Biggest culture shock as an Aussie visiting the UK - I was in a pub in a small village in the far north of England and a bloke standing at the bar started talking to me. I couldn't understand a word that he said! 😆
I was born in Hartlepool, NE UK, I was 10 when my parents brought us 3 kids to Australia in 1964. We had very thick Geordie accents but after going to school for a year my accent had softened and two or three years later I was talking like an Aussie. I returned to visit family in my late teens and when I arrived in Hartlepool I could hardly understand what they were saying, within a few days. My accent was back! 6 months later I arrived back in Australia and my parents took a while to understand me 😂😂
@@EatVentureVlog While serving in the Royal Australian Air Force I was based in Butterworth, Malaysia. Under the ANZUK treaty there was a monthly rotation of Australia, New Zealand and British army at the base. The British regiment were the Highland Fusiliers, all from Glasgow and given the choice of the army or Borstal. I shared my room with the army cooks, so I had new friends every month. A film of the 1972 VFL Grand Final was being shown the tavern lounge. The lads said they would buy me the drinks if I explained the game to them. There were four of them with me in the middle. During the first half we had trouble understanding each other. Instead of the beer, they were buying me double shots of scotch whiskey. I think I had at least 6 drinks by half time and was feeling the effects. During the third quarter I was amazed that we could understand each other perfectly.
My parents (Welsh-English) migrated to Australia in the early 1950s with my older siblings, I and another were born after they arrived as 'ten pound poms' We children are sooo thankful that our parents emigrated. We love living in Oz . We all have successful lives, professional qualifications and career and own our homes and properties. We now have the three to fourth generations of Aussies making up our extended family living in the four eastern states of Oz. We have travelled overseas and some have worked overseas but we know that Australia is the best place to live. I live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has the biggest population of the cities and has over 200 ethnicities living here, bringing their food and culture for us to experience. Melbourne wraps around the huge Port Phillip Bay which opens out to Bass Strait open sea with two peninsulas on each side jutting into it. The Yarra, Maribynong and other rivers run through the city into the Bay. The greater city is surrounded by the Great Dividing Range, valleys, plains and water. Melbourne is known as the Arts, Academic, Sports and Gardens city. It has a vibrant culture. Coffee cafes are everywhere as are restaurants and other eateries. It has the most extensive tram system in the world. In the mid 1800s it was the richest city in the world due to a goldrush and lovely old buildings and infrastructure were built. There are also many modern and architecturally unique skyscrapers. Check out the huge vista of Melbourne from the sky-deck in the Eureka skyscraper. Radiating out from Melbourne, there are many regions and places in Victoria to visit eg. The Great Ocean Road, The Otway Ranges, The Mallee and Wimmera deserts, the Macedon Ranges, the provincial cities of Ballarat and Bendigo ( part of the Golden (gold) Triangle), Gippsland with its lush, temperate rain forests, valleys lakes and many beaches (one is 90 miles long), the Great Dividing Range snow and ski resorts alpine country, the Yarra Ranges and Valley, the river districts on the Murray River border with New South Wales. There are wineries, farms, towns and National Parks everywhere. Melbourne has a four season temperate climate with temperatures ranging from low minus to high 40s C degrees. Sometimes we have four seasons in one day ! Australia is the oldest land mass in the world with the oldest living culture. The topography of the country has changed over millions of years as has the unique flora and fauna. The stars in the sky at night are brilliant in the country-side away from the light of cities and towns. Australia has about seven to eight different climate zones - tropical, sub-tropical, temperate, grassland, alpine, arid,, desert and Mediterranean. I have visited and seen most of Australia with still more to do in this vast, wonderful land. What we have is 'elbow room' compared to most other countries. Always visit the government tourist centres to get brochures and have a chat to gain the best information of what, when and where to visit. They are in most places . Enjoy !
Hate to burst your Melbournian bubble, but Sydney is still Australia's most populous city. As of 2023. Greater Sydney and Greater Melbourne, still have Sydney at 5,259,800, ahead of Melbourne at 4,976,200. Melbourne is predicted to overtake Sydney around 2030.
Oh well that last comment is arguably inaccurate. 🤣. I suppose it’s similar to the scones jam first or cream first two camps. Yes old school bakeries but no cream as it’s generally mock cream. Personally I’m old school extra soft super chocolatey moist without the cream or jam….🤘😁
I was born in the UK . Came to Australia very young. 3yo, When I went back on holidays to visit relatives in my early twenties, I couldn’t believe how close all the houses were!! The lack of space really made me feel claustrophobic. Along with not hearing the birds, magpies & Lorikeets in the mornings 🙁 No. Great place to visit (UK) Great history, but this Aussie girl couldn’t live there I’m fully a indoctrinated Australian 🇦🇺now😁✌️ FYI☝️ Magpies are very intelligent. They remember faces & tell there friends that u are good people Get to know them, say hello, 👋 they will leave U alone 😁👍
That is so true. I did French at school and my teacher told us that if we ever went to France we only needed one phrase ... "Je ne parle pas français, je suis Australien", which means "I do not speak French, I am Australian". When I ended up in Paris in my 30s, I used it and it worked perfectly. Once the French know that you are not English or American, they could not be more friendly, helpful and all of a sudden speak perfect English.
@RobNMelbourne Funny that. When hubby and I travelled to Paris France, I remembered that same phase and got the exact same reaction from the beautiful French people but in the country side we found the some of the older generation were not so fluent if at all in English.
Thanks for the video: I had my 14th birthday on the way to Australia (the land I now call home) and many years later I worked in London for a couple of years. in the UK; I missed the birds, especially their sound. I enjoyed the muted colours, especially the many shades of green, but not the long winter 'greyness'. The 'formality' of English trees v's the chaos of the Australian eucalypts. The long summer days v the drama of an Australian sunset. The sight, sound and smell of the Pacific ocean as its breakers smash onto the beach makes is the best life tonic.
Strewth is actually centuries old, but has died out in the UK. It stands for "God's truth" and was more of a question. It basically meant "is that extraordinary thing you're telling me actually true? Are you telling me it is actually God's truth?" it has softened over the centuries and now in Australia it means "really?", or as a statement, more like "gosh!"
Brisbane is halfway between Melbourne and Cairn s. Melbourne is 1000 miles south and Cairns is 1000 miles north. Then from Cairns go another 1000 miles north to tip of Australia. Sunny Coast is semi tropical - start to go west over the great divide and its so very different. Lighting Ridge is opal country, Mt Isa in gulf country and you haven't left Queensland. You have a lot to see and dont forget Tasmania which is a different level of green
Yes. My brother-in-law was a Qantas Captain and told me that Cairns is actually about 15 kilometres further from Brisbane than Melbourne is from Brisbane.
The scale of Australia as an Aussie hit me even more when my brother who lives in Derby north of Western Australia drove over to see me in Melbourne. He drove down to Perth first then across to Melbourne. He said that the hardest part for him was knowing that he had just spent days driving down to Perth and had the same drive again over to Melbourne! It is vast in all directions!
Virtually unknown outside of NSW and not on the tourist track, going south from Sydney instead of north is the incredible south coast of NSW, from Wollongong down to Eden is like the north coast was before it became the popular tourists track. Definitely recommend even a day trip from Sydney to Jervis Bay or St George's Basin if you're down Sydney way. Straight down the Princess Highway after going the coast through the Gong to Kiama over the Seacliff Bridge. I see it everyday and to me it's just a bridge but others seem to enjoy the experience.
