10 Things I NEVER KNEW EXISTED Before Moving to AUSTRALIA

[@shahancheong9792]

Fun fact: Australia exports its wild camels to the Middle East. I mean that's like the Arabian version of "selling ice to Eskimos".

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

We also sell them sand.

[@nyomiberriman4331]

It's also because the camels here in Australia are the most pure bred in the world with none of the diseases they have in other countries. Camel milk as an export is an untapped gold mine for this country

[@bartholomewlunt3347]

@@ghidorahs1fan209 soooooo much sand

[@majidalotaibi3710]

@@ghidorahs1fan209 yeah, we import a lot of sands from australia even though my country, saudi Arabia, is mostly a desert. But desert sand is far inferior compared to beach sand in terms of mechanical properties. Beach sands are broken by water which makes an amazing binding agent, used in construction.

[@warrenkelly5136]

Another true fact is we have more camels and crocodiles here in Australia than any country

[@NannaTina]

Please don’t try vegemite before learning how to use it.

[@chrissharples8027]

Yeah. Start off with a piece the size of your finger nail and spread it on some buttered toast. If you feel game enough try more

[@darrenjhodgey4734]

Us Aussies dont just eat vegimite straight out of the jar , its used for toast , tastes way better with it on toast , toast cheese and a Little thin layer of vegimite = 👌

[@darrenjhodgey4734]

@MusicManMaurice even bread , butter , vegimite & cheese is good.

[@darrenjhodgey4734]

@MusicManMaurice you only need just a thin layer of vegimite and it tastes yummo 👌

[@darrenjhodgey4734]

@MusicManMaurice I've never tried it with additional peanut butter as well , I'll definitely give it a go for my work lunch lol 👌

[@shmick6079]

How the hell does the USA - the junk food capital of the world - NOT HAVE CHICKEN SALT?!?! What is happening?!!?

[@warrenkelly5136]

And one of the richest countries, they need to spend less money on their military machines and spend some on learning skills so they can catch up with the rest of the Western countries because their so far behind its becoming embarrassing. Most travelling Americans on these vlogs complain about how slow WiFi is here in Australia which is funny because their whole country is friggin slow nd needs to catch up with most general things.

[@warrenkelly5136]

Im only guessing this percentage but about 80 to 85% of Americans don't even have a kettle and wouldn't know what one looks like.

[@warrenkelly5136]

Kettles been out (guessing) since the 40s or 50s so chicken salt came out in the late 80s I think, maybe early 90s, damn the chic salt too advanced for the slow Yankee doodles

[@shmick6079]

Warren Kelly RE kettles I heard that they’re not popular in the US because their mains power isn’t as good as ours, meaning it takes a lot longer for a kettle to boil.

[@warrenkelly5136]

@@shmick6079 Ok understandable, but the thing is that I just can't fathom is how one of the richest countries on the planet with all their highly intelligent ppl, scientists, billion nd trillionaires etc can't be ahead of everyone else or atleast catch up with normal everyday things to make life easier, ive even heard some third world countries are ahead of America with some things like wtf??? :/ Just a little shock to the system, nothing more to say, don't care and just thankful I wasn't born and live over there. And don't even get me started about their friggin liberty and citizen rights bullshit to own nd carry a gun for protection after all the school massacres of innocent little children over the last 15 odd years and still won't change gun laws.

[@rubybest9303]

Yay someone acknowledged Western Australia. Quokkas are the cutest things ever. There is also penguin island (if you didn't already guess penguins can be found there)

[@ronanroman1546]

Fairy Penguins in Phillip Island, Victoria

[@mikfalk8019]

Don't forget Carnac island. Interesting history also known to have around 3 Tiger snakes per 25 square meters. Good luck trekking across this place in spring

[@rubybest9303]

@@mikfalk8019 I once accidentally stepped on a tiger snake, thankfully it didn't attack.

[@mikfalk8019]

@@rubybest9303 very lucky

[@lilyodonnell9958]

How about Herron bay at garden island😁

[@ScottEDawg]

One more piece of trivia to add, and this one has a USA connection - Australian beaches supply sand to Hawaii.

[@catherina2611]

Whitsunday Island resorts used to ship in beach sand, well before cyclones destroyed them because the beach sand natural to the islands comes from the coral and too painful to walk on barefoot but they probably sourced the sand from the mainland.

[@klgherkin]

During the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games sand had to be shipped in from elsewhere because the GC sand was too soft for beach volleyball.

[@allangibson8494]

Australia also supplies sand to Saudi Arabia... (for sand blasting).

[@bh8671]

@@allangibson8494 actually it’s mostly for building as desert sand is too smooth and doesn’t work in concrete.

