I was in Australia in 1988 on tour with a musical group I was playing with, we toured for a month, I absolutely fell in love with the people and the country. Thanks for posting this video!!! Brought back many memories!!! Thanks Marie!!!
Ive lived in many countries over the years, but as an Australian I always end up at home, our country is a tropical paradise filled with beautiful genuine people, I encourage everyone to visit, you won't want to leave.
Come visit Australia Marie! We promise the spiders aren't too big. Only about cat size! But that's why we drink so much beer, helps us deal with the nature, and our politicians too. Joking of course, I live in inner city Brisbane and I've never even seen a snake 😆 but we have Wallabies and Ring Tail Possums around the South East.
Yeah that is why we wear thongs, so you can splatter spiders and any crawling types of insects. Although you would need a pretty big thong to sort one of these spiders out (saw my first one not long ago, wow): ruclips.net/video/gbXlAJSNvyo/видео.html
As an Aussie I like watching your channel to learn about France and your experience of exploring the world. I enjoyed this video of you learning about Australia although I don't think the videos were the best representation of how it is here but please do more.
I'm from Aus, the hottest according to the thermometer I have been in was Egypt - *but* that was dry heat 50 degrees dry is far better than 46 with humidity I would take the 50 every day of the week,
where i live in tasmania, i can sit on my front verandah and watch wallabies hop down the street or possums run along the top of the fence, all sorts of birds come into the yard including kookaburras that steal baby chicks from a nest and eat them, bandicoots running round my yard at night....but if i go to the next town, i can always see penguins n during migration season we see whales including orca's
Enjoyed your video Marie. I plan to make a trip to New Zealand in the next couple of years. I might just have to add a visit to Australia to the itinerary.
🎼I don't like spiders and snakes, and that ain't what it takes to love me. 🎶 An old Jim Stafford song came to mind as I was watching this. Seems Australia has more than their fair share of them. Nonetheless, I would still go visit. Fun videos.
Thanks for the video on OZ. I am in Brisbane Australia and it's really not that bad. The swooping magpies in spring protecting their nests are common in certain areas. I thought double decker trains were not unusual, we got one from Seattle to Vancouver a few years back. To get a python in the house, you've left a door open. The diversity in different cultures around the world is fantastic. You get accustomed to where you live and then to see how another country lives is wow....
@@AsYouWishMama LOL At a mates place a rather large Carpet snake crashed through the plaster board in the ceiling in the lounge just as everyone was getting comfortable in front of the TV, poor thing then regurgitated a Possum it had for dinner all over the floor, took weeks to get rid of the smell & kids wouldn't go into the lounge until the hole had been repaired.
Bonjour, Marie. We prevent stuff from melting by putting it in the fridge. Even my bread goes in the fridge for most of the year, except in winter, which only lasts for about a month here in Brisbane, Queensland. When I take a tub of butter out of the fridge it starts to melt in 2 minutes!
Christmas traditions in Australia, like Christmas in New Zealand, have many similarities to British, Irish, American and Canadian traditions, including traditional Christmas symbols featuring winter iconography. This means a red fur-coated Father Christmas or Santa Claus riding a sleigh, songs such as "Jingle Bells", and various Christmas scenes on Christmas cards and decorations. However, the timing of Christmas occurring during the Southern Hemisphere's summer season has resulted in the development of some local traditions as a result of the warmer weather.
I love your frenchness & makes me happy every time it slips in. Your natural beauty is very pleasing & refreshing to watch cuz on YT most women/girls have so much makeup on, they could be men underneath. Subscribed.
Ahhhh ....., Awesome Aussie here in Perth Australia that just woke up at 1.50 am & Your doing a show bout my country starting in 8 minutes 👍...., that's like Destiny in my books & i would love to shout You a coffee or 2 when You pop round for a holiday next year once we are opened for visitors ...., You are officially Invited now ☝ 💙 🙃
7:02 We call our national capital, Canberra, the City of Roundabouts because it has so many. Australia has many roundabouts in suburban and urban areas.
Australia has a population of 25 million. Canada has a population of 38 million. Both are very large counties where 90% of their populations live on 10% of their land.
I loved this video. Now, I would like to visit Australia. I wouldn’t mind the snakes in the house either as long as they were Pythons and not the dangerous Brown snake. Don’t ever worry about your videos being too long. No matter how long they are, they are thoroughly enjoyable all the way to the end. As usual , you’ve done another great job!!! 😎😎👍👍👍👍
Perhaps if you checked out all the venomous and dangerous species there you'd change your mind - seems like they make around 7 out of 10 of the danger lists for any animal type you can name.
@@gordowg1wg145 I thank you for your concern, but I’ve been handling venomous and non venomous snakes for over 40 years, so actually that would be a big reason to go to Australia, though by no means the only one.
@@paulk.6969 It would indeed 😎 You may need to make it an extended trip, especially if you planned ahead and set up meetings with some of the wildlife experts and groups. Going to be a bit of time before this COVID thing shakes out, the states in lockdown open up, and we have some idea where the world is going, so plenty of time to save up, if needed.
@@gordowg1wg145 your right. That would be great. It would make good video as well.Even with all my experience, it would be foolish for me to go over there and investigate Australian snakes on my own without meeting with the experts and wildlife officials. Australia is the only country in the world that has more venomous than non venomous snakes including some of the most dangerous and venomous snakes in the world , such as the Tiger snake , Brown Snake, and the Taipan. Nevertheless,:it would an exciting and enjoyable trip.
Loved this! I love how you are so curious about people, places, cultures, and languages. Another fun thing about the English language that you may like are some videos on RUclips of people from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and NZ comparing what word they use to describe the same thing, (like the Solo Cups,) and it's odd and interesting. Que votre curiosité ne faiblit jamais. ~Be Blessed
Ausie here. Yes, my son wont ride down the street in magpie breeding season. The environment in Australia is very varied. We have snow in winter in some places, tropical rainforests and amazing beaches. The videos you watched are of some of the more extreme findings.
Bonjour! A great video. Thanks for sharing! The "skinny building" toward the end; is the Sydney Dental Hospital. It is shaped like a wedge of 'Fromage'. Hooroo (goodbye) for now! Don't forget the 'Outback' next time please.
Macca is also an affectionate name for Paul McCartney, birth name James Paul McCartney. Just in case you don't know, Bassist with a quite well known SUPER group. The Beatles. This I did not know: Macca is a common nickname in some English speaking countries of Anglo-Saxon heritage (less commonly in Canada and the United States, where "Mac" is used) for somebody whose surname begins with the Gaelic prefix Mac or Mc (meaning "son"). "Macca" also widely known as variant spelling of Islamic holy city in Saudi Arabia in many languages (Makkah, Mekkah, Makkah al-Mukaramah, etc.), which officially known as Mecca in English.