Also start to go off the beaten track and go for drives up in to the mountains one place is Bunya Mountain national park it is about a 3 hour drive from mooloolaba there are some fantastic walks Plus the bird you heard 12 minutes in to this recording was a whip bird
It’s the Princes Highway these days, spelt as if it is a highway named after a plural of male royals (prince) but it is actually a corruption by misspelling of the original singular possessive. It was originally named in 1920 as “Prince’s Highway”, after the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) but these days, the apostrophe is omitted. See Wikipedia. It is often misspelt (as the female royal (princess) as you did.
Glad you liked the sound of the whip bird ,..as you say Australia is huge ;if you travel south to Sydney ,give yourselves a couple of days to explore the Blue mountains ;base yourselves at Katoomba or Mount Victoria you have to see the Jamison valley [think the U.S. Grand Canyon ;but covered in trees] , it's about a kilometre walk from the main street in Katoomba[ Katoomna street ]. It is about a 2 hour drive or 2 hour train ride from Sydney terminal If possible take the train old [1970s ] double deck ultra comfortable cars [top deck left hand side for best views ].[They run about every hour or so]If you want to stay somewhere luxurious the Hydro Majestic at Medlow bath [next stop after Katoomba ]. At Echo point you have the scenic railway, the scenic skyway , the cable cars to get you into and out of the valley about a 2,000 feet drop .If lucky you will see Lyre birds that can mimic any sound , rock wallabies , platypus ,and birds galore Kookaburras, sulpher crested cockatoos , Rosellas , Mountain Lauries, etc If you are super fit you can walk the Giant staircase , but it is over 1,000 steps;I strongly recommend 2-3 days because some days you will get mist and can't see anything ;chances are the next day will be perfect . And that it just one of the spectacular locations in Australia; enjoy your time here, and don't worry ,I couldn't understand the Publican in Stoke on Trent in 1980, the accent was that thick.
English people seem to think Australia is one big hot desert and everything is out to kill you. Australia is basically the size of continental USA - look up Australia’s top 5 ski resorts it will blow your mind. I’m a mountain biker and have never seen a snake in the wild , only the odd spider which leaves me alone anyway. Australia is a tropical paradise along the east coast, most of us don’t ever go near the outback. In terms of what you need to see I would suggest the Kimberley’s and also Tasmania ❤
Coming from the UK I can agree to this, as I said in the video. I'm so excited for family and friends to come out and see us for the first time. We'll have to pick their jaws up off the floor when they see the beauty of the place 🫶 Thank you for the recommendations of Kimberleys and Tasmania, I'll get them added to the list 🔥
@@EatVentureVlog If youre going to do the kimberleys, get a 4wd (long base) and drive up from perth, via kalbarri, shark bay, broome, and ningaloo. Ningaloo rivals the great barrier reef but you cant get to it off the beach. Perth - my home city - beautiful. Dolphin watch in the mandurah estuary at its southern end (not on the boat - just walk along the footpath and you'll see them). Have drinks and lunch at the outdoor bar and restaurant platform at Pinkys beach hotel at Pinky's beach rottnest island while quokkas (tiny wallabies) hop around your feet, then swim at any of the pristine beaches - including pinkys beach - on the island (look that up too). Be warned though - these are drives that you cant imagine. Nor can you imagine the scenery or the sunsets. There is nothing like it on the east coast. Look up Zuytdorp Cliffs and shark bay for images. shark bay is a UNESCO world heritage site as is ningaloo. The biggest culture shock for me in europe was the beer. The beer in europe is amazing. Here its horrible.
You two a wonderful people who appreciate Australia . Visit Ben Boyd National Park and Green Cape lighthouse, Wollemi National Park and Kananagra Boyd National Park and Warrubungles in NSW , Croajingalong National Park and Wilson’s Promontory Victoria. The Courong in South Australia is another place I visited is another place I recommend .
In the southern States, snakes are not only less active in winter, they actually hibernate. Thus you only have to worry about watching for snakes for about half of the year and you can walk in long grass in winter stress free. There are a disproportionate number of creepy crawlies the further north you get. Like people from the southern states are almost equally as shocked as people from overseas by videos of crocodile infested waters or people removing Godzilla size pythons from their ceilings up in Queensland.
For me, as a Melburnian who has travelled the country a fair bit, the Sapphire Cost of NSW is absolutely stunning. So many gorgeous beaches, lakes, bushland quaint towns. And no need to force a change of your lingo…it’ll probably happened by default anyway! You will be understood, and people will accept you for who you are.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely comment Brian, we will add Sapphire Coast to our list of places to see, and thank you about the comment about people accepting our accent, everyone we have interacted with so far has been amazing 🫶
@@EatVentureVlog no worries. There are sooo many Brit’s here (myself included) as well as a multitude of different accents from around the globe, that nobody thinks about it anymore. As long as you have a smile and a great attitude, that’s all people care about!
Canberra (National Capital) - especially the Australian War Memorial but there is a lot to see and do. Tasmania ANYWHERE but Port Arthur Is absolutely essential.
Handy hints for Magpies. They attack more if you are on a bike than walking. That is because you're seen more of a threat when you are going faster around their nests. I would recommend dismounting and walking instead. Oh, if you can, please talk to them outside of mating season, which is springtime, in a calm and friendly way. They do have great memories. Hopefully, they won't consider that you're a threat and you can go about your tasks much happier. Good luck.
If you visit Melbourne there’s plenty to see in the city but the Dandenong Ranges and the Great Ocean Road is a must. Plenty of wildlife in those areas. Enjoy exploring and a adopting a really nice life style 😊
Thanks for the tips! We will add these to the Melbourne section of our list! Such a stunning country! All the best to you and thanks for your support 🫶
I’m Aussie, lived in UK for a couple of years (my employer at the time sent me there to work on a major rail project), then moved back to Australia. We almost considered staying there after the project finished (I have right of abode because my mother is British) because we really liked it there but the lure of Australia was too big. Loved visiting old ruins, castles etc. Really liked the old pubs that served real ale. Liked how easy it was to travel over to Europe eg 90min flight to Italy, 3 hour train trip to Paris etc. Didn’t like your fish and chips as I was so used to having a selection of fresh fish to choose from, not some scrawny bit of haddock. 🤣 Meat, fruit and veges not as fresh as you get in Australia but they were edible. 🤣
I love your accents so don’t change them to fit in. I’ve travelled in the UK a few times but there were no culture shocks. Loved all the cities I stayed in and would live to spend more time there. The people were friendly and the food was good where I visited.
all national parks south of sydney to woolongong as a starter - then down narooma - then down to mallacoota - across to melbourne - then down to Geelong - then across to pt campbell -- etc - do it all
Tasmanian here, our lovely Tiger snakes are an extremely rare occurrence in winter. My last winter sighting was a hole under my brick chimney. After the heat for winter.
Find a way to spend a few days in a small outback town - Birdsville, Tibooburra, Broken Hill, Alice Springs.. Look at the stars at night. Be impressed by the remote stillness.
When I was living in Spain, my unit was on the bottom floor. I was cleaning an internal patio, and the young lady in the unit above decided to empty her dustpan on top of me. I said to her, "Mi gusta el polvo." Literally, this translates to "I like the dust." Unfortunately for me, the slang for "polvo" is the crude word for sexual beginning with F. I was a little embarrassed when my Spanish wife told me what I had actually said. I made a few mistakes like that, to which we had a good laugh.
As the weather gets hotter make your way down south to get out of the humidity and scorching sun. It gets cooler as you travel so try Sydney for a while and melbourne for relief in summer. It still gets hot some days but manageable.
In regards to Australian magpies. Talk to them. They recognise voices and faces. If you can gain their trust they’ll return to your front yard and they’ll even introduce their young to you.
