My Favourite Things About Living In England
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- A lot of people ask why I am living in England instead of Australia... and there actually isn't one straight answer! These are the reasons why I currently love living in the UK!
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Hi, I'm Lauren! I’m a part-time traveller and vlogger creating TH-cam videos about budget, foodie and solo female travel to show anyone how they can also travel the world without spending loads of money or having friends to travel with! Besides having a TH-cam channel, I created a blog: wanderlauren.co.uk to provide helpful travel tips and resources!
I love our summer here in Britain, growing up it was always my favourite day of the year
This weekend was a great example of sunny weather! I did a day trip to the Peak District - vlog will be out on Sunday 😊
@@Wanderlauren ah you might have had sunny weather in Manchester but we didn't in Cambridge
Yes, next year if Summer falls on a Sunday I'm going for a picnic.
Eye livin in the Lake District on a sunny day was just an absolute belta!
Day?
The more I listen to her the more I identify why I would love to live in the UK
I was born in the States, but, as the saying goes: Home is where your heart is, so England is home. =D I do have English ancestry, so that helps! Hahah
hahahah yep! Home can be where you feel content😄 and not necessarily where you were born or grew up!
The weather here in the UK is one of my favourite things. The combination of the latitude, the Gulf Stream, and it being island as opposed to continental weather makes it great. Apart from Summer. Summer can get stuffed. Strewth it's hot here in summer! 😏
Lmfbo, moaning about 2 days of the year 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good on ya 👍🤣
@@deanwalker38 Feels like an eternity
@@letsgoBrandon204 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ow, defo I would rather the weather that has got more sunshine :-P
So lovely to hear about the things you love about England! We are lucky to have the many seasons we get!
Naomi Jasmin x. It’s just a pity we have all four seasons practically every day.
Here in Wales , as you may well know we do get a lot of rain . But we can go for weeks with out any at all. In the spring after say two or three days rain and the sun comes out . The green in the fields is so bright it hurts your eyes .
Just came across your video, fascinating to hear your take on the UK, especially when so many people from the UK emigrating to Aus for a 'better life'. So pleased you like living here
Spring is definitely my favourite season. I love all the wild flowers, the weather's not too hot and the greenery is fresh.
As the song says: "mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun", so maybe we'd even go walking in the baking Perth sun lol
hahaha yup the English would still definitely go out for a walk in 40 degree heat in Perth! I'm sure my boyfriend would still drag me out in the heat if I ever lived back there. haha
Other countries have a climate. In the UK we just get weather.
:-)
I guess I'm converted from U.S lover to England lover, starting to practice my British accent now.
hahhah wooo good luck 😂
Which one?
Omg samee, I've spent lots of time practicing my general American accent, but now i fell in love with Britain
I’ve spent 21 years in the UK and 37 years in the US. There is no utopia. I find that people generally want the opposite of what they have thinking the grass is greener.
Really interesting and insightful video (thank you). Also, loved your background music. Wonderful.
Thank you :)) Happy you enjoyed it!
Background music is Cospe - Love Is Strong th-cam.com/video/d-Q_vjSDk8E/w-d-xo.html
Ah the rare and magnificent Mancstralian.
Good one👍👍👍
go to england is my dreaming. Thanks for sharing my friend. Happy weekend
I'm from manchester and i can definitely hear it coming through its a mix of australian and manc/north west in general
One of my favourite things is our seasons! Xx
And no risk of being killed by the wildlife or cooked in 40° heat.😉
hahah you don't come across much wildlife if you live in the suburbs or the city in Australia!
@@Wanderlauren spiders though.... oooooooooooooooooooooh. lol
In USA 40 is cold🥶🥶🥶
@@vggcgg2702 40°c
Brian Gower No shit Sherlock obviously 40 in c is fucking hot
i live in perth and want to move to the UK. Good video!
Hello fello Perthian🙋♀️ hahah thanks!
Welcome to the UK, I hope you enjoy your stay.
haha Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your life story👍
No probs! haha
Think we appreciate the sun a bit more because we get little. Isnt it good coming out of a wet winter to enjoy the smells of the blooms, Edge rows, Grass and all the aroames that spring brings. My best time.
Yes absolutely! You take it for granted when you live in a hot sunny country!
She lives in Manchester, none of those things apply
Yay, you showed a picture of Rochester High Street, my local!
Nice to see someone who's an adoptive Mancunian doing a video, and not just the usual London content.
I remember when the Metrolink was first introduced; Manchester was the first UK city to revive the concept of large scale tram use, and itvwas successfully copied in other cities later.
