What Its Really Like Living In Australia (from the point of view of an immigrant)

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  • Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
  • Hey yall, in todays video I'm going to talk about what its like living in Australia, what you should know about Australia if you want to move here, busting myths about Australia and comparing Australia to other countries.
    warning: i make alot of generalisations and play on some stereotypes so Australians please try not to get to triggered haha.
    I hope you enjoy this video (give it a thumbs up if u do!) and I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
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  • @lucylottie8222
    @lucylottie8222 5 років тому +1772

    Australians: *IT TOO HOT*
    British people: *....I haven’t seen the sun in 6 months*

    • @jessw.6250
      @jessw.6250 5 років тому

      Lucie Wodskou omg 😅😅😅

    • @Sara-zt4cb
      @Sara-zt4cb 5 років тому +28

      Australia is Hot.
      Try living in Florida for 2 days😭

    • @jessw.6250
      @jessw.6250 5 років тому

      Sara ! ! I can not ✈️ NO

    • @marmadukescarlet7791
      @marmadukescarlet7791 5 років тому +1

      Sara ! ! I live 8 hours drive south of Luke and it’s as hot and humid here as Florida. Where he is is even worse.

    • @Sara-zt4cb
      @Sara-zt4cb 5 років тому

      @@marmadukescarlet7791 I doubt it but go awf😭

  • @nickd6448
    @nickd6448 5 років тому +1028

    Australia: People leave the club at 2 am
    Greece: People arrive at the club at 2 am 🇬🇷

    • @emilialurig
      @emilialurig 5 років тому +61

      In argentina people arrive the club at 4 am lol

    • @agg3907
      @agg3907 5 років тому

      Haha

    • @saracamara3003
      @saracamara3003 5 років тому +5

      nahhh sometimes my mum comes home at 5 in the morning in au

    • @annechorix
      @annechorix 5 років тому +10

      in Portugal we arrive around 3/4am 😂

    • @natalia-ph7gs
      @natalia-ph7gs 5 років тому

      so true

  • @lucylottie8222
    @lucylottie8222 5 років тому +886

    The fact that june is winter for Australia and summer for the uk yet Australia it’s still hotter

    • @LukeAlexander
      @LukeAlexander  5 років тому +29

      Lucie Wodskou literally hahah

    • @jonathonjones7068
      @jonathonjones7068 4 роки тому +10

      No it's not, Depends where you live it's a continent guys so has many different climates. I also didnt find UK to be that cold and i grew up in Australia. If you live in Melbourne, Hobart or one of the many small cities in mountains then it's cold in winter. It can actually feel colder than when I lived in Latvia in north east Europe even though Latvia is alot colder, just due to the lack of proper insulation and heating. Obivously anywhere in Australia gets a hot or warm summer, but agian winter dose exist even in Queensland there are parts which get four seasons.

    • @jonathonjones7068
      @jonathonjones7068 4 роки тому +2

      And in my home town west of Brisbane, Toowoomba in winter it would be 11 during the day and negative -4 in the morning so depends where you are in Queensland.

    • @alyssajessie4779
      @alyssajessie4779 4 роки тому +6

      Orange NSW is freezing in winter!

    • @jonathonjones7068
      @jonathonjones7068 4 роки тому

      @@alyssajessie4779 I've been to Orange and bloody agree, it was snowing there the first time I went visited Orange and there was a fair abit of snow settled on near by Mt Mt Canobolas.

  • @randomuser_8155
    @randomuser_8155 5 років тому +641

    Melbourne: the winter is so cold
    Canada: SAY WHAT?

    • @sz4va
      @sz4va 5 років тому +39

      Sweden: eXcUSe mE

    • @123456bobik
      @123456bobik 4 роки тому +40

      Russia: "cough, cough"

    • @esmeraldagreengate4354
      @esmeraldagreengate4354 4 роки тому +5

      Melbourne people are always having a sook. It makes the news whenever it gets over 30°C. I live a few hours from Melbourne and any time it gets hot there is usually 10° hotter here and we have a good old laugh at Melbourne.

    • @tedcuthbertson9862
      @tedcuthbertson9862 4 роки тому +4

      Frizzy KiKi when tf is the weather on the news when it’s over 30° 😂 about 38° is more accurate

    • @esmeraldagreengate4354
      @esmeraldagreengate4354 4 роки тому +1

      @@tedcuthbertson9862 its always in our news when it gets the littlest bit hot in Melbourne. 38 where I live is normal summer weather.

  • @xunneighliu8759
    @xunneighliu8759 5 років тому +653

    “if you’re from africa why are you white” - karen

    • @kikikiki-kb9pk
      @kikikiki-kb9pk 4 роки тому +12

      Hi my friend just to correct ur idea about africa people who live in north africa are white as algeria tunisia moroco libya and egypt

    • @xunneighliu8759
      @xunneighliu8759 4 роки тому +35

      kiki kiki it’s a mean girls’ reference

    • @raghadlounnas
      @raghadlounnas 4 роки тому +6

      @@mypenisisunbelievablysmall5258 yes we're white, there are even blonds in north africa, as are darker skinned people

    • @raghadlounnas
      @raghadlounnas 4 роки тому +3

      @@mypenisisunbelievablysmall5258 not the entire population but there are some algerians that are whiter than Europeans

    • @raghadlounnas
      @raghadlounnas 4 роки тому +2

      @@mypenisisunbelievablysmall5258 not necessarily of European descent and "french algerians" isn't a thing! Besides we're talking about algerians today and not their origins, if you'd come to Algeria you'd see how many white people are here

