American Reacts to Geography Now - Australia!

[@vernonhampton6973]

I'm a Black American who married a Greek Aussie woman and moved to Victoria, Australia. After being here for nearly a year, I can attest to pretty much everything this reaction covers. What I can add to that is that Melbourne is an amazingly cosmopolitan city with the most diverse population I've ever seen in a major city (and I've been to nearly every major city in the U.S.). The biggest question I get from my American countrymen is "Now that I've lived in Australia, would I move back to the U.S.?" ...no...I wouldn't. This place is so laid back and everyone that I've met has instantly become a cousin.

[@sophie-963]

yay, and I've lived in UK and France and Australia is my home by far... and I'm a naturalised Australian born in England. Lived in Aussie most of my life. There is no comparison for me. Australia wins the vote hands down.

[@lordbuckethead2022]

I love your comment, come visit me at Nom Nom's I love to be your cousin too. maybe you can convince my cousin from San Francisco to move here ^_^

[@jackstephens7882]

So happy you stayed mate! And glade you enjoy Australia

[@vernonhampton6973]

@@lordbuckethead2022 I just Googled it. If you're referring to the one in Kooyong, I would gladly take you up on that. I just saw the menu...good Lord! You had me at chicken and prawn dumplings!

[@mosaicofmentalhealth]

As an aboriginal, we are huge on calling people Aunty, Uncle or cousins. My kids think everyone we meet is family 😂

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Here's a fact. Australia has the oldest ski club in the world. I'm talking about snow skiing.

[@guybonfiglio5899]

I went back and rewatched , I don’t think he mentioned the Australian alps at all. The fact we has a ski fields is a shock to most of the world.

[@vesnabernjak-ord8674]

We have more snow than the Swiss Alps

[@robynberry7138]

I did not know that we had the oldest ski club, how did I not know that

[@pauledwards6446]

I disagree

[@vesnabernjak-ord8674]

@@pauledwards6446 well, it was formed in 1861 by three Norwegians in Australia.

[@Preview43]

Back in '94 I was wandering around Old Town San Diego and explored the treasures of a thrift shop. The lady there wasn't taking too much notice until I opened my yap to ask about an item and her jaw just about hit the floor. I've never heard anyone so excited to hear my Aussie accent. She kept asking me to say stuff (for the lolz). I was her first Aussie customer and she couldn't get enough. I walked out with a pretty sweet deal on camera gear too.

[@ktwashere5637]

I was in LA in 1992 and people lost their shit over me. Its a small taste of what it is to be a rock star.

[@mosaicofmentalhealth]

I live in Penrith, Sydney. Our Summers are like hell on earth... we've reached like 49°C, regular summers are easily 37° - 42°C. Im aboriginal too, Murri to be exact (Kamilaroi tribe) and given the fact our culture is the oldest documented on earth, I think we're pretty freaking cool 🤟🖤

[@Rose-jz6ix]

Don't forget Australia is made up of many countries as well as mobs. The aboriginal law was strict if you disobeyed & to become a man ritual barbaric, although some tribes in Africa (as a whole) do similar today. Aboriginal people as a whole decided to use Australian law because we are softer, forgetting that being with family is a very strong part of being aboriginal.

[@1toshi32]

Except for last year and so far this year has been pretty cool as well.

[@N17C1]

The Freeo Doctor provides a bit of relief though

[@WyattOShea]

Perth is pretty much the same or worse temp wise also the same with Vic as well (source?. Lived in both places).

[@AlisonReacts]

As an Australian who like Christmas jazz music, I always found the lyrics ‘wouldn’t you like to spend Christmas, on Christmas island’ pretty funny considering it’s basically a huge detention centre 🙃

[@FionaEm]

This video must be a few years old. Australia has around 26 million ppl now. I think the proportion of ppl from an Asian background would be a bit higher now too. And yes, Australia has snow, mostly in the Great Dividing Range that runs down the eastern side of the continent. The island state of Tasmania also gets snow.

