Some funny work nicknames, usually given to the Apprentii... Wicket-keeper - puts on the gloves and stands back. Sensor light - only works if someone walks past. Wheelbarrow - only works when pushed. Cordless - charges all night but only works for 2 hours. English fog - someone who won’t lift anything. Muffler - someone who is always exhausted. Cane toad - every time he stops working he sits down. Devondale - someone who always does the cream jobs. Paper straw - someone who works but not for long. Seaweed - just floats around all day and stinks. Blister - appears when the hard work is done. Brake Pad - gets worn out easily then starts to squeal. Show bag - full of shit G - Spot - you can never find him. Golf ball - someone who is hard to find. 2-Stroke (lawn mower) - hard to start and always smoking. Pothole - always in the road. Harvey Norman - it’s been 3 years with no interest. Mastercard - someone who always takes credit for someone else’s work. Noodles - thinks all jobs take 2 minutes. Hostage - someone who is always tied up with something. Grenade - always waiting for him to pull the pin. Egon - where has he gone again? Trapdoor - because he comes out and grabs anyone who walks past his bay for a gossip. 10 mm Socket - can never be found when you need him. Stingrays - stand around with hands on hips (aka safety officers). Bushranger - always holding everyone up. Broken Arrow - doesn’t work and can’t be fired. Deck chair - always folds under pressure. Perth - he’s always 3 hours behind everyone else. Kinder Surprise - melts in the heat. Lightning - someone who can never hit the same spot twice. Morphine - slow-moving dope. Shania - they don’t impress you much. Feta - someone who always crumbles under pressure. Platypus - bosses son. Protected species. Slinky - good for nothing but fun to push down the stairs. Cold Sore - no matter how much crap you put on them, they keep coming back. Pluto - far out and not very bright. Bottle - empty from the neck up. Lantern - not very bright, and always has to be carried. Limo - carries 8 other people. Turbo - always works at high speed. Magician - makes challenges disappear. Chief - takes charge.

The hot sand run. We've all done it, misjudged distance, thought "she'll be right", ended up hopping from random grass patch to shaded spot. Always ending up looking like a fool, jumping around like ballerinas, feet on fire. Never learn. Do it again the next trip to the beach. Was lovely to meet you and Sam on the weekend Ross!

Talking about nicknames, a fella at work is Jeff but his nickname is Barry. But we eventually all became Barry

As a born Aussie, to a newish Aussie, you did ' a bloody good job ' with this video. 👍

When I got to Australia and then moved to a suburb, my neighbour invited me to her house for a barbie, and she said bring a plate. I said okay. Me taking it literally, and been four of us, I took four empty plates🤣🤣we had a laugh and then she explain to me the habit.

The best aid to male mental health is an Australian idea - The Men' Shed. There are now more Men's Sheds than MacDonald's in Australia. New Zealand, the UK, USA and Canada are catching on to the benefits as well. There's a big one you should visit at Coolum but the biggest with almost 400 members is at Mt Gravatt.

You're so Aussie Johno. It takes a new aussie to spot all these things we take for granted.

Such a positive spin on things. Thanks for sharing

I've moved from The Northern Territory back to my home state South Australia to retire after 50 years in the Tropics - yes SA is hotter than the NT but it's a DRY heat and even water-based air-conditioning systems work well; whereas in the NT only expensive refrigerated AC works well - during Darwin's wet season (only two seasons, The Wet & The Dry) I would towel myself dry after a cold shower, then be dripping wet again from perspiration. I'd forgotten how incredibly quickly clothes dry on the line in SA. Anyway welcome to Orstrylia, mate! If you want to laugh at something sadistically, go to the NT in rare 30°C temperatures to seethe pathetic frozen corpses of pedestrians lying in the streets. I you want to get hit on the head with a nulla nulla in the NT, go round saying "it's not the heat, it's the humidity".

Great video, as a dad I really agreed with the idea of raising your kids to be grateful. It has so many good effects.

I think this is a superbly positive, admirable and inspiring video. I am bloody glad and proud you have joined us here.

Really enjoying the content. Makes me appreciate my country even more seeing it through your eye's. Way to assimilate. You and the fam are true blue 😂👍

Great Video Mate! On the sun… having spent most of this year travelling abroad, I flew home to Melbourne and just sat down in a park and was struck by the clarity of light here. There is a crispness to the light, that you don’t get in Asia and Europe. Hard to explain but it’s there (cleaner air, maybe, but definitely a more sharper vibrant light). Welcome to all our new Australians!!

Solid gold champ, how you keep coming up with it is now becoming impressive. Loved the plover inserts.

I think all Aussies know how cold the floor of the freezer aisle is.