[@PrincessGold1]

Yep, from Port Kembla beach to Waikiki - that yellow sand was bought from and brpught from Australia from about the 1950's or 60's

[@ActionJackson1982]

Lollies, is like saying Lolly Pop. Why Americans refer to Chocolate as candy is really odd to me, they are 2 separate things.

[@kyra1888]

In reality we use candy as the category name for lollies and chocolates. We know they're two different things but it's easier to place them under the same category as the name is sometimes shared with other foods and drinks so it's a way to avoid having to be really specific when talking. For example: Hot Chocolate(drink), Chocolate milk(drink), Chocolate candy(lollies). As for other types of candy like lolly pops, we do call them that or lollies as you guys do or we use sweets if not we just say candy as you said. I live in a US territory and it's actually similar to Australia as we use pretty much all the English variants over here(USA, GBR, AUS, NZL). Hope this helps!

[@kyra1888]

@MusicManMaurice actually for us a biscuit is a small piece of bread covered in honey. As for cookies, we simply add the word soft or hard before the word cookie depending on which one were eating. Though you are right. Barely anyone distinguishes them anymore.

[@lynchie2073]

it kind of baffles me how many people dont even know aboriginal people exist

[@karenvickery6070]

My son said a woman he works with came from the UK and she didn’t know there was a native black population in Australia.... I can’t believe people don’t know this.

[@warrenkelly5136]

@@karenvickery6070 Believe it or not but alot of ppl around the world don't even know where Australia is located or they never heard of it b4 lol Ppl ask me where I'm from and i tell them and most of them go "where Austria" Omg I just feel like sayin go and suck Schwarzeneggers love muscle cos that's his country, for a rich country with over 50 million peeps the Americans nd other countries are not very worldly and im guessing they didn't have history or geography as a subject at schools :/

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

@@warrenkelly5136 330million is closer

[@user-ts2ny8jg9d]

@STEALTH google, my man

[@arconeagain]

Yeah she didn't know because she assumed the English shot all of them.

[@darylroll]

The reason for the camels was they were the only effective way to get supply of things into the remote parts of Australia. Like 80% of Australia is almost uninhabitable desert. The first camels in Australia were Afghan - so in tribute when we finally got train tracks out to the middle of the country the train that ran supplies was known as the Ghan. As a result the cameleers were no longer needed, and it was so expensive to get the camels back that they usually released them into the wild. The camels thrived and only got stronger, where pure-bred middle eastern camels are weak and small by comparison. Pretty cool imo.

[@dino2170]

interesting

[@Graceymay74]

Tristan, did you know that Australia declared war on an Emu population? and LOST?

[@nathr7375]

Yeah everyone thinks that's a joke but it actually happened lol

[@shanebarker3131]

DON'T MENTION THE WAR !!

[@kayelle8005]

Love the great emu war

[@brasschick4214]

Shane Barker Bahahaha 😂

[@humanshapedbottomfeeder2194]

We lost because we ran out of ammo and we had zero casualties

[@RadioSnivins]

Interesting chicken salt fact: no chooks are harmed in its manufacture.

[@Merrid67play]

It was invented as a salt to put on chicken, not made from chicken.

[@data65au]

Great video, There are two seperate Indigenous groups in Australia Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islanders

[@joybenjamin2700]

They are visible now because it has become politically correct to acknowledge them. It wasn't always the case.

[@miagrant7825]

Australia is the bomb at cricket! That is one of the major sports here in Australia

[@yourlocaledits4453]

yes that is very true

[@mjr320]

cricket is played in australia , england , south africa , india , new zealand, pakistan , sri lanka , bangladesh , west indies and they are just the major ones

[@tallyhorizzla3330]

All former Commonwealth countries play cricket.

[@tallyhorizzla3330]

Except Canada l think.

[@PrincessGold1]

And most of those ate present Commonwealth countries. away more people than American Baseball who'se numbers aren't in the same league.

[@bigv1686]

There are more Aboriginal and Torres strait islander population in the Cairns area than southern Cities which are predominately Mulitcultural. Cairns, Darwin, Townsville are hub towns for remote communities right up throughout Cape York, Torres Strait Islands, Arnehm Land and central desert. The largest Indigenous community in Australia is just across the Cairns inlet nestled between mountain ranges and is called Yarrabah with a population of about 4 or 5 thousand residents. Such a beautiful community and well worth a visit to learn more about local culture.

[@TristanKuhn]

Makes sense. I didn't notice too many in Melbourne but once I went up north I saw Aboriginals everywhere. Guess that's why. Thanks for the info!

