After listening to your fears about snakes, I realised its another subject I take for granted and mainly because of growing up here, we are taught from an early age, to identify different types of 🕸 spiders and snakes and not just on a one off, but multiple times during primary school. This leads to a healthy respect and not panicking at the sight of them
@@elenawalker3746 growing up in a country town in NSW in the 2nd half of the 20th century, both myself and then my kids often had reptile experts come to our schools and display a variety of our venomous and dangerous wildlife and used interesting educational techniques to make us more aware of the dangers around us and how to cope in different situations. People living on the coast have access to Reptile parks and zoos
I'm a plumber, I've commented on a few of your videos now, and it's given me great confidence with regards to moving to Queensland. I'm really looking forward to it, I've also had an offer on the house! So now things will take off hopefully? Bring on Brisbane! Can't wait x
Your positive and cheerful attitude towards "stuff" is very inspiring. I moved from the UK to Australia in 1976 when I was 28. Good things have happened and bad things have happened, mostly good. The overriding feeling I had and still have is being free. My background was middle class (I had a posh accent), private boarding school and Cambridge University, and I got strange looks when I mixed with people from different levels in society. The friends I made here through sailing had very diverse backgrounds and it was normal. I didn't know what jobs they had and whether or not they were wealthy or had university degrees. It was irrelevant. After a while I discovered that there were Porsche and Ferrari driving business owners, doctors and dentists, tradies and mechanics, a few lawyers, a student who later became very rich, was Australian of the Year, etc. and it just didn't matter. I'm still fascinated by lorikeets and kookaburras - they live in our block. We also have a wallaby that comes down for a feed around dawn. Sometimes I get to see the joey. We used to have a python that wandered through our block every few months and kept the rats and mice down. Haven't seen it for a while. I hope it's OK. My heart feels lighter in Australia. PS. We do have class-conscious people that think they are superior to all others. I've met them in Melbourne and Sydney. They don't have to be rich, but that helps. The rich ones depend on their poorer sycophants to boost their egos, and the poorer ones rely on their rich idols to give them relevance. It's a symbiotic relationship. They look down their noses at other people and are very tiresome.
I totally agree with you about the wildlife, born and bred in Oz, I’m still in awe of the number of native birds and other species. Travelling around the UK I was amazed at how little wildlife you saw, but I did get excited at seeing my first squirrel!
I am glad that you are embracing your heritage and sharing it. It is the reason Australia is such a great country to live in, each culture coming and then sharing it with us, makes our country better and stronger. For example the Glendi festival which celebrates Greek culture in South Australia. In my family through marriage I have Indigenous, Jamaican, PNG, Thai, Phillipines, Germany, Chinese nieces and nephews. Love family get togethers the variety of food is amazing.
I think that because you're experiencing life in a new country and so far from home and family, your experiences and outlook is heightened compared to the local population who are more likely to take most things for granted :))
Be careful how you think about water flows though. Down under, a down pipe is an up pipe, There is a real knack to getting water to flow up the drain. And the toilet, I will just say it's best to find out for yourself
With the wildlife, living in the suburbs I’ve got sulphur crested cockatoos, kookaburras, lorikeets, galahs, Indian and Australian mynah birds, eastern water skink, ibis’, even herons every now and then. But up in the mountains 😍, I get to see eagles, eastern rosellas, red and/or yellow tailed black cockatoos, frogs, owls, red bellied black snakes, lots of huntsman’s, possums, foxes, wild goats, king parrot, kangaroos, wallabies, wild mice, ants, blue tongue lizards, feral rabbits and pigs, crows, currawongs, ducks and probably more lol
The yellow and blue Pale-headed Rosellas are beautiful. I see a pair of them, about every week or so. Quite a few native birds like my Grevillea and Bottle-brush trees in the front yard. I agree that cane toads are horrible horrible things. Cheers.
Moved to an outer Melbourne suburb that is full of wildlife if you just stop. open your eyes and look around ...it is everywhere. Possums, Echnidas, Kites, kestrels, Kookaburras and a whole heap of amazing birds, bats, turtles, snakes, kangaroos, frogs, some very cool insects..all sorts, not to mention the array of wildflowers . My personal favourite are yellow tailed black cockatoos.. They are majestic.
