Youtube hearted comments of Teagirl009 (@Teagirl009).

  1. Aww loved seeing you get a little emotional over that! you're definitely one of us. I saw this recently myself and brought a little tear to my eye!l too! Part of their campaign to celebrate being open and flying again after being largely grounded through covid. In case you didn't know the blonde woman singing earlier on is Kylie Minogue, the guy singing after that is Troye Sivan. They're both Australian singers and sometimes actors. And then of course Hugh Jackman. And the kids are all part of choirs.
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  2. Yayy glad to see my packages arrived in tact! And that you enjoyed the idea of trying the fast food sauces. Bit of trivia, the maccas cookies are made by Arnotts, their names in the front. Those kids cookies have been around a long time. The stubby holder literally had your name on it 😂. Glad you liked the books too. The explore Australia one has lots of info including suggested itineraries and road trips, and off roading suggestions and tips. The kids book is inspired by former no 1. Tennis player, Evonne Goolagong Cawley. She won the Australian open, French open, Wimbledon etc. And was the first Indigenous Australian to win wimbledon I believe. Loved seeing everyone else's amazing packages too. There's much well deserved love for you guys out there. 😊
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  3. Haha you take that with good humour. We have our negative stereotypes here too, who definitely do not represent every Aussie either. I've definitely had the "what language do you speak in Australia "types of questions. Or "does everyone speak English there?" When I've been travelling. And "Do you have cities? Or is it just outback? " Some of my strangest interactions was a few years ago, online, with a few Americans who absolutely refused to believe it could be Summer here over Christmas(and were also horrified by the idea for some reason lol). They didn't understand the concept of opposing season and hemispheres. 😆
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  4. Good vid. Ok, this whole "barefoot is common in Australia" thing.... It's actually NOT lol. Yeah at the beach and in parks people take shoes off. And maybe if they duck into a fish and chip shop on or just accross from the beach. Kids are more likely to do this. But I can't recall seeing any adult, in any suburbs/states I've lived in, in suburban shopping centres or supermarkets with no shoes. Also it'd be kind of silly, as the roads and footpaths get roasting hot here in summer!🔥. What you will see are a LOT of thongs, especially in summer. Tourists that comment that it's expensive here are usually staying in the big tourist areas in the city or Bondi or the Gold Coast etc. And eating out at tourist trap restaurants , shopping at convenience stores or city IGAs. Unless you're going to a very cheap country in south east Asia for example, then yeah travelling to any Western country can add up in costs. I found this to be the case while travelling through Europe. But I chose to stay in hotels around the cities as I was travelling solo for 2/3 of the trip. There are plenty of cheap/affordable dining out and take away food options in Australia. Do a little looking or ask us locals 🙂. Local pubs have good meal deals, lots of cheap Asian cuisine available too. Stay in cheaper small business hotels or air b&b a little bit away from the touristy areas. You can get some good priced 4 star accomodation if you look around and book ahead. Or hire a caravan (RV) and spend some of the time on the road. There's also a lot of free and cheap activities to do and places to see. Public transport is pretty reasonably price. And on weekends around Sydney for example or to the blue mountains or down the south coast, It's capped at $8 AUD, $4 kids ( age 3 & under free) - unlimited travel on all trains, buses, ferry's, trams. We're outdoorsy, you'll find people walk more here too (or ride). Not jump in the car all of the time. Our price tag includes tax for everything. When eating out, there's no tipping, higher wages. I remember someone did a comparison to their overall cost of living in Australia Vs the US about a year or 2 ago (after moving here) and it ended up being about 13% higher than in the US. But with their income here being almost 40% higher, they still ended up better off. Kaitlyn from Kinda Australian just did a video comparing US and Aussie grocery shopping. Renting here and buying a home IS pretty pricey especially in the Sydney and Melbourne areas. Other areas and other states can fair better in that regard. Buying a new car will cost more (as we sadly no longer manufacturer here👎).