  • @seanam5729
    @seanam5729 5 років тому +504

    me: is literally australian
    me: still watches the video anyway for my boy luke

    • @olivia400
      @olivia400 5 років тому +4

      Seana McPhie haha same, I’m a new sub but only discovered he lives in Aus now just watching all his Aus videos, and all the Melbourne ones even though I live here 😂

    • @skylarx9545
      @skylarx9545 3 роки тому

      Is he accurate tho

  • @hannahoffman3104
    @hannahoffman3104 4 роки тому +163

    “In Australia alcohol is *SO* incredibly expensive!”
    *cries in swedish*

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 роки тому +4

      You don't have alcohol in Sweden? 😄

    • @cesarmarinoforero1472
      @cesarmarinoforero1472 3 роки тому +1

      Here in Colombia alcohol is not expensive, you can come to Colombia whenever you want to get drunk.

    • @travpoison85
      @travpoison85 2 роки тому

      It's thanx to a tax that's meant to stop binge drinking

  • @madimyatt1954
    @madimyatt1954 5 років тому +234

    Australia: *15 degrees in winter* “it’s so cold!” *wears jackets*
    Canada *-30 degrees in winter, is -5 one day* “Holy cow it’s really warm out today, eh bud?” *wears shorts*

    • @vimalcurio
      @vimalcurio 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @vimalcurio
      @vimalcurio 3 роки тому

      Vancouver isn't that bad lol and global warming is bad so Canada 🍁 is good lol

    • @kelda2608
      @kelda2608 3 роки тому +1

      Idk I've never said eh before

  • @iflymilly
    @iflymilly 5 років тому +286

    Fun fact: Sydney and Melbourne rank 3rd and 4th in the list of cities with largest foreign-born populations. I think we're a pretty diverse bunch! I'm sure you'll see it when you're in Melbourne this weekend 😄

    • @andrelommerse
      @andrelommerse 5 років тому +3

      ameliajennifer You are so are, I’m from Ermington in NSW (it’s under the shire of Parramatta), and so I can vouch for that.😊

    • @LukeAlexander
      @LukeAlexander  5 років тому +24

      Definitely was so diverse maybe it’s just where I live

    • @kr0wn.aSSaSSin
      @kr0wn.aSSaSSin 4 роки тому +22

      @@LukeAlexander im from Sydney, its very diverse. Qld is mainly white ppl!

    • @affenket
      @affenket 4 роки тому +15

      Queensland is certainly not the place to be to gather a snapshot of the country.

    • @daisy-mayc4318
      @daisy-mayc4318 4 роки тому +6

      ameliajennifer agreed! I was thinking about this, I know that Melbourne is very diverse!!

  • @lucylottie8222
    @lucylottie8222 5 років тому +428

    Australia has no winter, England has no summer

    • @livsaturn4894
      @livsaturn4894 5 років тому +20

      We have 'Fummer' fake summer due to fake sun heat waves....🌞

    • @sunshine00241
      @sunshine00241 4 роки тому +11

      Lol but Melbourne and Sydney like he said get super cold

    • @katehobbs2008
      @katehobbs2008 4 роки тому +7

      You do realise that we have snow ski fields?

    • @affenket
      @affenket 4 роки тому +4

      Haha I live in Canberra, we get -10 winters with snow and 45+ summers of crushing heat. We absolutely have seasons

    • @alliebenson4653
      @alliebenson4653 4 роки тому +2

      Wrong on both counts, and I’ve lived in both countries.
      The UK summer of 2018 was absolutely roasting, and I say that as someone who moved from Aus to England.
      Winter in Ballarat (Western Victoria), where I’m from, can be extremely cold, and can drop to -1, -2 degrees. It’s snowed there at least three or four times in the last 15-20 years!

  • @bethrow2002
    @bethrow2002 4 роки тому +70

    I’m an American living in Australia. Melbourne has the strangest weather. One minute cold...one minute warm. Can literally go from 102F to 70F within minutes. Crazy. I do like the cool change in the evenings after a hot day. It’s refreshing.

    • @sylviagerritsen7975
      @sylviagerritsen7975 3 роки тому +8

      It is the city that is known to have four seasons in one day. If you don’t like the weather just wait five minutes

    • @itsa_line
      @itsa_line 3 роки тому +2

      it's very similar to são paulo in brazil, we can go to a SUPER hot day to a storm that seems will end up the city, we need to go work with clothes for hot weather or cold and an umbrella, because everything could happen in one hour!

    • @carnage6125
      @carnage6125 2 роки тому

      I’m trying to move there, do u have any advice?

    • @manofculture8666
      @manofculture8666 2 роки тому

      Come to the UK... we can have 4 seasons in 1 day lol

    • @Laur288
      @Laur288 Рік тому

      70 isn't cold LOL

  • @eloiseprince432
    @eloiseprince432 4 роки тому +172

    Luke: Australia doesn’t really have seasons
    Canberra: -10 degrees in winter, 42 degrees in summer

    • @lozzavermy
      @lozzavermy 4 роки тому +6

      I'm from Perth and we definitely have seasons, I'm lucky enough to live by a lake and bushland, you seen the wildlife and native flora change with the seasons.

