American Reacts to Isaac Butterfield's 10 Reasons NOT To Visit America

[@vivianhull3317]

My stepdaughter and her husband went to New York for their honeymoon. When they came back the husband said there was virtually no vegetables anywhere they went to eat and he said he's normally not big on vegetables but by the time they got home he was hanging out for a vegetable lol. From Australia

[@shanemulligan791]

I have found that the fresh food quality is not as good as Australia.

[@juliewillard6932]

I went there in the 90s on a contiki tour, I must admit I found the food not so good, I had never seen pastries as a breakfast food before and it was a struggle to get a healthy salad sandwich or something that was fresh. Ordered a ham and cheese breakfast muffin and it came out with 1/2 a cup of orange melted cheese that was poured on top as the cheese, don’t they have sliced cheese in the states ? The healthiest meal I had on my trip was in phoenix, Arizona.

[@EllusivSmith]

How about their bread? Or as Aussies call it, cake.

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

I'm Shaw in USA thay have veg to .china half cook their so the goods are still inside the veg. but in Oz cook it till thay soft.

[@user_angelmum]

😀 we had the same thing happen with our kids they were craving fresh fruit and veggies . Everywhere we ate added Doritos and only offered soft drink One breakfast place my son asked for a glass of milk .. the look on the waitress face was classic 😀

[@TheBillABCTV]

In regards to tipping in Australia we don't have to tip, most of the time we don't. In the USA it annoyed me about tipping. Also in Australia the tax is included in the price. In the USA they have to add the tax onto the price. i think they need to pay people better in the USA so people don't have to tip.

[@5lcalais1]

A few things would USA a bit better, adopt a livable minimum wage to eliminate tipping, adopt our tax system (having to save up and pay all your income taxes at the end of the yr would drive me insane lol) also depends on what state u live u have to pay federal income taxes as well as a state income tax so essentially u have to pay twice ,stuff that! Here our income tax comes out automatically and sales taxes are already included in the prices ,I think Americans would love our tax system. And universal health care like we do (no it's not perfect and could be improved but it's certainly better than how u.s. do it now) ,just those 3 things would make the place so much better 🤔 I'd love to move there but those 3 things are just a bit scary lol

[@matthewbrown6163]

Often you rounded up to the nearest $5 or left the change for a cab. 1988 we were coming home & a porter grabbed our bags at the taxi stand & took them to the check in counter. I had 2 bags so tipped $2 my mate had 1 so tipped $1 - the other couple tipped none so the porter ran over their bags with his trolley LOL.

[@5lcalais1]

@@matthewbrown6163 lol maybe he should've opted for a different career path. I flat out refuse to do service jobs cause even in oz it's crap money, my brother does it, dies rediculas hrs (like 12hr days) for a lousy 20$ an hr, I work in transport driving forklifts ,it's super piss easy work, only do 7 hrs actual work ,get paid for 7.5 hrs and get 37 an hr , so I do way less hrs than him, it's 0 stress and earn 17$ more an hr. It seems the harder u work the less u earn 😬 Service jobs should be paid same as us cause of the bs they have to deal with. And fyi 37 an hr in oz is still pretty crap money tbh.

[@Ober1kenobi]

@@matthewbrown6163 I’d have knocked the porter out. They’re already being paid, I don’t care what the wage is People have the power, don’t work the jobs until they raise the wage. They either raise the wage and get workers in or go under, We have the power, bout time people started using it Edit: the reason why people don’t do this is there’s no security in backing yourself. People would rather the devil they know than the one they don’t. This would have to happen en masse, but you WILL get what you want. Imagine if 50 million American Employees went on Strike. 50 million is an unsustainable hit to the economy. That’s a lot of shit not getting done. And if you can organise the strike workers that will have the biggest impact to the economy, you will get what you want even quicker. (Transportation, logistics, construction, farmers, retail, hospitality and medical). They’re at our mercy, not the other way around. This mindset has allowed them to kick down what ever scraps they feel like off the main table and into the pig pen, Demand a proper plate of food, This is exactly what allows the rich to grow richer.

[@kathleenferguson6431]

The hospitality industry needs a strong union to fight for their rights 👍

[@hamishbaxter21]

Thanks Ian for being so invested in our lovely country and being able to laugh at us joking around about America " your the best mate " 🇦🇺🇦🇺🌍

[@aussiebloke4601]

As an Aussie living in a country area I find some people in Sydney are a bit rude, I think it's just a big city problem everywhere.

[@timpollard8501]

Absolutely, Sydney and Canberra dwellers are the ar*eholes of Australia. I should know, Canberra is my home town and i cant bare to ever go back. Brisvegas is pretty good and Melbourne is OK :)

[@JaCkO.g159]

Yeah mate correct 👍

[@sureshock]

The burbs are fine

[@jake8748]

Yeah it's a city thing. I remember moving from Brisbane to a small town. Learnt to say Hi to anyone I saw in the street etc. Went back to Brisbane for a holiday and people glared at me for saying Hi etc.

[@unnamed3392]

Hahaha omg I was just about to comment that I'm an Aussie in Melbourne and found Sydney people are rude 😅

[@hughjarse4242]

My first trip to LA and I saw an outlaw bikie stuck on the side of the road. Went up and helped him sort an electrical issue and got him going. That guy in appreciation showed me the best time around town. Pretty much all Americans are really cool. Great video Ian 👍👍👍👍

[@timjohnun4297]

To be fair, Isaac has responded to heaps of “10 reasons to not visit Australia “ videos, so he was always going to do one about not visiting America in response 🤷‍♂️

[@Merly3333]

And be a complete arse about it :P Living for it.

[@stinkbug4321]

I don't seem them.