[@themickcollo]

western Sydney has the highest concentration of Aboriginal people but such a bigger population they don't stand out. but more then half of the Aboriginal population live in QLD & NSW.

[@XNiahX11X]

Hey Tristan, I’ve been loving your videos for a few weeks now and i will be happy to say in a year or so time that I have been a fan from the beginning. Anyways I will get around to messaging privately tomorrow but I just wanted to mention quickly here, if you come to Perth/Western Australia I would love to have the opportunity to meet you and possibly show you around a bit and go for a trip to Rottnest island to see the quokkas. Oh man I am so happy that you mentioned them in this video, they’re are the cutest funniest little things. Also from an aboriginal, it means soooo much to me that you’ve mentioned us in your video. I’ve actually asked a few Americans and foreign travellers before if they were taught any Australian history or about aboriginals in school and no one has ever said yes so I could imagine it’d be a bit of a surprise when you get here haha

[@TristanKuhn]

Hi Shaniah! It makes me so happy to hear you like my videos! I'll do my best to continue putting out good content! I want to go to Western Australia and see Quokkas so badly. It was in my original plan but I've lost some time with the whole covid thing. Hopefully I can get there but it will be tough. I'm running out of money so I need to start working again and then my visa will expire soon after. Maybe I can squeeze it in in the end

[@Jen.V843]

Tristan, to pronounce "quokka" the Aussie way say it as though it rhymes with "locker"

[@shahancheong9792]

If you think quokkas are cute, check out "Quolls" (rhymes with "moles"). They're another little-known Australian animal and they're goddamn adorable as hell.

[@kerriefearby9542]

Shahan Cheong and don't forget the Tassie Devils.

[@resourcedragon]

Interesting. I've always used a short 'O' sound for both quokka and quoll not least because that's what I've heard on nature programs on the telly. (I'm thinking of Australian nature programs, not foreign ones.)

[@333Saffie]

There's a fun doco called "Quoll Farm" if you can find it. They're fascinating little critters.

[@Bobbydazzlla]

Chicken salt is the bomb - but don't tell everyone, we'll run out of it

[@PrincessGold1]

Hypu can have my share!

[@sarahj3145]

There’s a camel race on every year in outback qld (queensland) the town of Bouilia it’s a massive big thing

[@andymack75]

And there is a camel toe race every Saturday night, at the Gold Coast, and its pretty massive as well.....

[@westsyd27]

Yes we are part of the Commonwealth but the queens role is pretty much just ceremonial, she has not had any actual real power over australia since the Australia Act 1986 came into affect which cut all legal ties with the UK.

[@xgford94]

Not quite the Monarch of Australia still has RESERVE POWERS as head of state, usually executed but the Governor General, however there is no reason the monarch can not act themselves other than tradition.

[@FionaEm]

The Governor-General is the Queen's representative in Australia. In 1975, the then GG, Sir John Kerr, dismissed the Whitlam govt and installed the Opposition leader as caretaker PM ahead of an election. This never happened before and hasn't happened since, but it shows the Queen's role is not entirely ceremonial.

[@michaelfreeman4218]

Fiona M maybe the Gov Gen can no longer do what he did to Whitlam as a result of the Australia Act 1986?

[@FionaEm]

@@michaelfreeman4218 AFAIK he still has Reserve Powers that would enable him/her to do the same thing - but given the furore in 1975, it'd be highly unlikely!

[@xgford94]

Michael Freeman The Australia Act removed the British Privy Council from the decision stream not the Monarch, and her representative in Australia the Governor General. The Monarch is an Australian Citizen (since 1973) and the reserve powers are held in the constitution. The point of reserve powers is as a fuse as in 1975, the true problem then was sacking the PM, not forcing an election that was the obvious solution

[@Shayne-H]

Am i the only one who thinks he looks a bit like Brett Lee?

[@jokilroy3603]

Yeah now I can’t Un see that lol

[@andymack75]

Binga!!!!!

[@dgriffen1]

yes!!

[@al1vana]

i’m aboriginal 😌✨ but like, does anyone else in america know we exist? because i’ve never heard ANY american even mention us until now.

[@susigriinke1242]

@MusicManMaurice So cold you need three dogs lying on you to keep warm. Indigenous saying.

[@GeorgeMutton-lm1hr]

Camels were used to build the railways across Australia. When they finished they just released them into the wild where there bred

[@johnbitschkat8896]

lol you say Canberra with an Aussie accent.

[@tonibingham2430]

it was good to hear Tristan say it how he did as the way the Americans say it is like chalk on a blackboard lol

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@tonibingham2430 yeah like mel-born or bris-bane when they actually are melbin and brisbin

[@rheah7180]

I noticed that too! It was perfectly pronounced!

