I Still Call Australia Home (REACTION) with my wife 

You’re not a true Aussie if this doesn’t bring a tear to your eye. I live in a coastal suburb of Adelaide (South Australia) and I walk beside that beautiful blue water almost every day, and never take it for granted.

I've been away from Australia for almost ten years now, and yes, I miss the place a lot. And no matter how long I'm away, and how wide I roam, Australia will always be my home.

There are about 10 pink lakes in Australia. It's caused by Algae and mineral/salt buildup.

Yep, was definitely London & LA, Kylie Minogue & Troy Sivan respectively, who reside in those cities but “always call Australia home”. The lady talking to the child via video link is recently retired World No.1 Tennis champ Ash Barty, now there’s a wonderful down-to-earth Australian to be proud of! The pink lakes are definitely a thing. They are caused by algae & minerals. They are perfectly safe to swim in which is awesome! You guys are entertaining when you have a difference of opinion 😆 Lovely reaction ✌🏼🇦🇺

The Australian singers filmed in other countries are to indicate that even if you are in another country, you still call Australia home, and why wouldn't you?

I have worked in, passed through, visited 55 countries, and maybe worked and lived more of my life away, but I still call Australia home. This song is so true for me.

As an Aussie I really love your reactions to our music and home, but the genuiness and banter between the 2 of you is adorable and real - you would fit right in! 💚💛

The ad is for our national /international airline Qantas. They have made quite a few ads like this over the decades, all using this song, children's choirs and Australian landscapes. Having a smaller population, a lot of Australians find themselves having to live overseas for work or other reasons, and that usually means being many thousands of miles away from home, so this song really makes us emotional. There is a very cool video, This is Australia-Great Southern Land, the song is by a very famous Aus band 'Icehouse' and the video shows a great range of Aus landscapes, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aZ4NuX0qWuY.html. Sorry for the long comment, but it could be what you're looking for. Thanks for all your great reactions.

This is not a promo video for Australia but it is for Qantas Airlines to celebrate the reopening of the country after Covid. Hence the clips of London etc and the Together once more at the end, but most of the footage is showing off Australia at its best. The water in the lakes is pink due to a pink algae that grows there in the lakes. This is the only advert I don't fast forward. LOL

Qantas adopted I still call Australia home as their theme song years ago, and this and was created to celebrate that Qantas had resumed bringing Aussies home or tourists from all points on earth, after a 2 years break caused by covid. 👍🤗

As an Aussie, this song resonates in my heart. You should also listen to the Seekers sing, I am, You are, We are Australian

This song in its many forms over the years pulls on the heart strings and definitely makes you proud of our beautiful country. 🇦🇺

You’re not wrong! The first city was London, then LA and then Melbourne, Australia. Remember this is about Qantas, they fly all over the world from Australia 😀The is what the ad is about, no matter where Qantas take you, we all still call Australia home! All these Australian stars like Kylie and Hugh Jackman live a lot of time overseas but still call Australia home. I just discovered your channel! Love it. Craig - Australia

What a beautiful portrayal of Australia. The choir had me tearing up and feeling a sense of pride for those who are lucky enough to live there. Thank you for this beautiful reaction. Peace and love.

Hey guys. Great reaction. As noted in other comments check out the song and video of Great Southern Land by the Australian band Icehouse. I think you will really enjoy this for the Australian landscapes in the video, and the song is awesome

The choir of school children is from a school in Longreach, Queensland where Qantas had its original office and a way of linking into the Australian Childrens' Choir, also in the video, which has also featured in other Qantas advertisements. Qantas is an acronym for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services. It is the third oldest airline still in operation.