Dunno about the perceived lack of reliability though. My missus (another Aussie living in Manchester) used to commute to South Manchester on it and found it was "quite" reliable, although pretty bloody crowded at rush hour.
Folks are right about your accent btw, I'm used to hearing Strine from my missus and yours is quite watered down. Nowt wrong with that, mind you! Great to hear some northern vowels in the mix.
Keep up the good work lass...
haha Thanks. I am trying to make as many videos as I can about Manchester as there isn't enough about it on TH-cam!!
Nice to find this channel. Subbed and hope you have a nice weekend.
Thanks, you too!
Autumn is my favorite season, the colors are amazing (born & bred in the UK)
If you are UK born and bred, why have you used American spelling of favourite and colours?
Yes. Colours, neighbour etc.
Muadibe *colours* 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
You sure you were born in the UK your spelling for
Favourite and colours are wrong you sure your not from the USA
You soelt
@@fattwat1 My spell check must be for the USA!!!!!!
"We have a bit of summer here as well" that pretty much sums it up! a very little bit. a few weeks of autumn then 7 or 8 months of cold, wet, windy, plus snow (if you live oop norph), then a bit more of the same but a bit warmer which we call spring. :) mind you if you are an Aussie and in the pub getting hammered every day it all blends into one. :)
I love living in England for all the reasons you said and more. It never struck me that everywhere is close to other places until I saw videos like this, that was just how it was (half an hour between cities).
yep exactly! :)
All the things you mentioned are all the things I miss about the UK, a Brit living in the US, sounds more like Perth. I love that you really get it.
hhahaha yeah definitely! It's good to hear you also understand! haha
I worked with a girl from Thredbo. Outside Australia she always had to explain it was a ski resort in the mountains and her childhood winters ( July August ) had snow.
haha wow It would of been hard for people outside of Australia to wrap there head around that hahahah
From South Africa i am serious about moving to the UK. The first reason is because of the weather, Australia and South Africa are so hot. Also it would be safe, or more safe enjoying nature and going for walks than here. I love the UK weather.
@Steve Smith yes
oh you're from perth. it's where my family is living in. marvelous! I go there once a year
Hahaha! What do you think of it?!
@@Wanderlauren I have always travelled there during Christmas so it gets really hot! Joondalup is kind of boring so we always spent time in the CBD. It takes about half an hour but I really enjoy driving on the freeway B-)
I notice you have gathered a Manchester accent coupled with Strine it sounds nice.
Great insights - glad you like it in Manchester - a good place I think - especially for younger people who want to feel connected and have decent job prospects - I was brought up here and sometimes the good things become invisible!
hahahaha yeah its been a great place for me! :)
Have you had a look at the terrace garden in Rivington near Horwich ?
As an Englishman I can't stand the cold I get the winter blues but its interesting hearing your thoughts on your experience especially as a native from Perth I'm from Liverpool and I was actually looking at moving to Perth or Brisbane before the world closed up, I need that sunshine year round and warm/hot weather, the cold just makes me miserable, so I'm fascinated to know your enjoying your time here haha
Your comments very much sum up my reasons for moving to the U.K. I guess my to priority was living near or in the centre of the World (London) and being able to access Europe in a couple of hours. I prefer living in the S.E. (despite the bad traffic) not just for London but because overall it gets more sun than most other areas of the U.K., generally the Summers here are very good from June to September.
Yes exactly. I love being able to pop over to Europe for £50 or less! something you just can't do in Australia!
Living down south must be a happy medium haha, nice beaches as well for that warmer weather!
Hi! yeah, here in Bournemouth is a bit different, if you want to see a bit, I’m just creating a new TH-cam Channel about Bournemouth: th-cam.com/video/9uoxxJPfgoY/w-d-xo.html
I think the seasons is a reason why I love U.K. ( live in Cardiff). I know the world is going through a really bad time at the moment, we will get through this, but it’s spring now the weather is getting warmer flowers 💐 are starting to bloom and things are growing, my favourite time of the year. I could never live in a hot country, besides which I really really hate bugs and spiders, we don’t get so many over here thank goodness.🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
hahaha, You don't come across a lot of bugs and spiders if you live in the city in Australia. Yesss, I am so happy daylight saving has started and the sun is coming out, it really lifts your spirits doesn't it!!! 😊
@@Wanderlauren we could definitely do with our spirits being lifted. Keep safe. 🤞
I'm Welsh and have seen a great deal of the world . I do not think the Welsh people , know how very beautiful their country and how special it is !!!!
I fondly recall my last summer in England, it was a Wednesday.
I really like to see this videos I may be moving to the UK anytime soon.. greetings from central America
Excellent video, but more importantly: glad to have you here :)
haha happy to be here!
