I came to Oz 41 years ago and have to say I feel I'm settling in quite well🤪- I did live in Sydney for a year (83) and I reckon the driving there aged me 10 years even back then. These days I live in the Northern Rivers area of NSW which is outstandingly beautiful and peaceful. Embrace the changes and make yourself a "cut lunch" as it locally known😄
Haha I feel like this may be me. It's traumatic 😅 we know we won't settle in Sydney, but may try somewhere quieter first before trying somewhere else like Perth or Brisbane
When people do their research on moving to Australia they seem to overlook population density. Main difference: City of Sydney 5.2million Entire country of Scotland 5.4 million Edinburgh 550,000k Glasgow 1.6million, unfortunately you have landed in crazy central straight up. Pick any state in Australia but go slightly rural and you will find your Aussie slice of Paradise.
@Frombie_01 Not to be rude, but in Kimberly's story she stated she was from a town between Edinburgh and Glasgow, so I quoted the population of those two cities to make a comparison to the City of Sydney that she finds herself in, but nowhere did I mention the population of UK. Which most people know is made up of England, Ireland, Wales and SCOTLAND, so yes, much denser than Australia
@@vegasvisitor-o3e It was a poor attempt at humour on my part, forgive me. When I said "the UK population was far more dense than the Australian population" my reference regarding dense was as in thick or not too bright. And strangely enough, I would hazard a guess that all Australians know that the UK is more than just England, but also incorporates Scotland, Wales and Ireland, but not Northern Ireland. 🙄
@@Frombie_01 Sorry lads or lasses but Ireland is a seperate country. Those fancy passports that Brexiteers wanted so much are stamped with the moniker of The United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. This covers the four internal countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Don't make the mistake of calling the island of Ireland one country yet. Maybe in the future but not in the present day.
Oh really? I wasn't sure on that one, thanks for letting me know. I think sometimes Aldi has alcohol for sale but I haven't yet seen it in my local store.
@@rajivmurkejee7498 In Victoria Aldi sells alcohol in its supermarkets but other chains tend to have a separate company structure for their alcohol sales. Coles have Liquorland and Woolworths have BWS and they may even have different ownership to the main chain.
I'm a Victorian. Yes they sell alcohol in supermarkets but in a separate room. My Woolworths in Moonee Ponds Melbourne, you just walk through the supermarket into the alcohol section. So in supermarkets, but in its own separate section.
Chips on a “sanger” are delicious, especially hot chips. We don’t have “self serve salad bars” in supermarkets due to health reasons. Self serve “smorgasbords” used to be huge at clubs back in the day, but the Dept Health shut them down. Too many cases of food poisoning. I’m assuming it’s to do with the climate? Food kept at the wrong temperature in a hot climate can be deadly. Not to mention people coughing or touching it. We are pretty strict on that (but it’s for a good reason). Sydney drivers, yep😊.
I'm SO pleased to read this! It's so basic but delicious 😅 also yes, hot chips on a sandwich with tomato sauce 😍 also, that does make sense, and most likely why they don't have them. However they do have lots of fresh salad available at the entrance to woolies/coles with the cool air on them, so maybe they could? Would be great!
@@kimberleylucas You didn't mention Fairy Bread or the ubiquitous Vegemite sandwiches, or the Bunning's snag sangers with dead horse! As a curiosity, is sandwich making seen as a skill beyond most English that they don't just make ther own?
@@kimberleylucasI noticed when living in the UK that sandwich shops where you choose your own ingredients were not as abundant in the UK. It seemed like British supermarkets filled the gap by offering convenience lunch items. In Australia, going to a supermarket for lunch was far less common so supermarket’s didn’t develop the same range as UK supermarkets.
QLD, SA and TAS all have laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol in supermarkets. Which is why Aldi don't sell alchohol in their QLD and SA stores. And it's why places like BWS and Liquorland exist.
I'm an Aussie who lives in rural Australia and although I have over 43 years driving experience I would still have to think twice about driving in Sydney. Narrow roads, even major roads like Parramatta Road, Pennant Hills Road, or Victoria Road are too narrow and carry a massive traffic load. Bearing in mind that I haven't been to Sydney for many years, it might have changed now. As for litter. If you had come here during the 1970s you might have noticed a lot more litter. It used to be common to see discarded rubbish along roadsides, especially country back roads. Starting in the 1980s (late 70s?) the government began running anti-litter advertising starting with the very successful, "Do The Right Thing" campaign. It clearly worked because I do a lot of kilometres behind the wheel and rarely see rubbish on the roadside.
This is so informative thank you. I wondered if something had happened to make it so clean, it's really nice to see. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the UK so it's nice to see here
The inner city roads in Sydney are the same roads now as the goat tracks they were in 1800, just paved over. Your car might take up the same space as it does on a road in a country town, but the roads themselves are vastly different. A main street in a NSW country town is wide enough for an 18 team bullock dray to do a U-turn. There are streets in inner Sydney where 2 Garbo trucks can't fit side by side. And then there's the fact that all Sydney drivers are aggressive and uncompromising, because if they aren't they'd never get moving at all
Hi Kimberly. Enjoy your blogs.. I’m in Tassie.. Regional State.. acknowledgement on the road is common here.. Big city is obviously different unfortunately.. too many people trying to get somewhere as quick as possible.. 🤷♂️ cheers.
That's good to hear, it's really difficult coming from somewhere that was REALLY courteous and people always said thank you. I've never lived in a big city so I'm still finding my way as a small town girl 😅
Still lock your mailbox! In Melbourne they like to steal mail, The other week someone emptied all the junk mail in mine and left all the important letters, so strange
I have lived in Sydney my entire life (50YO) and we have slowly become more aggressive I believe as our population has grown. in the late 80s when I started driving the population was approximately 3.5million, it is now just under 6 million so close to double in 40 years. The roads have not been updated nearly as quickly as this growth has happened which I believe has contributed to the change in our road manners. I drive everyday through the beach areas of Sydney north to eastern suburbs so really see some interesting driving🤣 I was brought up with being taught road manners, and I know many in my generation did too. but it must not be the case in all. I have family that live in the country and Adelaide (which is really just a country town when compared to Sydney or Melbourne) and I have found the old manners still exist.
I live in McArthur work at Circular Quay and acknowledging drivers are slightly different here depending on where you are, but if you break down here almost anywhere someone will offer you help! NSW in Oz
Driving etiquette does generally improve when you get out of Sydney. I've lived in most Australian cities and Sydney city driving is a hellscape. The big supermarkets are starting to put more sandwich choices in so I think it's slowly improving, but not up to Tesco standard yet! Chips vs crisps: it's all "chips" here (fries are sometimes also just called chips) but the context determines which one you're talking about. "Crisp" sandwiches aren't really a thing but many people will butter a couple of slices of fresh bread and make themselves a hot chip sandwich when having fish & chips at home.
I'm in Perth. In Australia you own the property until the other side of the letterbox, which is council / shire property, which is why the mailman is allowed to drive on that part of the property
@@kimberleylucas So sorry if you took my reply as a criticism. I was just trying to give you a little bit more information, so you could explain why that happens here. I know many Americans who see this, can and do get a bit upset about it, but as you can see, it doesn't bother us Aussies lol Looking forward to your follow up 2nd video - Keep up the good work 🤗
@@roslynjonsson2383oh goodness no not at all, I love finding out new things! In the UK someone would be annoyed at it for sure but it makes sense here, especially if it's not even land that's owned! It gets the job done quicker too so why not! 😅
@@kimberleylucas A lot of us, from my generation here in Perth, are quite good friends with our posties, and leave them a 6 pack or a xmas pudding or similar every year for Xmas. My postie loves it lol
As a Sydneysider I have always waved thank you when driving, but I have definitely noticed drivers doing this less and less! I have no idea why it seems to be phasing out, it’s sad!
The "thank you" wave from drivers here used to be big, but it's almost gone, at least here in Melbourne it has. You might notice that older drivers still wave
It’s definitely still a thing in Perth. However, if I let someone in and they don’t give me the wave…well, let’s just say it’s not a good start to the day!
Kimberly some Aussies are somewhat up themselves like some American relatives that I have they forget there are other countries on this planet.I find most Aussies are polite you just get the few who hear an accent and say go home that has happened to me as a child it did affect me for awhile so now as an adult I respond positively .Enjoy your life here in Aus I am on the Sunshine Coast QLD .
Oh I get that, whinging pom and some other words but I'm actually very friendly and I love Aussies, so I never want to come across as negative or moany. There's some people you will just never please 😊 sunshine coast is where I'm thinking next 😅😅
You're 100% wrong about the "nobody is out to steal your mail in Sydney" thing. People are absolutely out to steal your mail in Sydney. Mail theft is extremely common. We kept getting our locked mailboxes broken into and when we asked our postie about it he said "it is a problem all over"(the easter suburbs).
