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moving to Australia from america, moving to tasmania from America, moving from USA to tasmania, Hobart Tasmania vlog, living in Hobart Tasmania Australia
00:00 intro
00:41 phone bills
2:15 wages
4:31 ketchup
5:44 parking brake
7:07 bank transfers
8:07 takeaway breakfast
10:19 festive decor
12:55 receipts - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Australians’ attitude towards Christmas decorations isn’t really about not being wasteful or being anti-capitalist. It’s simply because we mostly see a bunch of gaudy plastic stuff as tacky, or over the top. Understated, high quality decorations are fine.
The basic historical reason for Australia having higher minimum wage rates than say the US comes out of a labor law system that ultimately rested on an arbitration system (in effect a court deciding what wages should be instead of employer-employee negotiation which tends to prevail elsewhere except NZ) and in particular the Harvester case in 1907 which established the notion of the "living wage" in the Australian industrial relations system. The living wage was held to be what a male worker required to support a wife and three children "in frugal comfort". This has become embedded in Australian industrial law with obvious modern adaptions (e.g. it applies to women's wages too) and clearly sees employment as more than a narrow payment for labour but as part of what a civilised society should pay its workers to ensure they can raise a family etc. It is important to know this history in case we see Australia's wage rates as something that arises from simply current economic conditions or employers' beneficence, when it was the result of organised labour and other political forces combining to create a legal system that entrenched the concept in our law and culture.
ahhh interesting! thank you
Obviously, being set nationwide also helps businesses compete fairly, eliminating the race to the bottom effect of letting states set their own minimums.
Unionism has always been a big part of living wages.
Relatively high wages also means a lot of people have disposable funds to spend as they choose (instead of just the bare necessities). This, of course, is great for business and helps them be successful enough to be able to afford those relatively high wages.
@@RictusHolloweye Whether or not that is true the Harvester judgment did not concern itself with the capacity of businesses to pay those wages. It was about what a fair and reasonable wage was and focussed on the needs of employees and not on whether it was "good for business". "The conditions as to remuneration must be fair and reasonable whether the profits are small or great..." (from the decision) It is a landmark decision for these reasons.
Australia saw the health issues of HFCS, the sweetener used in ketchup, especially its role in body inflammation, and banned its use here, so we haven’t been acclimatised to the extra sugary taste.
We are an outdoor culture, especially since Christmas is in summer, so we don’t spend a lot on decorations.
so fair!
Ketchup and tomato sauce are both made from apples primarily. The difference is the amount of real tomato in the mix. To be called tomato sauce it must have a certain high a percentage of tomato’s. Ketchup has much lower tomato content.
@@fugawiaus and a higher sugar (HFCS) content added to the tomatoes in ketchup.
Ketchup actually comes from Malaysia.
Australia’s wealth and prosperity and freedoms and health etc are built on the free market ideals. So if some here that you’ve run into are anti capitalist they really don’t appreciate what that has given them.
Yes! Food differences (even bagels :)! But also coffee - when most Americans say "coffee" they mean something different to what the rest of the world means (particularly Australians)...
yesss so true! coffee is a whole different thing
Yeah, I pretty much don't drink "coffee" when I'm in the US. I don't know what that swill is, weak, burnt and nasty. Nothing like coffee should be
Yeah, us Aussies tend to prefer coffee rather than dish water 😁.
I lived in the USA for a year, took 6 x big jars of Moccona instant with me, because I'd had USA coffee before - it wasn't enough though, because the people I stayed with "took an instant liking to it lol".
@@roslynjonsson2383 I understand the Moccona thing - big part of my life during lockdowns :) But I found when I lived in the US it is actually possible to find decent coffee in most places... you'll just have to work really hard to find it. I got lucky where I lived - there was one cafe with a barista trained in Byron Bay - who could even make a passable Melbourne Magic. But that was the only decent coffee in a city of 200,000...
@@NigelSmith72 Lucky you, finding a decent coffee over there. I was there for work reasons, and was based in the middle of Illinois (Beardstown). Even though I travelled through 9 states, I didn't have the time to constantly search for a decent cuppa. Where ever I was, I would ask a local where I could buy a decent cuppa, but that approach wasn't successful, because they pretty much all sent me to Starbucks, which I can't stand lol.
As an Australian it's interesting about the wasteful comment re: festive decorating. I've never heard that argument.
Me neither. I think it's just that we don't go as OTT as Americans with celebratory stuff.
i’ve heard it soooo much in Tas. and also on tiktok, people immediately say how wasteful it is :/
@coffeeenut I'm in Tassie too.
@@coffeeenut Tasmania has a higher percentage of environmentalists living here. That's why you might be hearing that message, depending upon where you live and who you socialise with. Merry Christmas from sunny Hobart.
Tomato sauce and Ketchup are 2 completely different condiments. Not using the parking bake puts more pressure on the transmission "park" lock and no there's no extra braking system/device that locks your transmission. The parking/emergency brake holds all the pressure where it is meant to be held, at the wheels so there's no unnecessary pressure throughout your vehicles drive train. Great variants in your experiences and loved your review on the differences between this beautiful land as compared to America.
Ketchup is American but the word ketchup comes from southeast Asia. So it's a little strange that Australia has done away with ketchup.
