many people dont use the roundabouts well here either. particualrly the multi lane ones. they think you can exit from any lane but no! you cant exit left if youre in the right lane, you cut straight across the other cars! many older people insist its just give way to your right, as the basic driving rule has always been, but there isnt 'fair' turn taking on roundabouts. you must wait for a gap, no matter how long you have been waiting and whether the cars to your right didnt have to wait at all
Yeah ... as a fellow Aussie I will now look at each and every one of those 12 things with GRATITUDE and not take them for granted!! Thanks for making this video 👍
A lot of Americans don’t realize that Australia is part of Oceania so we live very close to Asian countries. Japan for instance is a huge travel destination for Australians hence why we have so many fantastic Japanese restaurants and take away food places here. Btw it’s called a sushi train restaurant. It’s very common to see Aussie children eating Japanese food all the time, they even take it to school in their lunch boxes.
The type of sushi sold here in Australia is Makizushi or rolled sushi. The portion size is definitely a bit bigger here than offered in Japan hahah. Sushi hub has monster sized sushi rolls imo haha
Really! Where I live there is NO Japanese restaurants and most Aussies I know holiday in USA or Bali. Kids here and even ones that I know in cities like Brisbane or Sydney definitely do not take Japanese food to school!
He failed to say that the kids parks are everywhere. You can’t turn a corner without seeing one. I’m from West Virginia but I moved to Perth, Western Australia 15 years ago and I will not move back to the states. The government is better, the pay is better, the health care is better and the people are so laid back and nice. Australia is my home now and I love it! ❤🇦🇺
I am so used to seeing free public BBQs by the beaches and in the national parks that I imagined it was common everywhere and not just Australia. I like how everyone is polite and waits their turn and that people try to leave them clean as possible for the next person but the local council do clean these areas.
The “wait line” is signified by placing a Tupperware container or another item the same as when you put money on the side of a pool table… this saves people standing and waiting making the person/family cooking feel pressured to hurry and accidents could happen plus the standing around tempers could be an issue.
@@Rose-jz6ix Yep ,I've got that may scars, skin grafts, holes and dents it looks funny, I've had stitches on my back I've ripped out, got someone to take a picture, half a tongue and floor pan of mouth as well, melanoma behind knee, nice job there and now looks like prostate. Who says hard work doesn't pay. But I'm still laughing.
Can’t believe #1 wasn’t our (Australian) Medicare system! Seriously you guys need to do something about that!! Free health care for all and you can still pay for private health insurance if you want to use private hospitals etc… definitely the way to go! 🇦🇺👍
Our Medicare system is falling apart .many general practitioners are now charging the difference that past governments havnt made up .Many big medical centres are not making money from this neglected system .If your lucky enough not to be billed by your gp its your tax and mine that pays for this system which needs fixing in a hurry.
@@darren5971 You're right of course Darren, the system needs urgent attention but at least we can still access quality medical services if we have a life threatening condition. If you get cancer or whatever you will be looked after. That's still something to be grateful for
Hey mate, thanks for playing and reacting to this. One thing I will say is that the majority of law abiding citizens in AUS do not want drunk or drugged drivers on the road, so we are happy to appoint a designated driver - someone who does not drink on a night out - to help the others get home, and we are happy to give up our liberties and allow Random Breathe Testing when driving, for the greater good of the community, and ultimately for the safety of us and our children. Cheers.
Yep - it has bipartisan support and very high community acceptance. No-one wants to see people killed by drunk drivers. If someone is dumb enough to drive while they are drunk they deserve to be caught.
i live in a small vinyard town just over the border of NSW into Victoria. we have a couple big festivals during the year where our usual little 3000 people town explodes to a couple hundred thousand. i notice at festival time, the road signs are often changed in order to 'shock' people and boost compliance. one read, 'drink driving? bloody idiot!' another read, have you been drinking? get off the bloody road and into bed' i thik the use of swearing still surprises people and so theyr'e not ignored
100% agree. Again, Aussies on mass give a shit about others. Young old, everyone. Extremely proud of this country during covid, especially western Australia where we basically lived as absolute normal during covid. And our breath test for drink is unlike America, ours actually work, not rigged. I was my groups mother hen/designated driver in the old days. And during the Claremont serial killer times, I can tell you going downhill was a stress, even without that hanging over our heads. And one of the poor girls lived up the hill close by. RIP girls. I'm so very sorry.
Oh! This guys sitting in my town Airlie Beach! We only built that playground 2 years ago - the large lawn area around it also doubles as an outdoor open air free cinema the local Council runs for the public a few times a month. Its also an open air artisan and farmers market on the weekends 😁 I was lucky enough to grow up here and its been a joy watching it grow with me!
Sydneysider here. Visited Airlie last year, saw that free beautiful pool in town centre. But I wouldn't want to swim in any local waterways in northern Queensland because of the crocodiles.
Remember Ryan we pay for all of this with our city/council rates (taxes) for the good of the community. Kids are not charged entry, public BBQs (grills) are in most all parks and are free or cost a $1 or so to use. These are facilities we do not mind our rates going on at least its good for the kids,
Good news is that Council is phasing out cash Barbies because of the issue with handling cash, cheaper to just make it free from a running cost. Nowadays it's usually the Caravan parks that will sting you for the plate.
*The actual ATO in Australia is a fully illegal entity that has never actually registered with the Federal government, and is not even recognised by the High court of Australia!!! 🇦🇺 FACT!!*
I had an ex-army vehicle in Australia. When I went into the NSW RTA (New South Wales Road and Traffic Authority) to get it registered the first time, the lady behind the counter was so friendly and helpful that she recommended a different registration class than the one I was applying for, which was only about a third of the cost.
Yes it is a law. All new toilet installs must have a half flush option. Old toilets don’t have to be replaced immediately, but they can’t be replaced with exactly the same thing if they ever do need to be updated.
Hi, from Brisbane. I have not stepped foot inside a Dept of motor vehicles building to register my car for years. No need to. We get a reminder by mail when the rego is due and we pay it electronically on line. We have not used rego labels in QLD for years. It’s very streamlined and extremely convenient, saving us all that time and hassle you have to put up with.
The alcohol limit used to be .08 but about 20 years ago they lowered it to 0.05. Made a huge difference in reducing the fatalities on the road. Edit... Thanks to all the replies noting it's been longer than 20 years. At 56, sometimes it hard to remember you're not 36 anymore. Yes, time does fly.
Toss in seat belts. In Victoria the year before the law was introduced there were 1300+ deaths, the year the law came in, around 300! And that was just for the front seat! Rear seat belts were added I think 3 years later as a lot of cars didn't have them fitted and people had to get the retrofitted or buy a new car.
I teach PDHPE in NSW and we have an awesome graph from RMS (as it was) that shows the impact of each road safety strategy, and accompanying media ads, on road death and injury: indicators, seat belts, P-plate licences (1- and then 2-year), RBT, BAC limits, lower speed limits in residential and school zones and for P-Platers, roundabouts, revive stations - all highly effective despite increasing road use and higher performance cars.
With the sunscreen,the cheapest brand is the woolies brand because majority of the primary schools and some high schools (where the school supplies sunscreen for students) use that brand plus the Woolworths/coles brands tend to be cheaper . & we 100% don’t say ‘traffic circles’ it’s a roundabout here. As an Aussie I loved this because like the way he was so surprised we have barbies at parks and chicken sushi
If this UA-camr guy wants to learn a little bit of good old Aussie slang, here’s some: dunny (toilet), arvo (afternoon), esky (cooler), smoko (break), tradie (someone who works in the trade, e.g, construction worker, plumber, etc.), mate (friend)
Queensland is a behind New South Wales. NSW you can get your licence in an hour. In Qld it’s 35 day’s wait. Just had to say. However, in Queensland registration stickers are no longer required. Police can check from the licence plates. I don’t know about the parks being like that either. Certainly not where I grew up in the burbs of Sydney.
Thanks Ryan, a great reaction again. I live in Sydney and apply sunscreen every day, all year, often twice in Summer. The outside grills (BBQs, barbies) are free for anybody to use. People will often have parties with BBQ lunches in a park. The blood alcohol limit for Learners and P-Platers (first two years of licence) is 0.0. I've had Americans tell me that Australia is a fascist state and we are all sheep because we allow things like this. Explaining that Australia was founded in a very hostile environment, and so far away that people had to work together for the community to survive, doesn't seem to make sense to them. Community good is an integral part of our psyche, so we make small sacrifices - tougher gun laws, mandatory voting, mandatory lockdowns, random breath tests, dual flush toilets to preserve our (usually) scarce water supplies - because ultimately we all benefit from keeping guns and drunk drivers off the streets, keeping safe from COVID, saving water and minimising the impact of vested interests in our politics by having everyone vote. Not to say we don't whinge about these from time to time 😄
A lot of Americans can not understand a country that cares for its people, they class it as socialism, they do not understand a country that has freedoms since they think they are free, they do not understand what free speech is since in America it only gives criminals and bullies rights and their victims have none, they think unfettered and non regulated capitalism is a good thing while those that own everything use the masses as slaves
>>. I've had Americans tell me that Australia is a fascist state and we are all sheep because we allow things like this. I get that A LOT from Americans. It must be a part of their school curriculum.
yup agreed. The US competed to get prairie land, while in Australia, anyone who tried to compete instead of working with their neighbours simply died from the harsh conditions. Different attitude from the start. I think we also underestimate how much the original Aboriginal culture influenced what Aussie culture became too, I was told a story at a Sydney festival event, about how Barangaroo saw a soldier whipping a convict for stealing Aboriginal fishing gear & was appalled by his violence & so grabbed the whip off him in a tirade of abuse & started whipping him with it. When invited to accompany her husband Bennalong to a formal dinner, she dressed in her traditional dress for such a formal occasion - naked & with ceremonial body paint! She refused to accept British, or male authority & stood firm to her culture & beliefs. Presumably any good people who ran into trouble with the British authorities would have been welcomed by her & the rest of her community, who were overall of similar attitudes too, hence, I believe, the real reason convicts etc got away with sticking it to authority, but did so in a way that didn't hurt their friends & community & Seppos talk about "freedom", but in reality, they have far less freedoms than we have! Obvious example being their mandated evacuations in disasters & forced into FEMA camps, while being forced to leave their pets behind too! Imagine if authorities here tried to enforce laws like that on us! They also have limited gun rights if they're not white males, very limited voting rights & options on the ballot papers, mandatory lockdown training in public schools, so that the little kids understand how to respond to the regular mass murderers with high powered guns they get in their classrooms, random police shootings of drivers at traffic stops & their water is being drained at an astonishing rate, by mega corporations, who use it to grow crops to sell to Asia & the Middle East, creating a situation where in 50 years time, they will have no water left, while we have a huge aquifer under our country that we limit the use of, so as to ensure it's there to support us for eternity. Look into their dairy farms in their deserts! It's really scary the way their politicians can be bribed into allowing total destruction of their country & resources! Same with pollution rules there for air & water, chemicals, nuclear waste, animal waste, it's all allowed to be just dumped into public waterways untreated!
@@mehere8038 Hey Me Here, do you know any of our Australian history, go to any old country cemetery and you will find the graves of settlers slaughtered by Aboriginals but mostly in payback for us slaughtering them, it was a very violent time like the Americans that invaded their country we also invaded ours but the European idea was, if you where not white you where not human, did you also know if you shot an Aboriginal you needed an excuse but shooting Chinese was a free for all and more Chinese than Aboriginals where slaughtered in this country, did you know the poverty policy that the British government wanted in Australia was to get rid of the lower class that populated the country after freedom from the crimes committed was achieved, they did not want the lower class gaining control, the Aboriginals talk about this all the time as the stolen generations as this policy stayed in place into the 1960's and yes a lot of Aboriginals where taken as another way of getting rid of a problem but what is never talked about is more white children where taken from those living poverty than Aboriginals to attempt to eradicate the lower class from the country. As for our great artesian basin that is now just starting to recover from overpumping where in many cases the salt levels in the soil are so high nothing will grow and all because we sold off most our prime lands to the Chinese and others with unrestricted water usage, gust look at what the Chinese cotton farms done to the Darling River.
Its quite common here in Australia to have a play on the playground as an adult, usually at night after a few drinks 🤣 they are a lot of fun, you will usually pass a few on your way home lol, one of the many parks near me has a massive pirate ship and is next to the beach, its awesome 💕
There's a pirate ship at Elwood beach in Melbourne, not far from a friend's place. And yes, the adults and teens have played on it. No drinks involved, some of us were driving.
