I love in Victoria and don't see much barefoot outside. Maybe it's a little bit colder down here. Magpies only swoop during nesting times to protect their young. They are one of my favourite birds.
FYI - Your GP can provide your specialist (s) with the right background information about your health condition and updates. This helps them better understand your needs and coordinate your treatment plan. Keeping the lines of communication open is especially important if you have multiple specialist (s) treating you with your GP.
Makes sense and that's how it's done here, which is just so different than other countries where you go see the specialists directly for bigger issues and see GPs for day to day small problems.
Exactly , you should develop a relationship with your GP so they are your first point of reference. They should be aware of your overall health and provide advice on preventative health care and be able to determine if your condition warrants a consultation with a specialist. This should be cheaper for you un the long run and ensures specialists are only treating those with needs specific to their area of expertise.
Shops close at 5:30 and on Thursday and Friday at 9:00 and are open Saturday and Sunday here in Melbourne. Most supermarkets are open late every night so I think that is plenty of time to shop. Shop workers deserve a life too.
We in Australia 6:06 work to live, not live to work hence the earlier closing times during the week People have families and children to look after. Also you can't compare the cultures as they are two completely different countries and everything is not the same nor should it be.
This was such a great little video, You have really good energy mate and should consider making longer videos if your up for it! Id definatlry enjoy that! ❤
@@uvdownunder I'm so sorry, I can't believe I didn't subscribe the other day, thanks for engaging I would have moved on with out even registering! I'm going to add a few of your videos to the play list now! (I think it's so cool!!) Do you have a favourite video I should watch ?
Born & bred Australian here. Your video is pretty good and accurate. Thank you 👍 If I may please add one point. To people who come here from India or anywhere, PLEASE try not to tailgate people when you drive. Here in Australia it is seen as very rude and aggressive. I realise it’s not intended that way, but something you need to be aware of. It will help stop people yelling at you and abusing you, and you’re probably wondering what you did wrong. Just trying to be helpful 😊👍
I've lived in Melbourne for all of my 53 years. I've never understood why most retail shops are only open when most of their potential customers are at work. Shops should open at about lunchtime, then close at 8 or 9pm. In the old days. even supermarkets were only open during office hours, plus Saturday mornings, and perhaps slightly later on Friday evenings.
Thanks for this. Since moving to Australia, that's exactly my thoughts. Why would you open for shopping when potentially everyone is at work. With time, I now understand that it's for thr work life balance of business people too, but still find it a bit weird 😁
People have lives to live , you know family and friends . Its easy to understand if you dont put money ahead of people you love, however the more people come to scam our lifestyle from overseas you'll probably find solace in the degrading of peoples family lives due to requiring more money to exist and extended business hours to fund it.
I have seen many of these types of videos on moving to Australia. I have many friends from different countries living here now. I am Australian. The thing that I say to them and I think it’s the most important part of coming here to live is… to embrace the new culture that you are coming too. Don’t hide in your own community. Get out and try some of the things that Australian people take for granted..you may enjoy them.. And yes we are fined so high as a deterrent.
Don't get me wrong, I love Australia and have been here 8 years and I am a scientist by profession so take everything with a grain of salt. This was only to highlight a few things that I felt different here 😁
Na all good. Wasn’t bagging you. I’d just like people from other countries to actually get out and see this country. Go sit in a country pub and listen to the old guys tell stories..I lived and worked just under Ayres rock.. 138kms south of it to be exact ..yes we still call it that as well. To sum it up what I mean is it’s like going on a holiday and sitting in your room.
Shops close at 5:30 or 6:00pm. Australia is a safe country so we talk to strangers. Magpies swoop you only while they are caring for their babies a period of about six weeks, rest of the time they are harmless. You must clean the BBQ when your finished for the next person. Petrol self service is being filmed so if you don’t pay you will get a visit from the police.
@@uvdownunder Think about it please. If you found Australia 'different'' to your expectations, isn't that a sign that you did no research, investigating or enquiries about the country you were planning to visit? Wouldn't it be far better to tell fellow visitors from your country to investigate where you are going and what to expect? You are using the Internet, surely you can use Google and Wikipedia?????
@petemedium2185 Mate, I am a scientist by profession so I can use a lot more than Wikipedia and google. By the way, regardless of how much research you do, loving in a country is an absolute different experience than reading about it.
Magpies are actually fine for eleven months of the year. It's just September when their young are hatching that they become territorial. But even then, ones that share your space all year round and are familiar with you are usually fine.
