American Couple Reacts: Australia! Geography, Borders, Population & More! FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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- American Couple Reacts: Australia! Geography, Borders, Population & More! FIRST TIME REACTION!! We desperately NEED to learn about Australia in every way! So starting off with some info on Geography, population, terrain and more would be a good place to begin! We realize we have A LOT to learn! Australia has always been a fascination of ours along with most Americans, so let's learn together about this amazing place! We hope you enjoy this episode, we certainly did! Thanks to each of YOU for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! More Links below
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We desperately NEED to learn about Australia in every way! So starting off with some info on Geography, population, terrain and more would be a good place to begin! We realize we have A LOT to learn! Australia has always been a fascination of ours along with most Americans, so let's learn together about this amazing place! We hope you enjoy this episode, we certainly did! Thanks to each of YOU for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Hi Ladies, for one your pronunciation of Melbourne and Canberra were spot on. As per the video there were over 165,000 convicts sent across from the UK. A lot were sent to Tasmanian penal colonies, the most famous being Port Arthur. This incidentally was the sight of Australia's worst massacre back in 1996 when Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people and wounded many more. I myself have convicts in my ancestry, most of which were sent over due to stealing a loaf of bread, or some clothes to stay warm. One of these was actually a woman named Ellen Hill from Ireland. She was housed in a female prison in Hobart (Tasmania) called the 'Cascades female factory'. They went and did jobs like housekeeping etc as part of their sentence. She apparently did a runner a few times, the last time she was found working in a local brothel. She ended up with another convict who in turn had children, starting our Australian family line on my Dad's side. My dad and his family are all from Tasmania. In terms of skin cancer, yes I spent a lot of time at the beach when I was a kid and have had a Melanoma removed from my arm and have to go back to the doctor every 6 months for a skin check to ensure it hasn't spread. I just the other day had a heap of blotches that have the "potential" to turn cancerous frozen off my arms with liquid nitrogen. I try to keep out of the sun these days.
It's probably not as far as you think. Everything in this world has been one huge lie, and in this biblical/galactic war we have been in, that was won by the white hats/allies back in 2018 (but we are seeing via Operation Warp Speed at the moment for the normies who haven't woken up as a play), 78% of the world's population are totally oblivious to what the elites have been up to - using mag-lev trains in DUMBs underground going from one continent to another at 17000kph or taking jump gates from any Hilton Hotel in the world and using a frequency code, going to another country's Hilton via probably a lift of some sort within seconds. Stargates exist, portals everywhere owned by the crown (not now, but were off limits to the public). Area 51 in the US had a portal to Pine Gap in the middle of Australia so they could get to Australia in a short time, then take the submarine from the ocean at the bottom of Pine Gap and travel to Antarctica to go through another portal where a massive ice wall separated our 'world' from the Tartarians and the other ET's living on the other side. We have all been enclosed in a sky dome and that is about to collapse and we will have our memories restored via a solar flash expected very soon. We have been a prison planet for the Tall Greys who worked for their AI God and they also ruled over the draco reptilians who in turn did some horrific things to humans but that is another story. So Australia isn't that far away at all. You will find that all out when disclosures come. We have to wait for Trump's return first.
You 2 should take a look at Rob Parsons videos here on YT.. He's in my home state Tasmania so ye ah watch in your spare time and enjoy...Pete from Tasmania the apple Isle state..🍎🏝
Jervis Bay may seem like a fairly innocuous extension of the ACT but there's some pretty interesting history there. For example, it was part of Australia's nuclear bomb ambitions. What? Australia? Nuclear bombs? Yes, post WWII Australia went a fair way down the rabbit hole in pursuit of nuclear bombs. If you can find it there is an interesting documentary, 'Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb'.
See my comment about “The Seekers.”
Canberra is Canbra . Yes you got it right ,well done . Edit - wow you're getting all our cities pronunciation spot on . In Australia having convict ancestry is equivalent to Americans having "Mayflower " ancestry. It's definitely a thing of great pride .
It's funny that now we take pride in having convict ancestors when not so long ago it wasn't mentioned in polite company.
I depends on what State in Australia you come from. I am from Perth Western Australia, and your right Macman, Canbra is the lazy way of saying the Capital City LOL. I say Canberra.
Charles Peat & Hannah Mullen's 7x (8x? i forget) great grandson here. A failed robber and a will forger sentenced to death and later commuted.
Yep, well done, I live there
As a Canberran we here pronounced it Canbra.
