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Hi, I’m Yvette, a Australian native, who left my career in Pharmaceutical Sales to embark on an adventure abroad, by moving halfway around the world to London! So follow me for everything travel, british or expat life. Hit Subscribe so that you can see where in the world I have managed to get a cheap Ryanair Flight! I put out 3 videos every week. Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
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as someone who grew up in the UK it's so interesting seeing a foreigners perspective
a_shan same!
So true, if I could afford it I would move to Australia although I have never even been so I don't know why.
Up here in Yorkshire we are very multicultural, we have people from Yorkshire and a few from Lancashire. That covers the whole civilised world I think.
Similar to Lancashire, but we don't allow people from Yorkshire in.
@@FellUpAndDown For which the Yorkshire people are eternally grateful.
@wendy kelly scones? cream-jam or jam-cream? In Yorkshire its the sensible cream-jam option
@wendy kelly but anywhere south of Sheffield is far too close to France for my liking.
Lancashire, part of the civilised world?
"Don't send a bunch of convicts to an island and hope it goes okay!" - That absolutely got me. Brilliant haha.
I think the idea was sending them to the island to stay there, we didn't expect them to find a way back lol
When I went to Oz, I was asked if I had a police record. I said I didn't know you still needed one.
You're the only person who seems to be as enamoured with the UK as I am, and it's so refreshing!
We Brits used to be, largely, indifferent to politics. Then some one said "Hey, we should have a referendum on EU membership!"
The Corbyn effect on the youth has done a world of good too. Despite how it's turned out, a whole forgotten about generation has been invigorated and engaged in a way I doubt we'll ever see again.
Speak for yourself, didn’t you vote before?
We were never indifferent, you just didn't notice.
@@jemmajames6719 Of course I did. However, I'm 24, I was part of the youth that Corbyn inspired and saw it first hand. Traditionally young people have been disengaged from politics as the two main parties in the UK have usually ignored them. Corbyn changed that, opened the dialogue, and he deserves credit.
Jack Beswick as a life long Labour voter, Corbiyn has destroyed Labour., if you don’t vote you can’t complain. Though recently this has been turned on its head, this is why Boris had to win the election to uphold democracy. Had to vote Tory for the first time and for the record I voted to remain
About the diversity of things like accents- its crazy! I live in Manchester and there's about 10 different accents within a mile radius alone- my friend was born and raised about 4mi from me and our accents are different in many ways.
Love your candidness, humility, open mind and sense of humour.
Keep up the great work.
When it comes to walks the top 2 places well known for it in England would probably be the Peak District and the Lake District.
Think what you say about about stately homes and such has always underrated. you can have mini holiday every weekend visiting these places, castles, museums etc
I didn’t even think about that reverse insult thing 😂 it’s absolutely true especially in parliament.
Politics in the UK has been at a heightened level over the past three or so years chiefly because of Brexit. Traditionally, Brits have not been that politically active. I'm Irish and I can tell you that Ireland always had much livelier elections in years gone by than the UK ever had. That has all changed with Brexit and, to some extent, with the great devolution and independence debates that have been going on too.
As for walks, the UK is very famous for its public access to countryside, its national parks and its areas of Outstanding National Beauty (ONBs - you'll see them marked on maps). However, perhaps its a generational thing. Younger non-Brits may be completely unaware of this whole aspect of British culture as it may be something that they just don't see being promoted by UK tourist agencies abroad.
I wouldn't exactly call Hampstead Heath "bushland".
You need to go further afield and get out of London.
Here in the UK it is possible, with a bit of planning, to walk from lands end, to John o groats, and apart from things like crossing rivers etc, and not have to walk on a road, using the public footpaths and bridal ways, get your self an ordinance survey map, best maps in the world by the way, for you chosen areacand get out into the countryside.
I know what you mean about british insults, but just so you know, when MPs call each other "honourable gentleman" it's because they have to. It's the rule. More specifically, "Honourable member (or gentleman or lady)" is to any other mp, "Honourable friend" is another mp of the same party. "Right honourable member (or whatever)" means they're in the privy council. (I'm just going to let you guess what that is!)
Yeah. It's to stop insults and stuff taking over debates, keeping things as civilised as possible because it's so adversarial.
