Understanding Key Differences Between Life in the UK and Australia: What Expats Need to Know

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

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[@daveball6023]

Interesting comment regarding knowing only the city, not the state in which it is located. Must be a generational thing. When I was at school in the U.K. We learned all of the states and capital cities not only in Australia, but New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. That was before Britain started looking inward and crawling to mainland Europe!!

[@kevinthornhill7726]

Been here from UK for 5 years. States are significant here but then I’m from Yorkshire and Yorkshire is always special

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Heyy up lad

[@kevinthornhill7726]

@@TheGreatEmigrate eh up kid.

[@markbowers4241]

The coins are minted for various occasions/ themes etc. Most are just worth the amount.

[@robertthomson1587]

The term "English football hooligans" is used for a reason.

[@joeljacobsfitness7493]

You should do differences with food if you haven’t already

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@joeljacobsfitness7493 yeah good idea thank you

[@joeljacobsfitness7493]

@@TheGreatEmigrate Easy, no dramas 👍

[@zwieseler]

I always get the precise number of tablets, no extras. But I'm in Perth.

[@Ninchi_TrueCrime]

Another great, interesting video! On the flip side, I don’t know what’s a county (?) and what’s a city when people talk about England….. aside from Yorkshire & Manchester (they’re counties right??) ❤

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@Ninchi_TrueCrime a county is kind of like a state and a city in some places was only called a city if it had a cathedral in it

[@nathr7375]

We are going to end up cashless so I have actually started collecting commemorative coins as well, yeah they are generally worth more than their face value to an extent. Also misprints and wrong die coins are worth something. I'm just waiting until there are no coins.

[@teestees1115]

dont know which doctor you are going to but they ALWAYS say to take the full course of the prescription

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@teestees1115 that's what we thought but only being told 5 days but there was atleast 10 days worth

[@teestees1115]

@@TheGreatEmigrate maybe the chemist stuffed up but then again it is Queensland😀

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@teestees1115 hopefully they aren't that bad up here

[@lone982]

Rooting is bonking in Australia also.... It's more a seventies and eighties expression...

[@brycejames8770]

The east coast and Victoria pronounce some words quite differently than in South Australia.

[@Jules-zi5qf]

some $50 notes with a prefix number 1800 have a miss spelling. but you need a microscope to find it...looks like you're settling in ok. just subbed cause you seem to be such nice folks.: worth it. You take care you two.. keep the hard work up,. look forward to your next vid THANK YOU

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Aw thank you for watching and also subscribing it means alot to us

[@andrewbristoe1833]

2$ some editions worth up to 5 and 6 k just had a look asking 27000 for an error 2$ coin been checking mine for a while now

[@Davo-i1s]

The UK actually has seperate states they are called Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. You refer to them as countries but they act pretty much the same as our states do. They have their own governments but are all part of a Uniited Kingdom and are governed federally the same way as our states and territories are. In 1963 a government study was carried out on the content of Australian Television and found that 93% of it was being generated in the US so its no wonder that Australia contains a mixture of cultures from the UK and the US. With the influx of US media came some of the words that we now use. Coins are sometimes minted to celebrate certain occasions they are not usually worth anymore than the face value mostly because of the number that are produced but there are a few exceptions that you can look up just in case you happen to come across one. Doctors prescribe antibiotics for the length of time that they know will definately kill the bug if you stop taking them before ithat bug will build resistance to antibiotics and over time they will stop being as effective. Over prescribing antibiotics also increases that risk so a lot of doctors today will only prescribe them when absolutely necessary and they will also stress the need to complete the whole course. They dont have daylight saving in Qid because they reckoned that the extra hour of daylight would fade their curtains.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@Davo-i1s that's funny about the curtains

[@julesmarwell8023]

question is, are you settling in and do you feel part of the family ??

[@lone982]

In my experience in London, Brits refer to Aussies as Antipodeans... Not even differentiating between Aussies & Kiwis...

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Not heard that one

[@top40researcher31]

Welcome to Australia and Welcome to your *FIRST* Daylight Saving that's if your not in queensland,Nothern Territory of Western Australia

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@@top40researcher31 thanks we will just leave our clocks where they are

[@zwieseler]

The UK has daylight saving....