[@BenDover-zp4pv]

Its 7yrs old! Yes the percentage rates of immigration were also not correct

[@daveamies5031]

Also Australia's not so friendly with China any more because Xi made a big mistake and thought he could bully Australia and we would do as he said, he found out the hard way that doesn't work and China is suffering now because Xi is not man enough to admit his mistake, looks like he just made the same mistake with Canada and China is about to be in even more pain if Xi doesn't start waking up to himself.

[@daveamies5031]

@@BenDover-zp4pv Great name, but you had fun with that in school 🤣

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Snow is basically in winter , in a handful of places. We don't have high enough mountains in a typically warm country for snow to be good year round. A large group of people look forward to snow season so they can go skiing and boarding. Otherwise people could go water- skiing , wake boarding , jet skiing , boating any time of year

[@carokat1111]

@@adrianhempfing2042 I'm in Hobart. It's forecast to have snowfall to 500m tomorrow - very cold spring this year.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

As an Indian, one is immediately made aware of Australia and also Masterchef Australia really taught me a lot. There are some great Australian Shows out there by the way.

[@daveamies5031]

That's only because of your national religion in India (i'm talking about cricket 😉)

[@gratitude6573]

@@daveamies5031 Masterchef Australia is cult status in INDIA, its on constantly.

[@daveamies5031]

@@gratitude6573 Thanks I didn't know that, so thanks for teaching me something 👍🏼

[@davidcruse6589]

Watch song from ice house called great Southern land the film clip and song shows out country all over

[@denisemangan1413]

Thanks Joel that was so interesting. There is snow in Victoria, New South Wales & Tasmania.

[@grandmothergoose]

As a resident of the outback, I always find it hilarious when people assume that it's here that all the stinging, venomous, and dangerous critters live. The only really dangerous stuff out here to worry about are a few species of snakes, redback spiders, drought, heat waves, and an occasional flood... and various critters like bees and wasps if you happen to be allergic to them which also exist on the coast. Coastal areas have most of the same dangerous snakes and spiders that we have, and they have plenty of their own venomous and stinging things that we don't have out here, and they have the ocean with all its dangers, and huge bushfires to worry about. If anything, the outback is probably the safest place to live.

[@travelgirl747]

When l was 19 l was working for a bank in Melbourne and was sent to Perth. An American Navy ship was in Port and a few must have had shore leave. Got into the hotel lift where l was staying with some sailors and the whole way to my floor they kept asking me to speak. And every time l opened my mouth they broke into peals of laughter.

[@adrianmclean9195]

Yes - we have more snow than Switzerland - and the only snow area on the planet where the vegetation is snowgums not pine forests

[@roslynjonsson2383]

In WA, we've got 104 islands just off the coast of Esperance, it's called The Recherche Archipelago. That's where Lake Hillier (Pink Lake) is on this video. Some of them you can't land a boat at, some has too many snakes, but heaps of them are the best fishing ever, and some of the most beautiful places to see seals, whales and sea eagles. On Woody Island you can go onto the glass bottom boat, see the sea horses and massive blue cods, which are protected.

[@Jon-cb3xy]

Sounds like an amazing place to visit 😃

[@roslynjonsson2383]

@@Jon-cb3xy It sure is. I used to live there. When you see postcards, and pics in calendars of kangaroo's on the beach with pure white sand and crystal blue water, that's Lucky Bay, which is inside Cape Le Grande National Park, which is a part of Esperance...It's the whitest purest sand in the world. Rub it between your fingers or toes and it squeaks lol. Its paradise on earth - Yeah I love the place lol

[@michaelginever732]

@@roslynjonsson2383 me too. I have some pictures of roos on Lucky bay beach. Named by Matthew Flinders in January 1802. He took shelter from a summer storm there before continuing to map the Australian coast heading east. In April of that year he would encounter French explorer Nicholas Baudin in the aptly named encounter Bay near the present day town of Victor Harbor South Australia. That's a place I lived in for 6 years. Love it too. The thing about that meeting is that Britain and France were conducting a little skirmish called the Napoleonic wars at the time. It must have been a tense moment but they exchanged pleasantries and shared a meal. They both had letters of passage from the nobs back home. The coast around Esperance is without equal anywhere. It is just so very beautiful.

