Born in Scotland, came to Australia with family when I was 3.5yrs, ended up married to a Kiwi and lived in Auckland New Zealand for 13 years. Moved back to Australia with my kids after being betrayed and could not be more thankful of the outcome. Love Australia, it looks after you.
Like many Brits who came to Australia with the help of assisted passage, we say it was the best thing we could have done. I do enjoy that Australia, more than any other country I know, ensures you have time out of work hours to live life.
I’ve been subbed to that Johnson’s life since they got here to Australia. Not a bad channel and is helpful to mainly Brit’s but alot of what they say is good for anyone. 👍🏻
My parents migrated to Australia from Italy in the mid 50s… I was born, raised and live in Melbourne. I only started to appreciate our great country after living overseas for a few years. Yes… we do have it good down under, it seems now the secret is out. 😄. Ross is good, I follow his channel as well.
I lived in Brisbane for 15 years. It is the best large city I ever lived in or visited. I have been to the US. I prefer here. Free medical, four weeks paid holidays for everyone, long maternity and paternity leave (paid). Of course nowhere is perfect, but Queensland in some places is. 😃
Ross does a great job, I have been following him from his first video. He is funny, balanced and genuinely interesting. He lives about 20 minutes from my home north of Brisbane. He really should have a lot more followers. He has made some really good videos. BTW the Aussie accent is coming along well Miles, you are almost sounding natural.
I work in the Adelaide CBD and live 45kms out of the city on the Adelaide Plains and the list does not lie when it says Adelaide is the 3rd most livable city IN THE WORLD 🥰🥰🥰 So lucky to call this place home ❣
I've noticed that one of the main differences between working in America vs. Australia that does not get mentioned is in Australia we have Leave Loading. Leave loading is an extra payment that some workers are entitled to receive from their employer while on annual leave, on top of their base rate of pay. Leave loading acts as a top-up to your standard base pay, and is intended to compensate workers for extra expenses incurred during leave.
I'm in the capital, Canberra. I subscribed to That Johnston Life just to see how Ross and his family progressed in their journey moving to this country and what they thought of it once they got here. I'm glad they like the place, because I feel blessed living here. I *keep* watching because Ross is hilarious and enthusiastic, although because of Covid he doesn't know the rest of the place yet - it's as big as the contiguous US and very diverse, so where I live is nothing like Brisbane: they get tropical storms in Summer, we occasionally get snow in Winter. The whole video is not a plug for the migration company: I suspect they approached him after seeing his content and he thought "why not?"🙂 PS: enjoy Malaysia.
I’m an Aussie from Melbourne and yes we love our coffee. Coffee dictates which cafe we go to. The food is important too, but coffee and knowing your barista is important. It doesn’t matter where you go in Melbourne and in fact all of Victoria you’ll find great coffee. Usually if it’s a busy cafe, it has excellent coffee. Some people wait 15 - 20 minutes for a coffee.
I was borne in Hong Kong, moved at 6 months to Memphis and Atlanta until I was 4, then moved to England until I was 10 then moved to Australia and been here ever since. Australia is HANDS down the BEST country I lived in (and I lived in the south during the early 80's when kids actually had fun).
I've watched a few of his videos. You're right he's very entertaining and easy to watch. 🙂 There's an American expat, Kaitlyn, she has a channel called "kinda Australian". I love her videos too. She moved here a few months ago after a long process during covid. Here's a couple of her recent videos if you're interested in checking her out 🙂. 10 things you must do when visiting Australia ua-cam.com/video/CH65a9DzJDo/v-deo.html First time skydiving (over Sydney) ua-cam.com/video/t0TYLZfOOb8/v-deo.html Aussie words I use every day/slang ua-cam.com/video/FOBsZRwTHS4/v-deo.html
My Dad migrated.here as a young man in the 50s. He spent the remaining 66 years of his life here and never regretted it despite leaving his folks behind. He loved the egalitarian culture, respect for workers, good wages,low crime,etc.We also agree and wouldn't live anywhere else
@@tabithasmith6558 Italians settled all over the country. The Sunshine Coast in Q is full of them, then they worked on the cane fields all the way to far north Qld.
That guy has lots of passion about Ur country, great to see. My parents came to Australia in the 60's they were called 10 pound poms. And yes you guys should make the leap to move here one day. You already have lots of friends to visit 😊
07:14 LOL, I actually know exactly where that house is. It's in the area he chose as that was Redcliffe Pier at the start which is 20 minutes away from Bald Hills (which is on the northern outskirts of Brisbane).
A dim sim is a Chinese-inspired meat and vegetable dumpling-style snack food, popular in Australia and to a lesser extent in New Zealand. It was originally offered to miners in the goldfields of Australia in the 1800s and used mutton as its primary meat. Wikipedia Place of origin: Australia Variations: Vegetarian (assorted fillings) Main ingredients: Meat, Cabbage
Migration Agents help with the processing of the paperwork for a visa. Just make sure to choose one that is registered with MARA (Migration Agents Registration Authority). If you go to the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA), they have a database of registered agents. You can search according to where you are (yes, there are some MARA agents located overseas), if you need one who speaks a specific language etc. The MIA is the peak body for Registered Migration Agents. They lobby the government on legislation relating yo migration, as well as disseminating the information to members & running professional development for agents.