[@jem7178]

Tristan - Chicken salt home made Ingredients : 6 Tbsp table salt 3 Tbsp chicken stock powder 3 Tbsp garlic powder 3 Tbsp sweet paprika 1 Tsp white pepper 1 Tsp onion powder 1 Tsp Celery seeds Thats why it tastes good and all good stuff in it.

[@willr69420]

NOTIFICATION GANG!! Nice list of fun facts! Thx for the education. I bought Vegemite from Amazon, boy is it salty!

[@TristanKuhn]

Heyyyy!! Notification gang!! And yes, very salty

[@kimbatwl4663]

Will R Spread it thinly on buttered toast - thinly.

[@JoshHolden-Aka-evani]

isn't circket the 2nd biggest sport in the world?

[@susigriinke1242]

Yep

[@thatdigoryguy]

the only fact that I knew was about the vegemite, btw I'm loving your videos 😁✌

[@TristanKuhn]

Thank you! And I’m glad you didn’t know most of them! I was a bit scared people would have known about them already haha

[@daemonisedone4256]

with vegemite if you havent had it before whatever you do you dont just cake it on you lightly spread it otherwise yes you will have a bad time.

[@louisaklimentos7583]

You have learned a lot about Australia . Good on you and we miss you , here in Australia .

[@HalfPastSleep]

You might want to know that your northern neighbour, Canada, is also still part of the Commonwealth and the Queen is also their figurehead! Lots more to learn...

[@MatthewHarrold]

Vegemite ... hot toast ... lots of butter .... a forensic scraping of Vegemite ... first serve. After a decade (or childhood) you'd be a flavour fan.

[@osocool1too]

Vegemite...you don’t put a lot of it on your toast, just smear a small amount to taste.

[@edwardt1941]

Yes the common mistake is too much and it is too strong of a taste then. Never try a spoonful of it( like you would peanut butter or honey) as a taste test.

[@susigriinke1242]

Vegemite on hot buttery toast is the BEST hang over cure!

[@FreewayAngel]

Yep the camels were used by the Afghan camel drivers whop worked in the outback in the late 19th / early 20th centuries. They were nicknamed 'Ghans' which is what the Ghan train ride from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs, is reportedly named after. When the service of the Ghans was superseded by more more efficient means, the camels were just turned loose in the outback & went hell for leather! Hence the population explosion. FYI - The Australia Act 1986 effectively separated Australia & the UK in regards to all legal matters. Pretty much the Queen, the rest of the British Royal Family & the Queen's representative in Australia - the Governor General have had their power in Australian politics reduced to largely ceremonial. It's pretty unconceivable that the Queen or any of her reps in Australia would get involved in the removal of an Australian government now as happened in 1975 with the Whitlam dismissal. Considering how many times the Australian federal government leaders & ministers have changed through resignations & coups in recent years, I'm sure the Queen & the Royal Family are more than happy to stay out of it!

[@grahambkay]

We export camels to the Middle East. We have the healthiest Camels in the world.

[@ronanroman1546]

-Chicken Salt is amazing and couldn't believe Americans don't have it -Vegemite is amazing if you eat it correctly and not eat it like Nutella -Camels can be found in NT (Northern Territory) Alice Springs -AFL is back btw

[@kimbatwl4663]

Ronan Roman Apparently WA has 45% of Australia’s feral camels. If you go to Broome you can go for rides along Cable Beach.

[@leonardirving3452]

Canberra is like DC, an autonomous zone established to be the nations capital

[@pauldobson2529]

India never played Australia at test cricket until after WW2. For 30+ years, Australia and England were the only international rivals, then South Africa joined in around 1912, then the West Indies (British colonies in the Caribbean) in the late 20s, then India. Pakistan and New Zealand in the 50’s, then Sri Lanka then Bangladesh and Zimbabwe about the 80s and now Afghanistan and Ireland have joined.

[@TristanKuhn]

Good to know! I wonder if/when the US will get a team. It's definitely a cool sport

[@pauldobson2529]

Can’t see it happening.

[@daemonisedone4256]

@@TristanKuhn you guys do have a team but we never hear of it as you guys have never played against australia or anyone else its a shame though. www.usacricket.org/

[@brycesinclair3479]

We do use the word Candy when saying "Eye Candy". Also the best experience with Camels, is to take a holiday to Broome in WA and go on a Camel-train ride long Cable beach at sunset. You could go via Perth, and take a fairy ride over to Rottnest island to meet the Quokkers in the same holiday.

[@nicolesnovelties4729]

Fun fact for you Tristan - The original capital of Australia about 100-odd years ago was Melbourne.

