Sydney in the 1960s when ships and planes were coming in every day with Italian immigrants and it seemed every week a new Italian restaurant opened every day. Strangely I don’t remember any Pizza places. They seemed to come later with the American food francises,I guess there kids grew up and became doctors. I remember the general growling about Italians at the time. The whole family works in the business they work too hard. It’s not fair their kids are going to uni. By now they would be probably third generation Australian. But they gave Australia Expresso Coffee. There should be a national day of thanks in Australia for the gift of Coffee.

[@terryomalley1974]

You're right about Montreal bagels being the best!

[@suesue5142]

Coles is more Victoria and woollies is more Sydney, but yes pretty common to have them in the same centre also aldi as well. I'm more of a coles shopper than woollies I used too along time ago be more woollies. But I've gotten used to coles and prefer it now. There was going to be this new discounted mega store like Costco but woollies, coles, aldi and Costco got together and said to their suppliers that if they supplied to this new store that they would take their business elsewhere.

[@lindsaypolkinghorne22]

Come to Melbourne for really good Italian food specifically Lygon St Carlton

[@onigvd77]

oh wow you have met now, so cool :)

[@rusty4827]

Great to see you two collaborating, that was fun. (both sides). I actually think it sounds weird hearing an American call it petrol. I am so used to Gas station (via Hollywood) as long as there is an American accent. A tip for Aussies about recognizing the difference between Canadians and Americans.... Listen for when they say words such as "out", "about" "doubt". A Canadian will 99% of the time sound like they are saying ooot or aboot to us where as American will simply sound like say about with an American accent. Of course I recognize there is a variety of accents in the USA especially between say Louisiana and New York.

[@terryomalley1974]

We Canadians don't actually pronounce it as "oot" and "aboot". We do pronounce the "O" more narrowly than Americans and Australians, but it's not as narrow S you make it sound.

[@coffeeenut]

it’s also super interesting to hear back how different both me and Kaitlyns accents are! our vowels are very different

[@TheNakedWombat]

There are Italian restaurants in western Sydney. Penrith for example.

[@juliettestofmeel]

Mexican ingredients - I’ve bought some from Chile Mojo, located in SA. Don’t know how they compare for price… Our supermarket bagels suck. I used to work in The Rocks & a bagel baker used to sell at the Friday markets. Nothing compares to a fresh warm bagel. Too bad I can’t remember their name. I believe our Kmart & Target only share the names with the states & haven’t been affiliated since the 80s. They are both owned by the same company.

[@markjessop7503]

Not a lot of Mexican restaurants because we don't have a lot of Mexicans living here

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

There's a few. Gusmany gomez and another one.