10 Things I Wish I Knew Before...Moving to Australia | Elisabeth Beemer

[@elisabethbeemer]

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[@thwaterboy2403]

AHAHAHAH

[@cassowaryproductions7034]

Umm Houses do have insulation

[@michellethinkspink]

Elisabeth Beeme

[@michaeledwards3450]

Are you on drugs? Your skin is so white, no wonder the sun scares you.

[@charlizecarthew189]

We call it autumn in Australia

[@Megumin_2_Kawaii]

Who remembers no hat no play

[@willnaylor8536]

_Midnight_ OW haha yes ours was no hat no play no fun today

[@steinwaygrande9736]

Yes I do,but it seems to have vanished over the hill. Mind you my kids are off our hands so dont know if that saying is still used

[@jackoshea1577]

No fun today...

[@louie4751]

_Midnight_ OW still haunts me from childhood

[@abbeygrace3462]

yes oml i was just thinking that. we had no hat no play no school today

[@imaginaryfun]

also in Australia we don't call it fall we call it Autumn

[@jamesfilms_]

Yeah, the US is kinda the special child when it comes to world wide things.. Rest of the world: Metric system, m, L, grams US: NO Rest of the world: Celsius US: NO US: TRUMP Rest of the world: FUCK

[@apollojenkins4046]

haha lol America don't change for nobody MERICA FUCK YEAH STUPID SYSTEMS ARE THE ONLY WAY YEAH

[@kiwaussiegirl]

James Films...... LMAO😂

[@drphil9014]

Lol you wonder why no one likes you guys Dogeomoon The Third😂

[@apollojenkins4046]

what? are you offended because the American measurement system and electoral college are stupid?

[@MrThedwp]

As an Aussie I really shouldn't watch these vids as I get triggered so easy

[@steftully9937]

haha me too!!!

[@melodyf]

Same haha

[@kathomg7091]

Same

[@virginia45]

oh my god me too

[@UnicornsCanBeCool...]

Me!!!!!! the 100th like!!!! lol....... Soo true I'm soo triggered!!!!!!!

[@Toast_Is_Great]

In Australia, we say chips, not crisps. I don't think I've ever heard a fellow Australian say crisps

[@ianmontgomery7213]

Crisps are the things that come in a plastic packet labelled 'Smiths'

[@PassionJo777]

Nah and ya won't. Chips they ARE

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

@@ianmontgomery7213 no Aussie says crisps. He's dreamin

[@ianmontgomery7213]

@@sandgroperwookiee65 Smith's called theirs crisps for years in their ads

[@tjp29]

Observation 11. Apparently we have lost our ability to welcome visitors and except their view of Australia is different from those of us who grew up here. Who cares if it’s not all 100% accurate. She came out here and is giving it a fair go which is what we used to want most from people who live here. Onya Liz!

[@hannyhawkins7804]

tjp29 Well said, tjp.

[@bignosehembrow4596]

Fuck off fatso. Go on a diet.

[@pinkspiltmilk]

@@bignosehembrow4596 Jesus. Calm down.

[@mattcullen6109]

Exactly. It shits me to tears when Aussies won't give our visitors a fair go. She's doing her best and fitting in ok..I'm over Aussies who get so precious about every last thing. My ancestors come to Australia in chains 220 years ago. Who is to say what makes you welcome here or not. Australia is so many different things to do many different people.

[@MonkGames666]

The food is more expensive but we don't tip so thats a thing

[@elisabethbeemer]

Good point!

[@1lighthorse]

Exploration Station because we pay proper wages so they don't need tips to survive like the seppo's

[@aeslehc]

Exploration Station well it's because we give clean food we don't put chemicals unlike other country .

[@apollojenkins4046]

the reason is because the US dollar is worth more on the global market at the moment

[@elisabethbeemer]

Khelsea Chiem lol, I was talking about even going out to eat though.

[@Kapadem]

Trust me when I say, not all Australians dress nice.

[@MrMavnkaf]

Remember bogans make up a fair number of the population!

[@buckleytheking4298]

Kate summer gear is thongs tank top and boardies and winter is thongs and socks tank top and boardies Well where I live

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

@@MrMavnkaf Thank goodness

[@ericasmith3149]

I'm Australian, born in Sydney, and now live in Brisbane. Each city is different in Australia Sydney is more expense than other cities in Australia

[@Miacat1394]

Erica Smith hey a fellow brissy

[@ratanatomy8929]

Which is crazy IMO since Melbourne is so much nicer.

[@BibekSimkhada2018]

Erica Smith hlo sir I also want to settle in Australia ... Please help me

[@doncoleman4938]

Sydney and Melbourne both have their attractions. Sydney's only nice around the harbour, everywhere else is just a suburban sprawl. Melbourne has character (in the inner suburbs) with the trees and trams. Brisbane used to be a nice big country town with no traffic issues. Then we got invaded in the 1980s by southerners who bought houses at half the price they were in Sydney/Melbourne. Now Brisbane's just a suburban sprawl with congested freeways and no character.

[@Noelbluesky]

it's true in every nice place.

[@elisabethbeemer]

The Daily Mail article written about this video was done with out my permission and made to put me in very bad light. I absolutely love Australia and my time there was amazing. This video was simply explaining the differences for some people who have never been to the other place (Americans to Australia/Australians to America). Please stop getting so butt hurt about an article that I had no say in and no chance to give my comments on a video I made 2+ years ago. I have feelings and the countless hate comments are absolutely unnecessary.

[@mrookeward]

Forget them - I liked your video. Life is too short to worry about negative people. You've got almost 6,ooo likes!! That's great!

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

Maybe you should've included in the video that Aussie journos are gutter rats. 🐀 Screw em.

[@simonekealy9068]

Everyone is stylish because you're in a big city. Come to a rural town and it's completely different.

