I just gotta say the "what is your age" thing is not common in America at all, I've never heard of anyone doing this, at least not in the Pacific Northwest of America or in any form of media.
I've heard "how old are you now" sung the same HB tune, but not often. Also heard "hip hip hooray", another one with a zoo theme, lol, I feel like there are so many HB song endings! I'm in Chicago, btw. ❤
American here, California, I've never heard of doing 'Are you 1, are you 2...', after Happy Birthday. Only heard of Hip hip hooray, after Happy Birthday, from Toni and Ryan ♥♥
American here. Yeah, the “ are you one, are you two, are you three” isn’t a thing i’ve ever heard of in my almost 40 years. Also, I’m pretty sure I’m the only American I know who puts on the parking brake every single time I park my car. I must be Australian.
I'm American. I've never heard the... are you one are you two... thing while singing happy birthday. It's gotta be a regional thing. I'd be down for hip hip hooray. But we say have a good one down south. But southerners and Australians can be oddly similar lol
Never heard of counting after the birthday song, however, we do add a few more lyrics to the end "you're growing old, you've got gray hair, you smell like a skunk, and look like one too!"
The "how's it going" is common in the US too, at least in the midwest. At most people respond with "good, you?" and it's basically just a "hello" type of greeting here.
Yeah it’s so common that I have to teach my clients (they’re usually children) to respond “good, you?” No one EVER actually wants to know how it is going.
As an American I can confidently say I have NEVER heard of that ‘counting out to get to your birthday’ thing after singing happy birthday. That would take a ridiculous amount of time- even for a child! But the use of ‘give me a shout’-use a lot.
US American here. We say "Have a good one" and "How's it going" all the time. But I love hearing greetings and colloquialisms from other parts of the world. ❤ You guys!
Traffic lights go straight from Red to Green in the US, too. But I have never EVER heard of the "what is your age" birthday bullshit. That girl's family is just weird 😂
I Germany (and a lot of places in europe) yellow is always between red and green no matter which was they change. It just means "be ready the light will change soon" or it means "beware".
As far as I am aware, in Germany, when the light is about to change to green, both the red and the amber lights are on. The other way around, it’s just the amber light.
"So nothing really means anything, and it all means something else." A perfectly succinct explanation of the English language right there folks. Good on ya legends!
We say, "Have a good one" in the U.S., too. My favorite comeback was when a guy friend replied to me saying that by saying, "I already have a good one... now I need a longer one!" #dadjokesiguess
Californian here, and never have I heard of people saying "are you one, are you two,..." after singing happy birthday. The hip hip hooray we actually did when I was younger though.
No, cause they're used to manuals like Europe. Manuals you put it in neutral and apply the e-brake, it doesn't have a park gear. That's why they're so puzzled.
@@Jeffero91not really, most cars in Australia are autos. Manuals only account for 5% of all new car sales, and that’s including trade vehicles. That said, tons of newer vehicles will automatically engage the parking brake when you turn them off anyway, so the manufacturers clearly think parking brakes are a good idea. It’s pretty safety critical to not roll into traffic so having a redundant component is not a bad call IMO.
In America, for an automatic, putting the vehicle in Park (P) is putting it in an actual gear to park, locking the gear so that it doesn't roll. Manual vehicles, with shifters and a clutch, yes, you should be using the hand break when parking. Most people learn to drive automatics now though, so that break is called an e-break (emergency break)
The parking pawl engages when you have the gear selector in park, this locks the output shaft to the transmission case. I don't like that it can roll a bit, and the only thing keeping it from moving is a pin. I always put the park brake on, even if it's level ground, mine is electronic so just lift or push a switch to actuate. Used to just leave the old manual in 1st, and still pull the park brake on.
@wifecassie An e-brake is an 'electronic brake', not an 'emergency brake'. There are different types of 'parking brakes' such as the lever you pull with your hand (sometimes referred to as a hand brake), an extra pedal you push with your foot (sometimes referred to as a foot brake), or in the case of some newer cars, an e-brake which can be set to engage automatically when the transmission is put into 'Park'. Regardless of what kind of parking brake your car has, it is HIGHLY recommended (and even states in the operating manual of the vehicle) that you engage the parking brake when you are parking your car as it is much safer that simply using the transmission to prevent the car from moving.
And people get all insulted when it's closed. I work in a grocery store. Once had a pipe burst from a sink a few feet from the bathrooms, and it took about 5 minutes for us to find the shutoff valve (it was hidden behind hoses). It was a LOT of water. We had to use the big squeegees to push the water into the bathroom drains. It took over an hour. I had to stand on one side of the block off because people were STILL trying to walk through numerous carts that blocked off the entire area to use the bathroom. I told people it was flooded, and they were like, "I have to use the bathroom!" I would just repeat, "It's FLOODED." And a couple of people got REALLY mad. 🙄
@@ThePretenderGirl well idk, I'm sure some people will still get mad at that but mostly me and other people get mad because public places don't want to have public restrooms. Then it's hard to find a place to use the bathroom, especially when you really need to go.
I'm aussie and worked with an English guy. On our first shift together he said how you doing, alright? And i had no idea what to say... turns out it was just like a hi here.
As an American, I've never heard of counting after the birthday song before. My family didn't say anything after, we just started cutting the cake and forming a line.
Have a good one is said in the States as well. Came back to add that if we drive an car with automatic transmission & land is flat, there's no need for emergency brake
That's what I came to say too. Only a manual transmission has a need for an emergency break. It got me wondering though, do their automatic transmission cars have a different brake system than ours? Like, that doesn't make sense because they have the same manufacturers, right?
whoaaa i wonder if this is a regional thing because up in Washington i was taught to always put on the e brake when you park. pretty sure you would get docked points in the test if you didn’t. but our state is very hilly as opposed to other very flat states in the usa, so i wonder if it varies?
@audrawells1383 not sure if they have same manufacturers but brakes have to work the same either way, I would think anyway lol. I started driving after we moved to Florida & it is flat AF
the American girl who said the birthday thing.. ive never heard of that in my life. we usually say "how old are you nowww?" at the very end and/or say "cha cha cha" in between each "happy birthday to you".
@@Hank.Will.I.Ams. Must be a region thing. They way it was for me was "how old are you now" when I went to the south they said something else can not recall.
Gonna leave my few cents here too. In Germany, traffic lights have two different "yellow" modes: When you approach a light turning from green to red only yellow will be light up. But when it's turning from red to green the red light will stay on and yellow get's added. It is to say: You can't go yet because it's still red but you can shift into first gear and get set to go in a few seconds". I find it quite practical because I don't always want to keep my foot down when lights stay red for long. The same goes for bicycle lights so you have the time to get back on the saddle, put the paddles in position and go before the cars get their go. On the topic of hand brakes: We learn to put the brake in always but it seems to depend on the "car culture" of the country. In France they purposefully don't put the brake in so that other cars can slightly push your car while parking (at least that's what my french teacher says who has been there). They don't mind scratched cars apparently. So much so that the police wont do anything if your parked car get's damaged as long as it's just cosmetic damage and no human got harmed... 😮
Traffic lights in the UK kinda have a fourth colour - red+amber Red - stop Red+amber - about to turn green Green - go Amber - about to turn red So three colours, but four combinations
THAT IS CRAZY!!! What position does it occupy on the light-they look in pictures like normal R-Y-G progressions. I've never heard of this and had to look it up before believing it was true!