@@jessovenden Everyone who has migrated both here and to other places tells me an agent makes it so much easier especially when it comes to getting a resident's visa because they know all the ins and outs.
During World War Two, when a huge proportion of the Australian workforce was in the army and labour was scarce, Commonwealth forces took about 250,000 Italians prisoner in East Africa. A bunch of them were shipped to POW camps in Australia, where, owing to labour shortages, a lot of them were let out to do non-war work. In 1945 they were all repatriated to Italy, where most of them saved up a fare as fast as they could and came back. Not really having liked tea very much, they brought espresso machines with them, and quite a lot opened cafés. It took a while to catch on, but since about 1980 Australia has had a coffee culture based on Italian-style coffee, and since 2000-odd Australia has been second only to Italy in the quality of the coffee in the general run of neighbourhood coffee shops.
Im the daughter of a British immigrant....my mother came out when she was young with her family, they were a part of the 10 pound pom migration scheme during the 50's through to the 70's.
I came to Australia with my parents as a four year old in 1960. South coast of New South Wales. Australia is the only country I know but I did live and work in SE Asia for eight years. My parents became Aussies quite quickly and fitted in well with the culture. I don't know any different. My father always said the best thing he did was move the family to Australia. I wouldn't live anywhere else.
@7:20 FYI Brisbane is the capital city in the State of Qld. I've been watching the Johnston's journey for several months. He also did a reaction video & took the piss out of the "10 Reasons NOT to Move to Aus".
We Aussies need to learn to really appreciate what we have. I have to say, I have never met an American who moved here short term who ever went "home", and I have known a number. Once you are here that tends to be it. To the point where even some who went back temporarily always made sure to be here for their kids to be born Aussies (with Australian partners). I think even Aussies need to leave or at least travel to fully understand we are still the "lucky country". Also I am first generation Australian, my parents came with their parents as young adults. They never felt the need to call any other place home.
Hi I am an Aussie I live in Vic about 40mins North West of Melbourne . I am a first generation Aussie born to parents who moved here from overseas met and married here
I came to Perth Australia in 1985 the best decision I have ever made, great lifestyle , great weather, great people beautiful beaches and very safe and clean cities I LOVE IT ! have look at Wild adventure mum a Vlog of a Scottish family living in Bali I never had children but i love this amazing Mum and her family
I am a £5 POM 1/2 price for kids back then best thing Mum and Dad did for us amazing place amazing people yes a long way away but only a 26hour flight back to Europe or US lol in Newcastle NSW home of the best wine in Australia 🇦🇺
I actually traveled to the UK a few years ago from Sydney where I reside and didn’t fully realise just how much i took my beautiful country for granted 🇦🇺❤️ never would I holiday there again sorry but it’s just my opinion. 👍 TO MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTY ❤️
Melbourne was the world most liveable city 7 years in a row. From 2011 - 2017 in 2018 we lost that place to Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 We definitely do just go with the flow here in Australia very laid back bunch. Relaxing lifestyle and most people just don’t give a fuck
Bald Hills is one of the most Northern Suburbs of the City of Brisbane (the State Capital, largest city in the State and top 5 largest cities in the country), it's right on the train line, less than half an hour to the CBD, and a bit over to get to South Brisbane by train, with clear roads 15-20 minutes to most central city parts north of the river (but the roads are never clear so give your self about an hour to account for traffic) but it will cost you more to park than a car load of adults train fairs.
Its crap about the average annual income its more like $50,000-$70,000 unless you are an executive in a large company. Although it may be slightly higher in Queensland and Northern Territory as their wages are a bit higher to the rest of the country.
Yes I thought that was a bit odd too, but it isn't to do with executives or large companies: the Australian Bureau of Statistics figure for 2021 is about $68,000 if you include part-time workers. For those on a full-time 38-hour week, the average figure really is above $90,000.
It doesnt really equate to reality in S.A. I know plenty of people who hold manager positions that dont earn that much, my brother runs a big warehouse that is the top supplier for video games and merchandise in Australia he isnt even on $90,000
@@samanthaharrison4921 Yep that makes sense. I have a sister in Adelaide, go there a lot and keep a keen interest because I love the place. After all the factory closures a few years ago I know things were grim. I hope you are catching up, because your house prices have gone nuts and if salaries haven't been keeping up it would be bloody difficult to start on the housing ladder.
@@steelcrown7130 its really bad here at present the entire housing market has gone nuts. A house sold accross the road from me recently in an average suburb for $430,000 and its not flash very basic and very small. Rents are astonomical too everything went up $50 a week last year and going up another $50 a week this year. Just ridiculous!
most of these types of posts are in brisbane for some reason. i've lived in QLD but at a higher altitude in toowoomba so the weather was similar to my home in perth. brisbane is a humid prick of a place, i dont think you get used to it so much as just dealing with it. worked in the NT for awhile which is much the same but the pub culture makes up for it.
