American Reacts to WEIRD AUSTRALIAN LAWS

Thank you for watching me, a humble American, react to some strange old Australian laws that make no sense. This was fun! Thanks for subscribing.

[@shez5964]

A couple of years back in Melbourne 4 police officers lost their lives in an horrendous incident. One man was charged with many crimes including an obscure one "outraging public decency". Most people had never heard of it but more than happy to be used in this tragedy.

[@kirk5152]

I am so torn about punishment where that evil prick was concerned. What he did was so evil and inhumane and quite clearly demonstrated he is a sociopath/psychopath, I but don't know what sort of punishment is adequate for something like that. It's the only situation I've ever heard of where you hate the bystander more than the killer.

[@petersinclair3997]

Think this was the incident, where the driver of the car filmed the police officers dying? Morbid. Don’t think the photographer driver was directly involved in the accident. He had been pulled over for speeding and third vehicle took out the police car? There were once really old laws like swimming on the beach and covering inaccurate clocks on clock towers. These around for over hundred years. Ignored. The nineteenth century stuff was taken off the books twenty years’ ago.

[@getreal4371]

Where's the other replies, has KZbin censored again.

[@chrisrussell1800]

You talking about pusey?

[@kirk5152]

@@chrisrussell1800 Yep

[@dutchroll]

"Fair dinkum"........ old school aussie slang for "genuine, true, sincere".

[@sharnperdi6212]

Also please note it ends with an 'm', not an 'n'. We want you sounding like a fair dinkum true blue ozzy but you won't be convincing any Sheila's or Bruce's saying 'dinken'.

[@jennifergawne3002]

Believed to be from a Chinese (Cantonese?)gold rush term meaning something like correct weight

[@BJ-uy1cl]

When I first came to Australia I thought Fred Income was some iconic person everyone was referring to.

[@PlasmaMongoose]

Australian currency: We have 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2 coins, we used to also have 1c and 2c coins, but they stopped making them in the early 1990s cos the face value wasn't worth the metal they were made with. If you pay with cash, if the total price ends with a 3, 4, 6 or 7, it is rounded to the nearest 5, if on the other hand the price ends with a 1, 2, 8 or 9, it is rounded to the nearest 0. Example 1: If the total was $22.53 or $22.57, you pay $22.55 Example 2: If the total was $14.98 or $15.02, you pay $15.00

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

Or the Total is rounded when buying multiple items. Meaning the most you can save is 2 cents per payment. But again, that is only for cash payments which are becoming less frequent.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

I would love to get a holey dollar or dump coin. They are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. They were our first currency in 1813.

[@linmonash1244]

Must check my jar...

[@carabatzis25]

The law about bat poo is a reference to 'guano'. It used to be used for high quality fertiliser before we discovered how to make it artificially. The USA has similar laws

[@GeorgeWrightau]

International disputes have started over guano covered rocks in international waters. It was used as a souce ingrediant for gunpowder.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

And if it can make fertiliser it can make explosives....................

[@linmonash1244]

@@RandomStuff-he7lu !!! Do the bats know?

[@kenchristie9214]

Before "mooning", we Aussies used to call it a "giving a brown eye".

[@Thisismeeeeee]

Happy arvo! Well its actually 7.01 am here in sydney 😬

[@Dr_KAP]

I’m just here to say HAPPY ARVO Ryan! PS Tasmania is a state not a town 😉

[@cathyjoy9214]

OMG "Happy arvo" just sounds so cute and quaint and I'm here for it xx

[@kayelle8005]

First time I went to the USA I took a complete set of notes and coins because I thought people might be interested in seeing the different currency. They weren’t.

[@StephyPaige98]

Aww bummer, I do that too. Also had a lot of exchange students from Japan, Brazil and Switzerland who have done the same thing. Makes for an interesting conversation.

[@tassiebloke8550]

Hi Ryan, Just wanted to tell you that Tasmania is not a town but a state. It’s the little heart shaped island at the bottom of mainland Australia. I am a Tasmanian. You should watch some videos of Tasmania some time. Many towns, places, and national parks are beautiful and the people are friendly.

[@whymeeveryone]

yeah Tassie also gave us Errol Flynn, Robing Hood.

[@aflaz171]

Yeah, basically your Australian, but you live in Tasmania, OK.

[@midnight9178]

Inbred

[@louislynge]

Back in the 70's one of my old teachers at University found out that Oxford St (a Main Street in Sydney) was still listed as a cattle run.. Sooo him and some of his uni mates got their hands on some cattle and shut the road down all day by walking the cattle up and down the road :P

[@linmonash1244]

Love that. What did the 'authorities' do?

