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[@shaz464]

You don’t buy a $4 can of coke from a vending machine. You buy a 2 litre bottle at the supermarket for $2.

[@mort8143]

Idiots take notice. This is true.

[@timothyconnolly6910]

The $4 Coke is a 600ml (20.28oz) not a can. And it’s cold and it’s convenient. You can walk to Woolies and drink warm Coke ya tight arse.

[@shaz464]

@@timothyconnolly6910 I’m just saying that there are more economical ways to buy your coke. As for being a tight arse, you don’t know me so don’t make assumptions and make personal attacks.

[@sylphienne]

Nobody saw that the $4 “coke” is actually $4 for a 600ml chocolate drink?

[@zombiemeg]

@@timothyconnolly6910 When my brother and his mate were going to the shopping centre, they’d put a warm coke from the shelves into the back of the freezer, hiding it behind other things. Then when they were ready to leave, they’d go and get the now cold coke and only pay the lower price. Talk about cheap!

[@dutchroll]

A cute little puppy dies every time you say "ee-moo" instead of the correct "eem-you". Also don't judge prices on vending machines or service stations, both of which are very expensive compared to the supermarket.

[@ianwalker5842]

🤣

[@osocool1too]

I'm convinced Ryan doesn't read these comments, as he continues to say things wrongly.

[@jonathonwessling541]

haha I would have spelled it "ee-mew"

[@dutchroll]

@@jonathonwessling541 I think that’d just confuse Americans. Especially if you’ve ever heard, for example, a New Yorker pronounce “Noo York”! 😆

[@jonathonwessling541]

@@dutchroll haha I like that 😄

[@sunsoar1822]

In Australia, don't tip period. Unless you want to, purely out of the goodness of your own heart, or because you don't want to carry change around. Most places have a tip jar. But it is entirely optional and no one will look at you funny for not tipping.

[@justinehoughton3249]

That is because we get paid fully by the hour and tips are a bonus.... I give tips for uber eats etc and used to get tips working in hospitality for my service that I would pride myself on :))

[@charliew4823]

Mate there is hardly anywhere in Australia where you can't drink water straight from the tap so no real need to buy water.

[@OfficialRedDirtNurse]

Yeah. Who buys bottled water?!!! The plastic... the waste... the ludicrous cost!!! We used to just drink out of garden hoses when I was a kid.

[@hilaryceewilson]

I live in Adelaide and the water is rank. Drinkable but fuckoed

[@Yoda-em5mt]

Anyone who says you can drink free water out of the tap has clearly never been around the country most of the tap water is fkn terrible and in outback aus you have to pay for bore water pumped out of the ground its safer to just drink coke even if its 9 bucks a go or do what most aussies do and just drink beer and be a dick head 😁👍

[@aileenbell2248]

@@hilaryceewilson It’s never been real good. 🙁

[@charliew4823]

@@hilaryceewilson Ok it's been 50 years since I've been to Adelaide I kinda hoped the water might have gotten better for you but I guess not.

[@robynmurray7421]

Congratulations, You are the first person I have seen making the cost conversion to US dollars. Also, in Australia, the price on the price tag includes tax, so there is no additional tax added on at the checkout.

[@myopinion69420]

I did not think of that. I made a comment about the price of a 2L coke from woolworths vs 2L from walmart, with the current conversion rate, its the exact same cost down to the cent, but I forgot USA adds tax on afterwards, so I wonder if the price I looked up online includes tax. It may actually be cheaper to buy a 2L coke here?

[@spaniel5657]

@@myopinion69420 thats very surprising to me, I’d thought americas coke would be way cheaper

[@myopinion69420]

@@spaniel5657 same, particularly seeing as we get the good stuff here, not the corn syrup stuff they get in the US

[@trishkenrose9932]

The laws were a solution to a big problem we had with alcohol fuelled violence and aggression on the streets outside pubs and bars in the early hours of the morning. Many serious injuries and it put strain on our Ambulance service and Police. You could not leave a venue and go to another after 1.30am. It seems to have worked, although very unpopular. Sydney's lockout laws were recently relaxed.

[@reniexabbu7993]

And to prevent bar hopping when you just got kicked from a bar for doing something unneceptable

[@djollosaustralia7971]

It was primarily brought in, due to the violence, but also because the parents of a few boys who were killed due to deadly punches from excessively drunk blokes, pushed for this law to protect others.

[@Scooterboi60]

The law was ostensibly brought in to kill the night life in Kings Cross by a select few new residents of the Cross, Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay who lobbied the NSW government to gentrify the Cross and the death of one person by a coward punch was used to get the bill through. It was very political. The Cross is now dead and bears little resemblance to the character it used to have. All clubbing moved from the Cross to Newtown as a result.

[@merlot682000]

If you think the laws in Sydney were brought in to solve late night violence then I have a bridge to sell you. The "violence" bit was used extensively as the reason, that's what the politicians claimed they were responding to but the real reason is more complex. In reality a handful of pretty nasty incidents (which were absolutely not out of the ordinary) got a whole heap of media attention and a bit of a moral panic got going. At the same time the state government was very keen to funnel more people into the Star Casino and to boost the asking price of the license for a potential new casino. They also had a heap, and I mean A HEAP of property developers wanting to redevelop places like Kings Cross. So they had 3 problems (a media panic about violence, need to boost casinos and pressure from developers) they they came up with a neat and convenient answer to: Operation Kill Sydney Nightlife. It was absolute evil genius. By introducing the Lockout Laws they could look like they were absolutely doing something about alcohol violence. By exempting the Casino from the lockouts they effectively drove patrons there by the literal busload and by driving people out of places like Kings Cross they sent a huge number of venues to the wall thus decimating real estate prices so the Developers could swoop in and make a killing. Oh, and of course crime/violence figures went down in those areas - all the pubs and clubs were shut!

[@birdsandthingsbeachandbush1064]

We have them here in Western Australia as well.