True. I have lived in my Melbourne home for 14 years and there has been generations of a family of magpies live, nest and breed in the tall gum tree nearby. They know me and I have never been swooped. At about 5 pm each day they turn up at my door looking for a snack. I have a supply of dried Millie worms for them. When the new chicks have fledged, mum and dad bring them to introduce them to me and tell the kids that there is a free feed here.
I'm reminded of the tale of the Australian soldier in WW1.. He arrived at the front, and was greeted by a British Officer who said: "Ah, my man, have you come to die?" and he said "No sir. I came yester-die."
@@EatVentureVlog yeah, I grew up with a fourteen year drought, went to the uk and there was just, so much water everywhere. Remember hearing that if it doesn’t rain for four weeks the uk runs out of water. Not sure if that’s true or not though.
To put Australia into perspective, it is the 6th largest country in the world but it only has a population of around 26 million. I live in Adelaide, South Australia and South Australia is bigger than Great Britain but only has a population of 2.5 million with around 90% living in Adelaide itself. Australia is also a very flat country, the highest point is lower than some cities in Europe and North America. Australia has rainforests, deserts and areas that resemble parts of great Britain, so there are a lot of different environments to explore. The Australian alpine areas get more snowfall than Switzerland but Australia is the driest continent on earth. If anyone decides to visit Australia, remember to have a sense of humour and wear sunscreen every day.
What a fantastic comment, thank you for your breakdown. Learning more and more each day about this great country thanks to amazing comments like yours here. It's a pleasure to be in your great country and hope one day to call it our home too 🏡🇦🇺
@EatVentureVlog I have never felt the need to visit any other country. I am now 53 and have not seen everything that Australia has to offer, I have seen all of Eastern Australia so I just have Western Australia and Tasmania but as I don't like flying they are difficult places to visit. If you want to see more stars then you believe are possible you should visit Central Australia, I worked on a sheep station in northern south Australia and found that I could read a book by starlight alone.
Aussie from Melbourne, moved to the UK in my late 20s. The thing that got to me about London that I never really thought about back home was how much I missed being around trees, plants and animals. Strangely, it’s the summers I find unbearable. None of the houses are built for it.
We're in South Australia and the snakes here go almost into hibernation in winter. The danger time is when they first come out anytime from mid September. October through to Christmas they're hungry and cranky. Basically, don't be in a hurry to meet any and follow sensible precautions in your local area
Tasmania. Not just Hobart. Though it is a lovely city, there is so much more to the state. Our landscape is very diverse. Mountains sea, snow, sunshine. We say bell pepper in America. 😊 Struth - that's true. Smushed together. When I moved from America, the thing that surprised me was the cost of medical care. So much better here.
Where I live in Brisbane, snakes are seasonal. In winter we don't see any but as soon as it comes Spring we see our resident tree snakes and carpet snake (python) around the yard. Also, I worked in the USA, northern Nevada to be exact and I was told it was considered the last frontier and all I saw in wildlife was one little brown lizard, a few crows and once I saw a wild goat at 5:00am in the dark of Winter as we were working in the mountains at a gold mine. That was the extent of the wildlife in everyday Nevada. I reckoned they'd shot everything that was wild and lived thereabouts.
The Sunshine Coast has a sub-tropical climate; long, humid spring-summer and crisp but reasonably warm autumn-winter. Places like Melbourne and Hobart are colder and less humid. Go inland past the Great Dividing Range, and it's much drier, with big variations from daytime to night-time temperatures. As for "strewth," hardly anyone under 70 says that now unless they're a bogan 😅 And many ppl have English ancestors from the north (I had a grandparent from Bolton and great-grandparents from Leeds) so your accent isn't that unfamiliar 😊
Speaking of language differences... 1. One small dialect difference that usually gets overlooked is the word "grouse". As an adjective in Oz it means good, viz.; "I had a grouse time at the beach - fun, fun, fun! 😊." However, as a verb, grouse means to to complain angrily, as in the UK, viz.; "She was grousing on about some injustice, real or imagined! ☹" 2. I have a friend from Burnley, near Manchester, and we Zoom most weeks. He sounds just like you two! Hmmm, Manchurians? 🙂
Australia has a huge network of National Parks that are well documented if you are bush walking people. These parks are inland as well as along the coast. Also one day you should visit Cradle Mountain in Tasmania it's a Wilderness World Heritage Area. Another great experience is to go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
Having gone back to the UK last year....how dirty towns are, how dead high streets are (betting shops and pound shops everywhere), how cheap alcohol is, how small houses are, how mediocre the coffee is.
If you make it to the NT, check out a few hours south a place called mataranka springs, its a natural hotspring pool. and cos its hot water the crocs wont join you
Super recommendation, once we get settled in. We will defiantly be venturing further afield to new spots, Mataranka Springs has been added to the list for sure 👌
@@EatVentureVlog Brilliant, there is a cold water waterway nearby that the crocs will join you in so stay clear of that one, have fun, be safe and enjoy this beautiful country
Hi, please stop extolling living in this great country, everyone will want to come here. We came late from UK aged 64 best move ever. Example wife left coat on wall in Sydney, circular Quay was there 5 hours later. Good luck to you both.
Hey kids how ya going. I'm Karl, I. In Bundy (Bundaberg) you'll have to come up around November to see the turtles laying there eggs, we are only an hr past Hervey Bay and famous for our ginger beer and rum .
Hi Mate I'm Ron from Childers in Queensland just up the road from ya been watching just about all your vlogs and gotta admit loving how you are both loving being in this great country Australia and thanking you for making me realize how great my country is that I was taking for granted and never stopped to look how lucky we are in Australia,,,,and you need to grab a dog's eye with dead horse ,,,which means meat pie and sauce,,, and Childers is a great little town and Bundaberg is good too,, lots to see ,,, keep up the good work Mate,,, Ron
Definitely Tasmania, Hobart old buildings, Salamanca Markets, wharf where sailing ships anchor sometimes, Port Arthur. Queensland Gemfields, Sapphire, Rubyvale. Far north Qld tropical rainforest. Broome, famous for pearls, markets.
Just Happened upon your video.What a lovely couple you two are😊 I've subscribed ! Thoroughly enjoying videos.Great call choosing Qld to live.Queenslander here😁 Sunshine Coast is Beautiful . Australia definitely has the best beaches for sure! Do travel around this Great Country when you can .You will be Amazed by so much natural beauty.Good thoughts to you both🌟😊
Guys you have to get rid of those accents! Gees you need to work on you Aussie accent every day. Now if you get to Sydney for a 4 day weekend I'll take you out to the Blue Mountains and around the city and places. I've done this for other Poms. Check out 'Charlie and Rob, the way we are' and look to their Sydney vlogs. So book a weekend (perhaps stay 4 days) and I'll run you round the best spots.!
