10 things that surprised me as a Brit living in Australia 🇦🇺
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- Snow, Christmas and Magpies (amongst other things) are what you can expect me to be talking about in this video as I share with you the top things that shocked me as a Brit living in Australia. (and the things that are really annoying me! :)
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Timestamps:
0:00 intro
00:30 Barefoot
01:30 Families
03:50 Magpies
05:25 Snow
06:30 Christmas in July
07:45 Swearing on the radio
09:00 Drive thru bottle shops
09:54 Paying for sauce/milk
12:50 Teenagers
14:32 Public Holiday surcharge
16:08 Outro
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Surcharges on public holidays are due to the increase in wages for staff. on public holidays staff are paid double time - so I understand the surcharge to keep open for publics convenience
I'm so sorry there are too many sad people on the internet hiding behind their keyboards 😢 Your videos are amazing! It's so inspiring to see other families moving over from Scotland. ❤
This is very kind of you thank you so much x
Public holidays staff are paid double time so that was bought in to cater for their pay as well to get people to work on a public holiday
Hi Kimberley I am an expat from the UK my wife and I along with our four young children emigrated here back in 1970 I am in my 80s now and we class Australia as home... As you should know by now Aussies love their holidays and we have plenty of them more than in the UK therefore the employers have to pay staff a lot extra to work on public holidays especially as no one really want's to work on those days, we are thankful for anyone who gives up their time off to serve us and paying a 10 or 15% extra is not really a problem. I do agree with you with regard to paying extra for sauce but that is not always the case I have traveled all around Aus and found many places don't charge for sauce it seems to be prevalent in and around the major cities.
User pays for sauce - as a non-sauce eater. I think that's fairer than bumping up the price of every pie/sausage roll etc. ☺
Surcharge is because we pay standard wages not on tips so its acceptable to pay staff more working on holidays
Weekend staff get paid on average 1.5 times their usual pay and public holiday staff get DOUBLE. So for every staff member on, the business is essentially paying for two. Doing the math, even 20% is a good deal to be served by someone earning twice their usual hourly rate.
The business would go broke in days if they didn't pass at least a little on to customers.
We Aussies don't mind as we ourselves get the same pay conditions if we work those public holidays and it's the law that you must be paid that rate.
The surcharge on weekends and public holidays is legal and has been endorsed by the ACCC and Fair Work Commission. It is not annoying at all because it is there for a reason. The reason for the surcharge is that it costs businesses a lot more money to open on these days due to wages penalty rates. Depending on the industry and the award a worker is paid under, the employer can be required to pay about 150% of the normal wage rate on Saturday, 200% on Sunday and 250% on public holidays. So their costs can be significantly higher on those days, hence the surcharge.
Everyone's allowed an opinion 🙂
If you feed the Magpies they’ll treat you as a friend and tell their mates to leave you alone too … 😊
It is a surcharge on holidays because the staff are being paid more for working when they could be having a rest. Very Fair
Everyone's allowed an opinion 🙂
Such excellent and honest thoughts and feels! Thank you for sharing!
very kind of you, thank you for this comment :)
The weekend surcharge is to help the business pay penalty rates to their employees. While I don't enjoy paying more, I'm happy the staff get paid fairly.
Penalty rates for staff on holidays and weekends can be as high as double the standard pay rate and when when we have the highest basic wage in world it can be a big drain on a compnay' bottom line!
Agree with the trend to older first-time mums. Cost of living is part of it but medical improvements and longer lifetimes are also push factors. Seems to be a similar trend in Japan, Canada and Korea.
Hey as a true Aussie I was taught to treat females like I would treat my mother or sister...of course we treat females with respect, like why wouldn't we?!!!
sauce used to be free in Aus then they made those little plastic thingys lol , can still get free sauce in some places just depends on how stingy the servos are lol
Definitely finding them stingy but i'll start taking it out with me to match them ha!
@@kimberleylucas yep I’m 65 now and take a bottle of sauce every where I go lol sad I know 😂
@@garthwaters5756 im thinking of doing the exact same thing! not sad at all :)
I don't think I've ever paid for sauce here in Tasmania.
Its rare to see someone walk barefoot outside of the topical and subtropical areas of Australia
As far as snow goes. Seeing as you're on The Central Coast , where I'm from, this might surprise you even more.
You can travel north just a couple of hours, just north of Newcastle to Barrington Tops.
Barrington Tops isn't a traditional ski resort but it does get a heavy blanket of snow each year and you can find accommodation where you step out your door into snow covered mountains.
Well worth a visit, even just a day trip.
Cafes and restaurants are usually family-run businesses that employ staff that is required to be paid at a much higher rate by law. Normally double time on Sundays and triple time on public holidays. Many small businesses are closed on Sundays and public holidays except for hospitality where most of their business serves food and refreshments. As for Bunning, Coles, Woolworths, etc which are large corporations they can absorb the extra cost because of the volume of turnover they have. The only two days most places are closed are Xmas Day and Good Friday.
Thank you for clarifying this :)
About the families point: I know what u mean about the "pressure" to settle down in the UK. As a 30 yr old, it started to become real difficult to make new friends, as I started to lose my friend due to them getting married and having kids. I am not ready for that as I want to pursue a few things before settling down, but I feel like, the nature of UK (grey, damp cold and lonesome) makes u want to settle down as well. Also, my interaction within UK, the mindset is more of a "accept your lot in life and settle". But here in AU, I feel like I am with like-minded folks who want to simply be adventurous, enjoy and pursue career goals and life in general, BEFORE getting tied down by a family. I feel more at home because of this factor in particular. The UK doesn't have this sort of "passion/drive" based on my experience. I was often seen as weird.