Your one of several Aussies to refer to the seasons being notably different rather than a slight change in temperature.
It sort of puts the, 'whinging poms', into perspective with them all complaining about the heat but couldn't return to the U.K. for four years, otherwise they'd have to pay for there passage back to the U.K.
Like you said, Europe is just a short flight or train ride away, the eastern most part of Europe is only 3-4 hours flight away and the prices are cheap for flights if your prepared to do Easyjet or Ryanair.
The U.K. is a great jumping off point because it's foreign and different from home, but you have a shared language in the most part so it's easier to settle in, learn the differences and get used to local customs and where different parts of the English language differ (eg thongs) to live but all of Europe is a short hop away for holidays, excursions or even a day trip.
I'm glad your enjoying it here, were not the best country out there but damn, we're pretty good and we're not the easiest people to get to know, but once we let you in, your one of us.
One of us, one of us!
I remember being in Perth in 1997 and was told by one of the locals that the city was 20 years behind the rest of Australia, I’m sure it’s caught up by now
I spent xmas day on bondi beach what a great day thousands of poms partying it was amazing !.
hahaha sounds like fun!!
@@Wanderlauren It was Brilliant !.Xmas day 1989 even got in the local paper !.
Thanks this is great!
thanks!
Her double dimples are so cute
As a Brit living in Perth, no such thing as just down the road, down south to Margaret River is weekend trip to make it worth it, one thing you can't explain how big / massive it is and that's just WA , isolated is a understatement especially now with Covid, glad an Aussie mentioned the American thing, this comment gets me the raised eyebrows. Perth is spread out, although in the hills it's lovely
Autumn colours are stunning in England, although i prefer Spring and I'm not keen on our winters would much prefer to be somewhere warm in winter 🏴🌹the recession has really hit our high streets badly with a lot of the big name stores closing in the smaller towns which is a real shame.
I'm British and live in the UK. I love it here and would never leave but I LOVE Australia! If I had the money I would buy a home over there and visit every year. Can't wait to visit Brisbane again.
hahah one day! :)
really like AU, too and I could move there! The only minus is the distance.
Loved it, I love the UK.
Its really interesting to get a foreign visitors perspective of what we’ve grown up with, it makes you look at normal things differently 👍
You're in a good spot to explore because you are central so it's a relatively short travelling time whichever direction you go
Exactly! :)
If you like festive Christmas, try living in the Philippines during the Christmas season. I had a blast there!
Yes I have heard they get very festive over there!! 😍 I will have to try some time!! 🎄
Half brit and half filipino here
Im currently living in the Philippines
But im thinking of getting a dual citizenship
Wow my favourite England is very beautiful and Interesting. I am your new subscriber from Afghanistan.
Thank you! Happy to have you hear! one day I will visit beautiful Afghanistan!
Aussies (particularly Shelias) are always welcome in England, the more the merrier in my book 👍
I'm curious as to what sort of seasonal imagery are on Christmas cards when Aussies send them to one another. Sunbathers on the beach perhaps? People having a barbie?
It amuses me about Christmas in Perth, because when I was a boy in South Africa, this was also the hottest season. You'd gravitate to the beach, but you had to put a towel under your feet and hop to stop the blistering sand burning you, and maybe what you would have for Christmas dinner was a piece of chicken and crisps. It was just too hot to eat more than that. The first time, at 14, when my family came to England, I was in utter aware of this thing called snow.
that would be "utter awe". ;¬)
Hahah yeah It was weird adjusting to a cold Christmas but now It's just not Christmas without cold & cosiness haha
I am not sure about compact...it's great if you live in the inner 'core' so to speak, but some of us are in the suburbs and over 30 miles from the centre. The Northwest seems to have blurred into being Manchester such is the suburbanisation.
Yes, but a lot of british towns have a little village centre which I really enjoy
& appreciate. (Not something we always get in Australia)
Thanks for your video. We live in Sydney and are planning to move to Manchester in 2024. My wife is English and since I met her (2014), she has wanted to go back to Europe.
Glad you enjoyed!! Manchester is a great city!
When you say "Up north." you sound like a local. :)
But she is not :)
I live in Perth and have been contemplating applying for the 2 year youth visa. Really good to hear from a Perthians perspective.. tempting. What you said about marketing made me laugh. I work in marketing in Perth and the community is quite small. Great to hear there are a lot of jobs in this area in the uk. I'm not sure what's stopping me.
