I've been asked by Americans about 'everything that wants to kill you' and I remind them that they have Bears, Mountain Lions and Coyotes and those bastards will stalk you. I've had a few run ins with snakes (brown snake and red belly black snake) but I gave them a wide berth and they left me alone.

@DaveWhoa

Жыл бұрын

bears will SPRINT up a tree after you, you cannot escape them ... crocodiles don't climb trees!

@Glenn-ei3xp

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention all the nutcases with guns

@jemborg

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, ferkin bears man lol.

@westnblu

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveWhoa no but crocs will wait under the tree til u get off it trying to get away from the snake on the tree haha

@florianoroso6489

Жыл бұрын

no the crocodiles ate them all

You can consider yourself a real Australian if you warn Americans about the deadly threat of Dropbears.

@tonywright560

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering when someone would finally come up with that one. Yes. They are real! Noone who sees one lives to tell the tale.

@TheKazragore

Жыл бұрын

It's a national pasttime to do this. In fact it's practically our civic duty to do so.

@davyaldy76

Жыл бұрын

Not only to warn about them, but how to avoid being killed by them! You slather Vegemite or mutton grease on your head and shoulders so when they drop on you they can only slide off.

@joshrogan9854

Жыл бұрын

Bloody Dropbears... I hate 'em!! My uncle's neighbour's son in law was attacked by one on the way home from the pub after work one day!

@jordymaas565

Жыл бұрын

mentioning the coriolis effect can possibly get one a root.

No Australian drinks fosters beer.

@rustysworldofentertainment850

3 ай бұрын

Not on purpose. I was having a beer with a mate in Barcelona once and I thought, jeez this Spanish beer is good. When we walked out I finally saw that big blue and yellow Fosters sign behind the bar. For reference, I had been drinking English beer for 2 solid months before that.

@dielaughing73

2 ай бұрын

Nor Bundaberg Rum.. she has it on the shelf behind her but most Aussies* will drink literally anything else before touching that swill. *Queenslanders excepted

@johneagle2100

2 ай бұрын

@@dielaughing73 so all my friends that drink it are lying? Even the ones not from Qld!

@RandomRants525

2 ай бұрын

​@@dielaughing73QUEENSLANDER!!!!!

@jorgerine

2 ай бұрын

@@dielaughing73she also has Bundaberg Royal Liqueur on the shelf. That is awesome.

Yep, you nailed it, Kaitlyn... I get tired of seeing vloggers, who constantly rave on about how dangerous Australia is.... Although, I must confess to occasionally exaggerating the perils of Australia to foreign visitors... I remember, when I was a resident artist in a rainforest tourism facility in Far North Queensland, being asked by an American, if there were any man eating sharks in a nearby river... I said no, they are all gone... The American decided to headed off for a swim in the river... as he walked away, I said..."there used to be hundreds of them in there, thankfully, the Saltwater Crocodiles turned up and ate them all... "

Talking about the cost of goods in Australia, I think a lot of Americans see the prices displayed in dollars and think of the USD not AUD, and forget about the currency conversion and Australian prices include sales tax (GST).

@jessbellis9510

Жыл бұрын

Especially with how shit our dollar has been going, USD goes a bloody long way at the moment.

@borisj4054

Жыл бұрын

With the Australian dollar oscillating between 50 cents to a dollar 10, it’s not surprising the confusion.

@3431angelbaby

Жыл бұрын

I think it also depends on where you live. I moved to the states 12 years ago, and it's still cheaper here than it was in QLD back then

@peterfan8650

Жыл бұрын

And don't forget compulsary tipping in the US when you go out.

@garybailey8877

Жыл бұрын

All prices on consumer goods include any taxes and wages are higher in AUS. People don't have to rely on tips to live a good life.

Thank you for having the courage to come right out and say, " Having the right to bear arms doesn't necessarily make you more free." Australians, including the vast majority of Australian gun-owners, could not agree more!

@SomeYouTubeGuy

Жыл бұрын

Someone pulled into the wrong driveway in America and got shot. I was blown away to hear this as in Australia it is a common occurrence to pull into a driveway anywhere for the sole purpose of turning around and heading back the way you came. I will gladly keep our nanny state thanks. It suits me just fine.

@bencodykirk

10 ай бұрын

Nor does the right to arm bears! Imagine if our dropbears got hold of an assault rifle - nobody would feel free here!

@roryChampion-re2zg

5 ай бұрын

bit odd when you see that cops pull a gun and handcuff ypu for jay walking. they arrest you and take you to jail for not indicating.

@roryChampion-re2zg

5 ай бұрын

thats american cops my bad

@lwinaus8810

4 ай бұрын

Yep… ex American here, full Aussie now. Here gun ownership is a privilege .. NOT a right from a misinterpreted clause in the Constitution. And it’s tightly regulated for types of firearms. I can have a large calibre rifle for hunting BUT NOT an assault rifle. I can have a handgun only if I have a legitimate reason, proper training and get a permit from VIC police, and allow them to enter my house at any time to check my gun safe. I live in regional VIC and every one of my farmer friends have rifles and shotguns (feral pigs, cats, foxes and deer).

One thing that absolutely knocked me for a six when travelling through the US was the number of times I was reminded how unique it was that Aussie kids rode Roos to school. I heard this in so many places across the US. Sort of fits in with drop bears.

@arnolddavies6734

6 ай бұрын

If I heard that B.S. I would just roll my eyes.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

3 ай бұрын

Working as a Cabbie at Adelaide airport I heard that everyday, people thinking that there were trained Roo's to ride to the Hilton

@arnolddavies6734

3 ай бұрын

How can people be stupid enough to believe that.?

@anzaeria

3 ай бұрын

I was chatting with an English tourist here in Australia and he honestly thought that echidnas could shoot their spines out.

@kevincampbell3720

2 ай бұрын

Well we do!😂

The Outback Steakhouse menu has about as much relevance to Aussie food as Starbucks has to genuine, good quality coffee. Great video and good to hear an American perspective from an ex-pat American viewpoint. Diggin’ it. 🤠👍🏼🍻

@jamesfrench7299

Жыл бұрын

Kangaroo hotdogs?

@roybatterham5002

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesfrench7299 there are kangaroo sausages in most supermarkets

@DerrickMooney-jq4ww

2 ай бұрын

Australia zoo is even worse they only sell American food it's so bad you can't eat it even kids wouldn't eat it way over priced too

@voxac30withstrat

2 ай бұрын

Haha thats true. We were in the US once and my wife loves her coffee. We asked where we could get a great coffee and were directed to Starbucks and in Canada we were told Tim Horton. Gotta say I've trodden better stuff and scraped it off my shoe. I'd rather lick the sweat off a gorillas buttocks.

Seeing kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, wombats etc depends on where you live. My early morning bike rides nearly always include sightings of native animals, and in fact I look out for them pretty carefully as they are the biggest risk on the rides. You really don't want to hit them at speed on a bike. Koalas are easy to find around here if you know where to look. Snakes and spiders are about but not a problem if you just leave them alone; it's not in their best interest to bite you.

