Why BRITS are MIGRATING to AUSTRALIA in Record Numbers

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Do you think it's cheaper to live in Australia vs Britain? Comment below!

[@petercare3756]

It’s not cheaper (especially for housing), but the pay is better and at least you get more sunny days.

[@paulnelson7070]

Fairly new to Aus (yep another brit immigrant) and unlike the UK Australia is not a complete rip off for EVERYTHING. Energy prices, up to 3 or 4x more expensive. Fuel, 2x more in UK. Eating out in your average restaurant you will pay in pounds per person what you will pay in dollars over here. Sandwiches, parking, coffee public transport etc etc etc. Rent outside the two big cities in Oz is similar to UK cities. All in all you've got a much much better country with better wages and you get ripped off far less. And its sunny....

[@KingDarkOne1996]

I would say it is cheaper but more expensive at the same time. It all depends on what you are buying. The biggest problem we have right now is not enough housing for everyone. That only sends the price of housing up.

[@NoobGamer-sc9lt]

no the best country to live in close by is Malaysia however they have already lots of irish and scottish

[@Bellas1717]

@@paulnelson7070and better health care access for PR and citizens.

[@darwinstubbie860]

The weather alone was enough reason for me to move to Australia. Mind you that was in 1983. Back then Australia was a very different place. I would say it was the best Australia that ever existed.

[@Roz-y2d]

Yes, it’s not what it was!

[@sepic13]

@@Roz-y2dwhy ?! Because there’s less Anglos ?!

[@Roz-y2d]

@sepic13 wow, you really think that?🤣

[@sepic13]

@@Roz-y2d well it’s definitely less in Sydney, Melbourne!

[@Smoking_Man]

​@sepic13 yes.

[@lightweightben]

Been here 8 years from London (where I lived 11 years). Hands down still much better here, when I go back to London now it actually seems much worse every time while Melbourne only feels like it’s getting better (we just got a brand new train station near my house, there are new parks, cafes and restaurants opening all the time in walking distance to my house, we’re still discovering new places in nature that are stunning here every month). Buying a house was impossible in London, I know people there only able to do it with super high salaries and 40 year mortgages and then still struggling month to month. We came here and within 4 years bought a house within 10km of a capital city cbd on a 500 square metre block. The grass is literally greener here - I actually have some grass!

[@seanlander9321]

It’s more perception than stats, and additionally that what Australia represents is optimism, while the UK unfortunately, represents pessimism. So while excessive immigration has given Australia a cost of living crisis, it will pass when supply adjusts to demand.

[@sergek6943]

It's better to be poor in warmer climate 😂😢

[@shanegates678]

The dumbest thing I've heard... "I just paid $40 for a sandwich. Unbelievable" Yes, it is unbelievable that you would actually pay that... and then complain that you did that.

[@Samoleman]

From London been living in Melbourne for 7 years. She is just trying to justify her move. The real reason it *seems* cheaper for Brits coming over from the UK is because of how strong the GBP is against the AUD. the other day you could almost double your money. It makes everything in Australia seem as cheap as chips. Problem is you’re screwed when you want to make a move back, or you want to transfer money back.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Yeah, I think also not anticipating how much things like property cost here is a big one too.

[@petercare3756]

When Australia converted from the pound to the dollar in 1966, one pound was worth one Australian pound which was converted to 2 dollars. Today one pound gets you about two dollars. The conversion rate is the same as it was 48 years ago, so it is not the high pound. One reason prices may be higher in the UK is VAT (GST) is 20% compared to 10% in Australia. Also they no longer have the benefit of cheaper Eastern European goods (eg from Hungary/Poland), since Brexit.

[@budawang77]

You fundamentally misunderstand how currencies work. Just because 1 pound = $2 does not mean the pound is much stronger than AUD. What matters is comparing prices and incomes AFTER converting pounds to dollars (or vice versa) to determine which currency is stronger. By your logic, the Japanese Yen is a basket case currency at 200 Yen to the pound.

[@Samoleman]

@@budawang77 Oh boy, let me clarify my comment then. Notice the use of my word "SEEM" in my original comment. I see where you’re coming from, but I think you misunderstood the context of my comment. When I said the GBP is “stronger” than the AUD, I was specifically referring to the nominal exchange rate, where 1 GBP equals ~2 AUD - a standard way of comparing currencies for practical purposes like international trade, travel, basic conversions, etc., the stuff that this video talks about. You’re right that exchange rates alone don’t tell the whole story about a currency’s “strength.” This is why metrics like purchasing power, cost of living, and real wages tell us how currencies stack up economically. e.g. to your point, the Japanese Yen at 200 Yen to the Pound doesn’t make it “weak” since it retains strong purchasing power within Japan. That said, the nominal exchange rate is still a valid indicator in many contexts. For instance, if someone in the UK earns GBP and travels to Australia, they’ll find their Pound converts into more AUD, making it “stronger” in a practical sense for exchange. So while I appreciate your perspective, my comment wasn’t intended as an exhaustive economic analysis, it was about the simple, real-world implications of the GBP-AUD exchange rate.

[@amaknusa9212]

@@Samoleman While we appreciate your "dunning kruger" delusional comment, the comment your referring to is on the money, just because you receive more of something, is not analogous to being stronger or worth more. I am not in interested in getting down and playing in the mud, we are very familiar with that scenario!

