Culture shocks I had while in Australia

[@hanssb2543]

As an aussie I had never thought about it being weird that we have free barbeques everywhere! They do definitely get used a lot in summer!

[@Izzy.Wudora]

isnt it summer year around overthere? Since its warm etc (Sorry for a potentially dumb question)

[@Peta4241]

@@Izzy.Wudoraup north, further than Brisbane in the tropical zone of the country, they are warmish year round because they only have 2 seasons wet and dry. More south, Sydney and Melbourne we absolutely have winter. While the temperatures may not get as cold as other places in the northern hemisphere our homes are designed not to trap heat so inside can be very cold in winter.

[@hassie3475]

@@Izzy.WudoraThere are so many different climates in Australia, where I live, occasionally it will snow in summer. But summer is in December- February here which is different to northern hemisphere.

[@DuckSneezer]

@@Izzy.Wudora no actually it is hot all year round compared to some places but to us it’s freezing in winter. The coldest it gets in where I live(Melbourne) is around 4 degrees Celsius

[@qwmx]

I wouldn't trust them. Sometimes people defecate on them.

[@pjv3185]

I've lived in Brisbane my whole life and I have never heard anyone call it 'fancy' before. Crazy. Glad you liked it.

[@bogantellectual]

haha was thinking they definitely didn't hit up fortitude valley on a saturday night... but generally they're right. i've only spent a little time there (i've lived in melbourne, sydney, and rural vic) and it's really nice, and the people are very friendly. felt like a big country town.

[@t1me4tea]

Same I’ve lived in Brisbane my whole life as well and the idea of somebody thinking it’s fancy it insane to me

[@kelmac1618]

Brisbane is a beautiful city. I first visited in high school, in 1989. As a Californian, I was in awe at the older municipal buildings. Lol It’s a clean mid size city with lovely artistic features!! (Last visited in 2017)

[@amybbq]

Agreed hahah I also wouldn't call ourselves rich LOL

[@Rose_Castle]

Look, I'm from Sydney so I have no place to judge. But Brisbane was....well, the best part about Brisbane is that it didn't feel as much like a city, more laid out. But also when she was like "well organised, beautiful modern architecture " I was like covering Sydney behind my back like "yep, we are all this beautiful ,no ugly modern clumpy no-making-sense architecture here! HahhhaaahaaHAHAHZA"

[@Natalicha1234]

I’ve just realized that Uyen might be one of very very few bloggers that are this popular who do not have sponsors in the videos! I love it! She doesn’t try to push you to buy some crap you don’t need, it’s just her and her amazing personality

[@_tardigrade]

Yeah, that's actually very cool. I hadn't reflected on that before you pointed it out.

[@lina987]

That‘s why I usually watch at least the entire adds..

[@OP-1000]

She might be sponsored by Maggi 😂

[@Dont_fret_just_wonder]

She did start a sponsorship with Google. But in those clips the advertising is obvious and not hidden.

[@arfriedman4577]

I think a recent short Uyen did had a sponsorship.

[@adanroks4069]

Wild seeing her walking around and spotting myself walking to Tafe

[@LifewithAlelee]

How cool!!

[@priyahmay]

as an australian watching this, seeing an outside perspective really makes me feel very grateful! as much as we still have issues here there are so many great sides aswell

[@mlev1111]

I'm an American. I have wanted to move to Australia my entire life. It is such a blessing to live in a place where you have good access to healthcare and your kids won't be shot up in schools.

[@MrsLadyCath]

In Australia we call the Ibis "Bin Chicken" as a nick name for it as they like to raid any uncovered rubbish bins for food.

[@alboyer6]

Ooh. In the US we will jokingly call racoons trash pandas for the same reason. 🤣

[@RayneZaleska]

Oh so that is what my Australian friends were talking about. I knew it was a bird just not which bird.

[@yaziyo]

You haven't been to Australia until you've left a picnic unattended for 2 seconds and have had it raided by Ibises 👌

[@trixmania]

​@yaziyo the currowongs also take your food of the BBQ. Never leave unattended 😂

[@hannahmoon9584]

But why are the chicken taking food from the bin? Are they starving? What is their natural diet? Im working as a voluntary in an bird help project and most birds here in Germany only eating human leftovers, because they cant find their natural food anymore in the citys :(

[@perthplanespottingandelevators]

As an Australian, thanks for visiting our country and it’s good to hear you enjoyed it!

[@silvershadow013]

When I visited I fell in love with your country. It's a wonderful place with so many unique plants and animals. Hopefully I'll make it back one day. The only thing I didn't like (for driving) was using the "safe zone" in Sydney. So many folks, including me, were confused. It was great entertainment for the locals to watch.

[@mattedwards1547]

Also, we call them Tip Turkey

[@lavukumari8455]

Hallo

[@chimkenspree]

Hi Uyen!! I was the small lady who recognised you and asked for a photo, I didn't get to say this bc I didn't want to disturb your trip (and was really excited to see you at the time) but hope you and German boyfriend had a very lovely time in Brisbane!

[@tessa28100]

Lucky!!!! You got to meet German boyfriend and Uyen!

[@shhhhhhh9328]

Does German boyfriend have a blurred face in real life? 🤣

[@zoe8150]

Girl I would have died seeing Uyen just walking around, so jealous!

[@YSHRHA]

This is a pleasant break from the harsh reality of living in this country. It feels nice that visitors appreciate it here and it also helps me to reflect and think "Oh, yeah, I am pretty lucky to be living here". Thanks for this vid!

[@KarlNiblock]

The "harsh" reality of living in Australia? I'm interested, genuinely, in why you call it harsh. I live in Australia too, and ... I'd never dream of calling it that. So I'm interested in your perspective

[@YSHRHA]

@@KarlNiblock What part of Australia do you live in? What is your tax bracket? Many of us are struggling to get by these days. The cost of housing is insane. I'm not just repeating headlines or trying to attack your curiosity. I appreciate you asking for my perspective. But affordability is so bad that sometimes you think "Why the heck am I living here?" So when I saw her vid, it made me reflect on how I loved it here when I first got here.

[@trekkie-cat]

" they're just having a normal life in a tree somewhere"... I just love the way Uyen said that about spiders! 🙂

[@biancasumfinrandom1653]

yes i was so relieved to hear that especially from someone hearing our animals are dangerous.

