In regards to tipping in Australia we don't have to tip, most of the time we don't. In the USA it annoyed me about tipping. Also in Australia the tax is included in the price. In the USA they have to add the tax onto the price. i think they need to pay people better in the USA so people don't have to tip.
A few things would USA a bit better, adopt a livable minimum wage to eliminate tipping, adopt our tax system (having to save up and pay all your income taxes at the end of the yr would drive me insane lol) also depends on what state u live u have to pay federal income taxes as well as a state income tax so essentially u have to pay twice ,stuff that! Here our income tax comes out automatically and sales taxes are already included in the prices ,I think Americans would love our tax system. And universal health care like we do (no it's not perfect and could be improved but it's certainly better than how u.s. do it now) ,just those 3 things would make the place so much better 🤔 I'd love to move there but those 3 things are just a bit scary lol
Often you rounded up to the nearest $5 or left the change for a cab. 1988 we were coming home & a porter grabbed our bags at the taxi stand & took them to the check in counter. I had 2 bags so tipped $2 my mate had 1 so tipped $1 - the other couple tipped none so the porter ran over their bags with his trolley LOL.
@@matthewbrown6163 lol maybe he should've opted for a different career path. I flat out refuse to do service jobs cause even in oz it's crap money, my brother does it, dies rediculas hrs (like 12hr days) for a lousy 20$ an hr, I work in transport driving forklifts ,it's super piss easy work, only do 7 hrs actual work ,get paid for 7.5 hrs and get 37 an hr , so I do way less hrs than him, it's 0 stress and earn 17$ more an hr. It seems the harder u work the less u earn 😬 Service jobs should be paid same as us cause of the bs they have to deal with. And fyi 37 an hr in oz is still pretty crap money tbh.
@@matthewbrown6163 I’d have knocked the porter out. They’re already being paid, I don’t care what the wage is People have the power, don’t work the jobs until they raise the wage. They either raise the wage and get workers in or go under, We have the power, bout time people started using it Edit: the reason why people don’t do this is there’s no security in backing yourself. People would rather the devil they know than the one they don’t. This would have to happen en masse, but you WILL get what you want. Imagine if 50 million American Employees went on Strike. 50 million is an unsustainable hit to the economy. That’s a lot of shit not getting done. And if you can organise the strike workers that will have the biggest impact to the economy, you will get what you want even quicker. (Transportation, logistics, construction, farmers, retail, hospitality and medical). They’re at our mercy, not the other way around. This mindset has allowed them to kick down what ever scraps they feel like off the main table and into the pig pen, Demand a proper plate of food, This is exactly what allows the rich to grow richer.
My stepdaughter and her husband went to New York for their honeymoon. When they came back the husband said there was virtually no vegetables anywhere they went to eat and he said he's normally not big on vegetables but by the time they got home he was hanging out for a vegetable lol. From Australia
I went there in the 90s on a contiki tour, I must admit I found the food not so good, I had never seen pastries as a breakfast food before and it was a struggle to get a healthy salad sandwich or something that was fresh. Ordered a ham and cheese breakfast muffin and it came out with 1/2 a cup of orange melted cheese that was poured on top as the cheese, don’t they have sliced cheese in the states ? The healthiest meal I had on my trip was in phoenix, Arizona.
😀 we had the same thing happen with our kids they were craving fresh fruit and veggies . Everywhere we ate added Doritos and only offered soft drink One breakfast place my son asked for a glass of milk .. the look on the waitress face was classic 😀
To be fair, Isaac has responded to heaps of “10 reasons to not visit Australia “ videos, so he was always going to do one about not visiting America in response 🤷♂️
My first trip to LA and I saw an outlaw bikie stuck on the side of the road. Went up and helped him sort an electrical issue and got him going. That guy in appreciation showed me the best time around town. Pretty much all Americans are really cool. Great video Ian 👍👍👍👍
Absolutely, Sydney and Canberra dwellers are the ar*eholes of Australia. I should know, Canberra is my home town and i cant bare to ever go back. Brisvegas is pretty good and Melbourne is OK :)
Yeah it's a city thing. I remember moving from Brisbane to a small town. Learnt to say Hi to anyone I saw in the street etc. Went back to Brisbane for a holiday and people glared at me for saying Hi etc.
Add to that, in Australian cities we do have druggies, homeless, crime, public weirdness, but not even close at the levels you see in the US for a comparably-sized city. Sydney and Melbourne are, for example, bigger than almost every US city, population wise, but homelessness and violent crime rates are 4-6 times higher in large US cities.
@@nevinbrockett1858 I said almost all. Look at the population of all capital cities in the US states and only a handful are bigger than Sydney and Melbourne. Also, I'm talking about RATES of crimes being 4-6 times higher, not absolute numbers. Which means in LA the absolute number of violent crimes is 8-12x more than in Sydney. So my point is still completely correct.
When I first got to the US, I got the, "Uh huh," response when I said thanks for something. I had been told that saying, "You're welcome," was the best way to respond when someone thanked me, instead of my usual, "No worries." So it was kinda weird that "Uh huh" was being said by servers at restaurants.
I wonder if it's because, in their line of work in their culture instead of thanking them you would just tip them as a way of communicating that rather than what we're used to is offering appreciation, so the "uh huh" = "well are you really greatful - you didn't tip me?"
@@jaredalexander3130 I apologize that you feel as if patrons have an obligation to you personally. Respect is important but let me make something very clear, have no delusions about the fact that people owe you nothing aside from the payment for your services. Being passive aggressive like that is a sure fire way to kiss a tip goodbye. It's also rather rude to be passive aggressive in general, so check your attitude at the door, Mister Jared. It looks rather pathetic on you.
@@SpaceEmperorGenos sorry you mistake me, but I don't disagree with you. Personally I'm not from America or a place were we tip at all so I genuinely have no idea what it's like, I was merely speculating what it might be like from the perspective of people raised in that different society. I don't agree with it, but was just simply trying to understand it
Yes that and uh?? When they are confused sometimes feels weird, I'm seeing that australians and mexicans we are more to say "You are welcome" as our politeness way, sí yes I understand you
Ha ha ha. I can tell you Ian. I was in the US for 6 weeks. Out of the major cities, I met the nicest people. The volume of food effected me. I travelled with my US friends, they eat every meal time and can get through all the food. I looked for the smallest meals on the menu and still couldn’t get through a full meal. I felt full all the time. In one day. I went number 2, 5 times. My stomach just couldn’t take it. Then the gallon sized drinks OMG, I’d ask for the small (same size as a large in Australia). I never did the refills. So Issac is kind of right.
I am a big bloke & I was eating the medium size as I could not eat all the food. The refill stations are crazy for those 4 litre drinks full of sugar. I like a soft drink & coffee but those sizes are too bloody huge for anyone.
@@matthewbrown6163 I saw people refill them. Where does it all go ha ha ha. Like you, I’m not a small bloke. But people much shorter and thinner could slam down a meal and desert. We just don’t eat or drink like that in Australia.
Sometimes in Australia I think that food is not priced according to the quality but the portion size, the smaller the portion the more expensive. Went to a restaurant last week and my meal was on this huge plate ( never seen a plate that big before) and the food on it would not have been enough to feed my 2 year old grand son. $65 later I left and headed straight to Maccas
Go to Vellas in Mackay, HUGE hamburgers, HUGE CHIPS, they often throw in the odd fish or prawn cocktail or potato scallop as extra to see if you notice LOL
My mum mom went to America for a couple of years came back, crossed the road in the middle of the night and got ran over, hit and run, smashed her leg bone to pieces, mum mom was left in the bushes on the side of the road all night. Once her leg got better, idiot was drunk, forgot she was in Australia and BANG, another hit and run. I felt sorry for her the first time, second time, no.
I agree. Americans are actually some of the nicest people you can meet. Especially down South ⬇️ I met these two army girls in a hotel bar once and they ended up inviting me to stay at their place for two weeks and lending their cars when they were at work. I had the Best time ever .
I’ve always found Americans, in general, to be very friendly. Yeah, there are differences which we don’t always understand, but isn’t that the fun part of visiting different places and cultures?
The heartland of the US is full of lovely people. But I think based on what we see at the Awards nights in Hollywood and New York, these MORON Socialist freaks shows aren't a real representation of the USA.
