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  • Reaction To 5 Reasons Australia is Awesome
    This is my reaction to 5 Reasons Australia is Awesome
    In this video I react to a video called How Australia Made Me A Better Man and 5 reasons why Australia and Australian culture make it such an amazing country.
    Original Video - • How Australia Made Me ...

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  • @shelleywilliams442
    @shelleywilliams442 4 місяці тому +92

    I’m Aussie Aboriginal (Gunditjmara) lived all my life in the best city on earth Melbourne.
    We are friendly because it does not make us less and life is short.

    • @Rubytuesday1569
      @Rubytuesday1569 4 місяці тому +4

      Wise words. ☮️

    • @leannewinning7840
      @leannewinning7840 4 місяці тому +7

      😂 I argue South Australia is the secret hub of world kindness. Vic. a close second. 💕

    • @paulmartinlife
      @paulmartinlife 4 місяці тому +10

      As a Melbournian living in Germany, I have to agree. I tell people here, if you're going to visit Australia, the Sydney opera house and harbour are pretty, but Melbourne's culture and friendliness are not to be missed. Sydney's good for photos, Melbourne for human experiences.

    • @paulmartinlife
      @paulmartinlife 4 місяці тому +9

      ​@@leannewinning7840I love Adelaide (where I lived for 7 years) for all the reasons that others criticise it. Life is slower there, like a country town. People are friendly, for sure. But the tap water sucks... 😀

  • @melissasmith1144
    @melissasmith1144 4 місяці тому +36

    I had an anonymous stranger pay for my $650 birthday dinner with my friends. When we went to pay the bill the waiter told us because we were laughing and having fun this person wanted to pay for our meal. We still have no idea who paid for the dinner.

  • @megan2878
    @megan2878 4 місяці тому +113

    I used to live in whoop whoop (outback) Australia, but moved to a city of 50,000 now. A few years ago, my husband and I went to a supermarket. I hadn't taken my purse, because it was quick trip to grab a few things, then home. I waited in the car. About ten minutes later, my husband was hurrying to the car, and jumping in said, 'Gees, I left my wallet at home, the girl said she'd wait.' So we hurried home to get it, and were away about 15 minutes. We returned, and he hurried inside. Out he came with the groceries, and a strange look on his face. 'Would you believe that after I left a lady in the line at the checkout paid the $60 total for the groceries?' We felt so bad. Bless her, all we could think of, was that she must have figured we didn't have enough for the food. I almost cried at her enormous heart and caring soul. Of course we had no way of knowing who she was, and she couldn't know that we are financially fortunate. God love her. So we gave a donation to a charity to pay her kindness forward. There are some wonderful people in the 🌎.

    • @leahlapham5634
      @leahlapham5634 4 місяці тому +8

      One time I was a bit short of money to buy
      a train ticket and the fella behind me paid the rest for me. Then I have done the same for someone short when shopping. We like to look after each other and pass on the good deeds ❤

    • @competitionglen
      @competitionglen 4 місяці тому +9

      I have helped, it was about $30 at Aldi, just milk, fruit and meat. Middle aged migrant woman panicked. Me and cashier worked out her son had not transferred money to her card and he wasn't answering his phone. Just paid her bill and gave her a smile. The look she gave me was priceless, almost in tears.

    • @megan2878
      @megan2878 4 місяці тому +3

      @@competitionglen Thank you for your kindness. If just for one apple, the appreciation is immeasurable.

    • @Linda_AUS
      @Linda_AUS 3 місяці тому +2

      When my workmate goes shopping, if there's someone elderly purchasing groceries in front of her, she pays for them. If we all did 1 nice thing (good deed) for someone every day, what a lovely world it would be.

    • @megan2878
      @megan2878 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Linda_AUS So true. Just the comments here warm the heart. 🙂

  • @sharonlanteri2537
    @sharonlanteri2537 4 місяці тому +54

    We have a lot of natural disasters in Australia and that's when as a nation we all come together all the time and help each other through the tough times .

    • @leahlapham5634
      @leahlapham5634 4 місяці тому +3

      The best thing about us.

    • @paulmartinlife
      @paulmartinlife 4 місяці тому +2

      I'm an Australian living in Germany and i findi this aspect also applies here. And Germans are more dependable in their everyday life. When you have a German friend, you really have a dependable friend. I first heard this from Dutch friends when I was living in the Netherlands, and found it to be true for me.

  • @elizabethscott7660
    @elizabethscott7660 4 місяці тому +56

    Australia is just one big village community. Everyone's your neighbour or your mate

    • @paulmartinlife
      @paulmartinlife 4 місяці тому +3

      Except for Sydney, in my experience, which is where most visitors arrive. They get allured by the undeniable beauty of the city and the relatively friendliness of the people, but miss out the rest of Australia, where the real treasures lie. Sydneyites find Sydney the bees-knees (just like Londoners and London), but everyone else in Australia (or London) find it too busy, expensive and unfriendly. No-one has time to care for others.

