Oz born and bred. Spent some time in Serbia and France a few years ago. When I came back I just couldn't believe just how much SPACE we have here. The Sky, the horizon, even tables at the cafe. So much space. Thankfully.
The amount of sky you can see really struck us as well. The other one is road width - when we went to the UK a few years back I mistook 2 lanes for 1 and cut another car up - it’s an easy mistake to make after driving in Oz 😆
What I love about the Aussies is if you can't find it in their store, the store will suggest another alternative store to go to find what you're looking for. Us Aussies always helpful.
I don't agree with your comment. I have suggested where to buy the product that wasn't provided in a store I worked at. I did it to help the customer and 9 times out of 10 they appreciated it. The same customer came back to the store I was working at again and again because I was so helpful. Owners of stores also suggest alternatives if they don't stock the product. It's just what Aussie's are known for. If someone is nice and helpful you will remember them and the store. 🙂
i went to my pharmacy the other day and they didn't have what I was after. The pharmacist said she'd try to 'borrow' it from another pharmacy, if not she would have it delivered the next day. Four hours later I got a call to tell me that they had it. I was charged just over half what the Doctor told me it would cost, the wholesale price, because they hadn't been able to supply it when I first went in. How good is that!
I live in Ontario, Canada. If you don't have a family doctor, you can go to a walk-in clinic, see a doctor, get a prescription, or get a referral for blood tests or X-rays just as easily. A walk-in clinic doctor can even refer you to a specialist or order a ct or mri, that will take time to get, but it can all be done quickly. Everything that was said in the vid happens in Canada. Hell, my son just graduated high school and got a job driving a rock truck for a lumber company. He gets 20$ an hour to start and has never driven a rock truck before. Canada and Australia are very similar in many ways. There are only two other countries I would ever consider moving to, Australia and Norway. I will never step foot in the U.S again, people have no idea the $ hit-hole that place really is.
My friend, in his early 50's needed extra cash for his retirement. He got his heavy truck license, forklift ticket, crane ticket and now has a job in the mines around the Pilbara. Three weeks on(12 hr days) one week off, taking home pay after tax about $3500 , per week! Many working there, if not most, finish up after 5 to 7 years with the million dollar mortgage paid off and set up for the rest of their life. By the way , the minimum wage in Aust is $21.38 per hour (cad to aud is roughly equal in value) so driving a truck for $20 per hour ,even as a first job , would have Aussies shaking their heads.
I’m and Aussie and I’ve been to Vancouver and my husband went there many times as he worked for a company there. People have said it’s the closest to Melbourne’s twin in culture, attitude etc. I have to agree.
Yep you NAILED IT! It’s easy to forget how lucky we really are….until you travel and then you’re often reminded. Its great to see how much you guys love your new life in Australia. My Scottish dad emigrated with his family straight after the war (he was 17) and although he was very sentimental about Scotland and missed the relatives left behind, he loved it here too ❤️
Exact same story about my husband (my kids' father) but he never expressed an interest in Scotland since, just ran around with his Irish counterparts for many years.
Loving all the comments on the red flowers. When I moved from Aus to the UK, I discovered that they think Poinsettias are small indoor plants, I always think of them as garden trees.
Hi guys. Re the NHS v Medicare, to be fair, whilst in London I had an allergic reaction to a plant (nettles I think), and was seen by a doctor within about half an hour at a medical centre in north London. Doctor prescribed a steroid based ointment costing less than 20 pounds and no charge for the consultation. At the time I was unaware there was a reciprocal arrangement between Australia and the UK. Most impressed and pleasantly surprised with the nil cost.
When you need urgent care the NHS are extraordinary. And that is a great point you made about the cost of medication - there is a set prescription charge, whatever the medication is in the UK 😊
You are absolutely spot on! We miss Australian coffee but our friends bought us back a few bags of Merlo to tide us over. As a nurse both in Oz and UK I wholeheartedly agree with the comments about healthcare - we do it better than anywhere we have seen. Definitely the wage vs. cost is better back in Oz. Great video🙂
The coffee culture and coffee snobbery thing is such an interesting phenomena. It is so pervasive you would think it has always been that way. But it hasn't. Up until the 80's Australia was far and away dominated by tea. Hence we still have morning and afternoon tea. Coffee, even in restaurants, was almost always instant coffee. Somewhere around the early 80's the Italian and Greek cultures began to influence the broader culture in a way that saw the transition to espresso coffee. You could literally see it happen. One year you would walk into a café and ask for coffee and it would come out instant, the next there would be a barista wanting to know if you wanted long black or flat white. I can remember the actual day in my life where I encountered those terms for the first time. Now Australian's tend to think it has always been that way - but it most certainly has not.
My mother died in 2008 and in 94 years never even tasted anything but black tea. I had it too, but started trying coffee after aged 15, but it was difficult to get to like in the city cafes. Now I must have the full body taste of coffee. Tea doesn't do it for me.
@@783342 I grew up having black tea myself (though I do love good coffee now). I lived in London some years ago and was shocked to find that hardly anyone drank black tea. To me, tea with milk is awful, however I have it with coffee.
@@TheBAMFamalam oh, the friendly rivalry between NZ & Aussie has me, a New Zealander saying, Australia beat us by a nose, in the healthcare department 🤣😂👍
Mum & Dad emigrated from UK just after WWII & never went back. There's not a day goes by I don't bless their memory they chose Aus so's I could be born here. Great to hear you're loving it too 🥰
You are right about the health care. We are in Melbourne western suburb and easily get a GP appointment, CT scan, pathology and prescription . Most GPs bulk billed here, meaning you are not out of pocket . I agree with all that you said about Australia and I migrated here 40 years ago.
The "8th Impressive Thing Australia does BEST!" Answer: We are blessed that quality families like Maz & Ben and the Girls chose Australia to live here. And we have a great screening process where we don't let plonkers live here! 🤣 (Psst: We did reject the other family who lived in the same street in the UK as Maz & Ben) 😉 Another great video guys. Thank You.