Imagine how it feels when you haven't been able to come home for several years. Thi song was written by Peter Allen. It does epitomise how we feel. We really do have a lot of empty spaces, it is very nice to look up at a dark sky several hundred kilometers from any town

Written by Peter Allen who lived away from Australia for so long and always loved and missed his homeland. We Aussie’s love this song too

The video clip isn't an ad for Australia per say, it is an ad for Qantas which is the Australian International airline. London was shown because Kylie is based there, and LA is shown because Hugh is based there. There is a large percentage of Australians that travel overseas and also quite a large community of expat Australians who live and work overseas. This ad from Qantas is probably more of a hook for those Australians returning home for a visit rather than other international travelers. But it also shows off some of Australia to the world which probably helps Australian tourism and encourages international travelers to travel by Qantas Airlines. Every year or so Qantas puts out a new ad based on that song, "I still call Australia home", and that general theme. There are probably several examples of these past ads as video clips on youtube if one searches for them. I do remember back in my youth returning from only a three or four week holiday overseas and catching a Qantas fight home. The sound of an Aussie accent coming from the cabin crew aboard the aircraft just made me relax, and I knew I was in safe hands and almost home.

Had 14yrs overseas and moved back to Aus during the pandemic. This ad pulls at the heartstrings. Damn onions.

omg you two are adorable, I can see the love that you both have for each other. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face :) Not sure if anyone has said but yes there were shots of LA and London and even Tokyo (i think) but as an Aussie you can tell which cities are ours. if you get a chance there is an absolutly beautiful doco on the Australian state of Tasmania done by YT "into the wild films" "Tasmania Documentary 4K | Wildlife | Australia Landscapes and Nature", I highly recommend it

There's a few shallow pink lakes in Australia, usually in the outback. They are super salty, and some salt adapted bacteria and algae turn the lakes pink. There's even one small pink lake visible from the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne if you are driving from west to east. Its right on the estuary of the Yarra River as it turns into Port Phillip Bay, and the salt loving organisms make this one and only bright pink lake near the city. The outback lakes can evaporate in dry times, and leave pale pink salt flats behind, waiting for the rain.

There is a video called; This is Australia - Great Southern Land. It runs for 5:20. Enjoy the video and thanks for saying so many nice things about our country.

I’m sure you would like the Australian singing group, “The Seekers,” singing, “I am Australian.” They rose to fame in the 60s, female singer in the group is Judith Durham who has a magnificent voice even still in her age now. If you search for, “The Seekers, 1994 AFL grand final,” they sing four magnificent songs standing in the middle of the Melbourne cricket ground, backed by children’s choirs. Trust me, you will love it. (Also search for, “What is AFL?” I’m sure you will be fascinated with that as well.)

The people in the ad are: Firsts Nations Elder- Rene Kulitja Kylie Minogue Troye Silvan Hugh Jackman The kids in the white shirts are the Australian Girls Choir and the National Boys Choir- QANTAS have used them in the ads since 1998 ish The schools kids in the maroon school uniforms are from the town of Longreach- where QANTAS was founded. The woman in the FILA was tennis player Ash Barty who recently retired The man on the edge of the pool is AFL legend Adam Goodes The two women swimming on the reef where Olympian Bronte Campbell and Para Olympian Ellie Cole The first nations dancers are the Bangarra Dance Theatre There is also the Gondwana Choir QANTAS have been using this song for 35 years.

This song brings a tear to my 77yr old eyes everytime I hear it and I'm supposed to be a rough tough old Aussie who never shows his emotions . I've travelled overseas every year since 1980 and there's some wonderous places out there but I get homesick the minute I board a QANTAS flight and they play this song over their sound system . There is no excuse for you not to jump on a plane and come visit us here in gods country Australia , the commercial isn't long enough to show you everything we have to offer so come see for yourselves , but plan on spending longer than the usual 2 weeks :vacation . Its a vast country and you have to meet everyone , there's only 25 million of us so you could theoretically do It (just joking we do have a few shy people). Do yourself a huge favour and check out the original song by PETER ALLEN , but pick a live performance they are spectacular . You could also react to GREAT SOUTHERN LAND by the Aussie band ICEHOUSE the video shows off the Lucky country very well . You mentioned ROMANIA check out my favourite current band LILIAC who are a family band of 5 kids whose parents emigrated to the USA got married and gave birth to all these talented young people .

