I found these quite interesting and actually some of these are very similar to things that happen in my home country Scotland. What is the most surprising thing from these for you? Do you do all of these?
Awesome!! That was one of my favourite things to find out about this video. It is such a good idea for not just the environment but to even help out families, etc who might need things but cannot afford them. I would love to see that happen in more countries
I collected stuff off the road side pickups for 3yrs to build my 9 m X 3.5 m aviary, and all it cost me was the hardware. Most people are amazed when they see it, especially when they hear how it was built lol....Was well worth it that's for sure, and I saved heaps from the landfill, which I'm quite proud of....I even collected scrap bits of 5mm 9mm and 16 mm marine ply to make all my small parrot breeding boxes / gouldian finch boxes - all up over $200 worth of breeding boxes from scraps for $0 just wood glue and tac nails. I've also restored and repurposed several pieces of furniture from the roadside pick ups / a 1600 long vintage cupboard cost me $0 to repair, and restain, then sold it for $350 / turned an old 3 door wardrobe into a large patio aviary for finches or canaries, cost $20 for 2 extra castor wheels, made a door with electrical condute an extra $6 for elbows and Ts, added some fancy routed edges to make it look fancy, stained it black and sold it for $250. Gives me something to do, projects to work on, I make a bit of extra cash, and help the environment at the same time lol. I'm turning an old singer sewing machine table into a makeup vanity at the moment, it's fun
BBQ's are everywhere in Australia. Any park often have them and usually within the next town. I use to clean them for a job, in an area of around 40km I had 12 BBQ areas to clean daily. A weekend drive with family to a park is very popular.
I think it is great that BBQ's are so prevalent in Australia. It is a nice way to cook and especially good because it can be a very social way to eat with friends.
Farmer’s wife here- This bloke got ripped off by his butcher because porterhouse is not rump. It’s close to the lower rib not the backside (where rump comes from). Australian beef is often highly prized because not only do we have strict regulations, it’s mostly grass fed in open paddocks rather than feedlotted on grains. We do have feedlots but they haven’t taken off here as much as in many other countries. Sounds like he paid a premium price for an average cut of beef. 🤷♀️ My sister and her family lived in Singapore for six years. While there, what they missed most about Australia was big open, blue skies, fairy bread, vanilla slices and decent meat pies. It’s the little things. 🙂
This guy lives in a seaside town, however, in the city and suburbs we do lock our doors. The kerbside furniture is a thing here, some have pre determined days to put out things we don't want, in fact people will drive around on those day's with a trailer on there car or a ute to load up the things and a lot are picking out metal pieces to sell to a scrap yard.
My sons have rescued stuff to use in their flats or houses. Chairs, tables. One lived in Spain and China, first thing he did when he got home he would drink out of the tap.
What makes these points different is that their not practised every where overseas . We do lock our homes and cars for the most part and though we generally can walk the streets and parks at night we mostly wouldn't do it alone why tempt fate ? It is very true that we have some of the freshest cleanest tapwater on the planet and it always amuses me to see all the imported bottled water in the supermarkets but at least the bottles are recycled , not so in many countries I've visited . The cuts of meats thing is just cultural differences as is the toilet paper question! And I believe that most western countries have curbside waste pickups , and our coffee culture is fueled by all the diverse immigrants who brought their coffee expertise with them, all in all we're not so different for the day to day things that make us civilised , of course you've been here and even if it was for a short stay I would bet that it sewed the seed for a longer visit . Come on down you've nothing to lose .
B-B-Qs are everywhere , even in kid's parks. We also have one at home and some people I know even have outdoor kithens like S-E Asia complete with a fridge, sink, B-B_Q , benches and outdoor furniture at the rear of the house. I lived in a town where you could leave your keys in the ignition of my car. Walking at night is common. I don't eat red meat but it is good.Littering is taboo. Smoking is 1/10 persons. It is a safe, healthy place to live- hence your friend's reactions.
Fun fact about barbecues, some cost around $200 for a very basic one, but I’ve also seen some barbecues that cost around $1500, just for perspective that’s near twice the price I payed for the 2005 Ford Fiesta I drive.
Great video Matt, but I don't know that the culture shocks were really shock worthy. I have been to over 40 countries, and I can honestly say that I have never felt truly unsafe. Even in your hometown of Glasgow, I knew its reputation but felt generally safe; even after being robbed on the street, not far from the center of town. I was walking up Sauchiehall St late at night and was confronted by 4 guys who simply asked for my wallet, or they would stab me. I gave them the small amount of cash I had, and they let me go on my way unharmed. I still love Scotland. I think most places are safe if you exercise common sense. Over the past 30 years I have had to travel to several southeast Asian countries, and I can honestly say that I have never felt unsafe there. I feel that most people in most countries are just decent people who just do their own thing. There are bad apples in all countries, including here in Australia, but the vast majority of people, all over the world, are beautiful.