[@MalevolentProphecies]

Lockout laws were introduced to reduce alcohol fuelled violence. As you can’t get back in after lock out, it essentially forces you to go home and sleep it off rather than moving to the next bar and raging on.

[@lyleb280]

Adding to this, a lot of Aussies go to after parties, which we Queenslanders call "kick ons", and keep drinking and partying, this unfortunately has had the negative effect of spreading out alcohol fuelled violence and accidents across the cities and suburbs, rather than containing the lightning in a bottle in centralised night-life precincts, and spreads out police and ambulance resources.

[@PilotBusaKaine]

It was to stop bar hopping after the lockout time. So if you exit, you can’t get back in… so just stay at the last place until closing time.

[@lukewilki6343]

But only in Sydney, and only in a couple of suburbs, but you can go to the casino for some reason. Stupidist law ever.

[@Chookly44]

Yes! The hospitals fully support it.

[@brendonrookes1151]

yeah but most ppl party on with the bottelo

[@jamest9128]

fun fact the ants at 1:48 are Green Tree Ants and the green parts can be crushed up and mixed with hot water to make a citrus tasting tea (a recipe used by Indigenous Australians)

[@elizabethscott7660]

But nobody ever mentions how painful they are and that they make nests in trees and swarm all over you when you bump them. They are worse than drop bears

[@sinlatenightsins9657]

Not to be confused with other green ants or green head ants ( i wish i knew the proper name of them ) that are found in many places, that have a really strong bite that can hurt for hours afterwards. I hate them so much.

[@kakesputkin984]

Just grab them before they bite you and eat the green butt bit. Tangy.

[@retyroni]

No need for crushing and hot watering - just bite their bums off. They taste like Green Frogs (the lollies, not the amphibians).

[@WiggaMachiavelli]

I think an Aboriginal footballer sells them for putting in your G&T.

[@KJxxoo]

Funny story... my friend actually did get locked in a night club all night once! She passed out in the toilets and they obviously weren’t checked very well by staff locking up. My friend woke up to find a dark deserted club and no way out! I think she ended up calling the police for help 😂

[@matthewbrown6163]

I worked in an RSL Club between Uni ending & starting new career. This was a 2nd job so I was clueless. 1st night drunk girl falls asleep in toilet. We had to remove the door to get her out LOL.

[@zombiemeg]

That’s so funny! I almost got locked in at work one night and was freaking out about that! I’m actually surprised a specific friend of mine known for drinking too much and passing out hasn’t been locked in a pub/club before.

[@matthewbrown6163]

@@zombiemeg Well she was still sitting there on the toilet with her skirt down so we had the drunk BF attend to her. I only lasted a few months as after graduation I was promoted at work & never needed the 2nd job. But we saw some funny things - but the phantom crapper was never caught - long story LOL.

[@zombiemeg]

@@matthewbrown6163 Having her pants down while passed out sounds a LOT like my friend! Well, former friend: things became even more chaotic as time went on 😂 And the phantom crapper sounds interesting 🤔

[@CLAWCUZBRO]

Go shazza 😂

[@markcollins2310]

Ryan your enthusiasm for Australia is great,just about make you an honorary Aussie 👍

[@vicbittertoo]

yeah, I agree :)

[@joannemurdock7899]

@@vicbittertoo 🥰🥰🥰🥰👍

[@martinchurchill411]

totally agree that we have got a septic tank as a mate.. Ryan I confirm that many Aussies love your enthusiasm for Australia and we will always regard you as a Mate. You arre one of us.

[@mintyonthemoon]

The immigration one's a bit weird and I'm not sure why it's specifically on this list. It's the same as anyone going to any country and deciding to have a discussion about that country's immigration policy. Kind of kills a fun, upbeat vibe, if that's what you're going for, but it's not like it's especially bad if you bring it up in Australia.

[@PiersDJackson]

To add the 2c of context for an American, you've got the "Californian" saying come in, we want you to the Central Americans (not specifically Mexican); and the "Texan" saying we don't want them stealing our jobs. The main contention in Australia is Refugee policy and politics... or at least in the last decade or so.

[@ianmorris7485]

The issue mainly relates to illegal immigrants, who get to be held in detention centres like on Nauru (a small nation in the Pacific) or on Christmas Island ( an Australian territory) in often poor conditions for long periods of time whilst their refugee status is confirmed and the bureaucracy deals with their applications, usually very slowly. Basically we treat them like shit in the eyes of many.

[@dragoon6551]

as an aussie with a european partner during covid, yeah our immigration policy is ass. I mean its workable, and i definitely DO want some kind of protections in place to prevent skeezy old men buying asian wives and leveraging their country for abusive purposes.... for regular people it can be hell and crazy expensive too. puts a lot of strain on relationships.

[@clairegarton2050]

@@ianmorris7485 Just want to clarify that they are not illegal immigrants, but asylum seekers which is legal under international law. This is an important difference and adds to the political anger over our country's policies.

[@danratcliff5353]

Most people forget that boats of illegal immigrants were getting on sinking boats from Indonesia and trying to make the crossing to the top part of Australia. A bunch sank with woman and children on board. They were paying huge amounts of money to people smugglers to get on these boats and Some they sank on purpose to avoid being turned back. The coast guard was trying its hardest to get to people in the ocean in time to prevent drowning. This was when John Howard was PM. To stop this happening each time a new government got into power they would spend millions changing how the last government did it and making a new way. Both sides should have come together and agreed with 1 idea and spent only 1 lot of cash. There were plenty of legal ways to immigrate to Australia at the time.

[@maddyspinks]

I’m from Bundaberg! My family grew the sugar that the molasses for the rum is made from for about 20 years until we had to switch mills when the new owners of the Bundaberg (bundy) mill started stiffing the farmers so a lot switched to the isis mill

[@Aussiedoll1]

Hey Fellow Bundaberg resident!!