I stayed in Melbourne for 3 months with family a couple of years ago. I absolutely loved it and I would love to back again. Melbourne is a fantastic city - the main drawback is house prices, which are just like the UK…crazy

That huge red rock at the beginning, called Uluru, is like a glacier, only 10% of it is above ground 🤯

This was great thank you as always for this reaction!! It’s not so much a promotional video for foreigners to come to Australia. It’s a commercial for Qantas. It’s shown here, not sure about overseas. Qantas takes us out of Australia to other places and brings us home, from anywhere in the world. It’s our national airline and Aussies are pretty proud as it’s arguably the best airline in the world. Peter Allen was a very special Australian- there was a Broadway musical made about his life called the Boy from Oz and Hugh Jackman played Peter. I’ve met Hugh Jackman a couple of times actually.

G'Day from one of your Australian admirers. If you do visit one day we would be graced with your presence!

I’m Australian and I think this is easily the best reaction video. You both have so much fun watching and pushing each other for a laugh. In fact your style of humour is very Australian too. Sarcastic but still playful and silly. Thanks for reviewing the video. Subscribed!

The whole world is beautiful.❤love from Australia.

Hello I’m new to your channel and I love that song as well. When I first heard that song I was tearing. I hope to hear from you both soon. It’s a pink lake somewhere in the west. Take care and stay safe and God Bless you both and bless your family too. 🌺🦋🌈💖❤️😊😘🙏🏻from Edith in Australia 🇦🇺

Fellow Aussie born and bred here, this comercial makes all of us cry. The pink water is the salt lakes. The high salt content changes the colour of the water in that area

Your husband is right. They used Kylie Minogue in London, I don't know the young man but it was overseas, then the other guy was Hugh Jackman in NY - but the part to take from this is it was a Peter Allen song and Hugh played Peter Allen in THE BOY FROM OZ on Broadway in 2003-2004 and it was commissioned by our national airline QANTAS and this was an advert for QANTAS. There are better versions of the same thing because they did several and when Oprah brought her audience from Chicago to Australia in 2010 the closing out show was at the Sydney Opera House and the song was led by Hugh and then Olivia Newton John came out, followed by Keith Urban and then Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. That is my all time favourite version and they use a didgeridoo at the beginning. Here is a link to that one:- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zYg97BGmmLE.html

Yeah, wonderful reaction. Thank you both !

Score one for Andrei re the cities. The girls in the pool were the Campbell sisters who have about a million Gold Medals between them. The guy at the pool was Adam Goodes, a fantastic indigenous AFL player. (Australian football) Guys, if you buy the plane ticket from the millions you're making from YT, I'll pick you up at the airport. Lol. BTW, book a QANTAS flight. They are recognized as the world's safest airline, and they play this song as you board. I also recommend the "Great Southern land" video clip with Icehouse.

Thank U Guys ! So lovely to get Nice Feedback ,Reaction to the Qantas Add ! Always Appreciated from us Aussies ! Would not be many of us, out there that would not become Emotional,after watching this ! Yes, I think U know being away from home,Sometimes makes U appreciate more importantly, What one Has & the Love of one's own Country,when it's not there with you ! But also from my perspective too,Love Seeing the genuine Warmth,& Love, U have for Each other,is So beautiful ! So Important in Society Every where throughout the World ! Respect & the Importance of Eachother in Health,Mind,Body & Soul, for the well being to every one ! God bless U both ! Thank U once again for Showing us the Clip, & Cheers from Down Under ,Aus ! 🙏❤️🇦🇺🦘🌻🌹👍☘️

My best friend moved to Australia 10 years ago and he'll never come back, he loves it! X

First time seeing yr Channel & admire U both Tremendously ! Yr Love & Respect for Each other is to Die For ! Secondly is your beautiful Comments for Our Country ,So thank U So much. ! Yes ,as an old Aussie Digger ,Who has travelled the World, We do have it all ,But must appreciate it,& Cherish What we Have ! Not only our Landscapes ,Natural Beauty ,but our Friendly Nature ,Respect ,& Sense of Humour is unlike most throughout the World ! Every time on Coming Home flying back to Australia ,even as a man ,hard not to well up inside ,when this Song is Played ! And For me ,Never I forget hearing watching Peter Allen Playing Piano & Singing to the World this Beautiful Song ! World Renoun Artist Who performed for the Queen & Most Famous people at the time ! Life cut Short early,But will always be Sadly Missed by us Aussies ! Thank U again ,for this Podcast & admiration of our Great Country ! God bless U !

