Welcome mate 👍 I'm in Adelaide too 😆 Not many Skippys in Sydney. LoL Did Jonah take you to Belair National Park ? It's an only 15 mins from the centre of town. There's Emu's, Koalas & Echidnas there. Recommended place to visit for your next Adelaide trip 👍 American coffee shops haven't fared well in AUS (Starbucks). As I'm sure you've found out, we've got an incredibly strong cafe culture based on our Southern European settlers. I hope your cafe company is able to adapt 👍
I've been living in Sydney for nearly 20 years and still can't get enough of hearing or watching any Australian bird, even if it's a kookaburra waking me up at 2 am. (Except the bin chickens)
@@SuttonJonahBrady great video.. hoping to move to Australia for its the council house and only the council house coming from a huge white house background in the UK
Hey friend, my wife and I did something similar, I live in Sydney and she was from Ohio, spare the gooey bits and we had the discussion of where we were going to live after we married. In the End Australia came out on top for many of the reasons you mentioned. We opted to Marry in Ohio 20 years ago now with the intention of the move to Sydney within 6 months and did so almost to the day. My wife saw a Cockatoo in the wild for the first time and thought someone pet had escaped only to see flock of hundreds later, and we had a Kangaroo in our yard as I live near bush land even though I'd never seen one in the yard before, then we went on a road trip and on the side of the road we saw a huge Mob of perhaps 200 odd roos with my wife saying out loud I guess I live in Australia. On the health care thing it was interesting for my wife to have a child here with only a $65.00 out of pocket expense and at the time the Government gave us $3000 to have a child which provided us with everything we needed. We are now on acreage in the north western outskirts of Sydney We see wallabies and echidnas a lot a few snakes and the lace monitors. All animals that my wife had never seen growing up in Columbus Ohio.
well well well,, I'm Canadian and I lived here for 40 yrs due to my ex ,,, Australia is a beautiful country , I live in Perth W Australia ,, don't expect snow ,, but then again , it depends were you finally settle ,, I never see snow here ,, I' get very homesick especially around Christmas time ,, miss the snow ,, I come from Ottawa ,, anyway ,, I wish you the best here , Australian are very friendly ,, I love Australia , nice weather , nice coast lines ,, a lot to do around here ,, so prepare ,, watch out for small snakes , some are deadly , and so are some spiders ,, just google the dangerous little critters ,, anyway , stay safe ,, and be happy and take it easy ,, wish you the best ,, take care ,, cheers
When driving in the country in early morning and late afternoon, the kangaroos are actively about so you have to drive carefully, more slowly and be alert. If you hit one it can cause a lot of damage to the kangaroo and your vehicle. If the kangaroo comes through the window it's claws and body can cause severe injuries to the occupants.
Hence "roo-bars", the huge front bars many cars will have. They don't protect you or them amazingly well though since roos obviously travel by jumping, so many impacts will indeed meet your windscreen, which is a bad day for all involved. Take the signs seriously, slow down a little. Kangaroos like many animals will react badly/poorly to traffic, sometimes freezing, sometimes trying to "escape" in the wrong direction.
It was really hard being Australian outside Australia during covid, that feeling of being vehemently excluded was something I never expected from the country of my birth.
just noticed that smile.. always on your face. (I hope Aust did it ).. its guys like you that make Australia great.. I hope you are doing well..ll. God bless.
Welcome to Australia!!! I live on the NSW Central Coast which is about halfway between Sydney and Newcastle. If you want to see more Kangaroos, there are heaps in the Hunter Valley wine region (beautiful wines to taste too!!!) I visit Sydney all the time as I grew up down there and some of my friends and family live there. I look forward to coming to your cafe to try your coffee and tea.
Make sure you hire a barista or do a course yourself as coffee places in Australia fail if the coffee isn’t of good quality. Food wise keep it simple but interesting as there’s lots of competition, atmosphere and vibe is essential as well. Good luck!
DO NOT make American style coffee, we wont drink it, We have our Italian, Greek and Turkish immigrants to thank for our awesome coffee, (Italian mainly). Good luck, if Im in Sydney I'll call in if you tell us where you are and support your business (but coffee HAS to be good :)
Though, 'decent' is looking a bit marginal these days - there's a lot more homelessness around now. Still better than the US, but the trickle-down myth has hit us too over the years.
@@christopher59 "A lot" is naturally a nebulous and subjective term, however... I'm in a regional centre, and have lived here for around a decade; homelessness has increased noticeably in that period - more than population growth would account for. I can't imagine that this place, with plenty of land to put housing on, is somehow under more housing stress than any of the capitals - sprawl has limits. Some people, with other financial commitments, just can't pay the outlandish amounts required for rent these days.
Congrats and welcome to Australia. I'm also from the US and moved here in Dec '19. I know you have a TON of questions and curiosities. If you'd like advice on anything, please reach out and I can give you my contact details. Cheers - Scott
Hey Scott ! Wow you’re so kind, I have been fortunate to have family here which helps so so much. So many questions I have daily! Thanks for being so generous, how have you been finding Australia & where are you from in the US?