    • @ColourfulXO
      @ColourfulXO 3 місяці тому +4

      ​@@paulmartinlifeYeah, I saw something recently that, Bondi, was the worst and unfriendliest. I have always hated, Sydney, and could never live there.

  • @dystar112
    @dystar112 4 місяці тому +49

    I'm Australian and I find it hard to imagine that people don't talk to each other much overseas and that they would find that odd 🙂

  • @SW-lw6mt
    @SW-lw6mt 4 місяці тому +36

    When we first migrated to Australia, random people used to say hello walking by, took awhile to get used to it but I think it's great. I do it now and I think it makes people feel better to get a smile and hello for no reason.

  • @blacksorrento4719
    @blacksorrento4719 4 місяці тому +32

    I’m an Australian by choice. It’s a great country, and there is not a day goes by that I don’t thank my father for having the courage to emigrate here for a better life. I travel for 2hrs outside of Sydney to go to shows etc., this is usually done via public transport. Rarely do I sit by myself for very long without engaging in conversation with someone. It’s just who we are, if we can help, we do just that.

    • @dentray
      @dentray 4 місяці тому +1

      A lot of us were lucky our parents took the plunge! Us 1973 parents brought out 5 kids what a brave but right move!

    • @rachelkillcare5203
      @rachelkillcare5203 Місяць тому +1

      I love that you see yourself as an Aussie, so you should! I was speaking to a local Aboriginal elder in my area and his viewpoint is anyone who is born here is technically part of country and Aboriginal to Australia, but I think that opinion is a bit controversial.

    • @blacksorrento4719
      @blacksorrento4719 Місяць тому

      @@rachelkillcare5203 yes it could be up for a discussion. I married a 5th generation Australian on his paternal side, and 7th on the other. I gave birth to 6th and 8th, I am now a grandmother of two 7th and 9th generation Australians. I’m very proud that I played a part in adding to the family history. Our family when they get together are a multicultural mix, but still Aussies.

  • @moinalettice3265
    @moinalettice3265 4 місяці тому +31

    As an Aussi, I love chatting to strangers. People are interesting and have great stories to tell.

    • @jenniferharrison8915
      @jenniferharrison8915 4 місяці тому +2

      Me too, so interesting, I missed that a lot during Covid! 👍

  • @tarisedai9573
    @tarisedai9573 3 місяці тому +12

    I'm Australian and I visited America last year for the first time and feel so bad for every Uber driver who didn't know how to deal with my chattiness 😂 For the most part people seemed to find it endearing, especially when I told them where I'm from.

  • @nolasyeila6261
    @nolasyeila6261 4 місяці тому +43

    Would be nice if people everywhere had that "pay it forward" attitude

  • @peterfromgw4615
    @peterfromgw4615 4 місяці тому +25

    I know what the young bloke was talking about with conversations in Germany. I visited Gemany and tried to chat, auf Deutsch, with shop assistants, etc but never had any success. It wasn’t just because I spoke German with an Aussie accent but the locals didn’t try to engage. When I go back to Germany, I’ll do exactly the same thing again….I’ll get the buggers to talk with me. Grüße aus Australien. Tschüss.

    • @Erizedd
      @Erizedd 4 місяці тому

      It may depend upon the area of Germany though too. For example, in Bavaria you may have a lot more luck then Berlin. Especially considering the tourist trade in a place like Bavaria. City folk are known to be colder and have less time for it, country folk a bit more outspoken and inclusive.

    • @Ausecko1
      @Ausecko1 4 місяці тому +1

      G'tag, mate!

  • @jogould1045
    @jogould1045 4 місяці тому +20

    Mate, i just went to the club for dinner and i met 5 new people and had a conversation with them that lasted 3 hours. I probably wont ever see them again but we had a good chat.

  • @Neppy22
    @Neppy22 4 місяці тому +26

    Its a 40 minute drive to our favourite dog park... I cannot imagine a 2 hour drive being a weekend trip

    • @Ausecko1
      @Ausecko1 4 місяці тому +3

      I'm travelling the UK at the moment. I caught a bus that was a 2 hour trip and a family getting in were complaining that their day was wasted because of how far they had to travel. I checked I was on the right bus because back home people drive 2 hours to get to the nearest KFC, then do a bulk order for mates and drive 2 hours home again. 🤷‍♂️

    • @jillsommerville7828
      @jillsommerville7828 3 місяці тому

      That happened to me and my sister when we went to the UK, my cousin said that it was 120mls to the place we were going, it was a long way she said, we just looked at each other! What? That's nothing! 🙋​@@Ausecko1

    • @devo3243
      @devo3243 3 місяці тому

      Hour drive to work for me. Closest shops are half an hour 😂

  • @Alex.The.Lionnnnn
    @Alex.The.Lionnnnn 4 місяці тому +56

    He sounds like a really great bloke, right?

