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As a European living in Brisbane, I find Brisbane to be very poor in bike and pedestrian everything. Even the CBD only just got painted bike lanes in 2021. Brisbane public transportation is trash too. It's pathetic. Brisbane is 100% extremely biased towards cars.

Within an hour or two of Brisbane CBD are some of the best beaches in the world. Want a weekend getaway ? You can get there within hours.

@fre fri its seriously atrocious esp if youre outside of the cbd. And while we may have some of the most lient laws when it comes to escooters compared to other states not allowing us on all bike lanes and forcing us onto footpaths in the cbd is putting pedestrians and scooter riders in danger. Cars also need to be more accountable. Aus dash cams youtube is frightening stuff.

It would be 45 minutes if the highway wasn’t constantly under construction or jammed because you fucking QLDrs have no idea how to drive.

You too. Good luck when you move up here!

Stop telling everyone, want to end up like VIC?

@@kathdavies1220 hehe I’m from vic. I bet you enjoy Danny’s Dino dictator company!

I couldn't find an official statement, of when exactly Australia is planning to open the borders again. But I sure hope it's next year and not longer than that.

It's great through

Cheers!

Rent north Brisbane , 4 bedroom house is over$700.00

Thanks so much!

I'm glad you think so. Sometimes I start to doubt myself when people disagree, but I'm still happy for different points of view, as that only helps tell a more 3-dimensional story. Thankfully there are quite a few people who echo your comment still.

Hope to be successful at your age at the same time in 2032

Were are good areas out of brisbane for under 650 k ..

I was sceptical when I saw you were doing a video on Brisbane coming from interstate. I was pleasantly surprised you did a great job. My pet hate is the Mexicans coming over the border and trying to change our lifestyle. I am a born and bred Brisbanite and I hate Daylight Savings. We are are more easy going not as fast paced as Sydney and Melbourne, we go interstate and drag our legs with daylight savings nice for a holiday good to come home. The shops, when we went to Manly NSW it was a shock to us how the shops were open so late and so many people out shopping. We try not to buy milk at the Servo’s but go to the local IGA who open a little earlier and close a little bit later. I prefer the warm weather to winter but we do go below double digits in winter. To escape the heat we have the Theme Parks with a lot of water activities plus the best beaches with Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, also a trip to Tamborine Mountain or O’Reillys on a hot day always cooler there. But our favourite place to escape the heat is the shopping centres from Westfields to Harbourtown and more. The price of real estate has increased dramatically since you made this video, will make it hard to trade up for the locals and the younger generation, it will be the haves and have nots, that is a bit sad. We also have beautiful bayside from Scarborough, Redcliffe, Wynnum, Wellington Point, and the best islands. Fraser, Moreton, Straddie, Russell, Macleay, Lamb and a Karragarra. Plus amazing waterfalls at Warwick - The Falls drive including Queen Mary Falls. Gold Coast - Purlingbrook Falls, Sunshine Coast - Kondalilla Falls. Sunshine Coast - Buderim Ginger Factory. So many places to go in a day or a weekend. As you said “A lot of festivals in Brisbane such as Riverfire” but also throughout QLD many events as well such as Toowoomba “Carnival of Flowers.” And also “We always thank the bus driver, we were taught to do this as kids.”

Any more ?? Wisch country are you from ?

You too. Hope it's not too long before you can come back for another visit!

Vote for freedom of Muslim

And good you stay in Germany !!

@@michaelgurnaut2436 ?

I can see that it may be a positive thing for people that work 9-5 kinda jobs, especially further south where there's a bigger difference in the hours of daylight in summer and winter.

I enjoy daylight saving too, but you have to be at the right latitude or you get that hour at the expense of having to wake up in the dark, which sucks.

Thanks, that means a lot! Yeah, agreed about the ferries, although I miss the city hoppers.

was about to say something similar. felt like my inner thoughts were voiced out here, got the points spot on.

Hi, could you explain to me the weather and temperature differences between Toowoomba, Brisbane and Bundaberg. I plan to move to Queensland later this year from northern Scandinavia. My 12 year old daughter is not so keen on it being so hot.

@@geirsvarsson8585 Brisbane is Humid (Sub Tropical), Bundaberg is a much more pleasant Temp. Dry Heat, very Mild Winter. Toowoomba, VERY COLD Winter, 3-5 degrees cooler in Summer than Brisbane. Higher Crime in Toowoomba.