[@beanieisdumb800]

As an Australian viewer, its awesome to hear you enjoyed being over here! I was very suprised as someone who lives in Brisbane to see my city in the video, most people just go to Sydney or Melbourne (but we are way cooler). Come back again! Aussies love guests!

[@agin1519]

Yeh Brizzy! Your river is awesome and so many funky leafy suburbs with cool people.

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Brisbane isn't cooler, it's just nicer to live in.

[@Neojhun]

All 3 cities are awesome in their different way. Brizzy is the one i've never lived in but do like very much.

[@bromeliad6145]

Exactly what I was thinking, I was glad to see some places I recognised in the city.

[@Skatted]

Brisbane is too hot 😂

[@hannahalexia]

It's so nice that you enjoyed Australia so much but it's also so nice and refreshing to have someone say that we are expensive here and it takes a lot to live here.

[@rtmpgt]

It takes a lot to live in most places on the planet really. By proportion it's pretty expensive to live in Vietnam too, if you're earning a Vietnamese wage.

[@ryan-ci9sl3mt3j]

​@@rtmpgtexactly, might be a sobering thought for most Australians but it doesn't get much easier anywhere in the world than here. Not only comparing income to expenses but how you earn the income and what you have to show for the expenses.

[@Bintarideh]

As Indonesian..i agree with uyen 😂

[@ironside210]

Never believe a tourist on cost of living issues. A tourist, doing touristy things, has always got their wallet out, paying for something. Instead, look at a basket of typical shopping, plus rent/mortgage and rates, power, fuel and health costs, and whatever else, and then look at wages after tax, and work out what you have left, and THAT is worth comparing. Australia is absolutely NOT a cheap place to live, but is not as bad as some comparisons would suggest (alcohol and tobacco, in particular).

[@aaausername]

@@Bintarideh Oh my gosh, aku belajar Bahasa Indonesia di sekolah (SMA) dan tinggal di Australia!

[@rachelboshoff6665]

6:50 , Aussie here, so whilst those kangaroos are very chill because they are captive, wild kangaroos are very dangerous, they generally won’t let you get close to them, and you must be careful because they can kick you and seriously injure you, like koalas of which are extremely dangerous and can land you in hospital with many stitches if you get too close to them in the wild. Koalas are also critically endangered due to how broken up their habitat is (mainly because of urbanization) and they only eat from like 4 types of trees and they eat a lot, so you really won’t see them much, I have lived in Australia for 14 years and have only seen 3 wild koalas ( only on magnetic island).But yeah, I’m so glad you enjoyed visiting! 🇦🇺🦘🐨

[@allyleech]

Also our koalas are endangered because of the chlamydia they have - it’s really eating the population

[@HeyItsSharpy]

I came here to say the same thing! Please remain cautious of kangaroos, remembering they are wild animals and do have the potential to cause serious injury if they wanted to.

[@mykyzer23]

So true mate what about those rare deadly Drop Bears!😮😮😮

[@TheKrispyfort]

@@mykyzer23 aka "marsupial lion" Please remember that all our interesting 🤫 wildlife is based on aural stories of actual critters that roamed around

[@TheKrispyfort]

@@rachelboshoff6665 have you seen "The Red" at the cinema yet? Only a fraction more dangerous than your typical Red

[@SavithriDeSilva-zw1cj]

I migrated from another country, i miss my family but i love Australia this is my 10 th year here. and Im blessed to raise my three kids here in Australia.

[@clairee9621]

Yes the word was flabbergasted and you pronounced it so well 🥰🥰 As an Aussie this is wholesome. I've never considered our "culture" because it isn't 1000s years old. You are so wholesome. Thank you for this video 🥰🥰

[@kylieharrison3782]

That is correct. Australian culture is not very old at all. However, the original custodians of the land, now called Australia, have existed for millenniums. It is the natural environment that existed here before colonisation that surpasses anything Europe, USA or other parts of the Asian continent can provide ie natural environment, socially, culturally. I am an Australian born white person that has travelled but recognises that Australia is indeed a lucky country.

[@clairee9621]

@kylieharrison3782 again. I didn't consider our environment in that regard. So true! Isn't it funny how blind we become when surrounded by such beauty!

[@arianamiidolls]

While we don’t have older buildings like Europe and while our country seems young to foreigners, Australia has one of the oldest and longest standing cultures on earth! Our Indigenous population has been here for 50,000 years and there are cultural sites and artifacts from that time still, the people still stand strong today, I hope you can learn about them more next time you visit. I am glad you enjoyed it here, we're very lucky to be able to live in a place that's so diverse and beautiful

[@silvershadow013]

I did when I visited and its truly amazing. The digeredoo has such a unique sound. I loved listening to the stories, like the creation stories.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Lack of buildings does not mean no progress btw. The indigenous people where I live have very complex traditions to maximize the value of each item they take from the earth. It’s spiritual but also very LEAN in engineering terms. Plains people, even the farmers (it was about 50/50 farmers vs nomads where I live), did little building for permanency. In the middle of North Dakota, it’s like the outback of the US & very low population now, but in 1780 the Mandan “villages” had the same population as Boston, just minor differences in how they did “urbanization” (native ppl didn’t do crowding willingly). They left very simple archaeological remains so it’s not obvious to most people how great and important this city was. Many experts agree that the unique spirit of American capitalism is our native heritage - they didn’t do currency or interest but they had a very busy international economy, shared public lands, & gave the English far more info about setting up a representational government than bad translations of Cicero. Our whole government is modeled on the great nations of the North East. Just my long winded way to say - do not equate buildings with any particular level of society, the impressive ones usually have hideous backstories. North Americans seem to have stayed away from imperialism after the collapse of the last empire which was before 1000 CE I believe. They did not typically go for any dictatorships.

[@ferretyluv]

Okay, but they don’t have buildings that have survived for 50,000 years. Also, the Aborigines aren’t a monolith. It’s not like they had an empire. By your logic, France is older because there’s cave paintings from 100,000BC.

[@zucker9887]

I’m actually from Malaysia and for college, I did the WACE Exam which is the Western Australia Certificate of Education. We did learn a lot about the indigenous culture and I find it actually really sad, especially the stolen generation

[@kellymoses8566]

Some oral traditions of the Aboriginals go back tens of thousands of years.