@@SuttonJonahBrady So far, it feels more like home than home does, if that makes sense. I'm from Seattle and ended up here as my wife was offered a job while on holiday here with our son. So, they basically didn't go back and I arrived a few months later. I'm on FB and Insta if you'd like to chat. Do you have a location for the coffee biz yet? Best of luck.
@@scottcouchau7461 I've always felt that I like the U.S. because your culture up there seems more religious, and traditional, I appreciate the diversity and the cost of affordability, I consider Australia a unique, special and generally safe country, but there's a couple of deal breakers or cons I fear or feel with the U.S. but otherwise I feel like a minority here, whilst still being Aussie America is more choices politically, and America seems to have greater entertainment and shopping value, I haven't known any Americans but I am always indecisive about wither Americans or Aussie are more warm and socially friendly, sometimes America seems superficial and confident, but today anywhere feels like that I am always telling myself, I am American with my beliefs, but than feeling like Australian being Aussie, I wouldn't move, but I would love to visit a handful of regions in your home country
Welcome! It’s a great city but a very tough cafe market, particularly the inner west. I owned a cafe in Glebe for 22 years. Hard work. I wish you well.
If you find you like Australia [and why wouldn't you 😁) then one of the best pieces I can give is ... travel around. You find a lot of Aussies are fairly parochial when it comes to them opining about what part is best. But, the thing is, there is a LOT to see and experience. Personally, I"m a Sandgroper [West Australian], born and raised there, spent 10 years on the eastern seaboard mainly in Qld and Vic but I returned home to bring up my kids. So, yes, I'm prejudiced when I say that West is Best! No, really, travel extensively. It's worth it. (Our coffee is pretty good over here too!)
I live on 5 acres on a property that crosses a Suburb called Kentlyn and another called Minto Heights which is in South-West Sydney (40min train or 40min car ride to the city). Late at night and early in the morning we get Kangaroo's. We also get the occasion Koala. We're pretty lucky in our area - its specifically protected for native wildlife. Feel free to reach out if you ever get down this way.
Dawn and Dusk, not the clooney one, beware of kangaroos or wallabies, or your radiator is toast. At night, beware of wombats, or your car will bounce a few times.
Hey I’m glad you are enjoying Australia. I would think someone would have mentioned that you shouldn’t drive at sunset or sundown, the Roos are out at these times and at night.
Clean and Green? Hmmmm I don't think so, Australia has the third highest rate of carbon emissions per capita in the world. We are a country obsessed with fossil fuels.
@@LeeGordon-fp9zf Michelle is right, but otherwise Australia is very clean, compared with the States especially. Streets and countryside are clean and urban pollution is low because we have reasonable public transport.
I live in the southern suburbs of Perth. Same thing happened to me just a couple weeks ago driving to work in the morning. Kangaroo decides it want to cross the road right there in front of me. It certainly gets the heart pumping. Welcome to Australia.
In my first visit to America, I was walking through a park, and saw some squirrels running around. I stopped to watch them for a few minutes, not quite the same as seeing some roos jumping around, but it was a fun moment for me....
Non-Australians to Kangaroos are what Australians are to squirrels (you could pick the Aussie when I was overseas when I spent an hour taking a photo of a squirrel and getting very strange looks from the locals - we’re the only continent that doesn’t have them)… but glad that you got to see some roos. Driving on country roads at dusk is when you tend to see them the most (and other animals like Wombats and Echidnas) but it can also be dangerous trying not to hit anything.
Yeah, dust and dawn are the worst times for animals on the roads... best not to drive then of you can avoid it. If you can't you have to be really vigilant...
First and Foremost, a Very warm welcome to Australia to yourself and your wife, Jonah. A suggestion Mate. If you would like to check out the Perth, Western Australia, it is the Ideal place to live. Beautiful weather all year round.
If you live rurally it's the absolute opposite. The amount of times I had to go outside to chase away kangaroos that were literally sitting right outside my window eating my flowers while I was shouting at them from said window... lol. In rural areas the buggers get used to you.
Hi Jonah, I live in Canada now (ugh! don't ask)...but I was raised in Melbourne. My family still lives there and I also have two brothers in Sydney. Congratulations on making this move...Australia is an amazing place to live and a place where you can truly enjoy life. Aussies are very laid back and friendly as I'm sure you've noticed. I wish you both a wonderful, happy and satisfying life going forward. Great things await you!! I hope you'll keep posting!! It helps with my homesick feelings - especially on snowy Canadian days like today. All the best!!
@@ilovehmetal Years ago if you wanted to be anything in Australia you had to move to Melbourne, it was the hub of everything, especially entertainment.
@@personofearth5076, what is the general opinion on Melbourne today? I'm an American who is trying to learn about Australia with thoughts on moving there someday. I'm leaning more toward the bigger cities or their suburbs.
Welcome to Australia. You're one of us now ;) Your wife did well avoiding that kangaroo. They often jump into the worst possible place at the worst possible moment. Emus are even worse.
When you get a chance, head over to Perth, Western Australia. It is the best kept secret and the most isolated city on earth. It is very chill, except the drivers, but they suck everywhere :) When (I am going to be presumptuous and just assume it's a done deal), you get here, you have to visit Kings Park, A massive nature reserve/botanical garden that overlooks the city CBD, with absolutely amazing views, especially at dusk and night time.
