Americans React To 12 Things AMERICA Could LEARN From AUSTRALIA

[@myopinion69420]

the 'electric grills' are bbq's. they are all over the place, they are (usually) square flat plate with a drain hole in the middle, they are electric or gas and compleatly free to use. its very common to have a kids birthday at a park were you have a bbq. the councils usually do a pretty good job of keeping them clean as well.

[@alankohn6709]

what I do is go to Coles I'm not sure about Woolies in the BBQ section you can buy Teflon hotplate covers for $5 or there about spray a little oil on the BBQ plate that will hold them down fire up the BBQ and off you go. I usually bring 2 or 3 so if you want to cook something with a marinade that might leave a sticky residue like my Spicy Honey Soy chicken drum sticks as soon as your finished cooking that you can whip it off the BBQ put down a new one and off you go cooking snags and steak without a problem I even use them at home when I'm doing a roast or something in the oven. They have the advantage of being non-stick. when you get home grab a baking tray or a plastic chopping board put some soapy water in the sink use the tray as a wash board, a quick scrub dry them off roll them up till you need them next time. hell I've even put them in the top of the dishwasher with a tray on top if I'm feeling lazy.

[@d1pstick32]

@@alankohn6709 this man BBQs

[@li22ietopper26]

Bring a cut lemon to the BBQ. It's great for cleaning the plate.

[@alankohn6709]

@@li22ietopper26 My father always favoured beer and scrunched up alfoil but I'll give the lemon juice a try but I think I'll still use the Teflon sheets because there are non-stick and to be on the safe side but I will try the lemon juice.

[@chookinathunderstorm3446]

Also good for smaller, more casual, inexpensive weddings in the more picturesque parks. You can then ' sava da money ' for a professional photographer to produce beautiful wedding photos which are actually a better investment on the day. Great sunlight on water and through flowers and leaves background shots. You might even get a few of the usually curious parrots photo bombing. The seaside parks are perfect for sunrise or sunset ( depending on which coast ) wedding shots....though be ready to be photo bombed by some scruffy seagulls there. Just scatter a parcel of hot chips at a good distance. If you want to go the extra pile on, you can have a catering on wheels service deliver a variety of desserts and cold beverages.

[@osocool1too]

Aussie coffee shops are 99% independently family owned and run, and are not part of a huge franchise chain. Also every city has many free electric bbqs and people actually do clean up after themselves. 👍🤗

[@megancooper859]

I think its also a lot to do with what type of bean we use and where it is grown.

[@peterbreis5407]

@@megancooper859 Water is much more precious in Australia so we don't pour as much in our coffee, like we don't pour as much in our beer either.

[@KaiHenningsen]

And Starbucks couldn't survive in .au.

[@matthewmcintosh4925]

@@KaiHenningsenactually mate, starbucks failed, not couldn't survive, FAILED. We are the coffee snobs of the world.

[@KaiHenningsen]

@@matthewmcintosh4925 And the difference is what, exactly? Because to me, these two descriptions sound exactly the same.

[@Kate-sh6dw]

The reason why Australians do coffee so well is because the Italians bought their coffee culture and taught us well.

[@alleycat8791]

Yes the Italians make great coffee, but so do the Greeks, Turks and Lebanese

[@louisestevenson5102]

Yes yhey did our multi cultural society is great

[@vk3crg]

“Traffic circles” are called a “roundabout” in Australia.

[@TheCommodity]

same here

[@mikldude9376]

@@TheCommodity And just for some trivia , remember vaguely some years in Victoria/Australia reading somewhere the road traffic authorities wanted 80% of intersections to be roundabouts , i dont know if they achieved that figure , but we do have a lot of them . Looking at the road systems and accidents around the world via the tube , i think we have a pretty decent road system .

[@lilmissteddy]

FYI traffic circles ARE NOT roundabouts... Australia has roundabouts. Traffic circles expect people in the middle to stop for merging traffic, roundabouts merging traffic waits for those in the middle

[@StonedDragons]

The one thing, as an Australian that actively drives me nuts in the USA, being that I have a daughter there and travel there allot, is that tax is not included in the listed price there. Here all prices are tax inclusive.

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

I know right! I mean, why wouldn't you?

[@chriskelly9476]

That drove me nuts as well! Especially doing a grocery shop with lots of items. I was so relieved when I left the US for Canada only to discover they did the same thing there! 🤣😂

[@dmr8914]

A BILLION LIKES FOR YOU SIR. The nth american "include tax at checkout'" is SOOO Annoying!!

[@Teagirl009]

Tristan is from Texas! Really enjoyed his videos while he was travelling through Australia. It's unfortunate that it was during covid so he didn't get to experience it fully open.