I'm not sure why this popped up in my YT feed? Not knowing anything (yet) about your story, Thought it was interesting! Although I will say the 7 things you mention really are not specific to Australia. More just life lessons in general, but that may have ben the idea to begin with? I'm an Australian, but I've lived a combined 8 years in Colombia And Peru. Now there's a culture difference. I was challenged most days, but learnt so much. Every challenge was anxiety provoking, but in the end not really too much of a drama. I want to go back, I will sometime soon, P.S.- I was born and raised in Australia , lived 46 of my 54 years here, mostly in rural areas. In that time , I've seen 4 snakes, 3 of them swimming in the river. Never felt threatened by them. Remember their instinct is get away from you. They don't want a fight. Just be sensible in the bush. enjoyed that, thanks!
There is something about driving in the country ant seeing a flock of buggies in the wild. Especially when you see their all just an olive drab colour not the flamboyant colours you get in pet shops.
On my standard quarter acre block in suburbia I have lorrakeets ,sulphur crested cockatoos, Galahs, kookaburras .magpies, and corellas .we also have possums blue tongue lizards, geckos and green tree frogs ,my English relatives think I live in a zoo and are always a bit wary when they come to visit , the thing that scares them the most though is the huge huntsman spider that lives in my rumpus room which I leave alone because it keeps other insects under control . I e v en get visits from migrating ducks and geese and when its a drought in the bush we've been known to get ;brolgas and Ibis , cane toads haven't got this far south yet thank God, but we have enough trouble with feral rabbits, pigs ,and Indian Mynahs birds . Oh and the odd fox
I love the Ibis! They’re beautiful water birds who have had to adapt to the drought and move to find water elsewhere. I absolutely hate that they’re being called bin chickens! They’re not rats!
The blue birds with yellow heads are Eastern Rosellas. As far as snakes go, being able to identify venomous and non venomous, knowing how to behave if you meet one and what to do if you're bitten will keep you safe. Also buy more than one Snakebite First Aid Kit, and keep them in your bag, car, house and when you go bush. On the Sunshine Coast is Steve McEwan's Reptile World. I bought kits from him when he did a demo at the shopping centre. Practice the emergency procedures. I've loved and handled snakes since I was about 7 or 8 and taught my children and grandchildren, and they are calm and confident when meeting them. A useful website is www.avru.org. The Australian Venom Research Unit.
being following your adventures. from day one. always interesting informative. honest. its the right mechanic you hold on to. YOU have one unique character about you and yours. YOU ARE ALWAYS POSITIVE. it is a requirement you need if you want to become one of us WHICH YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. Aust needs more people like you.. enjoy the 25th. ANZAC DAY. please take care and God bless you and yours. Looking forward to your next vids. I'm disappointed with Charlie.. the Commonwealth does not seem to flower in his mind. Just a thought.
It's really really easy, 3miles is almost exactly 5 km, 62mph is 100kmh. 0deg C is frozen water, 20deg is perfect, 30deg is shorts, 45deg is maximum. Most Aussies over 40 know both.
I was a kid when our currency changed to dollars and cents and an adult when we went metric. I still find myself thinking and calculating in acres, yards, feet and inches. I visually know how big an acre is but not a hectare. A ruler is, to me, both 30cm and 12"/1ft. The money is no problem because kids adapt to change easily and quickly. Adapting as an adult will depend on how lazy you are, and I'm a sloth😁
Australia is a big place. Floods & fire are not everywhere all the time. They get floods in the UK as well. Its a matter of having preparations for events that may happen. Also, just check to see what areas may be at higher risk for each more common or likely event. Destructive tropical storms/cyclones are more in the North, fires are more on the coasts from NSW around to WA. Even in Tasmania, but usually less often. You can prepare for such things. Respect snakes & other bitey things. Simpley check where & when they occur. Not hard to make your house 'bitey thing' proof.
Another good informative and honest video. Returning back to the UK I have to admit that the QLD lorikets do beat our sparrows lol Tradies drove us wild in Australia! Many unreliable and over charging. I looked forward to returning to British tradies! Ohhh goodness, same issues here now lol!!! I definitely think it doesn't hurt to see if the grass is greener. It isn't always, but why not get out and experience life? I have no regrets and the time in Australia was part of my journey through life. Hope your renovations are going well. Been there and done that on our return to uk! Don't want to see another paint brush!!! Sending love xx❤
you say you flipping hate cane toads (and who doesn't!) ... there are some bird species that've learned to flip them over so they can just eat from their bellies, avoiding the poison sacks on their backs. That's some pretty fast evolution in action!