As a Brit, I love the UK, but I really appreciate Australia because - to me - it's a combo of the UK and the US, though more British in many ways. Love the place.
" to me - it's a combo of the UK and the US"
Wash your mouth out :D
@@andrewrolfe8857 ikr😆
such an insult 🤣🤣 Australians are far too sophisticated to be compared to either.
I agree Andy, I live in Australia and have lived in the UK, my first impression was the same it was reinforced when I visited the east coast of the US.
I was visiting my sister in New Jersey, she was driving and we were listening to the radio when a female voice came on, we both looked at each other and I said “no, she’s English, she’s just been in the US to long” to the oddly sounding Aussie twang produced by the female radio host, also I thought I was listening to Clive James only to find out it was Elvis Costello, who has lived in the US for some time
I love watching your videos. As a proud Aussie, I love it when people take the time to learn about our wonderful country. We might be far away geographically, but in spirit we are next door neighbours. Keep going with the content ladies - it’s awesome.
G'day ladies 👋👋
You nailed the pronunciations Natasha👍⭐
There's several pink lakes & they are caused by algae.When exposed to sunlight, the algae produces beta-carotene(the red pigment found in carrots and other vegies.)
In 2022, Australia's population was approximately 26 million.
New South Wales 8.1mill
Victoria 6.6mill
Queensland 5.3mill
South Australia 1.8mill
Western Australia 2.8mill
Tasmania 570.000
Northern Territory 250.000
Australian Capital Territory 450.000
So with a continent almost the size of the USA,there's a few less folk here to crowd things 🙃
Getting here does take a while, but it also takes Australians a while to get to other places ..and Australians are some of the most travelled people in the world.
Admittedly Everyone does get a minimum 4 paid weeks holiday a year for those with full time jobs, so that makes it easier for us to travel than you guys 😐..but it's well worth it!!🌏🇦🇺🪃
The sun is way stronger here,but like most Aussies who have fair skin,you just be sensible out under it. Slip,Slop,Slap.(slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat). It's an old animated TV commercial.
Perhaps being biased, but Western Australia has the best beaches in the country(prove me wrong)😄 .. the Coral coast, Perth beaches, Margaret River, Esperance, Denmark (yes it's a place down south).
Sharks yes,but no crocs or irukandji jellyfish down south👍
You must check Esperance beaches out!!(Cape Le Grand National Park) 🤯
Ok that's enough prattling on from me 🤣😁
✌️❤️
True except the beach part. Tassie beaches are sublime😁
@@heritagehorsedrawncarriage1069 haha 👍... Meaning beaches you can swim at, where your voice won't change pitch when you go in past your knees 😁
@@heritagehorsedrawncarriage1069 I'm sure they are👍
One day I'll get there 🙏
You forgot to mention the best thing about WA - the adorable quokkas 😊
@@kayelle8005 not in This comment no..tho I have several times lol. Hope they check Rotto/Rottnest Island out some time🤔
Hey N & D, Natasha you’re 100% perfect with pronunciation of Melbourne and Canberra. The pink lake is real and changes to this colour because of the salt and bacteria. As for Fiji, there are no real issues, as it is a very family friendly tourist destination for Australians. And the people of Fiji are the kindest and most caring people you could ever meet. And yes Debbie, you’re correct. We don’t tell everyone about all the best places to visit…… there are way too many and we forget the names to half of them ha ha ha. You need to look at Tassie next. All the best from Melbourne Australia.
Tune in next week 😉
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow also Natasha, I’m whiter than you. I can get burnt in the shade, so I’m not a fan of the beach lol… I have family in Tasmania, who happen to own the Rosevears Hotel located on the Tamar River near Launceston. One thing to note about Tassie, it might be a little colder there, than Melbourne where I’m from, but the sun has more bite to it. This has nothing to do with the Ozone Layer….The reason is there is next to zero pollution in the atmosphere. Therefore the sun is brighter and the air quality is about the best on planet earth. There is only a slight whole in the ozone layer over Antarctica and this is improving/mending itself thanks to the total ban of CFCs in all aerosol cans.
A great way to have a better understanding of where we came from, and where we are going to, would be by listening to The Seeker sing I Am Australian from their Farewell Performance (all 5 verses). It is very emotive.
Yes, Natasha and Debbie, please do a reaction to The Seekers song I Am Australian. It’s great and sums up being Australian.
Great suggestion
I was going to come here and suggest it too. There's a version of the song here on RUclips that was played live at their "Special Farewell Performance" in 2014 that was particularly good.
Well said.