[@MrMambott]

Sniffing The farmers ??,,,,,, It's pretty around the Isis Shire, I lived 100km North of Bundy and 60km south of Gladstone

[@xymonau2468]

I lived in Bundy for about 13 years and raised my son there. To Brisbane, then Nambour, now in Maryborough, so not far away. But the place has changed a lot. I hate the main street now. We used to have double centre parking and both sides parking when I was there.

[@SchottGunPhotography]

Something worth keeping in mind when comparing the cost of meals in restaurants, while it's true that you'd probably pay around $30-40ish per person, this figure includes taxes, and you don't need to add a tip since we pay our service staff properly. Similar to Japan or France, the tax and service is always included in the price. Also, lock out laws have since ended. You can get shitfaced all night if you want to now.

[@bridgetgardner1207]

This video was made by a tourist who had a very limited experience of Australia. Ryan you need to come here and make travel videos - they'll be much better!

[@mattgale69]

I really thought we were past the E-moo thing, but I guess it’s still happening

[@ianwalker5842]

@Ryan Was does usually correct himself immediately these days, bless him, but on this occasion failed to notice and amend the error ~ "two steps forward, one step back" etc. I think we can forgive the occasional slip, though, when he's learned so much! I expect he'll return to his now usual "ee-moo...eem-YOU!" next time. Haha....

[@todjo929]

The immigration issue is that, for most countries, you need to either get a sponsored visa (i.e. you need to have a desired skill and job lined up), or a tourist visa (no work allowed), working holiday visa (max 1 year, can be doubled if you agree to be a slave on a farm for a year), or a student visa (pay a huge premium for university, and maximum of 20 hours work per fortnight) The refugee issue was mainly a scare campaign by the previous conservative government, where they demonised refugees fleeing Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan who were mainly arriving by boat (because flights ain't cheap), and arriving with no documentation. They were then sent to offshore detention centres in Nauru or Manus Island to rot for years while the government considered their refugee applications (some took over 10 years to be denied). The reason you can't talk about it is because roughly 50% of the country (the right) believe that we don't have enough resources to help refugees and should ship them back to where they came from; while the other 50% are absolutely appalled by the treatment dished out in the name of our country.

[@davexenos9196]

Slaves don`t get paid Josh

[@brontepetropoulos4755]

I'm in the 50% that don't want migrants on boats comming here our culture is suffering they have to come in the right way like everybody else and should be learning our culture

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

@@davexenos9196 good point👍 Most are young fit backpackers...& are appreciative of the chance to earn money, to keep them going. The rest of the commenters comment pretty much nailed it.

[@murraya82]

I’d say 40/40/20. 40 want everyone here to help as many as possible. 40 say we can’t afford 1 and they might be a terrorist and 20 say we should process people when they arrive to maintain safety and ensure people don’t all end up in 1 socio-economically depressed area but they should do that processing much much faster than they currently do.

[@toby9999]

Not really. You're way off.

[@FionaEm]

C'mon Ryan, it's "EE-MEW", not "eemoo". I know you can say it 😛 As for other creatures, most of us live in the suburbs of cities, where you'll hardly ever see anything scarier than a spider or magpie. Yes, Australia is generally more expensive than the US but I've never paid $4 for a Coke, lol! At least the narrator got the prawn vs shrimp part right 😅 As for crime, most cities have their shady areas, but if you take sensible precautions you should be fine. We don't have the gun culture that you do in the US. The 1.30 lockout laws only apply in some states. They were bought into try and reduce the number of ppl being killed by king-hits in the nearby streets.

[@antonvann2576]

You know when you touch something disgusting and say "eeyew", well just add an "Eem" to the front and you have an "eem-eeyew". Easy done. ALSO now don't forget our other city, Melbourne. It is pronounced "Mel-Bnn". Just so y'know for nextime.

[@marisaevancoe9837]

Meow @ Aussie pom !!! He reads all the comments! He's just a little linguistically challenged JK!! I love this guy!

[@shanemorrison7867]

I think it was the barista bros iced coffee that was $4-.

[@chrisdef15]

The prices are a bit much. Here on the Gold Coast a beer is around $5 and you can easily find a meal for 15-20.

[@staciezietsch3635]

That’s cheap! My local pub is now charging $9.50 for a Jim Beam & Coke in a pot glass, Chicken Parmi last night was $30!

[@81kyky]

I agree with Stacie. I live in a town in rural nsw of 3500 people and a schooner of great northern is just under $10

[@chrisdef15]

That’s crazy. I guess being rural is more expensive. Plus you don’t have many choices so they charge whatever they want. Way cheaper from my experiences. Food in a nice pub can be $20-30. But plenty of specials here. But my comment was more about general prices. Plenty of places you can pay around $15 for a meal. Bring your own alcohol and have a fairly cheap meal. I just don’t like how the made it sound so expensive.

[@ishtar990]

australians are extremely sarcastic, i have been online with my friend and his wife and we were bantering about stupid stuff and amercians constantly thought we were married and I questioned why, they said your arguing and we were like nope were always like this, this is normal for us.....and it is, we can sarcastically insult each other and not takes each other seriiously, for example, i could say "did you get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, your a not to bright today."....means your stupider than normal today, and he would say back "yet that still makes me brighter than you", I would respond with "that does happen when i dont like us waste brain cells uneccesarily in discussions with you."......this can go on for hours or a few minutes then switch to what we ere doing before.......its never serious its just the way it goes......its just funny banter with each other but we also make sure we dont cross likes that could offend each other........

[@hilaryceewilson]

Me and my 19 year old son talk shit to each other all the time. He'll call me a THOT and I'll tell him I spat in his dinner. We swear at each other all the time, mostly me swearing. But he wouldn't dare swear at me in anger. We have a healthy and respectful relationship and laugh a lot.

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

Me and my friend are like this to each other constantly! And I love it, because I can be as dark and as cruel as I want and we just laugh at it. I cannot do that with anyone else.