Also in high rise apartments. I don’t understand how Letter boxes aren’t built into the walls next to the main entry door, so you can collect your mail from within the foyer.
Thanks Kimberly, I have Scots/Scottish ancestry (fairly common here) and I do wonder about the Old Country and how different it might be. Oz has a stormy history with alcohol so we've made some pretty tight rules around it. Early on, there was the Rum Rebellion that was an armed takeover of the government. Because rum was used as currency and the military corps controlled the supply of rum... it got sticky.
Ahhhh how interesting!! I actually think it's a good thing, it's too easy to grab a few bottles of alcohol when you're doing your weekly food shop so I can imagine that's improved the alcohol consumption too.... maybe 😅😅😅
Still big in Brisbane. I lived in inner Sydney for over 10 years and was amazed how many people didn't have a car and wouldn't travel over the bridge but the best pubs were on the Eastside then too, but I had a blast as a single living in Sydney. Adelaide is underrated and has a LOT to offer families and is often overlook and VERY east to get around, one of the best designed cities in Australia, and had GREAT childhood growing up there.
I was born in Sydney in 1949. When I started to drive in 1966, traffic was light and our family Morris Minor could almost keep up to the traffic. These days I live in a village near Canberra. Traffic is similar to in Canberra in the 1980s. People are mostly polite and I find it OK. When I visit Sydney I hate the traffic. It is so horrible. Welcome to Oz. Mike in Oz
That was so funny. “This builds a rage in me I didn’t even know existed” 🤣 amazing! The postie on a motorbike 🤯 who knew?! We’ve finally got our visa and accepted an offer on our house so are heading over mid-January! So exciting!
Omg Mid Jan !! from Scotland ??? please make sure you are prepared for nights at 30 celcius and days up to and over 40 C .My parents came out in 1958 and i still remember mum telling me that while she was on the train to Melbourne (for work ) a 1 hour trip ... she was thinking "have we moved into hell ?? " No Airconditioning in those days .
Australians have abundant on fresh food, our lifestyles are generally health conscious, we typically avoid pre-made or process food, so with sandwiches, making fresh is typically the way to go.
I have always waved a thank you or hit my hazard lights, if I let another car in, most wave, if they don’t, I will keep waving at them until they wave back, it annoys me too 😊
Love your accent, by the way. My grandfather moved here from Motherwell in Scotland, so I grew up hearing visiting relatives speaking with quite broad Scot's accents. Many of whom I couldn't understand :)
Hahaha this sounds about right. Little fun fact - I had to slow this video down because I was talking too fast 😅 I'm learning to slow down and speak a little less 'slang' but I'm frequently stopped in the street and complimented on my accent which is always nice 😊
When driving I always let people in & I thank them if they let me in which is pretty normal behaviour around here - the difference is that I live 160kms further north. I avoid driving in Sydney even though if its only a 90min run down the road. I think if I had to live down there the traffic would send me insane. Self serve salads etc. are no longer a thing here due to the health risk even restaraunts who used to specialise in self serve salad bars etc. were forced to remove them due to the possibility of contamination and food poisoning. Did you notice that when you buy salads etc in supermarkets its in pre packed sealed containers or if served fresh at the deli they have to put on disposable gloves before handling it. I have no problem with not selling alcohol in supermarkets its easier to control the sale to people like minors, or those already intoxicated etc. in a specialised outlet. Large supermarket chains like Woolies or Coles usually have their liquor outlets next door anyhow so its no drama. We just completed a road trip around Australia the only state I really saw alcohol sold in the grocery area of a supermarket was in Western Australia and it was still in its own seperate area not on the shelves in the food aisles. In the Northern Territory the police actually checked my photo ID before even letting me into the bottle shop lots of problems with alcohol abuse in some of our more remote areas..We had both hot and cold chip sangas when I was at school another favourite was a sausage roll on a bread roll and that was way back in the 60s the only thing the younger generation seem to know about today is what they have seen on social media..
Kim, I'm sure someone else would've made you aware, but just in case no one has - two of Australia's most loved and popular singers were both Glascow lads, and both immigrated here as kids. Bonn Scott - original lead singer of AC/DC (RIP you legend). Jimmy Barnes - Still performing and much loved, had surgery last year on his back - recover soon mate - was lead singer of Cold Chisel, then went solo. All his kids are singers/musicians, especially Mahalia Barnes. He's had more No1 albums and hits, than anyone else in Australia. Both Bonn and Barnsey started out in local bands together, the last being Fraternity. They went their separate ways after the band broke up, and both ended up Australian music royalty. Just thought of a 3rd, Eric Bogle - This Scotsman wrote and performed one of our much loved songs. Please google it and give it a listen, and you'll see why its played all over Australia on ANZAC Day (Australian New Zealand Army Corps) The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Part 2 will be great! Love the different pointers you’re discussing. Bit of a personal note - I’d be interested to know how you find cost of living, like is one able to live well and save for return trips for your fam to say UK to visit family say every 2 odd years? That’s a nervous point from my side, that costs are higher than expected and can’t visit fam back home… How do you deal with time zone difference?
Thank you. If you go onto my channel I've recently done a video on the cost of living (in Sydney) and I've detailed all of our monthly outgoings. This should help with what ypu would be left over with. In all honesty, I thought we would be more comfortable than we are. But that's life in Sydney- it's very expensive. Thanks for the video ideas. I'll get on to this! 😊
I live in Perth and it's not hard to find Quavers or Monster Munch where I live (my husband is from Glasgow and had me try them). There is quite a large British population where I live though. I remember having crisp sandwiches as a kid (although we called them chips), and prawn cocktail chips were quite common but I don't think they are now.
Perth drivers are known for being bad at merging which is a fair criticism. The roads are pretty good here and with only 2million population, the roads aren’t super crowded which I think lets people get away with being hopeless at merging and not as courteous as drivers in the UK. People generally let you in and wave thank you in Perth too.
Sandwiches are more of a made to order thing in Australia, usually at a cafe, deli or bakery. Banh mi is the best sandwich though. We have a lot of British foods in Melbourne if you ever visit!
I was in Adelaide, lived in Gold coast shortly, and am now in Sydney. Sydney is definitely special. People tend to be unconcerned or indifferent of others in Sydney. There was one time when I was crossing a road at a clearly marked school zone crossing, a driver sped up through the zebra lines ahead of me, and shouted out of his window. I don't know if he was frustrated by the school zone or me.
I’ve lived in Sydney all my life and it is most definitely a stressful place to drive where you don’t get any thankyou’s for being nice. But I will give a wave if someone lets me in, just don’t expect it in return!
I grew up eating crinkle cut chicken flavored chips in a buttered flat bread roll here in South Australia. I gave my kids chip sandwiches and my grand children also have had them.
You are right the premade to go meals are basically non existant I as a child coming to live here I cried because I couldn't get a lollipop I was given a boiled lolly on a stick my grandparents explained to me what I had to ask for.I brought my Aussie children up with chip butty's.I say Crisps my children say chips they know my language now and have had a laugh sometimes.
Chip buttys 😅😅 I love this so much, I didn't know if people would call it that here. I don't think I'll ever call a crisp a chip, it confuses me way too much 😅
Driving is just big city manners, too many people to nod at. Co-operation in Sydney is pretty good, zip merging lanes is pretty disciplined. One of the most amazing things I have seen was looking down the length of Victoria Road in peak hour when an ambulance came from behind and all the cars in front moved left to make way, getting up onto the kerb if necessary, then moved back as the ambulance passed. There are alcohol sections in Supermarkets, but not all have one because there is are usually one or more Bottle-Os nearby Food in Australia has so many options, few get old school sandwiches from supermarkets, especially since those are not freshly made. If you want a sandwich go to a sandwich place and they make them to order while you wait, not sitting in a fridge display, although they exist as well. I don't eat them. Why would you want them?
Keep an eye out in your local Aldi... every few months they will have a British foods section or a USA foods section. When it's the British one I always see prawn cocktail chips at my local in SW Sydney. Chip sandwiches are definitely a thing here... your friend has been living under a rock I think 😂
Oh my goodness I hope this is true, I will be super happy if I can get them here 😂 I honestly didn't even think it would be an issue getting them here! Simple things 😅 oh really? As in crisps and definitely not hot chips? I'm happy to hear that! 😅
@@kimberleylucas Definitely what you call crisps... I highly recommend you try cheese twisties ones... divine! The prawn cocktail chips are definitely at my Aldi a few times a year ,if I see them again I will find a way to contact you but please keep an eye out in your local.
