Top 10 Reasons NOT to Move to Australia (BRITISH REACTION)
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Top 10 Reasons NOT to Move to Australia (BRITISH REACTION)
G'day Mat my name is John i live in Newcastle NSW Australia... I like your enthusiasm for Australia.. this video was done by an American who's talking out of his ass.. No Aussies are leaving in mass.. and the fewer Americans who retiring here the better... Keep up the good work 👍
Sydney Girl here... isolated never, grateful we are away from Europe and USA. I feel safe. The weather, Sydney is now very humid in summer. The Internet is good, I have no issues face timing my international friends, issues years ago, not now. The 1st I have heard, we are the worse drivers in the world. I believe the Fed Govt now has 10 free visits per year, with a psychologist. Immigration. I cannot live anywhere overseas for longer than 3 months unless sponsored by an employer, or marry? I feel very lucky I am Australian. Thankful the cruel British exported my Irish ancestor for stealing a shoe in the 1840s. I am sure my ancestor's life was ruined by being deported in shackles. His many ancestors are forever grateful.
If I was related to the narrator I would move to Australia and change my phone number.
😄🤣
Because Australia is such a big country, you can choose any climate you like. We have cool to cold areas in the mountains and in Tasmania. There are arid dry climates in the deserts, warm and humid sub tropical areas, hot and humid climates in the far North like Darwin,
Cairns and Townsville. We have virtually every climate except Arctic level cold. ( We don’t want that anyway.) As for feeling isolated, it’s great. Makes our country feel exclusive to us.
The difference between an Australian and a Brit is that we think 200 years is a long time and they think 200 miles is a long way 🇭🇲
I always find it amusing that all of these “why Australia is crap” videos are done by people with very odd accents who have probably never been here. I live in Melbourne … we have seasons.. chilly winters and warm dry heat summers… not many people live in Coober Pedy and even then, it is built for the heat. We Aussies are used to the rest of the world being a plane trip away… we don’t miss it as it is how we grew up. You don’t miss what you never had. We love our space. The time zones for those of us who work in international roles, build that in to how we do business. Just like any shift work. The internet is not bad here… so sick of hearing that boring talking point … no data cap on my plan… total bollocks from this whiny American dude. If you go swimming in an area where the signs says don’t swim… we’ll what do you expect. I have never seen a croc… most spiders aren’t deadly, if in the country the locals will give you a heads up in what risks are in the area. Bad drivers??? Wow that is a reach.. I have driven in the US and in Asia and those drivers were at best creative. Expensive? How are you factoring this in? Are you adding the free health care even for visitors? Or the fact we pay our workers and you don’t need to tip every one so they can earn a living wage? Places close early? Sure in Brisbane or in the country. Melbourne & Sydney have 24 hour everything… also because our workers are paid well, it is expensive to keep shops open all night that don’t receive the customers… at Christmas because people are shopping there are most shops open extended hours. We don’t have a massive population shopping all night. There are good therapists here so that talking point is rubbish. There are programs for men to seek help via beyond blue or lifeline and employers have an employee support line for free therapy etc… glad it is difficult for immigrants.. like this guy with the annoying accent and bad view of Australia… we don’t want him lol…
Totally agree with everything you said, Melbourne here. Feeling isolated and lonely? What on earth is he on about?🤔 Oh a car went passed, a friend popped in today, talking to neighbour yesterday - lonely for what, the USA, no thanks lol. My daughter re work has travelled to USA, Canada, Ireland re work, she never complained about the distance, I remember her mentioning jet lag one lol.
And most of what he was um, er untrue 😝🤨😜 .
The Savvy Shopaholic….100% agree with you!
Yep,ya nailed it!
Dunno what crap this bloke is on about. Agree with all you said.
I've said this before, this video (mainly because it has been made by an American) is a complete load of horsesh*t. I find it hilarious that an American can talk about poor healthcare for starters. I get the strict rules for immigration, but for those born in Commonwealth countries, becoming an Australian citizen is alot easier that most others. And of course the old chestnut line that "most things are trying to kill you" , when in the USA they have deadlier creatures that can interact with you more easier than here, and most people are armed with guns and can kill you. The internet thing has also been done to death, I have a 100Mbs fibre-to-the-house connection that has never dropped out. Finally, to say no one can live in central Australia is ridiculous, our indigenous peoples have lived there successfully for thousands of years.
Yep what they said 🤦🏼♀️🤣
Moved here from Scotland in 1980. I've never felt isolated - too many things to explore here! As for bush fires - I've lived in the Blue Mountains (high bushfire area) for 30 years. In 2013 the town I live in lost a tenth of its homes in 90 minutes during a fire. Everywhere has its downside and upside! The upside of living here is the wilderness & wildlife.
My mum immigrated here from Scotland at 68 years old & became an Australian citizen as soon as she could because she wanted to die as an Australian. She loved the lifestyle and the country. She went through bushfires and reckoned that it was worth it.
I live in Perth and have noticed it's only those who don't live here permanently think it's isolated . It might seem weird but most of my friends and family live in West Australia, so the fact it's a long way from Europe or America is immaterial. Edit - Australia's road deaths per 100 000 is 5.3, US road deaths per 100 000 is 12.4 . So we can't be that bad .
The American doing the video is an idiot and completely wrong with most of it.