[@batsjapan]

Hi Ryan, Just playing catch-up with your videos. Not sure why the fascination with Australia but that's a healthy hobby. I first went to the states 45years ago & was surprised that most Americans then had not even travelled beyond their own state. One of the funniest experiences i had in the states was ordering a cola at a restaurant in San Francisco. About 20 minutes after a manager approached me & asked what i had ordered. I remembered i had asked for coke & didnt say cola. Surely they were not confused but to this day is a good memory for me.

[@zeropoint546]

The danger of Australian wildlife is SOOOOO overblown. I hike and camp out of my kayak all the time, and very rarely see snakes. I used to have brown snakes in my garden way more often when I lived in the Blue Mountains. Just stay away from them, and you'll be fine. Ants however.... 😱

[@ProDoucher]

Public transport isn’t bad in Australia purely because of its size, it’s largely because Australian infrastructure has been designed towards car dependency. It’s becoming a large issue even in smaller towns which are developing suburban wastelands much like in the states

[@myopinion69420]

the minimum wage is now somewhere around $21.50 and that's minimum, the only real way for anyone to be payed less an hour is with under 18's/apprenticeships/traineeships and with loopholes, like catalogue delivery where you get paid to deliver X amount, no matter how long it takes to fold and deliver.

[@sigmaoctantis1892]

With regard to crime, specifically muggings, which are of most interest to a tourist. Pick the safest US city of comparable size to Sydney. Now you have what would be considered a high crime area anywhere in Australia.

[@aidanm5578]

3:11 A 1L bottle of water costs .90c at Coles. If you get brand name or.. literally any other water beyond tap - you're a sucker.

[@louislynge]

It can be dangerous, but I worked in bars / nightclubs in Sydney before the "lockdown" law bullshit. I used to walk home across the city at any time of the night and I only ever met people out having fun, I mean sure there were times where if I reacted in the wrong way it could have changed the whole situation, but generally if you have a good sense of humour you can easily make a friend or have a laugh with random people.

[@tomorrowkiddo]

Absolutely… meanwhile in Newcastle where they begun the laws eek! Thousands across the streets, in summer until dawn. Fights everywhere. Talked with some guys from central coast were going to Newcastle just for a punch ups.

[@louislynge]

@@tomorrowkiddo Aaah yes old Newey.. I used to go there when I lived in the Hunter Valley & Nelson Bay. It has always been rough there. Why is that? Do you think...

[@micko11154]

This is just an indicator of your lack of life experience. The violence level was out of hand.

[@tomorrowkiddo]

@@louislynge it used to be the place where punch ups happened so reputation drew them here. It does have one of the largest mental health hospitals but that’s not a causation. It was cheaper than Sydney, more populated the central coast, so better chance of “action” of all persuasions. Big red light area too.

[@jamied8678]

I saw bars in the northern territory where they just had literally had bars on the windows no glass because the locals kept breaking it . It was the only indigenous only pub I saw in town

[@Kim-Papercrafter]

Almost everyone says hello to each other when out in public where I live. Maybe not so much at the supermarket/grocery store but when out and about going for a walk they do. Crime is fairly low, you still need to be careful but going out and about in the city at night with friends is fairly safe. Lock out laws are to help curve drunken punch ups. Look up boat people travelling to Australia to see why immigration is a hot topic here.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

I have wonderful chats in supermarket where I shop, to total strangers. Then I ram the staff, gently with my trolley, they just laugh. Melbourne here, shopping where I shop is a social thing too, nice little suburb.

[@butcher2044]

Can confirm I say g'day to everyone I pass in the street that makes eye contact

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

You clearly don't live in Sydney/NSW random strangers coming up to you saying hello is weird.

[@Tully_23_32]

I'm with U, i always say g'day to everyone, esp the older generation, they love to hear g'day, how ya going?

[@limethelime9029]

When you get out of the bus or Uber, say thanks. It's like how they tip in america.

[@kaitlinelisha7826]

Just found your channel and I’m having such a great time😆😆😆love your humour too! As an Aussie, it’s so fun and interesting to see how others see our country and what they think about it☺️I hope you end up having a great time here in the future🤗🤗

[@travelsolo2677]

Yes we have a big skating culture here with skate parks everywhere

[@pascalswager9100]

You're getting well known round here mate! Was talking to My Brother today and he watches You too...that's high praise. Hey Timby 👋

[@durv13]

to start with . we get refused drinks if we look drunk . as we tend to drink way too much lol . in saying that , thats why we have lock out rules . so ppl cant get kicked out of one place n go get more drinks elsewhere , once you leave thats it . if you go to another pub or club drunk they wont let you in . we had alot of problems with ppl getting into fights n trouble after midnight . because they didnt know when they had enough . so they brought out the lock out laws . never argue with a drunk aussie , lol its bound to end up in punches lol .

[@redwarpy]

You do not use vending machines, you go into a supermarket to buy water or food.

[@Jeni10]

You can’t judge prices without understanding average income. Many people can live comfortably in Australia.

[@ThunderDownUnder28]

The Lock Out Law doesn't mean you're stuck inside. It means if you go outside because you want a quick cigarette, you'll no longer be able to return inside

[@ethanforster]

Speaking of Lamb, you really have to react the the Sam Kekovich Australia day lamb adds their a classic!

[@jarredcaris6394]

Love the videos mate. Each state has some awesome tourism videos if you wanna learn more about them individually. Considering each state is bigger than alot of countries, there's alot to cover.

[@grandmothergoose]

The video must be a little old. The absolute minimum adult hourly rate of pay for the lowest paid full time jobs that require no qualifications, hold very little responsibility, and are as safe as a job can get, is now $21.38 per hour. The minimum rate varies according to the job, as every job has its own minimum rate which can be looked up on the Fair Work website. This means that for example a basic level early childhood teacher will earn about $34 per hour minimum wage, not because the industry is paying that on average, but because the law states that is the minimum wage that has to be paid for that job. Generally speaking, the more responsibility the job entails, and/or the more formal qualifications that are required to work the job, and/or the more potentially dangerous the job is, the higher the minimum rate of pay for that job is going to be.