[@aussiejohn5835]

Yes, Sydney tried to claim the title and it was eventually decided to build the capital halfway between Sydney and Melbourne. This still caused a problem because it was in New South Wales and Victoria objected. The decision was made to create a Federal Territory and the Australian Capital Territory was declared. Canberra was then proclaimed the Capital City of Australia. This is why there has been a friendly rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne ever since.

[@rickkinsman7400]

For anyone in America thinking of buying some Vegemite to see what all the fuss is about; you MUST know how to use it or you will gag on it. The best description I can give is to use as little of it as you can manage. It's usually best on hot, buttered toast, but by way of instruction try this first; take a slice of ordinary, white bread. Butter it as normal and then take about one quarter of a teaspoon of Vegemite on the end of a knife and spread ONLY that amount over the entirety of the buttered bread. It should look like lightly browned toast when you finish. Don't spread it like peanut butter - it will probably make you vomit. It's an acquired taste, but once you get used to the novelty of the flavour, you'll love it.

[@crimesagainsthumanity2059]

I used to think Vegemite was someone who lives in the Outback and only ate Vegetables. Learning something new every day.

[@TristanKuhn]

Hahaha glad the video could help you learn something new

[@Majickcharm]

Try travelling to Uluru will enable to see camels

[@jennhill8708]

In the State of Nevada, camels were imported by the US Cavalry back during the Indian Wars. However, they do better in sandy desert than rocky desert &, we have LOTS of rocks! When I was a kid & we’d go visit my Aunt & Uncle for the weekend, there was a guy offering camel rides. (Back in the 60s.) Additionally, roads with a dashed line down the middle were common, it just meant that you could watch & overtake someone ahead of you, look to see in there was any traffic coming on the left, & pass the car in front of you. Have you never lived in rural areas of the US?

[@macristo33]

Very cool video. Very cool channel!

[@svandalbear]

4:08 That actually happened, in 1975 the Government couldn't agree on the financial budget, and after a stalemate, the Governor-General (Queens representative) Sir John Kerr dissolved the current government, forcing an election. To stop such chaos happening again we instituted the Australia Act, which limited the powers of the Governor-General

[@TristanKuhn]

I heard about that. Super interesting. I bet people would go crazy if the queen did that in todays day in age

[@richardsmith748]

Holly hell that was one of if not the most dramatic events in Australian History - Gough Whitlam vs Malcom Frazer - there are multiple movies on it here on you tube.

[@mabamabam]

The Australia Act had nothing to do with the dismissal and it didnt limit the powers of the GG. The Australia Act ended the ability for the UK to legislate for Australia. It also removed the right to appeal to the Privy Council. tomorrow

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

There's nothing in the Australia Act 1986 that impacted a Governor-General's power to dismiss a government, which is a power under s64 of the Constitution (i.e. the power to appoint/unappoint ministers). The Australia Act did a bunch of things, but it doesn't even mention the Governor-General.

[@jennyhelen9452]

I’m enjoying your videos so much!! Love you

[@MrPhantom453]

No mention of Drop Bears??

[@terrabyteonetb1628]

We use candy word too... Vegemite, use super thin spread n very little, don't treat it as jam, butter etc

[@lisazelko3353]

Just to add on the lollies/chocked/candy topic, we don’t call all biscuits cookies, cookies are cookies and everything else basically is a biccie lol not to be confused with a scone 🤣🤣🤣

[@daffodilmoth1610]

2:25 yeah we get so many paddymellons and wallabies that we get them at my school lmao

[@Mechanic.Pete41]

Fun fact: you will stumble across a camel in the outback, I did!!!.... although it was with a mack's bullbar at 120kph dragging 3 trailers of cattle 🤔

[@kyato2480]

A major event in Australian politics is the sacking of Gough Whitlam by the governor general in 1975 (A year after a federal election) and installed Malcolm Fraser as caretaker. For more information there was a mini-series about the event called "The Dismissal". There was one famous quote from Whitlam that being: "Well may we say "God save the Queen", because nothing will save the Governor-General! "

[@seanchadwick9036]

Tristan, Cricket comes from the UK, and is popular in countries that were once UK colonies, and countries that are members of the British Commonwealth.

[@kimbatwl4663]

Sean Chadwick Except for Canada. They missed out 😂

[@arrgghh1555]

@@kimbatwl4663 US v Canada was the first international cricket match.

[@Brisdram]

Second most popular in the world.

[@whattovisitinromania5044]

😅 Funny things! That cute animal is so good to hug! ❤️❤️❤️

[@tetsuan25]

Vegemite should be spread sparingly on toast with sweet milk tea. You have a bite, drink the tea it's the best.