@@kimberleylucaspre-made Sandwiches have been sold cold from food trucks for longer than the UK has sold them in shops ask a Tradie!NO one who’s attended school here would carry them. Aldi throughout the year carry different European countries foods. Also their larger stores have Alcohol sales in store. All the other normally have them separate, but right next doors as it more convenient. NSW in Oz
My mum discovered chip sandwiches when I started primary school in the 80s. She was working in the tuck shop, and a lot of kids were buying buttered bread and packets of chips. So she asked what they were doing with them, tried one herself, and loved it. One of my big sisters and her family had a Sunday lunch tradition. They would buy fresh bread, hot chips, and a roast chicken for lunch. I loved having chicken, chip, and cheese sandwiches for lunch. Unfortunately things had to change after my brother-in-law discovered he shouldn't have gelatin.
Many of my early school memories (60's-70's) include 'crisps' on a buttered horseshoe roll for lunch. Heaven. Also, the climate and (the lack of) population density here conspire to deny us the luxury of premade sandwiches en-masse minus listeria. We cannot play fast and loose with food hygiene. However as I am constantly reminded by the caffeine monkeys in our local cafes they are happy to make anything you'd like, and to be fair they do a bang up job, even if they do go over the top sometimes.
@@EmbraceThePingWhy would you want a pre-made sandwich? I've had my share of them travelling and they are vile. Nothing compares to a fresh made salad roll, with beetroot constituting the salad.
@@Frombie_01 Because sometimes, not always mind but sometimes, the one topping life won't let us have more of, is Time. In a Universe bounded by this physical constraint therefore, there exists the conditions for the existence of less than perfect objects, subject to the effects of entropy and Individuals who for 'reasons', must fulfill the eating contract we have with our bodies for continued access to bodily services, regardless of availability of 'fresh' ingredients. This equation may be resolved for many variables but in this instance I believe that if all pre-made sandwiches (PMS), everywhere, throughout time and geographical location, were placed side by side in order of how comparable they were to freshly made sandwiches, preferred by multiple individuals, across multiple continents, then apart from requiring far too much time and effort it would however allow us to point to the part of this hypothetical line that exists within the UK and that approaches (though never quite touches) a 1:1 parity with a freshly made, preferred sandwichs but which also does not seem to have any analog within Australia due to the aforementioned heat and lack of population. It is this highly rated part of the pre-made sandwich curve (PM-SC) which legend tells us still exists somewhere within the warrens of London that I believe that the OP was referring to and the fact that it seemed not to exist within the eco-sphere of the Australian food spectrum. Therefore I find it difficult to find context for your remark and struggle for reply. Curse the limits of Language!
@@EmbraceThePing Mate, you could have waited in line and had your sandwich made fresh in the time it took you to type that. But, if you like soggy pre-made sandwiches encased in plastic, more power to your arm, sport.
Chinese lady I used to work with called sandwiches a pauper's lunch, and when you have to take sandwiches to school every day for 13 years for lunch, that get squashed in your bag under your books and over heated on a 40 degree day, they're certainly not on your dream list of foods.
Hey Kim i think i commented once before when you were having a rough go of it about some of the trials and tribulations my parents had when they moved here back in 1958 . Looks like things are levelling out a bit for you now which is good to see :) The driving thing i cant speak for Sydney but in general most drivers outside the main cities are polite .and if you get really rural you will see the one finger raised on the steering wheel to acknowledge you as they go by .The letterbox thing i can relate my wife is from the US and she had the same surprise as you about the letterboxes not being locked ect . Oh and btw i have been trying to pick your accent are you from Aberdeen or close ? i dont hear any Glaswegian there .
Yes I remember ❤ thank you so much for your support and continuing to watch my videos! I'm from Central Scotland, right in the middle of Edinburgh and Glasgow ❤
@@kimberleylucas I've lived in Melbourne my whole life, in the last decade they've got so worse with their driving, I had drivers nearly running me over when crossing the road, they bolt down 100 in a 50 zone back streets
Yes drivers are better in small town Australia and marginally better in Queensland but overall these days big city drivers (not all) are in such a mad hurry that they drive like lunatics. Sydney's roads are winding and narrow, the downside of it being such a hilly pretty city.
Complacency at speed is the worst part of country driving . For a long time in West Oz the scenario resulting in most road deaths according to official statistics is a single vehicle accident with a male driver aged less than 25 on a rural road within 10 kms of their homes .
I haven't been to Sydney for years but even then i found the driving was intimidating. I found Melbourne less intimidating but that may be that is because I grew up year. drivers in the country are more friendly.
@andrewboy3159 they also don't interlink with one another which is highly frustrating.. there is always an unnecessary build up of traffic between each of them.
Im in tassie and never seen sandwiches in a supermarket in any state i have been to, but i think city drivers are the same in every state , but drivers in rural areas and coastal towns here are extremely courteous. Love hot chips with tomato sauce in sandwiches , havnt tried crisps in sandwiches myself but have heard of people doing it often
@@kimberleylucas I'm from Mildura (on Murray River border between NSW and Victoria and 120kms from SA.) Our local IGA has alcohol shop within IGA store and they sell acceptable range of sushi and nigiri varieties and rice paper rolls. However, my fav is their roast chicken, roast potato and pumpkin, corn and peas and gravy which is enough for an old chook like me for two meals. They also sell roast pork meals and various wraps and fatty takeaways but I don't know the extend of their range. IGA is the only supermarket that offers meal options, but we have so many locally owned cafes and people tend to frequent them first. While travelling, especially out bush, we always give a quick wave to cars coming towards us...and we let people into the supermarket queues if they have less items than us. Recently I "broke the rules" and let a busy looking bloke into the checkout queue before me. He had at least twice as many items as I had so he protested with "Ya can't do that." So I answered back, "I just did." We chattered while we waited, and he told me he was a truckie from Brissy with a load ready to go. However, after he paid for his groceries, he hung around long enough to pay $41.30 for my groceries. I protested that "You can't do that." He laughed and said, "I just did" and then he took off at breakneck speed!
@dayswiththegrays8134 IF you just happen to be moving to Western Australia, we have 2 "British Foods" here. 1 South in Rockingham (because Rockingham is very popular with the English and Scots) 1 North at Mindarie Quays. We may have more than 2, but I only know those 2. Or you can get online and buy British goods that way, and yes, they sell Prawn Cocktail chips 😁
Lots of Grays here in WA - I'm one (maiden name) lol. My convict great great great grandfather, Jack Henry Gray, was one of the first settlers in the Swan River colony. He was sent here for arson and insurance fraud. We might be related lol
Get the crawling insect spray that lasts up to 6 months , spray around the doors and anywhere roaches may get in ,if they do get in they will die very shortly after and it lasts . That’s the best way , those bug bombs don’t work
I've recently done this, and sprayed all my windows and doors externally, so far so good! Thanks for thr tip 😊 I've heard that the bombs aren't that great, I don't think I'll bother with them again...
We used to have serve yourself salad bars in supermarkets, but the health department shut them down because kids were just having a mouth full and putting the saliva covered spoon back in the container.
Chiming in from Perth. Sydney is great place to visit as a tourist (we have been there many times) but no way would i want to live & work there as it is too big & busy & the traffic is a nightmare and the drivers are aggressive. Living in Perth as to quality of lifestyle is hands down "tons better than congested Sydney"
Perth is somewhere im very interested in - i feel like it may be more suited to my style of life so to speak. I'm not a city girl at all so understandably struggling in Sydney! haha
I left Sydney in 1974 - I can tell you when I've gone back the drivers have gotten much worse over time. Now you had better be in the lane to exit about 2 miles before you need to be or you will NEVER get into the exit lane on a freeway.
Driving etiquette has definitely decreased immensely over the years. I think it has to do with the multi cultural society we live in. I just don't think it's a thing in many Asian/Arab Cultures , who are predominantly a huge part of our community. Again this is a generalisation. I still wave and say thanks and wish others did more often too.
More likely too many people. I remember when I used to drive long distance in the country and gave every passing car or truck the nod, but after a while fatigue sets in.
1.)liquor stores attached to grocery shop in Sydney: Coles has liquorland, IGA liquor, Aldi has liquor too. 2.) People in Sydney are very health and body conscious so there are so many types of bread that people might want on their sandwich. There’s white, Wholemeal, Rye, focaccia, wraps, sour dough, etc. 3.) chips inside sandwiches? That’s unhealthy for Sydney 😁
@@kimberleylucasin McDonalds, you can order chicken Cesar salad and grilled chicken wrap. In KFC, chicken tenders are 140 calories per piece. You can also order coleslaw salad with it. 😂
My son-in-law loves chips/crisps sandwiches so those folk are out there. I can take it or leave it. He also likes tomato sauce on (hot) chips which I detest. Up until about the age of 9, I used to have a lot of tomato sauce but went off it. Some sauce on a pie, sausage roll, or pastie is still good but apart from that, no thanks.