[@roslynjonsson2383]

@@michaelginever732 It's one of Aussie's best kept secret's. So much to see and do in and around Espy

[@Jon-cb3xy]

@@roslynjonsson2383 I googled Lucky Bay amazing photos , i see the kangaroo on the beach . I'M from Queensland we have many amazing beaches here too , my brother is caravanning around Aus now and at the moment he is 30 mins south of Perth spending a week there lucky Bugger I don't know what the name of the place is

[@BomberFletch31]

I know sometimes we Aussies would pronounce American place names incorrectly, but geez ... I haven't finished this video but I need to urgently correct a pronunciation: Canberra is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable - CAN (as in a can of soda) - CANbra (yes, being Australian, we like to abbreviate everything, even if that means dropping a few syllables). Other people have already commented on other videos in relation to the pronunciation of Melbourne, so I'll just leave it. Now that that's off my chest, I can carry on watching the rest of it 🙂

[@harmony8623]

Is it Melbin I’m from nsw and say melbin lol

[@Rose-jz6ix]

I had to say Canberra to realise I do say Canbra. Melborn for Melbourne. Sydney is Sidnee. Yet I say Newcarsl for Newcastle, Casselmain for Castlemaine.

[@BareFootDuck]

I'm more inclined to say Cambra, but I've only been here 67yrs

[@cgkennedy]

We say that they didn't discover Australia, they collided with it. Our indigenous people have been here for 65 000 years.

[@JDS_]

With the flag he completely missed the fact that the big star is 7 sided because it represents the 7 states and territories of Australia.

[@thearty8954]

It is also called the Federation Star, it has nothing to do with the Commonwealth.

[@andrewhazlewood4569]

6 points for the 6 states. One point for all the territories.

[@scomti7057]

Thanks for taking the time to learn about Australia. It is a great country... friendly people, sunny skies, beautiful beaches, rainforests, and lots more!

[@davidpalmer4184]

Us Aussies don't take ourselves too seriously so it it a bit strange to hear about how the rest of the world looks at us. I am ex-army and was sent to Fort Bragg for some overseas training. I can honestly say that so long as I kept talking in a bar I never had to pay for a beer. Americans are wonderful people! We love them down here.

[@Rose-jz6ix]

David, some marry them but usually bring them back home. Better wages, medical etc here. Great shopping though we can buy online now.

[@SpirosIX]

i’m 19 and came to australia in 2006 from south africa. brisbane is the place to visit and right around the corner from the gold coast

[@garrysalis4312]

You can check some beautiful beaches on a video from Dawn Adventures called Esperance Lucky Bay, stunning.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes Tasmania is "green" - it's also orange, and blue, and white, and purple, and yellow, and brown, and grey, and pink, and all shades of beautiful! It's so popular right now that that there isn't enough housing, they may have to create a special Visa just for Tasmania so it's not overrun and spoiled! Don't disregard Tasmania, you just might need it someday! 😏😊😩

[@Amyduckie]

Australian here. It's a pretty accurate video, I really liked it. Only thing is, "Abor*gine" isn't a great word to use. Typically "Aboriginal" or "First Nation" is more common now, as this video is a bit old now. LangFocus' video on Australian English might be of interest to you, if you're looking into our culture and all that. Enjoyed this one. :)

[@1toshi32]

For your own information, The word aborigine actually has nothing to do with the aboriginal race. 'Aborigine' comes from the Latin words ab meaning from and origine meaning beginning or origin. It expresses that Aboriginal people have been there from the beginning of time. 'Aborigine' is a noun for an Aboriginal person (male or female). It can be used for other races who were known to be in their place of origin from the beginning. Not only the Australian Aborigines. But your point is taken.

[@TheJayden3977]

Australia does have snowy areas in the winter. The alps in North-Eastern Victoria and South-Eastern NSW have peaks that get snow every year in Winter.

[@johnfisher9816]

Most enjoyable Joel! I remember studying Australia in high school geography, and then later in life serving with members of the Australian military. Paternally, I have family who settled in Sydney in the late 1800's. Now, I have cousins in most of the major cities, except Perth - with one in Gulgong, NSW, and another who was at Mount Isa, Queensland. I agree, visiting Australia must be on just about everyone's bucket list. Good choice of video series, looking forward to seeing more. Cheers, John

[@ashleighlister3248]

I grew up in Mt Isa. It's super rare to see anyone mention it.