We saw how much everyone raved about it when we first moved over, so we tried… but we are still not keen coffee drinkers… although the smell of coffee beans is incredible! 😁
One of the reasons I loved travelling to Sydney and Melbourne was to walk the streets past all the Greek and Italian cafes and restaurants and be hit with the aroma of freshly ground and brewed coffee , even the coffee served on the planes enroute was magical to me its the little things that make life wonderful . When I was managing a retail chain I always got my my store managers to brew fresh coffee in the morning and replenish it as needed the smell in store definitely attracted customers and a free coffee went a long way to a great staff/customer relationship it cost practically nothing and the benefits were very rewarding . I can't even start to comment on your other points I've awakened a craving for a good cup of coffee so I'm off
Here in Sydney I can get a blood test the same day & a CT scan if it's not fully booked. Nice video guys, really glad you're liking it here. We need fun & happy people like yourselves, you're one of us now. Cheers 😎😎
Ha Ha Ha you are both crazy characters and I love it, you continuously make me laugh with your banter with each other, and you are spot on with your choices that Australia does best and I hope that never changes because to me everything is about "WORK/LIFE BALANCE" Wishing you both and family good health 🥰🤗
You guys are so natural around the came (specially Maz) and just love watching your videos all the way from South London. Is there a chance you guys could a video on Abriginal Australians?
Hi Ben & Maz. Pleased to see you're getting over covid Ben. I can vouch for your excellent healthcare. 2016, 2 days into our holiday, just stepped onto the Miramar and sat in our seats ready for a cruise to the Koala Sanctuary, when hubby collapsed. Terrific paramedics, and immediate care when taken into emergency at Mater hospital. Very soon diagnosed with pneumonia. 4 weeks later I was admitted to the Maitland Hospital NSW and very soon after arriving after having x-rays, scans and MRI, I was diagnosed with a Splenic rupture haematoma. Surprised to be told we don't have to pay, but when we arrived home to the UK we received a bill for almost $AU 1300 which thankfully was paid for by our travel insurance. I know your videos are aimed at those emigrating to Australia, but I can't emphasise enough, the importance of having Travel Insurance when going there, or anywhere else in the world. Sadly, we're too old to emigrate, but I love all your videos and information as they're also helpful for tourists 🙂💖
Gosh we thought that that would be completely reciprocal if it was hospital care. Glad you got well looked after though. It’s an excellent point about having travel insurance xx
There’s a reciprocal healthcare agreement with the UK, but there may be fees for items which we would pay for here as well. For example if you don’t have private medical insurance you can get charged over a $1000 for an ambulance.
@@kayelle8005 We didn't know that, until one of the nurses told my hubby while he was in A&E in Brisbane. Paramedics came out to me in NSW. After doing obs etc for suspected heart attack and all obs fine, they suggested to my cousin to take me to hospital. I was sitting on the edge of the bed when they arrived, so they didn't get to see the agony and serious condition I was in. We didn't get charged for calling them out. Fully expected to have to pay $1200+ as well as that amount for the ambulance for hubby in Brisbane. Am I correct in saying that it varies in different states in Australia?
@@sandrahaigh2976 yep I think ambulance costs do vary because they would be the responsibility of the various state and territory governments rather than the federal government. I got a rude shock when i received my first ambulance bill start the first aid officer at work called an ambulance when I was having a medical issue. Super lucky I had private insurance.
Absolutely agree with your list, but I feel you missed 1 thing (I've also lived in USA, Singapore and Greece) so this is based on my experience. We seem to also have the best superannuation package for retiring as well. Your 3 kids will retire here with millions in super, and live a very comfortable life because their boss's will be paying a decent percentage of their gross wages into their super accounts, even without extra contributions they can also make into it. Our superannuation schemes are designed to make you totally financially dependant, so the tax payers don't have to support you on the pension, which in turn adds to the countries wealth. You guys created your own lotto win, the minute you decided to move down under - you've supplied your kids, your grandkids and future generations, the chance of living a happy, comfortable, beautiful life that others can only dream of
Yea I went to a doctor’s appointment when I got checked over, screen test, blood test, X-ray on heart, echocardiograph all within four 1/2 hrs same day. I think it’s something to do with half the population going through private so it takes the pressure off the public system.
2 things to start with - Country Health Systems - [1] - I though your old Country had a "wonderful NHS"? [2] - Coffee Culture Down under (includes NZ) - if you get to observe people going to work (& kids to school) you will find that they pass a Coffe2 Shop and will walk away with their preferred Cup of ...? (in NZ we have mobile coffee carts alongside roads, and the number of people who now txt ahead with an order [paid for same way] drive in/pick up/drive on - the other one is early morning coffee meetings) - strange thing is my wife likes English Tea??
I think we are lucky we got to keep you two and your family ! This is a great place to exist and to prosper and it is also a really nice change to hear positive things said of life here rather than the doom and gloom the tele feeds us at dinner time about soaring inflation and 'the virus'.. Well done BAM Famalam
Hey guys, your vids are interesting. They make us (Australians) reflect a bit about the good, bad and annoying. Thats not a bad thing. Trust you are enjoying your time!
As an Aussie surprisingly I hate coffee when my parents have coffee addiction. Also when I got covid I got it pretty bad, and I got the flu thing that’s been going around really bad as well. Glad it’s over now.
Be careful. Take Vitamin C, D3 and zinc the rest of your life, which are immune boosters as long as you don't eat sugar (change to Natvia, which is stevia and erythritol) because sugar destroys the good effect of the Vits. Good luck. Can't help myself, I have to say these things because I'm supposed to be old, but I'm not old, you understand, and I never get sick.
Sadly we do have a 'samey' situation creeping in; go to the main street of, say, Tamworth, a major regional city, and you'll find every single 'chain' shop that you see in Sydney or Melbourne and suburban shopping centres. This is a pity, but I guess inevitable.
I rarely use the health system here, but it was my understanding that many European countries had better health care systems so your comments are interesting to hear. I have had to have an ultrasound a couple of times for sports injuries and living in Brisbane was able to make an appointment and have it done within 1-2 days - mostly depending on my work.
I don't drink coffee but my family do and they love it , there are stores in the USA ( New York etc ( that specialise in Australian coffee.The healthcare system is fantastic My cancer drugs a few years ago cost not much at all , in the USA the same drugs would have been $370,000 PER year !! Blood tests like I get cost thousand in the USA as a friend over there had the same tests . Nice to see Ben up and about and the rest of you didn'tt get it .
That’s incredible, we are so fortunate to have this health service. Ben and I thought that the NHS was remarkable, but Australia’s system is something else 😊 Yes, fingers crossed the rest of us have been okay - we really didn’t fancy it again, hopefully Ben will be back to normal soon ❤️
We even cater for tiny Aussie toddlers in our cafes .. 🍼 Most Aussie mums know what a Babyccino is... 🤣 Babyccino is simply warm milk with cinnamon or cocoa powder sprinkled on top, without coffee. And it's sugar free! Our babes are delighted to have their own drink while parents can sip their coffees in peace. 🍵
The tennis, the rugby .. the cricket sorry Ben .. just joking .. 🤣 we dont expect you to go that far in your allegiances (things we do better).. i love the red poinsettias behind you ❣️.. We had them in my childhood home here in Bris …Great video again .. love them🌺🌺
Living in melbourne with a life long life threatening condition, and the amount of tests I gave had I can say majority of tests are "walk-ins" get it done within 30 from the doc ordering it, or when ever you decide to get it done. I thought the U.K was the same. The one main test that cant be "walk-in" is a colonoscopy, obiviously.
