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I've lived at Kings Beach. Now back in Brisbane. Still holiday there.

I came to OZ fifty four years ago from the UK and as soon as I can get my airfare together, I'm going back

When my parents moved here in 1959 there was no internet and plane travel wasn't a thing for they came by ship. Mum said the easiest thing to do was moving physically but many find it much harder to move mentally. If you try and cling onto your old life in the UK then you'll return to the UK as the feeling of homesickness will be too great. You have to completely abandon your old life and culture of the country you came from because Australia has it's own unique culture which you need to embrace. Your life will be totally different to the life you led in the UK. My parents didn't return to the UK for a visit until 2000 and mum and dad said after three weeks they longed for home, home being Australia.

I was born in Australia of British parents so I'm a dual national and I've been to the UK. Houses that look like normal single occupancy to an Aussie are duplexes in the UK. Also I've yet to find an Australian home with the washing machine in the kitchen for we have a separate room here which we call the laundry. We also have power points and light switches in our bathrooms. A pull cord may operate a heater on a wall but never a light. Most of us don't park our cars in the front garden as many homes have two car garages and parking on the street is only in inner cities here. Australian country towns are very different to what you find in the UK where narrow streets are the rule. Here it's very wide roads much wider than in the coastal cities. You can have a four lane road but only the two inner lanes are used for driving the two outer lanes and hard shoulder are used for parking. The main street will often have a wide median area which has trees and benches to sit on. I too found that in the UK pay and display parking was everywhere, whereas here it's the exception not the rule. I live in a high tourist area and paid parking is a thing here but locals don't have to pay only tourists have too. Local residents gave their number plate to the local council so if you park in a tourist spot you won't receive a bill. We have a lot of tourists who use car parks to stay for days at a time and they really pay for that stay now. A lot of older Aussie houses don't have a walk in wardrobe but the rooms are generally bigger so having a wardrobe doesn't encroach on the room space as there's still enough room for a king size bed. Also people buy an old Aussie home then demolish it and build a new modern home For weather I think the English lack vitamin D which we get from sunlight although being a night shift worker I take vitamin D tablets as I'm often asleep during the daylight hours.

You both look so vibrant 😊

Go to Victoria you will find potholes.

Don’t understand anything they’re talking about… big roads??! Mostly 1 lane once you get out of cities… Bruce hwy from Qld border to Cairns is only 1 lane each side and very narrow. Accidents all the time. The locals call it ‘ the goat track’. Scenery is mostly red dust and dead grass in Qld , Northern Territory and WA. Trains are minimal.. you can’t get from Sydney to Cairns by train and no trains east to west at all. Bus service nationwide is only Greyhound bus. Once u get out of metro areas there are no services , that includes phone and wifi services. Once u get 1 hr inland from the coastal areas there is no water, wifi, telephone, radio , few shops and the Berkeley hwy is 400 Klms of nothing except 1 gas station, which charges $3 a litre for fuel. If u break down.. good luck!! You have to have satellite communications to contact anyone. You’ll need to carry at least 60 liters of spare fuel. Many more lack of services too long to mention. I had way more services when traveling in India, and the world has the nerve to call India ‘ a developing country’!! They are way more developed than Australia for sure,

Welcome to the family

WELCOME to summer. careful of the sun. cheers and good luck

That’s a description of the Sunshine Coast mostly.

Keep in mind, Australia is a huge place. The weather and lifestyle you are experiencing on Sunny coast is not the same as you would experience in Alice Springs, Perth. Melbourne, Tassie, etc. In winter there is skiing in some places - you definitely don't have a warm, get outside lifestyle in the snow. If you would like to offer British viewers a more accurate and potentially better video experience, remember you can only talk about what you know. Instead of saying Australia has.... say Queensland has or Sunshine Coast has, because that's all you can really speak to.

Wholesome! So proud to be a Brisbanite hearing such positive comment about Australia!

The Ibis wasn't a problem in urban areas when I was a young fella, not where I grew up anyway. I believe we have destroyed so much of their habitat, they had no choice.

In Victoria, bottle shops are usually in a separate section of the supermarket or right next door. And you won't see many people barefoot. It's too cold most of the year 😅

I like the Ibis birds to, they are just looking for food, in the bins🙏

I love seeing the 🦃 they are funny hard working characters 🥰

Apparently you two haven't hit the west temperatures hit 40 no joke enjoy Australia

You guys need to check when your car(s) will require a Safety Certificate. Before a vehicle can be driven on Queensland roads, it must obtain a roadworthy certificate. This certificate is a statement that the car meets the requirements set by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads, and is therefore safe enough to drive. Vehicles that are less than 5 years old require a new safety certificate every 12 months, while vehicles older than 5 years need renewal every 6 months. NSW cars under 5 years old calculated from the month and year of manufacture do not require a Pink Slip (Certificate of Roadworthiness) and after that it is yearly.