Yes, the late night drunken play on the swings and climbing structures at the park is a must! 😂 Still can’t believe I didn’t fall off something and break a bone!
I worked as an Aquatic Facolity(Swimming Pool) Manager for almost 50 years. We supplied free sunscreen for all our customers from 1982 onwards. I purchased 200 litres of Sunscreen in 2 litre pump containers each year. There were 4 "Sunscreen Stations" around the facility for full access at all times. In addition we also had 18 large inflatable Play devices in the Pools for free use of our Patrons along with 2 Life Guards to supervise and ensure safety of patrons on each Inflatable device.
I lived in Airlie Beach for years, many of the towns in Queensland, especially North Queensland have these man made beaches because it's not really safe to swim at the local beaches or rivers. Usually there are dangerous jelly fish many month of the year in the beach water or crocodiles in the rivers. So this way these man made beaches, or in the case of Airlie Beach, The Lagoon, is a safe place with a life guard the public can swim in.
What are you talking about? Man made beaches? Ha ha ha! Beaches that have nets around them so you are not stung by the Mano war which will kill you stupid!
Yeah, I'm a Sandgropher, we don't have these man made beaches, we just have the beach. Don't have to worry about box jelly fish. Just sharks. Spent most my holidays in Esperance, very sharkie. But it's their home not ours.
He's not wrong. I've been living in Australia for 2 years now, literally every single park in Australia especially victoria has public electric grills with an under cover picnic area, from national parks, regional parks, nature parks even large or tiny metropolitan parks in a back street behind some houses and they're all spottless and incredibly clean, it's insane. Also sun block is so cheap (some is crazy expensive), because Australia is massive on promoting sun protection and prevention of skin cancer, skin cancer is one of the top killers in Australia, cheaper sun bloke means more people use it. Then you have VicRoads, with a myVicroads account i renue my car registration online while i'm at home on the toilet lol, takes less than 30 seconds to pay for it, same goes for licence renewals. Only downside is in victoria registration is like $850 per year but you can do quarterly instalment which is helpfull.
As an American living over here for the past 12 years, I had almost forgotten the differences as it's all so normalised in my mind now. The coffee is def better and you'll struggle to even find a paper filter coffee machine. Parks are awesome. I hate fish but love some crispy chicken or teriyaki sushi rolls. The DMV (or BMV) experience, and speaking to any kind of government service worker in general, either in person or on the phone, has always been a pleasant experience for me. And sadly that is probably because they're actually getting treated and paid well so they don't come in resenting their job. I can honestly say I have never called any gov services in the states and afterwards thought "that wasn't bad at all". Always just condescending and rude, and act like you're somehow in their way of whatever it is that they need to get back to. Then the one thing this kid never even touched on was the healthcare. That deserves a full video on its own.
Former gov worker here. The perks of the job are very generous, differing on if you’re state or federal gov. As for pleasant interactions theres always this fear that you’ll have to deal with someone who interprets something you did as a personal dig at them and they’re off to their local representative who then complains to the Minister. The result is you having to explain what happened to the manager and maybe having to help with the explanation letter of reply. It’s a pain in the ass and far easier to smile through the jerks and the antagonisers who try to bait you into saying something wrong. As for being treated well… the benefits were good, but the cronyism, corruption, reckless spending, anti-corruption sections that don’t care and ladder-climbing managers with little interest in the actual role (instead looking for visible projects that make the exec look good), the job can be soul crushing. If you, for whatever reason, weren’t in the right clique then your opportunities for progression were limited.
I love this positive take on Australia. Ryan is right about it all, but perhaps we are really poor at realising how lucky we are to have all these simple pleasures. Thanks for reminding us, Ryan.
Sushi rolls are awesome for toddlers. They are easy to carry and gnaw on. It's a pretty common thing to see a kid wandering around with a sushi roll rather than chips or other fast food.
Our local council upgraded the children's playground at our local park last year. It took almost 2 years as they asked for community input. They put a survey in every ;letter box in my suburb to ask what were the 10 most important things we wanted to see in the park. They listened and did the upgrade. One of the biggest items wanted were clean public toilets as there were no toilets there previously. Not all children's playgrounds look like the one in the video. I've never seen free sunscreen, but its not that expensive (bulk is cheaper) as we have a high incidence of skin cancer in Australia.
I can understand that in Queensland where Tristan is, where they have so many foreign tourists, free sunscreen would be necessary to ensure tourists enjoy their stay in burnt - and even to prevent hospital admissions.
A lot of companies that have workers that have to work under the sun provide sunscreen as part of their duty of care. As said in the video, sunscreen is a lot cheaper than medical costs.
@@stevep2430 schools also have it in every classroom for the kids to put on before they go out for recess and lunch. It's part of basic supplies like paper and whiteboard markers.
Frank Carbone - The mayor of Fairfield, NSW did the exact same thing there about 4 or 5 years ago when I lived there. He used to always post on Facebook about different issues in Fairfield that people had, and he would reply to every single one!!! 😍😍😍😍😍
I love being an Australian and living here. Very grateful. Plenty of things we do great here. But there are also plenty of great things that the folk in the U.S. do as well. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
My family is Australian, I was born in and live in Australia, never really left the country before so this is my dad's experience, not mine: my father talked about coffee in America once. Australia has more of an Italian way of appreciating coffee, since we do have stores and bars that are only for coffee, just like Italy. Even a normal cafe will offer lots of different types of coffee. In most cafes you can order iced coffee, latte, cappuccinos, flat whites, mocha, dopey, glace, espresso (double and triple), etc. My father said it was a real disappointment when he went to America when it comes to coffee because the range is so small. It's why most American coffee chains that are popular in America fail in Australia - since our coffee market requires quality and specialisation as they do in Italy. A normal barista in Australia goes through a big course in order to get a legit qualification to make good coffee. Of course, Italian coffee is still a bit better, it is Italy after all, but Australians are no slouches in the coffee making industry either.
I've heard the same thing from friends and others I've met in my travels about American coffee. and that is it tastes terrible. one friend and his wife said the best part about coming home to Oz from a U.S. holiday a few years ago, was they could finally have decent coffee again...lol 😅
Oh, really? I didn't know that haha! I thought that coffee cafes were a normal thing that every country has. I'm gonna ask my dad abt this tomorrow morning since he loves coffee and has also been to America lol. Thanks for sharing!
Also, when I was in America, they just served straight out of a pot of filtered coffee. I don't think Starbucks survived in Australia. It had a go, but I think there may be 1 left in Sydney
Where I live in Victoria, the play grounds are inclusive for children with different types of disabilities and help those without learn. For example there are spots on the grounds that will teach basic words in sign language that have raised bumps so that blind children can read them as well as feel what the sign feels like, ramps, and sensory games to play too. In the walking trails they have stop stations for adults to work out for free and parks Victoria regularly stock fish in man made lakes so people can go fishing. It is a lovely place to live ❤
6:23 😆 We’re literally called the ‘Sunburnt Country’ due to how intense the sun shines ☀️ over us compared to other nations (not to mention the ozone problem we have, though they say it’s improved somewhat) therefore sunblock is pretty much considered mandatory - ESPECIALLY in schools & isn’t considered an item only well off people should have access to & rightly so.
I thought public bbqs were all over the world! I was shocked when I went to America and uk and we went to the local beach and there were no bbqs and the surf lifesavers weren’t handing out sunscreen to people. But I guess these are the nice extras we pay for with taxes but honestly it’s for the best, imagine having to take a camping stove to the beach for an arvo snag at sundowners 😂
I’m in my 20s and every time I go to any of the parks here in Aus there’s always teenagers or adults on the playground (as well as myself). There sooooo much fun to play on for kids and ‘big kids’. It’s a huge thing to go to the parks at night and have bbqs with friends and family.
Wow! I didn’t realise how amazing my country is! 😮 I’ve always wanted to live in America or Europe but the more I learn about other countries the more I want to stay here 😅😂
Most Japanese food stalls & cafes also have sliced sushi arranged in boxes. The rolls are convenient when people are literally on the run. The chicken dishes are all cooked yakitori, teryaki, tempura etc. Australia sits beneath the hole in the Ozone layer and we have historically had the highest incidences of all skin cancers, especially melanoma. There have been public health drives for decades to remind people to "Slip, Slop, Slap" or "Slip on a shirt, Slop on some sunscreen, Slap on a hat" and we're seeing results. Cheers.
Isn’t the thinning of the ozone layer (which is recovering) above Antarctica? I thought Australia's harsh sunshine results mainly from its location in the Southern Hemisphere. The elliptical orbit of the Earth places the Southern Hemisphere closer to the sun during its summer months than the Northern Hemisphere during its summer 🤷🏼♀️
The down side to so much sunscreen is that most Australians have low vitamin D levels. We have more depression, arthritis, ADD, Autism than we used to research shows that vitamin D levels are in part to blame for this. Lack of Vitamin D during pregnancy can result in more allergies etc for the child. Interesting research.
Slip, Slop, Slap has been upgraded to Slip, Slop, Slap, Wrap and Sip. Wrap on some sunnies - to protect your eyes from sunburn, sip water - to remind people to stay hydrated/prevent heat stress.
@@Reneesillycar74 yes, the hole in the Ozone layer impacts Australia although since the ban of CFCs it's healing. This is why Skin Cancer rates are highest in Tasmania, due to the hole in the ozone layer
@@bencodykirkthere is defs heaps around syd/nsw. But I’d say most are the smaller ones. Like I have probably about 5-10 that size near me but the couple closest to me aren’t
1:00 wtf i got jumpscared bcs i go to that park every weekend and its actuually considered a small park 😂 i never thought my small town would randomly show up in a video
At the end, Ryan says 'I can't believe how lucky the kids are in Australia' because we have none parks. I've always thought their lucky because they don't have to worry about getting shot in the classroom!
Yes. Every day when I drop two grandchildren off to school I have no anxiety about whether I can expect to find them safe when I go to pick them up in the afternoon. No country is perfect, the US has a lot of good points but Australia is an easy country to live in.
I'm one minute in and I didn't realise our Australians parks were so cool. I'm already suddenly proud ❣️🇦🇺✌️ Edit: oddly specific but I know why sunscreen is so cheap here lol ... The government DOES subsidise it, 100% cos it's cheaper than skin cancer for them. Companies get a really good stick for producing sunscreen amongst their other products, so he was right 👍 Also I'm allergic to fish so chicken sushi is the BEST lol
Yep, Im allergic to iodine so sushi for me is chicken katsu in a naked roll (without the nori which is full of iodine)......delish and means I dont feel left out.
As an Australian, this was interesting and very funny to watch. The reason why sunscreen is cheap is because every person buys it due to the hot weather.
I'm 63F, SE. No private health Ins. Day patient. I had a weird tendon cut to top of my RH. Ended up GP, Ultrasound, MRI. Surgery scheduled within the week. Extra ultrasound to eliminate glass. Had total pain block from armpit w/ultrasound. Surgery clean-up of extraneous tissue. Children picked me up. Cost? $0
I didn’t even realise the playgrounds and price of sunscreen, sushi rolls and watermelons weren't normal for other countries. Now I realise how lucky we are in Australia! Btw “traffic circles” (what sort of a name is that?!” Are called roundabouts. 🇦🇺
So basically the playgrounds are for kids (and their parents) during daylight hours, then after dark, the teens/twenty's take them over, especially after a few drinks :) First time I saw the climbing pyramid (which are 11 metres/33 feet high btw) at Darling Harbour was after dark & it was covered in teens/twenties that had obviously flowed out onto it from the nearby nightclubs
I was at the "DMV" early .. about 15 mins early and the manager came out to the footpath (sidewalk) and asked me what I needed to do, she gave me the forms I needed and advice on the best way to do things. I was done before they even opened
I don’t know what he is talking about, our playgrounds are NO WHERE near as good as that, I wish I could play on those!! The photos and the park he’s in are probably a couple AMAZING ones that we have 😅
As an Australian, I just have to say that the big sushi rolls are SO GOOD (but they are a bit messy) and teriyaki chicken and raw salmon are the best ones to get
Another thing not mentioned is the driver reviver stations… for any driver but predominately those driving long distances… you can park up and there is a bus/shelter/tent where drivers and passengers can safely get out of the car and walk around stretch (helps combat deep vein thrombosis {DVT} [blood clots]. These stopping locations help break up a long journey, there are toilets and free tea/coffee/hot chocolate & a couple of biscuits (cookies). If you need to have a nap in your car it’s a safe location for this. Driver Reviver stops are during school vacation and run by volunteers.