@blackg0076

Жыл бұрын

strangely enough there is a large heard of feral deer on richmond road in western sydney.

@2012inca

Жыл бұрын

Koalas are extremely dangrous an American female interviewer thought.

@worrywart1311

Жыл бұрын

@@2012inca American + female + interviewer is a deadly combination. Much more dangerous than the tiny red back spider.

@hedlesshossman

Жыл бұрын

@@2012inca Fair enough.They`re often confused with drop bears

@brontewcat

Жыл бұрын

Very true. I grew up on a rural property and we were 8 miles from the school bus. We saw roo’s most days on our way home from the school bus. However I have rarely seen a koala or wombat in the wild.

Back when I used to have social media I was living near Wilson’s promontory (southernmost point of the Aussie mainland) and pointed out to an American friend that I literally had a penguin colony and a bunch of fur seals at the end of my street and he was blown away. Yes. It’s actually a continent lol

@stephenlitten1789

Жыл бұрын

I've run over a penguin (little blue) and just about jumped on a fur seal (that rock has a lot of teeth). But I'm a dumbarse kiwi

Australias gun laws are: a gun is a tool not a toy. You need a reason to buy one

@iamnutty8471

Ай бұрын

look at nz , it was a ausie who did it in a place he had acces to guns! enough said!

As an Aussie, I appreciate the fact you've included 4 things in your list that are true, just to keep people guessing about what is true and what isn't. Keep up the good work!

@jymbo1969

Жыл бұрын

What you have done there, I can see. And I wholeheartedly approve.

A really well presented video, Kaitlyn 😊 Also, you pronounced Melbourne without the 'r', and I could not love you more right now 😅 Glad you addressed the guns & freedom issues. The US media run the most extreme crap about Australia. It's ridiculous 🙄 And the 'everything is out to kill you' myth cannot be debunked enough. Brits and Europeans believe it too. Not visiting a country as amazing as Australia bc of an unfounded fear is just really sad.

@terryp6396

Жыл бұрын

pretty sure it's just a running meme at this point. and 100% agree with how we say Melbourne

@Hurricayne92

Жыл бұрын

At least Brits have a reason since there are very few dangerous animals on the Isles.

@simbob26

Жыл бұрын

@@Hurricayne92 ... have you forgotten about Margaret Thatcher????

@paulsz6194

Жыл бұрын

@@simbob26 Have you forgotten about Gordon Brown?

@KaiHenningsen

Жыл бұрын

@@paulsz6194 Never forget the most dangerous species on the planet: _homo sapiens._ No other species killed so many people!

Over 5 million firearms in Australia. Americans - There's no guns!

@2012inca

Жыл бұрын

Yes but Australians are lovely people just like koalas loo, you never hear about mass shootings in Australia. You do hear about massive drive by orderings at Maccas in Oz.

@rais1953

Жыл бұрын

@@2012inca Almost as dangerous.

@2012inca

Жыл бұрын

@@rais1953 Yes massive drive by orderings at Maccas can lead to extreme American obesity in Australia. You dont want that, because how will an Australian then catch a wave at Bondi.

@jerlstif

Жыл бұрын

We got like 500 million in America I’m just saying

@trueaussie9230

Жыл бұрын

@@jerlstif Yes. Yes. We all know America is 'number 1' in pointless firearm ownership. (Americans just have to brag, even about being 1st in negatives - eg number of COVID deaths per capita. You tried, but didn't win that one. Sorry. 🤣🤣)

It’s very hard to see a koala when it’s up high in a eucalyptus tree, because they’re wedged between branches and blend right in amongst the foliage.

@thehastywombat

2 ай бұрын

I see them all the time when I go to Magnetic Island. There's a well known family of them that inhabit one of the main walking tracks. I know this pretty specific, but I feel like that's the truth for most of these, it really highly depends on the location.

@Jeni10

2 ай бұрын

@@thehastywombat I live in the suburbs of Sydney surrounded by thousands of eucalyptus trees and all I’ve ever found from looking for koalas is a crick in my neck. 😃🇦🇺

@voxac30withstrat

2 ай бұрын

@@Jeni10 There wont be any there. Too much noise, to much building etc etc. I grew up In Jannali in the Sutho Shire and never saw one in the Nasho park either.

@gemfyre855

2 ай бұрын

I've only seen wild koalas once in Morialta National Park near Adelaide, and I only knew they were there because they were calling/grunting/growling/making that ghastly noise koalas sometimes do.

What do the Americans know of any country outside the US? And you mentioned "freedom". Some American woman, now living in Europe wrote: here I am free of worries, I am free of fears. Here I am free. Love your comments.

Koalas can be sneaky lil buggers, especially when they metamorphose into drob bears at around 3 years of age. If you look up into the eucalyptus trees where these guys hang out you will commonly notice large brown nodules on the trunks, this is where the koala has dug in and cocooned itself in order to shed it's fluffy skin, develop its venom glands and fangs as well as the webbing between it's front and back legs which it uses like a flying squirrel or sugar glider. It is wise when looking for " koalas", to always wear sunglasses on the top of your head so the drop bear believes it has lost the element of surprise. Great videos too.👍

@carolynrutherford6466

Жыл бұрын

Drop bears are not as common as the humanoid species australis bovine excremtus.

@evelynharber6077

Жыл бұрын

This perpetuating the myth you horrible person!😃😀😃

@jimspink2922

Жыл бұрын

If you dont have sunglasses put some vegemite around the neck and ears as they hate the smell and taste of it😁

As an Australian adult I definitely am not prepared to let a red back spider bight me.

@shanedunn8572

Жыл бұрын

True that I have been biten bye one nearly lost me leg wtf is she on about dumb ass

@cthulu2121

Жыл бұрын

Same, once as a kid I was moving old bricks in my backyard (no gloves) and I pick up one that had 2 redback nssts and 4 redback spiders crawling on it, one touched my hand and I freaked the fuck out. Didnt get bit though.

@danielradd111

Жыл бұрын

Yeah most people with a brain wouldn't let a red back bite them 😆

@saskiabowland676

Жыл бұрын

Lol an Aussie adult who can't spell a grade 1 word. Lmao

@joe2097

Жыл бұрын

Been bitten twice by a red back once as a kid once as anadult

Great points! I think when Americans look at Aussie prices they don’t consider the price shown includes sales tax and we don’t encourage tipping, so savings there too!

@juliewoodman2439

9 ай бұрын

Higher wages means what expensive to a tourist is less so to a local

Over here in Perth we are worried about running into deadly snakes (about 3 different species). We are talking backyards, the nearby beach, the local park and schools. When I say Perth, I am ~25 mins out of Perth city.

@gemfyre855

2 ай бұрын

but still, the chances of encountering one are still pretty slim (also a Perthie - in the foothills).