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

And have someone react to it.

[@FionaEm]

Thank you for taking Isaac's humour with a pinch of salt! Another American reactor took him seriously and it didn't come across that well 😅

[@shanerorko8076]

90% of Australians realise that the big cities are different to the rest of the US. Even here we have that going on.

[@Jspec1983]

yup

[@paulw5039]

Add to that, in Australian cities we do have druggies, homeless, crime, public weirdness, but not even close at the levels you see in the US for a comparably-sized city. Sydney and Melbourne are, for example, bigger than almost every US city, population wise, but homelessness and violent crime rates are 4-6 times higher in large US cities.

[@nevinbrockett1858]

@@paulw5039 pop of Sydney metro area (largest city in Australia) is less than 6 mil, pop of Los Angles metro (not the largest city in USA) 12.5 mil.

[@paulw5039]

@@nevinbrockett1858 I said almost all. Look at the population of all capital cities in the US states and only a handful are bigger than Sydney and Melbourne. Also, I'm talking about RATES of crimes being 4-6 times higher, not absolute numbers. Which means in LA the absolute number of violent crimes is 8-12x more than in Sydney. So my point is still completely correct.

[@Sydneysider1310]

The biggest eye opener for me while visiting LA was the homeless. Unbelievable. I'm shocked that wasn't brought up, maybe he didn't want to sound serious bc it's a serious problem in The States. Every tree was claimed by entire families and our tour bus driver seemed to think it was the norm. Same in Seattle, especially down by the harbour & the city streets & corners. It was as though the locals didn't seem to even notice them. Sad.

[@gavinkiller9629]

😥

[@ingridclare7411]

Yeah me too. New york has untold 1000s too.

[@davidbroadfoot1864]

It was brought up right at the beginning of the video! (By both Isaac and Ian.)

[@Sydneysider1310]

@@davidbroadfoot1864 really? My mistake. Thanks 👍🏻

[@glendamckay4034]

This was something my daughter said about San Francisco. The fact also about no facilities for them to use and they had to just do their business in the streets.The loved the city though.

[@producerlordy3286]

Im Isaacs producer, good to see you having fun with this... reach out if you come to Aus

[@shaz464]

Ian, after following you for quite a while, I just think that most Americans are just like you....so all good.

[@shanedorival3177]

Ha ha ha. I can tell you Ian. I was in the US for 6 weeks. Out of the major cities, I met the nicest people. The volume of food effected me. I travelled with my US friends, they eat every meal time and can get through all the food. I looked for the smallest meals on the menu and still couldn’t get through a full meal. I felt full all the time. In one day. I went number 2, 5 times. My stomach just couldn’t take it. Then the gallon sized drinks OMG, I’d ask for the small (same size as a large in Australia). I never did the refills. So Issac is kind of right.

[@matthewbrown6163]

I am a big bloke & I was eating the medium size as I could not eat all the food. The refill stations are crazy for those 4 litre drinks full of sugar. I like a soft drink & coffee but those sizes are too bloody huge for anyone.

[@shanedorival3177]

@@matthewbrown6163 I saw people refill them. Where does it all go ha ha ha. Like you, I’m not a small bloke. But people much shorter and thinner could slam down a meal and desert. We just don’t eat or drink like that in Australia.

[@distant_sounds]

When I first got to the US, I got the, "Uh huh," response when I said thanks for something. I had been told that saying, "You're welcome," was the best way to respond when someone thanked me, instead of my usual, "No worries." So it was kinda weird that "Uh huh" was being said by servers at restaurants.

[@jaredalexander3130]

I wonder if it's because, in their line of work in their culture instead of thanking them you would just tip them as a way of communicating that rather than what we're used to is offering appreciation, so the "uh huh" = "well are you really greatful - you didn't tip me?"

[@SpaceEmperorGenos]

@@jaredalexander3130 I apologize that you feel as if patrons have an obligation to you personally. Respect is important but let me make something very clear, have no delusions about the fact that people owe you nothing aside from the payment for your services. Being passive aggressive like that is a sure fire way to kiss a tip goodbye. It's also rather rude to be passive aggressive in general, so check your attitude at the door, Mister Jared. It looks rather pathetic on you.

[@jaredalexander3130]

@@SpaceEmperorGenos sorry you mistake me, but I don't disagree with you. Personally I'm not from America or a place were we tip at all so I genuinely have no idea what it's like, I was merely speculating what it might be like from the perspective of people raised in that different society. I don't agree with it, but was just simply trying to understand it

[@manueltapia1859]

Yes that and uh?? When they are confused sometimes feels weird, I'm seeing that australians and mexicans we are more to say "You are welcome" as our politeness way, sí yes I understand you

[@Road_Rash]

Anyone who doesn't like America is fully & completely free to never come back...🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@frank4792]

Sometimes in Australia I think that food is not priced according to the quality but the portion size, the smaller the portion the more expensive. Went to a restaurant last week and my meal was on this huge plate ( never seen a plate that big before) and the food on it would not have been enough to feed my 2 year old grand son. $65 later I left and headed straight to Maccas

[@lesliegrayson1722]

Go to Vellas in Mackay, HUGE hamburgers, HUGE CHIPS, they often throw in the odd fish or prawn cocktail or potato scallop as extra to see if you notice LOL

[@frank4792]

@@lesliegrayson1722 next time i am in Mackay I will check it out.

[@PlurpleHD]

@@lesliegrayson1722 100% true, remember going there once for lunch and they gave me 2 scallops. Didn't even ask for em, cheeky buggers

[@asheronwindspear552]

Meanwhile go to your local hotel and for $15 you can get a schnity that's bigger than your plate with chips plus have access to the salad bar.