Disagree about the alcohol. Most Coles/Woolworths have the liquor store attached to them. Surely it's not a problem to go in there as opposed to in the aisle. Lived in Sydney and Melbourne and the Melbourne drivers are much more courteous than in Sydney. Like any city, some people are not nice, but Melbourne in general has more of the friendlier types.
@rickyd.680 I'm not a drinker, purely just explaining differences to the UK where we can buy it with our food shop. I think it interests people more than anything and please don't feel like I'm being negative about things you have. The world would be a boring place if it was all the same
@@kimberleylucas Not a problem Kimberly. I probably got it wrong, I thought you were being too lazy about having to walk to the adjacent and connected liquor store instead of the aisle. My bad. Different subject, reading between the lines as well as considering "everybody's" distain re-Sydney driving rat-race, I can tell you would be much more suited to Melbourne. Our people are a lot more easy-going, friendly, and just slightly slower paced, (especially in cars) Slightly older world charm, art and theatre orientated, and coffee capital of the world. A worldwide group voted Melbourne, "The worlds most livable city," seven years in a row. You should visit. Cheers.
Your driving experience is a Sydney thing. In Brisbane most drivers will leave room for you to merge or change lanes and it is traditional to give each other a wave. Of course there are always a minority of rude drivers and the rest of us assume that there is a special place in hell waiting for them. Welcome to Australia.
LOL. Driving here in Sydney - Yeah we know the wave but its been non existent for the past ten years, its do or die on these roads. Need to turn into traffic? Just push your way in, everyone else does it. Traffic lights - Green is do a burnout and tear off up the road as fast as you can to stop 200m later. Orange is GO GO GO GO HIT IT ITS NOT RED YET. Red is yeah nah shes all good it only just turned red, you can still go it. Aussies are all friendly as until theyre placed in a car and then they turn into the biggest carnts youve ever met. I lived with a Dutch dude who couldnt believe we have drive thru bottle-os but arent allowed to drink drive. "Why would you make it so accessible if it wasnt appropriate?"
Aussie accent is correct haha! Well done on moving to this amazing land, I hope you love it as much as us and never leave! Tell all the relos to move here!
I grew up in Adelaide buying my lunch at school ordering a lovely, fresh buttered bread roll, & packet of chips(crisps) or twisties to add in the middle ...mmm that crunch was divine! 😋
1. Driving in Perth and other cities (apart from Melbourne) is much more courteous and friendly than in Sydney. Perth has half the population though and extremely good roads. 2. You can't buy alcohol in supermarkets because it protects aboriginal families that are more prone to issues to do with alcohol dependency - very Orwellian and quite cruel, but on balance a good thing. 3. Australian supermarkets are no match for UK ones, by a mile. It's not just sandwiches, it's virtually everything. I assume that's due to a lack of competition. There are just 2 and a 1/2 supermarkets in Australia: Coles, Woolworths and the 1/2 are the IGA's. That's it, apart from tiddly old Farmer Jacks. 4. I think you're a bit of a crisp junky. It's not just Australia that calls crisps chips, NZ too. The word crisp must post date the first colonial usage of thin potato slices, which were called chips. P.S. Love your attitude, but you need to leave Sydney for the better bits of Australia.
Lived in Sydney my entire life and always thank drivers who let me pass. You have to watch for a nod, or a finger lifted off the steering wheel.
It's the right thing to do 😊
I came to Oz 41 years ago and have to say I feel I'm settling in quite well🤪- I did live in Sydney for a year (83) and I reckon the driving there aged me 10 years even back then.
These days I live in the Northern Rivers area of NSW which is outstandingly beautiful and peaceful. Embrace the changes and make yourself a "cut lunch" as it locally known😄
Haha I feel like this may be me. It's traumatic 😅 we know we won't settle in Sydney, but may try somewhere quieter first before trying somewhere else like Perth or Brisbane
@@kimberleylucasAdelaide is Australia's hidden gem city. What makes it so good is the things it _hasn't got_ that makes it so good.
When people do their research on moving to Australia they seem to overlook population density. Main difference: City of Sydney 5.2million Entire country of Scotland 5.4 million Edinburgh 550,000k Glasgow 1.6million, unfortunately you have landed in crazy central straight up. Pick any state in Australia but go slightly rural and you will find your Aussie slice of Paradise.
I absolutely agree with this, it's so hard to compare when I'm used to being able to drive to the end of my country never mind take a flight 😅
I was under the impression that the UK population was far more dense than the Australian population. 😀
@Frombie_01 Not to be rude, but in Kimberly's story she stated she was from a town between Edinburgh and Glasgow, so I quoted the population of those two cities to make a comparison to the City of Sydney that she finds herself in, but nowhere did I mention the population of UK. Which most people know is made up of England, Ireland, Wales and SCOTLAND, so yes, much denser than Australia
@@vegasvisitor-o3e It was a poor attempt at humour on my part, forgive me. When I said "the UK population was far more dense than the Australian population" my reference regarding dense was as in thick or not too bright.
And strangely enough, I would hazard a guess that all Australians know that the UK is more than just England, but also incorporates Scotland, Wales and Ireland, but not Northern Ireland. 🙄
@@Frombie_01
Sorry lads or lasses but Ireland is a seperate country. Those fancy passports that Brexiteers wanted so much are stamped with the moniker of The United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. This covers the four internal countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Don't make the mistake of calling the island of Ireland one country yet. Maybe in the future but not in the present day.
The Smiths/Walkers prawn cocktail chips/crisps are occasionally available at Aldi in the special buys
im extremely excited about this!
Hi Kim,
Regarding alcohol in supermarkets, it is different in most states. In Victoria they allow alcohol to be sold in supermarkets.
Oh really? I wasn't sure on that one, thanks for letting me know. I think sometimes Aldi has alcohol for sale but I haven't yet seen it in my local store.
Has a lot to do with the power of the hotel's lobby in NSW
@@rajivmurkejee7498 In Victoria Aldi sells alcohol in its supermarkets but other chains tend to have a separate company structure for their alcohol sales. Coles have Liquorland and Woolworths have BWS and they may even have different ownership to the main chain.
I'm a Victorian. Yes they sell alcohol in supermarkets but in a separate room. My Woolworths in Moonee Ponds Melbourne, you just walk through the supermarket into the alcohol section. So in supermarkets, but in its own separate section.
Chips on a “sanger” are delicious, especially hot chips. We don’t have “self serve salad bars” in supermarkets due to health reasons. Self serve “smorgasbords” used to be huge at clubs back in the day, but the Dept Health shut them down. Too many cases of food poisoning. I’m assuming it’s to do with the climate? Food kept at the wrong temperature in a hot climate can be deadly. Not to mention people coughing or touching it. We are pretty strict on that (but it’s for a good reason). Sydney drivers, yep😊.
I'm SO pleased to read this! It's so basic but delicious 😅 also yes, hot chips on a sandwich with tomato sauce 😍 also, that does make sense, and most likely why they don't have them. However they do have lots of fresh salad available at the entrance to woolies/coles with the cool air on them, so maybe they could? Would be great!
@@kimberleylucas You didn't mention Fairy Bread or the ubiquitous Vegemite sandwiches, or the Bunning's snag sangers with dead horse!
As a curiosity, is sandwich making seen as a skill beyond most English that they don't just make ther own?
@@kimberleylucasI noticed when living in the UK that sandwich shops where you choose your own ingredients were not as abundant in the UK. It seemed like British supermarkets filled the gap by offering convenience lunch items. In Australia, going to a supermarket for lunch was far less common so supermarket’s didn’t develop the same range as UK supermarkets.
QLD, SA and TAS all have laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol in supermarkets. Which is why Aldi don't sell alchohol in their QLD and SA stores. And it's why places like BWS and Liquorland exist.
Love your work Kimberley 👍
I'm an Aussie who lives in rural Australia and although I have over 43 years driving experience I would still have to think twice about driving in Sydney. Narrow roads, even major roads like Parramatta Road, Pennant Hills Road, or Victoria Road are too narrow and carry a massive traffic load. Bearing in mind that I haven't been to Sydney for many years, it might have changed now.
As for litter. If you had come here during the 1970s you might have noticed a lot more litter. It used to be common to see discarded rubbish along roadsides, especially country back roads. Starting in the 1980s (late 70s?) the government began running anti-litter advertising starting with the very successful, "Do The Right Thing" campaign. It clearly worked because I do a lot of kilometres behind the wheel and rarely see rubbish on the roadside.
This is so informative thank you. I wondered if something had happened to make it so clean, it's really nice to see. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the UK so it's nice to see here
Your car takes up exactly the same space when in the city . No different to when you drive in a big regional town/city .
