Things they don't tell you about Australia until you move

[@robertthomson1587]

If you paid $5.97, it would be rounded down to $5.95 (the nearer five cent figure) and you'd get five cents change.

[@peetabrown5813]

Yes. 5.97 you get 5 cents back from $6 and if something cost $6.04 then you would pay $6.05.

[@glennoc8585]

​@@peetabrown5813 And if it's $6.03 you pay $6.05

[@timrozitis961]

yeap, and it's only if you use cash.....so if you're a real tightarse you pay with cash when it rounds down, and use your card when it doesn't....

[@blake-gl4wn]

@@timrozitis961not anymore in hobart. Everywhere charge a card transaction fee. I’ve gone back to cash

[@ChicagoMel23]

Canada is that way too now. In the US we still have pennies though

[@fanfair1813]

And distance is out of whack between these two great nations. . When I lived in Lancashire for a bit, I had to drive to London for business. The entire street waved me off like Lindbergh taking off from Roosevelt Field. They were all speechless when I told them that I'd be back early that same evening. I grew up in Brisbane where Sydney is a 12 hour drive away and Townsville a 16 hour drive. And Townsville is still in Queensland! We get visitors from the UK who really don't comprehend how big the place is and that when an Aussie says "let's nip down to the beach for a swim" that could be a two hour drive away. The key difference being that in Australia, driving from Brisbane to Townsville, at least 12 hours of that will be sugar cane fields. Driving to Sydney you're in for 10 hours of wheat fields. While in the UK, even a modest drive to the shops for some wine gums and you'll likely pass 57 Blue Plaques, a Roman road, two Norman churches, the roadie for the Who's grave site, the Aston Martin factory, a WWII airfield, the lot where they filmed Auf Wiedersehen Pet, a Hovercraft Museum, the site of the Battle of Cheriton and 32 pubs. So if you're a tourist, it actually take four times longer to go anywhere in the Uk, stopping every 500m to look at every point of interest, than going 900Km in Australia at 110kmp on an open, featureless highway.

[@glennoc8585]

Thats what I miss about the uk

[@ZoomStranger]

The caf at the roadie's gravesite does a great all day breakfast too.

[@arnolddavies6734]

Yes, in England they think 200 kilometres is a long drive. My auntie once visited us here in Australia and wanted to go for a weekend trip to Ayer’s rock from Adelaide. She had no comprehension of the distances involved in such a journey. So naive on travel times.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@arnolddavies6734 I found that you have to geographically break it down. Driving from Adelaide to Ayer's Rock is the same distance from driving from London, England to Warsaw, Poland. The drive will feel much longer, as it is so hot and desolate, you might not see another town for five straight hours to stop and rest, and you'll be driving for two straight 13 hour days to get there.

[@henrybrewer1083]

Yes I went to the uk for a couple of holidays. Amazing place but no way I could deal with the weather

[@michaelmayo9048]

Mate Your looking younger and healthier and happier than when you first arrived in Australia..well done..

[@philipberthiaume2314]

In Canada, u have to park in the direction of traffic. Some diagonal parking exists as well. If you park against traffic direction, u will get ticketed.

[@ML6103]

One thing I wish other people would cotton on to. Yes we drive on the left. But generally we walk on the left too. It's just an unspoken rule between Aussies that helps things flow a bit. You go anywhere and there's like....5 Indians walking on the right and wondering why the hell the Aussies are not looking thrilled. Just move to the left. We'll stay on the left. Hunky dory.

[@georgebronte840]

The sheer number of new arrivals, concentrated around specific areas, is ensuring that their imported ways are now dictating the rules. I've encountered Indians who'd move over on to the road rather than move left!! Speechles!

[@deanneblake7418]

I just start singing the Beyoncé song now, 😂😂

[@georgebronte840]

@@deanneblake7418 Suum cuique tribuere

[@anneloving8405]

My biggest pet peeve is when people don't walk to the left and walk 3-4 abreast and these days with more people being obese it's the walking equivalent of passing a road train.ggrrand I live in Qld where in the 7Os old Joe made it illegal to walk more than 2abreast,the lines are still on the footpath in a couple of places in the city.For anyone who doesn't know this law was enacted to stop people protesting .😅

[@pamh5441]

Yes yes yes 👍🏻

[@Gordon_L]

Qld'er here , point 1 , you can get a digital drivers ( note the S ) license which can be on your phone so you don't need to carry a card necessarily , point 2 , re. ambulance cover , if you reside in Qld but need an emergency ambulance while out of state , you will still pay nothing , all Queensland residents are automatically covered for the cost of emergency services Australia wide. .

[@erose1710]

You probably do pay for it through a tax that the government adds somewhere but you don't normally see. No government does anything out of the goodness of the heart.

[@southurnstar]

Another Queenslander here. There are still places that will not accept a digital copy of your driver's licence. One of those being the Treasury Casino in Brisbane. Eventually it will become normal to have a digital copy of your driver's licence, but we aren't there yet. I look a lot younger than my actual age and still occasionally get asked for my ID when buying alcohol or going to the pub. Anywhere that sells alcohol is required to ask for ID if you look young (25 or younger). Most people think I'm around about 26 which is hilarious to me because I'm 38.

[@glennoc8585]

Are you sure about emergency services being free in other states? I'm pretty sure here in South Australia if you use the ambo you get charged even if you're from interstate.

[@erose1710]

@@glennoc8585 In Qld the government provides 'free ambulance' but in reality Queenslanders pay for it through other state taxes but it's not specifically labelled as for ambulance.