Exactly! We just love our gadgets, including dash cams, so we share footage a lot! ✌🏼
I love Perth, never lived there, but visited a few times from the East Coast, if I could choose a number 1 city to live in Perth would be top of the list, Melbourne and Sydney are down the bottom.
Macman; what you grew up with is your normal. I grew up in Darwin and understand that long distances are something that are a fact of life.
Today it is 41 degree here (Adelaide)
I quite enjoy the heat, just stay indoors if you have the choice and take care from the sun 😊
The mental health is more avaible than he makes it appear, you can talk to your doctor, and they can put up on a mental health care plan, which offers several cheap or free sessions (depends on psycologist as there's usually be a 'gap fee' of $10 or $20 or something, however there are a few bulk-bill psycologist that can fully cover it)
I live here and I can't stand the warm weather. But I do live in Victoria and I love rain and storms.
I've seen a few people react to this exact video now and it makes me cringe every time 😬🤦♀️ so many mispronounced words and incorrect facts! I just can't!
Do enjoy watching your reactions though! Keep up the good work 🙃👌
We emigrated to Perth in 1976 and I love it. It's great fun to do the Nullarbor. I'd say more but frankly, American cultural human rights abuses don't deserve a response.
I love Tasmania because we get genuine seasons. Give me the cool over the hot for everyday living. I've never felt isolated because I've travelled a lot - as do many Australians. Apparently our internet speeds are slower than other places but it's not bad and my internet is certainly reliable. I don't know why we have a reputation for bad driving - it's not justified, as you explained.
We have seasons in South East Queensland, too! Summer and not-summer (which is about 3 weeks across June/July) 🤣 The comparison of internet speeds doesn't work because it compares to countries where 95% of the population have nothing and the richest 5% have super-fast access, so as a country they are rated as faster.
Crocodiles are not found all over Australia.
Florida have Alligators not Crocodiles. A good tip if you see two Crocodiles fighting, just give ‘em a Yank.
I'm biased as an australian, of course, I love living in melbourne, but as a country we're far from perfect, like living anywhere it's a give and take.
If I could live wherever I like, it would be somewhere on the southern island of New Zealand, where my family is from, but mostly because of nostalgia, AUS is a great country.
Like others commenting, I live in Western Australia. I don’t feel isolated all and I live 3 hours away from Perth. My internet speed is not as bad as the video implies. Sure, there are faster speeds around the world but I actually don’t need anything faster. It might take a whole second longer to stream something but she’ll be right. Poor mental health services is just bullshit (personal experience) and people do talk about it. The video is 10 items of crap.
His mental health comments are bullshit . We do discuss our problems with our mates. There are plenty of competent health professionals.
Internet speeds in Australia are fine with very little interruption, in fact I have more problems with my satellite TV reception which may be interrupted by passing storms, maybe once every three to four months. Internet speed is more than fast enough except if you live in a few remote places.
I have a Potential Boyfriend who lives in a town about an hours drive south of Cairns. We've known each other since our teens, he started Liking me in our early 20's. Due to the fact that he's always been a Quiet, somewhat Shy Geek of a Gentleman and I've always been a bit of a Firery, Kooky Lady it took over decade for me feel the same. We let each other know in a typical Aussie way. He Checked Me Out and then I looked away for a moment as if to say "Why thank you kind sir." Then I Checked Him Out and watched him Light Up Like A Christmas Tree. I'd never seen him so excited. Unfortunately He had a couple of fears to overcome before anything could happen between us. He was working on them when Covid hit. He only lives about an hours drive away, but we haven't seen each other since. We'll be seeing each other again in May. When we're together things just seem to click between us. He's Liked Me for too long for me to think I'll have lost Him. I'm starting a third comment.
Oh, we have a troll. Can't you leave our Scottish lad alone please.
Okay the heat can be full on yes, but A/C and swimming help.
Haha, I've never felt isolated lol
I feel safe lol
Our internet is fast and cheep here, so I'm not sure.
Our animals are cool.
His voice isn't lol 😂
We might go overseas, but we are returning boomerangs. We are really pleased to get home. We are quite happy living here.
Don’t know of any of us aussies who feel “isolation” as. negative thing
I call “bull” on a few of those things…..
1. Bad drivers:- I find that in general we have good drivers, yes there are some bad ones but like you I have been to Thailand and was terrified when out in traffic.
2. Mental health:- I live in Brisbane, and over the past few years there has been a push regarding mental health. Through your GP you can get 5 free visits to a psychologist per year and it is not that expensive to see a psychiatrist/psychologist.
3 slow internet/cost:- I pay $50 per month and that is unlimited. So the narrator didn’t really do good research.
4 Weather:- as I said I live in Brisbane and normally our summers average around 30-35c. It just depends on the humidity and mostly it is manageable. I lived in Adelaide for awhile and it can get to 40c but it is a dry heat that is easier to tolerate than the moist heat up here in Brisbane.
Australia is a beautiful country with wonderful, warm, honest people.
Australia is so big with varying terrain you can choose where ever suits Snow hail rain cold heat wet tropics dry red deserts salt flats bays land locked lakes waterfalls we got it all!
