American Reacts to ONLY IN AUSTRALIA TikTok compilation

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[@daviddempsey8721]

He called it McDonalds because he’s a news reader. The cassowary is an emu built to military specs.

[@dagwould]

Best description of the cassowary yet!

[@roryrory5047]

Someone told cassowaries they evolved from dinosaurs and it went to their heads

[@kurttruk2]

Yet the emus are the ones we lost the war to.

[@MLandriganReid]

We are at least smart enough to not start wars with Cassowaries

[@belindasmith9638]

Haha 😂 ha

[@auzziecrunt8538]

I find it hilarious when Americans react to other countries because, for some reason, it seems like they expect everything to be the same as America like phone numbers and everything 😂 and when they see the different thing they are completely baffled by it😂

[@saltygem3056]

Yeah mate, cause they are stupid

[@elenoaducia4181]

Spot on!

[@elenoaducia4181]

It’s like that kid in school who thinks the world revolves around them

[@Lillyscompilations]

IKR

[@cgkennedy]

She's bitching about Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria.

[@tylerhecker7887]

As an Australian this is hilarious 😂😂 if you want to understand us better come down under and you’ll see how funny we can be 😂

[@SaigeGehlhaar-yb2he]

Just beware the spiders, I live in Australia and I got one chillin in my room next to me

[@Wilburworm07]

The more I watch videos like these the more glad I am an Aussie

[@helenmartin9150]

A granny in Australia says...too right!

[@KayBX]

Bloody oath!!! ❤. Love Australia 🇦🇺

[@Holly_The_Orca]

Same

[@melissamackessy3372]

Me too😊🇦🇺

[@CORNYASS2]

Sammeee aussieeee

[@karenstrong8887]

Yes, a Tradie is a Tradesperson. Like a Chippie is a Carpenter, a Sparkie is an Electrician etc. You didn’t really think we would call them by their correct names, did you? No we do not have Raccoons or Squirrels. We do have the cutest Possums anywhere except for Jack, he came with a house we bought. If you ever see a Cassowary, don’t try and hug it, just don’t touch and back away slowly. They are beautiful to look at but they will kill you. They are only found up North.

[@minniemouse6254]

We do call electricians leco's sometimes as well ...around here mostly leco's actually, but sometime sparkies.

[@louiserawle8999]

They can easily disembowel a human,but so can kangaroos

[@annetterawlings4549]

Don't run away from a cassowary either - they will chase you down

[@shaunphillips6160]

A tradie is America's version of a journeyman

[@kerra3699]

@@annetterawlings4549 so will a king brown snake.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

The lizard in the shed is a goanna. The large bird is a cassowary- 6ft. tall and 200lbs and kills with its large claws. Will break your bones with one kick. The laughing bird is a kookaburra.

[@Stopthisrightnow560]

Cassowaries are essentially velociraptors.

[@capatheist]

Lmao… 6 ft 200lbs No. Just no.

[@vickigarvie4093]

@@capatheist yeah mate totally true.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Don't forget the Axe on its head.

[@Aerhgad1]

@@capatheist 5ft to 6.6ft and between 130 and 160lbs with a top speed of 30mph. Can jump up to 5ft and they are really good swimmers. One killed a lady and her dog a little while back by ramming them off a cliff. Being near one is very dumb, those people were lucky.

[@Turtles783]

Love how he calls the kookaburras magpies. 😂❤

[@2002Winchester]

Thanks mate - Australian 🇦🇺 here and a great compilation - we sure are a bunch of mad bastards with a wicked sense-of-humour. Australian’s have a tendency to use plenty of slang or even shorten words in their day-to-day language, making it difficult for outsiders to understand. One thing with Australian’s is their strong sense of mate ship - when the shit hits the fan they are there to help each other out.

[@portbouvardmarinaadministr3627]

The bird call you heard from the car door (Telling you live in Australia without you telling me you live in Australia) is a Magpie. They have one of the most beautiful bird calls in nature.

[@Preview43]

The magpie 'chortle' is one of my favorite sounds in the whole world.

[@gmans777]

It’s a bloody kookaburra.. that’s the laughing bird.. and the tall bird with the huge horn is a cassowary.. only found in northern parts of Queensland, Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea

[@Preview43]

@@gmans777 there was a magpie though.

[@papercup2517]

@@gmans777 The kookaburra came later, after the magpie. :-)

[@Royal_BloodLust]

@@gmans777 19:38 is the call of a Magpie...

[@sethmccready]

The demented bird is a Cassowary. Pretty much a living velociraptor.

[@cammo253]

The thing on the top of the head is called a Casque, and it's used to regulate their temperature. They think it's similar to what the Stegosaurus has on the top of their backs :D

[@legoextraordinairecookingv9782]

I’ve always called cassowaries ’murder birds’

[@cammo253]

@@legoextraordinairecookingv9782 Still not as scary as The Demon Duck of Doom (Dromornis planei)

[@osmoregulatoryorgan]

How much worse would things have been if there was the Great Cassowary War.

[@susie9893]

Cassowary. But you can call it "Demented Turkey" if you want

[@steelcrown7130]

The "slice of pear" is a potato chip. A hot chip, as in "fish and chips". Thicker than a french fry. Seagulls are famous for begging (or stealing) chips from people at the beach.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

And this one was being tortured because the chip was inside the car's windscreen.