    • @leannewinning7840
      @leannewinning7840 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes - happens a fair bit. Especially small purchases. Doesn’t hurt to help out when someone’s a bit short.
      I recently had someone buy some roof racks off of me - he paid & as he drove off I realised he’d given me an extra $50. I messaged thinking a mistake but he said nah, he’d paid what he thought they were worth.
      Long live the Aussie spirit!

    • @Alex.The.Lionnnnn
      @Alex.The.Lionnnnn 4 місяці тому +2

      @@leannewinning7840 I was talking about the bloke in the video. Intelligent, empathetic fella who definitely has his head screwed on right.

  • @sharonlanteri2537
    @sharonlanteri2537 4 місяці тому +20

    Maybe you could find some videos about Australian natural disasters and how the communities all pull together to help each other. There must be a bucket load of them.

  • @karnallewelyn1801
    @karnallewelyn1801 4 місяці тому +15

    Aussies are awesome, as is the Country that is Australia. I couldn't be prouder tan to be born and live in Australia. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else ❤❤❤

  • @MelodyMan69
    @MelodyMan69 4 місяці тому +23

    "Whats up Buddy, What do you need, Mate"..Thats what (good) Ozzies will say. If we SEE good Ozzies will ACT. 🇦🇺

    • @Fiona-zc6oz
      @Fiona-zc6oz 4 місяці тому +2

      What's up Buddy is American

  • @zooperdooper4223
    @zooperdooper4223 4 місяці тому +12

    You should come to Queensland for a couple of weeks. Just a short hop from Malaysia and you can find out how amazing we ockers actually are. You and your's will have a ball and make some memories that will last a lifetime. Not to mention experience the awesomness that is AUSTRALIA!!! 🙃😄🤠💯👍

  • @chaotictraveller
    @chaotictraveller 4 місяці тому +14

    Thanks for watching and reacting! Definitely a spiritual journey 🙏🏻

    • @madmick3794
      @madmick3794 4 місяці тому

      Always interesting seeing Oz from another view point.
      Great to hear you enjoy your time exploring.

  • @madmick3794
    @madmick3794 4 місяці тому +9

    On your final comments. I met a former Saddam Hussein body guard who immigrated to Australia. He moved after meeting an ADF officer during the first Iraq war. The officer showed him photos of where he lived. A week later he and his family defected and applied to be an Australian citizen.
    His life was changed by Australia and he had never even visited, the photos were enough.

  • @MadeleineKuhl
    @MadeleineKuhl 4 місяці тому +29

    Banter is the only way

  • @jenniferharrison8915
    @jenniferharrison8915 4 місяці тому +9

    Love this genuine and smart guy, his first big change is obvious, he just grew his hair and relaxed more! I wish him luck convincing Germans to be more open and friendly!🤞 Australians are currently overtaxed allround due to the reckless government expenditure elsewhere! Yes your limitations are usually in your head, you can just try things here! 🤗

  • @lorenzlorenzo1975
    @lorenzlorenzo1975 4 місяці тому +20

    People get so hung up on material things and forget about enjoying life. Live the moment as you'll never know when your time's up.

  • @cristop5
    @cristop5 4 місяці тому +8

    Here's a tip for going a bit further with niceties. When someone says "How are you today?" instead of "Fine thanks" give a score out of ten. Then ask them the same question right back.
    Who knows, you might even strike up a conversation.

  • @christinefurlong719
    @christinefurlong719 4 місяці тому +24

    Here in Victoria 🇦🇺we have a little kindnest called "pay it forward ". Example in a drive thru coffee shop. Get to the window to collect your coffee and sometimes the staff say the person in the car in front of you has paid for your order🧋So nice, really makes your day. I've done it a couple of times too. Love watching your videos. Keep up the good work😀🇦🇺

    • @maureenackerley8024
      @maureenackerley8024 4 місяці тому +5

      Same here in Tasmania, well I always like to pay it forward. A lot depends on the people, I found it is always people who struggle in life are the kindest. I have a couple of "friends" who are quite well off but would never think to put their pocket and pay for someone else's coffee! Me, I'm poor. 😊

    • @sibertiger1970
      @sibertiger1970 3 місяці тому

      Pay it forward is not just in Victoria. It happens all over Australia.
      I am in Queensland and have had both someone pay it forward to me and paid it forward for others.