Yes we have pink lakes that are a natural type of Algae. It really is an amazing country.

The pink lakes with the children standing down the middle is where they make salt. Most are in or on the edge of the desert. There is only one real pink lake and it almost connects to the blue ocean. There is a 14 minute video of this song being used by QANTAS and it has every Ad except this new one. We do love them and this song plays when we come home from an International flight from landing until we are in the terminal. Australians love to travel but the very best part of traveling is coming home. Our Country calls us home. If you are not Australian you will not know why all of these people were in this Ad and they all keep coming home. Peter Allen did write this song and a whole one man show, after he passed away Hugh Jackman played him on Broadway in The Boy From Oz. The young lady sitting on her bed talking on the phone was the world number one tennis player, Ash Barty. Until she retired this year to play golf, she is really good at that too. The two young ladies swimming in the ocean are the Campbell sisters, Kate and Brontë. Both responsible for bringing home many Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medals. The man standing on the edge of the ocean swimming pool is Adam Goodes, a famous AFL player and a really good person. Adam is Indigenous and a big part of our land. The children are always from the Australian Children’s Choir.one Ad starts with an Indigenous boy singing in his language, it is beautiful. This song and the seekers song which is called I Am Australian will always stand for us and our home. People think we are a small Island but we are the same size as America and you can fit most of Europe into our Country. We have everything from snowy mountains to the desert, rainforests and so much more.

we do have every thing .and i love my country sooooo much

I'm Australian and every time I hear this song I cry.... ❤

I've watched a few reactions to this song and clip but yours is the most pure and thurthful when it comes to missing a place you grew up with. I would love to see more when you play it through then talk about afterward and play and talk. Thank you. I'm going to subscribe.

Greetings from Oz! Trivia tidbit; The song was written by Australian singer/songwriter Peter Allen. Hugh Jackman famously played Peter Allen on stage in the musical "The Boy From Oz"

I suggest that you view the song 'Great Southern Land' by the iconic Aussie band Icehouse if you want to see more stunning Australian images. The song is also brilliant so you get 2 for 1....

"I might be wrong. But I'm not wrong." That's also me during arguments lol

You really should listen to I Am Australian by The Seekers (live version) which will give you more idea about the development of Australia.

There are a few pink lakes here in Australia caused by salt and a special kind of algae. The colour changes from a lilac to a bright bubblegum pink colour.

You guys are cute! Aussie here, and I have a beautiful Romanian friend who taught me how to paint eggs excellently, so giving and caring. So glad you liked the spirit of this ad, as it is a very special song to us. Pls share some of your culture to us, that would be interesting :)

Australia is a beautiful place. 3 cities in the top 10 liveable cities in the world. It would take you about 30 years to visit every beach in Australia. Has the longest golf course the Nullarbor links 850 miles long.

great southern land by ice house you will love the video

This song should be australias national anthem , I’d vote for that

We have a few pink lakes, mainly in Western Australia and South Australia. But I hope you do come one day

Yes -This one makes Everyone homesick - even when you're still home! 🤣

Great reaction!! You guys are adorable. i really enjoy your banter. I hope you get to come to Australia one day. And yes, please post something about your home country of Romania.

G'day to you both, if you want to hear another great Aussie song " Great southern land " with the video it will blow you away, plus your both very welcome to come to Australia, we would love to have you.....