I think you would enjoy thebamfamalam on UA-cam - they moved London to Queensland and have ended up on 20 acres near the beach. MANY videos about life in the "Sunshine" (Flood? ) State.
I have been watching his family for a while. The info relating to moving here is strictly educational based on their experience if you want to move here. My mum is from the UK and it’s nice to get some insight why my grandparents immigrated so long ago although they were 10 pound tourists. Look that up 🤗
My work has taken me all over this country and by far the best place to be is up north , The major cities are crowded and dirty full of inconsiderate arrogant people that couldn't care less about the person beside them . If you want to meet good friendly people that would give you the clothes off their back to help you travel through the small coastal and country towns , The scenery is fantastic and the people are too much better quality of life and cleaner . And our average wage is about $23/hour much less than 90k/year that Brit stated .👌
Brisbane, I thought so. The intensity of Gov decisions is just starting to reach them whereas Melbourne & NSW have been suffering for a long time from them. Outside of the major cities in SA or Vic are better if you're determined to move right now.
I'm in Brisbane. The place is very livable. As to the coffee: we are very fortunate in Australia in that our coffee culture is an inheritance from the Italian and Greek migrants in the 1950s and '60s. BTW, we are VERY proud that Starbucks essentially failed here.
I live in Perth, and there are loads of English, South African, Kiwis, and Irish here. I'm pretty sure the Irish are doing a silent take over 🤔 approx 30% of the Australian population was born overseas.
What the Pommy bloke never mentioned was - our far better Work/Life balance. Just about every single one of us that works full-time - get a minimum of 4 weeks paid vacation PLUS 17% 'Leave Loading' extra pay on top of our regular wages for those 4 weeks. Depends on your particular Award/Employment Contract, but for nearly everyone it's 4weeks. Some lucky buggers can get 6 to 8 - again it's industry/job dependant. We also have Paid Sick Leave, again industry dependant by usually around 9 days per year - and for some of us, like me, it accumulates ... I have about 9 weeks of Sick Leave up my sleeve). Many industries, particularly Government jobs, will have 'flexi-days' ie one extra paid day off per month. We also have Long Service Leave, which is around 3 months PAID LEAVE once you have worked at your employed for 12 years, but its "Pro-Rata' from 7 years onwards (so you can take smaller chunks of Leave earlier). And yes - that is EXTRA LEAVE on top of Annual Leave. Women are also entitled to Maternity Leave (and again - depending on your industry/contract you can be eligible for quite a number of weeks at full pay after the childbirth, plus up to 18 months unpaid) and their jobs held for their return up to 18 months or so later. Men can now get 2 weeks (I think it is from memory) Paid Paternity Leave so they can spend those precious few early weeks at home with the new child. And then on top of that, there are about 16 odd Paid Publicly Holidays (the number varies according to which state you are in but we are all roughly the same). So we get all this extra free time to enjoy all those beaches, National Parks, Fishing, watching Footy, BBQing and Beers with mates etc or, if my missus had her way - me mowing, painting and cleaning shit up around the place ...
Haha. Another person that we Aussies have turned into a coffee snob. I live in a coastal suburb of Adelaide, the most liveable city in Australia, and the third most liveable in the world. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Just about the money situation he mentioned. This guys from Brisbane, so am I. Brisbane is a big city but its definitely one of the cheaper places to live. For example Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra are pretty expensive places to live from what I know
I don’t get enough time to watch you guys as much as i would like, but as a side note you are both looking fresher for what ever reason. Keep up the great channel guys. Xox
We are the coffee capital of the world (Melbourne) and we also have a minimum wage around $21 per hr with 9% of your wage put into a super fund (it should be 12% but thanks to the current government they froze that) but yes WE ARE NOT CALLED THE LUCKY COUNTRY for nothing
Fucking hell Miles, you getting to sound like an Aussie more and more. Been watching That Johnston Life for a while, as well as other new immigrants to see how they are enjoying life here. My parents moved here before I was born to give our family a better future. They moved with my older brother and sister in the late '60s. Many people live outside the main cities (approx 100km) and commute via trains
There used to be a joke about the poms migrating to Australia....What's that whining noise coming from that plane that just landed?.....answer was 'whinging Poms' .