(The southeast Asian countries do not have an equivalent of ketchup. Each country has maybe a hundred condiments for various things and there's no equivalent of "the condiment for everything". )
Hmm. Interesting. I always assumed it was called parking brake because i was to brake your car whilst parked. What other reason could there be for it to be there ….. you don’t use it whilst driving.
Wikipedia description of ‘hand brake’.
The primary use of a handbrake in a car is to stop the vehicle from rolling forward/backwards when parked/stopped. Apart from that, a parking brake can act as a hill-hold assist for uphill starts. Lastly, you can also use it as an emergency brake if the main brakes fail.
Another thing to consider, Aus has a huge sugar cane industry, IE, we use mostly real sugar as sweeteners in our foods, where the USA uses corn syrup. This will give you a change in taste, eg coke is different flavour here.
yes!
On the issue of festive decor, this is very much a cultural issue, not just about waste. That goes for the idea of 'seasonal' decor as well. It's just been a part of our historical practice to be modest about decorating for Christmas. I grew up with the tradition, for example, that trees went up on Christmas eve and early decorations were bad luck.. There can be a tendancy to think we are the same culture, but we're really not - and that's okay. All the best 🙂
totally fair! thank you!
@@coffeeenut The other thing about Christmas here is that it doesn't really make sense, It's hard to get into the swing of songs about snow when your skin is peeling off from the sunburn. Haha I do agree there's a balance between too much and not enough.
was the 1st of December that it became ok to put it up in my home as a kid. We had a "Christmas tree" in lights on our roof, attached to the tv ariel too, but it only went on occasionally, due ot the cost of running all the 25w coloured bulbs back then & came down again boxing day, cause storms at that time of year would smash the bulbs regularly, so the less time up, the less the cost. My parents actually saved money & bought 2-3 new bulbs to add to that "tree" each year for a decade or more, cause back then there wasn't the disposable money around that is today
I think for a lot of Aussies we simply can't be bothered with going over the top with decorating because it's generally too darn hot to fuss with all that. I mean imagine the level of effort it would take to set up all that cozy, cute decor when it's 38 degrees outside. I'm exhausted just thinking about it lol. I'm probably the worst, we have a christmas tree with plain wooden decorations and a few meters of branch bunting. My kids complained that it's a bit dull this year, but I think that's because my 'all out' holiday is Halloween. Outdoor lights, inflatable decorations, animatronics... The works! It's not as hot so you can decorate without feeling like you've had your brain drained out of your ear lol.
i see that but also i know so many people in the US in california, texas, florida, etc that are out in 40+ heat decorating 🤣
I totally agree with you. It's about a get together with the food you will enjoy, maybe a bit more special than other times. But forget the Turkey and the creamed corn they eat... We used to eat cold ham, prawns and cocktail sauce, maybe potato salad and Trifle and Pav... It's normally too hot to have the indoors things etc.. And as I've gotten older and the kids all left, then I did too!. I keep it simple
@@coffeeenut Texas winter is about 70f though which is about 21c. Very cool weather
In Sydney we have individuals, sometimes streets that do the lights in a big way. As my kids where growing up, we did it every year. One year, we literally covered the whole house (small 3 bedder). That was the year my hubby got 2 degree burns on his bum while on the roof.
I think the older we get the better we get at this stuff... It needs simple things, not complex things... As for Halloween. NO.. Never going to happen as we are Aussie, and that isn't!!! and Never will make the grade!!! Same as their politics... Never ever gunna make the grade..!!! Twits!!!! I have other words here...
Canada must be the same as the US - I was shocked at the cost of phone plans.
Initially I thought I may have made a mistake - no, it was more than double my Australian plan with less data. I was expecting the opposite.
yesss so insane!!
I pay $9.00 a month and get an hour of free calls each month!
Canada is even worse than the US for phone prices. Mobile phone plans in Australia are so cheap by comparison.
@@shaunmckenzie5509 I paid $120 in the US and now pay $56 in Canada for a phone plan. I find it so much cheaper in Canada.
I pay $19 a month for unlimited calls & SMS. Only 5Gb of data, but it rolls over. Home NBN though is quite expensive at $100.
I jetted into Boston on July the 4th. Picked up and taken to New Hampshire. I was blown away with bunting. I admit to liking bunting. During my lifetime I have seen Australia day slowly marketed and commercialised. I remember when it was novel and a day off with a BBQ with the family. Nowadays it is more red, white and blue stuff with a side of shame.
I remember when the Australia Day holiday was always the last Monday in January, without regard to the actual weekday that was the 26th. What better way to celebrate Australia than a long weekend?
Commercialized
used to be green & gold rather than red white & blue too
@@byronchavarria4954 the US doesn't have a monopoly on commercialisation
Aussie here from the mainland ,love Chrissy decorations and surprised aussies bitching and complaining about them.Put up and decorate as much as u like😊
love it thank you!
About 40% of houses around me (regional Queensland) have lights all over them. Celebrate if you want to, forget the grinch.
same thoughts here from Sydney :)
I learned to drive around Hobart and southern Tas. A hand brake start was literally the first thing I was taught. With so many hills and manual cars in Tas, using the hand brake/parking brake is a must and became second nature to me.