Roundabouts are everywhere in Australia. Fun fact, travelling to Perth from Melbourne, as we left Ceduna, South Australia, the navigation device tell us to turn right in 1194kms About a day and a half of driving.
Australia has seasons opposite France. Their winter is France's summer and their summer is France's winter. That's one of the reasons they are called the "Land Downunder".
The high temperatures are a thing that definitely catch visitors off guard. Especially because many descriptions (accurately) highlight that we live around the coasts of the country. However, many people don't also comprehend the size of Australia and distances involved, so we don't all live at the beach.
If you can access it, I highly recommend watch the Australian TV series from the 90s, McLeod's Daughters. You should be able to stream it in France on Netflix or some other networks.
The 101facts about Australia is only about 90% accurate. I know this as I've seen it combined by the fact that I have lived all of my 63 years in Australia. It's good that you are learning about other places & people.. Best wishes, & please stay safe in this Covid world.. from 🇦🇺🦘🦜😉
Magpie swooping is just how we measure the start of spring. One drew blood a few weeks back, nothing to worry about though. Feed it some protein and it will be your friend for life.
We have air conditioning so food and soap never melts in our house. On the farm we do see lots of spiders and a few snakes a year. Lots of birds including Magpies but ours don’t swoop on the farm, they have swooped cyclists on the road though. Also all the trees are evergreen so always green all year round. Also most birds don’t migrate so they are around all year as well
Yes, we call McDonald's Macca's here in Australia. If you come to Australia & someone asks you to do a Macca's run, they're asking you to go to McDonald's & bring back some food.
The New South Wales Mounted Police is the oldest, continuous, mounted police force in the world (September 1825). Much older than the more famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1920).
When I visited France I found the French language to be very formal. You call a baguette a "baguette" and call McDonald's, McDonald's. In Australia our English is very informal. We might say "bagy" referring to a baguette or "Macca's" referring to McDonald's. We do it to peoples names as well. John becomes "Jonno" or Sharon becomes "Shazza".
The Magpies only attack for a few weeks in spring, and if they know ya they don't attack. I've got Maggies that live in my street and they sometimes tap on the front door when they get peckish. I feed 'em by hand.
Yes, we have roundabouts on Australian roads, and used properly, they are a better alternative to traffic lights in many cases. For the most part, people have at least a fair understanding how they work, but you still get the occasional dashcam video of some numpty driving the wrong way.
What, an Aussie commmenting to a Frenchie about roundabouts. Sacre bleu. They have them everywhere including a bloody huge one around L' Arc de Triomphe.
I love Magpies if you make friends with them by feeding them they remember you and bring their family to meet you and never swoop. They are so smart. They have the most beautiful song ❤
So, funny Australia story. A man stands holding an adorable little fuzzy unidentified ball of fluff in his hand and says.. "In Australia.... every single animal wants to kill you'.. Then you look to the cute little fuzzball and he says.. "including this. Make no mistake.... it WANTS TO KILL YOU. It just can't"....
I really hope this didn’t scare you off. It’s just that, as my European friends describe it, we live in a zoo. The wildlife is prolific and humans and animals pretty much learn to co-exist very near each other. Animals are not that worried about us and we aren’t especially concerned by them. It’s kinda cool to see all the creatures close to home. The fresh food is amazing and mostly available year round. Life is slower and much more relaxed in general. It’s like nowhere else in the world. Hope you visit when travel opens back up.
About 90% of Aussies are in cities and are very urbane, with the only issue being that if you walk into your garage you have to be a little bit careful of spiders like red backs (can kill children but will only put an adult in hospital for a few days) and funnel-webs (can kill adults in less time than it takes to get to the hospital) but snakes around the city are very rare. It sounds scary but it's not hard to get used to you just need to be a little vigilant. I think the northern areas are better than the southern ones. Magpies swooping scare kids a bit but the swooping season only lasts a few months. They are mostly a nuiscance and not dangerous. They make a snapping sound with their beak before they are on top of you so you get a decent warning and they will turn away if you look at them. I wish you luck exploring Australia, it can be very beautiful with more advantages than draw backs.
Australia is a fascinating place. No need to explain your wanting to do it. 😀 3:11 There are a lot of snakes in Australia. No, they are not everywhere. But you do have to be a little careful. 4:30 Magpies do attack in a certain season if you get to close to their nest. That aren't as bad as this video makes it look. LOL!! 9:29 Sometimes the air conditioning just can't handle the outside temperature Marie.
when you came onto the spider part i started laughing because that is so normal to see like spiders every where and if ur not scared of snakes i would recommend to come but just when its hot days dont go out looking for them really
Great to see your reactions. I'm from Queensland in Australia and I travelled to France in 2015 and got to ride one of your double decker trains in Paris. What I found crazy there was the massive amount of people that were in the stations and crowding onto the trains. We have no where near that amount of crowds here. I got to spend most of my time in Brittany and Normandy before driving across France to look at the Maginot line before heading to Bastogne then to the Waterloo re-enactments for the 200th anniversary.
Roundabouts are very common - but mainly because (as the French know well) they’re far more convenient than having stop or give way signs. I think it’s only the US that hasn’t quite figured out that roundabouts save time. But we’re also a country that took our time finally moving to the wonderful French metric system. We took too long going metric finally taking the plunge in the 60’s. Apparently it didn’t take long, wasn’t that painful and has paid dividends in efficiencies.
I use to work in that 'skinny looking building'. It's actually the main Dental Centre for public healthcare dental in New South Wales. it's next to the main Sydney train station (Central) and occupies a wedge shaped block of land between two streets. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Dental_Hospital
In the street I live in, in Brisbane. Magpies hate people walking and riding in our street. Swoop everyone. A month or 2 ago, a lady was being Swooped by one and she had a baby. She ran away to protect the baby and herself. The Magpie kept swooping. The mum tripped and fell, the baby died. Its so awful. Wasn't even spring yet. When i was at school we had to be careful at play time because of them and Plover's - that is also a bird that swoops. Same now days with my kids at school but they deal with more plovers on the oval the magpies.
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war,[6] bluebottle, or blue bottle jellyfish,[7] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. The Portuguese man o' war is the only species in the genus Physalia, which in turn is the only genus in the family Physaliidae.[8] It has numerous venomous microscopic nematocysts which deliver a painful sting powerful enough to kill fish, and has been known to occasionally kill humans. Although it superficially resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man o' war is in fact a siphonophore. Like all siphonophores, it is a colonial organism, made up of many smaller units called zooids.[9] All zooids in a colony are genetically identical, but fulfill specialized functions such as feeding and reproduction, and together allow the colony to operate as a single individual.