As an Aussie I have seen some of these videos. I have a few points to make: 1. Most people immigrate to either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. These cities are experiencing stress with rising home prices and expanding urban and suburban areas. Even coastal areas away from the major cities but close to inter-urban transport have skyrocketing prices. 2. The ethnic makeup is evolving. It is not a bad thing as it is expanding our culture in food and our lives generally, many people still remember when things like the Monty Python Bruce's skit was a literal documentary. The old Australia is still there and the racism and sexism is often exploited by politicians for votes. 3. People don't realise how much introduced animals have damaged the environment. From rabbit plagues, mouse plagues, foxes, horses, cane toads, wild feral cats and dogs have decimated wildlife and destroyed the land. Where I live in western Sydney you will see wild birds aplenty, but you are more likely see a fox than a possum or koala. 4. Australia is still great for things like heath care, education and public services, but we are in a transition period where privatisation is proving probmatic but state ownership of services is not popular due to citizens being trained to expect lower taxes. Australia Australia Australia we love you AMEN! *Crack tube*
Miles mate.. doing these great videos with Phezz... have you noticed your accent is becoming Australian.... listen to the first part of this intro .... Guys, we're waiting for both of you to come over here soon .... ;-)
And, you're using too much of the front of you mouth for the accent ( As the typical American accent is very frontal). A typical Aussie accent speaks from that back of the throat and uses the nasal cavity( Almost speaking though your nose). E.g when we say oh yeah going in to a higher pitch, its in the back of the throat near the nose.
You want the best coffee visit Melbourne. We have a huge cafe culture and our baristas are the best in the world. Our Cafe culture is so big here that Starbucks closed down several stores because they couldn’t compete. He’s wrong about property prices being worst in Melbourne, it’s actually Sydney that is ridiculously priced. Aussies can drive! It’s non Aussies that can’t because they come from countries that don’t have any road rules!
However covid has stuffed up our country for abit but I still love it. I don't drink coffee I hate it but apparently we have the best coffee. The average wage is NOT 90k, subtract about 40 to 50k then that's the average. The house prices to buy or rent have gone up way too much in the past 3 yrs!
I'm half British (my Dad came to Australia when he was 9 ) and I'm Australian lol as for the British thing it's true my husbands mum , best friends dads and my boss are British
Do your research on Australia and lifestyle My parents were migrated to Australia 🇦🇺 which I was born in Australia 🇦🇺 You boys 👦 will love this country
As an Australian, it makes me proud that foreigners like our lifestyle so much. We love you guys and gals moving here!!
yep me too. Bring a good attitude and it does not matter who or where u came from
Born in Scotland, came to Australia with family when I was 3.5yrs, ended up married to a Kiwi and lived in Auckland New Zealand for 13 years. Moved back to Australia with my kids after being betrayed and could not be more thankful of the outcome. Love Australia, it looks after you.
Thanks again guys for the great reaction. Glad you enjoyed it!! Remember to go out there are get what your want. Enjoy your trip to Malaysia!
Like many Brits who came to Australia with the help of assisted passage, we say it was the best thing we could have done. I do enjoy that Australia, more than any other country I know, ensures you have time out of work hours to live life.
I’ve been subbed to that Johnson’s life since they got here to Australia. Not a bad channel and is helpful to mainly Brit’s but alot of what they say is good for anyone. 👍🏻
Agree completely.
I’ve followed them too since they moved here. Love them.
My parents migrated to Australia from Italy in the mid 50s… I was born, raised and live in Melbourne. I only started to appreciate our great country after living overseas for a few years. Yes… we do have it good down under, it seems now the secret is out. 😄.
Ross is good, I follow his channel as well.
My parents too! 1955 Greek Egyptian - the whole extended family followed!
That is why we have great coffee!
I lived in Brisbane for 15 years. It is the best large city I ever lived in or visited. I have been to the US. I prefer here. Free medical, four weeks paid holidays for everyone, long maternity and paternity leave (paid). Of course nowhere is perfect, but Queensland in some places is. 😃
Ross does a great job, I have been following him from his first video. He is funny, balanced and genuinely interesting. He lives about 20 minutes from my home north of Brisbane. He really should have a lot more followers. He has made some really good videos. BTW the Aussie accent is coming along well Miles, you are almost sounding natural.
I work in the Adelaide CBD and live 45kms out of the city on the Adelaide Plains and the list does not lie when it says Adelaide is the 3rd most livable city IN THE WORLD 🥰🥰🥰 So lucky to call this place home ❣
I've noticed that one of the main differences between working in America vs. Australia that does not get mentioned is in Australia we have Leave Loading.
Leave loading is an extra payment that some workers are entitled to receive from their employer while on annual leave, on top of their base rate of pay. Leave loading acts as a top-up to your standard base pay, and is intended to compensate workers for extra expenses incurred during leave.
I'm in the capital, Canberra.
I subscribed to That Johnston Life just to see how Ross and his family progressed in their journey moving to this country and what they thought of it once they got here. I'm glad they like the place, because I feel blessed living here. I *keep* watching because Ross is hilarious and enthusiastic, although because of Covid he doesn't know the rest of the place yet - it's as big as the contiguous US and very diverse, so where I live is nothing like Brisbane: they get tropical storms in Summer, we occasionally get snow in Winter.
The whole video is not a plug for the migration company: I suspect they approached him after seeing his content and he thought "why not?"🙂
PS: enjoy Malaysia.
The Aussie accent is getting better mate... keep tryin', you'll get there.
The opening few sentences had me fooled!
I was just adout to comment that! Getting better all the time
I’m English originally, been here 40 years. I’ve never looked back 😁 it’s an absolutely amazing place
Me too. 35 years and would not ever, ever go back to the yUK.