    • @harmonybosmoore6933
      @harmonybosmoore6933 4 роки тому +4

      man both are so true you go to queensland and seriously its warm and either sunny or raining pretty much it...but down south.....oh boy.. like you said 42 degrees in summer -10 in winter

    • @catherine2268
      @catherine2268 4 роки тому +1

      The weather is so rough

    • @mizzruiz
      @mizzruiz 4 роки тому

      Fkn oath and all that shit about lock out laws and licenses.
      Canberra: we don't leave the club till sun rise.
      Canberra: L's at 15 9 months P's at 17 P's off at 18 no restrictions.
      Lol QLD has fkd laws.

    • @eli_0214
      @eli_0214 4 роки тому

      That just doesn’t happen in Canberra

  • @niamhh8063
    @niamhh8063 5 років тому +452

    Australia: we drink a lot
    Ireland: hold my guinness 🍻

    • @caitlinward4678
      @caitlinward4678 5 років тому +5

      omg bro im irish too but so true

    • @ah-bm7jk
      @ah-bm7jk 5 років тому +1

      NiamhH Americans drink like its water it’s actually really funny

    • @niamhh8063
      @niamhh8063 5 років тому +6

      Yeet Yeet you guys only drink in your late teens tho

    • @ludmilafascia6665
      @ludmilafascia6665 4 роки тому +2

      Everyone else: we drink too much.
      Americans: Hold my beer!
      Love how everyone says that they’re the ones that drink too much. We all drink too much.

    • @erinnadia0409
      @erinnadia0409 4 роки тому +6

      My mum is Australian and my dad is Irish so it’s a miracle I’m not an alcoholic haha

  • @lucylottie8222
    @lucylottie8222 5 років тому +159

    Australia: endless rules
    England: endless rain

  • @ruthnoemibendel
    @ruthnoemibendel 4 роки тому +107

    Luke: "Australia is so expensive, I'd feel bad for the foreigners coming here"
    Me: "Hold my Swiss passport and living!" 😂

    • @arun_4871
      @arun_4871 4 роки тому

      Ruth Noemi Bendel but even you’re Switzerland doesn’t allow visas for people to work their longer 😬😬

    • @Anna_Helena
      @Anna_Helena 4 роки тому +1

      100% realtalk haha

  • @chanelmartin1624
    @chanelmartin1624 5 років тому +56

    as an aussie who spent most of my life in canberra it blows my MIND that foreigners dont know that we have snow/winter! we all wish we could be brissy but we just cant

    • @joanneo5013
      @joanneo5013 4 роки тому +1

      Chanel Martin I agree, I live in Orange. We get snow probably every couple of years and we’ve gotten down to -8 in the few years I’ve lived here.

    • @tonysfossickingadventure.8124
      @tonysfossickingadventure.8124 4 роки тому +1

      Not just heat in brissie mate, the humidity is what sucks the life out of you up here, but I love visiting the Philippines so it's ok here compared to there where it's humid all the time,

    • @geministargazer9830
      @geministargazer9830 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah it’s a bit unfair to talk about the whole of Australia based on the subtropical part. SE QLD is subtropical. Like, we have rainforests (or we did before drought and bushfires). But parts of Australia are even lower than South Africa

    • @arun_4871
      @arun_4871 4 роки тому

      Chanel Martin only canberra has the snows in Australia?

  • @livsaturn4894
    @livsaturn4894 5 років тому +189

    "Wow I am about to offend a bunch of Australians and enlighten a bunch of foreigners"
    ~Luke
    😂😂😂
    Love ya🖤

  • @ludmilacabral361
    @ludmilacabral361 5 років тому +167

    dude australia is LITERALLY like brazil, but u guys have better quality of life HAHAHAHAHAHA CRYING

    • @geministargazer9830
      @geministargazer9830 4 роки тому +3

      Don’t worry, I’m sure the current government will fuck that up for us. We’re already practically in a recession

    • @lbt1287
      @lbt1287 4 роки тому +2

      Ludmila Cabral a lot of Brazilians in Brisbane City

    • @nickdavidelijah
      @nickdavidelijah 4 роки тому +3

      Ludmila Cabral haha yeh we have a lot of similarities! Hopefully things improve :)

  • @derrynwenhold7719
    @derrynwenhold7719 5 років тому +121

    heyyyyy Im South African too, your accent is so strong I never guessed!!!

    • @giacatlin1269
      @giacatlin1269 5 років тому +13

      I'm from SA too! I can pick it up a little bit but I hear it more in his sister's for some reason 😂

    • @elenagibbons4719
      @elenagibbons4719 5 років тому +5

      Gia Catlin interesting. I thought his sisters sounded super Australian, but I guess I don’t know what a South African accent is.

    • @derrynwenhold7719
      @derrynwenhold7719 5 років тому

      @@giacatlin1269 right! Like when you listen for it you can almost hear it...but other then that Im feeling dumb haha

    • @badblondie01
      @badblondie01 4 роки тому +12

      I never would have imagined he was from South Africa either!! I thought he was from Sweden or a European country, I think Aussie accents are thicker so I knew he wasn't an Aussie born. He sounds slightly American the more you hear him speaking through the video. Overall, I have friends from South Africa and you guys are just the best!! Love y 'all ..all the way over here from the U.S.A

    • @thegeorgiemoore
      @thegeorgiemoore 4 роки тому

      Elena Gibbons some words or phrases South Africans say sound really australian. it’s weird but i love it.