I love this because Isaac being a comedian finally has the chance to throw the shoe on the other foot as he has reacted to so many Americans throwing shade at Australia. Nothing here is really meant to be taken seriously
After a month in the UK, hubby and I went to Chicago for a week for a convention a few years back. First night we went to the burger bar in the hotel because we were tired. That tipped us off to portion sizes. We only went to a restaurant one other time, and that meal lasted us 2 days. We had to try a deep dish pizza and ribs while in Chicago. The rest of the time we went to a local Wholefoods and purchased cold meats and salads to keep ‘things’ regular. We found salads at the convention center for lunches, but it was hard with all the pretzels, hot dogs and other starchy foods that were on offer. Even the breakfast club in our hotel that we joined had limited fiber. I can’t believe you guys eat pastries for breakfast. I would generally choose a piece of toast or bagel and add peanut butter and banana, and maybe a hard boiled egg.
Damn, I haven't heard anyone mention Rodney Rude in years. My dad use to listen to him when he would take me camping as a kid, when he explained the humour to me as I was only about 6 I was hooked.
Never been to USA but I have a friend here in Australia that goes there every two years (he's been around 12 times) usually goes to Utah because he has friends there and he loves it. They love his accent too. I think he's an American in an Australian body whereas you're an Australian in an American body. My friend actually looks like you too ironically.
That was kind of fair. I thought the Buttsmarn was gonna be rude. I love Ur work and appreciate your Aussie reviews. If U ever make it to Aus U can crash at my place if U want to. Much love
In the Middle Ages you never knew who you were going to meet when travelling on horseback. Most people are right-handed, so if a stranger passed by on the right of you, your right hand would be free to use your sword if required .now you are imagining that the usa would drive on the left side and the right hand free for the gun
Agreed with your commentary except for the side of road to drive on. Everyone drove on the left (was to do with carriage driving and having a shooter to protect it placed in the most efficient side (everyone had to be right handed at the time)). Napoleon decided to confuse the British by changing sides to ride on the road. As such, Europe had to change and Russia and the UK stayed the same. The US showed solidarity with the French in hating the British and followed suit. Other countries changed for ease later. As such, we are traditionally correct and you guys followed a mad Frenchman who lost 😜
He was left handed so forced everyone in the french territories to use left handed scissors and drive left handed horses. Sitting on the right hand side of the vehicle with your right dominant hand always on the wheel, left operating gears is the safest way to drive unless you are left handed.
Hold on. I was on vacation in Hawaii and we ran into a couple from Australia. We were at a luau on the big island of Hawaii. The food was great, the Australians were great, and everyone had a wonderful time. It helped that we were all three sheets to the wind, because wine was included in the price of the meal. I just wanted to say that the Australians were some of the nicest people I have ever ran into.
Don’t believe a word Issac is saying at 12:57. He’s says there’s nothing to do in Australia which is far from the truth, there’s lots to do here, it’s just some Australians (including Issac) either don’t realise that. He named the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney harbour bridge (which is far more than just an ordinary bridge) but he missed so many other things such as: Uluru, the 12 apostles, the blue mountains (3 sisters), Rottnest island, Hamilton island, the Sydney opera house, Flinders street station, Eureka tower, Q1, Coober Pedy, the beautiful nightlife of Perth and Brisbane, Mount Wellington, Perisher Vally (which snows in the winter), Mount Kosciuszko (the highest mountain in Australia), Kuranda, Brisbane story bridge, watch a live game of football/cricket/rugby/AFL, all of Gold Coast’s Theme/water parks, Sydney & Melbourne’s Luna park, a P&O cruise around Australia is the literal definition of a good time out, and all the beaches in the east coast of Australia are stunning. There’s still more to name but I don’t want this comment to be miles long. Obviously there’s still more to do in America but this guy acts like Australia is a boring miserable place, it’s not.
Don't forget you can open the tap on a Goon bag and then blow into it to make a soft pillow afterwards. I used to blow one up and put it in a pillow case because it is a nice size to sleep on a bus.
One thing I have heard that gets alot of American's confused is when we Aussie's say 'how ya going' and American's don't understand. Not sure why that's so hard to interpret, it's practically the same as 'how you doin', 'how do you do' e.t.c. Either way it's funny seeing the confusion on people's faces.
I've noticed heaps of American YT channels/vlogs using many of our expressions without having a clue where they've come from. So many think "no worries" is universal along with "how're you going". I blame YT for it. I agree that it used to confuse the Yanks but not so much these days.
Yes the homeless was an eye opener for me and my family back in the 90's, very sad to see so many people on the street and as a tourist we felt overwhelmed about being asked for money so often. We loved New York and San Francisco and I absolutely loved Boston (I could live there) and New Orleans. The further East we went we felt that they could cope with our accent as they seemed to be more international savvy. However I remember being at a diner in San Francisco and ordered a 'Milk Shake' and the waitress could not understand me. I had to point to the menu and even then she was totally confused and my husband had to intervene and managed to get my order across. I was speaking English but to her I may as well have been from Mars. The tipping thing to an Australian is very confusing, I had no idea what percentage we had to tip for each service. To educate people from other countries it may be a topic you can discuss to make us more educated when travelling to your amazing country, America. As tourists back then we experienced the fresh food conundrum, we ended up craving fresh fruit and fresh meals that weren't hamburgers, fries and doughnut based but maybe that is just part of being a tourist and what is available to a traveller. I love your respect for other cultures IWrocker. It must be hard to have your country that you love put under the microscope but you do it with grace and humour.
In Australia we only tip if the person gave extremely good service, and we want to reward them or say thank you. Otherise we expect the employer to pay the person adequately for doing their job. That is slowly changing here now due to the practice being normal in America. Now we have a lot of hotel staff for example who expect you to slip them $10 for bringing your bags to your room, and they give you dagger eyes when you don't. The difference is that the workers here are paid at least triple what the American workers are paid, so it's stupid for them to expect a tip on top of their hourly paid rate.
On my first trip to the USA 40 years ago, I saw Sprite on the menu. I had heard of Sprite, and I knew it was a soft drink, but I didn't know what flavour it was. So I asked. I got met with with a look that just said, "You are a moron." On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day." I went to a bar and ordered a cocktail. They came back with a glass of water. Confused, I said that I didn't order water ... I ordered a cocktail. I got met with yet another glare. No explanation. On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day." I knew I had to tip, so I added the required (approximately) 20% to the amount and wrote the new massively-inflated rounded total in on the credit card slip. The waitress got angry at me for not also writing in the actual tip amount beside the row labelled "tip", and aggressively wrote it in herself, with great drama, and stormed off. I wanted to take the tip back. On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day." Yes, that was LA. The only thing that made me smile was when I went to Fisherman's Wharf and saw a blackboard sign at the entrance of a restaurant that said, "Our staff are under strict instructions NOT to say 'Have a Nice Day'." I thought, "Right ... this place is for me."
As an “older” Australian, we were once critical of many visiting Americans for being, loud mouthed, showy, braggarts. Sadly this generation of Aussies and this guy in particular are just as bad if not worse. We once lampooned the whinging Pom (Englishman) who came to Oz but was not satisfied with seamingly, anything he found. I hope Australians do not become the same. Stop bragging about how good it is here, we know it. And stop slagging off other countries, you just look low rent. Also props Ian for your videos, you never stoop to use profanity. Those intelligent enough to construct an argument or opinion don’t need to do it.
+1! It wasn't until I travelled to America that I realised how objectionable many Australians really are. I thought I was going to be walking into a country full of "loud mouthed, showy braggarts". Turned out that the reality was that I had just walked out of a country full of "loud mouthed, showy braggarts" and into one in which manners and common decency were far more easily found.
I went to Florida and had no problem with tipping for good service. One of the taxi drivers I had was snorting and grunting like a pig he made no attempt to make conversation with me so I didn't tip him.
I love how you took that on the chin I totally agree with what you said about the smaller communities, it’s similar here in Australia they are much more welcoming Take care iwroker fam
Been to St. Augustine in Florida twice. Tipping I used the guestimate on the receipt to guide me on tipping. However my American friend thought on many occasions I was over tipping. I just felt I was being well looked after also knew about the pay disparity and tge food was so cheap I was often go 10 or 20 bucks more. Hopefully making someone have a better day. Ppl in the US are pretty much like us you get your dills as well as really nice folks. Ian and Fam keep up the great work 👏
America is one of my favourite places to visit! The people are generous and fun, the sights are incredible and there’s a fantastic energy to it! I’ll keep coming back for sure 😊
Indeed, too many are like the so called Aussie in the video and to them seeing the very common sights, and a few bars, represents seeing America. The real America can be found out in the heartlands, much like our own country folk. It is sad to see the big cities losing it and becoming more impersonal.
I'm Australian but I spent 5 months working and living in America years ago. I understand what he is saying about Americans being rude but I also agree with you. That isn't true of all Americans, quite the opposite in some cases. I spent most of my time away from the major cities and my experience was that Americans are actually very polite particularly in the service industry. I found the Americans I met and worked with to be friendly polite and welcoming. My experience in LA was rather different though. Not everyone is polite in Australia either.