[@frank4792]

@@asheronwindspear552 that is what i mean> LOL

[@danielsimpson6885]

My mum mom went to America for a couple of years came back, crossed the road in the middle of the night and got ran over, hit and run, smashed her leg bone to pieces, mum mom was left in the bushes on the side of the road all night. Once her leg got better, idiot was drunk, forgot she was in Australia and BANG, another hit and run. I felt sorry for her the first time, second time, no.

[@The_Last_Ninja]

To comment on the food in other countries question. I actually had an experience the other way around going from Australia for the first time overseas to Taiwan where the food is much healthier and portion sizes are smaller. The effect on me was I couldn’t, or didn’t, go to toilet for about a week and a half or more. Then when I finally went I actually blocked up the Hotel’s toilet and they had to get the plumber in to unblock it. True story! 👍🏼

[@zybch]

Had a similar experience in India. That poor airplane toilet never knew what hit it midway above the india ocean flying back to Oz. I must've gone through a decent portion of the aircraft's water trying to shift the result.

[@elenawilliams32]

Why did I read both these toilet stories? 😂💩💩💩

[@NPC-fl3gq]

Well done son

[@The_Last_Ninja]

@@NPC-fl3gq Thanks 🙏

[@NPC-fl3gq]

@@The_Last_Ninja Definitely something to be proud of!! *Achievement unlocked* SUPER-POOPER9000!!

[@TheProteanGeek]

As an Aussie when I visited the US I actually didn't find most people rude. In New York I thought people for the most part went about their day trying to stay out of each others way. Outside those annoying people who are trying to sell you their music or steal your wallet. They exist everywhere though, just the New York versions at least are a bit extra. On the food I actually thought the food I had in New York was rather trash for the most part. The breakfasts I had for example the eggs always had no falvour. While in Washington I was quite sick and was eating microwave meals from CVS so that's doesn't count really. Down in Orlanda... well I was only at Disney World, and the meals I had there were pretty good to just amazing. The A5 Wagyu at Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs was the best thing I have ever eaten in my life, but of course it was. It was at an Iron Chef's restaurant and the meal cost an arm and a leg for such a small amount of food.

[@CRIZS_CREATIONS]

If your Not a Full Blown Aussie & Your a Urban City Dweller then you probably don't use much Aussie Slang & Don't care about how people react to you that's probably why.

[@TheProteanGeek]

​@@CRIZS_CREATIONS what do you mean by "full blown Aussie"? Brisbane born, lived in Western Sydney for my teenage years. Back in Brissie ever since. Family mostly come from Maryborough & Kilcoy but I've always lived in the suburbs myself. One of my grandparents was a stolen child. I'm pretty bloody sure I'm Aussie enough. It'd be fair enough to say I'm not some uneducated yobbo who gets munted on the weekends and whose whole personality is rooted in the footie and cars though. The Americans who I spoke with while there were mostly polite and if they didn't understand something I said because of the slang they weren't rude but more interested than anything and rather polite, some of them overly so in my books. Tourists from the US that I've run int here at home I've found more of them to be assholes than I found there. I've met way more Brits with a superiority complex though.

[@johnwelson7024]

@@TheProteanGeek Well he probably means Country or small city Bred. I am small town and grew up on farms and moved to the city when turned 21.. they say i have a very thick Aussie accent and use the old sayings a lot when city people don't. Nothing wrong with Footy and cars.

[@TheProteanGeek]

@@johnwelson7024 no nothing wrong with footy and cars and I intend what I said to say that. Just there is a stereotype of uneducated, rude, loud, drunken Aussies that their entire personality is doing a shoey, hooning around in cars, and watching sport. Some people might call that being a bogan, but that's an insult to bogans. It is also fair to say I'm not a country fella. Some of my extended family certainly are more the country type. Great people, hard working, and mostly have little time for bullshit.

[@Big-Show1]

I agree. Americans are actually some of the nicest people you can meet. Especially down South ⬇️ I met these two army girls in a hotel bar once and they ended up inviting me to stay at their place for two weeks and lending their cars when they were at work. I had the Best time ever .

[@BigfootRunning]

As an Aussie… I have to say that my trip to the USA a few years back is still the best adventure I’ve ever had. Too many good times and awe inspiring moments to share. Simply amazing and the people were great. I can not wait to return. Oh and you are always welcome here in Australia, mate. Make sure you check out Adelaide (during the Fringe festival especially) 😎👍

[@bexbee2]

😂 yeh, it's good to visit.... But you wouldn't want to live there on a low wage with no health coverage! And you certainly wouldn't think it's such a great country if you're the one trying to figure out where the next meal comes from.

[@trishwhye4262]

I went over to Vegas for 11 days, I found the toilet water a bit off putting as you nearly touching it when you wipe 🤣 .

[@nancycurtis3230]

I love this. He takes the piss out of people. All take the bait. It is great for a giggle.

[@MaxRockatansky17]

My wife and I went to a restaurant in Las Vegas and left a generous tip, when we left the restaurant my wife noticed that they had already added the tip to the bill. So they double dipped the tip. From then on we always looked at the bill first before tipping. 😁

[@IWrocker]

Yea that’s rare but some places do that.. I always check too! It did happen to me

[@MaxRockatansky17]

@@IWrocker My favourite burgers were at the sports bar at the Paris hotel casino in Las Vegas, I used to order 2 with chips (fries). 😋

[@tomdunne2219]

last of the vvvvvvvvvv8's

[@MrMikey1273]

Adding the tip to the check seems to be very common for tables of 8 or more usually and also bigger groups that split checks. Being that I worked in that field I know that a lot of times the servers don't get tipped otherwise.