This bloke has it wrong about isolation, we Aussies are quite happy here sitting down under
I tend to get sick when it's too hot, I have to be careful about hydration or I might even faint. Even if I'm well hydrated it can really sap me of my strength and energy levels. My Grandma immigrated from Finland, she had that problem too. My Mum, brother and I inherited that from her. The only thing I love about summer is the fruit. I live in The Atherton Tablelands which is up a mountain range behind Cairns. We usually have much cooler temperatures than the coast. The last couple of summers have actually been fairly comfortable. We had some terribly hot temperatures this year though. It's finally cooled down again in the last couple of weeks though. Just before I decided to go to Cairns for The day and hang out in a nice air-conditioned Shopping Centre for the day. Usually I can feel the difference upon coming back home, unfortunately it was equally hot last time. I'm starting second comment.
I stayed in the Atherton Tablelands in 2006 (a few weeks after cyclone Larry) and visited Paronella Park. Even though the landscape wasn't looking her best, it was still one of the most beautiful places I've seen.
I’m a Finn and live in Brisbane. I do enjoy our summers just not the humidity and look forward to winter and enjoy those cold days/nights
The breathalyzers takes 5 minutes and then they send you on your way
Internet depends totally on where you are in the country... Due to the tyranny of distance, the further you are from a major city, the worse the internet becomes. I am in Brisbane and have Gigabit internet speeds.... Of course, the same tyranny of distance makes moving ahead with the rest of the world adopting electrified vehicles much more of a challenge. To create the infrastructure required for recharging is a monumental undertaking. It will take us a lot longer to create not only the charging infrastructure, but also the required energy generation facilities.
There is no way Aussies feel trapped or isolated. Fuck me, just because we don't live in each other's pocket doesn't mean we are isolated or lonely, we embrace it!
Isolated? Sure it is a long way, but Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne have direct flights to Los Angeles. All mainland cities have direct flights to Asia, and one-stop flights to Europe, Asia and USA. Perth has a direct flight to London. Just one or two flights and you can be almost anywhere.
Australia DID lose a war against the Emu's... more Emu's have been killed by accident than were killed during the Emu war >.
What a blatantly American perspective. We don’t feel isolated and we are really close to Asia. Most Australians would feel confined and claustrophobic if everything was closer. I absolutely love my country. We cope with the over 40 days by staying in shade or inside in the heat of the day. This sounds like very patronising rubbish so by all means don’t come if you don’t want to. We can enjoy ourselves without missing you at all.
10. Coober Pedy. The reason our skin cancer rate is so high is because of the thinner ozone layer as you go further south.
9. No we're not packed together like the US, but the examples he gave of 'big cities' are specifically capital cities. There are many cities in between and lots of towns/settlements between those as well. As you go further inland, you will see less and less habitation.
8. Time zones are a thing everywhere.
7. Can't really speak for internet. Ours is only 50mbps(there are faster plans available), but unlimited data for 80 bucks a month. Never had a problem with connection, and never had an issue with the speed. I'm not a heavy user though, apart from media streaming. The more remote you are, the sketchier the network access is though.
6. The drop bear is Australia's fiercest, most notorious predator. Never, I repeat, never try to engage one. If you are close enough to one to see it, you may as well put your head between your legs and kiss your backside goodbye.
5. Yeah... That was an American telling us that... 🙄
4. It is expensive, but so is anywhere. Let me just put it this way, as the video was made by an American, every employer pays their workers here. That means if you're waiting tables, you're earning a wage. Tip jars are only here for loose change people couldn't be bothered to put back in their wallet.
3. Outside the capital cities, most shops close between 6 and 9, but once again, people get paid a proper wage here. Working outside normal work hours means employers need to pay extra for allowances. Same as working on a public holiday.
2. Our health care system, I believe, is one of the best. But I will admit all specialists, not just MH, are very expensive and difficult to get in to. There are multiple free services available for assistance though.
1. We don't just let any Joe Bloe into our country.
The Department of Transport in Australia you probably wait 10 minutes
All of these things might be shit to an American (which are the only people who seem to make these videos), we still as a whole have a WAY better way of life……
I appreciated your feedback on this video fella….you’ve done this Aussie proud, and would accept you as an Aussie!
He isn’t an Aussie and he is wrong. We do not feel isolated and alone, we don’t even notice that no other Countries are stuck to us. Many of us do holiday overseas but that is curiosity. The best part of leaving is coming in to land at home. I have lived in the desert for two years. Twice it went to 56C so we stayed inside,we got used to anything over 40C. You can hit 44C in Melbourne at the cold end and once it snowed on Christmas Eve when I moved there. In Summer.
Sydney has not been in the top 5 Cities. It did get into the top 10 once in 7 years that Melbourne came first. We do have fires and floods, we are in La Niña right now so floods. El Niño is a bigger chance of fires. Pick where you live, don’t choose a flood plain or surround yourself with trees. We know to keep our gutters clean. I choose to have a home that will not burn and I have family members who want to live in the Bush. They put water tanks under their house and if a fire comes they press a button and water sprinklers come out of their roof and spray the whole house. In 20 years they haven’t needed them. If you live here just remember sunscreen,a shirt and a hat. I still forget all of those unless we are having a full day outside.
It takes two hours to fly from Sydney or Melbourne to New Zealand and 6 hours from Perth but that is crossing our Continent first. It isn’t long to go to most Countries near us. I have been to America 3 times and Canada 3 times. Where we are doesn’t stop us going to where we want to go. I have been to KL, Fiji, Singapore, Korea and Japan, never went because of isolation.
