I think you're seeing patterns where there are none sometimes. Its not illegal to drive in bare feet. Pedestrians DO have right of way because you can't drive over a pedestrian, but its more just that the pedestrians are being polite to let the cars go by. A lot of things are just people having consideration for other people, not actual laws.
We do you use dryers. Usually we hang our clothes on the clothes line or rack over night then dry clothes that are still damp for 5 mins in the morning…in winter not summer…or if you live in the tropics where the humidity is so high everything is permanently wet. In Melbourne it’s cold 9 months of the year and you still will use the dryer when necessary. Cold or hot it’s mostly sunny…why heat up your house….the sun saves energy & it’s for free. Love your video…more please😻
Regarding tipping, if you cannot give your workers enough in salary for them to live on you have no right to run a business! Your guests should NOT be expected to pitch in to have your employees to come up to a liveable salary! That is just so greedy it is unthinkable in any other country but the USA. Tipping in other countries (including Australia) is when you feel that you have received something beyond your expectations, not to support a slave owner that is to greedy to pay a salary that your staff can live on!
Outdoor drying has several advantages. If hung out well there is little need for ironing. The UV in sunlight kills germs. It's low tech and low emission. They don't break down or cause fires and they smell sunny and outdoorsy. Driers also wear your clothes out faster. That were the lint in the filter comes from.
As far as a pedestrian crossing a road anywhere, it was drummed into us from kindergarten or earlier: Stop, Look and Listen. Stop, look to the right, look to the left and look to the right again. When it’s safe, cross the road. At 73 I’m still saying the jingle in my head. 😁
Me too! 74 here! There was even a jungle for it! “Look to the right and look to the left when you cross on a busy street. Cars and bicycles, buses and trams, any of these you may meet, so look to the right and look to the left when you cross on a busy street.”
Fun fact: Statistically, the roundabout is probably the safest type of intersection for motor vehicles. Based on a summary of crash rates for all crash types, intersections controlled by roundabouts have a significantly lower crash rate than intersections controlled by traffic signals. This is the main reason they are used wherever possible and practical in Australia and all over Europe, and I believe there's actually some strange history in why it's not adopted in the US.
#3 - it is NOT illegal to drive barefoot in *any* state of Australia, that said a Police Officer could fine you if he considers you are not in full control of a vehicle, and use your bare feet as that argument.
How’s that? When you have more control and feel from barefoot than you have from high heels 👠 or oversized shoes like ugg boots and big oversized work boots that can actually cross between the pedals bcse of the larger footprint. What is the argument you talking about Rob Adams ? Are you saying government are fascist authoritarian totalitarian communist dictatorship that can make up their own argument saying bare feet is dangerous ? Governments are corrupt and dangerous and owned!
It is preferred to wear footwear in the case of an accident; if you aren't critically injured, you won't thus be injured by walking on the glass or debris and contribute to the number of injured who need medical care.
How does the US not use BluTack!? When I was 15 I used to stick SO MANY things on my bedroom walls - all with BluTack. I'm 53 now! Now my younger daughter is (almost) 15 and is doing the same thing.
@@bencodykirk We used it when I was younger for posters, pics, etc. not sure what she is talking about, it is called poster putty, very common in the USA. Using tape is stupid.
@@RyanLye1975 A little tip is to roll the blue tac off rather than pulling it from the wall. If there are tiny pieces left on the wall, an easy way to remove all the blue tac is to use another piece (eg what you have already removed) to Blot up the left over bits. I hope this helps.
For deliveries there is usually the option of stating that your goods should be left in a specific place if no one is home. This is usually done when you place your order.
The outdoor clothes drying rack is called a clothesline or rotary clothesline, which Australia invented. Having an electric clothes dryer isn't such a big thing in Australia because the weather is often fine and warm enough to dry things naturally. It's cheaper too 😊
It’s quite the opposite!…Hanging up clothes outside is not very private and it’s an eyesore not to mention that it’s a violation of many neighborhood codes and not very hygienic!
@@aheat3036 •{Hanging up clothes outside is not very private} I'm not paranoid. •{and it’s an eyesore} I'm not delicate either. •{not to mention that it’s a violation of many neighborhood codes} Where in Australia? •{and not very hygienic!} Science not your thing, then? No nothing about sunlight, pet? Also dryers use heaps big powero - costs mucho moneyo - bad for the environmento - and damages clotheseo. But thanks for the light comedy relief!
Australia has laws governing minimum wages in each job category. Most Aussies living in a house will have a Hills Hoist as well as a dryer for emergencies.
most of the time pedestrians do have right of way in Australia. However, this is mainly applied in situations where there are any shared zones, at pedestrian crossings and children crossings. All drivers must look out at all times and give way to pedestrians crossing the road you are entering. This is for safety because human V's car never works out well for the human
driving barefoot isn't illegal in Australia, the rule is use appropriate footwear eg no 6" stilettos or clown shoes that would make it difficult to control the car. it does not prohibit you from driving barefoot.
FYI..the sound you hear at the Walk/Don’t Walk is for the Hearing Impaired …and it is an Australian Invention…the slow beep is to Get Ready or Hurry Up …the fast beep is when you can safely walk to the other side Hope u enjoy Australia
Another fun fact- each one has a microphone inside so the beeping is always only loud enough to be heard above ambient traffic. It's to avoid noise pollution (not too loud) and to make sure it's heard (not too quiet).
Technically cars don't have the right of way in places like car parks or pedestrian crossings, but functionally they do because if they collide the pedestrian is much more likely to be seriously hurt. In other words, the car is supposed to stop, but you should always assume that it wont.
That blu tac entry just made me realise why Americans have a hard time believing how andy got the poster back up during his escape in the shawshank redemption. I just assumed he used a blu tac type substance.
Hi Ellie, great video. Here are some similarities. Melbourne used have cable trams and San Francisco still has cable trams. Both cities have electric trams. In fact both Melbourne and San Francisco have a vintage tram line. In Melbourne is is the City Circle and San Francisco has Market Street. As far as I know both cities in those areas included the old Melbourne W class trams. You mentioned flip flops, which are thongs in Australia and jandals in New Zealand. We use Blu Tack instead of tape due to humidity. When it is humid, the tape can lose its stickiness and literally fall off the wall. We put our washed clothes out on a clothesline (or rotary hoist). If we want to wish someone a great weekend, we may say "aveagoodweekend". Incidentally, here are a couple of sayings here that you may not have heard. If you succeed at anything, you are "home and hosed". If a person is very rich and successful, they may be referred to as "riding on a pig's back". I am not exactly sure how those sayings came to be. Anyway, take care. Rob in Melbourne Australia.
