The TOP 5 Things NOT to do in Australia! Part 3

[@DavidGwynnJones]

I have fond memories of being in a youth hostel in Paris many years ago telling a table of entranced non-aussies how trained kangaroos deliver mail in the outback. Just letters though because parcels wouldn't fit in their pouches obviously.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Obviously. That’s just practical

[@mickkim3654]

Thanks champ! Great tips as always

[@stevenhaeding4955]

A lot of people do the Sydney to Melbourne drive in one day. In the grand scheme of things it’s not that far away, it’s just down the road

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Down the road could be half of Aus 😂

[@JayWhy1964]

Actually, we don't call shrimp prawns. They are two seperate species. Shrimp were used in the Ad because Americans wouldn't have a clue what prawns were.

[@artistjoh]

After decades of loving Bunnings, this is the first time I have heard of women going there to find a man. I must be very innocent. I go there to buy timber, or ⅜ths washers, or potting mix, or a ladder. Never imagined I could be having a lot more fun checking out the customers instead of the products on the shelves. Silly me.

[@xr6lad]

I think that’s what might be called ‘gilding the Lilly’. I’ve never heard of that either.

[@davidhynd4435]

I've never heard the pee on the barbie thing. Seems like a lot of effort when you could just pee on a tree. You should always clean the barbie before you use it anyway. It is a public facility, after all. And then leave it clean. And watch out for drop bears while you're doing it.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Always gotta watch out for those drop bears

[@D4.4]

I have been known to, on the occasion, go to Bunnings for a breaky snag. Now the kids are onboard too. It's great, sometimes I don't even go inside.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Ooh I can imagine that (kids…’can we get sneaky breaky snag?’ You: ‘of course. Let’s ride!’

[@boppermacca9346]

Jordana, I have always enjoyed your videos & this one is just as enjoyable. And in case someone hasn't mentioned it lately, you look amazing

[@TheJordanaGrace]

This has been such a long week - so thank you so so much!

[@DaveG-rs3xp]

spot on! Oh I miss Bunnings! My wife is Canadian and we lived in Melbourne for 10 years (near a Bunnings) and we now live in Canada where the local DIY stores (Canadian Tire and Homedepot) are kinda like Bunnings just like a prawn is NOT a shrimp, and even after 30 years married to an Aussie bloke she still doesn't fully get banter. We had sangers on bread at our kid's kindy in Melbourne and I spent a few weekends slinging em on the barbie to raise money to pay for new kindy stuff. Height of the social calendar.

[@neilharvey3571]

not much of an Aussie if you dont know , that a Snag on bread makes a Sanger , not sanga`s on bread..

[@DaveG-rs3xp]

@@neilharvey3571 everybody's a critic depends on how old you are and where in Oz you grew up!

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Ooh bringing some Aussie life to Canada! Love it! But yes it’s same same but different

[@davidthescottishvegan]

Another awesome video and have enjoyed the 3 part series of what not to do in Australia and love 🥰 Jordana's sense of humour. I will have to remind myself of these if I ever come to Australia (hopefully a one way ticket because I wouldn't be planning to go back to the UK).

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Oh David thanks so much for the kind comments!!

[@brerobsym]

You may never lose the accent completely, but you're well on the way to being considered a true Aussie Chick! Also, don't forget, our Kiwi cousins will also back up any Aussie on the gaslighting of interlopers, sorry, tourists... nothing more enjoyable than stretching the truth a tad!

[@TheJordanaGrace]

😂 the kiwis love a good banter

[@xr6lad]

Bunnings is the sort of store I enter to buy something for $20 and exit 2 hours later with a bill for $250. I always overspend for the house there. And the sausage and onion are good as well. And as you say it’s one of the few stores in Australia that is dog friendly.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

I love that it’s dog friendly!

[@jesseallan3886]

I am Australian, and I told my British relatives that I drive 45 mins to work and 45 mins home every day, and they could not believe it.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Normal for London, but otherwise not a normal drive time

[@colindavies3079]

Great tips Darling, a lot of Aussies tease tourists…and each other, the standard reply is often “that’d be right” to which there is no reply. Bunnings sausage sizzles on Saturday are a national custom, with Bunnings supplying all facilities,tables, barbies and gas. In West Aus, sausages must be served in a sausage bun, which local bakeries deliver already split and ready to go .Bunnings set the prices for all food/drinks to stop unscrupulous fund raising groups ripping off the public. Great idea to raise money for clubs and charities, however, bloody hard work cleaning up after etc.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Oh I bet clean up is a nightmare! And fair play bunnings on setting the price I didn’t know that! Thanks so much :)

[@nickislade5533]

You what now, I’m a sandgroper and we never used to serve the sausage in a bun, its a slice of bread thats the tradition.

[@colindavies3079]

Well, we were at Balcatta and Bunnings set the menu and and conditions condiments etc and as we used to sell close to 1000 sausages we didn’t complain. They wanted rolls so we provided rolls . Apparently sausages in a slice of bread were prone to cause slip hazards with sausages and sauce dropped on the floor . We made most of our money selling bottled water and soft drinks.

[@seandesmond5560]

Great video as always wonderful Jordi!!! 🩷

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@itt2055]

As was said, having a sense of humour is the most important thing. Life is too short to take it seriously, so just have fun because nothing else truly matters and wear sunscreen every day all year round.

[@davide.0LG1471]

Laugh.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

EVERY DAY SUNSCREEN!