I still feel a little uncomfortable navigating when I'm on the northside - at least around the spaghetti roads that go out from the city. Having an IGA open that late is handy for sure. I think the one near me closes at 10, which is still pretty good for Brissie.

When did you move here? If it was a while back, I'm sure the situation is even worse now as far as finding a rental goes!

@@BrisbaneChannel, October long weekend exactly 3 years ago now (2018). I also spoke to a couple of other renters at the time, from other states and we were all in agreement about what we were seeing

@@TheRealWillM I came in 2014 and it wasn't so bad then. But I'm sure things are definitely worse now on that front than when you arrived!

@@BrisbaneChannel it was rough in 2009 looking for rental, with agents inviting offers, in effect auctioning rentals for the best offered price.

True. Esp Sunday both coles and woolies close at 6pm. Cafes close early. What the heck? Not just B all over Qld. Sad no summer daylight savings here.

Have you visited in the past?

I lived in VN for a while. What part are you in?

which viet city?

Yeah, true that the CBD train stops aren't the most conveniently located. But I think that's an argument for using the scooters or bikes that are now everywhere, especially if you're among the few that still wear formal work attire up here!

Yeah, it's the worst. I only have to walk from Central to near the GPO where I work, it's a nice walk through Anzac Square but it's HOT. Throwback to the 70's when the B-P government was OBSESSED with concrete- look at QPAC, ewww!

I totally agree about the cultural centre strip. Architect Robin Beckley (One of Sir Joh’s inner circle) was supposedly trying to design something to reflect the ranges in the background. Instead he ended up with a kind of angular concrete Brutalist/squat Corbusier monstrosity that Brisbane is now stuck with. Not unsurprising considering the horrid “Parliamentary Annex“ Built at much the same time. But I always come back to Brisbane, potentially one of the best subtropical cities in the world. @@becsterbrisbane6275

King George Square is an oven. A Nordically designed city square in a sub-tropical city. A bloody stupid idea. Also, regarding clothes, wearing a hat as an office workers gets weird responses "Are you going to the races?" Why is it they brag that Brisbane is the sunniest capital city in Australia (spoiler: it's not) yet hat wearing is deemed eccentric?

Hahaha so true

I've heard lots of people mentioning that Queensland Rail can be late, but I've been living here for 10 years and have only ever been on 4 late trains (that are late enough to actually make a difference) and they were all caused by major events (like signalling issues or broken trains. The amount of times there have been issues like failed trains and my service on the same line hasn't been effected, it's actually quite impressive.

South side is the best!

Its also awful if you live on the south side and catch public trans port its either the east or west because if you want to get to ippy or or loganholme you have to travel all the way to the cbd and then out again its god awful. And good lucky getting to anywhere in the middle of ippy and loganholme.

@@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042 I use the trains sporadically and I do not remember a single time when a train was late. Agree with below comment about trains not reaching much of Brisbane. And sometimes having to go into the city and back out to get to some places, eg Wynnum to Sunnybank.

An updated video like this one is on the cards, but unfortunately it won't be until after you've moved here. Probably late July or early August.

And they still cannot co ordinate decent public transport in S.E Queensland. Trans link, (or Transfailure) what a waste of public money that organisation is. Was supposed tp be the new breath of fresh air for public transport ,but is a dismal failure.

We can all hail that visionary Campbell Newman for the King George Square redev. Cut down all the trees, removed the shade they supplied and gave us a giant TV screen which plays lots of adverts. Thats progress 1984 style.

Brisbane moving ahead now & by the Olympic,s you won't know the place.

Yes. When I did the Christmas lights video this week, I was thinking "What would it be like if I were trying to get to all of these locations by public transport alone?". That's when I realised I was way too generous to the system in this video. It's really just that the area of Brisbane is so large, and the population too small to justify increased infrastructure to get people from place to place, so you really do need a car to get the most out of living here. I had forgotten how bad it CAN be, as my current location is really well-serviced by a very frequent bus route that gets me anywhere I regularly go. I will definitely return to look at the reality of trying to get around this city in a video in the coming year, as it is something people should be aware of. In the end, if you've got a car, you can usually find ways to work it so that you combine driving and taking public transport, so you get the speed and convenience of driving, without having to deal with the exorbitant parking prices in places like the city.

That's some pretty sweeping generalisations - both about outer suburbs and Africa. I apologise to anyone from either of those places and would like to make it clear that I'm fully supportive of people expressing different opinions (I really value that), but that does not mean I agree with those opinions. That said, thanks for sharing your thoughts. The more differing opinions, the more informed people can be when weighing up their options.