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  5. Another great mailtime!👏 Nice to see a Germany package too. And a nice surprise to see mine in there also. I sent it only two weeks ago so wasn't expecting to see it so soon! Glad you liked both the chips, I haven't tried either of them so I took a gamble lol . Daniella you almost made me cry too when you got teary over the gifts for you ♥️. Wonderful generous packages from everyone else too 🙂. Always great to see Pedro too!
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  6. Thanks for doing my suggestion Ian 🙂. Just a bit of extra history, Australia's claim of that chunk of Antarctica pre dates the treaty in the 60s. The UKs claim goes back to the 1800s and Australia was "gifted" that section by the United Kingdom in 1933 🤷‍♀️. I agree though, I don't think anyone owns Antarctica as such. But we do need people to act as custodians or protectors and conduct research. Australia by location and history is well served to do so. We have 4 permanent research stations there as part of the Australian Antarctic Division. Which are based in Tasmania. I remember several years ago the Australian government (with the support of New Zealand), took Japan to the international court to stop them from Whaling in the Southern Ocean/Australian Antarctic Waters after years of breaches and please and warnings to stop. Australia is strongly against commercial Whaling. It's cruel, unecessary and some of these species are endangered. The court ruled against Japanese whalers and found their claims of scientific research to be bs. It was commercial Whaling disguised. They were ordered to cease Whaling in the Antarctic. The Australian government also sued the whaling company. They ceased for a while but ended up withdrawing from the international whaling convention and re commenced commercial Whaling in 2019 but promised they would stay out of the Southern Ocean.... Sorry went on a tangent there 🙈
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  7. What a mail time! 🎁 Ginger and dark chocolate is actually very common combination in Australia. Buderim Ginger has a bunch of ginger confectionery too.
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  8. I haven't watched full video yet. But I guess It depends on your definition of safe. I read in several articles that statistically the leading cause of death now in the USA for youth is by gun shot. Staggering. I would be terrified to send children to school over there to be honest. We've never had a school shooting in Australia. And we don't have active shooter drills, only fire drills. And I was watching a video recently by Kaitlyn and Ashleigh Fay who moved to Australia about 6 months ago. They both said as women they feel safer in Australia. Not that bad things can't and don't happen here. They just mean overall. They mentioned Uber and taxi drivers. That they usually feel uneasy and unsafe in America. That over there you wouldn't make conversation with them because then they will think you are interested. And that you never sit in the front. That the drivers are often creepy. Where as over here when drivers make casual chit chat they said they feel fine with it and it's not a creepy or uneasy feeling. They also mentioned that they would dress down, no make up etc, if going out walking on your own even at daytime because if you look too nice or too revealing you could be attacked. I think no matter where you live it's always good to be aware of your surroundings especially when walking alone. But I think I am lucky to live in a country where I have never felt regularly uneasy. Edited to say - I don't think America is the most dangerous place in the world or that you wouldn't be safe travelling there. You probably would🙂. My comments are more about "feeling" safe.
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  9. Tbh I think your flag knowledge is a bit better than the average person as you've taken an interest in the area. You did better than me! Never even seen some of them before. I did pretty decent with the European and Asian country flags but clueless with Middle East and African country flags. (Aside from south Africa).
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  10. Love that you guys are trying new things with an Aussie twist🙂. What you served up is very close to an Aussie works burger or burger with the lot. Burgers are like anything else, open to personal taste and adjustments. It's really not that serious lol. Truth is Aussies all have their own preferences too on what to include and leave off. You don't have to have bacon. Only things I'd suggest is reducing the pineapple to one slice to make it a bit less tall. And as others have mentioned you can fry/warm that in the pan if you like to add to the sweetness and warmth. Some people use BBQ sauce instead of tomato's sauce. And some like mayo too. It's all down to preferences.