Yep, grew on the Fla east coast and anytime the wind blew from the east for more than a couple of days we had an infestation of Portuguese man o' wars. In the 1950s my helicopter mom was more of a "your helicopter just crashed, now get out of the house and play somewhere else" type mom, so we learned about them the hard way. Their float is like a transparent, pink/blue multicolored bubble - beautiful, but tendrils are 30'-40' long and nearly invisible in the water, until you swim into them then they sting as bad as wasp stings, except it's multiple stinging strings across your arm, leg, body etc. I remember one time as a pre-teen I had to be treated by the Dr. I think I got some sort of soothing lotion and an antihistamine shot. Always watched what washed up on the beach after that. I think in the 1970s we started having some lifeguards around and they would post signs if man o' wars started drifting ashore.
Magpies are the second most aggresive bird, we have one called Plovers. They will mess people up. We have alot of echo parks in cities that show off large various gardens that look beautiful. Our hot weather melts roads, you can cook eggs on many surfaces. Box jelly fish are one of the most poisonous jelly fish in the world. Our bush fires burn forests the size of countries. Where I live in victoria Australia we can experience all 4 seasons in one day. The beaches in Australia have the worlds cleanest sand and whitest. People export sand from australia to around the world. Most of Australia is unkept wilderness so many beautiful natural formations, rainforests and ocean scenery. Etcetc
you should check out the most dangerous and most venomous animal lists - Australia usually has around 7 of the top 10. Magpies would be WELL down the list for Aussie birds.
Yes! That’s exactly what I do too! I used to feed an entire family after school when I was a young bloke. When I walk my dog in the park I always whistle to them and say hello and they always say hello back. Love magpies..
Perth is pronounced like earth. It does get very hot in summer, December, January and February. The summer months are opposite to the northern hemisphere. So our winter is June July and August.
The magpie thing is real. I get swooped every time by one near my house. It has gotten to the point where I don't walk that way anymore and always walk 750m out of the way just to not get swooped.
Unfortunately there was a recorded death from a magpie attack just recently in Australia. A magpie swooped down upon a grandmother carrying her baby grandchild. Unfortunately the attack upset or frightened the grandmother so much that she dropped the baby, and it was later declared dead in hospital from injuries caused by the fall. Very unfortunate, and the media made out the magpie to be a killer of babies, but really the magpie was only protecting its babies as it knew how, and the grandmother lost her grandchild through ignorance and over-reaction. Magpies are mostly bluff and bluster, normally they don't even draw blood, and even if they do it is minor. The worst happens when the wings or feet of a sweeping magpie get caught in the hair of its intended target. Then any entrapped wild creature would lash out viscously, especially if the now frightened target was also lashing out. So women with long hair may be most at risk, but wearing a hat or cap while walking or riding a bike makes sense if not for the magpie but also because of the summer sun. The magpie almost always goes for the back of the head, so any decent cap or hat is generally adequate protection as well as having an awareness of when and where the birds are nesting (just local knowledge as magpies return to nest at the same spot during the same season every year).
Those double-decker trains in Sydney are used within the CBD as their normal trains and underground too. Compared to Europe, usually those are used just for long distance travel there
the melted soap and butter should explain the shortening of words in OZ "melted butter how do you deal with that " priceless , as an advertising man i can assure you that it is "clinically proven" that an average of 750 Australians per year are killed by magpie strikes
Magpies. I was born in Australia. I’ve never seen one snake. That big spider looks creepy, I’ve had quite a few, they don’t bite, they are more scared of you. I have Magpie birds in my garden, I’ve never been swooped on. They know and trust me even during spring. But they can swoop, just put a book or handbag over your head during spring if they live in that area. My butter has never melted as I keep it in my fridge. Yes only 25 million people here and we are about the size of the USA. Every country has animals that came harm you. You use your common sense in any country and you’ll have a wonderful time. 😊
Frenchtastic you asked on this video about weird things from our cities. So here are some things about New York City: 1. Here in NYC there was a statue of a girl gesturing to stop on front of a bull in the Wall Street area were the stock exchange is. So, the stock exchange felt that the girl was a bad symbol that indicated the bull should stop. The bull represents progress in the stock exchange. So, the girl statue was accused of stopping progress and she was moved to another street in the area. 2. More people have died from cancer after breathing the smoke as rescuers that were at ground zero (where the New York World Trade Center 9/11 attacks occured) in the years after 9/11 than the actual amount of people that died on the 9/11 airplane terrorist attacks. 3. More famous people for every 100,000 have been born in New York City than in any other city in the history of the world. 7 out of every 100 thousand people born in the state of New York become famous. That is higher than California where most movies in the United States are made. Famous people like Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Michael Jordan, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock, Tom Cruise, Lucille Ball (Lucy), Vanessa Williams, Billy Joel, Tupac Shakur and many others going back more than 100 years were all born in New York. 8. New York was bought by Europeans for 24 dollars, a bag of salt and other condiments hundreds of years ago from the Native American Indians. 9. The famous worldwide scientist Albert Einstein's brain and eyeballs are kept in a safe box in New York City. 10. The ice cream cone, pasta primavera, and eggs Benedict were all invented in New York City. 11. The first European settlers in NYC were Dutch until 1898. NYC was known as New Amsterdam. That changed when the city was given as a gift to the Duke of York from England on his 18th birthday. He then decided to rename the city New York in honor to his last name, which has stuck around ever since. 12. There are more than 380,000 millionaires in the NYC. 13. The legendary Statue Of Liberty in NYC was a gift from France. Thank you France !! 14. Times Square in NYC was named after the famous newspaper The New York Times when the newspaper company moved to that area. Before that Times Square was named Longacre Square. 15. The famous Empire State building in NYC gets hit by lightning about 23 times per year because it is one of the tallest building in the world and because it has a massive medal extension on top that is of course grounded to dissipate the energy of lightening so no harm is caused to the people that work in the building. 16. A baby is born in NYC every 4 and a half minutes. 17. New York was founded by Europeans in 1624 (152 years before the United States became a free country after beating England in the Revolutionary War). 18. There are 13,318 sq mi (34,490 km2) of train lines in New York City alone. That is more than half of the Earth's 24 thousand miles circumference. 19. New York City became the first capital of the United States in 1789. 20. The most popular street foods and restaurant fast foods in NYC are Pizza, Hot Dogs, Soft Pretzels, Hamburgers, Sandwiches and Chicken.
the jellyfish in Australia are so deadly some of them will touch you and you have 1.5 minutes and you are dead .. you can wear certain protective swimwear that will stop the sting but if you are stung by this one type you have just enough time to phone your loved ones and say goodbye .. very sad but very deadly as well
Yes, MACCAS. We shorten, abbreviate and run words together. So 'breckie' is breakfast, and so on. So a common phrase use to be avagoodweekend, which translates to "have a good weekend". If you want to tell if someone is a real Aussie, or just pretending with a copy of the accent, watch the lips. We don't open our lips very wide (stops the flies getting in).