I think the reason you could see more stars is that in the southern hemisphere, you can see more of the milky way. I think light pollution is more of a local thing.
Grey area to talk about. I had read about this once upon a time. Say, you have high heels would you drive with heels or bare? Thing is you must have shoes with you. Because if accident occurred you would want some protection on your soles. Thats is the reason its mention as illegally to drive bare. But obviously theres more to it with essay long on the law book.
This is not entirely true at all, I note one comment that bare feet is safer and indeed it is NOT illegal to drive in bare feet at all. What also needs to be considered is that WACH state has different driving lawas, it is not a federal thing.
In Australia, we call it a clothesline. We tend to dry our clothes outside because the sun will dry clothes quickly, and machine dryers can shrink your clothes due to their high temperatures. Machine dryers also use a lot of energy to run, so if you want to keep your energy bills down, don't use your dryer.
It's good for the environment but it's also good for you to dry clothes in the sun and air them, kills the bugs. Smells clean as well. You see more stars because we are closer to the centre of the Galaxy.
If you go to a nice fine dining type of restaurant you ARE expected to tip in Australia. And electricity is like 2 or 3 times more expensive here and many homes and apartments are not vented for a tumble dryer which then leads to moisture and mold issues inside the home.
Uhh yea thats true but she really didnt talk about that she talked about the general tipping culture and its completely different. You tip for almost everything
Clothes lines are free to use, Australia historically has the most expensive power in the world so many use them instead of a powered drier. Blu tac is reusable and does less damage to the wall or paint. As for cars shares spaces have to give way to pedestrians though many don't, that's illegal.
Love the fact you mentioned that drivers expect a small wave or a nod of thanks from the pedestrian when they are crossing. The driver will usually give the pedestrian a nod or small wave back as well. You can bet when the driver doesn't get thanked they are complaining about how rude the pedestrian is, as you said lol. Hope you continue to enjoy your time in Australia, and don't forget to travel out of the city as well. The beautiful Mornington Peninsula is not far from the city, and it has beautiful beaches, as well as being one of the locations in Australia that you can see the Aurora Australis - the Southern Hemispheres version of The Northern Lights. There are websites which update when to expect them. It's usually after a large solar flare.
I don't think drivers EXPECT a wave or whatever in the cities (I don't wave and don't expect a wave when I'm driving). An exception might be when I've sprung out of nowhere (I'm in rush) and they've had to quickly slow down for me or something like that. In a smaller town it would probably be more common though.
Enjoyed your vid. Not confrontational and just acknowledging differences both ways without being critical. I live in Melb and you were right about pretty much everything, except perhaps the no shoes driving as pointed out by a lot of ppl. Hope you are enjoying living in Melb.
It may have once been illegal to drive barefoot. But now you can. And blue tack is designed not to ruin the wall. It won’t stain, tear wallpaper or damage paint. Much better than tape.
The clarity of the stars has a lot to do with less air pollution . The big cities are not surrounded by more big cities. For that reason the stars are brighter so are better able to penetrate light pollution. Skies in Europe always appear grey to Australian eyes even when there is no cloud. Noticed that in LA and SF too.
It’s also due to the earth’s tilt on it’s axis. Australia gets considerably more sunlight, and brighter than almost anywhere else. The atmospheric pollution has a higher and faster chance of being burnt off. Generally, the higher the latitude you come from, the higher and faster chance you will get sunburnt in Australia, irrespective of skin colour. The main down side to being closer to the sun and more direct sunlight is the higher rate of skin cancer.
People forget to knead Blu Tack before using it so for them it doesn't work too well. On the other hand if you work it too much then it gets really sticky.
Tipping in Australia is not expected. Instead, a service charge will normally be added to your bill. The service charge will usually be declared on the menu if you're in a cafe or restaurant, for example, and is paid directly to the company rather than to an individual member of staff.
Electricity here is expensive and the sunshine 🌞 and the fresh air and wind makes our laundry smell fresher, also we don't have HOA's , so each home can be however the owner wants it to look and we don't have to hide our clean wet laundry, an outside line we dry laundry on is called a clothesline or if it's the one that swivels its a Hills' Hoist 😊
Actually Electricity V wages is not as high a ratio as in most countries, it just seems expensive when the individual bill is looked at out of context.
Blu tak is reusable and doesn't take paint off the walls. Occasionally it'll leave like a grease spot on the wall instead, but better than having to repaint.
My swim teammate sold her house in quit Cole Valley to move to Adelaide. I was surprised as that’s a great neighborhood in San Francisco. She said swim community is so much better in Adelaide. I’d worry about intense sun with thinner ozone layer there, but they’ve got covers 9:57 to limit solar radiation exposure.
I think that “no tipping, no tax” restaurants in the US would actually be quite popular. As you correctly point out, it’s not that hard. You simply factor it into the menu price. It’s a point of differentiation to their competitors. And let’s face it, the prices between Restaurants vary anyway. Or do such places already exist?
Wouldnt work us the USA unless they changed a myriad of things. They dont have strict wage laws for hospitality and service jobs. Any price rolled into the food cost would certainly not get passed onto the worker.
Drying clothes on a clothesline or washing line helps your clothes in heaps of ways. There are chemicals in your washing powder that when you add sunlight, it makes things whiter or makes the stains disappear. Your clothes are not as tangled, and dry flatter needing less if any ironing. The sunlight is also a natural steriliser - the UV light kills many bacteria and moulds which a clothes dryer doesn't. It is also much gentler on the fibres so your clothes last longer. There is nothing that smells as good as towels or sheets fresh off the line! I do have a dryer but I only use it in the depths of winter when we can go for weeks without a day without rain or if I need something dried urgently.
I was an instructor at the police academy I can tell you it is NOT an offence to drive barefoot. Cars do NOT have right of way over pedestrians at uncontrolled intersection.
I visit the USA quite a lot for business and I never quite get used to the tipping culture. I once had a bad meal but was told I still had to "tip" the normal amount because it was the chef's fault, not the waitress's fault. Here you'd simply go to the manager and make a complaint. The other thing I never get used to is the marked price of everything being "plus plus" (sales tax, etc) which makes it almost impossible to pay for something by cash when you work out you have the exact money in your pocket. It's illegal in Australia to mark something as $19.99 when it really costs you $21-22 at the register. The total price must be always advertised to consumers.
You must have tremendous hearing to be able to hear crossing beeps across multiple lanes of traffic. It is for the blind so they can know when it is safe to cross.
It's because Ellie's explanation is wrong. They are not designed to indicate the distance across the street. More so, they are designed for the deaf to feel & those with sight difficulties to touch/listen. If you leave your hand on the button/box you'll feel the vibrations in the noise which indicates the shift in pitch and pace. This allows for when it's time to cross. They also adjust their volume based on environmental factors - such as traffic noise.