[@petersinclair3997]

Was it prearranged? All day would create problems.

[@vikkievenden9988]

hahaha awesome

[@louislynge]

@@linmonash1244 They had to keep the street clear of traffic and divert it all across the city..

[@louislynge]

@@petersinclair3997 It created a LOT of problems and diversions, but back in the 70's it was a lot easier to be a smart arse. Not prearrainged at all with the fuzz.

[@phunkmonkeycookiegarage7773]

Biggest regret of my life, never getting around to sitting for my BAT SHIT cleaning uperer licence.

[@kellysullivan800]

Hahaha

[@Kayenne54]

I was trying to figure out how you'd even look it up lol. The "guano" mentioned in the law is more targeting large deposits of said substance, like in bat caves or where certain large flocks of birds roost, I'd presume, for commercial purposes. Very amusing.

[@denisemangan1413]

Hi Ryan- “You can’t chain up a crocodile to a fire hydrant”- sounds like a great title for a children’s book.

[@Jeni10]

You’re interrupting her because we have had imperial currency and decimal currency. Imperial has been out of circulation since the sixties, so only coins held in a jar by a person who collected them, would try to spend them.

[@dav4x487]

It's a reaction video Karen, he can pause the video and comment wherever he likes.

[@linmonash1244]

Yes. Where did I put that jar...?

[@Jeni10]

@@dav4x487 I’m no karen, thankfully! 😍🇦🇺

[@Jeni10]

@@dav4x487 What I meant was that his timing was slightly off, so he never heard her explain about the two different currencies. I’m no karen, thankfully! Ryan knows that because I always comment. He’s half Aussie by now! 😍🇦🇺

[@Wandafulofit]

@@Jeni10 haha..... I agree,,,, I was yelling.. CRIKEY RYAN..... Stop pausing the bloody video......

[@willowgirl2635]

My son was wanting to pay with some coins from his money box and the shop refused, it wasn’t a huge amount. So annoying.

[@TheZodiacz]

so tell them to keep their crap, walk out and never go back and tell everyone you know about the lousy service.

[@RobB-vz2vo]

Back in 1̴9̴6̴5̴ 1966 Australia, given inflation, 50c had the same value as $14.38 today. So paying with $5 worth of 50c pieces will be like paying for something worth $71 today in coins. As a kid, finding 20c back in the late 60s made our day (e.g. a bag of hot chips cost $5c in 1971).

[@myopinion69420]

hell, even back in the late 90's early 2000's, 20c as a kid was a good find. I remember living just down the road from a Coles. the amount of trolleys I returned for the 20c was insane, I would return anywhere from 5-20 a day, and that was just me passing through the carpark on my way to do other things, its not like I was just sitting there waiting. back then 20c would still get you a somewhat decent amount of lollies, I think ghost drops were 1c each.

[@johnedwards7899]

The first 50¢ cons had a high percentage of silver, so much in fact that the were soon worth 75¢. So newer coins were minted without silver. Personally, if I was in charge, 50¢ coins would be eleiminated. Too big and relatively useless.

[@Kayenne54]

@@myopinion69420 Of course it wasn't you just sitting there waiting...lol. Oddly specific.

[@EarlJohn61]

back in 1965 there was no such thing as 50c ... ... Decimal currency was first introduced, in Australia, on Valentines Day ... February 1966!

[@RobB-vz2vo]

@@EarlJohn61 That's right it was '66. I'll change my post from '65 to '66

[@RobB-vz2vo]

In Australia these are some of the old laws that have not been removed although some newer laws trump them - There is a law that makes it legal to take a piss in public if you are in town and caught short but you need to find a vehicle and pee on the left rear wheel. It doesn't cover taking a dump in public. However there is a newer law that trumps that is covered under the 'Offences against decency and morality'. Police are advising that no, that’s not a thing and please stop doing it, you will definitely be arrested. You’ll even get a $500 on the spot fine for it in WA. -Queensland taxis are required to carry a bale of hay in their boot. -Gold Coast bikinis must not exceed more than six square inches of material. -Slow your horse down in church zones -There’s actually a law that says it’s illegal to carry an animal between the rider and the handlebars of a motorbike. However, in Queensland you can ride a motorbike with an animal on your lap, only for less than 500m, if it is being carried for the purpose of farming activity. -Only qualified electricians can change a light bulb in Victoria. -It’s against the law to dress up as Batman or Robin. -Fortune telling is against the law. -Although it’s illegal for children in Australia to purchase cigarettes and alcohol apparently it’s not against the law for children to partake in them. -It’s against the law to touch electric wires that cause death. According to this law, it’s ok to get slightly-singed by electric wires just make sure they don’t electrocute you to death. Otherwise, you could be on the hook for a $200 fine.