We still tip in Australia if the service is good, but it's not required so it's more authentic. Also Isaac always exaggerates for comedic effect and is playing a bit of a character, but I think you already get that. I went on a Round-the-world trip when younger and stopped over in Dallas. I'd heard Americans were rude, but to my surprise they were some of the nicest people in any country we visited. One guy just randomly started a conversation after hearing our accents and gave us a few tips for foreigners, really friendly. Sort of the opposite to LA I'd imagine.
Oh no… ok, word of advice from someone who used to watch isaac butterfield religiously, don’t take anything he says seriously. This includes the stuff he says when he’s being serious. I haven’t watched him in a while so i’m not sure about recent stuff but he used to make some videos about the lgbtq community, and while i don’t think he was trying to be malicious, he’s certainly not well educated on the topic. (Not to mention his lack of action about the blatant and rampant homophobia in the comments of his instagram posts. He’ll post something mildly homophobic and everyone will start complaining about queer things that none of them even understand, and he claims to not be homophobic but never actually does anything about the problem) Apart from that there’s also his view that all women should be shaving leg and armpit hair, which made me (a young female) think i had to do so or i was disgusting. It’s still in my head that it’s gross to not shave and i really wish i never watched him. He also has a rule to never apologise for a joke, and while it sounds fine in theory, you don’t know what people have been through. Imagine making jokes about SA to a victim, and refusing to apologise when they get upset. Ian, you have one of the most wholesome channels ever, your family is so sweet and you seem like such a nice guy with a genuine curiosity about the things you’re really interested in. Please stay away from this guy. He’s easy to agree with and you get sucked down a wormhole of watching videos of him complaining about people who just want to be left alone.
I noticed in New York anyone holding a mop or broom etc was black. Anyone delivering laundry, dry cleaning was what Americans call Hispanic. We think they're white in Australia. They are. As for cleaning jobs etc anyone does them in Australia and they pay well. Once I bought some earrings off a street vendor ( there were lots, always black) and the guy had his face tense like most people in NY. I was just my normal cheery self, and he relaxed a lot. He came round and we looked at his earrings together. He was African by his accent, probably studying in the US. I mentioned something about Australia and he said ' Are you Australian'? 'That is why you are so nice!' Oh god. Ian's right about how people are so fast and tense in the big cities. I mean they were really tense. Its a real 'time is money' vibe. The black people were the friendiest, including the large homeless population. That homeless situation was really confronting. I come from Melbourne ( 5 million) and we have homeless, but its miniscule in comparison. They are not everywhere at all. The highlight of my trip was when I was lost in Union Square and a gentleman who looked like he'd just stepped out of 'Gone With the Wind', lifted his hat (!!!! yes, hat and all ) and asked in a deep southern accent ' You need directions Ma'am?'......Oh, he was wonderful. I thought I was in a time warp. So, what Ian is saying is correct. In the big cities some Americans can seem like they're a different species to their mid west/country cousins.
Driving on the left side of the road makes no sense. I'm Canadian and apparently we orginally drove on the left but we abandoned the left side of the road in the 1920s to facilitate traffic to and from the United States. This just made sense with how interconnected our countries are.
My son has been living I AZ for almost 2 years and he said that people are very friendly. It just be just the big cities. I haven't been to the US as yet and always wanted to in my teen years in the 90s but I dunno now
My wife and I went to a restaurant in Las Vegas and left a generous tip, when we left the restaurant my wife noticed that they had already added the tip to the bill. So they double dipped the tip. From then on we always looked at the bill first before tipping. 😁
Adding the tip to the check seems to be very common for tables of 8 or more usually and also bigger groups that split checks. Being that I worked in that field I know that a lot of times the servers don't get tipped otherwise.
Generally, Australians and New Zealanders say tipping is not only unnecessary but also a practice to be avoided since it encourages service staff to pay better attention to those who seem like 'good tippers,' or so the argument goes.
Well, Isaac, I was walking through Darlinghurst in Sydney and two guys were crouched in broad daylight on the footpath injecting themselves. As I walked by, one looked up at me and said, "Sorry". (I was actually staying in a tiny apartment at the Salvation Army homeless men's service for some job experience as a manager, but had worked for many years with homeless men so this didn't shock me as it might have shocked Isaac.) Re rudeness - I found New Yorkers very well-mannered opening doors and on public transport, but anyone on the phone was so difficult and hard to talk to if they didn't know me (even had that calling American friends from here when their family has hung up on me rudely), and airport staff were incredibly unhelpful. I lost my luggage at LAX and arrived at JFK in New York with nothing. The guy at the the correct airport section shrugged his shoulders and said "Whadda ya want me to do about it?" I never felt that if I needed help I could just ask someone, as I could do in Australia. It felt like there was an extra barrier. However, riding the bus was like having a party! On one bus in Queens, people started spontaneously laughing and chatting and it was amazing. I had never seen something like that in Australia. Obviously there were the half naked drunk guys on the subway. It was funny because the whole train carriage emptied out when this happened. In Australia that wouldn't happen. We'd try to avoid eye contact, but someone might phone the cops to get the person help. Which, of course, is free here. And we would know they weren't carrying a gun. And if they arced up, there would be some people stand up to them, etc. We would still hate it, of course.
Yeah, this guy has always given me low-key alt right vibes. Never been a fan. Rude Americans? Not in my experience. My family visited American in the early 90s and we camped up and down the whole west coast. At one rest stop we were having lunch in a little park with a playground (and prairie dogs - yay!) when a pair of giant bikie members walked over to our table and said: "Sir, Ma'am, we bought too much watermelon, would you and your family like the rest otherwise it's just going to go to waste." Delicious watermelon in The States! I could go on - the servo attendants, Denny's staff, camp site families - all happy and friendly to an Aussie I can tell you!
I'm from eastern Europe and I strongly agree with you with driving on the right side of the road! If they drive on the left side they definitely drive on the WRONG side of the road!!! I can't even imagine driving my car and shift gears with my left hand!? I'm sure I would break the gear box in the first hour driving.
I've been to New York and Los Angeles several times and have always found the people to be really nice, just like everywhere else in the US. Dont get me wrong, people in the south were super friendly, but I wouldn't say the people in NYC and LA are any less friendly than any big Australian city. Always up for a chat and happy to help. Re driving. It's nerve racking at first but after a few hours driving on the 'wrong' side of the road you get used to it. Re food, the quality in the US is great. But the low quality food (which many only have access to) is of a much lower quality than in Australia.
I stayed with my ex (then girlfriend) in Harlem and was, after day one, treated like royalty (except by her Dad. He chased me around the kitchen table with a knife). My first day, I was challenged walking down the street. Some guys spotted the big goth white guy walking through their neighbourhood and got curious. I got to chatting and they seemed like good guys. Just watching out for their neighbours. I don't know if it was the British accent or just the fact I was willing to stop and chat for a bit but from that point on, every day I got a smile, a nod or a wave from those fellas whenever I went passed and they frequently called me over to introduce their friends. My ex broke up with me (her Dad hating me was too much for her) but we decided to finish off my time in the US by hitting up most of the states I'd always wanted to see. I spent almost four months in New York, based in Harlem, without getting threatened once (excluding her Dad). In the space of 10 days of leaving New York, I had a gun in my face three times, once by a cop. Just outside of Austin we stopped at a motel and some guy with a loaded gun sat outside our door in a plastic chair pointing his gun at the peephole (we could see him through the curtains). We called reception and got told 'oh, that's just Jimmy. He's a teddy bear.' After a few more minutes of chatter, the lady spoke to someone in the background. She came back with 'are you the MIXED folks?' Took me a moment to figure out what she meant. She slammed the phone and came running over screaming at 'Jimmy' to quit it and get back in his 'van'. Small town America looked at me funny, but heard the accent and would get inquisitive or aloof. It didn't like me and my ex together, much. We were followed quite a few times, our rental was scratched and had the tires popped a few times. It was an eye opener.
The thing I miss about America is Dennys, Ihop, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, Wendys, Carls Junior Burger, list goes on. Love the food.... Americans know how to cook a steak!!!!!!🇺🇸🇦🇺
I have been to L.A. Twice and loved it ,my first trip outside LAX their was a lady sitting in a cabinet I forget why, I had to walk up to her she said hello how are you? I answered good thank you, how are you? She looked surprised as though she doesn’t normally get that reaction back that surprised me. But in 2018 my last trip I never saw her.