[@johnfisher9816]

@@ashleighlister3248 very cool!

[@cassandramcfadyen1988]

I live at the foot of the Victorian snow fields. We actually get more snow than many skiing countries but is only seasonal between June and October.

[@gomezsaints]

All Americans I know are so friendly. I think the friendship with the two countries is really special. Great video to watch. Hope you visit and enjoy

[@dawntriemstra3036]

I found visiting the US that so many people were so wonderful To us. I think most Americans ancestors fought in the Second World War and Vietnam and Korea with Australians and the following generations have australia in their bucket lists as there is a certain respect for each other. We had so many US service men and airforce bases in Australia until the eighties. We have a lot of history with the US. I BELIEVE THATS WHY WE ARE WELCOMED TO THE US.

[@lynmcgrow9246]

I can tell you from experience Americans do love Australians I spent 6 months in a RV in US travelling everywhere and never met one American who was not welcoming helpful and wonderful to us. With many of them telling us how much they love Australians. Thanks America we had the time of our lives

[@mikeyy_L]

this should be your next reaction vid The Seekers - I Am Australian: Special Farewell Performance

[@RickyisSwan]

Sorry to say your American friend made a big mistake. He outlined New South Wales and drew a line that covered New South Wales, “and Victoria” right down to the waters edge opposite Tasmania.

[@peterg219]

Not only does it snow in Australia, Australia gets more snow than Switzerland in an average year. The spectacular and distinctive Australian Alps extend over 1.6 million hectares of public land contained in eleven national parks and nature reserves across Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory. AU has mountains but not very high ones... lots of snow boarding in winter if one is lucky enough to live on the east coast and can travel to the southern highlands.

[@Rastusmishka12]

Geography Now did a follow up video to this called States and Territories. Well worth a watch as well

[@joandsarah77]

This is quite old, hope he makes a new one. The lake/s there are more, are pink from a particular algae. We have snow in places, we even have ski resorts.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

I just thought today, maybe they add dye to the lake to make a tourist destination- but obviously not it's a natural phenomenon

[@joandsarah77]

@@adrianhempfing2042 😂 The culprit is believed to be high salt + an alga called Dunaliella salina which have high concentrations of β-carotene. Google says we have 10 of these lakes, never seen one but must be a sight.

[@CherrysMC]

I have been watching your vids for the past 2 hours and you have just uploaded another video! How good!

[@PhillipLWilcher]

I'm learning more and more about my country from you Joel, and I've lived here all my life! Anyway, back to my bubble! Blessings!

[@steveparker8065]

Australia doesn't exist it's just a mirage created by the temperate conditions. Anyone who says they are from Australia is simply a British person with a speech impediment. Only joking my Aussie friends just a little light banter. I'm Welsh if you want to make fun of my girlfriend and her woolly coat feel free :)

[@julesmarwell8023]

so its tru what they say about the welsh

[@steveparker8065]

@@julesmarwell8023 Yes, I'm afraid so, we shear sheep and use their wool to create coats for our girlfriends :)

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

@@steveparker8065 But how can you understand her ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZCVhopuq5iEbpI

[@steveparker8065]

@@ChannelReuploads9451 It's easy to understand a Welsh person speaking Wenglish init tho? We just learn from childhood boyo, starts with phrases such as. Whose coat is that jacket over there? and the classic Cheers, Drive! I mean it's like real easy init mun? I left my bike outside the shop the other day, came back and there it was, gone. It's tidy init?

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Yeah trust Cymru people to have a go at talking about our English down here haha

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

If you really want to see what the outback looks like watch the Bush Tucker Man.