Absolutely, everyone is entitled to do life as they want to. I think it's great that you get to live your life to the fullest before settling down, I also think it's lovely to be able to have a family at a young age - whatever works for you ❤ I can imagine it would have been hard in the UK - I'm the opposite here as a mum of 2 at 32 😂 xxx
When I was a boy, Sauce was free and there were no surcharges. However shops closed at 5.30pm and midday on Saturday. I miss those days. Loved your video, I hope you and your family enjoy OZ 🦘🐨☀
If you put out some bread or mince meat for your local magpies, they will remember your face forever and never swoop you. It is only strangers to that area they will swoop during nesting season. Our local family of magpies knock on the door and when we open the door, they come inside and stand next to fridge to get a small titbit and then they leave.
Sauce used to be free in Oz, or maybe 5 cents, for a small sachet. I agree it's annoying to pay more, but like you said, buying a handful in the supermarket will get around the issue. Small businesses often apply a surcharge on Sundays and public holidays because they are obligated to pay their staff penalty rates, and have to pass on the costs to customers.
5 cents would be OK, but $2/$3 is a rip off! especially when my chips only cost $6/$7!! haha
@@kimberleylucasDon’t let small things bother you . There is far too much sugar in tomato sauce anyway . You don’t pay extra for vinegar .
@@louisaklimentos7583 im a big fan of vinegar! (and salt and sauce!! haha)
@@kimberleylucas Vinegar is for free and helps break down the food you eat . Enjoy !
I have to carry my own HP sauce!@@kimberleylucas
I have a lot of magpies near me (about 30) and they are so used to close contact with me that they will fly past me at full speed and miss me by a metre and they are not swooping. It took me a little while to get used to this.
This paying for sauce seems to be something of a big city thing. When I lived in Melbourne, years ago, this was a rarity. I live in a largish country town now and we don't pay for sauce. As a matter of fact, if you want sauce, it is available, in the bottle, and you're free to use it, whenever you want.
The reason for a surcharge on public holidays is because the staff get paid extra and it is to cover the extra cost of business.
Really interesting observations! Thanks Kim!😍
very welcome! 😌
Love your videos! Very surprised the surcharge is for the whole weekend and not just the actual bank holiday days! I guess it makes sense because the weekend will inevitably be busier but I’m 100% behind you, it’s a normal Saturday 😅
Magpies are great, swooping is a protective measure during their nesting season, but they are intelligent birds and can be tamed to eat out of your hand, when there is a lot of rain and cold I have a couple that come to my back windown and sing to tell me they want a feed.
Public holiday surcharge is usually to cover public holiday penalty rates paid to staff
never order Domino's pizza on a Sunday or public holiday!
also with exotic milk ,it would not be in demand and would not all be used.
wages on weekends are 150 or 200percent payrise. if you need cafes on weekend you gotta pay for it. 10% is not much .
The restaurant owner has a choice of not opening, or paying their staff double time. So 15% surcharge, the restaurant is losing money for patrons convenience on a public holiday.
I'd say UK has kids even earlier. Most people I know (including me), started having kids around 22 😂
absolutely! - many of my friends have a full family by 26 haha but statistics seem to say otherwise! i think 29 is the average age overall but even that makes me wonder..
Magpies : If you feed them something they will also remember you but as a friend. Oh, that one.... remember good feels. Will land not dive or ignore. I was visiting a skate park a few suburbs away and got swooped. Next time, I brought yummy bribes. Even a year later, we're good.
Tomato sauce: Depends on the venue. Some will ask what sort of sauce you want them to drown your chippies in for free. Others will just have the squeeze bottles on the counter or the tables like in the UK.
Radio: I imagined you diving for the volume knob... I thought, ahh, JJJ...but no, I was very much mistaken (but suprised...)
I've gone DAB and podcasts in the cars myself.
Our teens can be unpredictable. I've seen some with warrants out do much the same thing as happened to you and I've seen middle uppers look and ignore.
Don't start me on bare feet.... Within 1lkm of the beach, yeah, fine. Beachside holidays, totally get it. But in suburbia....we still have all the viruses , sharps , vomits, urinations etc... People who think its better health wise to go barefoot didn't read the memo. At least a pair of Double Pluggers people...
Enjoyed your video! 8-)
the extra charges on those days has got to do with the extra pay rate on those days to keep the business afloat.
Workers are paid penalty rates on weekends and public holidays. The proprietor is just passing that extra cost on to you.
I think they are all very valid points Kimberly , with the Surcharge here it is getting quite ridiclulous , while I can sort of understand Public Holiday they pay the staff higher I cannot understand the Surcharge for Weekend Food & Drinks , the Servers generally do not get paid any more for working on a weekend because that is their normal shift, I think they are just using that as an excuse to bump up the margin, enjoy your videos, keep up the good work !!
Thanks for the kind words!
I have never worked in a job that is open on a weekend but my kids and many friends do and they always get paid more for weekend work whether it be food service or nursing. Of course that is only from my very limited point of view, but I'm surprised to hear that a 'normal shift' if it falls on a weekend gets paid no extra.
@@libbypeace68 Hi Libby , my daughter works in a coffee shop on Thursday and Saturday Mornings and gets the same hourly rate for both , I was giving that as a reason but I take your point different shops would have different pay scales
@@JosephY88Your daughter is being ripped off wages for her Saturday hours
@@JosephY88 I worked Public holidays/weekends and CHRISTMAS DAY for the same hourly rate. Aussies would pass out if they worked in hospitality in the UK. I was still in school and needed the extra cash - tips worked in my favour but im sickened at the extra pay you get here!! haha
I agree with your gripe aboot the sauce Kimbo. G'day You And. ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you...i'll be sure to load up my pockets with sauce before i go out now
Resterants that charge extra on public holidays .probably becouse the wages are much higher on those days...the cost of some Resterants is high we payed $260 for 3 of us for food and 4 drinks at a Melbourne resterant.