[@IcanBePsycho]

Vegemite for beginners, fresh bread & use extra butter & just a smear of vegemite, don’t spread it on like jam.

[@Kateaclysmic]

Re sporting event fees: Parking in the CBD here is very expensive (could be $50 AUD) so could be more than the cost of the ticket to see the game. You're better off taking public transport. Before an AFL game, if you happen to be on the train at that time, you'll see a sea of people wearing their footy colours/jerseys/scarves on the train.

[@alexanderdickson419]

Cricket is played by many nations. There are 12 members of the International Cricket Council and 92 countries are associate members. The USA joined in 2019. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_International_Cricket_Council_members

[@GeneralG1810]

LOL just FYI Vegimite is actually yeast extract ;D

[@GeneralG1810]

@MusicManMaurice LOL

[@phoarey]

Cricket is the second biggest team support in the world because of India according to Jim Jeffries. The game is played in the former English colonies except Canada that took on US sports due to proximity. An exception is Afganistan which has world class players now and that has arisen believe it or not since 2003 when they got the bug for the game in Pakistani refugee camps in the 2000s. The aboriginal and islander people are more visible than native Americans in part because of inter racial breeding, living in the big cities as well as living in 'reservations' known as 'communities' here and also because they are among the best players in the two dominant sports, the AFL and NRL.

[@cassandrad950]

Now that you know Australia is part of the commonwealth (and the Queen of Australia is the current Queen of England) have you discovered the Commonwealth Games? It’s as big a deal (well almost) as the Olympics to us Aussies.

[@TimHackettAustralia]

Hey bro, your observations are interesting and pretty much spot on. One very Australian food you need to try are dim sims or dimmies. Originally invented by early Chinese settlers they can be eaten steamed or fried with soy sauce or tomato sauce. Keep up the good work en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sim

[@brisbanerugby]

Don't forget the Chiko Roll.

[@gamortie]

In the venn diagram of lollies and chocolates, chocolates can be a subset of lollies, but not all lollies are chocolates

[@ronnycook3569]

Technically the Queen of England has no authority over the Australian Government. The Queen of Australia has that authority. At the moment they happen to be the same person, but if Australia & England decide on different rules for inheritance of the Monarchy, they could wind up as two separate people. If the Queen did decide to arbitrarily dissolve the Australian Government, we would probably wind up as a republic at the next election. As it is, once she dies or abdicates much of the resistance to republicanism in Australia is likely to dissolve. She is held in immense (and well-earned) respect. Her children... not so much. (Even though Charles was raised for a few years in Australia.)

[@brisbanerugby]

Bring on the republic, sooner than later.

[@PBMS123]

@@brisbanerugby What exactly would it change? except for being a waste of money. The majority of people wanting a republic, don't want to have a single executive branch head of state like the US; they want a republic like that of the republic of Ireland, where we have an Australian head of state, which we basically already do anyway, that has zero real power, and is just a ceremonial HOS, still maintaining a Westminster parliamentary system of the executive branch of government. The power of the queen is delegated to her Australian Representative, that being the governor General, the appointment of which is chosen by and advised by the Prime Minister, who performs the functions of the head of state in purely ceremonial role, the only exception being GG Kerr dismissing Whitlam. And so yes the GG does have the power to dissolve parliament. However in Practice the Prime Minister still executes the role of Head of State, he is the one who goes to international events of Heads of State, he is the leader of the government, etc. etc. The only power granted to the queen through our Constitution is to disallow an Act of Parliament, and it's never been done. And dissolving of parliament can only occur when certain things occur, a MAJOR constitutional crisis, or a Minority Government is unable to govern.

[@brisbanerugby]

@@PBMS123 you probably don't see any change living inside Australia, but when you go overseas people notice that Australia is NOT fully independent. This has ramifications that Australia isn't strong enough to broker our own deals (without a foreign power giving its blessing).

[@PBMS123]

@@brisbanerugby This simply isn't true. Just as it even isn't true for England itself, where it's Parliament that gives the Queen her power. Please show me when the queen hasn't given an act of parliament royal ascent.

[@brisbanerugby]

That's such a childish look at a very serious issue that arises all the time when doing business globally for over 20 years. The only reason the "yes" campaign lost narrowly in 1999 was because of a flawed question devised by staunch monarchist John Howard. It shouldn't be an issue in the 21st century.

[@MartinJames389]

Camels were introduced to Australia in the 19th century. They're not indigenous. But, like all Australia's indigenous species, they have padded feel, not hard hooves. That means they were a much better introduction than horses, cattle and (to a lesser extent) sheep and goats. Their hooves easily go through the thin soils and do a great deal of damage, which camels don't. The Camel Corps which fought in Egypt, Sinai, Palestine and Syria in the 1914-18 was was mostly Australian because they had people familiar with handling camels.