[@dagwould]

@@kathleenmayhorne3183 Yay, human v seagull, human wins for once!

[@daviddempsey8721]

Mine! Mine! Mine! the call of the lesser spotted seagull.

[@OttoSpruyt]

Ryan, you have to come to Australia! Your life education will never be complete if you don't! You have so much to learn and anyone of us will be glad to inform you: some of what we tell you might even be truthful! Consider yourself warned! And this is from an ex_ patriate New Zealander ( Kiwi, no, not the fruit: another thing you Yanks have to get right ), who has been here over 46 years and is still trying to figure out these mad bastards! And I actually married one: ( female, but it happened when I let my guard down! ) Be careful, but you will definitely enjoy your stay - you might even learn proper English, not that crap you lot speak! Come on down, mate. Cheers. 😅

[@mikeparkes7922]

Ryan, 1. You sit on the left, drive on the right with the fast lane on the left. In Australia we sit on the right, drive on the left, with the fast lane on the right. (Driver closet to the centre). 2. The monitor lizard featured is the closest living relative to the komodo dragon, and they are throughout Australia, but rare (by comparison) in the west. We have (in Australia) several types of monitor lizards, that bear other names (mainly goanna and perentie), and vary in size, starting from 8 inches to well over 8 feet in length. 3. Generally, there is no such thing as "a Macca's". There is the singular Macca's, and the multiple McDonald's. Go figure. 4. That was a possum (not an opossum or a racoon, both of which are Mexico/USA/Canada only). 5. Known as the most dangerous bird in the world, the big blue and black flightless bird was a cassowary, the closest thing to a dinosaur, and a direct living descendant of the velociraptor. It can disembowel you and/or break your bones quickly and easily with their large feet that also have huge 4 inch claws on their 3 toes. The one shown was quite a small/short one. They grow up to 8+ feet tall and have killed many humans. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onOwaHR_Zd6jbZo 6. Tradies (aka tradespeople). We abbreviate everything. 7. "Fair dinkum" essentially means " for real". 8. Coke/Coca-cola with black on top signifies no sugar. 9. "Boofhead" (NOT "boo-fhead", as you said, but as in www.google.com.au/search?q=how+to+pronounce+boofhead&sxsrf=ALiCzsbXUvn0yjxNubSIA892fMy7S6Y-PA%3A1657726535053&ei=R-bOYpvoAtX14-EPiau74Ak&oq=boofhead&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwA0oECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWABgmxdoAXABeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQDIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz means a dickhead/stupid person). 10. Those spiders were quite small (by Australian standards). 11. "Pokies" are poker/slot machines. We abbreviate everything. 12. A "piss-up" is a drinking session. Drinking the piss/booze/alcohol. We abbreviate everything. 13. It was a seagull. 14. Echidna, definitely NOT a porcupine. Both spikey but (absolutely) no relation whatsoever. You really need to get out of your USA-only bubble more and see (at least some of) the world. 15. The mullet's back only with the bogans (Australian rednecks). 16. The bird singing is the Australian magpie. (No relation to the British magpie). 17. A kookaburra "laughing" was the next bird. Cheers.

[@marieravening927]

He really needs to learn more if he is going to comment and make statements about what he sees on video about Australia. He comes across as not very bright and dyed in the wool with his attitudes and knowledge. Things he considers being weird here because they are not what he's used to. Things are just different.

[@ChosenOneOk]

​​@@marieravening927don't be so Judgemental that's why he comments then we can answer him, be nice it's not hard, and another thing I bet Australia is on his list as first port of call when he gets his Nesara/Gesara blessing

[@mandacurtis4456]

And I guarantee if we went to Indiana, we’d be bleepin confused by lots of crap going on. I recall first time I came across a rattle snake in California, I was a little too casual, but totally gobsmacked by seeing a deer in the backyard of the house I was staying at! 🙃 Then again, we have Aussie’s who have lived in the northern tropics their whole life, and end up super confused by a daytime hailstorm! (which are super common where I live because of all the granite rocks) 😁

[@MiaMerkur]

1. The video is rather bad with little letters. 2. The tone/ voices could hardly be understand. 3. If aussies make other words and a lot of abbreviations it is not at all the fault of others they cannot be understood. 4. The overall impression I got from this video was: The aussies are far less nice or smart than I thought. My wish to visit australia some day went down a lot.

[@783342]

I enjoy so much watching videos with you, Ryan, because I have cataracts and I don't even hear the accent as well as you do, so you virtually tell me what the videos are about and I enjoy them because of you. I'm an elderly Aussie. So thanks.

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

The bird call you didn't recognise was the Magpie. The one you called the magpie is the Kookabarra - and the sound it's making is known as the Kookabarra Laugh. As much as Kangaroo's look cute and cuddly, still don't mess with them, especially the red kangaroo's (The big muscly ones) they are actually dangerous. You are more likely to see Wallabie's at Zoos or small grey kangaroos, because they are more passive. I hate spiders. the one going in the car was the stuff of nightmares.

[@danielpoulis9855]

My brother was on a school excursion and saw a tourist kid pulling on a kangaroos ears that was lying down and wanted to be left alone. Sure enough it stands up leans back on its tail and sends the kid flying 😂😂. Parents should have been watching.

