AMERICANS REACT TO 7 Impressive Things Australia Does BEST!

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  • @geofftottenperthcoys9944
    @geofftottenperthcoys9944 9 місяців тому +24

    In 2008 I had my first Heart Attack, I was living in country South Australia (450km to Adelaide), within 2 hours I was on the Flying Doctors plane (free), ambulance to/from hospital/plane, 2 weeks in with stents put in. Total cost $0.

    • @OnehungLowe
      @OnehungLowe 9 місяців тому

      i had to go 1 hour to hospital in nsw cost me $375

  • @MissAussieChick84
    @MissAussieChick84 9 місяців тому +3

    I had to take my husband to the hospital last week - public, not private. We arrived at 5.30am, by 6am he had had his blood test and had a dose of intravenous antibiotics. By 10.30 his X-rays had been done and by 11 he was in a semi private room with 1 other person in a recliner chair. By 1pm he was in his own private room with a bed. He received 24hr care over night, lunch, dinner & breakfast, 3 additional rounds of antibiotics along with 6 hourly pain medication, and then a prescription… I won’t lie, at first I thought we made a mistake and went to the private hospital and I was pooping myself a little bit that there was going to be a bill. But at 9am the following day, they came in with a doctors certificate for BOTH OF US for work, a list of specialists we could see and said we could leave whenever we wanted… I will never complain about tax again after that!

  • @webster439
    @webster439 9 місяців тому +14

    My old man was in the UK last year and started having knee problems, kept getting the wrong advice and messed around with appointments he just came back to Australia to get checked out

  • @Sharyn-x8e
    @Sharyn-x8e 9 місяців тому +21

    I recently was unwell and my doctor ordered some tests done. Within 1/2 an hour I had an ECG, an Ultrasound and a Cat scan, (all in the same place). My doctor had all results the next day.

    • @briancampbell179
      @briancampbell179 9 місяців тому +2

      Similar story here. I live in a rural-ish area just outside of Melbourne. Yhebother day, I rang to book an appointment with my GP about 10 min drive away. Booked an appointment in 90 min time only because I hadn't yet had a shower and needed to walk the dog first. They also have a pathology service at the doctors surgury and other scans are available at another place only 15-20 min away. Driving home I pass a pharmacy to get any meds.
      My 91 year old father-in-law lives with us and has mobility issues. If the doctor doesn't need to physically see him, he gets a phone consultation. The doctor sends prescriptions electronically to the pharmacy so I can just pick up his medications next time I'm at the shops.
      It is quick, easy, and this is all perfectly normal.

    • @grannyof12kids
      @grannyof12kids 9 місяців тому +1

      Same and I'm in a rural town NSW, so I guess I should be glad we live here :)

  • @fabiacooney9378
    @fabiacooney9378 9 місяців тому +12

    Coffee is embedded in our culture. I got my first taste of coffee when preparing for my last big exam before finishing high school
    ..so I've been drinking coffee for about 22 years. My day can't start right without coffee

  • @andrewvolf2916
    @andrewvolf2916 9 місяців тому +12

    Medicine is about health in Australia, not about profit. My single parent mother was GP who bulk billed, that is where people see the doctor with a Medicare card and no money.

  • @manna6618
    @manna6618 9 місяців тому +16

    I am a skippy... my friend does nightshift at McDonald's and is on $36 an hour... she leads a great life!

  • @ozzybloke-craig3690
    @ozzybloke-craig3690 9 місяців тому +12

    My Doctor’s has a Pathology Office inside the Doctor’s. There is a room they operate in that you can access from the waiting room by grabbing a number at their door. Then you wait til your number is called. There is usually not a line. It is very fast and efficient.

  • @anitasingam4831
    @anitasingam4831 9 місяців тому +6

    May I just say you two are the cutest couple…so much love✨💖 great to see your banter in your videos ✨👍

  • @Mhassar
    @Mhassar 9 місяців тому +10

    As an Australian thr cost of living is becoming more difficult compared to what we've been used to. I know it sounds ungrateful but back in the day Australians expected to grow up and own homes.