The recurrent and sometimes subliminal theme that I pick up from your videos Ross is the importance of having the right, and generally positive, attitude. I really hadn't ever thought about it but having lived in several places around the world as a broad generalisation, I think Australians do it pretty well.

Finding your kindred spirits ppl is great. Also you can reinvent yourself and not be the person that ppl label you when you leave your old life behind. It’s great.

I've seen the comments but for me, I grew up in your general area, so it all rings true for me - yes it's hot lol. Love your observation about the special nicknames! Sooo true, lol. I'm in my 50s now and there are people I went to high school with who are solely known by their special nickname. Love your input Ross.

Thanks for such fine work. Ps: don’t tell Melbournites that there is coffee outside Melbourne 😅😅😅😅😅

The C word. champ 😂

You are not always expected to bring a plate, it's best to check. Depends on the party.

Thanks for a great laugh, mate! As an Aussie with a long-time association with the UK (family, friends & living there for over 12 years as a younger man), your perspective resonates with me...

What a great wrap up of life in Australia - Brisbane is a great place to live 😍 It’s refreshing to see things through your eyes. Thank you

During maggie nesting season, always use a _brelly_ outdoors...unless you feed them, I do and I've never been swooped. *Tom's wife Pam*

Cant help it Ross, watched the plover short sooooooo many times lol

There are only two seasons in South East Queensland. Summer and not-summer. Been here more than 50 years and haven't come across another season yet.

As a proper bogan, this was hilarious 😂. Your getting the aussie vibe feeling going now mate, another 20 years, and you can call yourself a local🤣great work fella, keep it up👍👌🇦🇺

So many good points about Australia and the laid back lifestyle. Great video❤️

Love your enthusiasm for Australia, your approach to living your best life is a positive contribution to our mixed culture.

Moved here 4yrs ago and I love it here❤❤❤ Laid-back culture✔️ Equality✔️ Very informality✔️ Wages✔️ Lots amazing benefits✔️ Cleanliness✔️

Awesome video, mate. I need to practice more of that gratitude. You have reminded me of all the things I'm taking for granted here in good ole Aus.

You're so Aussie now but with an English accent. 😉

I could be wrong, but I think the barefoot thing happens mostly in Queensland. I know a guy who says he hardly ever wore shoes to primary school in Brisbane

You just summed up all my wonderful life in Australia for 57 years thank you.

very good video😀

I spent a month on the Gold Coast, staying with an old friend and her family. We spent a few days in Sydney. I could easily live in Australia, and it was so interesting and different. Birds, animals, trees, are different from anything I’d seen. Food and yes, coffee-and pastries-were so delicious. No brand names I recognized. Different housing styles. I’d move there if I could. There are some things that you can’t get there; I was asked to bring Neosporin, chili powder, and some cooking spices. It was expensive, but using an American credit card, I benefited greatly from the exchange rate.

I'm down south and we are warm now. Going to be 29c tomorrow for the AFL grand final and the Brisbane Lions are playing...go Brisbane. Oh and we have a public holiday on grand final eve here in Victoria. Yes coffee is the best. Bring a plate...oh yes...first time I did that I brought a plate...literally, my Aussie friends remind me of that often.😂 nicknames is a true show of Aussie love. I was bear at work as my name is Clare. I'm now a retired nurse. I love Australia and it is a wonderful country. Brilliant video.

Well, you can already see my nickname Tbone 👍.

Great thoughts. Many thanks.

Regarding waking up early; remember that Brisbane is as far south of the equator as Egypt is north of the equator. So it's not comparable to UK or Europe.

Love your videos! You enlighten even some us born here.

You are definitely are an Aussie now mate keep up the good work ❤

That was excellent.👏👏

You, sir, are welcome in this land. What a great attitude.

Great video, best advice ever Ross! or should that be Rossi?

Good day mate. Subscribed. Love your channel 😃

Sounds like you are fitting right in, welcome.

Doing it well Ross - u are def helping people - so keep on - well done.

It was really nice to watch! I'm glad I got to experience it.

Keep going with the bare feet. Theyll toughen up soon enough and then you wont notice

I judging you with a smile. Your arm waving has been my exercise for the week. 🤣

Thank you for your great vid. I had a few laughs 😂😂

I only get fruit and vegetables from markets. F woolwoworths and Coles.

You have worked us out! very good. Yes judging people, I would hope most Aussies, would think to be un-Australian! Welcome everyone with open arms, you will learn so much and they will probably end up being some of your better friends and you will find they will probably appreciate your friendliness, so much, they too will be givers and definitely worth knowing

Excellent well delivered script you’ve got here.

One of the best explanations of the Aussie "she'll be right' culture iv'e heard.