Also instead of a 4-way stop, if it's not a round-a-bout it's often 2 stops signs opposite and 2 give-way (yield) signs opposite or only 2 give-way signs. The larger or main road will have preference (nothing or give-way) to keep the flow going.
It’s not actually illegal to drive barefoot in Australia, but the general view is that it’s not possible to put enough pressure on the brake pedal without shoes. It’s a safety thing.
Haha yes I've noticed some US Americans do say like, a LOT, normally where a micro pause might be. Where as Australians tend to say say "um" or "ah" in those micro pauses. I get packages left at my door all the time from both Australia post and courier companies. When you order something next time check the tracking or courier updates link as there's usually an option to tick to leave it in a safe place if you're not home. I have this option set up to leave items. Pedestrians are supposed have right of way here too, at least in the states I've lived in. Maybe it's just a Melbourne city thing with impatient drivers lol. Everywhere I've gone in Queensland majority of drivers stop or slow down automatically even if it's not at a pedestrian crossing. I also lived in Sydney for 12 years til 2021 though big cities can be a more hectic traffic wise so you do need to be alert. Parts of Sydney will probably remind you of your Bay area home. And other parts of Sydney may give New York vibes. The thank you or acknowledgement re cars etc is just part of manners here. It's ingrained in us to say thank you for absolutely everything. (And also not to litter). Not sure about Victoria but certainly living in Sydney and Queensland, when using buses for example most people will say "thank you driver. " Or nod and say thanks upon exiting. Same with please and thank you at cafes etc when ordering and receiving a coffee or whatever. That was a huge difference I notice in LA. People would just kind of blurt out their their order with no please. And no thank you at the end. Where as here it's more "I'll have a flat white please". And a thank you/thanks at the end. It's considered rude to not to. Like you are treating people as though they are servants and beneath you. And often there's a "hi, how are you" or how is your day exchange with you and the barista at the start lol. People can be very chatty! Tipping culture is unfair on everyone. The US needs a federally mandated minimum wage like we have. It's $21.38 AUD here currently. Though most people in hospitality earn about 26-33 an hour. Plus penalty rates for Sundays and public holidays which are usually double the hourly rate. You're entitled to pay for working over time too.
@@elliemajelly If you ever find yourself at a hook turn, just copy the others lol. I remember doing a hook turn on the way to work every day in the 1970s. I’m giving my age away lol, from Spencer St Melbourne to Port Melbourne. No traffic lights back then and one policeman in the old white police helmets directing traffic standing in the middle of all. He always seemed calm. They are pretty easy to do, must have been, I’d not long had my license.
FYI ** safety** always check the right and give way to a car entering a roundabout from your right. I have been honked at for giving way at a roundabout, but that guy behind me is just being impatient and no one does it at Five Ways in Mooroolbark because the Police Station sits right on the intersection where the five roads intersect in three interconnected roundabouts. Have you done a hook turn in the CBD yet? That is a weird and there a few intersections that you do a hook turn to turn right (from the far left hand lane as you stop and straddle the intersection) but only when the light tells you to go (saves you from having a tram collision). Oh, and my husband does tip when we have been given really good service.
So I’m doing the opposite and travelling to the U.S a bit and the main difference on the road I noticed was “right on red” which in Australia we have traffic signs that show if the road is without signals it’s a “give way” or “yield” indicator. I found it odd that American traffic signals are on really high overpass bars or on wires.
OMG YES you know they nicknamed the right on red the “california roll” because no one really stops for a right on red they kind of just roll through like it’s a yield
We have a clothes dryer and we have used it twice in nearly 7 years. My Mana taught me that I get Vitamin D from the sun and nothing smells better than sheets dried in the sun on the Clothesline or Hills Hoist if you prefer. I have been to America a lot and it isn’t hard to drive in either Country. If you just remember no matter which way you are going the drivers seat is closest to the middle of the road. It isn’t rocket Science.
ah makes sense! and i’d say the only reason driving is tough is getting rid of your previous countries habits, good for you that it’s not a problem you have!
In Sth. Aust. if you are within 100 meters, (I think), of a crossing you have to use the crossing. Hanging your clothes on the Hills/washing line not only saves you money on power use and helps the environment but it also helps eliminate (some) odours and sunlight has a disinfectant effect as well.
I know you’re supposed to do that, but unless it’s a huge 5 lane each way road I am often likely to deliberately walk down the road away from the lights so I can cross more safely. So I’m crossing on a normal section of road instead of with cars coming from multiple directions at once, I can see what the cars are doing better, and you definitely can’t just act as though the light is red so they’ll stop etc, because they don’t, and they so often don’t even look at the slip road for instance. It’s much safer to cross away from the lights.
so looking it up it says it’s not recommended so maybe my dad just said it was illegal so i wouldn’t do it since it’s dangerous LOL just safety dad things
Did you know that the noise for pedestrian crossings that changes for when to cross the road is an Australian invention. Love the videos. Stephen, Templestowe, Melbourne.
If you can see stars in the middle of the city, how could it be an issue of light pollution? The bay area is shrouded in smog. It's the pollution shielding the stars
There is no law itself stating that you must wear appropriate footwear (ie no law forbidding driving with bare feet), but you can still get into trouble if you wear footwear that is not suitable to drive in.
the security at brisbane airport wouldnt let me onto the tarmac in barefeet, so sadly i had to buy some shoes as my last pare disentegrated from lack of use.
Cars are supposed to give way to pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles sowing from the right...just need to point that out. Also whether you use a clothes line or dryer, it's up to you., and blu-tak or tapes is also up to you, but blu-tak is super easy to use. 🤪👍🥳
if it’s a dedicated cross walk right? other than that if i’m just walking across a road unmarked (like jaywalking) no cars would stop in australia unless there was chance of a collision
@@elliemajelly Not exactly. Cars have right of way but they still have to give way to pedestrians if they cannot proceed safely. so they do have right of way but if a pedestrian want to play chicken with a car then technically the car must stop and not kill the pedestrian.
Interesting to hear that Californians regularly stop for pedestrians at cross walks, the rules here are that you must stop for a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing and if you cause the pedestrian to nails or deviate you can be booked. Another thing I noticed about driving in the US (many years ago) was the courtesy in merging lanes.
Technically, (at least in NSW) it is give way to who ever enters the roundabout first. Realistically, it works better to give way to the cars on your right.
Huh? We have both stop signs and roundabouts, in different situations. And lots of what you said is quite Melbourne-centric, I’m in WA and it doesn’t all apply the same way.