[@zhukie]

Well she never went to Redfern obviusly lol

[@edwardwalker7069]

I live in tassie and go to a public school for year 11 and 12 and I swear half over the bloody people just come to school with steal caps boots and old dirty farm clothes

[@laurencebannister]

Darren and Damo is what happens four stations out from any capital city ;)

[@katieoneill9765]

1. its fucking hot 2. VEGEMITE 3. woolies V coles supermarket battles 4. kmart runs on a school night 5. SATURDAY TRIPS TO BUNNINGS FOR A SASUAGE SANGA 6. No hat, no play no fun today 7. Thongs, CHIPS, gumboots, g-string, accelerator and NRL 8. Slang. 9. Naplan 10. Dropbears are the biggest killers

[@kain5637]

katie oneill What about AFL

[@susananderson1879]

katie oneill this is the most accurate thing I've ever seen.. Thank you

[@strongtony9412]

There's no GayFL in Sydney, only melburne

[@graceolivia6805]

katie oneill HOLY SHIT UR MY FAVOURITE HUMAN TO EVER EXIST! MOST ACCURATE COMMENT EVER!

[@olivergalvin1294]

And phil goulds voice is ear rape

[@shayhorrigan8497]

The houses do have insulation bruh

[@elisabethbeemer]

I guess recently a law got passed saying all houses were supposed to have insulation now!

[@TheSkipper.]

There hasnt been a new law, your video just lacks all the facts necessary.

[@cazd5398]

1psplegend hey no need to be rude maybe she was just misinformed. I just moved into a rental in melbourne and it didnt have it because the house was old.

[@burtles1dons]

Yeah old weatherboard houses pre 1960's won't have insulation. Where places like America etc. they do. Just a climate thing really.

[@reneeo]

you say the law got passed recently but this video is from 2017 :thinkingface: lmao.. I think you just have the wrong facts to start with!

[@Magnet12]

We never say “crisps” here

[@t4u112]

people in my area do :P depends where you live

[@greysc4leey]

They're all chips

[@frankh2811]

Read the label on Smith’s Crisps

[@keithkitson8610]

@@frankh2811 The 'label' says 'crisps', but Australian people say 'Chips'. (Smith's is an English brand) We used to have an Aussie company - Colvan - that made and sold 'chips'.

[@tilez273]

@@keithkitson8610 Smith's isn't English walkers is and the same people own lays, walkers and Smith's

[@natashaalexander6309]

It’s not THAT cold!

[@greysc4leey]

Bro we burn and sweat in winter if your not a drama queen

[@keithkitson8610]

Sydney NEVER gets FREEZING. It rarely gets cold. Where is she from? She's obviously too vacuous to realise that, coming from northern hemisphere summer directly to southern hemisphere winter, she feels colder.

[@Lollie22]

@@keithkitson8610 she's from England so I can understand why she thinks it's always cold lol

[@SuxToBU1213]

It gets down to 32 degrees, that's freezing (if it were Fahrenheit)

[@ashdog236]

Keith Kitson it does get freezing towards the blue mountains on the edge of Sydney though. It also gets down to 2-5 degrees in July, to some people that’s cold.

[@hannahcaldwell9839]

i’m australian and get sooo triggered over these videos but continue to watch them like why ??

[@hannahcaldwell9839]

Psychology Wiz what ??

[@hannahcaldwell9839]

idk what you’re saying so leave me alone thanks ;)

[@hannahcaldwell9839]

Psychology Wiz how can someone look american or australian plus you don’t even know which one i am

[@hannahcaldwell9839]

Psychology Wiz im sorry but how am i being rude? you’re the one assuming things hun xx

[@hannahcaldwell9839]

Psychology Wiz i am being 100% honest. i am NOT american x

[@yasminamendoza2939]

I live in Sydney and most of this is false or exaggerated😂

[@ishaqbaig477]

Yasmina Mendoza 😊

[@kathomg7091]

Tru

[@xopandaDJxo]

TOATLLY AGREE...smh lmao

[@ahhharther5590]

Yasmina Mendoza yeah idk about Sydney but live along the coast of QLD

[@petastafford908]

It depends on where you live in aus

[@DaniWatt]

sydney doesn't really get that cold at all in my opinion lol

[@elisabethbeemer]

Dani Watt its about 8 degrees right now and I'm dying. I'd say that's pretty cold haha!

[@DaniWatt]

Haha! I want to move there from Wellington NZ, literally because its warmer 😂

[@lilromance95]

There are much colder countries but Sydney is pretty cold at night but during the day not so much There is a big temperature variation between nightn and day The average during the day is betwween 16 and 18 degrees celcius,regards Louisa

[@joncastillian8389]

I think it’s the fact that the Day is so warm that when it gets anything under 10 we get so cold

[@insertcoin8664]

Dani Watt it doesn't get that cold because you're hot! :p

[@aoifecaetan9832]

There are no crisps in Australia. Everything is chips. Hot? Chips. Crisps? Chips. Frozen? Chips. It's all chips, everything is always chips all the time it's ridiculous

[@jamesfilms_]

Yet it's really not ridiculous because they are all made out of the same thing they are just in different shapes..

[@ratanatomy8929]

Easier to understand IMO. If I'm walking down the street with my family and someone suggests hot chips we know automatically they're talking about 'french fries' or usually the thicker hot chips. If I'm in Coles I can ask my mum for chips (or usually 'a packet of chips') and boom, I get crisps. Not to mention how do people that use the term 'french fries' differentiate between thin hot chips and normal thickness hot chips?

[@thebisexualasian6936]

I'm heartbroke

[@munamohamed6701]

Exactly I have never used nor heard anyone use the term "crisps" for a pack of smiths chips

[@apollojenkins4046]

cant blame us chips are THE BEST

[@tayisded6874]

Dude why does everyone talk about the city’s Like go to the country side, it’s amazing

[@clairemishlerr]

T E N N O You're probably a 7 year old trying to look cool cursing.