The inner city roads in Sydney are the same roads now as the goat tracks they were in 1800, just paved over. Your car might take up the same space as it does on a road in a country town, but the roads themselves are vastly different. A main street in a NSW country town is wide enough for an 18 team bullock dray to do a U-turn. There are streets in inner Sydney where 2 Garbo trucks can't fit side by side.
And then there's the fact that all Sydney drivers are aggressive and uncompromising, because if they aren't they'd never get moving at all
Don't forget "Clean Up Australia" day.
Hi Kimberly. Enjoy your blogs.. I’m in Tassie.. Regional State.. acknowledgement on the road is common here.. Big city is obviously different unfortunately.. too many people trying to get somewhere as quick as possible.. 🤷♂️ cheers.
That's good to hear, it's really difficult coming from somewhere that was REALLY courteous and people always said thank you. I've never lived in a big city so I'm still finding my way as a small town girl 😅
Still lock your mailbox! In Melbourne they like to steal mail, The other week someone emptied all the junk mail in mine and left all the important letters, so strange
Bruh thats crazy 🤣 they took your JB hifi procures
Chips both hot and crisps are a thing here , and you should Google prawn cocktail chips as they are available for purchase in Australia. Take care
I'm very glad to read this! 😅
When I was young Smith chips were Smiths Crisps .
Absolutely loving your top/dress in this video 😍🤣
The clean playparks & sharing bbqs are making me want to pack up my family & come ✈️
I have lived in Sydney my entire life (50YO) and we have slowly become more aggressive I believe as our population has grown. in the late 80s when I started driving the population was approximately 3.5million, it is now just under 6 million so close to double in 40 years.
The roads have not been updated nearly as quickly as this growth has happened which I believe has contributed to the change in our road manners. I drive everyday through the beach areas of Sydney north to eastern suburbs so really see some interesting driving🤣
I was brought up with being taught road manners, and I know many in my generation did too. but it must not be the case in all. I have family that live in the country and Adelaide (which is really just a country town when compared to Sydney or Melbourne) and I have found the old manners still exist.
I live in McArthur work at Circular Quay and acknowledging drivers are slightly different here depending on where you are, but if you break down here almost anywhere someone will offer you help! NSW in Oz
Love that, this is something that terrifies me so I'm super pleased to read this 😊
Driving etiquette does generally improve when you get out of Sydney. I've lived in most Australian cities and Sydney city driving is a hellscape. The big supermarkets are starting to put more sandwich choices in so I think it's slowly improving, but not up to Tesco standard yet! Chips vs crisps: it's all "chips" here (fries are sometimes also just called chips) but the context determines which one you're talking about. "Crisp" sandwiches aren't really a thing but many people will butter a couple of slices of fresh bread and make themselves a hot chip sandwich when having fish & chips at home.
If you think Sydney has bad driving habits, try Canberra, they are utter pigs in a city with plenty of wide roads.
I live in Sydney, and I use driving etiquette. Not everyone does. Same as Melbourne or Brisbane.
The UK and Australia seem strikingly similar but yet amazingly different.
I'm in Perth.
In Australia you own the property until the other side of the letterbox, which is council / shire property, which is why the mailman is allowed to drive on that part of the property
I don't mind him driving on it at all, it's just something you NEVER see in the UK! 😮😅
@@kimberleylucas So sorry if you took my reply as a criticism. I was just trying to give you a little bit more information, so you could explain why that happens here.
I know many Americans who see this, can and do get a bit upset about it, but as you can see, it doesn't bother us Aussies lol
Looking forward to your follow up 2nd video - Keep up the good work 🤗
@@roslynjonsson2383oh goodness no not at all, I love finding out new things! In the UK someone would be annoyed at it for sure but it makes sense here, especially if it's not even land that's owned! It gets the job done quicker too so why not! 😅
@@kimberleylucas A lot of us, from my generation here in Perth, are quite good friends with our posties, and leave them a 6 pack or a xmas pudding or similar every year for Xmas. My postie loves it lol
@@roslynjonsson2383this is something i used to do at home, I loved our postie! 😂
The driving etiquette, or lack of, is unique to Sydney.
This could be my decision on moving made 😅
You can get prawn cocktail crisps, they're called prawn chips here
Not in Sydney, I've looked! 😂 Maybe prawn crackers which are totally different
As a Sydneysider I have always waved thank you when driving, but I have definitely noticed drivers doing this less and less! I have no idea why it seems to be phasing out, it’s sad!
Totally agree! Such a simple thing to do x
The "thank you" wave from drivers here used to be big, but it's almost gone, at least here in Melbourne it has. You might notice that older drivers still wave
That's sad that it's not just sydney- its such a simple easy thing to do, I'm shocked that people don't want to 😢
It’s definitely still a thing in Perth. However, if I let someone in and they don’t give me the wave…well, let’s just say it’s not a good start to the day!
@@sg4364 this is absolutely a scottish thing 😅 it makes me so mad
I don't drive but I do wave as a pedestrian if they pull up properly (not across the crossing) in Melbourne
Kimberly some Aussies are somewhat up themselves like some American relatives that I have they forget there are other countries on this planet.I find most Aussies are polite you just get the few who hear an accent and say go home that has happened to me as a child it did affect me for awhile so now as an adult I respond positively .Enjoy your life here in Aus I am on the Sunshine Coast QLD .
Oh I get that, whinging pom and some other words but I'm actually very friendly and I love Aussies, so I never want to come across as negative or moany. There's some people you will just never please 😊 sunshine coast is where I'm thinking next 😅😅
Most people like their sandwiches made fresh, best place to go is the bakery’s and takeaway shops.
Bakery's are much better I agree but just so expensive compared to a 'supermarket sandwich' 😢
So true, everything is expensive now.
Could also buy a bun and something like an avocado and tomato or some hummus to make a easy sandwich on the go
Have you tried the chicken salt on your hot chips yet? An Australian treat!
You're 100% wrong about the "nobody is out to steal your mail in Sydney" thing. People are absolutely out to steal your mail in Sydney. Mail theft is extremely common. We kept getting our locked mailboxes broken into and when we asked our postie about it he said "it is a problem all over"(the easter suburbs).
ahhh really? thats a shame - certainly never experienced anything like that in my area but were out west
Also in high rise apartments. I don’t understand how Letter boxes aren’t built into the walls next to the main entry door, so you can collect your mail from within the foyer.
Thanks Kimberly, I have Scots/Scottish ancestry (fairly common here) and I do wonder about the Old Country and how different it might be.
Oz has a stormy history with alcohol so we've made some pretty tight rules around it. Early on, there was the Rum Rebellion that was an armed takeover of the government. Because rum was used as currency and the military corps controlled the supply of rum... it got sticky.
Ahhhh how interesting!! I actually think it's a good thing, it's too easy to grab a few bottles of alcohol when you're doing your weekly food shop so I can imagine that's improved the alcohol consumption too.... maybe 😅😅😅
Still big in Brisbane.
I lived in inner Sydney for over 10 years and was amazed how many people didn't have a car and wouldn't travel over the bridge but the best pubs were on the Eastside then too, but I had a blast as a single living in Sydney.
Adelaide is underrated and has a LOT to offer families and is often overlook and VERY east to get around, one of the best designed cities in Australia, and had GREAT childhood growing up there.
I was born in Sydney in 1949. When I started to drive in 1966, traffic was light and our family Morris Minor could almost keep up to the traffic. These days I live in a village near Canberra. Traffic is similar to in Canberra in the 1980s. People are mostly polite and I find it OK. When I visit Sydney I hate the traffic. It is so horrible. Welcome to Oz. Mike in Oz
Morris Minor! haha love this! its definitely a Sydney thing judging by these comments - i'll have to take a wee drive out the city i think!
That was so funny. “This builds a rage in me I didn’t even know existed” 🤣 amazing! The postie on a motorbike 🤯 who knew?! We’ve finally got our visa and accepted an offer on our house so are heading over mid-January! So exciting!
It's frightening 😅 ahhhhh how amazing and exciting!!!! You must be feeling all the emotions now! ❤
Mid January eh, well your jumping into the deep end as regards weather in Oz, just fyi.
@@michaelmcclown5593 @lornamoore5432 flip flops and factor 50 🙌🙌
Omg Mid Jan !! from Scotland ??? please make sure you are prepared for nights at 30 celcius and days up to and over 40 C .My parents came out in 1958 and i still remember mum telling me that while she was on the train to Melbourne (for work ) a 1 hour trip ... she was thinking "have we moved into hell ?? " No Airconditioning in those days .
@@arfysealno air-conditioning is not even worth thinking about 😮😮😮
I don't mind the odd chip sandwich both (crisps) chips or hot chips 🙂
I've never added it to a sanga but just bread butter and chips is good.