@uvdownunder They are quite a smart bird and are able to recognise faces. The swooping is actually a learned behaviour. The Maggie's in Tassie apparently don't do it. Kookaburras! ❤ such an iconic bird. They can be taught voice recognition. I had a pair nest in a tree at our previous house. They learned very quickly, no matter where they were, to recognise my voice when I called them.
Magpies can recognise over 150 faces. If you’ve crossed them, you’re in trouble, but they’re equally friendly if they know you. Dad stayed sentry at the nest this morning while Mum came down and ate from my hand, for example. Thankyou for being so bright, open and accepting. Australia is as much a land of second chances now as it was for my ancestors in 1788.
@@davidhoward4715 i wont even walk around the house in barefeet let alone out in the st where glass and muck is on the ground…. Seriosly why is it a thing 🤷♀️ ps never done a shoey either ?
@@Jenny_Ss we have dogs and I never walk barefoot in the house but my son refuses to wear anything apart from his socks and has ended up with soggy ones due to an unseen accident 😂 No sympathy, he should wear thongs and won’t because they’re daggy.
As an Aussie who has lived all over Australia big cities/ outback/ small coastal towns and everywhere in between. Not to mention I have travelled the whole world! I found your video to be quite spot on. Reading so many fellow Australians and their rude defensive commentary shows that most have probably never travelled much. I walk barefoot everywhere and most people around the northern beaches are aware of this as a cultural shock. We get it. And I see how that’s a culture shock because when I’m in Europe I still do it and people are shocked haha! But I still don’t care. Judges as being homeless and all but I live in Manly and it’s quite normal.
Most people commute to the cities to work. The majority of people live in the suburbs and don't hang around in the cities during the week. They go home to their families. FAMILY LIFE is more important than hanging around the city.😋😛😝
Magpies are very intelligent birds and are known to have the most complicated and lovely song compared to birds around the world, through investigation by scientists. They MAY swoop you if you are in the vicinity of their nest during spring when they are raising babies in the nest. The Aussie lyrebird is the best imitator of sound. The kookaburras on our bush/forest block/land in the country laugh when we arrive there for the weekend but I think that they are really saying, 'Here they come again!' Aussies rarely go barefoot except in beach areas. Australians are not weird but DIFFERENT. You would enjoy watching an Australian short comedy series named, 'How To Speak Australians,' with Indian-Australian actors. It's on You Tube and it's very funny !
@@uvdownunder Please do reactions on your channel to the the comedy skits, 'How To Speak AustraliannS,' Parts 1 to 4/5. You will get many views, including mine. It is sooo funny ! - and educational. It is a 'send-up' or 'piss-take' by Indian -Australians of educating Indians about Aussie culture and supposedly set in a call centre in India which deals with Aussies.. Very clever !
I don't know where all these people with bare feet walking through shopping centres or on the street are. I certainly don't live in a wealthy or coastal area, but I think I've only seen a bare footed person twice maybe three times in my life in this type of setting. I even started looking for bare feet when I first started hearing about it and I still don't see shoeless feet!
You are right, they are not super common. I just meant it's a likelihood as I have seen them in Sydney, Melbourne and now Perth. The three places that I have lived but yes it's not often just a possibility.
Not sure who told you Americans don't wanna travel to Australia, I have lived in the US for 3 years, and Australia is a dream destination for half of USA 😁
Hahaha I come from a small town, there are still some places there where you make list, visit the shop, they pack your groceries, you pay first and then get them 😁
I get that ans yes I do originally come from the Northern hemisphere. Don't get me wrong it's still a beautiful time as I said in the video, just feels very different 😁
If you can't get your shopping done by 5pm then there is something wrong with you, Not everyone goes barefoot here, Honestly if I was to visit another Country it going to be very weird to me
Never said everyone goes Barefoot, it's just a possibility here is what the video says. And of course you will find other countries weird if you visit them first time as you should, that's being human.
What you call weird I find to be normal so according to your criteria as an Aussie I would find things to be pretty weird in India. Every country is different that doesnt make them weird or strange just because its not the same as where you came from. Like the old saying goes "when in Rome do as the Romans do" or at least show them some respect - remember you are actually the odd one out when you emmigrate or visit someone else's country.