  • @PatriciaAnneSmith-x2e
    @PatriciaAnneSmith-x2e 4 місяці тому +19

    Great video. You are so genuine about your experiences. We, as Aussies, appear to really like people. We all know that we have this amazingly beautiful country , but the attitude to the visitors to our shores is so important. Most people from overseas make similar observations .
    Good luck with your life, Germany is a beautiful country, I lived there for six months and loved it. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @stuartspencer2161
    @stuartspencer2161 3 місяці тому +2

    It's often asked "What does it mean to be Australian?" To me, it has always been that we always back the underdog, and take care of those less fortunate than ourselves. We have our flaws, and can be labelled a negatively at times on certain matters, but at the end of the day, we will stand up and help those less fortunate, no matter who a person is, or where they are from.

  • @PeteV.53
    @PeteV.53 3 місяці тому +1

    I was in a queue in a coffee shop in the USA. The young girl in front of me was scratching around in her purse to pay for her coffee and treat. She was about 75c short and about to hand back the treat. I had enough coins and gave her the 75c. She was a bit embarrassed but nonetheless politely grateful and went on her way. When I stepped up to pay for my coffee, the cashier said ‘no charge, nobody around here would do what you just did’. I found that very hard to believe.

  • @dystar112
    @dystar112 4 місяці тому +12

    Great video 💥 as an Aussie girl ,- I love it ✅️

  • @katehack1677
    @katehack1677 4 місяці тому +5

    Queensland is very friendly. There's a noticeable difference. People just start randomly talking to you, much more so than say Sydney or Canberra. Moved to Sunshine Coast from Canberra 2 years ago.

  • @kennethdodemaide8678
    @kennethdodemaide8678 4 місяці тому +9

    If you wait until you retire to enjoy life you are going to miss out on so many opportunities to enjoy what life has to offer. There are things you won't be able to do when you are old.

  • @Robert-v5h
    @Robert-v5h 4 місяці тому +14

    After cyclone Yasi a bad one I remember a pair of young blokes walking down the road bare footed chainsaws in hand just helping out and by young I mean 15 or so and this bloke is figuring it out how to be human

    • @feuilletoniste
      @feuilletoniste 3 місяці тому

      I’ve heard about small communities being cut off by storms and floods, when it might be weeks or months before the local council can get the roads usable again, but after a day or two a group of volunteers will hike in through the bush, bringing generators, fresh water, power tools, and everything else needed to help people get back on their feet again. Beautiful!

  • @tbone7463
    @tbone7463 3 місяці тому +1

    Im an Aussie and got married in America. Some aussies overheard our accents and bought us a round of drinks. We hung out all night and it just showed me how easy we all are to get along with.

  • @paulmartinlife
    @paulmartinlife 4 місяці тому +2

    As an Australian living in a small German city, I can relate to this post. I'd say his best experiences would have been outside of the large cities.
    Germans tend not to be as outwardly warm and friendly as Australians, though I find Germans to be more respectful, dependable and genuine. As an English-speaking outsider, I find the locals always helpful and respectful with me. And Australians are very helpful with visitors.
    As an outsider, it's a different experience than being a local. Which is why travelling can be so rewarding.

  • @cassieoz1702
    @cassieoz1702 4 місяці тому +7

    I wonder if some of this 'friendliness' began with a dispersed, low density population, and the need to be INTERdependent. It might be notable to outsiders but it's definitely not as pervasive as it used to be, as our population becomes densely urbanised. Europe has had to cope with the anonymity of high population density for hundreds of years and I'm sure it affects the quality of human interaction. When you CONNECT with other humans, it follows that you're more likely to see them as humans and treat them as such.
    Finally. My family emigrated from UK to Australia in 1968 because (in my dad's words), "its better to be a bum in the warm, than a bum in the cold". Nowhere is perfect, and there are @$$holes in every walk of life but, on balance, its a great place to live.

    • @sirsillybilly
      @sirsillybilly 4 місяці тому +1

      Good analysis. To survive in a harsh new land required resilience and reliability on your neighbours to help out.

  • @suechandler8162
    @suechandler8162 3 місяці тому +1

    We left poverty and upper class snobberry in England to be equal and help each other out all the time as best we could. Enough is good enough. Enjoy the sun and the rain, having fun just going for a swim in the river, playing hidey in the dark outside in the street at night with all the other kids.

  • @glennt7214
    @glennt7214 4 місяці тому +17

    Petrol today is about $1.80/L for Unleaded.

    • @maureenackerley8024
      @maureenackerley8024 4 місяці тому +1

      It's dearer here in Tasmania, $2.09. It's a disgrace

    • @MelodyMan69
      @MelodyMan69 4 місяці тому +1

      really. hope it changes B4 the end of this week. It does.....?

    • @Bev-np9il
      @Bev-np9il 4 місяці тому

      $1.95 ltr petrol and considering the distances we usually have to be careful

    • @c.shakeshaft2582
      @c.shakeshaft2582 4 місяці тому

      I paid $2.27 /L for premium the other day.
      I have to use 98% on my car. Lucky I don't drive every day.