[@MrBreakfastatnoon]

Queensland currently has AUD50 cent fares per trip. Huge saving, especially for people coming into Brisbane regularly for work from more regional areas.

[@stevengascoigne8627]

But you voted out the government that promoted these faces!¡!!!!!!!!¡!!!😮

[@Richard-darixdax]

I was born in UK. Have been an Australian 50yrs. I love Australia.😊

[@SueNicholls-95]

Same here. Now 70 arrived here from England when I was 10 ❤

[@coraliemoller3896]

In Sydney (mostly) private bus operators win contracts to provide services that the state department of Transport directs. The state buys and owns the buses, pays for the fuel, maintenance, etc, and determines which routes are to be added or extended or discontinued. Same with ferries, light rail, and I assume, metro & trains. It is a very expensive subsidised system but the alternative is to build even more motorways to cope with increased population. A single payment system covers all modes of public transport. Sydney receives a large proportion of immigrants each year, but the property prices are pushing them to regional centres and to less expensive states.

[@South99African]

BRITS🇬🇧are leaving the UK while Indians,Nigerians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Chinese are taking over.

[@SueNicholls-95]

If the Brits leave, the rest will turn it into a 3rd world shithole and the country will be broke as none of them will work. There'll be no tax paid and no welfare payments 😂

[@oceanreefer2626]

I was holidaying in the UK for a month this year and was staggered by the poor Aussie dollar to the British pound! No wonder Brits are coming here now with their money worth twice ours. Of course our weather is way better too!

[@libatalklieb5793]

Our money is worth the same against the pound as it was back in 1966.

[@silvanadamien8007]

My fiancée and I have been trying to buy a house in Sydney for 2 years and the market is insane, on top of that, all properties go to auction which makes it even worse

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Yeah, I guess good news is it's starting to turn. Sydney prices have been dropping and it's become a buyers market slowly. Though still... it's astronomical compared to what other generations have paid. Hope you get something soon, mate.

[@petercare3756]

Except in hot markets, auctions are better for the buyer and not the seller. A far better way to sell a home is through a tender system.

[@bauboni]

Australia is not Sydney, move

[@jacelpobre]

Even though Australians complain a lot about the cost of living in this current economic situation. I am blessed to be living here, I want to slap my Aussie husband lol ☑️People ☑️Work culture ☑️Healthcare system ☑️Nature ☑️Immaculate surroundings ☑️Wages ☑️And more!!

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Haha do it anyway. I probably need one too as I complain about the place more than I probably should.

[@Big_chungis]

Go home we have enough muppets

[@Bellas1717]

@@AussieEnglishPodcastEspecially since you are so uninformed.

[@BradleyHewlett]

All going down hill

[@sirsillybilly]

Hey I love your backyard, it’s much nicer than mine … “ SHUT UP, I live here NOW “

[@Ken-f1q]

Don't forget the previous government sent over half a million people out of Australia when Covid hit. They had visas and after covid ended they returned along with those who had been issued visas to migrate here. The universities needed the foreign students to return in order to stay financially viable while businesses needed to replace workers they had lost. Coffee beans are in short supply because of severe drought in the major growing regions so prices have gone up around the world. The same with cocoa beans. If it's too expensive to buy coffee in a coffee shop make your own at home. People need to learn to live within their means. Our house prices are high for 2 reasons - not enough land being released and we have the largest average house size in the world. Why do you need a 4 or 5 bedroom house when you only have one or two children, or none? Why are people buying $1500 phones but whinge because they can't afford a house? In the last few years people have struggled with inflation and cost of living because their wages haven't kept pace. Guess who don't struggle? Billionaires like Gina Reinhardt who have doubled their wealth in the last few years and used every tax dodge to pay a lower rate of tax than most Australians.

[@izaacnelson340]

While Sydney’s is expensive, I think you underestimate how much of a hell hole the uk is right now

[@michaeltwomey6201]

The grass is always greener only here it is brown here! The cost of living here is no bed of roses either!!!! Keep this up Brits and we will accelerate to the recession we don't want or need😮😢🥺 No! The cost of living is out of control here.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Yep... it's ridiculous. And we're already in a per capita recession that's only being masked by mass migration. Hopefully things start getting better soon though

[@Bellas1717]

Funny, we don’t notice that. We have a mortgage, and that,s been the biggest change we’ve noticed, two service industry jobs, run two cars, but live close to a Metro so we often take that instead. We can buy fresh and very satisfying food to make meals for around $20 each for a family of four. We don’t need takeaway, we easily do our own pizzas etc and prefer those anyway. We have great phone plans (better than America our Reno’s tell us), our doctor bulk bills (we shopped around a bit). I guess it depends on what you expect and what you value.

[@michaeltwomey6201]

@Bellas1717 I am very happy to hear you are doing so well there. I on the other hand am living out of my car I was evicted from a family home by a group of lawyers acting on behalf of my greedy selfish brother who just wants it all for himself. Consequently he claims I owe all this back rent on a property that is supposed to be divided equally between us both!!!! I hope you keep myself in mind and all the other poor unfortunates out there across Australia? Thanks for your views🙂☺️😊

[@Bellas1717]

​ The basis of my comment was a response to the cost of living. My point was that a very reasonable living is still very achievable under quite ordinary circumstances. Your circumstances, of course, are the total opposite of ordinary, but they are not based in the cost of living. So while your comment is irrelevant to mine, I do have empathy for you and for others in dire situations. There are many times in the past where we didn't know how we would pay the next round of bills, especially when interest rates increased, when we had to choose between school shoes and the electricity bill. We had family to support us through that. My dad would appear with a book for me to read and he'd have tucked money in the pages, or some in a bag of oranges he brought for the kids; my BIL would give me a shift at his cafe to make some extra money. For us, the cost of living in the past has been worse than it is in the present. I'm sorry that your brother is the absolute opposite of supportive. That must just add so much distress to your situation. I hope that things work out for you.