I agree 👍 😅
I am very courteous when I drive and expect the same from others. In my part I’d of Sydney the majority of people are very well mannered.
that makes two of us :)
Australians have abundant on fresh food, our lifestyles are generally health conscious, we typically avoid pre-made or process food, so with sandwiches, making fresh is typically the way to go.
The queue at McDonald's/KFC and dominos at lunch time tells me different 😅😅😅
That's not really true though we eat a tonne of fast food
Oh my brother hates the Sydney traffic and driving he has worked there he’s back in Qld now but works everywhere with his company
I have always waved a thank you or hit my hazard lights, if I let another car in, most wave, if they don’t, I will keep waving at them until they wave back, it annoys me too 😊
It's the right thing to do 😊
Love your accent, by the way. My grandfather moved here from Motherwell in Scotland, so I grew up hearing visiting relatives speaking with quite broad Scot's accents. Many of whom I couldn't understand :)
Hahaha this sounds about right. Little fun fact - I had to slow this video down because I was talking too fast 😅 I'm learning to slow down and speak a little less 'slang' but I'm frequently stopped in the street and complimented on my accent which is always nice 😊
In Tassie we acknowledge other drivers when they show courtesy. It’s the right thing to do.
And the drop bears are huge in Tasmania.
Why has no one acknowledged the DROP BEARS?!!!! 😅 congratulations, I didn't think it would take this long 😅
When driving I always let people in & I thank them if they let me in which is pretty normal behaviour around here - the difference is that I live 160kms further north. I avoid driving in Sydney even though if its only a 90min run down the road. I think if I had to live down there the traffic would send me insane. Self serve salads etc. are no longer a thing here due to the health risk even restaraunts who used to specialise in self serve salad bars etc. were forced to remove them due to the possibility of contamination and food poisoning. Did you notice that when you buy salads etc in supermarkets its in pre packed sealed containers or if served fresh at the deli they have to put on disposable gloves before handling it. I have no problem with not selling alcohol in supermarkets its easier to control the sale to people like minors, or those already intoxicated etc. in a specialised outlet. Large supermarket chains like Woolies or Coles usually have their liquor outlets next door anyhow so its no drama. We just completed a road trip around Australia the only state I really saw alcohol sold in the grocery area of a supermarket was in Western Australia and it was still in its own seperate area not on the shelves in the food aisles. In the Northern Territory the police actually checked my photo ID before even letting me into the bottle shop lots of problems with alcohol abuse in some of our more remote areas..We had both hot and cold chip sangas when I was at school another favourite was a sausage roll on a bread roll and that was way back in the 60s the only thing the younger generation seem to know about today is what they have seen on social media..
Kim, I'm sure someone else would've made you aware, but just in case no one has - two of Australia's most loved and popular singers were both Glascow lads, and both immigrated here as kids.
Bonn Scott - original lead singer of AC/DC (RIP you legend).
Jimmy Barnes - Still performing and much loved, had surgery last year on his back - recover soon mate - was lead singer of Cold Chisel, then went solo. All his kids are singers/musicians, especially Mahalia Barnes. He's had more No1 albums and hits, than anyone else in Australia.
Both Bonn and Barnsey started out in local bands together, the last being Fraternity. They went their separate ways after the band broke up, and both ended up Australian music royalty.
Just thought of a 3rd, Eric Bogle - This Scotsman wrote and performed one of our much loved songs. Please google it and give it a listen, and you'll see why its played all over Australia on ANZAC Day (Australian New Zealand Army Corps)
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
No love for Colin Hay?
And the Young brothers of AC/DC were born in Scotland
@@continental_drift Oops, I'm not perfect sorry.
@@JayWhy1964 Yep, I messed up and forgot a few. I'm sure Angus and Mal will forgive me
@@roslynjonsson2383 you’re all good! 😀
Part 2 will be great! Love the different pointers you’re discussing.
Bit of a personal note - I’d be interested to know how you find cost of living, like is one able to live well and save for return trips for your fam to say UK to visit family say every 2 odd years?
That’s a nervous point from my side, that costs are higher than expected and can’t visit fam back home…
How do you deal with time zone difference?
Thank you. If you go onto my channel I've recently done a video on the cost of living (in Sydney) and I've detailed all of our monthly outgoings. This should help with what ypu would be left over with. In all honesty, I thought we would be more comfortable than we are. But that's life in Sydney- it's very expensive.
Thanks for the video ideas. I'll get on to this! 😊
@@kimberleylucas awesome, will take a look 🥂
I live in Perth and it's not hard to find Quavers or Monster Munch where I live (my husband is from Glasgow and had me try them).
There is quite a large British population where I live though.
I remember having crisp sandwiches as a kid (although we called them chips), and prawn cocktail chips were quite common but I don't think they are now.
I live in Adelaide and thanking fellow drivers is very common. It happens all the time.
Not like in UK though they're definitely more courteous over there from my experience driving in the UK and Australia
Crisps (Chips) on bread is also an Aussie thing, even better, twisties
NEED to try this 😅
Perth drivers are known for being bad at merging which is a fair criticism. The roads are pretty good here and with only 2million population, the roads aren’t super crowded which I think lets people get away with being hopeless at merging and not as courteous as drivers in the UK. People generally let you in and wave thank you in Perth too.
Sydney Aussie here ... great review... feels really balanced and pretty right to me :)
Thank you so much 😊 I'm pleased to hear ❤
Sandwiches are more of a made to order thing in Australia, usually at a cafe, deli or bakery. Banh mi is the best sandwich though.
We have a lot of British foods in Melbourne if you ever visit!
I was in Adelaide, lived in Gold coast shortly, and am now in Sydney. Sydney is definitely special. People tend to be unconcerned or indifferent of others in Sydney. There was one time when I was crossing a road at a clearly marked school zone crossing, a driver sped up through the zebra lines ahead of me, and shouted out of his window. I don't know if he was frustrated by the school zone or me.
A great video Kim, thanks, you also know by now we also shorten people’s names 🤣🤣
No I have chip sandwiches and know many people who have them as well. You usually buy sandwiches from a petrol station not coles or woolies.
I’ve lived in Sydney all my life and it is most definitely a stressful place to drive where you don’t get any thankyou’s for being nice. But I will give a wave if someone lets me in, just don’t expect it in return!
People will always thank you for letting them in whilst driving , in the country….glad you have been welcomed in all the other areas….how wonderful
I grew up eating crinkle cut chicken flavored chips in a buttered flat bread roll here in South Australia. I gave my kids chip sandwiches and my grand children also have had them.
This makes me very happy 😅 so simple but so good!! 😅
@@kimberleylucas I'm shocked that you can't get them in the supermarkets! 😁
yes Kim not getting a polite nod for curties driving is very frustrating with aussie drivers i agree, i still wave but not many seem to care , LOL
It's really shocking, takes 2 seconds to raise a hand or finger to acknowledge someone 😢
@@kimberleylucasDriving in rural Western Australia you hardly get a chance to keep both hands on the wheel . We wave at everything.
@@macman1469 😂😂
You are right the premade to go meals are basically non existant I as a child coming to live here I cried because I couldn't get a lollipop I was given a boiled lolly on a stick my grandparents explained to me what I had to ask for.I brought my Aussie children up with chip butty's.I say Crisps my children say chips they know my language now and have had a laugh sometimes.
Chip buttys 😅😅 I love this so much, I didn't know if people would call it that here. I don't think I'll ever call a crisp a chip, it confuses me way too much 😅
Driving is just big city manners, too many people to nod at.
Co-operation in Sydney is pretty good, zip merging lanes is pretty disciplined.
One of the most amazing things I have seen was looking down the length of Victoria Road in peak hour when an ambulance came from behind and all the cars in front moved left to make way, getting up onto the kerb if necessary, then moved back as the ambulance passed.
There are alcohol sections in Supermarkets, but not all have one because there is are usually one or more Bottle-Os nearby
Food in Australia has so many options, few get old school sandwiches from supermarkets, especially since those are not freshly made. If you want a sandwich go to a sandwich place and they make them to order while you wait, not sitting in a fridge display, although they exist as well. I don't eat them. Why would you want them?
It's purely for convenience as a mum of two who's always on the go. I liked the price of the premade ones too
Keep an eye out in your local Aldi... every few months they will have a British foods section or a USA foods section. When it's the British one I always see prawn cocktail chips at my local in SW Sydney. Chip sandwiches are definitely a thing here... your friend has been living under a rock I think 😂
Oh my goodness I hope this is true, I will be super happy if I can get them here 😂 I honestly didn't even think it would be an issue getting them here! Simple things 😅 oh really? As in crisps and definitely not hot chips? I'm happy to hear that! 😅
@@kimberleylucas Definitely what you call crisps... I highly recommend you try cheese twisties ones... divine! The prawn cocktail chips are definitely at my Aldi a few times a year ,if I see them again I will find a way to contact you but please keep an eye out in your local.