That actually sounds nice. I drive in UAE and sometimes I just don't notice the light go immediately from red to green and then the a**hats from behind start honking within the same millisecond as if them not driving at 60kmph the moment the signal turns green will mean that they don't get to see their grandma take their last breath in the hospital or something.
I’m from America and we definitely say “how’s it going?” Some care for an actual response and sometimes it’s just a polite passing greeting. And “have a good one” is very common too! With the same meaning as you all. I use that all the time!
My husband was knocked unconscious by a magpie, he was taken to hospital and they found a small bleed on the brain. He has fully recovered and is absolutely fine.
When I lived in Sydney I had a Mumma magpie who would sit on the wall by the path to my front door & welcome me home every day... she'd also bring her babies to eat the grass seeds in my yard. I love magpies.
When I came to Australia, people asked me if I had plans for the weekend. Thinking they want to do something together. Nope, they are just being polite and showing interest, mostly so you ask them what they do on the weekend. Another surprise was: Bring a plate. Almost brought an empty plate for a party. How hard it is to say bring food to share 🤦🏻♀️
See I get this in the US all the time. Like at checkout or at drive thru coffee shops. "Any plans for the weekend?" or "Anything fun planned for the day?" is a super common small talk thing to say at least on the west coast.
Oh! You've clarified the "plans for weekend" thing. I'm Australian, living in Tokyo, I have a lot of American co-workers. When I've asked what are your plans, being polite, they sort of get awkward. I now realise why, it's probably because they think I'm trying to invite myself! lol Thanks
I live in America and. When we park our car we put it in "park" and it doesn't move. That's in an automatic transmission. When I drive a manual or "stick " transmission car I use the emergency brake alot more. It can be kicked out of gear so much easier than an automatic. HAVE A GOOD ONE. LOVE YALL 😊❤
i was wondering why they were talking about the car moving. i've never driven a manual car so i don't know the specifics. but yea, once you put your automatic car in park, its pretty much staying put. even if it gets hit, unless that car is going high speed.
It would be a terrible design flaw if the car just moved around while parked 😂😂😂 they’re talking about a car in neutral fr. That’s the only way it’d be sliding around unless a real fast car hit it.
Came here to say this lol. Manual transmissions are harder and harder to find here. I drive one myself. And I use the hand brake every time I park. For an automatic transmission, it’s not going to move when you put it in park. Most cars with automatic transmissions don’t even have a “hand” brake. The emergency brake will most likely be on floor on the left side of the pedal brake.
As an Aussie living in Scotland I now LOVE the red amber green. It really helps traffic flow. I was worried about confusion too but it just works. You can also usually see the lights for long enough before you get to them so your brain just figures it out.
I love how the uk and Australia have the same thing. 'How ya going' 'you alright' 'how you doin' none of these questions need a detailed response. You can either repeat back or a simple nod or 'all good' is sufficient. I used to work retail and have had foreigners answer me. Its unnerving 😆
I'm pretty sure in Canada it is a law that if you are serving food or drinks that you have to have a bathroom in the establishment ... unless I'm crazy but I'm pretty confident it's law.
@aamackie customer when it's food and drink. In other places like a pet store for example it's just staff .. but if you have a nice worker they will let you use it if it's an emergency. Like elderly or young children type of thing.
As an American I say how's it going and don't expect a response. It's like what's up or what's good. And the hand brake thing is because almost all cars are automatic and so when you put the car in park it stays in place.
It's not orange for red or orange for green. When you only see Orange 🧡, it means get ready to stop, because next would be red. But Orange for go, lights up together with red ❤🧡. The orange turns on while the red is still turned on and they are both switched off together when it changes to Green. 💚 It's like that in Europe and West Asia as well. At least. I hope I am making sense.
I live in Finland and learned the hard way, that in the winter you can't use handbrake because it might freeze and you couldn't drive at all. So I was told that you just need to leave the car into first gear and it stays parked even in hill. In automatic transmission you leave the car in park and it does the same. By the way you are hilarious 😍
Same for me in Sweden. In winter the handbreak om my car will freeze and get stuck, making it impossible to drive the car. The car will not roll off when its in 1st gear. There's an automatic break that stops it from moving.
In the USA most cars are automatic and if you put an automatic car in park, it will not move, but the hand break is not on... manual cars you really do have to put the hand break on for
You do though, even in automatic cars. Park only locks the transmission, the hand break locks the wheels by engaging your breaks. If you don't use the hand break it puts more wear and tear on your transmission. Your parking break should be the main method of keeping your car still, the park gear is the backup. Brake pads are easy and cheap to replace. Replacing a transmission? That's a nightmare.
She said "How're you goin'?" That phrase is not said here in the U.S. that I know "how's it goin'?" is very widely used, IMO. The "you" changes it. "have a good one" is definitely used here but also I live in the south. that might be different in a different part of the country. 😀 Never heard of the "are you 1, are you 2,...." NEVER!!! I use the break most days! LOL
My mother is an Aussie born and raised in Melbourne and moved to South Africa. As kids we learnt to use the same expressions as her so it's all so familiar. Spent 2 years back in Aus in Finley NSW the only word of advice I can give to people travelling there is check the post box before sticking your hand in spent 3 days in hospital for a redback bite 😂
Maybe it's a PNW thing, I also always put on my parking break. I don't think we were taught that in driving school though. Seems like most of the US doesn't based on other comments. And ditto on the "Many more" after happy birthday. Never heard of the counting ages thing.
I have to say, not one of the “this is how it is in America” is how it is where I grew up in Northern Ca. We sing “and many more… after Happy Birthday, we always say “Have a good one!”, it makes complete sense, you ALWAYS put the parking brake on (who taught her how to drive?
I'm sure in the UK a business has to provide a toilet if they serve food and drink. I can't imagine having to walk down the road to toilet. It's bad enough when cafe's have a locked toilet in the cafe that you need a code for, couldn't go down.
I’m from Alabama, I live in Maine now, I’ve lived in other states before in the USA, and I have never heard of the birthday thing. I’ve mostly lived on the east coast and I’ve travel to the west coast a bit so maybe it’s a midwestern thing.🤷🏻♀️😂
I'm confused..are all the cars in Australia manual? In a manual I would leave it in gear and set the parking brake. But in an automatic, just change the gear from Drive to Park, and it won't roll. If you are on a steep incline though you should set the parking brake as well
Really? Cos I drive an auto in Singapore, and even in park, the car *can* roll. I know, cos I've pushed it into place once or twice in park before. I always hit the 'hand' brake when I park (in my car it's not a lever, it's a button.)
Most cars now are automatic in Australia, but 40-50 years ago, most cars were manual. I grew up driving a manual (30 years ago now), because I wanted to be able to learn and drive in both, but most people now learn in an auto.
The brake pedal u push on the floor board of ur car stays engaged when u put ur car n park... it will not go anywhere. The E-brake or hand brake is an extra precaution if ur on a hill... Im 40, and have never used my hand brake, and never rolled anywhere...lol
The "How's it Going?" and "Have a Good One" are things in Canada too! Or we say "Have a good'un, eh?" or "How's it goin', eh?". (I mean in Eastern Ontario, at least). Also sorry Toni for the bird name my name is Emelie and I approve of any nickname (Em is the usual).
