They Moved From Someone's Garden In The UK To Adelaide

[@sg4364]

What a brave couple to make the move, especially while pregnant! Keep going guys, you’re doing an amazing job for your little family! Having a second child is a huge adjustment. Keep the faith, it does get a bit easier with each passing day. ❤

[@CLAWCUZBRO]

Adelaide the best city to raise a family

[@julesmarwell8023]

Mr Johnston. I said before that you would make a good interviewer.. YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB Keep it up. Thanks mate.

[@davidhynd4435]

They seem like such a nice family. I take my hat off to them. It's such a big step to move to a different country. However, as a good, and entirely biased Aussie I would tell them that they've made a great choice. Australia is a wonderful place to live. I hope we manage to keep it that way.

[@josephc6773]

What a lovely family. All the best for the future guys.

[@rhysypoo]

I've live 6:55 d in Adelaide for 16 years now. Originally from Manchester. I've had a wild, amazing fulfilling time here, filled with pressures of work and paying the bills, but the Outlook is a lot better and just generally speaking vibes are higher and people are more uplifted than the UK and of course the weather and road trips and the outback and the country and the animals and the ocean and the events. That's kept me here for 16 years. Whenever I go back to the UK it's like day and night difference.

[@roberthancock9779]

I am a 73 year old British born man who migrated back in the 1950’s. Been back for visits many times but am very thankful for the life Australia has given me. I wish this couple all the best for a future in Australia. The country needs a lot of young willing honest workers. Best wishes and don’t give in the ‘home sickness’ or family pressures. I also have two passports which is very handy.

[@marianjeffrey8684]

Welcome to this great family. They will do well here. Grandparents can visit.

[@UniqueDancerTay]

WOW thank you for sharing ❤🎉 the world is so small and I recognise their accent. So close to home in the UK 🌎 Yet I have never met them before. I wish them all the best. Well done 👍🏾✅

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@JoshAnderson-fn5yp]

Lovely family, great accents. Hope they continue to settle in well!!

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

great video Ross, not long till we come over just want it to hurry up now

[@charlesemerson6763]

Good on them. I remember what it was like all thew way back to April 26th, 1973 walking through Sydney Airport to customs and immigration. But at 15yrs old I had no idea what life was going to be like or how much it was going to change. Now 50yrs later would I have gone back,well there were times when it was hard as mum had trouble coping. But now looking back no I'd have never gone back. The thought of going the Maggie Thatcher era terrifies me.

[@carlrushton2428]

Hi Ross, thanks for another video. They have been so helpful. We are literally awaiting the green light for my partner visa and looking to move to Brisbane. All very exciting and a bit scary but beats Reading. Trying to identify the most cost effective way to do everything is very hard. Any chance to ask for a specific video on the actual move itself regarding leaving the UK, and the rough estimates on what to put aside, sell, keep, save for and direction on what to do first when you land. More than happy for a pre move chat and again when we land (ideally May2024) thanks, Carl

[@veaton77]

Welcome to Oz! Love the crochet Lauren (had a look at your shop!)

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes, really good crochet and looks so cuddly! 🤗

[@_mklein]

I’m a Service Engineer in the Medical field looking for opportunities in OZ! Lived in Perth when younger so would definitely head back there! Great story from this lovely family!

[@kashkab1336]

So nice people. Itis good that thay have made the move so early. No regrets like most people in late 3Oties, early 40ties. Good luck Guys!

[@victorwilks88]

Thanks for another great video Ross

[@ThePIESDA]

Love the migration stories, great to see when on our own journey. Keep em coming!

[@amatwa4328]

Thanks for such engaging and informative content so inspiring I’m 43 and I’m in the process of making the move myself on a pr visa

[@Lady420Ganja]

Omg heavy rains during the winter!!! Down!!! Omg these people are totally selling me.

[@andrewcarter7260]

I disagree with the view of Adelaide. It’s a lovely small city. Short commutes. Reasonable traffic. Summer is hot but not much humidity. Winter cold but short.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for the advice

[@markeaston7353]

Lovey couple and I wish them all the best.