Aust govt regulations favour the consumer/worker more. A business screaming 'but what about my freedom?' doesn't really get you far in Australia.
ahhh interesting
@@coffeeenut You will note that Walmart does not operate in Australia because they did not want to change their business model to comply with Australian labour laws.
@sigmaoctantism , I donlikr buying anything from Amazon because they treat their workers so poorly. My son informed me it's OK to buy in Australia because they have to comply with our labour laws. Decent wages and breaks. I guess Walmart didn't like that idea .
@@sigmaoctantis1892 is that why?? Good riddance then.
Compared to Europe Aussies get a rough deal. America is just pure exploitation of workers
Im an Aussie living in USA, I have some USA Aussie comparative video plans, but I like your simple chat to the camera format which is easier for me to do and stop procrastinating.Maybe I can share footage with you for collaborative comparisons one day
I'm going to say that the Christmas lights and decor stuff is definitely a bigger thing in the other states. It might just be Tasmania that's more low key.
Never heard anyone say festive decorations or whatever is wasteful. Sounds like you've unfortunately experienced some miserable people there.
I've lived in both Sydney and various areas in south east Queensland. There's light projections on buildings and cathedrals, animated displays in stores windows, many twilight Christmas markets, Christmas parades and carols by candlelight and all kinds of festive things in both those cities. And in Melbourne too. And many suburbs have incredible Christmas displays on their homes and in their yards. It's a tradition here to go do a Christmas lights trail. There's websites and apps that have maps with many homes and streets listed.
Even the smaller town I'm in now, i can go walking and see lots of homes with lights and displays.🎄
Carols by candlelight is also very much an Aussie tradition. All states and most towns have a version. We gather outdoors in parks with picnics and food trucks and sit on a blanket and watch a concert of Christmas carols. They're usually at night hence the name!
I highly recommend experiencing a carols by candlelight. And I think if you experience Christmas time in Sydney Or Melbourne or Brisbane some time, you will definitely see there is more going on there. 🙂
The two televised carols by candlelight are in in Sydney and Melbourne. Many people gather and watch them live in the park and millions watch at home on TV.
I once took a Canadian friend to the Sydney ones and she loved the atmosphere!
Christmas lunch here is probably a bit different to what you're used to because it's summer.😆
My go to take away breakfast is a toastie.
A lot of people will just go to a bakery for a quick grab and go. Like a pie or sausage roll or croissant. Or a cheese and ham roll or cinnamon scroll etc.
aww interesting!
Your post illustrates an odd thing about Christmas in Australia. You use an 🎄. Christmas decorations come straight from the northern hemisphere winter tradition, whereas it is summer here.
Enjoyed your video.
As a general habit you should put the handbrake on when parking your car, whatever transmission it has.
I can't speak for where you live in Tasmania, but there are plenty of houses that go all out with christmas decorations. Some streets get into it more than others, and it becomes a tradition to drive around the suburb with the kids to look at all the decorated houses. There are plenty of people that go all in for Christmas. I love Christmas like you.
thank you so much!
On top of the weekly wage, the employer also pays the equivalent of 10% of the salary into the employees superannuation fund.Permanent employees are also entitled to 4 weeks annual paid holidays, ten days paid sick leave and workers compensation, if injured on the job or travelling to or from the place of employment.
Love your vlog! I am.a fellow American and enjoyed hearing about what it is like to live down under!
thank you so much! i appreciate it
Yes I hadn't really thought about take away breakfast. You'd probably just have to choose from the cabinet food at a cafe or go to a bakery.
yes!! just hard with dietary restrictions
As far as Christmas decorations etc ,I can see at least 6 houses near me that you could see from the moon 😂 Emergency Brake /hand brake should always be used in an automatic , or you can do serious damage to your transmission .Also here in NSW, you can get takeaway breakfast in a lot of places .
Great video .
Aussie girl here and I absolutely love Christmas too and fill my house with so much festive decor!
Placing the auto shifter in park only locks a pin inside the trans & not mean't to hold the car weight from rolling. In fact the correct way when you stop is to pull the handbrake to lock the wheel whilst your foor is still on the brake pedal and them put the auto shifter into park. This avoids putting load (tension) on the trans lock pin.
If you don't do this procedure correctly you will sometimes notice a distinct "thud" when you go to drive off & put the shifter into either reverse or drive expecially on a slope.
ahh gotcha!
Here in WA there are lots of places where I can get breakfast to go - my local cafe does some great breakfast bowls as well as fresh bagels with whatever filling you want. And of course I can go to the bakery as well.
whaaa so lucky!
On bank transfers, you didn't even TOUCH on the whole PayID system; where the federal government not only made laws governing how fast a BSB transfer had to be, but also designed a new system where your bank account deposit target is attached to your phone number, so that people can pay to your phone, and it goes straight into your bank. (I especially like it because you put in a number and THE SYSTEM tells you the name, so you can make sure you've typed in the right thing.) Small direct transfers in Australia MUST be reconciled within 1 hour.
Ok - so now I'm going to prove you right: "Festive Decor"? Yeah it's not the same in Oz. But it was the phrase "Festive Decor" itself that made me roar laughing. You mean a Chrissy tree and some baubles?😂 Jeez, my kids decorated the Dining room with shoes one Xmas! So yeah there's the reversed weather conditions too - in most of the USA Christmas is on the Winter Soltice, so you need to be all cosy & warm and inside. Whereas our Xmases take place outdoors - even the opening of the pressies in some households. Though I imagine it can be a bit chilly over Xmas in Tassie?