How common are these though? They were big in the 90s but I haven’t seen a single one since then. Maybe it depends on State…SA does not have them. Last time I saw one was 30 years ago in QLD.
There are a few in the outer suburbs of Melbourne but there are more water play parks than pools. There are a couple and there are a few swimming lakes as well.
@@carlybernard8155 yeah we don't have any in Perth, but we have a lot of really good beaches that are pretty safe so we don't really need the man made beaches like other places.
Draught is such a huge problem here Ryan that water saving became essential. We have "half flush" buttons and "full flush buttons". Our toilet is either 2lt or 4lt of water being flushed down the pipes. And a side step; during a really bad drought in the 1990's many suburban houses installed water tanks. Ours holds 4,500lt of water, rain water collected from our large roof.
@@Dr_KAP hmm, nah.. thats spelt Draught or draft, ( cold air under the door ) drought is prolonged period of low rainfall. Theres a difference. youd best double check your own spelling before commenting cobber.
So the dmv version in Australia used to be total crap, but they completely revamped everything in the last 10yrs or so. I can renew my license and/or registration all from the app on my phone. I recently had to go in for an eye check (licence related), didn't even have to line up. Yes there's a service desk right up the front where staff members greet you & help you figure out where to go/what you need. So efficient 🥰
Yup, the DMV as described sounds much like the RTA (here in NSW) used to back in the 2000s. It's shockingly efficient now, which would have been unthinkable in the past and proves that Government services can be streamlined by continuous improvement.
Aussie here!!! Central Coast NSW based 1. Good parks are dependent on where you are. Higher tourist and economical areas have MUCH better parks, some are absolute crap but there are really good ones. Also “lagoons”?!? No Aussie calls them that 😂 It’s just a pool. Some playgrounds have “wet areas” which look like the photos he had; these in parks are free but there are more pools than wet areas in parks. And again not every pool is like these, high tourist areas will have them yes, and you have to pay an admission fee, only beaches etc. are free as they are public areas, pools are owned by the council. The grills are awesome, they are set up like little “huts” with an undercover table and benches with a grill next to it; but I believe you still need to pay for the gas to turn on (I haven’t used one as an adult) 2. Australian coffee is AMAZING! I feel like Starbucks is just ‘normal’ to us, every cafe is like a Starbucks with the amount of add-ons and types of coffee you can choose from. Only problem is most cafes/coffee shops open super early (5:00ish) and close early (3:00ish) in the afternoon. Otherwise it’s just Maccas or servos and they aren’t very nice. 3. Roundabouts are everywhere and do help a lot but some people don’t always understand them. But they help with traffic immensely when used right. 4. I was so surprised you guys don’t sell watermelon by the quarter 😂 Some places (especially in summer) sell halves too. 5. Again didn’t know the water was so high in your toilets; every toilet (aside from portaloos) have a half and full button. Half is for urine full is for… yeah… 6. Sunscreen is free in a small vial 50ml or so but only at certain places. Sunscreen is so cheap because we need so much. Australia has a hold on the ozone which means the UV level (the measurement of the sun of how damaging it it) is a lot worse than the rest of the world. Also that one litre wouldn’t go very far; sunscreen is recommended to be reapplied every 4 hours or so; a familiar of 4 would probably go through that in a week long vacation on the beach 😂 7. We party so hard! Any excuse for a day off. And public holidays, we will turn anything into a public holiday for a day off 😂 8. Sushi is awesome! Couldn’t think of anything worse than cutting it up 9. RMS (Roads and Maritime Services) sometimes good, sometimes shit. Really cool how we have waiting numbers 10. The lowest we have is 5c Another amazing thing we have that he doesn’t mention is our tax is already added onto the price of the item you want to buy. No $4.30 plus tax, it’s just $4.50 straight up. 11. RBT’s (Random Breath Tests) go hand in hand with point number 7. We are a huge party country, meaning a lot of drinking. We blow into a straw or count to 10 and it reads our alcohol limit. Takes less than 20 seconds and we are all happy to do it, we rather the cops take 20 seconds of our lives making sure everyone is being tested, then having a drunk driver be on the roads killing innocent people. And it’s apart of our laws, you can get in a lot of trouble if you don’t pull over to be breathalysed.
Something that nobody seems to mention. As well as 4 weeks paid annual leave for all full time employees, there is a 17.5% leave loading. (The reason is complicated.) So you get paid MORE when you're on holidays. Casual and part time employees are paid 25% extra per hour to compensate. The national minimum full time wage is now $21.38 per hour. Most employers would pay $25 or more. A normal working week is 38 hours. After that, time and a half for 3 hours and then double time. There are penalty rate for nights, weekends and public holidays. If you work for the same employer for 10 years, you are entitled to 13 weeks leave and 1.3 weeks a year after that. Your employer must also pay the equivalent of 12.5% of your wage to superannuation which you normally can't access until 65. We do OK. American toilets require more water because the waste pipes are usually smaller.
He did mention 5 weeks annual leave - although that isn't normal - usually it's 4 weeks. Those that get 5 weeks are generally shift workers - miners, nurses etc
@@guyb7995 I'd be looking into that if I were you - it's got nothing to do with union representation - I have never belonged to a union and have always had leave loading UNLESS it was a casual or salaried position
Roundabouts and traffic circles look the same but are vastly different, we still have people raised in Australia who are clueless when it comes to roundabouts. Yes we do some not so bright people here as well.
Yes traffic circles are not well designed and is one of the reasons Americans are opposed to roundabouts because they mistakenly think a roundabout is a traffic circles
@@timothyconnolly6910 traffic circles actually have the people in the circle stop instead of roundabout where you give way to anyone on the roundabout This is a vid explaining better 3.11 for exact spot in vid ua-cam.com/video/AqcyRxZJCXc/v-deo.html
@@timothyconnolly6910 if there is a traffic light inside the circle, its not a roundabout. im not talking about roundabouts with peak/congestion lights. if you ever have to stop in the roundabout for any reason other than the road in front of you is backed up, its not a roundabout.
as an aussie loved how you get so surprised by us!!! yes traffic circles like a few others have said are roundabouts, dual flush dunnies for saving water, sushi----that what your saw is called sushi train- my son at the age of 8 and his mates would often go to the one in palmy on the gold coast, maccas up the road but no these boys wanted sushi, i used to think yukk until i tried it chicken sushi unreal!!! our parks are fantastic yes and nearly all of them are fenced in so you cant loose your little ones... free barbeques, a lot of them with boiling water so no need to carry a thermos of coffee or yes most of them are near a great coffee shop, forget your starbucks, there are so many coffee shops that serve the most brilliant coffees. Yes we can party, rule of thumb here work damn hard party even friggin harder.... i hope some day that you get to experience australia, and likewise id love to go to America, i think really no matter where we all are in the world we all have our own uniqueness. cheers for your videos, even though this is 6months old, im slowly catching up to your new ones!!! see ya mate catch ya on the flip side!!!!!
Queensland here, we have a park halfway down our street. It has a big play area with sunshades, there are also sheltered areas with tables and benches, free BBQ's, and we also have a circuit of free exercise equipment. Our beaches have a variety of things and everyone can use, BBQ's, hot water, shower and toilet facilities, exercise equipment, filtered water, water for pets. All free.
Re Sushi, chicken is fairly common in Australia. But here in Japan chicken is common too at combinis (convenience stores). Sushi is really just the roll and doesn’t dictate that it’s raw fish. That’s sashimi (not to be confused). Often nigiri will be sashimi only too
the partying thing is obviously true lol, the classes at one of the schools i went to would host parties for the teachers coming back, farwell, birthdays etc and the specific teacher ones were made BY THE STUDENTS *ONLY* its amazing and we cooperate so well its great
The equivalent of the DMV in my state is 'Services NSW' and they cover virtually all state government services. A good friend of mine who is American, but a permanent resident here, told me of her first encounter with them. She's very outdoorsy and had to get things done for her drivers license, firearms licence and get a fishing licence. She took the day off to do it all. The place was a large centre and quite busy. She got greeted at the front door. She explained what she wanted. The guy told her that could all be done by one person at one counter. She took her number, had about a 10 to 15 minute wait. While that was going on she noticed the 'greeters' handle three people, with three different ethnicities, all with limited English, like it was a breeze. Her number was called, it took about 5 to 10 minutes to do it all, including having her photo-ID taken and a eyesight check at the counter. At the end of it they let her know there were some aspects she could now do online next time if she wanted. She had a similar experience the first time she went to an Australia Post shop to send stuff home. It wasn't always so though. I can remember decades ago when you needed to pack a lunch if you were renewing your licence or car rego (an online thing now). I'm sure they still have their bad days, but it's usually much better now. I've spent some time in the USA and I have to say their public offices seem really slow and run by Marg's sisters from the Simpsons. I really don't understand why it is better here; I expected that sort of stuff to be slicker in the USA. The most noticeable difference seems to be in the level of staff selection and training.
@@kelliewhyte_85 Yeah, if I remember correctly, way back they were Department of Motor Transport (DMT). Then they combined with the Department of Main Roads (DMR) to form the Roads and Traffic Authority (pr RTA - rumour has it because they used to argue with each other about who was responsible for what). Then they combined with Maritime Services to form Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). Then AFAIK RMS became part of Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and Service NSW became the 'one stop shopfront' for most state government stuff (it being under the Department of Customer Service)??? Do they still have any stand-alone RMS / TfNSW places (maybe for driver tests or something like that)?? I used to work for NSW Government (but in emergency services) and it was a pain trying to keep track of who was what at times. I think they all share a common NSW Government logo now, which is at least something.
The wages paid to the workers probably have a bit to do with the staffing differences. Pretty sure the Aussie wages would be at least 2-3 times higher per hour in Aus. Our kids at Maccas get paid more that the US minimum wage!
@@kelliewhyte_85 I still call it the rta, old habits die hard 😊. Love the concierges it makes it so much less stressful when they greet you and help get you quickly through the process.
@@tacitdionysus3220 Service NSW. One stop shop, very service orientated, so different from the old days! Jeez some grumps used to work there, maybe the job was rubbish but the staff who are there now seem much more engaged and therefore seem to enjoy their work more. I would have to say that would be the biggest turnaround I've seen in a business and it's a government department! So it can be done.
Also most of the parks are designed for climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling, all the physical skills to encourage kids to use their muscles and coordination. They have soft fall floors and are usually very well-maintained.
Yes, exactly. At my primary school, there were two playgrounds that were completely different - one was for second graders and younger while the other one was for third graders and older. The playground for the younger kids was a bit bigger, it had a slide, a balancing beam thing, a fire pole, etc. The playground for the older kids had this large thing we called "the spider web", some tires you could climb up as well as a climbing wall. The one for the older kids was probably a bit dangerous for the younger kids so I'm glad that two different playgrounds were made.
I will never complain about QLD Transport & Main Roads ever again after seeing this! Why is everyone so rude in USA? Yes we have to wait an hour when it’s busy at transport department but it’s not hours and the staff are almost always friendly. So lucky to live in the great down under ❤
Yep ive grown up eating sushi rolls like that for a quick cheap lunch. Took me a while to realise that it was an Aussie thing.😅 even my Japanese friend “misses” Aussie sushi rolls.
G'day Ryan, I had the great pleasure of visiting the USA in the 80s and 90s. The people I met were so friendly and welcoming to this Aussie. It was the best holiday. You live in a great country. Ps beer is week as piss. Take care and stay safe young cobber.
Totally agree about parks. Our local park in Sydney (Meadowbank look it up) had a multi-million skate park and toddler park added. And only a short time later had an older kid park added. Super cool and millions spent. So popular. But nice thing was my kids saw it was finished a couple of days before the council offical open day. My kids opened gate and played only to have Mayor turn up a few minutes later. What did he do?…. No, he didn’t stop my kids. He jumped on social media and put a call out to all the kids “hey kids, I know our open day is in 2 days, but it’s finished and there are already kids playing…. So come on down and enjoy your park early” Currently I am in our other home of Japan. Parks seriously suck here!!!! We missed the quality of Aussie parks
I've watched heaps of Tristan's videos. He spent lockdown in Australia and made some fantastic content!! Oh and sushi logs are the best, smoked salmon and avacado is the best!