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  11. I think the NZ flag being include was a deliberate joke lol. The Aboriginal Flag is top tier for me 🖤💛❤️. The other Indigenous flag at the end was the Torres Strait Islander flag. They are the Islands off the top end of Queensland. Many Torres Strait Islander People live and work in Australia, particularly far north Queensland. Bit of info about that flag ~ `The green panels at the top and bottom of the flag represent the land and the central blue panel represents the sea. The black lines dividing the panels represent the Torres Strait Islander people. The centre of the flag shows a white dhari (dancer’s headdress) which represents Torres Strait Islander culture. Underneath the dhari is a white five-pointed star. The star is an important symbol for navigating the sea. The points of the star represent the five island groups in the Torres Strait and the white symbolises peace.` What I love about the Indigenous flags aside from colours, is they represent the earth and sea, showing that connection first nations people have to the land and nature. They belong to the land. Where as the other flags tend to be branded with union jacks, like a stamp of ownership. Bit of information you may not know, all 3 flags (official Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) fly at parliament House. And the Prime minister and his government have them displayed behind them whenever they address the press and public. I agree the state flags are kinda boring and repetitive in design. I like the Norfolk Island flag and Cocos and Keeling islands too. Love the green and gold colours.
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  12. Wow incredible and generous gifts from everyone. Amazing package from Greece, and that die cast from Australia was fantastic. The waiting for a mate shirt made me laugh 😂.What a brilliant idea👍
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  13. American pop culture/slang definitely has worked it's way here. Though that's not really new but it's increased. I wouldn't say that we sound American in any way though. There's still a lot of Aussie slang floating around :) The general or standard accent which is more neutral is the most common. Though people from overseas expect us to sound like Steve Irwin lol and most of us, don't. The ethnic Australian accents are a lot more common now too. Go to western Sydney for example and you'll definitely hear that accent a lot. SA sound a little more British influenced than the rest of us in how they pronounce certain words like dance and plant for example. Best Aussie accent was Kate Winslet in the Aussie movie "The Dress maker" and Dev Patel in the Aussie movie "Lion." Which is a fantastic movie based on a real story. My favourite American accent? I quite like yours. And probably a broad New York. Always makes me think of certain movies😆. But the one we'd hear most common I guess would be a standard California type of accent which is also cool.
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  14. Like the US - we have a great market culture in Australia too. But in terms of Christmas markets, while we do have some, it's nothing like the European ones. They win hand down. Yeah you're on your own with the tax on goods. Pretty much every country includes taxes in the price tag 😆 We don't pay for public toilets in Australia either. That was something that surprised me when I travelled through Europe several years ago. Having to pay everytime I went. (Aside from McDonalds which lock their toilets and you need a Passcode to use!) The taxes here go towards keeping our public parks, nature reserves, beaches, and public toilets etc clean. (At beaches, parks train stations , shopping centres etc). It's common to see cleaners in shopping centre toilets all the time, so they are regularly cleaned. We're largely a cashless society here too so you wouldn't be wanting to carry spare change around all the time just for the toilets.
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  15. Pop tarts have been sold in all the major supermarkets here since the 80s or 90s, We don't have the whole range but I think we have like 4 or 5 flavours. I don't really like them. Too sweet. I'd rather just have toast. The supermarkets and some convenience stores here sell some Arizona drinks, mostly the iced teas. I've tried Peach Iced tea, Green tea and the White tea with Blueberry. They were nice. I've tried jolly ranchers before, they're not bad actually. But yeah very hard and sticky. Twinkies, overrated. I'd rather just have a biscuit or a lamington.
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  16. 😂😂😂Hahaha thanks for doing my suggestion Ian. I get a laugh everytime I see it. The Chaser have done some brilliant stuff. I'm sure that won't be the last you see of them.
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  17. Glad you found that suggestion 🙂 I did thr same thing and immediately looked up 1961 Sydney! From what I've heard, reporters back then were trained to sound "British' lol. I've seen videos from the same era where the every day Aussies they interview sound more Australian and the reporter always sounds English.