I’m an Aussie from Melbourne and yes we love our coffee. Coffee dictates which cafe we go to. The food is important too, but coffee and knowing your barista is important. It doesn’t matter where you go in Melbourne and in fact all of Victoria you’ll find great coffee. Usually if it’s a busy cafe, it has excellent coffee. Some people wait 15 - 20 minutes for a coffee.
I was borne in Hong Kong, moved at 6 months to Memphis and Atlanta until I was 4, then moved to England until I was 10 then moved to Australia and been here ever since.
Australia is HANDS down the BEST country I lived in (and I lived in the south during the early 80's when kids actually had fun).
I've watched a few of his videos. You're right he's very entertaining and easy to watch. 🙂
There's an American expat, Kaitlyn, she has a channel called "kinda Australian".
I love her videos too. She moved here a few months ago after a long process during covid. Here's a couple of her recent videos if you're interested in checking her out 🙂.
10 things you must do when visiting Australia
ua-cam.com/video/CH65a9DzJDo/v-deo.html
First time skydiving (over Sydney)
ua-cam.com/video/t0TYLZfOOb8/v-deo.html
Aussie words I use every day/slang
ua-cam.com/video/FOBsZRwTHS4/v-deo.html
Kaitlyn's pretty cool.
My Dad migrated.here as a young man in the 50s. He spent the remaining 66 years of his life here and never regretted it despite leaving his folks behind. He loved the egalitarian culture, respect for workers, good wages,low crime,etc.We also agree and wouldn't live anywhere else
Australia's coffee culture is nothing like anywhere else in the world. Melbourne is LITERALLY the coffee capital of the world.
Have you been to Fremantle? It's full of Italians with great coffee.
@@AussieTVMusic you must not have been to Melbourne if you think Fremantle has more Italians
@bobbiebob575 bob Ditto back at you Sydney. All the good coffee is made by relocared Melburnian baristas. Same in New York.
@bobbiebob575 bob haha Sydney coffee ...
@@tabithasmith6558 Italians settled all over the country. The Sunshine Coast in Q is full of them, then they worked on the cane fields all the way to far north Qld.
He's a high school teacher. He loves teaching here way more than in the UK. I've watched most of his videos. I'm a Brisbane Qld local.
He would get lots of holidays paid! He's impressed! 🥰
Hi, I’m in Melbourne. The only thing in Australia one needs to be aware of or avoid are the politicians.
You need more Sun Andrew.
That’s the same all over the World
Really mate? Politics? Sit on a cactus and swivel mate
Dan thank you for your deeply thought out response. Oh, dear and they might actually breed. Now that’s a real concern.
@@AussieTVMusic it’s been sunnier in Melbourne than north of us.
That guy has lots of passion about Ur country, great to see.
My parents came to Australia in the 60's they were called 10 pound poms.
And yes you guys should make the leap to move here one day. You already have lots of friends to visit 😊
07:14 LOL, I actually know exactly where that house is. It's in the area he chose as that was Redcliffe Pier at the start which is 20 minutes away from Bald Hills (which is on the northern outskirts of Brisbane).
I am also a subscriber to that Johnson's life and he and his wife are really good genuine and authentic people, definitely worth watching their videos
A dim sim is a Chinese-inspired meat and vegetable dumpling-style snack food, popular in Australia and to a lesser extent in New Zealand. It was originally offered to miners in the goldfields of Australia in the 1800s and used mutton as its primary meat. Wikipedia
Place of origin: Australia
Variations: Vegetarian (assorted fillings)
Main ingredients: Meat, Cabbage
Born and raised in Melbourne, lived in Queensland for 5 years and happily back in Beautiful Melbourne :-) Australia is magical
Migration Agents help with the processing of the paperwork for a visa. Just make sure to choose one that is registered with MARA (Migration Agents Registration Authority). If you go to the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA), they have a database of registered agents. You can search according to where you are (yes, there are some MARA agents located overseas), if you need one who speaks a specific language etc. The MIA is the peak body for Registered Migration Agents. They lobby the government on legislation relating yo migration, as well as disseminating the information to members & running professional development for agents.
This is completely crucial advice ⬆️
@@jessovenden Everyone who has migrated both here and to other places tells me an agent makes it so much easier especially when it comes to getting a resident's visa because they know all the ins and outs.
I grew up in Sydney, lived for 6 years in Nth QLD then visited Tassie 16 years ago and never left ;)
I was born in Aus and lived here my whole life, it is truly the best country in the world, move over here you'll love it
Just do it guys! This country is awesome.
During World War Two, when a huge proportion of the Australian workforce was in the army and labour was scarce, Commonwealth forces took about 250,000 Italians prisoner in East Africa. A bunch of them were shipped to POW camps in Australia, where, owing to labour shortages, a lot of them were let out to do non-war work. In 1945 they were all repatriated to Italy, where most of them saved up a fare as fast as they could and came back. Not really having liked tea very much, they brought espresso machines with them, and quite a lot opened cafés. It took a while to catch on, but since about 1980 Australia has had a coffee culture based on Italian-style coffee, and since 2000-odd Australia has been second only to Italy in the quality of the coffee in the general run of neighbourhood coffee shops.