@@BrisbaneChannel That's cool you don't have agree or apologise for anything. I've inspected hundreds of homes all over Brisbane in a professional capacity and I'd say I was being generous. I didn't mention leaking roofs, rotting stumps, lack of insulation, possum nests, cockroaches, termites etc. The fact is a large portion of these timber homes were built over 60 years ago and are not suitable for a 1st world country. People renovate a house cheaply, rent in out, meanwhile there's a million cavities left for rats to swam when Brisbane cops another down pour. I'd say 15% need to be re-stump, another 40% re-roofed. It's a nightmare mate.

That's the South West buddy, east is the ocean.. bit you are right otherwise...

they tried to restore the trainline to beauy but for some dimwitted reason they tried to make it a tourist thing....who wants to visit beauy for tourism? now the tracks have been torn up and sold they'd have to get a line out of springfield through jimboomba/flagstone to beaudesert OR beenleigh to yarrabilba to jimboomba to beaudesert. either is too expensive and people wouldn't shut up about the above ground powerlines through that path so train crossings would be a total nonstarter for the chlamydia bear lovers

Well I have cousin living there so I've sent three times this life

Cheers!

You know, I've never met anyone who likes the mugginess, but I imagine there may be some folk that do...maybe...

Agree with all of that except the storm bit. Sth east QLD haven’t had the storms like we had the 80s since, well the 80’s. 4pm every arvo in summer, a cracking storm would smash Brisbane, goody and the sunny and be gone an hr later, leaving a trail of damage. And the tropic storms that used to hit Mackay and nth in the 60’s are all again in the past. Sure they do more financial damage these days, people didn’t live in flood plains in the past etc, 3-5-10 times the population explains the higher death toll. But as to ferocity of today’s storms, they are not even close.

@@shaneparfitt77 agreed. I used to have to dodge the hail storms almost every afternoon at 4pm driving home even into the 2000’s. We don’t get storms like we used to and winter is a lot warmer as well. January and February are horrid humidity wise.

I can’t wait for the casino to Open

@@shaneparfitt77 I've been a weather watcher and you're right about Brisbane storms. The vicious storms of the 70s and 80s were results of cold fronts moving through. Nowadays storms seem to be low pressure troughs. Could be a phase thing or cimate change, dunno. Also this year is the first time we've had a ground storm in the middle of winter that i can remember.

Thanks. A lot has changed since then, so I'm working on an updated version.

Yep traffic sucks

I think that's the same everywhere. I certainly wouldn't want to find myself living in Sydney or Melbourne without a job!

Good conclusion, no job and go back where you came from .

To be honest, I think that's the same everywhere. You really need a car here too if you don't live on a convenient public transport route or live far from the places you need to get to.

Cheers!

So when you moving up Peter?

@@RauriBarron haha 😁

Glad it was helpful. Did you end up deciding to move here or elsewhere?

@@BrisbaneChannel If visa comes through, we plan to move to Brisbane!

Cool! Good luck!

Glad you're enjoying it here!

Please !!, don't bring all your others friends from Sydney, we heritate already half million Sydney population here who wanted to chance the roles in our stade < Exp; Day light saving > and more population bring trafic probleme like the one in Sydney . Please, no more Sydney foreing population in Brisbane.

Yes, I used to teach English as a second language, I think it still affects the way I speak.

Cheers!

For me, neither the jacarandas nor the Moreton Bay figs can compete with the flame trees. I'm also a fan of the poinciana trees over the jacarandas.

Yes, I addressed the humidity thing in the weather video (in the pinned comment).

It hard to buy the coffee that is not Ronald McDonald

It just so happens that there's a video comparing Brisbane and Melbourne as a place to live on the way...

Those places are in my part of town. The places in Market Square don't seem to open as late as they used to since Covid, though. But when it comes to diversity of food, I'm in complete agreement that the southside is the place to be. It's just so much more multicultural than the northside overall.

Some people love it, some don't. It's definitely not a good or bad thing, it just varies from person to person and lifestyle to lifestyle.

Don't tell too much otherwise will have all Australiane population here plus oversea foreinger and also refugees !! More population.., Good for the economie and real state but bad.., Very bad for the enviroment .

Wow, that's high praise! What made you feel that way?