[@Jon-cb3xy]

You are right , a tradie is a trade person like a sparky = Electrician a chippy = Carpenter a bricky = Bricklayer

[@themoviehobbit355]

Basically lads that you don’t want to piss off 😂

[@Jon-cb3xy]

@@themoviehobbit355 Especially if they have a nail gun in their hand :)

[@themoviehobbit355]

That’s for sure !

[@thedragonreborn9856]

You forgot, Traidie = builder

[@MiaMerkur]

It sounds like men in australia are rather childish.

[@Renegadeine]

“Wheelie Bin duty” was, IMO, the most humiliating punishment my high school dished out. Under the supervision of a teacher, at lunch time, you had to drag a wheelie bin around, picking up rubbish from the school yard, whilst other students teased and laughed at you.

[@CookieCat712]

Yep. Gladly I’ve never had to do that. 😂

[@stuffedgrubs]

Back in our day it was emu parade.

[@Lillyscompilations]

We had to have a cassowary claw to grab the rubbish🥲

[@shannonmenendez3327]

I’m so glad I never had to do that

[@Justabloke.]

Eh I just mocked them back without restraint they’re public about there parents divorce more ammo to throw at them, Am I an asshole yes.

[@stephaniehawkins5211]

The Lizard climbing up the shelves in the shed is call a Goanna or Lace Monitor. The second largest lizard in the world, second only to the Komodo Dragon from Komodo Island, Indonesia.

[@JamesM-T]

The singing woman is aunt Rosa. She goes around and does talk to school in Tasmania about rubbish ( but in a comedic way ). Most enthusiastic and confident person I have ever met. Aunt Rosa say “no waste nothing”. This was recorded in Hobart, Tasmania. I live there, nice spot

[@elsa557]

Pokies are poker machines. A piss-up is a group of friends getting together with the specific goal of getting drunk. The bird on the windscreen with the potato chip is a seagull. We don't have porcupines however. That is an echidna which has softer spines do not come off. They're quite shy and gentle creatures - an egg-laying mammal native to Australia. Kangaroos generally don't come inside buildings uninvited so you're unlikely to get this close to a wild one. This one is probably either tame or semi-tame, due to being fed.

[@missriddle445]

If you live inland, i promise you, they will come into your house invite or not

[@donnastapleton7812]

I think the Americans call pokies slot machines

[@Happiones]

Not sure about softer spines on the echidna but do know they normally get revenge if someone's dumb enough to run one over in anything less than a largish truck (Aussie meaning).

[@cherylcolautti5401]

Americans I think know pokies as slot machines

[@minniemouse6254]

Not really....they come up to the house in lots of places...just not in the big cities as they've gone from there.

[@KJxxoo]

I love that you are so fascinated by Australia! I also find it amusing that things that are normal to us blows your mind.. haha.

[@Some_Idiot_on_the_Internet]

The snake in the wheelie bin was a carpet python, very common, pretty much harmless actually kind of handy to have around if you've got rats or something or if your neighbour has one of those irritating little dogs.

[@the_veronica_k]

I’m sure I’m not the first person from Oz to comment (soz, I haven’t read the comments) that the bird is a kookaburra. It’s a native Australian bird species. And, no…we are generally not shocked by a goanna in the outback making it’s way about your house, deadly snakes pretty much resting in a bin or somewhere else on your property, and kangaroos at the golf course (or on the road), or pretty much anything else you saw in this compilation. It’s just standard Oz. Oh…and the nail gun incident is an interesting twist since we can’t carry guns (other than for hunting purposes). And yes…a tradie is someone who works for a trade and a wheelie-bin is called that because it has wheels and is a rubbish bin.

[@davidbrown-wk6mq]

Ryan Piss Up meaning is a party, a get together and in Australia - most social occasions.

[@excalibur2038]

Him calling the goanna a crocodile had me dead lmao

[@lynnhamps7052]

It's so funny how alike the Australians and British are..the swearing, the sense of humour, the nutters, the wheelie bins...lol

[@janined5784]

Australia's sense of humour comes from the Irish basically, with a smidgen of Poms thrown in for good measure. BTW - the American "hard R" sound in their accent originally came from Cornwall in England (or so a student of linguistics at university told me).

[@megs4193]

So much alike, I love the Brits, Irish and Scottish sense of humour 😄 😀 💞.

[@auzziecrunt8538]

Nah, completely different box of crayons there mate

[@Rottnwoman]

Only we use soap.

[@user-mr4pm7jv5e]

Y’all forget just because our accents are similar in a way does not mean we are alike. For starters… we live on opposite sides of the world. Our culture is incredibly different. Fun fact: America is actually closer to Australia then Britain is to Australia. We are worlds apart.

[@taniafletcher5185]

The noise outside was our Australian Magpie, a bird. Very intelligent, & can be tamed.

[@floop1108]

I think you’re missing a very, very key point here: DON’T try to tame a random magpie from the street, because you might walk away dripping blood

[@glam4663]

Also swooping down on unsuspecting passer-bys

[@yvonnecaldwell6088]

Gotta love the Magpie's warble (previous clip) and the Kookaburra's laugh❤❤👍🇭🇲

[@tanyamiller00]

Love your stuff Ryan! I really dig the way you portray your channel. Love a good laugh on our behalf! THANKYOU 🌹💙💜👍 from Oz

[@allangoodger969]

97F = 36C meanwhile in Southern NSW its 12C = 54F and ankle deep in flood waters. The lizard is a Goanna. The large bird is a Cassowary. Tradie = chippie, sparkie, bricky, Dunny diver. The bird warbling out of a screen was a magpie. The bird laughing is a kookaburra.