I’m in the US from Australia. Back in the 90s on a visit home I took a few bottles of SPF 50+ sunscreen for the family. At the time I think the best they had in Oz was about 18-20. It seemed odd that for a place with such high skin cancer rates there’s not higher SPF sunscreen. I wrote to a company (J&J I think) and asked. Surprisingly, I got a reply (note that this was before the internet, the response was actual snail mail!) They offered that the reason higher SPF sunscreen wasn’t sold in Oz was because of a “false sense of security”; if people used “stronger” sunscreen they might assume they could stay out in the sun longer and potentially make things worse for themselves. 🤔
probably worth noting that when the spf 50 came into effect in Australia, most sunscreens just changed their packaging to reflect the new ratings, cause they had always been spf 50+, they'd just not been allowed to write that on the package as 15/30 was the max rating here. Interestingly, zinc cream (traditionally thought of as teh most powerful) was one of the few that didn't comply with the new standard. I have a lot of allergy issues & have had trouble finding sunscreen I can use ever since that spf change, cause additional ingredients were added into zinc creams so as to boost their spf ratings to reach the new standards. I have to stick with just a hat & graded exposure, cause I get severe chemical burns from every sunscreen I've tried since that change
The SPF in Australia used to be a different standard to US ones. The only reason we gave higher SPF now is to try and align then with international labelling.
Most states the equivalent to your DMV has a concierge that asks what service your looking for, gives you a ticket then directs you to the seated waiting area. They usually have a screen that scrolls ticket numbers and window numbers for your service.
6:27 the reason sunscreen is so cheap here in Australia is because it is SO hot and people get sunburned VERY easily, so even at the school that I go to, they have sunscreen in the classrooms.
Sashimi and Sushi same but different.. Our Sushi here is usually cooked Tuna or Chicken with cucumber and avocado.. Sashimi is raw fish or meat .. The influence of Asian cuisine in my lifetime has been huge.. as the memories of war faded and travelling became cheaper more and more Asian food was added to the Aussie palette.. all I can say is Yay for that..
I grew up in Airlie Beach. I remember going to the lagoon during sunday markets and there was people who would sculpt sand sculptures and put lights inside. I remember the the fairy lights wrapped around the trees, and there was this one tree that was huge in the area where that huge food mall-like shop near the crystal shop was. I remember fishing off the Schute Harbor docks for squid with my family, back before the ghetties got destroyed and closed off for fishing. This was like 20 years ago though. I remember the Fantasea events, and my family would drive up behind the PCYC and watch the fireworks. I remember going to the lagoon and meeting my best friend at the time, she was trying to surf in the kiddie pool lol. We used to have barbeque there every few weeks. I miss Airlie so much.
Your childhood sounds amazing! Nothing really goes on here in Canberra. Also, where is airlie beach? I've only been to batemans bay and a few other beaches on the sapphire coast, but I have to say that merimbula is my favourite so far.
We used to have one and two cent pieces that we got rid of, so for example, if something is say $7.23 it's rounded up to $7.25, and if it's $7.22 it's rounded down to $7.20. We also got rid of the one and two dollar notes and replaced them with coins.
I'm Australian in Melbourne and we do have parks similar to some American ones, but generally they are updated every few years and they are designed by architects or civil engineers. I've never called a public pool a lagoon maybe that's in qld but not here in Vic they also ain't free nor are the bbqs, but toilets are free
I’m Victorian and live in the country. All the country towns my family visits have parks with free bbqs. Free playgrounds, rotundas with picnic tables and seating. Clean, free public facilities. Sounds like you might need to get out of Melbourne on your days off!
He was talking about the public very much free "pools" that are designed to look like lagoons ,they are on the Esplanades in the hotter areas of Australia and are all free
Yep we have some amazing parks/playgrounds in Australia. The ones he showed are usually the brand new ones which are being built in ‘new suburbs’ around 5yrs old. They also knocking down the old ones and building new ones. And yes we have some of the best coffees here. I have been to a few state in America and I struggled finding a good coffee. Even in NYC! So shocked!Here they are all over the place.
There are a lot of free water parks now, too. Fountains and things that dump water on you and areas where kids can play in running water, but no pools. Great way to cool off and poor kids can have fun as well.
Think this is the earliest I've ever been for a video haha. Greetings from Australia, mate! I've binge watched a lot of your Australia reactions, and always great content. Keep up the great work!
Where I live, we have amazing parks. One has a whole section with various play equipment, bbq's and seating etc, then another part sectioned off is a large Japanese style garden to walk through, and just down from that a free zoo, with different Australian animals to look at. You could spend all day there and it doesn't cost a thing (unless you go to the cafe for lunch) We have a lot of 'splash parks' too. Which is basically a rubber floor area where spouts of water shoot up. Keeps the kids cool without a drowning risk. As a single parent raising two kids, it is such a blessing to have so many amazing free places to entertain small children. Right now its school holiday's and the centre of town is full of free school holiday activies for kids (or cheap stuff like $4 to ride the mini train or get a balloon animal. My city subsidises a lot of free entertainment for families and yearly community events. I love it here.
As an Aussie, who has visited the US a number of times, I would also add a few more - we know how to make decent bread and our Maccas is way healthier to begin with. Trust me though we have just as many morons here that don't know how to use a roundabout properly. We also have huge fines for speeding, drink driving and using a mobile phone while driving
My grandson visited me, a while ago, and we did a playground crawl, ending up at a Splash Park, that had all kinds of water spouts, like a pirate ship, a fire engine, tipping buckets etc. The funniest thing is that about once every 45mins or so, the water stops for about 30 seconds. It was hilarious, the kids froze, there was silence, and my grandson called out, " I didn't do it, nana!" Then the water came on again, and it was business as usual. Tricky trying to get the lad dried, to head home. He'd have stayed there forever!
The coffee is good!. Driving circle (roundabout) yes we have them everywhere, Toilets use less water because we have to save water, we get droughts a lot, Australia is a very dry country mostly. Sushi is great, eat it like a sandwich, Random breath testing we call a booze bus in Aus. Having a great Arvo here :P hope you do the same
I had no idea you guys don’t have sushi train restaurants in the US! The roadside BAC testing is world-leading in my opinion. The stops are called an RBT (random breath testing) and often has a higher presence around public holidays because that’s when the points penalty for traffic violations doubles.
"Traffic circles" in Australia are, in fact, called "roundabouts"!!
Lmao I know! What the heck are traffic circles?! Never heard them called that
@@salzsays They have some traffic circles in the US, they work a different way but because it's round Americans think it's a roundabout. 😁
many people dont use the roundabouts well here either. particualrly the multi lane ones. they think you can exit from any lane but no! you cant exit left if youre in the right lane, you cut straight across the other cars! many older people insist its just give way to your right, as the basic driving rule has always been, but there isnt 'fair' turn taking on roundabouts. you must wait for a gap, no matter how long you have been waiting and whether the cars to your right didnt have to wait at all
EXACTLY what I was gonna say 💯❤️🇦🇺😉👍
Traffic circle, adorable.
Though can't fault them on that, just as descriptive as ours!
As an Australian this was so funny to watch as I thought this is normal, thanks!
Yeah ... as a fellow Aussie I will now look at each and every one of those 12 things with GRATITUDE and not take them for granted!! Thanks for making this video 👍
Same! 😂😂😂
same lol
im an Australian and im confirming we do have big parks here 😂😂
Same
America is corrupt. We don't realize how lucky we are
A lot of Americans don’t realize that Australia is part of Oceania so we live very close to Asian countries. Japan for instance is a huge travel destination for Australians hence why we have so many fantastic Japanese restaurants and take away food places here. Btw it’s called a sushi train restaurant.
It’s very common to see Aussie children eating Japanese food all the time, they even take it to school in their lunch boxes.
Alot of people think Sushi means raw fish but it means vinegar rice ... so you don't have to have raw fish and it is still called Sushi
The type of sushi sold here in Australia is Makizushi or rolled sushi. The portion size is definitely a bit bigger here than offered in Japan hahah. Sushi hub has monster sized sushi rolls imo haha
Really! Where I live there is NO Japanese restaurants and most Aussies I know holiday in USA or Bali. Kids here and even ones that I know in cities like Brisbane or Sydney definitely do not take Japanese food to school!
School sells sushi at school
@@victoriacarpenter2657 Sashimi means fish doesn't it?
He failed to say that the kids parks are everywhere. You can’t turn a corner without seeing one. I’m from West Virginia but I moved to Perth, Western Australia 15 years ago and I will not move back to the states. The government is better, the pay is better, the health care is better and the people are so laid back and nice. Australia is my home now and I love it! ❤🇦🇺
I've been here for so my life and thought it was normal
Great to hear you love living here. ❣️
Im from Perth too!! I am so happy you love Perth 🩵
Mate, your government must really suck then!
Thank you for saying so.
I am so used to seeing free public BBQs by the beaches and in the national parks that I imagined it was common everywhere and not just Australia. I like how everyone is polite and waits their turn and that people try to leave them clean as possible for the next person but the local council do clean these areas.
so true! my uncle has added an extra beatitude to refelct this
blessed are those who follow an honest and clean BBQ user
The “wait line” is signified by placing a Tupperware container or another item the same as when you put money on the side of a pool table… this saves people standing and waiting making the person/family cooking feel pressured to hurry and accidents could happen plus the standing around tempers could be an issue.
We're called MELANOMA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
@@rodneybourne9230 I would believe that. My siblings & their partners have had skin cancers removed.
@@Rose-jz6ix Yep ,I've got that may scars, skin grafts, holes and dents it looks funny, I've had stitches on my back I've ripped out, got someone to take a picture, half a tongue and floor pan of mouth as well, melanoma behind knee, nice job there and now looks like prostate. Who says hard work doesn't pay. But I'm still laughing.
Can’t believe #1 wasn’t our (Australian) Medicare system! Seriously you guys need to do something about that!! Free health care for all and you can still pay for private health insurance if you want to use private hospitals etc… definitely the way to go! 🇦🇺👍
Surprised that wasn’t on the list too ha
Probably because old mate isn't eligible. He's a tourist, isn't he?
Our Medicare system is falling apart .many general practitioners are now charging the difference that past governments havnt made up .Many big medical centres are not making money from this neglected system .If your lucky enough not to be billed by your gp its your tax and mine that pays for this system which needs fixing in a hurry.
@@darren5971 You're right of course Darren, the system needs urgent attention but at least we can still access quality medical services if we have a life threatening condition. If you get cancer or whatever you will be looked after. That's still something to be grateful for
Yea I love it
Hey mate, thanks for playing and reacting to this. One thing I will say is that the majority of law abiding citizens in AUS do not want drunk or drugged drivers on the road, so we are happy to appoint a designated driver - someone who does not drink on a night out - to help the others get home, and we are happy to give up our liberties and allow Random Breathe Testing when driving, for the greater good of the community, and ultimately for the safety of us and our children. Cheers.
Yep - it has bipartisan support and very high community acceptance. No-one wants to see people killed by drunk drivers. If someone is dumb enough to drive while they are drunk they deserve to be caught.
i live in a small vinyard town just over the border of NSW into Victoria. we have a couple big festivals during the year where our usual little 3000 people town explodes to a couple hundred thousand. i notice at festival time, the road signs are often changed in order to 'shock' people and boost compliance. one read, 'drink driving? bloody idiot!' another read, have you been drinking? get off the bloody road and into bed' i thik the use of swearing still surprises people and so theyr'e not ignored
@@lisaflower5994 I live in Wodonga!
@@muzzaball hello neighbour!
100% agree.
Again, Aussies on mass give a shit about others. Young old, everyone.
Extremely proud of this country during covid, especially western Australia where we basically lived as absolute normal during covid.
And our breath test for drink is unlike America, ours actually work, not rigged.
I was my groups mother hen/designated driver in the old days.
And during the Claremont serial killer times, I can tell you going downhill was a stress, even without that hanging over our heads.
And one of the poor girls lived up the hill close by.
RIP girls. I'm so very sorry.
Oh! This guys sitting in my town Airlie Beach! We only built that playground 2 years ago - the large lawn area around it also doubles as an outdoor open air free cinema the local Council runs for the public a few times a month. Its also an open air artisan and farmers market on the weekends 😁 I was lucky enough to grow up here and its been a joy watching it grow with me!