I first moved to Aus (WA) in 2004. It took a long while for me to realise that I was. It done with Aus. I went home to Malaysia, worked some years, got myself a permanent Aus visa and then made the move for good in 2021. WA again first then now beautiful brisbane, with warm winters and reminded me of the tropics I grew up in. I love Aus! The coffee, the fresh food, love it.
Good morning mate from sunny Queensland. Really glad you decided to make the move. Hope you have a happy healthy life in Australia. What's your favourite coffee. Just standing in front of my espresso machine 😁
We often do long drives in the bush but when we can we avoid driving during the “kangaroo hour”, that is the hour before sunrise and the hour after sunset.
So you moved here for our amazing coffee ☕...in a way lol😜! In all seriousness though, all the best to you both with the business venture. 👍 And congrats on finally seeing some kangaroos! 🦘 Looking forward to the videos you have coming up, they all sound good!
I live at Windsor. Plenty of Roos out here. Just go for a drive early morning or evening. They even appear at the end of our street every now and then.
I live in Penrith area and we have the odd Roos and Emu's around suburbs. Few months ago had a roo at night coming up the street and across on me just around the corner from my place. 😜
A few years ago I drove (from Sydney) to Canberra and saw about seven dead kangaroos, including a woman dragging one by the tail to remove it from the road. They tend to hit the roads at dawn and dusk so that's the most dangerous time to drive
Welcome to Australia! Definitely come here for quality of life! Oh well, you can still live a very fulfilled life here in Australia as you can in America.
Also, I once saw three eastern grey kangaroos on a bush walk around Castlecrag which is a suburb only 8kms (5mi) north of the Sydney CBD. That's pretty out of the ordinary though.
Inner West is pumping with coffee shops - very best of luck to you guys👍 BTW sunrise and sunset in rural Aust is a particularly dangerous time for kangaroos on or crossing roads. So travellers need to be careful and alert. Glad your interactions with Roos were fun🦘🇦🇺😎
Hey how ya going mate. This came up on my recommended videos and I'm so glad I watched and will sub. I would love to see the difference of interstate travel between America and Australia. That would be great. I totally understand where your coming from wanting to see a kangaroo because if I went to America, again. ( Seven days in Anaheim at 14 yrs old doesn't count, lol ) I would want to see animals like bear, bison, wild cats, beavers and groundhogs. All I can say is you made a great decision by marrying an Aussie chic, lol and she made a good choice in partner too. I wish you both all the best in your new business endeavours. It will be hard and there will be be back breaking, emotionally hard long days. Stay focused on the big picture and with the right support I'm sure you'll do great. Much love from a new follower from South Australia ✌️❤️
A great place for Roo's is at Morisset, about and hour and a half north of Sydney, just outside the hospital there you can feed wild kangaroos with carrots or something. It's pretty cool.
I live in Canberra, I have a mother and joey which sleep in my front yard in the morning and eat my grass. We get echidna in the street, a lot of snakes and a lot of lace monitors when mountain biking in the mountains. On the way to Thredbo in summer I have seen a couple of Emu as well.
In the 80s I lived in Penrith (still part of greater Sydney, but 60kms west of the city centre). Every day, going by train to school I used to see kangaroos from Penrith Railway Station, There was an army base alongside the northern side of the railway and so it was pretty much bush. The base isn’t there anymore.
It is a big step. A big decision. To leave your country. You need at least one good main reason. Your country is your comfort zone. A new country is different. Unfamiliar. Good luck to you. Great video.
No joke. They didn't really divulge all the other opportunities they forgone to pursue australia, so unless there were no other domestic opportunities, there was some other reason. Granted, "australia is cool" is a pretty good reason.
Good thing you didn't hit the roo. They can really mess up your car. When you get to pat one and feel it's body and tail, you can appreciate just how solid these guys are. They are basically pure muscle and bone, ie. like solid concrete.
Definitely do a video on road trip comparisons, cheers We recently moved from the NSW/Queensland border area to Bathurst, approximately 200km west of Sydney
Make Sue you use Free Trade coffee. It unsures the growers & workers get paid priory & not ripped off. Jamaica Blue does & they have great coffee. Maccas uses it too in the McCafé section
Love road tripping. So much fun in Australia. I have traveled West to the East, stayed there a few years then road-tripped back. Now I just road trip within the state. Good tripping search out the Art Silo trail.
Just stumbled across your channel and heard you say it’s hard to find roos in Sydney. I can’t remember the name of the National Park but it’s down Fox Valley Way off Pacific Highway. Like a bush walk type scenario. Watch out for the ticks though. The walk was great but the roos were the icing on the cake. It’ll be The Berowra National Park.
A big Aussie "G'day Mate" & Welcome to Australia, I wish you both a long happy & contented life hear in the Land Down-Under, once you learn to drive on the right side of the road everything else will just fall into place. So grab yourself a Cold Beer, sit back relax & enjoy the Australian way of life mate. Anyway mate, it's good you've seen Skippy (Kangaroo) but watch out for the deadly Drop-Bears, (The Aussie Drop-Bears actually wiped out the Australian Grizzly bear population) LOL. Welcome to Oz Mate, Steve.