Lol totally agree with you. Every country is different so of course the outsiders find many things new haha and you will find heaps of things weird in India as you should 🤪
It not weird for us numnuts and it’s not intended to offend you. I think you totally missed the point to the video and as a multi generational Aussie who has lived all over and travelled all over (the world) that is it’s very factual what she is saying. 😂 chill on the offensive grumpy pills.” Old man.
They automatically ask you if you have a referral before they tell you the cost of the consultation. As long as you have an appointment you can see a specialist directly
@@uvdownunder Specialists are far fewer in number than GPs, so it takes longer to get to see them. The idea of the GP visit is to screen the issue so that the specialist's time is not wasted with something that the GP can manage, and people who do need them get to see them sooner. Even if you've seen the specialist before, the GP looks after the basic things that may have changed (blood pressure, medications, for instance) and alerts the specialist, again saving the specialist time and enabling them to better diagnose/treat the patient.
@@uvdownunder also basic eye tests and hearing tests don't need a specialist or referral at all and can be done directly through an optometrist or audiologist. Though typically if it's something more complex or related to other health conditions you may visit your GP and then be referred to a specialist.
What a load of BS . Most of us wear shoes in Australia . We open later on Thursday nights , 9 pm closing time . Restaurants are open until around 11pm . Everything else is accurate .
You disagree with 2/10 points and start the statement with what a load of BS, thanks mate! Never said everyone goes Barefoot, I said I have seen some people do that at different places like universities, grocery stores and while shopping. And yes dinner restaurants staying open doesn't signify their much of night life.
@@uvdownunderI lived here all my life and only seen barefooted people at Byron Bay or at a beach . We have bars and night clubs that open until late . Anyway enjoy your stay in Australia .
Thanks very much for the feedback. I always make sure they are correct and not very big but good to know that they are less helpful and more of a distraction. Every feedback helps. Thanks for watching!
Haha agree on the safety part mate but other things aren't correct, don't think you have visited India in decades to think they don't have clean streets and women Don't have equal treatment (India's first female PM was in 1966 compared to Australia in 2007)
1. Not totally true. Main shops like clothingstores and similar close 5pm. Restaurants can be open till 9pm, places like pizza shops can close around 2am. Thusrdays general shops can be open till 9pm. So her implication everything closes at 5pm is untrue and misleading
Lol I clearly said "most" shops close by 5, never said there aren't dinner places to eat out at night. If you check, I make a lot of food content so clearly know that there are so many great eating places to enjoy at night.
@@uvdownunder Shop rules vary greatly from state to state, and cities within the same state can even have different rules. The current laws in general are quite a bit relaxed from what they were even just a few decades ago. Strong religious motivations used to make closing early during the week, and not opening at all on weekends, the law.
The word weird is quite negative and I think inappropriately overused, and I don't think it's the right term in most cases where you used it. unusual. strange. funny. uncommon. odd. curious. peculiar. unique. different. special. extraordinary would be a good selection to use instead.
She's trying to get attention like so many people that make these kinds of videos. As soon as the word ''everywhere'' is mentioned when describing Australia on a video, I click off.
@VeronicaBuck-zw9en Well I am sorry if you think it's perfect. I live here because it's still the best place to live despite some differences. Please check out my other videos where I clearly say all the amazing things. I have lived across 4 continents and will pick Australia anyday, doesn't mean I can't say it has anything imperfect!
Australia is a pretty big place. I am assuming you are in a very warm/small coastal place? I ask because I have never seen anyone barefoot anywhere other than a local beach. Even wearing thongs is unusual ( I don’t own a pair, though I might shop for some before summer), unless they are women’s shoe type sandals/thongs. You would not be allowed into a local restaurant, shop, bar or anywhere other than the beach where I live….we have standards.
@@uvdownunder Well, that is fair enough, it seems it does happen then. I have not seen it, but maybe because I am Adelaide? Too cold and too hot? You definitely need shoes in winter, and will burn the soles of your feet off in summer! :-)
People walking barefoot in Australia? Besides at the beach I have never seen it. Most of these descriptions are untrue. Is she trying to be witty or humorous?
@@uvdownunder So it is true to you , ok. That’s an interesting and probably content state of mind. Personally I prefer the truth and facts, rather than alleged experiences.
And you are too fixated on barefeet that didn't even realise that there are 10 other points I made! Some of them were best coffee, great work life balance and amazing people, so who's more fixated
@@uvdownunder You said ''everywhere''' just before the two minute mark. This is one of the first things you mentioned to describe Australians in a video about Australia and it was false information based purely on exaggeration. I'm not going to sit through a video that makes such a false claim. Why not talk about positive things (best coffee, great work life) before getting into a small thing that you noticed about some Australians. You started the video with sensationalism. Who'd want to hang around for that?