I have had enough of that ignorant, arrogant American. He can go home and get shot. I moved from Melbourne to Country QLD and my Internet is great. I have had one car accident that left not even any paint off either car, I was doing 5 kilometre’s an hour when she just stopped because she realised the street we had just passed was hers. She forgot where she lived and I almost missed her altogether.
Housing prices in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide have already started going down. I don’t know about Hobart but Sydney was always up there, it won’t change much. Covid made this happen in many Countries and when 15,000 expats come home because they were safer here. They bought everything for sale. I cannot stand people like him. He could find real things to be talking about, nowhere is perfect. There is an American woman who lives in Sydney who does video’s. She is now married to her Australian husband and she was tired of being told how much it costs to live in Sydney or anywhere in Australia. She chose matching Supermarket chains here and in America. She saved a good deal of money shopping here than in America.
I also have PTSD and I have treatment for it. She is always booked out but I had a really bad week because my heart went into Atrial Fibrillation. In my family that usually ends with a heart transplant and I have refused to go there or dead. My husband called yesterday and I just got home from seeing for an hour for free. We have a really good mental health system. We get warning if something might upset us on the news. With phone numbers to call if you need to talk. I don’t think he was accepted to immigrate. We have a big shortage of Tradies right now so they will be on the immigration list.
Point #9 of the original video is hilarious. There is a running joke for everybody that lives in Darwin (NT) that it is cheaper and easier to fly internationally than it is to fly domestically. Jakarta in Indonesia and Alice Springs (NT) are about the same distance from Darwin.
By the way , crocodiles are only a problem if you are idiotic enough to swim , camp right next to , or wade through estuaries and rivers up here ! Stay out of tropical and subtropical waters ! 👍🏝
The narrator is full of it. Yes, Australia is a long way from northern hemisphere countries, but we're relatively close to NZ, Indonesia etc, and we certainly don't spend our days feeling isolated - especially in these days of internet & social media.
As for temperatures, it's become less hot and more humid in Melbourne where I am over the last 10 years; more like Sydney. That said, if you want 9 months of warmth or more a year, you'll need to consider Brisbane or one of the towns further up the Qld coast. If you don't mind a more seasonal climate, Melbourne and Hobart are better. Adelaide gets incredibly hot in summer because of the desert to its north. Perth also gets hot, but a cooling wind called the Fremantle Doctor moderates that. With all that said, your biggest considerations will be job opportunities and education for your kids, so climate might be secondary.
Australia wasn't fully independent until 1986 when Australia and Britain signed the Australia Act. There is plenty of poverty here. My internet seldom disconnects and I have no download limits. Yes if you jump in a croc's mouth then it will try to eat you. Just don't do that.
Even though we are fully politically and legally independent , we are not truly a fully sovereign nation yet whilst this country insists on maintaining the British Monarch as Head of State. Only once we have an Australian Head of State as a Republic will we be fully sovereign , both officially and symbolically.
Becoming a Republic is really not a Political issue , as there will be absolutely NO change to our Westminster parliamentary system of government and we will still remain a member country of the Commonwealth , it is an issue of Australian patriotism and identity by finally relinquishing the official symbolic ties to Britain and the British King as Head of State and presenting ourselves on the world stage as a truly independent nation , which currently this country does not because of our British ensign flags , British colonial terminology such as "the Crown" for government authority , Royal prefixes for military units, HMAS for Naval vessels and emblems featuring British crowns eg. Police badges .
The position of Governor General as the British Monarchy Head of State's representative in Australia will be replaced by the position of President, and the President will be the actual Australian Head of State as the representative of the Australian people . 💪🏝🌊❤
The mental health part is untrue
I feel rlly isolated here, I'm in a town and hr below Cairns which is the closest city and it's only got like 100,000 people I love Australia but U do get lonely
I used to be in Indonesia and there are lots of creative drivers there! Car accidents in the cities aren't caused by kangaroos.
Time-wise the UK is maybe 9 hours difference and California maybe 5 hours. To keep in touch Australia has advanced tech called the telephone. Also we use something called the "internet" and send "emails".
Maybe the creator had the cheapest phone plan? My internet is 50Mbps unlimited data and it just works. Internet is fine.
Melbourne is 38 degrees south. We are not near the equator. We're more interested in keeping warm as we start Winter. I'm not sure we had a day over 40 centigrade last summer. Show me a part of the world these days without freaky weather.
Prices here reflect property/rental and labour costs not shipping for the most part. Things are expensive like eating out, but cooking at home isn't and ingredients are great quality and value. Restaurants aren't closed by the time you get home. Where did he go? Maybe some cafes that cater for the work crowd do.
Australia is open about many issues. For example a highly decorated soldier was just exposed as a war criminal by other soldiers publicly. We had a Royal Commissions into Child Abuse and a range of sensitive topics that benefit from discussion at the community level. I haven't seen that type of environment in many other countries, maybe Europe and NZ might be the exceptions.
Perhaps he feels there is a lack of mental health services because it gets discussed here unlike some other places. Also, it is subsidised to an extent by Medicare, unlike some other places.
A lot more immigrants come from countries other than the USA like India and Asia for example. It says something about their skills and education.
I'll admit we don't have...
Extreme religion
Gun culture and mass shootings most days.
No health system
People storming our parliament with guns
Crumbling infrastructure
Over a million Covid deaths
But that's a good thing, like preferential voting.
Life can be difficult for some Australians, but on balance it's a good place with pretty sensible ethics and values.
We're used to living in a big country and being a long way from many places. Often that's a good thing. Look at Ukraine or Sudan.