[@davehocking4091]

Meals at $40 per person is pretty high, but remember you do not then have to pay tax, or tips or anything on top of that. Thats the final cost. So a meal in US is $30 but you have to top like 25% or something so it makes it almost the same.

[@lilg2300]

still expensive, as compared to other countries.

[@pjm582009]

@@lilg2300 and do these other countries get $21.50 minimum wage?, it's all relative

[@thatdudeinasuit5422]

One of the main reasons immigration is such a huge topic here is because in the early 2000s the PM at the time John Howard introduced the "Stop the boats" policy to cease the flow of people smuggling boats coming into the country. Where any person arriving via boat was arrested and placed in a "Detention Center" (essentially a prison) until the government decided whether or not to let them into the country. Many people argued that the government were doing it in a racist attempt to "keep Australia white" others thought the huge and often indefinite wait times for refugees was simply to ensure the claimant was indeed a refugee and not someone trying to sneak into the country (criminals, terrorists etc.). There are people who are very passionate on both sides of the argument so unless amongst family or friends I'd advise that immigration is better left undiscussed for a tourist.

[@toby9999]

There are plenty of legal immigrants coming from Asia. So nothing to do with skin colour. I supported the stop the boats policy while not being anti immigration myself. I just want it legal and safe. Case in point... I sponsored a family of six from south east asia. Lovely family they are and they're loving Australia.

[@thatdudeinasuit5422]

​@@toby9999 I'm not suggesting whether or not it was racist (I'm not here to argue the politics) I'm simply presenting the fact that some people made arguments suggesting that the policy was racially motivated.

[@thecombatwombat7652]

Spot on mate. The main problem with the immigration issue is most people do not distinguish between legal and illegal, either they support all of it or none of it. One side says the government is bad for letting them in, the other side says the government is bad for not letting them in. I have my grandfather's and great-grandfather's immigration forms from the 1950's, in order to get in back then you needed a sponsor, who promised you would not be a burden on the country. Great-grandfather came out first, worked for a while, got a house and land, then sponsored his wife, my grandfather and his younger brother, his mother, and his father staid in Italy because he was too sick to travel. I would like to do a side by side comparison with current forms to see what has changed.

[@gimal0156]

Another reason for turning back boats, which were not coming from Myanmar etc., they were mainly Indonesians and Vietnamese and was due to the number of over crowded boats, with unscrupulous smuggling operators and the number of unseaworthy boats which literally broke up, drowning mainly women and children. A very sad situation no matter which way you look at it.

[@thewhitewolf5332]

Americans: “e-m-oo” Us Aussies: “that’s not how you…SAY IT!!!!” The creator of the video: “Australia has a lot of dangerous animals. No not just the Aussies.” Me: “OI WHO YOU CALLIN’ AN ANIMAL MATE I’LL BITE YOUR HAND OFF BOI!”

[@strange........]

🤣

[@Usernotfound533]

Me: "THERE'S A REASON MY FRIEND'S CALL ME AN ANKLE BITER"

[@denisemangan1413]

I laughed when you mentioned patrons have to be locked in until 0800 in the Pub, & they have to sleep there & help clean up 🧹

[@michelleclark7972]

Don’t forget that the shelf price includes the tax not like in the US where the shelf price is not what you pay at the register. The reason we have the lock out laws is because there were a lot of major fights occurring and people were ending up in hospital or even dying. The lockout laws has severely reduced the number of brawls, etc.

[@JustIn-mu3nl]

It's generally pretty safe to stray from the path, long grass is probably the most dangerous with snakes, but make a lot of noise and most creatures will stear clear and the ones that don't, won't attack you on sight.

[@dcstealth11111]

umm I live in Melbourne Australia and if I saw a coke for $4 I would definitely grab it as now it's more like 4.5 or 6 in movie theatre areas

[@ryana11an43]

Tax is included in the price in Aus. I found it was annoyingly added on to the price tag in the States when I visited.

[@joshualeonard3831]

I have no idea where old mate got his costs from, unless it's purely from tourists traps. I rarely pay over $5 for a schoey or $15 for some lunch, $25 for dinner

[@georgesmith4509]

Europe, England, new Zealand, I believe Canada and some US states are 0.05 % limit. As of June 2022 the minimum wage is $25.00/hr

[@gabrielleshaw4865]

We did this for our regional town in Vic. Basically at 1:30am you're only allowed in that pub and if you leave you will not be allowed back in and all the other pubs will not let you in after 1:30am. Stops people going from one pub to another after getting kicked out stops too.

[@ianbeadle6313]

NEVER criticise a mans football team, his dog, his car, or his wife-in that order

[@RoyHolder]

If you buy a 2 litre bottle of Coke in a supermarket it's about $2, if you buy a 150 ml bottle of coke from a machine it's about $5, NEVER buy from vending machines in Australia. 👍

[@timbomb374]

Buy stuff at Coles or Woolies if you want to save money on food. Though I'd imagine when traveling there would be the urge to eat out. Stuff is always more expensive in the cities too ofcourse.

[@sammyw9958]

Hospitality here in Australia is one of the highest paying casual jobs. Over 21s get around $27/hr weekdays and around $30/hr on weekends.

[@nazzfreeman128]

Part time minimum wage is $21.50 btw

[@carokat1111]

The drinking laws in Sydney have been relaxed since this video was made.

[@sweetfannyadams3253]

$18.25 is not the "average" it was the MINIMUM at the time of that video. Our current minimum wage is $21.38 per hour, which is $14.40 in USD.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

If you travel, it's worth it if you have a hire car or a room or both, to go get a bunch of water bottles and snacks from a supermarket, put one or two in your room fridge and pop them in a "cool" lunch box/backpack. It is cheaper if you can prep brekky and maybe a sanga "for ron" (later on) in your room, or if there is a complimentary brekky at the hotel. You could also get beer from the bottle shop and cool it in the fridge. Not everyone is insulting you all the time, though if you do something lame, I may say well done, it's called irony, not sarcasm. My bro got on a bus in Brisbane for Bowen, a canadian tourist had decided to go have a quick look at Cairns. Around 8 or more hours later they got to Bowen. The other guy said, "how much longer to Cairns?" He nearly fell off his seat when told, "you're about half-way."