@FitzroyChic I have seen people barefoot in universities, grocery shops and shopping centres (and of course beaches) so that's almost everywhere for me. If you haven't seen them, that's on you. There are heaps of other Australians in the comments section that agree but your call.
@@uvdownunder You said everywhere, even though you are only talking about your one place in Australia. You're not talking about the entirety of Australia. Be specific. You saying ''everywhere'' is on you, and that's why people have pulled you up on it.
@FitzroyChic Lol I have lived in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth and have seen people doing this in all these places so that's at least half of Australian capital cities or say half of "everywhere" 😂
Magpie is one word, not mac pie, and they are only agressive in breeding season, they are protecting their large territories and their young. Cockatoo, not cuckatoo, can be destructive to fruit trees. Rainbow Lorikeets and cockatoos strip my mandarin tree of fruit yearly. Referrals not quite how you wrote it. Looks like kangaroo steaks in your picture, but you didn't talk about them, we are over-run with roos, the meat is lean and quickly cooked, but personal choice. Will you or won't you eat it?
I love in Victoria and don't see much barefoot outside. Maybe it's a little bit colder down here. Magpies only swoop during nesting times to protect their young. They are one of my favourite birds.
I loved Melbourne too, my husband is from there 😍
FYI - Your GP can provide your specialist (s) with the right background information about your health condition and updates. This helps them better understand your needs and coordinate your treatment plan. Keeping the lines of communication open is especially important if you have multiple specialist (s) treating you with your GP.
Makes sense and that's how it's done here, which is just so different than other countries where you go see the specialists directly for bigger issues and see GPs for day to day small problems.
Exactly , you should develop a relationship with your GP so they are your first point of reference. They should be aware of your overall health and provide advice on preventative health care and be able to determine if your condition warrants a consultation with a specialist. This should be cheaper for you un the long run and ensures specialists are only treating those with needs specific to their area of expertise.
Shops close at 5:30 and on Thursday and Friday at 9:00 and are open Saturday and Sunday here in Melbourne. Most supermarkets are open late every night so I think that is plenty of time to shop. Shop workers deserve a life too.
Totally agree 👍
We in Australia 6:06 work to live, not live to work hence the earlier closing times during the week
People have families and children to look after. Also you can't compare the cultures as they are two completely different countries and everything is not the same nor should it be.
@glenndot6965 Totally agree with you! That's why the work life balance here is impeccable 👌
This was such a great little video,
You have really good energy mate and should consider making longer videos if your up for it!
Id definatlry enjoy that! ❤
Thanks, mate! Much appreciated your kind words ❤️
@@uvdownunder no worries mate! 😏give me somthing hard to do! 😝
@bringback711 Hahaha you can always watch my other videos on the channel 🤓
@@uvdownunder
I'm so sorry,
I can't believe I didn't subscribe the other day, thanks for engaging I would have moved on with out even registering!
I'm going to add a few of your videos to the play list now! (I think it's so cool!!)
Do you have a favourite video I should watch ?
Thanks so much for subscribing!
Born & bred Australian here. Your video is pretty good and accurate. Thank you 👍
If I may please add one point. To people who come here from India or anywhere, PLEASE try not to tailgate people when you drive. Here in Australia it is seen as very rude and aggressive. I realise it’s not intended that way, but something you need to be aware of. It will help stop people yelling at you and abusing you, and you’re probably wondering what you did wrong.
Just trying to be helpful 😊👍
Thank you for your kind words! And absolutely a great point, thanks for mentioning 😁
Coffee. Went from horrible in the 1960s to good in the 2000s. Massive and quick change.
Oh is it? Thank you for mentioning I didn't know it was terrible back in the day 🤓
I've lived in Melbourne for all of my 53 years. I've never understood why most retail shops are only open when most of their potential customers are at work. Shops should open at about lunchtime, then close at 8 or 9pm. In the old days. even supermarkets were only open during office hours, plus Saturday mornings, and perhaps slightly later on Friday evenings.
Thanks for this. Since moving to Australia, that's exactly my thoughts. Why would you open for shopping when potentially everyone is at work. With time, I now understand that it's for thr work life balance of business people too, but still find it a bit weird 😁
People have lives to live , you know family and friends . Its easy to understand if you dont put money ahead of people you love, however the more people come to scam our lifestyle from overseas you'll probably find solace in the degrading of peoples family lives due to requiring more money to exist and extended business hours to fund it.
