I'm an Aussie who's had the good fortune to travel extensively, and one thing I learned is, "Wherever you go, there you are." But whoever you are, you have the best chance of being the best you that you can be, if you live in Australia.
Ross, no doubt you've heard the term `whineging Pom', and needless to say, I've met a few of them in my time. I'm happy to note that you are not one of them ... not even close.
"what can you afford in Australia in comparison to what you could get in the Uk?" I'm not from the UK but in comparison to SA, you can pretty much get a free holiday with amazing scenery and enjoy road trips, more time with your loved ones, and a proper night's rest without fear, stress or allergies keeping you up due to pollution. On top of that, you can leave your dogs alone at home if you just want to go on a date with your partner or go grocery shopping without the fear of your dogs getting poisoned. You can afford being a parent, having hobbies and experience the outdoors even just a walk down the street. When owning a normal salary in Australia, you can afford a lot more than where I'm from, like fresh vegetables, cheese, meat, enough to eat 3 times a day. In conclusion, you can afford "living" and not just "survive". We have family friends who moved to Australia about 15 years ago and to this day they are still happy and would never come back to SA. Our visas are currently in progress but so far everything is going well, my only concern is how we'll get the dogs over and cover all those costs and my flight ticket. Luckily our visas, my husband's plane ticket, skill tests and everything else except the English test is sponsored, which makes things a little easier since he's going over first. A fresh start is all we need and Australia seems perfect in every way, even with the few negatives such as natural disasters and slower internet (to us it is worth it).
I wish more people would be like you and your family. You show the good and the bad, but you are very open and thankful for Australia, the people, and the adventures.
I am an Australian and I love the UK and the history associated with it. In saying that I love every time I get off a plane in Melbourne and smell the air. It smells like home to me. I am sure thats the same in Brisvegas. You can live in paradise and holiday back home. Nothing is forever and you are a long time dead. Have a crack, If it is not for you then OK go back. Nothing ventured nothing changed.
Currently going through the process to get Perm Visas. There’s 5 of us and we couldn’t be more excited…. Question, when did it feel real to you that it was happening?
Seriously considering a move down under with the family but at 43 (wife and two kids under 5) I do wonder however maybe I’ve left it too late in life even though I know it’s technically still possible. It’s things like deferring my current final salary pension and if I have enough time to build a decent superannuation to plug the difference etc On the other hand throwing caution to the wind for the change in lifestyle is the driving factor.
My parents moved from the UK, aged their late 30s, in the early 1950s, with two children and my mum was pregnant with me. We now adult children thank them for doing this. We are blessed with secure and happy lives in a wonderful feel-free country. All of us have travelled back to the UK, including some of the grown grandchildren. and we know which is the better place to live in !
Many who move here from the UK or any other country have to realise that the country you came from is now no longer your home. Moving physically is easy but moving mentally is far more difficult as you'll automatically compare what you had in the old country to what you now have in Australia. Some find that they've only moved mentally by 50% and the other 50% is still in the old country and that other 50% is very powerful because it's what you know and are used to. Australia is a whole new experience full of uncertainties and unless you can get that other 50% out of the old country then you'll leave Australia and go back to the old country and never return to Australia and unfortunately many do. Don't forget Ross now you're working in Australia not only do you get many holidays as a teacher but you also get Long Service Leave which for those who don't know in other parts of the world is EXTRA leave on top of and in addition to annual leave. Ross as a teacher doesn't just get it because he's a teacher, EVERY working person in Australia gets it. After 10 years some take it and that 10 extra weeks off. But there's no requirement to take it so many allow it to accrue and then retire from the workforce early whilst still getting paid by the employer. When they get near to using all their LSL and any untaken annual leave they send an email to the employer telling them they retiring from work.
Australia is a great place to grow old in too - I'm a 74 year old single* driving instructor who has moved back from the wonderful Northern Territory to my home state of equally wonderful South Australia. I was worried about financial hardship because I didn't make much money in the NT and rents there are high. The Australian government looks after the aged extremely well - I was visited by aged care experts who provided grab-handles and a wooden front-door step** for free of charge, and the last time I got my diabetes medication I was surprised to find they were free! (the pharmacist said I had reached the" monthly limit". Our Medicare system is great - have private health insurance is still a good idea but we are better than the $-hungry US where I heard of a young boy being sent home to die because his family couldn't afford the operation. Yes wages are good in Australia and it's nice to not be expected to tip (once again, in contrast to the US). I don't know the tipping situation in the UK. We share a lot in common with our Kiwi brethren from NZ (we are generally fond of them but we don't like to tell them that). I'll post about religion some other time. * I'm single at 74 and people still ask me if I'm going to get married when I grow up. **The old loose- brick doorstep was a trip hazard.
