I moved to Australia from the UK years ago, and I'd like to add my VERY short list (I feel is the most important) comparing living in Australia v's the UK ... Here in Melbourne Australia, the weather is exceptionally beautiful. A VERY mild Melbourne winter is equal to a regular English summer. English houses are VERY small, compared to Australian houses, most of which are terraces, which are all stuck together. You are living in a crowded envireonment, and can upset your neighbors VERY easily with such things as noise (teenagers etc) and there's limited parking (if any) for your car. Australian house (in comparrison) are huge, with big gardens (all around) They have their own garages, some are built into the houses which enables you to get out the car, open the door and you are in the house. It's true that public transport isn't as good here as in the UK, but when you have your own transport (a car) that isn't a problem. That's is really, the very best of Australia, compared with the UK.
Nice video guys. I think for the most part you’re spot on, however, from several of your videos I think your assessments are accurate only for the Sunshine Coast - and several similar coastal areas around the country. Sunshine Coast is a lovely part of the planet, but It is VERY different to greater Sydney or greater Melbourne where public transport and nightlife and many other aspects are generally more comparable to London or Sam Francisco and other major world cities. I was watching a UK vlogger the other day who travels virtually all over the world constantly, and is back in Australia. She ranks Sydney especially, but also Melbourne and Perth, as tops among the best cities in the world. She also mentioned how costs in the UK generally are now pretty much the same as here - in particular food and utilities, with fuel being almost double the price it is here, but without the better wages to offset the rises - as you have also pointed out. Keep up the enjoyable posts - cheers.
I agree Paul. To overseas viewers, as an Australian who has grown up in Victoria and the large city of Melbourne I would like to just say (1) Australia isn’t all tropical paradise (2) Australia has megacities where people live and people love the hustle and bustle of urban life. (3) Prices aren’t as expensive in the bigger cities because of the volume of people and the bigger cities function 24 hours a day. (4) People love tropical paradises with space and perfect weather and other people love Sydney & Melbourne with their 24 hour nightclub scenes, their Restaurants, their Shopping, their Fashion Centres, their Arts Scenes and massive Sporting Precincts. I’m happy the environment of Queensland suits Maz and Ben, but I’m sure there are Aussies who love the UK and either live there or want to live there. Each to their own. No place on Earth is perfect. No place on Earth is loved by all its citizens or hated by all its citizens.
You're absolutely right, and we do mention this in our videos, as Australia is so huge that it's not all the same.. We try to give an honest, unbiased view in our videos, and do love what both countries have to offer, although obviously Australia tops it for us 😁 We're super glad you're enjoying the videos, see you next Sunday ❤️
This is a really great way of putting it - we mentioned in a video a few weeks back how vastly different places in Australia are, there's something for everyone here in Oz. Both of these countries make for a great place to live, and we have certainly found our little spot in the world that works for us ❤️
Glad its working out for you. And dont apologize. Its very interesting hearing how new comers see the place. Those who have been born here need to hear this.
Great video. I’ve been to the UK and yep it’s easy to skip across to Paris or Germany etc. Obviously public transport in a place as densely populated as the UK, the size of the UK, and the bigger population, makes multiple transport options much easier in the UK. Public transport in Australia is expensive to set up for the small population and huge distances. The UK can fit into Australia over 32 times. Re shows and nightlife, come down to Melbourne and even Sydney for a week. All the big shows are in those big cities. To compare the nightlife of the Sunshine Coast and London (even Sydney or Melbourne!) is probably a stretch. Love your videos. You come across as such lovely people. Take care! Craig - Geelong, VIC.
Living in Australia is awesome and I can’t wait to be able to earn some money properly fairly. Great video. I’m your biggest fan! Would love to meet you guys one day!
Hi Guys always watch your videos as we came here 17 years ago from England and love it here. Just one comment regarding beaches in the UK, there are loads of them around the coast that are sandy and stone/pebble free unlike some parts of the south coast. Beautiful beaches around the north east coast too although it can get a bit parky there and the sea is cold. Love Oz life and so glad we made the move here to Lake Macquarie NSW. Keep on Bamming!
Agree with the list… transport is not the best in comparison. In the major cities like Melbourne (where I’m from) It’s mostly designed to bring people to work in the city during peak periods. Anywhere else and at other times we need a car, but at least parking is usually free and available. Night life… Melbourne is not too bad, but we prefer our date nights at the local cinema or restaurant, quiet and low key. 👍😀🇦🇺
Love what you do. Gold Coaster here. You guys should not cop it over public transport in regional areas it is crap So are taxis and Uber. Please keep doing what you do. So good
Thank you so much, we’re glad you’re enjoying the vids 🥰🥰 Where we lived on the coast was better connected, but now we live rurally, we couldn’t be without cars 😁
We are moving to Sydney next year! Worried about the cost of rent but hoping our wages will even everything out. We have saved a years worth of rent just in case we fall on hard times but ready for the better lifestyle!