Any outer suburbs you will see them. I'm on the central coast now but you just need to be out around Dawn and Dusk... I have even seen them in between Dooside and Rooty Hill station
go to Glenbrook at foot of the Blue Mountains - there is a BBQ area, creek and park in the national park and you are guaranteed to see them everywhere - there is also a very old Aboriginal painting there as well.
Just found your channel. If you ever come to Tasmania, there are wallabies everywhere outside of towns so driving at dawn, dusk and night you have to be really careful.
Welcome! How are you settling in? I hope well and enjoying getting to know our fabulous country! What are you hoping to see/do/experience Aussie next? When you get the time of course 👋🏻😀🇦🇺
I live in the Inner West. Which suburb are you opening in? Lots of competition around here. Overseas visitors travel here for what is considered the best coffee.
Great. We are in Marrickville. So close. I’ll be following your youtube and visit to support your new venture. You will love it here. The coolest suburbs in the world (that’s official).
Canadian here, 11 years + in Oz and no complaints because Australia has been good to me. I miss smoked Pacific Salmon and A&W teenburgers. Apart from that, I'm good. My suggestion is to drive through Great Otway Park in Victoria- take the dirt road to the Caravan park near the lighthouse. Wall to wall Koalas.
Travel tip for Australia. Don’t drive during sun up, sun down and nighttime if your out of the city. We all know that and adjust travel to fit. It’s only a matter of time before you hit a roo and it’s not pleasant.
Only way is up bud for yourself and family...just make sure you get your parents over to visit...who knows they could love it also , and want to move to this great place on earth.
I'm Australian and I never get tired of seeing kangaroos. I love them so much! I live in a suburban area, but there is a park nearby that has a large kangaroo population and I've seen kangaroos hop down the street many times or graze on the grass areas near my house. Love it.
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Cheers!
No questions mate, it will spoil the adventure. Just hope you enjoy the experience and the people - it is truly the lucky country.
Enjoy it here mate.. be positive & dont take people to serious..
Welcome mate 👍
I'm in Adelaide too 😆
Not many Skippys in Sydney. LoL
Did Jonah take you to Belair National Park ? It's an only 15 mins from the centre of town. There's Emu's, Koalas & Echidnas there.
Recommended place to visit for your next Adelaide trip 👍
American coffee shops haven't fared well in AUS (Starbucks).
As I'm sure you've found out, we've got an incredibly strong cafe culture based on our Southern European settlers.
I hope your cafe company is able to adapt 👍
I'm 63 and seeing a kangaroo or any other Australian native animal in the wild still blows me away. I wish you guys all the best. Welcome to OZ.
I love that so much, that’s how it should be Wayne. Thanks for the comment!
Yeah. We have a bird feeder on our veranda and we still stop and smile when the galahs, 28s and red cap parrots stop in for a snack😁
I've been living in Sydney for nearly 20 years and still can't get enough of hearing or watching any Australian bird, even if it's a kookaburra waking me up at 2 am.
(Except the bin chickens)
Wishing you guys all the best in your venture and life in Australia 👍💯🇦🇺
Thanks! 🙏🏼
@@SuttonJonahBrady great video.. hoping to move to Australia for its the council house and only the council house coming from a huge white house background in the UK
Hey friend, my wife and I did something similar, I live in Sydney and she was from Ohio, spare the gooey bits and we had the discussion of where we were going to live after we married. In the End Australia came out on top for many of the reasons you mentioned. We opted to Marry in Ohio 20 years ago now with the intention of the move to Sydney within 6 months and did so almost to the day. My wife saw a Cockatoo in the wild for the first time and thought someone pet had escaped only to see flock of hundreds later, and we had a Kangaroo in our yard as I live near bush land even though I'd never seen one in the yard before, then we went on a road trip and on the side of the road we saw a huge Mob of perhaps 200 odd roos with my wife saying out loud I guess I live in Australia. On the health care thing it was interesting for my wife to have a child here with only a $65.00 out of pocket expense and at the time the Government gave us $3000 to have a child which provided us with everything we needed. We are now on acreage in the north western outskirts of Sydney We see wallabies and echidnas a lot a few snakes and the lace monitors. All animals that my wife had never seen growing up in Columbus Ohio.
well well well,, I'm Canadian and I lived here for 40 yrs due to my ex ,,, Australia is a beautiful country , I live in Perth W Australia ,, don't expect snow ,, but then again , it depends were you finally settle ,, I never see snow here ,, I' get very homesick especially around Christmas time ,, miss the snow ,, I come from Ottawa ,, anyway ,, I wish you the best here , Australian are very friendly ,, I love Australia , nice weather , nice coast lines ,, a lot to do around here ,, so prepare ,, watch out for small snakes , some are deadly , and so are some spiders ,, just google the dangerous little critters ,, anyway , stay safe ,, and be happy and take it easy ,, wish you the best ,, take care ,, cheers
When driving in the country in early morning and late afternoon, the kangaroos are actively about so you have to drive carefully, more slowly and be alert. If you hit one it can cause a lot of damage to the kangaroo and your vehicle. If the kangaroo comes through the window it's claws and body can cause severe injuries to the occupants.
Hence "roo-bars", the huge front bars many cars will have. They don't protect you or them amazingly well though since roos obviously travel by jumping, so many impacts will indeed meet your windscreen, which is a bad day for all involved. Take the signs seriously, slow down a little. Kangaroos like many animals will react badly/poorly to traffic, sometimes freezing, sometimes trying to "escape" in the wrong direction.