[@ianluong8039]

It is sweet that Uyen spent most of her time with family rather than spending more time as tourists. What a pleasure to see our country through the eyes of such a wonderful couple. It makes you appreciate your country a lot more. Do please come back and visit the rest of our beautiful and diverse country although i can see many other people are extending the same invitation to their own amazing part of the world. In saying this, I just realised that Uyen and German boyfriend would have a fantastic career as travel vloggers. There is just something different about Uyen and the very cool German boyfriend.

[@shannono9158]

I agree 👍

[@pllifner55-rd5et]

The ozone hole is actually mostly ok nowadays (which is because humans in the past somehow managed to come to an international agreement to limit the expulsion of atmospheric gases, unthinkable today). The main reason for why skin cancer rates are elevated in Australia is because it's a majority very pasty population in a place that gets a lot of sun. In addition to that, the Earth circles the Sun in an elliptical orbit, and Australia experiences more intense UV radiation during the Southern Hemisphere summer because that's when the Earth is closest to the Sun (at perihelion, which occurs in early January). This astronomical alignment, combined with the fact that the ozone layer is naturally thinner over the poles and Antarctica, contributes to higher UV exposure in Australia.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

“Over the poles and Antarctica” one of the poles is in Antarctica

[@Reoh0z]

Yep, the world banned CFCs (ChloroFlouroCarbons) in Fridges because there was a cheap and easy alternative so it wasn't a big deal. The whole is not fully recovered, but is much better and is continuing to improve.

[@MacKatha]

Thank you for explaining :)

[@Large_noodles]

I'm not sure about Aus but in NZ nearby the sun feels like a laser, it's not the same as other places I have seen so many tourists get caught by it and end up burned AF in minutes

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

@ even in winter?

[@percygallagher922]

It is really humbling (and funny!) to hear Brisbane described in such great terms! But also, you are absolutely correct! The fact that South Bank has streets beach, and most parks have free BBQs, and there is just so much open and accessible and free stuff! Glad you enjoyed your time down under!

[@Evilweevie]

6:10 that is only with captive kangaroos, anyone visiting or thinking of visiting, if you see one in the wild, don’t go near it, especially don’t let little kids near it. Big ones will absolutely try to kick you, and sometimes they drown dogs. 😬 If you see one in a town, especially if it’s littler you don’t have to be too worried, just don’t go up to one. Plus they generally won’t actively seek you out.

[@TiddlesTheToroise]

This is actually very important for foreigners to know! Zoo kangaroos are so much more chill, because they are familiar with humans, ones in the outback will ABSOLUTELY fight you if you approach it

[@angelalee7012]

I loved wearing school uniforms when I was a kid/teen. It's a great equaliser. You don't have to worry about having expensive, branded clothing, or the latest trends. Everyone wears the same. And it creates a second hand uniform market so that people who can't afford new ones can buy quality clothing to send their kids to school. You never have to worry about what to wear or did you wear that last week. I love that you enjoyed your time in Brisbane!

[@tallulah7243]

Yeah, but if your body type is different than 'average', it can be pretty demeaning to have uniforms that don't fit well... I think uniforms are fine for primary school, not so much in high school

[@letsburn00]

Even if uniforms aren't mandatory, they mean that most kids (like 80%+) wear them. It means that the kids who don't wear them don't feel left out.

[@sophieavis5013]

​@@tallulah7243 I feel the opposite. I'm so glad I had a uniform to wear in high school and I had to have it tailored to fit me because my body wasn't 'average' enough. But at least I didn't have to work out what to wear everyday.

[@graybonesau]

@@tallulah7243 You can get your school clothes tailored inexpensively.

[@vsquar3d]

@@tallulah7243 High school is where kids are most self conscious about image. Uniforms mean that they can focus more on learning rather than self image.

[@projectkase3275]

From a study perspective - Australian citizens and permanent residents have access to HECS Help whereby the cost of study is lower and it is deferred until you start working full time when you then get taxed extra to repay that. That’s how most students access university affordably.

[@chickennoodle6620]

Yeah, I was think Uyen might have been talking about the international student experience when she was describing the costs per year. But domestic students can access university with no tuition fees upfront, and at a subsidised rate.

[@Nalijay]

Yes the international students are definitely charged more than domestic students.

[@zed4802]

Yup to all the above. The cost is a lot cheaper for a domestic students. My degree cost au$6-7k per year, so around au$19-21k in total.

[@caoimhedaly7262]

@@zed4802 damn mines around 8-9K per year but i also have a masters bundled in for the price of a bach+honours. which considering a 2 year masters is about the same cost as the entirety of my 5 year degree its basically like 3 free years of uni

[@scottianson5133]

@@zed4802 My BA was around the same.

[@Diogenes323]

3:21 Australians love cooking on a bbq (barbie) so that most have their own personal bbq . It's free because it's so popular. It's an Australian commodity, like free ice and water in America Edit: spelling

[@rtmpgt]

You can get free ice water in most restaurants here too! just ask for it, the staff will probs give it to you :)

[@AkA553]

Yeah i thought so too if its free and available like that it has to be really popular and common.

[@Diogenes323]

Forgot to add. Free BBQ setups can also be found in a majority of American parks, just not as fancy

[@chaumander1]

I have many fond memories of park/beach BBQs growing up. I remember some being coin operated like 20 cents? We used to fight over who would push the coin in. Then when the BBQ started to wane we could stick another coin in. My dad would also clean it with water before and after. I used to love watching the water boil. It was a little uneven so you could see which parts were hottest. Wonderful memories.

[@sshepard5222]

And at home we can get drunk with our mates! Haha

[@jayanashah3852]

I am seeing such a naturally flowing blog after ages! It literally felt like I was back in 2012 or something when KZbin was new. No sponsored content, unrealistically expensive experience just Uyen being herself. This is the best thing on the internet!

[@elliotgregory1427]

I'm so happy you shouted out the epicurious garden! It doesn't get nearly enough attention but it is an absolutely stunning community garden for us Brisbanites. I do hope that you made it to the Botanical gardens on the other side of the river though. They are absolutely amazing

[@jengod4185]

My friends had German guests, many years ago, they found out there were free barbeques in most parks. They were very excited. There was much barbequing to be had.