Lights at roundabouts must be a Melbourne thing. We don’t have that in Sydney, just give way to your right rule. Tipping here is optional and depends on the service given. Thank goodness that we have decent wages in Australia. Why would you use a clothes dryer on a sunny day? Why pay electricity when we have lots of sunshine? Love the Aussie accent and slang. Sparky-electrician, brollie-umbrella, mozzie-mosquito. I love our language!
When driving you must always give way to the right. Even at a round about. Pedestrians do have the right of way. Technically a car has to wait until the pedestrian has completely crosses the pedestrian crossing before you can drive forward . A clothes hoist is used for drying clothes outside because we have plenty of fine weather. Additionally the suns UV kills bacteria and Viruses on the clothes as they dry. So you r clothes are pretty much sterilized. Australia has Parcel Lockers. These are lockers you can have you parcel delivered to. These are usually located in areas with 24/7 access. So you can go collect your parcel at 2am if that is the only time you can get there. You receive and SMS and email with a pin code that will allow you to open your parcel locker. You do not own the parcel locker it is randomly allocated to you each time you have parcels delivered to it. Minimum wage is $21 AUD. but you may also get additional entitlements on top of that.
@@elliemajelly The “like” thing is an American thing, and younger people worldwide tend to copy American habits; be they good, bad or otherwise. Cheers from Oz.
It is not illegal to drive barefoot in Australia ... that is an urban myth. Stop signs - you have come to a complete stop and give way to the traffic, most people do not come to a complete stop. Give way Signs - you don't have to come to a complete stop, but still have to Give way. . It is called a 'Clothes Line' and the most popular Clothes line in Australia is the Australian invented rotary 'Hill's Hoist' - Clothes dryers do not reach the minimum Temps required to kill bacteria, where direct UV Sunlight does that (despite the Temp). Not only do you save money - your clothes are cleaner and smell fresher. Also, you do not have to iron clothes from a clothes line.
Pedestrian "right of way" depends on context. In the burbs, you generally wait for cars that are turning into your street before crossing at a corner. In the city, you just cross. The fact is, pedestrians DO have right of way at uncontrolled intersections if a car is turning into it. That's NSW law at least. A lot of car drivers don't understand or care about this law, which is why pedestrians are wary and will wait for the car. In carparks, when I'm walking, I'll walk in front of cars all the time but I don't dawdle and don't diagonal cross. I never wave thanks for a car stopping at a zebra crossing, and I don't expect a thankyou as a driver, because it's the law that cars have to stop. Drivers shouldn't expect gratitude for doing the bare minimum. In regard to rotary clothes lines, how else are you gonna play Goon of Fortune?
I think you're seeing patterns where there are none sometimes. Its not illegal to drive in bare feet. Pedestrians DO have right of way because you can't drive over a pedestrian, but its more just that the pedestrians are being polite to let the cars go by. A lot of things are just people having consideration for other people, not actual laws.
Well done.
Perfectly put.
Cheers
We do you use dryers. Usually we hang our clothes on the clothes line or rack over night then dry clothes that are still damp for 5 mins in the morning…in winter not summer…or if you live in the tropics where the humidity is so high everything is permanently wet. In Melbourne it’s cold 9 months of the year and you still will use the dryer when necessary. Cold or hot it’s mostly sunny…why heat up your house….the sun saves energy & it’s for free. Love your video…more please😻
Regarding tipping, if you cannot give your workers enough in salary for them to live on you have no right to run a business!
Your guests should NOT be expected to pitch in to have your employees to come up to a liveable salary! That is just so greedy it is unthinkable in any other country but the USA. Tipping in other countries (including Australia) is when you feel that you have received something beyond your expectations, not to support a slave owner that is to greedy to pay a salary that your staff can live on!
Outdoor drying has several advantages. If hung out well there is little need for ironing. The UV in sunlight kills germs. It's low tech and low emission. They don't break down or cause fires and they smell sunny and outdoorsy. Driers also wear your clothes out faster. That were the lint in the filter comes from.
As far as a pedestrian crossing a road anywhere, it was drummed into us from kindergarten or earlier: Stop, Look and Listen. Stop, look to the right, look to the left and look to the right again. When it’s safe, cross the road. At 73 I’m still saying the jingle in my head. 😁
Trouble is though, I keep forgetting the words !
Me too! 74 here! There was even a jungle for it! “Look to the right and look to the left when you cross on a busy street. Cars and bicycles, buses and trams, any of these you may meet, so look to the right and look to the left when you cross on a busy street.”
I remember Hector the cat and his little jingle ua-cam.com/video/2JXCezYlPNE/v-deo.htmlsi=dKkdJi6Lgqz5qcwD
4:14 she used the pedestrian crossing sound in her song bad guys
Fun fact: Statistically, the roundabout is probably the safest type of intersection for motor vehicles. Based on a summary of crash rates for all crash types, intersections controlled by roundabouts have a significantly lower crash rate than intersections controlled by traffic signals. This is the main reason they are used wherever possible and practical in Australia and all over Europe, and I believe there's actually some strange history in why it's not adopted in the US.
We have been brought up being taught it’s wasteful to use a clothes dryer when the whether is nice out side 😊
In a sunny environment why wouldn't you hang your clothes out to dry?
Pedestrian crossing touch pads sound to help sight-impaired pedestrians.....they also vibrate when they change for similar reasons.
#3 - it is NOT illegal to drive barefoot in *any* state of Australia, that said a Police Officer could fine you if he considers you are not in full control of a vehicle, and use your bare feet as that argument.
How’s that? When you have more control and feel from barefoot than you have from high heels 👠 or oversized shoes like ugg boots and big oversized work boots that can actually cross between the pedals bcse of the larger footprint. What is the argument you talking about Rob Adams ? Are you saying government are fascist authoritarian totalitarian communist dictatorship that can make up their own argument saying bare feet is dangerous ? Governments are corrupt and dangerous and owned!
It is preferred to wear footwear in the case of an accident; if you aren't critically injured, you won't thus be injured by walking on the glass or debris and contribute to the number of injured who need medical care.
@@seanc2069 preferred, yes, illegal, no.
Hills hoist, clothes horse and the weather means it's always sunny in WA.
Blue tack usually doesn't rip paint off the wall whereas sticky tape can.
How does the US not use BluTack!? When I was 15 I used to stick SO MANY things on my bedroom walls - all with BluTack. I'm 53 now! Now my younger daughter is (almost) 15 and is doing the same thing.
Indeed blie-tac can and does rip of paint quite often but maybe less so.
@@RyanLye1975 That's cuz you're buying the knock-off brand, Blie-tac. Blu Tack is much better. 😏
@@bencodykirk We used it when I was younger for posters, pics, etc. not sure what she is talking about, it is called poster putty, very common in the USA. Using tape is stupid.