I have a friend in Perth WA who is French. She rents out rooms in her house to French and European BackPackers. They seem to have a lot of fun there. If you ever want to come to Perth, I could probably put you in contact with her if you need a place to stay...
South Australia has many French geographical names. The coast was charted, partly, by Antoine de Bruni at the same time as Englishman Matthew Flinders. Our largest island, Kangaroo Island, has English names on the Northcoast and French names on the South, after the navigators met at, appropriately, Encounter Bay.
Forbes in an outback town in NSW. Cooktown is in the far north where coloniser James Cook landed in the late 1700's. Another location in central Queensland is the town 1770 named after year he landed there. Australia is as big as Europe or the US but 85% in uninhabited. Too dry and or hot. Most of the population live cities. Sydney,Melbourne, Brisbane,Perth and Adelaide. Huntsman spiders live in many homes. Completely harmless. These frogs live in the tropics. These are python snakes. Not poisonous. Constrict to kill. These cases are in the tropical north. Too cold in south in winter. Brown snakes are poisonous but in bushland or scrub not so much in the cities. Adelaide,Melbourne and Perth can get heatwaves in summer where temperatures will be over 40C for days. Only 14 to 20 days a summer. 15 to 20% of summer. Rest is warm to hot dry weather. East coast is humid. Warm temperate to tropical. Magpies are intelligent birds and only swoop in nesting season. Attack cyclists and runners. Walkers too..Not everywhere and not all of the time. It is not a reason to not to visit. Many people feed them at home. Put butter in fridge! Goes off like this. Fremantle is a port town/suburb of W.A capital Perth. Australians are one of the greatest users of modern technology. 5G wireless Perth is pronounced Per-th (1 syllable). Seasons are reversed. Summer is December to February. Winter is June to August. Now is early spring. Box jelly fish on in tropical sea in the far north. Need stinger suits or just don't swim then for 8 months. Bottles of vinegar are left on some beaches to remove tentacles. Experience in Paris. Used whistles like in Rugby games to close Botanical Garden. Very unique.
Question is how long does it take to get used to outdoors environment in Australia? My best guess is..The rest of your life,double strawberries go nicely on top of a strawberry short cake 🍓🍰
As long as you can survive the wild life give or take a year I would say 50 :). If you stay out in the sun for 15mins sunbathing that will turn you into a French fry :) just a little Aussie humor there.
My family has a French branch.. Brother in Law and Niece and Nephew.. for start my Brother in Law was a Journalist and became a teacher so very French as he teaches. So we have a loud and patriotic Family father and family. They speak English and French. France is very interesting to Australian families. I watch French crime movies and TV.
I'm over 40 and seen 10 snakes in my life! They don't bother you, if you leave them alone! You will see lots of spiders but they will just piss off, most of the time
Yes we live in Australia, yes we have a lot of snakes. my closest shop is 27km away. In winter we get down to - 10degC and as high as 50degC in summer. I live near Albury/Wodonga
Off subject but---Have you seen the coverage of Hayley Acenenaux who is in space as we speak? She is a childhood cancer survivor with one leg with a prosthesis. She is now a Physicians Assistant at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis where they treat children with cancer. She and the other three are not astronauts but civilians and orbiting the earth @ 365 miles above us.
The Australian magpie is a totally different species. It looks similar to European magpies, which is why it got its name. The males get hyper aggressive during the breeding season. If you take the time to feed them beforehand, they will become friendly towards you, and leave you alone.
Of all the crazy animals we have here in Australia the one we are most scared of is the magpie (in my humble opinion). I was walking home last week and saw a cyclist get attacked by one about 6 times. I've been swooped several times before. The clap of their beak right next to your ear is legitimately terrifying. One magpie decided their territory was going to be the front tree near my driveway and for over a month I had to use an umbrella every time I went out there! ruclips.net/video/5T0IU-MoY2E/видео.html
In general, the nickname for McDonald's here in the U.S. is Mickey D's. I haven't seen a McDonald's here that uses that as the name on their sign though.
That ‘green’ building in Sydney that you liked was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and French botanist Patrick Blanc
I was in Australia in 1988 on tour with a musical group I was playing with, we toured for a month, I absolutely fell in love with the people and the country. Thanks for posting this video!!! Brought back many memories!!!
Thanks Marie!!!
Hobart. Nicest people in the world. And folks in Perth are pretty great too. I'm from the US, and I love Aussieland.
The top of australia near the equator is hot and humid tropical weather. The further south you go the more seasonal it is. Tasmania is the coldest ;)
Yes we have roundabouts here in Australia. Feel free to ask anything you would like to know, us Aussies are a pretty friendly bunch.
Check out any of the dashcam channels if you want instruction on how not to use a roundabout :D
Ive lived in many countries over the years, but as an Australian I always end up at home, our country is a tropical paradise filled with beautiful genuine people, I encourage everyone to visit, you won't want to leave.
Come visit Australia Marie! We promise the spiders aren't too big. Only about cat size! But that's why we drink so much beer, helps us deal with the nature, and our politicians too. Joking of course, I live in inner city Brisbane and I've never even seen a snake 😆 but we have Wallabies and Ring Tail Possums around the South East.
Yeah that is why we wear thongs, so you can splatter spiders and any crawling types of insects. Although you would need a pretty big thong to sort one of these spiders out (saw my first one not long ago, wow): ruclips.net/video/gbXlAJSNvyo/видео.html
Um 7th brigade Park is a nesting site for red bellies as is the park near wavel primary
As an Aussie I like watching your channel to learn about France and your experience of exploring the world. I enjoyed this video of you learning about Australia although I don't think the videos were the best representation of how it is here but please do more.
Yes - not truly representative at all.
I'm from Aus, the hottest according to the thermometer I have been in was Egypt - *but* that was dry heat 50 degrees dry is far better than 46 with humidity I would take the 50 every day of the week,
I think I remember seeing that during our 2020 summer fires Adelaide reached either 50.1 or 51 Celsius
where i live in tasmania, i can sit on my front verandah and watch wallabies hop down the street or possums run along the top of the fence, all sorts of birds come into the yard including kookaburras that steal baby chicks from a nest and eat them, bandicoots running round my yard at night....but if i go to the next town, i can always see penguins n during migration season we see whales including orca's
Enjoyed your video Marie. I plan to make a trip to New Zealand in the next couple of years. I might just have to add a visit to Australia to the itinerary.