[@nicetomeetuimacryptid]

We call those “purple beautiful giant trees” jacarandas! At this time of year you can see them dotted around the city and it’s really pretty Edit: people are saying the tree she was sitting next to was a bougainvillea, and that’s right, but I was referring to the ones she shows on the screen at 8:47. I get the confusion since she referred to the bougainvillea as “beautiful purple flowers” and the jacaranda as “purple beautiful giant tree” Edit two: yes the text says lagerstroemia/crepe Myrtle, but the image is jacarandas. Who knew sharing the name of a flower would be so controversial

[@ChrissieSM]

The first time I saw jacaranda trees were in Los Angeles. They are so beautiful!

[@Mooksymooksy]

Jacaranda’s are not native to Australia. It’s from South America 😅 Originally from parts of Central and South America, jacaranda seeds were thought to be brought along with sea captains sailing from South America, with Sir James Martin possibly planting the first jacaranda tree.

[@nicetomeetuimacryptid]

@ did I say they were native to Australia?

[@Mooksymooksy]

@ I’m just sharing the info to Uyen ❤️

[@nicetomeetuimacryptid]

@@Mooksymooksy ok good, the emoji made it seem like you were correcting me but thanks for clearing it up

[@linus1703]

As an Australian who lives in Melbourne I do want to say a lot of these are region specific. Melbourne does have older buildings in fact what I love about our city is how all over the place the time periods are. Some of the free stuff like the pool is not common, the bbqs are though.

[@HeyItsSharpy]

To be fair even the oldest building in Melb are 'young' compared to buildings in Europe 😂

[@Cyntaria]

Public pools are still super cheap in Australia though. Like, no more than 5 bucks at most places. It was 3 at the pools near me

[@gingerstallion]

​@@Cyntaria they've gone up a lot in my area. It's like $10 for a swim at every pool in my area.

[@newbris]

@@gingerstallion $2 here in Brisbane

[@newbris]

Brisbane has older buildings as well of course. The skyline, like Melbourne, is dominated by skyscrapers though.

[@mailbox-t6p]

As an Australian I’m so happy you liked our country and I’m so excited to see you in my city! I never realised other countries didn’t have stuff like free barbecues and pools lol. Also about not seeing wild koalas, one reason is because you were right in the middle of the city but also sadly koalas are endangered, and many areas such as Springfield, which used to be a bunch of bush where koalas thrived is now just concrete and buildings. It’s so refreshing seeing your perspective on our country, and for the next time you come I definitely recommend seeing some of our natural places. I recommend O’Reillys as you can meet all sorts of our animals like gliders, wedge tailed eagles and many more! I think German boyfriend would enjoy the early morning bird walk as you can encounter and feed many species of our birds. I’m so glad you enjoyed Australia❤❤❤

[@FelixBrianton]

next time you come to Australia I definitely recommend spending some time learning from our first nations! they've been here for over 65,000 years and their understanding of their country is unparalleled. you should be able to find tours, talks, workshops, performances and more by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a little bit of searching.

[@TheMurlocKeeper]

Sorry, but they're really not that interesting, dude. Aboriginals are not really native to Australia. they've just been here before anyone else. They actually came over from Papua New Guinea, and when they did so, they hunted to extinction a much smaller humanoid species that was here before them. They're commonly called "The Hobbit People", because of their very short stature. It's a shame that your aboriginal culture doesn't mention that at any point. I think it's important.

[@kevinmoor6408]

Not many tourists tour Centrelink offices or want to get abused by drunks in parks.

[@zuckerarm]

thank you for making Brisbane, our city, look so fantastic ! sometimes when you live here you take things for granted, but this really made me appreciate how lucky i am. and also ! if you ever come back and want another insider tour or anything, let me know Uyen !

[@lobstermash]

I remember being very impressed when I visited Brisbane - the downtown is lovely. The heat nearly killed me but it's a great little city.

[@jessicakorte]

As an Aussie, my first thought was "I wonder if I can guess what city you're in based on the footage." 0:21 turns out the answer was very much yes, you're in my city, Brisbane. 1:46 Thank you! There are also character differences between each of our cities, especially our state capital cities. They each feel different. 3:07 Yeah that's fair 3:28 Oh we do! 6:20 Those ones are acclimatised to people. Definitely keep your distance from wild ones. 6:46 If you go to the right areas you can definitely find koalas just hanging on trees. 8:47 We call them jacarandas. I love them. 10:00 I have fond memories of a kookaburra stealing the meat out of my teacher's sandwich, while she was holding it, on a school excursion. Glad you enjoyed your time here :)

[@tinkotonko]

brissie woman here too! I was shocked she came here lol very cool though!

[@alicelindores22]

Brisvegas here too

[@kalliste01]

I guessed it was though I haven't been to Brisbane in about 20 years. Where is she sitting at 1:30 where she mentions it's free and there are people swimming and the bbqs? Looks like a nice area.

[@jessicakorte]

​@@kalliste01Southbank parklands

[@philipebbrell2793]

When I visited Brisbane, I found it very similar to Manchester.

[@JH-rv3vu]

My wife and our son ( both Vietnamese ) are finally coming from Vietnam to live here in Melbourne with me ( Caucasian ) in 19 days time . We are all so so happy that their immigration visas were accepted . Thank you for your wonderful video and I hope you come back soon and enjoy more places in Australia

[@astralxpriestess9270]

This is awesome I’ve always wanted to come here

[@rtmpgt]

Congrats on the visa grant! My partner (also vietnamese) just got her PR recently and whilst the wait was long, it was absolutely worth it :)

[@JH-rv3vu]

@ .. congratulations and i am so genuinely happy for you both . Yes the wait is definitely long but most certainly worth it . Money is nothing when it comes to love and happiness ☺️☺️☺️

[@scarlettblythe]

Congratulations to your family and welcome to your wife and child ❤❤❤

[@01MrCapricorn]

Just in time to enjoy our summer (currently 31 degrees when writing this!).

[@alexlockyer4915]

Lived in Brisbane for 30 years so a visitors perspective is so nice to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed your stay!

[@grunge_rocker]

As an Australian it’s so cool to see someone talk bout and enjoy our country and culture! Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@FrozenDung]

As an 🇦🇺 what do you think of Perth? 🇬🇧 Here just arrived and there are a LOT of meth heads and mentally ill people it took us by surprise...