[@stormygayle9388]

Did you get that right re the bikini and Qld.. must not exceed 6 sq inches.. that makes no sense., why wld they stop me wearing a “bigger” bikini.. ?? Did u mean it shouldn’t be less than 6sq inches? Hi from Sydney!

[@brosert]

The cigarettes and alcohol are quite interesting (but when you think about it, maybe it makes sense). It's not even illegal for them to buy cigarettes or alcohol - it's illegal for someone to supply it to them them (so the shop can get in trouble for selling it, but the kids don't get in trouble for buying it). Presumably the law is that way because you want to prosecute adults who know better rather than children.....

[@RobB-vz2vo]

@@stormygayle9388 That makes sense now that you mention it. This was something I heard of when I was a teen and saw it recently online but not on an official rules and regs site. It's either a viral meme spread in the '70s by Qld marketing to attract schoolies before the organised schoolies took off or those old beach inspectors with the tape measures in order to get better job satisfaction. I went looking when I saw your reply but went down a bikini wormhole ...I'm currently watching a KZbin video called 'Australia breaks the record of the largest bikini parade'

[@RobB-vz2vo]

@@brosert When I went to school back in the '70s, half the kids on the bus got off, went into one door, dropped 5c on the counter, took a cigarette from the packet the shopkeeper was presenting them and went out the other door across the road again and into school. The shopkeeper had an efficient system to flog cigs and clear his shop.

[@jgsheehan8810]

The holey dollar and dump coin are interesting and probably worth a look at. I’m sure there must be stuff on YT about it. It was an answer to a lack of legal tender in the early colony. Grab some old silver (I think silver) currency from another country and punch out the middle section. Voila! You now have 2 coins that you can assign different values to.

[@kellysullivan800]

So I was at the park the other day flying my kite and someone came up to me and said, "ahh flying a kite I see" I replied "Nah, I'm fishing for birds"

[@vikkievenden9988]

🤣

[@getreal4371]

In South Australia all taxis have to carry a bail of hay. This is because before cars, horse drawn taxis were in use and they had to be fed.

[@terryjeisman7550]

It is illegal to ride a beast of burden whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Cost me 5 shillings when I did it Hahndorf!

[@margz3551]

A few years ago I paid a $50 parking fine just on closing time on Christmas Eve with 5 and 10 cent pieces as a 🖕to them, they were not impressed...when she was finished she said I was 10 cents over, I said yeh I know, I threw it in to make sure you counted it properly 🤣

[@tammymcleod4504]

Bahaha!! You legend!!!!

[@kellysullivan800]

Love it

[@elizabethscott7660]

I confess to doing that too.

[@johnedwards7899]

You cant do that in Melbourne. They have a sign that states the limits of various coins that they will accept.

[@lynneperry7454]

So you gave some poor desk clerk who had had a long day a tedious, time consuming job because you were peeved with her Employer? Hero.Not.

[@HaurakiVet]

While a kite is in the air it is silent and beautiful but when it crashes into sun bathers at a beach or the kite flyer runs across your picnic blanket that can truly piss you off!

[@christopherblackwell8245]

Hey love your videos man. I'm Australian and apart from the squatting law i haven't heard of any of these laws in over 40 years

[@sigmaoctantis1892]

The obscene language law, at least in NSW, is about language likely to cause offence to a reasonable person. I recall a case being dismissed by a magistrate, with a ruling something like, a reasonable person at 3 AM Sunday morning, in Kings Cross, is quite different to reasonable person at 10 AM later that day, outside a church, in Killara.

[@linmonash1244]

What a reasonable Judge! 👍

[@petersinclair3997]

Magistrate Pate O’Shea dismissed a similar police charge, holding swearing is a part of Police culture. Technically, an it is a Christian offence to take an oath on the bible; James 5:12, Mathew 5:32-5:37. Ephesians 5:4. Calling your (spiritual) brother “a fool” condemns one the fires of hell Mathew 5.22. I’m not a religious bot. I just checked out swearing, offence and oaths in the Bible.

[@petersinclair3997]

No, pre-decimal currency, before 1966. became obsolete as tender and recalled by the RBA. I worked at the a Bank Chief Cashiers, then. Circa. 1975.