I've hit many, they go splat and you keep driving.
@@mikesprigg5495 yeah... no.
@@mikesprigg5495 Lucky you. Other people have had shocking and traumatic experiences as a result of hitting a kangaroo.
@@barnowl5774 perhaps the fact I've shot several hundred with a 12 gauge shotgun has something to do with my lack of emotion for them.
All the best mate, hoping all goes well and your family in the U.S. can come over and see what's it's like also.
Thanks Peter!
The best country in the world. Best of luck to you both...I'm sure you guys will be a success!
It was really hard being Australian outside Australia during covid, that feeling of being vehemently excluded was something I never expected from the country of my birth.
just noticed that smile.. always on your face. (I hope Aust did it ).. its guys like you that make Australia great.. I hope you are doing well..ll.
God bless.
Yes I'd like to know the differences b/w road tripping in the 2 countries
Yes please!
Alright I’m on it !
Same.. that would be interesting
Welcome to Australia!!! I live on the NSW Central Coast which is about halfway between Sydney and Newcastle. If you want to see more Kangaroos, there are heaps in the Hunter Valley wine region (beautiful wines to taste too!!!) I visit Sydney all the time as I grew up down there and some of my friends and family live there. I look forward to coming to your cafe to try your coffee and tea.
Make sure you hire a barista or do a course yourself as coffee places in Australia fail if the coffee isn’t of good quality. Food wise keep it simple but interesting as there’s lots of competition, atmosphere and vibe is essential as well. Good luck!
Great advise.
Our coffee venue is going to aim at all these things, we are working hard to be sure of that!
Yes but having been all over the world and compared to everywhere else our coffee is fantastic!
DO NOT make American style coffee, we wont drink it, We have our Italian, Greek and Turkish immigrants to thank for our awesome coffee, (Italian mainly). Good luck, if Im in Sydney I'll call in if you tell us where you are and support your business (but coffee HAS to be good :)
@@SuttonJonahBrady and please have a few vegan options on the menu. They don't need to be fancy just fresh and edible.
Welcome to Aus, kids. The land of a decent minimum wage and universal health care. Enjoy guys.
Shame the people running the country are holding everybody back,it's like 2 gangs (labour and liberal)fighting for power and nothing gets done
Though, 'decent' is looking a bit marginal these days - there's a lot more homelessness around now. Still better than the US, but the trickle-down myth has hit us too over the years.
@@CyberiusTa lot more homelessness? Where ?
@@christopher59 "A lot" is naturally a nebulous and subjective term, however... I'm in a regional centre, and have lived here for around a decade; homelessness has increased noticeably in that period - more than population growth would account for. I can't imagine that this place, with plenty of land to put housing on, is somehow under more housing stress than any of the capitals - sprawl has limits.
Some people, with other financial commitments, just can't pay the outlandish amounts required for rent these days.
Housing crisis..
Congrats and welcome to Australia. I'm also from the US and moved here in Dec '19. I know you have a TON of questions and curiosities. If you'd like advice on anything, please reach out and I can give you my contact details. Cheers - Scott
Hey Scott ! Wow you’re so kind, I have been fortunate to have family here which helps so so much. So many questions I have daily!
Thanks for being so generous, how have you been finding Australia & where are you from in the US?
@@SuttonJonahBrady So far, it feels more like home than home does, if that makes sense. I'm from Seattle and ended up here as my wife was offered a job while on holiday here with our son. So, they basically didn't go back and I arrived a few months later. I'm on FB and Insta if you'd like to chat. Do you have a location for the coffee biz yet? Best of luck.
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@@scottcouchau7461 That is so insane, I also moved from Seattle to Australia, but in 2021. It's so nice to know that there is another person like me!
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I've always felt that I like the U.S. because your culture up there seems more religious, and traditional, I appreciate the diversity and the cost of affordability, I consider Australia a unique, special and generally safe country, but there's a couple of deal breakers or cons I fear or feel with the U.S. but otherwise I feel like a minority here, whilst still being Aussie
America is more choices politically, and America seems to have greater entertainment and shopping value, I haven't known any Americans but I am always indecisive about wither Americans or Aussie are more warm and socially friendly, sometimes America seems superficial and confident, but today anywhere feels like that
I am always telling myself, I am American with my beliefs, but than feeling like Australian being Aussie, I wouldn't move, but I would love to visit a handful of regions in your home country
Welcome to Aus and best of luck to the two of you with the new business.
Welcome!
It’s a great city but a very tough cafe market, particularly the inner west. I owned a cafe in Glebe for 22 years. Hard work. I wish you well.
If you find you like Australia [and why wouldn't you 😁) then one of the best pieces I can give is ... travel around. You find a lot of Aussies are fairly parochial when it comes to them opining about what part is best. But, the thing is, there is a LOT to see and experience. Personally, I"m a Sandgroper [West Australian], born and raised there, spent 10 years on the eastern seaboard mainly in Qld and Vic but I returned home to bring up my kids. So, yes, I'm prejudiced when I say that West is Best! No, really, travel extensively. It's worth it. (Our coffee is pretty good over here too!)