We just had to google that, we hadn’t heard of the term before. That is terrible to hear - it’s not something we’ve witnessed. We have had to visit the hospital 4 times in the last 6 months (thanks to Ella 🤦🏽♀️), and have only seen good things ourselves.
@@TheBAMFamalam Herein Perth we have up to 6000+ hours of ramping....that's hours that the ambulance sits outside the hospital waiting for a bed to become available. Love your videos and Sunshine Coast is beautiful...we've been there a few times stayed at Marcoola Beach and we really loved Maroochydore. Great to hear how you love Australia,I've been here since 1968 and never been back to the UK!!!
I love you two people because you are positive but also that you work through problems you may experience here in Australia and make it work for you .Karen’s Diner is asI in England lol
I lived in the UK for 11 years and couldn’t believe how low the wages were there. I was lucky as I had a great job, but still had to share with 4 others (no not Australians) to afford rent in London.
Another awesome video! Where I live in Canada, nowadays to get bloodwork done you could have to stand in queue 2 hours or more and possibly outside no matter the temperature and weather ): ): - thanks to the world event of the past 2+ years - rolls eyes. Things are improving somewhat, though. You guy are blessed! Wow, Ben you have covid again - how are you feeling? All of you please be well! Oh yes, I'm a tea drinker, too - my English ancestry, I guess.(: (;
As a coffee drinker I can confirm that from My travelling experience Australian coffee is the best. I was in Europe and the UK in 2019 and even the Italian coffee was not great. Of course, American coffee is just rubbish and I'd rather drink bottled water than that dishwater. Spain, from experience over many visits, is the only country I've been to that has good coffee. Perhaps that's the ancient Moorish influence?
In about 2005 I was working in China and i was coming back for a holiday in January so I rang my skin cancer hospital to schedule an appointment and asked the nurse if she could could pencil in a time for any day surgery operation if required in that two weeks window (I had what i suspected to be a BCC). She said fine and that is what happened. I had the appointment, then had the minor surgery to cut out the BCC and then went back to China. The whole exercise cost me nothing as it was covered by medicare.
Not only working in the middle of nowhere, you have to work 12 hour days for 2-3 and sometimes 4 weeks then you get a week off. Some of it can be shift work as well. That means 84hr weeks for a 3 week stint is 250 hours for the month when everyone else is working 152 hour months, yes that extra 100 hours is paid as over time, but the base wage is generally the same as the job you would have in the city. But that is why a lot of people can't sustain that output for too many years.
3 years ago we were on Amtrak from Seattle to Vancouver. We went to the dining car and asked for a cappuccino....the server said 'this ain't no Starbucks'......
We love Australia and we love our health care. No the poor people in remote areas struggle. We all pay 2% of our income towards medicare and that includes the disability insurance scheme. We pay good taxes but we live a good life. Says me on a descent income.
That 2% only covers about 20% of the total cost of Medicare ; the remaining 80% comes from other taxes and the tax burden will only keep rising as the large post war generation retire and don't pay any taxes except the GST. The NDIS is also a tax time bomb which has, already after only a few years, grown from the original estimate of $2B to a projected $20B. ''Freebies'' from the government always attracts snouts in the trough and a rationalisation of who is entitled to taxpayer money will have to be made by courageous politicians. Now that's an oxymoron.
NHS - knee open wound- 6-8 hours of waiting. >>> pretending to be passing out >>> offered a painkiller to be able to wait 6-8 hours. After 20 min went home + bought a bunch of medicine to heal wounds by myself. Good job nhs!!! Seriously I don’t believe public health care is good anywhere. But we will see at some point if you are right with Australia. This is good to be true… kind regards from Devon:)
You forgot to mention the following so here you go Australia has one of the cheapest mobile phone plans in the world - $10 will get you unlimited phone calls and text within Australia with about 2 to 3 GB data included. $30 will get you unlimited phone / text plus free calls to 35 countries. Canadians and Yankees pay one of the most expensive mobile plans. Australia has one of best Work Place Health and Safety rules / law (OH & S) that are actually enforced and we have very few accidents happen at work place (private & public sector, roads works & construction sites etc). We also have Food Safety laws - certain food can not be kept outside after certain time, food temperature must be maintained - this applies to restaurants, cafes, hospitals and commercial food preparation places. Roads and public places are clean compared to Europe - I have seen dog poo in Italy, Cow shit in Switzerland and rubbish in France many places.
Agree about most of these. The Italians can do great espresso, but they can also make crap stuff too. America is catching up on the coffee, but have a long way to go I think, although great coffee can be found when you look for it. The coffee in the UK was undrinkable 40 years ago, but you can find good coffee there now if you look. The difference is that in Australia good coffee is everywhere, including even service stations that sometimes employ baristas as serving staff! Most Australians don't understand how good the medical system is here. All they need to do is live in another country or two for a while and it will become apparent Australia has it mostly nailed (in the main centres at least). The good wages come from a long history of unions working for their members. Once again, live in another country and it becomes clear Australians are generally paid fairly, especially at the lower end of the wage spectrum. Also agree with the friendliness. I can't stand how Americans treat retail staff, even though I know it's not generally intentional. But there is a difference between the city and the countryside in Australia. The rural areas are even friendlier generally speaking. Keep your videos coming - really enjoying them!
Australia got introduced to Espresso early in the 20th century, so that and only that is what Australians call "coffee". Whereas in the US, we started drinking coffee in the 1770s because the English controlled the tea imports and we were at war with them. The espresso machine wasn't invented until the 1880s, so Americans had been drinking drip coffee at home, and away from home for 100 years by then. For us Americans and Canadians, both drip coffee and espresso are "coffee", chances are good most of us still make and drink drip coffee at home like we always have. When a European or Australian(or other people who are not familiar with drip coffee) come here and order "coffee" they are probably going to be disappointed! PRO TIP: Look for an Espresso shop(not Starbucks, that is the "fast food" of coffee here), and get your coffee there. I'll continue to drink my half-liter to full liter of drip coffee that I make at home, that fancy stuff is nice but expensive to drink in quantity like I do.