And if I do so much as drape a bit of tinsel over my screen, it shall be deemed "Festive Decor"☺
yes but the amount of states in the US that live in 40+ degree weather and still go all out for christmas ♥️♥️
Phone calls to USA 30 years ago were very expensive with a few more companies they halved with more carriers they halved until the phone card companies were only 2c a minute to USA. Breakfast on the go is often an Egg & Bacon Roll with Sauce - bloody beautiful - bacon is soft & tender with the egg just firm enough to mix in with other flavours.
omg whaaa
The receipts are usually only rounded up (or down, if the cents amount is less than five) when one pays cash. If one is paying by card/phone-tap, the amount is left as is.
there is no GST on fresh produce in Australia. I don’t know if you know that I’m just throwing it out there. Merry Christmas.
haha thanks
With the bank transfer thing- we do have Pay ID through your bank which is an instant transfer- just usually need the ph number or email to transfer money
i’ve never used that before!
@@coffeeenut Most banks use it. I'd be surprised if you didn't have it already. It's super useful when you're on the go
I have never heard of a takeaway breakfast (unless it’s maccas). My Christmas decor is minimum because I live in Queensland and less gives me the vibe of a cool summer where as more seems to give me an overheated vibe. Like I don’t want cozy cause that would make me feel hot. But I feel like I’m a festive person that’s just how I like to celebrate it.
yeah it’s not super popular in a lot of
Aus it seems besides bacon and egg rolls
I think many people in Australia who buy breakfast do so from bakeries.
Our front yard Christmas display uses about 1000 watts of electricity. our town even has a directory of Christmas light displays
Park brake. Its part of learning to drive, and part of the licence test. Park brake is used all the time.
haha i was taught it was the “emergency brake”
My husband is always telling me to make sure the car is resting on the park brake instead of the gears. Easier to replace the park brake I guess.
Its possible you wouldn't pass your driving test if you didn't put the parking break on in Australia. Its taught the same as wearing a seatbelt. At all times.@@coffeeenut
Hi, first time to your channel and I really enjoyed watching your video. You have a really lovely way of talking to people. I wish I’d found you earlier, but now need to go back and check those out. Cheers from Sydney.
this is so sweet! thank you!
In our suburb in Sydney lots of houses have quite elaborate light shows for Christmas.
With your comment about bank transfers. 1) Vemo etc were created due to the difficulties in interbank transfers in the USA, whereas our Reserve Bank has worked hard many years ago to ensure people could do interbank transfers consistently. 2) Our Reserve Bank has been driving the ‘New Banking Platform’, which allows a recipient of funds to provide an email, mobile number, etc and the payer enters that data and the amount and the payee will usually receive the funds in their account in under 30 seconds (unlike the BSB-ACCOUNT number where the payment is paid overnight). So with the Old system there was no benefit for a Vemo system here, and with the New Banking Platform, even less so. Hope that provides some of the context.
Sorry, are you saying that Yanks don’t apply the parking brake when they stop?
That’s pretty much driving 101 over here. Always have a fail-safe - I am scratching my head wondering who it was that said you don’t need it.
Perhaps it was the same bloke who said to the radar operators at Pearl Harbour “it’s just our returning bombers”!
Great to see you more regularly.
Good luck with your job knterviews and hopefully your new collab. Love hearing your positive attitude to Australia and your love of seals. Have you been to seal island at phillip island victoria?
thank you!! and not yet but those
places are on my list!
Regarding Christmas decorations, it varies hugely suburb to suburb.
Generally though it's the more working class outer suburbs where you'll find the most elaborate displays. Not always but broadly that seems to be a thing. Inner city and inner suburbs it's definitely less common.
Also it's definitely a bigger thing in Adelaide than it is in Hobart. I've lived in both cities and in Adelaide there's a lot of homes with at least something up even if it's minor versus Hobart where it's more confined to a few suburbs, many of which have died out (in terms of Christmas displays) over the years.
The parking brake is actually in the road rules. You must apply the parking brake before leaving the vehicle unattended. Pretty certain this is a requirement nationwide.
Yes, tomato sauce is different from ketchup. My Aussie friend who moved to the US hates ketchup so we send her care packages with tomato sauce, chicken salt, burger rings and tim tams.
Sorry for having so many separate comments; I just wanted to have each chapter's discussion as a separate thread.
But on a separate note; you say you're in Tassie; have you been to Poatina? It's a BEAUTIFUL place; I spent 18 months there studying. You should definitely find an opportunity to go; they have a three-star chalet you can stay at. Just try and make sure you are there at least one weekday morning for the period between 9 and 11, so you can enjoy one of their morning teas.
I'm in Western Australia, and use Kogan for my mobile.
$16.95 per month gives me unlimited texts, unlimited calls Aussie wide, and 6GB of data.
It does me fine 😁
whaaaa so affordable!!
@@coffeeenut lol yeah.
You should go check out their prices. Kogan Mobile are Aus wide, so you might get a better deal than you have now.