I am from South Africa and a lot of sayings and actions are the same as in Australia. We do "hip hip hooray", "hand break when parking", "have a good one", "shorten names" "traffic lights - green, orange and then red". There are many other differences though but we are closer to Australian culture than American culture. Cheers - have a good one.
I was born and raised in America and have ALWAYS used the parking brake. You put the car in park then apply the brake then turn the car off. Every time. And I drive an automatic. Maybe it's because I grew up near the Appalachian mountains so it's really hilly but I've never met anyone who doesn't use the brake. It's really interesting learning about this, I didn't know people didn't use the brake 😅 Love you Toni and Ryan!!
@katedowney8706 yeah it's probably because of the hills. Our driving schools in MN taught us to turn on the parking break only when we were on hills, along with turning the steering wheel so the car would roll off of the road and not into traffic if it got hit
Nobody is leaving the brake off in the UK when they're leaving the car - I think it just meant at traffic lights, stopped in traffic etc. that's what the footbrake is for!
As an American I have always said & heard "Have a good one" and "How's it going" all the time. Also have never heard the birthday thing ever. I haven't applied a parking brake on a car since I got rid of my 1973 Chevy Camaro with a manual transmission except when I'm driving a truck & apply the air brake.
I’m in the U.S. driving an automatic and if you switch to “park,” the car will not move since the brake are engaged. The reason is called the “emergency brake” is because it may used as a last resort if regular brakes do not work.
I think they're talking about a different thing. We call that the hand brake. You use it when the car is parked so it doesn't move. I drive an auto so the 'hand' brake is a button I push to make sure my car wouldn't budge from its parked position. The gear is in park AND that brake is engaged. As I understand it, having the car in 'park' means the engine won't accelerate but the car's wheels have nothing to stop them from rolling.
Your breaks don't engage when you put your car in park, the parking prawl engages which just locks your transmission. The parking brake locks your wheels. If you don't use the parking break it causes more wear and tear on the transmission. It's always recommended in automatic cars to use your parking brake to prevent the wear and tear to your transmission.
I have heard "hip hip hooray", "happy birthday cha cha cha" and just plain ending. I think I've only heard the "how old are you" as a kid or for babies.
Never heard anyone counting the age. Sometimes I think people confuse their family/local traditions as nationwide traditions, which is usually not the case.
11:44 Cars have a parking gear. You put the car in park and that prevents it from moving. Your car isn't going to go anywhere if it gets hit. If that system fails, and you're on a hill, you could roll away, that's why she mentions using the hand break on hills. But otherwise, you put your car in park (not neutral) and it doesn't go anywhere.
They're confused as Australians because manual/standard transmissions are so much more common, so yes, they would roll away because they don't have park, you leave it in neutral. Your comment is case and point of why most Americans don't get the point of the parking brake. You're defaulting to cars being automatic transmissions. (It didn't help that the video example that was used showed an auto and Toni and Ryan didn't catch that.)
@@SecretAsianMan2222You would never put a manual car in neutral when you park!! You would always put it in gear (commonly first gear), which is basically the same as putting it in P on an automatic. But, when it’s a bit hilly, you’d probably put a manual in gear and additionally pull the parking brake / handbrake.
@@derfranz5770 If you're on flat ground you can absolutely leave a manual in neutral and apply the parking brake. There's no reason to leave it in first. That's only for hills.
@@ileana8360 Yeah, you can if you don't have hill start assist like newer manuals, or if you aren't amazing at sliding off the brake while giving it gas. Or if you have a really old car and the dummy in the auto behind you pulled up way to close to you at the light on the hill, you roll back very gently, help yourself to his brakes, and get going that way.
There are countries where it is prohibited to use the "hand break" when you park your car. So others can move your car to make space for parking another car.
As an English person I wondered why I often get funny looks. I’ve just realised most of my small talk is Australian. Most of my family is Australian so I’ve grown up using both slang. It took 1 friend 15 yrs to ask me what an “Esky” was!
To clarify the handbrake part, as a north american, when you shift your car in to park it applies your brakes to the wheels so your car stays in place. the handbrake is, at least what i was taught, is for if your regular brakes fail.
Unless your car has an electronic parking brake shifting the transmission into park does not engage your brakes. It just locks the transmission usually with a parking pawl. You are still supposed to engage the parking brake.
San Francisco uses their hand breaks but we have alot flatter landscape and a position on our gear shift box that locks the car in park. The handbag is used for drastic inclines or hills
I've never been to Australia but I think it would be great place to visit and live. I've met a few Australians over the years and they were absolute LEGENDS! Great people, great country!!!
so many of these "American" things are such personal experiences from these ppl. America is so big i feel like these cultural things need to be separated into regions. like the happy birthday thing or the no fucking parking break????
No hand/emergency/parking brake is NOT regional, it's more common if you have a manual transmission and less common if you have an automatic. I do agree with you about the regionality of that birthday nonsense though. Probably something left over or a variant of the verse for kids, "how old are you now?"
i'm from the UK and for most of these i would say these are fairly similar to us - except the cafes with no toilets...nah...i pee a lot...if i'm buying a drink i expect there to be a toilet for traffic lights we have red for stop, red and amber means get ready to go, green go, amber get ready to stop. I think this is because in australia you mostly drive automatics so you just press the pedal and go... but in the uk most people drive manual cars and you have to put it in gear, get the bite with the clutch and then go -- so you need a bit of preparation (although automatics have become quite popular so not everyone has this issue) but as for the handbrake... when i lived in japan so many americans would not put the parking brake or handbrake on... the teaching company i worked for had to tell them they need to do it because if theres an earthquake it can prevent accidents and it's there for safety... it was very much an american thing
Detroit here: Emergency Brake/E-brake was designed originally for manual transmission, but is essentially locking the back brakes. In automatic transmissions, putting the gear into P does a similar thing, but not many realize it’s not needed except for inclines.
Canadian here. All good. Emergency/parking brakes are only used for hill parking in automatic vehicles. Manual vehicles use their brake like you describe. I've never heard the nightmare counting birthday song before. Real thankful about that. We usual add "and many more". 😅 Love you guys.
So im pretty sure manual cars are more popular. And in the case of manuals, why dont you put it in a gear like reverse instead of leaving it in neutral.
When it comes to the parking brake, I think the difference is in the US the vast majority of people drive automatic where I think it's more popular to drive manual in Australia if I'm not mistaken. So if you drive stick you have to put the parking brake on all the time.
Canadian here, we call it the emergency brake and the hand brake depending on where we are in the country. We tend to only use the hand brake when we are driving a standard or manual transmission, an automatic transmission won't even roll on a hill, but that is mandatory to use it and turn your wheels to the curb in case your car does roll.
11:35 So in America we have what’s called a Gear Shifter (aka PRND) that stands for ‘PARK;REVERSE;NEUTRAL;DRIVE’ When placed in park with the break pedal pressed, the car remains parked. Does not roll. The Emergency Brake is there for back up when your brake pedal stops working, (which happens way too often tbh).
In America we put our cars into PARK so that the transmission holds the car in place. That's what the letters are on the gear shift. P= park D= Dive N= neutral And do on. You cannot get your kets out of the ignition without puttingyour car into PARK. The only time you use the "hand or emergency break" is when you are parked on a hill so if the transmission slips your car won't roll down the hill. But we are also taught to turn the wheel into the curb just in case.