[@57bananaman]

Lottie seems to be exaggerating the cost of train tickets in The UK. The example she gives is a day trip from Cambridge to London (about 50 Miles or 80 Kilometres each way) which she quotes as being £40. That sounds about right for someone just turning up at the railway station and buying a ticket but a typical commuter wouldn't be buying those tickets they would have a season-ticket and a monthly season-ticket valid from Cambridge to London costs slightly under £600. Not cheap, but a commuter would be taking the journey 15-20 times a month which brings the cost down to £30-35 per day ... plus they are valid at the weekends so leisure trips into London for whatever reason would bring the cost of each trip down even further. And very few of those commuters would have jobs that pay average, let alone minimum, wages .. they would be people with highly paid jobs in Central London, so a typical commuter from Cambridge to London wouldn't be working four hours to pay for their train ticket, they might not even be working one.

[@simonlee6688]

Many British workers are now wfh and now just get called into meetings.

[@VicodinElmo]

You’re making way more assumptions than she is though. If you leave all the variables out, that still doesn’t magically make £40 okay!

[@sirsillybilly]

Wow imagine if you just caught the train 24/7 then you could justify it even more AND save on rent.

[@celiov.junior56]

The thing is: Australia is quite a new country and have a lot of industries yet to be explored. The range of fully developed industries still very short. The "main" fields are health system, mining (and related engineering), hospitality and construction (plus related tradies) and more or less education, while in other developed (and "older") contries this range is way wider. So while the country needs more workforce with different skills to develop those industries at a short term, and also need these people to keep the consuming wheel spinning with spends and visas (that is also a money making machine), the goverment is failing in how to accomodate all these new arrivals, causing a high demand/low offer dynamic and as a result inflating the cost of living...

[@davidgarzon9191]

Honestly a place that charges you 40 AUD for a vegan/vegetarian sandwich does not deserve to be in business. At least in Melbourne, you find good meals ranging from 15 to 25. E.g. Chicken parma in most places is >$25 and

[@Bellas1717]

True. And pubs and clubs do great meals for really good prices, especially if you buy that day's special.

[@lightweightben]

The thing I noticed compared to London, is that the average restaurant is much better value in Melbourne. Cheaper and better quality food in a place you just walk in. Fine dining is better in London, but you pay double, and it’s like a once a year thing really. Melbourne has better food in places you can go every week.

[@stevengascoigne8627]

David it's still joke charging $30 for a bit of chicken pama and two slices of cheap bread...mind you coffee here in Paradise is the world's best by far😂❤

[@choppersghost5439]

Two words explains the cost of MANY things EVERYWHERE: Blackrock & Vanguard.

[@nsekma6780]

Finally, someone said the truth.

[@krh007]

From Perth born & bred but my wife is from Kent UK. She met me here 21yrs ago when she was travelling & rest is history. High wages, double income sees us in a large hse (land area 1,250m2) with pool, Bali style backyard, Dble garage & workshop with car hoist , parking for caravan & trailer & plenty of driveway parking for visitors. We worked hard & paid off our Mortage so debt free now & this year we travelled back to the UK & Europe for +6 wks using the train network. Could not believe how expensive everything is over there now & no wonder they are complaining. But the worse thing we noticed travelling was just too busy, too crowded & grumpy people especially retail trade & locals in general. Anything of interest tourist wise was drowned in sea of people & tourists were getting ripped off by money grabbing extortionist locals. We were paying AUD$20 for 2 coffees and they were what we consider smaller cup size & quality pretty bad. Cafe food was "very" pricey everywhere. After spending time London, Kent, Yorkshire & most of Europe getting back home to Perth was like a breath of fresh air (literally) and it rams home the high quality of life we live in WA and just how stunning Perth & WA is with what i consider up there with the best quality of lifestyle, best coast (13,000kms of it) , best beaches & best weather on the planet and i am not biased.

[@glennoc8585]

Lots of bs. You can buy a sandwich in London for £4 to £5. A beer in a pub is less than moat Aussie bars. Wage growth in the uk is higher. I lived in the uk for years...i have fond memories of pub beer gardens in spring summer and autumn. I worked the bar in a hotel in Cornwall and I was clearing glasses in the twilight at 10pm on warm evenings. Here in Adelaide in winter it's too cold to sit in the beer garden of my local pub and ive left work at 5pm and its dark in midwinter.

[@williamanthony915]

Everywhere is dark in midwinter, unless you're right on the equator.

[@paulmolloy4649]

In Sydney a large coffe is $4,50

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Lol don't tell Melburnians

[@Angus1966]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast About the same price as a schooner

[@PaxAlotin]

In Adelaide a bottle of wine is $3.50

[@RemnantM1]

@@Angus1966 And beer is much cheaper to produce then coffee!

[@sepic13]

That’s cheap tbh !!