Even at a pub the cost for dinner would be about
$ 30 to $40 for a main meal...you cold make same meal at home for less than $ 10
in the USA i asked a waitress what was the wage here , she said 2.75$ an hour , plus tips . thats a disgrace. thousands slaving for a miserly 2$ So here its law that everyone over 21 has to be paid a living wage no matter what the job. casual workers get a better rate because they dont get sick leave annual leave etc. Law was passed in 1901 and known as the harvester case.
Try travelling up the New England Hwy during winter you will get snow
Nice video! Surcharge is because staff get double pay on that day. I get paid $24/hr (minimum pay) so on public holidays I get $48. It’s not just because it’s a public holiday it’s to pay your staff. Staff also get paid extra on weekends. I don’t mind it that much because I understand that it’s to cover the costs.
do you mind me asking why its just cafes? Coles/Bunnings/Fuel services etc are all just as busy on holidays yet i don't seem to pay extra on top of normal RRP? just trying to understand the logic behind it all :)
Big businesses can afford the extra surcharge, obviously much small business establishments cannot!
When things get busier on public holidays (and sometimes weekends) they usually have to run extra staff and pay them 2,5x the hourly rate . . Staff in restaurants, cafes, bistros etc. are entitled to be off the same as everyone else so if they have to work they should be entitled to fair compensation. If buisneses had to absorb the cost themselves there is a big chance that they wouldnt bother opening at all. People argue that they do better business on holidays so should make more money but if all that extra money is only going towards employing more staff and paying them higher wages whats the incentive for an owner to give away their own holiday time.. Personally I dont mind paying the surcharge on a public holiday as its my choice to eat out on those days. You are lucky once upon a time nothing used to be open at all on public holidays now it seems that if people keep showing up and are willing to pay the extra they are going to open.
I was in Bunnings at the weekend, which was VERY busy because everyone was off. I'll need to double check my receipt but im 90% sure I wasn't charged extra for the service or product I received. Seems like its just cafes and restaurants that do this... is that right?
@@kimberleylucasBunnings and the like are massive chain stores and can absorb the extra cost. Small cafes can't.
@@kimberleylucas I think that the chain stores like Bunnings are big enough to absorb the extra cost smaller buisneses such as restaurants and bistros etc, probably cant. Nobody used to open on public holidays like Good Friday, Xmas Day etc. I dont think that they were allowed to nowadays the trading hour laws are. more relaxed.
1. Women starting families now in their 30s/40s didn't necessarily delay because of the cost of living, currently quite a bit higher now than when they were in their 20s. From my family, it’s more wanting to consolidate careers so that maternity leave doesn’t affect advancement too much.
2. Not sure if the UK still use bottles of sauce, food safety rules don’t allow that in Australia. The amount of sauce/milk and the packaging are more expensive than salt, pepper etc. Rather than absorb the cost into every pie, it's user pays. I don’t use sauce, so I think that's fair.
3. Not everywhere charges extra for soy or almond milk, but smaller shops can do. My BIL who tells me demand is less at his cafe so waste is higher than for cow's milk.
The surcharges apply on weekends and public holidays as staff are paid at higher rates on those days. The owner of the business has to incorporate those costs into wages.
Its just strange that the surcharge is also applicable on the weekend, Which is not a public holiday. its a complete rip off to customers. Other shops/services open and operate without charging their customers for their employees wages.
@@kimberleylucas there are higher pay rates for the weekend than Mon-Fri & public holidays are a higher rate again 🙂 Working in the evening or very early morning can also gain a higher rate. You get time & a half on Sat & double time on Sun. Years ago a lot of Aus retail businesses shut around 12 to 1pm Saturday & were closed on Sunday as Saturday afternoon was when the increased pay rates kicked in back then 🙂
@@kimberleylucas somebody’s probably already answered this, but the Saturday and Sunday of Easter are actually public holidays not just weekend days. This means the penalty rates are higher than normal.
@@sandyosullivan No one has made me aware of this - so thank you for taking the time :)
@@lgh2052 I see! coming from the UK where your pay rate is the same monday - sunday I really didn't know this. You guys have it good! :)
The surcharge is to cover the wages of the employees that get paid penalty rates to have to work the public holidays or weekends…There shouldn’t be an issue with making sure people are properly compensated for having to work the days you’re out enjoying…
Im commenting as an individual who worked public holidays, weekends AND Christmas Day all for flat rate in the UK. i was at school and needed the extra cash so this was my job. Also, you weren't paid overtime for working public holidays - that was your job and thats what your contract included. We were just grateful for the extra tips we got! haha
@@kimberleylucas Well, you're not in the UK are you? Also, "I had to be miserable and underpaid on public holidays so everyone else should be too" is not the flex you think it is.
@@walover165 im not in the UK no, which is why i do these videos to compare - i'm unsure why people cant read the title before they come at me for having an opinion. If i didn't work in hospitality i wouldn't have chosen to compare this certain point.....
@@kimberleylucas pretty sure you were complaining not comparing…we have strong labour laws here that make sure people earn a good living…it has a strong union culture that has gained (not been given) wages & conditions for employees in all sectors…if you have worked in hospitality you’ll know how hard it is…so don’t begrudge people their living…
@mickdundee2642 pretty sure me paying $20 for toast with avocado would have softened the blow for them. Including the 300 others that day. Imagine coming from another country and having the audacity to want to share my opinions with others who are genuinely interested in what's different to our UK culture. Sorry I actually don't agree with everything you do, as do others - end of 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The surcharge on public holidays etc goes towards wages. Wages are more and so they should be considering these people are working on a public holiday.