Oh my gosh someone else said that to us this week and we thought it was an insult (like if you’re daggy it means you’re un-trendy/a bit dull) - but then when I saw you had written it, I googled it, and realised it has a different meaning!! So thank you ❤️❤️🌺
Love you vidoes and enthusiasm. I have many UK mates that go home and come back. And they all say the same thing. Everyone is eating crap food in the UK and the quality of helathy food is better here downunda. Have you noticed your own health improving? Would be an interesting video if you could talk about how the quality of life here has improved your families health and fitness.
And what is the English fascination with baked beans. When I first went to the UK in 1972 I stayed for a few days with an English family in Dartford, Kent until I got some digs in a share house in London and just about every meal had a serving of baked beans......probably a false memory but that's how I remember it.
Very good .....for anmerture bloggers ...mind you tho a few things have changed since this video came out ..Obviously " they say health care is really good and across the board it generally is But and I do say but since the covid /acromeon scare the health system has taken a dive and it's harder to see your g.p these days leta lone hospital care .which you would say I'm stated the bleeding obvious it is getting harder .And even tho certain wages are pretty damn good compared to other countries the price of living in Australia has risen dramatically too .natural disasters has also taken its toll in Australia adding to shortages both of food as well amemties like gas and electricity prices hike ..other words Australia has caught up with the rest of the world .
Germany & France especially have very good health care. Is it true that when you first emigrate to Oz you can't just start claiming off the healthcare, you have to have savings ? I know people who 've had to go back to the UK , because the health care costs for their medical conditions have bankrupted them . British coffee is very good now. I'd say most towns and citizens in the UK have kept their identities . The artisan culture, both crafts and food is very strong in the UK. Sorry, but I think it must have been a long time since you 've been back to Britain . Lastly, do you have separate schools for children with special needs? I've heard of families who 've had to come back to the UK because of their childrens educational needs.
That's a shame sorry to hear, Coffee culture is a beautiful thing Even better is a brunch, expensive yes but if you treat yourself whats the issue Yes schools are separated
new viewer. so far enjoying content. whilst compared to lot of the world our Australian medical system is awesome but it is somewhat disorganised. i would like to know where you friend got through so quick but ring a practice just about anywhere else for that and it will probably take at least 24hrs if not longer. there are many rural areas you could be a six hour drive from your gp and the pathology gets posted to a regional centre for processing before you get results. get chemist to parcel post you scrip and hope it's right?
I've got a Karen's Diner near me in Ryde. Eating there is wild, insults flying everywhere. If you can, try "the worst dining experience of your life" 😂🤣😂
Oz born and bred. Spent some time in Serbia and France a few years ago. When I came back I just couldn't believe just how much SPACE we have here. The Sky, the horizon, even tables at the cafe. So much space. Thankfully.
The amount of sky you can see really struck us as well. The other one is road width - when we went to the UK a few years back I mistook 2 lanes for 1 and cut another car up - it’s an easy mistake to make after driving in Oz 😆
Thank you for choosing to cast your lot with Australia. It's a wonderful place to raise a family and enjoy a sensible work/life balance.
It sure is incredible, we are so happy for our girls that they get to grow up here 🥰
hey guys you missed out on another point... how lucky are we to have you over... God bless and stay safe
You’re the sweetest, thank you so much 🥰🥰
I love that you guys are so positive and happy and cheery.
What I love about the Aussies is if you can't find it in their store, the store will suggest another alternative store to go to find what you're looking for. Us Aussies always helpful.
I don't agree with your comment. I have suggested where to buy the product that wasn't provided in a store I worked at. I did it to help the customer and 9 times out of 10 they appreciated it. The same customer came back to the store I was working at again and again because I was so helpful. Owners of stores also suggest alternatives if they don't stock the product. It's just what Aussie's are known for. If someone is nice and helpful you will remember them and the store. 🙂
i went to my pharmacy the other day and they didn't have what I was after. The pharmacist said she'd try to 'borrow' it from another pharmacy, if not she would have it delivered the next day. Four hours later I got a call to tell me that they had it. I was charged just over half what the Doctor told me it would cost, the wholesale price, because they hadn't been able to supply it when I first went in. How good is that!
@@leannevz3116 I agree with you, but this comment is obviously a response to a comment that has been deleted.
I was looking for a special brand and the shop didn’t stock it but let me know the one that did. I will go back to that shop in future.
I also think we are pretty top notch at assisting each other after natural disasters too!
Absolutely! We were so very pleasantly surprised to see the extent of this during bushfires and floodings 🥰
I live in Ontario, Canada. If you don't have a family doctor, you can go to a walk-in clinic, see a doctor, get a prescription, or get a referral for blood tests or X-rays just as easily. A walk-in clinic doctor can even refer you to a specialist or order a ct or mri, that will take time to get, but it can all be done quickly. Everything that was said in the vid happens in Canada. Hell, my son just graduated high school and got a job driving a rock truck for a lumber company. He gets 20$ an hour to start and has never driven a rock truck before. Canada and Australia are very similar in many ways. There are only two other countries I would ever consider moving to, Australia and Norway. I will never step foot in the U.S again, people have no idea the $ hit-hole that place really is.
My friend, in his early 50's needed extra cash for his retirement. He got his heavy truck license, forklift ticket, crane ticket and now has a job in the mines around the Pilbara. Three weeks on(12 hr days) one week off, taking home pay after tax about $3500 , per week! Many working there, if not most, finish up after 5 to 7 years with the million dollar mortgage paid off and set up for the rest of their life. By the way , the minimum wage in Aust is $21.38 per hour (cad to aud is roughly equal in value) so driving a truck for $20 per hour ,even as a first job , would have Aussies shaking their heads.
Probably why lots of Aussies love canada
I’m and Aussie and I’ve been to Vancouver and my husband went there many times as he worked for a company there. People have said it’s the closest to Melbourne’s twin in culture, attitude etc. I have to agree.
Yep you NAILED IT! It’s easy to forget how lucky we really are….until you travel and then you’re often reminded. Its great to see how much you guys love your new life in Australia. My Scottish dad emigrated with his family straight after the war (he was 17) and although he was very sentimental about Scotland and missed the relatives left behind, he loved it here too ❤️
I'm glad my Scottish dad emigrated, met and married my Aussie mum
Exact same story about my husband (my kids' father) but he never expressed an interest in Scotland since, just ran around with his Irish counterparts for many years.
My experience during covid showed me just how much that "luck" is gone
Loving all the comments on the red flowers. When I moved from Aus to the UK, I discovered that they think Poinsettias are small indoor plants, I always think of them as garden trees.