[@inodesnet]

Eating out…. Sydney compared to other places recently. Tokyo and Japan - roughly 1/2 Australia US - roughly twice Australia if not eating at fast food and ensuring their minimum 20% tip Perfect example - had 1/2 Jerk chicken and cocktail in a nice bar in Austin, TX - cost AUD $105. Could have done it for cheaper but best comparison was Proud Mary. Proud Mary is from Melbourne and the prices are identical in terms of currency. But this make US roughly double…. USD $20 x 6.25% tax x 1.2 (tip) x 1.5 currency = $38 AUD Something on Melbourne menu marked AUD $20 all inclusive of tax will be USD $20 before the calculation above. My 2 months in the US last year cost roughly AUD $7,000 in eating out costs alone Australia is affordable compared to global - not to itself UK - eating out is certainly double in UK compared to Australia. Best to travel and you’ll see why only Central Europe and Japan are considered cheap among developed countries

[@philipwoodgate9555]

There is too much competition in the cafe market, soon there will be a massive adjustment in the industry, many cafes going broke. Also rents are too high.

[@jaidynb7407]

Wolst i love that people wana come to Australia, our housing crisis is to severe and adding more people instead of housing is not helping

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@jaidynb7407 I agree. People are so greedy and don't care about Australian people nowhere to live less housing, prices high will they live in paradise

[@magiclover9346]

Went to order an ice chocolate and a pancake breakfast through menu log from my local cafe here in Adelaide as a wake up surprise for my wifes birthday. Saw the price $40 was like nah. She would tell me off for spending that much on pancakes and a drink. When i finish work I'll just cook her a dinner. But i bet it's so expensive because rent and utils. Wages haven't gone up. I primarily work from home now and used to buy a coffee a day in the office in the city. No more, I don't get subsidised for childcare. $500 a month for 1 day a week for my daughter to attend early learning. Crazy expensive. I'm a high earner in a single income family. I earn double what most people do. However, that comes a a very big cost. Pay more tax than a dual income family bringing in the same ammount and dont get subsidised for anything. It actually makes us worse off than if I took a lower paying job and my wife went out and worked for minimum wage. Counting the days untill my daughter is school age but we're trying for a second so .... Also most people would tell me on my wage surely we could move closer to the city with good public school options. Not the case. I live 45 minutes out of Adelaide by car and over 75 by public transport

[@Staffo1972]

I live in NSW and in a country town i have been tryin OVER 5 years just to try and get a 2 bedroom non crappy joint unit and seems livin alone and a single person is soooo hard just to move. And these day fruit pickin is more done by machines these days, I rather live in Brit that here in Australia. Mean while i am born and raised here in Australia. I hate summer.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Yeah, I think it's pretty much impossible to buy a place now without being two people on the loan. We wouldn't have been able to get our place individually. It's just nuts

[@Staffo1972]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast Yeah even back when anyone and everyone can get a home loan when it was AT 0% I could not get a home loan at that time i could get a bank loan of 5 grand but that was it and these days it's a joke. Even though i would not try to get a loan at all, LOL savin money is a joke.

[@coraliemoller3896]

House prices in Sydney are always fluctuating, depending on changes to amenities and transport links. I live near the new Western Sydney airport which is currently under construction. Once all the road and rail infrastructure is in place and the airport opens for business, all the local properties in the lower income suburbs will become more valuable. Buyers will consider the knockdown-rebuild cost on a reasonably large block. Then property prices will start to move again. Now is the time to get in.

[@Slainte-Mhath]

Coffee Prices? I buy coffee beans wholesale and in the last 20 years the price has gone from $25 a kilo to $37, . The retail price of a coffee was $2.50 to $3. now it is around $4.50. Seems close to inline with bean prices. Most of the talk of bean prices increasing significantly is tabloid (TV) news or to use an often used statement "fake news". Biggest issue is the how hard it can be to find a good coffee.

[@rosewindman3802]

I'm so glad your back.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

haha good to be back, mate! Did you enjoy the vid?

[@PhansiKhongoloza]

You're.......

[@1969Risky]

Public transport in Sydney is slowly dying out with the advent of the light rail system which is privately run. The tolls on Sydney's roads are disgusting, we are the most tolled city in Australia. Housing, well the old 1/4 acre block life is pretty much gone but blocks of land now are pretty small & still expensive. Planners think that modern Soviet style of apartment blocks are the way to go but they keep forgetting about the infrastructure that's required. You need better water, sewerage, roads, electricity, access to public transport & most of those are severely outdated & can't cope. Not to mention when a developer builds on an old swamp like they did at Mascot Station where the blocks of units are unliveable due to subsidence. If you have the money to buy a house, you're lucky in Sydney, but renting is another story. The rents in Sydney are far too high & real estate agents are now doing background checks on applicants which is an invasion of privacy. Also too that landlords don't exactly maintain their properties. I'm first generation Australian (my family are from the UK & I do have a UK passport). My parents came out here by plane (not boat) & had a hard time from the locals. Pommy bashing was a big thing in the 1960's to the late 80's. Both my parents had qualifications but lets say that due to them being "Poms", they couldn't get the jobs they wanted. Both ended up working for the state govt departments. There was a lot of discrimination back then & even I who was born here copped it! Being called a Pommy Bastard at school & being teased for it wasn't fun! My parents were making decent money, not top money & were constantly knocked back by banks for a mortgage regardless that they had double the deposit needed for a mortgage back then. It wasn't until the mid-90's that banks slackened their rules. Migrating to Australia is a lot easier now than the 60's. A lot of migrants that came from Europe at that time were put up in Quonset huts or dormitories which gave them immediate housing but only for the short term. My parents were in a dorm for a few weeks before they found a house that they could rent. They lied that they were working at the time but eventually they found work. Today, technological advances these days mean that most can work from home so if you can do it, it'll be cheaper than commuting. If you are wanting to buy a house in Sydney, don't as the prices are highly inflated. You can still buy in a decent area on the Central Coast & South Coast of NSW. Not all the cafes & restaurants in these areas will charge you $40 for a vegan optioned sandwich! And why need a pool when you're only a couple of mins walk to the beach?