[@madisonwells878]

I plan on moving to Australia after I get my nurse practitioner degree. But I want to live in a small beach city where I can just have my own space and surf when I’m stressed

[@bonbon4084]

Move to the gold coast

[@AustinVirden]

Beerwah is a beautiful town to move to, located in Queensland ;)

[@cadenhumphrey]

If u have a quick million u could buy one XD

[@OrWhatWeHave]

@@bonbon4084 I was about to say whatever you do don't move to the gold coast ;)

[@bonbon4084]

@@OrWhatWeHave the gold coast is good what the hell dude

[@Hunny1au]

A lot of houses do have insulation. Especially all newly built homes. Central heating isn't in everyone's homes because the cold weather here lasts for such a short time compared to the Northern hemisphere and some people don't worry about it..As for cockroaches?? I haven't seen cockroaches at my house for years. Maybe it's the house you're living in needs fumigating. I saw more in America when I rented there. Maybe you need to organize getting the place you're staying in sprayed. As for being more expensive, our wages are much higher so it's all relative. I didn't like all the tipping that goes on in America because of the low wages. At least here we don't have to deal with that. Tips aren't expected here. Again as to things being more expensive for you, the American dollar is higher than the AU dollar anyway so you wouldn't have been too out of pocket as a traveller, surely.

[@Hunny1au]

Well I find Trump annoyingly stupid lol. Every country has its downsides ....

[@michaelhanley2930]

tonedog77 That is slowly changing in Australia anyway. If that is the most anyone's got to whine about I'd say thats not too bad.

[@neen42]

Hunny1au As do I and I'm American. Trump's approval rating is 35%, and I cannot fathom how it is that high.

[@NemoTheBeastGamer]

Hunny1au mate things here cost like 5 times what they do in the states have you looked at the difference in house prices between Sydney and literally anywhere in the US or even things like fast food. Also cockroaches depends where you live, if anyone in Brisbane says they have never seen one in a house they're lying or blind.

[@apollojenkins4046]

because sometimes he makes sense still think he is an idiot though maybe he has just gone senile

[@doyouknowdewaed1096]

I'm Australian and I can tell you that nearly none of this is true. 😐

[@kynamarsiglio6231]

PUGS AND SAILOR MOON :D yeah

[@ella-fs7ov]

I guess it depends where you live. I live in Queensland and it never gets cold, I haven't called chips 'crisps' in my entire life, I never say arvo (probably because I'm a 14 year old girl, my dad very occasionally says it tho'. So yea lol

[@xopandaDJxo]

AGREE! smfh >.

[@zoobloo]

Pretty much everyone in this comment section is Aussie its not that special

[@sofiapastor6369]

The sun one triggered me

[@breethompson9344]

Australia is a mix of England and America because the British colonised Australia and America....

[@Moelester42000]

ThatOne You mean Australia has got a different culture

[@daniellecondusta5939]

J hip hip ihpniu

[@peace4world84]

Bree Thompson ..yes indeed in Australia British killed thoughts of aborigines and stole thier children and slaved them and in America British killed thousands of red Indians and slved them as well dont forget africa and india killed them and slaved them..this is England English hypocrites

[@yzfkid2538]

American culture is much better tbh. European culture is so basic and boring

[@ratanatomy8929]

YZFKid Coming from an American?

[@cadenhumphrey]

Sydney isn’t cold Melbourne is cold, 5 degrees is cold XD

[@irfanmehar613]

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[@edwardwalker7069]

Tassie is bloody cold. 7 in the morning it will be like -2 to 4 degrees during winter

[@TheQueenskingdom]

In terms of the sun, it can be different but the reason is because we are closer to the equator, the sun is more intense, and not only that we are considered a tropical climate, which means that our weather can be all over the place especially with the storms/flash flooding and how different the temperature changes can be in the space of a few days. There was one week where it when from 37 degrees to 22 degrees (98f to 71f)

[@rubybateseventing1294]

when I saw no. 8 at 5:37 I was just like... You haven't seen the bogans if you think everyone has a good fashion sense xD

[@nononopeee8219]

bryanthepony go more into the city and everyone had really good fashion sense

[@Lynk1992]

Yeah.. I was thinking that too.. All the lads wearing their bum bags and Adidas.. Such fashion. Meanwhile it's winter and i'm sitting in my garage with a fkn fan on and no shirt..

[@bubblegumwolf_]

bryanthepony she clearly hasn't seen much else of Aus if she thinks that! Come to the Northern Territory and see our 'fashion' sense 😂

[@elisabethbeemer]

bryanthepony you should see the way teenage girls in America dress. Anything is better then that.

[@lilaclizard4504]

Elisabeth, the fashion sense is another hint of where you're living :) Go out to Penrith & see if there's still "fashion sense" & do you know there are areas in the outskirts of Sydney where you will still find mullets - on both girls and guys!

[@Marcus-bt7re]

australia is not in tone with fashion. you clearly have just been in the richer locations.

[@jaylido]

I 5rFoX I Have you ever been outside of Australia? Specifically to the US? If you have you will understand what she means.

[@parismullen1823]

Australia does except for the bogans. And this is about Sydney specifically

[@jeremy8696]

if you say ZEE-bra then why dont you call debra... DEE-bra

[@elisabethbeemer]

woah.

[@keithkitson8610]

Because 'Debra' doesn't start with a 'zee'. It starts with a 'dee'. Oh. Damn. So the letter 'z' SHOULD be pronounced 'zed'! (Oooops. That's embarrassing! 🤪)

[@verityvalur]

Australians wear whatever, we aren't always fashionably dressed sooooo I don't know where that came from...

[@themoviehobbit355]

Footy shorts singlet and thongs. That’s all we need in summer

[@stav1273]

The main cities are pretty high maintenance. If you go to the rural cities you will find it’s more chill 😀

[@danielrusso6293]

Just saying almost every house in Australia has insulation because of a former government campaign to give jobs and insulation also we don't say crisps we say chips and that is true everything is ridiculously expensive in Sydney it's alright in the rest of Australia but

[@guccigasbag2780]

Daniel Russo umm no not every house has insulation the one I live in doesn't. And a few others that I lived in had minimum insulation almost non existent.

[@xopandaDJxo]

Leane Minuto ... Daniel said "almost" learn to read!!! smh >.

[@lifesong8484]

Perth is also very expensive due to the mining boom. $20 for a burger?? Housing prices have come down a bit finally...they were on par with Sydney not so long ago.

[@alanagallagher2506]

Daniel Russo yeah I was thinking my house insulation

[@Krenisphia]

Young people also like to end sentences with the word "but".