[@MaxRockatansky17]

@@MrMikey1273 There were 6 of us, not sure 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@kaybee9363]

Before it even starts. The tipping thing is just unfathomable to me. What employer can't pay their employees a decent wage?!

[@kritaan1]

I love this because Isaac being a comedian finally has the chance to throw the shoe on the other foot as he has reacted to so many Americans throwing shade at Australia. Nothing here is really meant to be taken seriously

[@supergran62]

After a month in the UK, hubby and I went to Chicago for a week for a convention a few years back. First night we went to the burger bar in the hotel because we were tired. That tipped us off to portion sizes. We only went to a restaurant one other time, and that meal lasted us 2 days. We had to try a deep dish pizza and ribs while in Chicago. The rest of the time we went to a local Wholefoods and purchased cold meats and salads to keep ‘things’ regular. We found salads at the convention center for lunches, but it was hard with all the pretzels, hot dogs and other starchy foods that were on offer. Even the breakfast club in our hotel that we joined had limited fiber. I can’t believe you guys eat pastries for breakfast. I would generally choose a piece of toast or bagel and add peanut butter and banana, and maybe a hard boiled egg.

[@Sunnygirl01]

I’ve always found Americans, in general, to be very friendly. Yeah, there are differences which we don’t always understand, but isn’t that the fun part of visiting different places and cultures?

[@lesliegrayson1722]

The heartland of the US is full of lovely people. But I think based on what we see at the Awards nights in Hollywood and New York, these MORON Socialist freaks shows aren't a real representation of the USA.

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

We rarely get positive feedback so I thank you so much for this!

[@drjohnsmith450]

My 2 favourite You Tubebers in one video. Made my day lan. Thanks mate 👍🇦🇺🤣

[@carolynmck6046]

remember we are complimenting you when we mock you lol 😊

[@TheAllthegoodstuff]

That was kind of fair. I thought the Buttsmarn was gonna be rude. I love Ur work and appreciate your Aussie reviews. If U ever make it to Aus U can crash at my place if U want to. Much love

[@debedwards1717]

Let’s just say my husband and I always shared a meal when in the USA. No need to order two, one meal feeds two people.

[@pike59pike59]

As a Brit who has lived and worked in Australia I find this man, Mr F Word,is quite amusing. He actually accuses Americans of being (fucking) rude. And of course Aussies are not. It's like saying Australians don't cheat at cricket. Ooh the irony.

[@justinblake420]

Most people dont actually know this but its a legal obligation to give someone water if the ask in australia! Its you can be charged for denying someone water

[@Valheru4]

I spent a month in a small part of America back in 2010 (mainly Hawaii, LA, Anaheim & Las Vegas) ... hated the bread/buns (way too much sugar in them), but the portion sizes of meals were so large between my sister and myself we would order 1 meal and just half it between us on a spare plate. Some people we encounter were rude but not too many others were super nice ... I was having too much fun anyway that some of the Americans wanted to come party with us (Plus crashed a Cirque de Soleil staff party after one of their shows ... they loved us crazy Aussies)

[@CurvyCass1982]

Never been to USA but I have a friend here in Australia that goes there every two years (he's been around 12 times) usually goes to Utah because he has friends there and he loves it. They love his accent too. I think he's an American in an Australian body whereas you're an Australian in an American body. My friend actually looks like you too ironically.

[@ehpunka]

having your right foot on the accelerator( that is on the right hand side of the car) and your left hand on the gear stick, balances out nicely when driving

[@alensmic6100]

In the Middle Ages you never knew who you were going to meet when travelling on horseback. Most people are right-handed, so if a stranger passed by on the right of you, your right hand would be free to use your sword if required .now you are imagining that the usa would drive on the left side and the right hand free for the gun

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

Don't forget you can open the tap on a Goon bag and then blow into it to make a soft pillow afterwards. I used to blow one up and put it in a pillow case because it is a nice size to sleep on a bus.

[@jaysonstacey579]

Hold on. I was on vacation in Hawaii and we ran into a couple from Australia. We were at a luau on the big island of Hawaii. The food was great, the Australians were great, and everyone had a wonderful time. It helped that we were all three sheets to the wind, because wine was included in the price of the meal. I just wanted to say that the Australians were some of the nicest people I have ever ran into.

[@colleengidley147]

Yes the homeless was an eye opener for me and my family back in the 90's, very sad to see so many people on the street and as a tourist we felt overwhelmed about being asked for money so often. We loved New York and San Francisco and I absolutely loved Boston (I could live there) and New Orleans. The further East we went we felt that they could cope with our accent as they seemed to be more international savvy. However I remember being at a diner in San Francisco and ordered a 'Milk Shake' and the waitress could not understand me. I had to point to the menu and even then she was totally confused and my husband had to intervene and managed to get my order across. I was speaking English but to her I may as well have been from Mars. The tipping thing to an Australian is very confusing, I had no idea what percentage we had to tip for each service. To educate people from other countries it may be a topic you can discuss to make us more educated when travelling to your amazing country, America. As tourists back then we experienced the fresh food conundrum, we ended up craving fresh fruit and fresh meals that weren't hamburgers, fries and doughnut based but maybe that is just part of being a tourist and what is available to a traveller. I love your respect for other cultures IWrocker. It must be hard to have your country that you love put under the microscope but you do it with grace and humour.

[@RobboTheDisabledVlogger]

Ian.... mate... when are you coming to Australia?... you need to be here!