With my experience of travel to 64 countries I agree. There are places you don't go and times you won't go and it's not hard to work that out. Out and about as a female on my own anywhere can be dangerous, including my own very normal Melbourne suburb.
@@triarb5790 So very true. It's great that you can feel safe, especially in Melbourne with all those dodgy Collingwood supporters running around hahaha.
my brother carried a couch on his back from the other end of town because someone had it out for free, was a good couch for my moms dog until she got another dog and that one destroyed the couch lol
We live on a quiet beach. We have several shelters with BBQ’s and we have a skate park for kids. It is normal and when our kids were small we used them all of the time. Since Covid no cars are cheap. I traded mine in and didn’t like their offer. It was 4 years old and had done 10,000 kilometre’s. My husband sold it for more than I paid new. I have always had a refrigerated water purifier. I don’t care how good the water is, I like it my way. No one leaves their homes open anymore or their car. My daughter loves to walk alone in Melbourne and she has never been touched. True, we do not litter, ever.
What he didnt mention was the 10 cent container deposit system in SA . All drink bottle except beer and wine have 10 cent return. If you take them home or dont throw in general rubbish and bag them you can make a few dollars really cheaply just buying bottle soft drink, water , Iced coffee flavoured milk> I used 3 large Wheelie bins and made $65 last year. Also SA&NT drink massive amounts of Flavoured Milk called farmers Union Iced Coffee - it outsell Coca Cola
I'm in Melbourne but have lived in several other Oz cities too, and I'd never leave my door unlocked. Also, Pete says he never feels unsafe walking around at night - but he's a guy. Women wouldn't necessarily be so nonchalant.
Number 2. Don't know how Brazilian cows are put together, but in Australia the rump is the arse (gluteus maximus) and the porterhouse is the outside muscle of the ribs with the fillet the inside one.
The rubbish thing - any glass or anything that can be bushfire fuel is frowned up on here... we battle in most states in the hotter seasons with bushfires... a lot of them are caused by sun on glass... someone throwing a cigarette out of the car... Our bush is dry anyway...we don't want extra fuel thrown in there just because someone is a lazy arse.... Most of us feel for our firies (firemen/women) at this time of year... they work hard enough without anything extra being thrown their way....
A lot of small towns like Ocean Grove you don't need to lock the door or car, but you wouldn't leave them unlocked in the cities where most people live. A few suburbs close to the city centres where the nightclubs are, higher concentration of drug users and thefts, so window bars are on some homes. But it's sort of an individual thing, you don't usually get whole streets with window bars. Walking at night is highly variable on where you are and who you are. Most places most men feel safe. Some places women feel safe. As a young woman I'd been subjected to assault by family members, and I knew the stats for stranger crime was really low in comparison to family crime. So I basically rode public transport in and out of the city into the early morning hours and felt fine, I never had a problem with drunk men, not once, but I was the only woman on the trains late at night. This was in the 90s, I don't if conditions have changed. They went a bit crazy with the nightclub licences in central Melbourne and now more than 30,000 drunk people are all put out on the street at the same time. I hear it can get bad, but I don't know what 'bad' is for Melbourne since I'm not there any more. Public bbqs on the Yarra river were a feature of my childhood. Good memories. New Cars can be much more expensive than Europe because our 'luxury tax' kicks in pretty early. Any car over $30k is suddenly $55k.
Hmm I would agree with most of these but I always lock my house and car and as a female, I don't really walk around at night by myself. It is relatively safe in Australia but things do happen and I will always chose to take responsibility for my safety and most people I know do the same.
The BBQ's in parks is only a recent thing (40 years). We use to have to take our own BBQ's back in the late 50's to late 70's (pre-propane BBQ era). Then bans came in on open flame BBQ's in public parks due to the dangers of bush fires. It took a few years for the Fkn STUPID people to find other ways to set fire to the parks, hills and forests. PS: Public BBQ's are electric not gas (you don't have to be a genius to figure that out). The last few are total BS or he was the luckiest bastard on the face of the planet. In Adelaide the last few weeks have been bad. Geez I lock my doors when I go to the mail box which is lockable. The gate to my backyard has a padlock. I would never leave my car unlocked in the driveway. Walking around at night is a no no unless you a dozen or more people. Don't Litter, its not worth the grief. Many litter bugs have found out the hard way.
Just a thought though, on walking/running/listening to podcasts around late at night. I would suggest it's far safer for a man, than a woman - in any country. Not meaning to be controversial, just taking a statistical perspective. Peace
Loads of Plumbers and the Water/sewer Department have a shocking problem with new migrants using Wet wipes and flushing them down the toilet . They DON'T DISSOLVE and only clog up the pipes either in you yard costing you @400-600 Bucks to fix or Water corp have to clean street mains
He's completely wrong about walking around on your own at night - we've had several people (mainly women) killed doing so. It's probably safer than many places, but still not advisable, esp in places like Sydney and Melbourne. BBQs, yep, they're everywhere and we love them. Most of us hate litter and will call you out if we see you do it.
