I lived and worked in Melbourne for five years in the early 2000s. It was the best experience of my life. The Aussies that I worked with, maybe 12 in number, were the least judgmental people that I have every known. They don't get fussed about a lot of the things that we Americans get torqued up about. The country is beautiful. I did not have a car while living in Melbourne, although I could have. Instead I had a Ducati, which I rode all over the country. Well, almost all of the country. Since returning to the U.S. in 2005, I have been back three times. I am planning another return trip in March before I get too old to travel internationally. I am 83.
@waterpolowizard Жыл бұрын
You are very positive about this country of ours. You seem to have broken the code quite early. Definitely one of us.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Aww thanks bud l. Really appreciate it
@frenchys_prospecting Жыл бұрын
One of us. One of us.
@doodlegassum6959 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife settle down. Melborg speaks for ancient grannies only
@godamid4889 Жыл бұрын
Love your take, mate. It's no wonder you are fitting in so well - you don't seem to focus on the negatives. We do have them, but the good far outweighs the bad I reckon.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@theexecutioner2664 Жыл бұрын
Never expected for an ex-Brit to so succinctly and satisfyingly summarise what it is to be Australian. That was some seriously tight writing, and a top-notch delivery. 🎉
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks bud. Love you're alliteration too
@JoeR-cd9jg Жыл бұрын
Guess we're all ex-brits at the end of the day. - An Aussie
@theexecutioner2664 Жыл бұрын
@@JoeR-cd9jg My wife isn’t. Many Australians aren’t. First Australians sure aren’t… just sayin’…
@JoeR-cd9jg Жыл бұрын
@@theexecutioner2664 The majority of the convicts were and I'd say a fair amount of Aussies have atleast one ancestor who was a convict.
@vanessahall9247 Жыл бұрын
Us Aussies are pretty F@$king awesome ! we're glad you chose to live here and are fast becoming one of us, especially happy you have settled so well in beautiful Brisbane !
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
You lot absolutely are Vanessa
@skullandcrossbones65 Жыл бұрын
G'day, The "she'll be right" goes with "Have a go" are positive attitudes you will often find with Aussies, The fact you came here during the "global pandemic" proves you have the right attitude to make Australia home.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks bud
@barnowl5774 Жыл бұрын
As a first generation Australian senior, educated citizen I have had a number of debates on-line regarding whether we have a class system in Australia. We do NOT! Yes, we have people who are wealthy through to poor but that is NOT a class system as is in England. We judge and respect people on their character, not on their wealth. Australians believe in the value of 'mateship' and 'a fair go' which therefore these cannot apply in a class system as is in England. Also we have what is known as the 'tall poppy' syndrome where any one who has 'tickets on themselves'( i.e. thinks that they are superior to others) will soon be brought down/ have their 'heads' cut off. We are all (not the same but) EQUAL. I believe this attitude and value stems from early Australia - our convict past, the convicts' children, the dislike of the Rum Corps, the free settlers wanting a different life and the distain for the English power structure.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
If only the rest of the world could have a similar mentality
@elenasalvatore832 Жыл бұрын
After being abroad for more then 10 years, I'm glad to hear you talk about Australia in such a transparent way. I couldn't have worded it better myself. I'm so proud of the mantality of my fellow aussies, how they value life and friendships as well as the natural inclusive nature. I take pride in the fact that I grew up in such a wonderful country.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
You should be proud Elena
@bigoz1977 Жыл бұрын
It’s a bit disappointing when you beat us to the wingeing Pom comments 😳🤣🤣 just kidding mate top video 👏👍🏻🇦🇺
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
I'll leave it on purpose one time for ya
@bigoz1977 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife no that’s alright mate 🤣 gotta love the style 😉
@Eskay1206 Жыл бұрын
Ross, you really do get it, glad your here mate.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy 👍
@erose1710 Жыл бұрын
From my point of view, the 'she'll be right' attitude makes the shit things easier to deal with. My English cousins are constantly freaking out about everything (well the cost of living crisis isn't helping), whereas even during the worst periods I've been through I know that things could be a lot worse. I really wish now that they had moved to Australia back in the late 1970s as they probably would be better off now.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
The sad thing is they probably would have been and are now probably more panicky
@vickispong1371 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this. Hope you guys are all well.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Vicki
@mrd4785 Жыл бұрын
To be fair, she was our Queen too. When she was at the Ashes watching England v Australia and she was asked who she was supporting, she always replied "both teams". My ancestors didn't leave the British Empire, they moved here to expand it. My grandfather fought the Japanese in the jungles under the Union Jack. You can still be proud to be Australian and British - that's why our flag is the way it is and why we voted no in the last referendum on becoming a republic. Trust me, the constitution and the way things work now are not perfect but they are the next best thing to it. If we'd gone down the republican route, the place would be markedly different and for the worse. Some of the awful ideas that some of those scum bag politicians had about being the next president Hitler or Putin, honestly... Loved the Arsenal photos in the background - been supporting them over here since I was a kid in 1991. It goes to show that we are not that far removed but we have the best of both worlds where we are. Watching the North London derby at 9:30 pm last week was hardly a stretch.