The Coriolis Effect does effect water draining down a plug hole differently in the two hemispheres, but the effect at such a small scale is easily defeated by other local forces, so one can only say that the draining water funnels “tend” to rotate in opposite directions. It is much easier to see the effect in the weather. Cyclones/Hurricanes/Typhoons can be seen always spinning in clockwise in the southern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere. Love your videos! Keep up the good work!

@sciencetroll6304

Жыл бұрын

You're right on point about the plughole thing. There's a tidal creek five minute's walk from my place that potentially has Taipans Common Brown Dog Shark Box Jellies Crocs Stonefish and Cone shells. No drop bears as far as we know. Not a place to be silly and unaware. Cheers.

@shadout

Жыл бұрын

When people ask if Australians hate the Simpsons booting episode, I point out the only thing that I disliked was that Lisa the brainy one was wrong about the science of the coriollis effect, and Bart doesn't get any points for testing the truth of her claim.

@purpleguy319

Жыл бұрын

@@shadout frankly the only problem i have is that they put the boot on the flag. That's a level of disrespect they haven't done with any other country.

@PBMS123

Жыл бұрын

@@sciencetroll6304 Jesus for a second there without the commas, I thought was a single animal

@sciencetroll6304

Жыл бұрын

@@PBMS123 Lol if that's a single animal I sure as HELL don't want to meet it.

At 2:19 ..Kaitlyn comments about cost of living in Australia. I'll just remind people that the cost of living in Sydney is a lot more than other parts of Australia or some other state capital cities.

@voxac30withstrat

2 ай бұрын

Id suggest the cost of living in Victoria with its WAY over 200 billion dollar debt and rising $1billion every 40 days, the insane taxes they are constantly adding to businesses etc has made the entire state an absolute shithole to live in

@6.30. Spent a couple of days in Tibooburra about 50 years ago. The bar was 3 drinkers long. Back wall was a Drysdale painting. Music was a Philips plastic record player, for a pile of C & W lps. Counter lunches were a Sunbeam frypan with about 3 or 4 VERY old meat pies. Heaven!

There aren't any large mammals that will actively hunting humans in Australia - no wolves, bears, or lions. Crocodiles are the only creatures that will try to kill you. It's kind of weird that Americans talk about Australian animals as being so deadly without mentioning all the deadly snakes, alligators, wolves, lions, bears etc that live in America.

@heatherhoward2513

3 ай бұрын

Dingos on Fraser Island?

@christopherwebber3804

3 ай бұрын

The dingos don't actively hunt humans but if you get too close and familiar with them babies may be at risk as in the song " in the desert, the quiet desert, the dingo howls tonight, was it Lindy or did the dingo have a tasty bite?

@gemfyre855

2 ай бұрын

And the gun owners - they're the most terrifying and deadly creature of all.

Happy to up vote great content, and you produce great content. I love how truthful you are even when it is painful to do so.

I’ve only seen a koala once in the wild in my lifetime. They blend in “extremely” well into the trees. Kangaroos I see pretty much almost every afternoon (I’m not in the city, but a coastal town …. Hervey Bay), in the farmlands and nature reserves around town. Sometimes you have to give way to them hopping over the roads in the afternoons

@purpleguy319

Жыл бұрын

Hervey Bay? My cousin used to live there, years ago and i spent one summer with him. They actually had a pretty good night life there, and if i wasn't an 18 year old with the confidence of a wet noodle, i probably would have "hooked up" with a goth chick.

@PBMS123

Жыл бұрын

I saw one when I walked outside because one was making its mating call, scary AF in the middle of the night.

@johnwatters6922

Жыл бұрын

I live in the Adelaide Hills about 35k from a major city . Just today I had to shepherd a koala off the road outside my house, they have zero road sense ! I also suspect a red bellied black snake lives in the rock garden beside my front door . I've seen it a few times sunning itself, we tolerate each other.

@user-yc4fz7vv6u

Жыл бұрын

it is easier to smell a koala them see them, their faeces has a distinct eucalyptus smell.

@rodpitt2709

3 ай бұрын

I disturbed a koala near Ballarat. They shot up a pine tree - oops. Next one I disturbed was at my home near Armidale. It spent a few days in a tree in my front yard

Hi Kaitlyn ! 🤗🇺🇸 I am an Australian-born American (born in Melbourne), because my entire side of my mum's family lives in Aus. I actually lived in Aus until I was about 1 yrs old, meaning I was an infant during the time I lived in Australia. However, during the 'Christmas'/winter break in the states, we would go and see my mum's family in Melbourne every 3-4 or so years. (PS--to preface this video, I want to point out how cute your accent is, you are definitely losing the American 'twang'! My mum's accent was affected as well, when I was a teen I noticed that she enunciated her r's much more clearly. Now, her accent sounds very Southern 😂) For anyone who cares to read this comment, I'll be adding my thoughts to this video from an American perspective : *1. Everything is trying to kill you -* For Americans reading this, it's similar to comparing grizzly/black bears to the wildlife of Aus. If you live in the Rocky Mountains (i.e. Yellowstone), odds are you probably don't see bears, huge bison, or giant moose casually strolling through the streets if you live in a densely populated town. However, the further into the forest you go, the chances of seeing major wildlife are 10x higher. Basically, there aren't kangaroos, wallabies or echidnas randomly roaming around the streets, at least in urban areas (take this with a grain of salt, as the only states I've been to were NSW and VIC) *2. Australia is so expensive (compared to the USA) -* Healthcare in America is most likely one of the top reasons this is false, so I agree. It's also true that American tourists tend to spend the most time in the touristy sections, which are certainly more pricey, and indeed, a good chunk of the tourists probably will only eat at restaurants that do not exist in the States (since it _is_ a once-in-a-lifetime experience). A typical American tourist probably would not eat at, say McDonald's or KFC since we already have that in the states lol *3. All Aussie men are surfers or Crocodile Dundee -* This stereotype is very true and bizarre. It's like saying all American men have dad bods, or all British men have bad teeth or something lmao. One time in high school this girl in my class asked me if ALL the guys there were tall and hot and I was like ... girl no . *4. Aussies don't drink Foster's beer -* This is the first time I've seen this on any kind of "American living in Australia" video and it's sooo true lmfao. My mum will die on the hill of "foster's is shit beer". She even said some American craft beers like Sierra Nevada were better than Foster's lmao, I've tried it once out of sheer curiosity and I am not a beer drinker whatsoever so I mean it tasted shit regardless hahah *5. Outback Steakhouse -* Fact, it's a shitty restaurant with shitty food and a horrible adaptation of Aussie 'culture' lmao these don't exist where I live in San Francisco, you're probably gonna find it at some podunk town that's like an hour away from an urban area in the US in 2023 not gonna lie. Americans with common sense know to avoid this restaurant regardless, like I saw on the news one time a few years ago that people got food poisoning from an Outback Steakhouse in california so that's a hard no ahah *6. Most Aussies live in the Outback -* Too many Americans I went to COLLEGE (uni) with _genuinely_ thought that Australians lived in the Outback... I then explained that you could sort of compare living in the Outback to living in Death Valley (in California). I mean, shit look at California, why do you think we live on the Pacific coast as opposed to inland in the desert 😂😂😂Only a small community lives in parts of the Outback, as well as Death Valley lol. *7. It's always hot in Australia -* I've heard this too often as well, however I was in Melbourne for Christmas break last year & I went to Geelong beach with my fam & the sun felt like it was excruciatingly hot and I had to put on sunscreen like every hour 😭 The only season I've experienced in Australia was summer, but honestly one day it felt hotter than a 40 degree/95+ degree sunny July day at the beach in the Bay, and the water felt sooooo nice. *8. Australia is a nanny state -* I feel like people who say this are people affiliated with Republican beliefs and policies. However, my morals are more in line with Australia's politics, so you hit the nail on the head with this one ! Gun control laws are trash, the U.S. Constitution is trash, etc. etc. I myself am liberal-leaning, albeit I live in a pretty liberal area of the Bay where most peers of mine were quite politically and socially aware of the events happening in Australia lol, so thank God for that 🙏 *9. You probably won't see a kangaroo or koala in the wild -* I've only seen them at sanctuaries or zoos. Also off topic but one of my classmates in uni asked if I contracted chlamydia because I hugged a koala. I legit got asked that question so much when I showed friends and peers a picture of me carrying a koala bear that one time I was finally like "yes I actually do have chlamydia and since we're in close contact you technically have it now". This girl legitimately believed that she had contracted chlamydia ... *10. Toilets flush backward -* Yes, there is also very much a consensus that Americans genuinely think toilets in Aus flush backward 😐 Anyways, cheers for taking the time to make this video !! I subscribed 🤗