There's a Dash Cam Owners Australia video where all the motorists pull up at a pedestrian crossing so a Brush Turkey can walk across. Another had a duck with her ducklings walking across a pedestrian crossing and it's not just an Australian thing for a horse in Russia used a pedestrian crossing to cross a road on it's own.

No MOT - well not really you have to get a garage to do a safety inspection report (at least in NSW) for cars over 5 years old. Can't register or drive without one. From AAMI website. What is a pink slip? A yearly eSafety inspection report - or pink slip - is required for most light vehicles over five years old. The report verifies the vehicle is roadworthy so it can be registered in NSW. Your registration renewal will tell you if you need an inspection. If your vehicle fails the inspection, you’ll have 14 days to carry out the required repairs - otherwise you’ll need to pay for a new eSafety check.""

I moved to Perth from England 19 years ago. I said at the time "it's like someone has switched the colour on". Glad you put that one in!

I think in NSW they have more checks in cars then in QLD

lovely video and i would love to know which visa you guys are on and how long it took you to get a visa xx

People who go barefoot have fewer foot and ankle problems. In the last 2 weeks, I have had 3 private doctor's visits, a chest Xray, a bone density test, a hormone injection, pneumonia and shingles injections and a CT scan. Today, I will book to see a specialist, probably tomorrow. All at private clinics, same-or -next-day bookings and a total cost of $6.90 for the hormone. I am 79 years old and this is not emergency stuff.

The video suggestions are easy. Pick the Gateway Bridge, or the Storey Bridge or the Brisbane Airport as the centre starting point and draw a 250km circle, point to the map and drive there. You will have options from coloured sands at Rainbow Beach, the bottom edge of Fraser Island, Moreton, and both Stradbroke Islands, which are the 1st to 4th largest sand islands in the world. You are already getting an idea of the Sunshine Coast so anywhere in the area is beautiful. Head west through Kenilworth, Maleny, visit some villages and wineries and the Hinterland towards the Bunya Mountains, you can always head out through Gympie to the Bunya Mountains for more of a country drive. Bunya Nuts are some of the biggest pine cones on the planet, the size of basketballs, but they only fruit every 2 years. From Landsborough past Somerset Dam or through Kilcoy to Esk, and up to Toowoomba with some nice mountain views. South of Toowoomba to Warrick, head an hour west and you are starting to get to the outback, east takes you through Nimbin and the Hippie Towns roughly along the Tweed River to Murwillumbah. Half an hour south of Warrick is Stanthorpe and Applethorpe, which I believe are one of the closest latitudes to the equator where apples grow. Every 5-8 years they get a dose of snow but by the time you drive from Brisbane it has all melted. lol From Stanthorpe to Tenterfield down the range to Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay and back up through the Gold Coast. Anywhere between Tenterfield and the Hinterland behind the Gold Coast, including Mt Tambourine, Natural Arch, Mt Warning and other rain forest walking tracks. The whole hollow from the extinct volcano under Mt Warning is spectacular. All along the Hinterland 30-50kms from the highway anywhere in that 250km circle you will find beautiful little villages, walking trails, waterfalls, and all sorts of other hidden gems that are worth spending weekends seeking them out. Even 30kms from Brisbane CBD has a line of mountains and semi rural towns worth checking out the history and grabbing a pie, coffee, and custard tart from. That 250km circle has some of the prettiest and most diverse scenery that you will find anywhere.

Bare feet are a Northern thing it is not common in Victoria. RWC (MOT) is state dependant some require them yearly others only on the sale of a vehicle as the registration will not be transferred to the new owner without one. Bottled gas for domestic use is only in areas that do not have mains gas.

You still need to get a licensed car mechanic to do a check to see if the vehicle meets all standards. If not the vehicle will require appropriate repairs.

th-cam.com/video/9sBXcZ0G_ls/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3mtZdf8cIy-YUrng……….song you may like seeing how you like the bin chicken