The best part of Oz is in between the east coast of Norfolk Island and the west coast of Heard Island, south of Indonesia and north of Antartica 🤣
Most Australians are jokey when being parochial. We live on an incredible island, with another wee incredible island off our south coast.
I live on 5 acres on a property that crosses a Suburb called Kentlyn and another called Minto Heights which is in South-West Sydney (40min train or 40min car ride to the city). Late at night and early in the morning we get Kangaroo's. We also get the occasion Koala. We're pretty lucky in our area - its specifically protected for native wildlife.
Feel free to reach out if you ever get down this way.
Whoa that’s really cool, didn’t know there was wildlife that close
Dawn and Dusk, not the clooney one, beware of kangaroos or wallabies, or your radiator is toast.
At night, beware of wombats, or your car will bounce a few times.
When driving on back roads or even suburbs, drive carefully do not speed 😮 and always watch out for Kangaroos lizards Koalas parrots Wombats 😮🙏
Hey I’m glad you are enjoying Australia. I would think someone would have mentioned that you shouldn’t drive at sunset or sundown, the Roos are out at these times and at night.
Clean. Green. Safe. Respectful. Big. Spacious. Fair. Healthy. No guns. No hate. Great coffee. That’s it.
Clean and Green? Hmmmm I don't think so, Australia has the third highest rate of carbon emissions per capita in the world. We are a country obsessed with fossil fuels.
No hate hey ..... 😮 ok that would very nice .... great coffee tho
@@Michelle_Emm Rubbish. Not possible.
@@LeeGordon-fp9zf I wish it wasn't true. 😮💨
@@LeeGordon-fp9zf Michelle is right, but otherwise Australia is very clean, compared with the States especially.
Streets and countryside are clean and urban pollution is low because we have reasonable public transport.
I live in the southern suburbs of Perth. Same thing happened to me just a couple weeks ago driving to work in the morning. Kangaroo decides it want to cross the road right there in front of me. It certainly gets the heart pumping. Welcome to Australia.
In my first visit to America, I was walking through a park, and saw some squirrels running around. I stopped to watch them for a few minutes, not quite the same as seeing some roos jumping around, but it was a fun moment for me....
Yay to the road trip video!
Non-Australians to Kangaroos are what Australians are to squirrels (you could pick the Aussie when I was overseas when I spent an hour taking a photo of a squirrel and getting very strange looks from the locals - we’re the only continent that doesn’t have them)… but glad that you got to see some roos. Driving on country roads at dusk is when you tend to see them the most (and other animals like Wombats and Echidnas) but it can also be dangerous trying not to hit anything.
Yeah, dust and dawn are the worst times for animals on the roads... best not to drive then of you can avoid it. If you can't you have to be really vigilant...
I was one of those Aussies Laura, especially in New York. lol They are amazing little critters.
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Sounds so funny. I have them all over my yard.
@@cristy0716 They are so cute cristy.
First and Foremost, a Very warm welcome to Australia to yourself and your wife, Jonah. A suggestion Mate. If you would like to check out the Perth, Western Australia, it is the Ideal place to live. Beautiful weather all year round.
Perth is on the list of places to visit !
Love these kind of stories! Great job guys
I'm Australian and I still love seeing them anytime they are around,they don't usually let people get too close
If you live rurally it's the absolute opposite. The amount of times I had to go outside to chase away kangaroos that were literally sitting right outside my window eating my flowers while I was shouting at them from said window... lol. In rural areas the buggers get used to you.
@@Erizedd depends how rural I guess,i live on farmland an hour away from Adelaide city and see more dead on the roads than alive
Welcome to the best country in the world. All the best with your ventures and adventures. We love new comers.
Glad to hear that. I'm an American and have concerns about how welcome we would be.
Hi Jonah, I live in Canada now (ugh! don't ask)...but I was raised in Melbourne. My family still lives there and I also have two brothers in Sydney. Congratulations on making this move...Australia is an amazing place to live and a place where you can truly enjoy life. Aussies are very laid back and friendly as I'm sure you've noticed. I wish you both a wonderful, happy and satisfying life going forward. Great things await you!! I hope you'll keep posting!! It helps with my homesick feelings - especially on snowy Canadian days like today. All the best!!
Thanks Paula! Glad to have you watching !
As a Canadian, what's with the "Ugh, don't ask" crack?
Born and raised in Melbourne you poor thing 😂
@@ilovehmetal Years ago if you wanted to be anything in Australia you had to move to Melbourne, it was the hub of everything, especially entertainment.
@@personofearth5076, what is the general opinion on Melbourne today? I'm an American who is trying to learn about Australia with thoughts on moving there someday. I'm leaning more toward the bigger cities or their suburbs.
Welcome to Australia. You're one of us now ;) Your wife did well avoiding that kangaroo. They often jump into the worst possible place at the worst possible moment. Emus are even worse.
Thank you Jonah, and good luck with your new endeavor!
When you get a chance, head over to Perth, Western Australia. It is the best kept secret and the most isolated city on earth. It is very chill, except the drivers, but they suck everywhere :)
When (I am going to be presumptuous and just assume it's a done deal), you get here, you have to visit Kings Park, A massive nature reserve/botanical garden that overlooks the city CBD, with absolutely amazing views, especially at dusk and night time.
