Also, visitors should definitely avoid driving in the city-centre of Melbourne! Because of the trams, cars have to do "hook turns", where you have to stop in the left lane of an intersection in order to make a right-hand turn. Very confusing for first-timers!
Thank you so much for this video! I am traveling to Australia next year and will renting a car and driving around Tasmania. And also renting a car in Brisbane to drive up to the Sunshine Coast. I really liked these tips and will keep them in mind when I am there next year!
Yes don't speed and there are cameras almost on every corner and traffic lights (Adelaide especially). Still, plenty of maniacs on the roads despite the abundance of cameras! Love this video! oh and you're not wrong about the roos!
Hi Candice, my name is Chai. I have been in Australia for about 4 years now. As soon as I moved in, the Australian slang and accent fascinated me. I started picking up the accent. Now I actually sound 75% Aussie. My quick accent transformation from Indian to Australian made me so proud of myself. However, I wanna sound 100% Aussie and learn all the slang terms. Would you be able to help me out in getting better at it? I just wanna sound typical Aussie. Any help would highly be appreciated. Thanks so much!!
Jaya Karanam Hi Jaya, Happy to help. 1. First off, I love learning Australian. That made me put 100% while learning. 2. Start slow. Start with alphabets. Understand how they pronounce letters. Practice them. Get better. Although remember, during the process your mates laugh at you as it sounds more like you’re faking accent. Its essentially 3 stage process. 1st stage- indian accent 2nd stage- in between (but this is where people laugh at you and remember not to be demotivated and keep it going. 3rd stage- Speaking Aussie. 3. Once you’re comfortable with letters jump on to words. Again start slow. It took me 4 years to get to where I am now. 4. Once you’ve learnt the accent or while learning accent, learn the grammar. Grammar’s equally important. 5. Learn the slang words. I’m sure at this stage you’ll start sounding Aussie. Good luck!!
@@reactionreality8056 Thank you so much mate.... If you have any study material or any websites please pass me, I will start studying from today...Thank you so much..
Hi! You give great advise! This is a really good way to practise your Aussie dialect. To get better, all I can suggest is that you keep on practising. I'm not doing any private coaching right now, but you might like to find an accent reduction coach close to you in Australia to help you reach that 100%. Other than that, keep doing youtube tutorials and practising the way you already are. The more you do, the better you'll get! :-)
I'd love to visit Australia sometime in my life but the only thing that freaks me out are the huge spiders out there. Other than that, I love the culture and the accents are my favorite.
While Australia does have some large spiders, they are not dangerous to people and there’s bigger spiders in the Americas and Asia but if your fear is related to their size, stay in the southern parts. Australia does have some spiders that potentially can kill but you’d have to try very hard to get bitten and even then, the last fatality was 1979. Danger factor is over rated. I’ve never been bitten in 50 years and I’ve been fairly reckless as a younger fella in the bush. Horses, cattle, and Kangaroos, on the other hand kill people annually. The Maratus genus of spiders lives down under too. They are tiny, typically less than half the size of a pinky fingernail(cut nail),very colourful jumping spiders. The male has a mating dance which even some arachnaphobes think is cute. Commonly called Peacock Spiders. Great for desensitisation. Don’t let the fear of improbability get in the way of awesome possibilities. Australia is a big place too, lots of different regional culture, all very similar but also very different. I hope you make it out this way and glad you like our accent, there’s a bit of variation throughout but not much.
We have some roundabouts in the US - although more rare than in Australia - but we still have 4 way stops at the roundabout which makes no sense to me. Why have a roundabout at all then if you must stop when you arrive. At that point shouldn’t it just be a 4 way stop? Why even have the small roundabout hahaha.
I don't think so. At least I haven't seen this, and I've traveled a lot of the country. I think this would still have a green arrow in place if you are able to turn.
@@candicemoll8386 It is quite rare, they have strict criteria for it to be allowed. If you search up though left turn on red Brisbane something should appear
Hello. New here. RJ Yap is quite correct. In Sydney we do have this, and often someone from behind will sound their horn to prompt you to go, if you haven’t noticed the sign, and they can see the road is clear from the right.