The highest number of migrants from the UK live in Perth on a proportional basis. There might be something to why this is the case... The South West of WA is incredibly nice but the feel of any place in Australia could be highly influenced by the time of year you visit, the weather and luck. Like I see some people visit some places in the middle of winter and it is raining cats and dogs or they go somewhere the week during summer that it spikes to 47 degrees and that totally frames their whole perspective on the place. Also people don't allow enough time and they bypass all of the attractions an area is known for. I notice this sometimes with people from overseas who try to get the most geographical coverage in a short period and they spend a lot of time in vehicles in transit from place to place, when they really should have just spent a lot more quality time in the well renowned tourist town/ region they drove through in 20 minutes and basically ignored on the way to a less interesting place. Find out where the Aussies like to go if they are going on a short domestic holiday away from the big cities. I would say Melbourne and Perth would be the best 2 cities to visit, but Hobart and Adelaide have their charms and the Gold Coast is also pretty self-explanatory if you are chasing the beach and hot weather. Melbourne always has a lot happening in the CBD but the centre of town in Perth goes quiet on the weekend and at night, as the city is very spread out and there are more things to do in the suburbs, the hills or especially out towards the coast - Cottesloe, Fremantle, Scarborough, Rottnest etc. This catches some tourists by surprise. I can perfectly understand your accents, as I played football with teams full of expats from all over the UK. Everyone would wear the shirts of the clubs they supported to training and there was always a good mix to promote some healthy rival banter. Glad you are here and enjoying it!
unfortunately, there is no pub like an English pub...ive been out here for 25 yrs now and that i miss ...that's about it tbh Australia has been great. when you get chance check out the Barossa valley SA and the west coast. i live up the road in Tannum Sands atm but moving to the Barossa soon...sunny coast getting a bit too crowded these days..great spot tho
Snakes are cold blooded. They like to come out and lie on hot rocks or lie on the asphalt of the road. Snakes mostly avoid built up areas. Most snakes will avoid human contact
In the UK tipping is kind of a thing. I got the feeling nobody liked doing it. In Australia I've never done it and I really feel uncomfortable being confronted with it. Another thing is public toilets. In the UK and more so Europe they make a bigger deal out of them than they need to. it's often a drama.
Aussie in London went to KFC bake beans on the counter😳 went to Windsor, thought we would go to an English Pub for meal,well it was an Irish Pub had an American beer served by an Aussie bar man the chips were very tasty.
Hi guys. I've subscribed to your channel and am loving the content. I have binge-watched every video so far. But I have one concern, I noticed you travel with your fur baby unrestrained in the car. Firstly, I think the fine in Queensland is about $2300, but secondly, and more important, god forbid you were in an accident, he would fly around in the car like a projectile. It doesn't take much imagination to work out all the possible outcomes from that scenario. It would be a tragedy to have serious harm come to him after all the effort you put in bringing over to Australia.
Hey Jay, thank you so much for your concern, we were not aware of this coming from the UK. So we have made this top priority and today will be getting Picco (The Gremlin) hopefully sorted for his car journeys, thank you so much for this comment of support 🙌
Brisbane based and my son (who’s an Engineer) was offered a project in Canberra. I said to him too far so he took the project in Cairns. Same state but actually further distance 🤣😂🤣😂 1184k to Canberra and 1706k to Cairns.
The water isn't high risk, millions swim in the sea every day. Just swim between the flags if you aren't comfortable. Obviously there are places you definitely don't swim, but these are well sign posted.
Struth is a contraction of God's truth. It used to be very commonly heard. Like cobber (friend) and clobber (clothes) it's less commonly heard these days. Possibly even fair dinkum is less commonly used as well. If you get a chance visit the New England Tablelands. There is some stunning countryside. And some excellent places to hike such as the Girraween National Park near Stanthorpe and Boonoo Boonoo (pronounced bunnaba-noo) near Tenterfield. Also the Atherton Tablelands are well worth a visit. It'll take you a lifetime to see all of Australia. I hope you've been made to feel welcome.
Come to the lower half of Western Australia in summer and you will experience dry and no green , we go 5 months without rain . Then as soon as winter comes and the rain returns it all goes green again :)
I found parking on the "wrong" side of the road in the UK strange. Parking on the road facing oncoming traffic means you have to have driven on the wrong side of the road first. Doing this in Australia will land you with a traffic fine not just a parking fine. Your accent isn't that strong for a Northerner, when I was in Scotland I went into a number of small village shops and had no idea what the staff were saying their accent was that heavy, at first I didn't even know if they were speaking English.
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How many months or years do you think it will be that you no longer are a british couple living in australia to an an australian couple living on the sunshine coast? Curious to get your estimate now so you recognise it when you feel it.
@@EatVentureVlog ok we can bare it, i am from the era of long hair, we all sported a head of hair like that, dont take it too serious if we comment, its all in fun.
Biggest culture shock as an Aussie visiting the UK - I was in a pub in a small village in the far north of England and a bloke standing at the bar started talking to me. I couldn't understand a word that he said! 😆
I was born in Hartlepool, NE UK, I was 10 when my parents brought us 3 kids to Australia in 1964. We had very thick Geordie accents but after going to school for a year my accent had softened and two or three years later I was talking like an Aussie. I returned to visit family in my late teens and when I arrived in Hartlepool I could hardly understand what they were saying, within a few days. My accent was back! 6 months later I arrived back in Australia and my parents took a while to understand me 😂😂
After a few beers you would have understood each other perfectly.
This might of been near where we are from near Manchester? Great story! 😂
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@@EatVentureVlog While serving in the Royal Australian Air Force I was based in Butterworth, Malaysia.
Under the ANZUK treaty there was a monthly rotation of Australia, New Zealand and British army at the base.
The British regiment were the Highland Fusiliers, all from Glasgow and given the choice of the army or Borstal.
I shared my room with the army cooks, so I had new friends every month. A film of the 1972 VFL Grand Final was being shown the tavern lounge.
The lads said they would buy me the drinks if I explained the game to them. There were four of them with me in the middle.
During the first half we had trouble understanding each other. Instead of the beer, they were buying me double shots of scotch whiskey.
I think I had at least 6 drinks by half time and was feeling the effects. During the third quarter I was amazed that we could understand each other perfectly.
My parents (Welsh-English) migrated to Australia in the early 1950s with my older siblings, I and another were born after they arrived as 'ten pound poms' We children are sooo thankful that our parents emigrated. We love living in Oz . We all have successful lives, professional qualifications and career and own our homes and properties. We now have the three to fourth generations of Aussies making up our extended family living in the four eastern states of Oz. We have travelled overseas and some have worked overseas but we know that Australia is the best place to live.
I live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has the biggest population of the cities and has over 200 ethnicities living here, bringing their food and culture for us to experience. Melbourne wraps around the huge Port Phillip Bay which opens out to Bass Strait open sea with two peninsulas on each side jutting into it. The Yarra, Maribynong and other rivers run through the city into the Bay. The greater city is surrounded by the Great Dividing Range, valleys, plains and water. Melbourne is known as the Arts, Academic, Sports and Gardens city. It has a vibrant culture. Coffee cafes are everywhere as are restaurants and other eateries. It has the most extensive tram system in the world. In the mid 1800s it was the richest city in the world due to a goldrush and lovely old buildings and infrastructure were built. There are also many modern and architecturally unique skyscrapers. Check out the huge vista of Melbourne from the sky-deck in the Eureka skyscraper.
Radiating out from Melbourne, there are many regions and places in Victoria to visit eg. The Great Ocean Road, The Otway Ranges, The Mallee and Wimmera deserts, the Macedon Ranges, the provincial cities of Ballarat and Bendigo ( part of the Golden (gold) Triangle), Gippsland with its lush, temperate rain forests, valleys lakes and many beaches (one is 90 miles long), the Great Dividing Range snow and ski resorts alpine country, the Yarra Ranges and Valley, the river districts on the Murray River border with New South Wales. There are wineries, farms, towns and National Parks everywhere. Melbourne has a four season temperate climate with temperatures ranging from low minus to high 40s C degrees. Sometimes we have four seasons in one day !
Australia is the oldest land mass in the world with the oldest living culture. The topography of the country has changed over millions of years as has the unique flora and fauna. The stars in the sky at night are brilliant in the country-side away from the light of cities and towns. Australia has about seven to eight different climate zones - tropical, sub-tropical, temperate, grassland, alpine, arid,, desert and Mediterranean. I have visited and seen most of Australia with still more to do in this vast, wonderful land. What we have is 'elbow room' compared to most other countries.