One of the many adverts Qantas has done over the decades. Didn't know you guys were from Romania. 32yrs ago when I was 25, I went to the UK and worked & lived there for 3 years. Being from Western Australia, I always wanted to go snow skiing ..and to cut the story short I ended up going to Romania. If I can remember the name properly,it was in Poiana Brasov (spelt wrong I'm sure lol). I loved it. The mountains were so beautiful!! & Yes I even ate bear & wild boar. ✌️❤️ 🇦🇺

The best thing about this is, all the things you see, this is my home I've seen almost all of this. But there is sooo much more.

Love you reaction....lovely couple 😊

Hello …. this ad was to bring us together again after COVID Lockdown…..We all get Emotional watching this and listening to Peter Allens’ incredible song …😀😀😀

Chills..... on the beaches of Perth - chills!!!!!

I was born in a small town called Wickham in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. At the time it housed 2,000 people. It's a town that was created to house all the workers for a mining company. Western Australia is known for Iron Ore and other minerals. Wickham was built in the 70's and the workers worked at Cape Lambert. This is where the giant ships from a lot of countries, come and load up to take Iron Ore to make steel. All of the houses (Unless you were a government worker) not sure if it's changed, were fitted with air-conditioning and solar hot water systems. The temperature can get up to 50°C +, and the schools were air-conditioning as well. It was a fantastic place to live, red soil, spinifex, flat land, some hills. But then, the red soil and spinifex, turn into sand dunes and they go for kilometres, the sand is pure white and the ocean is clear as glass. The houses are built with steel due to the yearly cyclone's, some get up to category 5. No crocodiles are in the area, surprisingly as it is just below the Kimberley region, there are sharks though. Great places to see are Point Sampson, Cossack, Roebourne, Karratha, Dampier, Port Headland, Broome and more. Also look at the Staircase to the moon.

Such an emotional ad featuring an emotional song. I remember first hearing Peter Allen sing this song on TV in 1980. It was a Royal Charity Concert before the Queen and Prince Philip, at the Sydney Opera House. The song still goes straight to the heart today as it did all those years ago. Also performing was Olivia Newton John singing Don't Cry For Me Argentina and John Farnham, singing his now legendary version of Help.

Australia has very diverse landscape & variety of wildlife.

I'm so happy you looked at this. QANTAS have used this for some time. We would love to have yo here and I would be glad to show you around Queensland

Thank you my friends Australia 🇦🇺 love you

When Peter Allen was living and entertaining in America, he missed Australia so much, he wrote, "I Still Call Australia Home", not realising that it would become such a tremendous hit, not only in Australia, but all around the world. I truly believe, that it should be Australia's National Anthem.

They show you the beauty of my country thats filmed all in Australia no other country

Show us Romania yes please. It would be lovely to see. Australia is an island nation, a multicultural society and a country of immense beauty. That did bring a tear to my eye and I am so happy you played that. Thank you 😊

We don't realise how much we love Australia and just how patriotic we are until we leave our country. I had a panic attack in NYC after a month in the USA. After about 20 minutes into this attack I found a channel with the V8 supercars and Mark Beretta commentating and I instantly felt at peace.

Aww thanks for loving our country. I just subscribed. I get emotional every time I see this ad

This song has always brought a proud tear to my eye long before the Qantas adverts were a thing. I love a sunburnt country.

that girl on the phone is the no 1 tennis player in the world Ash Barty !

This song was written by Peter Allen as a sentiment about being Australian at heart, no matter where in the world and Australian may be living. Qantas, Australia’s national airline, has been using the song as part of its promotional campaigns for years. I personally think some of the earlier promotions did more justice to the song. There are people depicted in this that non-Australians are probably not going to know, so it probably loses something. The ads have always featured the children’s choir, which is wonderful, and earlier versions also featured more of the didgeridoo. This song does tug at the heartstrings of many Australians and I thank Peter Allen for writing it.

You can watch the making of each of these versions of this commercial, there have been a few over the years. All about the logistics to get all these kids to these epic locations, it's just as amazing as the actual commercial.

Your wife is correct, they are all places in Australia…you are both so adorable 😊

the theme song is by an australian artist...peter allen...its just wonderful and part of a great album called tenterfield saddler...qantas has used this song as its theme for years...always bring a tear to the eye....glad you enjoyed it...