    • @whymeeveryone
      @whymeeveryone 9 місяців тому

      Yes I agree an it capitalism that doing it.

  • @thetattedpharmacist3215
    @thetattedpharmacist3215 9 місяців тому +3

    Even up in Emerald, a town 3.5 hrs from the nearest “big” regional city, and 7 hours from our state capital, I was able to have a doctors appointment in the morning and book a CT scan for later that same day… we do have it good here!

  • @TheStarcruiser
    @TheStarcruiser 9 місяців тому +7

    The Great Southern Land is like no other!❤🦘🌺

  • @leecox7814
    @leecox7814 9 місяців тому +3

    American coffee is just brown sadness water. Aussie coffee is the best and I've travelled all over the world.

    • @sprig5173
      @sprig5173 9 місяців тому

      Well the Italians might argue that they've been doing coffee a lot longer than we have.

  • @gregself6203
    @gregself6203 9 місяців тому +6

    At high school, you can get iced coffee, probably not hot coffee. Starbucks is AWFUL. Waitstaff in Australia generally are helpful and friendly and it's not because of chasing tips. After getting married, my wife and I worked for 2 years at an upmarket island resort on the Great Barrier Reef and saved a substantial proportion of the cost of our first (very average) house in Brisbane.

    • @Dr_KAP
      @Dr_KAP 9 місяців тому +1

      You can get coffee at many high schools- but at my daughter’s high school you could only buy it if you were in year 12. I guess that sounds fair enough?

  • @clivegilbertson6542
    @clivegilbertson6542 9 місяців тому +5

    G'day Guys! Along with a basic minimum wage we also have really good penalty rates for working evening/night shifts, weekends and public holidays. Then there is long service leave which is slightly different in each state but here after 10 years working for an employer you are entitled to 2 months extra leave on top of normal annual leave. It is pro rata for every year after that. Add to that most of us get one day off every 4 weeks since we work 40 hours but are paid for 38 so at the end of 4 weeks you are entitled to a paid day off since you have already worked those hours... Cheers!

  • @ironside210
    @ironside210 9 місяців тому +4

    The thing about our high minimum wage is this. If you are prepared to live frugally, even on the minimum wage, you can have money every week to put towards some worthwhile aim. We are basically "managing" more money. The current problem is the increase in cost of housing and rental. More public housing (for rent) is desperately needed.

  • @reginaldbygrave759
    @reginaldbygrave759 9 місяців тому +6

    🎉yeah you should do that Dazza and Kenzie 🤣

  • @shaundgb7367
    @shaundgb7367 9 місяців тому +9

    Funny how the two Poms did not mention the cricket... ha ha
    They made a good point about fair pay. If an Aussie does not go overseas they may not realize how better off people are paid here for minimum wage.
    Mate, you are never allowed to drive in your car with an expressionless face.

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 9 місяців тому +1

      Not many poms under the age 50 watch cricket 😂

    • @shaundgb7367
      @shaundgb7367 9 місяців тому

      @@deanosaur808 Would be the smart thing to do considering how they never going to be much good at it.
      :)

  • @daveamies5031
    @daveamies5031 9 місяців тому +6

    Nice bit of mucking around at the end 👍

  • @-sandman4605
    @-sandman4605 9 місяців тому +10

    I'm very happy Australia is my home, plus there is Vegemite here. 🤣
    🙂👍 🦘
    Do a reaction to Delta goodrem song "HEAVY"

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 9 місяців тому +1

      Vegemite is available in the UK too. and kangaroo meat 😱🤣

  • @jacquimott386
    @jacquimott386 9 місяців тому +2

    5:28 the coffee at high school would usually be iced coffee (until the senior years). I would way rather my 12 year old have a latte with one or two sugars than a can of coke.
    I’ve always believed (as I think most Australians do) that if you work a 40 hour week in any job, you should be able to pay for basic living costs (rent, utilities, food and basic clothing)