[@ihno2]

Moving to Australia vs moving to any country in Europe can also seem like a smart move in terms of looking for a calm place amidst seemingly global shitstorm. It is debatable whether this actually is a smart point to make in the long run, what with all the saber-rattling we already see in SE Asia, I mean, you never know, right? Still, I can definitely relate at the moment, 100%. Highly doubtful, of course, that this is something that drives absolute majority of the newly immigrating folks’ minds.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Yeah, i've a bad feeling things are going to get a lot worse. China's economy seems to be winding down, and now with the tariff threats from Trump, we might be in a lot of trouble if China stops buying as much gas, iron ore, etc from us. I think a lot of Australians will probably be looking to leave.

[@krishender]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast Hypothetically (if THAT were to be the case), where would be a better option in the world, for Australians (generally) to move to?!

[@Ted_bayly]

As an Australian living abroad and wanting to move back the cost of living and the housing shortage is a huge hurdle that makes it seem impossible. Even if I am able to land a job that pays enough how am I going to be able to find somewhere to live and pay the first month of rent and deposit before getting a pay check? The people moving to Australia now are extremely privileged.

[@djlow2398]

Most of the people I work with come from Britain. So many that they don't seem to concieve that we are actually of a different culture. But, I can't blame them for leaving that place.

[@williamanthony915]

What industry are you working in? Also is this in a major city like Sydney?

[@jimbrien1112]

I worked for a large retail company that hired a lot of managers from the UK 2011-2014.. they came here with a stuck up attitude and very class driven culture that was a very poor Fit ... no idea of Australian work place laws .. and they where also very rude obnoxious and had jealously syndrome on anyone that was perceived as wealthier or better off than them .... most left before they got there permanent residency that god ... nasty people with no idea of Aussie culture

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Wow, that's crazy. I didn't think they were still so classist like that. Thought it was an old thing from the past.

[@jimbrien1112]

These where high paying jobs 130-160k a year ... and yes I was horrified by there attitudes ... the Welsh guys/gals where great and made the cut not the British ones .. some just disappeared and went home ..

[@glennoc8585]

Yeah some brits in higher paid jobs are very stuck up and look down on lower paid workers. I think because higher education is seen as more of a social climb not just a nice career with higher pay.

[@seanlander9321]

Woolworths?

[@inodesnet]

So to provide accurate comparison…. (Menus are online) Proud Mary Collingwood vs Proud Mary Austin Texas Potato Hash Collingwood AUD $26 Austin USD $18 18 x 0.065 tax 1.2 (min tip) x 1.5 currency = AUD $34.50 Although in practice most things worked out double, this is a more accurate like for like albeit compared a city that is cheaper than Sydney’s closer US sister city of San Francisco which is so expensive regular people need to sleep in their cars

[@TheFishman3226]

I want to move to the UK from Australia. So much closer to Europe (without the cost) and housing in rural areas is more affordable comparative to distance to major cities. Whilst the weather is better here overall, very much over 40+ degrees at times. Yeah you can do stuff outdoors in summer but you could seriously die. It also feels in Australia that there is no real plan to make things better longer term in terms of housing costs or cost of living.

[@yuhuitong7717]

I support Brits migrating to AU, because I don't want Asia society to be expanding that fast anymore, I am East Asian myself, but I hope the migrants portion of AU to be more even.

[@sturmbrecher88]

The costs of maintaining these large houses must be through the roof especially if you've had to clean the pools every summer.

[@graceomakada5082]

Australia is expensive but anyone from the US or UK may appreciate other like safety, weather, health care etc.

[@glennoc8585]

Safety?

[@graceomakada5082]

@glennoc8585 Its relative not 100% safe

[@felicitydeikos5250]

Health care???? Yeh, if you don't have tons of money or private cover.......you will get either: not seen by a doctor or rejected completely!

[@graceomakada5082]

@@felicitydeikos5250 If you live in America, Australia is better.

[@williamanthony915]

@@felicitydeikos5250 Are you seriously not insured? I've been paying for private health insurance my whole life, even when I worked in fast food. Give up the coffee and alcohol and you'll be able to afford private health insurance.

[@carmen47freixas96]

I have been here since 1961, at age 14, now at 78, OZ is not the same place any more. the whole world is the same, I am on a pension and live pension to pension not a nice feeling, i go without lots of things, once my car dies, no more car. I am old, does not matter, there has never been a Community in OZ, I eat out once a week with my friend same situation.. I had good life, happy, simple, beautiful parents, great hubby, all gone, because of inheritance... I am in this situation.

[@ninjaskeleton6140]

Just googled Cambridge to London, it’s roughly the same distance as Melbourne to Geelong, slightly further. $80/£40 for a train trip of that distance is nuts.