@trevorfitzgerald4996

Жыл бұрын

I don't work out in middle of no where. Every night I see wallabies just around the corner from work

@PompusPirate

Жыл бұрын

I live in the capital, which most Americans have never heard of, and I see roos and possums daily. Also, it's bloody freezin here too, you seem to have only come here at Christmas time, which is summer, even Victoria is warm then. 🤣

@MsMusicbox6

Жыл бұрын

Living close to the city- 10 minute drive- regularly have Wallarbys visiting the gardens in my street. Plants eaten, leftovers everywhere! There is a council "green belt" not far away, must be the wildlife love the flowers! ❤️🇦🇺

@robrob5081

Жыл бұрын

You don’t know as much as you think. A few visits and having family here doesn’t make you an expert. I see wallabies weekly just depends where you are. Definitely not going to see them in and around Melbourne. The last place I lived i seen snakes almost daily in the summer months. As well as roo’s. I’ve hit more than I can count on both hands.

@lesleywilliams1210

Жыл бұрын

@@robrob5081 you will see them in several outer suburbs of Melbourne, especially around dawn and dusk, and some of the larger parklands. Wallabies have been seen along the Merri Creek and Yarra River, quite close to the inner city - not by me, but there have been surveys done.

Well said 👏👏 Including about the weather in Melbourne having the ability to produce 4 seasons in a single day 😂😂 So true!

Thank you for this video! The belief that we're a nanny state annoys me so much. Our media have so much more freedom to directly question politicians here than in the US. We have the freedom to not fear being shot going about our daily lives. I've been to the US several times and I'm so much more tense there than I am living in Sydney. However, I do enjoy sending videos about Australian animals to my friends overseas. The whole spider thing cracks me up.

@01DOGG01

Жыл бұрын

It is though. The real Australia died when the 90s finished.

@purpleguy319

Жыл бұрын

If you don't think we have a nanny state, then you haven't dealt with the government enough.

@himbo754

Жыл бұрын

@@purpleguy319 Just try transiting through an American airport if you want to see a paranoid nanny state.

@kezkezooie8595

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree.

@rainzartandcraftz

Жыл бұрын

I have to disagree, having lived in Australia for over 50 years and in other countries as well we definitely live in a nanny state/country. Just my opinion though and others are entitled to theirs.

Outback Steakhouse is a funny one. It's what we, ina similar gimmicky fashion, call a Texan style steakhouse. There was a popular one in the 90s, Lone Star, which was a supposed Texas style steakhouse, and it basically had exactly the same menu as Outback Steakhouse, including the Bloomin Onion.

@marvindebot3264

Жыл бұрын

Our local Lone Star (in Brisbane) is now an Outback Steakhouse.

@annetterawlings4549

Жыл бұрын

@@marvindebot3264 I was just about to say that lol

@marvindebot3264

Жыл бұрын

@@annetterawlings4549 The food got worse, at least it did at Aspley

@annetterawlings4549

Жыл бұрын

@@marvindebot3264 been a while since we've been - we used to go to the one at the GC a lot

Ooh I so loved how you took care to pronounce Mel-bun (short 'u') instead of Mel-born like most Americans do. Takes someone who cares enough to pay attention to do that. Thank you.

Not only is the blooming onion not popular, it doesn’t exist in Australia

@johneagle2100

2 ай бұрын

What?

@annamitchell9875

2 ай бұрын

@@johneagle2100 yep, I’ve never seen it in any restaurant anywhere in Australia.

@papasmurfette007

2 ай бұрын

Well, it probably is available somewhere, but is certainly neither popular nor iconicly Australian. I first heard of it watching Stephen Colbert!...

@annamitchell9875

2 ай бұрын

@@papasmurfette007 I first heard of it watching ‘The Office’ (US version obviously).

@voxac30withstrat

2 ай бұрын

@@papasmurfette007 Colbert? Are you mad man? Watching that left wing steaming BS? Please protect your mind

you have to look in gum trees to find koalas and they're hard to spot if they are up in the canopy, but look in the crooks of branches where they sleep. you can also smell them before you see them once you're familiar with their smell. it's breeding season now so it's a good time to go looking for them males calling and fighting at night is a terrifying sound to the unfamiliar. most people would think it's a giant angry pig the size of horse.

@simbob26

Жыл бұрын

If you go camping you will see them. They come down from the trees at night and make an AWFUL racket!

You're getting the hang of saying "Melbourne" in Aussie. Well done. Go girl!

@PhantomFilmAustralia

Жыл бұрын

I noticed the "Melbun" too. Wonder if her Aussie husband likes the Jason "Bun" movies. 😂

Hitting the USA in 1988, it was right after Croc Dundee II & people think this was the norm for Australia. "Say something in Australia ?" I got sick of the dumb questions since both movies but things mellowed over time. You are spot on about the comparison in real costs. So many hidden taxes unlike Australia - you have PAYG, GST & a few luxuries taxes.

@simbob26

Жыл бұрын

... say "table"... Then they go "hahaha, that's so funny"... I didn't see what was funny... it was just a table! :)

@carolynrutherford6466

Жыл бұрын

Tipping is not compulsory in Australia, either, because our hospitality staff get decent wages, not $2.75 an hour.

