I got kicked out of a bar in Airlie Beach for being a happy drunk in 1999. Exactly the same conversation with the bouncer - " Of course, I am pissed I've spent $50 in your bar, that's why I came!".
Hahaha remember getting searched outside a festival once in London and copper found an almost empty baggy that must’ve been from a prior night out... All the came out of my mouth was “ooh that shouldn’t be there!” Bloke rolled his eyes took the bag and told me to run along 😂
Luxury car tax, mate I thought you were going to talk about something affecting ordinary people. Slap on some SPF, find a hat and sunnies, it's time to relax 😊
@@Rider_Tom90% of us won’t be buying a car over 80k. Luxury car tax does seem a bit ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as the car taxes in some other countries. Import taxes for instance
I moved back in September to Brisbane! It’s a fun a place and super sunny however be warned it takes a bit to get acclimated to a new country. Even me coming from California, it was still tough to get used to everything but now that I pushed through the tough months it’s been great and I don’t want to leave! So if you’re struggling, keep at it until you possibly cannot anymore but don’t give up about leaving just yet!!
@@f.m.e.305 apply for a working holiday visa! Research lots of videos especially of places you’d like to live in. Then start looking for jobs and reach out to them to see if they’d be able to hire you. It will be tough to find jobs, but it’s doable. /good luck!
From Manchester, moved to aus for 9 years and moved back here. Spot on with all those points! 😂 great to give yourself a rest from being a party boy, but it always lies Dormant….
Your previous video made me go to Australia, unfortunately it didn’t work out and I’ve been back in the UK kicking myself and regretting going. But I am glad I went, because that what if would have haunted me for the rest of my life. EDIT: To clarify to anyone thinking of going to Australia as a backpacker, I would do a lot of research as it is not the haven it once was. I’ve met people who were in Australia during the pandemic and there was a huge demand for workers. These people made this lifestyle look irresistible, and after covid tonnes of backpackers flocked to aus and the result is hundreds of thousands of backpackers competing for the same jobs, same apartments and the same lifestyle. And unfortunately the jobs and apartment supply hasn’t grown since the pandemic, the demand far outweighs the supply at present. Hopefully this will change but social media keeps on pushing Australia as paradise, unfortunately this wasn’t the case for me.
Same for me! Moved from Ireland to Oz which is a super common thing for us Irish to do and ended up moving back after 6 months. Although thankfully it wasn't from a lack of jobs it was just because the country didn't appeal to me. Feels like I'm the only person in the world who didn't fall in love with the country.
I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but I grew up here 200 metres from the beach and have done all my life. We've had it pretty good in Australia for a long time but now things are pretty tough. Cost of living and a massive housing shortage has people massively stressed and people are really struggling. It's not the super happy go lucky country we once were.
Love the videos on this man! Really helped me make the decision! So I handed in my notice yesterday and bought my tickets to America to try living there!! Lived in England my whole life but have duel nationality and always wondered what it would be like. Your first video on Australia really inspired me so thank you!
A lot of British people can't tell the difference between the Australian and New Zealand accent. In my experience, it's actually easy: If you meet an antipodean and they're chilled out, friendly and likeable - they're from New Zealand.
You're right about Aussie police officers, even the US ones are better on stuff like traffic violations in most places. Aussie cops are on a power trip and highway patrol are the ones that are too intense even for the regular force.
Aussie police are purely trained to raise revenue for the government. They don't care about the people or anything else except for raising funds. The worse
Despite the bad press US cops are much better to deal with than Australian cops, you just see it on the news when something bad happens more often. Aussie cops just do a much better job at covering up their sins. The level of corruption is systemic.
@@jumhed994 Yeah Perth. First day on the beach nearly broke me. Not so bad when you out and about in the town's/city. Not a deal breaker but something I wasn't ready for.
@@richardnunn328 Yeah, when I went to Perth I knocked my sunglasses off my face at least twice a day because flies were landing on my ears. I reckon Western Aussies will evolve to have ears they can twitch, like horses
1st visit I nearly knocked myself out, swatting flies. It’s why I don’t visit my husband’s family and friends in the late spring/summer anymore. He can go but if you’re looking for me… I’ll be there May-Oct. PS I live in the southern US so I thought I was use to flies. NOPE! You win Australia.
As a doctor who moved to New Zealand to my fellow doctors...youll get laid more and more time off and its apparently even better in Australia...if the NHS isnt gonna respect you you gotta respect yourself
Laid or paid? 😂 I'm an NHS nurse and got.my Aussie permanent residency last year. Haven't made the move yet , but planning to head out to Brisbane in Sept. My wife is a doctor also.