[@itsbuddhaone]

I visited NYC from Perth in 2018 (24YO then) and found mostly workers that rely on tips to be rude. Everyone I encountered on the streets or in stores such as Footlocker, sports stores or Macy's, they were super helpful, nice and more than happy to help. The worst was the hotel staff being really sassy to me when I first arrived, and the waitresses at the JFK airport restaurant while I was waiting to fly home. I was literally standing in front of 2 ladys talking shit and sharing a phone call behind the counter for over 2 minutes before they glanced over at me in disgust as I was staring into their souls. I was too hungry to say anything bad, so just ordered food and sat back down. I had macaroni with Tabasco sauce.. they called it buffalo pasta 😑 Also, started an argument with a guy that tries to hand out pamphlets and his goonies of CD scammers. (Didn't get scammed, just wanted to start shit talking them for not having jobs) Almost got my ass kicked, so tried to pull my head in a little more after that.. and soon realised apart from those people that you briefly encounter, everyone else just gets on with their business and no one really cares what your doing. There was a few more instances, but i'll save us both 😄 Next time i'll be more open minded and not so aggressive towards people I find to be rude, as it might have just been the way I perceived those things. Bought some devils lettuce off Craigslist, so I was happy in the end haha.

[@murraya82]

Agreed with your commentary except for the side of road to drive on. Everyone drove on the left (was to do with carriage driving and having a shooter to protect it placed in the most efficient side (everyone had to be right handed at the time)). Napoleon decided to confuse the British by changing sides to ride on the road. As such, Europe had to change and Russia and the UK stayed the same. The US showed solidarity with the French in hating the British and followed suit. Other countries changed for ease later. As such, we are traditionally correct and you guys followed a mad Frenchman who lost 😜

[@wullaballoo2642]

He was left handed so forced everyone in the french territories to use left handed scissors and drive left handed horses. Sitting on the right hand side of the vehicle with your right dominant hand always on the wheel, left operating gears is the safest way to drive unless you are left handed.

[@ingridclare7411]

Hahahahahaahhhhhh. True

[@lizbignell7813]

I don’t think it was to confuse the British that Napoleon swapped sides, it was because he was left-handed.

[@xcurlyfry2140]

Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!!! For not taking offense from his jokes about America haha. Us aussies Always talk shit for fun, 99% of the time if we say something mean, we don't actually mean It lol... Well, unless you deserve it but hahahaha

[@commanderson89]

God, could you imagine Ian, one of the the most wholesome youtubers, meeting Isaac Butterfield? It'd be like Mr Rogers meeting Rodney Rude.

[@joshthomas2536]

Damn, I haven't heard anyone mention Rodney Rude in years. My dad use to listen to him when he would take me camping as a kid, when he explained the humour to me as I was only about 6 I was hooked.

[@mista2621]

​did he introduce you to Kevin Bloody Wilson or my mate George Smilovich

[@cletusmcshootyface4646]

Or Meeting King Billy Coke bottle

[@bofhzip]

Been to St. Augustine in Florida twice. Tipping I used the guestimate on the receipt to guide me on tipping. However my American friend thought on many occasions I was over tipping. I just felt I was being well looked after also knew about the pay disparity and tge food was so cheap I was often go 10 or 20 bucks more. Hopefully making someone have a better day. Ppl in the US are pretty much like us you get your dills as well as really nice folks. Ian and Fam keep up the great work 👏

[@Coastal603]

Don’t believe a word Issac is saying at 12:57. He’s says there’s nothing to do in Australia which is far from the truth, there’s lots to do here, it’s just some Australians (including Issac) either don’t realise that. He named the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney harbour bridge (which is far more than just an ordinary bridge) but he missed so many other things such as: Uluru, the 12 apostles, the blue mountains (3 sisters), Rottnest island, Hamilton island, the Sydney opera house, Flinders street station, Eureka tower, Q1, Coober Pedy, the beautiful nightlife of Perth and Brisbane, Mount Wellington, Perisher Vally (which snows in the winter), Mount Kosciuszko (the highest mountain in Australia), Kuranda, Brisbane story bridge, watch a live game of football/cricket/rugby/AFL, all of Gold Coast’s Theme/water parks, Sydney & Melbourne’s Luna park, a P&O cruise around Australia is the literal definition of a good time out, and all the beaches in the east coast of Australia are stunning. There’s still more to name but I don’t want this comment to be miles long. Obviously there’s still more to do in America but this guy acts like Australia is a boring miserable place, it’s not.

[@glendamckay4034]

I realised instantly that Isaac was joking. He was doing a reaction to a click bait video that only the uneducated could believe.

[@kevo6190]

We don't look around in spring! We look at our feet and try not to tread on a snake while a Magpie is attacking the top of our head!😂

[@suerobinson844]

Apart from the disgusting language it's pretty accurate. Melbourians and Sydney siders are not as friendly as Queenslanders and those in N.T, W.A and S.A. not been to Tassie. Middle eastern people are lovely. I was born in Melbourne but live near Brisbane now. Hi from Australia

[@johnrichardson8048]

I can’t really comment on the USA 🇺🇸 as a whole. Only spent about 10 days in California…. But so fuckin friendly and welcoming and chatty like they didn’t have a care in the world, I was stoned the whole time cause they just kept giving me weed, every female from 16 years old to 100 years old that walked by when I had my baby boy commented on how cute he was. Such lovely people. I had no dramas, had a great time, didn’t want to leave. I could go on and on and that’s just a ten day trip to one state. Would love ❤️ to see the rest of it and spend some real time over there

[@ruebenskedgwell9627]

I believe your spot on, going to concrete cesspools is asking for drama

[@--Nova--]

Thanks for the clarifications! Respect from Australia 🇦🇺 👍. Cheers

[@Maddog00427]