[@AussieGina69]

Watch the TV show Bondi Rescue, it is on KZbin, it is about surf live savers at Bondi Beach. Yes, we get a lot of snow down south in nsw, vic & tas

[@michaelginever732]

There is snow in OZ. Not in Western Australia though. However in the highlands of Victoria and New South Wales, there's plenty in the winter and people go to ski etc. Tasmania often enjoys snow. In winter Mt Wellington above Hobart is often snow capped. However, it's not impossible for Hobart to get snow right down to the beach in the middle of summer!!! it requires a fairly unique set of weather events to converge and it will make national news, but it has happened. If there's a really large high pressure in the Australian Bight, there's a very powerful low probably a cyclone (Southern Hemisphere version of a hurricane) off the north west coast and the southern annular mode around Antarctica is just right. Then some extremely cold air can come all the way up to Tasmania from the south west and drop snow on it. At the same time, as a result of the same factors Perth WA (where I live) will be sweltering in 40 + degree C heat (40C = 104F). The cold air passes over Tassy, across Bass straight into the interior of the continent heating up in the summer sun finally arriving here dry and hot.

[@clairash2004]

Bluff Knoll gets a puff of snow once on while.

[@ausmac5287]

I remember on one of my visits to the US, how a lovely young woman was my waitress at a diner and she had this gorgeous Georgia accent and she was like "I love your accent, its so proper!". Which I completely did not get and told her that her accent was much more nice. I mean, to us its just us talking, nothing special.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Especially as we don't have the upper class English accent. But still, nice she appreciated it. It can be harder for ourselves to hear our own accents

[@unoriginalsyn]

The outback is not so easily defined as that, its hard to explain 🤔 and my favourite fact about Australia that blows people's minds, we get more average snowfall than the Alps

[@michellepound848]

Why don't you apply for a holiday working visa, there is plenty of work for travellers and not only work yourself around Australia and get paid, you need more than a month or two to see it all. WIN WIN

[@adrianhempfing2042]

A working holiday visa could be a idea for 2025 as I think he might be finished college by then and has other commitments before. Or he could study his masters here. Many young people from overseas choose to work or study here.

[@beastmaster5209]

Where i live in the southwest has a year round weather comparable to southern calfornia

[@grahamjeffries1058]

Subtropical Whitsunday islands in the NE are great for sailing. SW Western Australia has a temperate climate. Same as Melbourne and lower S.A. Sydney more humid, warm temperate climate Population is about 26 M now. Snows on the higher ground on the Alps on the Great Dividing range in Victoria and NSW in your summer

[@eurekaelephant2714]

Whitsunday islands are above the tropic of Capricorn, so are tropical islands, not sub tropical. Sorry to be so anal. Im just up the road from the islands, thats all

[@grahamjeffries1058]

@@eurekaelephant2714 Fair enough. Definitely doesn't feel too tropical in winter at times though. Definitely not swimming weather. I consider Darwin to be tropical with temps over 30C for 99% of the year.

[@eurekaelephant2714]

@@grahamjeffries1058 Yeah you need a wet suit to keep some warmth in, in the water in winter. Its not too bad, but more pleasant with one on. Weve had more extremes in temps, so some of the coldest days in winter lately, too. Yes, Darwin would be great in winter.

[@sharonmontgomery4408]

There is definitely snow in Tasmania and New South Wales. My favourite place is Mt Bulla in the Victorian Alps. Weirdly there was snow at Mt Bulla last week or the week before. The reason that is weird is that it is summer here now. There is also half a dozen pink lakes.

[@andrewsyd]

lol you can "discover" things that have already been discovered by others. I discovered this video tonight, for example. Doesn't delegitimise the 1.1K viewers that came before me 😆

[@noone6037]

True. Discover just means find.

[@Tinkerbellstune]

I love how you’ve been doing all these reaction videos on our beautiful country. I’m really blessed to an Aussie🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@doubledee9675]

There's not "not much" in the middle of Australia. There's an enormous amount but you have to know and feel what it is there.

[@FionaEm]

Agreed. I've been to the 'Red Centre' and it's full of wildlife and stunning scenery!

[@79BlackRose]

@@FionaEm Stunning red dirt, lol. 😄

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Just don't watch the Aussie horror movie Wolf creek or you'll never want to travel through the outback/ central Australia. But luckily, like all countries, I'm guessing and hoping the overwhelming majority of people are decent people especially if you are a respectful visitor

[@Kewlausgirl]

@@adrianhempfing2042 I still haven't seen that movie. What is it with Aussie movies and TV series being so damn bad??