My god three years has went by fast .mind watching you from the start.started the process myself 2.5 years ago visa finally granted two weeks ago.we finally fly in 50 days 🇦🇺🇦🇺🎉🎉
My convict ancestors won the transported for life lottery in 1828. Dumped on hulks and 4 months free ride to sunny Australia. Over 60% of male convicts were literate and most were transported for minor crimes trying to feed their starving children. They were then assigned to provide free labour for wealthy landowners or worked in chains building roads or other infrastructure. Some even had their wives and children given free passage to Australia when given a ticket of leave at the end of their sentence. Which is why I am able to write this comment. 😃
For those wondering if the audio is playing up - that is the sound of cicadas. Typical summer sound here in Queensland. Think of it as the sound equivalent of heat shimmer.
……Karratha whistle-stop stop enroute to ‘El Questro’ Station for a week’s stay. Horse riding, tennis, swimming, exploring beautiful gorges’, rock pools’, & flying in helicopter up Chamberlain Gorge. What wonderful experiences’!
Thank you Ross! Your guidance has been and always is very inspirational/supportive! I am also into content creation and has recently recieved my PR in 🇦🇺 a few days ago. Coming from 🇬🇧 and 🇵🇭. Just like you. If you need more content about transitions from PH, UK and AU. Do not hesitate to dm. More power. Mabuhay! 💙❤️🤍
Got my powerball entry in. Fingers crossed 🤞 we get something…even if it’s a bit more than our money back. Winner winner, chicken dinner. Loved the video, except for the cicadas. Not my favourite sound. Anyway, better get back to battening down the hatches, Cyclone Kirrily is making herself known at the moment. Cheers from Central Queensland 👍👍
@dadoftwinsau is that really the only reason people hate it? I see that as a good thing, then again maybe only because I'm an introvert and prefer a quiet life away from the city 😅 I wonder if it's a good place for business opportunities...
I'm an Aussie who's had the good fortune to travel extensively, and one thing I learned is, "Wherever you go, there you are." But whoever you are, you have the best chance of being the best you that you can be, if you live in Australia.
It might be overcast and grey in Brisbane but you are still walking around in a t-shirt. 😎
Ross, no doubt you've heard the term `whineging Pom', and needless to say, I've met a few of them in my time.
I'm happy to note that you are not one of them ... not even close.
I’ve noticed that too and I’m a 4th gen Aussie. My Ggparents arrived in 1873 so seen a lot of Poms of all types. Ross is one we should keep. 😁
The Australian Tourist Board should be paying you and your family for all your fantastic clips!❤️
Emigrated 35 years ago, would I go back to England NO
Why not? I’m glad you came here.❤❤🦘🦘🇦🇺
Wait till the water runs out
@@ratreer1523 😂🤣😂🤣surrounded by water,underground bores/dams.We do have water filtering/purifiers.😂🤣
"what can you afford in Australia in comparison to what you could get in the Uk?" I'm not from the UK but in comparison to SA, you can pretty much get a free holiday with amazing scenery and enjoy road trips, more time with your loved ones, and a proper night's rest without fear, stress or allergies keeping you up due to pollution. On top of that, you can leave your dogs alone at home if you just want to go on a date with your partner or go grocery shopping without the fear of your dogs getting poisoned. You can afford being a parent, having hobbies and experience the outdoors even just a walk down the street. When owning a normal salary in Australia, you can afford a lot more than where I'm from, like fresh vegetables, cheese, meat, enough to eat 3 times a day. In conclusion, you can afford "living" and not just "survive".
We have family friends who moved to Australia about 15 years ago and to this day they are still happy and would never come back to SA. Our visas are currently in progress but so far everything is going well, my only concern is how we'll get the dogs over and cover all those costs and my flight ticket. Luckily our visas, my husband's plane ticket, skill tests and everything else except the English test is sponsored, which makes things a little easier since he's going over first. A fresh start is all we need and Australia seems perfect in every way, even with the few negatives such as natural disasters and slower internet (to us it is worth it).