Worth a look to see 😁
In Estonia u can get unlimited/unlimited data with all eurozone calls included, nordics and Baltics unlimited/unlimited, EU data 25Gb, calls for EU numbers 200min 6€+Gst 1,2€. speeds are usually around 200Mps
I recently had a holiday to Okinawa Japan and chatted with a guy doing hospitality (combined cafe/bar) and he was earning ~¥1000/hr. He has friends working in Australia for ~¥3000/hr and asked if it was true. I said yes but be prepared for higher living costs, save money by living in share accommodation, don't drink out too much and eat mainly seasonal vegetables.
Have to admit that I buy a cream cheese and tomato bagel every morning with my coffee. Also get hand made bagels every week from a special baker. Just love them.... also have a smoked salmon one every now and then. Christmas.... love all the deccos and lights but don't get too carried away living by myself. There are lots of community based competitions for the best decorated house here in Brisbane and most other places around Australia which great as well. Enjoyed your post - made me smile. A very merry christmas to you down in amazing Tassie
i appreciate this so much!! where do you find bagels?
The parking brake on the automatic transmission is the size if a 1/16 pin about 1 inch long. it can snap very easily. Always use the handbrake.
Hand brake, I use it a lot, and I'm in the midwest. I grew up as an Anglofile and knew in high school that Brits used their hand breaks at stop lights. Since I got older, I use it more because of my older feet. Thankfully, my last cars have had a hand brake. The minivans were useless that way.
Ashleigh I have never heard the argument here in NSW that celebrating xmas by decorating everything is wasteful but then coming from Tassie that doesnt really surprise me as the place has always been greeny central.. Decorations here can go from over the top to nothing at all depending on how much xmas spirit you have. Residents in some suburban streets will even get together and agree to decorate their homes with lights etc. people from all over the city will take their young children there on the nights leading up to xmas to walk and enjoy the spectacle. We had a huge home near us that spent thousands $$$ on an incredible display of lights and decorations it became so well known that you couldnt get a carpark within a km of the place - even ice cream and coffee vans would set up on the street. The home was known as Gracelands because it looked like Elvis Presleys mansion unfortunately they had to stop when they became too old to bother. They donated all their lights and decorations to the Hunter Valley Gardens in the local vineyards and people now go there to see the xmas lights. I lived in Oman one xmas and even though they were devote muslems they still decorated their shops they even had a Santa at the mall for photos. They didnt celebrate xmas as a religious thing they just loved the idea of having another party. I;m sure some of the people around here got their inspiration from the Griswalds :)
that’s so interesting! any time in the past i’ve brought up decor people just immediately said it was too wasteful
@@coffeeenut Ashleigh we love Tassie and have close friends who live in Burnie. We have been over there 4 times and usually include a road trip around the island because we never get sick of the scenary or the slower pace of life that they enjoy..
Next time you visit Melbourne, check out the bagel shop in Glen Iris. It is for serious!
Thanks again for a fun Vlog!
thanks so much!
Take away breakfast, Rendesvous Cafe in Salamanca Square does take away breakfasts, when I used to work nearby i'd phone ahead and order mine and pick it up on the way to the office, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausages - great coffee from there or Parklane Espresso in the alley next door.
With respect to the rounding, we did get rid of 1 & 2 cent pieces years ago. I believe as I’m married to a marketer, the 99 is a sales tactic (for us all to buy more), not limited to us. There’s also the tipping regime, we don’t tip here unless it’s over and above due to the minimum wage. Sydney (where I’m from) has massive displays for Christmas (Martin Place Christmas Tree, David Jones Window, Carols in the Domain)! Perhaps not like America that I saw (NYC), but it counts. The suburbs with the Christmas lights displays go off! Thank you for a fair assessment, it was really respectful from another Aussie to another ❤
Welcome to Australia! I love Australia and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else, but I have to agree with you about Christmas decorations. When I travelled to the US I planned to go during December because I love Christmas in the US! The parades and the decorations are amazing. Unfortunately, around 20 years ago Australia started downsizing Christmas displays and decorations in shops and public areas and it came about as a result of policies that focussed on inclusiveness of other religious beliefs or no religious beliefs. I watch some American TH-camrs and seasonal decor is so huge in the US - Fall decor and Spring decor, etc which I find cute, but also really strange. I personally think it is a waste of money and too focussed on consumerism, even though I enjoy watching them. One other difference I noticed when travelling in the US is the ordered pedestrian areas. I had culture shock in some places because in Australia we just free flow walk wherever we want but in some parts of the US there are public areas where there are expectations of where or how you should walk, in imaginary lines and on the correct side of the flow (does that make sense?). Anyway, best of luck with your stay!
I was taught that the only thing in an automatic transmission that locks it in Park is a small pin.... so the parking brake is much safer than relying on that pin not giving way. I do prefer a pull on parking brake than a button to press or the foot lever... I guess I am old :-) This just came up today when out driving with my wife who is from the USA - fun topic.
omg!
Yes, I was also taught to use the hand/parking brake before releasing the footbrake and putting the transmission into Park - for the same reason. I recall old US news reports about people who'd left their car in Park with the engine running whilst they dropped off kids at school etc, the transmission would slip into reverse and the vehicle would take off. Due to steering castor they'd go into full lock and continue in large circles until they hit something or drastic measures taken to stop the vehicle. It happened mostly to old Fords for some reason.