    • @CharlesOrion
      @CharlesOrion 4 місяці тому +3

      in Perth we have a weekly cycle, On wednesdays it's around $2.20/L and it gets cheaper through the week down to about $1.70 on a tuesday

  • @JocelynPeach
    @JocelynPeach 4 місяці тому +2

    What a great reflection that Johnnie provided. What a great year of experience. A great re-focusing.

  • @archie1299
    @archie1299 4 місяці тому +3

    His mentioning that it'd be a 3 hour drive to Italy to get some pizza, blew my mind. He's completely right! 🤯
    I don't think I would've thought of that, I would've been like no I'm in this country, I can't drive across several other countries just to get lunch.
    But as an Australian, I've driven 3 hours to pick something up on Facebook marketplace. I drive 3 hours to swim at a particular beach I like, I spend nearly 3 hours a day commuting to work and back.
    I think because we're so isolated, and going to another country is always an international flight, we just can't comprehend that you can visit another country and return the same day 😮

    • @Mirrorgirl492
      @Mirrorgirl492 4 місяці тому

      I once drove from Adelaide to The Blue Mountains for a party.

    • @nickmaguire4914
      @nickmaguire4914 3 місяці тому

      I'm in Albury and there's plenty of people who jump in the car to go to the footy in Melbourne for the day. They wouldn't do it every week but Melbourne and back in a day is not uncommon.

  • @rachelkillcare5203
    @rachelkillcare5203 Місяць тому +1

    I’m an Aussie and I think Kiwis (New Zealanders) are way more kind and friendly, on my two visits there it’s was very noticeable how much nicer people they are.

  • @guitarboogieboogie
    @guitarboogieboogie 4 місяці тому +7

    Right now, were I live .... Mid north coast NSW. Petrol = about AU$2 / litre

  • @Angelicwings1
    @Angelicwings1 4 місяці тому +1

    It’s an Aussie mateship thing we do. Back in the day we had to help each other and it’s carried on. If someone is in trouble you lend a hand. It’s just how we do.

  • @littlecatfeet9064
    @littlecatfeet9064 4 місяці тому +1

    When I went to the UK many years ago I expected to make lots of new friends, but London was harsh. They don’t want to know. Outside London though, they’re some of the nicest people I’ve ever met.

  • @fionamcwilliam8703
    @fionamcwilliam8703 3 місяці тому

    In Australia if we're travelling like this guy was, we always chat to the people we meet cos we're interested to know where they've come from and where they're going. In our far flung outback places this is an important thing because we can then give information if someone goes missing. Also we know we've got a great country so we share about places to see and things to beware of. But we also just chat to anyone and everyone. Sadly not all the new migrants get the joy of just chatting to folks for the sake of the chat but I hope they do eventually!
    The distances are so great here that we think nothing of a 2 hour drive. That's the distance between most major towns even on the east coast. But there are some people who only live in their small area and who only relate to their own culture. How sad for them cos they miss out on all the joy of the true Aussie culture!

  • @jostock564
    @jostock564 4 місяці тому +2

    Australia is not so hugely populated that people have become invisible in huge crowds. We are o'seas at present
    and we feel lost and insignificant in the large crowds, and we miss chatting with people that you run across. People think you are strange if you start chatting to them.

  • @Rubytuesday1569
    @Rubytuesday1569 4 місяці тому +1

    I think its the isolation, we're reliant on each other and you need to back yourself in. Thanks mate, you've got a little Aussie twang there. ☺️
    I live in WA and used to drive two hours to and from work. Visit your dad as much as you can. ☮️

  • @karenglenn6707
    @karenglenn6707 4 місяці тому +2

    I live in central Victoria and have sInce moving from Melbourne on 1989. This town has had a large influx of people moving here from a Melbourne mainly, and boy it’s obvious. The selfishness and entitlement on the roads in town, especially in relation to parking or doing a uey where you shouldn’t as it cuts off other drivers but they don’t care. They back out of a carpark without checking, when there is oncoming traffic, don’t care and never wave to say thanks for waiting for me. They don’t smile while walking down the street whereas we are used to saying hi as we often run into people we know, but we still smile at those we don’t and you can tell who is not a local usually as they’re not friendly. They often have absolutely no community spirit, unless they’re from another country town. It sometimes feels like it’s going to spoil our beautiful and friendly town and many of us would like them to at least make an effort or bugger off, it is disheartening 😢

    • @Mirrorgirl492
      @Mirrorgirl492 4 місяці тому +1

      Sounds like either Daylesford or Castlemaine. We can only hope that the longer they live in the region, the more they relax and get what life is really about. I live in the Wimmera, so we haven't had an influx...yet.