Hi Kim, I'm just playing catch up now on your last few videos as I've been pretty unwell. Everything you mention is interesting/useful to know. Having spent some time in Oz with my sons when they were young, we are hoping to all go back and visit next year now they are adults. I was a young Mum pregnant at 24 and was a Mum of 2 at 31, I actually felt young here in the U.K. esp pregnant at 24, no one I knew had children and all the Mums in groups were in their mid to late 30's!
Thats so interesting isn't it - its obviously changed as the years have gone on. I was pregnant at 26 and a lot of my peers/friends were too - it's definitely not like this here, but also not in a bad way (its a different lifestyle for a start) and i like that people do 'everything' first before settling down. Its just very difficult to make friends because of this, if that makes sense! :)
ps - hope you are starting to feel better!
@kimberleylucas Yeah I did feel that void of trying to make friends also. Moving 8mths pregnant didn't help! I think there's always that 1 person who you find you can gravitate to more and build from there. I was pretty different to the Mums I knew, I travelled a lot with my kids as there Dad was a musician so played all over the world.
I see a lot of my younger self in you, the way you parent and love on your babies, your sense of adventure and your anxieties! I'm 53 now but mentally still 24.
One thing I will say is you come across as such a lovely human, I can't imagine others wouldn't be drawn to you. If you have been a Mum in my groups, I would have gravitated towards you ☺️ Love Jessie x
@aye70aye this is so lovely, thank you for being so kind ❤️ I just need to be patient. I've met some lovely people already and I'm sure friendships will build over time. You only get one life and it's important to live it to its fullest 🙂 x
The surcharge thing to be fair is because the owner of the business has to pay the employees more on those days. If they didn't have the surcharge they would most likely not be open that day due to loss income.
What about bunnings/coles/fuel stations etc? that confuses me as they are twice as busy too.... im lost with it all! Especially the weekend surcharge - thats ludicrous!
@@kimberleylucas they don't charge surcharge just generally the restaurants cafes.
@@dangermouse3619 Thank you :)
Sunshine costs more to manufacture in Oz,hence the higher prices.😂😂😂😉⏰
at least no tip is required!
That will hold up somewhere for sure 😅
I thought you made some great points about differences. I have heard others say that they take their own sauce with them if they really enjoy sauce with their food so don’t feel alone with your strategy! Thinking back sauce was almost always free and I cannot remember when that began to change? May be the early 2000s? Someone else might know.
With the 15% surcharge, I know from friends and family members who worked in hospitality they were paid significantly more for Sundays and public holidays. One of them told me that the café they worked at would not have bothered opening at all on those days except for the surcharge. I think some cafes choose to not open on these days even now - one of my local ones didn’t open at all over Easter. I guess we would have to see what their actual returns and expenses were in each case to know more. I do know some people who refuse to go to places that have a surcharge and go elsewhere if they want a meal out on public holidays. Others I know just accept it as ok so I think views vary quite a lot on this issue!
definitely a great idea to take your own - i might even keep a bottle in my car! haha
Hi Kimberly. Re the surcharge - it is to assist the business proprietor to cover the additional wages he has to pay on public holidays and weekends.
Depending on the applicable employment agreement, employees have to be paid an extra 25%-100% for working those days.
why does this only apply to hospitality and not car garages/retail/fuel etc? really baffles me as its a lot of money extra. The business is making A LOT of money off it being a public holiday in the first place (more than enough to cover your staff wages)
I am not in the "industry", so really can't explain specifics for cafes, restaraunts etc. However, I am a "shiftworker" and totally understand the additional costs that would be incurred. I guess the other option would be just to increase all prices by (say) 10% all the time and remove the weekend surcharge.
This would make some people happy - but others would complain about that!!
@@chrismatkin7216 Public holiday days i can understand (very slightly) but workers will get their same wage on a weekend as they would any 'normal' weekend so seems like a bit of a rip off for the customers that dine on a Saturday/Sunday. It is what it is, i just find it wild. As a business you generate a lot more money on a holiday so your staff should benefit from that too - customers shouldn't be expected to pay those wages over and above what they are already bringing in. You don't get charged extra in Coles but they need more staff on...
@@kimberleylucasretail etc already cost staff wages in there pricing
@kimberleylucas You are correct, the workers get paid the same every weekend....but THAT individuals wage is higher (up to double) the wage the same person earns when they work on a weekday (for the same hours). Eg minimum wage on a weekday $23/hour......same job on Sunday could be $33 or even $43/hour. This makes the business expenses significantly higher on the weekend (and PH).
If you call a plumber out at midnight, they will charge you more than if they come at 11am!! - because they have to pay their employees more.
Many businesses vary pricing for the same 'item' at different times....Hotels, Airlines, London Transport 😜, Cinemas, Ubers etc, But also, many don't. It just depends on their business model.
Although supermarkets , Maccas etc don't change their pricing, you can be certain the higher costs of weekend, evening wages are well and truly built into their pricing. Which is the other way of doing it - they just charge EVERYONE a bit more ALL of the time, but keep those prices the same 24/7.
Either way, we (the customer) pay!! 😪
It is said that the Snowy Mountains get more snow than the Swiss Alps...
Manners are bred into us from a young age, both from parents AND teachers!
I was born in 1970 to a mother who was, at the time, 18 years old.
Walking barefoot is not a thing in Adelaide. It might have something to do with the weather. I see it as disrespectful. Same with thongs in pubs - that is disrespecting the establishment!
Charging for sauce is wrong! I'm with you on that!
I have not yet come across a restaurant in Adelaide that has a "Public Holiday Surcharge"! What a draconian concept...
I can understand the extra charge for the soy or almond milk (they actually aren't milks! Have you ever known anyone who has milked an almond?). Due to neither of them being widely used, the wastage of the product is higher than that of fulll cream or low-fat milk, so the cost of replacement is factored in to the cost of the coffee.