@patrussell8917 Жыл бұрын
You and your family are slipping into Aussie ways Hope the new Australian baby is thriving well
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
She's doing well, thanks Pat
@suave-rider Жыл бұрын
just need to soften his English accent next
@julzhunt7790 Жыл бұрын
Oh Ross you crack me up. What a frickin awesome video. You’re 100% correct. We live in the Lucky Country for sure. I hope Sierra Mae and the rest of the family are all well. Stay safe mate, ya bloody little ripper. 😊❤️🇦🇺
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
She's doing great Julz. Thanks!
@bluedog1052 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you guys have found a happy place and settled in, in Australia, some find it hard, some easy. I love Australia, and I've visited many places around the world, but as the Qantas song goes as always, I still call Australia home. Hope the new addition to the fam is doing well.
@davidjohnston1374 Жыл бұрын
Yeah even the singing budgie might be moving back soon 😅
@bluedog1052 Жыл бұрын
@@davidjohnston1374 I'm moving up to Brisbane from Melbourne in a couple of weeks.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks bud
@StephensCrazyHour Жыл бұрын
@@bluedog1052 Another refugee from the Dantatorship?
@bluedog1052 Жыл бұрын
@@StephensCrazyHour Have only ever lived in Vic for work and never called it home. So good riddance.
@davidjohnpaul7558 Жыл бұрын
BBQ's this summer 😅 We will have to have them inside the house....Mate I like the way you call it as you see it. I wish more migrants had your attitude. Exactly, we have no problem telling someone to get f**ked....😅😅
@Eskay1206 Жыл бұрын
To prove a point..."Get F^&Ked mate. 😀😁. I tell my international students everyone is your mate, until you prove yourself a c##t, Then we will straight out call you one, you can tell we are pissed off if we heavily pronounce the last letter of our insult, the rest of the time, just a laugh
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
I now love telling people that!!
@Healingwith.hollyy Жыл бұрын
you are hilarious! 🤣just discovered your videos and I really enjoy them 🙂I'm a born and bred Aussie (but my mums side of the family is British) and it's really nice to see you loving this beautiful country/lifestyle!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Aww thanks Holly
@Michael-oy3pz Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it any better myself, well said mate 🍻
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael 🍻
@coondogsoutdooradventures2484 Жыл бұрын
My wife doesn't want to go anywhere I thought. After asking her she said one place. Australia. Because of quilting embroidery and so on. We may have to see where her budding international market of quilting takes her and myself along for the ride. I'm up for the wilderness and wildlife.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Hope the quilting does you well over here bud
@RolandjHearn Жыл бұрын
Bonnza effort, I wish I could have liked it twice. Keep going like this and you'll probably get a gig on telly. You really are top shelf mate.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Top shelf telly. Means a lot Roland
@osocool1too Жыл бұрын
I live in Melbourne and never see deadly critters unless I go to the zoo...enjoy your life in Australia mate. 👍🤗 PS prices of fruit and veggies etc are returning to normal after the crops were wiped out due to floods. 😁
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
I feel that they seem to be doing better. Thanks Stephen
@illusionalquestions Жыл бұрын
4:22 You got to remember... She _was_ our Monarch too. Just like Chuck's title in Australia is: "His Majesty Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, *King of Australia* and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth", whether you agree with the monarchy or not.
@barnowl5774 Жыл бұрын
But hopefully not for long.