Always visit the government tourist centres to get brochures and have a chat to gain the best information of what, when and where to visit. They are in most places . Enjoy !
Hate to burst your Melbournian bubble, but Sydney is still Australia's most populous city.
As of 2023.
Greater Sydney and Greater Melbourne, still have Sydney at 5,259,800, ahead of Melbourne at 4,976,200.
Melbourne is predicted to overtake Sydney around 2030.
That noise is the call from the Eastern Whipbird, often heard but rarely seen. Best lamingtons are bakery made with fresh cream in the guts of it 👍
We got one from the bakery and it was absolutely amazing 🙌
Oh well that last comment is arguably inaccurate. 🤣. I suppose it’s similar to the scones jam first or cream first two camps.
Yes old school bakeries but no cream as it’s generally mock cream.
Personally I’m old school extra soft super chocolatey moist without the cream or jam….🤘😁
I was born in the UK . Came to Australia very young. 3yo,
When I went back on holidays to visit relatives in my early twenties, I couldn’t believe how close all the houses were!!
The lack of space really made me feel claustrophobic.
Along with not hearing the birds, magpies & Lorikeets in the mornings 🙁
No.
Great place to visit (UK)
Great history, but this Aussie girl couldn’t live there
I’m fully a indoctrinated Australian 🇦🇺now😁✌️
FYI☝️ Magpies are very intelligent. They remember faces & tell there friends that u are good people
Get to know them, say hello, 👋 they will leave U alone 😁👍
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Another experience in France. No one understood my English until I told them I was Aussie - suddenly they spoke perfect English!
Oh my! Bahahahaha 😂😂😂 Good to know 😂😂😂
That is so true. I did French at school and my teacher told us that if we ever went to France we only needed one phrase ... "Je ne parle pas français, je suis Australien", which means "I do not speak French, I am Australian". When I ended up in Paris in my 30s, I used it and it worked perfectly. Once the French know that you are not English or American, they could not be more friendly, helpful and all of a sudden speak perfect English.
@RobNMelbourne Funny that. When hubby and I travelled to Paris France, I remembered that same phase and got the exact same reaction from the beautiful French people but in the country side we found the some of the older generation were not so fluent if at all in English.
Thanks for the video: I had my 14th birthday on the way to Australia (the land I now call home) and many years later I worked in London for a couple of years. in the UK; I missed the birds, especially their sound. I enjoyed the muted colours, especially the many shades of green, but not the long winter 'greyness'. The 'formality' of English trees v's the chaos of the Australian eucalypts. The long summer days v the drama of an Australian sunset. The sight, sound and smell of the Pacific ocean as its breakers smash onto the beach makes is the best life tonic.
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Strewth is actually centuries old, but has died out in the UK. It stands for "God's truth" and was more of a question. It basically meant "is that extraordinary thing you're telling me actually true? Are you telling me it is actually God's truth?" it has softened over the centuries and now in Australia it means "really?", or as a statement, more like "gosh!"
I agree with that information.
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Brisbane is halfway between Melbourne and Cairn s. Melbourne is 1000 miles south and Cairns is 1000 miles north. Then from Cairns go another 1000 miles north to tip of Australia. Sunny Coast is semi tropical - start to go west over the great divide and its so very different. Lighting Ridge is opal country, Mt Isa in gulf country and you haven't left Queensland. You have a lot to see and dont forget Tasmania which is a different level of green
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Yes. My brother-in-law was a Qantas Captain and told me that Cairns is actually about 15 kilometres further from Brisbane than Melbourne is from Brisbane.
The scale of Australia as an Aussie hit me even more when my brother who lives in Derby north of Western Australia drove over to see me in Melbourne. He drove down to Perth first then across to Melbourne. He said that the hardest part for him was knowing that he had just spent days driving down to Perth and had the same drive again over to Melbourne! It is vast in all directions!
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Virtually unknown outside of NSW and not on the tourist track, going south from Sydney instead of north is the incredible south coast of NSW, from Wollongong down to Eden is like the north coast was before it became the popular tourists track. Definitely recommend even a day trip from Sydney to Jervis Bay or St George's Basin if you're down Sydney way. Straight down the Princess Highway after going the coast through the Gong to Kiama over the Seacliff Bridge. I see it everyday and to me it's just a bridge but others seem to enjoy the experience.
I’m in shellharbour…completely agree. Beautiful part of the coast.
Also start to go off the beaten track and go for drives up in to the mountains one place is Bunya Mountain national park it is about a 3 hour drive from mooloolaba there are some fantastic walks Plus the bird you heard 12 minutes in to this recording was a whip bird
Or go down from Bowral through Kangaroo Valley and Cambawarra, just beautiful. South coast very underrated.
It’s the Princes Highway these days, spelt as if it is a highway named after a plural of male royals (prince) but it is actually a corruption by misspelling of the original singular possessive. It was originally named in 1920 as “Prince’s Highway”, after the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) but these days, the apostrophe is omitted. See Wikipedia. It is often misspelt (as the female royal (princess) as you did.
@@DeepThought9999 Cheers, always stuff the correct spelling. Sounds the same but means different.
Glad you liked the sound of the whip bird ,..as you say Australia is huge ;if you travel south to Sydney ,give yourselves a couple of days to explore the Blue mountains ;base yourselves at Katoomba or Mount Victoria you have to see the Jamison valley [think the U.S. Grand Canyon ;but covered in trees] , it's about a kilometre walk from the main street in Katoomba[ Katoomna street ]. It is about a 2 hour drive or 2 hour train ride from Sydney terminal If possible take the train old [1970s ] double deck ultra comfortable cars [top deck left hand side for best views ].[They run about every hour or so]If you want to stay somewhere luxurious the Hydro Majestic at Medlow bath [next stop after Katoomba ]. At Echo point you have the scenic railway, the scenic skyway , the cable cars to get you into and out of the valley about a 2,000 feet drop .If lucky you will see Lyre birds that can mimic any sound , rock wallabies , platypus ,and birds galore Kookaburras, sulpher crested cockatoos , Rosellas , Mountain Lauries, etc If you are super fit you can walk the Giant staircase , but it is over 1,000 steps;I strongly recommend 2-3 days because some days you will get mist and can't see anything ;chances are the next day will be perfect . And that it just one of the spectacular locations in Australia; enjoy your time here, and don't worry ,I couldn't understand the Publican in Stoke on Trent in 1980, the accent was that thick.
English people seem to think Australia is one big hot desert and everything is out to kill you. Australia is basically the size of continental USA - look up Australia’s top 5 ski resorts it will blow your mind. I’m a mountain biker and have never seen a snake in the wild , only the odd spider which leaves me alone anyway. Australia is a tropical paradise along the east coast, most of us don’t ever go near the outback. In terms of what you need to see I would suggest the Kimberley’s and also Tasmania ❤
Coming from the UK I can agree to this, as I said in the video. I'm so excited for family and friends to come out and see us for the first time. We'll have to pick their jaws up off the floor when they see the beauty of the place 🫶 Thank you for the recommendations of Kimberleys and Tasmania, I'll get them added to the list 🔥
@@EatVentureVlog If youre going to do the kimberleys, get a 4wd (long base) and drive up from perth, via kalbarri, shark bay, broome, and ningaloo. Ningaloo rivals the great barrier reef but you cant get to it off the beach.