I know an American who told me that they were taught Not to use the Parking brake in the winter as it got SOO cold that the brake cables would freeze and lock the wheels. Most of Australia is much milder by comparison so we never have that issue.
Enjoy your Xmas and all your festive decoration s❤🎉
Hey, really enjoyed your vlog. I remember when we had 1 & 2 cent coins in Australia..... Showing my age 😅, there was a big up roar when they were taken out of circulation. What do ya mean I give you $1 it's $0.99! Was the cry of indignation across the country when it happened... Also I agree about Ketchup v Tomato sauce they're different for sure. Re festive decorations it depends, here in my home town Dubbo some people go all out with Christmas lights, trees the whole shebang🎉.
As an Australian, ketchup and tomato sauce are definitely different. I like both. Heinz ketchup is readily available here- I like that on burgers and hot dogs, but I prefer tomato sauce on pies and hot chips (fries.)
I found it curious during my short visit in the US, that every place we ate that had ketchup on the table, it was always Heinz, which isn’t even an American brand. Isn’t there other brands?
Our tomato sauce has various brands with various quality. The more expensive ones have more flavour. But American style ketchup is available in most supermarkets here.
yes heinz is the most popular by far!!
In Australia tomato sauce and ketchup are the same. Certainly in my experience.
@@martinmckowen1588No. You can buy Heinz tomato sauce and Heinz ketchup in Australia. They're not the same. Try it for yourself.
@@shaunmckenzie5509 I have, they are both tomato sauce in Australia. Having a slightly different recipe doesn’t define it whereas language does. Ketchup just means “sauce”. That is why ketchup in Indonesia just means sauce, and in Australia yes we can buy tomato sauce with “ketchup” on the bottle. It is still tomato sauce.
It was founded in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania in 1869
Re money transfers: no Venmo but there is Osko/Pay ID which you lets you send money to other people who have it via phone no or email.
I loved the bagels in San Fran, but where more healthy here. I've been to the States 3 times, I love it, but I'm not fond of all those hamburger joints. I want to sit down and have brekky/grt coffee in a cafe. It's our culture. Coffee on the go has its place, but we'd rather sit down and take it easy.
I remember about 30 years ago, my friend and I were house cleaners, we were getting g $25hr.
I'm VERY GRATEFUL to have free medical and the rest.
Your used to Ketcup like were used to Vegemite.
But all that sugar is so bad for your liver. I don't use tomato sauce, its usually aioli with chips. I love our coffee here. Your living in a beautiful prt of Oz. I hope you like it.
bagels are just bread 🤣 just as u healthy as any other bread
Try Fountain Brand "Spicy Red" Sauce!!! you might love it!!
Phone plans aren't a state by state thing here. Telstra/Optus/Vodaphone etc. are across the whole country, pick the one that suits you and you're covered no matter where you live - unless you are in the outback where it's satellite phone access only.
except vodafone doesn’t cover most of Tas 🤣
Ketchup is not really American, the original ketchup, spelt kecap is an Malaysian word, but not the same as American , Malaysian kecap is a type of soy sauce. But the actual name is Malaysian.
The main reason for our wages are our non tipping culture. Servers get paid by the boss not the customer. We do have ketchup available but it’s unpopular Australian generally dont like anything with hfcs in it.
takeaway breakfast will never be a thing here in Australia because it would go against our CAFE CULTURE AND Australia is a work to live nation while America is a live to work nation
Hi Coffee nut, Yeah I'm in Adelaide, and I did not know that Ketchup was so different, Here we put Tomato sauce ( dead horse) Sic, on everything, pies pasties, hotdogs evt ect.
Yeah we have a Christmas Pageant here a few month prior to Christmas, and many stores make a big to do about it, I still think we have a Santa's cave in one of the major stores mainly for the children to see Santa, and tell him what they want for Christmas.
The place has probably changed a lot over the years as we are so multicultural now, many don't have Christmas - example Chinese and Middle East, but still much Christmas things to find.
I don't know about Tazzie but Adelaide has some of the best food from around the world I can imagine.
i believe we have the best coffee mainly Italian coffee and you can get about anything you want to eat. It makes a big difference to who your close to friend and rellies to what you do to make life better,. Thanks for posting it is good to hear from our American Brothers and sisters, cheers !
Every Christmas we paint our windows and decorate the whole house inside and lights on the outside of the house ❤️❤️
Hope you do well in Australia. May I say that many average Australians, do not have an understanding of business and the how the capitalist system works, unless they come from a business oriented family background and or which usually includes a private school education. Whereas the American culture is much more business orientated. The common factors for both countries are that small and medium enterprises suffer from too much governments' imposed "red and green tape"; unwarrented interference in managing SME's; and high taxation rates and complicated taxation laws. What many Australians believe in is equality, hence there is prejudice and suspicions directed against business and especially the larger well know corporates. Perhaps with just cause.
super interesting!! thank you for sharing!!
Tasmania has a very small population and is unfortunately one of the poorest. I doubt they have the budget for big Christmas displays. Every year, in Melbourne, the Myer windows have a brilliant mechanised display. All of the city is decorated.
🤦 Such an entitled elitist capital city comment
@@Tassiefarmlife he is simply stating the facts. Get over it.