But if you have traveled you will have met many Australians. Distance doesn't put them off heading overseas, they're used to long distances!
Yes it's hot in summer . Tomorrow my city will sffer 41C ( 105.8 F), most of the year it's temperate.
To be honest though, without any research but just with general knowledge (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) but most of our horrific bush fires aren't started from the sun. They are started from either little fire bugs (kids or adults) or with hot humidity after a few days we're going to get a storm, so lightning ignites our fires but yes, the sun and poor land management does contribute to that.
Look I live in Canberra which is about 300km from Sydney a friend of mines father immigrated from Germany. One year his aunt descried to come visit so he was sent to pick her up from Sydney Airport it's about 3 hours and change to drive to the airport he picked her up when he told her it was 300km back to Canberra she assumed they would stay overnight and drive back the next day but was stunned when he said they were driving back and that he regularly made day trips to Sydney driving 600km was nothing much.
Ugh, that guy talks about kangaroos and puts up a video of wallabies - three times. This guy is just winging it - making it up as he goes. No, our general population does NOT feel isolated from the rest of the world, at least not in a bad way. We really DO appreciate that there is a lot to see here, and driving times are not an issue, flights are cheap-ish and most people drive for the journey, not the transport. Regarding "5 REAL cities" this is just ignorant. Australia is close to the MOST urbanized country in the world. Most of the distance and time zone stuff is simply USA-centric.
Most of the dangerous animals are easy to avoid, by simply not going into their environments.
He rationale for expensive living makes no sense - he invokes international shipping as the reason and then states that it is cheaper away from the coastal cities (i.e. with the ports).
Operating hours: he is wildly out of date, but really, who needs everything open 24/7.
Mental health - fair call, but USA has ridiculous levels of "therapy" so I am uncertain of his POV on this - does he think "good mental health" means everyone has a therapist?
The immigration process is not "incredibly difficult" at all.
Americans are very different from Australians culturally, and I am not surprised that many Americans don't feel like making home here. In those cases, the things differences that they don't like are the exact differences that we value, so no loss to them or us if they stay away.
Frankly, I hope the kind of people represented by that guy DON'T move to Australia. We don't need the downer.
Who would want to see another country when we have so much here to see and we have everything we want
In regional Queensland my internet speed is 50 Mbps for $80 per month with no data caps. I can get up to 450 Mbps but will cost $150 per month. There maybe slow speeds & unreliable service further out but there are satellite options.
No don’t feel isolated at all
A couple of things about Australia's "Deadly Creatures".
1) "Most" of Australia's deadly animals are not very aggressive and in general if you leave stuff alone, it will leave you alone.
2) Most of the stuff that will attack is in the water, and even then, as long as you pay attention to where you are, they are usually rare. (be aware if you are in croc or sea wasp territory)
3) Repeating 1), just leave stuff alone, and if you are going through the bush, make noise and move with care and most stuff will take great efforts to get out of your way.
4) Regardle4ss of everything I have said, the Magpies will go you, they are awesome birds but during nesting season they are territorial assholes.
Australian wildlife trying to kill you is utter crap. There were 541 animal-related deaths reported to an Australian coroner between 2001 and 2017.
Cattle, horses and dogs were responsible for 313 of those deaths which is almost 60%.
FACTS! I audibly groan when i hear any australian hate.
Don't ask an American to make a vid about Ozz, some of it is incorrect
1. 50 deg is in desert, most Australia will be around 25-35 in summer.
2. No one here I know feel neither isolated nor lonely. Flight is common, and in this internet era there is just so easy to be part of the world.
3. Time zone is such a non issue.
4. Australia is far away from everywhere so internet will always be more expensive but only slightly, as for speed it’s average at 200-400 mbps in the cities, far from slow, unless you live in the middle of desert.
5. No dangerous animals near any cities big or small, such a non issue.
Conclusion: this video is over exaggerating.
That dessert should be put back into the oven then.
@@kenchristie9214 what dessert?
Bring on the Summer ☀️ is what I think as soon as the weather starts to cool down each year. I'm in Brisbane and I don't think I could live outside of my home state of Queensland
My friends moved to Qld re his work. They fly down, I fly up - omg QLD humidity, which was reported higher than normal once, nearly killed me 😂. Even the locals complained then. My sister moved Qld to be closer to her son and grandchildren, she’s adjusted very well, except for some bird or animal that destroys her beautiful garden lol. Apart from that, both happy in Qld, but I’m staying put in Melbourne thanks with temp at a pleasant 30 degrees 😊👋
@@bernadettelanders7306 Well, Melbourne has terrible heat waves as well as a very unstable climate, changing hour to hour. The bird in her garden is a brush turkey and she is privileged to have it living there. She can work around it.
@@xymonau2468 The bush Turkey, that’s it, thanks. Yes she did find a way around it after a few suggestions.Ah yes, good old Melbourne and our weather lol. 4 season in one day as we say here😂. Born and bred in Melbourne so it’s normal we adjust to the change. I never store my winter woolies away, always have my brolly in the car, no big deal. We usually laugh about it and just get on with life. I definitely prefer living here than a few other countries that have far more to worry about than weather. Ok, I’ll say it, I’ve never seen a gun in my life and I’m a senior. Give me a brolly, a jumper, a t/shirt in one day compared to worrying about guns.