  • @emercunnane2876
    @emercunnane2876 5 років тому +154

    "People love to complain and talk about the weather" Welcome to Ireland Luke!! :)

    • @melodievercier8693
      @melodievercier8693 5 років тому +2

      same in France

    • @darkangel7248
      @darkangel7248 5 років тому +3

      Same in Sweden

    • @niamhh8063
      @niamhh8063 5 років тому +6

      Irish gang 🇮🇪 ☘️

    • @emercunnane2876
      @emercunnane2876 5 років тому

      NiamhH 👏🏻🇮🇪

    • @elenagibbons4719
      @elenagibbons4719 5 років тому

      Honestly that’s our favorite activity in New England. No matter the weather, we can find something bad about it.

  • @michellemartin1418
    @michellemartin1418 3 роки тому +51

    “I know the racism in America is insane”
    Me, American: Cries in Spanish 😭

    • @masterreno.6631
      @masterreno.6631 3 роки тому

      America is not a country but a whole continent.

    • @vimalcurio
      @vimalcurio 3 роки тому

      @meryem right!

    • @masterreno.6631
      @masterreno.6631 3 роки тому

      @meryem Wrong, how many rings are there in olímpyc games flag and what do they represent?

    • @alexandertahn9896
      @alexandertahn9896 2 роки тому

      @@masterreno.6631 America is still a country.

  • @abbykommor6883
    @abbykommor6883 5 років тому +44

    In the US, there’s different levels of kindness based on the state you’re visiting. I live in Texas and people are generally very kind in southern states (southerners call it southern hospitality) but of course, some visitors have upsetting experiences with rude and judgmental people down here. In the northern states (states like New York and Illinois), people tend to be more “real” rather than friendly and I believe it has to do with the hard-working nature of northern individuals. People are also pretty open almost everywhere in the US and tend to over share, which I love. Come visit us sometime! :)

    • @elenagibbons4719
      @elenagibbons4719 5 років тому +4

      Abby Kommor ooh I have a story about this. I live in New England and my mom takes the train to work everyday. I went with her once and the train was pretty quiet. But she said that she went to I think Alabama or Georgia once and people were a lot more friendly, and chatting on the train and the such.

    • @abbykommor6883
      @abbykommor6883 5 років тому +1

      sydney I think that’s a fair statement. Many people here can be very passive aggressive as well, instead of speaking their minds.

    • @elenagibbons4719
      @elenagibbons4719 5 років тому +3

      sydney yeah, that would make a lot of sense. Also, the north tends to be more liberal and the south tends to be more conservative (at least in my experience).

    • @ramblinstevegiovanny1397
      @ramblinstevegiovanny1397 4 роки тому +2

      Texas is the greatest country in the U.S haha ;) Im fromTexas too.

    • @HunnyBee23
      @HunnyBee23 4 роки тому +1

      There is way less racism in most states than South Africa. I guarantee it 🤣 Southern states like Mississippi, sure. But the REST of the country? Heck no! Albuquerque, NM btw.

  • @EM-tz5gt
    @EM-tz5gt 4 роки тому +36

    Everything is so expensive here because we have to import most things (that Australia's natural resources do not provide) from overseas - and it takes a bloody long time to do so.

    • @eugeniodebattistis5130
      @eugeniodebattistis5130 3 роки тому

      Infact food poor quality and expensive cost Is what made me hate Australia for the whole month i visitited It,as an italian

  • @LENA.HA10
    @LENA.HA10 5 років тому +50

    Australians: It's the winter but like 37 degrees.
    Canadians: It's -23 degrees in April...

    • @chois_chancla
      @chois_chancla 5 років тому +13

      No one :
      Australians and Canadians :
      Americans: what are degrees?

    • @randomyoutubeperson6954
      @randomyoutubeperson6954 5 років тому +2

      Melbourne Australia here it’s winter and 11 degrees today. Maybe that’s not very cold to some people but I LOATHE cold weather.

  • @thiccvic
    @thiccvic 5 років тому +181

    climate changing really affecting this weather tho

    • @Spyros_SP
      @Spyros_SP 4 роки тому +5

      Climate change doesn't exist.

    • @draculora
      @draculora 4 роки тому +19

      Ducko you’re joking right?

    • @grahamswinburne4968
      @grahamswinburne4968 4 роки тому +9

      Climate change is the most real thing ever

    • @Spyros_SP
      @Spyros_SP 4 роки тому +4

      I'm not joking, climate change is a joke. It's not real. Many of the stupid arguments that you guys put forward can be easily debunked. "ThE pOlAr BeArS aRe DyInG!" No, polar bear numbers have actually increased by 30%. "VeNiCe Is FlOoDiNg! Yes, but there's also a painting depicting Venice as flooded from the 19th century.

    • @arthoe8252
      @arthoe8252 3 роки тому +6

      Ducko source: dude trust me

  • @ivanapolanco9528
    @ivanapolanco9528 5 років тому +16

    first of all ur editing? amazing. ad placement? i see uuu! love thisss! subscribeddd

  • @rocknrollstargirl
    @rocknrollstargirl 5 років тому +10

    I loved this video 💛💛💛 I've been really curious about other countries compared to America

  • @robynoleary2859
    @robynoleary2859 5 років тому +33

    In Ireland the weather is all we talk about!! We literally get the four seasons in one day 😫 even today!

    • @niamhh8063
      @niamhh8063 5 років тому +3

      Robyn O' Leary yes! Todays been wild

    • @pogpogpog7507
      @pogpogpog7507 4 роки тому

      sounds like melbourne lmao

  • @thesovgc
    @thesovgc 5 років тому +6

    I always make sure to never skip your ads. Get that coin, sis!