Perth - my home city - beautiful. Dolphin watch in the mandurah estuary at its southern end (not on the boat - just walk along the footpath and you'll see them). Have drinks and lunch at the outdoor bar and restaurant platform at Pinkys beach hotel at Pinky's beach rottnest island while quokkas (tiny wallabies) hop around your feet, then swim at any of the pristine beaches - including pinkys beach - on the island (look that up too).
Be warned though - these are drives that you cant imagine. Nor can you imagine the scenery or the sunsets. There is nothing like it on the east coast. Look up Zuytdorp Cliffs and shark bay for images. shark bay is a UNESCO world heritage site as is ningaloo.
The biggest culture shock for me in europe was the beer. The beer in europe is amazing. Here its horrible.
The Kimberley, 7:12 not Kimberley's.
You two a wonderful people who appreciate Australia . Visit Ben Boyd National Park and Green Cape lighthouse, Wollemi National Park and Kananagra Boyd National Park and Warrubungles in NSW , Croajingalong National Park and Wilson’s Promontory Victoria. The Courong in South Australia is another place I visited is another place I recommend .
In the southern States, snakes are not only less active in winter, they actually hibernate. Thus you only have to worry about watching for snakes for about half of the year and you can walk in long grass in winter stress free. There are a disproportionate number of creepy crawlies the further north you get. Like people from the southern states are almost equally as shocked as people from overseas by videos of crocodile infested waters or people removing Godzilla size pythons from their ceilings up in Queensland.
For me, as a Melburnian who has travelled the country a fair bit, the Sapphire Cost of NSW is absolutely stunning. So many gorgeous beaches, lakes, bushland quaint towns. And no need to force a change of your lingo…it’ll probably happened by default anyway! You will be understood, and people will accept you for who you are.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely comment Brian, we will add Sapphire Coast to our list of places to see, and thank you about the comment about people accepting our accent, everyone we have interacted with so far has been amazing 🫶
@@EatVentureVlog no worries. There are sooo many Brit’s here (myself included) as well as a multitude of different accents from around the globe, that nobody thinks about it anymore. As long as you have a smile and a great attitude, that’s all people care about!
You 2 are lovely! Great to have you in Australia.
Thank you for your kind words 😅
The whip bird song is actually two birds. The mail put out the initial call, and the female reacts with the whip sound.
Canberra (National Capital) - especially the Australian War Memorial but there is a lot to see and do. Tasmania ANYWHERE but Port Arthur Is absolutely essential.
Handy hints for Magpies. They attack more if you are on a bike than walking. That is because you're seen more of a threat when you are going faster around their nests. I would recommend dismounting and walking instead. Oh, if you can, please talk to them outside of mating season, which is springtime, in a calm and friendly way. They do have great memories. Hopefully, they won't consider that you're a threat and you can go about your tasks much happier. Good luck.
If you visit Melbourne there’s plenty to see in the city but the Dandenong Ranges and the Great Ocean Road is a must. Plenty of wildlife in those areas. Enjoy exploring and a adopting a really nice life style 😊
Thanks for the tips! We will add these to the Melbourne section of our list! Such a stunning country! All the best to you and thanks for your support 🫶
I’m Aussie, lived in UK for a couple of years (my employer at the time sent me there to work on a major rail project), then moved back to Australia. We almost considered staying there after the project finished (I have right of abode because my mother is British) because we really liked it there but the lure of Australia was too big. Loved visiting old ruins, castles etc. Really liked the old pubs that served real ale. Liked how easy it was to travel over to Europe eg 90min flight to Italy, 3 hour train trip to Paris etc. Didn’t like your fish and chips as I was so used to having a selection of fresh fish to choose from, not some scrawny bit of haddock. 🤣 Meat, fruit and veges not as fresh as you get in Australia but they were edible. 🤣
I love your accents so don’t change them to fit in. I’ve travelled in the UK a few times but there were no culture shocks. Loved all the cities I stayed in and would live to spend more time there. The people were friendly and the food was good where I visited.
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all national parks south of sydney to woolongong as a starter - then down narooma - then down to mallacoota - across to melbourne - then down to Geelong - then across to pt campbell -- etc - do it all
Tasmanian here, our lovely Tiger snakes are an extremely rare occurrence in winter. My last winter sighting was a hole under my brick chimney. After the heat for winter.
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Find a way to spend a few days in a small outback town - Birdsville, Tibooburra, Broken Hill, Alice Springs.. Look at the stars at night. Be impressed by the remote stillness.
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When I was living in Spain, my unit was on the bottom floor. I was cleaning an internal patio, and the young lady in the unit above decided to empty her dustpan on top of me.
I said to her, "Mi gusta el polvo."
Literally, this translates to "I like the dust."
Unfortunately for me, the slang for "polvo" is the crude word for sexual beginning with F.
I was a little embarrassed when my Spanish wife told me what I had actually said.
I made a few mistakes like that, to which we had a good laugh.
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As the weather gets hotter make your way down south to get out of the humidity and scorching sun. It gets cooler as you travel so try Sydney for a while and melbourne for relief in summer. It still gets hot some days but manageable.
Thanks for the tips!
In regards to Australian magpies. Talk to them. They recognise voices and faces. If you can gain their trust they’ll return to your front yard and they’ll even introduce their young to you.
No wayyyy! This sounds amazing, I'll be sure to chat away to every magpie I meet going forward, thanks for this comment! 🫶
True. I have lived in my Melbourne home for 14 years and there has been generations of a family of magpies live, nest and breed in the tall gum tree nearby. They know me and I have never been swooped. At about 5 pm each day they turn up at my door looking for a snack. I have a supply of dried Millie worms for them. When the new chicks have fledged, mum and dad bring them to introduce them to me and tell the kids that there is a free feed here.
True! I say hello to every local magpie and have never been swooped. They do recognise you, and are famously intelligent birds.
I'm reminded of the tale of the Australian soldier in WW1.. He arrived at the front, and was greeted by a British Officer who said: "Ah, my man, have you come to die?"
and he said "No sir. I came yester-die."
Hahaha, that's a gooden, I may use this one going forward! Love it 🤣
Great work guys, I was going to recommend coming to my home town Maleny but you’ve been here! New subscriber here. 🙋♀️ ❤
We love Maleny! Our friends are from there & we will be back very soon, a lovely community & relaxing place 🫶
I very much enjoyed your positive attitude.
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It’s only super green where you are. It blew me away when I went to the uk I was blown away by the green grass
If there's one thing we do have is stunning grass in the UK, but that down to how much bloody rain we get 😅
@@EatVentureVlog yeah, I grew up with a fourteen year drought, went to the uk and there was just, so much water everywhere. Remember hearing that if it doesn’t rain for four weeks the uk runs out of water. Not sure if that’s true or not though.
To put Australia into perspective, it is the 6th largest country in the world but it only has a population of around 26 million.
I live in Adelaide, South Australia and South Australia is bigger than Great Britain but only has a population of 2.5 million with around 90% living in Adelaide itself.
Australia is also a very flat country, the highest point is lower than some cities in Europe and North America.
Australia has rainforests, deserts and areas that resemble parts of great Britain, so there are a lot of different environments to explore.
The Australian alpine areas get more snowfall than Switzerland but Australia is the driest continent on earth.
If anyone decides to visit Australia, remember to have a sense of humour and wear sunscreen every day.
What a fantastic comment, thank you for your breakdown. Learning more and more each day about this great country thanks to amazing comments like yours here. It's a pleasure to be in your great country and hope one day to call it our home too 🏡🇦🇺
@EatVentureVlog I have never felt the need to visit any other country.
I am now 53 and have not seen everything that Australia has to offer, I have seen all of Eastern Australia so I just have Western Australia and Tasmania but as I don't like flying they are difficult places to visit.