I have seen many of these types of videos on moving to Australia. I have many friends from different countries living here now. I am Australian. The thing that I say to them and I think it’s the most important part of coming here to live is… to embrace the new culture that you are coming too. Don’t hide in your own community. Get out and try some of the things that Australian people take for granted..you may enjoy them.. And yes we are fined so high as a deterrent.
Don't get me wrong, I love Australia and have been here 8 years and I am a scientist by profession so take everything with a grain of salt. This was only to highlight a few things that I felt different here 😁
Na all good. Wasn’t bagging you. I’d just like people from other countries to actually get out and see this country. Go sit in a country pub and listen to the old guys tell stories..I lived and worked just under Ayres rock.. 138kms south of it to be exact ..yes we still call it that as well. To sum it up what I mean is it’s like going on a holiday and sitting in your room.
Actually, Australia is supposed to be multicultural. That means all cultures are equal. 😂
@@lukei6255 Totally right, cheers 🤓
Shops close at 5:30 or 6:00pm. Australia is a safe country so we talk to strangers. Magpies swoop you only while they are caring for their babies a period of about six weeks, rest of the time they are harmless. You must clean the BBQ when your finished for the next person. Petrol self service is being filmed so if you don’t pay you will get a visit from the police.
Thanks for the added information 😊
Ever country is different, doesn't mean they're weird 😂
Completely agree with you, I didn't mean in a bad way, only certain things that I found different in my experience 😁
@@uvdownunder Think about it please. If you found Australia 'different'' to your expectations, isn't that a sign that you did no research, investigating or enquiries about the country you were planning to visit? Wouldn't it be far better to tell fellow visitors from your country to investigate where you are going and what to expect? You are using the Internet, surely you can use Google and Wikipedia?????
@petemedium2185 Mate, I am a scientist by profession so I can use a lot more than Wikipedia and google. By the way, regardless of how much research you do, loving in a country is an absolute different experience than reading about it.
Ignore him. One of those people that doesn’t get it. I thought your video great! And totally agree. For foreigners these are weird cultural shocks.
Magpies are actually fine for eleven months of the year. It's just September when their young are hatching that they become territorial. But even then, ones that share your space all year round and are familiar with you are usually fine.
Interesting! I didn't know the familiar concept with magpies. Thank you for sharing 😊
@uvdownunder They are quite a smart bird and are able to recognise faces.
The swooping is actually a learned behaviour. The Maggie's in Tassie apparently don't do it.
Kookaburras! ❤ such an iconic bird. They can be taught voice recognition. I had a pair nest in a tree at our previous house. They learned very quickly, no matter where they were, to recognise my voice when I called them.
@sunisbest1234 Oh wow! I didn't know they can recognise voice, how smart 😍
Magpies can recognise over 150 faces. If you’ve crossed them, you’re in trouble, but they’re equally friendly if they know you. Dad stayed sentry at the nest this morning while Mum came down and ate from my hand, for example. Thankyou for being so bright, open and accepting. Australia is as much a land of second chances now as it was for my ancestors in 1788.
@mistero4 Thank you so much for this info and your kind words, really appreciate it 😊
Haha love it im born and bred here and dont understand barefoot never have never will ❤❤
Hahaha thank God. I thought probably its just me who find it weird 😅😂
Also born-and bred and I rarely go into the back yard barefoot. I cringe when I see people in the streets without footwear.
@@davidhoward4715 I certainly find it cringe a bit, glad I am not alone 🤓
@@davidhoward4715 i wont even walk around the house in barefeet let alone out in the st where glass and muck is on the ground…. Seriosly why is it a thing 🤷♀️ ps never done a shoey either ?
@@Jenny_Ss we have dogs and I never walk barefoot in the house but my son refuses to wear anything apart from his socks and has ended up with soggy ones due to an unseen accident 😂 No sympathy, he should wear thongs and won’t because they’re daggy.
As an Aussie who has lived all over Australia big cities/ outback/ small coastal towns and everywhere in between. Not to mention I have travelled the whole world! I found your video to be quite spot on.
Reading so many fellow Australians and their rude defensive commentary shows that most have probably never travelled much.
I walk barefoot everywhere and most people around the northern beaches are aware of this as a cultural shock. We get it. And I see how that’s a culture shock because when I’m in Europe I still do it and people are shocked haha! But I still don’t care. Judges as being homeless and all but I live in Manly and it’s quite normal.