  • @Jeni10
    @Jeni10 9 місяців тому +7

    Australia learned about coffee from Italian and Greek immigrants who came to Australia during the War years and thrived here. It seems that in the US there’s just coffee, like one kind and they drink it black. In Australia. We have hundreds of coffee bean blends from the best crops around the world, and our baristas know how to make it to our tastes, which is why we love to go to our favourite local cafe, have our coffee made by a barista who knows us, and enjoy the company of a friend and a catch up. It’s also why Starbucks failed in Australia, because they assumed their products could be set up here and it would take off like in the US. Big mistake! They never did any market research and had to close about 60 of their stores! Ask an Aussie what they think of Starbucks and the answer will be something like this: “They don’t make coffee, they make desserts!” Aussies drink Espresso in the morning and cappuccino in the afternoon. All of our baristas start with an espresso and use that to make the preferred coffee style. There’s no other way to do it properly, although at home, poor-over is often the easiest method.

    • @GreenDistantStar
      @GreenDistantStar 9 місяців тому +6

      Even the coffee at my local 7/11 is better than any coffee I ever drank when in the US for 6 months.

    • @davidsage124
      @davidsage124 9 місяців тому

      Yahoo!

    • @MissAussieChick84
      @MissAussieChick84 9 місяців тому

      @@GreenDistantStar 7/11 coffee is hard core under rated! Best coffee money spent for $3.50 on my way to work @ 5am lol

    • @GreenDistantStar
      @GreenDistantStar 9 місяців тому +1

      @@MissAussieChick84 you betcha. I see the tradies lining up early every morning for their 7/11 heart-starter 😃

  • @Jeni10
    @Jeni10 9 місяців тому +2

    NB: A punch to the throat can be fatal, so don’t do that. You can break the hyoid bone which has a high chance of fatality.

    • @tropicsalt.
      @tropicsalt. 9 місяців тому

      Yep, maybe. But it also hurts. It's like you can't breathe. Definitely stopped me in my tracks. This was a very long time ago and I still remember it.

    • @Jeni10
      @Jeni10 9 місяців тому

      @@tropicsalt. You couldn’t breathe because your hyoid bone was damaged and that stops you from breathing. No oxygen, no life.

  • @vickishaw2177
    @vickishaw2177 9 місяців тому +1

    Just wanted you guy's to know i love watching your video's! Keep SMILING Darian & Makenzi, love Vicki from Sydney, AUSTRALIA!!❤🇦🇺

  • @sue-ellentaormina781
    @sue-ellentaormina781 3 місяці тому

    I live in South Australia and my local Hospital is the most expensive hospital ever built and at completion was the third most expensive building ever built ! It’s a public hospital .. free at service

  • @JayMills-zk1kq
    @JayMills-zk1kq 9 місяців тому

    In regards to pay, our local backer is advertising for casual bakery staff. Pay from $25 - $45 per hour. Re financial kick start, my nephew has retired from his job with BHP. He worked as an electrician on the long launch trains in WA. He saved him money and now, at 35 years old, is retired. He bought six units on the Gold Coast which he rents. That is his “wage” now.

  • @Jeni10
    @Jeni10 9 місяців тому +2

    Ben and Maz migrated from UK several years ago, as did Ross Johnston and his family.

  • @garthwaters5756
    @garthwaters5756 9 місяців тому +2

    mate always remember , happy wife happy life

  • @jeremyryan770
    @jeremyryan770 9 місяців тому +2

    I broke my finger playing cricket, I went to the 24 hour clinic at around 8.30pm 20th of December and got seen by a doctor, he sent me for xrays at the hospital next door and it was packed. I got taken in for the xrays and sent back to the doctor, I got my results and had my hand splinted up and then got my medication. I left the doctor at 9.05pm

  • @tropicsalt.
    @tropicsalt. 9 місяців тому

    I'm glad they added the kick-start segment. It's good that now, if you are prepared to do a hard days work, you will be rewarded. Wasn't always the case.