[@maciejgronowski]

My family are yarn wholesalers in the UK btw 😅 I'm sure we could move this business to Australia! 😉 Great to hear people's experience in Adelaide - still not sure, I'd still prefer the weather (winter) of Brisbane. Really tired of 9 months of Autumn in England!

[@laurenhollins4548]

Don’t tell me this!!! i’ll buy them out of their shop🤣🤣 we love it here, there’s beaches and white sands everywhere it’s lovely😌

[@aussiemiss1442]

You would sell more yarn in the southern states, Adelaide is the happening place now it is on the build rather than the decline. Houses are cheap. Yes it has 4 hot months but it has defined seasons and not the humidity of Queensland.

[@lynettemahoney1710]

As I’ve said before on some of this topic,the first couple of years are stressful.You Weil be better off here than in UK.Your children will benefit from it.They will have a better life here.Im a Welsh expat and I love it here and all my family appreciate what us coming here did for out family.Good luck to you and your family.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Long term is the game Lynette

[@lynettemahoney1710]

@@ThatJohnstonLife Hi Ross it’s actually Chris Lyn’s husband I’m using her account.

[@ppm4eva]

Ross, when you asked them where they were from in the UK, I was yelling at my laptop screen, "Birmingham! Birmingham!" The weird thing is, I'm from Adelaide. I just love accents; I kinda collect them.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Yeah, not quite Birmingham, but close enough

[@jogould1045]

I think before we can hire overseas there is a process of advertising (at least i know there is in the education space). The job has to be offered internally and not had the qualified response to fill it or something. You could look it up but i am fairly certain that is why they are not common.

[@vincentmanners2589]

Thanks

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks Vincent, really appreciate your support

[@timrozitis961]

I'm amazed they think the Adelaide winter is wet (or cold). Adelaide usually isn't too bad. When it rains, it rains proper, but wouldn't expect too much rain in any 1 winter, and they have a sort of weird pride about being "The driest city on the dreist continent*".... IMO Adelade has some of the best family beaches. The metropolitan coastline is on a gulf, so there are tiny light waves for most of it. In other cities the beaches have proper surf breaks and it means people cluster into the safer spots watched by lifesavers. Adelaide beaches are calmer, so there's less need for the same sort of lifesaving you see on a surfing beach - and as a result people can spread out more, and do their thing. You're more likely to see people throwing a ball for "classic catches" or snorkling, or paddling around on different boards than on surfing beaches where most of the play focuses on the waves..... *I think Antartica is actually drier. (That said, I don't live there anymore, so not sure what this year would have been like)

[@coover65]

We visited Adelaide a few weeks back. We were only there for three days, and spent one exploring Hahndorf. THAT was cold; 11°C but felt like 7°C. Adelaide was cool and drizzly so didn't bother with Glenelg Beach. Being Gold Coast residents don't really think we missed anything there anyway.

[@andrewcarter7260]

Adelaide. Often homes are not well insulated against cold.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Why Adelaide?

[@paulineh4019]

Anywhere else in Oz, really. And I'm a former Adelaidian living in coastal NSW now.

[@mrawesomelivshere]

great video ty

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

You're welcome

[@hellagood67]

Wow! Well done to that couple 👍👍. I think being young has definitely helped them settle in a lot quicker. So good that their parents are so supportive. As an Australian I’m still amazed, after all your videos, with the amount of paperwork and time required to get here. 24:07 oh, another thing…take no notice of the knobheads who say things like “taken all our jobs.” Bunch of losers and ill-educated morons….also, if all the jobs were taken there would be no need for a skilled migration visa. We will always have a skill shortage, due to government cuts to funding and increases in fees for students. The numbers of people learning a trade has dropped off, for too many years, therefore it’s going to take a long time to catch up.