[@eshiestrik2756]

That's funny, A quick look at Cairns 😂♥️

[@nolamullen1889]

Fosters was actually a relatively popular beer in Victoria but we got beyter at brewing. Ha ha

[@kenchristie9214]

Not if you drink Swan lager. Lion Nathan shut down the Swan Brewery in 2012 and it is now produced in South Australia where the worst beers are made.

[@katchiewilliams4638]

Hey Ryan, I’ve got a suggestion for U! Have you checked out “Mason Cox” yet? His a Yank that came to AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 to play AFL. There’s a video on him called “Never Give Up” or something? But this young man came here to play a game his NEVER heard of before, in a country FAR from TEXAS! His home town. Left EVERYONE behind to follow his dream! It’s actually very “INSPIRING”. Just saying!!!

[@reddog5378]

I think you got the letters wrong. Should be NRL don't you mean. What's AFL?

[@MsGoddessa]

@@reddog5378 NRL and AFL are two completely different football codes in Australia. NSW and Qld NRL... Victoria, S.A and WA are AFL...

[@AussieMarg]

He just got his Australian citizenship too

[@reddog5378]

@@AussieMarg Not yet, I qualify for citizenship next year.

[@katchiewilliams4638]

@@reddog5378 I’m pretty Sure it’s AFL - Aussie Rules Football in Melb. He plays for “Collingwood” - Not Rugby League. But if I’m wrong 😑 OOPS 😬!!! Lol 😂

[@JayJayGamerOfficial]

I reckon the public transport thing just dopends on where you are, here in Sydney we have arguably the best rail network and our busses, although not the best do the job. You can also get rail services pretty far into the country. Although only with two services a day on average.

[@nathanvanlieshout7834]

Very true on the joke/offend part. You will get offended, we like to fuck with people and have a laugh and be sure to give it back. We do it to ourselves as well. I love a good old shit stir. It's also the case of comfort around people. Don't take things serious, have a laugh and have a chat.

[@oobalooba.]

Ryan you remind me so much of Pewdiepie. You could be his cousin! So handsome and funny!! 😁 Also Ryan please if you want to go to the outback when you come to Aus, please make sure you don’t go by yourself or even with just your partner. I think people tend to underestimate how vast and desolate it really is. Please stay safe and only go with trained tour guides. 🙏

[@MrBendoverr]

been aussie for 38 years xD never had a $9 beer

[@holliewendel1705]

You have become my new fave youtuber :)

[@deewitch6480]

The 'mother' joke..."The face she was making!".......I fkg LOST my shit🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@durv13]

hope you guys and the new baby are doing well ryan .

[@nelliesmith5699]

I ate one of those green ants cause we have honey ants and I thought the green ones would taste like lime. They don’t.

[@nigelhickman2274]

Buying a bottle of water is expensive - but aside from Adelaide you can drink the tap water anywhere in Australia... So free re-fills, forever (aside from SA)

[@eshiestrik2756]

That's not true drink tap water. I prefer tap water & even when our family lived in the far north of South Australia we drank tap water, although mum preferred rain water if we ever had enough rain to get into the tank 💦🤣🤣. Most people I know drink tap water. I keep a 10 litre box of spring water for visitors, just in case I'm asked for it specifically, & to use when I top up my steam iron or windscreen wiper water on my car.

[@Analoglivings]

Point no 10. I greet almost everyone I meet/pass specially if my eyes meet theirs. Or at least I smile and give a little nod( from my culture). Where I live, we wave to everyone and every car that we pass/passing by. I love this culture. It was a culture shock to me when I moved here in 2006 and now that is the most beautiful culture that I have embraced here.

[@lynettegraves6261]

Away from the city, if you meet another driver’s eye, it’s usually polite to wave with a couple fingers off the wheel at least. A nod of ‘g’day’ and move on. It’s rough when you go back to the busy areas sometimes!

[@KarynMP]

pisses me off when the road workers lollipops don’t respond or acknowledge

[@pt6885]

Immigration is a hot issue for the same reason it’s a hot issue in any multicultural, open, free, ethnically-diverse, wealthy, accepting country: namely, virtually everyone in the world wants to migrate to those countries but those countries can only take in a relative few. So lots of debates about who are refugees under international law, who are economic immigrants sailing past other nations for a shot at paradise but claiming to be refugees, how many immigrants should Australia take in voluntarily in addition to actual refugees who Australia must accept under international law, etc etc Unfortunately, a lot of venom is added to the complex debate by a very small but vocal extreme on the far left (who want no borders, and want to destroy all Enlightenment institutions as revenge for some perceived historic or present victimisation) and the far right (comprised of racists of all ethnicities who don’t want to see anyone move here who has a different skin colour to them). So, just the usual stuff that exists in every other Enlightenment nation when it comes to immigration

[@Reneesillycar74]

Pretty much sums it up 😂

[@louisekindred0059]

P T couldn't have put it better myself. You are spot on. It's better not to have a conversation because it can fuel arguments as so many are opinionated. Up to 2020 Australian has taken in 7.6 million migrants. That's a lot for a low, populated country.

[@lilg2300]

all australians are immigrants. some arrived 3, some 2 generations ago and some arrive now.

[@louisekindred0059]

@@lilg2300 your knit picking. Aboriginal ppl are indigenous but also call themselves Australian. I was born here so as far as I'm concerned I'm Australian .... I wasn't born in England, Italy or the USA or anywhere else. Everyone born here is Australian.