This blew my mind, even in NY, which is notorious for lack of public bathrooms, requires them in restaurants, in the US we even have them in most stores that don't sell food!
@@Helen247 yes absolutely 🩷 I just checked and in the UK if the place seats more than 10 customers it's the law that they have to have customer toilets 😍
George Carlin's response to "Have a good one!" was, "I already have a good one, I'm looking for a longer one!" And I also realized why the plant behind Toni is moving so much... because it's high summer in Australia (early March 2024) and the A/C is probably cranked in their studio 😏
The parking thing is if you are driving a manual or automatic… when you but your vehicle in Park the brakes come on… for a manual you use the hand brake.. but if you want to secure your vehicle on a him with an automatic you use the e-brake The red to green is normal… we only use the yellow when going green to red
As an American, you press your foot brake and switch into Park in an automatic. And if your on a hill you can use the parking/emergency brake. Some people use it every time. But when you’re in Park the car won’t roll.
Here in Minnesota, US. Traffic lights are red, yellow, and green. A red traffic light goes straight to green. A green traffic light goes to yellow to signal it's going red and for people to prepare to stop. But it happens quickly, so the next cars in line know they should slow down, not to speed up through the light.
The e brake, parking brake etc, thing only applies to automatics which is what she showed. An automatic has a transmission break on it when you put it in park.
12:29 in the USA, the cars do not roll on their own. Putting it in Park is enough to lock the wheels. Edit: you have to put the car in Neutral if you want to roll it (for example, if you have a break down and you want to get off the road)
You park it in 1st gear. Problem in cold countries can be that your parking brake freezes to your wheels. Happened to me several times so I stopped using that braje by default and park the car in 1st gear.
As a native Californian, I've always said "have a good one" 😂 not sure if it's common or not here but now I'm gonna actively think about this and keep my ear out
I just gotta say the "what is your age" thing is not common in America at all, I've never heard of anyone doing this, at least not in the Pacific Northwest of America or in any form of media.
I've heard "how old are you now" sung the same HB tune, but not often. Also heard "hip hip hooray", another one with a zoo theme, lol, I feel like there are so many HB song endings! I'm in Chicago, btw. ❤
Same! I'm almost 58 and have never heard anyone do that. Imagine someone doing that to me at my age!
Agreed 💯 from the Northeast!
American here, California, I've never heard of doing 'Are you 1, are you 2...', after Happy Birthday. Only heard of Hip hip hooray, after Happy Birthday, from Toni and Ryan ♥♥
Never heard of this ever in Ohio
I’ve never heard that American birthday song ending. We always say..”and many more”
And many more, On channel 4, and channel 80, with a big fat Lady! Heard that in elementary (k-6th grade). Always the ending with
Random rhyme 😂
@@allisonquinhones7594 And many more on channel for and scooby doo on channel 2!
Same - that’s the only thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve never heard this girls version. Who has the time to count to fucking 60?!
American here. Yeah, the “ are you one, are you two, are you three” isn’t a thing i’ve ever heard of in my almost 40 years. Also, I’m pretty sure I’m the only American I know who puts on the parking brake every single time I park my car. I must be Australian.
I have been living in America for 4 years and I also definitely heard the hip hip horray as well. So I think it just depends on the area.
I'm American. I've never heard the... are you one are you two... thing while singing happy birthday. It's gotta be a regional thing. I'd be down for hip hip hooray. But we say have a good one down south. But southerners and Australians can be oddly similar lol
We say have a good one up here in PA too
Never heard of counting after the birthday song, however, we do add a few more lyrics to the end "you're growing old, you've got gray hair, you smell like a skunk, and look like one too!"
Same! Never heard the counting one. Only add on I've heard at the end is "And many more"
Have a good one is very common up here in Idaho, too.
We I grew up with ......" and many more on channel 4, and Scooby-Doo on channel 2." Don't know why but I could go for a hip hip horray.
The "how's it going" is common in the US too, at least in the midwest. At most people respond with "good, you?" and it's basically just a "hello" type of greeting here.
VERY misunderstood by foreigners.
California too. We understand “it” to mean life.
It’s literally how I greet my coworkers on the daily 😂
Yes and "Have a good one" as well. Pretty common in the chicago area and suburbs.
Yeah it’s so common that I have to teach my clients (they’re usually children) to respond “good, you?”
No one EVER actually wants to know how it is going.
As an American we definitely don't count like that. It has to be a family tradition. In my family we usually sing "And many more!" at the end.
I've NEVER in my life heard of the "are ya one, are ya two" after Happy Birthday. I've lived in several states and never heard it.
I do not know what’s she on about, never heard of that either and I have lived up and down the East Coast. Maybe it is a regional thing?
I’ve heard it (unfortunately) lol usually family members will sing it if they’re trying to embarrass you 😅 I’m originally from north NJ
@alexis-n.a I live in pa. I've never heard of it.
yeah it's definitely a family by family thing, i think. grew up in maine and it was popular with little kids!
I have never heard this in my life. Been in the Midwest my entire life.
As an American, “give me a shout” and “have a good one” are very common to me 😂
Yes, but not in terms of paying for something, we'd say "I got ya" or "it's on me" or "I'll get this one"
And how’s it going.
Right but that means like 'gimme a call/text or similar, but yes, agree on 'have a good one'.
we never say give me a shout here, but we do say have a good one!
It’s not the same context tho
Ive never heard of the birthday one, i also thought 'who has time for that' lol. im 36 and born and raised in Michigan
I've only heard of the "And many mooooore."
Same! I was raised in Missouri.
Im 38 from Florida n never heard that. It would take 15 mins to sing that lol 😂
im 29 and I have had many experiences with the counting lol also from michigan
I’ve lived in Florida and Michigan and never heard of it either.
As an American I can confidently say I have NEVER heard of that ‘counting out to get to your birthday’ thing after singing happy birthday. That would take a ridiculous amount of time- even for a child!
But the use of ‘give me a shout’-use a lot.
US American here. We say "Have a good one" and "How's it going" all the time. But I love hearing greetings and colloquialisms from other parts of the world. ❤ You guys!
Have a good one is definitely regional in the US.
I’m from Canada and we say it too, but lots of that stuff is very regional, the slang in New York is very different than in Arkansas.
Traffic lights go straight from Red to Green in the US, too. But I have never EVER heard of the "what is your age" birthday bullshit. That girl's family is just weird 😂
Yes, like who gets to a red and then expects yellow? Gotta test her for being colorblind!
I Germany (and a lot of places in europe) yellow is always between red and green no matter which was they change. It just means "be ready the light will change soon" or it means "beware".
As far as I am aware, in Germany, when the light is about to change to green, both the red and the amber lights are on. The other way around, it’s just the amber light.
Same, I'm from California and I have never counted out a persons bday. That's some backwoods shit.
@@Helen247it goes from green to (indicates that red is approaching so slow down) then red to stop (from Canada here)
"So nothing really means anything, and it all means something else." A perfectly succinct explanation of the English language right there folks. Good on ya legends!
We say, "Have a good one" in the U.S., too. My favorite comeback was when a guy friend replied to me saying that by saying, "I already have a good one... now I need a longer one!" #dadjokesiguess
That's what she said.
Californian here, and never have I heard of people saying "are you one, are you two,..." after singing happy birthday. The hip hip hooray we actually did when I was younger though.