If you want to see more stars then you believe are possible you should visit Central Australia, I worked on a sheep station in northern south Australia and found that I could read a book by starlight alone.
Aussie from Melbourne, moved to the UK in my late 20s.
The thing that got to me about London that I never really thought about back home was how much I missed being around trees, plants and animals.
Strangely, it’s the summers I find unbearable. None of the houses are built for it.
We're in South Australia and the snakes here go almost into hibernation in winter. The danger time is when they first come out anytime from mid September. October through to Christmas they're hungry and cranky. Basically, don't be in a hurry to meet any and follow sensible precautions in your local area
Tasmania. Not just Hobart. Though it is a lovely city, there is so much more to the state. Our landscape is very diverse. Mountains sea, snow, sunshine.
We say bell pepper in America. 😊
Struth - that's true. Smushed together.
When I moved from America, the thing that surprised me was the cost of medical care. So much better here.
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@@dawnradel9008 Thank you so much, and thank you for having us in your beautiful country 🫶🇦🇺
Food and Bands; you definitely need to get to Melbourne.
Thank you for your comment, I've added this to our growing list 😉
Where I live in Brisbane, snakes are seasonal. In winter we don't see any but as soon as it comes Spring we see our resident tree snakes and carpet snake (python) around the yard. Also, I worked in the USA, northern Nevada to be exact and I was told it was considered the last frontier and all I saw in wildlife was one little brown lizard, a few crows and once I saw a wild goat at 5:00am in the dark of Winter as we were working in the mountains at a gold mine. That was the extent of the wildlife in everyday Nevada. I reckoned they'd shot everything that was wild and lived thereabouts.
The Sunshine Coast has a sub-tropical climate; long, humid spring-summer and crisp but reasonably warm autumn-winter. Places like Melbourne and Hobart are colder and less humid. Go inland past the Great Dividing Range, and it's much drier, with big variations from daytime to night-time temperatures.
As for "strewth," hardly anyone under 70 says that now unless they're a bogan 😅 And many ppl have English ancestors from the north (I had a grandparent from Bolton and great-grandparents from Leeds) so your accent isn't that unfamiliar 😊
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Speaking of language differences...
1. One small dialect difference that usually gets overlooked is the word "grouse". As an adjective in Oz it means good, viz.; "I had a grouse time at the beach - fun, fun, fun! 😊." However, as a verb, grouse means to to complain angrily, as in the UK, viz.; "She was grousing on about some injustice, real or imagined! ☹"
2. I have a friend from Burnley, near Manchester, and we Zoom most weeks. He sounds just like you two! Hmmm, Manchurians? 🙂
Well done on the accent, mate. You almost nailed it - impressive
Ayyyeeee! Thanks mate, I'm working on it soon I'll hopefully blend in like one of the locals 😅
Australia has a huge network of National Parks that are well documented if you are bush walking people. These parks are inland as well as along the coast. Also one day you should visit Cradle Mountain in Tasmania it's a Wilderness World Heritage Area. Another great experience is to go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Yorkshire man to Aussie vet. " Can you have a look at our cat". Aussie Vet, "Is it a tom?" Yorkshire man, "No, we bought it with us"
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Go to Tasmania….if you get homesick and love nature…history go to tassie it’s stunning 🥶
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Having gone back to the UK last year....how dirty towns are, how dead high streets are (betting shops and pound shops everywhere), how cheap alcohol is, how small houses are, how mediocre the coffee is.
That’s exactly right, and the rest! It’s the truth of what the U.K. has become 🤮
If you make it to the NT, check out a few hours south a place called mataranka springs, its a natural hotspring pool. and cos its hot water the crocs wont join you
Super recommendation, once we get settled in. We will defiantly be venturing further afield to new spots, Mataranka Springs has been added to the list for sure 👌
@@EatVentureVlog Brilliant, there is a cold water waterway nearby that the crocs will join you in so stay clear of that one, have fun, be safe and enjoy this beautiful country
Hi, please stop extolling living in this great country, everyone will want to come here. We came late from UK aged 64 best move ever. Example wife left coat on wall in Sydney, circular Quay was there 5 hours later. Good luck to you both.
It really is the most beautiful country ever, your right though we don’t want everyone to follow 🥹
Hey kids how ya going. I'm Karl, I. In Bundy (Bundaberg) you'll have to come up around November to see the turtles laying there eggs, we are only an hr past Hervey Bay and famous for our ginger beer and rum .
The magpie can recognise and remember up to 50 faces so, if you piss one off, he won't forget your face anytime soon...true fact
Hi Mate I'm Ron from Childers in Queensland just up the road from ya been watching just about all your vlogs and gotta admit loving how you are both loving being in this great country Australia and thanking you for making me realize how great my country is that I was taking for granted and never stopped to look how lucky we are in Australia,,,,and you need to grab a dog's eye with dead horse ,,,which means meat pie and sauce,,, and Childers is a great little town and Bundaberg is good too,, lots to see ,,, keep up the good work Mate,,, Ron
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Go to Tassie in February, especially the East Coast, and Hobart for festivals. It's nuts.
That sounds unreal 😍
Definitely Tasmania, Hobart old buildings, Salamanca Markets, wharf where sailing ships anchor sometimes, Port Arthur. Queensland Gemfields, Sapphire, Rubyvale. Far north Qld tropical rainforest. Broome, famous for pearls, markets.
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Strewth! in Australia is similar to blimey! in England.
Ahh that’s good to know
Gotta love the British immigrants. They appreciate us so much.
We really do, so so much ❤️
Just Happened upon your video.What a lovely couple you two are😊 I've subscribed ! Thoroughly enjoying videos.Great call choosing Qld to live.Queenslander here😁 Sunshine Coast is Beautiful . Australia definitely has the best beaches for sure! Do travel around this Great Country when you can .You will be Amazed by so much natural beauty.Good thoughts to you both🌟😊
Thank you for your kind words, we will be sure to explore 🙏
4-6hours North to South of England....I reckon the only capital cities in Australia that are closer than that are Sydney and Canberra (about 3 hrs).
Wow, it's crazy when you put it like that. It's like unlocking pandora coming here as a Brit 🤣
Guys you have to get rid of those accents! Gees you need to work on you Aussie accent every day. Now if you get to Sydney for a 4 day weekend I'll take you out to the Blue Mountains and around the city and places. I've done this for other Poms. Check out 'Charlie and Rob, the way we are' and look to their Sydney vlogs. So book a weekend (perhaps stay 4 days) and I'll run you round the best spots.!
We’ll check you out, we’d love to do that 🙌
The highest number of migrants from the UK live in Perth on a proportional basis. There might be something to why this is the case... The South West of WA is incredibly nice but the feel of any place in Australia could be highly influenced by the time of year you visit, the weather and luck. Like I see some people visit some places in the middle of winter and it is raining cats and dogs or they go somewhere the week during summer that it spikes to 47 degrees and that totally frames their whole perspective on the place. Also people don't allow enough time and they bypass all of the attractions an area is known for. I notice this sometimes with people from overseas who try to get the most geographical coverage in a short period and they spend a lot of time in vehicles in transit from place to place, when they really should have just spent a lot more quality time in the well renowned tourist town/ region they drove through in 20 minutes and basically ignored on the way to a less interesting place. Find out where the Aussies like to go if they are going on a short domestic holiday away from the big cities. I would say Melbourne and Perth would be the best 2 cities to visit, but Hobart and Adelaide have their charms and the Gold Coast is also pretty self-explanatory if you are chasing the beach and hot weather. Melbourne always has a lot happening in the CBD but the centre of town in Perth goes quiet on the weekend and at night, as the city is very spread out and there are more things to do in the suburbs, the hills or especially out towards the coast - Cottesloe, Fremantle, Scarborough, Rottnest etc. This catches some tourists by surprise. I can perfectly understand your accents, as I played football with teams full of expats from all over the UK. Everyone would wear the shirts of the clubs they supported to training and there was always a good mix to promote some healthy rival banter. Glad you are here and enjoying it!
unfortunately, there is no pub like an English pub...ive been out here for 25 yrs now and that i miss ...that's about it tbh Australia has been great. when you get chance check out the Barossa valley SA and the west coast. i live up the road in Tannum Sands atm but moving to the Barossa soon...sunny coast getting a bit too crowded these days..great spot tho
Blue Mountains is a must down in Sydney.