[@sunisbest1234]

We just reached 9°(48°f) at 11am in Melbourne. 😳

[@miniveedub]

15.5°C (60°F) in Wollongong

[@miniveedub]

Translation- a tradie is a tradesman, a chippy is a carpenter, a sparky is an electrician and a dunny diver is a plumber. Originally a dunny was an outdoor, long drop toilet but over time it has come to refer to any toilet. McDonalds in Australia is called McDonalds and it says that on most of their signs. Maccas is a nickname and the signs with Maccas on them were a short promotion one Australia Day weekend at selected stores. I’m not sure if any still have their Maccas signs or if they have reverted to McDonalds.

[@EricaD61]

21°c qld. Still in shorts...just

[@sunisbest1234]

@@EricaD61 now your just being mean! 🤪🤣 Aways miss my home state of QLD in winter here in the South. ( that Antarctic wind can be a b#tch! 😳🤣)

[@Toby-Wan_Kenobi]

A few things: You were correct in assuming tradies are trade workers (construction, electrical, plastering, plumbing ect.) Its an extremely common and somewhat respected job. The giant bird is a cassowary, they have strong legs and their claws can easily tear though skin and flesh. The first bird sound was a magpie, they have beautiful calls and are very smart. Also extremely territorial during breeding season. The laughing bird is a kookaburra. The laugh is actually a territorial mark, basically saying to all other kookaburras to back off because it's their tree/area. Wheelie bins are literally bins with wheels, they make it easier to move the bin from near the house to the edge of the road for collection by a dump truck and back. Hope this clears up any confusion that you may have not had cleared up yet. Great vid and sending love from the great southern land ✌🇦🇺

[@GotTheSwablus]

Also the "Porcupine" was an Echidna

[@annettelock1303]

Thanks for the comment about our lingo (the way we talk),we Aussies love it too.🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@mattcernjavic9999]

The bin with the snake it it is a wheelie bin. They have small wheels on the bottom to allow them to be pulled or pushed. Where I live, we have four different types. The one with the red lid is for general household rubbish. The one with the yellow lid is for recycling. The purple lidded one is for glass recycling. And the one he showed, the one with the green lid is for green waste (lawn mowings, tree branches, leaves, basically any and all plant matter). I do not know about other areas, but that is how we organize our waste.

[@kerensabirch5214]

The goanna is actually of the same family as the Komodo Dragon, so you're almost right. They're fairly common in Australia, particularly away from cities. I love that you try to use our slang. Fair dinkum (not dinkun) means honest and/or geniune... also the meaning of true blue, though that's not so common these days. You might call someone a boofhead if they do something foolish but it's not usually said to be mean (the double oo in boofhead is the same as in book or look). Those are huntsman spiders and they're very common in the warmer months, especially the further north you go, where they tend to be bigger. You'll find them in sheds and garages but they also love to come inside searching for insects so it's one of the reasons lots of Australian houses have insect screens. Nevertheless, they manage to squeeze themselves flat to get in through the smallest cracks and it's usual, even with screens, to find them inside during the summer. They're not venomous and don't build webs, instead running very fast to catch prey. For those of us who don't like spiders, they can give quite a scare when they appear, especially if you've made the mistake of leaving your car window open, even a bit, at night. Lots of car accidents happen when the driver puts down his sun visor and a huntsman drops into his lap! I suggest you try looking them up on You Tube.

[@nicholassaples8192]

How comes I only heard about all this stuff through you right now and I'm born and bred in Melbourne?

[@comeatmebro3229]

@@nicholassaples8192 because your in meblourne

[@kristyl933]

Spot on! Seconded by this Aussie

[@BrettHondow]

Yes I've had my share of fun with them while getting my mail and putting on my work jacket. The spider dance doesn't even come close to describing the retarded dance moves I was inventing...

[@Tapio86]

In South America it's Iguana...

[@stopbunsen]

Please call it a wheelie bin from now on and confuse everyone around you :D

[@karenyates6902]

Of course it should have wheels 😄

[@cherylmccloud8709]

Someone tell the "ok BUT where's ya wheely bin man?" joke please?😂

[@glenmale1748]

@@cherylmccloud8709 No! I wheelie been to Cairns.

[@osmoregulatoryorgan]

A wheelie bin will go 80km/h before the wheels fall off.

[@larajayne4934]

As an Aussie myself, loving these reactions from you 😂😂😂

[@robertsmith-williams5255]

The noise when the dude the car door is probably magpie warbling, the most aussie noise there is, any aussie will go full nostalgia for it. The laughing bird is a kookaburra. Also kangaroos are everywhere.

[@susie9893]

OK, please don't say kangaroos are everywhere 🙏. I live in Sydney and it gets annoying being stopped by tourists asking where the kangaroos are 🙄 And while there are kangaroos in most areas of Australia, the types vary widely and may not be what tourists expect

[@Jeni10]

That sound is an Australian Magpie, warbling. My favourite bird sound in Australia!