I legit seen the Thumbnail and immediately thought to myself............ FFS Ian, tread lightly. This guy is a freakin savage. 😆 I'm glad you seen the "Comedic" side to it because he is a pretty cool comedian and a bit of an Idol in the great land we call home. 😅

[@emshahn5079]

Yay we love Isaac (and Ian) ❤️🇦🇺 from Perth

[@veracaide1373]

Oh no… ok, word of advice from someone who used to watch isaac butterfield religiously, don’t take anything he says seriously. This includes the stuff he says when he’s being serious. I haven’t watched him in a while so i’m not sure about recent stuff but he used to make some videos about the lgbtq community, and while i don’t think he was trying to be malicious, he’s certainly not well educated on the topic. (Not to mention his lack of action about the blatant and rampant homophobia in the comments of his instagram posts. He’ll post something mildly homophobic and everyone will start complaining about queer things that none of them even understand, and he claims to not be homophobic but never actually does anything about the problem) Apart from that there’s also his view that all women should be shaving leg and armpit hair, which made me (a young female) think i had to do so or i was disgusting. It’s still in my head that it’s gross to not shave and i really wish i never watched him. He also has a rule to never apologise for a joke, and while it sounds fine in theory, you don’t know what people have been through. Imagine making jokes about SA to a victim, and refusing to apologise when they get upset. Ian, you have one of the most wholesome channels ever, your family is so sweet and you seem like such a nice guy with a genuine curiosity about the things you’re really interested in. Please stay away from this guy. He’s easy to agree with and you get sucked down a wormhole of watching videos of him complaining about people who just want to be left alone.

[@peternt2008]

People i know who have been to America have aid when they go to bars or clubs the drinks are not any cheaper than here in Australia. I dont know if it is just buying whole bottles in bottle shops that is cheaper. But friends of mine have quoted drink prices in bars and clubs in Texas and LA as around $12 - $16 for a spirit and mix eg, Jim Beam and coke.

[@andrew6414]

Yep, exactly right. Drinking in US bars can be very expensive, plus the tip. The cheap alcohol is in the liquor stores.

[@davidlee-michaels9430]

One thing I have heard that gets alot of American's confused is when we Aussie's say 'how ya going' and American's don't understand. Not sure why that's so hard to interpret, it's practically the same as 'how you doin', 'how do you do' e.t.c. Either way it's funny seeing the confusion on people's faces.

[@JamesDavy2009]

They're the people that think Australians speak a completely different language.

[@Sydneysider1310]

I've noticed heaps of American YT channels/vlogs using many of our expressions without having a clue where they've come from. So many think "no worries" is universal along with "how're you going". I blame YT for it. I agree that it used to confuse the Yanks but not so much these days.

[@BradGryphonn]

I didn't watch the original. I figured you'd find it and react :)

[@davidh.7571]

As an “older” Australian, we were once critical of many visiting Americans for being, loud mouthed, showy, braggarts. Sadly this generation of Aussies and this guy in particular are just as bad if not worse. We once lampooned the whinging Pom (Englishman) who came to Oz but was not satisfied with seamingly, anything he found. I hope Australians do not become the same. Stop bragging about how good it is here, we know it. And stop slagging off other countries, you just look low rent. Also props Ian for your videos, you never stoop to use profanity. Those intelligent enough to construct an argument or opinion don’t need to do it.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

+1! It wasn't until I travelled to America that I realised how objectionable many Australians really are. I thought I was going to be walking into a country full of "loud mouthed, showy braggarts". Turned out that the reality was that I had just walked out of a country full of "loud mouthed, showy braggarts" and into one in which manners and common decency were far more easily found.

[@davidh.7571]

@@filthyblighter by Comedy you suggest it’s meant to be funny, it’s not it’s just crass and juvenile. But if that appeals to you knock yourself out.

[@millertas]

Been to the US a couple of times. First time (2012) flew into San Francisco drove a hire car to Seattle then flew out via New York. Second time Flew to Miami onto Las Vegas (2015), hired a van and saw the local sites (including Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam). People are just that people. Good to hear that IWrocker did not take Isaac seriously. My advice to Yanks is that whether it be Irish, British, New Zealanders (Kiwis) or Aussies, most of the time we are just 'pulling your leg'.

[@oldfogey4679]

Millertas don't call all Americans yanks or Yankees! This term is a great insult to southerners!

[@anthonyedwards6925]

Butterfield thinks he's funny but comes up short often,he's his biggest fan.

[@samwhitehead7695]

Hey Thanks, Ian, You are a fucking star, You listened to the Buttsmarn as he is known here, and you were 100% spot on, Great work, Come down here to Australia and i will be happy to host you, Best wishes Sam.

[@bct8881]

I wouldn't take Butterfield's opinions too seriously. He walked out of a Joe Rogan show feeling inspired. I don't understand his popularity to be honest.

[@redoz9768]

In Australia we only tip if the person gave extremely good service, and we want to reward them or say thank you. Otherise we expect the employer to pay the person adequately for doing their job. That is slowly changing here now due to the practice being normal in America. Now we have a lot of hotel staff for example who expect you to slip them $10 for bringing your bags to your room, and they give you dagger eyes when you don't. The difference is that the workers here are paid at least triple what the American workers are paid, so it's stupid for them to expect a tip on top of their hourly paid rate.

[@gman7329]

Bit of useless trivia for you Ian but driving (or riding) on the left hand side dates back to medieval times, most people are right handed so passing on the left & using your right hand to lift the visor on your helmet showed your face & let the people coming the other way know you were friendly. Side note this is also where the military salute comes from!

[@JamesDavy2009]

Plus it's mainly former British Empire countries that drive on the left side. Everywhere else (i.e. the majority of all countries) they drive on the right.