[@sigmaoctantis1892]

@@petersinclair3997 According to the Reserve Bank- All Australian banknotes that have previously been issued into circulation by the Reserve Bank remain legal tender and can continue to be used. Also, according to the Australian Mint- The Holey Dollar and Dump are the only Australian coins which have had their ‘legal tender’ status removed, or been ‘demonetised’. Some coins which are no longer in circulation, such as Australia’s pre-decimal coins and the 1 and 2 cent coin are still ‘legal tender.’

[@adriaandeleeuw8339]

@@petersinclair3997 Well who ever told you that didnt know the law..... even Half Pennies are still legal tender and a Bank WILL accept them and give you the 1966 face value equivalent, My son got a sixpence in a roll of 5 cent pieces just the other week. I double checked with my sister she is a Bank Manager, she says that all coins minted by or for the Australian Government since 1910 are legal tender and all Notes printed for the Australian Government are still legal tender, she noted that she confirmed the note matter recently when some one brought in some pound notes.... she bought said pound notes at face value from the bank after checking what to do with them from her central office.

[@AbbyBolt_10]

If you are confused about Australian currency: The cash we use is either cent coins: 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, or 50¢ (100 cents '¢' makes up one dollar) Dollar coins are either $1 or 2$ Our dollar notes are in $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 - nobody uses pennies, or 'dump' coins. Most people use card anyway 👍

[@davecheffie5706]

I know in Queensland, you may urinate in public if absolutely no other option is available, but you may only relieve yourself on the rear right wheel of your wagon/car

[@aussieragdoll4840]

In the early days of the colony they didn’t have enough coins for the economy. So they took one and punched the centre out - the Holey Dollar (the outer portion) and the Dump (the centre portion). They each had their own value and we suddenly had more coins. We changed from Pounds, Shillings and Pence to Decimal Currency on 14 February 1966. I can still sing the song they made to teach people about the change over 9I was 8 at the time). We don’t use 1 or 2 cent coins now. If paying by cash, we round down to the nearest 5 cents if the total ends in a 1,2, 6 or 7. And we round up to the next 5 cents if the total ends in a 3, 4, 8 or 9. If you pay by card… you pay the amount shown.

[@joandsarah77]

If you listened more carefully to that part on the coins instead of interupting you would have heard those coins were used back when Australia used pounds. We now use dollars which is why she said 'collectors item'. We don't have all those coins readily circulating.

[@pascalswager9100]

Bit harsh, be nice to Rysie!

[@kerensabirch5214]

Give him a break! He's obviously interested in our country and is really trying to understand our culture, unlike many other foreigners. As for interrupting, it IS a reaction video so that comes with the territory. It's not like he's expecting to be tested on what he's learned.

[@stopbunsen]

Having a bad day, much??

[@dav4x487]

He didn't interrupt her Karen, it's a reaction video, and he can pause the video and comment wherever he likes.

[@rossbrumby1957]

@@dav4x487 yeah! Even if he cuts in to talk saying he doesn't understand about all our coins right when the lady is explaining about all our coins. More interested in commenting than listening. I hate people who refuse to listen and cut you off saying they dont understand. Stupid arrogant people do that all the time.

[@charlesbrewer6552]

I suspect the coin payment limit happened as a result of people paying road tolls with low value coins as a form of protest. we don't have 1 and 2 cent coins anymore, but back in the day , a number of people started paying two dollar Harbour Bridge tolls with one an two cent pieces to protest the toll.

[@njkauto2394]

Any weird laws that prevent people from having fun came from Victoria in the 1980's.

[@ghostieyog6445]

Fair Dinkum is an expression used in place of stuff like "Wow, seriously?" We also use "Far out!" Idk how others pronounce it, but my dad and I pronounce it like "Fed-ink-um." at this point

[@joshprivate5850]

After watching this I can guarantee you Australia is nothing like this, Victoria is the biggest nanny state in the world and rest of the country is far more laid back and I haven't even heard of half these laws lol

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

The US also has laws allowing squatters to claim ownership of a property they have lived in for a certain amount of time.

[@catherina2611]

You should check out Australian currency. The notes are the most advanced in the World and they are possibly the prettiest also.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

There are still ridiculous regulations that exist today. eg. teachers are required to tie their horse to a hitching post at the school.

[@michaelwolters527]

At a 'Public House' in South Australia........... (i.e. a pub or any similar establishment) you are legally entitled to have a hitching rail for your horse.

[@R3WIRED]

The currency law is to stop people paying for expensive things, especially in anger (like fines) with 5c coins or even $1 coins. You will see examples of that happening in the US.

[@gooneygaga]

Hot Pink Pants and Batman and Robin was just tongue-in-cheek.