[@kerensabirch5214]

Same here, though butcher bird song beautiful too. I also love that chorus of kookaburras one hears when rain is coming. 😊

[@markrotteveel7790]

@@kerensabirch5214 Yep, to me the Maggie just sounds like Australia.... oh, the Maggie, and the whip bird (which then requires all Aussies to start singing the theme to Skippy)

[@neilf1059]

@@markrotteveel7790 and don't forget the Bellbird

[@TheRubeeRose]

We drive on the left side of the road, hence the fast or speeding lane is on the right side. The shed creature is a goanna. Usually a docile lizard but it's bite will hurt a lot! And it gets very large/long. Macca's is a slang word for MacDonalds. Newsreaders will often say MacDonalds. If they want to be cool/funny then they will say Macca's. I say both depending on the convo. That bird with the head horn / demented turkey (as you called it) is a Cassowary. Do NOT approach this bird - it is deadly (I'm not kidding). Tradie = blue collar worker. Someone with a trade (yes).\ Wheelie Bin = garbage bin with wheels. Pokie = slot machine/Poker machine. A lot of senior citizens spend their entire pension at the RSL Clubs just playing these machines. The states don't stop it because of the tax they get. Concerning the mullet ... it never left! I love the Kookaburra ... the best sounding bird ever!! @20:16

[@dunruden9720]

its

[@Tapio86]

McDonald's*

[@ElyssiumEarth]

This is so awesome, Ryan! Thank you!

[@Boomage1979]

I bet everyone misses the guy on the boat saying " you're eating all the bait c__t !!!!" That right there is the most Australian thing on this video.

[@rachelciprian955]

The bottle-opening bird is a "Kea" and they reside in the alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand 😉🦜

[@kerensabirch5214]

I was thinking that it was probably New Zealand, not Australia.

[@pickledkumera5065]

And they eat ALL your shit... Don't leave anything lying about or these cheeky little buggers will help themselves and destroy it.

[@Ishlacorrin]

There are plenty of parrots in Australia with beaks strong enough to do that as well. I did not get a good look at the bird itself though.

[@rachelciprian955]

@@Ishlacorrin Yes, that's true, but that is most definitely a 'Kea' ... I've seen that same footage in a documentary about them... they are a hilarious parrot😁

[@brettbridger362]

@@rachelciprian955 Yes, a hilarious parrot who likes to strip off anything that their ridiculously strong beak can from any poor car they come across.

[@atholmullen]

16:00 Huntsman spiders. They're real and hilarious. They are very quick but they run sideways. They're great to have in the house because they are incapable of puncturing human skin, but will hunt other dangerous spiders like redbacks, and all sorts of insects.

[@Rottnwoman]

We have lots with three, four or five lags! They live in cracks in trees and posts - magpies pull thm out one leg at a time.

[@daniellehohenhaus3680]

The bird singing with the man was a kookaburra. And Boofhead on the coke no sugar cans is pronounced Boof like woof the sound a dog makes, BOOFHEAD, means fool. News readers always pronounce words correctly, very rarely do they shorten words like Maccas. Oh and that phone number on the back of the car was a mobile or cell number.

[@susie9893]

"Newsreaders always pronounce words correctly". I hear what you're saying but no. Notoriously they get place names wrong

[@DingoDman]

love your vids haha they’re awesome, also that fella in the car when he opens the door and looks out and you said what’s that noise ive never heard it, well haha that noise is the call of the infamous magpie waiting to steel your wig for its younglings to lounge in like a summer penthouse

[@freelanceopportunist559]

Bird with a beak on it's head... That's a cassowary. Of course one of the most dangerous birds on the planet. Edit: the mullet never went away in Australia

[@dagwould]

One showed a lot of interest in me and wife at Mission Beach in Qld a few years ago: scary. We quietly backed away.

[@exkingjohn]

They don’t call them the murder bird for nothing.

[@thedragonreborn9856]

I said the same thing about the mullet… “Is the mullet coming back in Australia??” Not exactly mate, it kinda never left 😂😂😂

[@thedragonreborn9856]

@@exkingjohn I thought that was the magpie

[@antrimlariot2386]

All birds have a beak on its head.

[@junebreheny7658]

Heads up for you Ryan. Australians usually only use "arvo" as in "When should we go?" - "This arvo." Never heard anyone say something like "happy arvo". Also, not everyone says "arvo". It's slang.

[@user-mr4pm7jv5e]

This comment makes not much sense but I get where you were going.. Basically arvo means later or is an abbreviation for “afternoon”. It is used in context as a replacement for “later on” or “afternoon”. It isn’t used in any other way. You’re welcome.

[@lr5450]

I say arvo. I'm well-educated but I love our slang (most of it!). 🤗

[@c9828413]

@@user-mr4pm7jv5e No, Arvo is literal slang for afternoon, it doesn't mean later on. If someone asks when are you going? When will you get there? If they reply this arvo it can mean anywhere between 12pm and 5pm, of that day. I have also heard in the arvo but not very often. We also never say happy arvo, but one might say good afternoon in front of elders.

[@Kilairne]

Also we wouldn't put so much R sound in the way we pronounce it. It's more like ahh-vo.

[@sarahthompson2636]

at 20:40 is a kookaburra. very cool bird..the noise with the guy in the car that you never heard before is a magpie "caroling"...awesome sound

[@rickytrezise4674]

Haven't seen this video before, thanks MATE!!

[@redhammer9910]

With the guy opening his car door the bird was a magpie. The term used to describe the noise they make when they are talking is called chorgling chore gle ling. Magpies talk during the night, sometimes it's quite loud. It's a beautiful sound actually but in stark contrast to the scream they let out when they're trying to poke holes in your head which in spring can be quite regular.