  • @Gracehasyoutube
    @Gracehasyoutube 4 роки тому +21

    No joke
    In my town (in Australia) we had emus and kangaroos walking around town. It is not uncommon to see kangaroos lying on ovals. Also, you have to be careful of kangaroos because you will hit them if you are driving on to somewhere else. I live in the middle of Australia. 😁 great video!!

  • @Agl_dsgns
    @Agl_dsgns 5 років тому +6

    Very interesting to learn some things about Australia .I like how some ideas I had about it have been clarified

  • @missdahir123
    @missdahir123 5 років тому +1

    this was actually such a fun video like i didn’t even blink watching this, i was so entranced

  • @mia-mq1cy
    @mia-mq1cy 5 років тому +6

    The king uploaded, I’m heree 👩‍💻👑

  • @kleinesbeissendesschildkro9861
    @kleinesbeissendesschildkro9861 5 років тому +26

    I miss Australia so much, especially the kind-hearted people 😖♥️ so much more relaxed and friendly to strangers than us here in Germany. Then again we have the most liberal drinking laws ever and booze is cheap lol

  • @a.brunnermeier5310
    @a.brunnermeier5310 5 років тому +4

    This is such a cool video. I actually learned a lot about Australia that I didn't know

  • @zoeb7997
    @zoeb7997 4 роки тому +23

    TBH i feel like Brisbane is the whitest of the big three city's in Australia. Melbourne is well known for being the most multicultural city and (as someone who lives in Sydney) we have so many people of all different races and cultural back grounds, like there are more asian kids in my year that white ones, so i think its just a Brisbane/gold coast thing

  • @youtuberafamousone5898
    @youtuberafamousone5898 4 роки тому +27

    Australia: its cold :25 Celsius.
    British people: it is boiling I am going to die

  • @adibou316
    @adibou316 5 років тому +40

    I live in France ! We have the strongest seasonal changes, and rn we're in summer and it's BOILING hot :,)) (at least in my region !)

    • @miniminerva9120
      @miniminerva9120 5 років тому

      Spain agrees!!

    • @caitlinc3330
      @caitlinc3330 4 роки тому +1

      Also from France

    • @buticks
      @buticks 4 роки тому +2

      Boiling hot lol, 48oC last year in Oz and that wasn't in the desert.

    • @waynelee7169
      @waynelee7169 4 роки тому +1

      @@buticks That I think is the point most people miss - the temperatures mentioned mainly relate to coastal locations - very few measurements are taken in the greater part i.e. the Central Desert. Temperatures in the Centre can be catastrophic - I've seen birds fall from the sky trying to reach water - temperatures in Iron ore regions 53 - 60 Celsius for days on end. The temperatures spoken about are in our milder regions where people live.

    • @brianmcgrath5977
      @brianmcgrath5977 3 роки тому

      No you don't.
      Greetings from Canada

  • @elmaandah
    @elmaandah 4 роки тому +6

    Hi! I'm African, from Nigeria to be precise, and i'll be moving to Brisbane in January next year, just came across your page and it was enlightening, just subscribed and can't wait for more fun videos!!!

  • @hurricanecatrina9548
    @hurricanecatrina9548 4 роки тому +7

    I'm in college in the US thinking of possibly moving to Australia after I graduate. i love this video, you make me feel a little more comfortable about moving there!!! thanks!! (also I'm from the snowiest city in the US where it often is -20F in the winter so the weather in Australia seems like a win for me lmao)

  • @amylindstrom5820
    @amylindstrom5820 5 років тому +4

    I really enjoyed this video as a South African who has travelled to Australia for 2 months! All very accurate

  • @girlwiththearchives
    @girlwiththearchives 5 років тому +49

    You forgot to mention Australia’s obsession with sport lol

    • @maki-roll5416
      @maki-roll5416 4 роки тому +3

      I have an australian online friend they run at their backyard for an hour half :/

    • @pavanisiliveru2407
      @pavanisiliveru2407 3 роки тому +2

      @@danilotte2 cricket, too

  • @merijnmulder
    @merijnmulder 5 років тому +1

    Very interested in more content regarding South Africa and/or Australia! I love travelling and would love to visit both countries some day so any info is really great 🌻

  • @kitt3526
    @kitt3526 3 роки тому

    You did a really good job at describing the seasons and temperature in Australia!

  • @ChannelReuploads9451
    @ChannelReuploads9451 4 роки тому +52

    I have been in Australia 30 years and have NEVER heard 'Traino'.

  • @jessw.6250
    @jessw.6250 5 років тому +8

    Oooh 😯wow! Ok that's what your 'weather' is like. We have at least 2 seasons here in Chicago♥️ Winter & Summer.

  • @MsLansones
    @MsLansones 5 років тому

    Thoroughly enjoyed Luke! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @emalee.
    @emalee. 5 років тому

    Love this! Another great vid!🖤

  • @rachelb.9905
    @rachelb.9905 5 років тому +68

    I'm a simple person. I see a Luke Alexander notification, I click on it

    • @jentalksbooks
      @jentalksbooks 5 років тому +3

      Makes me smile when I see the notification.