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  18. Thanks for doing this one Ian! 😊 I had watched a previous video on that channel and this one popped up recommend. It IS fascinating. I knew that Australia and Antarctica were joined long ago as part of the super continent, Gondwana. But I didn't know much about it and definitely didn't know how it all related to Gold! Yes the Aussie gold rush is an interesting part of history too.
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  19. I've lived here all my life and never seen any of these things (aside from the sticky hard lollies/candy place), not even when I lived around Sydney for 13 years til 2021😆. Dipping burgers in cheese is definitely not a thing here. That's so weird haha. Honestly these things seem like gimmicks geared towards tourists in touristy area. While they're interesting, none of it is regular Aussie fast food or desserts. Aside from maybe the matcha products. We have a heavy Asian influence and fusion with our foods so we do have a decent amount of matcha here. Something decadent and unhealthy that Aussies eat - take a look at the HSP. (Halal snack pack from any kebab shop ). It's chips with chicken salt, cheese on top, then layers of shaved kebab meats and a trio of sauces on top, usually garlic, barbecue and chilli.
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  20. I've only ever known the term thumb tack. I've only lived in Qld and NSW so can't vouch for everywhere. But every store I've been store calls them thumb tacks. Was unfamiliar with the term "drawing pin" until this video! lol.🤷‍♀️. I think a push pin is something else, maybe those pins with a coloured long plastic end on them? We used Runners and sneakers growing up I think. Maybe joggers too?
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  21. Forget the Melbourne shuffle, I wanna see the Iwrocker shuffle?🕺 Is there any footage/pics of your EDM lovin days? 🤪
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  22. Both are great. It depends on what you're looking for. In terms of beautiful scenery and wonderful laid back people with a similar sense of humour and quality of life, population density etc they're both equal imo. In terms of landscape diversity, Australia wins for me. We have thousands of beaches, tropical islands, ancient rainforests, snow capped mountains in winter, Red deserts & the outback. And deep ever revealing or evolving history of the world's oldest continuing living culture. Some things get overlooked when saying "Australia is expensive" as a blanket statement. Australia has the highest minimum wage in the world at $21.38 an hour. (Currently $15 USD). Most wait staff/hospitality workers earn around 26-33 an hour for example. More on weekend or public holidays. Canada is 12th on the min. wage list and the USA is way down on the list. I've seen expat teachers coming over from the UK that say they are earning 40-50% more here. So even with some things costing a bit more they say they are still better off here.🤷‍♀️ If you're coming from the US and looking At prices, remember you're not paying tax on top of the prices in stores, it's already been added. You're not paying 20% in tips everytime you eat out, catch a taxi or Uber or get a hair cut, or basically do... anything. Your medications will be significantly cheaper here. For both prescription and OTC meds. And access to universal healthcare if you're a permanent resident. Rent and housing can be quite expensive in and around major cities here for sure. You can fair better by exploring other options away from these areas though. If I had to live somewhere else, I'd probably choose New Zealand. I personally kind of like being in the southern hemisphere and away from a lot of the choas. But if I had to pick somewhere in the Northern hemisphere, I'd pick Canada. 🙂
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  23. Welcome back to Illinois. And hope you enjoyed the little break with your family. Totally hear ya re dry heat versus humidity. In Qld /NSW the humidity can get to 97-99%.💦
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  24. What an enjoyable video! From the incredible mail time to the end with your awesome pics and travel stories. All those places sound and look amazing! Was lovely to see part of your world. And so cool that you met an Aussie movie maker. Even cooler that he had heard of you and you got to give him some Tim Tams.
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  25. What a wonderful and wholesome video ❤️. Gave me a big smile watching this. You and your family are so kind hearted. it's wonderful seeing you pay it forward and giving generously after those gave generously to you. Great to see some of goodies going to such worthy causes.
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  26. Another amazing mail time! Thanks to my generous and creative fellow Aussies👍🙂. And that package from Bundaberg co. was amazing. The personalised label was so thoughtful and precious ♥️. The pink grapefruit is my second favourite flavour... after the OG Ginger Beer!