That’s exciting 😁 You can keep an eye on rent prices on realestate.com, so that you know what to expect when you get here, but it’s a great idea to have plenty saved ❤️
We can't wait to come back! Reccie trip in December after hoping setting the first stage of visa journey in progress. Your videos are always inspiring.
The Bam Famalam, thank you so much for doing these videos. I genuinely enjoy them and hope to someday live in Australia. I have a youtube channel about travel, and hopefully, if I don't live, I at least get to visit and wish to portray Australia well.
You need a car if you want to live in most regional towns. Hence there are usually 2 cars per household, sometimes even more. Thus public transport is usually not profitable.
Loved your video and perspective. Often find young people doing videos on their immigration experience to Australia but here more useful to see a family. I am going to look at your other videos to see if you have anything on ways to immigrate to Australia with kids. All the best to you from London :)
Melbourne is massively covered by Bus & Trains in and to most suburbs. The CBD is also covered by Trams which also reach out into early established suburbs. You don’t wait long for transport in Melbourne and we have many options to get around quickly. There are even some people in Melbourne that can decide each day whether to go to work, school or Uni by either Bus, Train or Tram. How many European Cities can say that? I think Maz and Ben need a long holiday in Melbourne or Sydney which would open their eyes immensely to the urban side of Australia. That’s a whole new world compared to Queensland. 👍
We have spent time in Melbourne and the travel options are great within the major cities. We try to give an unbiased opinion in our videos, but as everyone knows we do love Oz 🇦🇺
We arent as needy as it appears - nah haven’t watched yet but good on you woteva the opinion. Watching cos of you guys -say wot u want - we’ll watch u. Cheers.
It costs me £650 a month to live in a studio... in the basement of a very old building in Huddersfield... 😢 You need to work full time in order to afford to pay rent and bills, so you get no time for any other social activities and not much money leftover anyway. I'm currently looking for work after losing my full-time job, and all I seem to find is part-time (8 or 16 hour contract) and that's literally not enough... and I live alone. I've had my Working Holiday Visa for Australia approved in December 2021, all I'm doing is trying to save up just a bit more money so I can make the move by the end of 2022! I honestly can't wait 😊
Oh gosh, it’s really shocking that you’re paying so much for a studio. Best of luck finding a full time job quickly ❤️ Or you may have to fly out to Oz sooner 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Same here! I had my (second) working holiday visa approved in December 2021. Covid pushed me out of the country back in 2020 so I have a brand new one to reuse as part of their strategy to get people who were ‘robbed’ of their time there back. I wanted to return to Sydney as soon as February this year but I got cold feet 😂 Idk why… Rn I’m just saving up (Oz is really expensive) and looking to move later this year. Housing in the UK is completely fu***d up!
Hi guys Sunshine Coast is lovely. Mum lived at Buderim. I think though that as far as the economy, you may be in abit of a bubble lol Many people are now sleeping rough as rent is sky high and benefits don't come near to cover it. There is little social housing available so they are sleeping in tents, cars etc Yes wages are high but so is cost of living! Many families barely have enough left to feed their kids after bills are paid. It's lovely that you have found a comfortable way of life but sadly for many, many in Australia this isn't the case. 😢
Thank you for sharing this comment, it’s a really fair point, and certainly not one that we mean to down play. Renters have certainly been hit hard, and locally to us there has also been the issue that there are more renters than there are rentals. We did mention in the video about rent prices and housing becoming unaffordable for many, which has caused many people to move away to different areas, but you’re right in saying that there has been many sleeping in cars also. It’s fair to say that many people in both of the countries mentioned have suffered financially over the past few years.
The transport problem mainly comes down to most of the population lives on the East coast of Australia. it wouldn't be viable to spend the money for the smaller regional country towns out West. Also for size comparison the United kingdom with a population of 68 million people will fit into the state of Queensland seven times. In Australia we have very large distances to travel between regional towns in comparison to Europe or the UK. Cheers
Hi, you'll get no stick from me about transport. Its still pretty poor in Australia. Really a driving country unfortunately. Obviously our size doesn't help. Within the cities its ok, but regionally its terrible still. I'm an Australian who is returning back to Brisbane next month after 20 years and I needed you two to help me think the move will be ok. Different from moving from the UK as was your story. I've been in Vietnam, so it will be super different. Thanks for your channel.