[@JohnLee-pt5jz]

The first time I went to the states, a few people thought Sydney was the captial, but the majority knew it was Canberra.

[@ezekielamaterasu3462]

Oh, and if you wanna try chicken salt, use the little chicken flavoring pkts in noodle cups

[@blahkjboubblah9856]

The funny thing about the camels is that they came to australia in the 19th century from the middle east and now we are exporting them back to middle eastern countries like saudi arabia because our camels are considered a lot healthier, less inbred, less diseases.

[@superravmanrampage]

Its interesting you mention that Sport tickets are cheap compared to the States, cause we like to complain that they're too expensive hahaha

[@TristanKuhn]

Haha that's funny. Yeah I think it's crazy that a professional footy game is just $8USD more than my high school football games. HIGH SCHOOL! And that also reminds me of public transport. It's so much better here yet lots of Aussie don't think it's good because it hasn't improved much in the past 20ish years

[@phoarey]

Tickets are relatively cheap. I paid $160 for an outer seat at Yankee stadium in 2006 for an ordinary season game. An English cricket fan once told me tickets were so cheap here compared to England by the way.

[@andymack75]

@@TristanKuhn 20ish????

[@benchesworth9394]

So your telling me the yanks don’t have chicken salt!! Wtf mind blown. Up the Aussies

[@MartinJames389]

Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Only a yank doesn't know that. Absolutely clueless.

[@Kateaclysmic]

Chicken salt is made for putting on chicken. Yeah of course you can put it on other things but it was designed to put on chicken (hence the namesake).

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

In Australia, babies are literally weaned on toast crusts with vegemite.

[@frazerparker2297]

2:23 there called Wallabies and they’re like mini kangaroos

[@hayleeboxall9704]

Pademelons are actually a different genus of marsupial and are separate from wallabies. Pademelons tend to be smaller and have different tails.

[@kylierevell6363]

I live in port Douglas

[@joshkleine21]

Maybe could even be more people play cricket than American football 😂 Only just... American Football global participants approx 6 million. Cricket global participants 220 million.

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

One thing I never got was americans complete ignorance of chicken salt. Like how do they not know about chicken salt? My entire life I have put chicken salt on chips. Its like finding out americans dont know what a tomato is. Like it seems like it should be common knowledge and widely used but for some reason chicken salt isnt known about

[@Flogge11]

People catch the camels and export them to Saudi Arabia as racing camels.

[@annettepayne822]

I also love the camel fact. Spun out hey

[@westnblu]

Camel herders were introduced into Australia to help open up the interior this was b4 automobiles trucks and trains. The outback being dry and barren camels were the perfect beast of burden to do the job. Later camels were left to fend for themselves and they adapted well and camels did what camels do and their population increased markedly to the point that Australia has the largest wild camel population in the world .Yes a little known fact even for many Australians . The train that runs from Adelaide to Darwin is called the Ghan as a tribute to these camel herders.

[@tobyweiss1010]

Boy, you touched a major local nerve when you mentioned the crazy situation whereby the British Queen is the Australian head of state. There's a growing call for Australia to declare itself a Republic and ditch this insulting, degrading, embarrassing state of affairs, along with the British flag all over ours but every time it comes up it gets deferred. It's the one thing I don't understand about my fellow Australians. How are they not outraged by the situation. National pride seems to be a part time thing.

[@andymack75]

Part of the problem is that "patriotic" Australian's have now taken this view that its foreigners coming here to this country, wanting to change everything, the whole "love it or leave it" approach. Its disappointing. You are right, we should be outraged, join the movement, tell your friends and family. Lets get it done.

[@tobyweiss1010]

@@andymack75 Imagine if Tristan and his fellow Americans were told that they could never aspire to be President of the USA because some British Royal automatically gained that position by being born. There would be riots and civic unrest. A war of independence might take place. Oh, that's right, it did. Meanwhile in Australia ............

[@andymack75]

@@tobyweiss1010 Most countries have gone to war, or invoked a revolution to gain independence. We can't be bothered to show up and vote to gain independence. Mind boggling...

[@SupraJoel]

Laughs. I swear in almost every american-aussie video you have you bring up chicken salt.

[@crippledalien5937]

Yes try vegemite but only sparsely spread on your toast. Don’t lather it! Yuk! Put cheese on top, sparsely spread toast with butter. Trust me!

[@kerriefearby9542]

Sharon Chapman try it sparingly on toad then lather with avocado....it is to die for.