It was about 25 years ago when I took my family to the USA. We and the children dragged our bags, so that (apparently) stopped bus-men from getting a tip. We went to a restaurant, soon after arriving, and I *NOW* realise that the waitress was expecting a great tip; but, I didn't know that.
If you come to Australia DO NOT have a vegemite sandwich for the first time UNLESS you have a hangover (for maximum pick me up) I also recommend STRONGLY vegemite on buttered toast for first timers! And get an Aussie to make it because foreigners never make em right (Ive seen some videos and yeah, just not right)
I have been to America a few times,and I found the people to be very friendly,and I liked it there.l visitedColorada, and California , never been to the east coast
Isaac is a local here - a Legend. I agree with you when it comes to small town America - people there when I visited were awesome. G'day from Newcastle mate
As a Canadian, I've travelled a lot in the USA and found most American people are pretty damned nice Their government blows ass, but whose government doesn't?
These two blokes are great, should do a tv show together, i'm an Aussie but there's nothing wrong with America, great place and great people, all American's should be proud of their country.
Yep I am aussie and have been a few times to the great US of A. Cities are ok for the sights but the country areas is where it is at. Super nice people mostly and everyone wants a chat. This was all pre 2016. Not so sure if it is still that way now. I just get the feeling a lot of decisiveness has crept into the US society, maybe due to politics. Maybe I am wrong.....
Really like your channel, not only does it remind me that there is a huge difference between you're government and the the people. ( to tell you the truth you're corporate owned government worries the bejesus out of me). But it reminds me of the similarities of all people, particularly Americans and Australians. It also reminds me of how similar our government has become to you'res . I watch a lot of channels about life of regular people every where in the world and one constant I see in every country is, people are just people doing the same things, have the same attitude and concerns. We just want to live a happy peaceful life, Not super rich, just not poor, with a future for the next generation. Equality of opportunity.
I've never understood the look left or look right when crossing. Just look both ways before crossing. You have to cross the near and far side of the road anyway to get to the otherside, so you will have traffic coming both directions.
I liked this too. Talking about diet, my brother and I went to the US a few years back before going to a family gig in NZ. Though the menu's between America and Australia are similar we found American food to be extra greasy and it was so hard to get vegetables at restaurant!!! We went to one steakhouse in LA and got excited because we could get a side of mixed vegetables. When it came out it was a bowl of broccoli!!! After 6 weeks in Canada and the US we met our parents in NZ and they asked us what we wanted from the supermarket and we were like veggies!!! I never realised just how much I could miss veggies. When we first went away my brother was stoked at the meat and was having a great time but yeah your body definitely needs variety and veggies. On a side note, why does clarified butter get served as a condiment option? We throw our butter out when it goes like that. I didn't even know it was a thing before going to the US
As an Australian I will say that I like America. There are a few things though that I do not like. No1 Tipping. I hate it. Pay your people a fair and reasonable wage and stop tipping. No2 Paying tax for what you buy at the till. In Australia everything is pre taxed and the price you see is the price you pay. No3 You still cling to a non metric system. Metric is so easy. Try it. Not bad really, only three things. By the way I have found most Americans to be very nice and friendly.
That was a laugh and it so cool that you obviously get that whilst we Aussies are World Class sledgers - that we ONLY sledge people that we actually like....😎
As a B&B owner I have hosted at least 30,000 Americans in my house here in New Zealand. Only 3 of them I really remember. It was a 3 I couldn't wait to say goodbye to, everyone else was super nice. As a Kiwi I love Americans. When going to any country, stay in small towns and you'll have a fabulous time.
Alot of pple from America have publicly stated that after being overseas (e.g. Norway or some parts of Europe) that upon returning to the States and eating the food again, they have been ill. Like really sick for a few weeks, due to the preservatives etc in the food. Source: UA-cam videos lol so accuracy may not be 100%. It doesn't surprise me though.
We went to USA and they found out we were from Canada. They asked if we knew their friends in Nova scotia, im like, nope, that is 4,000km ( 2,485 miles ) away from my house. This was a college sports team!!
Australians really do love Armenians immensely.. We recently visited New York and thought we their directness was hilarious.. During a conversation our taxi driver called my husband a red neck 😱🤣
I have been all over the USA (I am Australian) and I only remember one rude person (she was rude to my friend who held a door open for her like we would at home!). I HATE LA. Seriously ick. I was shocked at all the homeless people in San Francisco. I had never seen anything like it before. The people who were the nicest were in North Carolina. I asked a policeman for directions on the street in Chicago and I tried to walk away but he called me back to have a chat about Australia because he loved it here. I also had people being surprised when I said Please and thank you. One lady in a drive thru asked where I was from as soon as I said Please (she thought I was english. I got that a lot though). I love the USA though and I can't wait to go back :)
as a kiwi who visited US learned to avoid coke, gator n poweraid my stomach did not handle the extra sugar. pizzas and other fast foods, the grease I could feel it coat my throat, and my guts did not like it XDDD but to echo some peeps in the comments got saved by locals, tourists and every day new yorkers from getting lost, so NYC has a soft spot, also outside in NY state amazing people. I did do California, New York, Michigan so to see the diversity between states was like mini countries save for the American flag everywhere. Already been to the US three times now and I def wanna go back and just do the middle part. Thanks for this nice reaction seen some people get pissy and defensive.
11:22 you know what’s funny about this part??? I’m a New Zealander in Australia right now & I can’t believe how much cheaper the alcohol is in Australia compared to New Zealand 😂😂😂😂
i am from the Netherlands. but have lived in Canada many years ( Vancouver island). and have been to the US many times. and had a great time very nice ppl. no complaints whatsoever. but i would never want to live in the US . but i also would not want to live my hole live in Canada eather. i am back home now exactly where i want to be, ( the Netherlands). love it here. greets always watch your vids, they are great. thanks you for that.. ps: i love the food i am not a small guy 6,7. 120kg and the food size is just right for me.😀
In regards to tipping in Australia we don't have to tip, most of the time we don't. In the USA it annoyed me about tipping. Also in Australia the tax is included in the price. In the USA they have to add the tax onto the price. i think they need to pay people better in the USA so people don't have to tip.
A few things would USA a bit better, adopt a livable minimum wage to eliminate tipping, adopt our tax system (having to save up and pay all your income taxes at the end of the yr would drive me insane lol) also depends on what state u live u have to pay federal income taxes as well as a state income tax so essentially u have to pay twice ,stuff that! Here our income tax comes out automatically and sales taxes are already included in the prices ,I think Americans would love our tax system.
And universal health care like we do (no it's not perfect and could be improved but it's certainly better than how u.s. do it now) ,just those 3 things would make the place so much better 🤔
I'd love to move there but those 3 things are just a bit scary lol
Often you rounded up to the nearest $5 or left the change for a cab. 1988 we were coming home & a porter grabbed our bags at the taxi stand & took them to the check in counter. I had 2 bags so tipped $2 my mate had 1 so tipped $1 - the other couple tipped none so the porter ran over their bags with his trolley LOL.
@@matthewbrown6163 lol maybe he should've opted for a different career path.
I flat out refuse to do service jobs cause even in oz it's crap money, my brother does it, dies rediculas hrs (like 12hr days) for a lousy 20$ an hr, I work in transport driving forklifts ,it's super piss easy work, only do 7 hrs actual work ,get paid for 7.5 hrs and get 37 an hr , so I do way less hrs than him, it's 0 stress and earn 17$ more an hr.
It seems the harder u work the less u earn 😬
Service jobs should be paid same as us cause of the bs they have to deal with. And fyi 37 an hr in oz is still pretty crap money tbh.
@@matthewbrown6163 I’d have knocked the porter out.
They’re already being paid, I don’t care what the wage is
People have the power, don’t work the jobs until they raise the wage. They either raise the wage and get workers in or go under,
We have the power, bout time people started using it
Edit:
the reason why people don’t do this is there’s no security in backing yourself. People would rather the devil they know than the one they don’t.
This would have to happen en masse, but you WILL get what you want.
Imagine if 50 million American Employees went on Strike. 50 million is an unsustainable hit to the economy. That’s a lot of shit not getting done. And if you can organise the strike workers that will have the biggest impact to the economy, you will get what you want even quicker. (Transportation, logistics, construction, farmers, retail, hospitality and medical).
They’re at our mercy, not the other way around.
This mindset has allowed them to kick down what ever scraps they feel like off the main table and into the pig pen,
Demand a proper plate of food,
This is exactly what allows the rich to grow richer.