[@Gordon_L]

@@glennoc8585 This is from the Qld gov website , " If your principal place of residence is Queensland and you receive an invoice for ambulance treatment/transport provided to you or your child/dependent by another state or territory ambulance service, you are requested to forward the invoice to the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) for payment."

[@heritagehorsedrawncarriage1069]

Parking in the direction of traffic ensures you can be seen at night, especially in places with no street lights. You don't also get confused if a street is one way.

[@davecoffey977]

Parking in wrong direction is 800$ fine

[@sambalfour3828]

It's actually an offence in the UK as well, but only if it's parked the wrong way at night. I've never known anyone to get one of these fines though... Probably because the enforcement officers are all in bed.

[@bexbee2]

No it doesn't 😂. It has to do with idiots who can't operate a car at the best of times trying to exit a parking spot through 2 different directions of traffic. Most people can't even navigate a roundabout or merge correctly Or people who are idiots and cut over 3 lanes of traffic to take a turn off instead of just taking the next exit (which would be the safe option) could you imagine a busy main Rd and someone trying to get out of a parking spot parked the direction of oncoming traffic🤦‍♀️ whilst a car turning headlights on at night on opposite side of the rd on a small suburban St is somewhat temporarily confusing that's definitely far from the reason

[@philbranagan3137]

Dropping this vid during The Ashes gets you 10/10 and a gold star. Very entertaining

[@noelanderson8915]

Not a lot of people would remember this, but the FREE ambulances in Queensland started in a little place called Gympie. The Superiindant of the Gympie Ambulance came up with a scheme where they payed something like 5-10c a week from their wages, deducted by their employer and paid into the "Ambulance Scheme" the wages wern't all that great back then, but the saying is "you never miss what you don't receive" and it worked a treat, Back then (Lotto as we call it now and it was the Golden Casket) paid for all the hospitals and finally the ambulances if I remember correctly. So, the Super of the Gympie Ambulance was the bloke that started all this off.. I'm 82 going on 83 but i still remember this so clearly. When I was an apprentice, I paid 6pence (5c) into the fund and when I became a tradesman the cost went up to a ridiculous 10c (1 shillling) a week. There ya go, a little old-time trivia. 🤣😁🤣😂😇😇

[@anneloving8405]

Well they are not really free,us residents pay a levy that is snuck into our power or water bill I think,but I would rather that than the other way.

[@noelanderson8915]

@@anneloving8405 as I said before "you don't seem to miss what you don't get" I'm sure the "levy" being paid is much better than getting a massive bill when you really do need an ambulance. The levy. I consider would be just like us paying in the old days our 5c or 10c a week from our wages. It's probsbly a part of the "Medicare" levy.

[@universityofnowhere]

In Australia, they say "No, you're alright", meaning don't worry if you feel like you've done done something wrong. I lived in Sydney for about 15 years and the people are a lot more 'closed' than Melbourne. I never got to Brisbane, because I'm not a fan of humidity. Sydney was humid enough. Sydney people avoid eye-contact, or talking to anyone if they don't know them. Melbourne people are a lot more open and friendly to tourists.

[@Travelhiker520]

I love Brisbane! The people are very friendly. You should go check it out.

[@SC-de5to]

Yeah Brisbane was my favourite city when I visited Australia. But each city has its pros and cons. People were lovely in Brisbane.

[@smkh2890]

I'm in Queensland too, at Labrador near Surfer's Paradise. it's my first 'winter ' here, and 20 degrees is a damn sight better than Winter in Leeds UK!

[@runningwithTom]

I'm from Leeds too and was recently looking at apartments in Labrador what a coincidence 😀. How are you getting on over there?

[@Rob-fc9wg]

Queersland*

[@smkh2890]

Sydney isn't in QLD!@@Rob-fc9wg

[@smkh2890]

I did reply to this, but it's disappeared!@@runningwithTom

[@runningwithTom]

@@smkh2890 Oh that’s odd haha

[@barbararowley6077]

Thank you for the love for our beautiful ibis! I’m from one of the wetland areas where they’re just normal water birds.

[@dizzylizzy7582]

And it's our fault they're having to dig around in bins in the city to find food - their natural habitats are declining because of us.

[@navs485]

2:22 Did you mean to say "How you goin"? That's the phrase that caught me out. I was specifically warned about this by friends who moved to Aus earlier, but I still ended up saying "oh, usually the train" when someone was making small talk at work 😑

[@belindahutchinson5333]

😅

[@creatrixZBD]

Mate, we have a million smart-arse replies for the ubiquitous “How’s it going?” It’s an artform. “Like this “ “One foot in front of the other” Etc etc. we know how to take the p1ss out of ourselves :p

[@anotheruserism]

$5.97 rounds down to $5.95 if paying cash. $6.04 rounds up to $6.05. if it finishes in 1, 2, 6 or 7 then it rounds down. Others round up. Queensland has free ambulance because of politics. Every household had a charge added onto their electricity bill to cover ambulance. Political pressure was put on govt when electricity costs started rising so they scrapped the surcharge but never started charging for ambulances again.

[@matthewcullen1298]

Ross you need to go to the tip just before closing time and the bulldozers stop. I couldn't believe it when I heard this weird noise and there were about 50 bin chickens going crazy in the garbage pit. I feel sorry for them. They are wetland birds and we've destroyed a lot of their natural habitats. They've learnt to survive the only way they could. I respect that..

[@timmyplenty2071]

100% spot on with the "how ya going" v "you rite" thing. I'm from Darwin and when I met my Pommy wife we both got paranoid obit why the other was saying when greeting each other

[@frenchys_prospecting]

As a native melburnian i must admit i have some pretty heavy jackets for winter

[@Stargazerlost]

Seeing y'all's picture of the big banana and big pineapple made me so happy. My husband and I were listening to Bill Bryson's audiobook "In a Sunburned Country," and he talks about visiting some of the big statues too. He mentioned a bull one that had my husband cracking up.