[@michaelkeene126]

The lockout laws basically killed sydneys night life for over half a decade, things are only starting to go back to normal now. Funnily enough there was like a 10km perimeter (estimate) which was affected by lockout laws, the casino just happened to be a few metres on the other side of the perimeter, so that’s where everyone started going when 130am hit. We will never know, but I’m certain that whoever put lockout laws into place definitely got a nice payday from the casino

[@nattles4397]

The lockout laws mean that if you leave the bar after 1:30am (even just for a quick smoke) they won’t let you back in. So no bar hopping after 1am. This has reduced a lot of intoxicated violence and accidents and makes our streets both safer and cleaner

[@BarrySuridge]

#2 The $4 is for the bottle of Barista Bros Mocha. "NEW ~ Taste it for yourself! Barista Bros" ... Also, a LOT of food outlets (pubs etc) have meal deals i.e. as much as you can eat for a set price. Where I live, as an example, there is a Japanese restaurant that charges $30 per person for a meal and you can eat as many serves as you wish.

[@rogertull8888]

ALL HAIL THE EMU EMPEROR AND OUR EMU OVERLORDS

[@durv13]

what ? no happy arvo ? lol . im disappointed

[@brettevill9055]

I got a tip of $504 once. It was 26 January 1988, and waiters in Sydney were doing well!

[@CoachLexie]

Ryan - love your chat tonight - you are a dead set dag! (you're probably gunna have to look that one up) hahaha

[@aakf3127]

One day, one day it will be said ‘em-you’ and not ‘emoo’ but not today

[@TheFinnola]

I’m copying him now and annoying fam by saying Emoo! I now thinks it’s pretty cool! Go you emoo good thing!

[@danielgrey5754]

The refugees one. Tough. We have an incredibly high immigration intake (just increased from 160000 to 200000 a year by our new government). Our percentage of permanent residients / citizens born overseas is around 30% of our population compared to around 14% in the US. We have very few issues with migrants, they become Australians when they move here and apart from our first nations we are all immigrants right? It's a matter of a few generations' difference. Those coming by boat. I believe the government has made a devils pact. The government , successive governments have believed that they need to torture and ignore the rights of a number of people to pander to the insecurities of some voters so they feel that our immigration programs only let in "acceptable" migrants. I'd like our overseas processing shut down. But sadly I understand there are many many views on this. And there are strongly held opinions opposed to mine.

[@danielgrey5754]

@Sanctus Paulus 1962 Thank you for giving anyone who might come across this conversation the classic definition of a straw man argument. "You don't agree with the government vetting the types of people who come into this country to permanently live?" Please point out exactly where I argued that. We can then look at slippery slope and parade of horribles arguments - and that is exactly what you have tried to do because you have taken a - what I would argue - a fairly defensible argument that what we are doing IN ITS CURRENT FORM is deeply uncomfortable to me and many many other Australians and most likely a breach of the various refugee conventions we are signed onto and come up with your own implied solution then run with it to get to a ludicrous result that Australia is overrun with third world gangs. Grow the fuck up mate. All I said was that I am deeply uncomfortable with our offshore processing, that it breaches certain peoples' human rights and amounts to torture in some cases, and that I believe it happens to calm discomfort in many Australians over our refugee intake. I called it a "devils pact" because I believe THOSE statements to be true and that there is a better solution. That will only be achieved with mature dialogue which will never happen when people like yourself put words into others' mouths that were never ever said.

[@danielgrey5754]

@@ianian9078 Thanks for that Ian. If my biased, elitist and ignorant opinion precludes locking people up in conditions which in my humble opinion amount to torture then I'll stick with them thank you. You can read my reply to Santus Paulus if you like as I can't be bothered repeating, but you have chosen a straw man again. Because nowhere have I suggested "people who have paid over 10K", be given any priority over anyone else. All I have done is voice my concern over their treatment. The two are very different things.

[@danielgrey5754]

@@ianian9078 Except Ian if you read my original comment I was never discussing offshore processing as such. I never mentioned it specifically. I never said it was a bad thing per se. Nor did I mention it in either of my replies. However YOU reply that I am discussing offshore processing, yes that CAN perhaps be implied, but IT CANNOT be implied that I am totally against it. What I HAVE MADE CLEAR is I am against it as CURRENTLY OCCURS. Please understand how frustrating it is for someone who wants a mature discussion on the rights and wrongs of our current situation when what say is twisted around and words are put into your mouth that were never there. I believe our current situation is morally wrong and the only way to fix it is a mature debate on how we proceed. I make no recommendations, I point out the difficulties and some issues that will make the debate hard. I am attempting to open dialogue, and - as expected - I'm accused of being some sort of elite prick who knows nothing. THAT is my problem. Thanks again Ian. And no I don't "Did you compare offshore processing to UN refugee camps? " Nor do I "Do you condemn all refugee camps the world over? " Those position IN NO WAY follow from anything I've said. They exist only in your mind.

[@danielgrey5754]

@@ianian9078 Oh Ian Ian. Who taught you English? I'd like "our" overseas processing shut down. Doesn't imply any opinion of refugee camps by the UN. That would be "their" refugee camps, or perhaps "ours" if we had in English any distinction between an inclusive or exclusive "we" (or us or our - they are different case forms of the first person plural pronoun in English). How do I view the conditions in the camps? That is clear. We disagree that is abundantly clear. I think they are appalling and morally wrong. You believe they are ok. I seek dialogue, you feel it unnecessary. That is fine. I'd point out that you are the only one to input any assumptions into my character or politics. I have not done you the same disservice. Your only argument is "are you new here" which shows more about your ability to consider a view or viewpoint, an individual's condition, in any way different to your own is severely deficient. I wish you good day sir you fucking idiot. Also "English" is capitalised in English.

[@danielgrey5754]

@@ianian9078 Oh and if you don't agree that keeping minors who arrived in a place in NO fault of their own, not provided with anything resembling appropriate education or healthcare, no sufficient legal representation or hope for the future, and no hope to ever get out is not a form of torture then you an I will never - sadly - see eye to eye.

[@gabrielleshaw4865]

And yes! We have skate parks and bowls in most towns. Even regional ones. Not so much rural.