@matthewbrown6163

Жыл бұрын

@@carolynrutherford6466 Yes I am fully aware that as an avid USA visitor since I was 19 & having lived there a few times with work. The tipping is supposed to cover the short fall from tight fisted employers.

Great video. As an Australian who DOES live in the Outback, about 750km between Brisbane and Sydney, about 400km inland basically right around the Qld/NSW border.... I want to put a caveat or two on this... just incase. If you DO come to the bush, as a tourist, American or otherwise, you WILL see both a lot of the CUTE things, Koalas, Wombats, Echidnas.... as well as the annoying things... Kangaroos.... NO you will NOT see them in the cities, or even in much of the urban coastal area.... but you WILL in the country... and they are essentially DEER to us.... annoying road hazards, which everyone who had had a license for more than a decade and lives 100k or more from a the big smoke, has HIT in their car or on a bike at least once. BUT.... you WILL also see all the killer snakes, all the nasty spiders, all the dangerous sea creatures, too, if in isolated coastal areas, and anywhere from Cairns around to Broome, along the northern Coast... you ARE in Crocodile country, you will see them, and they DO kill people every year. So do not go the other way and think that the overrated nature of the 'Everything will kill you" applies carte blanche, it GENERALLY applies, in MOST of the places you will visit as a tourist, that even includes many of the Outback tourist hotspots, because they go their way to ensure you do not step out the bus at Uluru and cop a Taipan on your thigh within two seconds..... HOWEVER.... when 'Off the beaten track'.... tourism wise... you very well CAN come face to face with some of those things. Always assume it IS one of those things, and avoid any nasty outcomes by avoiding them when you see them. (Also, we never BANNED guns, just regulated them. All guns are available. You need different licenses. For a basic low capacity, manual operated rifle, it is pretty easy Cat A license, for a full military spec AK47, it is ALMOST impossible...but NOT actually impossible... to get a Cat-R license... you just need a HELL of a REASON... like say you are a verified, established collector in good standing with all other licenses, or are a certified factory expert in the use, servicing, assembling/disassembling and training with a given weapon, or are a licenses armourer and gunsmith working in the film industry etc etc.... so in THAT way, we have MORE gun freedom than the US... as my understanding it, they plan to reintroduce the Assault Weapons ban, the import ban of 1986 still stands... so it IS basically impossible for an American to buy a BRAND new Automatic weapon... get a Cat-R... not easy, but possible... in Australia, and YOU CAN... sorry, rant over... that just p*sses me off, the whole 'They terrrk yuurrr gerrns" thing).

@TheKazragore

Жыл бұрын

'They terrrk yuurrr gerrns" fucking killed me.

@jennifermason9557

Жыл бұрын

Kangaroos are really common in parts of Melbourne. I encounter them on my local bike track and they used to be in my street, but development has pushed them back a few streets. My suburb is also home to 3 of the top 10 most deadly snakes in the world. Yay. Snakes are common in Melbourne and they have been known to enter houses if the back door is left open during summer. In my suburb kangaroo attacks on dogs are actually more common than snake attacks. Fortunately, my dog was big enough to survive such an attack. Koalas -and even echidnas - can also be found in some suburbs too.

@Apis4

Жыл бұрын

@@jennifermason9557 In the very outer fringe suburbs perhaps, or low density suburbs with huge tracts of bushland kept in place.... Sydney is the same in that regard.... but in the 'Tourist' places, you just will not see them. I know the cities well, even though I am a bushwhacker, been to most many times. If you are on a Tram, in Melbourne, or at Lunar Park, or anywhere you find the tourists, you wont be seeing too many fights between Fido and Skippy.

@jennifermason9557

Жыл бұрын

@@Apis4 Well I clearly imagined that very expensive vet bill and having to nurse my dog back to health. Melbourne is famous for having waterways, parklands and virgin land preserved throughout our burbs - some relatively close to the city. There's colonies of native wildlife dotted throughout Melbourne. It sounds like you've never explored the wildlife of the Melbourne burbs. And yes, you can see native wildlife not far from Luna Park. Just down the road is a penguin colony and it's a thing for tourists to hit Luna Park then go see the penguins then hit St Kilda for dinner. My dad always took our Brisbane cousins out for a tour. I grew up in a suburb 20 mins drive form the city.

@thoughtengine

Жыл бұрын

You see 'roos all the time in Townsville.

I like the movie “Sir Les Patterson Saves the World” where there was a “typical Australian suburb” which had kangaroos and emus wandering around suburban front yards. This movie also had an official Australian embassy car which was a stretch FJ Holden with the Oz coat of arms on the side.

Great video, Kaithlyn. It's nice of you to put these things straight, especially for others who are considering coming to Australia. You have acquired quite a comprehensive knowledge of our country and its people so far so its good to share it. Also, I am sure a lot of the stereotypes we have about Americans just aren't true either so it works both ways.

Great analysis, Kaitlyn. I've been thinking about what you said about koalas and, despite a lifetime of rural travel and bush camping, I don't recall ever seeing a koala in the wild myself. They're very shy and stay hidden in the trees.

Yeah, America has bears, coyotes, mountain lions, all kind of deadly animal’s, and they attack you about as often as our creatures attack us! Of course you do have to be careful of dangerous things, but surly that applies to every country in the world! Welcome to Australia, glad your here and happy!

I grew up in Victoria and I think I only saw 3 live snakes out in the wild for the first 60 years of my life. I've since moved to the central Queensland coast and now regularly see various pythons and legless lizards when I'm out and about in the evenings from about October to April.

@lamsmiley1944

Жыл бұрын

I grew up just outside of Canberra and we had a lot of snakes. I almost stepped on a baby red belly a couple of years ago picking raspberries at my parents.

@timmy3441

Жыл бұрын

I'm 32, grew up in suburban Sydney and I've never even seen a wild snake. I spent a lot of time in my childhood running around exploring in the bush with mates too. If any of the other kids in the neighbourhood ever came across a snake while on a bushwalk it'd be a story they'd be telling for weeks, and even then the ones they saw would often be a non-venomous species like a diamond python. As a kid, my greatest fear and phobia was *leeches* haha.

Yes, Australia had quite harsh covid restrictions, but whilst they were in place, Australia had among the lowest per capita covid infection and death rates in the world. Yes, Australia has strict gun control, resulting in extremely low numbers of gun homicides. Most sane people accept reasonable limits on personal freedom, when there are clear societal benefits.

@SH-qs7ee

Жыл бұрын

I didn't think those restrictions weren't overly harsh; they were in line with other 1st world country restrictions. Maybe sealing WA off for a year and a bit was a little over the top, but us Sand-gropers were okay with it, and we weathered Covid quite well. WA and Queensland the only places in the world to have shown economic growth during those lockdowns, so shows it worked.

@70snostalgia

Жыл бұрын

And the restrictions have been lifted.

@leemasters3592

Жыл бұрын

@@SH-qs7ee Yeah but you kept Clive Palmer out- so that was worth it.