  • @lillibitjohnson7293
    @lillibitjohnson7293 4 місяці тому +3

    I’m rural and petrol is $2.20 per litre ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I learnt not to worry about petrol prices when travelling aus in a bus and seeing prices in the outback lol

  • @sibertiger1970
    @sibertiger1970 3 місяці тому

    I live in Australia and travel 2 hours just to get Dutch waffles for lunch and then go back home. I travelled 4 hours to get a dog and drove back the same day. I used to travel an hour to get to work. Distance is nothing.

  • @noreen5337
    @noreen5337 4 місяці тому

    Hi, I’m in Oz 🐨 And born in OZ 🦘I have been watching you ,for a long time. I want you to know you are so AMAZING . Thank you so much for loving OZ 🙏 Just know how ,much we appreciate you 🐨🦘🙏 I really appreciate you so much 🙏🙏🙏🦘🐨🥰

  • @peteredwards3345
    @peteredwards3345 Місяць тому

    Stumbled across a Pizza shop in an out of the way place, girlfriend & I ordered 3 of the greatest pizzas ever,( thanks Barry). When they were ready we handed over the keycard & he says sorry it's cash only but there was nowhere to get any cash & he says just fix me up next time as if we were old mates which we did become. He told us of the farm where he gets his plant ingredients so we dropped in oneday & it was the same thing, tallied everything up on the till & handed the card to be met with the same scenario, it's cash only & just fix me up next time so we purposely went back 2 or 3 days later to pay. If I want fresh fruit & veg that's the only place for me. We tend to think of businesses as money hungry machines but occasionally somebody will remind us it's run by a person with a beautiful heart.

  • @RobNMelbourne
    @RobNMelbourne 4 місяці тому +2

    The average cost of U95 in Germany today is equivalent to A$2.96 per litre (£1.54). At my local in Hawthorn, Melbourne today, I paid $1.97 (£1.02).

  • @leglessinoz
    @leglessinoz 4 місяці тому

    The price of petrol near me in Brisbane is around AU$2.00 per litre.

  • @shazanata
    @shazanata 3 місяці тому

    Fuel at the moment is expensive $2.27 au a litre about £4 a litre. We work hard but play hard as well. We enjoy our weekends. We are friendly and open. We think about the future but want to enjoy life now.

  • @awatson8832
    @awatson8832 3 місяці тому

    Success doesn't follow to the deathbed. I've birthed two boys into the world. They're my success. Money - it's all people go on about. Get out there and live. I paid for an old guy's items ($20) at Aldi who was ahead of me. I've struck up conversations at various places because it's who I am. A proud Aussie. We're all trying to navigate this life together on this earth we may as well help each along as we go even through a chat. Why not?

  • @tocaandrobloxvidswithcleo1476
    @tocaandrobloxvidswithcleo1476 4 місяці тому

    I think some of his experiences or ways Australia changed him are common reactions to people travelling and working in a different part of the world. Sounds like he had a wonderful time in Australia which is lovely to hear.

  • @erinjanssen8336
    @erinjanssen8336 4 місяці тому +1

    Is talking to random people not a thing in other countries…? Goodness, I’d be sunk in other countries if that’s the case! I’m well-known for starting up conversations with people I don’t know. Today, I had a two hour conversation with a lady about everything from neurodevelopmental disorders to the housing crisis to capitalism to her early life in what was then Czechoslovakia. Last night, I had an hour long conversation with a lady on the train about active transportation, cycling, e-bikes and the role of local councils in providing the opportunities for better transport. I am forever striking up conversations with random people. I didn’t realise this was an Australian thing. Oh well, when I travel, I’ll bring my nature with me to the world.

    • @BigGen222
      @BigGen222 4 місяці тому

      I've had really good conversations with a wrong number.

  • @CarolAnn61
    @CarolAnn61 4 місяці тому

    Sydney is the most expensive city in Oz. Our cost of living is quite high.

  • @Eddie-ng4zu
    @Eddie-ng4zu 4 місяці тому +3

    It intrigues me that you have such a fascination with Australia. Why?
    (Ps. I emigrated to Australia 45 years ago and love the here. Best decision ever.)

    • @barnowl.
      @barnowl. 4 місяці тому +2

      He's been to Melbourne on holiday and enjoyed it. I think he is considering moving to another country with his family and is thoroughly checking out life in Oz. He'd make a great Aussie ! My parents moved from the UK 72 years ago and I am so thankful that they did. It's a wonderful country.

  • @dentray
    @dentray 4 місяці тому +1

    I am almost retired and I never planned for it, but now I have the money to retire comfortably I don't want to buy anything! I always travelled and you cant buy youth and experience. Pack up and leave your life behind and you will still retire comfortably if you are willing to work hard in between travelling because those who dont work hard cant afford to travel in the first instance!