The hospitality industry needs a strong union to fight for their rights 👍
Thanks Ian for being so invested in our lovely country and being able to laugh at us joking around about America " your the best mate " 🇦🇺🇦🇺🌍
My stepdaughter and her husband went to New York for their honeymoon. When they came back the husband said there was virtually no vegetables anywhere they went to eat and he said he's normally not big on vegetables but by the time they got home he was hanging out for a vegetable lol. From Australia
I have found that the fresh food quality is not as good as Australia.
I went there in the 90s on a contiki tour, I must admit I found the food not so good, I had never seen pastries as a breakfast food before and it was a struggle to get a healthy salad sandwich or something that was fresh. Ordered a ham and cheese breakfast muffin and it came out with 1/2 a cup of orange melted cheese that was poured on top as the cheese, don’t they have sliced cheese in the states ?
The healthiest meal I had on my trip was in phoenix, Arizona.
How about their bread? Or as Aussies call it, cake.
I'm Shaw in USA thay have veg to .china half cook their so the goods are still inside the veg. but in Oz cook it till thay soft.
😀 we had the same thing happen with our kids they were craving fresh fruit and veggies .
Everywhere we ate added Doritos and only offered soft drink
One breakfast place my son asked for a glass of milk .. the look on the waitress face was classic 😀
To be fair, Isaac has responded to heaps of “10 reasons to not visit Australia “ videos, so he was always going to do one about not visiting America in response 🤷♂️
And be a complete arse about it :P Living for it.
I don't seem them.
And have someone react to it.
My first trip to LA and I saw an outlaw bikie stuck on the side of the road. Went up and helped him sort an electrical issue and got him going. That guy in appreciation showed me the best time around town. Pretty much all Americans are really cool. Great video Ian 👍👍👍👍
As an Aussie living in a country area I find some people in Sydney are a bit rude, I think it's just a big city problem everywhere.
Absolutely, Sydney and Canberra dwellers are the ar*eholes of Australia. I should know, Canberra is my home town and i cant bare to ever go back. Brisvegas is pretty good and Melbourne is OK :)
Yeah mate correct 👍
The burbs are fine
Yeah it's a city thing. I remember moving from Brisbane to a small town. Learnt to say Hi to anyone I saw in the street etc. Went back to Brisbane for a holiday and people glared at me for saying Hi etc.
Hahaha omg I was just about to comment that I'm an Aussie in Melbourne and found Sydney people are rude 😅
90% of Australians realise that the big cities are different to the rest of the US.
Even here we have that going on.
yup
Add to that, in Australian cities we do have druggies, homeless, crime, public weirdness, but not even close at the levels you see in the US for a comparably-sized city. Sydney and Melbourne are, for example, bigger than almost every US city, population wise, but homelessness and violent crime rates are 4-6 times higher in large US cities.
@@paulw5039 pop of Sydney metro area (largest city in Australia) is less than 6 mil, pop of Los Angles metro (not the largest city in USA) 12.5 mil.
@@nevinbrockett1858 I said almost all. Look at the population of all capital cities in the US states and only a handful are bigger than Sydney and Melbourne. Also, I'm talking about RATES of crimes being 4-6 times higher, not absolute numbers. Which means in LA the absolute number of violent crimes is 8-12x more than in Sydney. So my point is still completely correct.
When I first got to the US, I got the, "Uh huh," response when I said thanks for something. I had been told that saying, "You're welcome," was the best way to respond when someone thanked me, instead of my usual, "No worries." So it was kinda weird that "Uh huh" was being said by servers at restaurants.
I wonder if it's because, in their line of work in their culture instead of thanking them you would just tip them as a way of communicating that rather than what we're used to is offering appreciation, so the "uh huh" = "well are you really greatful - you didn't tip me?"
@@jaredalexander3130 I apologize that you feel as if patrons have an obligation to you personally.
Respect is important but let me make something very clear, have no delusions about the fact that people owe you nothing aside from the payment for your services.
Being passive aggressive like that is a sure fire way to kiss a tip goodbye. It's also rather rude to be passive aggressive in general, so check your attitude at the door, Mister Jared. It looks rather pathetic on you.
@@SpaceEmperorGenos sorry you mistake me, but I don't disagree with you. Personally I'm not from America or a place were we tip at all so I genuinely have no idea what it's like, I was merely speculating what it might be like from the perspective of people raised in that different society. I don't agree with it, but was just simply trying to understand it
Yes that and uh?? When they are confused sometimes feels weird, I'm seeing that australians and mexicans we are more to say "You are welcome" as our politeness way, sí yes I understand you
Thank you for taking Isaac's humour with a pinch of salt! Another American reactor took him seriously and it didn't come across that well 😅
Ha ha ha. I can tell you Ian. I was in the US for 6 weeks. Out of the major cities, I met the nicest people. The volume of food effected me. I travelled with my US friends, they eat every meal time and can get through all the food. I looked for the smallest meals on the menu and still couldn’t get through a full meal. I felt full all the time. In one day. I went number 2, 5 times. My stomach just couldn’t take it. Then the gallon sized drinks OMG, I’d ask for the small (same size as a large in Australia). I never did the refills. So Issac is kind of right.
I am a big bloke & I was eating the medium size as I could not eat all the food. The refill stations are crazy for those 4 litre drinks full of sugar. I like a soft drink & coffee but those sizes are too bloody huge for anyone.
@@matthewbrown6163 I saw people refill them. Where does it all go ha ha ha. Like you, I’m not a small bloke. But people much shorter and thinner could slam down a meal and desert. We just don’t eat or drink like that in Australia.
Ian, after following you for quite a while, I just think that most Americans are just like you....so all good.
Sometimes in Australia I think that food is not priced according to the quality but the portion size, the smaller the portion the more expensive. Went to a restaurant last week and my meal was on this huge plate ( never seen a plate that big before) and the food on it would not have been enough to feed my 2 year old grand son. $65 later I left and headed straight to Maccas
Go to Vellas in Mackay, HUGE hamburgers, HUGE CHIPS, they often throw in the odd fish or prawn cocktail or potato scallop as extra to see if you notice LOL
@@lesliegrayson1722 next time i am in Mackay I will check it out.
@@lesliegrayson1722 100% true, remember going there once for lunch and they gave me 2 scallops. Didn't even ask for em, cheeky buggers
Meanwhile go to your local hotel and for $15 you can get a schnity that's bigger than your plate with chips plus have access to the salad bar.
@@asheronwindspear552 that is what i mean> LOL
My mum mom went to America for a couple of years came back, crossed the road in the middle of the night and got ran over, hit and run, smashed her leg bone to pieces,
mum mom was left in the bushes on the side of the road all night. Once her leg got better, idiot was drunk, forgot she was in Australia and BANG, another hit and run.
I felt sorry for her the first time, second time, no.
I agree. Americans are actually some of the nicest people you can meet. Especially down South ⬇️ I met these two army girls in a hotel bar once and they ended up inviting me to stay at their place for two weeks and lending their cars when they were at work. I had the Best time ever .
Let’s just say my husband and I always shared a meal when in the USA. No need to order two, one meal feeds two people.
I’ve always found Americans, in general, to be very friendly. Yeah, there are differences which we don’t always understand, but isn’t that the fun part of visiting different places and cultures?
The heartland of the US is full of lovely people. But I think based on what we see at the Awards nights in Hollywood and New York, these MORON Socialist freaks shows aren't a real representation of the USA.
We rarely get positive feedback so I thank you so much for this!
I love this because Isaac being a comedian finally has the chance to throw the shoe on the other foot as he has reacted to so many Americans throwing shade at Australia. Nothing here is really meant to be taken seriously
After a month in the UK, hubby and I went to Chicago for a week for a convention a few years back. First night we went to the burger bar in the hotel because we were tired. That tipped us off to portion sizes. We only went to a restaurant one other time, and that meal lasted us 2 days. We had to try a deep dish pizza and ribs while in Chicago.
The rest of the time we went to a local Wholefoods and purchased cold meats and salads to keep ‘things’ regular. We found salads at the convention center for lunches, but it was hard with all the pretzels, hot dogs and other starchy foods that were on offer. Even the breakfast club in our hotel that we joined had limited fiber. I can’t believe you guys eat pastries for breakfast. I would generally choose a piece of toast or bagel and add peanut butter and banana, and maybe a hard boiled egg.
Before it even starts.
The tipping thing is just unfathomable to me.
What employer can't pay their employees a decent wage?!
Im Isaacs producer, good to see you having fun with this... reach out if you come to Aus
God, could you imagine Ian, one of the the most wholesome youtubers, meeting Isaac Butterfield?
It'd be like Mr Rogers meeting Rodney Rude.
