Moving to another country can be really challenging because of language and cultural barriers. However, migrating to another place is a pretty common thing nowadays, especially when we have all the means to prepare for it: learn the language, learn more about the place, ask for recommendations or find people who can help us through our journey. The possibilities of finding out more about a certain country are endless. However, people cannot be prepared for everything, and that’s where the fun begins. Getting lost and experiencing culture shock is how people learn to adapt to a new place.
Living in another country means that you find something new every day and it is exciting to share your findings with others. Having this in mind, American TikTok user @kayywuerf started sharing videos of what differences she has experienced since she moved to Australia.
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i once asked (on BP?) why you put on a price without taxes and someone told me, so you can compare prices without the changing taxes in the differnt states.. but if a product costs 5$ with taxes and 6$ with taxes in a different state, i don't gaf that the taxes are different? it is just more expensive in state b? wth?
Kaymie Wuerfel is a 23-year-old American who has moved to Australia. She moved to Sydney from Florida in 2020 after she got married to an Australian. On her TikTok, she shares funny and short videos where most of the time, she recreates everyday situations. For example, one of her video series is called “Things I Had To Learn Working At An Aussie School”. Since she’s a school teacher, Kaymie shared how she first struggled with understanding certain things kids say.
USA is only paying military.. so medical are in debt
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In the US we have too many morons screaming about "FREEDOM" while they are too stupid to realize they are their own worst enemies.
Wait...an Australian man hurt his arm and wanted to go whinging off to hospital? I’m assuming when she says “hurt” she really means ‘amputated’ or something right? Otherwise...couple aspirin, couple beers...right as rain tomorrow...
People should just move from US lol, boycott the whole thing 😂 This is so insane to me, the idea that if you can’t pay you stay sick. I would’ve died so many times already hahaha not really but I’d be broke. And for kids too, like if your guardians are poor you’re screwed, how the hell is that even moral
Children, at least, do have medical coverage by the state. As do many, many Americans- they just have to apply for it.
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Same in Canada if you are Canadian. Americans have to hand over a credit card before seeing a doctor in Emergency here. Not that cheap either. $1000 Cdn gets you a bed in the ER and a doctor exam. Need more tests etc or a cast, that's extra. If you are a Canadian, it is free. Best I experienced was in Norway. I had a serious cavity in one tooth and my uncle took me to a dentist (female btw) and she did the filling for free. Government paid even though I was a foreigner. In the UK, I got in to see a doctore for free because I was born there. Still cheap as hell if you aren't.
In America, healthcare is owned by corporations and they're only interested in bleeding every penny they can from people and insurance companies. They have no interest in cures or patient well being.
Insurance companies are for profit too. They don’t have our best interests at heart either.
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If these people just moved here, I doubt they are citizens yet. So they wouldn't have a Medicare card, which is basically our healthcare ticket. So they would still have to pay.
Ahhh no it won't. Unless you are an Australian citizen with a Medicare card/number, you pay. Not as much as in the USA but it is NOT free. "Medicare is Australia's public healthcare system for all citizens and most permanent residents. It provides free or subsidised cover for certain healthcare services, which means it pays all or part of the costs. Some international visitors may receive Medicare benefits if a treatment is considered medically necessary.
The point is that citizens get medicare. Here in the US, people die because they cant afford an MRI or CAT scan or a simple procedure.
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Free in New Zealand too. You’ll have to wait a long time and reflect on the fact that this country is so stupid that we go long stretches without covid but STILL managed to overload our health system, but it’s free.
Well at least you have an option. If you dont want it, you ca always buy a private health plan and eliminate the waiting time. But poor people have an option. Here in the US, either you spend your lifetime savings or you die.
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I find it so weird how they have to actually PAY for hospital bills? Like what if u were to poor for a life saving operation? Wth?
In Russia we have compulsory health insurance for every citizen, voluntary health insurance and paid medical care. In hospitals food is free. And not only in hospitals. I used to get food supply as well as medications under ambulatory treatment when i had depression as a student - didn't want to skip a month or so in University. Student is not a child, nor a taxpayer btw more like pensioner. Now i pay taxes, still think worth it. 10 outa 10, would totally recommend.
And they pay an ungodly amount every year for college kids in the ER over hangovers. Lots of tax money pissed away on stupidity.
For some reason, the healthcare system in the USA was set in a capitalistic way that other business tend to use. I think that's the problem right there.
Actually, not necessarily true. Australia has reciprocal medical with about 8 countries and US isn't of them, which means they will have to pay.
Like you do for schools, roads, police, government, healthcare (afaik you pay more per capita than any other country already, it´s just badly done)... and uh... military. It´s not like you don´t pay taxes, you just pay the healthcare professionals AND the insane amount of profit of private healthcare insurance providers... If you took out the ones who are becoming billionaires due to predatory practices out of the equation, healthcare would be far cheaper and maybe you´d stop having US citizens literally die because they can´t afford to pay for stuff like insulin (latest reported death in the USA due to the inability to pay for insulin was f**** 2019!! This doesn´t happen even in most developing countries...)
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In her video series “Culture shocks: moving to Australia from America”, Kaymie shares her reactions to things that are considered normal in Australia and are handled differently in the United States. Besides learning some new meanings of words, she also had to adjust to the fact that refills are not free and grocery bags and sauce at a fast-food restaurant cost something, too.