Sydneysider here. Visited Airlie last year, saw that free beautiful pool in town centre. But I wouldn't want to swim in any local waterways in northern Queensland because of the crocodiles.
Remember Ryan we pay for all of this with our city/council rates (taxes) for the good of the community. Kids are not charged entry, public BBQs (grills) are in most all parks and are free or cost a $1 or so to use. These are facilities we do not mind our rates going on at least its good for the kids,
Same although I haven’t seen a coin operated BBQ in at least 15 years. Even private venue waterparks have free BBQs these days
Good news is that Council is phasing out cash Barbies because of the issue with handling cash, cheaper to just make it free from a running cost. Nowadays it's usually the Caravan parks that will sting you for the plate.
*The actual ATO in Australia is a fully illegal entity that has never actually registered with the Federal government, and is not even recognised by the High court of Australia!!! 🇦🇺 FACT!!*
@that guy there are still a few around that are coin operated but yes most are free to use.
Oh wow, I've never, ever seen a coin operated public barbecue in any of the parks I've ever been to in Australia.
Finally a American reacting to actual Aussie stuff without teasing us!!!! Appreciate you man!!
YES,I know right
Yes
I love how enthusiastic he is about Australia 🇦🇺❤️ We're pretty lucky here :)
Yes we are lucky, but not free.
Agreed we are lucky
yes we are
Yess we’re lucky
Bro he’s sounds like a zombie🧟♂️
I had an ex-army vehicle in Australia. When I went into the NSW RTA (New South Wales Road and Traffic Authority) to get it registered the first time, the lady behind the counter was so friendly and helpful that she recommended a different registration class than the one I was applying for, which was only about a third of the cost.
The dual flush for toilets was invented in Australia lol. After this video I’m even more proud to be an Aussie 🐨🇦🇺
we are true blue aussies
Me two
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI
Yes it is a law. All new toilet installs must have a half flush option. Old toilets don’t have to be replaced immediately, but they can’t be replaced with exactly the same thing if they ever do need to be updated.
The old school way was to put a brick in the cistern etc. to reduce the amount of flush.
It sounds like this guy is really enjoying his time in Australia.
That guy made heaps of videos during his visit to Australia. His name is Tristan Kuhn from memory.
Watching this as an Aussie, makes me so confused about how many things I thought were just common practice. Really cool.
Ikr!
Yeah same here 😊
More sunscreen equals fewer skin cancers equals lesser medical costs.
I didn't even know America had different words for there signs, I feel so stupid 😂
Hi, from Brisbane. I have not stepped foot inside a Dept of motor vehicles building to register my car for years. No need to. We get a reminder by mail when the rego is due and we pay it electronically on line. We have not used rego labels in QLD for years. It’s very streamlined and extremely convenient, saving us all that time and hassle you have to put up with.
The alcohol limit used to be .08 but about 20 years ago they lowered it to 0.05. Made a huge difference in reducing the fatalities on the road.
Edit... Thanks to all the replies noting it's been longer than 20 years. At 56, sometimes it hard to remember you're not 36 anymore. Yes, time does fly.
It's been 40 years since .05 was introduced in NSW.
Time flies....
I’m 45 and it’s been 0.05 for almost all of my life. I think since the early 80’s.
Toss in seat belts. In Victoria the year before the law was introduced there were 1300+ deaths, the year the law came in, around 300! And that was just for the front seat! Rear seat belts were added I think 3 years later as a lot of cars didn't have them fitted and people had to get the retrofitted or buy a new car.
I teach PDHPE in NSW and we have an awesome graph from RMS (as it was) that shows the impact of each road safety strategy, and accompanying media ads, on road death and injury: indicators, seat belts, P-plate licences (1- and then 2-year), RBT, BAC limits, lower speed limits in residential and school zones and for P-Platers, roundabouts, revive stations - all highly effective despite increasing road use and higher performance cars.
@@Bellas1717 is there a way we can get a copy of this graph my daughter is close to her L age and i would like to show her a copy
With the sunscreen,the cheapest brand is the woolies brand because majority of the primary schools and some high schools (where the school supplies sunscreen for students) use that brand plus the Woolworths/coles brands tend to be cheaper . & we 100% don’t say ‘traffic circles’ it’s a roundabout here. As an Aussie I loved this because like the way he was so surprised we have barbies at parks and chicken sushi
Just so that the Americans don't get confused barbies are bbq's
And bbqs are barbecues
grew up with those big ass woolies and coles sunscreen tubs
But the cancer council one from coles and the banana boat ones are really good just not very cheap.
lol same i enjoyed this for the same reason
Dual flush loos (toilets) are an Aussie invention.... you save water using the "half-flush" 😉
I never knew this was just Australia! Or invented here at least
We have them here in NZ too :)
We've been living with water restrictions for decades now ...
Maybe other countries don't have the same issues with water that we do
If this UA-camr guy wants to learn a little bit of good old Aussie slang, here’s some: dunny (toilet), arvo (afternoon), esky (cooler), smoko (break), tradie (someone who works in the trade, e.g, construction worker, plumber, etc.), mate (friend)
Queensland is a behind New South Wales. NSW you can get your licence in an hour. In Qld it’s 35 day’s wait. Just had to say. However, in Queensland registration stickers are no longer required. Police can check from the licence plates. I don’t know about the parks being like that either. Certainly not where I grew up in the burbs of Sydney.
reason why Australians have won several world coffee barista awards and also best coffee bean mix.
and why Australia is one of the countries Starbucks failed at.
Thanks Ryan, a great reaction again. I live in Sydney and apply sunscreen every day, all year, often twice in Summer. The outside grills (BBQs, barbies) are free for anybody to use. People will often have parties with BBQ lunches in a park. The blood alcohol limit for Learners and P-Platers (first two years of licence) is 0.0. I've had Americans tell me that Australia is a fascist state and we are all sheep because we allow things like this. Explaining that Australia was founded in a very hostile environment, and so far away that people had to work together for the community to survive, doesn't seem to make sense to them. Community good is an integral part of our psyche, so we make small sacrifices - tougher gun laws, mandatory voting, mandatory lockdowns, random breath tests, dual flush toilets to preserve our (usually) scarce water supplies - because ultimately we all benefit from keeping guns and drunk drivers off the streets, keeping safe from COVID, saving water and minimising the impact of vested interests in our politics by having everyone vote. Not to say we don't whinge about these from time to time 😄
A lot of Americans can not understand a country that cares for its people, they class it as socialism, they do not understand a country that has freedoms since they think they are free, they do not understand what free speech is since in America it only gives criminals and bullies rights and their victims have none, they think unfettered and non regulated capitalism is a good thing while those that own everything use the masses as slaves
>>. I've had Americans tell me that Australia is a fascist state and we are all sheep because we allow things like this.
I get that A LOT from Americans. It must be a part of their school curriculum.
yup agreed. The US competed to get prairie land, while in Australia, anyone who tried to compete instead of working with their neighbours simply died from the harsh conditions. Different attitude from the start. I think we also underestimate how much the original Aboriginal culture influenced what Aussie culture became too, I was told a story at a Sydney festival event, about how Barangaroo saw a soldier whipping a convict for stealing Aboriginal fishing gear & was appalled by his violence & so grabbed the whip off him in a tirade of abuse & started whipping him with it. When invited to accompany her husband Bennalong to a formal dinner, she dressed in her traditional dress for such a formal occasion - naked & with ceremonial body paint! She refused to accept British, or male authority & stood firm to her culture & beliefs. Presumably any good people who ran into trouble with the British authorities would have been welcomed by her & the rest of her community, who were overall of similar attitudes too, hence, I believe, the real reason convicts etc got away with sticking it to authority, but did so in a way that didn't hurt their friends & community
& Seppos talk about "freedom", but in reality, they have far less freedoms than we have! Obvious example being their mandated evacuations in disasters & forced into FEMA camps, while being forced to leave their pets behind too! Imagine if authorities here tried to enforce laws like that on us! They also have limited gun rights if they're not white males, very limited voting rights & options on the ballot papers, mandatory lockdown training in public schools, so that the little kids understand how to respond to the regular mass murderers with high powered guns they get in their classrooms, random police shootings of drivers at traffic stops & their water is being drained at an astonishing rate, by mega corporations, who use it to grow crops to sell to Asia & the Middle East, creating a situation where in 50 years time, they will have no water left, while we have a huge aquifer under our country that we limit the use of, so as to ensure it's there to support us for eternity. Look into their dairy farms in their deserts! It's really scary the way their politicians can be bribed into allowing total destruction of their country & resources! Same with pollution rules there for air & water, chemicals, nuclear waste, animal waste, it's all allowed to be just dumped into public waterways untreated!
@@mehere8038 Hey Me Here, do you know any of our Australian history, go to any old country cemetery and you will find the graves of settlers slaughtered by Aboriginals but mostly in payback for us slaughtering them, it was a very violent time like the Americans that invaded their country we also invaded ours but the European idea was, if you where not white you where not human, did you also know if you shot an Aboriginal you needed an excuse but shooting Chinese was a free for all and more Chinese than Aboriginals where slaughtered in this country, did you know the poverty policy that the British government wanted in Australia was to get rid of the lower class that populated the country after freedom from the crimes committed was achieved, they did not want the lower class gaining control, the Aboriginals talk about this all the time as the stolen generations as this policy stayed in place into the 1960's and yes a lot of Aboriginals where taken as another way of getting rid of a problem but what is never talked about is more white children where taken from those living poverty than Aboriginals to attempt to eradicate the lower class from the country. As for our great artesian basin that is now just starting to recover from overpumping where in many cases the salt levels in the soil are so high nothing will grow and all because we sold off most our prime lands to the Chinese and others with unrestricted water usage, gust look at what the Chinese cotton farms done to the Darling River.
How dare we care if people die on the road from drunk drivers, right? 😅 Definitely fascism.
I love how confused you got about the sushi rolls 😆 I didn't know it was uniquely Australian.
Right? And the chicken!
Yeah and sushi is not raw fish that is sushimi
@@MarkWilliams-wp8kc yeah. 'Sushi' refers to the type of rice used. So yeah you can call it sushi even if it's got chicken in it.
Lol it is normal sushi, America just weird
a sushi train I go to in Wollongong they cook the sushi with blowtorches
Its quite common here in Australia to have a play on the playground as an adult, usually at night after a few drinks 🤣 they are a lot of fun, you will usually pass a few on your way home lol, one of the many parks near me has a massive pirate ship and is next to the beach, its awesome 💕
Aah, the one at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast. Its great.
We are having a late Christmas lunch there on Christmas day.
Cause I'm working till 2pm..
There's a pirate ship at Elwood beach in Melbourne, not far from a friend's place. And yes, the adults and teens have played on it. No drinks involved, some of us were driving.
Yes, the late night drunken play on the swings and climbing structures at the park is a must! 😂 Still can’t believe I didn’t fall off something and break a bone!
@@jaggirl that's the one, Pirate Park at Palmy ⛵🤣
@@zombiemeg I know right 🤣 I used to live near one we called the 'spinny one', everything used to spin around and its a miracle no one got killed lol
I worked as an Aquatic Facolity(Swimming Pool) Manager for almost 50 years. We supplied free sunscreen for all our customers from 1982 onwards. I purchased 200 litres of Sunscreen in 2 litre pump containers each year. There were 4 "Sunscreen Stations" around the facility for full access at all times.
In addition we also had 18 large inflatable Play devices in the Pools for free use of our Patrons along with 2 Life Guards to supervise and ensure safety of patrons on each Inflatable device.
I lived in Airlie Beach for years, many of the towns in Queensland, especially North Queensland have these man made beaches because it's not really safe to swim at the local beaches or rivers. Usually there are dangerous jelly fish many month of the year in the beach water or crocodiles in the rivers. So this way these man made beaches, or in the case of Airlie Beach, The Lagoon, is a safe place with a life guard the public can swim in.
What are you talking about? Man made beaches? Ha ha ha! Beaches that have nets around them so you are not stung by the Mano war which will kill you stupid!
Yeah, I'm a Sandgropher, we don't have these man made beaches, we just have the beach.
Don't have to worry about box jelly fish.
Just sharks.
Spent most my holidays in Esperance, very sharkie.
But it's their home not ours.
The Airlie Beach lagoon is amazing
Yeah we don't have them in Tasmania. Natural beaches everywhere and we don't have crocodiles. We have sharks though.