@GreenDistantStar Жыл бұрын
I like the way you don't shy away from our sometimes dubious attitude towards the British. Thankfully it's rare and becoming rarer. We need to appreciate those who have made the *choice* to live in Australia. For home-grown Aussies, we didn't have a choice. So thank you, and very pleased to hear you and your family have lives you can truly enjoy.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter. You home grown Aussies really have got it good
@davidjohnston1374 Жыл бұрын
Being a 5th generation Aussie, I actually wouldn't mind inviting a few extra plane loads of Poms just to level the immigration quotas up a bit....seems to be too 1 sided here in recent years.
@ZaneConnor6 ай бұрын
You are hilarious mate... ha ha... Keep it up. Your vibe is exactly on point. Catch ya around Brizzy
@heathertruskinger6214 Жыл бұрын
Well to be honest, I was expecting you to do a bit of "bagging the Aussie way"..but I was wrong. You put a very positive spin on everything you spoke about ! " Goodonyamate. !!!"
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Heather, no point in being down about everything!
@kyato2480 Жыл бұрын
Recognised the flood video at 1:37 of looking up Ballina Road in Lismore NSW. To the right of the two tennis courts is Ewing Street, the street I live in.
@zeromotivation1817 Жыл бұрын
Ever wonder how many Ewing streets there are? I live on another, in Logan.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Wonder how many Ewing Streets there are?
@jamesdean2185 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love a country where even the animals love a bit of biffo.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Everything loves to fight here
@basilpunton5702 Жыл бұрын
In the UK there is new words every 100 miles. He is in Queensland and has to deal with different words if he goes to Victoria or WA. Just leave the word problem alone. English is a very complex language, that varies everywhere.
@brettkajar9516 Жыл бұрын
You got it, much better analysis of our country than most people ever really get. I think there are three clues to explain us. 1. Sunshine and waves just make life better, that's why more than 90% live within 100km of a beach. 2. Life is too short so take advantage of the time you get and work-life balance is in the wrong order. We understand that more than most and finally 3. We are a country of boat people, refugees and possibly the most diverse population in the world BUT a people that believes in a fair go, a second chance plus being rich doesn't make you better or more important. I think that egalitarianism came from Gov. Lachlan Macquarie who pardoned and commuted convicts sentences so they could become pillars of our society (he was despised for this approach when he went home to England - a country that deeply values its 'class' system). While he haven't always got things right particularly with our indigenous people, we are always trying to do better. Why do you think our coat of arms has a Kangaroo and an Emu on it? Simple, the only two creatures in the world that won't and can't walk backwards. Its a metaphor for our country.
@Lisselle. Жыл бұрын
You've put a smile on my face! Thank you, Britain, for giving my rebellious Irish Ancestors such a beautiful country to live in all those years ago! :D
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Your ancestors did well Lisselle
@tonybloomfield5635 Жыл бұрын
You should be on the Aussie Tourism payroll. Good job MATE!!!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks bud, still waiting for my invite
@lyledavis1 Жыл бұрын
As a fifth generation born here Australian 80 year old this is the greatest explanation of just who we are that I would ever agree with..This is Aussies to a ( T ) this is, us and no excuses or apologies.Thank you.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lyle. You've put me on a pedestal there that I probably don't deserve
@Geoffrey-hl5rh11 ай бұрын
Thankyou for telling me how terrific Australia is keep having a wonderful life and for being so enthusiastic. I am an Australian and it is fabulous hearing your experiences and attitude. A big hug and many thanks.
@SuzyTrippa Жыл бұрын
Great video you've quickly become an Aussie by the sounds of it...