Isolated? Be fucked! I love it🤣😁
The internat issue is rubbish, in the past 20 years I have had maybe 3 or 4 outages
Difficult for Americans..........great!
I reckon if you did a survey you would find Australian’s holiday internationally far more than Americans. I remember reading an article that a very significant number of Yanks don’t even have a passport. Living in the most isolated city of Perth, I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve travelled throughout Asia. It’s a standard joke that every West Australian has been to Bali, it’s 1/2hr closer than Sydney lol. Isolated? In this amazingly diverse & beautiful country? I could think of worse things, like living in a hellhole like the USA
The American guy obviously doesn't know anything about living in Australia🤣
Agree big liar full of crap
I live in Brisbane. Never had my internet cut out. I pay for 100 mbps. I get 100 mpbs. I can pay for faster. I haven't had internet speeds of 256 kbps since 2001. I have unlimited download as well.
If you've got a personal problem. Deal with it. Don't bother other people with it. They don't care.
This narrator obviously doesn't have a clue. Don't listen to him Matt coz you have far more knowledge & a love for this country. I feel so lucky to have been born here.
x linda
It would be an extreamly rare Aussie who feels isolated. So his saying 'many' is a complete fabrication. I think he's stating how he would feel.
If you live out in the bush/rural area yes the internet speeds are a bit crap. Due to size of the country vs population. We are thinking of getting a satellite dish. It's heaps better in the cities even if it isn't as fast as some other countries.
Drop bears is a story you tell tourists to scare the shit out of them. ....hahha
for me flying time is no problem and long drives are part of the holiday and you get to see so many things on the way :D
Okay, Drop Bears and Hoop snakes don't exist, they are an old well known practical joke for and on tourisis
This Narrator is collossaly ignorant of Australia outside Wikipedia....
He's got a very distinctly feminine American accent. Not a survival trait in Australia
Internet sucks in Australia
Americans always exaggerate their negative opinions about Australia and it gets annoying! More Aussies travel overseas than Americans do! We do NOT feel isolated, we have everything we need right here in our own country, and we earn a decent wage so we can afford to save up and travel overseas whenever we like. Aussies have the attitude of travelling overseas to explore other countries, learn about different cultures, and visit their relatives in UK and Europe, as well as Asia. Many have been to the US but that journey has become a lot less appealing in recent years, as the internet is teaching us just how bad the living conditions, health care and education system really are!
As for crocodiles, there are signs and warnings allover the top end, reminding tourists not to venture near or into the river system. Many American tourists have been taken by crocs because they camped six feet from the river!
You can take this video with a grain of salt, because everything he mentions is grossly exaggerated! For example, tell me what we need to buy from overseas that we can’t get in Australia already? We have a slogan, “Be Australian, buy Australian!” Restaurants close their kitchens by about 10pm depending on how many customers they regularly get. Pubs close at 10pm, unless they have a license to trade later because they have poker machines and other things to entertain their customers, because they can’t sell alcohol after a certain hour.
It’s not only difficult for Americans but for everyone to apply for permanent residency in Australia. Why? Because we have limited housing spaces, even for Aussies. Since we only live close to the coast and must also respect aboriginal land ownership, we can’t just build any old place, and people who would be a financial burden on our taxpaying public, cannot be allowed in without some kind of steady income in a job that Aussies can’t already do.
Another narrator claiming Australians feel isolated. I wish they would go and actually ask some Australians that live here. 😅
Much of the underlying clip is either exaggerated, inaccurate or untrue. Living in Australia has plenty of real life advantages over living in the US so he should do better research before posting such a low quality clip. He should also know that the difficult immigration process is very deliberate and for good reason.
I think internet speeds and reception depends what network you're with, along with location. I have no problem with mine here in Western Australia.
Definitely dont feel isolated here. We grew up being used to travelling and roads and rail have been upgraded regularly to connect more places and make it a little quicker.
There are some idiot drivers here but most are pretty friendly and will let people in if traffic is busy, etc. Dash cams half the time don't show the real story anyway.
Lol, our local supermarket is open from 7am till 9pm every day. Other shops open around 9am and close around 5pm except Thursdays when they open until 9pm. Restaurants vary.
The 40°+ days are not my favourite but most have aircon and pools etc. (I don't have a pool and my aircon has died but I survived)! Plus side is there are beaches to go to within 5 minutes drive! (And not crowded).
Uploading videos doesn’t equate to the road deaths. The US has many times the road toll that Australia has.
I never felt isolated in Australia. Since moving and living in South East Asia though, I look back on it and really think that maybe I did feel isolated without even knowing it.
I can move around in SEA so much easier than moving around in Australia. I rarely ventured out of the state I was in whereas I constantly travel through Laos where I live and regularly travel to other countries given the proximity and the cost.