Damn, I haven't heard anyone mention Rodney Rude in years. My dad use to listen to him when he would take me camping as a kid, when he explained the humour to me as I was only about 6 I was hooked.
did he introduce you to Kevin Bloody Wilson or my mate George Smilovich
Or Meeting King Billy Coke bottle
Never been to USA but I have a friend here in Australia that goes there every two years (he's been around 12 times) usually goes to Utah because he has friends there and he loves it. They love his accent too. I think he's an American in an Australian body whereas you're an Australian in an American body. My friend actually looks like you too ironically.
That was kind of fair. I thought the Buttsmarn was gonna be rude. I love Ur work and appreciate your Aussie reviews. If U ever make it to Aus U can crash at my place if U want to. Much love
In the Middle Ages you never knew who you were going to meet when travelling on horseback. Most people are right-handed, so if a stranger passed by on the right of you, your right hand would be free to use your sword if required .now you are imagining that the usa would drive on the left side and the right hand free for the gun
Agreed with your commentary except for the side of road to drive on. Everyone drove on the left (was to do with carriage driving and having a shooter to protect it placed in the most efficient side (everyone had to be right handed at the time)).
Napoleon decided to confuse the British by changing sides to ride on the road. As such, Europe had to change and Russia and the UK stayed the same. The US showed solidarity with the French in hating the British and followed suit. Other countries changed for ease later.
As such, we are traditionally correct and you guys followed a mad Frenchman who lost 😜
He was left handed so forced everyone in the french territories to use left handed scissors and drive left handed horses. Sitting on the right hand side of the vehicle with your right dominant hand always on the wheel, left operating gears is the safest way to drive unless you are left handed.
Hahahahahaahhhhhh. True
I don’t think it was to confuse the British that Napoleon swapped sides, it was because he was left-handed.
Hold on. I was on vacation in Hawaii and we ran into a couple from Australia. We were at a luau on the big island of Hawaii. The food was great, the Australians were great, and everyone had a wonderful time. It helped that we were all three sheets to the wind, because wine was included in the price of the meal. I just wanted to say that the Australians were some of the nicest people I have ever ran into.
Don’t believe a word Issac is saying at 12:57. He’s says there’s nothing to do in Australia which is far from the truth, there’s lots to do here, it’s just some Australians (including Issac) either don’t realise that. He named the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney harbour bridge (which is far more than just an ordinary bridge) but he missed so many other things such as: Uluru, the 12 apostles, the blue mountains (3 sisters), Rottnest island, Hamilton island, the Sydney opera house, Flinders street station, Eureka tower, Q1, Coober Pedy, the beautiful nightlife of Perth and Brisbane, Mount Wellington, Perisher Vally (which snows in the winter), Mount Kosciuszko (the highest mountain in Australia), Kuranda, Brisbane story bridge, watch a live game of football/cricket/rugby/AFL, all of Gold Coast’s Theme/water parks, Sydney & Melbourne’s Luna park, a P&O cruise around Australia is the literal definition of a good time out, and all the beaches in the east coast of Australia are stunning. There’s still more to name but I don’t want this comment to be miles long. Obviously there’s still more to do in America but this guy acts like Australia is a boring miserable place, it’s not.
I realised instantly that Isaac was joking. He was doing a reaction to a click bait video that only the uneducated could believe.
Ian.... mate... when are you coming to Australia?... you need to be here!
Don't forget you can open the tap on a Goon bag and then blow into it to make a soft pillow afterwards. I used to blow one up and put it in a pillow case because it is a nice size to sleep on a bus.
We don't look around in spring! We look at our feet and try not to tread on a snake while a Magpie is attacking the top of our head!😂
One thing I have heard that gets alot of American's confused is when we Aussie's say 'how ya going' and American's don't understand. Not sure why that's so hard to interpret, it's practically the same as 'how you doin', 'how do you do' e.t.c. Either way it's funny seeing the confusion on people's faces.
They're the people that think Australians speak a completely different language.
I've noticed heaps of American YT channels/vlogs using many of our expressions without having a clue where they've come from. So many think "no worries" is universal along with "how're you going". I blame YT for it. I agree that it used to confuse the Yanks but not so much these days.
Yes the homeless was an eye opener for me and my family back in the 90's, very sad to see so many people on the street and as a tourist we felt overwhelmed about being asked for money so often. We loved New York and San Francisco and I absolutely loved Boston (I could live there) and New Orleans. The further East we went we felt that they could cope with our accent as they seemed to be more international savvy. However I remember being at a diner in San Francisco and ordered a 'Milk Shake' and the waitress could not understand me. I had to point to the menu and even then she was totally confused and my husband had to intervene and managed to get my order across. I was speaking English but to her I may as well have been from Mars. The tipping thing to an Australian is very confusing, I had no idea what percentage we had to tip for each service. To educate people from other countries it may be a topic you can discuss to make us more educated when travelling to your amazing country, America. As tourists back then we experienced the fresh food conundrum, we ended up craving fresh fruit and fresh meals that weren't hamburgers, fries and doughnut based but maybe that is just part of being a tourist and what is available to a traveller. I love your respect for other cultures IWrocker. It must be hard to have your country that you love put under the microscope but you do it with grace and humour.
In Australia we only tip if the person gave extremely good service, and we want to reward them or say thank you. Otherise we expect the employer to pay the person adequately for doing their job. That is slowly changing here now due to the practice being normal in America. Now we have a lot of hotel staff for example who expect you to slip them $10 for bringing your bags to your room, and they give you dagger eyes when you don't. The difference is that the workers here are paid at least triple what the American workers are paid, so it's stupid for them to expect a tip on top of their hourly paid rate.
I believe your spot on, going to concrete cesspools is asking for drama
On my first trip to the USA 40 years ago, I saw Sprite on the menu. I had heard of Sprite, and I knew it was a soft drink, but I didn't know what flavour it was. So I asked. I got met with with a look that just said, "You are a moron." On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day."
I went to a bar and ordered a cocktail. They came back with a glass of water. Confused, I said that I didn't order water ... I ordered a cocktail. I got met with yet another glare. No explanation. On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day."
I knew I had to tip, so I added the required (approximately) 20% to the amount and wrote the new massively-inflated rounded total in on the credit card slip. The waitress got angry at me for not also writing in the actual tip amount beside the row labelled "tip", and aggressively wrote it in herself, with great drama, and stormed off. I wanted to take the tip back. On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day."
Yes, that was LA.
The only thing that made me smile was when I went to Fisherman's Wharf and saw a blackboard sign at the entrance of a restaurant that said, "Our staff are under strict instructions NOT to say 'Have a Nice Day'." I thought, "Right ... this place is for me."
As an “older” Australian, we were once critical of many visiting Americans for being, loud mouthed, showy, braggarts. Sadly this generation of Aussies and this guy in particular are just as bad if not worse. We once lampooned the whinging Pom (Englishman) who came to Oz but was not satisfied with seamingly, anything he found. I hope Australians do not become the same. Stop bragging about how good it is here, we know it. And stop slagging off other countries, you just look low rent. Also props Ian for your videos, you never stoop to use profanity. Those intelligent enough to construct an argument or opinion don’t need to do it.
+1! It wasn't until I travelled to America that I realised how objectionable many Australians really are. I thought I was going to be walking into a country full of "loud mouthed, showy braggarts". Turned out that the reality was that I had just walked out of a country full of "loud mouthed, showy braggarts" and into one in which manners and common decency were far more easily found.
@@filthyblighter by Comedy you suggest it’s meant to be funny, it’s not it’s just crass and juvenile. But if that appeals to you knock yourself out.
I went to Florida and had no problem with tipping for good service. One of the taxi drivers I had was snorting and grunting like a pig he made no attempt to make conversation with me so I didn't tip him.
Aussies and New Zealanders say it like it is, we may be crass but we are genuine. Lack of roundabouts in U.S, don't start me lol.
Those four-way stop sign intersections are way too confusing.
I love how you took that on the chin
I totally agree with what you said about the smaller communities, it’s similar here in Australia they are much more welcoming
Take care iwroker fam
Been to St. Augustine in Florida twice. Tipping I used the guestimate on the receipt to guide me on tipping. However my American friend thought on many occasions I was over tipping. I just felt I was being well looked after also knew about the pay disparity and tge food was so cheap I was often go 10 or 20 bucks more. Hopefully making someone have a better day. Ppl in the US are pretty much like us you get your dills as well as really nice folks. Ian and Fam keep up the great work 👏
America is one of my favourite places to visit! The people are generous and fun, the sights are incredible and there’s a fantastic energy to it! I’ll keep coming back for sure 😊
Indeed, too many are like the so called Aussie in the video and to them seeing the very common sights, and a few bars, represents seeing America. The real America can be found out in the heartlands, much like our own country folk. It is sad to see the big cities losing it and becoming more impersonal.