Yes in New Zealand I had this guy visit (business) from Texas and at a BBQ I said, oh you need your shirt on and sunblock. No he said "I'm from Texas where it is hot!" Next day he looked like a tomato. Ozone Hole. He never did that again.
You nailed it Nat. Canberra is pronounced Canbra. Melbourne is Melbn. The pink lake is salt with a pink algae but its perfectly safe to swim in.
And yes we are proud convicts. Lol . During your journey you will discover our nickname for the Britsh is Pomy It was derived from the convicts being Prisoners Of Mother England. Of course years later we turned it around as they are the real prisoners of England and they sent convicts to parradise. Lol
Humans are actually not safe to the Algae in lake though;.. it’s safe for us.
@@TWR1988 what are you talking about ? Nothing wrong with Lake Hillier. It's perfectly fine to swim in
@@brianahern5239 G'day Brian...
Ya might wanna reread Third World Reject's comment 😉
Exactly. And Brisbane is Brizbn.
We grow up with mandatory “ no hat no play” from kindergarten. The sun is strong, the ozone layer comes and goes depending on the seasons, at the moment it is repairing itself. You can burn even on overcast days. Locals generally avoid the beach between 11.00am and 2:00pm during the summer months. On the east coast we have humid heat, you can have a cool shower and be sweating 10 minutes later. Most people hang their wet clothes on the clothes line outside, in high summer it takes about an hour to dry clothes, we hang dark clothes inside out so they don’t fade, depending where you live obviously as you head north the humidity increases. In Townsville in QLD for example you need to leave your fans on when you say go on holidays so the mould doesn’t build up inside. Also weirdly, where we are our entire house has a tile floor, this keeps the temperature cooler inside, but there are days that if you mop the floor, it stays wet for hours.
There are more than one pink lake in Australia, it's got to do with certain type of bacteria in the water that gives it a pink colour. Geography Now has done an update on the Australian video on the specific states (link below), even the host corrected his pronunciation of Canberra.
ruclips.net/video/yrYnTgB3bn8/видео.html
I was going to say the same thing. There's so many pink lakes in my home State of Victoria and we're the smallest mainland State.
Your pronunciation of Canberra was way better than his. Melbourne was spot on. Britain used to send its convicts to America but couldn't after the Revolution. Fiji lol. I've been to the U.S. 3 times and loved it. Have made and stayed friends with many people for over 30 years. Was always warmly welcomed and treated generously. I have hosted Americans when they came to Australia. They were wonderful people.
Ooohhh and “Melbourne” very well said 🙂… “Mel-ben”, spot on 👍
Thanks!! 😊😊
The pink lake is on Middle Island about 10 km / 6 miles off southern central WA. Iconic pink lake surrounded by sand & woodlands that gets its color from a unique organism.
The travel time is something you adjust to and the reward of being in Aus is well worth the time invested in getting here. Enjoying your discovery experience from beautiful Tassie
yeah it's funny how that is and it's funny how many tourists (Europeans in particular) completely underestimate driving times between locations. In Western Australia you could drive for 36 hours and still be in Western Australia. Driving for 6 hours down the coast on long weekends is commonplace and done without a second thought. I guess that's a long way for many Europeans because you could drive from Paris, all the way across Belgium and on to Amsterdam in the same time.
10/10 Natasha. Pronunciation on point. Aussie English teacher so happy right now.
Great reaction. It’s a HUGE badge of honour to come from convict heritage. We especially love to tease UK backpackers that come to Australia as they sent their prisoners to warmer weather!! my relative stole some food and was shipped over and it’s like royalty to us..we have long way to go to treat our indigenous people better, though we are slowly getting there ❤
This is so fascinating to us! It really is a badge of honor?
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow yep.. people spend yrs tracing their heritage so they can see if they come from convict stock. We laugh we UK people call us convicts and usually say “yeah I would have stole for free trip to Australia too” although it was hard for convicts, but after sometime they were usually let free to farm the land
@@mgreen1206 that's so cool!!!
It really is. Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen’s Land) was established as a penal colony. For my grandparents generation it was socially unacceptable to be from convict heritage, but now it’s completely changed. People are thrilled to have convict ancestors. Many convicts were sent to Australia due to crimes from poverty - mostly petty theft and theft of food. The very worst convicts were hanged in the UK and never transported to Australia.
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow If you have a relative who arrived as a convict on the First Fleet it's like being related to royalty.
Something else that I absolutely love in Australia is Silo art. There is huge murals of Australian animals, military and history all painted on huge grain silos.