Just go for it!! You can always move back! :)
I think I am going to stop watching the news, you’d think we were in the worst place in the world, but it’s when you listen to this type of thing that you think it’s not that bad.
hahahaha yeah I stopped watching the news a long time ago!!
To stop myself going insane from covid19 mania I've been walking Nottinghamshire vilages in circular rambles. There's so much to discover. History in the form of visual evidence going as far back as the Roman's, Norman's and anglo saxons. My goal is to visit every village and hamlet before the end of March. So, yes you're right. Theres so much to discover within a short drive. Have fun.
sounds lovely! yes definitely true! so much history and culture to experience :)
You'll always be welcome in Manchester love, enjoy yourself
When you move, does your accent adapt or stay fully Australian? I notice that your voice is a BIT more British than the usual Australian :)!
I feel like I have lost my Australian accent a little bit. I don't think I've picked up much of a British accent but my Aussie accent isn't as strong any more haha! The thing is; If I slurred my words like my Aussie accent wants to naturally want to do, no one would understand me!! hahah so I try to pronounce certain words a bit clearer 😂
wanderlauren wow! it’s so cool how it can change. Also thanks for replying UwU
Looks like you will have some pretty fond memories when you head back to oz
Yes definitely! I've had a great time here :)
I would like to know your opinion. I and my wife decided to move to UK from New Zealand. Do you think it would be worth it after COVID-19 pandemic? I am 43, she is 39 and we also have a 12 year old son.
It depends on what you mean by 'worth it'? and depends on why you want to move to the UK? We are only slowly coming out of lockdown at the moment. I don't think its very exciting to live anywhere at the moment due to corona and lockdowns haha
How much would you suggest saving as a minimum before relocating to london?
Hoping to relocate from aus maybe in a year or so
I wouldn't be the best person to ask as I live in Manchester (which is cheaper to live in then London) and I had family members I could live with for free/cheap price when I first moved over. It can depend on a lot of factors. But the UK government actually requires you to prove you have roughly £2000k in savings in order to apply for the 2 year working holiday visa, so I would say about that amount if you don't have family to stay with. I have a video on how to apply for the UK Ancestry video as well, if you are looking to get a UK visa - th-cam.com/video/3vuiDYS2d0A/w-d-xo.html
Hiya Lauren,
As a fellow Aussie am looking to move to UK as well perhaps within the next year or two .. would you say it's still worth it moving to UK with the war and price hikes in energy ? Not sure what you do as a profession but would you say the opportunities are still in abundance and the salaries as compared to what we get here at home ?
Any advice will be muchly appreciated 🙏
Cheers
Go to Chester. It is lovely.
I've been to Chester a handful of times. A few times for exploring and twice for the Chester races. :)
Have you been sick and had to use the NHS yet? Always interested to hear peoples comparisons and expectations about the NHS.
I've only used it for the doctor and the dentist, so I don't have a lot of experience with it. It's good that appointments at the doctors have been free and also good for the dentist has certain tiers, so you know how much things will cost. In Australia the dentist can be expensive even with private health cover. But I guess with the UK its still paid for with our taxes. For me it has been good because Its one less thing I have to worry about paying for.
I want to visit England but i think it will just be a dream
@יואב דניאל no funds to travel
My brother lived in Perth , brother and wife got bitten by funnel web spider , got fed up with always looking out for this in Australia , moved back thank god no deadly spiders here !
Oh no! haha if you live in the cities, you don't really come across spiders/snakes etc. As a kid, I lived further out of the city, on about 2 acres of property and I never really came across a lot either. I've never even seen a wild snake! But we were taught to never walk through long grass or were told to stamp our feet to scare them away :)
Walking in Perth sounds like walking in Florida, nobody does it due to the heat and humidity. Also, if you don’t have a car in Florida you’re up the creek since public transport is non existent. People (myself included) think nothing of driving five or ten minutes to the store. I do miss the public transport in the UK despite all the problems.
Your every videos are superb and very informative. But please let me know that,, why did u chose england over wellington(newzealand), vancouver (canada), dublin( ireland )or even a better option itself in australia like melbourne city which all places are competitive to england for its natural beauty, life style, job opportunity, health care. Anyhow as an Indian who worked more than 12 years in middle east and if get a chance to migrate from India,,, the above mentioned cities or country side will be my choice including your favorite beautiful Manchester . If you can please do a comparison. Waiting for your reply.
Thanks! I chose England because I wanted to live in London to start off with and I have never been to New Zealand, Canada or Ireland. Also, I could get a 5 year visa for the UK and my auntie lives in England too. So England was a good option for me!
I didn't want to move to Melbourne because It's still Australia and I wanted something a bit different haha.