We have them in many places in Qld - only other place I've ever seen something similar in other states is in caravan parks though
He's not wrong. I've been living in Australia for 2 years now, literally every single park in Australia especially victoria has public electric grills with an under cover picnic area, from national parks, regional parks, nature parks even large or tiny metropolitan parks in a back street behind some houses and they're all spottless and incredibly clean, it's insane.
Also sun block is so cheap (some is crazy expensive), because Australia is massive on promoting sun protection and prevention of skin cancer, skin cancer is one of the top killers in Australia, cheaper sun bloke means more people use it.
Then you have VicRoads, with a myVicroads account i renue my car registration online while i'm at home on the toilet lol, takes less than 30 seconds to pay for it, same goes for licence renewals.
Only downside is in victoria registration is like $850 per year but you can do quarterly instalment which is helpfull.
wow. I'm from WA and we just introduced monthly renewals for car rego!
Come to Qld - we have the dearest registration in the country thanks to Anna and cohort
We can only do 6 or 12 month rego in NSW.
Sun bloke sounds like some old dude, walking around with a stick and sunscreen, and hitting people until they apply some.
My rego, for a 4x4 Triton Ute is under $600. Says something for living in the country.
As an American living over here for the past 12 years, I had almost forgotten the differences as it's all so normalised in my mind now. The coffee is def better and you'll struggle to even find a paper filter coffee machine. Parks are awesome. I hate fish but love some crispy chicken or teriyaki sushi rolls. The DMV (or BMV) experience, and speaking to any kind of government service worker in general, either in person or on the phone, has always been a pleasant experience for me. And sadly that is probably because they're actually getting treated and paid well so they don't come in resenting their job. I can honestly say I have never called any gov services in the states and afterwards thought "that wasn't bad at all". Always just condescending and rude, and act like you're somehow in their way of whatever it is that they need to get back to. Then the one thing this kid never even touched on was the healthcare. That deserves a full video on its own.
Former gov worker here. The perks of the job are very generous, differing on if you’re state or federal gov. As for pleasant interactions theres always this fear that you’ll have to deal with someone who interprets something you did as a personal dig at them and they’re off to their local representative who then complains to the Minister. The result is you having to explain what happened to the manager and maybe having to help with the explanation letter of reply. It’s a pain in the ass and far easier to smile through the jerks and the antagonisers who try to bait you into saying something wrong.
As for being treated well… the benefits were good, but the cronyism, corruption, reckless spending, anti-corruption sections that don’t care and ladder-climbing managers with little interest in the actual role (instead looking for visible projects that make the exec look good), the job can be soul crushing. If you, for whatever reason, weren’t in the right clique then your opportunities for progression were limited.
I love this positive take on Australia. Ryan is right about it all, but perhaps we are really poor at realising how lucky we are to have all these simple pleasures. Thanks for reminding us, Ryan.
Something else that Aussies have is Long Service Leave!
That is absolute Gold!!!!!
don't forget the 17.5% annual leave loading.
Sushi rolls are awesome for toddlers. They are easy to carry and gnaw on. It's a pretty common thing to see a kid wandering around with a sushi roll rather than chips or other fast food.
Our local council upgraded the children's playground at our local park last year. It took almost 2 years as they asked for community input. They put a survey in every ;letter box in my suburb to ask what were the 10 most important things we wanted to see in the park. They listened and did the upgrade. One of the biggest items wanted were clean public toilets as there were no toilets there previously. Not all children's playgrounds look like the one in the video.
I've never seen free sunscreen, but its not that expensive (bulk is cheaper) as we have a high incidence of skin cancer in Australia.
I can understand that in Queensland where Tristan is, where they have so many foreign tourists, free sunscreen would be necessary to ensure tourists enjoy their stay in burnt - and even to prevent hospital admissions.
A lot of companies that have workers that have to work under the sun provide sunscreen as part of their duty of care. As said in the video, sunscreen is a lot cheaper than medical costs.
@@stevep2430 schools also have it in every classroom for the kids to put on before they go out for recess and lunch. It's part of basic supplies like paper and whiteboard markers.
Sunscreen is tax deductible if it's not provided by your employer and you need it for your job. e.g. construction workers.
Frank Carbone - The mayor of Fairfield, NSW did the exact same thing there about 4 or 5 years ago when I lived there.
He used to always post on Facebook about different issues in Fairfield that people had, and he would reply to every single one!!!
😍😍😍😍😍
I love being an Australian and living here. Very grateful. Plenty of things we do great here. But there are also plenty of great things that the folk in the U.S. do as well. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
This video made me feel proud of Australia.
Me too😂
Same, I love our country ❤ and the community of people here just seems so nice
Lmao same 😂
Lmao YES
My family is Australian, I was born in and live in Australia, never really left the country before so this is my dad's experience, not mine: my father talked about coffee in America once. Australia has more of an Italian way of appreciating coffee, since we do have stores and bars that are only for coffee, just like Italy. Even a normal cafe will offer lots of different types of coffee. In most cafes you can order iced coffee, latte, cappuccinos, flat whites, mocha, dopey, glace, espresso (double and triple), etc.
My father said it was a real disappointment when he went to America when it comes to coffee because the range is so small. It's why most American coffee chains that are popular in America fail in Australia - since our coffee market requires quality and specialisation as they do in Italy. A normal barista in Australia goes through a big course in order to get a legit qualification to make good coffee.
Of course, Italian coffee is still a bit better, it is Italy after all, but Australians are no slouches in the coffee making industry either.
I've heard the same thing from friends and others I've met in my travels about American coffee. and that is it tastes terrible. one friend and his wife said the best part about coming home to Oz from a U.S. holiday a few years ago, was they could finally have decent coffee again...lol 😅
Oh, really? I didn't know that haha! I thought that coffee cafes were a normal thing that every country has. I'm gonna ask my dad abt this tomorrow morning since he loves coffee and has also been to America lol. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been to the states twice and the coffee is definitely nowhere near as good
Also, when I was in America, they just served straight out of a pot of filtered coffee. I don't think Starbucks survived in Australia. It had a go, but I think there may be 1 left in Sydney
@@cath-meantostopcafefb There is Starbucks in Melbourne too.
Where I live in Victoria, the play grounds are inclusive for children with different types of disabilities and help those without learn. For example there are spots on the grounds that will teach basic words in sign language that have raised bumps so that blind children can read them as well as feel what the sign feels like, ramps, and sensory games to play too. In the walking trails they have stop stations for adults to work out for free and parks Victoria regularly stock fish in man made lakes so people can go fishing. It is a lovely place to live ❤
Until dictator Dan says you're not allowed, we don't care about the future problems it will cause.
6:23 😆 We’re literally called the ‘Sunburnt Country’ due to how intense the sun shines ☀️ over us compared to other nations (not to mention the ozone problem we have, though they say it’s improved somewhat) therefore sunblock is pretty much considered mandatory - ESPECIALLY in schools & isn’t considered an item only well off people should have access to & rightly so.
So true i live in WA and i get sunburnt so bad
I thought public bbqs were all over the world! I was shocked when I went to America and uk and we went to the local beach and there were no bbqs and the surf lifesavers weren’t handing out sunscreen to people. But I guess these are the nice extras we pay for with taxes but honestly it’s for the best, imagine having to take a camping stove to the beach for an arvo snag at sundowners 😂
I’m in my 20s and every time I go to any of the parks here in Aus there’s always teenagers or adults on the playground (as well as myself). There sooooo much fun to play on for kids and ‘big kids’. It’s a huge thing to go to the parks at night and have bbqs with friends and family.
Wow! I didn’t realise how amazing my country is! 😮 I’ve always wanted to live in America or Europe but the more I learn about other countries the more I want to stay here 😅😂
You don't want to live in America. The more you know about it the more corrupt that place is
Same mate the more I learn about different countries the more I think we are such a uniquely successful race.
Us Aussies have definately won the "country lottery "
Yep
Also I’m Aussie aswhell
I’m an aussie.been watching u a while and i love how ur so mellow and respectful …i love watching u react…all the best for ur channel❤️
3:13 - When he said traffic circles I was so confused. Basically here in Australia we call them round-a-bouts 😂
@@GeorgeBraun10 He called them traffic circles in the video 😂
Bro what the fack is traffic circle? It's so boring, classic American am I right. I always thought they were called that everywhere
Most Japanese food stalls & cafes also have sliced sushi arranged in boxes. The rolls are convenient when people are literally on the run. The chicken dishes are all cooked yakitori, teryaki, tempura etc. Australia sits beneath the hole in the Ozone layer and we have historically had the highest incidences of all skin cancers, especially melanoma. There have been public health drives for decades to remind people to "Slip, Slop, Slap" or "Slip on a shirt, Slop on some sunscreen, Slap on a hat" and we're seeing results. Cheers.
Isn’t the thinning of the ozone layer (which is recovering) above Antarctica? I thought Australia's harsh sunshine results mainly from its location in the Southern Hemisphere. The elliptical orbit of the Earth places the Southern Hemisphere closer to the sun during its summer months than the Northern Hemisphere during its summer 🤷🏼♀️
@@Reneesillycar74 Yes there is no ozone hole over Australia. It is a myth
The down side to so much sunscreen is that most Australians have low vitamin D levels. We have more depression, arthritis, ADD, Autism than we used to research shows that vitamin D levels are in part to blame for this. Lack of Vitamin D during pregnancy can result in more allergies etc for the child. Interesting research.
Slip, Slop, Slap has been upgraded to Slip, Slop, Slap, Wrap and Sip. Wrap on some sunnies - to protect your eyes from sunburn, sip water - to remind people to stay hydrated/prevent heat stress.
@@Reneesillycar74 yes, the hole in the Ozone layer impacts Australia although since the ban of CFCs it's healing. This is why Skin Cancer rates are highest in Tasmania, due to the hole in the ozone layer
As a Australian his reaction to the park is so funny, I thought the parks were just normal!
True
I've never seen playgrounds like those giant ones in the video! Not in Brissie where I live anyway. Are those in Sydney? Melbourne?
@@bencodykirk not in melbourne either
I have also never seen anything like this
@@bencodykirkthere is defs heaps around syd/nsw. But I’d say most are the smaller ones. Like I have probably about 5-10 that size near me but the couple closest to me aren’t
1:00 wtf i got jumpscared bcs i go to that park every weekend and its actuually considered a small park 😂 i never thought my small town would randomly show up in a video
Lucky
At the end, Ryan says 'I can't believe how lucky the kids are in Australia' because we have none parks. I've always thought their lucky because they don't have to worry about getting shot in the classroom!
Yes. Every day when I drop two grandchildren off to school I have no anxiety about whether I can expect to find them safe when I go to pick them up in the afternoon. No country is perfect, the US has a lot of good points but Australia is an easy country to live in.
Last I heard 488 kids have died gun related deaths this year in America 🤔
I'm one minute in and I didn't realise our Australians parks were so cool. I'm already suddenly proud ❣️🇦🇺✌️
Edit: oddly specific but I know why sunscreen is so cheap here lol ... The government DOES subsidise it, 100% cos it's cheaper than skin cancer for them. Companies get a really good stick for producing sunscreen amongst their other products, so he was right 👍 Also I'm allergic to fish so chicken sushi is the BEST lol
Yep, Im allergic to iodine so sushi for me is chicken katsu in a naked roll (without the nori which is full of iodine)......delish and means I dont feel left out.
Chicken sushi is just the best
@@heatherrowles9930 oh man if I developed an iodine allergy I'd really miss the nori. I'm so sorry 😞
Same the I’m proud to be Aussie 🇦🇺
As an Australian, this was interesting and very funny to watch. The reason why sunscreen is cheap is because every person buys it due to the hot weather.
And because we have sun safety drilled into us from a very young age. I remember the original slip, slop, slap ads from the early 80's.
And because of the big flippin hole in the ozone layer. The sun is harsh.
yeah we just grab sunscreen off cancer council and claim it
Sunscreen is dirt-cheap to produce.
Why should it NOT be cheap to buy?!
Sunscreen is cheat because down here we have a much higher chance of getting skin cancer more that anywhere else in the world
I'm 63F, SE. No private health Ins. Day patient. I had a weird tendon cut to top of my RH. Ended up GP, Ultrasound, MRI. Surgery scheduled within the week. Extra ultrasound to eliminate glass. Had total pain block from armpit w/ultrasound. Surgery clean-up of extraneous tissue. Children picked me up.
Cost?