I think South Africa needs that in their parliament. Good to watch for giggle I believe one member was called a telly tubby in one argument 😂
Visit the Southwest and go on all the cliff walks. Tintagel is one you should definitely visit.
Matt Birch gorgeous there
Used to go there as a kid. I'm gonna go back. Youve literally just brought some childhood memories back
I understand what you mean about things being accessible in Aus. When I went for my honeymoon 10 yrs ago I thought I couldn't cope living there. I felt it was an eye opener when I went to coles and wolworths. A lady stopped me and asked were I bought my clothes, I explained I was from the UK and were I bought my dress. The lady told me she bought from the same place in the UK and had to order via someone address in the UK and they then sent it to her! I thought wow how lucky we are to have so much choice.
From your comments about Amazon it appears that you don't know that all the major supermarkets in the UK do online shopping and I believe some may even do same day delivery! Entertaining vlog, love to hear the foreign outlook on the UK.
Oh WOW! you just said "come acrost!" My neighbour says that too. She recently complained that the postman had walked "straight acrost my lawn". I had never heard anyone say that before. I assumed it was a London thing (we are in the Midlands). I can only assume that it is a malapropism.
Just to add to the eBay thing, I'm in the UK and have regularly ordered from China and Hong Kong, and even Australia, and I've never waited longer than two weeks, wish on the other hand, months and months and months waiting time
Love the way your British accent is improving, you sound more intelligent and slightly wiser.
Ive never been to Golders Hill but decided to go the other day. I went through Pergola & then on some forest adventure route (felt like I was the only person there)🌲 The sun was out for once & it was kinda foggy too so felt quite magical 🌤✨I ended up at the deer section..that was a surprise 😮
Hi Yvette have recently come across your site. It's funny to hear you singing the praises of the UK. My wife and I spent a month last year driving around Australia from Brisbane to Adelaide, we both fell in love with the whole Australian laid back culture, lifestyle and food. It's like everything in reverse to you bigging up the UK. To us we thought Australia had so much more to offer! But I guess 'the grass is always greener'. In some ways your fresh perspective has made me appreciate my own country a bit more so thanks for that. I think the biggest impact for us was that there is soooo muuuuch s p a c e and so little traffic and not many people and lots of outdoor activities and great weather and straight talking where the papers report on 'larrakins' (never heard of the word) or the greatest turn of phrases, my favourite being from a channel 7 newsreader who stated that "some bloke was in hospital having been bashed up by the missus" That is not something you'll hear on the BBC News! The only negatives were 1. the size of the road kill, no squashed bunnies or flattened hedgehogs to ride over, no the Aussies go big - dead kangaroos and wombats...which you definitely have to swerve around! 2. The TV most of which was way below UK standard - no wonder you go outdoors a lot 3. wi fi as you've already identified....and.....drumroll please....SYDNEY: What a let down - harbour, bridge, opera house and we're done - time to move on. All in all we loved Australia, especially the people and definitely felt very much at home. We'll be visiting again...and again...and again! (but perhaps not Sydney : ) unless you know better!!
Dear yvette...try to drop the "like"...
Your points are well thought out from close observation...best wishes in london though you will begin to miss OZ as time goes by...
Hey you should absolutely check out a National Trust membership. You get free access to loads of Beautiful protected areas and stately homes and that kind of thing. And you get a little sticker to put on your car window that used to be a big thing when I was younger.
Feel for your friends and family back in Oz hope they are all ok with the current weather situation
I will say one thing more serious. The fires in Australia at the moment are a global disaster and I hope there is unseasonably heavy rain there soon to give the firemen and the potential victims a break. Those firefighters are astonishingly brave.
Active Wa monsoon trough maybe bringing something next day or two to the south Australian states nsw
Have to say the fire control needs a overhaul seem very ineffectual firefighters !
@@andrewbristoe1833 considering the number of fires and sheer size of them I dont think ineffectual is the right word but they definitely need to consider what changes they can make to their long term policies.
I believe Canada has sent firefighters they are known for being very well trained and often train others .
I agree it's an international disaster and needs a global response and serious forward-thinking to prevent a recurrence
Immediately the first thing I noticed is how much more British your accent sounds compared to part 1
About exercise, I think in the UK people tend to go to the gym when it's cold, but I do see so many people walking dogs in the parks here. It's like everyone has a dog here. Amazon is the best, I buy everything there and get home delivery groceries which has been a life saver.