Im born & raised in Aus & my mum(from NZ) & I have always LOVED decorating for Christmas & Easter, we keep all our decorations so dont 'waste' anything lmao, there are some good light displays but you gotta search for them & its more popular in certain areas, same with shops I'm in Victoria & shops like Chadstone, Eastland, The Glen have good seasonal decor (the Lunar New Year deco was on point this year!) but I think its also that Australia isnt as christian, so theres not as much public displays of it (idk I could be wrong)
A few of your comments puzzled me. The Christmas being wasteful is something I've never heard here. I'll admit us Aussies don't get into Christmas as much as countries where it's winter at the time. UK and Europe really know how to do Christmas and do it well. I think having it in Summer here means we just do it differently but it's still embraced. The odd prices for items isn't something I have experienced. And rounding is done up or down depending which is closer to the next coin i.e. $1.93 would round up to $1.95 but $1.92 would round down to $1.90 so it generally evens out in the end.
when you dont use the hand brake in an automatic , your relying on the gear box to stop the weight of your car , which puts unneeded pressure on the gear box . the gear box is not meant to hold the car still . thats why we have hand brakes . its also unsafe to rely on the gear box , it could jump out of gear and roll into something .
Hi Ashley happy Sunday afternoon and I hope you having amazing weekend and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter
thank you so much! happy sunday
@@coffeeenut your welcome sending you hugs ❤️ 🤗
Tipping is becoming a thing in Australia too dont kid yourself. It's not mandatory of course, but no1 will reject a tip its very much appreciated and indeed in recent times, its not uncommon to see tipping jars on bar benches. This has to do with the high cost of living in Australia, where if your only income is derived from a minimum wage you're pretty much on struggle street. In the States for example one can still find decent homes for well under 200k.
Christmas decor is understated here in Australia, its an extension of the Australian personality, less is more.
Around the world Americans are known for over the top.
I lived in the US for many years, I have now adopted somewhere in the middle, Its also for home decor in general.
Rounding should only apply when you pay with cash, example $1,99 will round up to $2,00
Rounding applies to the total bill, example 4 items at $1.99 will total $7.96 & round down to $7.95
When paying by card you should be charged the advertised price, example $1,99 will appear on your card statement as $1.99, although you may have to pay a fee for using your card
John from Oz
Nothing wrong with Christmas decorations! Lights are a different matter, because of energy use and impact on nocturnal animals, but most families have decorations that have been passed down for generations and are brought each year. I have several friends who leave their (artificial, of course) tree up and decorated all year, just moving it into a spare room for January to November.
Ive been all over the NSW countryside the past month and most of the breakfast places have been takeaway that ive seen. But yeah lots of things with food are so different
ooo interesting! what sort of food?
I’m a tad older than you, ok, a lot lol. I always and still do, and my friends and daughter and grandchildren always have breakfast at home before going out. My 2 other children always have breakfast at home as well before going to work. Must ask if my adult children’s friends and other people if they have breakfast at home or get something on their way to work here in Aus.
@@coffeeenut i usually grab a bacon & egg wrap/brekkie roll. I just stopped in a little town called Moruya and grabbed one actually lol.
But idk you’ve probably seen it - all of the food is just… different. I can’t really describe it from the type of bacon they have, everyone seems to LOVE schnitzel, or topping things with aioli or peri peri, etc lol
Not to worry, most of the things you mention that you miss are more widely available on the mainland, also for payments Paypal is pretty popular here and item prices don't get rounded if you pay with your debit card. 😀
thank you!
@@coffeeenut 🥰
well I love Christmas & Christmas decorations & going out to look at the streets that have awesome lights. That's in Sydney though, wouldn't surprise me if Tassy's missing that.
There's actually websites in Sydney you can go to to see where the best Christmas lights in your area are. Some people start putting them up around September & use donations from visitors to their house to support charities such as children's hospitals
Also, if you pay electronically, then it doesn't round up or down, only for cash does it round & as you've probably realised, Australia's not big on cash anymore (although again, it could be different in Tassy)
Nice list. Rounding up or down 2 cents was an easy thing to get used to and it only matters if you're paying with cash.
I have to say though that it drives me insane when I visit the USA that prices in so many businesses do not include taxes. Just tell me the price so I can have the correct amount ready when it's time to pay.
The word Ketchup is originally derived from Asia for sauce likely China and moved through Asia hence Kecap in Indonesia. Traders (probably the East India Company) brought sauce back to Europe and England and then to America.
Are you BSB and account numbers fundamentally different in the USA? It's basically just an address to send money to? Why would you be told to keep that secret if it's the main way to transfer money? It's like being told to keep your PO box address secret, how are you meant to receive anything then lol? As for receipt totals, it's always exact because a lot pay with credit/debit. so cash has to be rounded to the nearest 5 cents, and that of course is indicated on the receipt.
The federal minimum wage is still US$7.45 and has not increased under Obama, Trump or Biden. The last increase was under George W.
ohhh
My base award for my job is $24.08. Plus 50% for Saturday plus 75% Sunday 250% for public holydays. 10 days paid sick leave. 3/4 weeks (calculated as hours) per year paid vacation plus 17.5% leave loading on top. $12.80 per week laundry allowance. My uniform and safety boots are provided for me. Over time starts 150% and goes up to 200% depending on worked hours in the month. My superanuation (pension fund) is paid in addition at over 10% of my weekly wage. And that is at level 2 in hospitality.