[@lightweightben]

Yep, I was so shocked at how cheap it was the first time I went Melbourne to Geelong, it cost me like $8, whereas a similar distance London to Brighton was around £30, or $60. That was about a decade ago - now it’s $10 return to Geelong and nearly £40 for the London to Brighton journey and that train is cancelled or late 95% of the time (it’s the opposite statistic Melbourne to Geelong!)

[@richardv-i8s]

Brits have been coming to Australia since the past so many centuries ..maybe they did slowed down after the 50s ..but they are original founders of the country anyway 😂😂

[@estebanmunoz7486]

Yes. From all the ethnic groups and nationalities, I think Brits is the best you can get… like your cousins or half-brothers…

[@Archers2005]

A lot of people are earning minimum wage or close to it and these days it doesn't even cover basic needs whilst living in shared house with 11 strangers who don't necessarily speak English. That's in London I mean. I've been there so I'm speaking from experience. When I moved to London at the age of 18 I had about 50% of disposable income of what I earned. Around the year 2021 my earnings didn't cover basics so disposable income was in the negative. Every day struggle to just make it to the next months. Many people had to turn to food banks which had an increase from 25000 regular user in 2018 to 1 million in 2022. That should say it all. Not to mention NHS going to complete shithole with 3 years wait for specialist appointment or a surgery is a norm and crime being on the raise drastically. I'm glad to be here down under

[@real_martian]

I'm from Poland and moving to Australia is my big dream, however I know it's far from possible to realize 😭Them lucky Brits...

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Hey mate, nothing's impossible. Just learn what you need to do online and prepare and I'm sure you'll make it here!

[@real_martian]

@AussieEnglishPodcast thanks man 🙏 I'll do my best

[@8monday0110]

@@real_martian know many poles who moved here, im confident you can do it!! they have said their lives improved a lot

[@real_martian]

​@@8monday0110 thanks a lot :) I'm still a teen so have a long way to go, but I hope I'll make it someday!!

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@real_martian you already have a beautiful country called Poland. Be thankful you have a country. Just stay there

[@inodesnet]

The statistic that is often used at 10:32 always claims to cover the world but only includes certain Anglo cities (only 94 cities from 8 countries are included which barely can be conclusive). Mercer has some more comprehensive statistics and regards London as being significantly more expensive to live than Sydney. Londoners are not as wealthy and general cost of living (aside from groceries) are significantly more. Energy in particular is much more costly being roughly double the price across the board as in Australia.

[@amaknusa9212]

Yet about 7,000 per year move back to the Uk, and half move back with in 5 Years. Currently those figures would have changed in the last year or so (not for the better), it's just a matter digesting livability, and moving past the "something new" euphoria, as we all experience when we are on vacation.

[@davidjohnpaul333]

The UK is just as expensive

[@caravanlifenz]

My parents are British and they migrated out to New Zealand. It was an odd choice at the time because in the 80s and 90s, the UK was so rich while NZ was so poor. But the UK has been declining since then and the wealthy Brits keep leaving while illegal migrants keep arriving. They're spending billions on migrant hotels at the expense of spending money on schools and hospitals. The UK is rapidly rotting. It makes sense the young and the wealthy are leaving. My British friend wants to leave the UK but he has health problems so he can't apply for a visa for AU/NZ/Canada/US. The poor and unhealthy are trapped there.

[@williamanthony915]

Trust me, the British government is over-spending on hospitals. The NHS is the 7th largest employer in the world, beaten only by the likes of Amazon, and the Indian Ministry of Defence. British hospitals are terrible because they are run entirely by the government, unlike Australia where we have plenty of private hospitals. While Australia is coming 2nd in many aspects of healthcare, such as cancer survival, the UK is coming last out of every OECD country. The NHS is a black hole which receives more government funding every year while producing worse results. It's not a money problem. It's because it's government run, which means the workers have no incentive to actually do a good job.

[@danielhicks7626]

It's harder to manage your money in UK, most people are paid monthly. In Australia more people are paid weekly and i've found it easier to manage bills and expenses. I've also had access to more hours and overtime in Australia. I've lived in Australia since 2010.

[@felicitydeikos5250]

Sure you get paid fortnightly, but what's the point if the money all goes in " two days" ? Because it's very expensive here? You just cannot save money anymore!

[@hamzahsayang]

Sounds more like 'I want to live in Australia instead of England' followed by a bunch of illogical bullshit reasons.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

hahaha tell us what you really think :D

[@bobgreen3208]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast our history as Australia tells us what they thought

[@hamzahsayang]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast As a North Queenslander, that's all I give anyone. We don't hide what we think or feel. Got more bloody Poms here than any other group, and all they do is bitch about everything and complain about the other people moving here. Hell, half our bloody politicians are from there (and don't we all wish they'd piss off back there too).

[@JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan]

Hello Pete Smissen of ​@@AussieEnglishPodcast, I’m a big fan of you and your KZbin channel!

[@Roz-y2d]

Not really, people go to OZ because of the weather, as they have since the sixties. It’s that simple. Then some come back coz they can’t stand the heat.🤣

[@sepic13]

Just came back from holiday UK !! Place is horrible and run down especially when I was in liverpool !! And weather is depressing as fk !! Don’t start me on demographic in some cities!! You guys are in trouble

[@FilipinoInAustralia]

I live in a remote country small town of Queensland, & the rental houses in here $200 weekly 2 bedrooms, to be honest is not liveable. My friend bought a $260k 2-bedroom house & oh my goooshh, the house is like similar to that of 3rd world countries!