  • @DayyHughes
    @DayyHughes 3 роки тому +7

    "You get a hot summer and a slightly less hot summer"
    Me: *Books flight*

  • @jessw.6250
    @jessw.6250 5 років тому +1

    This was insightful I really like this video! ❤️😊🇦🇺

  • @jeanembambo5441
    @jeanembambo5441 4 роки тому

    Such a good video! Very informative and entertaining.Keep it up!

  • @sandratapia915
    @sandratapia915 4 роки тому +4

    Hello Luke! I'm American myself and rasicm is intense here, like ever since Trump was "elected" as president things has gone out of hands. Mass shootings, protest about immigrants etc. Living here in the US is like the purge, you have to fight your way through whether is health care, equality, education and so much more.

    • @TheNeshuh
      @TheNeshuh 3 роки тому

      😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @minksrule2196
    @minksrule2196 4 роки тому +61

    About the diversity thing, that's just because you are in Queensland. I know you've said you went to Sydney but I doubt you've gone to the western suburbs where it is very diverse

    • @jbel7510
      @jbel7510 4 роки тому

      Minks Rule yup 😂 westie here... went to uni in the city and for the first time, I felt like I was truly in Australia lol

    • @minksrule2196
      @minksrule2196 4 роки тому +1

      @@jbel7510 same! Everyone's blonde!

    • @alliebenson4653
      @alliebenson4653 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, Melbourne is extremely diverse too!

    • @pogpogpog7507
      @pogpogpog7507 4 роки тому

      it's diverse everywhere in sydney, not just the western suburbs. I live near the north shore and it's incredibly diverse. I travel to the city often, too, and it's diverse there as well.

    • @rosebud4387
      @rosebud4387 4 роки тому

      @@pogpogpog7507 Cabramatta Vietnamese, Burwood and North Shore Chinese, Strathfield Koreans, Parramatta Indians, western Suburbs Middle easterner,Randwick mixed Asians, Wollongong Greeks and Italians, Southern Europeans, etc etc lots of diversity in Sydney but they all seem to live in their own enclaves/specific parts of the city.shame!

  • @halfsouthafrican
    @halfsouthafrican 3 роки тому

    Hey Luke. I thoroughly enjoyed this video!! I live Cape Town with my better half - we are planning on moving to Australia (if we can get a visa and this pandemic is under control :D). You are one of the first people that actually gives good and bad opinions about Australia. Not going to lie, what you said about the sun, and the cost of living, was pretty scary. Haha. Anyway, would really love another video where you maybe go into some more detail? I'm pretty sure there are tons of people who agree with me - you also seemed to get A LOT of interest on this video.
    Please also try go into a little more detail between the differences between here and there (and the pros/cons for someone moving there).
    Thanks so much!

  • @munhassan7840
    @munhassan7840 5 років тому +2

    Thank you your video is fantastic it’s answered all my questions. Love Australia love to move near future.

  • @Dina10387
    @Dina10387 5 років тому +53

    I’m from Melbourne, Australia and it’s sooooo cold here!! You're very lucky 😊

    • @randomyoutubeperson6954
      @randomyoutubeperson6954 5 років тому +1

      Dina Sangster/O’Brien Melbourne here too and HATING the cold!

    • @zizuu001
      @zizuu001 4 роки тому

      Canada:say what
      ..

    • @Whirlbee
      @Whirlbee 4 роки тому

      We seem to have better rules when it comes to alcohol and clubs here though 😂

    • @commanderpondscc-4112
      @commanderpondscc-4112 4 роки тому

      I don`t live there anymore, hows the summer? is it cold in Summer cuz when i used to live there the summers were 26-38 degrees on average, but the year i left it was a cold year it actually hailed a fair bit in the summer, so yeah.

    • @Whirlbee
      @Whirlbee 4 роки тому

      @@commanderpondscc-4112 well tomorrow it's 43 and it was hotter than that yesterday

  • @lucars6973
    @lucars6973 4 роки тому +6

    The driver licence stuff changes depending on which state you live in, in the NT you have your Ls for 6 months before you can go for your Ps and we don't have the red and green stuff you're just on them for 2 years before you can go on your full licence. So the earliest you can have your opens is 18 and 6 months. Also the diversity changes between states.

  • @katthanopoulos8588
    @katthanopoulos8588 5 років тому

    ok i’m sorry but YOUVE BEEN GLOWING in ur last few vids! ✨✨✨✨ okkkkk sir!

  • @YouminAn
    @YouminAn 3 роки тому +1

    I love how you speak/pronounce fast but also very clearly.

  • @violet_chen
    @violet_chen 5 років тому +3

    i love video like this 💛 please do more haha

    • @vimalcurio
      @vimalcurio 3 роки тому

      Is it entertaining for you!?

  • @44nk96
    @44nk96 4 роки тому +10

    It’s absolute hell in summer, so depressing to watch our country burn.