Well I live in a coastal town north of Newcastle and there is zero public transport not like Sydney. There are no trains or bus services so if you don't have a car and drive you are stuck. I see the tube network of the UK and am amazed at the connectivity there and proximity to Europe. I used to live in Sydney and use public transport every day so I've seen both sides. Oh and there are no cabs here or delivery dinners except for pizza if they have staff haha! I love hearing about the UK and the differences and hope to visit one day. 😁
It’s a wonderful country to visit, Ben and I would love to visit London as tourists one day ❤️ When we tried to get a taxi a few weeks back, we had to have a giggle, we’ve never experienced not having these things available to us before 😆
Hi guys. Ive been watching your videos for a couple of years now and have a chuckle about a couple of things you guys say. You should do an Queensland Outback Adventure video because thats the real fair dinkum experience. From the Sunny Coast its only a 5 hour drive to Roma to experience Easter in the Bush or up to Barcaldine & Longreach for a real Outback adventure.
C'mon on guys lol U been here long enough to know how to pronunce our wording Though i have 2 laugh whenever i hear the word " anywho " " Anyhow, " i'm enjoying binge watching ur vids!! 🙂🙂
great video ,BUT Sydney and Melbourne are different to the Sunshine coast . Both cities are 4 plus million people so there is nightlife , and a different vibe , maybe a too fast lifestyle . Transport is different to Europe who have huge rail networks and lets face it Australia has 26 million people in an area bigger than Europe .One of the worlds busiest air routes is Sydney / Melbourne because there are so many people travelling the 1000 Kilometres . Life is different and Australian Weather wins .
That's a great way to put it, it is just down to the fact that there's less people in a bigger area - there's bound to be some pros and cons to that. As you know, we absolutely love Australia though, and wouldn't change it 🇦🇺
When you were talking about trying to find a park at the beach I was thinking why didn't you take that great public transport there you were talking about
Not so great when your lugging picnic equipment, food, 2 babies and all of their stuff 😁 We found public transport in the UK great for commuting, trips to and around London, and also trips to other parts of the country to visit friends and family 😁
From what we've seen, school lunches are not a thing - although you can buy food from the tuckshop - it is not the sit down dinner that you would be used to. You can buy things like sandwiches, wraps, sushi, sausage rolls, pies - between $4 and $6. This will all vary between schools, but that just gives you an idea of what to expect 😊
for some reason, when i think of UK beaches I always think of that Mr Bean sketch where he tried to change into his swimwear in front of a blind man, it was a pebble beach
If you were in Melbourne the nightlife is fast paced and you have a lot to do sports AFL,Rugby,Cricket,Tennis you have the pubs and Casino live theatre movies and more and public transport is fine around the city and suburbs Sydney is much the same but have the lockout laws there
I definitely agree with you guys more buck for your money, housing, salary, weather what is there not to love, in Oz, freebies in the UK don’t exist, I mean the one thing we got free was the congestion charge when we were in the 1st lockdown, as there was less people going to work and as soon as that eased they changed it from only charging Mon-Friday 7am-6pm to charging 7 days a week from 7 am - 10 pm. You are better of over in Australia, looking forward to leaving the UK.
Love the outtakes too guys! When you both look at each other and don’t know the word or phrase you remind me of an old senile couple who have been together so long you both seem to be using the one brain! 🤣🤣🤣❤️
The difference between Australia and Europe has to take into account the population and the distances. England is tiny compared to Australia so it costs a fortune to build transport infrastructure. Sunshine coast life is also very different to say Sydney! You cant compare a night in London to a night in Noosa!
Seems must be living on acreage which most australians could never afford, housing is actually expensive even if you go out beyond the cities. Don't even think about renting that's even more expensive than trying to buy a place, then there's the deposit.....
Australia would have to beat Pomgolia in any competition , its the law . There's just no comparison , obviously you could say we have a different transport system but we manage to get around quite well , if you want to get somplace you'll find a way , you have to consider that in Pomgahnistan there are sixty five million people all crammed into a space not much bigger than the average Australian backyard , you need all that transport . Just to get away from each other . say that you could just hop on a train or plane and be in Europe , how often did you actually do it ?. My pommie sister is always banging on about trips to Benidorm Spain she loves it there because they have the best fish n chips and there are English pubs there , that serve Newcastle brown ale and proper food , not that foreign muck and there's always people from England she can talk to . You know by now that there's no going back , this wondrous place has got you hooked and us Aussie's are better off because your here and aren't whinjing because you had a chance meeting with a spider or snake or its too hot . And i bet when your having a feed of prawns and drinking that cold frosty beer and listening to your kids happy laughter you don't give pommieland another thought .