I'm Australian but I spent 5 months working and living in America years ago. I understand what he is saying about Americans being rude but I also agree with you. That isn't true of all Americans, quite the opposite in some cases. I spent most of my time away from the major cities and my experience was that Americans are actually very polite particularly in the service industry. I found the Americans I met and worked with to be friendly polite and welcoming. My experience in LA was rather different though. Not everyone is polite in Australia either.
We still tip in Australia if the service is good, but it's not required so it's more authentic.
Also Isaac always exaggerates for comedic effect and is playing a bit of a character, but I think you already get that.
I went on a Round-the-world trip when younger and stopped over in Dallas. I'd heard Americans were rude, but to my surprise they were some of the nicest people in any country we visited. One guy just randomly started a conversation after hearing our accents and gave us a few tips for foreigners, really friendly. Sort of the opposite to LA I'd imagine.
Oh no… ok, word of advice from someone who used to watch isaac butterfield religiously, don’t take anything he says seriously. This includes the stuff he says when he’s being serious.
I haven’t watched him in a while so i’m not sure about recent stuff but he used to make some videos about the lgbtq community, and while i don’t think he was trying to be malicious, he’s certainly not well educated on the topic. (Not to mention his lack of action about the blatant and rampant homophobia in the comments of his instagram posts. He’ll post something mildly homophobic and everyone will start complaining about queer things that none of them even understand, and he claims to not be homophobic but never actually does anything about the problem)
Apart from that there’s also his view that all women should be shaving leg and armpit hair, which made me (a young female) think i had to do so or i was disgusting. It’s still in my head that it’s gross to not shave and i really wish i never watched him.
He also has a rule to never apologise for a joke, and while it sounds fine in theory, you don’t know what people have been through.
Imagine making jokes about SA to a victim, and refusing to apologise when they get upset.
Ian, you have one of the most wholesome channels ever, your family is so sweet and you seem like such a nice guy with a genuine curiosity about the things you’re really interested in. Please stay away from this guy. He’s easy to agree with and you get sucked down a wormhole of watching videos of him complaining about people who just want to be left alone.
I noticed in New York anyone holding a mop or broom etc was black. Anyone delivering laundry, dry cleaning was what Americans call Hispanic. We think they're white in Australia. They are. As for cleaning jobs etc anyone does them in Australia and they pay well. Once I bought some earrings off a street vendor ( there were lots, always black) and the guy had his face tense like most people in NY. I was just my normal cheery self, and he relaxed a lot. He came round and we looked at his earrings together. He was African by his accent, probably studying in the US. I mentioned something about Australia and he said ' Are you Australian'? 'That is why you are so nice!' Oh god.
Ian's right about how people are so fast and tense in the big cities. I mean they were really tense. Its a real 'time is money' vibe. The black people were the friendiest, including the large homeless population. That homeless situation was really confronting. I come from Melbourne ( 5 million) and we have homeless, but its miniscule in comparison. They are not everywhere at all. The highlight of my trip was when I was lost in Union Square and a gentleman who looked like he'd just stepped out of 'Gone With the Wind', lifted his hat (!!!! yes, hat and all ) and asked in a deep southern accent ' You need directions Ma'am?'......Oh, he was wonderful. I thought I was in a time warp. So, what Ian is saying is correct. In the big cities some Americans can seem like they're a different species to their mid west/country cousins.
Thanks for the clarifications! Respect from Australia 🇦🇺 👍. Cheers
Driving on the left side of the road makes no sense. I'm Canadian and apparently we orginally drove on the left but we abandoned the left side of the road in the 1920s to facilitate traffic to and from the United States. This just made sense with how interconnected our countries are.
My son has been living I AZ for almost 2 years and he said that people are very friendly. It just be just the big cities. I haven't been to the US as yet and always wanted to in my teen years in the 90s but I dunno now
Butterfield thinks he's funny but comes up short often,he's his biggest fan.
Can concur, LA and NYC are quite intense and over the top. Hung out with some really good people in Seattle. Well looked after!
We have an old law here where any establishment MUST give water when asked. From Colonial times when you could and would die if no-one gave you water.
You are like the 10th reactor to react to this video since it came out 😂😂😂😂
Agreeing has nothing to do with it, laughing is the bomb 🤣💣
Fun and giggles mate. We can tell you are a genuine human being and proud American to boot. We stand together for our rights and freedoms friend
My wife and I went to a restaurant in Las Vegas and left a generous tip, when we left the restaurant my wife noticed that they had already added the tip to the bill. So they double dipped the tip. From then on we always looked at the bill first before tipping. 😁
Yea that’s rare but some places do that.. I always check too! It did happen to me
@@IWrocker My favourite burgers were at the sports bar at the Paris hotel casino in Las Vegas, I used to order 2 with chips (fries). 😋
last of the vvvvvvvvvv8's
Adding the tip to the check seems to be very common for tables of 8 or more usually and also bigger groups that split checks. Being that I worked in that field I know that a lot of times the servers don't get tipped otherwise.
@@MrMikey1273 There were 6 of us, not sure 🤷🏼♂️
Generally, Australians and New Zealanders say tipping is not only unnecessary but also a practice to be avoided since it encourages service staff to pay better attention to those who seem like 'good tippers,' or so the argument goes.
I didn't watch the original. I figured you'd find it and react :)
Well, Isaac, I was walking through Darlinghurst in Sydney and two guys were crouched in broad daylight on the footpath injecting themselves. As I walked by, one looked up at me and said, "Sorry". (I was actually staying in a tiny apartment at the Salvation Army homeless men's service for some job experience as a manager, but had worked for many years with homeless men so this didn't shock me as it might have shocked Isaac.) Re rudeness - I found New Yorkers very well-mannered opening doors and on public transport, but anyone on the phone was so difficult and hard to talk to if they didn't know me (even had that calling American friends from here when their family has hung up on me rudely), and airport staff were incredibly unhelpful. I lost my luggage at LAX and arrived at JFK in New York with nothing. The guy at the the correct airport section shrugged his shoulders and said "Whadda ya want me to do about it?" I never felt that if I needed help I could just ask someone, as I could do in Australia. It felt like there was an extra barrier. However, riding the bus was like having a party! On one bus in Queens, people started spontaneously laughing and chatting and it was amazing. I had never seen something like that in Australia. Obviously there were the half naked drunk guys on the subway. It was funny because the whole train carriage emptied out when this happened. In Australia that wouldn't happen. We'd try to avoid eye contact, but someone might phone the cops to get the person help. Which, of course, is free here. And we would know they weren't carrying a gun. And if they arced up, there would be some people stand up to them, etc. We would still hate it, of course.
Yeah, this guy has always given me low-key alt right vibes. Never been a fan.
Rude Americans? Not in my experience.
My family visited American in the early 90s and we camped up and down the whole west coast.
At one rest stop we were having lunch in a little park with a playground (and prairie dogs - yay!) when a pair of giant bikie members walked over to our table and said: "Sir, Ma'am, we bought too much watermelon, would you and your family like the rest otherwise it's just going to go to waste."
Delicious watermelon in The States!
I could go on - the servo attendants, Denny's staff, camp site families - all happy and friendly to an Aussie I can tell you!
As a Scot, loved skiing in Colorado, beautiful landscape friendly people
The Buttsmarn is Australian royalty
4:31 pausing at this timestamp is gold 😂😂
Hahaha I saw this yesterday & hoped you would do this! 😂
During my trip to LA I found everyone to be extremely friendly and plenty of randoms up for a chat.
I'm from eastern Europe and I strongly agree with you with driving on the right side of the road!
If they drive on the left side they definitely drive on the WRONG side of the road!!!
I can't even imagine driving my car and shift gears with my left hand!? I'm sure I would break the gear box in the first hour driving.
I've been to New York and Los Angeles several times and have always found the people to be really nice, just like everywhere else in the US. Dont get me wrong, people in the south were super friendly, but I wouldn't say the people in NYC and LA are any less friendly than any big Australian city. Always up for a chat and happy to help. Re driving. It's nerve racking at first but after a few hours driving on the 'wrong' side of the road you get used to it. Re food, the quality in the US is great. But the low quality food (which many only have access to) is of a much lower quality than in Australia.
Yeah foreign cultures do bring in the good food and start you growing more herbs and spices at home. Never a bad thing.