🎼I don't like spiders and snakes, and that ain't what it takes to love me. 🎶 An old Jim Stafford song came to mind as I was watching this. Seems Australia has more than their fair share of them. Nonetheless, I would still go visit. Fun videos.
Thanks for the video on OZ. I am in Brisbane Australia and it's really not that bad. The swooping magpies in spring protecting their nests are common in certain areas. I thought double decker trains were not unusual, we got one from Seattle to Vancouver a few years back. To get a python in the house, you've left a door open. The diversity in different cultures around the world is fantastic. You get accustomed to where you live and then to see how another country lives is wow....
Oh, hang on, mate. We got a python in the house and the sneaky noodle came through a WINDOW.
@@AsYouWishMama LOL At a mates place a rather large Carpet snake crashed through the plaster board in the ceiling in the lounge just as everyone was getting comfortable in front of the TV, poor thing then regurgitated a Possum it had for dinner all over the floor, took weeks to get rid of the smell & kids wouldn't go into the lounge until the hole had been repaired.
If you have a swooping problem just give them a bit of meat it shows that you are of no threat and they don't expect you to feed them all the time
WELL HELLO0O0O0O0 THERE MISS MARIE🤗
great video👍 I've always wanted to visit Australia 🇦🇺 maybe someday.. Take care🌻
Bonjour, Marie. We prevent stuff from melting by putting it in the fridge. Even my bread goes in the fridge for most of the year, except in winter, which only lasts for about a month here in Brisbane, Queensland. When I take a tub of butter out of the fridge it starts to melt in 2 minutes!
I presume it must have been an extremely hot day, maybe 45 degrees C and the power has gone out for maybe 6-8 hours, sure !
Wow, we nearly didn’t have FrenchTastic. Maybe we would’ve had 🇦🇺 AussieTastic instead? Thanks Marie, I hope there’s a part 2. And 3… 👍
Christmas traditions in Australia, like Christmas in New Zealand, have many similarities to British, Irish, American and Canadian traditions, including traditional Christmas symbols featuring winter iconography. This means a red fur-coated Father Christmas or Santa Claus riding a sleigh, songs such as "Jingle Bells", and various Christmas scenes on Christmas cards and decorations. However, the timing of Christmas occurring during the Southern Hemisphere's summer season has resulted in the development of some local traditions as a result of the warmer weather.
Great video Marie. That's a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing it with us. Love your videos so much.
We shorten words, to minimise the amount of flies swallowed, when we speak.🇦🇺
I love your frenchness & makes me happy every time it slips in.
Your natural beauty is very pleasing & refreshing to watch cuz on YT most women/girls have so much makeup on, they could be men underneath.
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Ahhhh ....., Awesome Aussie here in Perth Australia that just woke up at 1.50 am & Your doing a show bout my country starting in 8 minutes 👍...., that's like Destiny in my books & i would love to shout You a coffee or 2 when You pop round for a holiday next year once we are opened for visitors ...., You are officially Invited now ☝ 💙 🙃
7:02 We call our national capital, Canberra, the City of Roundabouts because it has so many. Australia has many roundabouts in suburban and urban areas.
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Australia has a population of 25 million. Canada has a population of 38 million. Both are very large counties where 90% of their populations live on 10% of their land.
Love ur innocence and honesty. Subscribed. Peace from South Australia ✌🇦🇺
I loved this video. Now, I would like to visit Australia. I wouldn’t mind the snakes in the house either as long as they were Pythons and not the dangerous Brown snake. Don’t ever worry about your videos being too long. No matter how long they are, they are thoroughly enjoyable all the way to the end. As usual , you’ve done another great job!!! 😎😎👍👍👍👍
I’d go but they have some scary spiders.
Perhaps if you checked out all the venomous and dangerous species there you'd change your mind - seems like they make around 7 out of 10 of the danger lists for any animal type you can name.
@@gordowg1wg145 I thank you for your concern, but I’ve been handling venomous and non venomous snakes for over 40 years, so actually that would be a big reason to go to Australia, though by no means the only one.
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It would indeed 😎
You may need to make it an extended trip, especially if you planned ahead and set up meetings with some of the wildlife experts and groups.
Going to be a bit of time before this COVID thing shakes out, the states in lockdown open up, and we have some idea where the world is going, so plenty of time to save up, if needed.
@@gordowg1wg145 your right. That would be great. It would make good video as well.Even with all my experience, it would be foolish for me to go over there and investigate Australian snakes on my own without meeting with the experts and wildlife officials. Australia is the only country in the world that has more venomous than non venomous snakes including some of the most dangerous and venomous snakes in the world , such as the Tiger snake , Brown Snake, and the Taipan. Nevertheless,:it would an exciting and enjoyable trip.
11:15 I used one of these at Lille train station, while I was waiting for the train to Paris.
Loved this! I love how you are so curious about people, places, cultures, and languages. Another fun thing about the English language that you may like are some videos on RUclips of people from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and NZ comparing what word they use to describe the same thing, (like the Solo Cups,) and it's odd and interesting. Que votre curiosité ne faiblit jamais. ~Be Blessed
Hi Marie, I live on the Gold Coast & use the trams a lot, the surfboard racks are a real thing and I have seen them in use a lot.
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Ausie here. Yes, my son wont ride down the street in magpie breeding season. The environment in Australia is very varied. We have snow in winter in some places, tropical rainforests and amazing beaches. The videos you watched are of some of the more extreme findings.
Bonjour! A great video. Thanks for sharing! The "skinny building" toward the end; is the Sydney Dental Hospital. It is shaped like a wedge of 'Fromage'. Hooroo (goodbye) for now! Don't forget the 'Outback' next time please.
Macca is also an affectionate name for Paul McCartney, birth name James Paul McCartney. Just in case you don't know, Bassist with a quite well known SUPER group. The Beatles.
This I did not know: Macca is a common nickname in some English speaking countries of Anglo-Saxon heritage (less commonly in Canada and the United States, where "Mac" is used) for somebody whose surname begins with the Gaelic prefix Mac or Mc (meaning "son"). "Macca" also widely known as variant spelling of Islamic holy city in Saudi Arabia in many languages (Makkah, Mekkah, Makkah al-Mukaramah, etc.), which officially known as Mecca in English.
Macca's is a diminutive of McDonald's.