Hi guys. Re the NHS v Medicare, to be fair, whilst in London I had an allergic reaction to a plant (nettles I think), and was seen by a doctor within about half an hour at a medical centre in north London. Doctor prescribed a steroid based ointment costing less than 20 pounds and no charge for the consultation. At the time I was unaware there was a reciprocal arrangement between Australia and the UK. Most impressed and pleasantly surprised with the nil cost.
When you need urgent care the NHS are extraordinary. And that is a great point you made about the cost of medication - there is a set prescription charge, whatever the medication is in the UK 😊
You are absolutely spot on! We miss Australian coffee but our friends bought us back a few bags of Merlo to tide us over. As a nurse both in Oz and UK I wholeheartedly agree with the comments about healthcare - we do it better than anywhere we have seen. Definitely the wage vs. cost is better back in Oz. Great video🙂
Thank you. We hope you’re enjoying the summer in Kent ❤️
The coffee culture and coffee snobbery thing is such an interesting phenomena. It is so pervasive you would think it has always been that way. But it hasn't. Up until the 80's Australia was far and away dominated by tea. Hence we still have morning and afternoon tea. Coffee, even in restaurants, was almost always instant coffee. Somewhere around the early 80's the Italian and Greek cultures began to influence the broader culture in a way that saw the transition to espresso coffee. You could literally see it happen. One year you would walk into a café and ask for coffee and it would come out instant, the next there would be a barista wanting to know if you wanted long black or flat white. I can remember the actual day in my life where I encountered those terms for the first time. Now Australian's tend to think it has always been that way - but it most certainly has not.
With you on this one
Yes but that depends who you are. My parents were from Europe and we grew up with coffee. Not much tea in our household...
My mother died in 2008 and in 94 years never even tasted anything but black tea. I had it too, but started trying coffee after aged 15, but it was difficult to get to like in the city cafes. Now I must have the full body taste of coffee. Tea doesn't do it for me.
thats why we called it tea break instead of coffee break for mid day break if your workplace has it :D
@@783342 I grew up having black tea myself (though I do love good coffee now). I lived in London some years ago and was shocked to find that hardly anyone drank black tea. To me, tea with milk is awful, however I have it with coffee.
We are from NZ and we agree, that health care is top notch in Australia. With Medicare, health care even tops NZ, in our opinion.👍
That’s good to know, we weren’t sure what NZ’s was like ❤️
@@TheBAMFamalam oh, the friendly rivalry between NZ & Aussie has me, a New Zealander saying, Australia beat us by a nose, in the healthcare department 🤣😂👍
Travelling Europe atm, it’s great! But honestly can’t wait to get home. I’m a proud Aussie born and bred! Enjoy your time in Oz guys 🙂🌺
Mum & Dad emigrated from UK just after WWII & never went back. There's not a day goes by I don't bless their memory they chose Aus so's I could be born here. Great to hear you're loving it too 🥰
You are right about the health care. We are in Melbourne western suburb and easily get a GP appointment, CT scan, pathology and prescription . Most GPs bulk billed here, meaning you are not out of pocket . I agree with all that you said about Australia and I migrated here 40 years ago.
The "8th Impressive Thing Australia does BEST!"
Answer: We are blessed that quality families like Maz & Ben and the Girls chose Australia to live here. And we have a great screening process where we don't let plonkers live here! 🤣
(Psst: We did reject the other family who lived in the same street in the UK as Maz & Ben) 😉
Another great video guys. Thank You.
Awwww thank you 🥰🥰
The plonkers are certainly fewer and farther between 😆xx
We do have good coffee here.... introduced by Italian immigration in the 1950's. Give it a try, you may start to like it.
We saw how much everyone raved about it when we first moved over, so we tried… but we are still not keen coffee drinkers… although the smell of coffee beans is incredible! 😁
Hey Ben. Love that red floral arrangement you were wearing on your head. Trying to start a new fashion trend?😄
Haha we think you’ll be seeing those on the catwalks soon thanks to Ben 😆
I thought the same. Ben’s floral hair arrangement cracked me up 😂
@@RitaHobart #trendsetter 🙊
🤣🤣🤣!
One of the reasons I loved travelling to Sydney and Melbourne was to walk the streets past all the Greek and Italian cafes and restaurants and be hit with the aroma of freshly ground and brewed coffee , even the coffee served on the planes enroute was magical to me its the little things that make life wonderful . When I was managing a retail chain I always got my my store managers to brew fresh coffee in the morning and replenish it as needed the smell in store definitely attracted customers and a free coffee went a long way to a great staff/customer relationship it cost practically nothing and the benefits were very rewarding . I can't even start to comment on your other points I've awakened a craving for a good cup of coffee so I'm off
Even as non coffee drinkers, that smell of coffee beans is somethings else, we can’t get enough of it! 😍
And the Lebanese Ali Baba take away cafes, the Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants... it's all so interesting.
Here in Sydney I can get a blood test the same day & a CT scan if it's not fully booked. Nice video guys, really glad you're liking it here. We need fun & happy people like yourselves, you're one of us now. Cheers 😎😎
Ha Ha Ha you are both crazy characters and I love it, you continuously make me laugh with your banter with each other, and you are spot on with your choices that Australia does best and I hope that never changes because to me everything is about "WORK/LIFE BALANCE" Wishing you both and family good health 🥰🤗
Ah thank you so much 🥰🥰
Hey! We're very friendly here in the US, too!
Australians ( or is it just the media?) whine about our health system, but in my lengthy experience, it's FANTASTIC.
It truly is incredible ❤️
You guys are so natural around the came (specially Maz) and just love watching your videos all the way from South London.
Is there a chance you guys could a video on Abriginal Australians?
I also think that most of us aussies embrace the idea that we work to live. We don’t live to work.
Apparently 'Starbucks' didn't do enough research the coffee culture here. They soon went broke.
Too many sweet additives, we like our coffee to be coffee.
Huge Greek and Italian migration programme post WW2 gave us this Coffee Snob Attitude and I, for one, wouldn't have it any other way.
OMG the Italians did too... Especially in Sydney....
Oh sorry I only saw Greek didn’t realise you wrote Italian too 😂
Hi Ben & Maz.
Pleased to see you're getting over covid Ben.
I can vouch for your excellent healthcare. 2016, 2 days into our holiday, just stepped onto the Miramar and sat in our seats ready for a cruise to the Koala Sanctuary, when hubby collapsed. Terrific paramedics, and immediate care when taken into emergency at Mater hospital. Very soon diagnosed with pneumonia.