  • @chefjohnwt
    @chefjohnwt 4 місяці тому +1

    Aussie fuel is fairly steep. Anything from $1.80 (E91) - $2.50 (98 octane) /litre in Sydney (0.94 - 1.30 Pound sterling)

  • @MadeleineKuhl
    @MadeleineKuhl 4 місяці тому +1

    I don’t have a barrier of word exit so it will be too much for a lot.
    I listening and helping people
    It’s the best

  • @alwynemcintyre2184
    @alwynemcintyre2184 4 місяці тому

    In Australia one litre of petrol is equivalent to £1.77 in the UK

  • @kengray8088
    @kengray8088 4 місяці тому

    The petrol price in Melbourne is just below 2 AUD a litre...........you will meet people very quickly at the local coffee shop....the coffee at Jason's Cafe in Beaumaris is the best I have ever tasted.......if you play sport you will meet many people in all walks of life.......sport is brilliant here and everybody plays with real determination ..also if you have kids you will meet tons of people...........up in the north in Australia the kindness of everybody in the outback is off the charts, in the rest stops the caravan holidaymakers will invite you to join them for coffee and dinner .....I was on a bicycle so everybody was wonderful........if you are camping people come over and help you set up your tent.............everybody is your mate here

  • @home8630
    @home8630 4 місяці тому +1

    It can be both, its very dynamic. It can be kind or unkind. It can be friendly or unfriendly. It can be social, or it can be isolating. It can be accepting or it can be rejecting. It can be helpful, or it can be unhelpful and hurtful. It can be generous and it can be stingey. Its like anywhere people live. However we have a disposition to being friendly, and when people are not so friendly to us, its awful. We have a disposition to kindness but when its not kind, its awful. Australia is like no place in this world and it is lifechanging, even to the people who live here. It can be lovely or it can be harsh and extreme. That said, I wouldn't live anywhere else in the world.

  • @louisereid1744
    @louisereid1744 4 місяці тому +1

    Petrol prices in Sydney around $1.70 to$2 a litre and more. Chatting to the checkout person normal! Saying hello or giving a nod to a stranger in the street normal! People chasing money and lifestyle of course happens here but that’s person to person others couldn’t give a shit they just want to live and pay the bills.

  • @moonsharn
    @moonsharn 4 місяці тому

    I live in Australia and it’s not hard to make friends when you’re friendly yourself.

  • @wombats5128
    @wombats5128 4 місяці тому

    I think you have to have balance in life, you need to consider your future but you also have to enjoy your life. It’s easy in Australia because it’s such a beautiful island to live on

  • @bg6326
    @bg6326 25 днів тому

    I definitely notice when I travel.... its odd bc aussies would always help you

  • @els7671
    @els7671 3 місяці тому

    Dude. My partner and I have had 1.5 hour /close to 200km each way commutes for work.

  • @Gordon_L
    @Gordon_L 4 місяці тому +1

    9:37 You don't have to be overly materialistic to plan for your senior years , doing that can include having fun and adventure while young and later on but will require a level of motivation to work and save . There would be no joy in being aged homeless or even renting these days as a pensioner and having to count every penny to survive .
    Work hard while young , it won't get easier as you age .

  • @auntie44m
    @auntie44m 4 місяці тому +1

    I'd have thought we were very materialistic, but if course it depends on your income.

  • @debrafrost5264
    @debrafrost5264 4 місяці тому +3

    Another great video, I’m an Aussie and have really enjoyed seeing other people’s perspective on visiting our beautiful country.

  • @PryceMortensen
    @PryceMortensen 4 місяці тому +2

    Mate you come to Australia someone come up and says gday mate how u going mate say pretty good now first time in Australia you just started your first yarn with an Aussie they tell you best places to go best places to eat best beach’s what ever if you let people know your first time here anyone with tell the good places and fuel is around 1:82 to 1.90 a litre that cheap this week but next week can go up $2.40 to $2.50 a litre

  • @madmick3794
    @madmick3794 4 місяці тому

    Fuel/Petrol about 80p to £1 a litre at the moment.

    • @jillsommerville7828
      @jillsommerville7828 3 місяці тому

      I live in NT Aus, diesel here is $2.20ltr unld $1.95😊

  • @KB13-hc6kt
    @KB13-hc6kt 4 місяці тому +1

    My teenager fell over, with a loud yell and 5 people asked if they was okay before I could get to them. Fair dinkum ❤ ps they’re fine but dramatic.

  • @thomassmart4088
    @thomassmart4088 4 місяці тому

    we treat our backpackers

  • @personofearth5076
    @personofearth5076 4 місяці тому

    I think that our friendliness and our sweetness is changing and we are becoming more and more like America sadly.

    • @littlecatfeet9064
      @littlecatfeet9064 4 місяці тому +1

      Don’t let it happen! Stay chatty and kind even if not everyone responds.

