Culture shocks living in Australia 🇦🇺- PART 2! Differences I've found emigrating from the UK 🇬🇧

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  • @JBLegal09
    @JBLegal09 Рік тому +3

    Chicken salt was invented at a shop around the corner from my home in Adelaide 🍟

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +2

      It's my new favourite thing for sure 😊😂

  • @mcsq5899
    @mcsq5899 Рік тому +4

    G'day Kim, Arvo (short for afternoon)can be confused with Avo (avocado). For recycled clothes try your local Op Shop (opportunity shop) quite often run by local church groups, and
    usually good value. Don't be afraid to ask people for help.Usually Aussies are very willing to assist. All the best.

  • @no_triggerwarning9953
    @no_triggerwarning9953 Рік тому +2

    I live in Victoria and do not have a dryer, once or twice each Winter I will go to the coin laundry to dry my clothes mostly the line is fine. I agree the postage is outrageous here for parcels; I can get parcels sent from the US to Australia cheaper. Coles did try selling general merchandise in some of their large stores about a decade ago however they have since abandoned it.

  • @fredlegget7476
    @fredlegget7476 Рік тому +1

    The Lady of the house says she has a dryer mainly for towels...they dry softer in the dryer than outside
    I thought it was 'a fine dryin day the day hen"😀

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      Oh I do miss how fluffy it makes the towels 😅

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 Рік тому +4

    Crikey Kim, i though everybody in Scoland road a Heelund Coo to wurk in Scolund. A great wee vid. Thunk yoo Kim and fumily. ❤❤❤❤.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +2

      Haha I know, I can imagine it will come as a shock to many that we don't. It's actually a haggis we ride to work 😅😅😅😅

  • @barnowl.
    @barnowl. Рік тому +1

    Kitchens and laundries are separate for sanitary reasons .Dryers are good for finishing off drying from the clothesline when clothes are slightly damp.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      Even in the winter we experienced this year it was still warmer than summer in the UK 😅 so maybe I'm just not used to the cold yet but I've always been lucky to get my washing dry 😊

  • @georgewood2564
    @georgewood2564 Рік тому +5

    Hi Kim, it's Arvo not Avro. Shipping costs in Australia are affected by the vast distances that they are shipped.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      Ahhh thanks for correcting me 😅 knew I'd get it wrong!!

  • @comjag
    @comjag Рік тому +2

    Really enjoyable video well done. I love your accent.

  • @deskynaston1527
    @deskynaston1527 Рік тому +1

    G'day Kimberly, from part 1. Alcohol can be purchased from the supermarket, just depends on state laws. Certainly available here in the ACT (Canberra) in supermarkets. My local Coles has a liquor section.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      very interesting! thanks for sharing, still getting my head round it all!

    • @danielpitsios683
      @danielpitsios683 Рік тому

      You need to be able to buy and drink alcohol everywhere in canberra to get you through the day

  • @Sydneysider1310
    @Sydneysider1310 Рік тому +2

    Couldn’t agree more about there being no need for owning a dryer down here. I’ve never owned one and have never even considered it.
    The air is dry in winter making it perfect for drying clothes and warm to hot in summer.
    Absolutely no reason to add your electricity bill.
    Who doesn’t love the smell of air dried sheets and towels?

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      Completely agree! Throwing money down the drain in my opinion

    • @matthewcharles5867
      @matthewcharles5867 Рік тому +1

      ​@@kimberleylucasuntil you live somewhere like Oberon in nsw or Bendigo in Vic. Where the weather can be downright horrible for weeks on end. It depends a lot on the local climate. Was a interesting reaction.
      Our slang can get much harder to depending on where you live , when I worked out around Ayers Rock we used a lot of pidgin English and local aboriginal words mixed up in our slang.

    • @Sydneysider1310
      @Sydneysider1310 Рік тому +2

      @@matthewcharles5867 always exceptions to the rule, Matthew, but for the most part, dryers aren’t needed in most parts of Australia.

  • @potaka79
    @potaka79 Рік тому +1

    Online shopping is usually overnight now and Amazon is FREE😊😊😊.
    Things close earlier because nobody wants to work late just so you can have a tub of icecream at 11:30pm.
    No one wants to be rowing through the gears of a manual transmission on the 6th biggest continent (Australia) when I can have a auto and just put it in Drive.
    You make some very valid points, great vid..
    Up the mullet.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      I do love amazon! i agree on the closing early, i think thats how it should be all over :)
      Thanks for sharing :)

  • @mrdisklow
    @mrdisklow Рік тому +2

    a good radio station is 2gb ben fordham or ray hadley listen to them very informative mate

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for the recommendation! :)

    • @pammelvaine8176
      @pammelvaine8176 Рік тому

      @@kimberleylucas It is a right wing station so if you are a conservative follower it will suit you. If you are not then whatever the ABC station would be an alternative. I suggest you move through a few of them to find the one that feels like the right fit for you.