There is a part 2 for this video. Geography Now did another one that dives deeper into States and Territories. Well worth a watch as well.
You nailed the pronunciation, by the way!
Luckily, sunscreen is cheap here in Australia!
There are actually a few pink lakes in Australia. Lake Hillier in particular though, is in Western Australia. It's pink due to the high salt content and the algae that lives in the salty environment.
Pronunciation was great, best I've seen from an American
Great video ladies. ANZAC Day is coming up in April. It's super important to us. Your NZ friends will know about it. It's about them as well.
I love the way you two love to learn. I have seen some americans reacting to videos about the world outside the U.S. and they are quite patronising, they could learn how to respect the differences and find the similarities the way that you two do. I love the way Natasha takes risks with trying pronunciations and the way that Debbie keeps looking beneath the surface and finding more.
Thank you so very much! It's really important to us to have fun but more importantly to learn!
Freaking YES 👏 I first clicked this video with an……. okay let’s torture my First Nation/Prussian soul and test how long I can watch a 💩 show that mocks 60,000 of my paternal family history. …….. turns out, I’ve subscribed 😝. I’m also LGBTQ+; so this is just so refreshing, finally found a good channel.
You nailed the pronunciation of " CANBRA" and "MELBIN"
Hello! An American living in Australia for nearly seven years and loving it here. There are at least 70 thousand Americans who now live in Australia.
Natasha you pronounced Canberra completely correctly!Keep up the good work!
Oh thank you so much!!!
Ok I love that you’re pronouncing our cities correctly, that’s so rare! That’s two for two Natasha Canberra and Melbourne!
Hey guys,you should check out the Daintree rain forest in far North Queensland, the oldest rainforest in the world, absolutely beautiful 👍
The line about convicts being sent to Botany Bay is technically incorrect. After the American revolution Britain had to find somewhere to send all their convicts sentenced to transportation. Botanist Joseph Banks, who had travelled with Captain Cook to Aus, pushed for Botany Bay (which he had named) just south of present day Sydney, on the basis that he thought it lush and fertile. But he’d visited in a good year. Ultimately when the First Fleet of convicts and soldiers arrived they found that bay too shallow and too desolate, so they kept sailing north till they came to the much more habitable Sydney Cove. So while all the popular songs of the time talked about Botany Bay as the destination for convicts, there was never actually a penal colony there. Also, he said we have lots of poisonous animals, which is wrong - we have VENOMOUS wildlife, which is completely different😀. Mostly spiders and snakes. And they’re nothing to worry about, unless you’re silly enough to sit or step on, or otherwise really annoy (and don’t go swimming off the northern coasts when the jellyfish are about).
Greatly enjoying your videos, and loving your enthusiasm and curiosity. Your pronunciation of Canberra and Melbourne is pretty much spot on (for a Yank😉).
Some suggested topics for you to explore:
First Nations/Aboriginal history and culture. They’ve been in this country for 60,000+ years, and are the oldest continuous living culture in the world. Endlessly rich and fascinating, as well as tragic following British settlement.
I know you like birds, and there’s an outstanding documentary call Australia: Land of Parrots. Beautifully filmed and worth checking out.
Historical periods such as the early settlement and convict period (1788-1860s), Gold Rush (1850s-60s), Federation (1900), WWI and WWII (eg the Gallipoli campaign and the Kokoda Trail).
A state by state overview (there’s only 6, plus the two main territories, so fortunately not like trying to cover US states).
Plus anything else that takes your fancy - wildlife, music, famous people, science (did you know Australia invented WiFi?), etc.
Perfection pronunciation of Canberra and Melbourne Natasha. As for your skin, a huge proportion of our population is of Irish, Scottish and English descent. My skin is just like yours. We all wear sunscreen outdoors and it's very hard to find anything less that SPF30. A hat and a shirt is also very common. Pretty much all kids and more and more adults now wear a rashie over their cossies (long or short sleeved lycra shirt over their swimming costume) while at the beach and broad brimmed hats are everywhere. We haven't been hiding our best places as such as their wasn't previously that much interest. Since RUclips careers because possible, more people are looking for new content. Australia seems be the latest topic of interest. We certainly don't mind though. You will most likely learn so much more from the comments section, sometimes more than you asked for. We are all pretty open and certainly not shy!
You have a good pronunciation. If you liked the pink lake, you will love the Whitsunday islands heart-shaped reef.
Well done Natasha with your pronunciation….five stars..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Yesss!!!!! Thank you!!!! ❤️
CAN-BRUH! Best pronunciation EVA!