You can get a whole rump from just about any butcher he must walk around with his eyes closed and by the way he was ripped off on those cares he bought both $500 cars any day of the week.
This guy is rather opinionated, and these are not exactly all the "culture" shocks! There are many used car auctions too, depreciated stock! A smaller butcher out of the city would probably do this meat for you! Australia has a huge range of beef varieties and good standards! Brazil is not a modern country! We have modern dual flush toilets! Most Barbie's are free, but it is expected that you clean up after yourself! Recycling is massive in Australia, any garbage is collected regularly! Mostly tap water is good quality, I've been to a Fiji island where you couldn't ever drink it, and it was a shock! Yes, you can mostly trust your neighbours! I go for walks late at night, it is so peaceful and helps to sleep better! Glasgow is still a bit crazy! 🤗 Yes, don't litter, it's lazy! 👍 .. "The BAM Famalam in Australia" videos are an interesting view of Brits in Australia, good/bad!
Even the ‘Vegoes’ eat barbecued vegetables.🇦🇺 water is clean and clear. ‘Keep Australia Beautiful’ Norm the couch potato. ad campaign gave pride to not littering. You still find plastic build up in waterways but clean up is a must. Some people will pick up the newly discarded to put in a bin rather than let rubbish get into waterway and harm wildlife or out to sea to kill wildlife. That plays on our conscience. 👍🏼🇦🇺
Yeah you'll find BBQ's everywhere in Australia and we all tend to use them. I guess it's an 'essential service' to provide such facilities since the outdoors is a major part of our culture but we also have very strict fires bans so I guess it's a preventative measure of sorts
Nice, so they are very easy to use too. Would be great to just go to the supermarket, pick up some burgers and chicken wings and pop along to a park for a BBQ. So fun
This was obviously made before the pandemic because the second hand car market here has gone crazy in the last 2 years and the price for pretty much everything is through the roof now.
I just went to the original video and it was uploaded 2 years ago. He did say he bought the Falcon recently so it all depends on what his definition of recently is.
No way would i ever leave my doors unlocked. Happened years ago but not now. Would never walk any street after dark in any city!!!!! Not with the gangs in the cities!!!!
Public barbecues are extremely common and are well used anywhere near beaches and when there's warm weather...holidays re mental and usually you might need to wait for other people to finish cooking their food before your turn...also a large proportion of them are free to use (gas or electric) ... just push the button and is stays on for a certain amount of time (while cooking you might need to press it again once or twice more).
I have an adventure playground, an outdoor sports complex and a beach all within walking distance of my home. They all have undercover bbq areas. Took them all for granted til I watched this video.
Our councils provide us with one or more bulk pickups (depends on the council) for people to spring clean and declutter. People start putting their goods on the nature strip (grass verge) a week or so ahead of the scheduled time (although some councils allow you to book an individual time) for the area. People drive around and "scavenge" what is of use to them. There's a second-hand culture where people who can't afford/don't want to waste money on/can't find what they want rescue furniture and upgrade it by sanding back and painting with chalk paint. It usually ends up costing about $20 and a day's effort, and the finished product mostly rivals new furniture worth hundreds of dollars. White goods and metal are picked up by scrap metal traders who are paid by weight at recycling centres. What ever is left is taken away by the council.
I grew up on the Central Coast, safer than Sydney in many ways, but, when i lived in Ultimo, i would go out with my friend, she'd meet someone, I'd walk home on my own, walk home very drunk, and i was fine. I did have to stay clear of the park, though. The park near Central Station, it was a bit sketchy. Now, back on the coast (20+ years), i don't feel safe. I put it down to the people, Australia is pretty safe. Just stay around people, you'll be ok, usually. Street clear of the parks, lol! Well, if you're a woman. I have heard, many times, that there is nothing wrong with the park, it's a bit much for me, and all of those people have been men lol. I've seen what has happened to women in that park, not murdered, but definitely hurt.
When we moved from Tassie to Sydney, we brought up very little furniture. We scouted the neighbourhood and picked up enough to keep us going from what people were throwing away. If we drove, we'd have had a lot more options! Sometimes, people will add a sign that says "free", but often it's just stuff that's been left out for the council rubbish pickup.
Most electric barbies are free everywhere these days. I haven't locked my house in about ten years when I go out, nor my car when I'm home. I lock the doors at night, and I lock the car in town. But we live out of town with very little passing traffic, and while someone could rob you, it is fairly rare. You need to use your common sense, though. If my neighbours are away and I'm alone, I do lock my doors when I'm home quite a lot more often. In the city you are a fool if you aren't careful to lock things. Nothing is safe. And he might think it's safe in parks at night, but he's a male and obviously fit. Females have been raped and murdered walking home at night in all the cities. And knowing the homeless population as well as I do - worked with them for more than 25 years - I would never go unaccompanied in a park at night. Safer than many places, yes, but you are still too vulnerable and there is nobody around to help.