Less physically active? Every alternative day I twitch either my left eyelid or my right eyelid. How much more active do you want?
Lol. I have had days like that.
This sounds like me during the Christmas period haha
Occasionally I get up to go to the toilet but I would piss myself if I could
@@mattinfullvision9598 you can, and it has the added bonus of smelling enough to keep all your friends away so you dont need to get up for them either.
@@stevegray1308 yeah but I then have to get up to clean up the pissy mess
It seems like alot of people are shocked by people in the UK when it comes to banter. literally ripping people to pieces in a joking way to make friends, though we do use that method to hide actually insulting people so we don't have to many big blow ups with friends.
The internet in the UK i think is the fastest in the world.
In Bedfordshire there are wallabies! A group originally escaped from Whipsnade Zoo in the 1940s. You frequently see them hopping about.
Yup, I see one in Millbrook.
You’re kidding? lol
There are some wild Wallabies in Derbyshire too.
Andrea Clyndes’s yes I’ve seen them around heanor
Excercise? Every morning!......Up one two! .......then the other sock.
My goddaughter got married but lives in the US, put her wedding list on Amazon and people from various countries could just log on, buy things and Amazon stored it and delivered the lot in a set of giant boxes.
When MP's say "my right honourable friend" they're referring to a cabinet minister from their own party and "honourable friend" is similarly an mp from their own party so they're not insults. Calling each other "honourable" is just a traditional formality even if they're referring to an opposition member, it says nothing about their feelings towards each other.
They use "The right honourable gentleman, the member for xxxxxx" when referring to opposition members. So her point is still correct.
Regarding your point about the parliament thing, they have to do that because they are not allowed to say MP’s names. Hence all the work arounds they have to do to refer to their colleagues. But in general, I agree with you regarding our disposition on sarcasm and dry humour
When I was young in the 70s/80s 6 weeks or 28 working days was the delivery time for most things in the UK. Amazon/online shopping really changed that.
I would say so...1 or 2 days...
Hi, Yvette. Did you know there are about 100 wallabies living wild in the UK? There are about 4 places, including Derbyshire and Kent. Talking about Derbyshire, the Peak District is amazing. Two places in particular - Matlock Bath where there are excellent walks and my favourite, a petrifying well where household items are slowly turning to stone. The Blue John mines and caves are also wonderful to see. Hope you get the chance to visit some of these amazing places. Happy New Year.
One of my ancestors had the pleasure of an all inclusive trip to Australia for borrowing an orange 😆
Draconian.
No Australia!
So random story...I live in Manchester..love it...but needed a break and headed to the lake District which has some of the most amazing lakes and walks ever. Rented a cottage for the week. Before setting off we ordered supplies for the week on Tesco online app and collected it at collection point outside store and drove to lake District. On way back, we were too lazy to do the same so we ordered everything to be delivered to house whilst in passenger seat and we just ordered a takeaway first night back. Also, she always orders bagless so that we don't use any additional plastic bags.
You have a kindred spirit when it comes to online shopping.
I became disabled around 4 years ago and until then I took shopping for granted. Now I totally depend on Amazon for almost everything - I joke it's my best friend lol. I use Morrison's or Sainsbury's for food shopping online and it's truly a godsend. My electric wheelchair doesn't like rain or snow and I live in Scotland so I'm stuck indoors alot! I'm on my own so I don't know what I'd do without online shopping.
I'm really enjoying your clogs. I'm glad you're happy and settled living here 😊
Clogs?? 😁. Between Tesco online and Amazon I can now buy absolutely everything I need online.
@@stevegray1308 😂😂 that's predictive text for you! Vlogs lol
@TheRenaissanceman65 I was a nurse in my healthier days so I feel incredibly useless now and guilty that I can't do what I used to. My favourite thing was taking my dog for long hikes around the coast. It's so beautiful there. We have nice parks that make up for it though 😊
We get free prescriptions in Scotland, however I'd forgotten that Boots deliver my meds every week (for an annual fee) so that's great.