[@jurgentreue1200]

Australia has a rich café culture thanks to Italian and Greek immigrants. Aussies prefer drinking their coffee at the smaller family owned cafés rather than the big international café chains. This is why Starbucks was a dismal failure in Australia.

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

The truth

[@MatthewHarrold]

Also why Spag Bog and Souvlakis are so popular.

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

@@MatthewHarrold Because souvlakis after a night out are fkn gold! They are never as amazing when just hungry and sober And there is no giant souvlakis chain yet... When the Americans get this, expect the new Souvlakis Bell to lower all of our standards😞

[@peaceful3250]

Starbucks coffee is gross. Another reason it failed in Oz.

[@suzanneyoung6273]

@@peaceful3250 I’m an Aussie and I love Star Bucks coffee.

[@matthewcharles5867]

Star bucks failed here in Australia cause there coffee was so shit, most small shops here make great ☕

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

An American friend visited Australia and my mother made her a coffee. She took a sip and said, "Mmmm, wow! Great coffee! I love it! So rich and full of flavour! Do you roast and grind your own beans?" My mother showed her the coffee. It was a jar of Moccona. 😂 If she's raving about our freeze-dried coffee, just goes to show that the coffee in the US is shit. The next day, my mother took her to a real Australian coffee shop. It blew her mind. She's from Ohio and now hates the American coffee.

[@ceevio_art]

Tristan's travel vlogs - while he was in OZ last year - were pretty good. Admittedly, they are just one American's perspective while travelling on a budget up/down the East Coast, but still they were way more realistic, more entertaining and more informative than any of those flashy "drone postcard" scenery montages (IMO) that tell you nothing. His "list" videos (like this one) about Australia are some of the best (i.e. the most accurate) on YT. They are made from his own on-the-ground experiences - compared to most of the "top 10" videos made about Australia that are often full of outdated or just plain wrong info - usually made by people that have never stepped foot in the place.

[@victoriabitters1691]

I'm in the residential building sector and it's was some bylaw or something passed a few years ago that housing estates must have certain amount of parks/ public open areas for a certain amount of houses per area and some of the newer developments have some insanely cool playgrounds.

[@beh1972]

I remember many years ago (like 20 plus) the first electric BBQs in parks did have a small charge, like 20c to $1 coin. But councils found it was more cost effective to give free power than keep repairing broken into coin boxes, where several hundred dollars damage would be done to steal five bucks in change.

[@obnoxiousbluebird6634]

In Australia everything to do with your car is done in the same place. I live in NSW and here is called Services NSW and you go to one place for all, from sitting the test for your learners, sitting your test for your license, getting/renewing licenses and rego...for boats and trailers too. So easy!

[@partymanau]

Anything to do with vehicle sin Oz is a Govt cash cow. Fines, charges, licences, permits all overpriced and a huge revenue stream to the state.

[@obnoxiousbluebird6634]

@@partymanau yes definitely....but you can't deny that the government has streamlined it and made it so much more convenient for us everyday citizens to hand over everything we own, including our pride, as we meekly hand over fines and payments for payments that were paid for and then fined for not paying until 2.4 seconds past the deadline, and the fee for then paying the payment which is larger than the payment itself (for example lol) and our very souls are pretty much the only thing they can't take, but if they did there'd be no long wait, the forms are *very* *very* thorough, so you feel you're filling out a dating profile rather than selling your soul for a rego application to tow a trailer load of rubbish to the tip on the weekend.... And you can't put a price on that!!

[@Merrid67play]

I'm afraid those "lagoons" are really only in Queensland, and mostly because you can't swim in the sea for half the year due to the marine stingers 🤣 But you'll find nearly every town has an Olympic swimming pool, even very small rural towns, a legacy from the 1956 Olympics held in Melbourne.

[@Teagirl009]

Yes the lagoons are mostly FNQ and one in Brisbane city. Haven't seen them anywhere else. But many of the beaches around Sydney for example, have ocean pools where kids can safely swim.

[@micko11154]

@@Teagirl009 There are a few in NSW. One about 5k from my place at The Entrance, Central Coast.

[@DollyDimples87]

we have one at Terrigal NSW

[@alandoherty1332]

Theres a few in the TOp End like Darwin

[@grandy2875]

@@micko11154 are you talking about Tuggerah Lakes, near the bridge and the channel, down near where the pelican feeding is?... didn't know that was referred to as a lagoon, thought it was just the tidal entrance channel to the lake from the ocean... the channel opening that constantly silts up because some d/h councillor back in the 60's(?) decided it would be a good idea to close off the other natural tidal openings along the ocean side of the lake, and build a solid road (Wilfred Barrett Drive) to stop the road from being cut off in some sections during the king tides...