Oh, I bought a sausage roll from Bunnings and tomato sauce was free 😮😊
Bunnings just do everything better :)
Don't know about Aus but in NZ alternative milk options are all significantly more expensive than dairy milk which is why you'll be charged anywhere from 50c-$1 more for it.
I enjoyed this video
2 things that are different in my part of the country is that in the 90s we paid 10cents for a little sachet of sauce but I have never had to pay for sauce in at least the last 20years , so I'm thinking the paying for sauce thing only lasted about a decade in my area of Tassie, and the other thing was public holiday surcharges , everything around here closes on public holidays as it's too expensive to pay workers , so I would be much happier to pay a surcharge and have the business stay open
10 cents would be ok, but its an absolute rip off at $2/$3. i'm definitely going to buy some of my own - it all adds up doesn't it. Its interesting to hear it from your point of view. In the UK everything opens regardless of holiday or not, and staff are paid the same as a monday rate, they generate a lot more business so its worth it for them to be open. HOWEVER, i went to my local shopping centre on Friday to pick up balloons and everything was shut and part of me liked this for the workers... i didn't gripe about it because it was a holiday and they are entitled to enjoy it too. I suppose you will never please everyone right? haha :)
Surcharge is because wait staff are paid double time on pub hols and weekends it is 50 % loading . It's not excessive and I don't mind .
it is when you are feeding a family of 4 haha! I'll need to take a packed lunch next holiday!
WE HAAAAAATE!!!!!!! PAYING FOR SAUCE TOO! But not at ALL places. But most, unfortunately.
Between the spiders and the birds, I'd be losing my mind!!!! 🤣🤣 I'm originally from England, but now live in Ireland, and we have to pay for sauce in some restaurants now. Does my head in!! And I know what you mean about manners on teenagers, because it's the same here, you see a crowd of lads walking towards you, and it's a bit intimidating, but they always say hello to me, and I'm always shocked. That wouldn't happen where I came from...ever! So I totally get what you mean. Another great video. Always looking forward to your next one. Take care. X
Haha thankfully i've not had any bad experiences with either .... yet! (yikes!) as for the sauce - yes its a pain, definitely going to take my own now!
Glad the teenager part came across ok - i don't want to offend anyone as you get good and bad all over but as a whole I feel like they are much more polite here and very kind. (not cheeky or trying to show off...) lol!
Thank you for always commenting - i really appreciate it :) x
@@kimberleylucas you're going to become one of those mum's who has pockets full of sauce, sugar and salt if you're not careful!! 🤣🤣 We've all got mums like that!!! 🤣 X
Love your accent and your beautiful family are most welcome in Australia
This is the kindest comment so far 😅 thank you so much ❤
I think the average age of first-time mums in Australia is about 30-31, while for first-time dads it's around 33-34. I think a lot of people don't feel financially stable enough until then to start a family, and the OE tradition for Aussies and Kiwis has become later now I think which might also contribute. As a broad generalisation, maybe we value being able to travel and gain overseas work experience before "settling down" to family life more than younger adults in the UK?
There’s a reason Kyle Sandilands is sometimes called Vile Sandilands.
The (not universal) habit of casual swearing hides just how extremely polite Australian society in general is.
I hadn't heard this, but yes makes sense 😂
Get off a bike if you get swooped and walk. Don’t show aggression to the bird. Try feeding the bird some dried mealworms (available from pet food stores). The bird will remember you and won’t attack. You can also just carry an umbrella and shelter under it.
Thank you for these tips 😊
We don't pay for sauce every place. Nor do we pay for milk every place. It's just some places. My advice is to find a shop that doesn't charge for sauce or milk.
You are so right about the older mum thing!! I had mine at 28 and most mums I met in brisbane were a good 8-10 years older. This was in an affluent suburb in Brisbane and I think that's why. The more 'inner city affluent' places are likely to have career mums who have left it later to have kids. I'm sure getting out of the city more this statistic changes but it was something that I found very difficult as I could never meet people my age!
Also, I worked in hospitality in the UK and Australia and yes the surcharge on the weekend is ridiculous. Fair enough on public holidays but not at the weekend. I know all the reasons for it but it's not right. Restaurants make more money at the weekend because they are busier so that alone should balance out extra staff costs if you run a good business. The last place I worked even started surcharging people to pay by card 😅
this is the struggle im finding at the moment. Im definitely a 'young mum' here and im desperate for friends similar in age with the same interests etc. im not against it at all, its just very obvious and something im really struggling with....
the surcharge is to pay thoe staff extra for working on a public holiday.....otherwise no person would come to work....public holiday in my employment is double time and can be double time and a half....so you are coming out cheaply at 15%..Or the restaurant ,amusement,bar or whatever would not be open..
When I worked in hospitality I never got any additional pay for working public holidays as my tips alone covered me well. More people will come through the door as people are off work etc. If the venue doesn't have the staff to open on those days then they shouldn't. but of course they will as they are getting a lot more footfall = a lot more business. plus an additional 15%... for weekends, which aren't a public holiday.
I live in Sydney , never have I ever had to pay for sauce ! Maybe it's a central coast thing ?
Again you don't pay extra for almomd milk, lite milk, full cream milk etc ...where are you buying coffee Sydney CBD no extra charge !
be careful during swoop season , you can lose your eye. i can guarantee it has happened . when i was at school i used to caRRY MY SATCHEL ON MY HEAD FOR SAFETY ( sorry for caps ,not going to do all that again )
Hi you can ask for sauce at the drive-thru.
surcharge is understandable. workers should be well paid. wages here are high and it helps create a society where everyone is paid a livable wage . there are other less obvious benefits. less oddball desperation like in the USA where there are homeless and large numbers in poverty stricken areas of unemployment. by the way you dont tip.