Agree with all these negatives pointed out. Still better by far in every single metric than England. Lived here for 10years and a dual citizen. They can’t get rid of me know
I work as a chef and got a job in Aus in a hotel. Did a sunday roast as a special, and they decided the best thing to do with the yorkshire puddings was fill it with a curry. Absolutely banging idea. Chicken tikka served in a yorkshire pudding, give it a go James!
In primary school there was a “no hat no play” rule. Which meant that if you didn’t have a hat you were only allowed to hang out under the shade and not the open sun
I lived in Australia for 2 years. I didn't like it in the end as much as I thought I would . To far and to much nanny state for me. Most of the things you listed is why I left.
I remember getting marched out of club in Sydney on NYE. Sat quietly, half a drink down, waiting for my mate to come back from the bar. We'd only been in there 10 minutes, why bother even letting me in?! I'm over it.... kind of.
One of the main reasons the luxury car tax exists is because foreign brands were competing with the local manufacturers, Holden and Ford. This was to turn people off from buying foreign so they bought the local performance vehicles instead. However, neither of those two car manufacturers actually build cars in Australia anymore since discontinuing the Commodore and Falcon. Now the tax solely exists to make you pay someone's salary.
Hey, James, nice couple of videos you made on Australia. I always wanted to visit for a few weeks, but I'm claustrophobic and I can't fly anymore. I'm in the US and it's 23 hours from my part of the country. Wishing you well!
100% James. Irish and lived in Australia for 5 years! Its over policed for me man! I was sick of getting speeding fines with the revenue raisers! 4kmph over the speed and your done! Police and bouncers too... Absolute knobs! Not alot i disagree with. Live in Spain now, barely a speed camera and plenty of track days 🇮🇪🇪🇸💪🏼. Didn't realise you are originally from Ireland. Hope all is well man, great video. Always enjoy your perspective. Australia was a great experience! For me it had its time, many friends still there.
Hating on bank holidays. Should be able to speed and risk other's lives with impunity. People trying to stop you getting skin cancer are annoying. Rich kids should inherit everything without working a day in their life cos they got lucky with their parents. Inspirational stuff brother.
Inheritance tax is absurd. That familynwokred their ass off and paid their taxes. What they do with their money, shouldn't be the government's worry. Taxing on already taxed money is ludicrous. Anyone saying inheritance tax is acceptable is just socialist who doesn't want to work and gets pissed off that others can get money.
Hope you've done research, some things similar (some better, some worse), some different; you'll be coming in spring, so should be pretty good; just remember it's not the U.K; If you don't come across as arrogant Cvnt, you will do well (Yes there are some Aussies that have a chip on their should and are cvnts, some of it comes from the way we were treated or spoken to as peasant or all were convicts), depending on the Aussie. Crapping on our beer might not be the best idea (''i don't mind that, but i prefer - insert U.K beer), VB (Victoria Bitter) is rough, it takes me a few to get used to it again, but weirdly i end up lovin it, you might not ;D Probably the nicest mild modern beer for you would be Great Northern, though i can't say, i've never had a beer from the U.K; I really like Stella Artois and Sapporo draught (similar to our old beers that are gone now), are they considered crap in the U.K? (i know they are British beers).
Yep so true! Moved out here 2011 best thing I ever done.. Came to Perth and settled here, live 200 meters from the beach, have a good quality of life can’t really complain.. But yeah the Sunday roasts suck here 😂 there ya go! New business venture 👌
I like living here but I also dislike it 1. Extreme heat in summer 2 spiders 3. Not as appreciated as the us or uk 4. Doesn’t celebrate thanksgiving when we have many things to be thankful for 😢
G'day mate Saw your first video on moving to Aus a few months ago it was on my mind since around end of last year then the other day had the overwhelming urge to go applied for the WHV 3 days ago have to do a medical then hopefully get out there.
Hey! I have been a huge fan of your content for many years. You have always inspired me at work and helped me through ruff times. Not going into detail but the last 10 years have been filled with ED, stress, overworking, breakups etc. One of my comping mechanics is to drown my self in work and education. Currently I'm a personal trainers, nutritionist and sports phycologist. In 2 years I will have finished my Physiotherapy education in Norway. Honestly after I have finished my degree my only which is to get a restart. I'm sick and tired of the weather, the people, the food and work-life balance. I want to move away. Idk why I'm writing this. But I really hope I will meet you in Australia one day. Cheers mate✌️
You can get arrested in the US for having drugs on you. It's a possesion charge. Probably a misdemeanor. If it's a large amount then you can catch more charges. Possibly a felony. But our marijuana laws are less strict. In fact it's legal in my state of Michigan.