[@creatrixZBD]

Read his “Down Under” too, it’s a classic

[@almyvannucci392]

I don't know about other states but in New South Wales you can have your drivers licence on an app on your phone and it is called Services NSW.

[@lundi44]

First state in the country to do so - and probably only state so far? I'm in NSW and still carry my physical licence with my digital licence on my phone.

[@OzGecko]

You got both of your examples for the 5c rounding wrong 😀 Amounts ending in 1, 2, 6, & 7 get rounded down to nearest 5c. Amounts ending 3, 4, 8, & 9 get rounded up. And who uses cash now anyway? I've used cash a total of about 4 times since the start of the pandemic - mostly for private sale transactions where they didn't want to do a bank transfer.

[@quantumjank3091]

I feel like a clarifying pinned post on this is warranted. EFTPOS/Card takes the exact amount from your account but cash you can get that 2 cents in your favour. I use cash/card 50/50 and if I'm paying for fuel in cash I'll always pump that extra "free" 2 cents worth lol. Also Aussies generally find 5 cent coins annoying and leave it with the shop or their little charity bin near the till. A lot of Aussie local shops will have one of those little donation coin things just not in your face pressuring you to donate.

[@pauls8456]

Look closely at cash registers now - there is a little hand written note saying paying by card will cost you 1.6% extra - see if you can calculate that on the fly…..

[@quantumjank3091]

@@pauls8456 when they do that in Pubs it's 100% predatory.

[@AndoCommando1000]

Yep. Australian who moved to London here. "Are you alright?" or 'y'arrite?" consistently threw me. Because my initial spoken response would be "Yes. Why??" meanwhile my brain would be racing "Why are they asking? Do I not look alright? Is there something wrong that I don't know about?!!" That's because "are you alright?" is an expression of concern, not a greeting to an Australian. You only ask someone if they are alright if you suspect they might actually NOT be alright and you wish to enquire about their wellbeing. For example, you've just witnessed that they have fallen over, or look ill, or something ambiguous but possibly bad or negative has happened. You ask to confirm if they are okay. It's not blanket, automatic greeting. Also, taxi drivers and Uber drivers literally just pulling up to parking spaces or dropping me off on the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the road, in front of oncoming traffic in the UK - WHAT THE HELL! I was like "I don't want to die, pull up on the left, I'll cross the road!" or "Do a u-turn FFS" Nope, despite being relatively normal drivers and also driving on the left, in the UK, they have no qualms about drifting onto the right to just drop passengers off willy nilly!

[@SC-de5to]

Yeah but aren’t these idiot drivers just lazy or bad drivers. Only way round it is to tell them where to drop you off so they don’t do it else no tip 😉

[@touchstar68]

Most people used to received a weekly pay packet, in cash. It’s a DriverS Licence

[@alexlanning712]

Love the way you talking about "adapting" to OZ, because there arent many other country's like us

[@jeannebrandon318]

😎😎😎😃😃😃😃😃

[@earthexplorer579]

lol

[@nswinoz3302]

IBIS (bin chickens) come in three (3) varieties white with black head, black wings and head and all black. I have the first two in the open green areas near me and never seen them in a bin locally but in Sydney where I work they seem to have moved in there about a decade ago after the bad drought and adapted as scavenger. But they’re no where near as bad as Magpies, run or ride a bike and they will attack you. NSW in Oz

[@julzhunt7790]

Another great video Ross.👍🏼 ❤️🇦🇺

[@Mububban23]

With ambulances in Western Australia, you don't pay if it's considered an emergency. Say you get chest pains and call an ambulance. They take you to hospital, do some tests, you didn't have a heart attack but it was still considered Urgent, so no charge. If however it was something less urgent (I don't want to give incorrect examples but say maybe a broken collarbone?) then if you don't have insurance, it's about $900. But if you also had a punctured lung, that'd be urgent, so no charge. I guess it's designed to stop people calling ambulances for every little thing and making them unavailable for actual life-threatening emergencies.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Thanks for the tips

[@tomwareham7944]

Ive said it before Ross where else can you go to icon beaches, islands ,snowfields ,forests and deserts and you realise , yours are 5he only footprints there , and if you do get lonely, a smile and a helping hand are only a G,Day away

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Haha. Always enjoy your take. Aussies say "alright". Just instead of placing the inflection at the end like a question, we pronounce it very low and flat like we know nobody really gives a fuck as an answer. Lol.

[@daryllawrence6153]

Come to S Africa where you also need to pay for private security and use a private postal service and pay that same private postal service to buy government forms to renew licences. Also private hospitals.

[@thetarotbogan]

You would get change if it was $5.97 then it rounds down to $5.95

[@vernaxxx8940]

If you want to live in the suburbs of a modern city, living in Australian cities is much like living in UK, US etc. Climate will affect your comfort however. The presenter accurately reports that just about everywhere in Australia can be hot in summer. The main difference is humidity (tropicality). Perth, Adelaide and even Melbourne get hot but it is a dry heat. Sydney, and even more so Brisbane, can be uncomfortably humid. Darwin is hot and humid year round and most Europeans from temperate zones find it hard to tolerate. Humidity is mostly a north-south thing, but it is also highest on the coastal strip, lessens if you go inland.