$0
I didn’t even realise the playgrounds and price of sunscreen, sushi rolls and watermelons weren't normal for other countries. Now I realise how lucky we are in Australia! Btw “traffic circles” (what sort of a name is that?!” Are called roundabouts. 🇦🇺
"Traffic Circles" makes me think of crop circles.
Nobody knows who put them there or why, they just appeared in the road layout one day.
It was aliens I tell you! @smalltime0 👽👽😜
They mainly do breath testing for beer mainly holiday season
....there are a fair few people here in Oz that have no idea how to use a roundabout too.
So basically the playgrounds are for kids (and their parents) during daylight hours, then after dark, the teens/twenty's take them over, especially after a few drinks :)
First time I saw the climbing pyramid (which are 11 metres/33 feet high btw) at Darling Harbour was after dark & it was covered in teens/twenties that had obviously flowed out onto it from the nearby nightclubs
I was at the "DMV" early .. about 15 mins early and the manager came out to the footpath (sidewalk) and asked me what I needed to do, she gave me the forms I needed and advice on the best way to do things. I was done before they even opened
I don’t know what he is talking about, our playgrounds are NO WHERE near as good as that, I wish I could play on those!! The photos and the park he’s in are probably a couple AMAZING ones that we have 😅
There is one near us in Lake Macquarie NSW
As an Australian, I just have to say that the big sushi rolls are SO GOOD (but they are a bit messy) and teriyaki chicken and raw salmon are the best ones to get
I've always thought they are called nori rolls.
Bit of a gamble tbh some places are yum but some are wayyy too sweet
All of this seems so normal to me. I forget how privileged we are❤
Another thing not mentioned is the driver reviver stations… for any driver but predominately those driving long distances… you can park up and there is a bus/shelter/tent where drivers and passengers can safely get out of the car and walk around stretch (helps combat deep vein thrombosis {DVT} [blood clots].
These stopping locations help break up a long journey, there are toilets and free tea/coffee/hot chocolate & a couple of biscuits (cookies).
If you need to have a nap in your car it’s a safe location for this. Driver Reviver stops are during school vacation and run by volunteers.
How common are these though? They were big in the 90s but I haven’t seen a single one since then. Maybe it depends on State…SA does not have them. Last time I saw one was 30 years ago in QLD.
I live in Australia and I'm glad that you said some nice things about my beautiful country
As a Australian kid living in Perth, this is like the most normal things i see in everyday.
Ikr. Btw i live in Perth as well, or specifically around freo
I have a friend in Perth, she said that the people there are really nice! Sending love from Canberra
I've heard Perth is nice because there are less eshays lol😂
@@NGB656 lolll 😂
I also live in Perth!
I’m in Brisbane rn and I’m going to the river beach the guy was talking about 😅
Sushi rolls are like totally delish😍 The lagoons are a QLD thing, while NSW have their sea pools, I'm sure the other states have their own versions.
Sea baths in Victoria.
There are a few in the outer suburbs of Melbourne but there are more water play parks than pools. There are a couple and there are a few swimming lakes as well.
Can't say I've seen any in Perth, but I'm from the country so I could be wrong.
i don’t think that there is any in SA
@@carlybernard8155 yeah we don't have any in Perth, but we have a lot of really good beaches that are pretty safe so we don't really need the man made beaches like other places.
As an Australian this all feels so normal and relatable. It’s kinda funny and interesting about the differences the two counties have.
As an Australian that lived in Indiana, Im very happy I moved back here for all of these reasons
Draught is such a huge problem here Ryan that water saving became essential. We have "half flush" buttons and "full flush buttons". Our toilet is either 2lt or 4lt of water being flushed down the pipes. And a side step; during a really bad drought in the 1990's many suburban houses installed water tanks. Ours holds 4,500lt of water, rain water collected from our large roof.
*drought .. draught is carlton, in a can. its a beer. typo there in your first line :)
Drought. ..Draught is a beer😁👍✌️
..& Australia Invented the dual flush toilet👍
@@glenod drought is also when the cold air comes in under the door 😂 (pronounced draft) EDIT- I meant draught!!
@@Dr_KAP hmm, nah.. thats spelt Draught or draft, ( cold air under the door ) drought is prolonged period of low rainfall. Theres a difference. youd best double check your own spelling before commenting cobber.
@@glenod draught yes that’s what I meant 🤦♀️ lol I’m losing it 😂
Very happy I was born, live and am raising children in Australia! All of this is true and so much more ❤
Australia is soo good❤ love my country
So the dmv version in Australia used to be total crap, but they completely revamped everything in the last 10yrs or so. I can renew my license and/or registration all from the app on my phone. I recently had to go in for an eye check (licence related), didn't even have to line up. Yes there's a service desk right up the front where staff members greet you & help you figure out where to go/what you need. So efficient 🥰
Yup, the DMV as described sounds much like the RTA (here in NSW) used to back in the 2000s. It's shockingly efficient now, which would have been unthinkable in the past and proves that Government services can be streamlined by continuous improvement.
So you're not in QLD then, haha.
Aussie here!!! Central Coast NSW based
1. Good parks are dependent on where you are. Higher tourist
and economical areas have MUCH better parks, some are absolute crap but there are really good ones.
Also “lagoons”?!? No Aussie calls them that 😂 It’s just a pool. Some playgrounds have “wet areas” which look like the photos he had; these in parks are free but there are more pools than wet areas in parks. And again not every pool is like these, high tourist areas will have them yes, and you have to pay an admission fee, only beaches etc. are free as they are public areas, pools are owned by the council.
The grills are awesome, they are set up like little “huts” with an undercover table and benches with a grill next to it; but I believe you still need to pay for the gas to turn on (I haven’t used one as an adult)
2. Australian coffee is AMAZING! I feel like Starbucks is just ‘normal’ to us, every cafe is like a Starbucks with the amount of add-ons and types of coffee you can choose from. Only problem is most cafes/coffee shops open super early (5:00ish) and close early (3:00ish) in the afternoon. Otherwise it’s just Maccas or servos and they aren’t very nice.
3. Roundabouts are everywhere and do help a lot but some people don’t always understand them. But they help with traffic immensely when used right.
4. I was so surprised you guys don’t sell watermelon by the quarter 😂
Some places (especially in summer) sell halves too.
5. Again didn’t know the water was so high in your toilets; every toilet (aside from portaloos) have a half and full button. Half is for urine full is for… yeah…
6. Sunscreen is free in a small vial 50ml or so but only at certain places. Sunscreen is so cheap because we need so much. Australia has a hold on the ozone which means the UV level (the measurement of the sun of how damaging it it) is a lot worse than the rest of the world. Also that one litre wouldn’t go very far; sunscreen is recommended to be reapplied every 4 hours or so; a familiar of 4 would probably go through that in a week long vacation on the beach 😂
7. We party so hard! Any excuse for a day off. And public holidays, we will turn anything into a public holiday for a day off 😂
8. Sushi is awesome! Couldn’t think of anything worse than cutting it up
9. RMS (Roads and Maritime Services) sometimes good, sometimes shit. Really cool how we have waiting numbers
10. The lowest we have is 5c
Another amazing thing we have that he doesn’t mention is our tax is already added onto the price of the item you want to buy. No $4.30 plus tax, it’s just $4.50 straight up.
11. RBT’s (Random Breath Tests) go hand in hand with point number 7. We are a huge party country, meaning a lot of drinking. We blow into a straw or count to 10 and it reads our alcohol limit. Takes less than 20 seconds and we are all happy to do it, we rather the cops take 20 seconds of our lives making sure everyone is being tested, then having a drunk driver be on the roads killing innocent people. And it’s apart of our laws, you can get in a lot of trouble if you don’t pull over to be breathalysed.
Something that nobody seems to mention. As well as 4 weeks paid annual leave for all full time employees, there is a 17.5% leave loading. (The reason is complicated.) So you get paid MORE when you're on holidays. Casual and part time employees are paid 25% extra per hour to compensate. The national minimum full time wage is now $21.38 per hour. Most employers would pay $25 or more. A normal working week is 38 hours. After that, time and a half for 3 hours and then double time. There are penalty rate for nights, weekends and public holidays. If you work for the same employer for 10 years, you are entitled to 13 weeks leave and 1.3 weeks a year after that. Your employer must also pay the equivalent of 12.5% of your wage to superannuation which you normally can't access until 65. We do OK.
American toilets require more water because the waste pipes are usually smaller.
He did mention 5 weeks annual leave - although that isn't normal - usually it's 4 weeks. Those that get 5 weeks are generally shift workers - miners, nurses etc
@@annetterawlings4549 I agree ... 4 weeks; perhaps he confused it with 4 weeks 'plus some' (that being 10 days sick leave)
@@ireneb3433 my husband worked in the mines and got 5 weeks annual leave plus 2 weeks sick/personal leave - which is what most 24/7 shift workers get
A lot of people don't get leave loading, only those lucky enough to have had a Union negotiate it for them. Take the IT sector. No leave loading.
@@guyb7995 I'd be looking into that if I were you - it's got nothing to do with union representation - I have never belonged to a union and have always had leave loading UNLESS it was a casual or salaried position
Roundabouts and traffic circles look the same but are vastly different, we still have people raised in Australia who are clueless when it comes to roundabouts. Yes we do some not so bright people here as well.
Yes traffic circles are not well designed and is one of the reasons Americans are opposed to roundabouts because they mistakenly think a roundabout is a traffic circles
What is tge difference?
@@timothyconnolly6910 traffic circles actually have the people in the circle stop instead of roundabout where you give way to anyone on the roundabout
This is a vid explaining better 3.11 for exact spot in vid
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@@timothyconnolly6910 if there is a traffic light inside the circle, its not a roundabout. im not talking about roundabouts with peak/congestion lights. if you ever have to stop in the roundabout for any reason other than the road in front of you is backed up, its not a roundabout.
A depressing amount of Australians don't know how to indicate properly at roundabouts. Drives me round the bend
As an Australian, I take these things for granted so much!
as an aussie loved how you get so surprised by us!!! yes traffic circles like a few others have said are roundabouts, dual flush dunnies for saving water, sushi----that what your saw is called sushi train- my son at the age of 8 and his mates would often go to the one in palmy on the gold coast, maccas up the road but no these boys wanted sushi, i used to think yukk until i tried it chicken sushi unreal!!! our parks are fantastic yes and nearly all of them are fenced in so you cant loose your little ones... free barbeques, a lot of them with boiling water so no need to carry a thermos of coffee or yes most of them are near a great coffee shop, forget your starbucks, there are so many coffee shops that serve the most brilliant coffees. Yes we can party, rule of thumb here work damn hard party even friggin harder.... i hope some day that you get to experience australia, and likewise id love to go to America, i think really no matter where we all are in the world we all have our own uniqueness. cheers for your videos, even though this is 6months old, im slowly catching up to your new ones!!! see ya mate catch ya on the flip side!!!!!
Queensland here, we have a park halfway down our street. It has a big play area with sunshades, there are also sheltered areas with tables and benches, free BBQ's, and we also have a circuit of free exercise equipment. Our beaches have a variety of things and everyone can use, BBQ's, hot water, shower and toilet facilities, exercise equipment, filtered water, water for pets. All free.
I'm sorry but it's not free. Rates paid.
Sorry but it just bugs me. Nothing in this world comes for me. I am behind this type of spending though.
Re Sushi, chicken is fairly common in Australia. But here in Japan chicken is common too at combinis (convenience stores). Sushi is really just the roll and doesn’t dictate that it’s raw fish. That’s sashimi (not to be confused). Often nigiri will be sashimi only too
Australia is amazing 💙 love from an Aussie.
Ps. I noticed the coffee in America was horrendous. Our coffee here is so much nicer.
I've heard nothing but bad things about seppo coffee. Look what happened with Starbucks.
US coffee is worse than coffee was here in the mid-1950's (with the exception of the espresso bars that were starting to spring up).
the partying thing is obviously true lol, the classes at one of the schools i went to would host parties for the teachers coming back, farwell, birthdays etc and the specific teacher ones were made BY THE STUDENTS *ONLY* its amazing and we cooperate so well its great
The equivalent of the DMV in my state is 'Services NSW' and they cover virtually all state government services. A good friend of mine who is American, but a permanent resident here, told me of her first encounter with them. She's very outdoorsy and had to get things done for her drivers license, firearms licence and get a fishing licence. She took the day off to do it all.