[@paikeakehlani5392]

Lol our slang sounds so unnatural when you say it

[@elisabethbeemer]

Lol whoops! Gave it my best shot;) hahah

[@alanagallagher2506]

Eibhlín Murphy ikr

[@__eellaa]

maybe im immune because i am aussie but this almost completely false or exaggerated. the sun isn't that bad (guys im ranga). it doesn't get that cold; it doesn't snow in most places. autumn (fall) is wet season. we have hot and dry (spring, summer), hot and wet (autumn and cold (winter). yes everything gets shortened. the wildlife is regional. the cockroaches are nothing (maybe im used to it because i grew up with it). this links back to the shortened thing. we were colonised by england and then have american influence. bahahahahah, you must be in the good part of sydney and australia in general. colonised by england, but american influences. it's really not. it just depends on where you go. also please factor in the exchange rate. sorry im done now. im completely biased so yeah

[@martinkuliza]

@ella as if you'd admit to being a ranga... fuck me... hehe

[@greysc4leey]

I'm ranga to and well I burn through car windows with sunscreen

[@tessannie367]

I'm brunette and I get blisters with sunscreen and even through a lot of clothes I'll still burn

[@star8253]

but I looked at your profile pic and I was like ‘omg it’s my cousin’ 😂😂 coz u kinda look like her ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@reannakelly670]

Her- you need to be really sun protected Me- haven’t worn sunscreen in like 13 years ( I am 15)

[@zhukie]

I've worn sunscreen since I was 14 (I'm 52 now) Then again, my skin is really meant to be in Scotland lol

[@burritoboy1012]

Also you - burnt worse than a steak left on the BBQ for 6 hours

[@chrisdaley2852]

I think people think we talk faster than we do because we lengthen some syllables. So with "we'll be right", the "we" and "right" are usually a bit longer. When we exaggerate our accent, words like "right" end up really long and sound like "roight". It makes the shorter syllables sound short and gives our accent a skipping sort of sound. Also, don't compare the rest of Australia to Sydney or Melbourne. They're different. If you haven't taken a trip to other places around Australia, I recommend it. Especially in the more rural areas. Even just heading north or south to Newcastle or Wollongong you'll notice a change even though you're still in the city.

[@Violetskiesin89]

You live in a house with no insulation and a cockroach problem? You're getting ripped off! I've never seen a cockroach inside a house in my life and I've lived in Aus for 28 years. Talk to your landlord girl.

[@jamesfilms_]

Ok never seeing a cockroach in *a house* before is weird but yeah what she describes is not normal

[@fredo66able]

a lot of places in Australia are very cockroach friendly environments, no matter how clean you are or how much you spray, also most houses built before 1980 have no insulation, I have lived in Australian since I was born. over 50 years ago

[@Moelester42000]

Jackie Ohhhh WHAT PART OF STRAYA DO YOU LIVE IN IF YOUVE NEVER SEEN A COCKROACH IN YOUR LIFE?!!

[@TheVeljam]

MickSingle correct, Roaches are the norm for Sydney and no insulation is prevalent. You have no say in it. Either you know Sydney or you don't. If you don't have roaches you know someone who does.

[@peace4world84]

Jackie Ohhhh ..bullshit. .australia full of cockroach.in summer specially hundreds of them even in winter..you misleading people

[@emilymay3648]

Hey! This was a great video! I loved it! I was born and have lived here in Australia my whole life so I found this video super interesting to see what your perspective was! :) One thing though, even though some houses do not have insulation, most houses do. And yes the weather is very extreme. Sometimes, in one day it will be super hot and then suddenly a storm will come and it gets super cold. And also, it's interesting cos we call 'Fall' Autumn hehe cos I think nothing falls. And yes we shorten everything haha! They are called diminutives and often end in vowels eg: avo, arvo, servo, cuppa, footy, barbie, mozzie etc. Oh, yeah and when you said 'We'll be right' the first time I didn't understand ahah cos it was so fast! Lol but yeah we do say 'how u going' and 'we'll be right' all in one short breath. It's almost just a saying. And yasss everything is so overpriced its so sad:( but that mean our wages are high. I live in Melbourne and it's also expensive. Like for example, last night I went to a restaurant and we spent $90 between 3 of us. Also, at 7:25 was that a Miranda Sings impersonation because it sounded similar haha!!

[@elisabethbeemer]

Hahah! ^^ YOU HEARD IT HERE FROM A TRUE AUSSIE GUYS!! Also, at the 7:25, nah. That was just me getting annoyed haha:)

[@zoeperkins1298]

I live in melbs 2

[@lilaclizard4504]

Hey Lizzy, have you heard about the Sydney/Melbourne rivalry yet? When Emily talks about the hot day then cold storm, it's because Melbourne has 4 seasons in one day - right Emily :P In Sydney of course the weather's much nicer :D

[@terrybaby6146]

I too have live in Australia my whole live, and whilst I have a name that lends itself readily to several common diminutives, they have not been used outside my immediate family, which did use several variations. Actually, the moreI think about it, very few people I know use shortened versions of their names. Emily May: Wages and prices - which comes first? Although I must admit that I would consider $30/head for a reasonably good quality meal to be moderate.

[@horvardchong9837]

Terry Baby hey terry ! I’m heading to sydney at this end of the month to further my educ. Do you mind to be my friend ! Dinner on me ! Haha

[@cookiemonster7350]

Welcome to Australia its either really hot, really cold or really rainy have fun👍

[@bluemrgeniuss]

It's only really cold in July in Sydney. It's subtropical. Just close the windows and doors properly at night. Also use thick bed covers. It's like a southern California winter. Sydney weather is basically like LA but more humid and less arid.

[@jackass123455]

lol no insulation girl you lived in a hole everywhere has insulation in qld it keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter

[@lauraebony29]

Australians say autumn not fall

[@04issy25]

Would you say if I moved to Australia I should go in the (british) summertime so I'd get there in the (australian) winter and have time to slowly acclimatise as it gets hotter?