Sorry yeah nah on lifestyle especially in new suburbs, there no yards. At best you have 1metre either side of the house and 3 metres front and back, a lot of the houses, townhouses come with laneways behind them. Look like they've got the makings of ghetto areas in 20 or 30 years time.
Nightlife - Population of London = 9.32 Mil. Population Sunshine Coast 400K. NO ONE moves to the Sunshine Coast for the Night Life. People go to the Sunshine Coast for the quiet life and retirement.
Yep but you have to remember that Australia is 32 times bigger than the UK or that the UK would fit 7 times into just Queensland …all that with 25 million total population……. Do you really wonder why there is not a train station at every suburb ?
We understood why when we gave it thought - sometimes when you’re so used to something you just assume it is the norm everywhere. It certainly isn’t a criticism 😊
you are not just nipping down to Paris for the weekend anymore... ...due to a certain lack of comprehension by a significant minority in England who never liked nipping down to Paris for the weekend.
Yous seem more happy or more relaxed than when you 1st came to Australia ..but l think including other countries besides England is cheating..thats naughty...and you need to travel buy car in Australia..distances are 10 x with 10 x less people so its probably why there is 10x less public transport available...anyway Australia won just like the cricket ...lmao
Haha it sure did! Europe plays a big part of life in the UK - from food imports to holidaying, which is why we mention it. We try to give an unbiased opinion, but as everyone knows we love Oz, and it's home for us 🦘
God! I thought the choice would be easy 9 months of cold dreary weather or 9 months of sun and beautiful beaches. Of course Australia is not sun and beach we also have lots of sun and lots of dessert. If you guys have not been to Uluru head out there, you will see large families of everything people, kangaroos, emus, camels and lots and lots of nothingness.
JETSTAR. Your never gunna get a great night out living on the Sunshine Coast, it's a quiet part of Queensland, I do love the place but you have to do the major Cities if your comparing it to London. Melbourne has plenty of theatres and things to do on a night out and is Australia's food, fashion, sporting, music and entertainment capital, Sydney and Brisbane have a good night life scene as well, I can't speak for the other States.
I moved to Australia from the UK years ago, and I'd like to add my VERY short list (I feel is the most important) comparing living in Australia v's the UK ...
Here in Melbourne Australia, the weather is exceptionally beautiful. A VERY mild Melbourne winter is equal to a regular English summer.
English houses are VERY small, compared to Australian houses, most of which are terraces, which are all stuck together. You are living in a crowded envireonment, and can upset your neighbors VERY easily with such things as noise (teenagers etc) and there's limited parking (if any) for your car. Australian house (in comparrison) are huge, with big gardens (all around) They have their own garages, some are built into the houses which enables you to get out the car, open the door and you are in the house. It's true that public transport isn't as good here as in the UK, but when you have your own transport (a car) that isn't a problem.
That's is really, the very best of Australia, compared with the UK.
Weather & houses are my main reason to think about leaving the uk.. But still a big jump for me & needs some planing & arrangements
Melbourne is the a hole of Oz. They act like they are not apart of Oz. Snobs.
Nice video guys. I think for the most part you’re spot on, however, from several of your videos I think your assessments are accurate only for the Sunshine Coast - and several similar coastal areas around the country. Sunshine Coast is a lovely part of the planet, but It is VERY different to greater Sydney or greater Melbourne where public transport and nightlife and many other aspects are generally more comparable to London or Sam Francisco and other major world cities. I was watching a UK vlogger the other day who travels virtually all over the world constantly, and is back in Australia. She ranks Sydney especially, but also Melbourne and Perth, as tops among the best cities in the world. She also mentioned how costs in the UK generally are now pretty much the same as here - in particular food and utilities, with fuel being almost double the price it is here, but without the better wages to offset the rises - as you have also pointed out. Keep up the enjoyable posts - cheers.
I agree Paul. To overseas viewers, as an Australian who has grown up in Victoria and the large city of Melbourne I would like to just say (1) Australia isn’t all tropical paradise (2) Australia has megacities where people live and people love the hustle and bustle of urban life. (3) Prices aren’t as expensive in the bigger cities because of the volume of people and the bigger cities function 24 hours a day. (4) People love tropical paradises with space and perfect weather and other people love Sydney & Melbourne with their 24 hour nightclub scenes, their Restaurants, their Shopping, their Fashion Centres, their Arts Scenes and massive Sporting Precincts.