  • @lillibitjohnson7293
    @lillibitjohnson7293 4 місяці тому +5

    City people like to keep up with the jones more than anyone else

    • @Wyz369
      @Wyz369 4 місяці тому +1

      As my late Mum used to say....country people are different.💞🇦🇺

    • @irenelatimer3868
      @irenelatimer3868 4 місяці тому +1

      Not all, I know country folk who do so it can be anywhere. Generally, I find people are happy to help each other.

  • @nickmaguire4914
    @nickmaguire4914 3 місяці тому

    He's a pretty switched on young bloke. There's plenty of all types here

  • @CarolAnn61
    @CarolAnn61 4 місяці тому

    Police aren’t considered that way in Oz. I was one for 18 years.

  • @kerrylynch449
    @kerrylynch449 4 місяці тому

    Sadly our petrol price is about 1quid per litre.

  • @fluffybunnyslippers2505
    @fluffybunnyslippers2505 3 місяці тому

    We don't have poverty here in Australia like you do in the rest of the world, no ghetto's, no homeless camps.
    The government provides a social security payment if you are un employed, all you have to do is show proof your looking for work and attend a short
    appointment every few weeks. For that you get around $400 bucks per week, you can get more by providing things like rent receipts for a "rent assist"
    stipend added to your payment and a couple of others for electricity and such.
    Also, if you get sick, you don't need money or insurance to get help. medical is free here for everyone, including tourists..
    You can get insurance if want but the system actually works so you don't HAVE to have it.
    To loose these things you have to do some pretty bad $hit, usually more than once.. Yes it does happen and THEY can end up on the streets until they get it
    together but, they put THEMSELVES there... The cases of actual poverty in Australia are extremely rare.
    This is why we are the way we are.. We can be truly carefree because we have a "safety net" that's proven to work over several decades, No one slips between the cracks here
    and our Government, for all it's faults (real & imagined) actually spends (for the most part) the tax dollars on things that matter to everyday Aussies.

  • @Wyz369
    @Wyz369 4 місяці тому

    Petrol in regional western Aus..... $1.93
    = £1 per litre.

  • @robertevans2181
    @robertevans2181 3 місяці тому

    I believe in the someday syndrome, but someday never comes, so live.

  • @ESC_Mike
    @ESC_Mike 4 місяці тому

    It really depends on where he visited. “Live now” sounds like he hit Byron Bay. You can’t be like that in Sydney.

    • @Wyz369
      @Wyz369 4 місяці тому

      Apparently good ol' Byron isn't so wonderful any more. Vastly overinflated real estate costs.🤨🤷

  • @chrlz904
    @chrlz904 4 місяці тому

    Quick note.. for those of us with subwoofers, you need to stop bumping your mike..

  • @bg6326
    @bg6326 25 днів тому

    we talk to anyone... we love to joke with everyone lol

  • @Peter-wj1lp
    @Peter-wj1lp 3 місяці тому

    Keeping up with the Joneses! Who gives a flying f@ck. Be who you are and be happy with what you have. Sure there are people who are better off and worse off than you. But as long as you are happy, that's all that counts....

  • @tacofry4768
    @tacofry4768 4 місяці тому

    Aus is about $2AUD P/l which is about £1p/l 😅

  • @janicepanton5976
    @janicepanton5976 4 місяці тому

    Petrol is very expensive in Australia.

  • @knav6680
    @knav6680 4 місяці тому

    About $2 per Litre. Hes been that for a while now

  • @lillyem3037
    @lillyem3037 4 місяці тому

    Are you and your son going to do more bluey reactions?

  • @gramsmith1366
    @gramsmith1366 4 місяці тому

    A swiss student was indignant. The girl at Coles checkout asked how he was ? She's so rude, he told me. It's none of her business how i feeling.

    • @juliewoodman2439
      @juliewoodman2439 4 місяці тому +1

      How sad!

    • @irenelatimer3868
      @irenelatimer3868 4 місяці тому

      I hope all this students countrymen are not like him. It would be a sad country if so.

  • @Eskay1206
    @Eskay1206 4 місяці тому +3

    My Great Great Great Grand father came just for a GAP year in 1850, Oh hang on a sec, no, thats right , it was to escape the English in Ireland. :)

  • @chriswatson1698
    @chriswatson1698 3 місяці тому

    I think that multiculturalism or just excessive population growth, may diminish the Aussie tendency to kindness.

    • @Josma432
      @Josma432 2 місяці тому

      The governments fault

  • @richardknight8061
    @richardknight8061 2 місяці тому

    about $2 a litre.
    *

  • @els7671
    @els7671 3 місяці тому

    I think Australians are generally great to backpackers.
    Heaps of racist (mostly white) people here. Heaps of people that love people from other countries and happy to go that bit extra to foreigners.

  • @grantvanmierlo5097
    @grantvanmierlo5097 4 місяці тому +1

    You probably are a nice bloke,in Australia it is a not mentioned fact ,What goes around comes around.There are bad people here to.