[@Aurochhunter]

Australia did once have $1 and $2 notes, but they haven’t been used since the introduction of the corresponding coins.

[@carokat1111]

Tasmanian here. You should check out a video about our beautiful island.

[@withersteve7391]

All the coins you would normally see around Australia are 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and $1 and $2 coins, the penny is rarely used and the dump coin and it’s partner are from the first settlement way back when.

[@Ainzleeriddell]

Our coins are beautiful! The echidna 5c piece is gorgeous!

[@johnblyth9787]

To clarify the coins in Australia. Up to 13th Febuary 1966, we had Pounds, Shillings and Pence. 12 pennies in a shilling, and 20 shillings in a pound. 1 penny, thripence, sixpence, shilling, two shilling coins. In early days also ha'penny was half a penny, and farthing quarter of a penny. From 14th Febuary 1966 Dollars and cents were introduced. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 cent coins. Latter 50 cent coin. Notes 1, 2, 10, 20 dollars. Latter $5. With inflation, 1 and 2 cent coins were removed, 1 and 2 dollars became coins, and $50 note introduced. More recently $100 note. A lot of shops etc will gladly take a few dollars in coins for change. Perhaps 4 or 5 dollars. Much more and you are best to use it bit by bit, or go to a bank.

[@TenOrbital]

Well outdated laws won't go away if you do absolutely nothing about it. If I've learned one thing in life, it's that even minimal effort towards a goal will eventually achieve it, compared to doing nothing.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Outdated laws are usually never gotten rid of. Usually newer laws are passed which make their enforcement unlikely or impossible. If a law passed 10 years ago says one thing and another passed today says the opposite then the newer law wins even though both are technically on the books.

[@TenOrbital]

@@RandomStuff-he7lu - Of course. But there's also nothing to stop each AGs dept having a couple of people checking for obsolete laws.

[@PiersDJackson]

Explanation of Australian coin currency: in 1966 Australia decimalised from £,s,d to $.c (or Pounds, Shillings and Pence to Dollars and Cents)... the original denominations were 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c & 50c... the 50c changed shape from round to a dodecahedron in 1968... originally there were also $1 and $2 notes, these were changed to gold coin in 1984 and 1988 respectively.... also the $50 and $100 notes did not start until 1973 and 1984.... And 1c and 2c coins have been removed from circulation, with sales rounding to the nearest 5c increment (ie. 98c = $1, 97c = 95c).... However all previous currency is still legal tender, under the pre-existing face value exchange rates.... the "Holy Dollar" and "Dump" are no longer legal tender, as they were actually a temporary currency made from Spanish coins, the centre's being punched out, said punch out being the dump. All coins in general circulation (at least those of decimal denominations) have the Queen on one face, the likeness has changed with her age. Previous coins have had Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII (extremely rare), George VI, and Elizabeth II (current)... otherwise it was either an St. Edward's or Tudor Crown imprint.

[@petersinclair3997]

The dollar was calibrated to ten shillings, half a pound, prior the standard unit the pound. The average haven $200 gold coins. Unsure about the old currency beyond round a decade, post 1966.

[@taniac1514]

I’m in Melbourne and most of these laws I’ve never heard of let alone seen anyone enforce

[@anniemac7545]

Sweet Jez! Some of our Laws are hilarious.

[@stephaniehawkins5211]

In Australia, one law that is over a hundred years old, is horses have right of way over traffic. It is against the law to urinate in the open. And against the law to spit in public.

[@daveamies5031]

One of the old obscure laws that's still there (at least in QLD) and never enforced is the bell ringer (you need to have a bell ringer walk in front of your vehicle ringing a bell to warn road users of the car approaching)

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

The issue is that just because laws are still on the books doesn't mean that they're still enforceable. If a law is passed that makes a previous law not workable then the new law is in force.

[@neonpenguiniv959]

gday bro, sick video, keep up the wicked work cheers

[@Ishlacorrin]

One old law in Victoria required all 'drivers' to have a 'bale of hay' in the 'boot of their vehicle', it's a hold over from the days of horse and buggy that has never been taken off the books. Technically it is still a law, it's just never enforced.

[@MickeyFKNMouse]

Wasn’t that for taxis (Hackney carriages) only? England has that law and is technically still in effect today.

[@Ishlacorrin]

@@MickeyFKNMouse I'd have to look it up again, it's been years since I last saw it.