@melissaperkins4303 this has made my evening 😅😅😅 I'll definitely try twisties next! Thank you ❤
@@kimberleylucaspre-made Sandwiches have been sold cold from food trucks for longer than the UK has sold them in shops ask a Tradie!NO one who’s attended school here would carry them. Aldi throughout the year carry different European countries foods. Also their larger stores have
Alcohol sales in store. All the other normally have them separate, but right next doors as it more convenient. NSW in Oz
My mum discovered chip sandwiches when I started primary school in the 80s. She was working in the tuck shop, and a lot of kids were buying buttered bread and packets of chips. So she asked what they were doing with them, tried one herself, and loved it. One of my big sisters and her family had a Sunday lunch tradition. They would buy fresh bread, hot chips, and a roast chicken for lunch. I loved having chicken, chip, and cheese sandwiches for lunch. Unfortunately things had to change after my brother-in-law discovered he shouldn't have gelatin.
Lovely memories 😊 they are so basic but so good 😅
Many of my early school memories (60's-70's) include 'crisps' on a buttered horseshoe roll for lunch. Heaven.
Also, the climate and (the lack of) population density here conspire to deny us the luxury of premade sandwiches en-masse minus listeria. We cannot play fast and loose with food hygiene. However as I am constantly reminded by the caffeine monkeys in our local cafes they are happy to make anything you'd like, and to be fair they do a bang up job, even if they do go over the top sometimes.
@@EmbraceThePingWhy would you want a pre-made sandwich? I've had my share of them travelling and they are vile. Nothing compares to a fresh made salad roll, with beetroot constituting the salad.
@@Frombie_01 Because sometimes, not always mind but sometimes, the one topping life won't let us have more of, is Time.
In a Universe bounded by this physical constraint therefore, there exists the conditions for the existence of less than perfect objects, subject to the effects of entropy and Individuals who for 'reasons', must fulfill the eating contract we have with our bodies for continued access to bodily services, regardless of availability of 'fresh' ingredients.
This equation may be resolved for many variables but in this instance I believe that if all pre-made sandwiches (PMS), everywhere, throughout time and geographical location, were placed side by side in order of how comparable they were to freshly made sandwiches, preferred by multiple individuals, across multiple continents, then apart from requiring far too much time and effort it would however allow us to point to the part of this hypothetical line that exists within the UK and that approaches (though never quite touches) a 1:1 parity with a freshly made, preferred sandwichs but which also does not seem to have any analog within Australia due to the aforementioned heat and lack of population.
It is this highly rated part of the pre-made sandwich curve (PM-SC) which legend tells us still exists somewhere within the warrens of London that I believe that the OP was referring to and the fact that it seemed not to exist within the eco-sphere of the Australian food spectrum.
Therefore I find it difficult to find context for your remark and struggle for reply.
Curse the limits of Language!
@@EmbraceThePing Mate, you could have waited in line and had your sandwich made fresh in the time it took you to type that.
But, if you like soggy pre-made sandwiches encased in plastic, more power to your arm, sport.
Chinese lady I used to work with called sandwiches a pauper's lunch, and when you have to take sandwiches to school every day for 13 years for lunch, that get squashed in your bag under your books and over heated on a 40 degree day, they're certainly not on your dream list of foods.
Hey Kim i think i commented once before when you were having a rough go of it about some of the trials and tribulations my parents had when they moved here back in 1958 . Looks like things are levelling out a bit for you now which is good to see :)
The driving thing i cant speak for Sydney but in general most drivers outside the main cities are polite .and if you get really rural you will see the one finger raised on the steering wheel to acknowledge you as they go by .The letterbox thing i can relate my wife is from the US and she had the same surprise as you about the letterboxes not being locked ect . Oh and btw i have been trying to pick your accent are you from Aberdeen or close ? i dont hear any Glaswegian there .
Yes I remember ❤ thank you so much for your support and continuing to watch my videos! I'm from Central Scotland, right in the middle of Edinburgh and Glasgow ❤
Your wife must have just lived in apartment complexes. I have lived all over the USA, and never had a locked mailbox, but have lived in houses.
she was in a house in L.A but apartments in Southern In @@gracedagostino5231
Haha I'm from glasgow and lived in Brisbane 12 years....I still have SO much rage at how nobody waves thank you when driving 😂
I thought this may just be a Sydney thing!!! Oh great 😂 hahah it's definitely a Scottish rage isn't it. Just not acceptable where we're from 😅 x
@@kimberleylucas I've lived in Melbourne my whole life, in the last decade they've got so worse with their driving, I had drivers nearly running me over when crossing the road, they bolt down 100 in a 50 zone back streets
@kimberleylucas Try a Vegemite sandwich and plain crisps (Smiths is best), or Cheese Twistie sandwich (bag of twisties and buttered bread {2 slices})
I'll definitely try this although I'm not a huge fan of Vegemite! 😅
Yes drivers are better in small town Australia and marginally better in Queensland but overall these days big city drivers (not all) are in such a mad hurry that they drive like lunatics. Sydney's roads are winding and narrow, the downside of it being such a hilly pretty city.
Completely agree with this, everyone seems very quick to get their hand on the horn for ANY small reason 😮
Complacency at speed is the worst part of country driving . For a long time in West Oz the scenario resulting in most road deaths according to official statistics is a single vehicle accident with a male driver aged less than 25 on a rural road within 10 kms of their homes .
@@macman1469 oh dear, that's really sad 😔
I haven't been to Sydney for years but even then i found the driving was intimidating. I found Melbourne less intimidating but that may be that is because I grew up year. drivers in the country are more friendly.
I'm definitely more suited to the country 😅
@@kimberleylucas Darwin is the most relaxed capital. Cairns in nice too.
Curious, do they have many traffic circles/roundabouts or is it more stop signs and traffic lights?
WAY more traffic lights than needed, it's ridiculous. You get roundabouts in housing areas but that's it 😂
@@kimberleylucas that’s one thing I found about the UK, the roundabouts keep the traffic flowing. Traffic lights seem to create traffic 😂
@andrewboy3159 they also don't interlink with one another which is highly frustrating.. there is always an unnecessary build up of traffic between each of them.
Wow, you've been in Sydney a whole five months. Hope our fish n chips are okay for you. 🙂
yep its a long time when your away from your home comforts. not a fish girl im afraid so cannot comment on that.
The sandwich thing here isn’t a big thing. I think most just make it at home.
Something quick to take on the run is normally a pie or sausage roll.
Adelaide people are very reserved ive lived in several suburbs and the city and never met the neighbours
when driving in sydney and u c some wave after u let them in that is a thank you
Im in tassie and never seen sandwiches in a supermarket in any state i have been to, but i think city drivers are the same in every state , but drivers in rural areas and coastal towns here are extremely courteous.
Love hot chips with tomato sauce in sandwiches , havnt tried crisps in sandwiches myself but have heard of people doing it often
What do you do if you need to grab a light lunch on the go? 😮 I'm so glad to hear hot chips on a sandwich are a thing!!! Love that 😅
Lots of little cafes or corner stores, take away shops,bakeries etc, ,to grab a feed from , , some have sandwiches but not the big supermarkets .
@@jasondilworth2767my concern is that this is much more expensive than grabbing a supermarket sandwich, however I can imagine it's much nicer 😅😅
I assume you would be correct 😃
@@kimberleylucas I'm from Mildura (on Murray River border between NSW and Victoria and 120kms from SA.) Our local IGA has alcohol shop within IGA store and they sell acceptable range of sushi and nigiri varieties and rice paper rolls. However, my fav is their roast chicken, roast potato and pumpkin, corn and peas and gravy which is enough for an old chook like me for two meals. They also sell roast pork meals and various wraps and fatty takeaways but I don't know the extend of their range. IGA is the only supermarket that offers meal options, but we have so many locally owned cafes and people tend to frequent them first.
While travelling, especially out bush, we always give a quick wave to cars coming towards us...and we let people into the supermarket queues if they have less items than us. Recently I "broke the rules" and let a busy looking bloke into the checkout queue before me. He had at least twice as many items as I had so he protested with "Ya can't do that." So I answered back, "I just did." We chattered while we waited, and he told me he was a truckie from Brissy with a load ready to go. However, after he paid for his groceries, he hung around long enough to pay $41.30 for my groceries. I protested that "You can't do that." He laughed and said, "I just did" and then he took off at breakneck speed!