[@nabbichilcott9541]

xGalaxyCat if you’re not used to 40 degrees Celsius then yes and good luck 😂🤣

[@johnniethepom2905]

It took me six years to acclimatize to the heat . The change in diet is a factor , in Australia I eat more chicken , fish , salad , rice and fruit . I find the dry heat of Perth much easier to cope with than the humidity of Sydney . I'm always cold whenever I return to the UK . Best advice , Slip on a shirt , Slop on sunscreen and Slap on a wide brimmed hat . Wear your sunnies and avoid the heat of the day 1 - 4 pm . Drink plenty of tea or water and avoid beer as a way to rehydrate.

[@gracelacoba2676]

Interesting!! In some parts of Australia we have the wet season and dry season and no structure of summer winter autumn etc

[@PetraBotekova]

Oh, happy to hear that I am not alone struggling with all kinds of insects when living abroad...

[@seaofghosts]

Interesting video. It should be called moving to Sydney though. Australia is a continent and there's a wide variety in weather etc. If you're paying $14 for a hamburger you're going to the wrong places. Try a fish and chip shop next time.

[@myotiswii]

Summary: 1: Sun causes cancer 2: Sydney is cold and uninsulated 3: missed it: bored 4: Short forms in accent 5: icky animals 6: fast speaking in accent 7: mix of UK and US 8: fashion important 9: words different (accent, duh) 10: expensive

[@RyanLye1975]

No. Sorry. There is no hole in the ozone layer over Australia. There is one over Antartica and in 1987 it was said there was a danger of the hole extending over Australia. But never did. Here in Australia we have this thing .. called the Internet .. and Google. Do you have these things in the USA. IF you do ... look it up. Jus' sayin'

[@jblake9361]

Google is an American company... Maybe you should use it more often.

[@sassyshassy]

Well Americans invented Google fuck boi

[@jacobc590]

KillingToKill but Australia invented wifi, so google wouldn’t be a thing without us 😂😂

[@sassyshassy]

@@jacobc590 And you're still a decade behind us. Catch up Aussie

[@jblake9361]

@@jacobc590 Except you definitely don't need wifi to use Google. Wifi wasn't even mainstream when Google was created.

[@kixiversem3237]

Hey, I'm from Aussie and just stating that although some things are of high value, it may just be because of your location. Also if you think stuff in Australia is pricey, try going to Nz where a pumpkin is $10 - $12 whilst in Brisbane they are only $2.

[@doncoleman4938]

I have NEVER heard an Australian called potato chips "crisps". We also don't say "Lorry" for truck, "saloon" for sedan, or "estate" for station wagon.

[@966Mako]

Why do you Americans always move to Sydney/Melbourne. They are super expensive places to live, in or around the Cities. Queensland is the place to be, 2 seasons, wet & dry. Winter is a joke, maybe a week of coldish days. And the sun is still shinning. A burger with the works, is around $6-7, never seen a $14 burger. (Tell'm there dreaming) Aussie reference. Southern states hang shit on it, because there jealous, but they all seem to move up here. If one loves the outdoors life style, Queensland is the place. And contrary to what southerners say, our arts, dining & coffee culture is as good as anywhere in OZ. So future American stayers, check out Queensland & save some money. Gold Coast excluded from my price referencing lol

[@stephenblain4465]

Queensland is amazing Brissie rocks. Im a pom who would emigrate there if I could (over 50 too old to work there) but do visit. Came in Jan 2018 planning on returning Jan 2020.

[@cadenhumphrey]

As a fellow Aussie ngl Gold Coast (schoolies paradise) is hell nice and Melbourne and Sydney burgers and food is minimum 8 bucks a decent cafe sells burgers for about 12 bucks a good restaurant about 18-20 it’s not fun

[@mrdilligaf1968]

FNQ is awesome but the NT is definitely just as good

[@september5671]

Queensland is filled with racist cunts, thats why.

[@meheretoday6968]

You are a lovely polite girl ... I didnt realise what a cultural shock you would have here... hope the rest of your stay was/is enjoyable....

[@nobodyimportant30]

Wtf we didn't wear those kinder hats. We wore a normal hat with a neck protector

[@sandravandenbosch2041]

Nobody Important when i qas in pre school i wore a bucket hat ( a hate with lining around the edges)

[@qnely]

In the UK we shorten breakfast to brekkie, we shorten McDonald's to maccies. It also gets cold in the winter. Are you sure you're from England?

[@F.Krueger-cs4vk]

Sydney covers a large area. Apart from checking out the harbor shore line, opera house, bridge, taronga park zoo, its over crowded, roads are mostly jam packed, never get a any park. Buying or renting house, apartment etc. Prices are ridiculously expensive . Don't recommend spending all your holidays there.

[@JJMedusa]

You sound like you have an American accent, but yet you kept saying you are from England? I'm confused ...

[@elisabethbeemer]

Born in and raised in England and lived in America for about 3 years where I got the accent.

[@elisabethbeemer]

poida lol nah bro

[@Cheekyplinky]

How could you ditch the nice British accent for American??!

[@elisabethbeemer]

is my head still on? I know:( I couldn't help it! I moved to America when I was super impressionable :/

[@jirup]

so was olivia newton john lol they both came to Australia and it stuck like shit to a blanket.

[@Lionchuu]

I remember "no hat no play" in primary school.

[@Angus-gw9nm]

Australia’s burgers are made from proper meat and proper cheese Where as Americans put this gross very proseced sticky yellow cheese on their burgers. The exchange rate is about double so teqniqualy Australias burgers are about the same price

[@fibienn250]

You’re spot on about the way we shorten things and condense some phrases. I think though that the title should have said “before moving to Sydney” since most of what you said doesn’t apply to rest of the populated parts of the country. Actually, some of it doesn’t even apply to many areas of Sydney either. For example: Generally only older cheap housing isn’t insulated or heated properly. I bought a really good quality burger for $8 yesterday . We don’t really see “fall” in the city because like in most cities around the world, we don’t have a lot of deciduous trees. For that matter we also have deserts, arid plains and tropical areas that are just like many places in the USA that don’t experience “fall” either. As for the hole in the ozone. It doesn’t actually make the sun hotter, it just allows a higher level of UV radiation to filter through making us more vulnerable to developing skin cancer if we don’t take sensible precautions. I actually doesn’t even need to be hot for this to happen which is why school kids wear sun hats during winter.