You'll find that the most expensive fuel wil be on pension and unemployment days

The whole stand alone and highly regulated alcohol retail situation in Australia is all a throwback to the early days of the settlement when wages were paid almost exclusively in Rum. In a system like that, the integity of the economy is directly proportional to the integrity of the Rum. So you cant distill your own alcohol (ie 'money'), you cant stretch your 'money' out by diluting or watering alcohol down since by law that was a serious criminal offense. And although the Government encouraged the retail sector to expand and provide the colony with a greater variety of imported and locally made goods, they certainly didnt want retail competition causing fluctuations in the value of the 'money', which is what would have happened if they had handed control of the economy to the free capitalists selling Rum/money all over the colony without a single request to even amend the record keeping requirements, ather than keep it under the iron fist of the then NSW Corps (aka the Rum Corps). Of course after Blighs second mutiny some things changed. Coins havey began being minted, explorers were pushing out onto the rich pasture that soon supported a grain and wool and meat industry far too big for Rum alone to support,. So the economy was tied to pound, but the Rum laws were maintained for stability. And it was my only during the 70 etc they stopped or at least

I came here 30 years ago (after watching Neighbours lol). I enjoy visiting family in the UK from time to time...but I do not regret moving here at all. It is a superb place to live and raise a family. Having just come back from the USA (and from the UK last year) the quality of life in Australia is unsurpassed. It is even actually cheaper (real estate aside) than the USA now. Enjoy!

G'day Guys! Here in NSW you do not need a mechanical inspection for registration for the first 5 years from new. but a mechanics inspection is needed after that every year... Cheers!

I. Was. Just wanding do you have kids. If not. You should have Australia kids. You never no

In Victoria our King's Birthday is in June, so wintertime. A bit cold down here. That day, the AFL has the ice bucket challenge where local celebs and participants slide down into a big icy cold bath tub. It is to raise money and awareness for MND which sadly, a well known football identity contracted 5-10 years ago.

Bush turkeys are in Queensland.. I am in Perth and I don't notice people going far from home with their feet bare. Maybe just down to the shop to pick up milk and bread or something.

Check Aldi for grog in the supermarket. NSW has annual roadworthy dunno about any other states, I emigrated from the UK 20 odd years ago and am still learning stuff "bring a plate" was one that got me.

Only QLD has not rego check or MOT. QLD is known for its death trap cars.

You do have to get a road worthy certificate every year unless the car is under 5 yrs old. That point is incorrect.

Thank you I enjoyed your vid. re Medical Care. A few months ago I noticed a painless, swollen eyelid with a tiny puncture mark on it on a Friday night. I wasn't too fussed to go and see about it but my daughter works for Specsavers and told me I should see an optometrist the next day, which was a Saturday of course. I saw Optometrist at 9am, then 30 minutes later my GP ordered oral antibiotics, and I took the first tablet, all before 10.20am. My GP wanted me to ring him at HOME the following day if the swelling hadn't started to subside so he could arrange for admission to hospital for IV antibiotics. I didn't need to be admitted but it was a warning of how quickly an annoyance can become serious and how rapidly our system can and does work well.

I refuse to walk into a supermarket in bare feet anymore. By the time you walk out the bottom of your feet are absolutely filthy black. Supermarket floors are diiiiiirty 😷

Aussies shortening words seems to always be mentioned in these types of videos and I don't know why. It depends entirely on where you live and also to some degree on a person's socio-economic background and their level of education. I'm NOT saying that it's a bad thing!!! I don't know anyone who has brekkie before going to the servo on the way to work and maybe has some Maccas for lunch. This sort of thing is always mentioned in the "Weird Differences" videos as if it's required to do so because everyone else does. I went to a bottle shop today, not a Bottle-o, but I did wave at the local postie, not the Post Man, had a couple of sandwiches for lunch, not sangas, but I did buy some dunny paper at the supermarket. Having said all that, I did enjoy tour video. :)

The grog being more expensive is mainly due to government taxes. It varies a lot depending on the type of alcohol and its concentration. For example, the duty on spirits with an alcohol by volume (ABV) over 10% is A$103.89 per litre and that’s just the tax. Then GST is applied to the final price AND, like fuel and cigarette excise (tax) it’s also indexed to inflation and is adjusted twice a year. Ouch!

I never go to town barefoot. I always put on my best dress thongs.😊

In Victoria, we refer to seagulls that migrate inland to feed on rubbish dumps as tip chooks. This is similar to bin chickens. From Mick.D.

Won't see the barefoot thing that much in New South Whales...Unless its close to the Queensland border...us New South Welshman have a bit more class : )

What I thought was hilarious was that you mentioned that we shortened words like arvo etc., then used “rego” for registration 😂😂😂😂😂😂👊👊

Ibis birds are scavengers because their natural habitats have been destroyed. I hate they are called bin chickens when they are just trying to survive.

In NSW, you can buy alcohol in some supermarkets - certainly Aldi. You can't at the Woolies we go to, but the associated liquor chain has a shop immediately next door.

You guys are Aussie naturals.

We invented the term Selfie 🙂