[@cursedteddy2319]

You are very right about how Vietnamese herbs and vegetables can grow well in Australia. My mum has picked up gardening and has a whole Vietnamese herb garden, where we can pick fresh herbs to use!

[@MonkeyKing50231]

10:17 lol I live in Brisbane and once I saw a sign at a restaurant in Southbank that said “we will not give refunds if ibis’s steal you’re food”. We also call ibis’s bin chickens too lol😂

[@TheSarahlou]

I live in the UK and we went to Australia for a 4 week honeymoon (so I could also visit my great auntie and cousins) we started up in Melbourne the we went to the gold Coast and then Sidney and took our child to Australia zoo (and lot of other places) we decided to hire a car and travelled from Australia zoo back to Melbourne the amount we seen was beautiful. The country is beautiful the animals are gorgeous and the people are friendly and so welcoming. When it was time to go I really didn't want to leave xx

[@caity_strophic]

as an australian i would also love to go to ur country! ive always had a fasination for the uk

[@cdp122887]

It’s always refreshing to watch Uyen’s videos because it feels like I am talking to a friend or a sister.

[@tanianicolas4117]

Hi Uyen, thank you for always being so genuine I thoroughly enjoy your videos and they always make me have a smile on my face and they make me feel happy inside

[@user-oi4pp3sr6q]

Thank you for being so refreshingly authentic,warm and just your natural self , a pleasure to watch your videos and your calm energies.

[@Stickywicket]

In Australia, if you're a citizen, you don't need to pay for your university education upfront. We have a loan system where, depending on what income bracket you're in, you pay back a small amount in each pay packet. You can opt to pay larger contributions of what you owe to pay it off faster, but most people just have it automatically taken out of their pay and it is fairly unnoticed. You have to pay upfront if you are an international student.

[@jaetwee]

Even with the loan, the amount the locals pay is also a lot less as the government pays some of the fee. So if an international student pays 20k a year, even with a loan, a local student might only pay 10k a year.

[@caitlin2473]

The loan is also interest free! But does adjust with inflation... Or did? Anyway we don't pay interest on it. My science degree only cost $38k total

[@mariawinter8993]

Sounds better than America, but still mind-boggling to a European. It's free for us

[@kristinakate1711]

The loan is indexed with the CPI and as we know, wages are not going up at tge same rate. Having earned my degree 30 years ago, the cost of education now is extortion!

[@mabamabam]

@@kristinakate1711 its now indexed to wages or inflation. Whichever is lower.

[@wilf609]

As to spiders, "No deaths caused by spider bites in Australia have been substantiated by a coronial inquest since 1979" I am glad you enjoyed my country.

[@mortem9126]

Yep, to be fair we Aussies do like to scare foreigners with stories of giant poisonous spiders so the perception is kinda our fault. It should also be said that some of that is due to just teaching kids spider safety very young as well, as Funnel webs do hang around particularly around Sydney

[@rtmpgt]

@@mortem9126 Big furry and brown? Boy you're going down. Small, red-striped and black? That spider's settin' you back. Tiny, black and shiny? You're gonna be fine, see?

[@silvershadow013]

​@mortem9126 yup. When I visited I found one in the kitchen. Cute little buggers with their inch long fangs...yes I was in Sydney.

[@genericname8727]

@@rtmpgt I’ve never heard that rhyme, perhaps because I’m a Queenslander and big furry and brown makes me think of the mostly harmless huntsman.

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

The spiders are good at covering up their crimes

[@LR13-s7h]

Absolutely! Sometimes we take for granted what we have here in Queensland; visiting Japan made me appreciate the trees and open spaces, as it’s not as crowded as we often think, but I’m really grateful to live in our wonderful state of Queensland, and I'm glad you enjoyed your trip!

[@marycampeau9378]

you are the best part of the internet and social media. bless you

[@angrydrunkbumblebees]

Even before you said Brisbane, it was “hey, that’s south bank”. It’s a beautiful place, I visited as a tourist two years ago and loved it so much, I moved over three months later… no regrets. People, climate and environment are awesome.

[@sweetlorikeet]

The Ozone layer is a lot better than it used to be! But yeah our sun is brutal. As for the free barbeques, Australians LOVE barbeque - enough that most of us have our own at home. So the free ones in parks and public areas are really just for tourists. Once you go out of the city you do get a lot more animals everywhere. Kangaroos get into your yard, things like that. Koalas are pretty shy, but I've seen plenty out in the wild. The birds sure will take all your food though! When we go on picnics everyone gets an extra plastic plate - you use it as a shield to keep the birds from swooping in and taking your sandwich.

[@Aprixx]

Has nothing to do with the Ozone layer not sure who told her that. Australia has higher UV because the southern hemisphere has summer at perihelion.

[@sweetlorikeet]

@@Aprixx It's not wrong, it's just outdated. There really did used to be a thin patch or 'hole' in the Ozone layer back in the 80s and 90s that extended over Australia. As it was spreading, this was global news at the time! But then the Montreal Protocol was adopted and it's improved. Now the 'hole' has shrunk and only appears over Antarctica and only in certain conditions - but that part doesn't get talked about like the original problem did, so people still remember the old news about the ozone hole and talk about it, not knowing that it's not really a thing here anymore.

[@hannahdepper4664]

Yes, In Australia we are very fortunate for have so many free amenities. Thanks for visiting my beautiful city

[@zoebianca144]

which city is this?

[@pumpkinpiex]

@@zoebianca144 Brisbane, QLD

[@rachaelmarie7044]

Thanks for visiting! Hope you’ll come again and see more of what our lands have to offer.

[@gregself6203]

I grew up in a country town but have lived in Brisbane for 50 years and love it. I'm glad you did too. There is more to Australia than the cities. Next time, spend some time in the country. It's a whole different experience.

[@Essalon]

You were there during the 2 weeks of the year the purple jacaranda trees bloom!! I'm from Grafton where they have a jacaranda festival every year, the whole town has huge ones everywhere! Glad you'll be back!

[@Dr_KAP]

Here in Sydney we get jacarandas for at least 6 weeks! But my favourite is the cherry blossom and it only blossoms for about 3 weeks in August. So beautiful!