The main thing to remember is that depending on where you're from, the cars might come from the other way when crossing the road! In Australia we drive on the left, not the right. So look BOTH ways twice before stepping into the street. It sounds simple, but most people are in the habit of only looking one way.
Most roads are pretty wide and two way, but there are some one way roads in the cities (especially Sydney). I agree with Candice - safest to look both ways.
The USA is not better than Australia, it's just different 🙂 I LOVE Australia and miss it terribly, but I have more work opportunities in the USA. So that's where I'll stay for now.
No you don't need to call anyone. There are so many kangaroos in Australia that they are not seen as pets or exotic animals. So if one gets hit by a car, it's just another animal killed by the road. No one will come. It is very sad. :-(
@@candicemoll8386 I see, thanks for the reply. We got animal on Red List that likely to call to a zoo or a service if they got hit. Other animals is out of this situation, but if we call, the service or the zoo won't say to leave it. In cases, that animals got chance to live. Fatal cases are the same.
I worked in the Pilbara of WA for 10 years and have hit many kangaroos. The humane thing to do is turn around and run over it again, making sure your wheels go right over its head. Sounds awful, but it may not be dead and it's better to kill it now than let it die an agonising death over a few hours.
Also, visitors should definitely avoid driving in the city-centre of Melbourne! Because of the trams, cars have to do "hook turns", where you have to stop in the left lane of an intersection in order to make a right-hand turn. Very confusing for first-timers!
Thank you so much for this video! I am traveling to Australia next year and will renting a car and driving around Tasmania. And also renting a car in Brisbane to drive up to the Sunshine Coast. I really liked these tips and will keep them in mind when I am there next year!
Oh lovely! Driving Australia is the best way to see it! You're going to have an amazing time!
Tassie is beautiful. Hope things settle down so you can make your trip.
I’m always worried about Roos when driving in rural areas☹️ nothing has happened to me so far👌🏼
Yeah it can be scary. I haven't had an issue yet either, but I've had some close calls!
Your videos help me a lot to understand Australian English
I'm so glad they help you!
Yes don't speed and there are cameras almost on every corner and traffic lights (Adelaide especially). Still, plenty of maniacs on the roads despite the abundance of cameras! Love this video! oh and you're not wrong about the roos!
This is perfect, Roads have limits.
Hello Candice, I want to visit Australia someday..I love your program.🙂❤️
Great video, Australia is so beautiful😊😄
It really is!
Hi Candice, my name is Chai. I have been in Australia for about 4 years now. As soon as I moved in, the Australian slang and accent fascinated me. I started picking up the accent. Now I actually sound 75% Aussie. My quick accent transformation from Indian to Australian made me so proud of myself. However, I wanna sound 100% Aussie and learn all the slang terms. Would you be able to help me out in getting better at it? I just wanna sound typical Aussie. Any help would highly be appreciated. Thanks so much!!
Hi mate, please tell me some tips How you achieved 75% I have been trying but i couldn't.Thank you.
Jaya Karanam Hi Jaya,
Happy to help.
1. First off, I love learning Australian. That made me put 100% while learning.
2. Start slow. Start with alphabets. Understand how they pronounce letters. Practice them. Get better. Although remember, during the process your mates laugh at you as it sounds more like you’re faking accent. Its essentially 3 stage process. 1st stage- indian accent 2nd stage- in between (but this is where people laugh at you and remember not to be demotivated and keep it going. 3rd stage- Speaking Aussie.
3. Once you’re comfortable with letters jump on to words. Again start slow. It took me 4 years to get to where I am now.
4. Once you’ve learnt the accent or while learning accent, learn the grammar. Grammar’s equally important.
5. Learn the slang words.
I’m sure at this stage you’ll start sounding Aussie. Good luck!!
@@reactionreality8056 Thank you so much mate....
If you have any study material or any websites please pass me, I will start studying from today...Thank you so much..
Hi! You give great advise! This is a really good way to practise your Aussie dialect. To get better, all I can suggest is that you keep on practising. I'm not doing any private coaching right now, but you might like to find an accent reduction coach close to you in Australia to help you reach that 100%. Other than that, keep doing youtube tutorials and practising the way you already are. The more you do, the better you'll get! :-)
I'd love to visit Australia sometime in my life but the only thing that freaks me out are the huge spiders out there. Other than that, I love the culture and the accents are my favorite.