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

Oz was Oz more than 50 years ago. Now its just a joint for wealthy tycoons In my street half the McMansions lay empty for years on end. They are just assets. How a nation can afford $368B for 8 nuke Subs but has a million people living in the streets is pretty sad stuff.

[@arnolddavies6734]

“A million people living on the streets.”? Stop making up BS you know is a lie. The rents have become ridiculous, I know, but stop just exaggerating the situation.

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

@@arnolddavies6734 flick me your proof and evidence? I won't waste my time waiting

[@Black0Luigi]

You completely misunderstood how the 5¢ rule works. 9, 8, 4 & 3¢ round up so you lose out, while 7, 6, 2 & 1¢ round down so you win. A small number of shops(I can only name 1) always round down but they are not required to.

[@bexbee2]

The paying P.W is because most people are paid weekly btw 😉. Wheni look at overseas things that price stuff at per month i have to get a calculator out to make it p.w costing.... so i know wtf it costs😂. I don't know why anything other then a gym membership ect would be per month. As for electricity thats quaterly, then water is 4monthly (wtf to that one from an aussie). Most car and home insurance used to be only payable yearly back in roughly 2006 ish. Car rego here in NSW you can now pay 6mthly (about time) house /land rates are quarterly. But love the comparisons, well done 😅

[@dan7564]

6:10 What? Australian here and you should absolutely be getting change. I'm from Sydney. Went to Melbourne once, and the parking meter didn't have a slot for giving you change. It just added more time to your ticket which is fucked if the lowest thing you have is $20 and the machine will take it all and just add more time and as far as I'm concerned that's state sponsored theft.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Never going to park in Melbourne

[@tdb7992]

There's a very funny KZbin video made in a David Attenborough style about bin chickens. They were actually nearly extinct and a breeding colony had been established at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. One night, a big storm hit and destroyed the nets keeping them in, and they got out and started breeding like mad. Now they're everywhere. Also, rounding down and up prices is so much better than ending up with pockets full of tiny coins. I just came back from a few weeks in England, and being handed coins was such a pain. I'm old enough to remember when they phased out the one and two cent coins and the rounding really confused people for a while.

[@liamwells2132]

Also considering that 5 cent coins cost more to produce than their actual value as currency, it would have been even worse for the 1 and 2 cent coins

[@hevsreids6989]

Just got here and we didn't pack jumpers or coats 😆 straight to the Big W !

[@joelmanaussie]

Having grown up in the US and Australia, yes parking in the direction of traffic is the norm. I only thought about when a British person I knew got a ticket for parking in the wrong direction in Florida.

[@nootnoot-2]

I'm canadian living in the us, people park in whatever direction they want and don't get ticketed.

[@ray_c_yuen]

in NSW we have our driver's licence on our phones. I haven't carried plastic cards for many years. Very informative video.

[@davidlittle3500]

The driver licence thing you mentioned in the UK at about 11:45 isn't actually that different in QLD. The UKs Road Traffic Act Section 164(6) makes it an offence to not produce your driver licence when requested. -164(8) gives you a defence against the offence if "within seven days after the production of his licence was required he produced in person at a police station that was specified by him at the time production was required" Queensland's Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 Section 58(2) requires you to produce a licence on request. Failing to do so is an offence against section 791. -Section 58(3)gives you a defence against the offence "by producing the licence to the officer in charge of a nominated police establishment or police station within 48 hours after the requirement is made" Almost identical. Still a good idea to carry it on you. :)

[@MrMerxes]

4:28 Oh mate. That one caught me out as well. Got done on one of the Sydney’s side streets 😂 283$. I’ve had no clue it was a thing.

[@jack2453]

Why would it not be a thing? The logical step that brits seem to have missed is that in order to get into a parking spot on the wrong side of the road, you have to have driven on the wrong side of the road.

[@MrMerxes]

@@jack2453 Well yes and no.

[@jack2453]

@@MrMerxes ...more yes than no 😸

[@MrMerxes]

@@jack2453 You’d understand if you’ve lived in London. Survival of the fittest. Mind is telling you no but then it becomes a routine and nothing out of ordinary. Then you move countries and you have to go back to factory settings

[@MrMerxes]

@@jack2453 It is what it is 🤣 I’m glad I’m out of there. Here people are more civilised hah

[@arnolddavies6734]

Since we don’t have 1 and 2 cent pieces any more in circulation, why would you expect change.? Just to let you know. it’s really annoying they keep using that 99 cent thing.

[@drsiigabb9935]

Its possible in Australia to have 48C and 12C on the same day. Just different parts of the country. Its possible to fo swimming in a stream. Then play in the snow only an hour away. Its called Bright Vic in September.

[@creatrixZBD]

Also Jindabyne. We could snowboard, skate, then rip down the coast for a quick surf, all in one day. If you had enough time you could also try and fit in some wakeboarding on the lake, and some downhill mountainbiking. It’s a fun challenge.

[@Goatcha_M]

Your wrong about the change thing, partially anyway. Its rounded to the closest 5c. If a grocery bill costs $16.04 then you pay $16.05, but if it costs $16.07 then you also pay $16.05 and if you give $16.10 then you should get 5c change. But if it costs 16.08 then your expected to pay $16.10. All this predicated on you paying cash. If you pay by card then you pay the listed price, no rounding, although there might be a surcharge.

[@jack2453]

The parking the wrong way freaked me out when I moved from Aus to the UK. Central London - car screeches across 4 lanes of traffic in both directions to the other side. I thought it was terrorist atrack - but no - just someone trying to grab a parking sport on the wrong side.

[@blake-gl4wn]

Hahah you call it a parking spot. Not just ‘a park’.