We’ve done them, their amazing!
Every state and territory has it's own natural beauty and attractions.
I was born here 66 years ago and I'd need another 66 to see it all.
That’s what’s so amazing about it 🙏
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tasmania for food and natural beauty
Added to the growing list, thank you for your comment, we will get down there one day I promise 😉
I did lands-end to John o Groats in a bit less than nine hours. Mind you I was trying hard.
The best country in the world 🌎
In my opinion I couldn't agree more 🫶🇦🇺
Snakes are cold blooded. They like to come out and lie on hot rocks or lie on the asphalt of the road. Snakes mostly avoid built up areas. Most snakes will avoid human contact
Eastern Whip Bird
Thank you!
Go to Daintree and see the oldest rainforest in the world
This is a must 🙌
Snakes season in Australia is September to April. So right now lol, be careful!
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In the UK tipping is kind of a thing. I got the feeling nobody liked doing it. In Australia I've never done it and I really feel uncomfortable being confronted with it.
Another thing is public toilets. In the UK and more so Europe they make a bigger deal out of them than they need to. it's often a drama.
That’s a Whip Bird 😉
What a stunning bird call, thank you so much 🫶
I think the vegetable names are influenced by the Italians, bell pepper is what Americans call them.
I'm quite sure the Italian translation for capsicum is chilli or pepper, definitely not capsicum.
What an Italian friend told me.
@@Keyrose-my3xr they all belong to the capsicum family
@@juliebird5307 yes, exactly
Yes that’s right 🙌
Aussie in London went to KFC bake beans on the counter😳 went to Windsor, thought we would go to an English Pub for meal,well it was an Irish Pub had an American beer served by an Aussie bar man the chips were very tasty.
Haha, mental! Thank you for sharing 😅
Hi guys. I've subscribed to your channel and am loving the content. I have binge-watched every video so far. But I have one concern, I noticed you travel with your fur baby unrestrained in the car. Firstly, I think the fine in Queensland is about $2300, but secondly, and more important, god forbid you were in an accident, he would fly around in the car like a projectile. It doesn't take much imagination to work out all the possible outcomes from that scenario. It would be a tragedy to have serious harm come to him after all the effort you put in bringing over to Australia.
Hey Jay, thank you so much for your concern, we were not aware of this coming from the UK. So we have made this top priority and today will be getting Picco (The Gremlin) hopefully sorted for his car journeys, thank you so much for this comment of support 🙌
@@EatVentureVlog My pleasure. Also, what's the backstory of his other name you sometimes call him - "Rog"?
Tassie, gotta do tassie
Added to the list! Thank you 🙏
Brisbane based and my son (who’s an Engineer) was offered a project in Canberra. I said to him too far so he took the project in Cairns. Same state but actually further distance 🤣😂🤣😂 1184k to Canberra and 1706k to Cairns.
"Struth" is an an abbreviation of "God's truth"
Ahhh that makes sense, thank you so much 👍
Custard slice not supermarket but bakery
Yes I love a custard slice!
It was the extra heads I noticed most.
😅😅😂😂
Im 70 years old and i reckon ive seen about 5 snakes they slither away from you unless you are silly enough to aproach them
No way! Not that common to see really then
You don't need to go anywhere else. Queensland is the best
Absolutely 🙌
The water isn't high risk, millions swim in the sea every day. Just swim between the flags if you aren't comfortable. Obviously there are places you definitely don't swim, but these are well sign posted.
Yes that’s so true!
Awh thank you for sharing! Appreciate your comment 🙏
It means so much to us you watching our videos🙌
Struth is a contraction of God's truth. It used to be very commonly heard. Like cobber (friend) and clobber (clothes) it's less commonly heard these days. Possibly even fair dinkum is less commonly used as well.
If you get a chance visit the New England Tablelands. There is some stunning countryside. And some excellent places to hike such as the Girraween National Park near Stanthorpe and Boonoo Boonoo (pronounced bunnaba-noo) near Tenterfield. Also the Atherton Tablelands are well worth a visit.
It'll take you a lifetime to see all of Australia. I hope you've been made to feel welcome.
Fair dinkum cobber!!
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@@kroo07Struth!
I use 'bud' all the time. Never tried furry bread though lol.
Hahaha😅
A Cole’s lamington compared to a bakery lamington is like tinned asparagus compared to fresh asparagus. Not in the same universe!
Come to the lower half of Western Australia in summer and you will experience dry and no green , we go 5 months without rain . Then as soon as winter comes and the rain returns it all goes green again :)
That's on our must list!
I found parking on the "wrong" side of the road in the UK strange. Parking on the road facing oncoming traffic means you have to have driven on the wrong side of the road first.
Doing this in Australia will land you with a traffic fine not just a parking fine.
Your accent isn't that strong for a Northerner, when I was in Scotland I went into a number of small village shops and had no idea what the staff were saying their accent was that heavy, at first I didn't even know if they were speaking English.
Struth is a saying of exclamation...Struth!!
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‘Strewth’ - shortened from ‘God’s truth’
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Buying car parts in Norfolk - had to get my (British) girlfriend to translate
You should go to🤗Bunnings on the weekend.👍It’s a hardware store,🫶but it’s dog🐕 friendly.🤗On the weekends they have 💕sausage sizzle,s outside,💕that are to raise money for charity.💋💋💋Dogs are welcomed in the store,👍We have a Pomeranian,💋Charlie who jumps in the car 🚗 in anticipation of 💋a visit to Bunnings.🤗Customers and staff spoil him.💕💕💕💕👍💕💕💕
How many months or years do you think it will be that you no longer are a british couple living in australia to an an australian couple living on the sunshine coast? Curious to get your estimate now so you recognise it when you feel it.
Not very long at all, maybe a year? 😂
Packet lamingtons suck. Always bakery🎉
Yes bakery all the way
Where are you buying your coffee, it is not full of the sugar ,wehave some of the best coffee shops around
Kody was talking about the Coffee shops back home near us in the UK, the overall coffee quality in Australia is much higher in our opinion 😉
@@EatVentureVlog okay sorry
What in the world make a young man drive 14hrs to see a girlfriend.
He works down south for 2 weeks on, then drives back up here for 2 weeks off with friends and family 👍
Australia and USA are close to the same size.
Yup!
then of course there's Tassie
“Struth” comes from “God’s truth”.
Ah that’s good to know 🙌
You seem to be living in luxury, how does that compare to the life of people in the UK?
Just a little, it doesn’t compare. This country is amazing
Gawd struth.
It makes a lot more sense now I know the start 👍
Aussies havent talked you out of the man bun yet?
It's either the man bun or I wear it down like a discount store version of Tarzan, the Aussies will be telling me to tie it up! 🤣😂
@@EatVentureVlog ok we can bare it, i am from the era of long hair, we all sported a head of hair like that, dont take it too serious if we comment, its all in fun.