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  27. Wow, I hadn't seen the German ones before. but seen the Japanese and Singapore ones , mind blowing. Full on vending machine cafes and restaurants and some of the stuff you can get is insane. Even saw a car vending machine of sorts lol. Aside from snacks, drinks of coffee vending machines the only other ones I've seen here are hot chips, pizza and sandwich machines. Oh and Havana thongs lol.
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  28. Congrats again on the baby😊👶 You did well on most. The celeb one isn't as important. Yes, Australia comes from the Latin term Terra Australis, meaning southern land. The sub regional term Australasia, means - south of Asia.
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  29. Most of the Starbucks I've seen the last few years have been drive through based. Like in regional areas and attached to petrol or service stations (servos/gas station). I guess it's to appeal to long distance drivers like truck drivers or road trippers. The "on the go/keep me awake" market. I never understood the appeal myself. I don't mind a good flat white or cappuccino but I'm more of tea drinker myself. Tea is pretty big here too. A cup of tea is see a soothing thing when stressed or upset or to relax in the afternoon. Tea houses and High tea is popular too. Or going out for afternoon tea with scones, jam and cream. (a Devonshire tea). As for Australian coffee in America there's some Aussies that have opened chains there in NY, LA and other states. One is called Bluestone Lane. They have cafes alll over America now I think.
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  30.  @SlowmovingGiant  It really does. And some seem to be bothered on our behalf about it. It's ok guys, we're fine 😂.
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  31. Re languages. I think about 22% of the population are non English/or ESL. I worked for a research company for several years, we spoke to people from all different backgrounds when compiling certain statistics. Mandarin is the dominant non English language spoken at home. Especially in cities like Sydney, you will see signs etc with Chinese underneath. Same with the ATMs, in different languages. Cantonese and Arabic are also common. They are probably probably the second and 3rd after English. And you mentioned Greek, also Vietnamese, Tagalog(Filipino) is increasing too. It's not surprising Spanish is so prevalent in the United States as you share a border. We're unusual for a continent in that we're isolated. Any second languages come from immigration or migration patterns. In school especially the last 30 years it's very common to learn an Asian second language. Most commonly Mandarin, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesian. When I was in school we did a year or two of Bahasa Indonesian. Long long time ago! I still remember and use some of the phrases if I meet or speak to an Indonesian. A lot of people from Indonesia in Australia too. Many Australians holiday there. Many Australians work there as English teachers. It's not uncommon for Australians to know some basic Indonesian, of they went to school in the last 30 odd years. Mr Chris Hemsworth himself speaks it. (You can see videos on YouTube lol)
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  32. Only time I went to a Walmart was in Hawaii. Agreed with you on being too big. Bigger isn't always better. If I'm just grabbing some groceries, I don't want to have to wade through a big ass store with lots of extra traffic from non grocery shoppers. We have our department stores like Big W or Kmart (not like your Kmart!) Target usually next door or close to the supermarkets in our shopping centres. So there's no real inconvenience anyway. Haha I remember clothing stores here when I was younger did the pounce on/ "can I help you" ? thing and follow you. And if you were in the change rooms they'd sometimes come stand outside and ask how things are going and can they get a belt or something else. I get they have sales targets to meet though.