@davidarchibald7178 Thanks David, really appreciate your kind words 😍
Driving rules are different in different states.
Oh yes! You are right, also very different driving exams and timeline too 😜
I have never seen anyone walking barefoot in public and I ive in Parramatta.
I have seen multiple during my university days in Sydney 😅
Not many bogan Anglo types there that's why.
Only once. A man got onto the train replacement bus near the quay wearing only a pair of shorts.
@@margaretbamford7176 Do you live at Castle Hill?
Most people commute to the cities to work. The majority of people live in the suburbs and don't hang around in the cities during the week. They go home to their families. FAMILY LIFE is more important than hanging around the city.😋😛😝
Yup that's why I said it's beautiful how people do have a great work life balance here 😁
Magpies are very intelligent birds and are known to have the most complicated and lovely song compared to birds around the world, through investigation by scientists. They MAY swoop you if you are in the vicinity of their nest during spring when they are raising babies in the nest. The Aussie lyrebird is the best imitator of sound. The kookaburras on our bush/forest block/land in the country laugh when we arrive there for the weekend but I think that they are really saying, 'Here they come again!' Aussies rarely go barefoot except in beach areas. Australians are not weird but DIFFERENT. You would enjoy watching an Australian short comedy series named, 'How To Speak Australians,' with Indian-Australian actors. It's on You Tube and it's very funny !
Thanks so much for some amazing bird info and the series recommendation, I will surely check it out 🤩
@@uvdownunder Please do reactions on your channel to the the comedy skits, 'How To Speak AustraliannS,' Parts 1 to 4/5. You will get many views, including mine. It is sooo funny ! - and educational. It is a 'send-up' or 'piss-take' by Indian -Australians of educating Indians about Aussie culture and supposedly set in a call centre in India which deals with Aussies.. Very clever !
I don't know where all these people with bare feet walking through shopping centres or on the street are. I certainly don't live in a wealthy or coastal area, but I think I've only seen a bare footed person twice maybe three times in my life in this type of setting. I even started looking for bare feet when I first started hearing about it and I still don't see shoeless feet!
You are right, they are not super common. I just meant it's a likelihood as I have seen them in Sydney, Melbourne and now Perth. The three places that I have lived but yes it's not often just a possibility.
Saying Australia is weird is akin to Americans saying that the reason why they don't travel abroad is because those countries are full of foreigners.
Not sure who told you Americans don't wanna travel to Australia, I have lived in the US for 3 years, and Australia is a dream destination for half of USA 😁
@@uvdownunder Are you really that illiterate to not comprehend my comment?
Yeah some people might go barefoot everywhere...They re the Aussies to watch out for! 😉
Hahaha, good one 😆
Born & Breed In Australia. I've Never Walked Around Bare Foot. Never Done Disgusting Thing's,Never Paid Fines. I Tell The Government's To Piss Off
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Get use to it , this is how we live , this what makes us Australian
Lol sure!
I love being barefoot. 👍usually only do it in public if I've been at the beach that day
I love being Barefoot at the beach too 😌 summers coming soon 🤓
Bare feet try doing that where i live! Frozen in winter and burnt in summer
Haha, its pretty hot here in Perth during summers too 😁
Wait..... in other countries do you srsly pay before you get your groceries? how do you know how much it will end up? i am SO confused
Hahaha I come from a small town, there are still some places there where you make list, visit the shop, they pack your groceries, you pay first and then get them 😁
@@uvdownunder aah ok. Interesting
The southern hemisphere of the planet has a summer Christmas, you obviously come from the northern hemisphere.
I get that ans yes I do originally come from the Northern hemisphere. Don't get me wrong it's still a beautiful time as I said in the video, just feels very different 😁
How on Earth do you pay for your groceries before you select them? I don't even know half of what I'm getting until I'm, in there.
Haha, there are some places where we make a list, send it, pay them, they pack the groceries and deliver 😅
Number 1 perhaps the shop workers/owners want to spend time with their families and not work 18 hour days
Fair enough, but Australia is still one of a kind in that aspect
I am a WA person living in Sydney. The trust levels are very high. When the kids abuse it there might be trouble
You are very right, trust is only good until it used properly.
If you can't get your shopping done by 5pm then there is something wrong with you, Not everyone goes barefoot here, Honestly if I was to visit another Country it going to be very weird to me
Never said everyone goes Barefoot, it's just a possibility here is what the video says. And of course you will find other countries weird if you visit them first time as you should, that's being human.