Im the daughter of a British immigrant....my mother came out when she was young with her family, they were a part of the 10 pound pom migration scheme during the 50's through to the 70's.
Sunburns doing good guys! It’s just peeling still at the moment hahah 🤣
Cannot wait for you guys to come here one day!
Also just wanna say the new intro is bloody dope!
I don't peel here in Australia, I love it..
In NZ I did though, jeeez, that's one thing I don't miss.
I came to Australia with my parents as a four year old in 1960. South coast of New South Wales. Australia is the only country I know but I did live and work in SE Asia for eight years. My parents became Aussies quite quickly and fitted in well with the culture. I don't know any different. My father always said the best thing he did was move the family to Australia.
I wouldn't live anywhere else.
@7:20 FYI Brisbane is the capital city in the State of Qld.
I've been watching the Johnston's journey for several months.
He also did a reaction video & took the piss out of the "10 Reasons NOT to Move to Aus".
I live on the NSW Central Coast. About an hour north of Sydney 👍🇦🇺
i used to live in copacabana!
yay Brisbane, my home city. So glad people are happy moving here, and enjoying it
We Aussies need to learn to really appreciate what we have. I have to say, I have never met an American who moved here short term who ever went "home", and I have known a number. Once you are here that tends to be it. To the point where even some who went back temporarily always made sure to be here for their kids to be born Aussies (with Australian partners). I think even Aussies need to leave or at least travel to fully understand we are still the "lucky country". Also I am first generation Australian, my parents came with their parents as young adults. They never felt the need to call any other place home.
Miles your Aussie accent attempt is pretty good. I'm an Aussie I live in Melbourne Australia
Hi I am an Aussie I live in Vic about 40mins North West of Melbourne . I am a first generation Aussie born to parents who moved here from overseas met and married here
South Australian here, and can I just say, your aussie accent is spot on, better than most non aussie actors trying to sound like us. Well done!
I came to Perth Australia in 1985 the best decision I have ever made, great lifestyle , great weather, great people beautiful beaches and very safe and clean cities I LOVE IT ! have look at Wild adventure mum a Vlog of a Scottish family living in Bali I never had children but i love this amazing Mum and her family
Came to Adelaide when I was 4, went for a holiday to England many years later, we definitely have it better here
I recently brought a small little house on the Sunshine coast of QLD, and my stress levels are low, my smiles are bigger and my value of life is high👍
Nice🥰
The thing is WE PAY A LIVING WAGE and we dont need to worry about Medical Expenses.
I am a £5 POM 1/2 price for kids back then best thing Mum and Dad did for us amazing place amazing people yes a long way away but only a 26hour flight back to Europe or US lol in Newcastle NSW home of the best wine in Australia 🇦🇺
Best city in Australia mate
I actually traveled to the UK a few years ago from Sydney where I reside and didn’t fully realise just how much i took my beautiful country for granted 🇦🇺❤️ never would I holiday there again sorry but it’s just my opinion. 👍 TO MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTY ❤️
Melbourne was the world most liveable city 7 years in a row. From 2011 - 2017 in 2018 we lost that place to Vienna Austria 🇦🇹
We definitely do just go with the flow here in Australia very laid back bunch. Relaxing lifestyle and most people just don’t give a fuck
Bald Hills is one of the most Northern Suburbs of the City of Brisbane (the State Capital, largest city in the State and top 5 largest cities in the country), it's right on the train line, less than half an hour to the CBD, and a bit over to get to South Brisbane by train, with clear roads 15-20 minutes to most central city parts north of the river (but the roads are never clear so give your self about an hour to account for traffic) but it will cost you more to park than a car load of adults train fairs.
Brisbane CBD parking is the third most expensive in the world, it's nuts. Only Monaco and Bern are more expensive.
2:24 My hometown! Reclf!
The cost of living is higher in Aus, but then again, healthcare for all and virtually no risk of being shot.
Its crap about the average annual income its more like $50,000-$70,000 unless you are an executive in a large company. Although it may be slightly higher in Queensland and Northern Territory as their wages are a bit higher to the rest of the country.
Yes I thought that was a bit odd too, but it isn't to do with executives or large companies: the Australian Bureau of Statistics figure for 2021 is about $68,000 if you include part-time workers. For those on a full-time 38-hour week, the average figure really is above $90,000.
It doesnt really equate to reality in S.A. I know plenty of people who hold manager positions that dont earn that much, my brother runs a big warehouse that is the top supplier for video games and merchandise in Australia he isnt even on $90,000
@@samanthaharrison4921 Yep that makes sense. I have a sister in Adelaide, go there a lot and keep a keen interest because I love the place. After all the factory closures a few years ago I know things were grim. I hope you are catching up, because your house prices have gone nuts and if salaries haven't been keeping up it would be bloody difficult to start on the housing ladder.