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  33. That was a nice video👍. Adelaide is a nice little city😊. Australian cities in general are known for being clean compared to a lot of other places. Same with our public transport. A lot of overseas tourists comment on the cleanliness. All of the cities have those types of markets. We love our markets here, all kinds of markets! lol. I'd recommend visiting Australia mid to late spring to early summer. Or early to mid autumn. Especially if you plan on visiting some of our beaches and going swimming. You want it to be pleasant, not cold. A lot of people wrongly assume the whole country is hot year round and dry. Nope and nope lol. (With the exception of FNQ or the NT). Even in summer most places along the coast aren't super high temperatures all the time. Most coastal places in Qld for example almost never get crazy high 40+ degree temperatures. Melbourne does get quite a few 40+ in summer though. The humidity in some places, you will feel in summer. Especially in parts of Qld and NSW. But when you're traveling around you will only be in any place for a few days at the most, it's not the same as living there. So a couple of hot days wouldn't be a problem. I say this because Rob and Charlie from the UK (Rob Reacts channel) recently completed their first trip to Australia in early spring. And they spent much of the trip quite cold and it rained in all the cities they visited (Melb Sydney and Adelaide) at points in their trip. They had brought over dresses, shorts and t shirts. But early spring here still can be cold in places. They found the blue mountains very chilly. And they're from England! It's still snowing in some places in September. The weather can bounce around a lot this time of year. One day you're in short sleeves or a dress and the next day it's raining and cool and you've got long pants and a jumper on lol. Rob and Charlie actually uploaded a great video of them visiting Cleland wildlife park in South Australia. It's a really good video, on their "rob and Charlie As we are" vlog channel. 😊
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  34. Yeah we have had Nandos in Australia for a long time. It's decent for what it is but it's not the cheapest fast food. Guessing they are fairly new to America. It's basically Portuguese style chicken, burgers, chips etc. It started in South Africa and is very popular in the UK too. As far as the sides go, I like their peri peri chips🤤 and the Portuguese spiced rice. The supermarkets here sell the Nandos peri peri sauces, mayo, chicken rubs and chips seasoning. Maybe yours might start carrying those too? We also have Oporto and Ogalo which are similar Portuguese themed. But Aussie started/owned.
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  35. "I'm not a surfer" 😂. Just in case there was any doubt. 🏄 I remember all those surf wear brands growing up. (And a couple of now deceased ones). Never heard of Jimmy Grants. Must be a Melbourne only chain.
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  36. Congrats on the 100k subscribers! 👏🎉 And happy Thanksgiving to you all over there 🦃. Enjoy the time with your family. I think many of us have learned things from this channel right along with you😊.
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  37. LMAO re Torana. 😂. Why do I feel like Ian probably considered that for a second? 😂
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  38. I've honestly never said "g'day mate"in my life😆. Most people just say Hi or Hey or maybe "hey mate". Mate is said a lot but the g'day not so much. At least not if you're in or with in a couple hours of the cities. In really rural or regional areas they night say it a bit more.
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  39. It's a lovely book that has all these different child characters who have different backgrounds. Some born in Australia and some born overseas. Basically spreading a lovely message that we are all Australian.
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  40. The tourism boards should fund Ian and his family to come here for 6-12 months and travel around the country making content. Maybe in Caravan (like he said he'd love to do).
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  41. Haha that was fun 🙂. You did better than most people. Better than I could do, I haven't thrown one since I was in school.
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  42. Thanks Ian🙂. At first I didn't remember suggesting it😆. But then soon as it started I remembered. And yes it was really well done. Looks so pretty and pristine😍. I haven't been to Lord Howe yet, but visually some of the shots remind me a little of parts of O'ahu, Hawaii, which I have been to. I've never been anywhere in Australia with *that* many spiders inside at once, not yet anyways. It's not the norm to see that many indoors in most places. While we're on Islands, side note - Moreton Island (near Brisbane) is also nice to visit. You can get a ferry from Brisbane. Lots of fun activities for the family (snorkeling, boat rides, sand dune toboganing, feeding dolphins etc) as well as FWD. It's a good option for people who maybe don't have the time or money to visit a the islands further or up north. You can even visit just for a day trip. Aquarius did a good one recently on a day trip to Moreton. I'll throw it up over on the D. 👍
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  43. Omg! Hiii Sydney! What a cutie. Wasn't expecting an Aussie connection first name! But how perfect, all things considered 🥺🥰. I've always loved that name for a girl too. And some day I'm sure little Sydney will visit Sydney! Congratulations to you all ❤️
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  44. Thanks for this Ian🙂, I'm still catching up on videos but had drop a quick comment on this one. I love dream time stories. We visited and drove by these mountains a lot as kids. Mount Timbrogagen definitely has a face from certain angles as you drive by. There's a famously much photographed road along stunning rolling hills, heading to the mountain. The Blue Mountains has a dream time story about "The Three Sisters" rock formations too.