[@laurenjamieson8411]

It depends where you are. In Melbourne the leaves fall off the trees in Autumn. Sydney generally has a warmer climate.

[@ellaperry1759]

Hi I am Aussie... AND I AM NOW TRIGGERED SO SORRY Edit: this was overexaggeated Edit: not everyone in Australia dresses nicely ever heard of a bogen

[@twiggygamez2342]

50% OF THIS IS FALSE XD im australian

[@elisabethbeemer]

JakeGamez can you give an example of what is false? Hahah! There have been lots of Australians that have agreed with me;)

[@samuelgilroy6684]

Elisabeth Beemer hole in the ozone layer is wrong

[@bellasharpe9204]

yea what its not that hot

[@kain5637]

JakeGamez I know and im aussie too

[@danielplays6283]

The hole is there m8. We're kinda renowned for having that hole. We don't feel that hot cause we're used to it.

[@shayhorrigan8497]

Ok so you have an American accent but are from England and now living in Australia??

[@elisabethbeemer]

Shay Horrigan yeah it's very confusing! I had an English accent until I moved to the US then I got an American one lol! I was born and raised in England.

[@barbarahallinan1151]

eliz.....so are you a brexit brit with a german queen or a yank with a trump card...........

[@abbye-pu7gw]

It isn’t overpriced, it’s just we don’t pay taxes up front

[@bloodsweatbeers5925]

Issues I have with this video: (I’m including some links so you can read up about different topics yourself) 1. The sun is not different… it is the same sun that the whole earth shares….. the ozone layer is thinner, but there is no hole. www.environment.gov.au/protection/ozone/ozone-science/ozone-layer ALSO - yes kids in primary school (up to about age 11) will have to wear hats in school but that picture is not an accurate representation they look more like this: www.battallion.com.au/images/surf.jpg or bucket hats are also common. 2. Cold tends to be a subjective matter, it really depends where you’re coming from, however, we DO have insulation, she needs to have a look at (I’m assuming she’s renting) moving in somewhere else or speaking to her landlord. 3. We don’t call it fall… No one in Australia calls it fall, it’s Autumn. This also does not mean that it rains a lot, it can rain all around the year here. Most of the time we have a couple really hot days and then a massive storm…. It does not rain 24/7. 4. Yep this is true 5. Yeah there’s spiders get over it… but cockroaches? Not to the degree that she’s talking about. If she has cockroaches everywhere its going to be more a personal cleanliness and hygiene issue than just the fact that she’s in Australia. If you keep your place clean, you won’t have issues with cockroaches. They don’t attract to water or heat either. 6. I know this is really small, but it’s “She’ll be right” not “We’ll be right”. Gender doesn’t matter with this phrase. 7. Can’t say I’ve had enough experience with England to know whether she’s right… 8. Oh god no this is so untrue… she needs to get out more… I wish this was true but she clearly hasn’t been around enough of Australia or even of Sydney. 9. Ok here’s where she’s got us wrong…we don’t say crisps or fries… everything is chips. If they’re hot: chips, if they’re cold; chips again. 10. Yeah Sydney’s the 2nd most expensive city in the world. Anyway, I hope this clears some things up, as I’m sick of foreigners making videos about Australia and getting so many aspects wrong or trying to exaggerate them for views. Please if you’re going to make a video, don’t assume that your 9 months living here makes you an expert, do your research first.

[@deepukt2472]

Hang on, I’ve been in Australia for 7 years but haven’t seen a single cockroach girl!! And also Sydney’s winter is not freezing freezing, this feeling varies depending on where you come from!

[@keithkitson8610]

You've been in Aus for 7 years and never seen a cockroach?! How's your guide dog?! You MUST be blind. 😂😎

[@deepukt2472]

Keith Kitson I pity you coz you must living on streets or untidy places. God bless you

[@keithkitson8610]

@@deepukt2472 I'm happy to come with you to any 5 star hotel or restaurant you choose. I''ll show you cockroaches. Any place that can be shown to be 100% cockroach free is so full of poisons I don't want to be there.

[@skye3651]

@@keithkitson8610 actually as someone who has worked in a kitchen, we actually keep the pest away by daily cleaning and emptying the bins at the end of each day so there is no food available to feed or attract pests. If you took someone to a restaurant that has cockroaches then they would be in violations of the health code and could be shut down.

[@keithkitson8610]

@@skye3651 Actually as someone who actually has been actually involved in the actually food industry for actually more than 40 actually years I can actually assure you that it's actually impossible to actually ensure 100% actually eradication of actually cockroaches without constant use of actually highly toxic poisons. Actually cleaning alone is actually not actually enough. Actually inspectors are interested to actually see that actually all encouragement for actually pests has been actually removed.

[@phoebealice8065]

Melbourne is colder but Melbourne is better we don't get cockroaches and the hoses are better insulated but Sydney is also amazing

[@alandouglas2789]

Lola Peters Nah mate, I got pretty good insulated hose from Bunnings the other day

[@Alienay8ed]

Melbourne isn't colder, Sydney gets oceanic breeze during the summer which makes some summer days cooler than Melbourne's during those nasty heatwaves. Also the ranges behind Sydney area much taller extending over 1000m which brings snow to them and often ice to the west of Sydney. I've been in Richmond, Sydney west and it was -2 in the morning. I don't think Melbourne gets that at all? Either way both climates are rather similar with Sydney being the more temperate city.

[@GeneralG1810]

Yeah that's in the city itself go west a bit and you'll have a new meaning of FUCK IT'S HOT!

[@xopandaDJxo]

Im a sydneysider but have lived in Melb....Melb suxs! The weather is like England, and your awful poo brown Yarra River is a JOKE! Melb is geographically challenged and can NEVER hope to compare to Sydney....cya! lol

[@GeneralG1810]

Ah the Yarra, the upside down river where the mud is on the top!

[@itsjustTiti]

Our houses do have insulation 😂😂 not sure where you got that one from! Also I think everything seems so expensive for you is because you moved to the most expensive city in Aus, cool video but!