I live in Perth, WA. Pllllleeeeaaaasssseeee don’t believe 90% of this. Jut no! Not a huge lover of Americans doing any info docs on Australia or Australians…they really are clueless! 🤦🏻♀️
Keep up the good work though. 😊
This video is full of it. Only some places get to 40C in summer. I live in Qld near Hervey Bay and in the last 13 years I don't remember it getting to 40C ever, even once. In fact, the area around Wide Bay and the Fraser coast has a very good climate, with little variation. Not like in the tropics, but certainly not too many extremes. We feel lonely?? Oh, gimme a break! What crap is this septic talking?? And why would most of us travel to the US, anyway? I've been there. It's better here. Of course we don't feel isolated. The internet is slow and expensive. But not unstable. "Drop bears" are the lie we tell gullible Americans - and others. There are no crocodiles in the US. They have alligators, and they are more placid than crocs. Anyway, there are certain areas where the crocs live, and they aren't everywhere. The drivers here are the same as anywhere. It's just a joke that an American tells any other country about ITS bad drivers. This crap about closing hours is a lie. Even in my closest small town, supermarkets are open until 9pm, and there are 24 hour places to eat. It is perfectly normal to talk about personal problems. He doesn't know what he's talking about. I'm still waiting to hear anything accurate from this American. Typical. As he said, it's harder to get into Europe permanently than here, so what is he on about? We should be grateful to our mighty Americans if they deem to want to move here?? I hope they all stay away. Arrogant know-alls are not welcome.
Apparently they do have crocodiles in Southern Florida - Crocodylus acutus. But yeah, you are much more likely to see an alligator.
It sounds like you want to move to Australia?
Rest assured, Australia has a few issues however, in the scheme of things, Australia is one of the better places on the planet to call home.
crocodiles are only in the tropics, or the Top End. You don't swim where they are. Most of these issues are really out of date.
I personally don't have any issues with the internet in Brisbane but that's just me
We don't drive those ridiculous distances, it's cheaper and faster to fly. This is a grossly over exaggerated video. Australia is a safer and heathier place than most places in the world. The average life expectancy is 83.5 years, in the top 5 countries in the world.
We only have car accident cause people don't have coffee and are crazy
What about the wild pig problem
The heat is bearable unlike this narrator's voice.Edit- #1 reason not to move here, WE ARE FULL. lol
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We has fiber optic like Europe
To the American who is narrating this,Who invented Road Rage?
If you're on welfare there is plenty of options for mental health needs
I prefer the cooler weather easier to work in and throw something on to warm up
Very hard to cool down we had 35 start of this week 26 last night today 39 tomorrow 41+ in Adelaide but we do get a winter and pretty cold with artic winds
Nar we use to it we go it just up the road it could be 50 klms country people travel 100 to,200 + to play sport or school
Travelling is part of our country and we really don't need to fly overseas as we have every climate on earth snow rain Forrest dry hot cold wet as for food it's from all over the world as for mental health no a real issues as we are out doors enjoying ourselves
Also Aussie's are pretty self resourceful as you break down a town can be along way away so we've learnt to rely on our abilities even around our homes so it might seem that we don't get mental health but most don't need it and if you do you get treated
We deal with disasters on a regular basis fire flood cyclone ect and it's why we have a good mate ship no Matter what state if something happens everyone pitches I because you never know when it's your turn for a disaster
It's why we rib each other But when needed we all stand tall together
Just like our bro and sis in NZL going through cyclone and earthquake place is flooded and some have died and plenty missing but with all our banter Aussie's are thinking of them and will help where we can when it time bless our siblings 🤣😘
Permanent residency is not as hard as getting into the u.s. as a permanent redsident
Typical American claptrap…mostly! Hardly any poverty? Really? Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of very low income earners or homeless people in our country! I live in NQ and it is pretty hot and humid most of the year. I guess our summer would be similar to the weather in Malaysia, but we do get a bit of a reprieve from the humidity and wet weather during winter. It is much drier and hotter in summer in the southern states, hence they have a higher major bushfire rate. I, personally, don’t feel isolated as the country is so big. Plenty of places to go. International travel is very expensive for us though (except to Indonesia and New Zealand) and not really affordable for most people. For me to visit family in UK it costs between $3000-$5000 AUD per trip, not including accommodation (I stay with family). Not to mention the 23-32 hr flight times each way to UK. Driving around does take time. Then again, our population is less, so it’s not so bad. For example…from where I live to the nearest biggest cities are around 350km (or 3-4hr drive) one way or 450km (4-5hr drive) the other way. The equivalent distance in UK would take much, much longer (approx. double the time?) due to traffic density. 😂 We do tend to stick with “local” travel though, usually within our own states, as even intrastate or interstate travel is expensive. However, as Qld is basically at least 4x the size of the whole of the UK, we have plenty of places to visit without repeating holidays. In my lifetime (over 50 years) I’ve only travelled interstate about 6 times and most of those trips were only to NSW. I have never been to WA, Tassie, SA, ACT or NT, and only once to VIC. Sad, hey? Yeah, internet is pretty slow and lag is a big issue outside of the capital cities. Yes, it is expensive. NBN Co. (our broadband network that supplies the tele companies) is extremely slack! It was supposed to bring high speed internet to the country but has been a pretty big waste of money as they haven’t provided the service or speeds that were promised by the government - a lot of the country STILL has to rely on standard ADSL or satellite internet. Personally, I think we should have gone full satellite rather than fibre optic. Pfft…our wildlife is the least of your problems if travelling or moving here. If you’re in the city, not much dangerous wildlife, maybe spiders or the occasional snake in outer suburbs, just be careful in the rural, outback, beach/ocean areas, and creeks in the top half of Australia. Be aware, respect them and their habitats and they will leave you alone….mostly 😂 Just talk to the locals before going exploring. Bad roads is more the issue (outside the capital cities), we have many single lane (one lane each each way) and dirt highways which cause frustration and idiotic driving by some people, especially as we transport a lot of goods by road via freight train (semis/lorries linked to two or more trailers) and have a lot of “grey nomads” (older generation retirees with caravans or motor homes) that travel constantly and drive pretty slowly. People seem to think they are invincible, speed, have no patience and like to not drive to conditions, pass in dangerous locations (corners, hills etc.). Foreigners seem to be the worst. Guess the same as everywhere 🤷🏻♀️. Still think the drivers in UK are much, much scarier! I refuse to drive over there! 😅 There are thousands of collisions with kangaroos, wild pigs, cattle etc. that go unreported so that fact is irrelevant- if you drive between dusk and dawn, be very aware that there WILL be wildlife on the roads. Currently it is extremely expensive to live here, our economy is pretty crap right now. Yep….mental health is a MAJOR issue! Most are the old “stiff upper lip” type who believe that you just try to hide your feelings, whereas social media and bullying causes issues with the younger ones. Unless you are under 25, the wait time to see a psychologist can be 2+ years (if they will even consider taking on new patients) and it costs a fortune because it isn’t covered under Medicare (unless you go through the hospitals). As for immigration… yes, we have a tough system for your average person…you really just need to have lots of money to line the pockets of those that matter! 🤭 All jokes aside, it can cost the average immigrant over $10k ASD to move here through legal channels, and that’s just the government fee…you need much more than that to provide yourself a living. Must have a job actually lined up or be independently wealthy. On the other hand… we take in thousands of political refugees (for free) every year as long as they come in via legal channels. We do have higher than average illegal immigration here too though. Still, we have a wonderful country and I wouldn’t really live anywhere else!!!