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  45. Congrats Ian! 👏🎉 A nice way to start of 2023. You earned it! And heartwarming to see how emotional, enthusiastic, supportive Daniela is. ♥️. You're a lucky man.
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  46. Our "no stopping" signs - some are written ones like yours or a circle with an S in it and a single cross line through it. Our "narrow rd" signs are the same as the EU/world ones in the video. We do have image signs and then some of our other signs are similar to the US. A mix. We also have some of our uniquely Australian signs that you won't see anywhere else, particularly with our wildlife lol. Maybe look up Aussie road signs and compare.
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  47. That dish looks delicious. 🤤 Love seeing Pedro cook. 😊 With the chilli, that's a native Mexican variety right? Would it be similar in taste to a green capsicum? (Or bell pepper as you call them). Or does it have bit more of a kick? They look similar but I think slightly skinnier and darker.
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  48. Mcflurrys here costs $4.00 AUD so about 2.50 USD. The reason for the container is environmental. Maccas got rid of unecessary plastic lids on some things (more to come) and plastic straws and utensils were also got r rid of ages ago. Here's a good one top 5 Sydney fast food cheap eats - by an American Mark Wiens. (Includes the classic HSP) https://youtu.be/JCfI9Xlj7Io?si=P6MxYhiZbVLWK9Wr
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  49. I also Wow over the outback areas of Australia.😍 I haven't seen much myself yet unfortunately. People often take satellite phones with them while travelling through outback areas. With medical emergency, we do have the RFDS that cover large parts of remote Australia. They can land on dirt roads of need be.
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  50. Ian! Cobra Kai season 5 dropping in Friday. Supposed to be craziest season yet. I assume you'll be watching🙂 👊🥋
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  51. I visited Salzburg years ago when I was travelling through Europe. Caught the train from Munich, Germany. It was cold and a bit wet but beautiful. Went on Sound of Music tour, which took us to many of the iconic filming locations. Really enjoyable. I also remember there was a lot of Mozart named buildings and themed things there. (As he was born in Salzburg). Went to Mozarts House. Fascinating. Also... definitely not to old to give skiing a go. It's winter there now, so pop on down to a ski area mate....and be sure to film it for us 😆🙂
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  52. There were light projections on the opera house over the weekend and free backstage tours or access, I believe. Some of my favourite memories of the Opera House are from seeing live music on the forecourt. Most especially in 2016 when Crowded House performed a special 20th anniversary show. (To mark 20 years since their farewell show. Though they're back together and making more music these days). We sat on the opera house steps and watched. The atmosphere was incredible. Been to a million concerts for different artists and bands but that one was extra special. They televised and streamed it too. Fall at your feet, Don't Dream it's over were incredible with the audience singing. But Better be home soon" the way the crowd sang back was insane. There was a really long note the audience held for about 40seconds (at about the 3 minute mark) which even shocked Neil and the band lol. https://youtu.be/3dE9SR1APLA?si=e3KUFvU_Ww_gOh0q Another favourite thing was going to the lower concourse to the opera bar for over priced chips and a drink and just taking in the scenery over the harbour. And walking to the back of the opera house to see if the infamous Opera House seal is there sunbathing on the rear steps, as he often is. Lots of vids. of opera House seal out there too.
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  53. I love fresh grilled asparagus too! And growing up we'd have tinned asparagus on toast with grilled cheese. When I visited Munich about 10+ years ago, I definitely had some potato pancakes there - served with apple sauce, great sauerkraut too. I remember they had these white sausages - Weisswurst, but I didn't try them.
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  54. I do agree that Americans are generally more friendly (minus a few big cities) than the English, who can come across a little cold and reserved. Also why are people complaining about air conditioning? Lol. Of all the things to complain about re America...that's such a nothing thing.