"If you go to the beach you most likely will run into a shark" - most tourists don't need worry about this as they only have a taste for Americans.

I was born in the 80's and where I lived in The Hills District in Sydney we used to have koalas filling the trees. If you drive along past the Koala Park in West Pennant Hills there used to be metal strips around the trees to stop them from travelling in and out of the park and those gum trees along that road often had koalas in them. My grandparents in Turramurra also had koalas in the trees in the suburb we would always watch. Unfortunately I'm Guessing the decline in numbers and loss of habitat as houses were built more probably added to the decline to as koalas were pushed out, hit by cars, attacked by dogs, and loss of food source.. so sad they're not around like they used to be

@melissabarrett9750

Жыл бұрын

😥

Thank You. Finally, someone from overseas finally tells the truth about Australia.

Kaitlyn if you want to see plenty of native animals, visit Alexandra, Victoria. Redback spiders are common, but they aren't a problem and we kill them on sight anyway. There are snakes in the summer, mostly tigers and browns, but you rarely see one. Kangaroos can often be seen inside the outskirts of town. There are many wombats in this area, and they are hit by cars far more often than kangaroos. A note for city folk, if you see a dead wombat with a cross spray-painted on it it's been checked to see if there are any surviving joeys. I've also stopped to escort koalas and echidnas across the road near town, so they are around even if not often seen. There are also wild budgies, rosellas and king parrots, kookaburras, etc.

@juliewoodman2439

4 ай бұрын

I jave liv

I grew up in western Sydney and always had Sydney funnel webs in our house. Red backs were also really common. We also had a red belly black snake at my grandparents place more towards the city.

So nice to watch a person to put everything in perspective with others misconceptions .

Fun fact: Outback came from the saying "out back of Bourke" in the late 1800's when there was no exploration beyond Bourke back then.

You are correct on a lot of things you say but as for seeing Kangaroo's or Koala's close to where you live it really depends on "where you live". The habbitats these animals live in are very diverse and spread all over the country. Up here in Brisbane Queensland we have a massive Kangaroo population on the outskirts of our city, especially in the western suburbs such as Wacol for example. You don't have to go far before you see several kangaroo's hopping around in the suburban streets....Koala's are more hidden and harder to find but they are out there.

@meganwilliams2962

Жыл бұрын

I'm in SW Sydney, about 10 mins from the Wedderburn Koala Colony. We often see kangaroos and wallabies along Menangle Rd, out through Razorback, Picton and surrounds. The things are everywhere in the ACT where my adult children live.

@Amber86queenbee

Жыл бұрын

Also in the Redlands QLD - I frequently see them at the train station or the park across the road from my house. I have also had a Kangaroo jump around the street in the suburbs at Wellington Point (which is more beachy). 100% agree with you about Brisbane.

@crystalclear8358

Жыл бұрын

I often see roos, but I live in a semi rural area and I ride my horse in the Bush. I also see Bob tails and the occasional echidna.

@annetterawlings4549

Жыл бұрын

Especially on the golf course or the land in front of the prison at Wacol

G'day, mate! An interesting presentation Kaitlyn. One of the most significant points to be made about Australia is that it is (most likely) close to being the most culturally diverse country on earth. Now that doesn't come easy. There is a lot of acceptance required to create such a society. That is something to be proud of and something that other countries should try to emulate, in my opinion. Subscribed.

There’s a fun game us locals like to play when we visit one of the big cities, it’s called “spot the Aussie”

I live in a housing estate, that is located at the edge of a State forest. I have had kangaroos in my garden, koalas in my (Koala friemdly) gum trees and echidna rooting through my veggie garden. Just yesterday, I watched a wallaby bouncing down the road, out the front of my house. If you live in a quiet country town. Then the chances of seeing these animals, rises considerably. So please, don't be too quick to tell your American friends that it is highly unlikely. Other than that, I loved your video.

*Horses and cows* are statistically the most lethal animals in Australia. And forget about the sharks, it's your drive to the beach amongst fellow humans that's the biggest risk. Human deaths by animals between 2001 and 2017 (16 years): 172 horses (18 during racing), 82 cows, 53 dogs, 37 kangaroos but ALL as a result of vehicle incident, 37 snakes, 31 bees (all from anaphylaxis shock), 27 sharks, 21 crocodiles. Snakes and spiders arent even on the list! Source: NCIS Australian government organisation ps. i'm in Perth, havent seen a redback spider in over 30 years. I think the only spider you need to worry about is Sydney Funnelweb, but that has such a small distribution area, and we have antivenom for both.

@DaveWhoa

Жыл бұрын

This works out to 1.6 shark fatalities a year, 1.3 crocodile fatalities a year, but 3.3 dog fatalities a year, 5.1 cow fatalities a year, and 10.75 horse fatalities a year. There were *1194* fatalities on the roads in 2019 - you don't have to worry about animals, just humans.

@79other

Жыл бұрын

Drop bears?

@DaveWhoa

Жыл бұрын

@@79other Drop Bear fatalities were not listed as they were slightly less than snake fatalities, which I found surprising as i thought they were basically similar fatality levels, they are in my state and we had 4 fatalities from Drop Bears in 2021 alone which is a bit freaky

@79other

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the education campaigns in the 00’s have really helped.

As a Kiwi who has lived in both Australia and the US of A, I support what you say, there are plenty of wildlife in North America that will try to kill you, just as many as in Oz, if you want to see Koalas (Drop Bears, lol ) I saw them on the side road to cape Otway but the safest place to see them would be in SA on, ironically, Kangaroo island.

A safety warning applies for the kangaroos, as far as 'you can't expect to see them'. If you're driving at night in the country, you MUST assume that you're going to see a live kangaroo, either in the middle of the road around the bend or over the hill, or ready to jump in front of you at a moment's notice. Please adjust your speed accordingly, keep a sharp eye out for them, and assume that the roos will try to get themselves killed.

@r.fairlie7186

Жыл бұрын

I used to drive regularly from the coast to Canberra and regularly saw roadkill. I bought a two-pack of those sonar devices from an auto supply shop. You stick them on your car bonnet and they only cost around $5.00. The wind blows through them and they emit a sound that’s inaudible to humans, like a dog whistle. It’s a cheap way to alert kangaroos that you’re nearby and saves a lot of money when there’s no other vehicle involved and there’s no insurance to claim for your repairs.

Kangaroos are pretty well everywhere if you drive at dusk or down outside the city. With all the rain we’ve had they aren’t on the roadsides as much as they usually are because there is grass elsewhere for them. I live on a property in Tas and it’s full of wallabies, paddymelons, kangaroos, wombats, echidnas, kookaburras, black cockatoos (and many other birds) and I also have a tassie devil or two.

the State I live in Victoria was considered to be the most nanny State. The political party that put the measures in place just got re-elected with only a tiny loss of votes. Most people could see the sense in many, but perhaps not all, of the restrictions. Of course like everywhere we had our deniers and rumour mongers amongst the very vocal minority.