Yes, I was talking about monthly average maximum temps, not maximums on a single day. Summer maxes do range from the mid-20s to the high 30s. I realised the averages may have given the impression I was saying the hottest it gets is around 30, that's why I made the video specifically looking at weather to clear things up a bit.

I guess each person has their own experience, and you're good to stick to the places you're happy with. Personally, I'm not a fan of the Gold Coast, either, but that's why I'm here and you're there!

I agree with some of the things you wrote. Some of the roads are just crap in Brisbane, but I still prefer living in Brisbane . I lived and worked on GC for several year, 2002 till 2005 and I didn't even like it back then. Very weird vibe down there Since mid 2020 the Brisbane City Council has actually been doing a good job fixing up many suburban roads in Brisbane , but still a long way to go. QLD state government is pathetic however.

Yes, on individual days, they are. I was basing it on monthly averages. My one regret with this video is not mentioning the extremes.

And HUMIDITY 🥵

I clear this issue up in the new video that goes into the weather much more clearly: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2gtRqCTIqAA.html

Hi Kate. Yes.. seems we left for different reasons doesnt suit every one but i gave it a go for 20 plus years

Good to hear !! Stay out of Brisbane

This is why with such cranky people from the heat😂​@@michaelgurnaut2436

Good point.

Good!! then don't come here to look for work . Stay in Sydney or Melbourne !!

Maybe living in Sydney or Melbourne is better

@@michaelgurnaut2436 how long have you been living in Brisbane, Australia. I'm from Sweden been thinking of moving to Australia

Yes, I knew about he DFO Woolies, but it's just so far from most people that it's not really a practical thing to rely on. And yes, having states that are on the same time for part of the year and different at other times is a pain for sure! But I still dislike daylight savings (which I lived with for about as much of my life as I have had without it) because I set my schedule to the sun rather than clocks, so while it changes over the year, it's always a gradual change. That sudden one hour shift really threw me every time. I understand that people working "regular" jobs need to be tied more to the clock than natural time signals, so I'm in the minority. I get that.

@@BrisbaneChannel Fair Call :)

If we have day light saving, all the country will come here.., Thanks but no Thanks !!!

Get a life Aquarius , If you like day life saving, don't bodder coming here !!

Cheers! I was beginning to think I was alone!

Very lame argument I would suggest..haha Well why do northern hemisphere countries have DLS? Its is all about lifestyle, and the fact is that most ueensland people want daylight saving. The Queensland climate and daylight is the perfect candidate for it. And Queensland crime rates, at least pre covid. were above other states that have daylight saving over summer, and have been for years. It is a fact that where there is daylight saving, crime rates for some offences actually drop. But oh no, the media don't want to tell that bit. And it's only a time adjustment on a clock or watch for ppeople to enjoy more outdoors after work.

@@125sloth Would need to fact check that, but if it checks out, the crime thing is an interesting point on the side arguing for DST.

@@BrisbaneChannel It is well known in police circles in the deveoped world that daylight saving reduces street crime, simply because it gets dark later from a time perspective. Crims don't just sit around waiting until darkness at around 9pm then start doing their thing. They go elsewhere because in the daylight they can be easily seen and identified. And it's mainly petty offenders anyay, however the assault rates drop and it is safer for families out in the streets. not rocket science. And if people do not like daylight saving for the other multitude of reasons that never seem to make sense, then just keep going to bed at the same timesm, with curtains drawn and keep getting up at sunrise, which in Queensland is before 4.30 in the morning. Not to mention Queensland loses millions of dollars a year by not having DLS like NSW Vic and Tasmania. If you are in buisness in Brisbane and want to order something urgently from Sydney or Melbourne at 4pm Retardistan, (Brisbane) time, you can't. Down south is closed and they are off to the beach or to the park with their kids enjoying the outdoors, winding down after a hard days work, not sitting back in the dark putting on weight. ( a bit of satire there)., although Queensland is a very obese place per capita. The issue with Queensland is that the Premier PalaCHUCK actually agrees with DLS but won't bring it in as she sthinks she will lose an election if she does. You can't lose an election if over 63 percent of people want it. The other states just brought it in decades ago, and ignored the whingers carrying on about it, which was a minority, and they just got on with life. Jesus, Queensland needs to get some balls and do as the majority wants. It hurts nobody. If the UK can do it right surely Queensland can.

@@125sloth TLDR

Seems your family is over my way. I live not far from Sunnybank. Actually I've been thinking of doing a video about Woodridge for some time...