[@Rhythmattica]

To be Aussie, you WANT to be one........ Its The lifestyle... expecting people Supporting that Lifestyle is all its about... Nope.. you def need not give up your culture......

[@juanitamasian9414]

This is a good video. I love Australia, the best place to live!

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

It really is!

[@paulafowler5099]

Same here in Canada...we must carry our DL when driving, or get fined if you get stopped and don't show it. $$$

[@creatrixZBD]

In some states you don’t have to have it on you (Victoria for eg), but you have to present it to a cop station within 24hr if the copper who pulled you up wants to make sure you’re not telling porkies

[@redhammer9910]

I find it quite amusing the east coast call them bin chickens. I live near the Canning River in Perth and the Iris are just one of the many water birds, never seen them go through rubbish bins. A flock will land in a tree at sunset so when the sunset lights everything up as orange the Iris look like Xmas decorations. One thing they will do is perch on your roof overnight. My neighbour built a new home with a grey roof tile. The roof now looks like a snow capped mountain. On parking I was amazed in France people park anywhere they can including on round a bouts. That's not to mention how many cars had crumbled licience plates. It's just different culture but that makes it interesting.

[@krystleklearcentral]

NSW has digital licences now, so as long as you have you phone with you when driving = no fine

[@nswinoz3302]

You forgot to mention RBT. The biggest driving complaint I’ve heard from English immigrant is that the Police had the audacity to breath test me twice in the last year. I’m NOT a professional driver, I just drove a lot to/from work average 50,000 km/years for well over a decade. When they first rolled it (RBT) out for the first decade they targeted many main roads in volume, these days not so much. I stopped counting how many times I’ve been tested, but it’s well in excess of 200 times as I stopped counting well over a decade ago. As I could tell you all the regular spots I got pulled over at regularly I.e. being tested going to work and on the way home again from work. I’ve also never attended a Christmas party without leaving my car at Home and have had to present my licence over a two dozen times so know that law. P.S. you can load you licence on you Services NSW apps here, which can at least get you out of trouble. NSW in Oz

[@godamid4889]

I agree, it's not difficult. Don't drink and drive.

[@arnolddavies6734]

I’m all for the RBT .( Random Breath Test ) for drivers. There are so many drive in bottle places where you can buy alcohol and drink it at home, there’s no excuse for drink driving.

[@nswinoz3302]

@@aussiepom I don’t known about that, Queensland would be the only state I’ve ever ever been pulled over for a random belt check. We were driving along and I think my wife twenty something at the time had her her on the dash, also with a pillow in front of her and we got pulled over by the police in Queensland and they checked whether she had her belt on, which she did under the pillow which she was leaning against while I was driving, they were mighty pissed off that they couldn’t book her! NSW in Oz

[@davidthorne7712]

Just be aware of alcohol-based hand sanitiser, as the sniffer probe still detected it 3 minutes after being applied at a testing site that I drove into a few months ago.

[@marktwain368]

Well I just wanna say your sense of humour (Canadian spelling) is amazing. This delightful excursion into Aus is just the thing for a cold rainy day in Vancouver. And, yes, in Canadian cities and towns you are expected to park in the direction of travel for that lane. Get your ducks all in a row, so to speak.

[@dinkidink5912]

Humour is also how it's spelt in both the UK and Oz.

[@carbine5378]

Unfortunately you’re so right about Melbourne’s weather. We can have 4 seasons in one day.

[@gpierre90]

That's Melbourne for you. Could be nice and warm one minutes and the next minute it's cold.

[@CK8smallville]

Its actually 5 seasons: summer, Autumn, winter, spring and FU

[@yhaerysthethird6088]

There’s snow in Melbourne?

[@christinadillmann5078]

In the U.S. you also have to park in the direction of traffic. I lived in London (but didn’t drive there) and didn’t realize you could park facing the opposite direction of traffic.

[@patrussell8917]

Ross your accent has changed to SHOCK! nearly Australian But you're still the best truthful Salesman for OZ and funny also

[@theexecutioner2664]

Yeh I can’t fathom ambulance costs here in Oz either.. bloody stoopid… universal health care should cover it. Some subcategories ARE covered (pensioners, others) but for the majority it’s a (small) added cost to pay for ‘Ambulance Membership’ (in some states) that really shouldn’t be a thing at all.

[@kimze1989]

I dont think I have come across yet a video of yours about the public education system in australia. It's very ambiguous, how much it would cost to put your kids thru school there. It may make all the difference in one's decision to move. We live in Malta and state education here is totally free, I am a stay at home mum by choice and we have 3 kids. So moving to Aus for us would be to offer a better future for our kids but I dont want to have to work full time and get a smaller property to be able to afford to put 3 kids in state school. Thanks for all the info your videos have been so helpful!

[@davidhoward4715]

This is disinformation. State school education is free. Yes, there are expenses but you are pretending that there are school fees.

[@mushy111]

4:29 so when we say "she'll be right" what we really mean is everything will be "fine" 😅

[@deborahduthie4519]

We no longer have 1 cent or 2 cent coins. If you use your EFTPos card $5.99 gets typed in. Never go back to shops that charge 50cents to use electronic transfers. 👍🏼🇦🇺

[@razzaus1570]

You can get 2cents for free every time when you get petrol. It rounds up to the nearest 5.

[@creatrixZBD]

Only if ya paying cash. (But yeah, if i am I do it every time. Petrol taxes are bs)

[@vincentmanners2589]

Brilliant, as usual.