I don't know if they do the same in London, but if you spend £20 in Iceland, they provide free delivery. I think the prices are fairly reasonable there, not much more than Aldi or Lidl and they sell more than just frozen food.
Your accent is definitely changing. It sounds much more English than in your earlier videos.
I frequently use Amazon and being Prime I often get an order the following day.
Few times I've even got the order that evening.
My partner was very into photography in the past and we often had models staying over at our place. Many were vegetarian and I was always thankful for M&S dishes for them. They also commented that they were grateful not to get another soggy cheese salad. I'm also lucky as I ended up with two ovens and I keep one meat free for guests like that.
Judging by the amount of places you’ve been to, ‘I’m a fairly active person’ is a bit of an understatement 😎
The "Right Honourable Friend" is the formal way to address another MP in Parliament. There is also "Honourable Friend", the difference is whether the MP is a Privy Councillor or not.
You'll be pleased to know that when politicians say "My Honourable/Right Honourable Friend" they are - generally - being genuinely polite as MPs use that to refer to their own party. If they say "The Honourable Lady/Gentleman opposite/MP for Pity Me" then they're usually talking about another party and yes - generally being arsey. 😁
I think that a lot of your opinions in this video are being formed by the South East. I would definitely suggest getting up into some of the Northern towns and cities for a week or two. The main cities are going through some huge architectural changes so visiting Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow etc... Gives you a huge change from London. (When I moved to Newcastle I was shocked by how white it was - but that's changing slowly.) But if you *really* want to see the differences between the UK and Oz, try the smaller towns and cities. Sunderland, Carlisle (where I saw a morris troupe dancing in Black face on the High Street.), Preston, Nottingham/Chesterfield. I guarantee that you'll have a list as long as your arm! 😁
And finally, have you signed up for Amazon Prime? 2 hour delivery. TWO HOUR DELIVERY!!!
You can get amazon prime, it’s about £10 a year but you get free next day delivery on your amazon orders and you get a whole bunch of movies and tv show (like Netflix) sooo worth the money !! Xx
Great video! Keep these sorts of videos going, I love hearing the cultural difference between two very similar countries!!
P. S Your nervous laughter is very endearing ☺️
We have "Amazon now" in the UK also, it means you can have delivery of certain items within 2 hours. Argos do delivery options of less than 2 hours also. So check them out ☺
Home delivery - its not just Amazon. The major supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrison etc) offer home delivery too. It's nor free (delivery charge @ £5 depending on the time slot you book), but basically you could do your weekly shop onlineif you wantred, and know (to within a 2 hour window) when it'll arrive. Check out their websites.
If you like walking come up to Yorkshire for a week. Loads of options, two large (for the UK) National Parks, amazing coastline (Whitby etc), lots of ancient sights like York.
Careful. Yorkshire is God's country. Don't tell everyone!
@@MSM4U2POM It is indeed God's own country/county, but everyone is welcome to visit.
The Wallace collection is also a great free museum near Bond Street station.
Second point sorry I am an old man and have not been out in months Tesco and Iceland have kept me fed and watered, cider, thank god
'Bin-chicken' - love it.
Exercise? In the good old days we used to go on walking holidays - via the British Navy - walk for a bit, and plant the Union Jack. As we couldn't do selfies back then, we'd document our holiday by colouring the part of the map where'd we been in pink and send it to the Queen for approval. We had a bigger holiday camp map than Alexander the Great (some Macedonian upstart). Ah, the holidays we used to have...Australia attracted the Benidorm class, but we won't mention that!
I would love to head the opposite direction at some point in my life. I'm a South Londoner, born and bred and the furthest I've visited away from home for me is Gibraltar. I haven't even travelled outside Europe yet, I'm looking forward to scratching that particular itch when I get some money to do so :)
I had no idea that you didn't have Amazon in Australia. That has blown my mind lol.
Have you had the experience of Amazon Prime Now yet, where you order something at 10am, and it's with you at 2pm? I realised then, that humanity had peaked.
In the 1920s there were five postal collections and deliveries per day. You could write to a friend in the morning inviting them for afternoon tea, and get a reply before lunch. Train journeys were at their fastest around then too.
Steve I’m from London n live in Sydney n there’s amazon in Australia
donepearce I had no idea! Why did it change?
