Australia And The UK Do This Completely Differently… It Makes No Sense

追加: 2026-05-09

[00:00:00]Now, before I move from the UK to Australia, I presumed that most things we would do pretty much the same. But after actually moving to Australia, I cannot believe how many things Australia actually does differently to the UK. And that is what we're going to talk about in today's video. Before we get into it, make sure you give the video a like and subscribe. And let's get into it. Now, firstly is the go-to meeting spot. Now, in the UK, I feel like the go-to meeting spot or social place to go is the pub.

[00:00:31]If you haven't seen friends in a while, if you're meeting up on a Friday, no matter what the situation is, the default place is the pub, whether you drink or not. I expected moving to Australia that it would be very similar.

[00:00:44]I thought Aussies like a drink, right?

[00:00:46]So, I thought it would be the exact same. But then I got here and I realized that that is not the case. The go-to meeting spot is like a cafe or a breakfast or brunch spot. And this is something that I did not expect to be different to the UK. I thought it would be also the pub in Australia. But you ask your average Aussie if they're meeting up with a friend, you know, they're seeing their friends on the weekend or whatever the situation might be. I guarantee the majority of you Aussies on here are going to be way more likely to go out for a nice breakfast or, you know, go and have a coffee together or something. The pub isn't always the first thing. It's not the default meeting spot, I don't feel like in Australia. I even feel like going for a walk or doing some sort of activity is more of the default meeting place or activity in Australia. In the UK, there's no question, it's the pub, no matter what. Now, sticking on the theme of early culture and coffee, the next point is coffee. And I did not expect this to be different in Australia. I'd heard Australia obviously has a big coffee culture, but I thought both countries like their coffee. It's not going to be that different. The biggest thing that really shocks me though when I moved to Australia is independent coffee shops literally dominate everywhere. And Aussies actively hate chains like Starbucks. If you were to say to an Aussie about how much you love coffee and then you say to them that your favorite coffee shop is Starbucks, they are going to shake their head at you because I don't know what it is about Aussies, they actively hate the chains. And I understand 100% after moving. In the UK, the coffee culture is massively dominated by the big coffee shop chains, you know, Costa, Starbucks, Pret, Caffe Nero, whatever. I don't feel like there's that many independent coffee shops. If you go into a coffee shop in the UK, more often than not it's going to be a big chain. In Australia, there really isn't many chains. In fact, I think they even tried to start Starbucks over here in Australia and it just failed. It just failed completely.

[00:02:51]And to be honest, I'm not surprised because the coffee in the small independent coffee shops is so much better. The atmosphere's nicer and it's just some of the best coffee you'll drink. If you're in the UK and you think you like coffee, get yourself to Australia because you're going to realize that Starbucks isn't real coffee and Aussies will be the first ones to tell you that. Next up is a very interesting thing that I've noticed and that is how tradesmen are viewed in Australia or they call them tradies in Australia. I never expected this to be different to the UK, but in the UK, I wouldn't say that being a builder or working in the trades is a bad job. It's one of the most common things that guys do in the UK, but it's definitely not looked at like, you know, you're one of the top earners or it's not looked at as if you're working a really good job. But in Australia, tradesmen are treated so differently, I feel like. I think because the wages for tradespeople are very good here in Australia, but I feel like they're looked at way better.

[00:03:49]Working a trade in Australia is seen as a very respectable job. You know, tradesmen are like very well respected.

[00:03:56]They've often got nice cars and stuff and it seems like a really almost admired job role if you're a tradesman over here in Australia. It's got to be something to do with the higher wages, I'm sure, because they do earn a lot more than they do in the UK, but I don't know. It's just something interesting I've noticed. Next up is how weekends are treated in Australia compared to the UK. Another thing which I never really expected to be different, but I thought, you know, you've got to work in both countries, right? So, when it gets to the end of the week, you're just going to want to chill because that's exactly what we do in the UK. I feel like people in the UK view the weekends as purely recovery. It is an excuse to sit on the sofa for 2 days straight, order takeaways, watch the football, and that is it. And I feel like no one really likes to make plans on a weekend in the UK because that is just recovery time.

[00:04:46]But let me tell you, it is so different to that in Australia. Aussies do not see it as recovery time. They see it as I've got 2 days off now to do whatever I want. And you can tell because when I speak to Aussies at work and stuff, they have always got such big plans for their weekend. They're going and visiting family, maybe doing a little road trip up the coast, going camping, going to the beach. They've always got plans. I don't feel like many Aussies finish work for the week and then just sit at home all weekend. I feel like Aussies see it as a real opportunity to go and live life and have some fun. I feel like in the UK, it's purely viewed as just time away from work. That is it. That is how much work dominates people's lives in the UK. I personally think Australia has got this one right. Next thing is drinking and nights out. I thought again moving from the UK that the culture to do with this would be very similar, but it's actually so different here in Australia. In the UK, I feel like if we're going on a night out, most people are going out at like 7:00 8:00 p.m. at night. There's not much of a day drinking culture unless it's a really nice day in the summer, but places open so late and, you know, people will get ready and go on nights out. I used to go on nights out in the UK and get there at like 8:00 or 9:00 at night. In Australia, that is not the culture at all to do with going out. People start so early here. Going back to tradesmen, you see them in the pub, especially on like a Friday, a lot of them will finish early and they'll be in the pub straight away at like 1:00 p.m. And this sums up the drinking and kind of nights out culture in Australia. It is so much earlier. People will start early in the day because the sun's out. They'll be drinking in the afternoon. And then a lot of people do go home by like 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. In the UK, that's when the party is kind of getting started, you know what I mean? And having lived in Australia for 3 years, I've got to say I have fully adapted to this now because whenever I'm out drinking, I'm ready to go home by like 10:00 p.m. In the UK, I'd only be like two drinks in. And lastly is the reaction that we have to a hot day in the summer. Now, in the UK, when we do get a hot day, which is quite rare to be fair, everyone is making the most of it.

[00:07:04]Everyone is making plans. You know, people actually go to the beach in the UK when it's hot. Everyone is outside.

[00:07:10]Like no one is sat inside at all in the UK on a hot day. I presumed moving to Australia that when they got super hot days in the summer, the culture would be the exact same, but it's actually very different. A lot of Aussies don't actually like when it gets super hot.

[00:07:27]And when they do get a very hot day, they're more likely to just stay inside because obviously if you've got your air con on, it is a lot colder. So, it's not like in the UK where you have to go outside because the house is unbearably hot. And also it's pretty rare to get a hot day. I thought in Australia, everyone would be out making the most of the hottest day of the year, but a lot of Aussies are like, "I'm staying inside if it's this hot." A lot of Aussies do prefer to go out when it's a lot cooler.

[00:07:53]Anyway, there is just some interesting differences that I have noticed moving from the UK to Australia, some things which I never expected. Let me know your thoughts in the comments and I will see you in the next one.