I don't think the crime rate is especially high, but it varies from area to area. I'm including something about the crime in an upcoming video about finding the best/worst suburbs to live in in Brisbane, so stay tuned for that... As for the neighbourhood noise, yeah, it's generally pretty quiet here.

Yes, you definitely have to pick your times travelling between the two!

I definitely need to follow up with something looking at the weather a little more closely, especially the extremes that the averages don't really reflect!

Air con in bedrooms essential and avoid any house with westward facing aspect.

Hello. I am president of the Logan Criminal Workers Union. We represent 64 thousand bogan criminal entrepreneurs, and we resent your assertions. Please give me your name and address so we can rob you. Thankyou and good day sir.

And just for FYI Zigggyyyy is the most bogan or all the bogans in Brisbane. He is from Mt Druitt.

Im sorry, but the bogan of the year has been from morayfield for 5 out of the last 7 years. The other two years the winner was from cooboolture.

Australia as a whole is bogan capital of the planet. Brisbane has no more than anywhere else.

Lucky you weren't in Brisbane in 1984 or 1985, it really was bogan central in those days and Mt Gravatt was bogan HQ, especially the lookout area and near Skateway in Mt Gravatt Capalaba Rd

Thanks. I've discovered since making this video just how much individuals' humidity tolerance varies. I never had an issue with it, but the comments on this video showed me that lots of people do!

I have recently moved to the Gold Coast and I've lived in a lot of cities globally, and I can sadly confirm this is true.

Definately the Sunshine Coast for livability. The gold coast is awful.

Moved to the goldy from Sydney 4 years ago and I can tell you its con city. Everyone wants to pay you in bottle caps if they pay you at all and getting a qualified tradesman up here is like trying to find the leprechaun at the end of the rainbow.

@@matthewbaptist2670 I 've lived on both Brisbane and Gold Coast for years, and Brisbane is by far better as a place to live. Traffic is also shit on most of Gold Coast, shit infrastructure., basically not upgraded much since early 80 s, but population 60 per cent higher now. The whole area especially from about Surfers Paradise north to about Underwood on the M1 is a pile of shit, gives Sydney a run for its money.

@@ActiveAussie2024 population is 500% more, not 50% more :)

I never found it had any impact on my productivity for the 20 or so years I lived in NSW. I understand it may have some impact on farmers or something like that, though. That said, most of the farmers I knew when I was growing up in a NSW country town said it didn't impact them in the slightest. They just adjusted their routine to suit the available light rather than being slaves to the clock on the wall. But I do admit I am not well clued up on its usefulness. Obviously it is beneficial to someone or it wouldn't exist.

Agreed.

And we want to keep it that way!! Staff the Olympic, !!

I was actually going to talk a little about drivers here, but I think I'll save it for later. There's definitely some that are aggressive, and some that are just plain incompetent. Unfortunately it's those two groups that make everyone look bad, but I imagine it's not just annoying for a cyclist, but dangerous!

Incompetence is often overcompensated for with aggression. The quickly increasing volume of traffic in Brissy might have a bit to do with the situation....too many rats in a cage and theres going to be trouble. Thanks for the vid, well done. PS. I dont cycle on Brisbane roads much when i go back there, Sunshine Coast is the place to live now but dont spread it around.

Cheers! Yeah, I just assumed the cycling thing from your channel name. When I went to take a look, I could see there wasn't actually cycling content at a glance. Can't say I blame you for not cycling so much here. I probably wouldn't be game to in many parts of Brissie.

Traffic in some areas in Brisbane is actually a huge problem. It ruins quality of life.

Yes, there are some areas that have problems with this, although there are varying views on whether the problem is bigger, or if we just hear about it more due to how much information is shared on social media these days compared to in the past. This is something I need to look into actual figures on to see what the situation really is before expressing a firm view on.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Comments like this can only work to help people make more informed decisions. I'm actually happy when people share the ways they disagree with me, at least when they share some rational reasons for doing so, as it just helps promote discussion and gives a more well-rounded view of a situation. So thanks so much!

Hi CT, I’m from Ringwood. Yup accm crisis plus expensive here. Cost of living is too dear wages r lower. Crazy. no summer daylight savings here 😥. Winters are gorgeous here but summer too hot hate muggy

@@BrisbaneChannel Hello! Im moving from Mexico to Australia and I was offered Brisbane as a cheaper alternative. But now It seems is not as a good option as Melbourne. What do tou think?