You two had me laughing at your good natured argument, you'd fit in so well here.

The song is by the late Peter Allen (who was once married to Liza Minelli) from around 1980 - the second line originally mentioned "From New York, to Rio, and old London town", but was changed to replace Rio with Rome as Qantas doesn't fly to/from Rio de Janeiro (not sure about New York either). Still, this version is the latest of many Qantas promotions featuring the song - I believe this version was recorded just before the pandemic hit the world and has only recently been released with the relaxation of travel restrictions. The song ranks with "I Am Australian" by The Seekers to bring a tear to the the eye of any patriotic Australian!

As I'm watching you two, it's like I was having a beer with my neighbours. You guys are cracking me up. Never saw a more Aussie couple ever. Are you sure you haven't been here?

We are a very lucky country, we do have everything, come and visit you are very welcome. Much love.

One of the best commercials ever.

London, LA, and Tokyo were definitely shown. As for the red and pink water? They are salt lakes from South Australia. They're absolutely gorgeous. It's definitely worth visiting. As an Aussie who has travelled, I have fallen in love with so many places. But I still call and always will call Australia home. Come visit Australia and see our beautiful country. You will love it. ✌️🫶😊

You are right. It shows Australians in other countries. Still calling Australia home. No matter how far roam" Also "I have time" 🤗

Yes in Western Australia they have several naturally pink lakes, they are safe to swim in.

Yep it was London and then LA but one of the shot at 2:46 when hugh jackman started singing, so youre both right! :) Im from Melbourne, Australia. I loved your reaction this is classic aussie song

Remember, for a long and happy life, your wife is always right even if she knows that you know that she knows she isn't.

Yep. London and La our ppl overseas talking about home.

Glad you enjoyed the ad, yes it's just a tiny snippet of Australia, I hope you come to Australia, you will be welcomed.

Originally written in 1972, "Tenterfield Saddler" is about three generations of Peter's family on his father's side. The song tells the story of his grandfather, George Harewell Woolnough (1884-1963) who worked as a saddler in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, from 1908 until his retirement in 1960. The story then progresses to Peter's father, Richard John Woolnough (1916-1958) who was never the same after returning home from WWII after serving in the Australian Army and died of suicide by gunshot in 1958. The story concludes with Peter Richard Woolnough (1944-1992) who changed his last name to Allen and married a girl with an interesting face (Liza Minnelli). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ogA-B1MRBkQ.htmlsi=R5WRTWAUwx7jAzqx

All countries have their great parts. Be proud of your heritage. All are welcome here in Australia though please come visit 🙏

Hi I loved your reaction , I’m a very proud Australian living in Queensland .

No matter how many times I hear this, still makes me tingle with pride 🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘

The pink lake in the ad is at Hutt Lagoon a few hours north of Geraldton Western Australia❤️🐨

I realize there are many pink lakes in Australia, but the only one I know of by name is Lake Hillier. Love you guys, thanks for the reaction😁

There is a lot of history in this ad, Qantas is the oldest continously operating airline in the world, starting in 1920, so is over a hundred years old. Toward the end of the ad they showed Qantas flying history projected on their original hangar where they started in country Queensland. KLM is a few months older, and Avianca is also a few months older, but neither airline has had a continuous operating history. Children from all over Australia, including from remote locations compete for the honor of being in the Qantas choir. The song is written by my cousin, Peter Allen, husband of Liza Minelli, Oscar winner for the theme song of the 1981 movie Arthur, writer and singer of the #1 hit I Go To Rio. His first song I Honestly Love You became Olivia Newton John's first international #1 hit, and he was the subject of the musical The Boy From Oz. I have seen pink lakes from the air in Western Australia. They look unbelievable even though you are seeing bright pink water with your own eyes.

Everyone in the world needs to visit Australia just once in their life time. I was born here and live here and would not want to live anywhere else on Earth. If you come here you will never want to leave.

I love Australia so much I've never gone elsewhere.🇦🇺❤️