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Always trying Suzy
@libbypeace68 Жыл бұрын
Perfectly said. You sum up my thoughts and opinions of being an Aussie! People want to whinge so much these days about everything and it does my head in that they don't realise how good we have it. I do actually believe we live in the best country - for lots of reasons - and you sum it up beautifully.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Libby, sometimes people just like to whinge for the sake of it. It's who they are
@mikeparkes7922 Жыл бұрын
The last (Get F****d) one absolutely cracked me up! I spat my drink! Lol! It's completely and utterly true. Another great (and polished) video, especially the delivery. Cheers, mate.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Mike. I just appreciate that you managed to watch most of it
@mikeparkes7922 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife Command, presentation, delivery, humour, clarity, visual(s) and marketing. You tick all the boxes like someone well versed in media/entertainment/sales. Love your work. Cheers
@Kate-sh6dw Жыл бұрын
Queensland is definitely laid back in comparison to Southern Australia. We don't go bare foot to the supermarket, so I learnt something new! I hope things are going well with your baby girl! 🥰🥰🥰
@passaporte_portugues Жыл бұрын
Great energy!!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@pointerdogmarketing2197 Жыл бұрын
I'm and American public secondary school teacher, and I'm thinking of moving to Adelaide.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Do it
@That_Freedom_Guy Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Mate! 👍 Cheque's in the mail. 🤫
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
😄 🤣
@maureensutton1816 Жыл бұрын
Onya mate! That has to be the best organised info anyone could ever hope to hear!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Best organisation of info, I'll add it to my resume
@kerensabirch5214 Жыл бұрын
That's a pretty fair assessment of Australia. Definitely not a whinging Pom. Glad you could join us.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kerensa, I try to keep my whinging to a minimum
@kerensabirch5214 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife 😄
@thomasvanderlinden345 Жыл бұрын
love your work mate
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Cheers Thomas
@pugman99 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to recommend to Ryan Was he checks your posts out on his channel. (he's an American who loves Aussie culture). Great summary and delightfully positive, very perceptive... very forgiving... especially for a Pom! (damn rugby! damn cricket! damn sandpaper!) lol Thank you fellow Aussie, we need more of you! cheers
@brettarcher8270 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos mate. Look forward to you coming to Hobart.
@glenncameron7145 Жыл бұрын
You have adapted so well to the Aussie way of life. Seems like a perfect fit from both sides.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Glenn, really appreciate it
@dutchroll Жыл бұрын
I do occasionally like to quote the irrepressible Monty Python crew when things are grim: “I’m not dead yet!” The Aussie way is that even when things are a bit shit with floods, fires, etc, it could still be worse!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
I prefer Chow's "but did you die?" Both mean the same I guess
@boppermacca9346 Жыл бұрын
You've obviously lived an enjoyed the Aussie lifestyle long enough to give such accurate bang on description of what it is like here in Australia. But one thing I noticed u mention about celebrating birthdays of another countries monarch.!! Well technically we are a part of that same monarchies realm and are part of the commonwealth. QEII was our Queen to now king Charles III is now our king too. There is a reason why the union Jack is in the corner of our flag .. Love your videos
@drunkdunc8738 Жыл бұрын
You can tell who’s new here from Pomgolia at a party , they’re the ones drinking Fosters 😝cheers🍻
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Fosters isn't a thing
@andrewpark2050 Жыл бұрын
All the best for the future.
@Cheesy_Lemon_1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliments about our Country 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
No worries
@tomwareham7944 Жыл бұрын
Its true worries are exhausting , its so much easier to bypass them and focus on the things you can do something about like living your life to its full potential and enjoying it on the way . I once attended a lecture from one of Australia's top economists who revealed that a lot of unhappy people strived to own a brick triple fronted house in suburbia that they only spent time in to eat shit and sleep in and spend 25 yrs paying of the mortgage so they could then relax and go on bucket list holidays only to be to worn out by then to enjoy it . Although I admit that my goal was always to own my own home , I realised he was at least correct in that we were tieing our lives up without realising it ,from that time forward I determined to pay of the house as fast as I could and start having as many holidays and experiences asi could and after paying my house off 11yrs early could start doing more elaborate things . We compromised on things like buying new cars and things but the result was now that I'm old and an invalid I'm not sitting around wishing I should have done this or I wish I'd done that and now have so many fond memories to look back on without remorse , I feel that there are a whole lot of Aussie's just like me who have embraced our no worries she'll be right attitude and isn't that better than being a miserable bastard all your life . Good on ya mate keep on showing us Aussies what we take for granted .
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Sometimes it helps if someone can help us see the wood for the trees
@craigroyle860 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos so glad u moved here
@peanutsondonuts6533 Жыл бұрын
your dishing out like an Aussie. love it.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
😄 thanks
@kayleighg7223 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ross, my husband and I love watching your videos, so much so we are considering the move ourselves. I am a teacher in the UK currently and just wondered if you had noticed a difference in work-life balance in regards to teaching?