@@RyanLye1975 A little tip is to roll the blue tac off rather than pulling it from the wall. If there are tiny pieces left on the wall, an easy way to remove all the blue tac is to use another piece (eg what you have already removed) to Blot up the left over bits. I hope this helps.
For deliveries there is usually the option of stating that your goods should be left in a specific place if no one is home. This is usually done when you place your order.
The outdoor clothes drying rack is called a clothesline or rotary clothesline, which Australia invented. Having an electric clothes dryer isn't such a big thing in Australia because the weather is often fine and warm enough to dry things naturally. It's cheaper too 😊
Are you really an aussie if you didn't grow up with a hill hoist in the backyard?
Sunlight has ultra violet which kills most germs including mrsa germs
@@fenix849 🤣 If you couldn’t afford a Hills Hoist, you bought a Drymaster.
The other advantage of drying your clothes on the line is that the sunshine kills any bacteria and fungi. Nature's steriliser!
Another point about the stars in Australia is that they are brighter. Literally brighter ✨️ 💛 😊
Clothes dryers are harsh on clothes & air/sun dried clothes have a clean fresh smell & sun also kills "germs".
It’s quite the opposite!…Hanging up clothes outside is not very private and it’s an eyesore not to mention that it’s a violation of many neighborhood codes and not very hygienic!
@@aheat3036
•{Hanging up clothes outside is not very private}
I'm not paranoid.
•{and it’s an eyesore}
I'm not delicate either.
•{not to mention that it’s a violation of many neighborhood codes}
Where in Australia?
•{and not very hygienic!}
Science not your thing, then? No nothing about sunlight, pet?
Also dryers use heaps big powero - costs mucho moneyo - bad for the environmento - and damages clotheseo.
But thanks for the light comedy relief!
@@aheat3036 None of what you said was the 'opposite' to what you were replying to.
Clotheslines have been a part of life for generations, clothesdryers relatively new...if you're in a hurry, use a dryer, or if the weather is bad,
Australia has laws governing minimum wages in each job category.
Most Aussies living in a house will have a Hills Hoist as well as a dryer for emergencies.
most of the time pedestrians do have right of way in Australia. However, this is mainly applied in situations where there are any shared zones, at pedestrian crossings and children crossings. All drivers must look out at all times and give way to pedestrians crossing the road you are entering. This is for safety because human V's car never works out well for the human
driving barefoot isn't illegal in Australia, the rule is use appropriate footwear eg no 6" stilettos or clown shoes that would make it difficult to control the car. it does not prohibit you from driving barefoot.
haha no 6” stilletos for me, i have another comment explaining why i thought it was illegal
flippers for a fast start to Bondi
FYI..the sound you hear at the Walk/Don’t Walk is for the Hearing Impaired …and it is an Australian Invention…the slow beep is to Get Ready or Hurry Up …the fast beep is when you can safely walk to the other side
Hope u enjoy Australia
Another fun fact- each one has a microphone inside so the beeping is always only loud enough to be heard above ambient traffic. It's to avoid noise pollution (not too loud) and to make sure it's heard (not too quiet).
Why would the sound for be for the hearing impaired? I think it is for the visually impaired
yeah, its definately for visual impared, not hearing impaired.
@@peetabrown5813
It’s for both.
@@madpuppet666
It’s for both.
Technically cars don't have the right of way in places like car parks or pedestrian crossings, but functionally they do because if they collide the pedestrian is much more likely to be seriously hurt. In other words, the car is supposed to stop, but you should always assume that it wont.
If you travel to Central Australia to see the night sky, you will realise just how many millions of stars you can see compared to Melbourne.
id love to go!
@@elliemajelly yes get out of the city you will be amazed at the night sky.
im heading out for easter so should be seeing some soon! 🥰
Even more so if you go up into the Alpine areas.
That blu tac entry just made me realise why Americans have a hard time believing how andy got the poster back up during his escape in the shawshank redemption. I just assumed he used a blu tac type substance.
Hi Ellie, great video. Here are some similarities. Melbourne used have cable trams and San Francisco still has cable trams. Both cities have electric trams. In fact both Melbourne and San Francisco have a vintage tram line. In Melbourne is is the City Circle and San Francisco has Market Street. As far as I know both cities in those areas included the old Melbourne W class trams. You mentioned flip flops, which are thongs in Australia and jandals in New Zealand. We use Blu Tack instead of tape due to humidity. When it is humid, the tape can lose its stickiness and literally fall off the wall. We put our washed clothes out on a clothesline (or rotary hoist). If we want to wish someone a great weekend, we may say "aveagoodweekend". Incidentally, here are a couple of sayings here that you may not have heard. If you succeed at anything, you are "home and hosed". If a person is very rich and successful, they may be referred to as "riding on a pig's back". I am not exactly sure how those sayings came to be. Anyway, take care. Rob in Melbourne Australia.
I think the reason you could see more stars is that in the southern hemisphere, you can see more of the milky way. I think light pollution is more of a local thing.
You can't beat the fresh air and sunlight for drying clothes. They smell so fresh and clean.
It definitely isn't illegal to drive barefoot in Australia
check my other comment
Grey area to talk about. I had read about this once upon a time. Say, you have high heels would you drive with heels or bare? Thing is you must have shoes with you. Because if accident occurred you would want some protection on your soles. Thats is the reason its mention as illegally to drive bare. But obviously theres more to it with essay long on the law book.
It is advised NOT to drive wearing Thongs but rather bare feet are Safer. Obviously!
Driving with dragons on is farken dangerous especially with a manual 😅
This is not entirely true at all, I note one comment that bare feet is safer and indeed it is NOT illegal to drive in bare feet at all. What also needs to be considered is that WACH state has different driving lawas, it is not a federal thing.
In Australia, we call it a clothesline. We tend to dry our clothes outside because the sun will dry clothes quickly, and machine dryers can shrink your clothes due to their high temperatures. Machine dryers also use a lot of energy to run, so if you want to keep your energy bills down, don't use your dryer.
It's good for the environment but it's also good for you to dry clothes in the sun and air them, kills the bugs. Smells clean as well.
You see more stars because we are closer to the centre of the Galaxy.
Oz is roughly the size of the 48 states but with a population the size of Florida. People cause light pollution.
The outside drying rack is called a clothesline. People dry their clothes outside because they dry quickly and it costs nothing to dry them.
If you go to a nice fine dining type of restaurant you ARE expected to tip in Australia.
And electricity is like 2 or 3 times more expensive here and many homes and apartments are not vented for a tumble dryer which then leads to moisture and mold issues inside the home.