What you call weird I find to be normal so according to your criteria as an Aussie I would find things to be pretty weird in India. Every country is different that doesnt make them weird or strange just because its not the same as where you came from. Like the old saying goes "when in Rome do as the Romans do" or at least show them some respect - remember you are actually the odd one out when you emmigrate or visit someone else's country.
Lol totally agree with you. Every country is different so of course the outsiders find many things new haha and you will find heaps of things weird in India as you should 🤪
I don't' agree with all of these, but I don't get butthurt about them.
@@davidhoward4715 Appreciate it!
It not weird for us numnuts and it’s not intended to offend you. I think you totally missed the point to the video and as a multi generational Aussie who has lived all over and travelled all over (the world) that is it’s very factual what she is saying. 😂 chill on the offensive grumpy pills.” Old man.
Where are these barefoot Aussies? I never see it. Maybe it's too cold in Vic. Or too hot, in summer 🤔
@@stickybeaker Ooo interesting! I have them in shopping centres, and at university. You are perhaps right for too cold for it in Melbourne 😁
No idea what she talking about you don't see people walking around barefoot only at beach
@VeronicaBuck-zw9en Alright mate, you have your experiences, I have mine. I have lived in NSW, Vic and WA.
Same here. I'm in south east Queensland, never seen it. Must be a Sydney thing.
Probably beach areas or maybe middle of summer?
You don’t need a referral to see specialist. Common misconception. You only need it if you want the Medicare rebate
Oh is that so? I have always been asked for it by all specialists 😁
They automatically ask you if you have a referral before they tell you the cost of the consultation. As long as you have an appointment you can see a specialist directly
@abraxas2563 oh wow, that's news to me. Thanks very much for the info 😊
@@uvdownunder Specialists are far fewer in number than GPs, so it takes longer to get to see them. The idea of the GP visit is to screen the issue so that the specialist's time is not wasted with something that the GP can manage, and people who do need them get to see them sooner. Even if you've seen the specialist before, the GP looks after the basic things that may have changed (blood pressure, medications, for instance) and alerts the specialist, again saving the specialist time and enabling them to better diagnose/treat the patient.
@@uvdownunder also basic eye tests and hearing tests don't need a specialist or referral at all and can be done directly through an optometrist or audiologist. Though typically if it's something more complex or related to other health conditions you may visit your GP and then be referred to a specialist.
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What a load of BS . Most of us wear shoes in Australia . We open later on Thursday nights , 9 pm closing time . Restaurants are open until around 11pm . Everything else is accurate .
You disagree with 2/10 points and start the statement with what a load of BS, thanks mate! Never said everyone goes Barefoot, I said I have seen some people do that at different places like universities, grocery stores and while shopping. And yes dinner restaurants staying open doesn't signify their much of night life.
@@uvdownunderI lived here all my life and only seen barefooted people at Byron Bay or at a beach . We have bars and night clubs that open until late . Anyway enjoy your stay in Australia .
Your videos are good, but really could do without the subtitles. Half the time they are wrong and are just distracting.
Thanks very much for the feedback. I always make sure they are correct and not very big but good to know that they are less helpful and more of a distraction. Every feedback helps. Thanks for watching!
If you see people walking barefoot near where you live, doesn't mean that all Australians do that. And reviewers please stop using the word weird ! 😮
Never said everyone goes Barefoot, I said I have seen some people do that at different places like universities, grocery stores and while shopping.
I always thought the biggest shock for Indians in Australia are clean streets, no poor or beggars. And for Indian women safety and equal treatment.🤔
Haha agree on the safety part mate but other things aren't correct, don't think you have visited India in decades to think they don't have clean streets and women Don't have equal treatment (India's first female PM was in 1966 compared to Australia in 2007)
@@uvdownunder some people get upset quite easily don't they. 😅
@@lyncanning4849 Sure do. Cheers mate!
1. Not totally true. Main shops like clothingstores and similar close 5pm. Restaurants can be open till 9pm, places like pizza shops can close around 2am. Thusrdays general shops can be open till 9pm. So her implication everything closes at 5pm is untrue and misleading
Lol I clearly said "most" shops close by 5, never said there aren't dinner places to eat out at night. If you check, I make a lot of food content so clearly know that there are so many great eating places to enjoy at night.
@@uvdownunder Shop rules vary greatly from state to state, and cities within the same state can even have different rules.