Them talking about the emergency brake I can't. 😂 "Do their cars not just keep rolling??" Do they not have the Park gear?
No, cause they're used to manuals like Europe. Manuals you put it in neutral and apply the e-brake, it doesn't have a park gear. That's why they're so puzzled.
@@Jeffero91 that clears up my confusion so much, thank you
@@Jeffero91not really, most cars in Australia are autos. Manuals only account for 5% of all new car sales, and that’s including trade vehicles.
That said, tons of newer vehicles will automatically engage the parking brake when you turn them off anyway, so the manufacturers clearly think parking brakes are a good idea. It’s pretty safety critical to not roll into traffic so having a redundant component is not a bad call IMO.
@@Jeffero91 Except that they clearly showed an automatic in the video.
@@Jeffero91 I learned to put a manual in first gear so it wouldn't roll, but also use the handbrake
In America, for an automatic, putting the vehicle in Park (P) is putting it in an actual gear to park, locking the gear so that it doesn't roll. Manual vehicles, with shifters and a clutch, yes, you should be using the hand break when parking. Most people learn to drive automatics now though, so that break is called an e-break (emergency break)
Well... if you car gets hit while on P, and it moves, you have a much higher chance of breaking the gear box, if the manual break is not applied.
It's not a common issue obviously, but... shit happens.
The parking pawl engages when you have the gear selector in park, this locks the output shaft to the transmission case. I don't like that it can roll a bit, and the only thing keeping it from moving is a pin. I always put the park brake on, even if it's level ground, mine is electronic so just lift or push a switch to actuate.
Used to just leave the old manual in 1st, and still pull the park brake on.
I have been parking my manual cars in gear for over a decade and only use the handbrake on significant slopes and never had an issue.
@wifecassie An e-brake is an 'electronic brake', not an 'emergency brake'. There are different types of 'parking brakes' such as the lever you pull with your hand (sometimes referred to as a hand brake), an extra pedal you push with your foot (sometimes referred to as a foot brake), or in the case of some newer cars, an e-brake which can be set to engage automatically when the transmission is put into 'Park'. Regardless of what kind of parking brake your car has, it is HIGHLY recommended (and even states in the operating manual of the vehicle) that you engage the parking brake when you are parking your car as it is much safer that simply using the transmission to prevent the car from moving.
We even have toilets not only in every single cafe or bar, but also in grocerystores
I think it's a legal requirement in uk to have toilets in places that serve food?
@@meltantingif it is not a take away only, but rather a sit down situation, it is a legal requirement
And people get all insulted when it's closed. I work in a grocery store. Once had a pipe burst from a sink a few feet from the bathrooms, and it took about 5 minutes for us to find the shutoff valve (it was hidden behind hoses). It was a LOT of water. We had to use the big squeegees to push the water into the bathroom drains. It took over an hour. I had to stand on one side of the block off because people were STILL trying to walk through numerous carts that blocked off the entire area to use the bathroom. I told people it was flooded, and they were like, "I have to use the bathroom!" I would just repeat, "It's FLOODED." And a couple of people got REALLY mad. 🙄
@@ThePretenderGirl well idk, I'm sure some people will still get mad at that but mostly me and other people get mad because public places don't want to have public restrooms. Then it's hard to find a place to use the bathroom, especially when you really need to go.
8:00 As an American, we do not do that 😅
Yeah that one confused me.
“How old are you now?”
I’ve heard that one… not the individual ages
Agreed... I've heard: "You look like a monkey and you smell like one too!"
We say "have a good one" in UK also 😂 i dont know why the lady was perplexed! "HAVE A GOOD'UN MATE" all the time.
same ??
My brain short-circuited at those parking signs. In Ireland, we will always ask someone how are they doing and then walk off.
I'm aussie and worked with an English guy. On our first shift together he said how you doing, alright? And i had no idea what to say... turns out it was just like a hi here.
As an American, I've never heard of counting after the birthday song before. My family didn't say anything after, we just started cutting the cake and forming a line.
I've definitely heard it. People do it SOMETIMES. but it's not common at all.
Have a good one is said in the States as well. Came back to add that if we drive an car with automatic transmission & land is flat, there's no need for emergency brake
That's what I came to say too. Only a manual transmission has a need for an emergency break. It got me wondering though, do their automatic transmission cars have a different brake system than ours? Like, that doesn't make sense because they have the same manufacturers, right?
whoaaa i wonder if this is a regional thing because up in Washington i was taught to always put on the e brake when you park. pretty sure you would get docked points in the test if you didn’t. but our state is very hilly as opposed to other very flat states in the usa, so i wonder if it varies?
@audrawells1383 not sure if they have same manufacturers but brakes have to work the same either way, I would think anyway lol. I started driving after we moved to Florida & it is flat AF
@@abbieyoyo that makes sense, it being regional. I live in Florida & it is very flat
I was only talked to use the parking brake if parked on a hill, like anything over about 20 to 25°
the American girl who said the birthday thing.. ive never heard of that in my life. we usually say "how old are you nowww?" at the very end and/or say "cha cha cha" in between each "happy birthday to you".
are you changing the time signature of happy birthday for the cha cha cha or singing it in triplet eighth notes on the 2nd beat of the you?
@spencerclements3005 triplet eighth notes on the second beat, correct.
Never heard the "how old are you noooww" bit though
Lol im from pa and we do the how old are you@tuccette27
@@Hank.Will.I.Ams. Must be a region thing. They way it was for me was "how old are you now" when I went to the south they said something else can not recall.
@@amandaaument3004I’m in California and also have never heard the counting thing before. I second it has to be regional.
11:56 In 🇨🇦 we don’t really use our ebrake too often unless our parking “gear” is broken. We don’t leave our car in neutral. 😅
Also, our traffic lights only go green, yellow, red, green. There’s no “get ready to go” prompt.
Gonna leave my few cents here too.
In Germany, traffic lights have two different "yellow" modes: When you approach a light turning from green to red only yellow will be light up. But when it's turning from red to green the red light will stay on and yellow get's added. It is to say: You can't go yet because it's still red but you can shift into first gear and get set to go in a few seconds". I find it quite practical because I don't always want to keep my foot down when lights stay red for long. The same goes for bicycle lights so you have the time to get back on the saddle, put the paddles in position and go before the cars get their go.
On the topic of hand brakes: We learn to put the brake in always but it seems to depend on the "car culture" of the country. In France they purposefully don't put the brake in so that other cars can slightly push your car while parking (at least that's what my french teacher says who has been there). They don't mind scratched cars apparently. So much so that the police wont do anything if your parked car get's damaged as long as it's just cosmetic damage and no human got harmed... 😮
Exactly the same in the uk 😊 same lights sequence, and we always put the handbrake on, you would fail your test if you didn't!
Traffic lights in the UK kinda have a fourth colour - red+amber
Red - stop
Red+amber - about to turn green
Green - go
Amber - about to turn red
So three colours, but four combinations
THAT IS CRAZY!!! What position does it occupy on the light-they look in pictures like normal R-Y-G progressions. I've never heard of this and had to look it up before believing it was true!
Yes, it's the same in Germany!
Jep as a german I was looking for this comment 😅 I think it’s similar in most European countries
That actually sounds nice. I drive in UAE and sometimes I just don't notice the light go immediately from red to green and then the a**hats from behind start honking within the same millisecond as if them not driving at 60kmph the moment the signal turns green will mean that they don't get to see their grandma take their last breath in the hospital or something.