I stayed with my ex (then girlfriend) in Harlem and was, after day one, treated like royalty (except by her Dad. He chased me around the kitchen table with a knife). My first day, I was challenged walking down the street. Some guys spotted the big goth white guy walking through their neighbourhood and got curious. I got to chatting and they seemed like good guys. Just watching out for their neighbours. I don't know if it was the British accent or just the fact I was willing to stop and chat for a bit but from that point on, every day I got a smile, a nod or a wave from those fellas whenever I went passed and they frequently called me over to introduce their friends.
My ex broke up with me (her Dad hating me was too much for her) but we decided to finish off my time in the US by hitting up most of the states I'd always wanted to see. I spent almost four months in New York, based in Harlem, without getting threatened once (excluding her Dad). In the space of 10 days of leaving New York, I had a gun in my face three times, once by a cop. Just outside of Austin we stopped at a motel and some guy with a loaded gun sat outside our door in a plastic chair pointing his gun at the peephole (we could see him through the curtains). We called reception and got told 'oh, that's just Jimmy. He's a teddy bear.' After a few more minutes of chatter, the lady spoke to someone in the background. She came back with 'are you the MIXED folks?' Took me a moment to figure out what she meant. She slammed the phone and came running over screaming at 'Jimmy' to quit it and get back in his 'van'.
Small town America looked at me funny, but heard the accent and would get inquisitive or aloof. It didn't like me and my ex together, much. We were followed quite a few times, our rental was scratched and had the tires popped a few times. It was an eye opener.
The thing I miss about America is Dennys, Ihop, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, Wendys, Carls Junior Burger, list goes on. Love the food....
Americans know how to cook a steak!!!!!!🇺🇸🇦🇺
I have been to L.A. Twice and loved it ,my first trip outside LAX their was a lady sitting in a cabinet I forget why, I had to walk up to her she said hello how are you? I answered good thank you, how are you? She looked surprised as though she doesn’t normally get that reaction back that surprised me. But in 2018 my last trip I never saw her.
A large bottle on Smirnoff in Australia can cost as much as $75 to $100 , not cheap at all
It was about 25 years ago when I took my family to the USA. We and the children dragged our bags, so that (apparently) stopped bus-men from getting a tip. We went to a restaurant, soon after arriving, and I *NOW* realise that the waitress was expecting a great tip; but, I didn't know that.
I was in New Orleans in the 80s and i found the people there , the friendliest people i ever met
If you come to Australia DO NOT have a vegemite sandwich for the first time UNLESS you have a hangover (for maximum pick me up) I also recommend STRONGLY vegemite on buttered toast for first timers!
And get an Aussie to make it because foreigners never make em right (Ive seen some videos and yeah, just not right)
I have been to America a few times,and I found the people to be very friendly,and I liked it there.l visitedColorada, and California , never been to the east coast
Isaac is a local here - a Legend. I agree with you when it comes to small town America - people there when I visited were awesome. G'day from Newcastle mate
The polite response to "thank you" is "you're welcome", it's not hard.
As a Canadian, I've travelled a lot in the USA and found most American people are pretty damned nice Their government blows ass, but whose government doesn't?
Yes indeed, politicians everywhere seem to be all cast in the same mould and have a gelding operation before they go into the chambers.
He would have made this in retaliation to reasons not to Australia.
These two blokes are great, should do a tv show together, i'm an Aussie but there's nothing wrong with America, great place and great people, all American's should be proud of their country.
Yep I am aussie and have been a few times to the great US of A. Cities are ok for the sights but the country areas is where it is at. Super nice people mostly and everyone wants a chat. This was all pre 2016. Not so sure if it is still that way now. I just get the feeling a lot of decisiveness has crept into the US society, maybe due to politics. Maybe I am wrong.....
I bought a Chinese take-away in the US one time and it fed me for three days.
Really like your channel, not only does it remind me that there is a huge difference between you're government and the the people. ( to tell you the truth you're corporate owned government worries the bejesus out of me). But it reminds me of the similarities of all people, particularly Americans and Australians. It also reminds me of how similar our government has become to you'res . I watch a lot of channels about life of regular people every where in the world and one constant I see in every country is, people are just people doing the same things, have the same attitude and concerns. We just want to live a happy peaceful life, Not super rich, just not poor, with a future for the next generation. Equality of opportunity.
I've never understood the look left or look right when crossing. Just look both ways before crossing. You have to cross the near and far side of the road anyway to get to the otherside, so you will have traffic coming both directions.
I liked this too. Talking about diet, my brother and I went to the US a few years back before going to a family gig in NZ. Though the menu's between America and Australia are similar we found American food to be extra greasy and it was so hard to get vegetables at restaurant!!! We went to one steakhouse in LA and got excited because we could get a side of mixed vegetables. When it came out it was a bowl of broccoli!!! After 6 weeks in Canada and the US we met our parents in NZ and they asked us what we wanted from the supermarket and we were like veggies!!! I never realised just how much I could miss veggies. When we first went away my brother was stoked at the meat and was having a great time but yeah your body definitely needs variety and veggies.
On a side note, why does clarified butter get served as a condiment option? We throw our butter out when it goes like that. I didn't even know it was a thing before going to the US
As an Australian I will say that I like America. There are a few things though that I do not like. No1 Tipping. I hate it. Pay your people a fair and reasonable wage and stop tipping. No2 Paying tax for what you buy at the till. In Australia everything is pre taxed and the price you see is the price you pay. No3 You still cling to a non metric system. Metric is so easy. Try it. Not bad really, only three things. By the way I have found most Americans to be very nice and friendly.
That was a laugh and it so cool that you obviously get that whilst we Aussies are World Class sledgers - that we ONLY sledge people that we actually like....😎
As a B&B owner I have hosted at least 30,000 Americans in my house here in New Zealand. Only 3 of them I really remember. It was a 3 I couldn't wait to say goodbye to, everyone else was super nice. As a Kiwi I love Americans. When going to any country, stay in small towns and you'll have a fabulous time.
Alot of pple from America have publicly stated that after being overseas (e.g. Norway or some parts of Europe) that upon returning to the States and eating the food again, they have been ill. Like really sick for a few weeks, due to the preservatives etc in the food. Source: UA-cam videos lol so accuracy may not be 100%. It doesn't surprise me though.
Only place this Aussie has visited in the US was New Orleans. I mentioned this to an American and they just said, "Sorry..."
Used to place phone orders from Bass Pro, best customer service ever.
We went to USA and they found out we were from Canada. They asked if we knew their friends in Nova scotia, im like, nope, that is 4,000km ( 2,485 miles ) away from my house. This was a college sports team!!
Mate.
Get over here.
Expensive, but You'll love it !
Australians really do love Armenians immensely.. We recently visited New York and thought we their directness was hilarious.. During a conversation our taxi driver called my husband a red neck 😱🤣
I have been all over the USA (I am Australian) and I only remember one rude person (she was rude to my friend who held a door open for her like we would at home!). I HATE LA. Seriously ick. I was shocked at all the homeless people in San Francisco. I had never seen anything like it before. The people who were the nicest were in North Carolina. I asked a policeman for directions on the street in Chicago and I tried to walk away but he called me back to have a chat about Australia because he loved it here. I also had people being surprised when I said Please and thank you. One lady in a drive thru asked where I was from as soon as I said Please (she thought I was english. I got that a lot though). I love the USA though and I can't wait to go back :)
My daughter said the same thing about the homelessness in San Francisco
@@glendamckay4034 it's really sad.
You got to remember that he is a comedian. Love both your channels
Good onya champ, you take our Aussie humour with a great attitude. Keep it up.
as a kiwi who visited US learned to avoid coke, gator n poweraid my stomach did not handle the extra sugar. pizzas and other fast foods, the grease I could feel it coat my throat, and my guts did not like it XDDD but to echo some peeps in the comments got saved by locals, tourists and every day new yorkers from getting lost, so NYC has a soft spot, also outside in NY state amazing people. I did do California, New York, Michigan so to see the diversity between states was like mini countries save for the American flag everywhere. Already been to the US three times now and I def wanna go back and just do the middle part. Thanks for this nice reaction seen some people get pissy and defensive.
11:22 you know what’s funny about this part??? I’m a New Zealander in Australia right now & I can’t believe how much cheaper the alcohol is in Australia compared to New Zealand 😂😂😂😂
i am from the Netherlands.
but have lived in Canada many years ( Vancouver island).
and have been to the US many times. and had a great time very nice ppl.
no complaints whatsoever. but i would never want to live in the US .
but i also would not want to live my hole live in Canada eather.
i am back home now exactly where i want to be, ( the Netherlands).
love it here.
greets always watch your vids, they are great.
thanks you for that..
ps: i love the food i am not a small guy 6,7. 120kg
and the food size is just right for me.😀