[@Swaggie61]

lovery fam i have 7 grandchildren and 4 god children i live in adelaide if you want you are invited to a bbq anytime you want

[@Lynne-tn7gn]

What a lovely comment 😊 I’m Tyler’s mom, me and his dad are coming over for a visit in December, can we be invited too lol

[@billygoatgruff3536]

£80 a day?! As a carpenter! Definitely won't be living like that in Aus.

[@bigbossrickyross1]

I am moving to Australia when I get there in the airport what do I need to tell customs so I can get to stay there longh enough to get a appointment to get my visa going

[@paraiparai4447]

You need to get the visa sorted before you get on the plane. They will send you back.

[@rachaelcourtnell7275]

You can always visit :)

[@bigbossrickyross1]

So I am getting ready to move to Australia from the USA and I think that I have a majority of things figured out I have a passport already but is there anyway else I need before I just jump in a plane and then have to come back

[@JBLegal09]

Which city are you thinking of moving to.

[@k.vn.k]

Passport at least 1 year before expiration, visa, all important documents like birth certificate, graduation certificate, etc., open an Australia bank and direct money transfer setup, accommodation arrangement, job arrangement if possible. I think that’s all, you are good to go.

[@donpearson735]

if you want to fill a vacant position in a location experiencing trade shortages, your sponsorship should be transferable, unless you've signed some sort of term agreement with your current sponsor (Qld Gov website will tell where shortages are, there's heaps). I live in Brisbane, any 25yr old tradie with a young family should be living in South East Queensland, or Nth NSW, getting a minimum (Carpenter $400+ a day). With the upcoming 2032 Olympics, the follow-on population effects will be bigger than Sydney's per capita. Sth East Qld and Nth NSW is uniquely under populated, it has beautiful outdoors weather, beaches bush & BBQs, friendly & helpful people, good schools and sport, slower paced lifestyle, vacant land galore. Don't need half a brain to plan a future with that on offer.

[@Jacko1165]

A very poor episode. We learnt and heard nothing of Adelaide. It showed your ignorance as an interviewer.

[@nikkster01]

just be aware that moving to Adelaide is like the TV programme Waiting for God

[@suzanneedmonds1566]

Adelaide has what you want if you know where to find it. I would rather live in Adelaide than any Australian city. Adelaide is special.

[@aussiemiss1442]

No way! Might have been that way in the 80s Now it is safe, multicultural, clean, easy to get around, cheaper to rent, cheaper to buy, less traffic. The best wine, the best cleanest,quietest safest beaches, job opportunities. More relaxed lifestyle, quality of life. 30 min out of the CBD you are in country. Arts and cultural festivals, every month there is something to go see. It is hard to beat. Some sites that rank cities admit they have not even been to Adelaide. I would rank our beaches in South Australia to be the safest, cleanest and most beautiful of any I have seen world wide. Not for surfing though.

[@coover65]

Sounds like the Gold Coast. We visited Adelaide just last month. First time there, and it reminded me of Brisbane thirty years ago. Not much traffic or crowds. The area around In many ways it was like a mini Melbourne but in need of some money spent on shop fronts etc.

[@michaelsinclair8018]

I am sure they are lovely but they seem somewhat clueless.

[@aussiefirie]

That's usually what happens when you move overseas

[@geoff825]

@michaelsinclair8018 This is a hurtful and totally inappropriate comment. I'm not surprised you have only two subscribers ...

[@Lynne-tn7gn]

I’m sorry but I don’t get this comment, this is my son and daughter in law and I can assure you they are 2 of the least ‘clueless’ people I know, I think leaving everything behind and moving to the other side of the world at the age of 25/26 but also doing it whilst 8 months pregnant all in order to make a better life for themselves and their little family doesn’t make them clueless, it makes them extremely brave in my opinion !

[@JBLegal09]

​@@Lynne-tn7gnthere's always one isn't there. You should be very proud of your son and daughter in law. To move at such a young age and with little ones is huge. Hope you travel out here soon and are able to see why they made the move.