Uhh yea thats true but she really didnt talk about that she talked about the general tipping culture and its completely different. You tip for almost everything
Clothes lines are free to use, Australia historically has the most expensive power in the world so many use them instead of a powered drier. Blu tac is reusable and does less damage to the wall or paint. As for cars shares spaces have to give way to pedestrians though many don't, that's illegal.
Love the fact you mentioned that drivers expect a small wave or a nod of thanks from the pedestrian when they are crossing. The driver will usually give the pedestrian a nod or small wave back as well. You can bet when the driver doesn't get thanked they are complaining about how rude the pedestrian is, as you said lol.
Hope you continue to enjoy your time in Australia, and don't forget to travel out of the city as well. The beautiful Mornington Peninsula is not far from the city, and it has beautiful beaches, as well as being one of the locations in Australia that you can see the Aurora Australis - the Southern Hemispheres version of The Northern Lights. There are websites which update when to expect them. It's usually after a large solar flare.
thank you!! i’ll definitely have to look at traveling more outside melbourne
The driveres do NOT expect a nod or a wave...do you think otherwise they have the right to run over them? What a really dumb thing to say!
I don't think drivers EXPECT a wave or whatever in the cities (I don't wave and don't expect a wave when I'm driving). An exception might be when I've sprung out of nowhere (I'm in rush) and they've had to quickly slow down for me or something like that. In a smaller town it would probably be more common though.
If you really want to see Australia, come to Queensland. The rest of Australia only exists to support Queensland!
Really good points re the difference. Rather then the usual stuff. Useful information Indeed.
9:40 It's called a cloths line.
City folk may have a "Hills Hoist" the great Australia backyard kids swing.
Clothesline, not cloths line.
Cheers
Enjoyed your vid. Not confrontational and just acknowledging differences both ways without being critical. I live in Melb and you were right about pretty much everything, except perhaps the no shoes driving as pointed out by a lot of ppl. Hope you are enjoying living in Melb.
It may have once been illegal to drive barefoot. But now you can.
And blue tack is designed not to ruin the wall. It won’t stain, tear wallpaper or damage paint. Much better than tape.
The clarity of the stars has a lot to do with less air pollution . The big cities are not surrounded by more big cities. For that reason the stars are brighter so are better able to penetrate light pollution. Skies in Europe always appear grey to Australian eyes even when there is no cloud. Noticed that in LA and SF too.
ahh that makes a lot of sense! thanks for the observation
It’s also due to the earth’s tilt on it’s axis. Australia gets considerably more sunlight, and brighter than almost anywhere else. The atmospheric pollution has a higher and faster chance of being burnt off. Generally, the higher the latitude you come from, the higher and faster chance you will get sunburnt in Australia, irrespective of skin colour. The main down side to being closer to the sun and more direct sunlight is the higher rate of skin cancer.
Tape can take off paint if on for a while
And unless the blue tac is there for literally years it won’t
People forget to knead Blu Tack before using it so for them it doesn't work too well. On the other hand if you work it too much then it gets really sticky.
If you store it in the fridge, it reduces the likelihood of it going tacky.
Sometimes, when you say "Australia" you are really referring to "the State of Victoria". Especially road rules. NSW has different rules, as does Qld.
These days most (not quite all) road rules are the same across Australia.
Yes.
Victoria has road rules, unique from every other State and Territory in Australia.
Tipping in Australia is not expected. Instead, a service charge will normally be added to your bill. The service charge will usually be declared on the menu if you're in a cafe or restaurant, for example, and is paid directly to the company rather than to an individual member of staff.
its not something I've seen at restaurants here in Aus.
@@Dale1963swans you may find some do
Electricity here is expensive and the sunshine 🌞 and the fresh air and wind makes our laundry smell fresher, also we don't have HOA's , so each home can be however the owner wants it to look and we don't have to hide our clean wet laundry, an outside line we dry laundry on is called a clothesline or if it's the one that swivels its a Hills' Hoist 😊
Actually Electricity V wages is not as high a ratio as in most countries, it just seems expensive when the individual bill is looked at out of context.
@@HenriHattar Yes - and my bill isn't too unpleasant to look at as I have 20 solar panels! And I don't use the dryer unless necessary.
@@bencodykirk ahh the pitter patter of little kilowatt hours and the mis information it brings!
@@HenriHattar What are you on about?
Blu tak is reusable and doesn't take paint off the walls. Occasionally it'll leave like a grease spot on the wall instead, but better than having to repaint.
My swim teammate sold her house in quit Cole Valley to move to Adelaide. I was surprised as that’s a great neighborhood in San Francisco. She said swim community is so much better in Adelaide. I’d worry about intense sun with thinner ozone layer there, but they’ve got covers 9:57 to limit solar radiation exposure.
I think that “no tipping, no tax” restaurants in the US would actually be quite popular. As you correctly point out, it’s not that hard. You simply factor it into the menu price. It’s a point of differentiation to their competitors. And let’s face it, the prices between Restaurants vary anyway. Or do such places already exist?
Wouldnt work us the USA unless they changed a myriad of things. They dont have strict wage laws for hospitality and service jobs. Any price rolled into the food cost would certainly not get passed onto the worker.
Drying clothes on a clothesline or washing line helps your clothes in heaps of ways. There are chemicals in your washing powder that when you add sunlight, it makes things whiter or makes the stains disappear. Your clothes are not as tangled, and dry flatter needing less if any ironing. The sunlight is also a natural steriliser - the UV light kills many bacteria and moulds which a clothes dryer doesn't. It is also much gentler on the fibres so your clothes last longer. There is nothing that smells as good as towels or sheets fresh off the line! I do have a dryer but I only use it in the depths of winter when we can go for weeks without a day without rain or if I need something dried urgently.
Exactly.
Cheers
No round-a-bouts increase flow and decrease accidents as well around 11-30% depending on the type.
I was an instructor at the police academy I can tell you it is NOT an offence to drive barefoot. Cars do NOT have right of way over pedestrians at uncontrolled intersection.
I drove down to the servo , got out barefoot and these cops just looked at me. Gave them a nod they gave me one and I just kept walking.
Adelaide .SA
i love that hahaha so australian of you
If you live down near the beach or in the river land it’s just normal
I visit the USA quite a lot for business and I never quite get used to the tipping culture. I once had a bad meal but was told I still had to "tip" the normal amount because it was the chef's fault, not the waitress's fault. Here you'd simply go to the manager and make a complaint. The other thing I never get used to is the marked price of everything being "plus plus" (sales tax, etc) which makes it almost impossible to pay for something by cash when you work out you have the exact money in your pocket. It's illegal in Australia to mark something as $19.99 when it really costs you $21-22 at the register. The total price must be always advertised to consumers.