Legends!
Natasha, your pronounciation of Canberra and Melbourne were perfect. Well done you.
Perfect pronunciation Nat
The Fiji relation has cooled down a lot. Fiji is one the bigger tourist destinations for Australia (like the US is with the Caribbean islands). We have recently signed security and trade agreements and will be used as a sort of out post island to help other island nations in the area.
G'day ladies, I have just recently found your channel and I have to say, your show is amazing!!
I love it.
Your comments are honest and respectful
Great video! So much to learn about. I would highly recommend doing a video on the ANZACs. Thanks again ladies xx
Thank you! Will do!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow ANZAC Day is April 25 and a National holiday. ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. We Aussies are very patriotic towards those who have served in battle for our country.
@@davidhedgcock8690 It is a holiday and a memorial in New Zealand as well. To attend a Dawn Service is a privilege and an honour. My son served in the NZDF. New Zealanders are the same. It can be said that after the Gallipoli Campaign the two countries discovered their identity.
@@richardvandeursen2395 Amen to attending the dawn service. 👍
Spot on with Canbra, Melbin,
G'day Natasha & Debbie. I'm enjoying your videos. You might want to check out Lake Eyre, pronounced (air). It's one of the largest lake basins in the world. It spends most of it's time dry, only to flood when tropical rains from Queensland flow down to South Australia. Many of the fish & crab species have evolved over centuries & lie dormant under the lake base coming out to breed again only when the lake floods. It's a fascinating work of nature.
As a pale red head (ranga), summer can be harsh. But if you follow some simple rules you are going to be fine. Got to the beach in the morning, leave at 11am, have some lunch, go shopping etc, then back to the beach at 2:30 or 3pm. Wear sun screen and reapply every hour or 2 at most. Don't be afraid to wear a swimming shirt (rashie) if you burn easily either. The sun goes down at 8pm in summer and gets up at around 6am. You'll get plenty of beach time.
I’m super excited for you to discover classic late 70s to early 90s Australian rock.
We had our own thing going and it was awesome.
You were correct Natasha...the pink lakes we have are due to the salt content/algae...plenty of hats & sunblock in Oz 😎
My family and I spent 6 months in US We bought a RV and we had the time of our lives. We loved the US but it was the people that made our trip. We were treated so well nothing was too much trouble and everyone was so friendly So the feeling of love is mutual
Fun fact! I learnt this while on vacation in Phillip island, apparently there is another island not too far away from Philip island and it’s called ‘McDonald island’ or something, it’s sorta close to Antartica but still it’s closer to Australia
Hey Nat your pronunciation of Canberra was spot on from Australian who lives in Queensland
The reason for the Southern Cross on the flag is this constellation is visible to the naked eye from everywhere in the country. New Zealand has it for exactly the same reason. Their stars are red outlined in white.
Skin cancer rates were high even before the problem with the ozone layer. I have had plenty of them as I am blonde haired and fair skinned thanks to having an English mum. and had one cut out a couple of weeks back. Fortunately if you catch them early our hospitals are brilliant at treating them. I go to the Peter Macallum cancer hospital and they are stand out quality.
The skin cancer rates are so high here because of the earths rotation. I can’t remember the number but during our summer we are closer to the sun than other countries during there summer meaning more uv and higher rates of skin cancer.
No hole just the sun is more hot and intense. It's very interesting listening to you ladies. As an ex Australian Navy and Army Veteran l have been to your country a few times and it always amazes me were in Australia at least when l was at school, lm 67yrs now, we got taught about the world and other countries yet in your country it's very only USA.
Your pronunciation of Canberra and Melbourne was perfect - well done. Now, Brisbane, the capital of Queensland is pronounced Brisb-n, or just plain Brissy, which is what most of us call it.. Then you're off and running. I've just come back from a cruise around New Zealand and I love it - it's an amazing and wonderful country. So pleased to have you in our Aussie family!
Well done on your pronunciations! Nothing to worry about.
You guys are great!
Absolutely amazing outstanding video by you two awesome and amazing ladies
Loving learning about Australia with you. I'm learning along with you
So glad!
It's fascinating to learn about other countries. Didn't really like geography in school
Lake Hillier is a saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago in the Goldfields-Esperance region, off the south coast of Western Australia.
a) you got the pronunciation of both Melbourne and Canberra about as spot on as a North American can, and b) I've been to the States a few times, had an absolute ball every time, what he says about our accents in America is spot on. Almost everywhere I went, I flashed my somewhat broad Aussie accent around and people said: "oh wow, you're Australian? I'd LOVE to go to Australia", or words to that effect. EXCEPT in New York. New Yorkers didn't give a flying f*ck about our accent. Maybe because there's a lot of Aussies there already?