The place was a large centre and quite busy. She got greeted at the front door. She explained what she wanted. The guy told her that could all be done by one person at one counter. She took her number, had about a 10 to 15 minute wait. While that was going on she noticed the 'greeters' handle three people, with three different ethnicities, all with limited English, like it was a breeze. Her number was called, it took about 5 to 10 minutes to do it all, including having her photo-ID taken and a eyesight check at the counter. At the end of it they let her know there were some aspects she could now do online next time if she wanted. She had a similar experience the first time she went to an Australia Post shop to send stuff home.
It wasn't always so though. I can remember decades ago when you needed to pack a lunch if you were renewing your licence or car rego (an online thing now). I'm sure they still have their bad days, but it's usually much better now. I've spent some time in the USA and I have to say their public offices seem really slow and run by Marg's sisters from the Simpsons. I really don't understand why it is better here; I expected that sort of stuff to be slicker in the USA. The most noticeable difference seems to be in the level of staff selection and training.
Yep they used to be RTA, but now they're RMS.
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@@kelliewhyte_85 Yeah, if I remember correctly, way back they were Department of Motor Transport (DMT). Then they combined with the Department of Main Roads (DMR) to form the Roads and Traffic Authority (pr RTA - rumour has it because they used to argue with each other about who was responsible for what).
Then they combined with Maritime Services to form Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). Then AFAIK RMS became part of Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and Service NSW became the 'one stop shopfront' for most state government stuff (it being under the Department of Customer Service)???
Do they still have any stand-alone RMS / TfNSW places (maybe for driver tests or something like that)?? I used to work for NSW Government (but in emergency services) and it was a pain trying to keep track of who was what at times. I think they all share a common NSW Government logo now, which is at least something.
The wages paid to the workers probably have a bit to do with the staffing differences. Pretty sure the Aussie wages would be at least 2-3 times higher per hour in Aus. Our kids at Maccas get paid more that the US minimum wage!
@@kelliewhyte_85 I still call it the rta, old habits die hard 😊. Love the concierges it makes it so much less stressful when they greet you and help get you quickly through the process.
@@tacitdionysus3220 Service NSW. One stop shop, very service orientated, so different from the old days! Jeez some grumps used to work there, maybe the job was rubbish but the staff who are there now seem much more engaged and therefore seem to enjoy their work more. I would have to say that would be the biggest turnaround I've seen in a business and it's a government department! So it can be done.
Pure-bred Proud Aussie and will always be a proud Aussie these are just somethings that are amazing about this country😎✨
I'm not a pure bred aussie, I'm half Indonesian, but I've lived in Canberra for as long as I can remember and I'm proud to be an Aussie
@@iqluvnat welcome aboard 😎✨
100% Aussie born and bred also. Very proud being an Aussie 😊😊😊😊
Also most of the parks are designed for climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling, all the physical skills to encourage kids to use their muscles and coordination. They have soft fall floors and are usually very well-maintained.
Yes, exactly. At my primary school, there were two playgrounds that were completely different - one was for second graders and younger while the other one was for third graders and older. The playground for the younger kids was a bit bigger, it had a slide, a balancing beam thing, a fire pole, etc. The playground for the older kids had this large thing we called "the spider web", some tires you could climb up as well as a climbing wall. The one for the older kids was probably a bit dangerous for the younger kids so I'm glad that two different playgrounds were made.
I will never complain about QLD Transport & Main Roads ever again after seeing this! Why is everyone so rude in USA? Yes we have to wait an hour when it’s busy at transport department but it’s not hours and the staff are almost always friendly. So lucky to live in the great down under ❤
Yep ive grown up eating sushi rolls like that for a quick cheap lunch. Took me a while to realise that it was an Aussie thing.😅 even my Japanese friend “misses” Aussie sushi rolls.
G'day Ryan, I had the great pleasure of visiting the USA in the 80s and 90s. The people I met were so friendly and welcoming to this Aussie. It was the best holiday. You live in a great country. Ps beer is week as piss. Take care and stay safe young cobber.
Totally agree about parks. Our local park in Sydney (Meadowbank look it up) had a multi-million skate park and toddler park added. And only a short time later had an older kid park added. Super cool and millions spent. So popular.
But nice thing was my kids saw it was finished a couple of days before the council offical open day. My kids opened gate and played only to have Mayor turn up a few minutes later.
What did he do?….
No, he didn’t stop my kids. He jumped on social media and put a call out to all the kids “hey kids, I know our open day is in 2 days, but it’s finished and there are already kids playing…. So come on down and enjoy your park early”
Currently I am in our other home of Japan.
Parks seriously suck here!!!! We missed the quality of Aussie parks
Schools in Australia have "No hat- no play" rule too so kids have to sit in the shade if they don't have a hat on.
I've watched heaps of Tristan's videos. He spent lockdown in Australia and made some fantastic content!! Oh and sushi logs are the best, smoked salmon and avacado is the best!
I’m in the US from Australia. Back in the 90s on a visit home I took a few bottles of SPF 50+ sunscreen for the family. At the time I think the best they had in Oz was about 18-20. It seemed odd that for a place with such high skin cancer rates there’s not higher SPF sunscreen. I wrote to a company (J&J I think) and asked. Surprisingly, I got a reply (note that this was before the internet, the response was actual snail mail!) They offered that the reason higher SPF sunscreen wasn’t sold in Oz was because of a “false sense of security”; if people used “stronger” sunscreen they might assume they could stay out in the sun longer and potentially make things worse for themselves. 🤔
Yep, we are still warned that SPF 50 is great but can encourage people to stay in the sun longer & it still needs to be reapplied regularly ✌🏼
Teaching PDHPE yes, that's exactly what the kids think with 15 and 30.
probably worth noting that when the spf 50 came into effect in Australia, most sunscreens just changed their packaging to reflect the new ratings, cause they had always been spf 50+, they'd just not been allowed to write that on the package as 15/30 was the max rating here.
Interestingly, zinc cream (traditionally thought of as teh most powerful) was one of the few that didn't comply with the new standard. I have a lot of allergy issues & have had trouble finding sunscreen I can use ever since that spf change, cause additional ingredients were added into zinc creams so as to boost their spf ratings to reach the new standards. I have to stick with just a hat & graded exposure, cause I get severe chemical burns from every sunscreen I've tried since that change
The SPF in Australia used to be a different standard to US ones. The only reason we gave higher SPF now is to try and align then with international labelling.
@@mehere8038 I guess you’ve tried the sunscreen without any chemicals in it? Stupid question. I’m sure you have.
Most states the equivalent to your DMV has a concierge that asks what service your looking for, gives you a ticket then directs you to the seated waiting area. They usually have a screen that scrolls ticket numbers and window numbers for your service.
Or helps you with a self service computer. This is an awesome way to do business
6:27 the reason sunscreen is so cheap here in Australia is because it is SO hot and people get sunburned VERY easily, so even at the school that I go to, they have sunscreen in the classrooms.
Sashimi and Sushi same but different.. Our Sushi here is usually cooked Tuna or Chicken with cucumber and avocado..
Sashimi is raw fish or meat ..
The influence of Asian cuisine in my lifetime has been huge.. as the memories of war faded and travelling became cheaper more and more Asian food was added to the Aussie palette.. all I can say is Yay for that..
I grew up in Airlie Beach. I remember going to the lagoon during sunday markets and there was people who would sculpt sand sculptures and put lights inside. I remember the the fairy lights wrapped around the trees, and there was this one tree that was huge in the area where that huge food mall-like shop near the crystal shop was. I remember fishing off the Schute Harbor docks for squid with my family, back before the ghetties got destroyed and closed off for fishing. This was like 20 years ago though. I remember the Fantasea events, and my family would drive up behind the PCYC and watch the fireworks. I remember going to the lagoon and meeting my best friend at the time, she was trying to surf in the kiddie pool lol. We used to have barbeque there every few weeks. I miss Airlie so much.
Your childhood sounds amazing! Nothing really goes on here in Canberra. Also, where is airlie beach? I've only been to batemans bay and a few other beaches on the sapphire coast, but I have to say that merimbula is my favourite so far.
We used to have one and two cent pieces that we got rid of, so for example, if something is say $7.23 it's rounded up to $7.25, and if it's $7.22 it's rounded down to $7.20. We also got rid of the one and two dollar notes and replaced them with coins.
If they accept cash at all lol
@@liandajane3207 Places accept cash... they also accept card, but we can use it if necessary.
Watching this as in Australian, it's really funny to see how the Americans get so excited when they see everything Australia has to offer.
I'm Australian in Melbourne and we do have parks similar to some American ones, but generally they are updated every few years and they are designed by architects or civil engineers.
I've never called a public pool a lagoon maybe that's in qld but not here in Vic they also ain't free nor are the bbqs, but toilets are free
I’m Victorian and live in the country. All the country towns my family visits have parks with free bbqs. Free playgrounds, rotundas with picnic tables and seating. Clean, free public facilities. Sounds like you might need to get out of Melbourne on your days off!
He was talking about the public very much free "pools" that are designed to look like lagoons ,they are on the Esplanades in the hotter areas of Australia and are all free
Yep we have some amazing parks/playgrounds in Australia. The ones he showed are usually the brand new ones which are being built in ‘new suburbs’ around 5yrs old. They also knocking down the old ones and building new ones.
And yes we have some of the best coffees here. I have been to a few state in America and I struggled finding a good coffee. Even in NYC! So shocked!Here they are all over the place.
There are a lot of free water parks now, too. Fountains and things that dump water on you and areas where kids can play in running water, but no pools. Great way to cool off and poor kids can have fun as well.
3:20 I'm not the only one who calls it 'roundabouts' right (coming from an aussie lol)
Speaking american language so that they understand
@@shelldensmith5271 ahhh okk
So true! What is a traffic circle (I’m an aussie too)
@@CLIO4069 right? lol😂
Think this is the earliest I've ever been for a video haha. Greetings from Australia, mate! I've binge watched a lot of your Australia reactions, and always great content. Keep up the great work!
Where I live, we have amazing parks. One has a whole section with various play equipment, bbq's and seating etc, then another part sectioned off is a large Japanese style garden to walk through, and just down from that a free zoo, with different Australian animals to look at. You could spend all day there and it doesn't cost a thing (unless you go to the cafe for lunch) We have a lot of 'splash parks' too. Which is basically a rubber floor area where spouts of water shoot up. Keeps the kids cool without a drowning risk. As a single parent raising two kids, it is such a blessing to have so many amazing free places to entertain small children. Right now its school holiday's and the centre of town is full of free school holiday activies for kids (or cheap stuff like $4 to ride the mini train or get a balloon animal. My city subsidises a lot of free entertainment for families and yearly community events. I love it here.
Oh wow! Sorry if this sounds creepy but what city do you live in? I wanna ask my parents to go on a road trip there! :D
Not sure what zoo in Australia is free but yes there are some free splash parks
@@cyvirus11 its not a full zoo, but there are emus, wallabies, wimbats, quokkas, an Avery, and some farm animals.
As an Aussie, who has visited the US a number of times, I would also add a few more - we know how to make decent bread and our Maccas is way healthier to begin with. Trust me though we have just as many morons here that don't know how to use a roundabout properly. We also have huge fines for speeding, drink driving and using a mobile phone while driving
My grandson visited me, a while ago, and we did a playground crawl, ending up at a Splash Park, that had all kinds of water spouts, like a pirate ship, a fire engine, tipping buckets etc.
The funniest thing is that about once every 45mins or so, the water stops for about 30 seconds. It was hilarious, the kids froze, there was silence, and my grandson called out, " I didn't do it, nana!" Then the water came on again, and it was business as usual. Tricky trying to get the lad dried, to head home. He'd have stayed there forever!
It took me a while to realize that ‘traffic circles’ were roundabouts 😂
The coffee is good!. Driving circle (roundabout) yes we have them everywhere, Toilets use less water because we have to save water, we get droughts a lot, Australia is a very dry country mostly. Sushi is great, eat it like a sandwich, Random breath testing we call a booze bus in Aus. Having a great Arvo here :P hope you do the same
I had no idea you guys don’t have sushi train restaurants in the US! The roadside BAC testing is world-leading in my opinion. The stops are called an RBT (random breath testing) and often has a higher presence around public holidays because that’s when the points penalty for traffic violations doubles.
These are the free water and bbq parks we have in Brisbane. lol my son was a cray cray and would climb everything xoxo