Praying it all works out for you guys
Thanks Anthony, appreciate the prayers
I first moved to Aus (WA) in 2004. It took a long while for me to realise that I was. It done with Aus.
I went home to Malaysia, worked some years, got myself a permanent Aus visa and then made the move for good in 2021.
WA again first then now beautiful brisbane, with warm winters and reminded me of the tropics I grew up in.
I love Aus! The coffee, the fresh food, love it.
Woot! Adelaide, represent! 👊
Another smart Yankee.. Youll do well...welcome to Aussie... Just to remember to laugh ... nothing is so serious as to make you depressed...
Thanks Jules !
Glad to see the hat being used!
You already know I wear this every day!
I got that wrong, sorry. It is Featherdale wildlife park in Doonside, western Sydney. There are RUclips stories on it.
Good morning mate from sunny Queensland. Really glad you decided to make the move. Hope you have a happy healthy life in Australia. What's your favourite coffee. Just standing in front of my espresso machine 😁
Good luck and all the best in your venture!
We often do long drives in the bush but when we can we avoid driving during the “kangaroo hour”, that is the hour before sunrise and the hour after sunset.
Welcome to Australia..you will love it. So much to see so much to do. Enjoy your life here
So you moved here for our amazing coffee ☕...in a way lol😜! In all seriousness though, all the best to you both with the business venture. 👍
And congrats on finally seeing some kangaroos! 🦘
Looking forward to the videos you have coming up, they all sound good!
Cheers! 🙏🏼
I live at Windsor. Plenty of Roos out here. Just go for a drive early morning or evening. They even appear at the end of our street every now and then.
Road trip videos are the best - do it 😃
I live in Penrith area and we have the odd Roos and Emu's around suburbs. Few months ago had a roo at night coming up the street and across on me just around the corner from my place. 😜
Getting out of America would be my priority
Good chance they just didn't want to admit the obvious.
You should come see Newcastle. It's lovely here
Welcome to Australia, Jonah & Grace. I'm glad you came to see your brother in Adelaide. The best state in Aus 😊🤩.
A few years ago I drove (from Sydney) to Canberra and saw about seven dead kangaroos, including a woman dragging one by the tail to remove it from the road.
They tend to hit the roads at dawn and dusk so that's the most dangerous time to drive
Wow that’s insane!
Welcome to Australia!
Definitely come here for quality of life! Oh well, you can still live a very fulfilled life here in Australia as you can in America.
Yeah Australia is a great country. It’s where I was born and currently live.
What's the cafe called? I'll have to stop by sometime and help support your new business venture.
Also, I once saw three eastern grey kangaroos on a bush walk around Castlecrag which is a suburb only 8kms (5mi) north of the Sydney CBD. That's pretty out of the ordinary though.
That's awesome! Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your time in Australia.
HELLO FROM ADELAIDE 👋🏼🙋🏻♀️
Here's a tip.......if it begins raining in Oz and you're on the Road.......slow down, high beam, The Rains attract Roo's onto the Road to drink!.
Good on ya for moving to this fabulous country. It really is that nice. Time for another Australian Holiday.
Inner West is pumping with coffee shops - very best of luck to you guys👍 BTW sunrise and sunset in rural Aust is a particularly dangerous time for kangaroos on or crossing roads. So travellers need to be careful and alert. Glad your interactions with Roos were fun🦘🇦🇺😎
Thanks !!
Hey how ya going mate. This came up on my recommended videos and I'm so glad I watched and will sub.
I would love to see the difference of interstate travel between America and Australia. That would be great. I totally understand where your coming from wanting to see a kangaroo because if I went to America, again. ( Seven days in Anaheim at 14 yrs old doesn't count, lol ) I would want to see animals like bear, bison, wild cats, beavers and groundhogs.
All I can say is you made a great decision by marrying an Aussie chic, lol and she made a good choice in partner too. I wish you both all the best in your new business endeavours. It will be hard and there will be be back breaking, emotionally hard long days. Stay focused on the big picture and with the right support I'm sure you'll do great. Much love from a new follower from South Australia ✌️❤️
I *love* this! Good on you man
A great place for Roo's is at Morisset, about and hour and a half north of Sydney, just outside the hospital there you can feed wild kangaroos with carrots or something. It's pretty cool.
Thanks Matt for the tip !
Don’t do it. People ended up getting attacked by them. They have restricted this now. You should never feed wild Roos.
Every time the roos come onto our 5 acres it's still amazing and lovely, don't think it will ever feel different to that..
Where are u opening? I am Baristo in Sydney, looking for job
Opening up in petersham!
I live in Canberra, I have a mother and joey which sleep in my front yard in the morning and eat my grass. We get echidna in the street, a lot of snakes and a lot of lace monitors when mountain biking in the mountains.
On the way to Thredbo in summer I have seen a couple of Emu as well.
Good on you for following your dreams, hope it goes well for you 🙏🏼
In the 80s I lived in Penrith (still part of greater Sydney, but 60kms west of the city centre). Every day, going by train to school I used to see kangaroos from Penrith Railway Station, There was an army base alongside the northern side of the railway and so it was pretty much bush.
The base isn’t there anymore.