My daughter is not going to be happy about the lack of prawn cocktail crisps when we move over either 😬🤣
THERE IS NONE. I'm telling you now she needs to add on another case and FILL it with crisps 😅😅😅
@dayswiththegrays8134
IF you just happen to be moving to Western Australia, we have 2 "British Foods" here. 1 South in Rockingham (because Rockingham is very popular with the English and Scots) 1 North at Mindarie Quays. We may have more than 2, but I only know those 2. Or you can get online and buy British goods that way, and yes, they sell Prawn Cocktail chips 😁
Lots of Grays here in WA - I'm one (maiden name) lol. My convict great great great grandfather, Jack Henry Gray, was one of the first settlers in the Swan River colony. He was sent here for arson and insurance fraud. We might be related lol
We always say thank you
Get the crawling insect spray that lasts up to 6 months , spray around the doors and anywhere roaches may get in ,if they do get in they will die very shortly after and it lasts . That’s the best way , those bug bombs don’t work
I've recently done this, and sprayed all my windows and doors externally, so far so good! Thanks for thr tip 😊 I've heard that the bombs aren't that great, I don't think I'll bother with them again...
We used to have serve yourself salad bars in supermarkets, but the health department shut them down because kids were just having a mouth full and putting the saliva covered spoon back in the container.
Chiming in from Perth. Sydney is great place to visit as a tourist (we have been there many times) but no way would i want to live & work there as it is too big & busy & the traffic is a nightmare and the drivers are aggressive. Living in Perth as to quality of lifestyle is hands down "tons better than congested Sydney"
Perth is somewhere im very interested in - i feel like it may be more suited to my style of life so to speak. I'm not a city girl at all so understandably struggling in Sydney! haha
Sydney covers a very wide area and there are many areas and suburbs, where getting around is easy.
Welcome to Australia
Thanks 😅
I left Sydney in 1974 - I can tell you when I've gone back the drivers have gotten much worse over time. Now you had better be in the lane to exit about 2 miles before you need to be or you will NEVER get into the exit lane on a freeway.
One thing that’s good hardly much knife crime like in London but I live in Brisbane
absolutely, i love this!
Driving etiquette has definitely decreased immensely over the years. I think it has to do with the multi cultural society we live in. I just don't think it's a thing in many Asian/Arab Cultures , who are predominantly a huge part of our community. Again this is a generalisation. I still wave and say thanks and wish others did more often too.
I think you may be right. Its just so sad as its something that should be worldwide, its basic manners...
More likely too many people.
I remember when I used to drive long distance in the country and gave every passing car or truck the nod, but after a while fatigue sets in.
Come visit Tasmania, you'll have a right laugh. May be a bit more of a language barrier than in Sydney.
1.)liquor stores attached to grocery shop in Sydney: Coles has liquorland, IGA liquor, Aldi has liquor too.
2.) People in Sydney are very health and body conscious so there are so many types of bread that people might want on their sandwich. There’s white, Wholemeal, Rye, focaccia, wraps, sour dough, etc.
3.) chips inside sandwiches? That’s unhealthy for Sydney 😁
i'd love to agree with this but the queues at every mcdonalds/KFC tell me different! haha
@@kimberleylucasin McDonalds, you can order chicken Cesar salad and grilled chicken wrap. In KFC, chicken tenders are 140 calories per piece. You can also order coleslaw salad with it. 😂
@PlaylistsRUs ahhh that makes sense, they must have all been getting salads from McDonald's and not burgers and fries!
In Sydney, on a clear day, you can see the smog
To some older people, sweets means dessert. Which is weird to me but ok.
Yep that's a scottish thing too 😅
I’m pretty sure most Aussie states and territories have watching Mad Max as a prerequisite to getting their drivers license.
hahah i can totally agree with this!
Go to an Asian grocery store for prawn chips.
My son-in-law loves chips/crisps sandwiches so those folk are out there. I can take it or leave it. He also likes tomato sauce on (hot) chips which I detest. Up until about the age of 9, I used to have a lot of tomato sauce but went off it. Some sauce on a pie, sausage roll, or pastie is still good but apart from that, no thanks.
Oh I have tomato sauce on everything 😮😮😮 it's crazy
We make our own sandwiches and meals. Service station sandwiches are the worst.
Thanks Kim. I think you are a very nice Lady. Thank You again. ❤❤❤❤ One on the cheek each.
Thank you 😊 I feel like there may be a sarcastic comment coming next but I'll accept it! 😂
@@kimberleylucas Hahaha, ya never know kiddo. Haw haw haw.
@@kimberleylucas Do mean to say you'll accept the sercastic comment mate? LOL
@wallywombat164 I'll accept you being nice, it's a rarity 😅
@@kimberleylucas What does the better harf do for a living Kim?
Disagree about the alcohol. Most Coles/Woolworths have the liquor store attached to them. Surely it's not a problem to go in there as opposed to in the aisle.
Lived in Sydney and Melbourne and the Melbourne drivers are much more courteous than in Sydney. Like any city, some people are not nice, but Melbourne in general has more of the friendlier types.
I explain in my video that they are right next to Coles?...
@@kimberleylucas True my dear, but you did make it sound like it was a bit inconvenient instead of in the shopping aisle.
@rickyd.680 I'm not a drinker, purely just explaining differences to the UK where we can buy it with our food shop. I think it interests people more than anything and please don't feel like I'm being negative about things you have. The world would be a boring place if it was all the same
@@kimberleylucas Not a problem Kimberly. I probably got it wrong, I thought you were being too lazy about having to walk to the adjacent and connected liquor store instead of the aisle. My bad.
Different subject, reading between the lines as well as considering "everybody's" distain re-Sydney driving rat-race, I can tell you would be much more suited to Melbourne. Our people are a lot more easy-going, friendly, and just slightly slower paced, (especially in cars)
Slightly older world charm, art and theatre orientated, and coffee capital of the world.
A worldwide group voted Melbourne, "The worlds most livable city," seven years in a row. You should visit. Cheers.
You'll probably find prawn crisps in one of the 3 billion asian grocery stores over there.
Your driving experience is a Sydney thing. In Brisbane most drivers will leave room for you to merge or change lanes and it is traditional to give each other a wave. Of course there are always a minority of rude drivers and the rest of us assume that there is a special place in hell waiting for them. Welcome to Australia.
haha i agree with this, it definitely seems like its limited to Sydney !
Brisbane has to have the worst drivers in Australia!
Why do you leave Tasmania off the map of Australia in your thumbnails?
LOL. Driving here in Sydney - Yeah we know the wave but its been non existent for the past ten years, its do or die on these roads. Need to turn into traffic? Just push your way in, everyone else does it. Traffic lights - Green is do a burnout and tear off up the road as fast as you can to stop 200m later. Orange is GO GO GO GO HIT IT ITS NOT RED YET. Red is yeah nah shes all good it only just turned red, you can still go it. Aussies are all friendly as until theyre placed in a car and then they turn into the biggest carnts youve ever met.
I lived with a Dutch dude who couldnt believe we have drive thru bottle-os but arent allowed to drink drive. "Why would you make it so accessible if it wasnt appropriate?"
This is my favourite comment. I read the full of it in an Australian accent 😅 have a good day!
Aussie accent is correct haha! Well done on moving to this amazing land, I hope you love it as much as us and never leave! Tell all the relos to move here!
There's always that one guy who realises they are three lanes on the wrong side of a turn off and then suddenly swing straight across all three lanes.
and wonders why people are so angry! i hear you!
you must have met the only aussie who has never had a chip sandwich , had my first one 50 years ago .
the post man drives across the grass verge its not private property.
if you are being tooted for slow start at red lights . let me guess , are you driving a manual car ??
I grew up in Adelaide buying my lunch at school ordering a lovely, fresh buttered bread roll, & packet of chips(crisps) or twisties to add in the middle ...mmm that crunch was divine! 😋
1. Driving in Perth and other cities (apart from Melbourne) is much more courteous and friendly than in Sydney. Perth has half the population though and extremely good roads. 2. You can't buy alcohol in supermarkets because it protects aboriginal families that are more prone to issues to do with alcohol dependency - very Orwellian and quite cruel, but on balance a good thing. 3. Australian supermarkets are no match for UK ones, by a mile. It's not just sandwiches, it's virtually everything. I assume that's due to a lack of competition. There are just 2 and a 1/2 supermarkets in Australia: Coles, Woolworths and the 1/2 are the IGA's. That's it, apart from tiddly old Farmer Jacks. 4. I think you're a bit of a crisp junky. It's not just Australia that calls crisps chips, NZ too. The word crisp must post date the first colonial usage of thin potato slices, which were called chips. P.S. Love your attitude, but you need to leave Sydney for the better bits of Australia.
Chip sandwiches are a thing in oz your friend is the weird one lol😅
hahah the comments are all telling me this! Thank goodness
When l drive in Sydney l feel like l should should pay $25 because I feel like I've entered a great big dodgem cars event.
I've seen calm well-mannered people cross that border into the city and immediately transform into monsters. Crazy drivers.
Sorry about Aussie drivers, what you said is true, sad really!