Prior to 1960 my parents debated whether to move to Australia or Zimbabwe which was Rhodesia back then , thank goodness we came here .
What timing - we just got our PR visa granted today, lottery winners!!
p.s. the dog poo dispenser comment is spot on!
I wish more people would be like you and your family. You show the good and the bad, but you are very open and thankful for Australia, the people, and the adventures.
Another great video Ross - we finally got my positive skills assessment back today, ball is finally rolling to getting out there!
Awesome news, on to the EOI now!
Hello The Johnston Family❤️👏🙏🏻from Edith in cairns Top North
Good luck with the power ball😂😂😂
I am an Australian and I love the UK and the history associated with it. In saying that I love every time I get off a plane in Melbourne and smell the air. It smells like home to me. I am sure thats the same in Brisvegas. You can live in paradise and holiday back home. Nothing is forever and you are a long time dead. Have a crack, If it is not for you then OK go back. Nothing ventured nothing changed.
Literally everything would be better if we moved, especially financially. My husband still isn't convinced, though 😢
Currently going through the process to get Perm Visas. There’s 5 of us and we couldn’t be more excited….
Question, when did it feel real to you that it was happening?
It doesnt feel real. Everyday is a holiday because you arent THERE. you wake up feeling blessed🇦🇺.
I love Australia 🇦🇺 i think just weather change uk ppl would move 100%😂 whats the car prices
I've been following since you described travelling in the middle of COVID to settl. in Oz. Congratulations, you have done well.
Seriously considering a move down under with the family but at 43 (wife and two kids under 5) I do wonder however maybe I’ve left it too late in life even though I know it’s technically still possible.
It’s things like deferring my current final salary pension and if I have enough time to build a decent superannuation to plug the difference etc
On the other hand throwing caution to the wind for the change in lifestyle is the driving factor.
Mate - do it. Its not about you, its your kids. Forget about your pensions and final salaries.
My parents moved from the UK, aged their late 30s, in the early 1950s, with two children and my mum was pregnant with me. We now adult children thank them for doing this. We are blessed with secure and happy lives in a wonderful feel-free country. All of us have travelled back to the UK, including some of the grown grandchildren. and we know which is the better place to live in !
Mate.... just do it. Take a leap of faith.
Many who move here from the UK or any other country have to realise that the country you came from is now no longer your home. Moving physically is easy but moving mentally is far more difficult as you'll automatically compare what you had in the old country to what you now have in Australia. Some find that they've only moved mentally by 50% and the other 50% is still in the old country and that other 50% is very powerful because it's what you know and are used to. Australia is a whole new experience full of uncertainties and unless you can get that other 50% out of the old country then you'll leave Australia and go back to the old country and never return to Australia and unfortunately many do.
Don't forget Ross now you're working in Australia not only do you get many holidays as a teacher but you also get Long Service Leave which for those who don't know in other parts of the world is EXTRA leave on top of and in addition to annual leave. Ross as a teacher doesn't just get it because he's a teacher, EVERY working person in Australia gets it. After 10 years some take it and that 10 extra weeks off. But there's no requirement to take it so many allow it to accrue and then retire from the workforce early whilst still getting paid by the employer. When they get near to using all their LSL and any untaken annual leave they send an email to the employer telling them they retiring from work.
Australia is a great place to grow old in too - I'm a 74 year old single* driving instructor who has moved back from the wonderful Northern Territory to my home state of equally wonderful South Australia. I was worried about financial hardship because I didn't make much money in the NT and rents there are high. The Australian government looks after the aged extremely well - I was visited by aged care experts who provided grab-handles and a wooden front-door step** for free of charge, and the last time I got my diabetes medication I was surprised to find they were free! (the pharmacist said I had reached the" monthly limit". Our Medicare system is great - have private health insurance is still a good idea but we are better than the $-hungry US where I heard of a young boy being sent home to die because his family couldn't afford the operation.
Yes wages are good in Australia and it's nice to not be expected to tip (once again, in contrast to the US). I don't know the tipping situation in the UK.
We share a lot in common with our Kiwi brethren from NZ (we are generally fond of them but we don't like to tell them that).
I'll post about religion some other time.
* I'm single at 74 and people still ask me if I'm going to get married when I grow up.