I’m happy the environment of Queensland suits Maz and Ben, but I’m sure there are Aussies who love the UK and either live there or want to live there.
Each to their own. No place on Earth is perfect. No place on Earth is loved by all its citizens or hated by all its citizens.
You're absolutely right, and we do mention this in our videos, as Australia is so huge that it's not all the same.. We try to give an honest, unbiased view in our videos, and do love what both countries have to offer, although obviously Australia tops it for us 😁 We're super glad you're enjoying the videos, see you next Sunday ❤️
This is a really great way of putting it - we mentioned in a video a few weeks back how vastly different places in Australia are, there's something for everyone here in Oz.
Both of these countries make for a great place to live, and we have certainly found our little spot in the world that works for us ❤️
Glad its working out for you. And dont apologize. Its very interesting hearing how new comers see the place. Those who have been born here need to hear this.
Great video. I’ve been to the UK and yep it’s easy to skip across to Paris or Germany etc. Obviously public transport in a place as densely populated as the UK, the size of the UK, and the bigger population, makes multiple transport options much easier in the UK. Public transport in Australia is expensive to set up for the small population and huge distances. The UK can fit into Australia over 32 times. Re shows and nightlife, come down to Melbourne and even Sydney for a week. All the big shows are in those big cities. To compare the nightlife of the Sunshine Coast and London (even Sydney or Melbourne!) is probably a stretch. Love your videos. You come across as such lovely people. Take care! Craig - Geelong, VIC.
Lovely videos guys! It’s a nice reminder we are damned lucky.
Thank you 🥰 Absolutely, there are worse places to be ❤️
Living in Australia is awesome and I can’t wait to be able to earn some money properly fairly. Great video. I’m your biggest fan! Would love to meet you guys one day!
It is awesome, you will have so many fun things to explore once you finish school ❤️❤️
Hi Guys always watch your videos as we came here 17 years ago from England and love it here. Just one comment regarding beaches in the UK, there are loads of them around the coast that are sandy and stone/pebble free unlike some parts of the south coast. Beautiful beaches around the north east coast too although it can get a bit parky there and the sea is cold. Love Oz life and so glad we made the move here to Lake Macquarie NSW. Keep on Bamming!
There are some good beaches, but they don't quite compare with the Ozzie ones and the hot sand 😁 Thanks for BAMming with us 🥰
Paid 130.000 for a four bedroom house in Western Victoria.
Agree with the list… transport is not the best in comparison. In the major cities like Melbourne (where I’m from) It’s mostly designed to bring people to work in the city during peak periods. Anywhere else and at other times we need a car, but at least parking is usually free and available.
Night life… Melbourne is not too bad, but we prefer our date nights at the local cinema or restaurant, quiet and low key. 👍😀🇦🇺
This is such a great explanation of it - it certainly does not take away from what a wonderful country we live in, it's just different 🥰
Love what you do. Gold Coaster here. You guys should not cop it over public transport in regional areas it is crap So are taxis and Uber. Please keep doing what you do. So good
Thank you so much, we’re glad you’re enjoying the vids 🥰🥰 Where we lived on the coast was better connected, but now we live rurally, we couldn’t be without cars 😁
We are moving to Sydney next year! Worried about the cost of rent but hoping our wages will even everything out. We have saved a years worth of rent just in case we fall on hard times but ready for the better lifestyle!
That’s exciting 😁 You can keep an eye on rent prices on realestate.com, so that you know what to expect when you get here, but it’s a great idea to have plenty saved ❤️
We can't wait to come back! Reccie trip in December after hoping setting the first stage of visa journey in progress. Your videos are always inspiring.
Thank you, we're glad they help 🥰 That's so exciting, how long is your reccie?
The Bam Famalam, thank you so much for doing these videos. I genuinely enjoy them and hope to someday live in Australia. I have a youtube channel about travel, and hopefully, if I don't live, I at least get to visit and wish to portray Australia well.
We’re super glad you’re enjoying them, Australia is an incredible country to travel 🦘🥰
Yeah, Australia’s VERY far away from most places. It’s also a very big country, so it’s hard. You’re right transport is a bugger!
You need a car if you want to live in most regional towns.
Hence there are usually 2 cars per household, sometimes even more.
Thus public transport is usually not profitable.