4 weeks later I was admitted to the Maitland Hospital NSW and very soon after arriving after having x-rays, scans and MRI, I was diagnosed with a Splenic rupture haematoma. Surprised to be told we don't have to pay, but when we arrived home to the UK we received a bill for almost $AU 1300 which thankfully was paid for by our travel insurance. I know your videos are aimed at those emigrating to Australia, but I can't emphasise enough, the importance of having Travel Insurance when going there, or anywhere else in the world.
Sadly, we're too old to emigrate, but I love all your videos and information as they're also helpful for tourists 🙂💖
Gosh we thought that that would be completely reciprocal if it was hospital care.
Glad you got well looked after though. It’s an excellent point about having travel insurance xx
There’s a reciprocal healthcare agreement with the UK, but there may be fees for items which we would pay for here as well. For example if you don’t have private medical insurance you can get charged over a $1000 for an ambulance.
@@kayelle8005 We didn't know that, until one of the nurses told my hubby while he was in A&E in Brisbane. Paramedics came out to me in NSW. After doing obs etc for suspected heart attack and all obs fine, they suggested to my cousin to take me to hospital. I was sitting on the edge of the bed when they arrived, so they didn't get to see the agony and serious condition I was in. We didn't get charged for calling them out. Fully expected to have to pay $1200+ as well as that amount for the ambulance for hubby in Brisbane. Am I correct in saying that it varies in different states in Australia?
@@sandrahaigh2976 yep I think ambulance costs do vary because they would be the responsibility of the various state and territory governments rather than the federal government.
I got a rude shock when i received my first ambulance bill start the first aid officer at work called an ambulance when I was having a medical issue. Super lucky I had private insurance.
Public Healthcare means you might have to wait for elective stuff, but you will never have to wait for emergency stuff (nor be billed for it.)
Believe me you wait in America too.
really beautiful video and the flower behind very funny! :) Greetings from Greece , hope to come there soon!!!!
I lived in NZ for a year and absolutely loved it. The Kiwis are great. Try to go there too.
We would love to 🥰❤️
Nz coffee is great too, and I've had Melbourne coffee too
Absolutely agree with your list, but I feel you missed 1 thing (I've also lived in USA, Singapore and Greece) so this is based on my experience. We seem to also have the best superannuation package for retiring as well. Your 3 kids will retire here with millions in super, and live a very comfortable life because their boss's will be paying a decent percentage of their gross wages into their super accounts, even without extra contributions they can also make into it. Our superannuation schemes are designed to make you totally financially dependant, so the tax payers don't have to support you on the pension, which in turn adds to the countries wealth. You guys created your own lotto win, the minute you decided to move down under - you've supplied your kids, your grandkids and future generations, the chance of living a happy, comfortable, beautiful life that others can only dream of
Yes this is such a good point! It is a really impressive system ❤️
The two words I dread more than any other coming out of my wife's mouth - framers market.
I get chills just writing it.
Love your channel!
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Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Yea I went to a doctor’s appointment when I got checked over, screen test, blood test, X-ray on heart, echocardiograph all within four 1/2 hrs same day. I think it’s something to do with half the population going through private so it takes the pressure off the public system.
Private Insurance only pays for hospital stay and procedures such as surgery. All these tests go through Medicare for everyone.
2 things to start with - Country Health Systems - [1] - I though your old Country had a "wonderful NHS"? [2] - Coffee Culture Down under (includes NZ) - if you get to observe people going to work (& kids to school) you will find that they pass a Coffe2 Shop and will walk away with their preferred Cup of ...? (in NZ we have mobile coffee carts alongside roads, and the number of people who now txt ahead with an order [paid for same way] drive in/pick up/drive on - the other one is early morning coffee meetings) - strange thing is my wife likes English Tea??
I think we are lucky we got to keep you two and your family !
This is a great place to exist and to prosper and it is also a really nice change to hear positive things said of life here rather than the doom and gloom the tele feeds us at dinner time about soaring inflation and 'the virus'..
Well done BAM Famalam
The mines are perfect for saving money
Hey guys, your vids are interesting. They make us (Australians) reflect a bit about the good, bad and annoying. Thats not a bad thing. Trust you are enjoying your time!
I'm Australian who has lived in South Korea for a long time. South Korean health care is so fast and so cheap and public.
Great video! Watched with my breakfast. Mood uplifting. Cannot waittttt to try their coffee there - love my coffee. Have a great week.
Thank you 🥰🥰 We’ve no doubt you’ll love it 😁☕️
As an Aussie surprisingly I hate coffee when my parents have coffee addiction. Also when I got covid I got it pretty bad, and I got the flu thing that’s been going around really bad as well. Glad it’s over now.
We tried to get into it here, but we just didn’t like it 😆
Glad to hear you recovered, well ❤️
Be careful. Take Vitamin C, D3 and zinc the rest of your life, which are immune boosters as long as you don't eat sugar (change to Natvia, which is stevia and erythritol) because sugar destroys the good effect of the Vits. Good luck. Can't help myself, I have to say these things because I'm supposed to be old, but I'm not old, you understand, and I never get sick.
Sadly we do have a 'samey' situation creeping in; go to the main street of, say, Tamworth, a major regional city, and you'll find every single 'chain' shop that you see in Sydney or Melbourne and suburban shopping centres. This is a pity, but I guess inevitable.
I rarely use the health system here, but it was my understanding that many European countries had better health care systems so your comments are interesting to hear. I have had to have an ultrasound a couple of times for sports injuries and living in Brisbane was able to make an appointment and have it done within 1-2 days - mostly depending on my work.
Hi, do you have any details of the seller of the handmade koalas at 5.17?
The shop is called Mumma Chez ❤️🐨
@@TheBAMFamalam Thank you so much!
I don't drink coffee but my family do and they love it , there are stores in the USA ( New York etc ( that specialise in Australian coffee.The healthcare system is fantastic My cancer drugs a few years ago cost not much at all , in the USA the same drugs would have been $370,000 PER year !! Blood tests like I get cost thousand in the USA as a friend over there had the same tests . Nice to see Ben up and about and the rest of you didn'tt get it .