Ohhh! That explains it!
I’m from America and we definitely say “how’s it going?” Some care for an actual response and sometimes it’s just a polite passing greeting. And “have a good one” is very common too! With the same meaning as you all. I use that all the time!
Yeah, but they dont say “how’s it going” they say “how you going?” Whereas we would say “how’s it going?” Or “how you doing?”
My husband was knocked unconscious by a magpie, he was taken to hospital and they found a small bleed on the brain. He has fully recovered and is absolutely fine.
OMG I'm so glad that he is ok, that's scary!
@@Helen247 he has also been attacked by a duck!! He is all good 😊
@@elizabethwilson1190birds do not like me. Neither do monkeys. I don’t know why, I love animals. Maybe birds just don’t like your husband.
Brooo what the heck, seriously think about decreasing their population in cities
When I lived in Sydney I had a Mumma magpie who would sit on the wall by the path to my front door & welcome me home every day... she'd also bring her babies to eat the grass seeds in my yard. I love magpies.
I never use my emergency brake here in America, unless I am parked on some type of upward or downward slope.
When I came to Australia, people asked me if I had plans for the weekend. Thinking they want to do something together. Nope, they are just being polite and showing interest, mostly so you ask them what they do on the weekend. Another surprise was: Bring a plate. Almost brought an empty plate for a party. How hard it is to say bring food to share 🤦🏻♀️
See I get this in the US all the time. Like at checkout or at drive thru coffee shops. "Any plans for the weekend?" or "Anything fun planned for the day?" is a super common small talk thing to say at least on the west coast.
Oh! You've clarified the "plans for weekend" thing. I'm Australian, living in Tokyo, I have a lot of American co-workers. When I've asked what are your plans, being polite, they sort of get awkward. I now realise why, it's probably because they think I'm trying to invite myself! lol Thanks
@@page7892 yep😄
I live in America and. When we park our car we put it in "park" and it doesn't move. That's in an automatic transmission. When I drive a manual or "stick " transmission car I use the emergency brake alot more. It can be kicked out of gear so much easier than an automatic. HAVE A GOOD ONE. LOVE YALL 😊❤
i was wondering why they were talking about the car moving. i've never driven a manual car so i don't know the specifics. but yea, once you put your automatic car in park, its pretty much staying put. even if it gets hit, unless that car is going high speed.
EXACTLY!!!!
In the US you use the "Emergency brake" in an automatic only on hills - along with pointing your wheels (out for up, in for down)
It would be a terrible design flaw if the car just moved around while parked 😂😂😂 they’re talking about a car in neutral fr. That’s the only way it’d be sliding around unless a real fast car hit it.
Yeah I was confused with the car thing I was like....we put it in park lol
Came here to say this lol. Manual transmissions are harder and harder to find here. I drive one myself. And I use the hand brake every time I park. For an automatic transmission, it’s not going to move when you put it in park. Most cars with automatic transmissions don’t even have a “hand” brake. The emergency brake will most likely be on floor on the left side of the pedal brake.
As an Aussie living in Scotland I now LOVE the red amber green. It really helps traffic flow. I was worried about confusion too but it just works. You can also usually see the lights for long enough before you get to them so your brain just figures it out.
I am from the USA and I have never heard or seen anybody do that after Happy Birthday song.
I love how the uk and Australia have the same thing. 'How ya going' 'you alright' 'how you doin' none of these questions need a detailed response. You can either repeat back or a simple nod or 'all good' is sufficient. I used to work retail and have had foreigners answer me. Its unnerving 😆
I live in Fl and have always said have a good one in reference to leaving or saying bye...
Floridian here. Me too.
Same
Florida gal here and same. Did you all also fail to use parking brake unless you were on an obviously steep area?
I'm pretty sure in Canada it is a law that if you are serving food or drinks that you have to have a bathroom in the establishment ... unless I'm crazy but I'm pretty confident it's law.
This would be a hardship, can't understand why a restaurant wouldn't have to have a bathroom!
Same in Norway. If they serve food, they have a toilet. If they have a liqueur licence too.
@julieskog2301 Ya I had no clue Australia didn't do this. Seems nuts to me!
For the customer too or just staff? In some places it may just be staff.
@aamackie customer when it's food and drink. In other places like a pet store for example it's just staff .. but if you have a nice worker they will let you use it if it's an emergency. Like elderly or young children type of thing.
As an American I say how's it going and don't expect a response. It's like what's up or what's good. And the hand brake thing is because almost all cars are automatic and so when you put the car in park it stays in place.
It's not orange for red or orange for green.
When you only see Orange 🧡, it means get ready to stop, because next would be red.
But Orange for go, lights up together with red ❤🧡. The orange turns on while the red is still turned on and they are both switched off together when it changes to Green. 💚
It's like that in Europe and West Asia as well. At least.
I hope I am making sense.
Not everywhere in Europe. I'm from the Netherlands and ours just jump from red to green without warning. You just have to pay attention.
Its regulatory to have a toilet onsite in the UK.if you have more than 3 sit down places.
I can’t imagine an eating establishment without a toilet 😱
I live in Finland and learned the hard way, that in the winter you can't use handbrake because it might freeze and you couldn't drive at all. So I was told that you just need to leave the car into first gear and it stays parked even in hill. In automatic transmission you leave the car in park and it does the same. By the way you are hilarious 😍
Same for me in Sweden. In winter the handbreak om my car will freeze and get stuck, making it impossible to drive the car.
The car will not roll off when its in 1st gear. There's an automatic break that stops it from moving.
In the USA most cars are automatic and if you put an automatic car in park, it will not move, but the hand break is not on... manual cars you really do have to put the hand break on for
In manual it doesn’t move in first gear either
You do though, even in automatic cars. Park only locks the transmission, the hand break locks the wheels by engaging your breaks. If you don't use the hand break it puts more wear and tear on your transmission. Your parking break should be the main method of keeping your car still, the park gear is the backup. Brake pads are easy and cheap to replace. Replacing a transmission? That's a nightmare.
Toni and Ryan are f**king legends!
Why?
@@satansalley6526they have a sense of humor
It is a British law that a cafe/restaurant serving food to eat on the premises (as opposed to purely takeaway) has to have a bathroom
I'd really love a continuation of this series! Learning about Australian culture from you guys is really fun.
She said "How're you goin'?" That phrase is not said here in the U.S. that I know "how's it goin'?" is very widely used, IMO. The "you" changes it. "have a good one" is definitely used here but also I live in the south. that might be different in a different part of the country. 😀 Never heard of the "are you 1, are you 2,...." NEVER!!! I use the break most days! LOL
I've NEVER done the "are you 1? are you 2? Ect... We just sing it, lol
UK and Australia say much the same things. Everyone loves to hate us, but we are very close. And we love our cousins dearly.
Yous 2 came into my UA-cam yesterday and I am addicted to yous already I have been crying with laughter ever since thank you for your channel
“Have a good one” is definitely a thing in the US, at least in Washington where I’m from people say it quite often
My mother is an Aussie born and raised in Melbourne and moved to South Africa. As kids we learnt to use the same expressions as her so it's all so familiar. Spent 2 years back in Aus in Finley NSW the only word of advice I can give to people travelling there is check the post box before sticking your hand in spent 3 days in hospital for a redback bite 😂
I live not far from Finley. One day we went out to get the mail and there was a sign in our mail box that said Don't open brown snake inside 😱😱
PNW Girl here - I always use my emergency brake and we say "and many more' after singing happy birthday.