[@tomthemime4318]

The Victorian nuisance laws like the vacuum cleaner one matter for units of flats more than free standing houses. You might not hear it in adjacent houses but if the flat directly above you is vacuuming, you definitely hear it. It's basically just spelling out specific cases of nuisance laws, which don't normally do much unless someone complains about the activity.

[@tenzinwadsworth9585]

Tasmania is where all grandmas in Australia live

[@PaulMurrayCanberra]

Seabird/Bat poo: aka "guano". A source of phosphorus, important for agriculture. The law was directed at companies mining it without a license, but evidently was badly drafted.

[@leglessinoz]

Legal experts have said that there is no evidence that the law about pink trousers actually exists.

[@lucindasavona2278]

I was given a $100 note as a Christmas gift. No shop at my local shopping mall would take it. I end up asking my bank to exchange it for 2 X $50 notes.

[@aperinich]

Australia shifted to Decimal currency in 1966. Prior to that there were British-style denominations in use. These are still classified as legal tender.

[@briantayler1230]

The law about bird poop makes sense. Bird poop that has accumulated in large amounts over time has value and is mined and sold as fertilizer. This natural resource belongs to the government as does any other mineral and the miner needs to obtain a license and pay royalties.

[@TheZodiacz]

it belongs to the government cos they're full of shit

[@cassandramcfadyen1988]

Tell me where the hell you get a $3.50 coffee??????? You can easily hear a vacuum in an apartment building

[@wayneclarke1270]

The hole dollar was a Spanish coin with the centre punched out centre and used as two separate coins . Used as poclamation money in 1813 due to lack of coinage

[@vikkievenden9988]

thank you i was wondering what they were 🙃

[@townview5322]

1. 1c and 2c coins are no longer in use. $1 and $2 notes are now coins. 2. Pennies, shillings etc are pre-decimal currency days and are no longer in use. 3. In the early days of the colony, to save on the cost of coin production, take a coin and cut out a smaller circle from the centre. You now have a coin (with a hole in the centre) and the 'dump' as a second coin. 4. A lot of these examples are rubbish and no-one was doing that stuff anyway.

[@shanemeduri3067]

Hey mate, awesome content.

[@BarrySuridge]

Some states and territories have standing Law Reform Commissions whose job is to weed out the pre-federation and colonial laws. Federal laws only date from 1901. And Tasmania is a state ... the island in the South East.

[@pauldodge1071]

Tasmania is the little island below the mainland. It is the second smallest state and is quite different to mainland Australia, it's sort of a mix between Australia and New Zealand. I live near the capital city Hobart. In one of the towns (Queenstown) they play football on gravel ! so yeah there are some bad asses, but were mainly just normal Australians. Tassie has a lot of wilderness areas, so you want to check it out if you come to Australia.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

And it's not that small, 68,332 square kilometres (26,383 square miles), so the 26th largest island in the world or, for Ryan's reference, about the size of West Virginia.

[@pauldodge1071]

@@michaelmclachlan1650 Yeah I guess so, but compared to the distances you travel on the mainland, we seem pretty small

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@pauldodge1071 I've heard from a few people that what comprises 'distance' does change if you live in smaller places; my brother and his wife, when trying to find accommodation near Hobart were given apologies regarding the 'long distance' required - it was 40km. Friends found that people who'd moved to Tasmania now considered a 20 minute journey a long distance. I used to live in Sydney and remember when numerous times driving from Adelaide I'd reach the the Hume Highway and think "Not long now" - it was still another five hours to go!

[@pauldodge1071]

@@michaelmclachlan1650 yes a trip to Launceston, about 2 hrs is considered a day trip, many wouldn't even consider going that far and driving back in one day, many people wouldn't take a job if they had to drive 40 minutes to get to work. Tassie is very laid back and friendly.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@pauldodge1071 It's a long time since I've been to Tasmania, had a great time and must return soon. My daily commute used to be at least two hours each way though I did use bus and train - minimum 90 minutes by car.

[@fab3laundry]

Even the self serve machines get full if you try to pay for groceries with all coins.

[@ChickenatorJr]

The only coins we now use in Australia are 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent. 50 cent, 1 dollar and 2 dollar coins. All those shillings and dump coins and things we stopped using decades and even centureies ago (respectively)

[@mehere8038]

I just paid over $600 in rent in shrapnel To the bank, used it for rent cause I figured that was something it was reasonable to do with it. Surprising how it adds up though! I've had carers doing shopping for me during covid & they constantly lose coins if I give them, so I only give them notes & put the change into a money box each time & it's just added up! I did it right, got the coin bags & bagged it all up first, so no real drama, other than the weight, surprised me how much money was in there when I added it up though! The 50c upwards in particular really add up

[@willstaier3385]

Mate, I love watching your videos, but it’s “fair dinkum” 👍🏽 haha

[@Angarl]

There is a good reason for the coin law, as teenagers we used to give each other money as birthday presents so that our friends could get whatever they wanted most. Well more than once we did so using 5 and 10 cent coins in a box for up to $20 gift. If anyone tried to buy something with that the shop would have to find a place to put 200 or 400 coins. Easier to have a law that lets them refuse.