  • @jackjumper9567
    @jackjumper9567 Рік тому +6

    Hi Kimberly 👋... it’s ARVO.. not Avro.. close! 😄👍

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +2

      Oh no!!!! I knew I should have checked this first 😅😅😅 thanks for letting me know!

  • @davidpalmer4184
    @davidpalmer4184 Рік тому

    Hi Kim, you will need a dryer in areas that have regular, seasonal (Not to be confused with Chicken seasoning) rain. Mullet hair cuts are weird but we Aussies don't mind. Long hair in a bar fight makes the job easier for normal blokes.

  • @TheBoyStory_0
    @TheBoyStory_0 Рік тому +2

    Great vid - always interesting to hear the differences.
    Are there large shopping malls there, or is it more like UK with “street shopping”?
    Distance in KM and speed in KM/H is far more logical than miles and yards… 👍🏻

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      Hmm it's a mix of both if I'm honest, shopping centres are huge but not empty like the UK!

  • @paulrichardson5892
    @paulrichardson5892 Рік тому

    its also illegal to do a u turn at traffic lights.

  • @Ergo-ji8dn
    @Ergo-ji8dn Рік тому +2

    One of the differences I noticed in the UK was that there were fewer independent fruit and veg shops and fewer neighbourhood bakeries. Here, these are more common. Have you noticed this too?
    I think older vehicles here do not have as much rust due to the weather being very different. Also, many people here, but not all, do not judge others on the age or type of vehicle. If it is still working well and is enjoyable to drive, people will often keep it longer. You are right about automatic cars being very common here.

    • @continental_drift
      @continental_drift Рік тому

      Also the roads are not salted in winter.

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 Рік тому

      Government can rot in hell a luxury cars tax far less in uk

  • @FionaEm
    @FionaEm Рік тому +3

    I've lived 4 cities in Australia, including 5 apartments in one city and 5 in another, and only one of them had washing machine taps in the kitchen. It was weird at first but I got used to it. IDK why young guys insist on wearing mullets these days. They were crap in the 80s, and they're crap now 😂 P.S. Afternoon is shortened to arvo (the r goes before the v) 😊

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      haha its strange when you are not used to it! i do prefer it in a seperate room i must admit! not a huge fan of mullets personally, definitely gives me 80's The beetles feels! haha, thanks for correcting me! i'll remember now! :)

  • @belindaclarke7803
    @belindaclarke7803 Рік тому +1

    kimberley you will need a dryer when it rains it can rain non stop especially dec to Feb the weather ends up causing a lot of flooding .

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      oh no dont tell me that! RAIN?! the worst!

    • @daveg2104
      @daveg2104 Рік тому

      ​@@kimberleylucasSummer in Sydney can mean afternoon storms. You can check the forecast, but storms can be quite unpredictable.

    • @BarbaraMacDonald-bq1lb
      @BarbaraMacDonald-bq1lb Рік тому +1

      Are we talking about summer in Australia? Its a very rare day to have rain in summer between December to February

    • @daveg2104
      @daveg2104 Рік тому

      @@BarbaraMacDonald-bq1lb That depends on where you live. In the Monsoon Tropics, you have the Wet Season. For Darwin that is typically between November and April, although it is expected to be a late Wet this year. Sydney's rain is fairly well spread across the year, but with a lot of variability between suburban regions.

  • @shezza66
    @shezza66 Рік тому +1

    Most of the boys at my grandsons school have mullets including them

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      It's definitely a trend, some people actually really suit them

  • @popliveing6476
    @popliveing6476 Рік тому +1

    G'day Kim does sydney not have Costco Wholesale or Aldi stores. 😀

  • @seanlander9321
    @seanlander9321 Рік тому +4

    Red heads aren’t gingers here, they’re rangas, which is short for orangutan, or sometimes ………Fanta-pants.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +3

      Hahaha again... you Aussies shortening words 😅 that did make me laugh, I'll need to listen out for that!

    • @tomwareham7944
      @tomwareham7944 Рік тому +1

      Redheads or gingers are often given the nickname Bluey in Australia ,just to confuse you further .

  • @jasondilworth2767
    @jasondilworth2767 Рік тому +1

    Agree about the clothes dryer , lived in Tassie 55 years and neither me or my parents or daughter have ever owned a clothes dryer.
    I never really associated redheads with Scotland , I guess I just thought of Scotland male teens as all having skinheads or shaved heads whatever you want to call it , maybe it's from movies or something I have seen on Scotland .
    Also am surprised at the huge difference in Scottish accents between you and a Scottish UA-camr that I watch regularly called " Beth roars", must be from opposite parts of Scotland as sound nothing like each other 😃

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      i just had a look and im not sure where she's from, sound like she's losing her accent a little! mine is still very strong - so im regularly told! haha

  • @stevenbalekic5683
    @stevenbalekic5683 Рік тому +1

    I don't really get it with the mullets...it used to be extinct but I think some famous football (AFL/NRL) players had them and they seemed to have triggered a resurgence. Even my nieces partner had one when he was younger (yes he plays soccer) but changed his style later on.
    I find it a little weird and feel like I've passed through a time warp or something....I'm just waiting for the 80's and 90's music to play from the radio.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      the 80's and 90's music i could live with - better than some of the crap you hear today! haha but the mullets im just not too keen on, however some people can really pull them off! :)