[@wullaballoo2642]

@@JamesDavy2009 Because napoleon was left handed he tried to force everyone to be left handed like driving left handed horses and using left handed scissors

[@godamid4889]

I've met a few yanks, they have all been very friendly. We have settled quite a few middle eastern, African and Central Asian refugees in our country town too. Had a Hazara family stay for about a year a couple of doors up the hill not long ago - a great bunch of people.

[@oldfogey4679]

Godamid u do realize that the term yank or Yankee is highly offensive to people who live in America's southern states? Generally!

[@godamid4889]

@@oldfogey4679 those buttercups can harden up. I'm not going to the length of calling them "citizens of the United States of America".

[@jessicahudswell14]

America is one of my favourite places to visit! The people are generous and fun, the sights are incredible and there’s a fantastic energy to it! I’ll keep coming back for sure 😊

[@flamingfrancis]

Indeed, too many are like the so called Aussie in the video and to them seeing the very common sights, and a few bars, represents seeing America. The real America can be found out in the heartlands, much like our own country folk. It is sad to see the big cities losing it and becoming more impersonal.

[@georgecurrenti]

I only agree about the tipping… as an Aussie been to the US a few times and had a great time meeting people. My ascent helped, everyone wanted to know about Australia. My last trip was to Fort Collins in June 2017, plus a few other trips earlier. Always had a good experience… 👍😀🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@danielwilcox8268]

I love how you took that on the chin I totally agree with what you said about the smaller communities, it’s similar here in Australia they are much more welcoming Take care iwroker fam

[@edithwarria4794]

Hello IWrocker , how are you hope you guys are doing well over there. But anyway I want to mention something to you about a song sung by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John it’s like in a concert maybe. And the song was ‘Dare to Dream ‘ it sounds so amazing. The first time I heard that song I had tears in my eyes. But hey please say hello to your beautiful wife and child for me and also to you Ian. God Bless you guys, take care and stay safe and I hope to hear from you soon.🌺🦋🌈💖❤️😊😘🙏🏻from Edith in cairns Queensland Australia 🇦🇺. Cheers!!!

[@Mechanic.Pete41]

You are like the 10th reactor to react to this video since it came out 😂😂😂😂

[@johnwilson1794]

I'm Australian but I spent 5 months working and living in America years ago. I understand what he is saying about Americans being rude but I also agree with you. That isn't true of all Americans, quite the opposite in some cases. I spent most of my time away from the major cities and my experience was that Americans are actually very polite particularly in the service industry. I found the Americans I met and worked with to be friendly polite and welcoming. My experience in LA was rather different though. Not everyone is polite in Australia either.

[@stefanavic6630]

Yeah, this guy has always given me low-key alt right vibes. Never been a fan. Rude Americans? Not in my experience. My family visited American in the early 90s and we camped up and down the whole west coast. At one rest stop we were having lunch in a little park with a playground (and prairie dogs - yay!) when a pair of giant bikie members walked over to our table and said: "Sir, Ma'am, we bought too much watermelon, would you and your family like the rest otherwise it's just going to go to waste." Delicious watermelon in The States! I could go on - the servo attendants, Denny's staff, camp site families - all happy and friendly to an Aussie I can tell you!

[@RapideWombaticus]

Isaac is a local here - a Legend. I agree with you when it comes to small town America - people there when I visited were awesome. G'day from Newcastle mate

[@andysharp21]

Yep he's a funny man and loves to take the piss out of everyone and everything, especially our own countrymen LOL.

[@peterbarber7613]

andysharp21.Butterfield is the biggest wanker going around

[@punkizm]

He prefers to pick on women on Twitter

[@Rebecca.G]

3:53 I know when you said 'I've got one too' you were referring to the camera. When I first heard it I thought you were saying you had a 'Big Fat ....' lol

[@TheFishmanAU]

The Buttsmarn is Australian royalty

[@davidbroadfoot1864]

On my first trip to the USA 40 years ago, I saw Sprite on the menu. I had heard of Sprite, and I knew it was a soft drink, but I didn't know what flavour it was. So I asked. I got met with with a look that just said, "You are a moron." On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day." I went to a bar and ordered a cocktail. They came back with a glass of water. Confused, I said that I didn't order water ... I ordered a cocktail. I got met with yet another glare. No explanation. On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day." I knew I had to tip, so I added the required (approximately) 20% to the amount and wrote the new massively-inflated rounded total in on the credit card slip. The waitress got angry at me for not also writing in the actual tip amount beside the row labelled "tip", and aggressively wrote it in herself, with great drama, and stormed off. I wanted to take the tip back. On leaving, the waitress said, "Have nice day." Yes, that was LA. The only thing that made me smile was when I went to Fisherman's Wharf and saw a blackboard sign at the entrance of a restaurant that said, "Our staff are under strict instructions NOT to say 'Have a Nice Day'." I thought, "Right ... this place is for me."

[@zodiac6968]

These two blokes are great, should do a tv show together, i'm an Aussie but there's nothing wrong with America, great place and great people, all American's should be proud of their country.

[@carriebizz]

My son has been living I AZ for almost 2 years and he said that people are very friendly. It just be just the big cities. I haven't been to the US as yet and always wanted to in my teen years in the 90s but I dunno now

[@charliebucket8053]

Just found this channel, from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺. Our countries may have some cultural differences, but as ppl we aren't that different. Good channel. Subscribed.

[@pascalswager9100]

On ya Ian! You're polite as, and fly the flag for Americans awesomely!

[@davesmith4017]

Can concur, LA and NYC are quite intense and over the top. Hung out with some really good people in Seattle. Well looked after!