  • @jaz1756
    @jaz1756 4 роки тому +1

    This makes so much sense!!! I’ve been watching your vids for the past month and I’ve been trying pick where you are from or where u live lol coz I hear some Australian but it’s not very distinct so I got confused and I thought my I lost my ability to pick out fellow Australians

    • @AmberMarrrie
      @AmberMarrrie 4 роки тому

      Jaz same. I definitely thought he was Aussie and then he says a word like “can’t” and it sounded slightly off. It all makes sense now. Lol

  • @JoelOman1980
    @JoelOman1980 4 роки тому +1

    This is a really educational video! Thank you so very much Luke! Me and my fiance are actually looking at AU as a place to move to in the future. Mostly because of loving hot/humid weather all year around. ✌🏼 But, one funny thing about the pricing you are "complaining" about, is that, when compared to Sweden (where we currently reside), literally everything is cheaper! 😱 So, yeah, seems like a no-brainer for us! Thank you once again, for this fun and informative video! #kudos

  • @aamuwirkku
    @aamuwirkku 5 років тому +9

    It's sometimes minus 25 degrees here in Finland in the winter and it's so wild that it could be plus 25 there 😂😂😂

  • @SeanShimamoto
    @SeanShimamoto 5 років тому +3

    I hear you about the sun, UV index, and heat. Most of the time it’s between 29.4°C ,and 34°C is considered a high day...but the difference is that our humidity is around 65%-85%...so it’s pretty miserable. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really get cold anymore...at sea level, 15°C is about as cold as it gets. We do have snow, but usually only in the mountain tops...so I have friend who’ve gone snowboarding in the morning and surfing in the afternoon. Oh yeah, I call Hawai’i home. 😁
    The racism in America is HORRIBLE...it really was getting better until January 2017...since then it’s been getting worse and worse, and it’s REALLY bad right now. 😡 I consider myself VERY lucky that I live on a rock in the middle of the ocean. Hawai’i is so diverse that we really don’t have racism here. Thankfully, we also don’t really have homophobia here...even my really effeminate friends rate our homophobia at a 2-3 with 10 being homophobia in the American South...and 1 being homophobia in West Hollywood. Hehe.

  • @mrs.tentacion6837
    @mrs.tentacion6837 5 років тому +54

    South Africans : Howzit bruh.6 months in Australia : Oi mate !

  • @bakedziti6676
    @bakedziti6676 4 роки тому +6

    I live in the U.S. and it sounds strange to me that our summers are your winters and that our winters are your summers. Science is very fascinating!

  • @katrinanorris9690
    @katrinanorris9690 4 роки тому +25

    Come down to Tasmania , and you will get 4 seasons in one day lol 😂

  • @Skater21Loverboyz
    @Skater21Loverboyz 5 років тому +3

    I love the font you used at 2:18

  • @janajohannaa
    @janajohannaa 5 років тому +1

    the seasonal changes in germany are INSANE!!!!! it’s 38 degrees rn ( june ) and in winter it normally gets like 5 degrees. love that

  • @marthamaradhour3979
    @marthamaradhour3979 4 роки тому

    Speaking so fastly...please breath 🤣👍👍👍Thanks for sharing impressions !

  • @sharondaisy4362
    @sharondaisy4362 4 роки тому +37

    Is it just me or does he talk really fast 😂

    • @youwotm8
      @youwotm8 4 роки тому +2

      and I just played his whole video in x1.5 speed. Its not too fast

    • @sanrhodes7460
      @sanrhodes7460 4 роки тому +1

      WAy too fast

    • @HotZoey9191
      @HotZoey9191 4 роки тому +1

      Wow I thought he was kinda dragging his words out ahaha

  • @laceymorganmusic6428
    @laceymorganmusic6428 4 роки тому +3

    When you make it big you should do a video doc where you live in America for a few months and then compare it to living in the other countries you have lived in. Compare political climates, lifestyle, trends, etc. Could be very very interesting

  • @Twelveatyourhouse
    @Twelveatyourhouse 4 роки тому

    Omg u educate me so well!!

  • @crystalk98
    @crystalk98 4 роки тому

    I'm a couple hours from Brisbane and you summed up Queenslands weather perfectly - insanely hot & humid in summer and just a bit less so in winter 😂

  • @margaritagadda2498
    @margaritagadda2498 5 років тому +3

    Great now I kind of want to go to Australia (but honestly it's because you are there) and Johannesburg!! Uruguay it's great but honestly nobody knows nothing about us🤷 Also I would love to see a video about Johannesburg only!! Love u Luke💛💛💛

    • @luvmycatwhisker
      @luvmycatwhisker 5 років тому +1

      I forgot Uruguay even existed, until you mentioned it.

  • @nikki9421
    @nikki9421 4 роки тому +3

    OMG. I'm from Canada and I'm going on a working holiday to Brisbane, I will be there on Wednesday. Lets me up!!! You seem so cool!!!

    • @vimalcurio
      @vimalcurio 3 роки тому

      Cool! Canada 🍁 is beautiful especially Vancouver ❤️

  • @smiiley8934
    @smiiley8934 5 років тому

    OMFG u looking glowed up luke💙👑

  • @aurirose3815
    @aurirose3815 5 років тому

    Plz make another vid love this so informative!! Love yaaa Luke

  • @ahuvah2223
    @ahuvah2223 5 років тому +4

    hahhahaha when he was like "yeah it's 24 degrees outside, pretty warm," I literally out loud was like "are you kidding?! 24 DEGREES?! How are you not frozen?!!!!" and that is when I realized how American I am, and I don't understand celsius...
    lol, luv u luke

  • @niamhh8063
    @niamhh8063 5 років тому +6

    I used to live in bahrain but I’ve since moved to Ireland and BOY is the weather polar opposites

  • @aoife.f
    @aoife.f 5 років тому +2

    In Ireland it’s freezing all the time.
    I’m always cold in even in the summer when it gets better. People will be in their shorts and I’m wearing a big winter coat. Especially since Ive been fortunate to spend time in really hot countries so that probably is one of the reasons why I have a high heat tolerance.