[@andrewhall9175]

The parking thing blew my mind (in reverse) when I was in UK…seeing parked cars facing different directions like everywhere. I think what they’re actually fining you for here in Oz in that circumstance is for failing to keep left, which is kind of important I guess

[@peetabrown5813]

Yes. You are not meant to park contra-flow

[@Robert-cu9bm]

It's still illegal in the UK

[@hairyscary8511]

In the suburbs everyone just park how they like but yeah don't get pinched down the local shops and especially in town

[@ManicMercurianAstrology]

It's because you have to drive in the "wrong" lane (against traffic) in order to park that way

[@andrewhall9175]

@@ManicMercurianAstrology thanks for explaining what I said to me

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

My mum and dad emigrated in January 1966 from London to Canberra and dad went and bought a brand new car, a Holden of course. Anyway January is bloody hot here in Canberra regularly seeing 40+ deg and the car salesman asked him if he wanted a heater fitted. Dad said no and wondered why would he want a heater, until winter arrived. Canberra is renowned for have freezing winters, regularly getting sub zero temps -6 -8 so dad went back to the dealership and had that optional heater fitted. Yes, those little “fine fuckers” are hiding everywhere ready to pounce so watch out for them. I have been let off for not having my licence with me, and like you said, I just had to drop into the station and show it later, it just depends on what mood mr plod is in.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

As for drivers licence although it states you must have your licence on you while driving, the whole point of a licence is that everyone has a different license number. This is why the police want your licence so as to check on the system about you. I can disagree with this as if I got pulled over and asked for my licence and if I didn't have it on me at the time I know my licence number off the top of my head. So I would tell them what it is and they can simply check it up on their system. If they say it's an offense and a fine I'll argue my point and make it clear that a licence is so you can check the licence number on it. If I know my number then there's no point to show them my licence then is it.

[@vivianhull3317]

Your photo is on your licence, you know, to prove it's you and haven't just memorized someone else's licence

[@quantumjank3091]

"Just buy a slab" Good advice on the 6 pack thing but it does get my goat the upsell or "special price" like buying two for the price of 1.4368 of a single. It's like dude I just want 1 don't make me do math and run an extra fridge/freezer for the stuff I can't get round to this month. Used to see 2x6 pack deals where it went like 1 sixpack = $20, 2 x sixpacks = $32, Slab (4x sixpack) = $58 so the math wasn't so hard. I used to also have a local bottleshop where I could buy a case upfront and just grab a six pack or two as I wanted them at the case price, he had a little note behind the counter to keep track of me and other regulars like that was worth the extra few bucks over Dan Murphy for that level of service.

[@garywatson5617]

Great video. My early ancestors (first boat people) made a one-way trip for the first time. They never went back. Back then though, it wasn't a 24hr trip; slow a tedious. Some military, some convicts, some free settlers. Have a lot of friends from the British Isles. Come on down, we welcome any trash.

[@sigmaoctantis1892]

In NSW you can have your licence on your phone in the Service NSW app. However, I always carry the physical licence because I don't like the idea of possibly having to hand my phone to a police officer.

[@godamid4889]

What have you got on there?!

[@djekna]

Is that Arsenal in the back? Niiice!

[@cathyscherer1051]

I'm a Brit who moved to NZ 16 years ago and most of what you said also applies here, apart from the mushrooms - jeez they're cheap in Aus 😯🙃

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Makes me not want to go to NZ again if mushrooms are more expensive! 😫

[@cathyscherer1051]

@@ThatJohnstonLife First world probs eh 🙄

[@bexbee2]

They are definitely not that cheap most of the time. Normally sit around 4.99 for that punnet. Also don't forget nz just like Australia have to import a lot of things from around the world. It's the shipping costs that are passed on that kill us. Also NZ has I think from memory 12.5% GST where as Australia only has 10%

[@fi77er]

We do have the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia. That service is free to all Australians.

[@danc.5509]

But why is it free if ambulances charge?

[@fi77er]

It's funded from federal government grants and donations from businessesandthe public. The states are responsible for the ambulances

[@AWF1000]

interesting story about the bin chickens.. i don't think they are in Tasmania where i'm from that when i went to Sydney, i was intrigued by them my self... never seen anything like them before that it was almost like i was a tourist from another country. Lol

[@liamwells2132]

Nah they aren't in Tasmania, it's the wrong climate for them, and they were/are wetlands birds. Besides, we have plenty of our own unique birds and wildlife here!

[@realityflyer3155]