  • @larissahorne9991
    @larissahorne9991 9 місяців тому +1

    As a lady, there are two things that I think are unfair or even cruel to do to guys. Don't get upset and automatically expect him to know why. Men aren't mind-readers. I think women who pretend to cry just to get their way are the lowest of the low. It's really emotional abuse 😢, which can severely damage a relationship because he might stop trusting you. Not to mention you're messing with his mind. So if you're lucky to find yourself a nice kind, loving man, respect him and his protective nature. A girl's/lady's tears are a powerful thing when it comes to a decent guy, so only cry if you mean it. Don't destroy him for no good reason.

  • @Sticks31
    @Sticks31 9 місяців тому

    I went to my doctor in Melbourne one morning last week (booked the previous arvo) with a persistent sore throat. No charge for the consultation (bulk billed). He referred me to a pathology clinic near my home for an ultrasound. As I got home from the doctor the phone rang. It was the pathology clinic ringing up to see when I wanted to come in for the ultrasound, so I chose after lunch. Went there and (after refund) the ultrasound cost AU$50 (US$39). The return visit to see my doctor with the results will also be free. Oh, by the way, my doctor saw I hadn't had a general blood test for two years so I had my blood tested as well, totally free. He said when the test results come through **he will ring me** and give me the details over the phone, also free of charge. Also just recently had pneumococcal vaccination (pneumonia), Shingrix vaccination (shingles), flu vaccination and sixth Covid vaccination (all free).

  • @jenpek
    @jenpek 5 місяців тому

    Starbucks actually failed here in Oz, most Aussies don’t consider coffee made in Starbucks as “real coffee”
    We keep it KISS - flat white, cap, long black, latte, espresso… pls hold that sugar and make it extra hot LoL

  • @KT-ki2nv
    @KT-ki2nv 9 місяців тому +1

    Macca looking after her man ✅ and he’s been told 😂

  • @traceyduckett7440
    @traceyduckett7440 5 місяців тому

    My daughter is 20 and earning over 80 thousand a year, by 30 years of age she will definitely be earning at least over 150 to 170. Only graduating high school no university no college. Love my Australia.

  • @alans9806
    @alans9806 8 місяців тому

    Things are good but not perfect in Australia. Right now in Adelaide there's a problem with patients arriving by ambulance having to wait before being treated. It's called 'ramping' because the ambulances have to wait on the approach ramp to the ED. I have no first hand experience but it constantly makes the news and somebody else might

  • @awfuldodge8772
    @awfuldodge8772 9 місяців тому +1

    I'll testify to the medical system. My family thinks I'm crazy, but hadn't even been to a doctor in 20 years. Last year broke my ankle in three places... Taken to hospital and bang... Full ankle reconstruction by a specialist , no problem.

  • @charlesemerson6763
    @charlesemerson6763 9 місяців тому +1

    FIFO or fly in, fly out is great if you can handle 12hr shifts often with only one day off in seven, 56hr week over four or five weeks or you work two or three weeks straight then have two weeks off. Neil, the best thing is to always say yes to everything, then go to a small dark room cry in the corner and drink a six pack 🤣🤣🤣🤣remember you're always wrong even when you're right.

  • @The_Deaf_Aussie
    @The_Deaf_Aussie 9 місяців тому

    Perth, West aust here. My wages is AUD$1100 a week, after tax. Mortgage is about AUD$350 a week... so yeah.. we're doing alright. 😂

  • @kamdenwilson9340
    @kamdenwilson9340 9 місяців тому

    weird cairns must be an anomaly because at the least in the hospital and one general practitioner it took in general over three hours to see a doctor even if they deal with you quickly and thats multiple visits over the last ten years

  • @bronxleader1332
    @bronxleader1332 9 місяців тому

    My 16yr old son got his first job last month (Jan 2024), at Target, he makes 15/hr before tax

  • @laurawallis7093
    @laurawallis7093 6 місяців тому

    The pay depends on the job. I used to work in aged care and it was mentally and physically draining and was lucky to get $23/hr. It really sucked.