The sun burn thing is very true, you almost feel shamed when you get sunburnt. In the early 2000’s there was a lot of advertisements and campaigns about skin cancer because the generation before (my parents) got wrecked by the sun and are littered with melanoma and skin cancers so there was a bit cultural shift around it. No hat no play was also definitely a thing when I was in school. Anyway, all ironic now because I now live in London and am more tanned than when I grew up in Aus!
You see so many Europeans rave on and on about wanting to come to Australia and then non stop fckn whinge when they’re here about how better the UK is for jobs, restaurants, night life and everything else.. but it can’t be that bad if they’re all staying
The Luxury Car Tax threshold on EVs is a bit higher and they are also way cheaper in Australia than the UK. A BYD Seal AWD performance variant, which is an excellent "luxury" car, retails for about 35K pounds which is well below the LCT threshold.
@@R0d_1984 it's weather and ingredients, nothing else to it. Their weather is always cold so they always want a roast and that's how they got good at it. And they use differently sourced ingredients to us.
Has anyone noticed here in Sydney all the medicos (doctors & nurses) are either British or Irish, restaurant and gym staff are Brazilians, finance and IT nerds are Indian, and the tea and coffee shops are Chinese.
The younger and middle-aged Police here are on a power trip or have a chip on their shoulders. The older police were more flexible and nicer. I don't get pulled over much but when I do the Copper is a total arse hole and then tries to intimidate or bully me too. Then tries to teach me about the law, when I told him that it wasn't correct and told him what the law states it threw him off. Even when they fined me, when I know I am right, I elect to go to court. To this day I had 4 charges/fines removed because I was falsely accused. About three times the police officer had an egg on his face. Love it. However, I won't push my luck any more, getting too old to bother.
I decided to move to Sydney after years of dabbling in the idea. Your video on why to move was the deciding factor and I’ve done it. Move in August on a 4 year visa. This was deffo not the video I needed to see while I’m selling my house 😂😂 Anyone in Sydney from the Uk? Is it as good as people say??
There is the small issue of me having, after 11 years, achieved my career goal with my employer. Now finding myself with an incredibly satisfying job by all metrics, the idea of hitting the reset button on my career at age 40 seems like a deal breaker
Love this only i did the reverse a year ago Aus to Scotland and was one of the "35%" at the time. Sentiment still holds true, dont l3ave with regret 🇦🇺🏴🙃
Arrived 2009. If I ever bump into you we'd have plenty to moan about, but you're right, whatever you don't like here the blue skies more than make up for it.
Agree with most of what you’ve said, but the double demerits do not apply everywhere in Australia. For instance Victoria doesn’t haven’t have it, ever.
HAHAHAH 2:30 IS SO REAL. I got kicked out of a club recently and had that EXACT same conversation "wrong guy mate... yes I'm drunk no shit, but I'm not harming anyone around me"
As someone who has lived here for about a year now, couldn’t agree more. You do find you drink less because you can’t get drunk out. Love your impressions 😂
I'm from Netherlands and I was shocked at just how diverse it was, I saw more Asians and Indians then I did white people, is it all of Australia like this or just New South Whales?
@james smith - I live in Glasgow Scotland where the skys are grey 350days per year… recently came back from 2 week holiday in turkey & the depression hits. How long are you looking at to get a visa from uk to Australia
Dinner? Well depends, alot of chippies have gone, used to be very common to have a great one within a mile, now not so much, some are crap to great, though it might be different to British chippies, no mushy peas, some places still do vinegar, to many do fries now...
@@R0d_1984 Chippy tea. Im Northern. Mushy peas are a deal breaker. You can't have a chippy without mushy peas OR vinegar. And fries in a chippy? That is blasphemy.
Totally agree about the police. Far easier to have a regular conversation with the police in the UK than AUS. In AUS they seem to talk to you as if you are guilty before there is any evidence to prove this. Power trip.
If you are a basic shelter enjoyer, then don't move here as you will most likely be living in your car. Even if you can afford a rental you will find out that there isn't any available.
A friend of mine from school that I hadn’t spoken to much or seen much of took himself to Australia, didn’t tell anyone until he was already on his way, I started asking him questions about it as I want to go New Zealand, so of course some things will be different, some will be similar etc but yeah he couldn’t be happier with his decision, and in February I can go to New Zealand and make my mind up but I like the ‘f it, I’m gonna do this for me and no one can stop me’ and if it’ll make a person happy, they should do that, and I don’t use recreationals as it is and I tend to limit my drinks before the stumble point, my f up point would be behind the wheel of a car, my right foot gets a bit heavy
"Tweed Heads" 2 different time zones in 1 town!!! Why would you do that. You can work in one time zone and your kids are 5 minutes down the road, but in a different one, madness. Just extend the stateline and encapsulate the town.