Ahh. yes.. the fines in Aus.. I remember them well. Whe I returned to Aus after 5 years in the UK, on my first morning, I managed to snare no less than three speeding tickets at about 5am on a Sundy morning - so virtually no traffic about - for the grossly negligent and dangerous 3kpm over the 80kph limit. All three of them. So if you're moving to Australia - just beware of that. In the UK, I was driving from the South West to London last Wednesday doing no less than 80mph on both the M5 and M4 morotways (both 70mph, but for our Aussie friends, doing 130kph in a 110 zone). I passed three of those dugouts or ramps that police cars sit in to repy of recalcitrant drivers. It was early hours of the morning (form 3:30 - 6:30am - ish) and none of the came after me and I passed three where there were police lurking in the shadows ready to ppunce (you always see them just as you pass them). Not one came after me, and no nasty letter in the mail, either. It was not materially more dangerouns that 70, so they let it go. If you are from the UK, better get used to absurdly low open speed limits with absoluitely no tolerance if you speed strays over some arbitrary number. I did have to stop at the Reading services to relive myself - and yes.. I was hungry at the time. There, stood like the opening of the pearly gates where the automatically opening doors of Greggs - Reading Services.. I thought of your previous video, relented and decided maybe I am old enough that my taste-buds have mellowed over time and baby food may taste OK after all. Alas, no; their sausage rolls are truly only something that can be appreciatyed with a a deep hangover; I am sure those British versions of tradies (what are they called in the UK) are in a permanent state of hangover. (I will let Greggs go one day.. shrink is still working on it ;-)) Also a few other comments: - Australia's most deadly animals to humans are the same as the UK - horses and cows: www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/03/here-are-the-animals-really-most-likely-to-kill-you-in-australia/ and travelsnippet.com/europe/united-kingdom/dangerous-animals-in-the-uk/ (well almost the same - Australia doesn't have much deer and most that we do have is farmed. - The "Bin Chicken" Are you kidding me. We have an animal that can't work out if it is a bird or a mammal and lays eggs as a marsupial. It's the platypus!!! Of course, they aren't quite so easy to find. - Not only do Aussies sound cool, you forgot to mention that Aussies lead in retro fashion revival. In that evidentiary clip on the accent, the fella was sporting almost as good as any mullet that has ever been worn.. Although - I have to admit, I am not sure mullets ever went out of style in Australia. - I have been in the UK 25 years and I still find it a) uncomfortable and b) stoopid that they allow parking facing in any direction. - The queen actually stopped her motorcade driving from somewhere to somewhere else in Coff's Harbour to marvel at the size of the big bananna.. I wonder if Philip felt a little insecure at the time. - Ambos.. not ambulance... pls get it right! ;-) The Victorian thing (and presumably NSW) is weird, but it is more history than politics (but, yeah, politics stops it from being sorted, and of course, people are used to it.. Like the TV licence here, it is just a separated out tax at $100/year for a family to pay for the service. When I last lived in Aus, private insurance would cover the costs of the ambo ride so you didn't have to pay the subscription, but the subscription helps keep the wheels turning. - States and territories have different laws in Australia - well yes.. and it is the same here. The UK is really the country, with the "countries" ofd England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland" actually being states or territories.. (this winds so many people up over here, but according to international law, apparently, that is the case and you don't have a separate passpoetr for English, Welsh, etc). And the laws are subtly different between each of these states. Want free tertiary education - move to Scotrland. Want to avoid gazumping on property sales - again move to Scotland. Want easy tax dodging, move to England. - I don't think you can buy booze in the supermarket in Vic either, but there is (or was) a Liqourland bolted onto (or more accuratley partioned from) the supermarket building. But yeah - I agree - Dan Murphy's is a lolly shop and the best. When I move back (hopefuilly this year), I will be working hard to earn that gold member card! - How much per weeek. Geez in the old days, they used to advertise per day (for 50 cents a day.. you can get.. soemthing you don't really need!) Great vids!

[@leannewith3]

You can buy liquor in supermarkets in Victoria. Aldi and some IGAs have a section in store and use the same checkouts. Not exactly the same as just having aisles in Europe but not far off.

[@thompsonfamilyhuntingadven4036]

Ambo service isn’t “free” in QLD, it’s subsidised by a surcharge on power bills. Aldi does have a beer section, pick a bigger Aldi store.

[@peterm4683]

Ambo service is free in QLD. There used to be a surcharge some years ago but then they scrapped it. Just checked my bill to confirm. Also, supermarkets are not allowed to sell alcohol in QLD (and SA), including Aldi regardless of their size.

[@thompsonfamilyhuntingadven4036]

@@peterm4683 well things have changed since I lived in QLD then. Lived there for 13yrs but left 12yrs ago back to NSW and then home to Vic.

[@joehead9194]

Can you do an updated price of all the shops video and more of the cost of houses videos please

[@FirstLastOne]

Being from Canada, we 'get' Aussies and Brits however parking against traffic is just wrong and 4:52 you "chuck a uey", mate. We also don't have pennies (1 cent coins) so we round down or up.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Any other similarities?

[@timrozitis961]

Re Licenses: I thought most of the country if you are on a full unconditional license you don't need to carry it while driving, but have to present with it at a copshop within 48 hours if requested by police. But Kudos for using Coopers as the beer example (if you're getting it for $54.85 you're doing pretty well - I think it's about that in SA where it's brewed, but the normal price elsewhere seems to be about $60.....).

[@justanotherday9165]

That parking rule is one in the UK but it's enforced about the same as everything else here 😂

[@Goatcha_M]

Price per week isn't psychological, its just greed. A month is longer than 4 weeks (shush February) so charging per week means they get more per month. Like Mobile Phone Bills they used to be monthly, and then they went 28 days so they could get more money.

[@marianodrobinski584]

every one know that we live in land down under so when you choose to come here make sure to walk on your hands legs up

[@AdisakinnoPomngam]

For me, Australia is a great place to start living abroad. Of course, we may stay in Australia temporarily to prepare and gain experience. For me, Australia is suitable for experiencing.

[@SteveMack]

@ThatJohnstonLife Gidday from a fellow youtuber and Brisbanite! - Ironically, although born here - many years ago (...like nearly 30!) when I had a shop, changes in my life then, had me thinking of selling or putting everything into storage, and moving to the UK (Although I've never been!) - THANKFULLY, the 'pommies' in the shop next to mine said in no uncertain terms: "WHY THE F*%%$ WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT!!??" - Their explanation, backed up since by others, thanksfully saw me staying put! Love your work! Steve

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Cheers Steve. You made the right choice

[@SteveMack]

@@ThatJohnstonLife ...So I'm reminded every sh*t day, that it's like a GREAT day in the U.K.!! ;)

[@pippasmith4813]

UK Highway Code, Rule 248: You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space. (Laws CUR reg 101 & RVLR reg 24) . Rule 239 Use off-street parking areas, or bays marked out with white lines on the road as parking places, wherever possible. If you have to stop on the roadside: do not park facing against the traffic flow Fines apply of £1,000 or, in some circumstances, up to £2,500. One reason why ambulances are no longer free in most states is because of abuse of the system. Paramedics were being called to drive drunks home!