Michael M Is it just certain areas, then?
@@stevenkaye1625 Suddenly postmen wanted a living wage - such cheek.
In parliament, when an MP refers to "my honourable friend", it means the that person is in the same political party. If the mp refers to someone not in his/her party, the phrase, " the honourable member for (which ever constituency)" is used. Neither is meant to be an insult.
Also, 'Right Honourable' MPs are members of the Privy Council.
E- bay is big here, as you say if it comes from China it takes a while but is cheap, what you find in the UK is people buy a lot from China and put few bob on it you get it in a couple of days
Wait till you realise you can get same day deliveries with amazon prime. 😀
go see Glencoe,the west coast,highlands and islands in Scotland,you;ll love it
Amazon is quite green too, I think. We wanted batteries for a Christmas light - and could have driven two miles to get some - but just ordered on Amazon and they arrived next morning. If one Amazon van makes 50 drops and stops fifth car journeys, that’s green! We are on Prime... which is worth it, as small things arrive quickly & free, plus you get films and TV programmes.
Exercise. .... a human body only has so many heartbeats during a lifetime......don't waste them down the gym 😊
Spending 10,000 in the gym could add a million of them to your life so you're tip is a bit shite. 😉
Fun to listen to your take on us Brits! Just to say that ‘my honourable friend’ usually refers to somebody in your own party whom you would see as an ally. People from opposing parties are referred to as ‘the right honourable lady/gentleman’. When you hear that one you know that there could be a degree of hostility! All speech in the U.K. parliament is addressed to the Speaker, never to other MPs, unless, of course, it is the Speaker who is speaking.
It's "without further ado"
'Ado' is an archiac way of saying bother or fuss and is currently used in the previous phrase and the Shakespeare play. Sorry.
Much ado about nothing
The lake district has some of the best walks and hikes
The marches tend to be in London and London isn't representative of the rest of Britain even though they think they are. Also how do you know how many of them are Brits ? There are a lot of foreign nationals living in London and attending marches.
Zzz another person from outside London bleating. London is fucking great and it’s not that much different from other big cities like Manchester.
Of course marches are often in London, it’s where parliament sits and it’s the biggest city. Those marches often attract people from round the country.
Most of us are indoctrinated against sport and physical activity from an early age at school. English schools seem to have a policy of making it as hideous as possible for those who aren't naturally inclined. We were forced to do cross country running in winter, rain or shine, and play football when the pitch was at its muddiest, coldest worst. I always felt it so short sighted, it really does put some people off for life. It took me several years after leaving to discover I enjoyed the gym, if we had had a gym at school many of the non team sporty kids with no coordination like myself would have been set up for a much healthier life!
So how come we came 2nd in the Olymips an outstanding achievement to be in front of China & Russia...Both leftist druggie cheats...
tree planting sounds like a swell idea! kudos, more power to you!
So theres two things with Amazon most don't know.
Download these two apps...
Amazon prime now this is Amazons same day delivery app so you literally order and within the same day they'll deliver it to you (it's more limited but still has alot of stuff)
And also smile.amazon this is Amazon but they'll donate to your choice of charity every time you purchase something. For some reason they don't advertise these that well but thought I'd let you know (this is in the UK btw no idea about other countries)
They sometimes randomly hand out Extinction Rebellion newspaper at richmond about 5pm
What's happening australia is so sad and awful, and a lot of us are keeping the people, country and animals in our thoughts. I remember when a fire broke out in my town and devastated the beautiful old buildings that I had known all my life and I felt so gutted and just wanted to get home. I hope you're OK xx
Have wild Wallabies in parts of the UK. Not mentioning the Parakeets which are thriving. Not unusual to see a Wallaby bouncing in front of a car down south.
There are a lot of great vegan restaurants in Brighton if you ever visit and the southdowns way for amazing walks. We even have a vegan shoe shop.
Great video!
Though while Amazon is great, it's also killing off the British high street, which is not so good
Sound quality real good now. Really enjoyed your insights, thanks. HNY
When i am on site and someone uses the C word, i would tell them you can’t use that word as it means they are useful
About the vegan stuff that a very recent thing I spent a few years want to be veggie and I only recently did cause of all the new options
Dont send a bunch of convicts...😂😂😂 that actually made me laugh.