[@hl6876]

As a Scot, loved skiing in Colorado, beautiful landscape friendly people

[@glennparkinson6878]

I went to Florida and had no problem with tipping for good service. One of the taxi drivers I had was snorting and grunting like a pig he made no attempt to make conversation with me so I didn't tip him.

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

Great video IWROCKER , ty

[@milokadamus7721]

Yep I am aussie and have been a few times to the great US of A. Cities are ok for the sights but the country areas is where it is at. Super nice people mostly and everyone wants a chat. This was all pre 2016. Not so sure if it is still that way now. I just get the feeling a lot of decisiveness has crept into the US society, maybe due to politics. Maybe I am wrong.....

[@auntymoni8951]

I liked this too. Talking about diet, my brother and I went to the US a few years back before going to a family gig in NZ. Though the menu's between America and Australia are similar we found American food to be extra greasy and it was so hard to get vegetables at restaurant!!! We went to one steakhouse in LA and got excited because we could get a side of mixed vegetables. When it came out it was a bowl of broccoli!!! After 6 weeks in Canada and the US we met our parents in NZ and they asked us what we wanted from the supermarket and we were like veggies!!! I never realised just how much I could miss veggies. When we first went away my brother was stoked at the meat and was having a great time but yeah your body definitely needs variety and veggies. On a side note, why does clarified butter get served as a condiment option? We throw our butter out when it goes like that. I didn't even know it was a thing before going to the US

[@paul.kristoff]

I've been to New York and Los Angeles several times and have always found the people to be really nice, just like everywhere else in the US. Dont get me wrong, people in the south were super friendly, but I wouldn't say the people in NYC and LA are any less friendly than any big Australian city. Always up for a chat and happy to help. Re driving. It's nerve racking at first but after a few hours driving on the 'wrong' side of the road you get used to it. Re food, the quality in the US is great. But the low quality food (which many only have access to) is of a much lower quality than in Australia.

[@darneyoung537]

I have been to L.A. Twice and loved it ,my first trip outside LAX their was a lady sitting in a cabinet I forget why, I had to walk up to her she said hello how are you? I answered good thank you, how are you? She looked surprised as though she doesn’t normally get that reaction back that surprised me. But in 2018 my last trip I never saw her.

[@scottjohnstone5551]

Ian you should react or just check out John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes two legends of Ozzy music.

[@strudel3813]

Really like your channel, not only does it remind me that there is a huge difference between you're government and the the people. ( to tell you the truth you're corporate owned government worries the bejesus out of me). But it reminds me of the similarities of all people, particularly Americans and Australians. It also reminds me of how similar our government has become to you'res . I watch a lot of channels about life of regular people every where in the world and one constant I see in every country is, people are just people doing the same things, have the same attitude and concerns. We just want to live a happy peaceful life, Not super rich, just not poor, with a future for the next generation. Equality of opportunity.

[@gavtriple6]

Hahaha I saw this yesterday & hoped you would do this! 😂

[@RC2214]

In Canada it's the same for food servers, We rely on tippers too and that's not right

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Wow, I thought Canada would have a decent minimum wage.

[@achebwahs1111]

Fun and giggles mate. We can tell you are a genuine human being and proud American to boot. We stand together for our rights and freedoms friend

[@BrentsWorldChannel]

I have a tech question for you how do you record with the video behind you and your in a tiny square in corner ?

[@kiljaeden7663]

I visited the US for 6 months back in the early 2000's. I normally walked everywhere. For those 6 months I drove everywhere. Food portions - well. I arrived with a 30" waist. I left with a 34" waist. Took me about 2 months to get back to a 30" waist when I got back home.

[@dom3335]

We still tip in Australia if the service is good, but it's not required so it's more authentic. Also Isaac always exaggerates for comedic effect and is playing a bit of a character, but I think you already get that. I went on a Round-the-world trip when younger and stopped over in Dallas. I'd heard Americans were rude, but to my surprise they were some of the nicest people in any country we visited. One guy just randomly started a conversation after hearing our accents and gave us a few tips for foreigners, really friendly. Sort of the opposite to LA I'd imagine.

[@CaffeinatedSentryGnome]

im from australia and i vistied chicago in 2019. here's a list of things that were different there: coming from a small town of like 500 people Chicago was massive. tipping confused me. however the customer service is on a whole different level. there is almost no public toilets. if you are eating at a restaurant you can just ask to use the toilet and then they let you behind the counter and use what we would normally think is a staff toilet. there is so much water in the toilets compared to ours that I thought I blocked my friends toilet. them spinning door things only spin one direction (shout out to the bloke in the phone shop that told me I went the wrong way, i hope you had a good laugh). the food is so cheap. i was paying for my food and my friends food each time we ate out (cos I was staying at hers for free) and it was cheaper than eating out in Australia even after converting to $AU. i too had issues with looking the wrong ways when crossing roads. you go to any restaurant and glasses of water magically appear with out asking.

[@leandabee]

Too funny 🤣🤣. In 2018 and 2019 I had to spend 6 hours each time at the LA airport waiting for the connecting flight to Vegas. I found the people there not particularly friendly, the customs man was so freaking rude to me to the point of me tearing up😢 and the horrors that were hurding us passengers through to customs were just awful, very grumpy and lots of yelling. I travelled solo and first time overseas, so it was not pleasant there at all😔, I nearly got back on the plane back home, lol, but once I got to Vegas Nevada, it was weird how the people changed and were nothing but helpful and friendly🥰. The only people I liked tipping were my uber/lyft drivers and the hotel room attendants, they, the attendants are low paid and especially terrible is how the casinos/hotels make billions per year and still only pay the workers poverty line wages. I think the Oz accent helped me as well, people were fascinated with it 😅😅