Maybe it's a PNW thing, I also always put on my parking break. I don't think we were taught that in driving school though. Seems like most of the US doesn't based on other comments. And ditto on the "Many more" after happy birthday. Never heard of the counting ages thing.
I have to say, not one of the “this is how it is in America” is how it is where I grew up in Northern Ca. We sing “and many more… after Happy Birthday, we always say “Have a good one!”, it makes complete sense, you ALWAYS put the parking brake on (who taught her how to drive?
I'm sure in the UK a business has to provide a toilet if they serve food and drink. I can't imagine having to walk down the road to toilet. It's bad enough when cafe's have a locked toilet in the cafe that you need a code for, couldn't go down.
I’m from Alabama, I live in Maine now, I’ve lived in other states before in the USA, and I have never heard of the birthday thing. I’ve mostly lived on the east coast and I’ve travel to the west coast a bit so maybe it’s a midwestern thing.🤷🏻♀️😂
In Canada I think it is law that places that serve food or drink must have a public toilet (for customer use).
Same in the UK
I'm confused..are all the cars in Australia manual? In a manual I would leave it in gear and set the parking brake. But in an automatic, just change the gear from Drive to Park, and it won't roll. If you are on a steep incline though you should set the parking brake as well
Really? Cos I drive an auto in Singapore, and even in park, the car *can* roll. I know, cos I've pushed it into place once or twice in park before. I always hit the 'hand' brake when I park (in my car it's not a lever, it's a button.)
Most cars now are automatic in Australia, but 40-50 years ago, most cars were manual. I grew up driving a manual (30 years ago now), because I wanted to be able to learn and drive in both, but most people now learn in an auto.
The brake pedal u push on the floor board of ur car stays engaged when u put ur car n park... it will not go anywhere. The E-brake or hand brake is an extra precaution if ur on a hill... Im 40, and have never used my hand brake, and never rolled anywhere...lol
We say “have a good one!” In the US too. But I do have to say..I’ve never heard that version of the birthday song 😂
The "How's it Going?" and "Have a Good One" are things in Canada too! Or we say "Have a good'un, eh?" or "How's it goin', eh?". (I mean in Eastern Ontario, at least).
Also sorry Toni for the bird name my name is Emelie and I approve of any nickname (Em is the usual).
We say those in America as well. Well, at least I do.
I am from South Africa and a lot of sayings and actions are the same as in Australia. We do "hip hip hooray", "hand break when parking", "have a good one", "shorten names" "traffic lights - green, orange and then red". There are many other differences though but we are closer to Australian culture than American culture.
Cheers - have a good one.
I was born and raised in America and have ALWAYS used the parking brake. You put the car in park then apply the brake then turn the car off. Every time. And I drive an automatic. Maybe it's because I grew up near the Appalachian mountains so it's really hilly but I've never met anyone who doesn't use the brake. It's really interesting learning about this, I didn't know people didn't use the brake 😅 Love you Toni and Ryan!!
Pretty sure its in the road code / law to use it when parked in NZ and UK so i imagine Aus is similar. I was always taught to use it.
@katedowney8706 yeah it's probably because of the hills. Our driving schools in MN taught us to turn on the parking break only when we were on hills, along with turning the steering wheel so the car would roll off of the road and not into traffic if it got hit
Always yse the handbreak UK
Nobody is leaving the brake off in the UK when they're leaving the car - I think it just meant at traffic lights, stopped in traffic etc. that's what the footbrake is for!
40 year old Floridian here and only use it if parked on a steep area. Usually driveways.
Love from Massachusetts ❤😂 y'all are wicked funny
As an American I have always said & heard "Have a good one" and "How's it going" all the time. Also have never heard the birthday thing ever. I haven't applied a parking brake on a car since I got rid of my 1973 Chevy Camaro with a manual transmission except when I'm driving a truck & apply the air brake.
I’m in the U.S. driving an automatic and if you switch to “park,” the car will not move since the brake are engaged. The reason is called the “emergency brake” is because it may used as a last resort if regular brakes do not work.
I think they're talking about a different thing. We call that the hand brake. You use it when the car is parked so it doesn't move. I drive an auto so the 'hand' brake is a button I push to make sure my car wouldn't budge from its parked position. The gear is in park AND that brake is engaged. As I understand it, having the car in 'park' means the engine won't accelerate but the car's wheels have nothing to stop them from rolling.
Your breaks don't engage when you put your car in park, the parking prawl engages which just locks your transmission. The parking brake locks your wheels. If you don't use the parking break it causes more wear and tear on the transmission. It's always recommended in automatic cars to use your parking brake to prevent the wear and tear to your transmission.
I have heard "hip hip hooray", "happy birthday cha cha cha" and just plain ending. I think I've only heard the "how old are you" as a kid or for babies.
Never heard anyone counting the age. Sometimes I think people confuse their family/local traditions as nationwide traditions, which is usually not the case.
@@bartho5212 Agreed.
Ooh the birthday cha cha cha sounds fun!
11:44 Cars have a parking gear. You put the car in park and that prevents it from moving. Your car isn't going to go anywhere if it gets hit. If that system fails, and you're on a hill, you could roll away, that's why she mentions using the hand break on hills.
But otherwise, you put your car in park (not neutral) and it doesn't go anywhere.
They're confused as Australians because manual/standard transmissions are so much more common, so yes, they would roll away because they don't have park, you leave it in neutral. Your comment is case and point of why most Americans don't get the point of the parking brake. You're defaulting to cars being automatic transmissions. (It didn't help that the video example that was used showed an auto and Toni and Ryan didn't catch that.)
@@SecretAsianMan2222You would never put a manual car in neutral when you park!! You would always put it in gear (commonly first gear), which is basically the same as putting it in P on an automatic. But, when it’s a bit hilly, you’d probably put a manual in gear and additionally pull the parking brake / handbrake.
@@derfranz5770 If you're on flat ground you can absolutely leave a manual in neutral and apply the parking brake. There's no reason to leave it in first. That's only for hills.
@@SecretAsianMan2222 Absolutely. BTW: we even use the "handbrake" when we had to stop on an incline and have to start. 😉
@@ileana8360 Yeah, you can if you don't have hill start assist like newer manuals, or if you aren't amazing at sliding off the brake while giving it gas. Or if you have a really old car and the dummy in the auto behind you pulled up way to close to you at the light on the hill, you roll back very gently, help yourself to his brakes, and get going that way.
There are countries where it is prohibited to use the "hand break" when you park your car. So others can move your car to make space for parking another car.
I've heard of that.
Yeah that’s why I thought it was funny, they seemed so shocked about it. Like theres a bunch of countries that leave their cars in neutral.
As an English person I wondered why I often get funny looks. I’ve just realised most of my small talk is Australian. Most of my family is Australian so I’ve grown up using both slang. It took 1 friend 15 yrs to ask me what an “Esky” was!
Theres an episode of Bluey that vlcenters aroundthe magpie chasing them that i now understand much better 😆 thanks guys
babe, wake up Toni and Ryan posted🫣
To clarify the handbrake part, as a north american, when you shift your car in to park it applies your brakes to the wheels so your car stays in place. the handbrake is, at least what i was taught, is for if your regular brakes fail.