[@adrianhempfing2042]

@@Kewlausgirl Na aussies make good movies and tv I reckon. Wolf creek is really good in a terrifying way

[@farqsideways5679]

I noticed that he did mention Australian snow fall or the snow fields. A lot of people are surprised to learn that Australian receives more snow fall than Switzerland.

[@jessbellis9510]

We're all good with Fiji now thanks to our new PM Albo.

[@jessbellis9510]

@Hailey No, that title belongs to Morrison.

[@brenreeves9496]

My sister and I did a road trip in the US. We were at a servo one day getting petrol and the man serving us was so happy to meet us. He asked us to tell him some Aus slang, so we got a coffee and sat outside and write him a list lol

[@vanessagoddess1]

2:31 just a minor thing - Canberra is pronounced Can-bruh

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Thanks for another entertaining video, Joel. My oldest grandsons, twins, have become avid followers of your Aussie reactions. Unfortunately their senior school doesn't permit students access to social media, so they aim to contact you while at home on the Sunshine Coast during the long summer holiday, which runs Dec 16th to end of Jan. They're both avid grommets (as is their next oldest brother), are mixed race Euro-Japanese. They may well invite you to stay with the family in Queenland when you visit, or to visit their school at Geelong in Victoria. Just be ready for beer (or great wine), banter, barbies, bangers, budgie smugglers, beaches, and blokeish behaviour.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

That's a long distance from school to home. Opposite north south direction. Cool they're enjoying

[@nobodysbusiness566]

The pink lake is a algae bloom apparently its safe to swim in etc. and we have more snow than Switzerland here in Australia but we do seem to keep that fact quiet, I have no idea why, it's never shown in TV and movies.

[@uknowispeaksense7056]

A couple of things. The Australian Alps receive more snow annually than the Swiss Alps. Second, it is sad that we are known most for our accents. Please check out this video about Australian inventions that changed the world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmPVnKqCmbWLfM0

[@brendanedwards2277]

We have some pretty cool snow fields, however it's cheaper to fly to New Zealand and ski there as it's expensive at our fields - well that was 7 years ago so might've changed now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ7ThXuImrOqf80

[@king_familytraveladventure963]

As an Aussie living in the US, that is so true. People seem to love my accent. Australia is only slightly smaller than the US, geographically speaking. 25 Mil people, with pretty much every country represented. There is plenty of snow throughout NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. It will snow in other places however it is not regular nor are there ski fields outside of those states. Things to consider, when talking about places, Melbourne - Mel-Bun (bin/bun/ban) Brisbane Briz-Ben, Canberra Can-Bruh. Animals wise, the Emu... it's an E-mewww not E-moooo.

[@mosaicofmentalhealth]

And THANK YOU, for acknowledging that anyone saying Australia was "discovered" is a touchy subject. You can't discover something that was well and truly flourishing for thousands of years prior.

[@bretsnow5058]

It does snow here in Australia ..check out mount hotham . Mt bulla.. the snowy mountains and the victorian hi country

[@eurekaelephant2714]

Heaps of snow down south in Australia. Blessed to have diversity, like America.

[@stephaniebell4272]

Some of Our adult children live in a district renowned for its snowfields in the winter. Mount Beauty / Falls Creek.

[@IcanBePsycho]

Us Aussies started off as a prison colony for the British & that’s because the British couldn’t continue to take their convicts to America any more because of a little thing called the Boston Tea Party.

[@mrd4785]

Most African people living in Australia are white people of European heritage from places like South Africa and Zimbabwe. Its more varied now but people have been getting out of there since the 1970's and usually its to Australia or England. I think something greater than 2% of people in Western Australia are South African. They are the wealthiest ethnic group in the country, as most are hard working and highly educated.

[@Tinkers484]

We have deserts, rainforests, snow topped mountains and wide plains. We have bushland and countless different beaches and we have tiny country towns and booming cities. Despite the flaws this country has, we have a whole gambit of experiences. As long as you respect the wildlife, don't hitch hike and learn how to avoid a rip tide then you should have a great time down under.