[@aussie_granny]

I haven't been into a Motor Registration branch for years, we can do almost everything online.

[@ryankincade]

I’ve been to America six times and have never had a nice coffee. Australia certainly knows how to do coffee.

[@Mel-jh3sz]

Okay so I just went to watch his other video: 10 things Australia could learn from America, and he mentions in that video that he's from Texas, and as an Aussie I agree with him 100% we can all learn from each other.

[@ironside210]

In 1980, during a severe drought, Caroma (AUS manufacturer) developed the first widely-accepted dual-flush toilet. This gives you the option of using much less water if you do not need it. The current version uses 3 or 6 litres, WAY less than the standard design in USA. Now they are literally everywhere. You can only buy dual-flush toilets for new builds and replacements. The effect of adopting these in AUS is that our sometimes meager public water supply is preserved. Good idea for CA, NM, AR?? We also have no-water urinals in public places like cinemas, malls, airports and commercial buildings. They use enzymes instead of a flush to keep the urinal clean. Another water-saving device. Where water is precious, you need them all.

[@cassandramcfadyen1988]

LOL Sushi - "it's so expensive though..." I was thinking, "wow thats pretty cheep!" 😂

[@andypandy4349]

Aussie prices are usually higher due to our wages being higher. Sushi trains that I've been to are between $2.50 - $4.00 a plate. The plate colour determains price. You eat stacking your empty plates then they add the value up and you pay.

[@cassandramcfadyen1988]

@@andypandy4349 And just as 'snacks on the go' go. $280 is pretty good :)

[@sunisbest1234]

Our local supermarket has a sushi bar. Freshly made on site. So easy when you don't know what to make for dinner. A healthy alternative. And sooo good!

[@tarshnottrash1483]

Watched a lot of Tristan’s videos, he spent a few years here and really seemed to grasp Australian culture quite well. He went back to the US during the pandemic. There are some videos from Isaac Butterfield reacting to Tristan’s videos that are funny mainly because in the end Isaac actually tends to agree with half Tristan’s points. As pointed out I believe he is from Texas. Will & Chris honestly don’t care - both wrong but mistakes are made but hasn’t it been great publicity for all involved- yes I’m cynical

[@lisaas4477]

Your take on Will and Chris is mine. Both are plonkers but there is no excusing violence. It has been great free publicity though

[@godamid4889]

Using violence to settle any issue is frowned upon in Australia. We are trying to combat our own problems with domestic violence and youth violence - we don't need to worry about threatened men trying to punch their way to a bigger....sense of self esteem. Chris Rock, because he didn't have to use his fists.

[@TheCommodity]

Respect that answer!

[@partymanau]

Lol, in the old days it was common to see a punch up in the company car park.

[@matthewcullen1298]

@@partymanau yes and it wasn't often five on one kicking him in the face while his unconscious on the ground or stabbing someone because he was offended. It was often two blokes having a toe to toe. Often putting it behind them after it was over. Seen a few on building sites in 33 years in the building industry

[@akachovich]

I am Australian and work 20h a week and make over the average wage. I also have 13 weeks a year holidays. I have a great life. Always remind myself how lucky I am.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

sssshhhhh!

[@akachovich]

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 lol

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@akachovich 😜

[@howellsmithbrad]

Guys... our coffee in Australia is the best 😍😍😍

[@TheLyds01]

Team Chris Rock, because there is zero tolerance to violence

[@ellav7812]

Agreed

[@mikldude9376]

Fair to say , but Chris rock has to accept some of the responsibility , because he picked one woman out of the audience on global TV coverage and put shit on her appearance , if you did that out in the street against some ones wife , you would be naïve not to expect a smack in the mouth from her partner . Chris needs to take a serious look at his material and how he uses it .

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

@@mikldude9376 how did he "put shit on her" he compared her to Gi Jane who is a strong,fierce,independent woman. (All attributes she has said she admires & possesses BTW) I'd have been flattered personally. And I don't want to b accused of victim blaming because I don't see her as a victim but if her self-esteem is so low she can't handle comments (which weren't even derogatory) about her shaved head then maybe she should have covered it until she was in a better head space.

[@peaceful3250]

The joke was funny and not at all malicious. Will is a hypocrite. He was laughing until he saw his narcissistic, humorless wife pouting. His verbal vomit about defending her is total garbage.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Number 1 how to not shoot kids in school. Number 2 how to not shoot kids at concerts.