Mate living in the same area .. these pluvers that have taken camp in my front yard is too much.. I’m punching on just to get to my car 😂😂

Mental health support from various government (state) agencies that provide direct support, I know, SAHealth helped me greatly! :)

One habit you'll pick up around this time of year in SE Qld. is ducking. Yep, it's magpie swooping season when the cable ties on bike helmets seems sensible and people are more worried about those birds than snakes when looking for a place to sit at the park.

Brilliant

Yes, us Melbournians think we know what cold is, but the average high in July is 13.5 C, and we get plenty of Winter days over 15. The coldest Melbourne day last July was 12.5.

I'm in suburban Canberra and there local alternatives to Coles, Woolies and Aldi but I generally need to go out of my way to shop at those places.

DO YOUR THING, YOU. ENJOY BEING YOU.

This one, too hyped up but love your other content.

Some my older relatives should have been born British. They tend to judge people, hold grudges about stupid things, love the Royal Family (not sure why) and theres a reason I don’t see them very often.

I shop at my local IGA which is an independent grocer.

At 1:00 my local Redcliffe jetty with the walewatching boat anchored.

You’re a true blue Aussie mate!

Oh Yeah - it’s time for u guys to go to another touro spot to video & upload!

Compared to Middle East, Turkey, the sun sets earlier in Australia. 7 pm is already dinner finished, while the dinner starts after 8 pm in the former countries. Aussies are health freaks, too. Jogging, exercising at a gym, swimming and all the rest are their daily routine. Healthy food conscience is another trait, while very few Aussies are good cooks. They like buying takeaways. What I love most about living in Australia is people mind their own business so you can enjoy solitude. "Who cares" is acceptable.

Summer in the south can be scorching. I’m not looking forward to it 😢

Chips and dip = boring; only if you are not doing it right. Cob loaf with the top cut off and the inside hollowed out. Put the insides into the oven for a bit to make croutons. Combine cream cheese, Greek yogurt and French Onion soup mix to out inside the cob. Job done on a tasty dish that people can snack on while the main is cooking. Cheap, easy and you don't have to chase up your plate at the end of the party.

POME = Prisoner of Mother England. If you were fresh off the boat (convict) back in the day you were called a POMiE by those already here in OZ. FYI

There are plenty independents where I live south of Brisbane that are CHEAPER and good value and quality, still have ONE farm left less than 5KM away and I'm less than 30kms from the CBD.

Hello from Alex Hills Brisbane

EXCELLENT...I have habbits! ;-)

Following your comments, you are now officially Australian! Welcome.

champ - bloody oath!

A beauty of North Queensland is the total absence of the rushed city life. Simply because it's too f******g hot to do anything in a hurry. Kick back, have a nice cold XXXX and enjoy the curlews, cockys and wallabies going about their day. Ah Townsville, love it. :D

fly on the 1 nov 23 to brisbane. see you on the other side brother🇦🇺🧡.

Nice video, glad you are settling in well but if there’s one thing that I wish people would stop doing it’s perpetuating the myth that Australians say ‘G’day mate’ on the regular. I don’t, nobody in my family does and nobody I generally associate with does either. But, maybe we’re a bit special in Canberra. If you do say ‘G’mate’ you immediately identify yourself as a tourist or new Australian. So I tell my ESL class - just say ‘Hi’, ‘Hello’, How’s things?’ or ‘Hey, how’re you going?’

Onya Guvnor !

Oi well done mate that's fucken gold welcome to Australia 🙏....lol farkin hilarious 😂.... and remember Go the Broncs 🐴😊

Rosso!

My Aussie coworkers nickname for me was “Saggier” total inappropriate when people have dirty minds. Reference “ Shag on a Rock” ! NSW in Oz

Oh you're so right. The biggest diss over here IS calling someone "champ" 😂

My mate's nickname is Tripod 🤷🏼‍♂️

not wrong about the plovers

My brother was skinny in high school, his nickname was Chicken Legs!

Sign up for the NDIS?

almost 15k ross

Hee hee! 😄 I've never heard of Goon of Fortune

Don't feel "entitled" to all that stuff you see around you... That sounds right. You don't get to own a house, pretty soon you won't get to rent a house. Those are for wealthy Australians who haven't arrived yet.

Love your vids. FYI I think you will find it's actually "war-da"

When you say "plover", do you mean "magpie"? magpies are the sound you hear in the morning, not plovers.

Nope can't say I picked up any of it...

and bring Tim tams

The medium roast in Aldi is great and the dark one not much different . What's wrong with you? And in Brissie too, that's a worry

Magpies Mate.

Hey geeza would you like a drink of wort-a