Always great to see other peoples view of your country , being close to ones family is a big factor in major decisions .
It is a big step. A big decision. To leave your country. You need at least one good main reason. Your country is your comfort zone. A new country is different. Unfamiliar. Good luck to you. Great video.
Thanks Alan!
No joke. They didn't really divulge all the other opportunities they forgone to pursue australia, so unless there were no other domestic opportunities, there was some other reason. Granted, "australia is cool" is a pretty good reason.
As being born in Australia I can’t blame you
Good thing you didn't hit the roo. They can really mess up your car. When you get to pat one and feel it's body and tail, you can appreciate just how solid these guys are. They are basically pure muscle and bone, ie. like solid concrete.
Thankful my wife had ninja reflexes 🥷
Good on ya!
Only place I've regularly seen roos near Sydney is when I play Riverside Oaks golf course Cattai/Maroota.
Definitely do a video on road trip comparisons, cheers
We recently moved from the NSW/Queensland border area to Bathurst, approximately 200km west of Sydney
Make Sue you use Free Trade coffee. It unsures the growers & workers get paid priory & not ripped off. Jamaica Blue does & they have great coffee. Maccas uses it too in the McCafé section
Love this, just discovered and subscribed. You know they call it Radelaide, don't you!
Love road tripping. So much fun in Australia. I have traveled West to the East, stayed there a few years then road-tripped back. Now I just road trip within the state. Good tripping search out the Art Silo trail.
I can’t wait to road trip more one day
YES
Just stumbled across your channel and heard you say it’s hard to find roos in Sydney. I can’t remember the name of the National Park but it’s down Fox Valley Way off Pacific Highway. Like a bush walk type scenario. Watch out for the ticks though. The walk was great but the roos were the icing on the cake.
It’ll be The Berowra National Park.
Oh awesome ! Thanks I’ll have to check it out!
Symbio park...1hr down south from Sydney...hands on most animals...except tigers..don't know why, there just big stripey mates
A big Aussie "G'day Mate" & Welcome to Australia,
I wish you both a long happy & contented life hear in the Land Down-Under, once you learn to drive on the right side of the road everything else will just fall into place.
So grab yourself a Cold Beer, sit back relax & enjoy the Australian way of life mate.
Anyway mate, it's good you've seen Skippy (Kangaroo) but watch out for the deadly Drop-Bears, (The Aussie Drop-Bears actually wiped out the Australian Grizzly bear population) LOL.
Welcome to Oz Mate, Steve.
Cheers both, you'll do okay.
Thanks Paul! Appreciate that
Thanks mate. Welcome.
Any outer suburbs you will see them. I'm on the central coast now but you just need to be out around Dawn and Dusk... I have even seen them in between Dooside and Rooty Hill station
go to Glenbrook at foot of the Blue Mountains - there is a BBQ area, creek and park in the national park and you are guaranteed to see them everywhere - there is also a very old Aboriginal painting there as well.
Congratulations Champ! I grew up in Sydney's Inner West. Please tell us the name of your Cofee Shop?
I live south off Adelaide see them nearly day in Seaford
I have a good few old seppo mate's here, never known one to ever leave apart from a family visit. Good Friends 👍
Just found your channel. If you ever come to Tasmania, there are wallabies everywhere outside of towns so driving at dawn, dusk and night you have to be really careful.
I need to head down to Tasmania !
HI MATE I LIVE IN australia it's great here !!
Deep Creek camp ground has a fair few Roo's...... last one I saw was walking the train line through Hawthorn, Adelaide!
Welcome! How are you settling in? I hope well and enjoying getting to know our fabulous country! What are you hoping to see/do/experience Aussie next? When you get the time of course 👋🏻😀🇦🇺
Settling in well, trying to get to know as much as I can! I want to do a trip to the outback at some point so maybe that will happen soon!
I live in the Inner West. Which suburb are you opening in? Lots of competition around here. Overseas visitors travel here for what is considered the best coffee.
We are in petersham!
Great. We are in Marrickville. So close. I’ll be following your youtube and visit to support your new venture. You will love it here. The coolest suburbs in the world (that’s official).
Canadian here, 11 years + in Oz and no complaints because Australia has been good to me. I miss smoked Pacific Salmon and A&W teenburgers. Apart from that, I'm good. My suggestion is to drive through Great Otway Park in Victoria- take the dirt road to the Caravan park near the lighthouse. Wall to wall Koalas.
Travel tip for Australia. Don’t drive during sun up, sun down and nighttime if your out of the city. We all know that and adjust travel to fit. It’s only a matter of time before you hit a roo and it’s not pleasant.
Well done, young fella.
Welcome to Australia. You will love it.
name off coffee shop could be "Brady's Brew" just threw that out there & welcome to Oz, mate!
Im American Australian, better care , better wages ,,safer then any other country,only down side snakes and sharks 😢
Welcome and good luck. 🤞🤞🤞
Thanks!
Only way is up bud for yourself and family...just make sure you get your parents over to visit...who knows they could love it also , and want to move to this great place on earth.
I'm Australian and I never get tired of seeing kangaroos. I love them so much! I live in a suburban area, but there is a park nearby that has a large kangaroo population and I've seen kangaroos hop down the street many times or graze on the grass areas near my house. Love it.