[@mehere8038]

there was also the guy the current affairs shows picked up on that discovered after 1 & 2 cent coins were withdrawn, that he could take advantage of the rounding down benefit to pay less if he purchased every grocery item individually, hence where the more generic ability to refuse is useful

[@richardknight1532]

The dump coin comes from the punched out part of the holey coin is called the dump. pennies shillings and sixpence etc are from pre-decimal

[@peterdawes1868]

Australia was pound shillings and pence. I was a little tacker when we changed. Still have a tin full of pre-decimal coins somewhere.

[@linmonash1244]

Fair DINKUM { = Really True! } as in:- Qu. "You can't hitch a wagon to your goat and head out on a public road! Really?" Ans: "Fair Dinkum!" Damn! Come here Billy - I have to unhitch you... 'Maaaa!' 😆 Tasmania - a State of Australia. About the size of Virginia - or Switzerland { Have you done a Tassie Devil clip yet? } Batman or Robin? I think... it's about not wearing face concealing items when you enter a bank. The Coins? Whoever constructed that convoluted law has untreated OCD. Also, despite our 'Tap & Go' habits quite a few small retailers appreciate being given change, as they're often too short staffed to send someone down to the bank if they run out. We always thought the American Quarters were a good idea when $'s came in, but here we are - still - with our 5 x 20c 👍 Parking meters, here in Tasmania, along with credit cards, still take all coins down to 10c.

[@charlesbrewer6552]

We went to decimal currency in February 1966 . Dollars and Cents. Before that we had English style currency Pounds, Shillings and Pence. 12 Pennies in a Shilling and 20 Shillings in a Pound. !/2 a Crown was 10 Shillings. There were 21 Shillings in a Guinea We also had Hapennies (!/2 pennies) and Farthings (1/4 Pennies). Primary school math was a nightmare adding up and subtracting money! Never mind multiplication and division! America got SOMETHING right!

[@fairmaiden6472]

Yep. Happened to me at GIO in the 1990s

[@shaneb4612]

Believe it or not. There is a law in Aus that every bar or pub or club has to have a hitching post (to tie up horses). If they have no post the person in charge has to go out and hold your horse until you are done. Which leads to being caught for drink driving on a horse. Yes, drink driving on a horse. a few years ago, a person got charged for drink driving on a ride-on lawnmower.

[@ingridclare7411]

We stopped using the shillings, 2 shillings, pennies, sixpences, threepences in 1966. For a while there was a bit of a crossover between the pound system and the decimal. You could use both. Until the shillings etc were all removed from circulation. We no longer use 1 or 2 cent coins anymore btw. We start with 5 cent coins and they are hanging by a thread now too. Think they'll get the boot too. It'll be 10cent coins start.

[@alecpastega1774]

7:20 you called Tasmania a town, hahaha.

[@eileencollins2536]

Fair dinkum mate, I think if you look at your country's laws you would find many that exist that shouldn't exist.... every country will have their own version of law's that should be removed

[@brendenmclachlan8232]

Fair dinkum means it's ridgey didge, a bewdy, a bonza, or even a bottler.. depending on the context. Hope that cleared it up for you. 😉

[@rahb1]

"A vacuum cleaner in your own house? Nobody can hear that!" I lived in a unit with a central vacuum, and the next door neighbour complained one evening when I was vacuuming upstairs at 8pm. Really! A 'Karen' is not always a female!

[@elanhunter310]

We no longer have shillings pence etc… we USED to have them then our currency changed…then we had 1c, 2c, 5c ,10c, 20c, 50c then 1 & $2 notes…. This has changed yet again..so as of today we have silver cents starting at 5,10, 20, 50c… then they changed $1 &$2 notes to gold coins…. The notes start at $5,10,20,50, $100…

[@amberclegg8100]

‘Go fly a kite’ has new meaning 😂

[@helmuthschultes9243]

Not entirely sure it is still there but at least to later 1900s there was still a law on Victoria's books, never enforced, but there so could get you before a judge. It is required that every motorised vehicle shall have a person walking ahead, waving a red flag warning of the approaching motor vehicle, for public safety. Just imagine how that could work these days. See how well it would work on US freeways.