You should definitely visit! It'a amazing!
While Australia does have some large spiders, they are not dangerous to people and there’s bigger spiders in the Americas and Asia but if your fear is related to their size, stay in the southern parts. Australia does have some spiders that potentially can kill but you’d have to try very hard to get bitten and even then, the last fatality was 1979. Danger factor is over rated. I’ve never been bitten in 50 years and I’ve been fairly reckless as a younger fella in the bush. Horses, cattle, and Kangaroos, on the other hand kill people annually.
The Maratus genus of spiders lives down under too. They are tiny, typically less than half the size of a pinky fingernail(cut nail),very colourful jumping spiders. The male has a mating dance which even some arachnaphobes think is cute. Commonly called Peacock Spiders. Great for desensitisation. Don’t let the fear of improbability get in the way of awesome possibilities. Australia is a big place too, lots of different regional culture, all very similar but also very different. I hope you make it out this way and glad you like our accent, there’s a bit of variation throughout but not much.
We have some roundabouts in the US - although more rare than in Australia - but we still have 4 way stops at the roundabout which makes no sense to me. Why have a roundabout at all then if you must stop when you arrive. At that point shouldn’t it just be a 4 way stop? Why even have the small roundabout hahaha.
Sammy J and Randy!!!!! I wish you’d kept that clip rolling for the punchline though hahaha
Hahahaha! I love them!
In Australia there are states that allow a turn on red but only if the sign says “Left turn on red permitted after stopping”
I don't think so. At least I haven't seen this, and I've traveled a lot of the country. I think this would still have a green arrow in place if you are able to turn.
@@candicemoll8386 It is quite rare, they have strict criteria for it to be allowed. If you search up though left turn on red Brisbane something should appear
I saw one in Geelong once, but it is definitely the exception and not the rule.
Hello. New here. RJ Yap is quite correct. In Sydney we do have this, and often someone from behind will sound their horn to prompt you to go, if you haven’t noticed the sign, and they can see the road is clear from the right.
There are some traffic lights that permit turning left on red in Sydney for sure
"Drive" becomes "dra-y-va" in Australian. 😁
Are there any rules for pedestrians walking? You laugh a lot, lovely.
The main thing to remember is that depending on where you're from, the cars might come from the other way when crossing the road! In Australia we drive on the left, not the right. So look BOTH ways twice before stepping into the street. It sounds simple, but most people are in the habit of only looking one way.
@@candicemoll8386 Thanks Candice. Are all the roads in Australia two-way or do you mean even with one-way roads we should look both ways too?
Most roads are pretty wide and two way, but there are some one way roads in the cities (especially Sydney). I agree with Candice - safest to look both ways.
Candice why you choose to live in the US and not in Australia? Is it more good there?
The USA is not better than Australia, it's just different 🙂 I LOVE Australia and miss it terribly, but I have more work opportunities in the USA. So that's where I'll stay for now.
are there any brazilian here?
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I am bro!
I’m a fair dincum aussie
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"The man telling me to go was white..."
Oh, she went there 🤭👦🏻🧒🏿
Two words about speeding: cruise control.
Never have to keep checking your speedo
What if a person hit kangaroo to death? Do you need to call a service for saving roos' life or just leave him on the side of the road?
No you don't need to call anyone. There are so many kangaroos in Australia that they are not seen as pets or exotic animals. So if one gets hit by a car, it's just another animal killed by the road. No one will come. It is very sad. :-(
@@candicemoll8386 I see, thanks for the reply. We got animal on Red List that likely to call to a zoo or a service if they got hit. Other animals is out of this situation, but if we call, the service or the zoo won't say to leave it. In cases, that animals got chance to live. Fatal cases are the same.
I worked in the Pilbara of WA for 10 years and have hit many kangaroos. The humane thing to do is turn around and run over it again, making sure your wheels go right over its head. Sounds awful, but it may not be dead and it's better to kill it now than let it die an agonising death over a few hours.
@@davidrayner9832 it should be hard and unpleasant to feel these emotions after... I can't text properly what I mean, TH-cam filters.:)
What You Need To Know: nothing.
Jesus Christ love we're not all five-year-olds speak to us like adults
American accent is better than Australian
Nope