We don't claim New York...😆😉
Natasha, I’m fair like you and do lots outdoors. I just wear lightweight long pants and long sleeves and always a hat and sunglasses. People with blue eyes like us are more sensitive to the sun. I try to minimise sunscreen to my nose and chin and neck. Hoping I don’t get skin cancer 🤞
Debbie you really nailed "g'day" 👍 Natasha you got the pronunciation of both Canberra and Melbourne spot on 👍 Yes there is a pink lake in Western Australia, better seen from the air than the surface.
This was another video that I learned lots from,and that's just part of why I love to follow you girls.You work so very hard to create interesting content for us all,and I,for one,totally appreciate it xx
Your pronunciation of Canberra is correct! However he was wrong in calling the territory around it "Capital Territory". It's actually the "Australian Capital Territory", abbreviated as ACT. States and Territories are treated differently in the constitution, though these days the Northern Territory and ACT are both self-governing in much the same way as the States are.
Just started watching you two great ladies. I love your Australian coverage. But I'm biased because I'm an Aussie. Congratulations on your long relationship.
Natasha you nailed both Melbourne and Canberra well done.👍🏻 The pink lake is caused by salt and algae. The other cities in Australia are Brisbane, Queensland. Adelaide, Darwin, Sydney, Perth. I live in Adelaide South Australia. I hope you both make it down here one day. It takes about 17 hours non stop from London so it's probably less time from the US. 👍🏻👍🏻❤❤
Natasha you are Correct!!!!
A wonderful video and yes, Natasha, you're nailing those pronunciations! :D
The host of the video unfortunately committed the still nearly universal crime of talking only about the *European* discovery of Australia, which I think is disappointing considering how much more we know about our country's indigenous heritage these days. The continent's true first discoverers were the ancestors of modern Australian Aboriginal peoples, who arrived in northern Australia probably around 70,000 years ago and began to expand and diversify rapidly, reaching New South Wales by at least 50,000 years ago and Tasmania by about 40,000 years ago; when Europeans finally made contact, there were at least 250 different languages spoken here. Though primarily hunter-gatherers, various Aboriginal nations also developed systems of aquaculture and plant cultivation in regions where suitable resources existed. One especially stunning example is the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape in Gunditjmara country (Victoria), where eel aquaculture has been practised for at least 6,600 years with the help of a sophisticated permanent system of stone-lined canals, weirs, and holding pools. It'd be awesome to watch you two exploring the fascinating history of Aboriginal Australia!
I was going to say the same thing.
You said Canberra and Melbourne like a fair dinkum Aussie. OnYa! Absolutely correct
:D You got the pronunciations of Canberra and Melbourne absolutely right! Well done!
And despite his pronunciations, he didn't do a bad job of describing things.
Lake Hillier is pink because of pink bacteria that grow in it - it's in Western Australia, and it doesn't baffle scientists or anyone else.
The hole in the ozone layer doesn't (quite) reach Australia, so no. The extreme skin cancer rate is because of the amount of strong ultra violet, and the fact that we like to spend time on the beach.
The Brits sent their prisoners here because you guys had a revolution and wouldn't let them send their prisoners to you any more. Some years ago a convict ancestry was shameful and was called "the stain". These days it's a mark of great pride. :-)
The Dutch discovered Australia, which greatly surprised to the people who'd been living here for 65,000 years.
You share that pale European skin with a lot of us. Don't worry about it, just be sensible about it. "Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, and slip on a hat" was a jingle used to persuade us to take sun exposure more seriously. It worked.
Where should you go to learn more about Australia? Australia of course! :D
And lastly - the time to travel here. Think about it - not too long ago it would have taken you months. Now less than 24 hours. Stop procrastinating. Come for a visit. We'd love to see you. 🙂
correct you did well for Canberra
Hi guys if you come to Australia you must go to the Blue mountains which is about 60km west of Sydney. The views and scenery are spectacular, the higher you go up the mountains the better it gets, I was fortunate enough to grow up there.