[@brianmeek8501]

Hey Joel Australia has a few good ski resorts in NSW , Victoria and Tasmania

[@bobpalmateer5508]

Thank goodness you’ve finally shared a new post! I have no family that I’m close to and no close friends. Your videos help so much to deal with the loneliness. 2) A platypus is an odd looking animal with a body like a muskrat or beaver but a bill like a duck. I think that they are a mammal. I’ve been thinking about joining your patreon group so that we can communicate. Thanks for listening.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

I'm glad you enjoy too Bob. I enjoy Jps much for similar reasons and he's a cool guy. True about the Platypus. A mammal which lays an egg. And spends a lot of time swimming but is not a fish. And spends some time on land. They are really elegant and fast swimmers. I spent several minutes at the aquarium just watching it swim around

[@robynmurray7421]

A platypus is a monotreme, an egg laying mammal. There is only one other monotreme, the echidna.

[@taniaPBear]

You're bound to make some new friends here Bob. 😊 Hope you're having a great day and best wishes from Melbourne.

[@blackfyrerose2292]

Platypus lay eggs. And are technically a marsupials, not a mammal. And they have a venomous spur on their heel that can and will kill you.

[@juliehoddle92]

Every voice is worth listening to, best wishes from Queensland Australia

[@silverstitch28]

I have 4 convicts in my ancestry that came to Australia in the 1st and 2nd fleets. That makes me aussie royalty. 🤣

[@antheabrouwer3258]

Yep. It snows in Australia. We have snowfields. Even occasionally in Canberra.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I love the Geography based Explainer Videos on Australia thus far.

[@terryjackson8773]

Not sure if you realise that Australia is as large as the USA. Yes, we have a LOT of islands but that's because we're a huge country.

[@barbararowley6077]

We also have cool temperate rainforest. Check out Victoria Parks videos on the Tarra-Bulga National Park. We also have had quite a large population from North Africa, especially Ethiopia and Eritrea for decades. Recently most of our refugee intake has been from Sudan/South Sudan. They still make up a small fraction of the population, and are generally lovely people and settling in well (I used to live near the main migrant centre), despite what our media says. They ran the same xenophobic scare campaigns with the Vietnamese immigration of the 70’s and 80’s, and the earlier post WWII mainland European immigration.

[@vanessagoddess1]

for other reactions - How to Talk Australians is pretty funny. It's satire but it also is interesting to see how other cultures (in this case Indian) see us. I think there are 8 episodes in the series

[@keithmitchell3282]

i think most Australians are proud of our convict past ,like America one of our best achievements was abolishing the English " class system " here we are all equal ( unless you are aboriginal then you are the special people whom everyone must kowtow too

[@goldenchild4835]

Even though I'd previosly spent time in the States, the first time I visited Canada it took a while to tell the difference between Americans and Canadians, mostly becuase of the variety of accents. Eventually it came down to what people said when they learnt you were an Aussie; Canadians would say something like, 'Is that pub still at Bondi, I worked there for 12 months during a visit', and Amercans would almost always say something like, 'O yeah, Australia, I'm planning a trip there in the next 18 months'.

[@knav6680]

We have the snowy mountains in Aus which has snow for 3-6 months of the year. In the south of NSW near ACT and VIC

[@brianmckenzie4890]

The Australian Alps actually get more annual snow fall than the Swiss Alps get

[@raymondbabb1970]

Yeah, but Switzerland is tiny.

[@chrismckellar9350]

The Snowy Mountains are are not as high as the Swiss Alps, so I would say the Swiss have more snow than Australia,. A large majority of Australians come to New Zealand for skiing and snowboarding.

[@carolynwhetham9514]

We have snow in winter. Ski resorts & huge (but expensive!)Tourism area. Have more snow on average than the Swiss Alps.

[@craigosborne3260]

Australia has nearly 26 million people Chinese Australians · 1,390,637 ; Indian Australians · 783,958 ; Filipino Australians · 408,836 ; Vietnamese Australians · 334,781 ; Nepalese Australians · 138,463 In recent years, there has been more emphasis on reducing intake from displaced people and more emphasis on bringing families of existing residents together. The previous government made it extremely hard for displaced peoples (boat people) to stay in Australia

[@benson554]

That spider was a harmless garden spider about the size of your thumbnail if that.