Obviously the average wage is affected a lot by the higher wages 😂. The median wage is around 52,000. I’d even be happy to get that 😜
@@steelcrown7130 its really bad here at present the entire housing market has gone nuts. A house sold accross the road from me recently in an average suburb for $430,000 and its not flash very basic and very small. Rents are astonomical too everything went up $50 a week last year and going up another $50 a week this year. Just ridiculous!
Guys, Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland - and Bald hills (where the housing listing he showed comes from) is a suburb of Brisbane.
most of these types of posts are in brisbane for some reason. i've lived in QLD but at a higher altitude in toowoomba so the weather was similar to my home in perth. brisbane is a humid prick of a place, i dont think you get used to it so much as just dealing with it. worked in the NT for awhile which is much the same but the pub culture makes up for it.
I think you would enjoy thebamfamalam on UA-cam - they moved London to Queensland and have ended up on 20 acres near the beach. MANY videos about life in the "Sunshine" (Flood? ) State.
Australia Rocks. You should all move here really
I live in mount gambier south Australia it has a old volcano with blue blue water best place
I have been watching his family for a while. The info relating to moving here is strictly educational based on their experience if you want to move here. My mum is from the UK and it’s nice to get some insight why my grandparents immigrated so long ago although they were 10 pound tourists. Look that up 🤗
Bloody fantastic video (both the original and your reaction). Damn accurate, too. Cheers!
Brit loving it for 56 years
My work has taken me all over this country and by far the best place to be is up north , The major cities are crowded and dirty full of inconsiderate arrogant people that couldn't care less about the person beside them . If you want to meet good friendly people that would give you the clothes off their back to help you travel through the small coastal and country towns , The scenery is fantastic and the people are too much better quality of life and cleaner . And our average wage is about $23/hour much less than 90k/year that Brit stated .👌
Good one
Depends what city your talking about mate not all cities are crowded and dirty
This dude and his wife did 14 days hotel quarantine with his a 2Yo. That is impressive.
Brisbane, I thought so. The intensity of Gov decisions is just starting to reach them whereas Melbourne & NSW have been suffering for a long time from them. Outside of the major cities in SA or Vic are better if you're determined to move right now.
I'm in Brisbane. The place is very livable.
As to the coffee: we are very fortunate in Australia in that our coffee culture is an inheritance from the Italian and Greek migrants in the 1950s and '60s.
BTW, we are VERY proud that Starbucks essentially failed here.
I live at Harrington Waters 4 and half hour drive from Sydney
You guys are pretty laid back so I think you’d fit in here in Oz pretty well. Love your videos and reactions.
Perfect. It's in our future plans!
@@TheCommodity u guys r great ! love your videos! I would have a holiday first in Australia !
Come here to Australia for a holiday first,& see if you like it. btw ..i love the Brits they have a wonderful way with words & they can be very funny.
I live in Sydney and very happy that i do live here ... all good
I live in Perth, and there are loads of English, South African, Kiwis, and Irish here. I'm pretty sure the Irish are doing a silent take over 🤔 approx 30% of the Australian population was born overseas.
Living costs are set according to the CPI(Consumer Price Index)
What the Pommy bloke never mentioned was - our far better Work/Life balance. Just about every single one of us that works full-time - get a minimum of 4 weeks paid vacation PLUS 17% 'Leave Loading' extra pay on top of our regular wages for those 4 weeks. Depends on your particular Award/Employment Contract, but for nearly everyone it's 4weeks. Some lucky buggers can get 6 to 8 - again it's industry/job dependant. We also have Paid Sick Leave, again industry dependant by usually around 9 days per year - and for some of us, like me, it accumulates ... I have about 9 weeks of Sick Leave up my sleeve). Many industries, particularly Government jobs, will have 'flexi-days' ie one extra paid day off per month. We also have Long Service Leave, which is around 3 months PAID LEAVE once you have worked at your employed for 12 years, but its "Pro-Rata' from 7 years onwards (so you can take smaller chunks of Leave earlier). And yes - that is EXTRA LEAVE on top of Annual Leave. Women are also entitled to Maternity Leave (and again - depending on your industry/contract you can be eligible for quite a number of weeks at full pay after the childbirth, plus up to 18 months unpaid) and their jobs held for their return up to 18 months or so later. Men can now get 2 weeks (I think it is from memory) Paid Paternity Leave so they can spend those precious few early weeks at home with the new child. And then on top of that, there are about 16 odd Paid Publicly Holidays (the number varies according to which state you are in but we are all roughly the same).
So we get all this extra free time to enjoy all those beaches, National Parks, Fishing, watching Footy, BBQing and Beers with mates etc or, if my missus had her way - me mowing, painting and cleaning shit up around the place ...
Melbourne was also top 2 in the Most Livable City in the World rankings for a 10 straight years before covid
Australia, specifically Melbourne is the Cafe capital of the world, we may not produce the best coffee beans but our Cafe culture makes us thr capital
Haha. Another person that we Aussies have turned into a coffee snob.