Roundabouts are everywhere in Australia.
Fun fact, travelling to Perth from Melbourne, as we left Ceduna, South Australia, the navigation device tell us to turn right in 1194kms About a day and a half of driving.
Great video Marie. I went to Australia once. It's beautiful, the people are nice, but there's way too many dangers for me 😂
Australia has seasons opposite France. Their winter is France's summer and their summer is France's winter. That's one of the reasons they are called the "Land Downunder".
The high temperatures are a thing that definitely catch visitors off guard. Especially because many descriptions (accurately) highlight that we live around the coasts of the country. However, many people don't also comprehend the size of Australia and distances involved, so we don't all live at the beach.
If you can access it, I highly recommend watch the Australian TV series from the 90s, McLeod's Daughters. You should be able to stream it in France on Netflix or some other networks.
The 101facts about Australia is only about 90% accurate. I know this as I've seen it combined by the fact that I have lived all of my 63 years in Australia.
It's good that you are learning about other places & people..
Best wishes, & please stay safe in this Covid world.. from 🇦🇺🦘🦜😉
Double-decker trains sound cool as heck!
Especially when it moves at 120 miles per hour 👍
The skinny building is the Dental Hospital in Sydney.
Thanks for reacts to Australia. Its interested, and amazing at the same time.
The heat here can be brutal, but especially if there's rain predicted too, then it's like trying to go about your regular day in a sauna
Magpie swooping is just how we measure the start of spring. One drew blood a few weeks back, nothing to worry about though. Feed it some protein and it will be your friend for life.
We have air conditioning so food and soap never melts in our house. On the farm we do see lots of spiders and a few snakes a year. Lots of birds including Magpies but ours don’t swoop on the farm, they have swooped cyclists on the road though. Also all the trees are evergreen so always green all year round. Also most birds don’t migrate so they are around all year as well
Yes, we call McDonald's Macca's here in Australia. If you come to Australia & someone asks you to do a Macca's run, they're asking you to go to McDonald's & bring back some food.
The New South Wales Mounted Police is the oldest, continuous, mounted police force in the world (September 1825). Much older than the more famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1920).
When I visited France I found the French language to be very formal. You call a baguette a "baguette" and call McDonald's, McDonald's. In Australia our English is very informal. We might say "bagy" referring to a baguette or "Macca's" referring to McDonald's. We do it to peoples names as well. John becomes "Jonno" or Sharon becomes "Shazza".
The Magpies only attack for a few weeks in spring, and if they know ya they don't attack. I've got Maggies that live in my street and they sometimes tap on the front door when they get peckish. I feed 'em by hand.
when you said Maccas you genuinely said it better than 90% of non-Australians haha so well done
Yes, we have roundabouts on Australian roads, and used properly, they are a better alternative to traffic lights in many cases. For the most part, people have at least a fair understanding how they work, but you still get the occasional dashcam video of some numpty driving the wrong way.
What, an Aussie commmenting to a Frenchie about roundabouts. Sacre bleu. They have them everywhere including a bloody huge one around L' Arc de Triomphe.
@@flamingfrancis I was answering the question, but fair enough, the description likely wasn’t necessary. 😉
you are a lovely presenter and your English is very good, love your work keep it up, cheers from Melbourne, Australia....
I love Magpies if you make friends with them by feeding them they remember you and bring their family to meet you and never swoop. They are so smart. They have the most beautiful song ❤
Enjoyed this a lot.
Wife and I went to France a couple of years ago. We had a great time and met lots of cool people.
So, funny Australia story. A man stands holding an adorable little fuzzy unidentified ball of fluff in his hand and says.. "In Australia.... every single animal wants to kill you'.. Then you look to the cute little fuzzball and he says.. "including this. Make no mistake.... it WANTS TO KILL YOU. It just can't"....
I really hope this didn’t scare you off. It’s just that, as my European friends describe it, we live in a zoo. The wildlife is prolific and humans and animals pretty much learn to co-exist very near each other. Animals are not that worried about us and we aren’t especially concerned by them. It’s kinda cool to see all the creatures close to home. The fresh food is amazing and mostly available year round. Life is slower and much more relaxed in general. It’s like nowhere else in the world. Hope you visit when travel opens back up.
About 90% of Aussies are in cities and are very urbane, with the only issue being that if you walk into your garage you have to be a little bit careful of spiders like red backs (can kill children but will only put an adult in hospital for a few days) and funnel-webs (can kill adults in less time than it takes to get to the hospital) but snakes around the city are very rare. It sounds scary but it's not hard to get used to you just need to be a little vigilant. I think the northern areas are better than the southern ones. Magpies swooping scare kids a bit but the swooping season only lasts a few months. They are mostly a nuiscance and not dangerous. They make a snapping sound with their beak before they are on top of you so you get a decent warning and they will turn away if you look at them. I wish you luck exploring Australia, it can be very beautiful with more advantages than draw backs.
Australia is a fascinating place. No need to explain your wanting to do it. 😀 3:11 There are a lot of snakes in Australia. No, they are not everywhere. But you do have to be a little careful. 4:30 Magpies do attack in a certain season if you get to close to their nest. That aren't as bad as this video makes it look. LOL!! 9:29 Sometimes the air conditioning just can't handle the outside temperature Marie.
when you came onto the spider part i started laughing because that is so normal to see like spiders every where and if ur not scared of snakes i would recommend to come but just when its hot days dont go out looking for them really
Very happy I found your channel 😊 keep up the great work
Great to see your reactions. I'm from Queensland in Australia and I travelled to France in 2015 and got to ride one of your double decker trains in Paris. What I found crazy there was the massive amount of people that were in the stations and crowding onto the trains. We have no where near that amount of crowds here.
I got to spend most of my time in Brittany and Normandy before driving across France to look at the Maginot line before heading to Bastogne then to the Waterloo re-enactments for the 200th anniversary.
The most common snake in Australia is the one-eyed snake, which is non venomous.
Roundabouts are very common - but mainly because (as the French know well) they’re far more convenient than having stop or give way signs. I think it’s only the US that hasn’t quite figured out that roundabouts save time.
But we’re also a country that took our time finally moving to the wonderful French metric system.
We took too long going metric finally taking the plunge in the 60’s. Apparently it didn’t take long, wasn’t that painful and has paid dividends in efficiencies.