Australian house prices are amongst the highest in the world with Sydney and Melbourne near the very top of the world pile. There are no renovation requirements here.
Me and my wife would love to move to Australia, but unfortunately they won't have me now due to my MS. Sucks. Haven't tried, but after doing my research online, too much of a burden to their health care..
As an Aussie, I got a bit mad when I saw the title of this video. Then I watched it, and I can honestly say I couldn’t bloody agree with you more mate haha
I am in really good shape but I’m 5’8 with muscles but skinny. Like 9:1/2 stone. How do I gain more weight whilst also not breaking the bank. Don’t want to eat processed crap an I don’t want to spend a fortune. I don’t want to be always cooking either so I’ve ate lots of tinned fish. Salmon. tuna, ext but having responsibly sourced fish is a big thing for me. I’ve also heard that there is alarming amounts of toxins in fish from certain areas.
I got kicked out of a bar in Airlie Beach for being a happy drunk in 1999. Exactly the same conversation with the bouncer - " Of course, I am pissed I've spent $50 in your bar, that's why I came!".
50 bucks can't get you pissed at pubs anymore :(
How easily kicked out of bars you are in Australia is another downside
Sydney is the best if you don’t like clubbing and eating out after 9pm
Kings Cross has more gyms than nightclubs now, and I'm okay with that
And if you don’t like proper live music
Where are you getting money for a house?
Lollllll so true 😂
@@Secretlyanothername there’s more to entertainment than clubbing, Sydney has absolutely nothing to do, after 6pm 😂
TLDR; Don't move to Australia because you'll be shelfing expensive dry wall in your flesh pocket
Hahaha remember getting searched outside a festival once in London and copper found an almost empty baggy that must’ve been from a prior night out...
All the came out of my mouth was “ooh that shouldn’t be there!”
Bloke rolled his eyes took the bag and told me to run along 😂
"JAMES DO YOU WANNA GO TO JAIL JAMES" lmaooo the fact you put it in your flesh pocket [allegedly] has me dying
Luxury car tax, mate I thought you were going to talk about something affecting ordinary people. Slap on some SPF, find a hat and sunnies, it's time to relax 😊
not many cars for sale under the LCT threshold these days, unless you want a MG shit box.
@@Rider_Tom90% of us won’t be buying a car over 80k. Luxury car tax does seem a bit ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as the car taxes in some other countries. Import taxes for instance
Anyone in the country who needs a 4wd… Luxury tax… it’s a bs tax
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐨luxury car tax is a complaint? Us poor folk down here have to get something back from the uber riche!
You have basic soccer mum Toyotas, Mitsubishis and Kias costing well into 70k nowadays. The LCT isn't relevant anymore
You Legend, I'm a 62 year old Australian and you have nailed it and you do a wicked Australian accent . Had me in stiches. Thank you
Another junkie
I moved back in September to Brisbane! It’s a fun a place and super sunny however be warned it takes a bit to get acclimated to a new country. Even me coming from California, it was still tough to get used to everything but now that I pushed through the tough months it’s been great and I don’t want to leave! So if you’re struggling, keep at it until you possibly cannot anymore but don’t give up about leaving just yet!!
what has been tough?
Yes, please share... I'm a native Cali...but want to experience Australia.
@@f.m.e.305 apply for a working holiday visa! Research lots of videos especially of places you’d like to live in. Then start looking for jobs and reach out to them to see if they’d be able to hire you. It will be tough to find jobs, but it’s doable. /good luck!
Anywhere throughout Queensland is a good spot for Californians
From Manchester, moved to aus for 9 years and moved back here. Spot on with all those points! 😂 great to give yourself a rest from being a party boy, but it always lies Dormant….
Your previous video made me go to Australia, unfortunately it didn’t work out and I’ve been back in the UK kicking myself and regretting going. But I am glad I went, because that what if would have haunted me for the rest of my life.
EDIT: To clarify to anyone thinking of going to Australia as a backpacker, I would do a lot of research as it is not the haven it once was. I’ve met people who were in Australia during the pandemic and there was a huge demand for workers. These people made this lifestyle look irresistible, and after covid tonnes of backpackers flocked to aus and the result is hundreds of thousands of backpackers competing for the same jobs, same apartments and the same lifestyle. And unfortunately the jobs and apartment supply hasn’t grown since the pandemic, the demand far outweighs the supply at present. Hopefully this will change but social media keeps on pushing Australia as paradise, unfortunately this wasn’t the case for me.
imagine going back to England lmao
@@FlibDokky didn’t have a choice mate 🤣
Same for me! Moved from Ireland to Oz which is a super common thing for us Irish to do and ended up moving back after 6 months. Although thankfully it wasn't from a lack of jobs it was just because the country didn't appeal to me. Feels like I'm the only person in the world who didn't fall in love with the country.