XXXX is the cheap beer you drink to socialise, if you are in Queensland. VB is same for Victorians. If you want a good beer to enjoy the taste, ask the bar tender what's good. Plenty of good local and craft beers.

Your favourites box in the background reminded me I have one from 2 months ago that I forgot about.

Love the little dig at Melbourne with the four seasons in one day, you're quickly becoming an Aussie

@BareFootDuck

Жыл бұрын

Yeah mate! I thought it was a good little aussie comment she made

@Kaha-ow1xt

Жыл бұрын

Was it a dig? I'm from Melbourne and I took it as acknowledgment of over-achieving :)

@BareFootDuck

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaha-ow1xt Yes! It was a dig at how quick the weather can change

great video and well put :) a few notes for those who want further info. koalas are more common up north. I have passed a couple. they are dying out though, quickly. 2. kangaroos are common enough to be a nuisance, just not where you are. or even near where you are. most people indeed rarely see them 3. alcohol culture is extremely developed. Where I live isn't wine country and is in QLD, but yet I still live 5 minutes from a winery selling tens to hundreds of different products. same goes for other forms of alcohol in stores. it's not possible to memorise them all. 4. mmmmm steak. 5. USA is cheaper (or it was the last time I was there before the doomflation) across all items, but there are some major benefits that greatly offset this like cheaper healthcare. Every Aussie has seen those medical bills on KZread and subsequently thought America has fucked healthcare. also other things like centerlink, different leave types, better working hours etc. also the much higher availability of fresh food.

@trueaussie9230

Жыл бұрын

'Koalas are common up north'. North of where?! Koalas are most prevalent in southern NSW and Vic. I understand they've also been introduced into Tas to try to address the illnesses effecting mainland koalas.

@viviana-em3tp

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for your comment , you could compare centrelink in aus to our social security system in the states , but the welfare system in the US is shittier tbh lol !

The COVID policy mentioned was not valid in my state in Australia. This kind of highlights another misconception...NSW and Victoria don't necessarily represent all other states.

I live in South Australia in the Noarlunga area we have a park, walking trail directly across the road and we’ve seen numerous koalas in trees there. More so in the summer months as they’re seeking out water. But I saw a koala crossing a main road last week. Thankfully people saw it and it crossed safely.

In regards to the animals, it really depends! I've had snakes in my backyard, friends have had dogs die due to snake bite, my sister who lives in a densely populated suburb, had a brown snake in her yard once! Paralysis ticks are a huge danger to pets, at the moment there is a shortage of antivenom serum and we are heading into prime tick season. I was walking my dog in a local park with a soccer playing field and I saw a wallaby hop through!

@reddog5378

Жыл бұрын

They are always around, I think we just learn how to avoid them when we start to crawl.

@Rick-da-scale

Жыл бұрын

If you live in snake country get yourself a fox terrier dog. When the Foxie tangles with the snake, it’s no contest, the Foxie will win, this I know from lots of experience with snakes and fox terriers.

You do get funnel web spiders in Sydney quite often but other than that your video was a breath of fresh air. I remember seeing a young American girl being interviewed once saying she loved our gun laws and the fact that in Australia she had not had to do a lock down drill at school once. We see kangaroos daily where we live and also koalas semi regularly (Port Stephen’s District, NSW) so it depends where you live.

@dielaughing73

2 ай бұрын

Yeah there are also deadly snakes suburban areas, but you don't see them very often. I almost stepped on a huge brown snake cutting through bushland on my way to school about 10 min from the Perth CBD

Kaitlyn! Fair enough. But when in parks with trees you DO have to watch out for the DROPBEARS!! love

I was born in 1961 and grew up with Americans always calling it Bris-BANE, that seems to have mainly disappeared now.

Try "Koala Park" in West Pennant Hills (in Sydney). It's probably 30 minutes from Blacktown. You'll see all the Koalas that you want along with a variety of other native animals including feeding Kangaroos by hand. Thanks for all the great videos, I really enjoy them. Keep up the good work.👍

@Glenn-ei3xp

Жыл бұрын

Right next to blacktown is featherdale. It’s a thousands times better than the koala park. Koala park is so rundown unfortunately

@fugawiaus

Жыл бұрын

@@Glenn-ei3xp I immediately thought featherdale is closer and better.

@grandmothergoose

Жыл бұрын

I agree with Glenn and Tom, Featherdale would be not only closer to her, but also it is much better.

@Dr_KAP

Жыл бұрын

Koala park is very close to where I live. It is run down and I went there earlier this year and we got to see one koala only. However there were lots of kangaroos, wallabies, emus cassowaries. Featherdale is sooo much better.

@alanhilder1883

Жыл бұрын

I think that she meant more " In the wild ".

The area where I live, kangaroos can be seen easily. In fact there's spots where they laze in the front yards of houses and hang out on the front verandahs too.

The Australian Alps is a section of the Great Dividing Range where it is one of the few places where it snows most of the year. Interestingly, the Australian Alps get more snowfall than the entirety of Switzerland.

traditional aussie cuisine: - pies - fairy bread (sprinkles on buttered bread - anzac busicuits (a very particular recipe of oat biscuit that has historical provinance and what can and can't bear the name is actually regulated) - lamingtons (australia and new zealand have a fued as to which one came up with it) - shepards pie

Also, Fosters isn't sold in Australia anyway. Every bottle-o I go to does not have this in stock. It used to be sold decades ago but it's now owned by a British company and they do all the exporting and brewing.

@DaveWhoa

Жыл бұрын

Fosters IS sold in Australia, but only tourists buy it. We export that piss for a reason!

@grandmothergoose

Жыл бұрын

I used to know of one outback pub that stocked it because one regular patron drank it. Other than that, I've never seen it... though admittedly I've never actively looked for it.

You really have to get out more and get away from Sydney. I hate having to go into the city, in my case Brisbane. It's like have having two million loonies in an open air asylum. As for roos I see at least 3 or more every day and lots of lovely spiders, mainly those web spinners. I get quite a few lizards and parrots and cockies galore. You do see the odd Koala in Brisbane and lots of snakes at the moment due to the late breeding season.

No mention of Drop Bears. And there are some places where school children may encounter crocs on the way to school. In Cooktown where I live, there's a kids playground by the river with a Beware of Crocs sign. At high tide, if there is a lot of rain, there might be crocs on the road between the river and the playground.

I’m so glad that you mentioned the NANNY state thing. We all got through Covid and had less deaths and we have much less gun crime than the US does..... Have been to the US many times. I feel very free and much safer here. 🙋‍♀️🇦🇺

@owenshebbeare2999

Жыл бұрын

One exception: the Socialist State of Victoria. Chairman Dan is a nanny-statist, big time.

@karljenkinson8241

Жыл бұрын

@@owenshebbeare2999 you're an eediot.

@jbaker0203

Жыл бұрын

@@owenshebbeare2999 I think you need to lay off the drugs and sky news and take a long hard look if you think that.