  • @helmuthschultes9243
    @helmuthschultes9243 9 місяців тому

    I am NOT a cofee drinker. Basically only when given a cup of coffee at a meeting or as happened on a city tour while tme off on a business trip. Got to try a Starbucks once. If I grade Starbuck coffee, I would only say, " A good reason to give up having coffee at all", similar to coffee served in a US restaurant, from the all day brewing "stewed" jug of percolated junk.

  • @robinhunt2125
    @robinhunt2125 9 місяців тому

    I was drinking coffee in primary school 😅

  • @davidsage124
    @davidsage124 9 місяців тому

    Advance Australia Fair!

  • @ericafarrow667
    @ericafarrow667 9 місяців тому

    Don’t worry, you are just like millions of couples all over our world. Love you 💕 both. Cheers 👍

  • @jamiehoban4098
    @jamiehoban4098 9 місяців тому

    I am sure you have been told Starbucks failed in Oz.

  • @TheDa1sy
    @TheDa1sy 9 місяців тому

    You guys make me laugh, you are both funny!

  • @tacofry4768
    @tacofry4768 8 місяців тому

    A 10th of the population and nearly twice the tax as In some parts of the US. You'll have that 😅 But if you look at medical wait times for actual operations it's shocking.

  • @pragmatic-e2z
    @pragmatic-e2z 9 місяців тому

    I think Minimum wage at the moment is between $22 - $25 per hour (unless you are a teenager) also the FIFO/mines stuff is true, my husbands father came here from Italy in the 60's and couldn't speak English and worked in the mines and is a self made man - he is very wealthy now and happily retired!

  • @cameronliddell9533
    @cameronliddell9533 5 місяців тому

    Alll australians pay a medicare levi (medicare is our governemnt funded health care provider) in their tax each year. Its about $700 or so per year and that covers anything that isnt elective like eye surgery and things like that..

  • @davidware9549
    @davidware9549 9 місяців тому

    U got Britain to thank for that lol cause how we used to send our prisoners over there

  • @ericafarrow667
    @ericafarrow667 9 місяців тому

    Don’t take the meal back. They will spit in the new meal and serve it to you

  • @Jameswoodgo
    @Jameswoodgo 9 місяців тому

    I worked in the mines building a new facility for 16 months. Nearly 250k sure helped Australia is the greatest place that has ever existed makes America and the uk look like backwards deprived nations😊

  • @jessovenden
    @jessovenden 9 місяців тому

    Go girl makenzie!

  • @michelleclark79709
    @michelleclark79709 9 місяців тому

    As far as I know Karen’s Diner is no longer in business.

  • @Sharyn-x8e
    @Sharyn-x8e 9 місяців тому +2

    I’ve been to Karen’s and it was hilarious.

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 9 місяців тому

      Karen's? 😅😅😅🤣

  • @grahamejohn6847
    @grahamejohn6847 9 місяців тому +1

    Well, you are definitely sleeping in the doghouse tonight brother.🥴🥴🥴

  • @annebaker9408
    @annebaker9408 9 місяців тому

    Have Starbucks started making coffee? They failed in Australia because of their fake coffee….honestly, my stomach turns at the thought of being asked about syrups and toppings! They are reserved for kids drinks and milkshakes here in Australia.
    I was on an American cruise ship last week (wont name and defame them)….but seriously, there was no coffee onboard at all! We had open access to the ‘specialty coffees’….just the name is a red flag……it took 9 days for us to get a coffee that almost tasted like coffee. Is it because coffee beans are expensive, so businesses save by reducing their use? I am not sure, but at the end, I was ordering a double espresso (with nothing added), a flat white, and adding a few drops of the flat white into he espresso….it almost tasked like genuine coffee……but I still hated the giant cups it came in…..really uncivilised…..I am not a caveman, I don’t need a bucket to drink a coffee from!