I live in a coastal suburb of Adelaide, the most liveable city in Australia, and the third most liveable in the world. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Just about the money situation he mentioned. This guys from Brisbane, so am I. Brisbane is a big city but its definitely one of the cheaper places to live. For example Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra are pretty expensive places to live from what I know
Everything he said about Australia is true & is that good. 👍😁👍 🇦🇺
They moved to Brisbane and the house with pool is his home. I follow his UA-cams. Try Bam famalam they are also UK migrants.
I couldn't help but notice the pause moment you did at 5:30. Looks like he has a 100 dollar note tattooed on his face.
You did that accent really well at the beginning. The first part anyway. ///////////
I don’t get enough time to watch you guys as much as i would like, but as a side note you are both looking fresher for what ever reason. Keep up the great channel guys. Xox
Thank you!!! -Miles
We are the coffee capital of the world (Melbourne) and we also have a minimum wage around $21 per hr with 9% of your wage put into a super fund (it should be 12% but thanks to the current government they froze that) but yes WE ARE NOT CALLED THE LUCKY COUNTRY for nothing
Love your videos fellas I live in cairns Queensland and I think it’s a beautiful place.
I have known a lot of Brits especially in Sydney. There are a lot here.
The guy that owns our local independent supermarket is from the UK, which means they have a pretty cool little UK treat section.
Just started watching your Chanel and well done on the weight lose Miles
Fucking hell Miles, you getting to sound like an Aussie more and more. Been watching That Johnston Life for a while, as well as other new immigrants to see how they are enjoying life here. My parents moved here before I was born to give our family a better future. They moved with my older brother and sister in the late '60s. Many people live outside the main cities (approx 100km) and commute via trains
In Australia, drinking coffee is as much for the enjoyment as it is for the caffeine
Hi from Gold Coast Queensland Australia 👍
2:21 redcliffe jetty 😅
There used to be a joke about the poms migrating to Australia....What's that whining noise coming from that plane that just landed?.....answer was 'whinging Poms' .
G'day boys theirs 25 million reasons to visit Australia, "it's people".
I live 75km south of Perth.. it's a hot one today 42 in Perth not much less here near Mandurah
For the Fahrenheit Americans, that is 107 degrees.
As an Aussie I have seen some of these videos. I have a few points to make:
1. Most people immigrate to either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. These cities are experiencing stress with rising home prices and expanding urban and suburban areas. Even coastal areas away from the major cities but close to inter-urban transport have skyrocketing prices.
2. The ethnic makeup is evolving. It is not a bad thing as it is expanding our culture in food and our lives generally, many people still remember when things like the Monty Python Bruce's skit was a literal documentary. The old Australia is still there and the racism and sexism is often exploited by politicians for votes.
3. People don't realise how much introduced animals have damaged the environment. From rabbit plagues, mouse plagues, foxes, horses, cane toads, wild feral cats and dogs have decimated wildlife and destroyed the land. Where I live in western Sydney you will see wild birds aplenty, but you are more likely see a fox than a possum or koala.
4. Australia is still great for things like heath care, education and public services, but we are in a transition period where privatisation is proving probmatic but state ownership of services is not popular due to citizens being trained to expect lower taxes.
Australia Australia Australia we love you AMEN! *Crack tube*
Even comedians are escaping Australia and head for USA. Not just Australians. Canadian comedians and actors also head to USA.
Miles mate.. doing these great videos with Phezz... have you noticed your accent is becoming Australian.... listen to the first part of this intro .... Guys, we're waiting for both of you to come over here soon .... ;-)
Accent wise: The 'A' or 'AY' pronounced in today is the same as G'day!
And, you're using too much of the front of you mouth for the accent ( As the typical American accent is very frontal). A typical Aussie accent speaks from that back of the throat and uses the nasal cavity( Almost speaking though your nose). E.g when we say oh yeah going in to a higher pitch, its in the back of the throat near the nose.
Perth western Australia is awesome mate
You want the best coffee visit Melbourne. We have a huge cafe culture and our baristas are the best in the world.
Our Cafe culture is so big here that Starbucks closed down several stores because they couldn’t compete.
He’s wrong about property prices being worst in Melbourne, it’s actually Sydney that is ridiculously priced.
Aussies can drive! It’s non Aussies that can’t because they come from countries that don’t have any road rules!
However covid has stuffed up our country for abit but I still love it. I don't drink coffee I hate it but apparently we have the best coffee.
The average wage is NOT 90k, subtract about 40 to 50k then that's the average. The house prices to buy or rent have gone up way too much in the past 3 yrs!
I'm half British (my Dad came to Australia when he was 9 ) and I'm Australian lol as for the British thing it's true my husbands mum , best friends dads and my boss are British
Johnsons life! Been subbed for ages
Do your research on Australia and lifestyle
My parents were migrated to Australia 🇦🇺 which I was born in Australia 🇦🇺
You boys 👦 will love this country
And for our friends from the USA #10 - Little to no chance of getting shot.