@larapalma3744

Жыл бұрын

Be quiet u fool LOL

That was kinda good, well done. 👍 Have you tried Kangaroo Island? 😁 I mean it just does depend on where you go. If you live in the foothills of Adelaide you'll get koalas in your back yard occasionally. Oh, congratulations on your marriage. Hope it's long and happy.

Out here in Windsor, round 1 am there are Roos round one particular area , in a closed off area but open to public. Koalas are endangered but your best bet to get up and close to one is either Sydney zoo or koala park, or featherdale

8:30 - I live in Melbourne (in and around which Mad Max was shot). It's cold much of the time, but we say "if you don't like the weather... wait a minute". 12:00 - Roos are just about everywhere; but they come out at the START and END of a day, and have favourite "eateries" (if you're in Sydney, try the Blue Mountains or Botanical Gardens). Unlike cockatoos, who are always out and about.

Number 6 was a bit off. Given that the First Peoples survived everywhere for 60,000 years. Other than that good vid!

Btw please react to that other video, what aussies think of US Americans! It’s so good!😂 Have a good one mate!

The only time I've ever seen someone drink Fosters in Australia was at a Canadian work colleagues farewell. The pub for some reason had a few cans on the bottom shelf of the fridge. It seemed like the most obvious send-off for him even though none of us have ever tasted the stuff.

@kyls73

Жыл бұрын

The only person I have ever seen drink Fosters was my father in law.

I think you pretty much nailed it! As someone else commented, perfect pronunciation of Melbourne!

The fact that Americans think lockdowns were "Australia at its worst" is hilarious because we were supported by our government during them, and it was necessary to prevent the hundreds of thousands of deaths that the US had, since we hadn't been able to get vaccinated yet. It's society: Everyone should work together to protect the vulnerable of society.

@jimgraham6722

2 ай бұрын

Exactly, fortunately it is an Australian trait.

Maybe not snakes and spiders all the time, but drop bears are freakin' everywhere and those will rip your face off!

On the topic of the weather, I can add on to your point as a Tasmanian (That small nub under the mainland that a lot of maps forget about) that our weather is so on and off year round. One minute we'll have a flash flood and then sunny the next (literally). We have developed the rule of "No matter the weather, always bring a jumper" because when you don't have a jumper, that's the day it'll rain though I learnt when you visit Queensland, bring a pocket poncho and so you don't have to have the enbarressment of getting soaked and taking off and wringing your shirt before entering a restraunt.

A lot of these so called myths have probably been propagated by myself. I live in a rural town, so I have been chased by a brown snake many times over the years. Red backs live under every park bench, and kangaroos & emus are everywhere, especially in drought times as they come closer to town for the greener grasses. Koalas are very rare where I am, but I have seen one in the wild. Only 100kms away they are much more common. 200kms away is wombat country and it is heart breaking seeing them dead on the road. So yeah, city people don't see much, but out in the bush it's snakes and spiders and wildlife everywhere. Not everything is out to get you, but most everything will hurt you if you don't respect it. Always be aware.

@Teagirl009

Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah that's the thing. Very different experience living in outback or rural areas to suburban areas and coastal towns. People overseas can't grasp how big Australia is and the varied climates and living environments. They think that *eveyone* lives in the bush and therefore those "dangerous animal" experiences are really common. When in reality the majority of the population lives along the coast lines and in suburbs dotted around capital cities. So for the majority of Australians, those experiences are not common every day. I lived in Sydney, mostly eastern suburbs for 13 years til 2021. Never saw a redback or funnel web. Not saying they weren't there, just that I never saw any. I was living in apartments though. Saw plenty of huntsman inside though and big roaches. I only saw two snakes in all those years, and they scurried off in the distance. And that was when trail walking in national parks there, no idea what sort of snake as too fast. But there's signs to warn you about them along these walks. Growing up SE Qld, living in a house, saw a couple green tree snakes in the backyard and a 1/2 dead brown snake, another animal had got to it. Oh and a carpet python I think. But the cane toads were a pain. The dog wouldn't leave them alone and they'd get sprayed with a toxin or something. Dog would come inside frothing and we'd have to quickly wash the mouth and couple trips to the vet. Kangaroos I saw far more often in SE Qld than around Sydney. Only seen an emu a couple times in the wild, in Qld. See plenty of brush turkeys though, in several states...they're everywhere! Cheers 👍

Umm. I live in the outback, 300 km from Alice Springs. It's not correct that the outback is dry, waterless and uninhabitable. It's just that most Aussies think they'll die if they live more than 30 minutes from the coast.

Tooheys Old Dark Ale, Coopers Best Extra Stout, meat pies and sausage rolls. Oh, and I noticed the pack of Cadbury Favourites on the shelf behind you, Kaitlyn!

If you head north to Port Macquarie, they have a koala sanctuary/rescue place and you can see them there :) And Port Mac is a really pretty place. If you stay there, you may also hear the male Koalas at night. They make a deep grunting sound. Something you wouldn’t expect from a koala, haha. Also near Salamander bay, there’s Oakvale farm (about 1.5-2hour drive up from Sydney), where you can feed some Roos and see some other Aussie animals. Cassowary, maybe a dingo if they still have one there.

Aussie here. I have only ever had Foster's once, in London. It's very average beer. I have never seen anyone drink it in Australia. Also I own firearms, it's just that I can't carry them with me in public. And that's a good thing.

In Adelaide, the hills are only 20km from the city in some areas, and often on the news there are 'sightings' of kangaroos hoping down suburban streets.

Great video !! Katlyn has got it in a nutshell ,she describes Australia accurately .

I live an hour west of Sydney and I regularly see wallabies, wombats and the occasional koala. There is a lot of land clearing happening to build houses on so that may be why.

We drive on the left, Christmas is in Summer and our clocks go the opposite direction to northern hemisphere clocks 😅😅😅

@dielaughing73

2 ай бұрын

Facts

Funnily enough I used to work in childcare and we had a few eastern brown snakes in the playground. Growing up out of town I had a few close calls with snakes, but they generally won’t bother you if you leave them alone.

When I lived in St Ives in Sinny, we had the very deadly and aggressive funnel web spider in the back yard bush that would come inside during heavy rain.

the toilets don't flush backwards, but if you pay attention to your sink when it's draining you will notice the water drains in the opposite direction.

@juliewoodman2439

9 ай бұрын

Total myth. It can go either way depending on a number of things

Thanks for your perspectives. Kangaroos are widespread and very common in most places except for inner suburbs. Where I live I share my yard with about fourteen roos, particularly in spring and early summer. I leave a watering tub out for them so they can easily get a drink. They are a friendly mob and just hang about watching when I am working in the yard. Koalas aren't as widespread in the wild but there are 'hot' spots where they are quite abundant and relatively easy to spot. They are vulnerable to wildfires so are not so common in areas that regularly burn.

Kaitlyn, top shelf with the Square Bear! Now that's deadly.