Loved your video and perspective. Often find young people doing videos on their immigration experience to Australia but here more useful to see a family. I am going to look at your other videos to see if you have anything on ways to immigrate to Australia with kids. All the best to you from London :)
We’re super glad it’s helpful ❤️ We have 3 videos where we give more info on kids moving here. I’ll just find the links for you xx
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Hope these help xx
Melbourne is massively covered by Bus & Trains in and to most suburbs. The CBD is also covered by Trams which also reach out into early established suburbs. You don’t wait long for transport in Melbourne and we have many options to get around quickly. There are even some people in Melbourne that can decide each day whether to go to work, school or Uni by either Bus, Train or Tram. How many European Cities can say that?
I think Maz and Ben need a long holiday in Melbourne or Sydney which would open their eyes immensely to the urban side of Australia. That’s a whole new world compared to Queensland.
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We have spent time in Melbourne and the travel options are great within the major cities. We try to give an unbiased opinion in our videos, but as everyone knows we do love Oz 🇦🇺
We arent as needy as it appears - nah haven’t watched yet but good on you woteva the opinion. Watching cos of you guys -say wot u want - we’ll watch u. Cheers.
We hope you enjoy it xx
It costs me £650 a month to live in a studio... in the basement of a very old building in Huddersfield... 😢
You need to work full time in order to afford to pay rent and bills, so you get no time for any other social activities and not much money leftover anyway. I'm currently looking for work after losing my full-time job, and all I seem to find is part-time (8 or 16 hour contract) and that's literally not enough... and I live alone.
I've had my Working Holiday Visa for Australia approved in December 2021, all I'm doing is trying to save up just a bit more money so I can make the move by the end of 2022! I honestly can't wait 😊
I have friends in similar situations and they get paid even less because of their age (I'm over 23) ... it's so sad
Oh gosh, it’s really shocking that you’re paying so much for a studio. Best of luck finding a full time job quickly ❤️ Or you may have to fly out to Oz sooner 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Same here! I had my (second) working holiday visa approved in December 2021. Covid pushed me out of the country back in 2020 so I have a brand new one to reuse as part of their strategy to get people who were ‘robbed’ of their time there back. I wanted to return to Sydney as soon as February this year but I got cold feet 😂 Idk why… Rn I’m just saving up (Oz is really expensive) and looking to move later this year. Housing in the UK is completely fu***d up!
Hi guys Sunshine Coast is lovely. Mum lived at Buderim. I think though that as far as the economy, you may be in abit of a bubble lol Many people are now sleeping rough as rent is sky high and benefits don't come near to cover it. There is little social housing available so they are sleeping in tents, cars etc Yes wages are high but so is cost of living! Many families barely have enough left to feed their kids after bills are paid. It's lovely that you have found a comfortable way of life but sadly for many, many in Australia this isn't the case. 😢
Thank you for sharing this comment, it’s a really fair point, and certainly not one that we mean to down play. Renters have certainly been hit hard, and locally to us there has also been the issue that there are more renters than there are rentals. We did mention in the video about rent prices and housing becoming unaffordable for many, which has caused many people to move away to different areas, but you’re right in saying that there has been many sleeping in cars also. It’s fair to say that many people in both of the countries mentioned have suffered financially over the past few years.
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Great video guys!!! Still working on Shaun 😂😂
Thanks lovely ❤️ Haha we must give you a call again soon xx
Completely agree with you about public transport. In our area in Victoria you have to have a car there is very limited public transport.
It's a lot better in the city, but we're also regional and couldn't be without cars 😊
I’m half english half Australian and totally agree about your views on australia
The transport problem mainly comes down to most of the population lives on the East coast of Australia. it wouldn't be viable to spend the money for the smaller regional country towns out West. Also for size comparison the United kingdom with a population of 68 million people will fit into the state of Queensland seven times. In Australia we have very large distances to travel between regional towns in comparison to Europe or the UK. Cheers
You're absolutely right - and it certainly doesn't take away from what a wonderful country Australia is to live in 🦘
Hi, you'll get no stick from me about transport. Its still pretty poor in Australia. Really a driving country unfortunately. Obviously our size doesn't help. Within the cities its ok, but regionally its terrible still. I'm an Australian who is returning back to Brisbane next month after 20 years and I needed you two to help me think the move will be ok. Different from moving from the UK as was your story. I've been in Vietnam, so it will be super different. Thanks for your channel.
Well I live in a coastal town north of Newcastle and there is zero public transport not like Sydney. There are no trains or bus services so if you don't have a car and drive you are stuck. I see the tube network of the UK and am amazed at the connectivity there and proximity to Europe. I used to live in Sydney and use public transport every day so I've seen both sides. Oh and there are no cabs here or delivery dinners except for pizza if they have staff haha! I love hearing about the UK and the differences and hope to visit one day. 😁
It’s a wonderful country to visit, Ben and I would love to visit London as tourists one day ❤️
When we tried to get a taxi a few weeks back, we had to have a giggle, we’ve never experienced not having these things available to us before 😆
To be fair, a night out in the Sunny Coast won't stand up to a night out in London. A night out in Sydney however...