I use to work in that 'skinny looking building'. It's actually the main Dental Centre for public healthcare dental in New South Wales. it's next to the main Sydney train station (Central) and occupies a wedge shaped block of land between two streets. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Dental_Hospital
hey Marie my name is Josh and I'm from Australia it makes me happy you love Australia so much you're welcome here anytime I'll show you around 🇦🇺 💙
In the street I live in, in Brisbane. Magpies hate people walking and riding in our street. Swoop everyone. A month or 2 ago, a lady was being Swooped by one and she had a baby. She ran away to protect the baby and herself. The Magpie kept swooping. The mum tripped and fell, the baby died. Its so awful. Wasn't even spring yet. When i was at school we had to be careful at play time because of them and Plover's - that is also a bird that swoops. Same now days with my kids at school but they deal with more plovers on the oval the magpies.
Believe it or not one of the most common pets in Australia are Massive snakes(deadly ones too)
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war,[6] bluebottle, or blue bottle jellyfish,[7] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean.
The Portuguese man o' war is the only species in the genus Physalia, which in turn is the only genus in the family Physaliidae.[8] It has numerous venomous microscopic nematocysts which deliver a painful sting powerful enough to kill fish, and has been known to occasionally kill humans. Although it superficially resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man o' war is in fact a siphonophore. Like all siphonophores, it is a colonial organism, made up of many smaller units called zooids.[9] All zooids in a colony are genetically identical, but fulfill specialized functions such as feeding and reproduction, and together allow the colony to operate as a single individual.
Yep, grew on the Fla east coast and anytime the wind blew from the east for more than a couple of days we had an infestation of Portuguese man o' wars. In the 1950s my helicopter mom was more of a "your helicopter just crashed, now get out of the house and play somewhere else" type mom, so we learned about them the hard way. Their float is like a transparent, pink/blue multicolored bubble - beautiful, but tendrils are 30'-40' long and nearly invisible in the water, until you swim into them then they sting as bad as wasp stings, except it's multiple stinging strings across your arm, leg, body etc. I remember one time as a pre-teen I had to be treated by the Dr. I think I got some sort of soothing lotion and an antihistamine shot. Always watched what washed up on the beach after that. I think in the 1970s we started having some lifeguards around and they would post signs if man o' wars started drifting ashore.
Magpies are the second most aggresive bird, we have one called Plovers. They will mess people up.
We have alot of echo parks in cities that show off large various gardens that look beautiful.
Our hot weather melts roads, you can cook eggs on many surfaces.
Box jelly fish are one of the most poisonous jelly fish in the world.
Our bush fires burn forests the size of countries.
Where I live in victoria Australia we can experience all 4 seasons in one day.
The beaches in Australia have the worlds cleanest sand and whitest. People export sand from australia to around the world.
Most of Australia is unkept wilderness so many beautiful natural formations, rainforests and ocean scenery.
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We literally have rainbow parrots and parrots with mowhawks just chilling
Wave Rock is truly just like your picture, in the early days they collected water from the top of this rock formation.
you should check out the most dangerous and most venomous animal lists - Australia usually has around 7 of the top 10. Magpies would be WELL down the list for Aussie birds.
The Skinny Building is actually a basic Tri-angle shape & it is the Sydney dental Hospital.
Your welcome anytime
Best way to avoid being attacked by magpies is make friends with them in the off breeding season. They remember your face.
Yes! That’s exactly what I do too! I used to feed an entire family after school when I was a young bloke. When I walk my dog in the park I always whistle to them and say hello and they always say hello back. Love magpies..
Perth is pronounced like earth. It does get very hot in summer, December, January and February. The summer months are opposite to the northern hemisphere. So our winter is June July and August.
The Odd Bunch vegetables are great here; you really save a lot buying them.
The magpie thing is real. I get swooped every time by one near my house. It has gotten to the point where I don't walk that way anymore and always walk 750m out of the way just to not get swooped.
Unfortunately there was a recorded death from a magpie attack just recently in Australia. A magpie swooped down upon a grandmother carrying her baby grandchild. Unfortunately the attack upset or frightened the grandmother so much that she dropped the baby, and it was later declared dead in hospital from injuries caused by the fall. Very unfortunate, and the media made out the magpie to be a killer of babies, but really the magpie was only protecting its babies as it knew how, and the grandmother lost her grandchild through ignorance and over-reaction. Magpies are mostly bluff and bluster, normally they don't even draw blood, and even if they do it is minor. The worst happens when the wings or feet of a sweeping magpie get caught in the hair of its intended target. Then any entrapped wild creature would lash out viscously, especially if the now frightened target was also lashing out. So women with long hair may be most at risk, but wearing a hat or cap while walking or riding a bike makes sense if not for the magpie but also because of the summer sun. The magpie almost always goes for the back of the head, so any decent cap or hat is generally adequate protection as well as having an awareness of when and where the birds are nesting (just local knowledge as magpies return to nest at the same spot during the same season every year).
Those double-decker trains in Sydney are used within the CBD as their normal trains and underground too. Compared to Europe, usually those are used just for long distance travel there
the melted soap and butter should explain the shortening of words in OZ "melted butter how do you deal with that " priceless , as an advertising man i can assure you that it is "clinically proven" that an average of 750 Australians per year are killed by magpie strikes
She said awnings like someone from south Alabama! Nailed the country accent on that one
Magpies. I was born in Australia. I’ve never seen one snake. That big spider looks creepy, I’ve had quite a few, they don’t bite, they are more scared of you. I have Magpie birds in my garden, I’ve never been swooped on. They know and trust me even during spring. But they can swoop, just put a book or handbag over your head during spring if they live in that area. My butter has never melted as I keep it in my fridge.
Yes only 25 million people here and we are about the size of the USA.