I live in frankston & only ever lock the house at night. Even then, the windows are open all year round. My house is over 100 years old & if you want to risk being chopped in half by a double hung window, breaking your spine, go ahead and climb in! In the meantime, I'll enjoy the air flow 😂
Sorry this guy must have lived in Fantasy land i lived and grew up in Melbourne for 50 years the police will tell you not to walk around at night. It may have been safe once upon a time but not now the crims and drunken hero's have taken over Melbourne's streets at night. I have now moved to a small country town and it is totally different
@@shaz464my daughter goes for a walk every night around 9pm, we live in Sydney in a safe suburb and it’s perfectly safe. I also leave the house unlocked unless we’re going away on holidays 😂
I live in my current house on north west nsw for 18 months , in a very small town and I lock the house out of habit. Not because I need to. There’s no reason to feel scared of anyone or anything inside this town or anywhere near this town, night or day lol
Leaving doors unlocked isn't as common especially in cities though. As the economy has tightened lately there's more homelessness leading to theft in certain areas where rentals have increased. Generally it's good. Definately BBQs everywhere. Curbside free stuff and we do go mad at people throwing litter out of cars or on streets so you don't see that much. Especially live cigarette butts out of cars windows. Since the 2019 bushfires that's a real awareness not to do all over the place. Looking after your mates and sharing goods is a big thing here.
If you want to see a really good program on Tasmania, it’s one that the American Girls (Natasha and Debbie Show) it’s done by an Aussie guy and he is a fabulous photographer, he and his wife touredTassie and stayed a week in each area and photographed it. I have lived here in Tassie for 40 years and love it, it’s the most gorgeous place and he photographs it beautifully,it’s all exactly as he shows it.
He's right about littering being a no no. It drives me nuts. Ive yelled at people. I once flew out of a Maccas and picked up a bag chockers with discarded greasy hamburger wrappers, that had been drooped just outside an open car window (next to a bin if you dont mind - 🤬). I rapped on the window & when the idiot occupier of the car wound down his window, I filled his car with it - and yelled like a banshee. He very wisely put all the crap back in the bag and got out of his car and deposited it in the bin. He then drove off. I returned to the whole of Mornington Maccas giving me a standing ovation. One woman said, "you were brave". I told her that she hadn't seen the look on my face & that the kid knew how pissed I was. Also, by that time I'd repaid his littering with my version inside his car, I knew he knew there was a large audience, with CCTV cameras. Hahaha. Best fun ever. I bet that young man never discards his crap so thoughtlessly ever again. I think I cured him and half the teenagers in Maccas of ever trying that shit in public again.
Next door are moving atm so getting rid of a lot of stuff by putting it on the nature strip. As a kid we would always go and have bbqs at the park. Some of my best memories.
Free BBQ: Yup, fishing down the coast, if we catch anything, we can bbq it. Playgrounds have them... recently went to a kids birthday party at a playground & used one of the many bbq's for lunch (snags & chicken skewers).
I found these quite interesting and actually some of these are very similar to things that happen in my home country Scotland. What is the most surprising thing from these for you? Do you do all of these?
I thank the inventor for toilet paper ❤😂 I’m not travelling anywhere I can’t wipe and flush!
I actually just put out some things in front of my house for free. A table and chairs, a coffee table and a bike. They were all gone within 24 hours.
Awesome!! That was one of my favourite things to find out about this video. It is such a good idea for not just the environment but to even help out families, etc who might need things but cannot afford them. I would love to see that happen in more countries
I collected stuff off the road side pickups for 3yrs to build my 9 m X 3.5 m aviary, and all it cost me was the hardware. Most people are amazed when they see it, especially when they hear how it was built lol....Was well worth it that's for sure, and I saved heaps from the landfill, which I'm quite proud of....I even collected scrap bits of 5mm 9mm and 16 mm marine ply to make all my small parrot breeding boxes / gouldian finch boxes - all up over $200 worth of breeding boxes from scraps for $0 just wood glue and tac nails. I've also restored and repurposed several pieces of furniture from the roadside pick ups / a 1600 long vintage cupboard cost me $0 to repair, and restain, then sold it for $350 / turned an old 3 door wardrobe into a large patio aviary for finches or canaries, cost $20 for 2 extra castor wheels, made a door with electrical condute an extra $6 for elbows and Ts, added some fancy routed edges to make it look fancy, stained it black and sold it for $250. Gives me something to do, projects to work on, I make a bit of extra cash, and help the environment at the same time lol. I'm turning an old singer sewing machine table into a makeup vanity at the moment, it's fun
BBQ's are everywhere in Australia. Any park often have them and usually within the next town. I use to clean them for a job, in an area of around 40km I had 12 BBQ areas to clean daily.
A weekend drive with family to a park is very popular.