America only tips because waiters aren't payed enough which is stupid.
Clothes, towels, sheets etc smell much fresher when dried outside on the clothesline.
You must have tremendous hearing to be able to hear crossing beeps across multiple lanes of traffic. It is for the blind so they can know when it is safe to cross.
in st. kilda in the morning im able to hear it so depends on the place
@@elliemajelly Six lanes of traffic, often with buses and trucks makes it unreliable in the extreme.
It's because Ellie's explanation is wrong. They are not designed to indicate the distance across the street. More so, they are designed for the deaf to feel & those with sight difficulties to touch/listen. If you leave your hand on the button/box you'll feel the vibrations in the noise which indicates the shift in pitch and pace. This allows for when it's time to cross. They also adjust their volume based on environmental factors - such as traffic noise.
@@sarahwkml
Perfectly put.
Cheers
Also instead of a 4-way stop, if it's not a round-a-bout it's often 2 stops signs opposite and 2 give-way (yield) signs opposite or only 2 give-way signs.
The larger or main road will have preference (nothing or give-way) to keep the flow going.
It’s not actually illegal to drive barefoot in Australia, but the general view is that it’s not possible to put enough pressure on the brake pedal without shoes. It’s a safety thing.
As far as I know it is illegal to drive barefoot OR with thongs.
You have to have fitted footwear.
We do have some 4 way stops but very few
Haha yes I've noticed some US Americans do say like, a LOT, normally where a micro pause might be. Where as Australians tend to say say "um" or "ah" in those micro pauses.
I get packages left at my door all the time from both Australia post and courier companies. When you order something next time check the tracking or courier updates link as there's usually an option to tick to leave it in a safe place if you're not home. I have this option set up to leave items.
Pedestrians are supposed have right of way here too, at least in the states I've lived in. Maybe it's just a Melbourne city thing with impatient drivers lol.
Everywhere I've gone in Queensland majority of drivers stop or slow down automatically even if it's not at a pedestrian crossing.
I also lived in Sydney for 12 years til 2021 though big cities can be a more hectic traffic wise so you do need to be alert.
Parts of Sydney will probably remind you of your Bay area home. And other parts of Sydney may give New York vibes.
The thank you or acknowledgement re cars etc is just part of manners here. It's ingrained in us to say thank you for absolutely everything. (And also not to litter).
Not sure about Victoria but certainly living in Sydney and Queensland, when using buses for example most people will say "thank you driver. " Or nod and say thanks upon exiting.
Same with please and thank you at cafes etc when ordering and receiving a coffee or whatever.
That was a huge difference I notice in LA. People would just kind of blurt out their their order with no please. And no thank you at the end. Where as here it's more "I'll have a flat white please". And a thank you/thanks at the end. It's considered rude to not to. Like you are treating people as though they are servants and beneath you. And often there's a "hi, how are you" or how is your day exchange with you and the barista at the start lol.
People can be very chatty!
Tipping culture is unfair on everyone. The US needs a federally mandated minimum wage like we have. It's $21.38 AUD here currently. Though most people in hospitality earn about 26-33 an hour. Plus penalty rates for Sundays and public holidays which are usually double the hourly rate. You're entitled to pay for working over time too.
Traffic lights Hook turns are fantastic 😁
i’m avoiding those at all costs 😭
@@elliemajelly
If you ever find yourself at a hook turn, just copy the others lol. I remember doing a hook turn on the way to work every day in the 1970s. I’m giving my age away lol, from Spencer St Melbourne to Port Melbourne. No traffic lights back then and one policeman in the old white police helmets directing traffic standing in the middle of all. He always seemed calm. They are pretty easy to do, must have been, I’d not long had my license.
@@elliemajelly Me too (if I ever go to Melbourne). I'm in Brisbane so don't have to deal with them!
I always hang my clothes on the line so they smell like sunshine when I bring them in...seriously, they smell so nice.
The clothes drying rack is a Hills Hoist.
FYI ** safety** always check the right and give way to a car entering a roundabout from your right. I have been honked at for giving way at a roundabout, but that guy behind me is just being impatient and no one does it at Five Ways in Mooroolbark because the Police Station sits right on the intersection where the five roads intersect in three interconnected roundabouts. Have you done a hook turn in the CBD yet? That is a weird and there a few intersections that you do a hook turn to turn right (from the far left hand lane as you stop and straddle the intersection) but only when the light tells you to go (saves you from having a tram collision). Oh, and my husband does tip when we have been given really good service.
So I’m doing the opposite and travelling to the U.S a bit and the main difference on the road I noticed was “right on red” which in Australia we have traffic signs that show if the road is without signals it’s a “give way” or “yield” indicator. I found it odd that American traffic signals are on really high overpass bars or on wires.
OMG YES you know they nicknamed the right on red the “california roll” because no one really stops for a right on red they kind of just roll through like it’s a yield
We have a clothes dryer and we have used it twice in nearly 7 years. My Mana taught me that I get Vitamin D from the sun and nothing smells better than sheets dried in the sun on the Clothesline or Hills Hoist if you prefer.
I have been to America a lot and it isn’t hard to drive in either Country. If you just remember no matter which way you are going the drivers seat is closest to the middle of the road. It isn’t rocket Science.
ah makes sense! and i’d say the only reason driving is tough is getting rid of your previous countries habits, good for you that it’s not a problem you have!
Blutac doesn't take the paint off the wall like tape can.
I always acknowledge the driver w a thank you nod when they let me go if they don't have to.
Pedestrians have right of way on footpaths across driveways, and on side-streets at intersections (although, you do put your life on the line)
Not on roundabouts. But drivers do have to give way to pedestrians regardless of what they do and where they are, you cant run people over.
In Sth. Aust. if you are within 100 meters, (I think), of a crossing you have to use the crossing. Hanging your clothes on the Hills/washing line not only saves you money on power use and helps the environment but it also helps eliminate (some) odours and sunlight has a disinfectant effect as well.
I know you’re supposed to do that, but unless it’s a huge 5 lane each way road I am often likely to deliberately walk down the road away from the lights so I can cross more safely. So I’m crossing on a normal section of road instead of with cars coming from multiple directions at once, I can see what the cars are doing better, and you definitely can’t just act as though the light is red so they’ll stop etc, because they don’t, and they so often don’t even look at the slip road for instance. It’s much safer to cross away from the lights.
Video on food please USA has Awesome buffets
I've never heard that it's illegal to drive bare foot here in oz. Can anyone confirm?