  • @missqueen20_
    @missqueen20_ 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for the video, I'm planning on living in Australia and watching some videos help me know more or less about the country.
    About the slang, I wanted to point out that shorting every word would be probably because of the hot weather. If you speak less, you waste less saliva, so the point is to shorten words so you can be hydrated for more time. This happens on my country (Spain), and where I live (Canary Islands) and the south part of Spain, the slang is mostly to shorten words because it's really hot, even on winter.

    • @laurenmillard7764
      @laurenmillard7764 2 роки тому

      No we shorten words because we just do, it’s how we talk. Got nothing to do with it being hot 😂😂

    • @missqueen20_
      @missqueen20_ 2 роки тому

      @@laurenmillard7764 Yes, it does. Obviously not always is because of high temperatures; languages are always developing their own way and most of the time some syllabus and words may start to not be pronounced just because they might not be necessary cause we can still understand each other. But in hotter areas is a fact that dialects or languages are talked faster and words are shortened so not much salivation is wasted. Just do a simple research on the Internet LOL

  • @maheraxo
    @maheraxo 4 роки тому +10

    I'm from NY I've always wanted to move to Australia. It's too cold in NY😭😭

  • @TheRealBlkButterfly
    @TheRealBlkButterfly 4 роки тому +25

    Aussie person here. I would like to just give some info from a different part of the country.
    I live in the southern region of Australia, and I live inland. Our winters drop down to -5c and there are absolutely areas of this country that get snow every single winter, our summers can peak around 45c and its really dry dry heat so unlike most of the country, which is generally located on the coastal regions we dont get that same humidity.
    Clubs have been doing door charges for decades, going back at least as far as the 80s-90s where the door charge would be around $10 for clubs in Sydney.
    Spiders and snakes are definitely more prevalent in the country/regional centers of the country.

    • @vimalcurio
      @vimalcurio 3 роки тому +1

      I am so afraid 😨 of spiders and snake 🐍

  • @pollygotacracker9396
    @pollygotacracker9396 5 років тому

    for some thingy you said since I’m in Sydney its different eg the weather cuz its quite cold here but i do agree with what you said about the weather like its like there’s summer and winter every years and that’s it. The differences between South Africa and Australia was actually really interesting.

  • @emmy.222
    @emmy.222 5 років тому +2

    Here in Canada there's a very diverse population, and people are very very friendly, you can start a conversation with anyone on the street walking by

    • @nanomia
      @nanomia 3 роки тому

      What city do you live in?

  • @ellienorris
    @ellienorris 5 років тому +6

    Australia: *its better than being in constant cold*
    UK: *you have no idea*

  • @rosecutie3258
    @rosecutie3258 5 років тому +16

    I'm from Johannesburg South Africa, it's winter now and it's fricken cold

  • @amrayabaptiste2933
    @amrayabaptiste2933 3 роки тому

    A very informative video. Read some blogs and they said pretty much the same thing. I feel a lot have happened in Australia that made the government really clamp down on drinking and rules to get license. It's all to keep the ppl safe.

  • @leahkristine
    @leahkristine 5 років тому +2

    In America people in bigger cities tend to not be very nice, but in more rural areas people walking down the street do say hi to each other. Depends on the state you're in as well, but like NYC people are to themselves and not kind at all (imo), but in rural Ohio where I'm from most people are generally kind and friendly.

  • @niamhh8063
    @niamhh8063 5 років тому +6

    Im irish and 24 degrees is absolute PEAK summer. Its rained every day in june so far ✌️

    • @kirsty5170
      @kirsty5170 5 років тому +1

      yup yup love that 1hr of sunshine and the whole country is convinced summer has arrived, and then it rains for 3hrs

  • @ciarabrabant4699
    @ciarabrabant4699 5 років тому +5

    Make a video about university differences in Australia versus America!!!

  • @ednsabime4114
    @ednsabime4114 5 років тому

    I'm really new to the channel and I have just subscribe. and I just wanted to say love the content I can relate to this because I moved from Africa to Canada.

  • @beautylifebysl4718
    @beautylifebysl4718 2 роки тому

    Yes love the video very informative thinking of migrating to western Australian with my family any tips
    Or advice?? And do make another video like this please .

  • @Skater21Loverboyz
    @Skater21Loverboyz 5 років тому +11

    WOW I had no idea about the clubs. I've never been to one before. (:

    • @sarahclaireclaire7586
      @sarahclaireclaire7586 3 роки тому

      Lotus Latte, clubs have been charging entry for donkeys years.... Luke is a young in 😉👍🇦🇺

    • @Skater21Loverboyz
      @Skater21Loverboyz 3 роки тому

      @@sarahclaireclaire7586 Okay...

  • @brittanyKuchiki
    @brittanyKuchiki 5 років тому +3

    When you said you moved to Australia in 2012 when you were 12 it made me realize how old I am 😭

  • @beene03151
    @beene03151 Рік тому

    don’t even get me started on humidity LOL it’s also VERY humid here in Florida ( I live in America! ) and we don’t really get seasons, it just gets a little chilly in the winter, rains a little in the summer, autumn and spring are kinda like.. eh? like they feel the same, nothing really changes ahaha

  • @eleamissa8317
    @eleamissa8317 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome:) I'm french, My bf is South african, I live between France and SA and we're thinking about moving to Australia cause I don't feel free enough in SA. Anyway.. your video is helping !

    • @eleamissa8317
      @eleamissa8317 4 роки тому

      @@earlaweese Haha ok peux-tu développer ça? A moins que ce soit une blague