@@TheBAMFamalam WOW i didnt know kookaburras are now doing it, thats awesome!!! I thought it was mainly just crows. Itd be fascinating if it turns out our birds are the answer to decimating cane toads
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After listening to your fears about snakes, I realised its another subject I take for granted and mainly because of growing up here, we are taught from an early age, to identify different types of 🕸 spiders and snakes and not just on a one off, but multiple times during primary school. This leads to a healthy respect and not panicking at the sight of them
We are?
@@elenawalker3746 growing up in a country town in NSW in the 2nd half of the 20th century, both myself and then my kids often had reptile experts come to our schools and display a variety of our venomous and dangerous wildlife and used interesting educational techniques to make us more aware of the dangers around us and how to cope in different situations. People living on the coast have access to Reptile parks and zoos
@@steveoconnor1230 likewise - and I grew up in a suburb about 12km from the city centre
I'm a plumber, I've commented on a few of your videos now, and it's given me great confidence with regards to moving to Queensland. I'm really looking forward to it, I've also had an offer on the house! So now things will take off hopefully? Bring on Brisbane! Can't wait x
Your positive and cheerful attitude towards "stuff" is very inspiring. I moved from the UK to Australia in 1976 when I was 28. Good things have happened and bad things have happened, mostly good. The overriding feeling I had and still have is being free. My background was middle class (I had a posh accent), private boarding school and Cambridge University, and I got strange looks when I mixed with people from different levels in society. The friends I made here through sailing had very diverse backgrounds and it was normal. I didn't know what jobs they had and whether or not they were wealthy or had university degrees. It was irrelevant. After a while I discovered that there were Porsche and Ferrari driving business owners, doctors and dentists, tradies and mechanics, a few lawyers, a student who later became very rich, was Australian of the Year, etc. and it just didn't matter. I'm still fascinated by lorikeets and kookaburras - they live in our block. We also have a wallaby that comes down for a feed around dawn. Sometimes I get to see the joey. We used to have a python that wandered through our block every few months and kept the rats and mice down. Haven't seen it for a while. I hope it's OK. My heart feels lighter in Australia.
PS. We do have class-conscious people that think they are superior to all others. I've met them in Melbourne and Sydney. They don't have to be rich, but that helps. The rich ones depend on their poorer sycophants to boost their egos, and the poorer ones rely on their rich idols to give them relevance. It's a symbiotic relationship. They look down their noses at other people and are very tiresome.
I totally agree with you about the wildlife, born and bred in Oz, I’m still in awe of the number of native birds and other species. Travelling around the UK I was amazed at how little wildlife you saw, but I did get excited at seeing my first squirrel!
Squirrels look cute but they can be little terrors when they get in your roof 😆
@@TheBAMFamalam So can brush-tailed possums!
Yes, we’ve had them visit us 😆
That's amazing considering the amount of wildlife and forests we've destroyed through irresponsible farming.
@@TheBAMFamalam Surely not as bad as possums in your roof!
I am glad that you are embracing your heritage and sharing it. It is the reason Australia is such a great country to live in, each culture coming and then sharing it with us, makes our country better and stronger. For example the Glendi festival which celebrates Greek culture in South Australia. In my family through marriage I have Indigenous, Jamaican, PNG, Thai, Phillipines, Germany, Chinese nieces and nephews. Love family get togethers the variety of food is amazing.
I think that because you're experiencing life in a new country and so far from home and family, your experiences and outlook is heightened compared to the local population who are more likely to take most things for granted :))
Absolutely, we certainly notice and appreciate more than we did in the Uk 😊
Be careful how you think about water flows though. Down under, a down pipe is an up pipe, There is a real knack to getting water to flow up the drain. And the toilet, I will just say it's best to find out for yourself
@@TheBAMFamalamu sound like a very lovely, appreciative, positive ,open minded ,grateful lady🥰💕🙏
Beautiful videos, good on u moving here, best country in the world, been here 54yrs, from italy
Thank you 🥰
Dear Bam family have missed you.
For 2024 good health and happiness!
The grass is longer and greener in Australia 👍
When it's not on fire 🔥 lol 😆
Haha that is true 😆
With the wildlife, living in the suburbs I’ve got sulphur crested cockatoos, kookaburras, lorikeets, galahs, Indian and Australian mynah birds, eastern water skink, ibis’, even herons every now and then. But up in the mountains 😍, I get to see eagles, eastern rosellas, red and/or yellow tailed black cockatoos, frogs, owls, red bellied black snakes, lots of huntsman’s, possums, foxes, wild goats, king parrot, kangaroos, wallabies, wild mice, ants, blue tongue lizards, feral rabbits and pigs, crows, currawongs, ducks and probably more lol
You sound like a very greatful, appreciative , open minded Lady💕🙏🥰👍
The yellow and blue Pale-headed Rosellas are beautiful. I see a pair of them, about every week or so. Quite a few native birds like my Grevillea and Bottle-brush trees in the front yard. I agree that cane toads are horrible horrible things. Cheers.