@@iandres2394 Depends what you like/dislike, and what you want. I have been living in Melbourne for the past 7 years, and just visited Brisbane. (My personal preference is definitely Melbourne).

@@iandres2394 i wouldn't live anywhere else ❤️ the weather does it for me? And people only wear black in Melbourne.. A lot more vibrant in Brisbane

Totally agree, and we are also moving to Brisbane from Sydney very soon

I’m from Brisbane originally but much prefer Sydney and Melbourne. I never get “hello” from anyone in Brisbane. Traffic is as bad as Sydney and Melbourne but with half the population….

@@blank.9301 I don’t know. How can you complain about Brisbane in regard of traffic, Sydney is fully packed up with a lot of traffic but if I compare Brisbane to Sydney, I think Brisbane traffic is nothing front of Sydney

Agreed. They should all stay home. Don't come here. It's boring no matter what your age.

People are not as friendly as they are hyped up to be either. A lot of people in Brisbane are rude, ignorant, and arrogant.

@@ActiveAussie2024 they're the expats that moved up from sydney and Melbourne

@@traj7196 you good be right. Brisbane actually had a much better vibe in the mid 90 s ( I m 51 )

@@ActiveAussie2024 me too

Wow, sounds like things have gone amazingly for you since moving here! Congratulations on all of it!

Haha, just shows how everything is relative!

Yeah, Perth had its own property boom when mining was big, but seems it's normalised now and it's Brisbane's turn. Best of luck, Perth is a pretty city.

@@BrisbaneChannel The prices are going up in Perth too in the past 1-1.5 years but the market is not as crazy as it's here. I have recently bought my first home there after I have been living for 14 years on the East Coast of Australia ( Sydney and now Brisbane) and have been priced out.

Good on you, stay in Perth !!

Well, a lot can happen in the space of 2 years. Fingers crossed things settle down a bit in that time!

Yes, that's one thing that took me a while to get used to when I first moved here. But now it's second nature.

I'm shocked that you wouldn't!! wow, thats how i've always grown up, didn't realise you don't do these things down south

That's going to change with all those rude southerners moving up.

Yes people in general are really friendly here. Not unusual for streets to have Christmas parties together and other social gatherings.

@@ladycaissia1547 I think you'll find we're not barbarians who will move up and destroy the local culture. Yes, the culture is different in the larger cities - largely stemming from the busier lifestyle and faster pace of life - but the majority of people will adjust to fit the local ways. In fact, many of the people are moving because the different culture up here is something that draws them. Give people the benefit of the doubt and most will adapt - I know I did.

Cheers!

I haven't been here much longer than you - about 7 years. Same as you, finding new things all the time.

Thanks, I appreciate that!

The info is a bit old now, I'm planning to do an updated version, so stay posted...

Sunshine state, yes, and partly because a large part of it is tropical or sub-tropical, meaning that there's much less variation in daylight hours from summer to winter. But I never said not having daylight savings was a plus, just that some will like that it doesn't have it, while others will not. Personally, it's one of the things I'm happy to have left behind moving here! The public transport is something I have to make a video about specifically, as it CAN be great, and it CAN suck, all depending on where you live and need to travel to (and when). I was perhaps a little generous saying it's good in this video. I know I suffered more not having a car when I lived in Sydney than I did before I had a car here, but that's not a reflection of which is better, just that my travel needs here and there were probably different. I haven't experienced AMAZING public transport in any Aussie city, this really is a country where not having a car is a major disadvantage, no matter where you live!

Not that I don't know how it works, more that I always forget which way the clocks go - forward or back an hour. I was like that even when I lived in NSW and had to deal with daylight savings, but at least now I don't have to check every time it begins or ends. I think the Queenslanders look great, although I'm not sure I'd really want to live in one.

Ummm...thanks. Hope you enjoy Brisbane when you make it here.

I do love both cities, but I think each will appeal to different kinds of people. I'll likely always be more of a Sydney type, but my partner is definitely more a Brisbane type, and that factor combined with the affordability of Brisbane means this is where we'll likely stay.

Sydney is shit

Sydney is great if you have Lotsa money and live in beachside suburbs! And don't mind the traffic

There seems to be a lot of Indonesians in Brisbane (at least a lot making RU-vid videos), so that might not be a bad idea for you and your channel.

Cheers. Still feel I let people down with the climate part, should have mentioned the extremes. Oh well, I'll rectify that in another video soon...

This one is a start: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6kKsyJQ6NU.html