I think it is great that BBQ's are so prevalent in Australia. It is a nice way to cook and especially good because it can be a very social way to eat with friends.
I live in a fairly small town. within about 5km of where I am currently sitting in my office, there are 5 different parks with BBQ's.
Farmer’s wife here- This bloke got ripped off by his butcher because porterhouse is not rump. It’s close to the lower rib not the backside (where rump comes from). Australian beef is often highly prized because not only do we have strict regulations, it’s mostly grass fed in open paddocks rather than feedlotted on grains. We do have feedlots but they haven’t taken off here as much as in many other countries. Sounds like he paid a premium price for an average cut of beef. 🤷♀️ My sister and her family lived in Singapore for six years. While there, what they missed most about Australia was big open, blue skies, fairy bread, vanilla slices and decent meat pies. It’s the little things. 🙂
This guy lives in a seaside town, however, in the city and suburbs we do lock our doors.
The kerbside furniture is a thing here, some have pre determined days to put out things we don't want, in fact people will drive around on those day's with a trailer on there car or a ute to load up the things and a lot are picking out metal pieces to sell to a scrap yard.
My sons have rescued stuff to use in their flats or houses. Chairs, tables. One lived in Spain and China, first thing he did when he got home he would drink out of the tap.
What makes these points different is that their not practised every where overseas . We do lock our homes and cars for the most part and though we generally can walk the streets and parks at night we mostly wouldn't do it alone why tempt fate ? It is very true that we have some of the freshest cleanest tapwater on the planet and it always amuses me to see all the imported bottled water in the supermarkets but at least the bottles are recycled , not so in many countries I've visited . The cuts of meats thing is just cultural differences as is the toilet paper question! And I believe that most western countries have curbside waste pickups , and our coffee culture is fueled by all the diverse immigrants who brought their coffee expertise with them, all in all we're not so different for the day to day things that make us civilised , of course you've been here and even if it was for a short stay I would bet that it sewed the seed for a longer visit . Come on down you've nothing to lose .
Nice comment, thanks for the background on some of those points, it is very good to know
B-B-Qs are everywhere , even in kid's parks. We also have one at home and some people I know even have outdoor kithens like S-E Asia complete with a fridge, sink, B-B_Q , benches and outdoor furniture at the rear of the house. I lived in a town where you could leave your keys in the ignition of my car. Walking at night is common. I don't eat red meat but it is good.Littering is taboo. Smoking is 1/10 persons. It is a safe, healthy place to live- hence your friend's reactions.
Fun fact about barbecues, some cost around $200 for a very basic one, but I’ve also seen some barbecues that cost around $1500, just for perspective that’s near twice the price I payed for the 2005 Ford Fiesta I drive.
Great video Matt, but I don't know that the culture shocks were really shock worthy. I have been to over 40 countries, and I can honestly say that I have never felt truly unsafe.
Even in your hometown of Glasgow, I knew its reputation but felt generally safe; even after being robbed on the street, not far from the center of town. I was walking up Sauchiehall St late at night and was confronted by 4 guys who simply asked for my wallet, or they would stab me. I gave them the small amount of cash I had, and they let me go on my way unharmed. I still love Scotland.
I think most places are safe if you exercise common sense. Over the past 30 years I have had to travel to several southeast Asian countries, and I can honestly say that I have never felt unsafe there.
I feel that most people in most countries are just decent people who just do their own thing. There are bad apples in all countries, including here in Australia, but the vast majority of people, all over the world, are beautiful.
With my experience of travel to 64 countries I agree. There are places you don't go and times you won't go and it's not hard to work that out. Out and about as a female on my own anywhere can be dangerous, including my own very normal Melbourne suburb.
@@triarb5790 So very true. It's great that you can feel safe, especially in Melbourne with all those dodgy Collingwood supporters running around hahaha.
my brother carried a couch on his back from the other end of town because someone had it out for free, was a good couch for my moms dog until she got another dog and that one destroyed the couch lol
We live on a quiet beach. We have several shelters with BBQ’s and we have a skate park for kids. It is normal and when our kids were small we used them all of the time. Since Covid no cars are cheap. I traded mine in and didn’t like their offer. It was 4 years old and had done 10,000 kilometre’s. My husband sold it for more than I paid new.
I have always had a refrigerated water purifier. I don’t care how good the water is, I like it my way.
No one leaves their homes open anymore or their car. My daughter loves to walk alone in Melbourne and she has never been touched. True, we do not litter, ever.
What he didnt mention was the 10 cent container deposit system in SA . All drink bottle except beer and wine have 10 cent return. If you take them home or dont throw in general rubbish and bag them you can make a few dollars really cheaply just buying bottle soft drink, water , Iced coffee flavoured milk> I used 3 large Wheelie bins and made $65 last year. Also SA&NT drink massive amounts of Flavoured Milk called farmers Union Iced Coffee - it outsell Coca Cola
And WA too now
As a 19 year old student me and my friends furnished a 4 bedroom house from the council cleanup..