It’s definitely not illegal.
so looking it up it says it’s not recommended so maybe my dad just said it was illegal so i wouldn’t do it since it’s dangerous LOL just safety dad things
@@Glenn-ei3xp Thanks, didn't think so.
It's not she is full of it
@@markflint2629 Are you serious?
Did you know that the noise for pedestrian crossings that changes for when to cross the road is an Australian invention. Love the videos. Stephen, Templestowe, Melbourne.
ayy i love that!! thanks sm ❤️
If you can see stars in the middle of the city, how could it be an issue of light pollution?
The bay area is shrouded in smog.
It's the pollution shielding the stars
There is no law itself stating that you must wear appropriate footwear (ie no law forbidding driving with bare feet), but you can still get into trouble if you wear footwear that is not suitable to drive in.
the security at brisbane airport wouldnt let me onto the tarmac in barefeet, so sadly i had to buy some shoes as my last pare disentegrated from lack of use.
Pedestrians actually always have right of way, even when they're in the wrong.
Cars are supposed to give way to pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles sowing from the right...just need to point that out. Also whether you use a clothes line or dryer, it's up to you., and blu-tak or tapes is also up to you, but blu-tak is super easy to use. 🤪👍🥳
if it’s a dedicated cross walk right? other than that if i’m just walking across a road unmarked (like jaywalking) no cars would stop in australia unless there was chance of a collision
@@elliemajelly Not exactly. Cars have right of way but they still have to give way to pedestrians if they cannot proceed safely. so they do have right of way but if a pedestrian want to play chicken with a car then technically the car must stop and not kill the pedestrian.
NOT ILLEGAL TO DRIVE BAREFOOT IN AUSTRALIA
PEDESTRIANS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY ALWAYS YOUR FATHER WAS WRONG
@@elliemajelly
Jaywalking is another “America-only” thing.
Cheers
Interesting to hear that Californians regularly stop for pedestrians at cross walks, the rules here are that you must stop for a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing and if you cause the pedestrian to nails or deviate you can be booked.
Another thing I noticed about driving in the US (many years ago) was the courtesy in merging lanes.
Wait....they don't have Blu-Tac in America????
Blu Tack was developed in England, but I'm sure they have it (or something similar) in the US.
i’ve never seen it sold in the US before so who knows! maybe you can get it amazon shipped, since i know you can get weetbix through amazon
Great video, So many positives. We try.
Do they charge sales tax? property tax? HOA fee?
Do they have affordable housing? affordable medicare in AU?
Are people friendly???
Roundabouts old school way that still works is give way to the right
The roundabout rule is you give way to the right and anything that’s already in the roundabout.
No, give way to what's already on the roundabout....no give right!!!!
Technically, (at least in NSW) it is give way to who ever enters the roundabout first. Realistically, it works better to give way to the cars on your right.
Yes, I've never known it to be illegal to drive barefoot in Australia (60yo male Australian)
Hill hoist is a clothes line
We call where we hang the clothes outside a Clothesline
Huh? We have both stop signs and roundabouts, in different situations. And lots of what you said is quite Melbourne-centric, I’m in WA and it doesn’t all apply the same way.
yeah i said at the start im comparing just melbourne as i haven’t traveled out farther from melbourne yet
We don't have many stop signs compared to the US. I hate driving in the US from that point of view. SO MANY STOP SIGNS! 🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑😂😂😂😂
Hills hoist or clothes line 🧐
it called clothes line
Bluetak doesn't damage the wall
We call drying racks clothes horses.
that has to be a lie hahaha
And fashion models 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@elliemajelly no they are called clothes horse
@@debmccudden242 HOIST
@@Jon-cb3xy not outside lines the inside ones was what we were discussing and I think you forgot the hills
Don't forget blue tack is also reusable
Lights at roundabouts must be a Melbourne thing. We don’t have that in Sydney, just give way to your right rule. Tipping here is optional and depends on the service given. Thank goodness that we have decent wages in Australia. Why would you use a clothes dryer on a sunny day? Why pay electricity when we have lots of sunshine? Love the Aussie accent and slang. Sparky-electrician, brollie-umbrella, mozzie-mosquito. I love our language!
When driving you must always give way to the right. Even at a round about. Pedestrians do have the right of way. Technically a car has to wait until the pedestrian has completely crosses the pedestrian crossing before you can drive forward .
A clothes hoist is used for drying clothes outside because we have plenty of fine weather. Additionally the suns UV kills bacteria and Viruses on the clothes as they dry. So you r clothes are pretty much sterilized.
Australia has Parcel Lockers. These are lockers you can have you parcel delivered to. These are usually located in areas with 24/7 access. So you can go collect your parcel at 2am if that is the only time you can get there. You receive and SMS and email with a pin code that will allow you to open your parcel locker. You do not own the parcel locker it is randomly allocated to you each time you have parcels delivered to it.
Minimum wage is $21 AUD. but you may also get additional entitlements on top of that.
You are very good at this
The whole "like" thing, I'm a born and bred Aussie, and I also say "like" a lot!! So, don't feel bad!! Noiyce one! xx
haha thank you!! 💗
@@elliemajelly
The “like” thing is an American thing, and younger people worldwide tend to copy American habits; be they good, bad or otherwise.
Cheers from Oz.
It is not illegal to drive barefoot in Australia ... that is an urban myth.
Stop signs - you have come to a complete stop and give way to the traffic, most people do not come to a complete stop.
Give way Signs - you don't have to come to a complete stop, but still have to Give way.
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It is called a 'Clothes Line' and the most popular Clothes line in Australia is the Australian invented rotary 'Hill's Hoist' - Clothes dryers do not reach the minimum Temps required to kill bacteria, where direct UV Sunlight does that (despite the Temp). Not only do you save money - your clothes are cleaner and smell fresher.
Also, you do not have to iron clothes from a clothes line.
It's called a clothesline. It's considered lazy to use your dryer when the weather's fine.
It’s the regular pollution too. Not just the light.
I knew you had traffic circles in US, I didn't know you had roundabouts over there
they do I came to one in New Mexico
Pedestrian "right of way" depends on context. In the burbs, you generally wait for cars that are turning into your street before crossing at a corner. In the city, you just cross. The fact is, pedestrians DO have right of way at uncontrolled intersections if a car is turning into it. That's NSW law at least. A lot of car drivers don't understand or care about this law, which is why pedestrians are wary and will wait for the car.
In carparks, when I'm walking, I'll walk in front of cars all the time but I don't dawdle and don't diagonal cross. I never wave thanks for a car stopping at a zebra crossing, and I don't expect a thankyou as a driver, because it's the law that cars have to stop. Drivers shouldn't expect gratitude for doing the bare minimum.
In regard to rotary clothes lines, how else are you gonna play Goon of Fortune?