[@miniveedub]

Public transport is fine within the major cities, Sydney has an extensive train system, Melbourne has trams, Perth’s CAT (Central Area Transit) system let’s you get around the centre of the city for free. Getting between cities is a different kettle of fish. For instance, the train trip between Sydney and Perth takes nearly 4 days, is booked months ahead and costs a fortune. It’s a great trip, it’s on many people’s bucket list, I did it 11 years ago and loved it but if all you want is to get from one side of the country to the other then the four hour plane trip is faster and cheaper. Basically while there are bus trips and trains between some major cities it’s faster to fly and to see the country properly and on your own timetable a car is the way to go.

[@osocool1too]

Yet another video made by a non-Aussie who may be reading from a script....some information may not be very accurate. I've lived in Australia for 70 years and never see dangerous critters, and bars do let people out of course, and as far as food costs are concerned , we buy from supermarkets and not convenience stores. Oh yes $10.00 AUD = $6.80 USD .

[@A_nony_mous]

Also our minimum wage is over AUD $21.00 per hour compared to USD $9.80 per hour. Tax is included in the price - what you see is what you pay, and that includes restaurants where tipping is optional. Servers are paid AT LEAST minimum wage, providing only that they're over 21 years of age(adult rates).

[@aussie6910]

@@A_nony_mous Just checked, minimum is still $7.25USD.

[@aussie6910]

Hi Steven, did you mean you don't see dangerous critters day to day or you haven't seen any in 70yrs? Where do you live?

[@trentparker1234]

Australia is a country that is built on immigration. However, the main issue surrounds the, so called "Boat People", Illegal immigrants who are charged pretty much their life savings to get into Australia via People smugglers in Indonesia sending them across in Boats that are often overcrowded, The last few decades Australia has had a hardline stance against these illegal immigrants and has put these people into offshore Detention centers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Some illegal immigrants spend many years in these detention centers to a point that there has been protests and criticisms questioning Australia's Human rights records. It is a divisive issue as a lot of people don't want these illegal immigrants coming in. Often the strongest advocates for not letting the illegal immigrants in are the immigrants that have come here legally. But after all we're all boat people, except for the Aboriginals!

[@vhwft]

Technically you could even say heaps of aborigines are boat people too haha. After all heaps came on boats from the Northern islands.

[@DartFrog815]

yep $4, but if you go to the Servo (gas station) they always have promotions that turn over monthly, and you can get 3x 1.25L cokes for $9 while a 600ml bottle will still costs $4-5, but theyll also be on promotion at 2x $6. It may seem strange but often enough its cheaper to get 2 and give the 2nd to a friend. sharing is caring

[@_JustinCider_]

7:40 In/Out means you can leave the bar of course, but once out you can't go back in again. So no quick trip out for a smoke or breath of fresh air or anything.

[@Paddy-exaviour]

"Here is the state's you go from bar to bar to bar" yeaaaaa but in America you don't actually drink like we do 😂😂😂😂

[@Wwaave]

As an Aussie, I can say that these are good tips!

[@morgaming3852]

I highly recommend you check out the Noosa area in the Sunshine Coast if you visit.

[@vickispong1371]

Our tap water in most states is pretty good. Buy a bottle at the supermarket then refill it from the tap.

[@Big_Red_Wade]

The bar rule is a lockout rule. It means if it’s past 1:30am (it’s actually 2am) and you leave you can’t re enter. If you are already inside u can stay until closing. But new customers can’t enter after 2am. They did a study and found most violence happens after 1:30am and it’s linked to bar hopping.

[@nigelhickman2274]

How safe is Australia? I live within 40klm's of a state capitol, surrounded by about 1000 permanent residents, but are afflicted by another 4000 holiday-makers over summer (we call this time 'The 12 days of shackies') and I never, ever have to lock my workshed, my mancave or my house or even take the keys out of my "Ute" or M/cycle - even if I am away for a coupla days. On my street there are just 4/18 permanent residents - but between is we can contact all 18 property owners.

[@townview5322]

At 5:21, that looks like a national festival of some kind. We don't have street food, as such. In some suburbs (neighbourhoods) there is an annual festival (Portuguese, Greek, etc) when the main street is closed off and you have what you see at 5:24-ish

[@stanleywiggins5047]

In order, The Opera house (aka. the sails) then, the Coathanger (Harbour bridge) then Garden island (Navy base) all in Sydney Harbour.

[@TheBrierose]

I think the sub and ship were at the Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, HMAS Vampire.

[@stevereaver]

You got a lot of learning ahead of you mate!

[@andrewpenduck2943]

In Melbourne a lot of bars don't shut at all . The crown casino is open 24/7 for 350 days of the year

[@kingk2436]

I know this is old. But when they say no-one is allowed in or out of bars after 1:30, the out part means you can't leave and come back in. So no quick smoke, once you leave, you're out.

[@tomorrowkiddo]

The shrimp thing is more about it being the go to phrase for most Americans when they talk about Aussies. Talk show hosts, tourists etc. it’s like calling all Americans gun loving yanks. It’s just ignorant and sometimes rude.

[@peterzeegers9266]

Late last year I was in the UK and USA. I was surprised how much things cost compared to Oz, something like 30% - 50% more.

[@Deaming1197]

My man was confused about Aussie jokes it’s hilarious mate

[@sueedge1015]

Well done! You are the first person to do a conversion of money before saying how expensive it is to live here. When you do, it's clear that the prices are often not that bad and a lot of the times more expensive than in America.

[@frenchys_prospecting]

You can leave the bar/pub you just can’t come back in. You can also still order drinks until 3am. This law isn’t everywhere and some venues have an extended licence.

[@neilwilliams929]

Good on you that guy ......What the guy on the video didn't tell Ryan the presenter why in most states we have these's rules .It was mainly to curve the drunken violence and severe i injuries because of pub crawling (bar) for the Americans .Im suprised that they didn't have curfew times even in the u.s Considing the gun and knife, violences in a lot of u.s night clubs and bars .