[@redplanet7163]

I live on the Sunshine Coast. The Jacarandas are now in bloom and are beautiful. We also have poincianas which have a similar foliage with bright red flowers all over. They are just getting started.

[@cecilia5740]

they dont just bloom for two weeks

[@ConClasher3]

Interesting seeing how people from overseas view Australia when they visit. I will say, for Australians uni is only 25% of the price you mentioned as the government pays 75% of the fee, as such at most you only pay 16k AUD or so every year (still expensive but through HECs it isn't too bad and honestly hard to complain when you see the US system)

[@rtmpgt]

Yeah, indexation (interest) is only 4.5% vs the >20% the seppos pay. It's nuts!

[@sq5]

For Australian citizens it costs less, yes, but for international students, the price is closer to what she mentioned for a medical degree at least.

[@ferretyluv]

$16k is about what you pay at an American in-state public university after financial aid. At Stanford, if your household income is less than $200k, you can go for free.

[@ekduong]

16k a year? Has it gone up that much? I did my whole degree for 20k in 2019.

[@Scarlett.Granger]

In Germany for citizens Uni is really affordable, I think my whole bachelor was less than 1.5k AUD, so by comparison it still seems very expensive. If german boyfriend went to Uni in Germany, it'll probably seem like a huge expense compared to his experience, I'd guess.

[@jemimalee9829]

Hi Uyen! So glad you’ve come and enjoyed your time in Australia! Just one thing: I know what you mean when you say Australia is a ‘young’ country - in fact, our national anthem used to have a line ‘for we are young and free’. In actual fact, our indigenous population is the oldest continuous culture in the world. There were many groups and many were nomadic, living at one with the land, so there are not many obvious ‘built’ traces you would see in our day to day especially in the cities. Our national anthem was tweaked not too long ago to ‘for we are one and free’ to respect the continuing history of the country and the aboriginal Australians. Just thought that might be an interesting fact for you and other viewers!

[@danidejaneiro8378]

Australia _is_ young, it was invented in 1901.

[@carolinalina13]

Come to Sydney! Australia is a beautiful place. Thank you for keeping it's integrity and giving us an honest review. Much love from Sydney, Australia Xxoo

[@honey8ter]

i love to see people visiting and enjoying australia! i'm so happy that you enjoyed yourself, my favourite youtuber in my country lol

[@dag__hag]

Plant nerd reporting for duty. The purple flowering tree you showed is actually a Jacaranda mimosifolia, which as far as I can tell is call Phượng tím in Vietnam. We do have the purple Lagerstroemia here in Australia too though, it is commonly known as a Crepe Myrtle ☺🌱

[@Aaronwhatnow]

Brisbane. My home city. It's the best Australian city to visit. Been living in Germany for the last 10 years. Love your content.

[@CatherineHurley-wk8ef]

I think the purple-flowered tree you mention at 8:45 is a jacaranda tree. Growing up in Sydney, it was always wonderful to see the bougainvillea and jacarandas in bloom.

[@paulsomething8]

It is indeed a Jacaranda. The incorrect species name they put up is a crepe myrtle.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

Thank you for showing us how bless we are

[@kindkitten1134]

as an Aussie who lives in Brisbane, this is soooo exciting! i'm so happy to say i've walked the same streets as you, seeing places behind you i've been many time is so strange. i Hope you both enjoyed this Experience.

[@hiroaki3104]

I’m Japanese living in Brisbane and I’m happy to hear you enjoyed your stay ❤ Also happy to hear your culture shocks are similar to mine when I arrived to Australia first time 🤭

[@meg..meg.]

12:21 Hills Hoist washing line - a great Australian invention

[@gerryhouska2859]

The wine cask is the greatest!

[@Polaritzo]

I’m so happy you were in Brisbane because the other cities are so much more featured for Australia.

[@trevorcook4439]

Perf enters the conversation

[@twofish.6579]

Yeah because literally nobody knows Perth exists 😭

[@De_cool_dude]

​@@twofish.6579whats Perth?

[@Mz.Sari-]

Cough.. Darwin...

[@trevorcook4439]

@ 😀

[@esra6158]

We grown up in Germany and are with my husband now for the first time in Australia to visit some friends. And I can definitely agree with you Uyen!!! For us it was also a culture shock

[@Pookieaus]

I'm glad you enjoyed Brisbane! It has certainly been developing quickly over the last few years. Thank you for a lovely review of our home x

[@techno_fox_paradox]

It's super cool that you and the German husband to be enjoyed Australia! Please do come again and visit other states if you can as each state is quite unique and beautiful in it's own way. The ibis bird you saw, by the way, we call them "Bin Chickens" here :D

[@OakleyJay]

It’s so cool seeing your perspective on Brisbane. I’ve been living here for over 10 years (used to live in Melbourne) and you made me realise how much I take for granted how great this city is. Thank you for your positivity ❤️

[@rtmpgt]

Yoooo, hope you enjoyed your time here. It's not like any other country on earth. Each city is basically like going to a whole new country due to the distance between each one. I'm in Western Australia for reference, which is about 4000km from Brisbane, so it's like the distance between the eastern most tip of Romania to the westernmost tip of Portugal... Whilst also adding another 700km on top of that! This country is _huge_ Here's some other things: 1: Kids have to wear hats or they don't get to play outside in the sun. we have No Hat No Play rules in most schools :D 2: We do have a lot of oldschool buildings in most cities, mostly in the cores of the cities. Perth has a lot of old heritage buildings in its CBD, same for Sydney too! But I love the blend of old and new together. We preserve the most culturally significant buildings. 3: The outdoor barbeques are super common, and they are used all the time. You were probs visiting during a weekday. Visit on a weekend in summer, and i guarantee you they'll be super packed. In the summer heat sometimes they get so hot you can just cook on them straight away without needing to turn them on! 4: The flies are really annoying... A trick to help dodge them is to go to a local Bunnings or a camping store and grab a flynet! You wear them like a hat and cover your face :) 5: Magpies are probably the scariest animal in most cities, but only during spring. They get territorial so they swoop people they aren't familiar with. 6: The White Ibis is also known as the Bin Chicken by locals! mostly because they eat out of the bins. 7: The "houses" are usually called different things in different schools and in different states. In the east they call 'em Houses, and in the West of the country we call 'em Factions. I was in Red Faction when i was at school :D 8: For citizens we can get a government-based Student Loan which is half subsidised by the government called a HECS-HELP loan. We don't have to make repayments until we earn over a certain amount, and it's set as a percentage of your income.