I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but I grew up here 200 metres from the beach and have done all my life. We've had it pretty good in Australia for a long time but now things are pretty tough. Cost of living and a massive housing shortage has people massively stressed and people are really struggling. It's not the super happy go lucky country we once were.
@@SCBodyboarder83 same here in Canada brother
Love the videos on this man! Really helped me make the decision! So I handed in my notice yesterday and bought my tickets to America to try living there!! Lived in England my whole life but have duel nationality and always wondered what it would be like. Your first video on Australia really inspired me so thank you!
America? 😂 Its fucking worse there. Enjoy tent city and LA. 😂
21 hours away isn't the problem it's the £2000 flight 😂😂
Right!?
Buy ticket to singapore first. Have a great day there, then book ticket to Australia. Should be under 1000£
Yep
You can get flights easily for under 2k
Been in Australia 57 years, travelled the world, so glad i still call Australia home...
Amen to that.
And you are bloody welcome, hope you're not like this rat-bag.
A lot of British people can't tell the difference
between the Australian and New Zealand accent.
In my experience, it's actually easy:
If you meet an antipodean and they're chilled out, friendly and likeable
- they're from New Zealand.
and if they say Fush n chups
I did my semester abroad at Uni in Canberra. The frickin cockatoos man, the noisiest creatures in the known universe
Especially when they start squalking at 4am as they do here in Perth in Summer. They are my alarm clock... saves on power I guess.
Bro the impressions and accents were killing me! Hilarious. Surprisingly good video haha
Just what I needed, wasn't expecting this! Your other video is the reason I got a work visa TY man
You're right about Aussie police officers, even the US ones are better on stuff like traffic violations in most places. Aussie cops are on a power trip and highway patrol are the ones that are too intense even for the regular force.
Well don't speed and drive like a dickhead and they will leave you alone. It's pretty simple Einstein. 😂
Especially if you own a modified car, get treated like a terrorist
Aussie police are purely trained to raise revenue for the government. They don't care about the people or anything else except for raising funds. The worse
Despite the bad press US cops are much better to deal with than Australian cops, you just see it on the news when something bad happens more often. Aussie cops just do a much better job at covering up their sins. The level of corruption is systemic.
@@mightymcangus5932 you are
Australians statistically travel overseas more than the British and we live 100x the distance from other countries
The flies. Horrendous. They are relentless.
That's Western Aus isn't it?
@@jumhed994 Yeah Perth. First day on the beach nearly broke me. Not so bad when you out and about in the town's/city.
Not a deal breaker but something I wasn't ready for.
@@richardnunn328 Yeah, when I went to Perth I knocked my sunglasses off my face at least twice a day because flies were landing on my ears.
I reckon Western Aussies will evolve to have ears they can twitch, like horses
@@jumhed994No way. I couldn't.
1st visit I nearly knocked myself out, swatting flies. It’s why I don’t visit my husband’s family and friends in the late spring/summer anymore. He can go but if you’re looking for me… I’ll be there May-Oct. PS I live in the southern US so I thought I was use to flies. NOPE! You win Australia.
As a doctor who moved to New Zealand to my fellow doctors...youll get laid more and more time off and its apparently even better in Australia...if the NHS isnt gonna respect you you gotta respect yourself
Laid or paid? 😂
I'm an NHS nurse and got.my Aussie permanent residency last year. Haven't made the move yet , but planning to head out to Brisbane in Sept. My wife is a doctor also.
Doctors aren't must respected either country since you all mostly disrespected your Hippocratic oath
Agree with all these negatives pointed out. Still better by far in every single metric than England. Lived here for 10years and a dual citizen. They can’t get rid of me know
good idea stick with the duality
Lived in Brissy for a few years and he's spitting absolute facts and still, it was so good living in Queensland!
I work as a chef and got a job in Aus in a hotel. Did a sunday roast as a special, and they decided the best thing to do with the yorkshire puddings was fill it with a curry. Absolutely banging idea. Chicken tikka served in a yorkshire pudding, give it a go James!
Criminal
In primary school there was a “no hat no play” rule. Which meant that if you didn’t have a hat you were only allowed to hang out under the shade and not the open sun
I lived in Australia for 2 years. I didn't like it in the end as much as I thought I would . To far and to much nanny state for me. Most of the things you listed is why I left.
So glad you left you big sook
NSW is the worst
Thank God for that, we have more than enough junkies here
So nanny state. The locals love it too.
When you realise that European immigrants were originally convicts or their gaolers, it all makes sense.
😢
Moral or the story is every place has pros and cons. Best thing about Australia is the weather
I dunno, I think us Aussies (most of us) have a lot of charm.