I wish my ancestors were criminals, I'd be on a beach in oz ... (for the Americans here I dont mean where the wizards lives lol)
Heyyy I think one of the massive reasons allot of british people are less active is the lack of money that goes into schools/pe. In my school we didn’t have a field.. or grass and at one point a playground
The UK kept all the drugs. They weren't going to let their prisoners have them. Off to Australia with you.
You can find wild wallabies in Derbyshire
The UK is so diverse. Is it really a good thing that it is so divided?
I think it's great that we're welcoming to all cultures
@@mattinfullvision9598
You a big fan of the Nazis, huh? Open your society to them and the Jews. People will die, but rich people will like your tweets.
@@MurdermiesteR What does Nazis have to do with it?
@@CadiasFinest
Nazis are part of diversity, champ. All cultures are beautiful no matter how terrible they are. I mean, child grooming and sex rings were imported to the UK for that sweet diversity. England was so bland before people were getting stabbed on the streets at alarming rates. All the violence and rape is worth it when you see the diversity from a distance though. So progressive.
you should go to the pergola at the top of golders hill park- beautiful
Sophisticated banter is what you are trying to describe dear! ;::))
You’d have thought after the bruising Australia got from the Emu wars they’d lay off making enemies of birds. Do I see an Ibis war in the future?
In the House of Commons they are talking through the ‘Speaker’ ie the Chair. That means if they suddenly said “ You f***ing c***t” they would be insulting the Speaker NOT the mp they are addressing. That would mean they would be thrown out and no longer part of the debate. A wasted opportunity.
TheRenaissanceman65 . They must think, now and then, it’s worth it.
TheRenaissanceman65 . Maybe now Bolsover is no longer a safe labour seat, or infact a labour seat at all, he can relish that as a point of his legacy and of course being the Beast of Bolsover!
Great video. Always interesting to see perspective from people from abroad. Interesting about Amazon. I didn’t know that it’s not very effective in Australia. In the UK we seem to get everything online nowadays. Well, I certainly do. Thanks again Yvette.
@Yvettes Vibes some of my amazon buys come the same day!!!
I was walking my dog round golden green and just came across like 3 war bunker guard things along the river
Concert gun turrets or bunkers. Used to shoot down enemy aircraft in ww2 or take shelter.
What general UK wild life which we take for granted are you amazed by......do you have Badgers, Hedgehogs, foxes etc in Australia and what about birds Robins, Blackbirds, Blue Tits etc......do we have equivalents animals that are amazing to you as Kangaroo, Emu, Koala are amazing to us but you may think are common or even pests......
Agree about the meat in Australia. Lived there for ten years. Tough for a vegetarian. Caveat, I'm not a real big fan of bean shoots and tofu. Thai is obviously big in Oz. I Europe I live on Italian food, veg burgers, Mexican etc. Most of the best, up market Italian restaurants in Oz have basically nothing on the menu for vegetarians. Leave any city and go bush, there is virtually nothing for vegetarians at all.
hi ... again not everywhere is going to be the same as London ... as for discovering stuff ... try aThe National Trust they should at least have where stately homes, gardens etc. are ... also plenty of castle ruins in the UK
Have you thought about doing the Wainwright coast to coast fell walking? in spring or summer though
Fun fact: Until Corbyn came along in 2015 (and Brexit in 2016) people here, especially the youth, also had a "fuck it" attitude to politics.
Of you like Kenwood house they have free concerts and fireworks in the Summer, take a picnic and enjoy.
"Amazon is amazing" -I always thought that was where the name came from ....
So, we have a surfeit of culture. True. Australia doesn’t even have a ministry for that any more. But most people don’t care. Just like politics.
It’s easier to be active outside when the climate encourages it.
But I can be savage to both those I like or dislike. But we do take a delight in banter. It really messes with Americans’ heads.
You waited 2 days for a package from Amazon? I'd expect it next day ha
If you're in the City of London, look for St Dunstan's in the East. That'll surprise you.
Kangaroo at the park: "Yvette! Mate! Didn't know you were over! Good ta see ya!"
Basically exactly how it happened! haha
There are wild Wallabies in various parts of the UK, Sussex, Derbyshire.