It's only I think from memory 18% of male magpies tend to swoop when you're in their area when breeding season is on. I think too they can remember 50 different people and the good news is if you become friends with them they will leave you alone and next thing you know the whole family will treat you as a friend. Magpies are lovely birds and if you give them the time to let them know you are friendly you'll be rewarded back with them being nice to you and don't mind hanging around and playing and so on.
in my previous suburb it was the plovers (hope im spelling that correctly) that swooped a lot. but i also agree, if you walk past without making a fuss they really didn't bother you.
I hate no shoes at the shops too. It's a Summer thing that some people in coastal towns do but yep, pop your thongs on people.
I haven't ever been charged for milk but agree charging for sauce is irksome.
I'm pretty impressed with kids these days too. Well done parents and schools.
The surcharge on public holidays is because employers must pay their staff a higher wage on those days.
It's so interesting hearing your thoughts on Australia so far. I hope you and your family have a very happy time here 😊
This is a very kind response thank you. I make these videos mainly for people who are coming from the UK just as a comparison but it's also nice for Australians to have an understanding of what its like in the UK 😊 no shoes is not for me but definitely wary of saying that out loud sometimes 😅 thanks again for your comment x
Really depends where you are to get manners and politeness from youngsters - male or female. Pleased to hear you have had good experiences. With weekend and public holiday surcharges you simply get used to it. The Government regulates extra pay to employees when they work public holidays and weekends, so business owners simply pass that on to customers. Although it does not occur everywhere - restaurants mainly. Work around it by eating out on week days if it bothers you. There is no compunction to tip which is good. When I go to North America I definitely do not like how they add on the VAT and tips later as it makes it hard to figure what is common practice or good value.
Like the English coming over here so glad you seem to be enjoying it. Great accent - don't know them that well but sounds north and maybe from York or close to it??? Enjoy - Australia remains largely Anglified in its culture despite the massive influx and diversity of immigration.
paying for sauce and salt . if you have it its got to be paid for. oat or soy ,milk is an exotic product not much call for it and most likely it will go off in the fridge.
The employer must pay its staff the double rate of wages for Weekends and public holidays. If the wages are say $23 per hour they have to pay their staff $46 per hour. The 10 or 15% is nothing in comparison to what it costs them. ❤
I see, is this a legal requirement that all employers must do? I was paid flat rate for working public holidays/weekends and Christmas day in the UK so im still understanding it all here! haha it definitely adds up when you are dining with 4! :)
Yes called penalty rates, it’s a legal requirement in NSW
www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/penalty-rates-allowances-and-other-payments/penalty-rates
Most people have no issue with paying the surcharge as they understand that for the restaurant to pay their staff to work on Public holidays they need to cover the charge. As long at they display the surcharge beforehand it’s legal.
Also charging for sauce cuts down on wastage if they supply a few free ones then I imagine some would get binned, they could increase the price of the product to include the sauce but people would just complain they are getting charged for sauce then not using it.
@@kimberleylucas G'day! There are penalty rates for hospitality workers which mean on Saturdays they are paid at 125%, Sundays 150% and on public holidays at 225% hence why you will often see the surcharge added on long weekends and like over Easter etc... Cheers!
@@kimberleylucas penalty rates are law . not only that but when i was working in 1998 we got a 17% loading for our holiday pay to make up for lost overtime and penalty rates.
@@kimberleylucas yes the penalty rates are compulsory in all states.
just be careful with magpies they can go for your eyes . some unlucky people have lost an eye. protect your eyes first hand or bag or whatever.
More snow falls on the Snowy Mountains than the Swi ss Alps. Xmas in December and our summer is best. BBQ on the beach, sword fish steaks, prawns lobster (crayfish), beach cricket. Love your accent.
Thank you 😊
Businesses pay for sauce and milk and then they require us as the customer to pay for those products to recoup their costs
Yes we hate paying for sauces. It never was like that years ago. Just like to rip us off even more by charging for sauce. The bastards it's un-Australian 🤬
Its crazy - Chips always come with sauce. They just go together - Like a scone always comes with butter and jam..... or do you have to pay for that too?!! haha
@@kimberleylucas shhh, you say that too loud it'll give them more ideas regarding scones. 😂
Re being barefoot. The Central Coast has a beach culture, so going around Beachside shops or Erina Fair barefoot is natural.
Re Maggies. They only swoop on strangers that they haven’t met in the normal breeding season.
The socio-economic mix on CC is different from Sydney, thus politeness and helpfulness would be different
What is a comforter ?
It can snow all along the GDR into Qld eg Armidale, Guyra, Barrington tops, Brindabellas, Orange etc
I can get on board with the beachside shops but barefoot in Erina Fair is something that will take a while... communal floors and people with potential foot infections just makes me squirm a little! haha
unsure on the comforter comment - may be my accent haha - what was i talking about?
A dummy 😅
With the soy milk in your coffee, sure you can get a basic sanitarium (run-of-the-mill brand) soy milk that's just as cheap as regular milk, but it doesn't heat & foam properly in the machine. Infact if you were to be given a coffee made with cheap soy milk, you'd be more upset about what you paid $5.50 for than being charged an extra bit more for a coffee that looks just as nice as the person who ordered it with full cream milk. That's why Barrista soy milk costs more.
On a public holiday the staff are getting paid twice what they usually earn. While the cost of Sunday rates are factored in to the menu pricing, public holidays aren't. And as someone who does the costings, most restaurants still run at a loss on public holidays, they open to keep their customers happy. Sorry it costs you a bit more, but it costs the owner a whole lot more.