In movies, they would show the desert and scrub landscape, it is called the Outback by Australians
If you're going to come to Australia I would say Autumn and Spring are the best times for Perth, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne. If you want to go to the outback/ Northern Territory/North Queensland go in the dry season, the wet season is really really wet, it's beyond wet, you can set your watch by the rain. Don't go to Tassie in Winter, Summer is probably best but Autumn and Spring aren't too bad. And no matter where you go take sunscreen with you, we have the highest skin cancer rate in the world. Who needs guns when the animals and climate can kill you just as easily, and always carry water with you, Australians are obsessed with water.
Tasmania is lovely in the winter too.
Adelaide - and South Australia is beautiful anytime of the year but my late mum always said autumn (March to May) was the loveliest time of the year! Summer and spring ( particularly this year) are great too.
YES!!! Correct pronunciation of Canberra!!! YES!!! Melbourne too!! Oh and it is not about the heat, burning in the sun, it is about the UV rating... anything higher than 3 you need to slip, slop, slap, slide and seek (Slip on a t-shirt, slop and sunscreen, slap on a hat, slide on some sunnies, and seek shade)
Great video, always weird having a non Australian explaining Australian life in a video when 99 times out of 100 they pronounce things wrong and focus on irrelevant things. You guys had an awesome reaction though.
Yep, it's pronounced Can-bra.
Woohooo!!! Got it right!
IMPRESSED, MELBOURNE RIGHT AGAIN
Natasha and Debbie great content, Natasha your pronunciation is as good as a native speaker
Your enunciation of Canberra was pretty good
Yep we have States and Territories. Natasha you are correct. We have swimsuits called rashies ( so long sleeves/short sleeves) and we use High Protection Factor Sunscreens, we wear broad brimmed hats
The mystery of the pink of Lake Hillier and several similar pink lakes was solved - there had been debate over bacteria vs algae but the solution was a combination of both salt-loving bacteria and algae. The ozone layer hole is over the Antarctic, and that is slowly healing. Australia is almost entirely covered by mid-latitude ozone thinning, worsened by our massive 2019-20 bushfires. The elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun puts us closer to the sun during our summer, so we get higher temps, and with the ozone thinning higher UV levels than the northern hemisphere of equivalent latitude above the equator does in their summer.
The sunburn! I'm quite pale, even with 50+ i burn. The temperature has almost nothing to do with it. It can be the middle of winter, and the wind is like ice, but you can feel your skin burning. Most people, I've noticed, say 'the sun has a bight to it today'. You can feel when the UV is strong. It's also a part of most weather reports, the UV rating i mean. It can also be quite a warm day, and you might not burn, well, as badly, lol.
Australia has snow fields as well , and great Skiing.
Great pronunciation of Melbourne
Natasha, your pronunciations of Canberra and Melbourne were spot on. There are lots of pink lakes in Australia. Some are pink because of salinity/minerals and some because of algae. Some aspects of the "friends" section are a bit dated. China and Australia are in the middle of a bit of a trade war. China is Australia's main trading partner, in terms of exports and imports. However, after Australia took steps in the international community to confront China about its human rights record and to investigate the source of the Coronavirus outbreak, China imposed crushing tariffs (like 200%) on Australian coal, wine, seafood and barley exports to China. Australia is in the midst of a big military build up and it is not much of a secret which country we are worried about. The Fiji thing is really no longer relevant. Fiji has held elections since the military coup occurred. It has always been a favourite holiday destination for Australians and Australia has provided aid to Fiji in times of crisis like cyclones.
The Pink Lake is that colour because of the high salinity interacting with green algae and high concentrations of brine prawn. The colour varies depending on seasonal salinity and temperature.
We have a couple of pink lakes around Australia, they are extremely salty and the salt crystals reflecting the sun give it the pink colour.
Hey guys, well done! And thanks for trying to pronounce things the way we do! You said Canberra perfectly Natasha! Really enjoyed this!
One of the quirks of Australia, is that we sell certain images to the tourists that don't always represent how things actually are in Australia.
Nobody drinks Fosters. We don't throw shrimps on the barbie, and Sydney is just for show. This is how we spot the tourists.
Those in the know, understand that Victoria Bitter, or VB, is the most popular local beer. We BBQ steaks, sausages, prawns and kababs.
Melbourne is the more desireable city to visit, as it is the capital for sport, fashion, shopping, dining, entertainment, architecture, music and major events. The people of Melbourne love getting out and having a good time. We play host to many world class events.
Canberra - pronunciation spot on! It is in “Australian Capital Territory” rather than just “Capital Territory”. During the pandemic, when they were providing subtitles on public announcements as people were being given information about the pandemic, “Canberra” appeared in the subtitle as “Ken Behrans” and this has stuck. People who live in Canberra refer to themselves as “Ken Behrans” - it is part of our sense of humour. Melbourne - also spot on with the pronunciation. I’ve lived in Queensland, the Northern Territory (including on Bathurst Island) and now Tasmania.