I'm in Melbourne but have lived in several other Oz cities too, and I'd never leave my door unlocked. Also, Pete says he never feels unsafe walking around at night - but he's a guy. Women wouldn't necessarily be so nonchalant.
Same on both counts. I think in Australia most situations are safe most of the time, but nasty things definitely do happen.
Cosplayers go mad for a leather sofa on the nature strip
Number 2. Don't know how Brazilian cows are put together, but in Australia the rump is the arse (gluteus maximus) and the porterhouse is the outside muscle of the ribs with the fillet the inside one.
Maybe they walk funny ?
I never lock the doors unless I'm going away for a few days.
My son has been to Scotland and loves it. I really want to go there one day 😄
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The rubbish thing - any glass or anything that can be bushfire fuel is frowned up on here... we battle in most states in the hotter seasons with bushfires... a lot of them are caused by sun on glass... someone throwing a cigarette out of the car... Our bush is dry anyway...we don't want extra fuel thrown in there just because someone is a lazy arse.... Most of us feel for our firies (firemen/women) at this time of year... they work hard enough without anything extra being thrown their way....
That makes complete sense and is something that never crossed my mind. Thanks for letting me know.
@@MertAus No worries... Thank YOU for learning about our country !
Yeah doors always unlocked here, even going out if I expect to be home soon ill leave it unlocked.
Dude you want to lock your door in most places. I lived in North Melbourne like him and trust me, lock your damn door...
I think the walking at night thing is a definitely a bit of male privilege showing.
A lot of small towns like Ocean Grove you don't need to lock the door or car, but you wouldn't leave them unlocked in the cities where most people live. A few suburbs close to the city centres where the nightclubs are, higher concentration of drug users and thefts, so window bars are on some homes. But it's sort of an individual thing, you don't usually get whole streets with window bars.
Walking at night is highly variable on where you are and who you are. Most places most men feel safe. Some places women feel safe. As a young woman I'd been subjected to assault by family members, and I knew the stats for stranger crime was really low in comparison to family crime. So I basically rode public transport in and out of the city into the early morning hours and felt fine, I never had a problem with drunk men, not once, but I was the only woman on the trains late at night.
This was in the 90s, I don't if conditions have changed. They went a bit crazy with the nightclub licences in central Melbourne and now more than 30,000 drunk people are all put out on the street at the same time. I hear it can get bad, but I don't know what 'bad' is for Melbourne since I'm not there any more.
Public bbqs on the Yarra river were a feature of my childhood. Good memories. New Cars can be much more expensive than Europe because our 'luxury tax' kicks in pretty early. Any car over $30k is suddenly $55k.
Hmm I would agree with most of these but I always lock my house and car and as a female, I don't really walk around at night by myself. It is relatively safe in Australia but things do happen and I will always chose to take responsibility for my safety and most people I know do the same.
I wondered how many women he sees in his midnight rovings
@@danniellep2069 I don't imagine it would be many and if there are some I'm sure most would be with a male partner/friend or in a group.
The BBQ's in parks is only a recent thing (40 years). We use to have to take our own BBQ's back in the late 50's to late 70's (pre-propane BBQ era). Then bans came in on open flame BBQ's in public parks due to the dangers of bush fires. It took a few years for the Fkn STUPID people to find other ways to set fire to the parks, hills and forests.
PS: Public BBQ's are electric not gas (you don't have to be a genius to figure that out).
The last few are total BS or he was the luckiest bastard on the face of the planet. In Adelaide the last few weeks have been bad. Geez I lock my doors when I go to the mail box which is lockable. The gate to my backyard has a padlock. I would never leave my car unlocked in the driveway. Walking around at night is a no no unless you a dozen or more people.
Don't Litter, its not worth the grief. Many litter bugs have found out the hard way.
Thanks for the further explanation Sue, I really appreciate it.
Scotland does have pure water 👌🏽
Just a thought though, on walking/running/listening to podcasts around late at night. I would suggest it's far safer for a man, than a woman - in any country. Not meaning to be controversial, just taking a statistical perspective. Peace
Loads of Plumbers and the Water/sewer Department have a shocking problem with new migrants using Wet wipes and flushing them down the toilet . They DON'T DISSOLVE and only clog up the pipes either in you yard costing you @400-600 Bucks to fix or Water corp have to clean street mains
He's completely wrong about walking around on your own at night - we've had several people (mainly women) killed doing so. It's probably safer than many places, but still not advisable, esp in places like Sydney and Melbourne. BBQs, yep, they're everywhere and we love them. Most of us hate litter and will call you out if we see you do it.
Yes BBQs are everywhere here 😊
You can get a whole rump from just about any butcher he must walk around with his eyes closed and by the way he was ripped off on those cares he bought both $500 cars any day of the week.