[@Rinaa11214]

👍🏽 👍🏽

[@luxury-Diver]

8) perhaps that was the reason why people keeps studying. I was in a library years ago, met a stranger who told me she wont be finding work to avoid paying back hecs-help.

[@Sagealeena]

@@luxury-Diver you only start paying it once you’re earning a decent income, at least full time income not just any job. You also can’t keep studying forever as there’s a limit to how much you can borrow

[@rtmpgt]

@@Sagealeena Yep, they can just cut you off if you don't keep paying it down.

[@newbris]

I don't agree it's anything like going to a new country. Too similar for that. 2. Brisbane has similar mix of old/new buildings to Perth. 4. Flies aren't much of an issue in Brisbane like they are in Perth. She must have just been unlucky. Sub-tropical climate doesn't get the swarms of flies like temperate climates like Perth sometimes do.

[@chrisplantguy]

6:51 koalas are most common in the southeast of Aus, which may be why you hadn”t encountered any in the wild. They basically hang off of every tree in forested areas of VIC and New South Wales, especially on French Island in VIC too. They are super common in these places. Awesome vid!

[@DylanE-js5vn]

Oh, I really like this lady. New to the channel. What a marvelous person!

[@merryfergie]

I visited Australia this year, and i was impressed by the free BBQ.....i did use them.

[@jasminecorvic9519]

Thank you Uyen for coming to visit Brisbane! Brisbane is a beautiful city with nice warm weather, but not too hot. I'd love for you to come back one day and visit my city of Melbourne. I think it's a spectacular city to visit, and best of all we have amazing food from all around the world. We even have our own Little Vietnam, in Spring St in Richmond which is all Vietnamese restaurants!

[@kittymervine6115]

My daughter grew up in New England, she now lives with her husband and son in Brisbane. MAGICAL! And a wonderful place to raise children.

[@kittymervine6115]

do your relatives live in town or the burbs? perhaps near the Koala sanctuary? The Koalas are very sleepy.

[@LinguaPhiliax]

Oh, you went to Brissie! Nice. Also, keep in mind that Australia is big, and the culture in Brisbane is slightly different to that of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and other places around the whole country. In Melbourne you'll find a lot more older buildings, and it may look similar to architechture in London for instance.

[@WendyKay84]

Oh wow. I'm an Australian (with German grandparents) who has been watching your videos for a while, and I'm so glad you came to visit us! The spiders, even if they do make their way into the house, mostly keep to themselves. Kangaroos in captivity can be very chill, but be careful if you encounter them in the wild. The same can be said for koalas. Kookaburras are the best. I used to live in an area where I would wake up to their laughter every morning and I miss that now. I live in rural Victoria, which is in the far South of the mainland. We don't have the water dragons here, and not quite so many geckos (which I think is what you mean by lizards). Brisbane has a subtropical climate (similar to Vietnam's), while Victoria's climate is mostly temperate, and in my particular region it's quite dry. The further inland you go, the drier it gets. The White Ibis are known as 'bin chickens' because of their tendency to scavenge from trash, but seagulls do the same in coastal Victoria (and try to steal your fish and chips). Further inland I have had similar experiences with kookaburras, ravens and cockatoos wanting to steal my food. Study may be expensive, but in Australia, you rarely have to pay up front. There is plenty of help from the government for those who want tertiary qualifications.

[@Noname-hs5lx]

We have them everywhere 3:36 we don’t hav to fight over them

[@oooooopsie1]

Seeing your experience and thoughts on my city is so wonderful. It's a reminder to us living here how beautiful it is and how lucky we are. I hope you both enjoyed your stay ❤

[@Museofmemory]

You can absolutely see Koalas hanging out in the trees here in the south east at least, but you usually have to be in the forest. They're not really into people, they don't move much during the day, and they blend into the tree bark very well. They're not very good around built up areas as they have no road sense at all, they need good dense forest. And though you won't find any koalas in Tasmania, if you want to see wombats and wallabies and other marsupials wandering around their natural habitat, that's the place to go. While I can't say we don't have flies here in the south, there are noticeably fewer bin-chickens (aka Ibis), and the local crows are pretty friendly!

[@bugsygoo]

We had a resident koala in our backyard in suburban Adelaide. And in suburban Canberra we had kangaroos jumping down the street looking for food during the drought. And then there's the birds...

[@Vortex-7358]

yeah, your not going to see them in the citys but you dont have too go too far out too find them.

[@wendymandel752]

They are not crows, theyre Ravens.

[@bugsygoo]

@ You need an apostrophe in 'they're'.

[@darthhavok1]

Thanks for travelling to our country. I'm glad you enjoyed your time over here.

[@TwistofWrist]

I've left Vietnam 30 years ago to migrate here and haven't left Australia yet. Best place in the world.

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

School uniforms work in 4 ways 1 - The rich and poor are dressed the same way. 2 - Help stop gangs in school. 3 - If a school child gets hit by a car and knocked out, the uniform tells the Police what school it is and from that the Police can show a photo to the school and work out who it is. 4 - Crim in a school uniform makes them easy to catch.

[@miakey8082]

That criteria is yours and yours alone.

[@dekumutant]

​@@miakey8082I mean, it's true though?

[@trekkie-cat]

​@@dekumutantstill gangs

[@lawson6267]

You knew which kids wagged because they wore t-shirts under their school shirt XD

[@NerfHerdsman]

Your criteria is all very crimes based lol The first deduction is mostly the reason. Also helps equalise social standings irrespective of rich and poor. Don’t have to worry about fashion if you’ve got no choice.

[@wilsonsothernames]

Uyen was in town!, so cool. Good to see you enjoy what I love about the place - outside, weather, plants, animals and people.

[@willowwinter8142]

The small Kangaroos and Joeys are sweet… the large ones will disembowel you!