[@Lalsdragon]

...I would also just like to add to this, that the bird he thought was a magpie was a kookaburra. (Cook-a-bar-ra). 🙂

[@bradleyedwards9244]

Chorgling? 😂 not even close mate, its called carolling or warbling

[@keithstephenson1228]

Or chortleing.

[@FionaEm]

We drive on the left side of the road, so the fast lane is on the right. Maccas is a nickname; the actual name is McDonald's, same as everywhere else. The giant bird is a cassowary, native to north-eastern Australia. Tradie = tradesperson. Pokies = slot machines in licensed premises. Lots of problems with addiction to gambling on these machines.

[@maralynwakeling2157]

Hi, love your reactions to Australia.

[@mickyboy4504]

1) the big bird with the horn is a Cassowary, very dangerous because their middle toe is like a box-cutter which they will use 2) the black part of the coke can is the no sugar variety 3) the dude bathing in the car wash was late for a wedding, the extended version shows him getting into a suit

[@elizabethc1039]

Listen to the " laughing" bird. Its laugh makes the sound " "kookaburra". The melodic bird was a magpie. Beautiful musical sounds they make. I love all the native birds to bits, including the Cassowary.

[@shellychave2020]

Love it , I’m an Aussie and couldn’t stop laughing 😂

[@mariannegilbert8786]

The bird opening the beer is a Kea, that is filmed in the South Island of New Zealand, but probably Aussie tourists filming it. Urban legend says they pre opened the beer bottle before filming it but I’m not so sure, those birds break car aerials and strip windows of the rubber and other car trimmings and are pure destruction. They are cheeky and beautiful though, so I love them. Also nah those spiders on the ceiling would have been 100% real… that’s why I don’t want to live in Australia 😝 90% of the worlds deadliest species live there lol

[@capct.mp4]

1:47 All phone numbers in Australia start with '04' and usually have like 10 digits :)

[@kwakagreg]

Mobiles only. Not all.

[@nycot107]

regarding that parrot opening the bottle, there are certain parrots that have VERY strong bite forces. A cockatoo can bite with the same force as a Husky.

[@TheBrierose]

It looked like a kea from NZ

[@dagwould]

Sulphur Crested Cockies have been known to demolish timber structures...even cottages. They are incredibly destructive birds.

[@nycot107]

@@dagwould Yep, I've known people with pet sulfur crested cockies

[@susie9893]

And that's probably his pet. Teaching it to take bottle tops off a beer is probably 1 of the ways he found to keep it busy

[@susie9893]

​@@dagwouldthey come and play with the carabiner pegs I keep on the clothes rack on my balcony sometimes. Happily they just seem to think they're toys - haven't broken or stolen any yet (lived here a few years now)

[@Wheelie75]

No Raccoons … just possums, but different types, echidnas not porcupines and he called it a MacDonalds because he’s a news presenters … the majority of us call it maccas!!!

[@Rottnwoman]

They don't have Possums - they have the hideous Opossum!

[@dagwould]

The majority drive by as quickly as possible!

[@lee-anndeverill4718]

lol, Ryan the mullet has never gone away in Oz, love your show

[@sussykat6968]

Much love - from Australia

[@keshaponso536]

The "demented turkey" is called a cassowary. Native to Far North Queensland. They're ancient looking unfortunately quite endangered. Oh, and they're the most dangerous bird in the entire world.

[@ysbkr22]

They are in PNG too, and are direct descendant of the Velociraptor

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

@@ysbkr22 Yes but no.

[@blacksorrento4719]

The laughing bird as many have already said is a Kookaburra,, native to Australia. They belong to the Kingfisher species of birds. My husband used to work out in the bush, and the amount of times you may have something silly happen to you, you can guarantee that a Kooka will laugh at you from their perch up in the trees, or telegraph wires.

[@ysbkr22]

@@blacksorrento4719 we have a few swing by frequently, n ok t as frequently as the 3 magpies, one is cheeky, comes in the house to sing about no food being out there

[@blacksorrento4719]

@@ysbkr22 We live in the country 2hrs south of Sydney. Have a family of Maggie’s that frequents our back garden. With the wet there has been plenty of worms, but a few years back in the drought, there were beak holes all in the lawn. Quite obviously asking for food, as it was light on, the mother bird finally tapped her beak on our back sliding door. They love bacon rind evidently. 😊 very intelligent birds.

[@hoptoit5910]

‘Happy arvo.’ 🤣 I’ve never heard anyone say that before (in case someone thinks it’s an Australian saying) It’s usually just good afternoon lol

[@auzziecrunt8538]

Dinkum

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

Or just the singular “afternoon” as a statement, greeting and acknowledgement all in one

[@rachelem5535]

And loving the change of words you are increasingly using... I reckon you're more Aussie than me now! Lol

[@leelastarsky]

The bottle-opening bird was a NZ Kea. Awesome parrots, which we sadly do not have in Oz!

[@laniey381]

After this many Australian videos you absolutely have to come here! We would all welcome you. #strayaryandownunder

[@pickledkumera5065]

Mullet never went anywhere in Oz. It's always been a fashion standard

[@Kayenne54]

Please don't mislead our Innocent American video poster. It's the fashion standard for Bogans. Not everyone ha ha.

[@pickledkumera5065]

Fair call.