[@xr6lad]

No people don’t have BBQs all the time. The southern states get very cold in winter (I sometimes get snow at my house )and no one really BBQs between March/April and September/October. Funnily enough I live just outside Daylesford and we do get snow on occasion.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Ooh haven’t seen snow in Aus! And I did show a map of QLD with the bbq’s, as it does get quite cold in the southern states :)

[@maddyg3208]

My advice for o/s travellers to Oz is not to stay for a month with your relatives in Melbourne and then later tell them that the highlight of your trip was going to Sydney!

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Oh wow! Story behind this?

[@KB10GL]

@@TheJordanaGrace There has ALWAYS been a Sydney/Melbourne rivalry, with Sydney being the premium city. Melbourne claims to be the coffee culture capital, but lets face it, coffee keeps you awake all night & makes you pee too much & who needs that. Sydney has the worlds best harbour, Melbourne has a muddy river. Sydney has the worlds best bridge, Melbourne has traffic jams. Both cities have been for years rated in the top five most livable cities in the world. But when Melbourne is rated one level above Sydney, it's because they cheated. You get the picture. So don't tell your Melbourne dwelling relatives that the highlight of your travels was your visit to Sydney, they might want to scratch your eyes out. They're soooo jealous.

[@xr6lad]

@@KB10GLumm actually until fairly recently Sydney wasn’t the premium city. Melbourne was the nations financial capital until the late 1980’s. It was also the HQ for many federal government departments until the 1970’s when Whitlam finally moved them to Canberra. And it was the nations first capital until 1927. Sydney only started to overtake Melbourne from mid century in many things. As for traffic jams you honestly have to be joking. I’ve vowed never to hire a car in Sydney ever again.

[@KB10GL]

@@xr6lad OK you seem to have missed the point. The whole thing was just one eyed rivalry escalation. Clearly it was so. Every major city has traffic problems & much of what I wrote could be described as 'fake news' As Yoda might have said it, "Location envy is strong in this one" Anyway, according to my latest version of Governor Philips 1821 map, NSW extends all the way to the Bass Straight & this lower part of NSW [South NSW], south of the Murray, is occupied by a bunch of malcontents that think they own the place. Begone, says I, & let the real New South Welshmen regain their rightful lands. [I suspect our indiginous peoples would have some issue with that last bit]

[@davide.0LG1471]

Great energy you have!

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Thank you 🤩

[@jonathanr72]

I returned to Australia after spending my entire thirties in the UK. That was about 10 years ago and I still sometimes call Bunnings B&Q. It's the same thing.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Yes the switch over does take time. I’ll be like ‘going to Tesco’s’. But I mean cole’s: but everyone is like…what? Lok

[@KonradZielinski]

Stealth Bunnings ad.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

😂 if only, my dad would love it!

[@deebea6364]

Hi from Canberra! Some of my friends attempted to do 100 Days of BBQ haha, hope you're having a great time in Australia! Have you had a chance to see Tasmania and Perth / Rotnest island yet? :D

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Yes to tassie! But only for the weekend, and 100 days of bbq?! How did it go?

[@deebea6364]

@@TheJordanaGrace They did get through the 100 days, but that was a few years ago, and they haven't done 100 again since 😅

[@GooseMooseToose]

I wish they would bring back the onion on the snags😢

[@TheJordanaGrace]

I know 😞

[@xr6lad]

Since when did they get rid of that? I’ve had onion on mine recently.

[@billmago7991]

we ate of it😂😂😂😂 off it✔️

[@TheJordanaGrace]

😂 so did we lol ah well!

[@lancer2204]

Bbq rule 4: that is why we use VB to clean them down before cooking

[@TheJordanaGrace]

*taking notes*

[@adamwerner2064]

I think people weeing on them is very rare. Just preheat it, wipe it down, it kills all germs. Not to mention a lot of them are exposed to the weather and get washed down by the rain.

[@lancer2204]

@@TheJordanaGrace It is one of the FEW acceptable uses for the beer VB, actual consumption as a beer is NOT advised.

[@andrewjohns4515]

You forgot, the more popular BBQ areas need to be claimed at dawn for a lunchtime BBQ. 😅😂

[@TheJordanaGrace]

😂 or it can get aggressive!

[@tonyg5597]

lol...go to Adelaide at summer to avoid the humidity of Queensland....only if you want burning dry heat with temps of 40c days, and nights that don't go below 30c...going south of the country does not necessarily mean relief during summer, its just a different type of hot climate

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Very true. Maybe I’m distracted by the scenery and actually having daylight savings - I don’t know what to do when it’s daylight past 7pm! Lol

[@brianlee5702]

When visiting the gents loo, it's simple good manners to walk along the urinal and tap everyone on the bum while saying G'day.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

lol 😂

[@outback1956]

Hoilday.

[@stephentrott587]

been watching your vids since you came to aus wow you look so diff looking aus now but you haven't lost your accent not true about the public barbies no one pisses on them or craps that's like saying look out for drop bears winding you up

[@emgee65]

@@stephentrott587 I don’t know about crapping but I’ve known kids back in the day who definitely relieved themselves on them.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

Thanks so much! And yes I feel like I’ve def changed! And I’ve heard so many horror stories…I’d rather side with caution!

[@heatherrowles9930]

@@TheJordanaGrace gladbake honey.......wonderful stuff. Protects you from whatever may have landed on the bbq and makes clean up a dream.

[@gerardbryant1445]

My suggestion is to travel to Australia outside of the summer school holidays, if you can. From mid-December to the end of January, families with school students will be taking their holidays as well. This means lots of extra traffic and crowds in the tourist areas, and prices for everything, especially accommodation, go through the roof.

[@TheJordanaGrace]

@@gerardbryant1445such good advice!! Summer : Christmas is sooo busy in Aus.