[@charmedgirl90]

If you think the sun is bad in Australia, you should try going to new zealand. Even though its cooler, the sun is a lot more intense and its super easy to get burnt. I tan more in one week in new zealand than I do in an entire summer in australia

[@pyrokitty2197]

This kinda pisses me off since I live in Australia and this is just exaggerated . . . =~= Bloody Hell. . . doesn't she know that the British pioneers came to Australia? this is just sad and it just pisses me off even more

[@kiwaussiegirl]

Pyro Kitty..... They were called CONVICTS, lol 😝💜🇦🇺. I'm a very proud Aussie☺️xx

[@elisabethbeemer]

Pyro Kitty lol. I wasn't talking about how it was founded. There are lots of places that become their own culture or what not. Australia happens to be a place that kept a lot of things from both cultures.

[@Noelbluesky]

I'm amazed at how easily people get offended.

[@imluvinyourmum]

Most came from America during the gold rush. The Scots were chased out of Scotland by the British and Britain was impoverished so many left to 'the new world' (USA), same with Greeks and Italians. Then they discovered the gold just flowing down streams and the flood of prospectors and businessmen started.

[@alanagallagher2506]

Pyro Kitty ikr

[@salientay7047]

It's not super expensive

[@elisabethbeemer]

Jay and Stuff it is compared to the USA

[@Kyle-ye9fn]

just cause yous guys minimum wage laws are set beneath a living wage lol

[@Kyle-ye9fn]

"Hey guys! I got a great idea! Lets pay people marginally above the standard living cost so that the capacity for 90% of the population to advance in life whatsoever are essentially 0!" "Why the fuck would we do that to our own people? This is a democracy..." "Yea but sneakers are cheaper! win-win dude"

[@Zulfakar1337]

It's fucking expensive... The food prices there are fking expensive. You need to fix your country and your language because everyone keeps calling me M8 when in fact im not their mate to be mated, if that makes sense.

[@kain5637]

AfghanKit Fuck off nothing is really expensive

[@peterfromgw4615]

“Different sun in Australia”..... I must have missed that lecture when studing for my science degree in Melbourne.....

[@elemiott]

my family's travelling from Adelaide to Sydney next year Yay!

[@poppiti2044]

"fashion" *snort* yeah right

[@elisabethbeemer]

Lol you would be shocked what American teenagers wear...

[@heenaaau2346]

Elisabeth Beemer You're being too nice to us! Our style is like we're permanently dressing for summer during the early 2000's. (My brother wwars board shorts even in winter but with a sweater on top 😑). After a visit to the UK I've been embarrassed for us Aussies 😅

[@tomoverell2646]

Check out Newcastle, nice and quiet with good beaches

[@elisabethbeemer]

Thats what I have heard:)

[@nadene6492]

Quiet for now...Sydneysiders are slowly finding out our secrets and it is killing me to see rent prices go up every year.

[@strangefacekid]

And the Novacastrian attitude slowly changing.. Sydney is horrible, plastic fantastic wanna be Hollywood,,, It's vile and only attractive to people with money and bad attitudes, money they throw up the wall because they think it makes them somebody.. Yuk,

[@johnnycop77]

Don't check out Newcastle. Piss off, stay away. Newie is a shithole. They hate strangers, rocks will be thrown to you.

[@jagged575stevens9]

So what she is saying is in America people say "how breathe you breathe going"

[@elisabethbeemer]

Jagged575 Stevens I laughed at this😂! It's more like how *breathe* are *breathe* you *breathe* doing?

[@alicialouiseawesome]

Don’t forget Sydney isn’t the whole of Australia! We have a beautiful autumn / fall season here in Canberra!

[@plinkbottle]

Go west to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney to see the orange and yellow colours of fall, also very fresh..... In the mountains or in Sydney gardens there could be a dangerous spider, funnel web or red back, although I have never seen a funnel web.... Harmless spiders, Daddy long legs, occupy the corner spot on many ceilings. ....There is also a very large spider called a huntsman. With legs extended they can be 6-8cm across. They come inside and hang around lights to catch insects. They don't attack but could give a nasty bite if cornered. On a slippery floor they are likely to jump because they cant get a grip, but are only trying to get away...Cockroaches are usually the small type, but the big variety come out in the hot weather and are able to fly a bit. Sydney was once one of the nicest places a person could hope to live, but there are so many people now it is hard to enjoy what it has to offer and its high priced.

[@georgiaaaa.rose14]

Yep our washing literally dries in like 2 minutes in summer. Btw Sydney doesn’t get that cold, I live out in the central west and it gets down to around -10 C lol. Also, if ur house doesn’t have insulation YOU NEED TO MOVE BECAUSE THAT’S NOT NORMAL😂😂😂 and yeah we do shorten everything haha oh and it’s really only in largely-populated cities that the fashion sense is good. Trust me out in the country it’s BOGANS GALORE😂 I used to live in Sydney so that’s what I’ve noticed. And yeah our stuff is so over-priced cause the government is so freaking selfish these days😂😂😂

[@meganwilliams2962]

We're in SW Sydney and it gets into the minus range over night and frosts in Winter.

[@benpayne2836]

Georgia Mendes yup agree

[@tylerdavidson2400]

Georgia H You would thank your government if you know what we pay for healthcare and college education here in America. These mofos suck us dry. It much easy to go homeless in America due to sudden illness than in Australia.

[@lilaclizard4504]

I actually feel ashamed of the people of my country when I read the comments here! So much for the "friendly nation"! & think about this, much of our high standard of living comes from money brought in my both tourism and overseas students! Think how they feel when they see your comments!

[@parisgauci6512]

Lilac Lizard she’s talking shit about our country

[@MD-wq6on]

Lilac Lizard I know, I’m from the US and was told how friendly Australians are. by many of the comments that I see people being triggered it really makes me stop and wonder. She’s just explaining it from her point of view.

[@stumpypetros2685]

​Paris Gauci No she isn't, she's talking about her *experience*. Say as an example you visited my house and said, "Oh you live in an apartment", and I went WHAT?!? DO YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD LIVE IN A HOUSE DO YOU???!?! Your comment was only an Observation of my living condition, no malice. I Triggered on it the wrong way.. That's what Lilac says is happening here which is corrrect. Liz is making Observations, not Political or Abusive comments.