Australians are actually big travellers, at least before covid. Backpacking overseas when young before going to Uni is especially popular.
Im sorry, Australia is not independent. We are still ruled by the UK. 1901 was the year we got our own constitution, and all the states became federated
the american video is just so inaccurate, but then what do we expect from the USA tourists
I would say this person has never been here, he is off base
The 40th anniversary of the Ash Wednesday Bush-fires was only last week. The Adelaide hills went up in flames. I am a little worried that it is going to happen again. A Code RED was issued at 11am (5 hours ago) for Adelaide and the surrounding regions and will stay in effect for the next several days.
The UV index is what people need to worry about not the heat. On days when the UV index is Moderate (3 - 5) or higher, I stay indoors.
No Aussie feels isolated.
Internet speeds are not the greatest. I pay $70/mth unlimited @ 1.5Mb/sec. I don't upload but I was told its 10% of download speed. I do have trouble with RUclips sometimes, but I just wait 20 mins and its fine.
Drop Bears are pissed off Koala's. There are a couple of video's on RUclips.
Kangaroo's outnumber humans 3 to 1.
Out of all Dashcam vid's I have seen, turning right when the traffic light is RED is the cause of 40% of accidents, running RED lights 35%.
They tried 24/7 shopping back in 2006. It failed, big time.
No. 2 is total BS. He is talking about his own country, not Australia. Mental health is an issue world wide.
No. 1 is also total BS. We have a high standard when it comes to skilled workers. The safety of Aussies comes first. A lot of Americans just don't meet our skill standards. We have enough home grown Dumbf**ks to deal with, without importing more from the US. I can't see any positive reason to allow criminals into a country.
Why only Americans say these things...they only dream of a place like Aussie...
I was born and raised around Brisbane. The driving thing is somewhat true because alot of asians move here and like you said some of them are terrible drivers. And they don't have to do an extensive relearning of driving when they come to live here. The mental health thing Is partially true; I've had mental health issues for years and have yet to find a phsyc that has benefited me. The immigration thing is bs. I love immigrants and there are plenty in Australia. Might be harder for Americans maybe because we don't want them here. There are plenty of other cultures in Australia. Asians, including Indians, Italians, Lebanese, African. So it can't be too hard to be a permanent resident here.
Nah, we don't feel lonely or isolated...not sure where he got that...South east Asia is just on our doorstep as well as our cousins across the ditch, we love visiting our kiwi bros....and as far as the isolation in our country I live in Perth and I don't feel isolated...we do cope with time zones, yes our internet speeds are crap and this guys is a tool cos if the deadly animals was that bad no one would live here oh and we aren't as bad drivers as the Americans
this video has aged, the internet isnt as bad anymore most of the time and there are very few caps at all anymore
He's still a Geek, but he's a computer geek with his own small IT business. So I'd never expect him to move for me, if he asked me to I'd move to be closer to him. He knows about how heat effects me, but his Mum told me about having similar problems. She immigrated from England as a little girl with her family. I'd take my cue from her and practically live in air-conditioning. A big part of why I find him attractive is his kind, caring nature and big heart ♥ I'm sure he'd make sure I was okay. When we were talking about my not being able to handle the heat, I mentioned that autumn had just finished. He jokingly said "What's that?" On the Queensland coast there's only really two seasons 9 months of summer with 3 that feel like autumn or spring. I know a lady who moved from the coast to my area to be with her future husband who was a local. She insisted on getting married up here during winter, the poor thing couldn't stop shivering. Everyone tried warning her, but she wouldn't listen.
Who are you referring to? Who is he?
@@BigGen222 I commented about him in the first of my comments.
This narrator has no idea what he is talking about. I have lived in Melbourne outer suburbia all my life and none of these are applicable. In just about every country there are dangerous things to be aware of, and you live accordingly. Same goes in Oz.
Agree bias yank