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

I'd be amazed if you could find anything anywhere in Australia for 260k now that's liveable.

[@triskaideka13]

You want "environment friendly" but you also want cheap? That's not how it works. You're doing this to yourselves.

[@JingleJangleJam]

All the services in Australia are under strain as a result of the lowering of taxes of corporate Australia for fifty years mate, that's a large part to do with it. Australia used, for example, to be able to fund 80% of its universities, now it only funds in the area of 20-40%. As a result, universities have to find their funding through private investments, and to do that, a large part is funded by migrating students. Property prices are due to mismanagement and privatization of public housing again - what the government built as affordable public investments in the property market in the past, is sold at upwards of half to a few million dollars, since private property markets have caused an inflation bubble on housing to make more money as the private sector is wont to do. It's not a population problem is many houses and properties are, for instance, standing vacant with nobody even occupying business in them, since nobody wants to pay the price to enter into thee property bubble artificially created by the speculation of a rampantly greed filled private investment bubble gone awry, trying to fund everybody's retirement by permanent passive income of high rental prices on thee hardest working people in society. Fortunately reforms to these private inequities in our economic system are in our own hands, as building housing at an effective price to buy is purely a democratic problem of arranging public investment again, as we actually have, a limitless amount of land in one of the lowest population densities on the planet, a mere 30 million is a drop of water compared to the US or any other major population, it's not improbable that the problems to do with building more housing are due to market inefficiency, flaws, corruption and failures.

[@williamanthony915]

Public housing has never helped anyone ever in the world. If you want socialism, move to North Korea. We don't want socialism in Australia.

[@sirsillybilly]

A positive about the influx of Brits under duress is their loutish loud attitude has been put in check a bit. One piece of advise, walking around with your shirt off when you’re not coming or going to the beach is as you would say VERY Chav ! Respect local cultures too thanks.

[@PhansiKhongoloza]

Tell Bon Scott, Malcolm and Angus Young as well as all the BeeGees and Colin Hay.. Oh and Olivia Newton-John.....

[@stoneycc2817]

Why are they coming here, when the skilled aussie workers are leaving here?

[@felicitydeikos5250]

Cost of living here is dangerous!

[@peterware5173]

You need a trade or to earn good money to live in Australia.

[@glennoc8585]

It's been like that for decades. No high paid laboring jobs in Australia since the large scale manufacturing industry collapsed. Really only the car industry paid well and some bush jobs like truckies and shearers. Low skilled workers work Long hours often in searing heat to get somewhere.

[@peterware5173]

@glennoc8585 I worked as a tradesman and made good money my girlfriend was a registered nurse she earned similar money life was great there but to expensive now.

[@blackridgeproductions2738]

Canada has got you beat. Our country is a joke right now when it comes to immigration. It is devastating.

[@williamanthony915]

Nah Australia has more immigration. Check the numbers.

[@coraliemoller3896]

Electricity costs increase when the cost-efficient coal-fired power stations are replaced by somewhat intermittent renewable energy from solar farms and wind turbine installations. That is just the cost of political choices that avoid nuclear energy. Electricity price hikes add costs to every stage in production and transportation. No-one seems to consider that all the Net Zero policies automatically add to the cost of living. The only ones who benefit are the global investors in renewable energy projects who receive subsidies paid by taxpayers. Voters get what they vote for.

[@simonlee6688]

Housing is incredibly awful in London. Wages are better in London. Petrol cheaper in Aus. Food cheaper in UK. More jobs and better jobs in London. Housing did it. Leaky old homes sold by someone older who bought it for pennies. I took a pay cut and upgraded from one bed to 3 bed with cleaner air.

[@audreywright66]

I dont have an issue with migration I do have an issue with people that bring conflicts from their homeland here. I thought they came here to escape conflict.

[@johnstopford9633]

Welcome to Australia. Hope you like our country we will be in your situation in like 20 or so years. Governments around the world are hell bent to ruining every nation.

[@rl7586]

I’m from Germany 🇩🇪 and I wouldn’t live in UK either Nowadays Germany is bad news as well Luckily came to Australia 🇦🇺 in 1982 Brits could come to Australia till 1973 Without Visa and live here. Property Market is out of control Still nothing beats Australia if you own your own home Greetings from FNQ On the Atherton Tableland near Cairns Buy your Coffee when its 1/2 price At Woolies and grind your own Good bless you

[@Roz-y2d]

You’re delusional!

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@rl7586 not sure why you leave Germany. Germany is a beautiful country and you left that. What a shame

[@JeanMarcLentini]

Germany use to be a good country,finished now with all the influx of Islamic people who don't assimilate.

[@edbop]

The UK has a long history of sending their worst to Australia, some things don't change.

[@dudleymills1427]

The cleverer scallywags would wangle a free trip, free food and lodgings with on the job training, thereby avoiding the deadly long drop.

[@Neuvalence]

Thumbnail is diabolical 💀

[@simonlee6688]

Rent in Sydney is way way cheaper than London. A studio flat in London can be $3000 pcm. And that's without council tax!

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@simonlee6688 I disagree with you. Rent in Sydney is high and people work 2 jobs just to survive.

[@rl7586]

Avocado mixed with Egg and pickles On 🥖

[@zurichxxd]

After watching Aussie cops viciously beat up random people during covid, I really wonder. These people must be labour supporters. I wouldn't go near Australia.