If you want to see some quirky Aussie films that are not in the outback try: The Castle, Muriel’s Wedding and Strictly Ballroom.
lots of hidden gems here, lots of secret places that are just stunning, thumbs up on your pronunciation.
There are several pink lakes, mostly in South Australia and Western Australia. And of course the Blue Lake in Mt Gambier - which turns bright blue for several months of each year, and is muddy brown the rest of the time. Each state has a tourism commission, which usually has lots of videos on each particular state's attractions. The National Parks are also awesome. And parts of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania have a lot of snow in winter. Queensland (the Texas of Australia) only has snow in summer, but that's Qld for you. And you got the pronunciation of Melbourne exactly right - Mellbun.
as an aussie lad(hehe over 50 now) i think the most fundamental thing i can say is we like to stir each other up... not meaning to be mean or harsh or anything. but we tend to joke around with each other, some of us are crude, swearing is part of the package too. its not un common to have the c word thrown at you as a term of enderment... in other words its how the word is used that determines if it nasty or not. over all i think we are good at communicating with one another and dont get offended so easily due to the ribbing (stirring) we copped as kids. if you have a problem with us, just tell us. we arnt mind readers, we expect you to say things like.... stop being an dick or dont be such a tool. trust me if we have an issue with you we will let you know. that being said, thats not the end of it, you say whats wrong, we say whats wrong, we resolve it, we stay friends and we go to the pub and have a good laugh together.
I remember decades ago Australia used to get blamed for the hole in the Ozone layer because we were the closest country to it, it's recovered over time since the world has removed flurocarbons out of aerosol products...or something like that anyway.
you did good with the pronunciation
Proud central Australian here. That division between north and south in the Northern Territory (we just call it the NT because we’re lazy 😜) still exists in a big way, at least socially. We had an … interesting .. tourism campaign a couple of years ago. 😉
You might be interested to learn about School of the Air. It was the way that kids on remote stations (sort of like ranches) would do distance education. Fun fact: the pedal 2-way radio was invented in the NT.
P.S. the red sands you see in pics really are that red!
Yup, you got ‘Canberra’ right!
Before the British shipped convicts to Australia, they use to ship convicts to America but then a little thing called the “Boston tea party” happened & (long story short) that’s why the Poms started to ship convicts to Australia.
The British were really smart back then - sending their convicts to paradise whilst they stayed on their island that has dull dreary grey days for alot of the year... Hmmm.
Just pop on over - Australian's travel alot and one thing we have found is that when you fly long distances - you don't have to stay in your seat for 24+ hours...
Have you checked out the Seekers - We are Australian or the Qantas ad - I call Australia home...
Natasha totally nailed the pronunciation of Canberra and Melbourne.
I’ve been Australian since I was born, a long, long time ago and I never heard about these 8,000 islands.
And just to clarify, the “Micronations” mentioned have no standing under law.
It’s the same as you guys making a declaration that “We are now the sovereign nation of the Natasha & Debbie show”. I’m sure the US government would recognise your sovereignty exactly the same way that the Australian government did! Not happening.
The massive hole in the ozone layer, created for our benefit by the massively polluting countries on Earth …hmm hmm… sits right above Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. Thanks for that - although we all contribute.
My favourite quote from the video was “The Dutch were really good at discovering places but not so good at colonising them”!
In other words, they weren’t arseholes!
Keep up the great work and come to Melbourne- the best place in Australia!
I am Indigenous Australian and live in Western Australia which has its own regions.
Gascoyne.
Goldfields.
Great Southern.
Kimberley.
Mid West.
Peel.
Pilbara.
South West
I live in the Pilbara region.
You're correct- stress the first syllable in Canberra ie CAN berra.
Got all the words right!👍
Remember it's about shortening words & phrases.
Originally from Lake Macquarie, now living in Wollongong....equal distances north then south of Sydney.....I guess they get my vote for places to examine.
Yay. Im glad you are finally reacting to Geography Now!! I look forward to your UK and US reactions especially coming soon!
As An Aussie, Shhh !!!! We Have A Crush On America
This could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship 😍 ❤️
Natasha Hit The Nail On The Head With The Accent, Would Love To Hear You Say A Sentence One Day
We actually have a lot of coloured lakes. Many of them a salt water lakes.