[@everlastingblessings777]

@@Kayenne54 ha ha ha truth. They seem to be all the rage these days and inside I'm shaking my head. Not a good look. Different strokes for different folks

[@susie9893]

😂

[@infeedel7706]

"Warbling" is the song of the Magpie, Kookaburras laugh

[@susie9893]

And LOL, I remember feeling very paranoid as a child hanging clothes on the line by myself. It's a little freaky having something you can't see laughing at you - or at least that's what it feels like till you get used to it

[@janinebaldwin4482]

The first bird with the guy in the car was a lovely magpie chatting the second one on the fence laughing was a kookaburra

[@andrewsyd]

Using “arvo” and “Fahrenheit” in the same breath.... who would have thought? 😂

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

19:42 A magpie or butcher bird. Butcher birds sing very nicely.

[@SomePerson7271]

Magpies are types of butcherbirds but thanks for saying anyways❤

[@christinecoombs3536]

The bird with the sort of warbling sound is a currawong( some people call it a magpie). They are the birds that swoop people in Spring. The other bird that sound like it’s laughing is a kookaburra. The bird on the windscreen that the man was trying to feed a chip ( or French fry) was a seagull.

[@louiserawle8999]

A Currawong and a magpie are to entirely different birds!!!

[@louiserawle8999]

Two

[@susie9893]

Actually I think it was a sweet potato wedge. It was probably confused: "where's me fry, mate?"

[@gabbiroos6389]

19:47 That is the sound of a Murray Magpie. They're a beautiful black and white bird which is found along the Murray River system. Iconic Australian sound. These birds are renowned for being very territorial during mating season and will aggressively swoop down and peck anything that comes in the vicinity of its nest or babies. They sound beautiful but can be dangerous at times. 😊

[@kazwilson425]

The spiders in all the vids are called Huntsman spiders. They have a reputation for popping up in cars when you're driving and they love the ceiling of houses.

[@whiteswanlilly4119]

Those of us who love them call them Wall Puppies. The ones in my house don’t get dinner plate sized, but still big enough to hear them running on the walls.

[@rosalierobertson1253]

@@whiteswanlilly4119 And they won't hurt you, but just look a bit scary, especially when they raise their front legs in a stiking pose, if threatened.

[@janined5784]

@@whiteswanlilly4119 Acute arachnophobia when I see one. Panic + +

[@whiteswanlilly4119]

I love my spiders. I also have Badumna (black house spiders) in my kitchen window. They are fascinating, and each have their own personalities.

[@whiteswanlilly4119]

One of the best things to do with spiders is to name them. Huntsmen, common black house spiders, and daddy-long-legs generally won’t bother you if you don’t bother them. And redbacks only move in where places are messy. (White tails are evil. They are NOT welcome in my house!). Golden orbs are also fascinating, and beautiful. Wolf spiders also will rise up in defence, and sometimes stamp their feet, but mostly leave you alone. Yeah, naming your spiders is one step towards overcoming fear of them.

[@pascalswager9100]

Lol I had to look up the conversion for 97°f, it's only 36°! Queenslanders probably call that a cool day!

[@kerensabirch5214]

Not cool exactly, but not super hot either.

[@pascalswager9100]

@@kerensabirch5214 I always thought You guy's don't sweat until it gets over 40 lol, it'd be like Siberia for You's where I'm at.

[@dagwould]

Yep, in NSW that's a pretty normal day in summer; or it was until everything started cooling down.

[@allaussie]

Being an Aussie, it’s interesting to see ourselves from a foreign perspective. Your vids are awesome mate.

[@MusiCatsKing]

That colourful 'turkey' - more like the size of an emu - is a cassowary. "What is that?" A magpie singing. "Is that a magpie?" No, it's a kookaburra. The previous one you asked about is a magpie.

[@cbisme6414]

•You wanted to know what a Bogan was, now you know! •Tradie is a Brickie, a Chippie, a Sparkie,... •The big bird was a Cassuary and it's not the head you look at, watch out for those feet, it'll gut you! •Wheelie Bin, garbage bin on wheels, •Pokies, poker slot machines at the casino •She hits it hard to get it to froth up, the gas helps pop the top off •Mullets every Bogan has one, we even have national comps for the best one •That was a Magpie or Maggie you heard •And straight after the laughing Kookaburras •That dude is a Big Red Roo, kangaroo •and a Huntsman spider, pretty harmless, just scary because they're so big, and if the drop in the floor will jump across it, scary then when it's coming straight at you.

[@tomwareham7944]

Just a normal day down under it's usually not as boring though .

[@gman7329]

You’re spot on with Tradies 👍 Typically in the building industry like carpenter plumber or Leco’s.

[@demionsworkshop4524]

Being an OZ living abroad for many years i dearly miss all the bogans, the animals..and the lingo.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

They had a series called bush mechanics. These blokes know how to keep these things running. No tools no gear but they get it done.

[@h3llnite]

9:00 is the Australian version of a velociraptor 👌🏻

[@SGOI_AUS]

Bro cmon I’m not gonna sit hear and tell you how to run your show but I wanna give you some constructive criticism. I feel like I need to say it before you end up losing all your subscriber’s. Every two seconds your pausing the vid it’s hard to even get into the clip I know it’s a review and that yes does mean pausing at moments you wanna give your opinion but pausing it constantly and as in this clip some of the not needed comments ie( surprised about the velocity of a nail gun) bro a nail gun can kill you and inflict as much damage one cases a lot more nails in ya by time you finish firing than bullets but as I said take my criticisms as you will but just trying to give you feedback about how I’m sure a lot of subscribers are feeling about the pausing and comments reviewed every two seconds just maybe something to think about in a positive way so you keep your channel up and running! My opinion only !