Australia is GREAT but, expensive and I'm a Aussie 🤨
Hey buddy, why would you buy a car that was 18 years old? Believe me you wouldn’t pay more than $2,000 anywhere surely
This guy is rather opinionated, and these are not exactly all the "culture" shocks! There are many used car auctions too, depreciated stock! A smaller butcher out of the city would probably do this meat for you! Australia has a huge range of beef varieties and good standards! Brazil is not a modern country! We have modern dual flush toilets! Most Barbie's are free, but it is expected that you clean up after yourself! Recycling is massive in Australia, any garbage is collected regularly! Mostly tap water is good quality, I've been to a Fiji island where you couldn't ever drink it, and it was a shock! Yes, you can mostly trust your neighbours! I go for walks late at night, it is so peaceful and helps to sleep better! Glasgow is still a bit crazy! 🤗 Yes, don't litter, it's lazy! 👍 .. "The BAM Famalam in Australia" videos are an interesting view of Brits in Australia, good/bad!
❤️The Bam family..Maz is soooooo funny….Cheers💖🦘🇦🇺
MSTV Presenter, you disrespectfully talk over the comments of people who shares information about a topic. Hate your cutting in with your comments.
Even the ‘Vegoes’ eat barbecued vegetables.🇦🇺 water is clean and clear. ‘Keep Australia Beautiful’ Norm the couch potato. ad campaign gave pride to not littering. You still find plastic build up in waterways but clean up is a must. Some people will pick up the newly discarded to put in a bin rather than let rubbish get into waterway and harm wildlife or out to sea to kill wildlife. That plays on our conscience. 👍🏼🇦🇺
Yeah you'll find BBQ's everywhere in Australia and we all tend to use them. I guess it's an 'essential service' to provide such facilities since the outdoors is a major part of our culture but we also have very strict fires bans so I guess it's a preventative measure of sorts
I like that it is an 'essential service' as you put it. Things like this just make Australia seem like such a great place to live.
Here in Western Australia, most public bbq’s are free. They are often electric and you just press a button and it begins to heat up.
Nice, so they are very easy to use too. Would be great to just go to the supermarket, pick up some burgers and chicken wings and pop along to a park for a BBQ. So fun
Same in Melbourne
@@MertAus they used to be coin operated but they found it cheaper to make them free than repair barbecues vandalised by coin thieves.
@@MertAusjust gotta remember to take a lemon to cut in half and clean he barbie with first, just in case.
This was obviously made before the pandemic because the second hand car market here has gone crazy in the last 2 years and the price for pretty much everything is through the roof now.
I have heard that is similar in the UK at the moment, that car prices have went a bit mental. I guess it is a worldwide problem at the moment
I just went to the original video and it was uploaded 2 years ago. He did say he bought the Falcon recently so it all depends on what his definition of recently is.
100% I bought a 2015 Mazda 3 in 2019 for $9000. I sold it earlier this year for $13000.
I love free stuff on the nature strip!! In my 20's most of my stuff was off the nature strip!
No way would i ever leave my doors unlocked. Happened years ago but not now. Would never walk any street after dark in any city!!!!! Not with the gangs in the cities!!!!
I have been in all the major cities in Aus after dark and have never felt unsafe or encountered a gang.
Public barbecues are extremely common and are well used anywhere near beaches and when there's warm weather...holidays re mental and usually you might need to wait for other people to finish cooking their food before your turn...also a large proportion of them are free to use (gas or electric) ... just push the button and is stays on for a certain amount of time (while cooking you might need to press it again once or twice more).
I have an adventure playground, an outdoor sports complex and a beach all within walking distance of my home. They all have undercover bbq areas.
Took them all for granted til I watched this video.
Our councils provide us with one or more bulk pickups (depends on the council) for people to spring clean and declutter. People start putting their goods on the nature strip (grass verge) a week or so ahead of the scheduled time (although some councils allow you to book an individual time) for the area. People drive around and "scavenge" what is of use to them. There's a second-hand culture where people who can't afford/don't want to waste money on/can't find what they want rescue furniture and upgrade it by sanding back and painting with chalk paint. It usually ends up costing about $20 and a day's effort, and the finished product mostly rivals new furniture worth hundreds of dollars. White goods and metal are picked up by scrap metal traders who are paid by weight at recycling centres. What ever is left is taken away by the council.
I grew up on the Central Coast, safer than Sydney in many ways, but, when i lived in Ultimo, i would go out with my friend, she'd meet someone, I'd walk home on my own, walk home very drunk, and i was fine. I did have to stay clear of the park, though. The park near Central Station, it was a bit sketchy. Now, back on the coast (20+ years), i don't feel safe. I put it down to the people, Australia is pretty safe. Just stay around people, you'll be ok, usually. Street clear of the parks, lol! Well, if you're a woman. I have heard, many times, that there is nothing wrong with the park, it's a bit much for me, and all of those people have been men lol. I've seen what has happened to women in that park, not murdered, but definitely hurt.