@@donnajones2199 Like me, lucky to be an Australian!
For context, that's about US$16 per hour.
Was that George W as in Walker or Washington? 🙄🙂😉
Even $60 here is consudered quite expensive for just a mobile plan.
I pay $30pm for 55gb and unlimited calls and texts, and that also includes unlimited international calls to about 20 different countries (including the US).
omg! so affordable
Yeah, agree - my $25 plan gives me more data and calls than I could ever possibly use! Last time I checked I had around 270 GB of rolled-over data just sitting there waiting...
Also, a minor quibble: the rounding-up of a couple of cents (OR rounding down - you didn't mention that can happen) to the nearest 5c amount only applies if you're paying cash. Most Australians don't do that anymore as we predominantly pay by card or phone-tap, and then you get charged to the exact amount of your total. 😊
I love Christmas, but I just can’t be bothered with all the decorations and stuff. Lazy I guess. But I like the “environmental” excuse. I’m stealing that one. Now I can virtue signal😊
hahaha so fair! it’s not for everyone
I bring back a few bottles of tomato sauce each time from the states. I can’t get enough of it. I don’t even eat ketchup here anymore! lol
omg
Food of course. I do takeaway heaps - it’s awkward to sit on own sometimes.
The handbrake is my guardian angel AND my crutch! @ every red light - I play with it - on off on off green light GO! Beat everyone else to the go always - it’s my thing … yeah my life’s sad.
That Christmas thing is probably a Tasmanian thing. We celebrate and display Christmas all over town in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Inter-bank transfers were forced on the banks by the reserve bank to make it easier to not carry cash. There's no security risk because when you give bsb and account details it is the equivalent of giving a credit card number. The first digits on a credit card number are like a bsb and the rest of the number is like an account number. Your bank will also have a phone app which has a "pay anyone" feature too. The transfer is completely traceable from one verified bank account to another and you have the same high standard of fraud protection and legal rights on all your credit and debit accounts. If the banks refuse to help you, you contact the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and they will pull your bank back into line. Bottom line, chill about inter-bank transfers.
$60 a month is huge, you should look for a better phone plan.
She's in Tassie - Probably needs Telstra :)
Probably lots of calls back to the US
yesss telstra is one of the few that covers rural tas
Great to rediscovered you as followed all of your lululemon hauls when you were in the USA. Cannot believe you are 2 years in Oz
this makes me so happy to hear! thank you so much for sticking with me!
You’ve been here two minutes. Comments like yours makes it harder for the rest of us to thrive here with our Aussie families.
How? In what way could it make it harder?
a lot of people go crazy with Xmass decorations in Melbourne, lotss of lights etc. Maybe a Tasmanian thing
I just came across your video in my feed. Really great video, and I've subscribed. One thing I would say is that we're not against capitalism - In fact, we are very very, strongly for it.
What I think you're experiencing with the Christmas decorations is that our environment, natural habitat, and animals are so well protected and loved by every Australian (especially in Tasmania - you should look up the attempts to build a dam on the Franklin River in the 80s, there were lots of us on the mainland and Tasmania that were against it) that we have such a strong link and pride in it, that anything that has the potential to destroy or harm the environment is definitely frowned upon.
It's not that we're against decorating or celebrating Christmas or other occasions, we just don't do it as big as Americans.
hello! i appreciate that thank you! it’s crazy because i’ve heard many aussies tell me outright they hate capitalism so that’s why i mentioned it!
@@coffeeenut Wow, I wonder if it's more among the current generations. I follow American politics and culture closely because of the influence they have on our culture and society. I know that among the current generations in America that there's a push away from capitalism in some cities. It would be interesting to know the age groups of those you've heard it from
@@coffeeenut 60 year old Tasmanian here. I have never heard anyone say they hate capitalism. It's truly bizarre.
Interesting hearing your perspective on things.
You say that the Christmas decor in the US is more 'cosy'. I think a lot of the difference is due to the season. I don’t really look for cosy in summer, and decorating the home is possibly less important when you might be leaving for a holiday.
When I was last in the US (Autumn 2005) I was surprised to see porches etc decorated tor the season? A good month before Halloween, there were flags and cornucopias and other symbols of harvest. The fronts of houses and yards as shrines to a season. I just kept wondering, “who is this all for?”. 20 years prior, I hadn’t noticed this, so I’m curious if you know when it started and why people do it?
I find some of your comments quite strange. Nearly all of my family and friends prefer a nice home cooked breakfast rather than take out. At home with grilled tomatoes and ham on toast with avocado and a poached egg is better than any take away. MY local supermarket has tomatoe sauce and ketchup. However, nearly always the tomato sauce shelf is nearly empty while the ketchup shelf is always full. The christmas lights - wow - I have just spent the 2023 Christmas with my family in Sydney - on Christmas eve we had a drive around the suburbs to see probably one or two hundred homes decorated with Christmas lights and people singing Christmas carols.
You live in probably the most beautiful part of the country. Tassie is a really nice place. Interesting video. Yes quite a few differences between the US and Australia.
one of the things that would bother me in US is the tipping system, time wasting and complicated, US fast food companies in OZ make considerable profits while paying staff a respectable wage, apart from greed i dont see why that cant happen in the US