[@_asantesana_squashbanana_]

Wallabies lol yeah wallabies are nice. I've almost been gutted by a big red male and an eastern grey. Then again I live out bush so idk

[@benodaboy]

You came at the right time of the year - australia is beautiful in the spring. Always glad to see somone enjoying my spectacular country

[@sushimaccheese]

I've lived in Melbourne for more than 13 years and I've never heard of anyone describing Australia the way you did! 🤩 Interesting and surprising perspective, especially coming from you who's lived in Germany for several years and been to other European countries. I'm glad you liked and appreciated Australia :) Next time, please come to Melbourne too 🙏and you'll get to experience our special-never-boring weather 😉

[@aaron6840]

You were so close to where i live i was like “omg i have been there!”. The reason you didn’t see a lot more wild animals was because you were so close to city. I live in the suburbs outer north of Brisbane and we get way more spiders and stuff. My sister used to have possums and stuff nesting in her backyard and koalas in the trees in the park across from her. I’m glad you got to experience this amazing country, and seem to enjoy it with all of its wildlife, even if you didn’t get to see many wild ones. And yeah we are very lucky to have a lot of different cultures living here to have all different types of food shops. There are Indian and Asian food stores near where i live.

[@starflicker79]

haha possums! I was going to say that - living in Sydney in 2000s, possums were the bane of everybody--the way they would thump around on the roof. another time we had a huge snake (or was it an iguana?) die in the roof, which created a stench we couldn't figure out for the longest time... would love to see Brisbane one day!

[@maddie8829]

Was really cool to see my city in your video. Looks like you spent your time just in South Bank (when not with your sister's family) which explains the anxiety with the birds. It's our biggest tourist location which is why it has all those free amenities and attractions - glad you enjoyed it! It's also why the birds are so bold there. Unfortunately, so many people just leave their food on tables or ignore the signs to not feed them. The birds literally anywhere else in Brisbane will typically not come anywhere near you and will fly away if you get close, making eating outside much nicer on cooler days. Hopefully you made it home before the recent heatwave/bad storms we just had 😅. If German boyfriend plays Pokemon Go, he would have experienced a HUGE group of people playing in South Bank on the weekends. They do raids circuits and community days there and all the pokemon nerds come out. I hope next time you'll get to experience some more places outside South Bank as there is some really nice places away from the huge crowds and aggressive/bold birds haha.

[@frankie3213]

OMG you were in my home town of Brisbane! So pleased you love it as much as we do.

[@Adysius]

This was one of the best videos ever! Even though I’m Australian I loved seeing your views on it! I hope you had a nice time in Australia!

[@JaneDoe-e3w]

As a first-generation German-Australian who was born in Oz to two German-born parents and travelled back very frequently as a child, I love to see this comparison! I love Australia because it is my home and I just genuinely think this country is fabulous, but I absolutely ADORE Germany because it just has so much natural beauty and I love the way of life there. I love your content and would love to visit Vietnam one day, keep being fantastic! Lots of love from Melbourne, Janey 🥰

[@sshepard5222]

The great thing about our education for University is we have a thing called HECS Debt, you dont pay off your degree until you make more than a certain income once you have a job, some people never make enough to have their HECS start to be paid off and it's taken slowly in small amounts so it doesn't really impact your living. I don't know that foreign students would be eligible for HECS however.

[@deanl4575]

HECS is only for Australian citizens, but NZ citizens are eligible for domestic fees as well

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Yeah, foreign students pay full fee, up front . that's why covid almost destroyed half of our universities. (The government didn't help them out)

[@crazycakemanflies]

Just to clarify about the university costs: the costs aren't per year but are for the entire degree. So an arts degree costs $40,000 all up. The government also provides interest free loans for these degrees that don't require people to pay them back until they make over $50,000 annually.

[@anyv.flores6751]

She showed the price for international students, and yes, that is the correct price per year.

[@crazycakemanflies]

@anyv.flores6751 holy crap... had no idea Aussie Unis made that much bank off of individual international students... makes me realise how rich some of my international classmates where!

[@anyv.flores6751]

@crazycakemanflies yeap. You can see the difference in price between locals and internationals, it's crazy!!

[@ilyarepin9490]

​@@crazycakemanflieseducation is our largest export after natural resources

[@ihearttoread]

The universities are profitable because they can charge international students more. Which is why the universities didn't want to limit the number of international students. They need international students to operate.

[@ChillCill]

I so didn't expect an aussie vid from you, it was nice to see you enjoy visiting. I know that in Adelaide you can see wild koalas around, during a heat wave while I was in high school a koala did come to the school looking for water, so a whole bunch of us kids would check up on it during the day and made sure to give it a ice cream container of water we gave it was full and that it had some eucalyptus leaves to munch and some shade

[@mikopringle1721]

I live near the city in Brisbane. It is nice to hear you talk about it so positively. Love your videos 😊

[@meilake4890]

I’m a Finn that moved to Australia 13 years ago, so Australia is home for me, but all my family lives back in Finland. I’m a massive fan of your content, including your podcast Cultural cuddles, as it’s very relatable as I also have a partner with different cultural background (he is half Malaysian and half Kiwi).

[@lindacollings8554]

Next time come to Tasmania...we are part of Australia but also very much have our own unique state !

[@Yuriko-toki]

Sehr interessant über eure Abenteuer in Australien zu erfahren. Und ziemlich cool, dass ihr da eine Schwester/ Schwägerin habt ❤ wirklich cooler Urlaubsort!

[@purpleomelette6341]

The falling lizards are definitely a thing here in Australia too 😂 one fell into my laundry machine once and I never managed to get it out And yes, our birds are a menace. Glad you enjoyed your time here ❤

[@rtmpgt]

Magpies and Plovers are probs the scariest creatures most of us aussies encounter on a daily-ish basis...

[@genericname8727]

@@rtmpgt I’m polite to local magpies and they’ve never swooped me, but sometimes I walk through the fields of nesting plovers and they swoop. It’s worth keeping in mind that their goal is purely to scare. If they hit you it would cause more harm to them than it would to you so they’re just hoping you’ll leave them be after they threaten you. I just keep walking calming through their field, plover swooping close, until I’m out of it and go peacefully on my way. There is a myth about them having poison on their wings but that’s nonsense.

[@isla.vuewall]

I love your video's and after always watching your Vietnamese and German it is so crazy cool to see you experience Australia, and Brisbane at that! So cool to see the city I live in through your eyes

[@Lucaplayz543]

As an aussie I am glad to have you in our country come back again.cheers from down under