[@WayneManifesto]

Those coffee stats are wrong, they make lots. it's all profiteering

[@TobiasBritton-j9j]

Good to hear my Pom"s are comeing down under , praise the lord. Long live England an the Common Wealth. Open the flood gates better then the refugees were getting now.

[@KymHammond]

17:13 Who are these Australians😮 1in 10 might have an above ground pool from Kmart but in ground - nah! Do they all live in Sylvania Waters?

[@jaidynb7407]

Yes i have a house, but many of my mates are struggling to find them so maybe just let people born here get housing before people that come here

[@realvipul]

au is expensive but it is worth it for a brit considering the uk climate where they get 4 sunny days in a year plus many brits aversion for migrants in the uk. they had riots recently

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Yeah, I haven't experienced their weather. I can imagine it gets pretty depressing

[@nsekma6780]

Ironic! Out of all places, the Brits choose a multicultural country as Australia 😂.

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

If British move here the prices will go up and less housing for Australian people

[@sarahclaireclaire7586]

Bonus money

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

lol for the Aus gov or for her? haha

[@sarahclaireclaire7586]

Both..😂

[@bobgreen3208]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast getting paid from youtube. so you get pre or post conversion rate?

[@BaoKimshi]

I'm a simple being, i saw the English flag, i clicked.

[@ojn0071]

While backpackers from other countries still need to do farm work, and student visas and work visas have become more stringent, the British have received much preferential treatment. I can't think of any other possibility for this kind of differential treatment except skin color.

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Well to be fair, there are plenty of brits who aren't white. I'd say it's more the close relationship Aus has with Britain and that there'll be a higher proportion of highly trained / educated individuals moving here to get jobs, which is what we should want ideally. Britain can pay for the education and they can get jobs here and start paying taxes straight away haha

[@bobgreen3208]

@@AussieEnglishPodcast ha ha haa... you speak aussie but do you know it? ha ha british... ha ha convicts... ha ha

[@aaronleung8809]

Happy days more native Brits please

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Hehehe

[@jnx2850]

Na mate. Keep them out.

[@WayneManifesto]

Make audio louder

[@ryanhentschke9090]

Because they see the Muslim conflict coming and Australia has a much lesser threat.

[@Roz-y2d]

It’s quite a lot, but are other countries doing the same? And why are you annoyed that people with an Australian parent can move to Australia? I’ve heard that people are leaving Australia because it’s turning into a dictatorship. Any truth in this?

[@hikurukutai]

Good keep them over there

[@rl7586]

You can live a lot cheaper than that girl

[@ARBueno100]

Quieren reconquistar la isla 😂

[@Hyyppaa-_-]

Aussie Bateson

[@chromia9589]

"Record numbers"

[@shanegates678]

This is all just retrospective justification of escapism.

[@gabz2803]

why would they? Australia is still under the commonwealth, they are going to bring all those laws here regardless lol cost of living will rise here since Americans economy is failing

[@chriswharton]

Fine by me.

[@massive_eggo]

waaa its cold here moves to aus waa its to hot such a bunch of .................

[@glennoc8585]

It gets cold in Southern Australia in winter

[@algardaus]

Try not to bring your dystopian wokery with you, we already have enough of our own

[@TheLegitHardTruth]

We're full. Stay away. 😂

[@lincolnhodge2371]

when did we start calling them Brits? everyone I know and hear that speak them call the POM's . sorry i have a broken eph key have to limit me words or create other ways

[@mamelucoderribado]

I think the british are coming dude

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@mamelecoderribado I hope not. Please God.

[@gwailou9003]

The more Brits we have in Australia the better! At least they will strengthen our culture not dilute it

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@gwailou9003 nah, there will be more problems like their country.

[@LucidLuci666]

I dont mind poms, Americans on the other hand...

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@LucidLuci666 I don't, both can stay in their lovely country and be grateful

[@tropicaussie4572]

One reason is because Australia still presents itself internationally as a quasi British Outpost instead of an actual independent country by maintaining British colonial ensigns for flags and a British Head of State (King Chuk) , so many Brits feel like they're moving out to the colonies under the sun instead of another country 😢.(I've been in UK for the last month and can't wait to get home)

[@Roz-y2d]

Charming! Why did you visit during the bad weather? Was it just so you could insult us? Or did you want a break from the dictatorship that OZ has become?

[@glennoc8585]

Why go in winter you'll be a whinging Aussie

[@NeilWilliams-s8r]

It seems that way .....doesn't it ? A lot of poms think Australia still their little colonies. And what worse australian incouurage this kind of behaviour on so many levels And condictry as this may sound my fathers family were Brits. Differences are he fought for the Australian army and not a pommy one .T he thing I find not fair they come here for a sea change .And not because your life or your family life in danger from.war or famine.or government tryrany because its not so .And this should applie to other countries who are first world countries too..

[@glennoc8585]

@tropicaussie4572 should go in summer to the uk. Southern Australia is cold in winter I would advise tourists to come then

[@NeilWilliams-s8r]

​@@Roz-y2d oh please give us a break. Its a fair comment .Brits come here because they think Australia is a quasi Britain. And this is from a person from British (my dads side ),anyway they come expecting their little English ways to go.on .ie expect chuck and Billy joy to be head of state grovelling to to the Brits on.cetain things .I DONT nessacary blame the poms on this 85% is the fault of Australian s childish sickaphant attitude.