That’s incredible, we are so fortunate to have this health service. Ben and I thought that the NHS was remarkable, but Australia’s system is something else 😊
Yes, fingers crossed the rest of us have been okay - we really didn’t fancy it again, hopefully Ben will be back to normal soon ❤️
Great video guys.. especially love Ben’s red floral crown! 😂
Haha thank you 🥰🥰🌺
You know how to live dangerously Ben calling the boss a Karen lol. But it was a nice change of the subject with the flower hahaha
Haha he must have realised what he said when he started talking about his new headpiece 🤣🤣🌺
We even cater for tiny Aussie toddlers in our cafes .. 🍼 Most Aussie mums know what a Babyccino is... 🤣 Babyccino is simply warm milk with cinnamon or cocoa powder sprinkled on top, without coffee. And it's sugar free! Our babes are delighted to have their own drink while parents can sip their coffees in peace. 🍵
Another great video, and I'm definitely going to find this Karen's when we visit Brisbane just for the entertainment value 😀
Yes! I think we might need to visit too! 😆
Just to let you know, there’s a couple of Karen’s Diners in Sydney too✌🏼
Thanks@@Reneesillycar74 👌
I'm predominantly a tea drinker but I have 1 or 2 Flat White coffees a week. Give it a try.
I don't drink coffee very much. I'm a dedicated tea drinker. I only buy Australian grown tea. Nerada or Madura
The tennis, the rugby .. the cricket sorry Ben .. just joking .. 🤣 we dont expect you to go that far in your allegiances (things we do better).. i love the red poinsettias behind you ❣️.. We had them in my childhood home here in Bris …Great video again .. love them🌺🌺
Haha we hadn’t even thought of that! Our whole dog garden in full of them at the moment, they are stunning, and as you saw, make a great hair piece 😆🌺
@@TheBAMFamalam hehe 😃
Living in melbourne with a life long life threatening condition, and the amount of tests I gave had I can say majority of tests are "walk-ins" get it done within 30 from the doc ordering it, or when ever you decide to get it done. I thought the U.K was the same. The one main test that cant be "walk-in" is a colonoscopy, obiviously.
Or maybeeeeee....
You didn't mention the ambulance ramping.....It's out of control!!!!!.....Anyhooo!!!😉
We just had to google that, we hadn’t heard of the term before.
That is terrible to hear - it’s not something we’ve witnessed. We have had to visit the hospital 4 times in the last 6 months (thanks to Ella 🤦🏽♀️), and have only seen good things ourselves.
@@TheBAMFamalam Herein Perth we have up to 6000+ hours of ramping....that's hours that the ambulance sits outside the hospital waiting for a bed to become available. Love your videos and Sunshine Coast is beautiful...we've been there a few times stayed at Marcoola Beach and we really loved Maroochydore. Great to hear how you love Australia,I've been here since 1968 and never been back
to the UK!!!
Ben is wearing a Fascinator !!😂
Lol
I love you two people because you are positive but also that you work through problems you may experience here in Australia and make it work for you .Karen’s Diner is asI in England lol
That Karen cafe sound like a hoot 🦉
Fit in or fly out 👍
It does! When we googled it, they seem to be in lots of places, not just Brissie 😁
yeah you can walk into a scan, or at least within the week.
I need to go to Australia for coffee alone, I love a nice latte
I lived in the UK for 11 years and couldn’t believe how low the wages were there. I was lucky as I had a great job, but still had to share with 4 others (no not Australians) to afford rent in London.
Another awesome video! Where I live in Canada, nowadays to get bloodwork done you could have to stand in queue 2 hours or more and possibly outside no matter the temperature and weather ): ): - thanks to the world event of the past 2+ years - rolls eyes. Things are improving somewhat, though. You guy are blessed! Wow, Ben you have covid again - how are you feeling? All of you please be well! Oh yes, I'm a tea drinker, too - my English ancestry, I guess.(: (;
Love the flower hats!
These are the things we all know however this couple has made us realise how good we have it.
As a coffee drinker I can confirm that from My travelling experience Australian coffee is the best.
I was in Europe and the UK in 2019 and even the Italian coffee was not great. Of course, American coffee is just rubbish and I'd rather drink bottled water than that dishwater.
Spain, from experience over many visits, is the only country I've been to that has good coffee. Perhaps that's the ancient Moorish influence?
We are the best😂love your show guys from Melbourne 👍🙏
In about 2005 I was working in China and i was coming back for a holiday in January so I rang my skin cancer hospital to schedule an appointment and asked the nurse if she could could pencil in a time for any day surgery operation if required in that two weeks window (I had what i suspected to be a BCC). She said fine and that is what happened. I had the appointment, then had the minor surgery to cut out the BCC and then went back to China. The whole exercise cost me nothing as it was covered by medicare.
All true, fantastic videos, from Melbourne
I'm 73 now but when I went to Hong Kong at the end of 1970 I missed the trees and a good drink of milk.
Not only working in the middle of nowhere, you have to work 12 hour days for 2-3 and sometimes 4 weeks then you get a week off. Some of it can be shift work as well.
That means 84hr weeks for a 3 week stint is 250 hours for the month when everyone else is working 152 hour months, yes that extra 100 hours is paid as over time, but the base wage is generally the same as the job you would have in the city. But that is why a lot of people can't sustain that output for too many years.
Our healthcare is based on a blend of social and private. A GP will make serious bank if he sides with a pathologist and Nurse practitioner.
You both have such strong Aussie accents now.
They are a beautiful family but no they do not have a Aussie accent at all
I'm not sure about high wages. Many Australians are struggling on their low wages.
Came to AUS 52 years ago best move we ever made
Just letting you poms know that the Hippie era with flowers in your hair finished way back in the 70’s!
Haha he's bringing it back in fashion 😂🌺
Go to ettamogah pub ..how bout do 10 big things ...
3 years ago we were on Amtrak from Seattle to Vancouver. We went to the dining car and asked for a cappuccino....the server said 'this ain't no Starbucks'......
That reply sounds authentically American.
We love Australia and we love our health care. No the poor people in remote areas struggle. We all pay 2% of our income towards medicare and that includes the disability insurance scheme. We pay good taxes but we live a good life. Says me on a descent income.
That 2% only covers about 20% of the total cost of Medicare ; the remaining 80% comes from other taxes and the tax burden will only keep rising as the large post war generation retire and don't pay any taxes except the GST. The NDIS is also a tax time bomb which has, already after only a few years, grown from the original estimate of $2B to a projected $20B. ''Freebies'' from the government always attracts snouts in the trough and a rationalisation of who is entitled to taxpayer money will have to be made by courageous politicians. Now that's an oxymoron.