It’s misleading to call a surcharge a public holiday surcharge and then charge it on days that aren’t public holidays. Other services are open on these days too and you are not charged any extra on top of your bill. Why do cafes, with their food usually sold at mega margins (500%+) need to? if everywhere that was open done this I would maybe - maybe understand it but it just seems like the customer is paying staff wages and $20 for avocado on toast....
@@kimberleylucas sure other services are open on public holidays. Like hospitals and police departments, and other publicly funded institutions. You get your day off, but I have to sacrifice my time with family and friends so you get yours. Sorry for wanting to be compensated for that.
I have no idea where you pulled this 500+% margin from but you are clearly deluded about the profit margins of the hospitality industry. If it was such a licence to print money everyone would do it
@@davecheffie5706 as someone who worked weekends, public holidays and christmas day all at a flat rate i couldn't disagree with your comment more. i'm talking about the weekend surcharge and how it really doesn't make sense, thats all.
@@kimberleylucas I worked in the UK for 6 years. And yes your system is extremely draconian in this regard. The unions won rights for workers to get penalty rates or time in lieu (for salary staff) many years ago. Compensation for the sacrifice of their time. Eg, if you want me to cook for you on xmas day, and not spend it with my family, it'll cost you! Regardless of whether you like it or not, the last government who tried to mess with penalty rates got booted at the very next election. They're here to stay.
Friday, Saturday, 17:17 Sunday and Monday are gazetted public holidays in NSW for Easter 2024 (yes the central coast) I googled it, as I was also shocked to get charged. I am sure it was not always the case. The no shoes in supermarkets, really bothers me as well. I moved to the central coast 8 years ago, and noticed in winter people put socks on, but still no shoes. Unbelievable, always gives me a smile
I love how ludicrous Christmas in July is. Jesus was born in Jerusalem, Guess what the average temp is there on Christmas Day 8-20C or 47-69F - hardly snow weather!
But we all love a snowy white Christmas ❤ I know I do! 😅
@@kimberleylucasyou might - I want 35C Christmas myself.
Jesus may or may not have existed but his birth date was made up to coincide with the Winter Solstice so the pagan celebration could be co-opted by Christianity.
Kimberley you say you live central coast...is that NSW or QLD ?
Aussies who who walk barefoot must be near a each where it's warm to hot.
Herein Melbourne its quite rare to see barefoot walking, so Aussies don't all walk around like that.
yes NSW and yes also near a beach :) however I did see the odd person walking barefoot when we lived in Sydney CBD!
@@kimberleylucas yes but were they sober?
The equivalent of your torrie government abolished compulsory sunday rates for the lowest paid in our community in order to keep staff employers who continue to pay sunday rates pass thi cost on to customers. I do know some businesses do pass the cost on and elect not to pay sunday rates (double dipping) and some pay the rate and don't pass it on. Upto the business and their businesses modle.
the paying for the sauces are later phenomena, which came only after 2016, because of two factors..... one was people from middle east, india regions, and asians, etch with restaurants and food shops, and the same with families (that did not grow up in aussie culture and mainly with migrants from the last 15 years coinciding as the significant rapid escalation of stealing and taking far too much of them (including taking from toiletries, soaps and napkins) and were done blatantly, it is included with the shoplifting cost of losses..... because aussies before then were all open and trusting pf all people that will only use what they need and not raid the toilet supply closets, or dispensaries like wasn't happening for decades)..... second are when asian specially chinese takeaways started the standard of paying or inclusive charging for sauces, straws and napkins even packaging that many shops started copying that became a norm within few years....
And actually, food safety laws changed and required condiments in individual packets - sugar, salt, pepper etc, which were absorbed into costs, but sauces and milk quantities and packaging are more expensive, so user pays is the answer.
@@Bellas1717 the food laws for health and safety reason have been since for decades, and for a long while as far back as 70s to 2010 almost all australian takeaway including the major food retailers under restaurants category "foodservice retailer" ie: mcdonald, red rooster, hungry jacks, etch, condiments comes free included with their food as part of their business services standards ie: salt, pepper, tomato sauce (as the cost is part of the cost of income added and not individual retailing as previous business practices (you can do a poll deed asking if they ever remember of having condiments and sauces included and not paid for takeaway food prior to 2015 to verify) ..... the business practice of selling the condiments only came after mid 2010 due to socioeconomic change in trends and were heavily influence by the factors base on "causes of losses".... the cost of packaging have hardly any change in the structure of industry economics (specially in automation mass manufacturing) the only factor that drastically effects them are artificial inflation by political policies (ex: right now of climate change laws of limiting quotas and supplies) that snowball effects to all of the commerce and extent to economy..... the trend of individual selling coincide very much with migration and changes to social behaviour that became part of profit and losses for retailers that changed the business practices... nothing to do with racism or xenophobia but base factual data analysis and actual retailing reports....
Too long to read. I believe in user pays. Cheers.
LOL bullshit logic mate... what postcode do you reside in with this theory, probably some shitville out in the western burbs.
its not the cost of that milk . they have to get it and add it to their stock.
As any business owner will tell you, running a business is hard. They don’t make millions of dollars like people think. Most only make a wage. Charging for sauce may be annoying or a rip off but over a year it adds up for the business owner and if they can make a profit, then why not? As for surcharges, In Australia we are paid whets called a fair wage. Would you like to work a public holiday while everyone else was out enjoying themselves? Well having staff working public holidays cost money. So why should the business owner lose money while you’re enjoying yourself. Someone has to pay the extra wages of the staff on a public holiday. Over all, I loved the video.