[@johnpeterwetherell1560]

Health care - check for a reciprocal health care agreement. You may still be entitled to a Medicare card on any visa.

[@doctorprepper8106]

In Brazil we have to park on the same way the traffic on that street is headed.

[@c8Lorraine1]

I noticed you beeped out the f* words, however, I’d like to see the Jesus C* words also beeped out. Your video has been very entertaining, you don’t need to swear for effect. I’m a new subscriber to your KZbin channel.

[@drsiigabb9935]

Australians speak and it's not uncommon for swear words dropped into conversations. It's just part of the vernacular

[@OpEditorial]

The driver's license law is pretty easy to follow, you just keep it in your wallet, because even though they are generally easy going and laid back the cops in Australia (unlike the UK) are armed.

[@blake-gl4wn]

I haven’t carried a wallet in years. A bank card in the back of my phone. And 2 cards don’t fit.

[@dockerdave]

When you think about it, the parking thing makes sense as you'd have to have driven the wrong way on that side of the road to get to the spot. When I moved to the UK and was looking for a rental in London, everything was based on 'pcm' which I'd never heard of before. I figured it must mean 'per cubic metre' and, since they never said in the ad how big the place was in cubic metres, I was buggered. Eventually someone told me it meant 'per calendar month', which seemed very odd to someone used to seeing weekly rates

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

I felt the same with ppw

[@kahnakuhl2009]

Think Melbourne's cold? Try Tasmania! And I'm struggling to think what else in Australia, apart from rent, is costed in weekly amounts. Wages is annual, phone/internet is monthly, utilities are quarterly... What am I forgetting?

[@helenahayes6150]

BRILLIANT - You really had me. This is an advertisement for a MIGRATION AGENT.

[@bexbee2]

If you park on the opposite side of the rd you are crossing into oncoming traffic path/lane where which is dangerous! And when pulling out from said park instead you're just pulling out on one direction of traffic ( which is phenomenal as most people can't even manage that).... imagine the numpties trying to cross 2 different traffic directions! As for the money thing.... that was decided the round up back when they dropped the 1 & 2cent coins. And doesn't even apply now unless you're some little old granny that actually uses cash....! If you use a key card you just pay $5.99... or 20.97 for example in cash would be 20.95 as the 7 is closer to a 5 then say 8, 8 is then rounded up as its closer to the nearest 10. But if you use a credit or key card then you just pay the 20.97! Not sure why anyone would bother to carry cash. There are also banks like BOQ who have accounts that auto round up to the nearest dollar and automatically put that money in a savings account for you.... also good luck finding a bank branch in Australia these days to take your jar too 😆 as they are shutting them all down.

[@brilliantbutblue]

My drivers licence is available on my Vic Roads account, and l don't carry it around. Maybe Queensland should get up to date 👍

[@nswinoz3302]

I think you will find the licence carrying conditions in VIC are the same as in QLD. In that you may, repeat maybe given 48 Hours to present or face a fine of $150. This happen to my brother-in-law’s in NSW where you have to carry always only because the cop was reasonable $110 fine. NSW in Oz

[@brilliantbutblue]

@nswinoz3302 : In Victoria, only those under 26 years of age or on L or P plate or driving heavy vehicle are required to produce a physical licence any form of ID is acceptable for those over 26, not on L and P. Every state is different 👍

[@nswinoz3302]

@@brilliantbutblue I stand corrected, Victoria is the only state with an age caveat on producing a license, so suggest you stay within the state because South Australia is almost seven times what NSW fine is! I’ve had to provided mine on over twenty occasions here, normally for RBT where there nearly always ask for it these days. Which is why it’s also on my Service NSW app just in case I leave my wallet at home. I wouldn’t assume other states will change their position to match VIC anytime soon with this technology being available. P.S. I remember being pulled over in QLD for a “belt check” once, as my wife was leaning against a pillow with her head covering the seat belt, no other reason, go figure! Tasmania is the only state I’ve not driven in much, which will be sort early next. Look after yourself and remember to always present yourself in the best light to the police, as I’ve been let off with murder over the years..

[@FPLMattDay]

Queensland is a nanny state

[@nswinoz3302]

@@FPLMattDay Because?

[@JoshAnderson-fn5yp]

Lol. You're so right about a 6 pack!!! 😂

[@lorraineforster8164]

I have lived in Australia for 80years and never seen a bin chicken. Lucky you.

[@explorewiththeodore]

its funny you mention antarctica, literally no one ever refers to the arctics down in australia. i have probably heard the arctics once in my entire 30 years living here in aus

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

Geographical thing

[@robbune1792]

Something you didn't mention in this video, watching The Arsenal at stupid o'clock in the morning :)

[@HenriHattar]

No No No....$6=02 is $6-00 but $6-03 is $6-05 UNLESS you use a debit or credit card.

[@codebasher1]

It actually gets cold in North Queensland every winter, but if you sleep in that day you'll miss it.

[@ThatJohnstonLife]

😆

[@ange4048]

Everyone is always so mean to the bin chicken but I still love them 😂😂

[@caseyjones5145]

Australia is soooo beautiful

[@Bobbydazzlla]

$5.97 you get 5 cents change, we round up and down. An Ambulance SUBSTRIPTION in Victoria is $100 family or $50 single or ****FREE**** with your Private Health Cover. You need to hit the books.