**The old loose- brick doorstep was a trip hazard.
My god three years has went by fast .mind watching you from the start.started the process myself 2.5 years ago visa finally granted two weeks ago.we finally fly in 50 days 🇦🇺🇦🇺🎉🎉
That's awesome!! Keep us updated on how you get on
My convict ancestors won the transported for life lottery in 1828. Dumped on hulks and 4 months free ride to sunny Australia. Over 60% of male convicts were literate and most were transported for minor crimes trying to feed their starving children. They were then assigned to provide free labour for wealthy landowners or worked in chains building roads or other infrastructure. Some even had their wives and children given free passage to Australia when given a ticket of leave at the end of their sentence. Which is why I am able to write this comment. 😃
That was the best lottery I guess
Dear Ross you got out of thr UK just in time...its getting rotten for most people unless a multi millionaire...
Beautiful neighbourhood Ross, thanks for the tour! 😊 BTW, when did you learn to talk in a continuos monologue like that? Amazing.
It hels to have trained as a teacher.
Last week on Powerball I got 5 numbers and the power ball number. Just got over 1k for a $31 ticket. I hope I can do better this week. 😎
Hope you got a registered ticket so you still get paid if you loose the ticket
You seem to be becoming more Aussie with every video I see, mate :)
Do you have any videos on how much money you should save up before making the big move
Bit of a short video for savings, and it's different for everyone. Just save as much as you can
Let’s start a game, every time he says Australia, take a sip of your beer!?
Or a shot?
@@JoshAnderson-fn5yp too much mate, he says it like 40 times
For those wondering if the audio is playing up - that is the sound of cicadas. Typical summer sound here in Queensland. Think of it as the sound equivalent of heat shimmer.
I prefer hot sounds to cold sounds
My father told me when i was a young boy. "Don't ever forget mate that you won the life lotto being born in Australia"
He was right
What you got 3 numbers up.Not been to Kings Cross Sydney or driven in the Pacific Highway ( single road)
Awesome brother, bless ❤️
Thank you 🙌
……Karratha whistle-stop stop enroute to ‘El Questro’ Station for a week’s stay. Horse riding, tennis, swimming, exploring beautiful gorges’, rock pools’, & flying in helicopter up Chamberlain Gorge. What wonderful experiences’!
Thank you Ross! Your guidance has been and always is very inspirational/supportive! I am also into content creation and has recently recieved my PR in 🇦🇺 a few days ago. Coming from 🇬🇧 and 🇵🇭. Just like you. If you need more content about transitions from PH, UK and AU. Do not hesitate to dm. More power. Mabuhay! 💙❤️🤍
Love to go to Australia its on bucket list are arsenal going to win champions league yet
Hi Ross, my wife and I are about a month away from submitting eois. She's a teacher too. I want to know if you have ever seen a yowie? Cheers
It's quite hard to move to Australia now.. Sigh
I really want to go
Do it
Have to stop thirsting over the Brit in Oz because
Got my powerball entry in. Fingers crossed 🤞 we get something…even if it’s a bit more than our money back. Winner winner, chicken dinner. Loved the video, except for the cicadas. Not my favourite sound. Anyway, better get back to battening down the hatches, Cyclone Kirrily is making herself known at the moment. Cheers from Central Queensland 👍👍
Hope it doesn't affect you too much
The way you conduct your videos are really clever mate. Very informative, humorous and to the point
at 3:55 you had a emu shaped tree behind you!
Never noticed that
@@ThatJohnstonLife pretty much fate, you have been officially welcomed now 😆
Truth speak Ross!
Hope that ticket on the thumbnail doesn’t win mate, showing that barcode might mean it’ll be claimed before you can.
Pretty sure the other barcode is the important one, but good luck claiming it when the actual ticket is in my wallet
Can someone afford a meal, a succulent Chinese meal, if they move there?
No definitely not ppl are impoverished
You've won at life already. Give us a tenner if you win the Powerball too
Yki, we live in 🇦🇺, 26m of us are life’s winners.
I do feel like I won something moving here !! 😮
You definitely did
Have you ever been to Karratha? Why do so many people hate it so much if it sounds so peaceful?
Reason: it’s in Western Australia in the middle of nowhere….
@dadoftwinsau is that really the only reason people hate it? I see that as a good thing, then again maybe only because I'm an introvert and prefer a quiet life away from the city 😅 I wonder if it's a good place for business opportunities...
Not a chance.
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