  • @supergun6130
    @supergun6130 9 місяців тому

    My girl handles it for me too. Good girls

  • @Elizabeth-pv1yg
    @Elizabeth-pv1yg 9 місяців тому +1

    The Netherlands has better public health care.
    Rural Australia has awful health care.
    I lived in both countries. Born Australian.
    Love your podcasts, keep up the good work.
    Greetings from Lizzy from Australia 🦘.

    • @Glenn-ei3xp
      @Glenn-ei3xp 9 місяців тому +2

      You’re comparing rural Australia to the Netherlands? Gimme a break

    • @leandabee
      @leandabee 9 місяців тому +1

      I see what you are saying, but compare the size of the Netherlands to Australia. It's barely the size of Tasmania.

    • @Kimmy58
      @Kimmy58 9 місяців тому +4

      That's a pretty broad statement " Rural Australia has awful health care", myself and thousands of nurses and drs would have a problem with your statement. We work with what we have, and become skilled in multiple different speciality areas because we have to. You need to be more specific...like ....rural places have limited resources and funding compared to city areas. Rural places have trouble actually getting nurses let alone drs or radiologists to staff clinics/hospitals. Most drs can't fully decipher x-rays. They should make drs go to rural areas before they can specialise....like how teachers have to do a few years in rural areas before they can settle into the city/ town of their choice.( If they even still do that, I know they used to....)

    • @Glenn-ei3xp
      @Glenn-ei3xp 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Kimmy58 let’s not forget the flying doctor service. Does any country in the world have fully equipped flying emergency wards?

    • @andrewdavis6012
      @andrewdavis6012 9 місяців тому

      Rural Netherlands does not exist why compare

  • @parkiwi4787
    @parkiwi4787 9 місяців тому

    Sorry Aussie's your Kiwi cousins match or exceed you on all seven.
    Let's just say down under rocks! I'm in Christchurch and in 2011 we rocked too much.

    • @judymclean6677
      @judymclean6677 9 місяців тому

      Your coffee does not compare, umm sorry but and your wages is 30% less on average and cost of living is high as well. Kiwis move here but we don’t move there except to visit because NZ is beautiful…

  • @notme957
    @notme957 9 місяців тому

    I just gotta say......your voices are FAR too quiet when compared to the volume of the videos you review. You either need to use compression software on your mic volumes, or just turn up your levels and be careful not to shout. It is usually very hard to hear your commentary and asides, if keeping the reviewed video levels at a comfortable point.

  • @johnmceleney1092
    @johnmceleney1092 9 місяців тому

    Starbucks 🤮

  • @JoSantz07
    @JoSantz07 9 місяців тому +3

    I'm a FIFO worker I get paid $3580 per week which is great but comes with sacrifices. I lost my girlfriend because of it and miss family and friends

    • @crocobyte24
      @crocobyte24 9 місяців тому

      What’s your job role there? I want to apply in the mines. Maybe a dump truck driver, once I get my ticket

    • @JoSantz07
      @JoSantz07 9 місяців тому +2

      @@crocobyte24 Karratha WA are looking for truck drivers or Mt Isa mine

    • @manna6618
      @manna6618 9 місяців тому +2

      Facts....FIFO costs you loved one's. If your invisible, shite is gonna go sideways. :/

  • @davidcruse6589
    @davidcruse6589 9 місяців тому

    When I went to school art teacher used to let you make 2 coffee's in his classroom that went 30 mins
    Only thing you had to put 10 cents for milk otherwise free that was over 40 years ago it been around along time
    He fought the school to do it as teaching responsibility to use in moderation and learn the skills to look after yourself
    Because you had to make it and financially as well and why they negotiated only 2 cups per lesson
    We just do back they don't survive and why most are polite also you are trained to deal with issue's that'll happen
    Most Aussie's won't complain they just won't go back or support them
    Cheers guys 🦘🇦🇺👍

  • @tacofry4768
    @tacofry4768 8 місяців тому

    A 10th of the population and nearly twice the tax as In some parts of the US. You'll have that 😅 But if you look at medical wait times for actual operations it's shocking.