Every country has animals that came harm you. You use your common sense in any country and you’ll have a wonderful time. 😊
Frenchtastic you asked on this video about weird things from our cities. So here are some things about New York City:
1. Here in NYC there was a statue of a girl gesturing to stop on front of a bull in the Wall Street area were the stock exchange is. So, the stock exchange felt that the girl was a bad symbol that indicated the bull should stop. The bull represents progress in the stock exchange. So, the girl statue was accused of stopping progress and she was moved to another street in the area. 2. More people have died from cancer after breathing the smoke as rescuers that were at ground zero (where the New York World Trade Center 9/11 attacks occured) in the years after 9/11 than the actual amount of people that died on the 9/11 airplane terrorist attacks. 3. More famous people for every 100,000 have been born in New York City than in any other city in the history of the world. 7 out of every 100 thousand people born in the state of New York become famous. That is higher than California where most movies in the United States are made. Famous people like Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Michael Jordan, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock, Tom Cruise, Lucille Ball (Lucy), Vanessa Williams, Billy Joel, Tupac Shakur and many others going back more than 100 years were all born in New York. 8. New York was bought by Europeans for 24 dollars, a bag of salt and other condiments hundreds of years ago from the Native American Indians. 9. The famous worldwide scientist Albert Einstein's brain and eyeballs are kept in a safe box in New York City. 10. The ice cream cone, pasta primavera, and eggs Benedict were all invented in New York City. 11. The first European settlers in NYC were Dutch until 1898. NYC was known as New Amsterdam. That changed when the city was given as a gift to the Duke of York from England on his 18th birthday. He then decided to rename the city New York in honor to his last name, which has stuck around ever since. 12. There are more than 380,000 millionaires in the NYC. 13. The legendary Statue Of Liberty in NYC was a gift from France. Thank you France !! 14. Times Square in NYC was named after the famous newspaper The New York Times when the newspaper company moved to that area. Before that Times Square was named Longacre Square. 15. The famous Empire State building in NYC gets hit by lightning about 23 times per year because it is one of the tallest building in the world and because it has a massive medal extension on top that is of course grounded to dissipate the energy of lightening so no harm is caused to the people that work in the building. 16. A baby is born in NYC every 4 and a half minutes. 17. New York was founded by Europeans in 1624 (152 years before the United States became a free country after beating England in the Revolutionary War). 18. There are 13,318 sq mi (34,490 km2) of train lines in New York City alone. That is more than half of the Earth's 24 thousand miles circumference. 19. New York City became the first capital of the United States in 1789. 20. The most popular street foods and restaurant fast foods in NYC are Pizza, Hot Dogs, Soft Pretzels, Hamburgers, Sandwiches and Chicken.
the jellyfish in Australia are so deadly some of them will touch you and you have 1.5 minutes and you are dead .. you can wear certain protective swimwear that will stop the sting but if you are stung by this one type you have just enough time to phone your loved ones and say goodbye .. very sad but very deadly as well
The double decker trains are the normal commuter trains in Sydney. You don’t book a seat. People travel on them to and from work every day.
and yes we have roundabouts here in Australia as well
Yes, MACCAS. We shorten, abbreviate and run words together. So 'breckie' is breakfast, and so on. So a common phrase use to be avagoodweekend, which translates to "have a good weekend". If you want to tell if someone is a real Aussie, or just pretending with a copy of the accent, watch the lips. We don't open our lips very wide (stops the flies getting in).
The kayaking to the drive through in Maccas is from Port Lincoln SA. I was there to see it.
I have a friend in Perth WA who is French. She rents out rooms in her house to French and European BackPackers. They seem to have a lot of fun there. If you ever want to come to Perth, I could probably put you in contact with her if you need a place to stay...
South Australia has many French geographical names. The coast was charted, partly, by Antoine de Bruni at the same time as Englishman Matthew Flinders. Our largest island, Kangaroo Island, has English names on the Northcoast and French names on the South, after the navigators met at, appropriately, Encounter Bay.
BTW I've lived here 55 years and never encountered a wild snake.
Forbes in an outback town in NSW. Cooktown is in the far north where coloniser James Cook landed in the late 1700's. Another location in central Queensland is the town 1770 named after year he landed there.
Australia is as big as Europe or the US but 85% in uninhabited. Too dry and or hot. Most of the population live cities. Sydney,Melbourne, Brisbane,Perth and Adelaide.
Huntsman spiders live in many homes. Completely harmless.
These frogs live in the tropics.
These are python snakes. Not poisonous. Constrict to kill. These cases are in the tropical north. Too cold in south in winter. Brown snakes are poisonous but in bushland or scrub not so much in the cities. Adelaide,Melbourne and Perth can get heatwaves in summer where temperatures will be over 40C for days. Only 14 to 20 days a summer. 15 to 20% of summer. Rest is warm to hot dry weather.
East coast is humid. Warm temperate to tropical.
Magpies are intelligent birds and only swoop in nesting season. Attack cyclists and runners. Walkers too..Not everywhere and not all of the time. It is not a reason to not to visit. Many people feed them at home.
Put butter in fridge! Goes off like this.
Fremantle is a port town/suburb of W.A capital Perth.
Australians are one of the greatest users of modern technology. 5G wireless
Perth is pronounced Per-th (1 syllable).
Seasons are reversed. Summer is December to February. Winter is June to August. Now is early spring.
Box jelly fish on in tropical sea in the far north. Need stinger suits or just don't swim then for 8 months.
Bottles of vinegar are left on some beaches to remove tentacles.
Experience in Paris. Used whistles like in Rugby games to close Botanical Garden. Very unique.
Question is how long does it take to get used to outdoors environment in Australia?
My best guess is..The rest of your life,double strawberries go nicely on top of a strawberry short cake 🍓🍰
As long as you can survive the wild life give or take a year I would say 50 :). If you stay out in the sun for 15mins sunbathing that will turn you into a French fry :) just a little Aussie humor there.
14:53 interestingly, these trains don't need bookings. It's been a long time since I've been on these trains, but they do indeed look nice
My family has a French branch.. Brother in Law and Niece and Nephew.. for start my Brother in Law was a Journalist and became a teacher so very French as he teaches. So we have a loud and patriotic Family father and family. They speak English and French.
France is very interesting to Australian families. I watch French crime movies and TV.
I'm over 40 and seen 10 snakes in my life! They don't bother you, if you leave them alone! You will see lots of spiders but they will just piss off, most of the time
Yes we live in Australia, yes we have a lot of snakes. my closest shop is 27km away. In winter we get down to - 10degC and as high as 50degC in summer. I live near Albury/Wodonga
Off subject but---Have you seen the coverage of Hayley Acenenaux who is in space as we speak? She is a childhood cancer survivor with one leg with a prosthesis. She is now a Physicians Assistant at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis where they treat children with cancer. She and the other three are not astronauts but civilians and orbiting the earth @ 365 miles above us.
9:29 technically for the butter, if you keep it in the fridge, it won't
I live in Utah and we have a LOT of Magpies and they are protected, but geezus.... I've never heard of anyone being attacked by one!!!
The Australian magpie is a totally different species. It looks similar to European magpies, which is why it got its name. The males get hyper aggressive during the breeding season. If you take the time to feed them beforehand, they will become friendly towards you, and leave you alone.
Of all the crazy animals we have here in Australia the one we are most scared of is the magpie (in my humble opinion). I was walking home last week and saw a cyclist get attacked by one about 6 times. I've been swooped several times before. The clap of their beak right next to your ear is legitimately terrifying. One magpie decided their territory was going to be the front tree near my driveway and for over a month I had to use an umbrella every time I went out there!
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In general, the nickname for McDonald's here in the U.S. is Mickey D's. I haven't seen a McDonald's here that uses that as the name on their sign though.