[@austinzollo5098]

I am a 45yo Australian and have never heard of any of this.

[@jaci_mac23]

Kites are bloody annoying when people can't fly them properly 🤣🤣. Kite to the back of the head...not fun...😆

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

You missed that one Ryan, dog or goat as a power source for a vehicle

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

We changed to decimal currency in 1966, so we have pre and post decimal currency coinage

[@Robert-cu9bm]

A shop can refuse service for any amount. Legal tender is only when a DEBT is payable. And even then they can refuse. It just means they cannot sue you for non payment. When you take goods to the counter You're making an offer, it is at that moment the clerk can decide to accept our decline your offer.

[@mysticallight6548]

I can assure you no law stands where I use to live, for noise pollution , screaming cars , drag racing burn outs , loud thumping music any hour day or night !!!

[@larissahorne9991]

We're not the only one with weird obscure laws nobody knows about or follows we're not the only ones. What I find amusing is England where technically it's illegal to eat Chocolate in public. When they invented Vending Machines, starting with Chocolate ones for Train Stations. It's crazy because legally you can buy a Choccie (Chocolate Bar) at a Train Station 🚉, but you can't eat it until you're in private. I'll start another comment.

[@utha2665]

Fair dinkum is used to emphasize or seek confirmation of the genuineness or truth of something, or used to emphasize that behaviour complies with accepted standards. There's some argument over the origin of fair dinkum but the two most popular ones are: 1) A Cantonese word "din cum" means good, genuine or fair gold. Over time it was used for anything genuine. 2) it came from the English Midlands and dinkum meant work, fair dinkum was a fair days work. The holey dollar and dump were used from about 1812 to 1829 to overcome coin shortages. They were Spanish Dollars that had their centres punched out and were restamped with British colonial markings. The dump was worth 15 pence or 1 shilling threepence and the holey dollar was with 5 shillings. There were only ~40000 Spanish Dollars converted and it is said that only 250 holey dollars remain and about 1500 dumps making them very rare and of significant value today.

[@darrencottam1146]

I was taught a dinkum was a Chinese balance scale ,these were easy to manipulate and cheat on price of exchanged gold.also honey was put in the funnel when measuring gold dust ,collecting dust that couldn't be seen ,then when the seller was gone the honey was washed to extract the stolen gold. When the prospectors sold to the Chinese they would asked if it was a " fair dinkum" ,hence the birth of the term.

[@utha2665]

@@darrencottam1146 I hadn't heard that one before, sounds plausible too.

[@darrencottam1146]

@@utha2665 I remember a school teacher teaching us this during a history of the gold rush ,way back in fourth grade . Haven't heard it mentioned again,but every time I hear fair dinkum that lesson always springs to mind. Cheers.

[@BarrySuridge]

1- and 2-cent coins were discontinued in 1991 and withdrawn from circulation in 1992. BTW: The 'Holey' Dollar (five shillings) is an 1813-minted coin, the first to be 'minted' in this country. They were made from Spanish reales. You'd be very lucky to see one outside of a museum. The George III "Dump" coin is the centre of the Spanish reale that was punched out and over stamped with a value of fifteen pence.

[@GregPolkinghorne]

I'm guessing the poo cleaning thing is actually about harvesting guano which can be valuable. Rather than just washing it off your car.

[@shazza160]

You did listen…she says pre decimal coins. This was the coins used before Australia changed to dollars and cents.

[@amyhomer151]

We don’t use pennies or ‘dump’ coins on a regular. We only have 6 main coins (.05c, .10c, .20c, .50c $1 and $2) pennies plus the others are very rare.

[@thereseelizabethries1083]

Yes Ryan we have 5cent coins, 10cent coins, 20cent coins, 50cent coins, $1 & $2 coins. We have notes in : $5, $10, $20, $50 & $100 .

[@kookymonsta6566]

The thing with the coins actually happened to me a couple of years ago. They refused to take my coins even though I had the amount they wanted. I just didn't have the money in my bank account so they refused to accept it.

[@adriaandeleeuw8339]

the seabird and bat poo wasnt cleaning it up if the bird or bat crapped in your car or house or person but the Harvesting of it as guano!

[@gooneygaga]

OMG you have Karen in the USA as well!!!!? Wow, I didn't realize she had a broom stick to travel as well!

[@noraryan8891]

Most are laws that have never been cancelled, Hot Pants , see them all over the place , Coins Shillings , Pennies are before 1966 there old currency so you can still use on face value or a Collector will give you 10x the value