The grass might be greener on the other side, But you still have to bloody mow it!
Great video Maz 👌☺
In the UK the grass is always greener. All due to the weather. 😜😂
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😅yes, I thought that too .
Moved to an outer Melbourne suburb that is full of wildlife if you just stop. open your eyes and look around ...it is everywhere. Possums, Echnidas, Kites, kestrels, Kookaburras and a whole heap of amazing birds, bats, turtles, snakes, kangaroos, frogs, some very cool insects..all sorts, not to mention the array of wildflowers . My personal favourite are yellow tailed black cockatoos.. They are majestic.
I'm not sure why this popped up in my YT feed? Not knowing anything (yet) about your story, Thought it was interesting!
Although I will say the 7 things you mention really are not specific to Australia. More just life lessons in general, but that may have ben the idea to begin with?
I'm an Australian, but I've lived a combined 8 years in Colombia And Peru. Now there's a culture difference. I was challenged most days, but learnt so much. Every challenge was anxiety provoking, but in the end not really too much of a drama. I want to go back, I will sometime soon,
P.S.- I was born and raised in Australia , lived 46 of my 54 years here, mostly in rural areas. In that time , I've seen 4 snakes, 3 of them swimming in the river. Never felt threatened by them. Remember their instinct is get away from you. They don't want a fight. Just be sensible in the bush.
enjoyed that, thanks!
There is something about driving in the country ant seeing a flock of buggies in the wild. Especially when you see their all just an olive drab colour not the flamboyant colours you get in pet shops.
On my standard quarter acre block in suburbia I have lorrakeets ,sulphur crested cockatoos, Galahs, kookaburras .magpies, and corellas .we also have possums blue tongue lizards, geckos and green tree frogs ,my English relatives think I live in a zoo and are always a bit wary when they come to visit , the thing that scares them the most though is the huge huntsman spider that lives in my rumpus room which I leave alone because it keeps other insects under control . I e v en get visits from migrating ducks and geese and when its a drought in the bush we've been known to get ;brolgas and Ibis , cane toads haven't got this far south yet thank God, but we have enough trouble with feral rabbits, pigs ,and Indian Mynahs birds . Oh and the odd fox
Gosh so lucky! I’m sure your relatives love it when they actually arrive! ❤️❤️
I love the Ibis! They’re beautiful water birds who have had to adapt to the drought and move to find water elsewhere. I absolutely hate that they’re being called bin chickens! They’re not rats!
called 'bin chickens' they are a nuisance in places
@@debkendall What would you want them to do?
@@Jeni10 would be nice if they had their own habitat
@@debkendall They did, but the drought destroyed it.
@@debkendall There are plenty of ibis (ibises)? around Port Stephens-always feeding in the paddocks. I've never seen one near a bin.
I like this woman she's BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️ and switched on 😇
What would you say are the best bits of the British culture that you’ve embedded in your Aussie life?
I think you mean the pale-headed rosella. One of my favourites.
My grass is very green, I use super Green from Bunnings 😂
The blue birds with yellow heads are Eastern Rosellas. As far as snakes go, being able to identify venomous and non venomous, knowing how to behave if you meet one and what to do if you're bitten will keep you safe. Also buy more than one Snakebite First Aid Kit, and keep them in your bag, car, house and when you go bush. On the Sunshine Coast is Steve McEwan's Reptile World. I bought kits from him when he did a demo at the shopping centre. Practice the emergency procedures. I've loved and handled snakes since I was about 7 or 8 and taught my children and grandchildren, and they are calm and confident when meeting them. A useful website is www.avru.org. The Australian Venom Research Unit.
being following your adventures. from day one. always interesting informative. honest. its the right mechanic you hold on to. YOU have one unique character about you and yours. YOU ARE ALWAYS POSITIVE. it is a requirement you need if you want to become one of us WHICH YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. Aust needs more people like you.. enjoy the 25th. ANZAC DAY. please take care and God bless you and yours. Looking forward to your next vids. I'm disappointed with Charlie.. the Commonwealth does not seem to flower in his mind. Just a thought.