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Hi Kayliegh, glad to hear that the videos help you. I find the work life much better in Australia, and the higher relative pay also really helps
@kayleighg7223 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife Hi Ross, that's brilliant to hear! Thank you so much!!
@robynecullen8838 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the birth of beautiful Sierra what a wonderful big sister Aurora will be love your videos As a Victorian who has been to Qld many times can you taste test and show us all Yatala Pies on the Gold Coast next time you're down that way
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Might try that soon Robyne!!
@Brucemcleod2345 Жыл бұрын
I’m surprised that you find groceries so expensive. Generally we are self sufficient in Australia- can grow all things from a tropical climate in the north to temperate in the south ie bananas to milk products. We also are one of the biggest food exporters.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Guess we were spoiled for cheap in the UK. The quality is far better in Australia though 👌
@Brucemcleod2345 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife I wonder if you still find this the case post COVID and with the current British economy. We found the cost of petrol in Britain expensive. As an Aussie who lived in Britain for a while my pros of Britain - cheap pharmaceutical drugs, closeness to Europe, History, Architecture, lovely English countryside around Cotswolds, Cornwall and rugby in Bath. Cons - black soot on the car which you needed to wash off regularly, rising damp, endless grey wet days, difficult to go surfing or swimming, terrible coffee, feeling sluggish and not wanting to exercise, too much soccer and darts on TV.
@shellshell942 Жыл бұрын
Love this! Great attitude to have where ever you are 😊
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@trevorblack8839 Жыл бұрын
Good on ya mate, I love it
@ricknatric9398 Жыл бұрын
Well done you seem to have a pretty fair grip on things
@spndrtwentythree5239 Жыл бұрын
Australian are simple and also complicated, also post code matters mostly in Sydney and Melbourne. You have the beaches people or the beach haters. Coffee people and tea people.
@courtneylenkeit1455 Жыл бұрын
Wow! The more I watch your family videos, the more I want to leave 🇨🇦 and joIn 🇦🇺
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Come do it!!
@fionalorimer4127 Жыл бұрын
Spot on!!!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Ta Fiona
@windywalcha Жыл бұрын
Love it, good on you!
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Flour
@SJ-ty5vx Жыл бұрын
Love the comments! I just got pulled for a visa myself so hopefully after a short wait, I'll be getting settled in too! Looking into Perth or Brisbane but the entire country is beautiful and I would be thrilled to be anywhere there. Just hoping being an expat isn't too hard since I'm moving away from everyone I know!
@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU Жыл бұрын
Very fun Ross. Well done mate.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@vortex925 Жыл бұрын
You finally get it quality over quantity
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
If only others got it too
@Gordon_L Жыл бұрын
3:00 "being better than someone else is exhausting" true , the only person you should try to be better than is yourself , yesterday , last week , last year . We can all do that .
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Totally agree Gordon 👍
@lovenottheworld5723 Жыл бұрын
The perception of wages changes with the exchange rate. Twenty-five years ago when the Australian dollar was thirty-seven British pence it looked like the opposite of what it is now. Australians thought the British were paid bucket loads.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
How the times have changed
@aheat3036 Жыл бұрын
$1 equals £0.88 $1 equals €1.02 $1 equals 1.54 Australian Dollar It’s all about the Dollar!
@fredschultz6468 Жыл бұрын
You have nailed it cobber
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Cheers Fred
@krisjames4276 Жыл бұрын
I see the Aussie cursing is catching you lol!!! In arrival back to the UK we really had to watch it!! Be aware though your little ones wil follow suit lol!!!! 🤣
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
It's sometimes easier to say it how it is Kris
@krisjames4276 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife 😬😂😂😂
@brendenmclachlan8232 Жыл бұрын
Maaate. Worrying only makes you suffer twice. No sense in it until you need to.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Great way to put it Brenden
@spacejesus4541 Жыл бұрын
good on you mate
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Cheers Space Jesus
@dawnrazornephilim Жыл бұрын
I lol'd at the tall poppy, interesting insights though.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Glad to make you lol
@zeromotivation1817 Жыл бұрын
Cheers Ross, thanks.🍺
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
🍻 🍺
@kymstock1852 Жыл бұрын
Has he never been to Scotland? BTW there isn't just one Australian dialect. There are over 60 nationalities living here, all of whom speak with a blended accent. Nothing surprises me more when an person of obviously Chinese decent answers with a broad Australian accent!