Im commenting as an individual who worked public holidays, weekends AND Christmas Day all for flat rate in the UK. i was at school and needed the extra cash so this was my job. Of course I wanted to be at home with my family/ out with my friends enjoying the public holiday. Also, you weren't paid overtime for working public holidays - that was your job and thats what your contract included. do i agree with that? no, but it was a job and I was lucky my service returned me good tips (as more people were being served)
maybe thats why i struggle with it so much here. workers are paid double time if not more and then im paying $20 for avocado on toast. Its just something that I was surprised to see thats all. (I still paid the surcharge... :)
Ok the surcharge thing it is bloody annoying ., same with the charge for dips and sauces.It's just the restaurants making a grab for money .
Now back to the surcharge thing, you may well ask why then does not Woolworths ,Coles or Bunnings make a surcharge ?
Well, it has a little bit to do wage rates and more to do with producing something and even less to do with fact, but then again the staff in a restaurant are just working like they do at Bunnings so it's a hollow argument to a point, because it is the Chef who is actually producing something ,the rest are just serving., and you have to ask , what is the busiest times for restaurants? ....you guessed right.
Take Bunnings, I used to be a manager with BBC , and then Bunnings when they took us over. You may wonder why most full time staff rarely work on weekends or public holidays , well it cost Bunnings too much and usually is not included in workplace agreements .
Let's look at wage costs base wage is $23.00 for a casual, maybe a little more, then it's $35.50 an hour on a Saturday and $46.00 0n a Sunday and $69.00 an hour on a public holiday , the restaurant industry might be different, but even so, to say you can't get staff is b/s , staff , part timers, Uni students would kill to work at these rates and at Bunnings we treat them well and we don't raise our prices on weekends or public holidays .
Have you noticed on your Mcdonalds s app that the price of burgers is more for home deliveries, even though they charge you for home deliveries ?
I stumbled across this the other day, said I would pick up my order , then changed my mind to have it home delivered, and, received a pop up telling me to check my prices, they are different, and sure enough , the buggers charged me more per item.
Snow, yes it's great fun ,but can get expensive .You can drive to Thredbo, or park your car at Bullocks Flats and take the Skitube(underground raliway) onto Perisher or BlueCow, Bluecow is great for a day visit so I would do this if your just going up for a look around. . You can go toThe Chalet at Charlotte Pass but, you will need a snowcat from Perisher to do that and from memory, they only take day trippers to the resort on certain days , it used to be Wednesday only.
Do we get more snow than Switzerland ? .................no we don't , that's a myth created in 1957 and the area in Australia covered in Snow is much less than Switzerland.
Do go down there , it is worth it, for the experience, even if you don't ski, it's still fun, but it is addictive be warned.
Anyway, it'sstarting to rain in Maitland and we are going to get flood conditions , so stay indoors tomorrow it's going to get bad.
this is a great response thank you - totally agree with it all. Definitely arguments from all sides and whilst the friday/monday surcharge could be passed - i think its robbery for them to charge the additional extra on the weekend.
Thank you for your comments on the snow - definitely didn't want to refer to them as the 'Alps' as i believe there is some dispute over this already! haha I'm very much used to snow being from Scotland and having the highlands close by so i know how beautiful it can be but also how annoying it can be! still worth a visit :)
Yiu pay extra on a Public Holiday as in the hospitality industry because owners pay tteurcsraff HUGGER penalty rates in Public Holidays when they under turn pass in to the consumer. Our wonderful trade unions fought for higher penalty rates for workers on Public Holidays, if they HAVE to work, rather than enjoying a day off, they are compensated with a higher penalty rate, working on a Public Holiday.
Kyle Sandilands on radio is a revolting person . Don't listen to his rubbish on bogan radio. Tune in to better radio stations.
Women are waiting longer than I did in the 1980’s. I was an old mum at 26.
I was pregnant at 26 😊 but so were a lot of people I know in the UK. Just seems very 'young here' and according to my midwives it's not 😅
that language used is from my experience only on fm radio. am is better.
Christmas in July is a wank.
Bare feet is just around the beaches . Mist people wear shoes . Women have children around 30 or a bit lady in Australia but then there are the single mothers who are 20 years old . I love your accent .
I wonder if the cold in England has something to do with it.
Look, I find everything annoying, It's just easier that way ..... 😛
haha great way to look at things! :)
allso you dont tip here.
My neighbour who is Brit from Scarborough is always barefoot.
getting right in with the Aussie culture :) love it!
wait - are you in Australia or Scarborough?!!
@@kimberleylucas Yes Australia,
@@mazzdacon2134 phew! haha :)
not 5 highest peaks, as the 2nd highest is found about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane
the sauce thing started with pies. I reckon most think it's un Australian, but you have no choice.
you are excluding the fact certain milks are less popular and therefore ends up costing more than a regular bottle of milk, not only the power for the fridge, but also in waste, I say this having worked in hospitality and owning a cafe.
surcharge is greedy owners not wanting to take a loss for the extra wages for working the public holiday, it's rude, especially tourist areas, where they will do it just because it's a busy period of year, like school holidays, there was a push by businesses, to try and get out of paying weekend rates, basically the same greedy lot, once other businesses saw they were getting away with it, they jumped on bandwagon, yay capitalism
No there not Between Sydney And Melbourne
2nd highest peak is Mt Bogong in Victoria as is the 3rd, Mt Hotham.
Gotta say I can't stand tomato sauce. Now chilli sauce is much preferred.
The other side of the coin you being a young mother is when the kids are old enough to go to school you'll have a better chance looking for work as you'll be still young whereas older women might have it harder starting later with a family. So look at things that way. 😏
Thats kind thank you :)
Older women already have their career which they can go back too after having their children so they are already better off.
EDIT: AND they have more money/savings to go to affording having children while younger women don't have the careers or the money.
@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax i think there are pro's and cons on both sides and this was purely an observation not intended to cause hurtful/argumentative comments.
@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax you must be real fun at parties. 🙄