NHS - knee open wound- 6-8 hours of waiting. >>> pretending to be passing out >>> offered a painkiller to be able to wait 6-8 hours. After 20 min went home + bought a bunch of medicine to heal wounds by myself. Good job nhs!!! Seriously I don’t believe public health care is good anywhere. But we will see at some point if you are right with Australia. This is good to be true… kind regards from Devon:)
You forgot to mention the following so here you go
Australia has one of the cheapest mobile phone plans in the world - $10 will get you unlimited phone calls and text within Australia with about 2 to 3 GB data included. $30 will get you unlimited phone / text plus free calls to 35 countries. Canadians and Yankees pay one of the most expensive mobile plans.
Australia has one of best Work Place Health and Safety rules / law (OH & S) that are actually enforced and we have very few accidents happen at work place (private & public sector, roads works & construction sites etc).
We also have Food Safety laws - certain food can not be kept outside after certain time, food temperature must be maintained - this applies to restaurants, cafes, hospitals and commercial food preparation places.
Roads and public places are clean compared to Europe - I have seen dog poo in Italy, Cow shit in Switzerland and rubbish in France many places.
Reading this as a person thats already cancelled (yeah nah don't need a plan skip comment) sighs. Actually a good comment
Agree about most of these. The Italians can do great espresso, but they can also make crap stuff too. America is catching up on the coffee, but have a long way to go I think, although great coffee can be found when you look for it. The coffee in the UK was undrinkable 40 years ago, but you can find good coffee there now if you look. The difference is that in Australia good coffee is everywhere, including even service stations that sometimes employ baristas as serving staff!
Most Australians don't understand how good the medical system is here. All they need to do is live in another country or two for a while and it will become apparent Australia has it mostly nailed (in the main centres at least).
The good wages come from a long history of unions working for their members. Once again, live in another country and it becomes clear Australians are generally paid fairly, especially at the lower end of the wage spectrum.
Also agree with the friendliness. I can't stand how Americans treat retail staff, even though I know it's not generally intentional. But there is a difference between the city and the countryside in Australia. The rural areas are even friendlier generally speaking.
Keep your videos coming - really enjoying them!
Start your next 6 with better beer, better pubs( that will stir them all up!!) and add a few more lol
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Better beer? Nah yeah nah, sorry on that one Jim, *most* Aus beer is ordinarily average. Take not of the *most* not all.
What about dog walkers in the outback?
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Australia got introduced to Espresso early in the 20th century, so that and only that is what Australians call "coffee". Whereas in the US, we started drinking coffee in the 1770s because the English controlled the tea imports and we were at war with them. The espresso machine wasn't invented until the 1880s, so Americans had been drinking drip coffee at home, and away from home for 100 years by then. For us Americans and Canadians, both drip coffee and espresso are "coffee", chances are good most of us still make and drink drip coffee at home like we always have. When a European or Australian(or other people who are not familiar with drip coffee) come here and order "coffee" they are probably going to be disappointed! PRO TIP: Look for an Espresso shop(not Starbucks, that is the "fast food" of coffee here), and get your coffee there. I'll continue to drink my half-liter to full liter of drip coffee that I make at home, that fancy stuff is nice but expensive to drink in quantity like I do.
you two are dags. 😂 i was going to mention that red flower how it sit nicely as a head piece. 😜
Oh my gosh someone else said that to us this week and we thought it was an insult (like if you’re daggy it means you’re un-trendy/a bit dull) - but then when I saw you had written it, I googled it, and realised it has a different meaning!! So thank you ❤️❤️🌺
@@TheBAMFamalam that's ok 😂 it's just like yeah, nah 😜
Love the “pomies”.
Love you vidoes and enthusiasm. I have many UK mates that go home and come back. And they all say the same thing. Everyone is eating crap food in the UK and the quality of helathy food is better here downunda.
Have you noticed your own health improving? Would be an interesting video if you could talk about how the quality of life here has improved your families health and fitness.
And what is the English fascination with baked beans. When I first went to the UK in 1972 I stayed for a few days with an English family in Dartford, Kent until I got some digs in a share house in London and just about every meal had a serving of baked beans......probably a false memory but that's how I remember it.
Nice to hear how awesome we are instead of being whingeing POMs.
Ben, not looking too bad for a second round of covid…had my first 2 wks ago 🤧🤕🤒😷🤮
It’s all the makeup I put on him hahaha JK 🙊
Very good .....for anmerture bloggers ...mind you tho a few things have changed since this video came out ..Obviously " they say health care is really good and across the board it generally is But and I do say but since the covid /acromeon scare the health system has taken a dive and it's harder to see your g.p these days leta lone hospital care .which you would say I'm stated the bleeding obvious it is getting harder .And even tho certain wages are pretty damn good compared to other countries the price of living in Australia has risen dramatically too .natural disasters has also taken its toll in Australia adding to shortages both of food as well amemties like gas and electricity prices hike ..other words Australia has caught up with the rest of the world .
At around 4:09 what on earth is that creature in the bottom right of the screen hiding in the bushes?
We are coffee snobs Love it!
Germany & France especially have very good health care. Is it true that when you first emigrate to Oz you can't just start claiming off the healthcare, you have to have savings ? I know people who 've had to go back to the UK , because the health care costs for their medical conditions have bankrupted them .
British coffee is very good now. I'd say most towns and citizens in the UK have kept their identities .
The artisan culture, both crafts and food is very strong in the UK. Sorry, but I think it must have been a long time since you 've been back to Britain .
Lastly, do you have separate schools for children with special needs? I've heard of families who 've had to come back to the UK because of their childrens educational needs.
That's a shame sorry to hear,
Coffee culture is a beautiful thing
Even better is a brunch, expensive yes but if you treat yourself whats the issue
Yes schools are separated
Come to Canada, exactly same as Australia. Much better health service.
Coffees for mugs
Literally
new viewer. so far enjoying content. whilst compared to lot of the world our Australian medical system is awesome but it is somewhat disorganised. i would like to know where you friend got through so quick but ring a practice just about anywhere else for that and it will probably take at least 24hrs if not longer. there are many rural areas you could be a six hour drive from your gp and the pathology gets posted to a regional centre for processing before you get results. get chemist to parcel post you scrip and hope it's right?
I've got a Karen's Diner near me in Ryde.
Eating there is wild, insults flying everywhere. If you can, try "the worst dining experience of your life"
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I agree with you on customer service particularly food retail. You should name the one in Brisbane you reckon is crook.
It’s Karen’s Diner in Chermside - it’s an experience restaurant, when we googled it we realised there is a chain of them 😊
i know the UK you are stuck with a doctor and sick have to wait to get your doctor to be able to see you can even have to wait a day or two. 🧐
We’ve heard that recently those waiting times are more like weeks than days 😬
One fact you can tell people is that if you visited a beach every day it would take 30years to see them all.