@macman1469 Жыл бұрын
Mate Australia might be good for you , but you are definitely good for Australia.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Macman, appreciate the comment
@waynejorgensen4433 Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Cheers Wayne
@stevefirth8143 Жыл бұрын
You’ve nailed it mate.
@frenchys_prospecting Жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, mate. We can still bbq ya jest need a brolly
@NoName-ds5uq Жыл бұрын
Lol, that’s a funny take on living here! One thing about the wildlife though is we just need a bit of common sense and local knowledge, not a can of bear spray(it doesn’t work on drop bears, it just makes them more vicious) like certain northern hemisphere continents… 😂
@georgecurrenti Жыл бұрын
Good list Ross… well done 👍
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Cheers George
@queenslanddiva Жыл бұрын
Adding just a little seriousness to it, we need to remember it's the unions who fought/fight to get a decent living for workers. Employers (looking at you Alan Joyce) would have people below the poverty line without a backwards glance, if they could get away with it.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
That's exactly the problem with the UK
@davidjohnston1374 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife I always thought Unionism was pretty strong in the UK as most of our previous Union Leaders here used to always be Poms. I think though England's population is way too high for the size of Country that it is and most of those are non Caucasian. Oh...and I'm a Johnston too
@barnowl5774 Жыл бұрын
Sooo true. And even professions have unions. As a teacher I made sure that I was in one.
@jeremykothe2847 Жыл бұрын
Come to Australia and laugh at yourself with us. Or just let us laugh at you, either works.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
As long as i'm laughing
@doyoueatrocks Жыл бұрын
Not wrong mate
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@jonsant7232 Жыл бұрын
You should do advertising for the Australian tourism industry Brilliant video mate from one Pom to another shut up before the whole world ends up here... Only joking 🤣🇦🇺
@TheLyds01 Жыл бұрын
Look up your local area for foraging. You could save a lot
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Will take a look, thanks
@bwilliams596613 минут бұрын
Hello. I'm a young brit looking to make the move in the new year. I want to study whilst working as much as possible. Do you have any tips for good careers to build over there?
@bennaustin6632 Жыл бұрын
You called it capsicum!
@PsychicIsaacs Жыл бұрын
Tall Poppy Syndrome. So true...
@darkcase123 Жыл бұрын
Monarchs of other countries? I think you're going to confuse people, Australia is a monarchy, we just share the same King.
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
I knew someone would correct me. Thanks Casey
@aheat3036 Жыл бұрын
The British monarch has a “Governor General” in Australia to exercise his/her authority & power. An Aussie prime minister was deposed that way in 1975!
@alankohn6709 Жыл бұрын
As the old joke goes what's the difference between a pom and a jumbo jet - the whining stops when the jet lands. I've always thought it's too f**king hot to sweat the little stuff that's why the Aussie attitude is the way it is. Your right you can dress and style yourself anyway you want and your mates reserve the right to take the piss out of you over it. but anyone else beware.
@tbonesfishies1797 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 it looks like your slowly but surely becoming Aussie are we. By the way sorry about the soccer (football) situation on TV but they do play the local league soccer on TV don't they?.
@robertthomson1587 Жыл бұрын
If you haven't learnt yet that Queen Elizabeth was, and King Charles is, the monarch of Australia, then you haven't been paying attention.
@grahamjacob97 Жыл бұрын
In Australia it's about participating, being part of the team, not winning.
@BenTvHowman Жыл бұрын
Hi from Melbourne
@rickyd.989 Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I told him about the creatures.
@somefatbugger Жыл бұрын
Love it
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks Shaun
@grahamejohn6847 Жыл бұрын
Fuck it have a whinge the reality is we all do it. I think you put that rather well mate good job. I hope the new bub is fine and you are all coping with it .
@ThatJohnstonLife Жыл бұрын
She's great Grahame. I like to whinge in private looking at myself in the mirror in a dark room so no one can see me
@grahamejohn6847 Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife I do it to my wife even though she tells me to STFU. I mean whats the good of it if you don't share hahahaha