She is probably talking about soft drinks aka soda coz tap water refills are free in Australia.
Through her journey of getting to know her new home, the woman shared some positive things she learned throughout time. Kaymie was pleasantly surprised to find out that in case a person needs medical help, their bills are covered by Medicare—a national health insurance program. In the United States, there is no one health care program as it consists of private and public health coverage. In one of her videos, she also revealed that she didn’t know Australians don’t leave tips for waiters as they get a proper salary.
These TikTok videos became viral as people were very interested in the differences between Australia and the United States. It is also a great way to see things from a different perspective and learn something new in an entertaining way. Which one of these “shocks” is your favorite? Leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
It's a no. The yeah is to say we heard what your saying and the nah is to disagree with what you said. I am terrible with this and say it all the time. But also for another reason, indecisiveness lol.
This is the only Australian reference i know! (They’re flip flops ;) )
Many people don't realise that US Target has absolutely no affiliation with Australian Target in any way.
Just like in Pennsylvania. Only recently is beer available in some supermarkets. Not in 7 eleven, CVS or gas stations.
Business at the front, party in the back. I personally think mullets look bloody awful. But each to their own.
Culture shock is real. I remember going from Zimbabwe (when it was the land of pretty much nothing) to the United States (land of too much of everything) and just standing like a deer in headlights every time I went into an American store. The choice was just overwhelming.
I'm from Australia and felt like that in an American supermarket. So. Much. Everything.
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Australia is a wonderful country, most of the folks are really friendly and it's just a chill atmosphere, 10/10 would recommend
There’s a lot of overlap with New Zealand too, unsurprisingly.
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This was quite funny, the f word is a noun, consonant and vowel in this country 😂 ( yes I know what I said)
did this woman actually do any research before she moved countries? like the fact with the health care? i would research things like that before moving?!
I always like reading these articles until the comments get all LoL aMeRiKa BaD LoLllLoL like it's the height of hilarity. Trust us we *know* universal healthcare would be amazing, but politicians do basically whatever they want to line their pockets so it's really hard to make changes even when votes go the way they should
The phrase "3rd world country" has absolutely NOTHING to do with wealth or citizen health. It is simply the term given to all the countries which did not take a side during the cold war. It has now become a derogatory term for lower-income and less-developed countries.
Load More Replies... She didn't have to pay for plastic bags in the US? In California, we have for a long time...maybe her state never passed it. Honestly, all of these do not sound very shocking. Like maybe everyone yelling c*nt all the time, but other than that, did she not already know that most other countries don't do added tax or tips? Seems like it's just taking normal stuff and making posts about it just for the likes and follows, not because it's actually shocking.
This reminds me of the movie 'Heaven and Earth" that was a beautiful yet tragic movie...just the recipe for a good ole culture shock
I would love to go but based on someone else's experience even the magpies want to kill you. This dude wasnt even provoking them! They're just mean!
I want to move to New Zealand. I would be happy to be in a beautiful place where nothing happens except for looking at the beauty.
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Oh don't start these again BP. Oh look different countries have different practices, woohoo.
My mum came from England to the States when she was a teenager. She says there was a lot of culture shock, but pizza made up for a fair amount of it!
We have pizza and a lot of it, in the UK! It's a very popular meal/ take away...
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Culture shock is real. I remember going from Zimbabwe (when it was the land of pretty much nothing) to the United States (land of too much of everything) and just standing like a deer in headlights every time I went into an American store. The choice was just overwhelming.
I'm from Australia and felt like that in an American supermarket. So. Much. Everything.
Load More Replies... Australia is a wonderful country, most of the folks are really friendly and it's just a chill atmosphere, 10/10 would recommend
There’s a lot of overlap with New Zealand too, unsurprisingly.
Load More Replies... This was quite funny, the f word is a noun, consonant and vowel in this country 😂 ( yes I know what I said)
did this woman actually do any research before she moved countries? like the fact with the health care? i would research things like that before moving?!
I always like reading these articles until the comments get all LoL aMeRiKa BaD LoLllLoL like it's the height of hilarity. Trust us we *know* universal healthcare would be amazing, but politicians do basically whatever they want to line their pockets so it's really hard to make changes even when votes go the way they should
The phrase "3rd world country" has absolutely NOTHING to do with wealth or citizen health. It is simply the term given to all the countries which did not take a side during the cold war. It has now become a derogatory term for lower-income and less-developed countries.
Load More Replies... She didn't have to pay for plastic bags in the US? In California, we have for a long time...maybe her state never passed it. Honestly, all of these do not sound very shocking. Like maybe everyone yelling c*nt all the time, but other than that, did she not already know that most other countries don't do added tax or tips? Seems like it's just taking normal stuff and making posts about it just for the likes and follows, not because it's actually shocking.
This reminds me of the movie 'Heaven and Earth" that was a beautiful yet tragic movie...just the recipe for a good ole culture shock
I would love to go but based on someone else's experience even the magpies want to kill you. This dude wasnt even provoking them! They're just mean!
I want to move to New Zealand. I would be happy to be in a beautiful place where nothing happens except for looking at the beauty.
Load More Replies... Oh don't start these again BP. Oh look different countries have different practices, woohoo.
My mum came from England to the States when she was a teenager. She says there was a lot of culture shock, but pizza made up for a fair amount of it!
We have pizza and a lot of it, in the UK! It's a very popular meal/ take away...
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