  • @EA00000
    @EA00000 Рік тому

    I travel all over Europe and everywhere wash machine was in bathroom ? Unless the apartment was to small ! So Kichen wash machine must be UK think 😊

  • @Danger_Mouse_00
    @Danger_Mouse_00 Рік тому +1

    Afternoon is Arvo. You said Avro. Close. 😜 Avro is almost like Agro. You don't know who Agro is you should look him up. He's a legend in Australian tv a few yrs back. 😎

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      i knew i would get it wrong!! thanks for correcting me - i should remember now! :)

  • @PhilipShand
    @PhilipShand 11 місяців тому

    Power bills will make you blink so sunlight is a friend. Oh ! You've discovered chicken salt ..... good,innit ? Long hair & mullets keep the sun off your neck. Send postage "collect" with your trades. Daylight saving won't let you go to bed early. Manual cars haven't died yet but most city-based cars seem to be autos. ARVO ! YES,Aussies swear,a lot !

  • @davexenos9196
    @davexenos9196 Рік тому +7

    support your local businesses.....please.

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 Рік тому

      franchsie owner are local buisness

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 Рік тому +1

    Kim, iv'e heard that elbow wants to change Aust to metric time, e.g. 100 mins per hour etc. Is thut troo? P.S. The Scotish accent is my favourite in the hole Wuld Kim. ❤❤❤❤. I just takin the puss. 😂😂😂😂

    • @pammelvaine8176
      @pammelvaine8176 Рік тому

      That is just a bulldust conspiracy theory Wallywombat. We won't be changing unless everyone else does. Same as with the change to dollars & cents and metric measurement.

  • @mrdisklow
    @mrdisklow Рік тому +1

    you could donate the cloths just a suggestion

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      I donate a lot of clothes, always have done, however some of my designer pieces have only been worn a few times and if i can get something back for them then its a win :)

    • @mrdisklow
      @mrdisklow Рік тому +1

      @@kimberleylucas fair point . the only expensive cloths i have is when mum has bought stuff at myers for cristmass

    • @pammelvaine8176
      @pammelvaine8176 Рік тому +1

      @@kimberleylucas There are high end second hand stores in both Sydney and Melbourne who buy clothes and then resell them. Try searching online for them.

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому +1

      ​@pammelvaine8176 oh I'll definitely do this thank you! ❤

  • @davidsage124
    @davidsage124 Рік тому

    So 80mph in the UK isn't the same as 80kmh in Australia??? No wonder I was booked!

  • @BellaBella284
    @BellaBella284 Рік тому

    Kim you should’ve watched some Home and Away before you moved, you would’ve learned arvo from Alf Stewart 😂

  • @paulrichardson5892
    @paulrichardson5892 7 місяців тому

    most cars in oz are automatic.

  • @intermixhector2902
    @intermixhector2902 Рік тому

    i try plan thing out i live illawarra nsw australia human are diferent

  • @mrdisklow
    @mrdisklow Рік тому

    aussies love old cars

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 Рік тому

      No ! we dont Governemnt a crooks why old cars expensive used . the cheaper in new zealand used especially luxury cars

    • @mrdisklow
      @mrdisklow Рік тому

      @@coopsnz1 how old did you think i meant? i could of meant used i could mean vintage both are something i like personaly as an aussie

  • @coopsnz1
    @coopsnz1 Рік тому

    taxes lower in uk

  • @coopsnz1
    @coopsnz1 Рік тому

    the franchise owned retailers by small business owners

  • @coopsnz1
    @coopsnz1 Рік тому

    here the taxes for ya paying 5% custom duty " 10% import duty ' 10% gst ' 49% fuel excise to import goods . Australian Government crooks i work in automotive industry . New Bmw m3 in uk 75000 pounds and $185000aud in Australia ) luxury car tax 33% on cars over $70000aud , cars imported from europe 10% import duty aswelll

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      i actually read about the Luxury car tax and wondered if thats why you dont see as many Audis/Mercs around, is that why? the flip side of this is that i do see quite a lot more Lambos and Ferraris around than what i would in the uk...

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 Рік тому +1

      @@kimberleylucas I don't see many you live in castle Hill there a few mansion in kenthurst & dural worth 8 milion they would drive to castle hill with there supercars

    • @kimberleylucas
      @kimberleylucas  Рік тому

      @coopsnz1 ahhh I see. I reckon some are kit cars too however. Engine doesn't match body 🤔😅

    • @pammelvaine8176
      @pammelvaine8176 Рік тому

      Gov did that as one of the ways to try to protect the Aussie car industry. LNP effed them over.

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 Рік тому

      left policy killed indusrty like uk 90s not capitalism , victoria labor ruined more industry than liberal 35 yrs @@pammelvaine8176