[@Ergo-ji8dn]

In response to your comments about our States not being mentioned in the UK, perhaps this is because you don’t have States in England although the UK does have separate countries and I think you sometimes refer to these in the UK? People from Canada and the United States seem to understand something about our having States because they have provinces or States themselves. Australia was formed when the previous separate colonies (established by Britain back in the day) agreed to federate into one nation and those colonies were then called states😊. Each colony had their own laws and tariffs and defence units etc back then but some of this changed with Federation when the National or federal government took over various responsibilities. However, there are still many areas which the States control. If you had been here during the Covid pandemic period you would have very much noticed this as the States could close their borders to prevent Covid spreading etc. The States also control the bulk of health provision and the staff/people/physical health resources-even though Medicare is a National scheme. The other difference I noticed between England and Australia is that your Councils seem to have some of the responsibilities that belong to our States whereas our Councils have more limited responsibilities. I hope this helps. Glad you are enjoying life!

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@Ergo-ji8dn thank you for your comment as always, I guess as we aren't use to stares as such it's makes sense

[@PhilipShand]

Root is the sex act. I still say root for route.Rowt to me is an American term & I cringe every time I hear it. Another one is the letter "H". Some people sound it as Haich while a majority say Aitch.

[@kenchristie9214]

Australians mispronounce route, because Australians need to mimic the Americans. It's the same reason why we now refer to biscuits as cookies, crisps as chips and chips as fries.

[@andrewbristoe1833]

Re ds I think us has got that right move clocks forward an hr keep it their extra hr in evening of daylight prob get my qlder passport cancelled lol .The issue I have is effort ....changing the clocks

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Yeah saves having to adjust them.

[@juliebird5307]

That’s the great thing about AFL, you can take the kids and not have to worry about riots. Everyone is welcome!

[@FromTheGong]

Never any riots at rugby league games but see a fair bit of parental misbehaving on the news at junior AFL games.

[@juliebird5307]

@@FromTheGong It isn’t that common as the press make out, I’m quite sure that happens at junior rugby games as well.

[@FromTheGong]

@@juliebird5307 Believe it or not the last I remember seeing on the local news here was a group of parents having a disagreement at a netball carnival. I would imagine Sydney junior league there would be a lot of embarrassed kids seeing their parents acting like kids younger than them. But for some reason it's the junior AFL which has been tarnished by a tiny but consistent minority. As always it's only the very few bad who are seen by many that tarnish the good majority.

[@andyh5666]

Yeah, but they're all rooting hard 😆

[@thereseelizabethries1083]

Did she take the entire dose as directly stated on the box

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@thereseelizabethries1083 still going at the moment

[@Brightangel55]

Hi 😊 - I don't see many coins these days as I pay everything with plastic...but those coins don't look like Australian money to me. - Only drunk Bogans are going to use *root in the way you described . I must admit though that I pronounce *route in the American way to avoid embarrassment 😅 - My husband from Mancester has been here 40 years. He still slips and says "shugger" instead of sugar sometimes. Oh dear. -Your doctor is over prescribing which is so odd. Doctors are usually loathe to precribe antibiotics these days with very good reason. My advice - look for a new doctor.

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

@Brightangel55 yeah true we rarely have coins these days, thanks for watching

[@1BIGFROGGY]

It's important to take the full prescription of antibiotics even if you feel better after taking only half the prescription in order to avoid the issue of 'antibiotics resistance'. Many people stopped taking the meds as soon as they fealt well but the germ wasn't fully dead yet! The germ then built up resistance to the antibiotic and then, when it was passed on, the next victim would remain sick even after receiving antibiotics because the germ was no longer killed by it! At some point in the not too distant future, antibiotics will no longer be effective and we'll be back in the position we were prior to the discovery of antibiotics which is a concdern for future generations and their life expectancy!

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

True but the doctor said to take them for 5 days?

[@1BIGFROGGY]

@@TheGreatEmigrate OK, sorry for what may have seemed like a lecture! 👍

[@anthonymasluk2295]

I love the uk but at the moment it’s full with migrants and no go zones in london just not nice like England once was sad to say

[@Mrsemigrate]

❤️

[@julesmarwell8023]

don;t get too friendly with the sun. Melbourne is the cultural centre of our Beautiful country we experience four seasons in one day. and a foodies paradise its your last stop before antarctica. WELCOME HOME POMS glad to have you

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thank you so much

[@andrewbristoe1833]

A merry car and the root beer teams umm lol politically the state v federal powers in us and oz I find better puts bit of a brake on central power and preference system can vote a minor party but down the list in preferences can insure say your vote don't go to a left party .while giving a minor parties a go

[@TheGreatEmigrate]

Thanks for watching

[@ianleslie2326]

Heads up guys, you are migrants not ex-pats. If you going to comment on speech at least be correct in your thumbnail.

[@Mrsemigrate]

Aw thanks for the heads up IAN, we’ve covered this before from WIKI : An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their country of citizenship.[1] 😂 We’re clear on Migrant also 😂