Hi guys. Ive been watching your videos for a couple of years now and have a chuckle about a couple of things you guys say. You should do an Queensland Outback Adventure video because thats the real fair dinkum experience. From the Sunny Coast its only a 5 hour drive to Roma to experience Easter in the Bush or up to Barcaldine & Longreach for a real Outback adventure.
"You know what i mean". lol
Oh my gosh, you’re right, we should defo do a BAMs in the Outback video! 😁
C'mon on guys lol
U been here long enough to know how to pronunce our wording
Though i have 2 laugh whenever i hear the word " anywho "
" Anyhow, " i'm enjoying binge watching ur vids!! 🙂🙂
great video ,BUT Sydney and Melbourne are different to the Sunshine coast . Both cities are 4 plus million people so there is nightlife , and a different vibe , maybe a too fast lifestyle . Transport is different to Europe who have huge rail networks and lets face it Australia has 26 million people in an area bigger than Europe .One of the worlds busiest air routes is Sydney / Melbourne because there are so many people travelling the 1000 Kilometres . Life is different and Australian Weather wins .
That's a great way to put it, it is just down to the fact that there's less people in a bigger area - there's bound to be some pros and cons to that. As you know, we absolutely love Australia though, and wouldn't change it 🇦🇺
Good information, great work, thanks.
We're super glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching 😊
When you were talking about trying to find a park at the beach I was thinking why didn't you take that great public transport there you were talking about
Not so great when your lugging picnic equipment, food, 2 babies and all of their stuff 😁 We found public transport in the UK great for commuting, trips to and around London, and also trips to other parts of the country to visit friends and family 😁
I agree with you about transport,I live rural in w.a. if you don't have a car you can't get around.
Just reinforces why we want to make the move to Oz. Can't wait. Do you have to pay for school lunches and how much please x
From what we've seen, school lunches are not a thing - although you can buy food from the tuckshop - it is not the sit down dinner that you would be used to. You can buy things like sandwiches, wraps, sushi, sausage rolls, pies - between $4 and $6. This will all vary between schools, but that just gives you an idea of what to expect 😊
@@TheBAMFamalam thanks for info. Nice to have first hand experience x
Yes, children buy from tuckshops or bring their own lunch in a lunch box with a frozen cold block to keep it cool.
Okay, I've watched a few of your videos now, and I really need to know, why isn't is Baz and Maz?
Hi love your videos. If you can, could you make a video on how immigration affects marriage and how you survived.
That is such an awesome topic, I’m going to schedule that in ❤️
for some reason, when i think of UK beaches I always think of that Mr Bean sketch where he tried to change into his swimwear in front of a blind man, it was a pebble beach
i love you guys, sunny girl and boy, keep on update please
If you were in Melbourne the nightlife is fast paced and you have a lot to do sports AFL,Rugby,Cricket,Tennis you have the pubs and Casino live theatre movies and more and public transport is fine around the city and suburbs Sydney is much the same but have the lockout laws there
I definitely agree with you guys more buck for your money, housing, salary, weather what is there not to love, in Oz, freebies in the UK don’t exist, I mean the one thing we got free was the congestion charge when we were in the 1st lockdown, as there was less people going to work and as soon as that eased they changed it from only charging Mon-Friday 7am-6pm to charging 7 days a week from 7 am - 10 pm. You are better of over in Australia, looking forward to leaving the UK.
Australia used to seem so much more expensive. How long before you come out? 🦘
@@TheBAMFamalam Hopefully within a year.
Love the outtakes too guys! When you both look at each other and don’t know the word or phrase you remind me of an old senile couple who have been together so long you both seem to be using the one brain!
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Haha we laughed so much when we read this 😂
You forgot about the FISHING!
Having spent a few years in the UK, I agree!
Thank you
Flora and fauna you missed...a massive plus to OZ...enjoy...
That's a great point ❤️
What about History & Culture? Or is it mostly about the outdoor life ?
How easy / expensive is it to go on holiday to other parts of the country ?
Cost of living in the uk is going crazy nowadays.. Food.. Utility bills.. Rental.. Its a disaster.. You did the best guys by moving there
Happy Late Easter🐰🐇 Everyone😀.