[@scottcarr3264]

The big Bird at *:30 is called a Cassowary, the crest on it's head is like what fingernails are made of, it allows it to go head down and Crash through the Bust at a Moderate pace, you DON'T want to get in their way. Yes, a "Tradie", is a Tradesman, it could be a Carpenter, a Plumber, a Construction worker, an Electrician etc. At 20:45, that is a Kookaburra.

[@terryjackson8773]

You've likely already learned this by now but.....The 'weird' phone number is just a mobile (cell) phone number and that 'crocodile ' was just a cute lizard. Road rage isn't that common... that attack wasn't the norm. The cassowary is the most dangerous bird on the planet. One swipe and it can gut you like a fish. The car with the painting of a gun would be as close as he gets to a real gun. We have very strict gun laws and that guy probably has a tiny penis. :) The spiders are very real. Porcupine no... echidna yes. The singing is a magpie... one of the most beautiful song in Australia. The laughing bird is a Kookaburra.

[@karenyates6902]

The Tradies are like roofing carpenters, plumbers, brick layers. Albany Highway is in Western Australia.

[@mygeekspace6912]

I live across the road from that tradie/junkie stand off that happened. Pity I didn’t get to witness it as I wasn’t home.

[@sarahsaussieoutlook]

I love your videos about us Aussies!! People always forget about us in Adelaide- SA GR8 M8 👍 but keep Ur vids on Australia coming... love how different things are between our 2 lovely countries. Adelaide tends to be compared to Canadians

[@brianadamson-nh7rq]

That noise when that man opened his car door was simply a bird 🦅

[@kerricappy4890]

Dude don't use your phone when you're driving!! Big offence. Worse that driving slow in the right lane!

[@susie9893]

Didn't you notice? P plater 😐🙄

[@Jeni10]

Wheelie bins have wheels, trash cans and rubbish bins don’t.

[@johnjames8707]

trash cans do have wheel

[@susie9893]

​@@johnjames8707not in Oz they don't

[@Thromash]

1:20 I'm used to seeing Kangaroo's & I thought it was a demon horse for a second. But, just a demon Roo lol

[@WillowsYTeye]

That, my friend is the sound of a magpie 19:42 😂 those are the birds you gotta watch out for when you visit

[@Jeni10]

I love Huntsman spiders! They’re big and ver6 fast, but harmless to people. They live around and in your house to hunt for cockroaches and other insects.

[@janined5784]

I hate huntsman spiders. Panic attacks galore when I see them. They're most active in January/February when they're looking for a mate. That's when they get into your house. I block up the doors at the bottom so they can't get in. They're harmless but huge and hairy. Just gross.

[@leec6707]

What do you do if one gets in the house? Large spiders we get in the UK are unbearable and I think if I had a huntsman in the house or car, my heart would stop.

[@Jeni10]

@@leec6707 In the car can be awkward, just because they can be running around and take your concentration from the road. But in the house, they will either be on the ceiling, watching from above, or crawling on the floor and searching the gaps and crevices for food. They’re easily spooked by people, as you can see in some videos where people have tried and failed to catch them to put them outside. LOL! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2qWm4agmZemjpo

[@melburnmt7320]

@@leec6707 late comment, but usually you can't do much. They're extremely quick and will hide in the places you wouldn't think of. Don't leave your car outside overnight particularly under trees, they will 100% get into the car. I am lucky enough to have a garage so never an issue. They're harmless to humans (they can bite if provoked - they'll typically try and escape), but obviously very scary simply due to the size and the way they look.

[@susie9893]

​@@leec6707people with sense let them stay. I'd much rather have a resident (or 2) huntsman than the disgustingly big cockroaches we get here 😱🤢🤨😖

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

16:28 Pokies are slot machines that are usually in Pubs and Clubs. A pissup is a get together where your going to get pissed *(Drunk)* .

[@veronicaleonard6370]

It's really freaky trying to drive on the 'wrong' side of the road. I was in the US for 3 months and was never game enough to drive. My friend recently came to visit for 3 weeks from the US and was driving on the 2nd day! Did really well too, only 3 times we ended up on the wrong side of the road going towards oncoming traffic!

[@bensheridan7907]

I’m an Aussie who has spent time in Indiana. Some great mates from the States! Lafayette, IN.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

7:15 Our possums are cute and look cuddly. The teeth and claws can go right through the thickest leather gloves. They do what they want unless you have metal to make them move on.

[@alexradojkovic9671]

19:35... That was the warble of a Magpie. That's when you know you're back home. They don't warble when they're attacking, so you know it's safe.

[@kierengert6177]

Pokies refers to poker machines or slot machines, gambling in general or "having a punt" is a big thing in Aus, be it betting on horses, greyhounds, having a round of Kino or "having a slap" on the pokies, there's many ways to gamble at your regular pubs and clubs.

[@mariangrimsdell1112]

I never ever used to swear before I came to Australia, and most of the people I knew never ever swore, BUT I have to admit after three years here and a few hair raising run ins with nature I did psychologically survive by swearing, it’s very therapeutic when you re stressed.