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  55. Really enjoyed this! 😊 I haven't been to the N.T yet. And barely scratched the surface in WA. But some of National Parks I've seen/been too: In Qld - Lamington National Park and Springbrook national park (Gold coast hinterland), Noosa national park, Carnarvon National Park, Glasshouse Mountains National park, Morton Island national Park. In NSW - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Blue mountains National Park, Royal National Park, Kosciusko National Park, Sydney Harbour National Park, Jervis Bay national park. In VIC - Dandenong Ranges National Park, Grampians National Park. WA - Yanchep National Park, Yalgorup National Park.
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  56. Teachers should be valued and respected, everywhere. 🙏 They play such an important role in our lives. I don't know about the pay in the US. But 'That Johnston Life' said on his channel that he earns around 40% more in Australia as a teacher, than he was earning in the UK. School hours for students might be 9am -3pm but we know teachers also do a lot of prep before and after and at home. They put in a lot of hours. And honestly deserve more pay and support. Just checked, according to 2022 online figures, average salary in Aus is between 87,000-128,000 AUD depending on experience (entry level around 70k). Also varies a bit from state to state. ACT pays the highest. Honestly US teachers deserve a medal. They have more stress to deal with considering the insane "safety" issues there. (That's a polite term for it).
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  57. For many European countries this is true though unfortunately not all. I had a bit of an issue in Munich, Germany asking for help, people just didn't seem keen to stop and help. And definitely in Paris (Normandy region was much nicer though). In Paris they can be real jerks. Hardly anyone was willing to help me there, too busy or too rude. I even got mocked by rail staff for trying to speak French. I was asking which train to catch to Rouen and they kept laughing then made me write it down. Then laughed again. They absolutely knew what I was saying and were just being jerks. Got told to speak English instead of mediocre french. Wankers. So I did that then got told off by someone else for speaking English lol.🙃. And bizarrely I mistaken for a Brit a couple times and when they found out I was Australian they were friendlier lol🤷‍♀️. I can't imagine making fun of someone who speaks broken English(which happens all the time) asking me for directions here in Australia. I'm always happy to help. Italians were much friendlier and even appreciated the efforts in speaking their language. People were so lovely and helpful in The Netherlands. And Switzerland too.
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  58. Thanks for doing my and others suggestion of this 🙂. We definitely need to see YOU doing a similar video when you come to Australia. Lol
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  59. Thank you for the kind words and thoughts for 🇦🇺 at the start ❤️ I don't recall ever seeing those low picnic tables before. Unless I just didn't notice 🤷‍♀️. The eyebath I've seen before as my grandmother had one for many years. I think they still sell them but maybe not ceramic ones anymore. Or maybe I'm thinking of contact lens cases lol.
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  60. Sydney and Melbourne are too expensive(Brisbane is cheaper). But I'd go to a smaller coastal town in Qld or NSW. Or western Australia, only drawback is it's very isolated.
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  61. That was a fun watch. That kid was hilarious. And yes, I would love to see you do something similar out there on the streets 🙂
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  62. The northern parts of Australia (Inc tropical north Queensland) don't have a full seasons like the rest of country. It's basically dry and wet seasons and warm year round. The bombing of Darwin by the Japanese during WW2 was our Pearl Harbor. February this year was the 80th anniversary.(19th February 1942.) An important part of Australian history that too often gets over looked...many Australians don't know too much about it. it was heavily censored by the government at the time, partly to stop panic and largely because they were embarrassed at being caught so unprepared. There was about 90 American military who perished in the air raids too when one of their ships was sunk in Darwin Harbour. President Obama I think visited the memorial there during his time on office. Around 2000 killed over the 20 months of air raids accross mostly over Darwin but also, Townsville, Exmouth and even Sydney Harbour. Had there not been precautionary evacuation of most civilians in Darwin prior, the casualties would've been much higher during the initial attack. My great grandfather was stationed in Darwin during the time, til the end of ww2. He always said they censored and played down the scale of the attacks and deaths. I added some related viewing suggestions on discord.
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