Happy Easter 😁🐰
The difference between Australia and Europe has to take into account the population and the distances. England is tiny compared to Australia so it costs a fortune to build transport infrastructure. Sunshine coast life is also very different to say Sydney! You cant compare a night in London to a night in Noosa!
I love your videos,but I still think Western Australia is the most beautiful state.
It does look stunning, we can't wait to spend more time there 😎
@@TheBAMFamalam Kalbarri and Denmark are so beautiful.🥰🥰
Belated Happy Easter to you all,love from South Australia.
Seems must be living on acreage which most australians could never afford, housing is actually expensive even if you go out beyond the cities. Don't even think about renting that's even more expensive than trying to buy a place, then there's the deposit.....
Did you all miss the background of this video as a plus?
Cougar Airlines?
Australia would have to beat Pomgolia in any competition , its the law . There's just no comparison , obviously you could say we have a different transport system but we manage to get around quite well , if you want to get somplace you'll find a way , you have to consider that in Pomgahnistan there are sixty five million people all crammed into a space not much bigger than the average Australian backyard , you need all that transport . Just to get away from each other . say that you could just hop on a train or plane and be in Europe , how often did you actually do it ?. My pommie sister is always banging on about trips to Benidorm Spain she loves it there because they have the best fish n chips and there are English pubs there , that serve Newcastle brown ale and proper food , not that foreign muck and there's always people from England she can talk to . You know by now that there's no going back , this wondrous place has got you hooked and us Aussie's are better off because your here and aren't whinjing because you had a chance meeting with a spider or snake or its too hot . And i bet when your having a feed of prawns and drinking that cold frosty beer and listening to your kids happy laughter you don't give pommieland another thought .
We wouldn’t change it for the world, and like you say, you just find another way. It certainly doesn’t take away from Australia’s awesomeness 🦘
I am soooo torn between the two countries 🥲🥲🥲
We hear you, it’s a tough decision. You will work out what is right for you ❤️
Sorry yeah nah on lifestyle especially in new suburbs, there no yards. At best you have 1metre either side of the house and 3 metres front and back, a lot of the houses, townhouses come with laneways behind them. Look like they've got the makings of ghetto areas in 20 or 30 years time.
Nightlife - Population of London = 9.32 Mil. Population Sunshine Coast 400K. NO ONE moves to the Sunshine Coast for the Night Life. People go to the Sunshine Coast for the quiet life and retirement.
Yep but you have to remember that Australia is 32 times bigger than the UK or that the UK would fit 7 times into just Queensland …all that with 25 million total population……. Do you really wonder why there is not a train station at every suburb ?
We understood why when we gave it thought - sometimes when you’re so used to something you just assume it is the norm everywhere. It certainly isn’t a criticism 😊
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Thanks for watching Shaun 🥰🥰
@@TheBAMFamalam as always. Never miss one
you are not just nipping down to Paris for the weekend anymore...
...due to a certain lack of comprehension by a significant minority in England who never liked nipping down to Paris for the weekend.
Oh no, that's sad to hear. So much has changed in the last few years.
Paris is a crap hole infested with beggars
$25 or $30 an hour for a cleaner? Jeez I'm quitting my job and being a cleaner.
Often more. Cleaners are very much appreciated here for the hard work that they do 😊
it is also very expensive to live here
Haha 😂 massive country & not many people. Cars are everything 🚗 🛻
That is very true! 😁
Australia isn't perfect, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else 😎
Agreed 🦘
Yous seem more happy or more relaxed than when you 1st came to Australia ..but l think including other countries besides England is cheating..thats naughty...and you need to travel buy car in Australia..distances are 10 x with 10 x less people so its probably why there is 10x less public transport available...anyway Australia won just like the cricket ...lmao
Haha it sure did! Europe plays a big part of life in the UK - from food imports to holidaying, which is why we mention it. We try to give an unbiased opinion, but as everyone knows we love Oz, and it's home for us 🦘
God! I thought the choice would be easy 9 months of cold dreary weather or 9 months of sun and beautiful beaches. Of course Australia is not sun and beach we also have lots of sun and lots of dessert. If you guys have not been to Uluru head out there, you will see large families of everything people, kangaroos, emus, camels and lots and lots of nothingness.
JETSTAR. Your never gunna get a great night out living on the Sunshine Coast, it's a quiet part of Queensland, I do love the place but you have to do the major Cities if your comparing it to London. Melbourne has plenty of theatres and things to do on a night out and is Australia's food, fashion, sporting, music and entertainment capital, Sydney and Brisbane have a good night life scene as well, I can't speak for the other States.