When we moved from Tassie to Sydney, we brought up very little furniture. We scouted the neighbourhood and picked up enough to keep us going from what people were throwing away. If we drove, we'd have had a lot more options! Sometimes, people will add a sign that says "free", but often it's just stuff that's been left out for the council rubbish pickup.
Most electric barbies are free everywhere these days. I haven't locked my house in about ten years when I go out, nor my car when I'm home. I lock the doors at night, and I lock the car in town. But we live out of town with very little passing traffic, and while someone could rob you, it is fairly rare. You need to use your common sense, though. If my neighbours are away and I'm alone, I do lock my doors when I'm home quite a lot more often. In the city you are a fool if you aren't careful to lock things. Nothing is safe. And he might think it's safe in parks at night, but he's a male and obviously fit. Females have been raped and murdered walking home at night in all the cities. And knowing the homeless population as well as I do - worked with them for more than 25 years - I would never go unaccompanied in a park at night. Safer than many places, yes, but you are still too vulnerable and there is nobody around to help.
I live in frankston & only ever lock the house at night. Even then, the windows are open all year round. My house is over 100 years old & if you want to risk being chopped in half by a double hung window, breaking your spine, go ahead and climb in! In the meantime, I'll enjoy the air flow 😂
I came to Australia with my family as a child ( from Germany) in 1960. I couldn’t live anywhere else. It’s easy going and relaxed
Sorry this guy must have lived in Fantasy land i lived and grew up in Melbourne for 50 years the police will tell you not to walk around at night. It may have been safe once upon a time but not now the crims and drunken hero's have taken over Melbourne's streets at night. I have now moved to a small country town and it is totally different
I’m in a suburb of Adelaide and often walk by myself at night without any problems. I feel very safe. (I’m female)
@@shaz464my daughter goes for a walk every night around 9pm, we live in Sydney in a safe suburb and it’s perfectly safe. I also leave the house unlocked unless we’re going away on holidays 😂
@@Dr_KAP yes, I also leave my house unlocked. I have 2 little Cavoodles who certainly let me know if anyone is around.
Depends where you live.All of Melbourne's Bayside suburbs are safe enough to walk at night.
I live in my current house on north west nsw for 18 months , in a very small town and I lock the house out of habit. Not because I need to. There’s no reason to feel scared of anyone or anything inside this town or anywhere near this town, night or day lol
Leaving doors unlocked isn't as common especially in cities though. As the economy has tightened lately there's more homelessness leading to theft in certain areas where rentals have increased. Generally it's good. Definately BBQs everywhere. Curbside free stuff and we do go mad at people throwing litter out of cars or on streets so you don't see that much. Especially live cigarette butts out of cars windows. Since the 2019 bushfires that's a real awareness not to do all over the place. Looking after your mates and sharing goods is a big thing here.
If you want to see a really good program on Tasmania, it’s one that the American Girls (Natasha and Debbie Show) it’s done by an Aussie guy and he is a fabulous photographer, he and his wife touredTassie and stayed a week in each area and photographed it. I have lived here in Tassie for 40 years and love it, it’s the most gorgeous place and he photographs it beautifully,it’s all exactly as he shows it.
He's right about littering being a no no. It drives me nuts. Ive yelled at people. I once flew out of a Maccas and picked up a bag chockers with discarded greasy hamburger wrappers, that had been drooped just outside an open car window (next to a bin if you dont mind - 🤬). I rapped on the window & when the idiot occupier of the car wound down his window, I filled his car with it - and yelled like a banshee. He very wisely put all the crap back in the bag and got out of his car and deposited it in the bin.
He then drove off.
I returned to the whole of Mornington Maccas giving me a standing ovation. One woman said, "you were brave". I told her that she hadn't seen the look on my face & that the kid knew how pissed I was. Also, by that time I'd repaid his littering with my version inside his car, I knew he knew there was a large audience, with CCTV cameras. Hahaha. Best fun ever. I bet that young man never discards his crap so thoughtlessly ever again. I think I cured him and half the teenagers in Maccas of ever trying that shit in public again.
Next door are moving atm so getting rid of a lot of stuff by putting it on the nature strip. As a kid we would always go and have bbqs at the park. Some of my best memories.
Yes. Got an awesome fridge of the sidewall before and have given stuff away out the front of my house before 💯
I thought Brazilian BBQ was just setting fire to your muff !
As I woman I would not walk through a park at night in Melbourne
It depends on how old the car is and how many kms are on the clock.
"Bum Hose" love it 🤣🤣
we BBQ at Christmas
Free BBQ: Yup, fishing down the coast, if we catch anything, we can bbq it. Playgrounds have them... recently went to a kids birthday party at a playground & used one of the many bbq's for lunch (snags & chicken skewers).
Ooooh, chicken skewers! I know what's for dinner tomorrow! Thanks!👍