[@FredPilcher]

Really interesting, but his pronunciations - oh dear! Love the introductory song,

[@neuralwarp]

"Neighbours" has been rescued, and will resume filming in 2023. Yayyy!

[@silverstitch28]

Yes we do get snow. There is a ski field along the great dividing range. Where i grewup it would snow in july and late november

[@Amy-ii9ir]

It does snow on the snowy mountains. In the great dividing range and some places in Tasmania

[@herobrinenoch3522]

We have snow!! Though with Global warming there will be less in the future. There are several ski areas, we compete in the Winter Olympics; and have beautiful Snow Gums (Eucalyptus) which keep their leaves in the snow.

[@tedtratt9553]

They didn't show you snow but we have vast areas of it with many great ski resorts.

[@jjaus]

A couple of points. We have a security treaty with the US (ANZUS)m so we're mates. Australia also has very good snow skiing. As for the outback, you're most likely to die of thirst than anything else. I moved here 37 years ago and live in the bush. I've seen exactly two snakes. We literally have wallabies, Echidnas and wombats, but snakes are extremely rare and not even on my radar. Ditto spiders. Like almost every western person, I am going to die from one of three causes. Heart attack, stroke or cancer. Very safe place to live - unless you drink and start being stupid by swimming or picking up snakes.

[@joharding551]

The star to the left on our flag is not the commonwealth star it's the Federation star and there are seven points, representing each state and the additional point represents all the territories. And we have sno each year in our high country

[@PG81X]

They didn’t land in botney bay it’s where they intended to land but when they got there they realised it was unsuitable so they landed in Sydney cove instead (the area where u now might find circular quay (fairy terminal), the opera house, the famous bridge

[@uNkieTee]

It's snowed today in Australia...alot. And it's the beginning of summer! 50cm at Falls Creek I think

[@adanianking]

South Australian here!!! For some perspective, South Australia is slightly bigger than Texas.

[@BenDover-zp4pv]

Hi fellow South Australian!

[@AUmarcus]

South Australia is almost 300,000km2 bigger than Texas....NSW is closer in area but still more than 100,000km2 bigger than Texas.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

We just love it when Joel ‘discovers’ new content haha

[@sandraaston1167]

You should check out the geology there's gold, and opals as well as other precious minerals

[@banchyhowells1176]

I have island hopped along the coast of Queensland near the Great Barrier Reef I can highly recommend. One of my friends bought a boat and does it full time.

[@aromadoe]

Snowy Mountains in NSW. We have a couple of snow regions in NSW and Victoria.

[@larissahorne9991]

We do get some snow in Australia. In the mountains of some southern states in winter.

[@MystianPrincess]

Australia has a good friendship Canada too, plus both are under the Commonwealth with similar government systems.

[@ownyourcrazy8734]

The Australian Alps carry snow and there is a ski season. Research Mount Bulla and Perisha Blue. Also read about Stuart Diver. His story will astound you. For whacky history, check out the Emu War. There was one. And the birds won!

[@craigalden9416]

Only Three States in Australia have snow and Snow Seasons in our winter….June - August…. NSW, Victoria and Tasmania…. Mainly in the high country of these states…. I’m sure their is a video on Snow or resorts in Australia.

[@simonmartin3864]

Australia has more snow coverage per annum than most European countries. Indigineous and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the recognised oldest cultures on Earth, the rainforests are the most ancient on Earth, Chinese iigration was enormous during our gold rush in the 1800's, Vietnamese after the war and European after WW2 to work on enormous infrastructure projects. Australia has a long binding agreement with the US called ANZUS, and a recent one called AUKUS.

[@ellefitzpatrick6339]

Interesting fact: More snow falls on the Australian Alps than Switzerland due to precipitation and Switzerland being land locked.

[@michaelt901]

Bit harsh on Jervis Bay. One of the most pristine and beautiful places in the country.

[@nicko198718]

Shush don't tell them let them keep crowding Bondi and QLD