@@Wanderlauren Great.. God bless u.Thanks for ur reply.
Majority of people don't appreciate how nice living in the UK is that's why were a population of moaners lol, thanks for reminding us how fortunate we are to Live here, and I totally get what you mean!
hahah I'm glad you can see where I am coming from! Every country has its beautiful and ugly parts doesn't it haha
@@Wanderlauren yes your 100% right like some people have a positive aura like you and some have gone over to the dark side lol Love and Peace.
Very nice contents and Well described. I have also started a channel recently on LIVING IN IRELAND.
Your accent is the best mix between Mancunian and Oz!!
You think so??? I don't think I sound manc at all!!
@@Wanderlauren As a Prestonian (from just up the M61) you definitely have a Manc twang in there!
Out of date it’s funny how everyone says this for my videos but no one in my personal life thinks I sound Manc! And I recently started a new job so the people I work with aren’t used to my accent and I even asked them and they said no they can’t hear it 😂. Hahaha weird!
Another Prestonian here. Your accent is definitely mixed! Maybe not so much Mancunian but your Aussie accent is definitely diluted with a bit of British in there!
I am planning on moving to UK for a bit! I am thinking about Bristol or Manchester. Love London but it is just too expensive.
You will get paid a little more in London though! but yes you are right it is expensive!! Manchester is a great place to live! :)
@@Wanderlauren yeah that is true! I will see where I end up :)
Try the south east. I live in Kent, a small market town called Ashford. Its close enough to London that we pay a premium on houses but its not London and its still English enough (vs London that feels like a foreign country) that people are friendly and helpful vs London where everyone is an arsehole.
@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 Sounds good! I am open to different options for sure. I have been to Kent once but a long time ago so can't remember much - I might visit it again and go from there.
Have not really had the same experience with London, but can imagine it is different being a tourist and actually living there :)
@@stassiey Bristol and Manchester are both good. I would recommend either of those cities rather than London.
I'am from Ashton -Under -Lyne Lancashire , and welcome you to the UK, it's very nice to have you here, i'am so glad that you are happy here and enjoy the UK, as you say its very nice to observe the seasons, i hope you live long and prosper, Kind regards.....:}
Thank you! same to you!
Most people who live in Manchester always complain about the Metrolink - I personally think it’s brilliant....I’m sure other uk cities would love to have something like it.
It can have disruptions at times, which can be annoying!!
Do you notice a huge difference between the people from both countries?
I'm from Yorkshire, I can remember my mother's cousin talking about living in Australia when he would come back to the UK at Christmas time. More recently, my cousin married an Aussie and moved over there (about a decade ago). Both of them mentioned the climate and the dangerous wildlife but never the people.
I'm asking because prior to this video, I've been clicking on uploads about North Americans and their experiences here in the UK. Seems like there's a huge cultural difference for them.
Wonderful girl.
Yes, it's very festive in English towns at Christmas. Thanks Germany!
It really is!
i never appreciated how nice my country was until people on youtube told me lol
Autumn is most peoples fav
I love these types of Vids, im English and I didnt realise how lucky I am
haha glad you enjoyed it!! :)
There is a lot of tea there
Why is it always overcast and rainy in your country , is the suicide rate high ?
Ha ha ! No trouble with hot sun in Manchester!!!
Let's rephrase that, there's no sun.
I would move from Perth too Queensland is the place to be👍
"Aaaart and abaaart" LOL - you've picked up the accent pretty quickly : ) Can't wait to hear you say "Dja naaa I mean"?
What do you get if IDi Amin marries Una Stubbs. Unamin - say it like Frank Bruno .......... I’ll get me coat.
I've grown up in Louisiana, US but I have ancestry of purely European and English. I hate living in America and I would love to move to Manchester but I'm only twelve. I've grown to dislike how the US government fights over stupid things and makes ridiculous laws. When I turn 18, my family said it'd be okay for me to go there if I have a stable life at that point. The point is, is the governing system fair? Does it bother you that your money goes straight to the Queen? My 19 yr old sister tells me all the time that I should embrace living in America but I feel like I don't belong here.
Come visit me in Arkansas, USA - I'll show you some fantastic sights!
My favourite England ❤️
Nice! :)
Nice
Where in Manchester are you? I was born in Droylsden.
I am planning to move to England if I like it then that home for me.
Have you been to our world renowned Bury market yet? £4.80 return on the Metro is a bargain!
No I haven't but I have been wanting to go there actually! Would love to film a video there haha
all you Aussies seem to lose your accent fast if you live here in UK for an extended period of time.
Well it’s a bit similar innit
You have those daddario eyes 😘
haha had to google that one!