It’s true, I got double demerit points and a $1k fine on NYE almost 2 years ago, have been driving like a grandma ever since…mostly.
So the fines work as intended
Allegedly.
As an Australian, I really enjoyed this vid.. chuckled at a few bits 😅
I remember getting marched out of club in Sydney on NYE. Sat quietly, half a drink down, waiting for my mate to come back from the bar. We'd only been in there 10 minutes, why bother even letting me in?! I'm over it.... kind of.
As a fellow Pom in NSW, I loved this vid 😂.
Come to Newy and I’ll cook you a mean Sunday Roast 👍🏼… with Yorkshire Puds too!
Saw your video but didn't had a chance to meet you here in Australia. Living in Sydney hope one day I can see you! Big up to you James!
One of the main reasons the luxury car tax exists is because foreign brands were competing with the local manufacturers, Holden and Ford. This was to turn people off from buying foreign so they bought the local performance vehicles instead. However, neither of those two car manufacturers actually build cars in Australia anymore since discontinuing the Commodore and Falcon. Now the tax solely exists to make you pay someone's salary.
Best thing I ever did was pack in my retail job and go to Oz for 2 years. I'd go back in a heartbeat but can't because of multiple sclerosis.
Hey, James, nice couple of videos you made on Australia. I always wanted to visit for a few weeks, but I'm claustrophobic and I can't fly anymore. I'm in the US and it's 23 hours from my part of the country. Wishing you well!
I miss Queensland lived there for 5 years what a place ❤
100% James. Irish and lived in Australia for 5 years! Its over policed for me man! I was sick of getting speeding fines with the revenue raisers! 4kmph over the speed and your done! Police and bouncers too... Absolute knobs! Not alot i disagree with. Live in Spain now, barely a speed camera and plenty of track days 🇮🇪🇪🇸💪🏼. Didn't realise you are originally from Ireland. Hope all is well man, great video. Always enjoy your perspective.
Australia was a great experience! For me it had its time, many friends still there.
Hating on bank holidays. Should be able to speed and risk other's lives with impunity. People trying to stop you getting skin cancer are annoying. Rich kids should inherit everything without working a day in their life cos they got lucky with their parents. Inspirational stuff brother.
So deep in the brainwashing
Inheritance tax is absurd. That familynwokred their ass off and paid their taxes. What they do with their money, shouldn't be the government's worry. Taxing on already taxed money is ludicrous. Anyone saying inheritance tax is acceptable is just socialist who doesn't want to work and gets pissed off that others can get money.
Coming over in 2 months mate and tbh, I can’t wait to come and I’m counting down the days to leave this place!🙏
Hope you've done research, some things similar (some better, some worse), some different; you'll be coming in spring, so should be pretty good; just remember it's not the U.K; If you don't come across as arrogant Cvnt, you will do well (Yes there are some Aussies that have a chip on their should and are cvnts, some of it comes from the way we were treated or spoken to as peasant or all were convicts), depending on the Aussie.
Crapping on our beer might not be the best idea (''i don't mind that, but i prefer - insert U.K beer), VB (Victoria Bitter) is rough, it takes me a few to get used to it again, but weirdly i end up lovin it, you might not ;D
Probably the nicest mild modern beer for you would be Great Northern, though i can't say, i've never had a beer from the U.K; I really like Stella Artois and Sapporo draught (similar to our old beers that are gone now), are they considered crap in the U.K? (i know they are British beers).
Yep so true! Moved out here 2011 best thing I ever done.. Came to Perth and settled here, live 200 meters from the beach, have a good quality of life can’t really complain.. But yeah the Sunday roasts suck here 😂 there ya go! New business venture 👌
I like living here but I also dislike it
1. Extreme heat in summer
2 spiders
3. Not as appreciated as the us or uk
4. Doesn’t celebrate thanksgiving when we have many things to be thankful for 😢
In Ireland and possibly the uk too your supposed to park facing the direction of the traffic. Never enforced
You should watch the Big Lez Show, especially Sassy the Sasquatch - I reckon with your Aussie impressions you would score a role 😆 “Na mate!” 😂
G'day mate Saw your first video on moving to Aus a few months ago it was on my mind since around end of last year then the other day had the overwhelming urge to go applied for the WHV 3 days ago have to do a medical then hopefully get out there.
Shine energy is a nootropic energy drink which is Australian owned
6:39 pay off the loywan” can tell you’re slowly becoming an Aussie James!
Just landed in Perth todsy😭😭. Great timing James cheers
Perth isn't Sydney. It's way more laid back and people are friendlier.
7:55 I'd rather have strong police over weak. I love how a bunch of these reasons are reasons to move to Australia.
Maaaaate the UK is cooked brotha.