[@CK8smallville]

I don’t get why chocolate is called candy in America!! You ask someone to get you candy and you get a rock hard lolly instead of the chocolate you wanted!!

[@nerissaglasscock2677]

Camels were a very popular means of transportation by explorers in Australia because of their ability to survive in dry climates

[@louiswehbe1754]

I am 11 and I have never tried vegimite before (I’m Australian) I also don’t watch afl I watch nrl

[@yvonnejohnson3232]

You should go to Tasmania - it was settled mainly by convicts sent from the UK....

[@Pucky71]

I could listen to you for hours.

[@mews56]

Glade to hear you wear aware of the free sunscreen offered in Australia & the low prices they are sold at.

[@paulrichardson5892]

the queen is a figurehead . we call the shots, if the govt is sacked we sack it and she is advisedm, but she cant sack the govt any time she choses . its a bit complicated ,.

[@eleanorfogarty9973]

Ok just to address 2 things you mentioned for a little bit of education for you and your American viewers (I'm Australian btw): 1. We have a Governor General for Australia and one for each of its states that can go to the Queen and ask her to remove a government if they are unfit to run the country. This actually happened with the federal government in I think 1974 to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who was a brilliant man for making sweeping social changes that we still have, but his cabinet was terrible with finances and economics. Only recently, letters between the Governor General at the time who had it out for Whitlam and the Queen's private secretary have been released clarifying what actually happened. 2. We don't call Indigenous Australian people "Aborginals/Aborigines" because it's actually offensive. The correct term is "Aboriginal people". We also have Torres Strait Islander peoples up north in QLD and the NT, and they have a different flag from Aboriginal people. Good general terms that aren't offensive are "Indigenous people", "First Nations peoples", and you can substitute "people" for "Australians". Just a heads up so you can avoid being accidentally culturally insensitive. Indigenous Australians are more visible I think because we have a much bigger debate about reconciling our violent history, and have large protests on Australia Day by those supporting reconciliation due to it being known as Invasion Day by First Nations peoples. I hope that clarified a few things! And if I got anything wrong, please tell me. I'm white and don't want to get anything wrong; please do more research written by experts!

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

The Governor-General (GG) and State Governors cannot go to the Queen to ask her to remove a government. That did NOT happen in 1975. The GG merely exercised a power granted directly to the office of GG by s64 of the Constitution to basically unappoint all the ministers and appoint new ones. The Queen had no role in that decision or any power to intervene, which is evident from the face of the Constitution, but also confirmed by the letters recently released. These letters were just a part of the GG keeping The Queen informed of what was going on, which all GGs do in any event.

[@klgherkin]

Regarding visibility of Indigenous Australians versus Native Americans, I just did a sneaky google and apparently 1.7% of the US population are Native American while 3.3% of Australia's population are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Also you being in Cairns while shooting this video, the proportion of Indigenous Australians is much higher at 10%. Plus Cairns is small so it's easier to see who lives there. Australia still has a long way to go with supporting Indigenous Australians but I get the feeling that even within the last couple of years there seems to be more dialogue about the issue of Closing the Gap.

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

There is so much misinformation here about the Constitution, the monarchy, and the 1975 dismissal. Current civic education standards are abysmal. It's actually depressing.

[@andymack75]

Its very disappointing. We can complain about the Americans and their inward thinking regarding education, but we have next to zero knowledge of our own past, even our recent past.

[@esshor.]

I’m an Aussie, born and raised. And I HATE vegemite

[@murbella7]

The American indigenous population were put on reservations, to keep them separate and hidden from the invading westerners. The Australian natives are primarily nomadic and so were/are harder to round up in order to contain them on a reservation. Also, being a country of diverse origins, we are far more accepting of peoples in general. Which is good, else we would lose a big slice of talent and ethnic colour.

[@daimingsing]

OMG Quokka's are soooo damn, cute, i LOVE them, my best friend who moved to Australia from London booked a zoo trip for me (He lives in Melbourn) in Sydney when we went for the weekend so I could meet one, but i'd love to go to the actual Island tey live on one day

[@MrBrettley]

Another great video

[@miagrant7825]

OMG HOW DO PEOPLE NOT KNOW WHO ABORIGINALS ARE! I thought that people would learn it in history cause at my school we do history about every place

[@michaeldalessandro3020]

great video

[@tom_price]

I think the reason you don't hear of indigenous culture so much overseas is because of the tragic history that's involved. The white Australia policy, the stolen generation etc. Fairly recent, yet dark historic events that make Australia (or at least our government) 'look bad'.

[@andymack75]

Yeah we don't put it in the brochures....