Unless your car has an electronic parking brake shifting the transmission into park does not engage your brakes. It just locks the transmission usually with a parking pawl. You are still supposed to engage the parking brake.
💯% - Also taught to point your wheels on hills.
@@manitobasky I didn’t know that, thanks!
I'm from the UK - and I feel like I speak Australian because "shout" and "have a good one" are literally in my regular vocab.
San Francisco uses their hand breaks but we have alot flatter landscape and a position on our gear shift box that locks the car in park. The handbag is used for drastic inclines or hills
I've never been to Australia but I think it would be great place to visit and live. I've met a few Australians over the years and they were absolute LEGENDS! Great people, great country!!!
U.S. don't do the birthday count, may do a "and many more " . Lights red to green, no amber in between just when green to red
so many of these "American" things are such personal experiences from these ppl. America is so big i feel like these cultural things need to be separated into regions. like the happy birthday thing or the no fucking parking break????
No hand/emergency/parking brake is NOT regional, it's more common if you have a manual transmission and less common if you have an automatic.
I do agree with you about the regionality of that birthday nonsense though. Probably something left over or a variant of the verse for kids, "how old are you now?"
@@Helen247 you're probably right i have no idea how manual transmission works...I should learn how that works...
@@molliedugas8949I’m an American who drives a manual and ALWAYS park the car with the emergency brake.
i'm from the UK and for most of these i would say these are fairly similar to us - except the cafes with no toilets...nah...i pee a lot...if i'm buying a drink i expect there to be a toilet
for traffic lights we have red for stop, red and amber means get ready to go, green go, amber get ready to stop. I think this is because in australia you mostly drive automatics so you just press the pedal and go... but in the uk most people drive manual cars and you have to put it in gear, get the bite with the clutch and then go -- so you need a bit of preparation (although automatics have become quite popular so not everyone has this issue)
but as for the handbrake... when i lived in japan so many americans would not put the parking brake or handbrake on... the teaching company i worked for had to tell them they need to do it because if theres an earthquake it can prevent accidents and it's there for safety... it was very much an american thing
Detroit here: Emergency Brake/E-brake was designed originally for manual transmission, but is essentially locking the back brakes. In automatic transmissions, putting the gear into P does a similar thing, but not many realize it’s not needed except for inclines.
Canadian here. All good. Emergency/parking brakes are only used for hill parking in automatic vehicles. Manual vehicles use their brake like you describe.
I've never heard the nightmare counting birthday song before. Real thankful about that. We usual add "and many more". 😅 Love you guys.
As an American, I've never heard of that birthday thing... I wonder if it's something regional?
Yeah I've heard of it but always hated when anyone does it lol
It's funny. It's definitely a thing. But very few people do it and I've only heard people do it half-heartedly.
12:26 …. I’m so confused. 😂 When you put the car in park it automatically brakes… why is your car moving if you don’t also put on the hand brake?!?!!
So im pretty sure manual cars are more popular. And in the case of manuals, why dont you put it in a gear like reverse instead of leaving it in neutral.
When it comes to the parking brake, I think the difference is in the US the vast majority of people drive automatic where I think it's more popular to drive manual in Australia if I'm not mistaken. So if you drive stick you have to put the parking brake on all the time.
actually no, most australians will drive an automatic but we still use the handbrake because it's safer ☺
Canadian here, we call it the emergency brake and the hand brake depending on where we are in the country. We tend to only use the hand brake when we are driving a standard or manual transmission, an automatic transmission won't even roll on a hill, but that is mandatory to use it and turn your wheels to the curb in case your car does roll.
11:35 So in America we have what’s called a Gear Shifter (aka PRND) that stands for ‘PARK;REVERSE;NEUTRAL;DRIVE’ When placed in park with the break pedal pressed, the car remains parked. Does not roll. The Emergency Brake is there for back up when your brake pedal stops working, (which happens way too often tbh).
In America we put our cars into PARK so that the transmission holds the car in place. That's what the letters are on the gear shift.
P= park
D= Dive
N= neutral
And do on. You cannot get your kets out of the ignition without puttingyour car into PARK. The only time you use the "hand or emergency break" is when you are parked on a hill so if the transmission slips your car won't roll down the hill. But we are also taught to turn the wheel into the curb just in case.
Our cars in Australia have the same system but the car is more secure when you put the hand break on and less likely to roll if another car hits it.
No toilets in cafes? 😮😮😮😮 I think that's possibly illegal in the UK 😂
This blew my mind, even in NY, which is notorious for lack of public bathrooms, requires them in restaurants, in the US we even have them in most stores that don't sell food!
@@Helen247 yes absolutely 🩷 I just checked and in the UK if the place seats more than 10 customers it's the law that they have to have customer toilets 😍
Cafe Nero toilets .. always in the freaking basement in London. And they're stuffy.
@@Robespierre-lIdon’t even get us started on the toilets in your average Wetherspoons, it’s basically spelunking
George Carlin's response to "Have a good one!" was, "I already have a good one, I'm looking for a longer one!"
And I also realized why the plant behind Toni is moving so much... because it's high summer in Australia (early March 2024) and the A/C is probably cranked in their studio 😏
The first thing they spoke about was allergies and how they had just turned the fan on and it was stirring up dust.
@@RiffRaffMama. Missed that bit, thanks for the clarification 👍
The parking thing is if you are driving a manual or automatic… when you but your vehicle in Park the brakes come on… for a manual you use the hand brake.. but if you want to secure your vehicle on a him with an automatic you use the e-brake
The red to green is normal… we only use the yellow when going green to red
As an American, you press your foot brake and switch into Park in an automatic. And if your on a hill you can use the parking/emergency brake. Some people use it every time. But when you’re in Park the car won’t roll.
They do similar in Canada. They dont use the hand brake when they park. They just put the automatic gearbox in park. No handbrake.
We totally say "Have a good one." and "How's it going?" here in the states! Been part of my vernacular for forever.
Here in Minnesota, US. Traffic lights are red, yellow, and green.
A red traffic light goes straight to green.
A green traffic light goes to yellow to signal it's going red and for people to prepare to stop.
But it happens quickly, so the next cars in line know they should slow down, not to speed up through the light.
The e brake, parking brake etc, thing only applies to automatics which is what she showed. An automatic has a transmission break on it when you put it in park.
12:29 in the USA, the cars do not roll on their own. Putting it in Park is enough to lock the wheels.
Edit: you have to put the car in Neutral if you want to roll it (for example, if you have a break down and you want to get off the road)
"Get ready to stop before you go, well that's fucken dumb."
"So nothing really means anything."
😂😂😂
You park it in 1st gear. Problem in cold countries can be that your parking brake freezes to your wheels. Happened to me several times so I stopped using that braje by default and park the car in 1st gear.
I remember as a kid In the Bible belt we finished happy birthday with "and God bless and keep you happy birthday to you. "
“Whaddya know” was a saying an Aussie friend taught me about. Essentially it’s like asking what’s new or been going on
Yup, in Canada we only put the e-break on if we are on a hill.
But the car is in "park" when you park so it doesn't roll away.
As a native Californian, I've always said "have a good one" 😂 not sure if it's common or not here but now I'm gonna actively think about this and keep my ear out