[@stumpypetros2685]

M D yeah Its changed in the last 20 years. Media, especially TV attacks everything we do and say, so for example, a lady loses her shoe on the pathway - I as a single male cannot pick it up and hand it back to her like I wouold have done before, because that could be sexual harassment. We are like many countries are becoming more and more on edge.

[@iancunningham1232]

It sounds like you didnt go anywhere,and Sydney sucks,just travel 2 hours away from there in any direction and your in a completely different kind of Australia,but dont go East,unless you want to be eaten .And heres a spider for you.

[@jamesfilms_]

It can take 2 hours to get out of sydney... But yeah even then it's like a different place

[@steephaniieeeee]

i wouldn't say Sydney is freezing in winter. Sydney city/surrounds itself barely gets to 0 at night and most day time temps are in the mid teens, most mornings around 6am are probably about 6-8 degrees. Nothing compared to London/NYC or anywhere else that has a proper winter. And not to mention there is only about one month of solid cold like the temperatures i've mentioned. 2017 winter was so warm i had a thicker quilt on for like one month only.

[@claire-amel]

Autumn is further south. You should see Canberra in autumn. Gorgeous. And we have good heating here as it gets pretty cold. It was - 8.5 degrees this morning.

[@teganelizabeth4453]

I'm Australian from Sydney and the way you said maccas 😩😂😂 love the video though ahahah

[@elisabethbeemer]

hahah! Im trying! xo

[@salatwurzel-4388]

Thank you for kangaroos btw, Australia. They are tasty af and get imported into one of our supermarkets in germany since 2 years or so (kangaroo steak)

[@CARSworld800]

Beautiful country

[@Deadziez]

Loved the video! Just wanted to make a point, with the overcharging, food specifically, in Australia we don’t tip which takes about 20% on average off the pricing, also the conversion rate is about 1.28 US to AUD at the moment, furthermore GST or tax is included in our prices so if you pay $7 for a burger in America you’re actually paying $8.96 Australian dollars then you have to pay another 10% in tax in America upping the cost to $9.85, then in America you might tip around 20% on average upping the final cost of a burger in America to $12 AUD all inclusive. Which is pretty close to what you’d pay normally in Australia for a burger. Plus our foods better in the inner cities which would make it more expensive than usual. Anyways thanks for the great content!

[@maniramos7194]

Moving to Australia in 3 months😅 from Florida to Australia😫 super nervous

[@nabbichilcott9541]

Armani Ramos some tips from an Aussie for you 1) don’t play with the wildlife (even if you think it’s cute and cuddly) unless it’s in a zoo, leave it completely alone and it will generally leave you alone. 2) where sunscreen and a hat in the sun. If you do get sunburnt then drink plenty of water and apply aloevera gel and often. 3) in summer drink plenty of water, it’s easy to become dehydrated and not fun. 4) we like to pull your leg, don’t be surprised if we tell you something that’s not true. It’s never meant in a nasty way, it’s just our sense of humour. I hope you enjoy your time here 🙂

[@ajayjohnson6383]

Hey Elizabeth, come to Melbourne. Not as hot, more stylish and we have proper seasons. Agree with most of what you said actually. Hopefully you get out to see some of the Country outside of the main cities as that is very different. Go bush.

[@jamesfilms_]

Dude... Sydney has proper seasons and guess what... They're the *exact same* as Melbourne!

[@elisabethbeemer]

Just got back from Melbourne! It was wonderful:)

[@joshbell5120]

Melbourne more stylish lol with your afl scarves and gloves and lack of teeth

[@ocaiera]

You never mentioned the toilet flushing the opposite way :)

[@jopainting1668]

😂 *snort*

[@greatest_bumble_bee_dude]

Welcome to our country Welcome to the Queen's Commonwealth of Australia

[@mariosuper7920]

If I move to Australia I would love to go thier and move which is part of The Gold Coast after my senior year can't wait and I still am thinking about it I only have 1 more years.

[@koalabear8657]

Hi Elisabeth, I have lived in Cairns, Tassie and Melbourne and found your video interesting and accurate, especially how expensive eating out is. All the best, and thanks for posting!

[@mercurycid]

should have moved to Queensland!

[@Sofiachristinav]

mercurycid QUEENSLANDER!!!

[@meee6836]

Yep God's Own Territory lol.

[@greysc4leey]

Yeah come join us drowning in our sweat all year

[@meee6836]

Keira Fraser maybe you should move to the south, I hear they barely sweat at all in Tasmania lol

[@jaysonfalsonusa2892]

Is that another country?

[@funnymen]

You should visit Melbourne

[@elisabethbeemer]

Oh trust me, I won't leave without experiencing Melbourne!

[@funnymen]

Nice Also we have Planetshakers Conference starting on the 10th-13th April you can stream it on Daystar online

[@caino0567]

Don't do it, it's a shithole.

[@strongtony9412]

whats Melborne got?? nothing really. Sydney ain't cold, Melbs is a iceberg in winter.

[@TheSimmitoor]

I don't know why but I like Melbourne better than sydeny but u can never trust the weather in Melbourne

[@Receall]

I’m from Australia

[@TheCollingsShowVlog]

I think the difference is we have very few native deciduous trees in Austalia. Here in Launceston, Tasmania, we have a few that have been planted about, So we do get the colourful autumn leaves. But nobody calls it Fall. Ever.

[@darlixjaffa]

The fashion is definitely more of an inner city Sydney and Melbourne thing. I grew up in regional Australia and when I moved to the city I was in a bit of a shock how fashion conscious everyone is in the city. Back home people did not give a shit, and maybe it’s not pleasant to look at but at least I didn’t feel pressured to have to look amazing every time I walked outside. It’s something I definitely miss

[@hayleysaunders382]

I’ve lived in Australia all my life and majority of this isn’t accurate at all ha ha ha ha ha

[@aymandamer2387]

A U S T R A L I A 🇦🇺❤🇦🇺❤🇦🇺❤🇦🇺❤🇦🇺❤🇦🇺