Agree
Hey! I have been a huge fan of your content for many years. You have always inspired me at work and helped me through ruff times. Not going into detail but the last 10 years have been filled with ED, stress, overworking, breakups etc.
One of my comping mechanics is to drown my self in work and education.
Currently I'm a personal trainers, nutritionist and sports phycologist. In 2 years I will have finished my Physiotherapy education in Norway. Honestly after I have finished my degree my only which is to get a restart. I'm sick and tired of the weather, the people, the food and work-life balance. I want to move away.
Idk why I'm writing this. But I really hope I will meet you in Australia one day.
Cheers mate✌️
You can get arrested in the US for having drugs on you. It's a possesion charge. Probably a misdemeanor. If it's a large amount then you can catch more charges. Possibly a felony. But our marijuana laws are less strict. In fact it's legal in my state of Michigan.
The sun burn thing is very true, you almost feel shamed when you get sunburnt. In the early 2000’s there was a lot of advertisements and campaigns about skin cancer because the generation before (my parents) got wrecked by the sun and are littered with melanoma and skin cancers so there was a bit cultural shift around it. No hat no play was also definitely a thing when I was in school.
Anyway, all ironic now because I now live in London and am more tanned than when I grew up in Aus!
I'm over 55, i don't care.
I came to Oz for a 2 year stint with the Australian Navy, that was 30 years ago...
You see so many Europeans rave on and on about wanting to come to Australia and then non stop fckn whinge when they’re here about how better the UK is for jobs, restaurants, night life and everything else.. but it can’t be that bad if they’re all staying
That luxury car tax last for 5 years in the UK
The Luxury Car Tax threshold on EVs is a bit higher and they are also way cheaper in Australia than the UK. A BYD Seal AWD performance variant, which is an excellent "luxury" car, retails for about 35K pounds which is well below the LCT threshold.
Thank you for the information 👍🏻
been there... touched my phone while driving in the Sydney tunnel over Easter weekend.. 10 points in one hit.
Duke of Clarence in Sydney mate, misses took me there because I was missing home and the roast was bang on.
Going straight in my notes 😂
Given that we came from the U.K strange that there's a difference, i wonder what it is?
@@R0d_1984 the weather
@@nichobee It's not just the weather...
@@R0d_1984 it's weather and ingredients, nothing else to it. Their weather is always cold so they always want a roast and that's how they got good at it. And they use differently sourced ingredients to us.
Saying "allegedly" is a bulletproof get out 🤣
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Has anyone noticed here in Sydney all the medicos (doctors & nurses) are either British or Irish, restaurant and gym staff are Brazilians, finance and IT nerds are Indian, and the tea and coffee shops are Chinese.
The younger and middle-aged Police here are on a power trip or have a chip on their shoulders. The older police were more flexible and nicer. I don't get pulled over much but when I do the Copper is a total arse hole and then tries to intimidate or bully me too. Then tries to teach me about the law, when I told him that it wasn't correct and told him what the law states it threw him off. Even when they fined me, when I know I am right, I elect to go to court. To this day I had 4 charges/fines removed because I was falsely accused. About three times the police officer had an egg on his face. Love it. However, I won't push my luck any more, getting too old to bother.
I decided to move to Sydney after years of dabbling in the idea. Your video on why to move was the deciding factor and I’ve done it. Move in August on a 4 year visa. This was deffo not the video I needed to see while I’m selling my house 😂😂
Anyone in Sydney from the Uk? Is it as good as people say??
That was a fun bit of culture, perspective and humor. It was thought provoking and entertaining. Thanks for that! Nice vid!
Nice spot at the start of the video. I lived in the street right behind you through the 80’s. Nice fish n chips around the corner…
Love the rant. So true
There is the small issue of me having, after 11 years, achieved my career goal with my employer. Now finding myself with an incredibly satisfying job by all metrics, the idea of hitting the reset button on my career at age 40 seems like a deal breaker
Great video lad 🤝💯
Definitely
Love this only i did the reverse a year ago Aus to Scotland and was one of the "35%" at the time. Sentiment still holds true, dont l3ave with regret 🇦🇺🏴🙃
Arrived 2009. If I ever bump into you we'd have plenty to moan about, but you're right, whatever you don't like here the blue skies more than make up for it.
You're iqn WOLLONGONG???? saw ypurr video is outside the shopping mall. I'm from wollongong
Agree with most of what you’ve said, but the double demerits do not apply everywhere in Australia. For instance Victoria doesn’t haven’t have it, ever.