The current laws in general are quite a bit relaxed from what they were even just a few decades ago. Strong religious motivations used to make closing early during the week, and not opening at all on weekends, the law.
@@lordsrednuas Interesting! I didn't know that there were religious reasons behind the times.
Barefoot is seen but really not that common
I agree. It's not like every second person is walking Barefoot, it was just something I hadn't seen before so had to mention.
Definitely agree with most of them😅
Glad you liked the video 😁
The word weird is quite negative and I think inappropriately overused, and I don't think it's the right term in most cases where you used it. unusual. strange. funny. uncommon. odd. curious. peculiar. unique. different. special. extraordinary would be a good selection to use instead.
Good suggestion, thanks!
Maybe call it "10 Things different in Australia from India".
Lol sure! I have lived in four countries globally so they aren't different from a country, they are just different!
She's trying to get attention like so many people that make these kinds of videos.
As soon as the word ''everywhere'' is mentioned when describing Australia on a video, I click off.
@FitzroyChic Thanks for clicking off 😂
my Australia is weird weird weird everything is weird then why you here
@VeronicaBuck-zw9en Well I am sorry if you think it's perfect. I live here because it's still the best place to live despite some differences. Please check out my other videos where I clearly say all the amazing things. I have lived across 4 continents and will pick Australia anyday, doesn't mean I can't say it has anything imperfect!
Australia is a pretty big place. I am assuming you are in a very warm/small coastal place?
I ask because I have never seen anyone barefoot anywhere other than a local beach. Even wearing thongs is unusual ( I don’t own a pair, though I might shop for some before summer), unless they are women’s shoe type sandals/thongs.
You would not be allowed into a local restaurant, shop, bar or anywhere other than the beach where I live….we have standards.
I have lived in Sydney and Perth and have seen people Barefoot both at universities and at grocery shops in both cities.
@@uvdownunder Well, that is fair enough, it seems it does happen then.
I have not seen it, but maybe because I am Adelaide? Too cold and too hot? You definitely need shoes in winter, and will burn the soles of your feet off in summer! :-)
People walking barefoot in Australia? Besides at the beach I have never seen it. Most of these descriptions are untrue. Is she trying to be witty or humorous?
Hahaha, all true in my experiences, but thanks for sharing yours!
@@uvdownunder So it is true to you , ok. That’s an interesting and probably content state of mind.
Personally I prefer the truth and facts, rather than alleged experiences.
Stop comparing India with Australia, their cultures are different, that's all. Adapt and create value for the country you decided to live in.
Lol thanks for the suggestion, I am a scientist by profession and have been creating value for over 8 years in Australia 🇦🇺
I thought the point was to compare, that’s what I expected
@jacobbojac7111 Hahaha cheers mate 😁
You must have been too fixated on bare feet and not noticed the majority shoes around you.
And you are too fixated on barefeet that didn't even realise that there are 10 other points I made! Some of them were best coffee, great work life balance and amazing people, so who's more fixated
@@uvdownunder You said ''everywhere''' just before the two minute mark. This is one of the first things you mentioned to describe Australians in a video about Australia and it was false information based purely on exaggeration. I'm not going to sit through a video that makes such a false claim. Why not talk about positive things (best coffee, great work life) before getting into a small thing that you noticed about some Australians. You started the video with sensationalism.
Who'd want to hang around for that?
@FitzroyChic I have seen people barefoot in universities, grocery shops and shopping centres (and of course beaches) so that's almost everywhere for me. If you haven't seen them, that's on you. There are heaps of other Australians in the comments section that agree but your call.
@@uvdownunder You said everywhere, even though you are only talking about your one place in Australia.
You're not talking about the entirety of Australia.
Be specific.
You saying ''everywhere'' is on you, and that's why people have pulled you up on it.
@FitzroyChic Lol I have lived in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth and have seen people doing this in all these places so that's at least half of Australian capital cities or say half of "everywhere" 😂
Magpie is one word, not mac pie, and they are only agressive in breeding season, they are protecting their large territories and their young. Cockatoo, not cuckatoo, can be destructive to fruit trees. Rainbow Lorikeets and cockatoos strip my mandarin tree of fruit yearly. Referrals not quite how you wrote it. Looks like kangaroo steaks in your picture, but you didn't talk about them, we are over-run with roos, the meat is lean and quickly cooked, but personal choice. Will you or won't you eat it?
Thanks for the spelling lesson 🙂