Thank you for such a lovely comment 🥰
It also makes life more interesting💖
Pale-headed Rosella is probably your bird.
Great vlog Maz 😊
A Grass Parrot/Rosella is the bird you speak of I think
I just looked up, yes those are the ones! Thank you ❤️
Is the blue and yellow bird a pale headed rosella? I get them and lorikeets, etc, all the time. I'm near Maryborough and Hervey bay.
Yes, they are the ones! Everytime I see them I try to film but they’re so quick 😁
@@TheBAMFamalam They are very nervous and flighty birds. If you move even the slightest bit, they are out of there! But they are delightfully pretty.
Wish you the best in your future endeavours.
Thank you 🥰🥰
Tradies, yes, and the same with Doctors, Dentists and Solicitors!
Believe me...life in the UK is slipping dad by day for most people...enjoy the extra freedoms and environment in OZ
awesome! mr troll was the first responder. he must secretly like your channel or he wouldnt be on it
Haha we have our settings so that we don’t see trolls comments… their work is wasted on us 🤣🤣
Hi , Please do a video on your experiences changing to the metric system. Do you still think in miles after 7 years. ????
We think in km now, you adapt to that pretty quickly 😊
It's really really easy, 3miles is almost exactly 5 km, 62mph is 100kmh.
0deg C is frozen water, 20deg is perfect, 30deg is shorts, 45deg is maximum.
Most Aussies over 40 know both.
I was a kid when our currency changed to dollars and cents and an adult when we went metric. I still find myself thinking and calculating in acres, yards, feet and inches. I visually know how big an acre is but not a hectare. A ruler is, to me, both 30cm and 12"/1ft. The money is no problem because kids adapt to change easily and quickly. Adapting as an adult will depend on how lazy you are, and I'm a sloth😁
Do you know their not making the 30cm/12in ruler any longer.
@@BareFootDuck There's a lot of different manufacturers for that product, both in metal and wood.
Australia is a big place. Floods & fire are not everywhere all the time. They get floods in the UK as well. Its a matter of having preparations for events that may happen. Also, just check to see what areas may be at higher risk for each more common or likely event. Destructive tropical storms/cyclones are more in the North, fires are more on the coasts from NSW around to WA. Even in Tasmania, but usually less often. You can prepare for such things.
Respect snakes & other bitey things. Simpley check where & when they occur. Not hard to make your house 'bitey thing' proof.
No grass is greener! Usually it’s just someone using different fertiliser or bs😊
Another good informative and honest video. Returning back to the UK I have to admit that the QLD lorikets do beat our sparrows lol Tradies drove us wild in Australia! Many unreliable and over charging. I looked forward to returning to British tradies! Ohhh goodness, same issues here now lol!!! I definitely think it doesn't hurt to see if the grass is greener. It isn't always, but why not get out and experience life? I have no regrets and the time in Australia was part of my journey through life. Hope your renovations are going well. Been there and done that on our return to uk! Don't want to see another paint brush!!! Sending love xx❤
Was the bird an Eastern Rosella?
None of us like cane toads😮
The greener grass.
you say you flipping hate cane toads (and who doesn't!) ... there are some bird species that've learned to flip them over so they can just eat from their bellies, avoiding the poison sacks on their backs. That's some pretty fast evolution in action!
Haha we’ve seen the kookaburras smashing them up 😆
@@TheBAMFamalam WOW i didnt know kookaburras are now doing it, thats awesome!!! I thought it was mainly just crows. Itd be fascinating if it turns out our birds are the answer to decimating cane toads
Please, you are referring to England. The remnants of the original British are the mainly the Welsh in Wales.
You camera shy ?🧐 Not now. 😂😂😂
Haha no not anymore 😆
Don't play with the wildlife. There is normally a good reason, it's called wild-life.
yeh that's called abduction :) lol. Cane toads are not australian wildlife, they were imported for the sugar cane beetle.
ELLO ELLO ELLO WHAT'S ALL DIS DEN
I’m a little concerned about you guys. I sense a disturbance in the force.
No need to be concerned, we’re healthy and happy 🥰
@@TheBAMFamalam Good! because I live vicariously through you guys. Peace and harmony to you both and may Karma guide you and keep you safe. 🙏
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Australia has had only two and half centuries to evolve as a civilisation against the UK has had many New and different country
Question: Can you kill the bush Turkeys and eat them? :) Just kidding