HAHAHAH 2:30 IS SO REAL. I got kicked out of a club recently and had that EXACT same conversation "wrong guy mate... yes I'm drunk no shit, but I'm not harming anyone around me"
As someone who has lived here for about a year now, couldn’t agree more. You do find you drink less because you can’t get drunk out. Love your impressions 😂
I'm from Netherlands and I was shocked at just how diverse it was, I saw more Asians and Indians then I did white people, is it all of Australia like this or just New South Whales?
Australia is very very multicultural
Yep and people still think we’re racist
@@davidfife-nm7uylol even though we are multicultural, Australia still has a long way to go with racism.
@@harleylyons1889 Long way to go as in we need way more of it yeah
I swear I've heard about Jackie and her husband Mick this year than I've heard from my mom. In all seriousness, shout out to Jackie!
Bouncer: “Ya drunk brother!”
James: “THATS THE WAY IT IS BROTHER! THATS THE WAY IT IS CUZ!”
@james smith - I live in Glasgow Scotland where the skys are grey 350days per year… recently came back from 2 week holiday in turkey & the depression hits. How long are you looking at to get a visa from uk to Australia
Go find a solarium
We have way too many taxes in this country. I make 120k a year I'm 30 and I can't imagine affording a home before I'm 40 or starting a family.
Where do you think the roads come from? And why don’t you just drive the speed limit lol
Was thinking to same haha oh and how about not being a druggy? 😂 youll never have to worry about it
At least you've chosen to live in the best place in Australia, the Illawarra.
I live just up the road from where your trip began. 🤙
The new terror ist Bin Taxed.
Also don’t move to Australia it appears you can’t find a good barber.
I love this because watching the video that this followed up from, I instantly felt silly for staying in england
The best vid you’ve ever done… really enjoyed this one! ‘Guy bought his dog just for a bit of a sniff’ cracked me up 😂
great to see you enjoying yourself again, James.
Im deciding if i want to move to Aus. This all depends on if i can get a good chippy tea or not.
Dinner? Well depends, alot of chippies have gone, used to be very common to have a great one within a mile, now not so much, some are crap to great, though it might be different to British chippies, no mushy peas, some places still do vinegar, to many do fries now...
@@R0d_1984 Chippy tea. Im Northern. Mushy peas are a deal breaker. You can't have a chippy without mushy peas OR vinegar. And fries in a chippy? That is blasphemy.
Totally agree about the police. Far easier to have a regular conversation with the police in the UK than AUS. In AUS they seem to talk to you as if you are guilty before there is any evidence to prove this. Power trip.
Thought you would talk more about the fucked housing market
If you are a basic shelter enjoyer, then don't move here as you will most likely be living in your car. Even if you can afford a rental you will find out that there isn't any available.
Sunday Roast? Duke of York in Sydney CBD or The Yorkshire Rose in Avalon, Sydney
A friend of mine from school that I hadn’t spoken to much or seen much of took himself to Australia, didn’t tell anyone until he was already on his way, I started asking him questions about it as I want to go New Zealand, so of course some things will be different, some will be similar etc but yeah he couldn’t be happier with his decision, and in February I can go to New Zealand and make my mind up but I like the ‘f it, I’m gonna do this for me and no one can stop me’ and if it’ll make a person happy, they should do that, and I don’t use recreationals as it is and I tend to limit my drinks before the stumble point, my f up point would be behind the wheel of a car, my right foot gets a bit heavy
"Tweed Heads" 2 different time zones in 1 town!!! Why would you do that. You can work in one time zone and your kids are 5 minutes down the road, but in a different one, madness. Just extend the stateline and encapsulate the town.
What about buying a house? Is it expensive there to own a house? Is there mandatory renovation laws for new house buyers just like in here in belgium?
Australian house prices are amongst the highest in the world with Sydney and Melbourne near the very top of the world pile. There are no renovation requirements here.
In Sydney you get kicked out for being pissed. Elsewhere maybe, but not like you do in Sydney.
This is a great video, alledgedly.
Me and my wife would love to move to Australia, but unfortunately they won't have me now due to my MS. Sucks. Haven't tried, but after doing my research online, too much of a burden to their health care..
It's not the things you do you regret
It's the things you don't do you regret
As an Aussie, I got a bit mad when I saw the title of this video. Then I watched it, and I can honestly say I couldn’t bloody agree with you more mate haha
I am in really good shape but I’m 5’8 with muscles but skinny. Like 9:1/2 stone. How do I gain more weight whilst also not breaking the bank. Don’t want to eat processed crap an I don’t want to spend a fortune. I don’t want to be always cooking either so I’ve ate lots of tinned fish. Salmon. tuna, ext but having responsibly sourced fish is a big thing for me. I’ve also heard that there is alarming amounts of toxins in fish from certain areas.
I think it's only NSW that does the double demerit points. Vic doesnt do that
"Allegedly"