[@karenstrong8887]

He is from Texas. Those turning circles I think he called them are called roundabouts. They do keep traffic moving and cause less accidents. It was really funny the first time my husband got onto one years ago. We went around at least 6 times before he knew how to get off at our exit. That was in Victoria who seemed to start them first. Look up hook turns in Melbourne if you want to freak yourself out. They are only in Melbourne. We have a skate park across the road and about 100 metre’s up the road near the surf club. The Council is about to rebuild it bigger and better. We also have picnic tables and benches inside a roofed space and free electric grills. They are all over Australia, we have to be able to BBQ everywhere. On Australia Day there is a free breakfast cooked in every park for anyone who wants it.

[@majorlaff8682]

My Ozzie friends: Chris (Chinese), Peter (East German), Cofi (Ghanan), May (Malaysian), Liam (Irish), Deb (English), Rico (South African), David (South African), William (American), Doug (English), Dino (Italian), Esther (Dutch), Florence (French), Yuri (Japanese), Lene (New Zealand), Teejay (Cook Islands), Sue-Ann (PNG), Connie (Scottish), Brett (South African), Mike (Welsh Wales), Ronwyn (West German), Hank (Dutch), Claude (French), John (dec'd, but still a very precious friend, English), Cath (Canadian) ... the list goes on.

[@rosiec1974]

licenses and car rego is done at what you would call the DMV here, in South Australia its called Service SA

[@jodav4631]

In Victoria it’s Vicroads

[@whisperslmao798]

Last week when i was in ServiceSA it took a whole of 2 minutes. The quickest ever 😁 they had a new system in place.

[@thevannmann]

DoT in WA.

[@unsub0007]

Your public grills are only charcoal because USA power standard is 110v so it wouldn't get hot enough to grill on or take all day to cook something. It's why electric kettles aren't very widespread in the USA. Australia uses 240v so it heats up water and grill plates a lot quicker so there are usually at least 2 electric grills in every decent sized park.

[@trevorcook3129]

That’s Australia and NZ only. Was invented for expats to be able to travel back to England as it took weeks on ships.

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

Good point

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

According to that logic then you can't have toast in the US either. You don't really understand electricity very well do you?

[@andypandy4349]

Sheerluck Holmes it takes way less heat to cook toast than to boil water quickly. If I cooked my toast for as long as my kettle took to heat the water to 100°c it would be charcoal not toast. I can cook toast under my grill but can't boil water under it. Also 240 volt comes out of the power points but the power output between kettles and toasters is different. Maybe it's you who doesn't understand electricity.

[@unsub0007]

@@sheerluckholmes5468 Ah no it's actually you who doesn't understand electricity, thermal dynamics, mass or basic physics.

[@magpiegirl3783]

This guy was a little enthusiastic about the "lagoons". Maybe in Queensland, but I can tell you there aren't any in Victoria or Tassie and nor does every playground have elaborate play equipment. Still - nice that he noticed these things. He was right about the BBQs though - just about every larger public park has a barbie and there wouldn't be an Aussie who hasn't had a family or work get-together around one of them to roast some snags (no shrimps). Melbourne is renowned for its coffee cafes. But coffee is one of those things that is 'adapted' to the culture so lots of differences around the world.

[@barnowl5774]

There are in a lot of Victorian towns.

[@omaopa6923]

I’d be interested to know if America has long service leave, 10 years working for the same company 3 months full pay time off or 6 months off half pay

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

LSL was initially introduced in Australia in the 1860's to allow public servants to sail home to England and be able to return back to their job afterwards. It became enshrined in legislation for all employees between 1950 and 1975. We can probably thank unions for that. And employers can too considering the cost benefit of retaining workers who may up and leave for greener pastures Some public servants in India were offered this before as well but it is unlikely to be widespread there It is nice to be rewarded for continuous service to an employer!

[@partymanau]

Long service was brought in to Australia during a boom time when people would jump job to job following better salary. It was common for someone to go to lunch and start working for someone up the road paying better money. Long service was brought in to encourage people to stay in their jobs with one employer.. Oh how times have changed.

[@davidhuett3579]

You must be kidding ... right!! 😂😂😂

[@chriskelly9476]

They don't even have mandatory paid sick or annual leave. It's at the employer's discretion.

[@krpurple2678]

The guy in the video (Tristan) has heaps of good videos from his time in Australia

[@dutchroll]

Tristan was from Austin and spent a fair bit of time on a working holiday here. He really warmed to the country and culture, and posted a lot of "differences" videos. He also got quite familiar with aussie slang. Aussie dunnies have a "full flush" and a "half flush" button, mandated nationally by regulations to conserve water. "DMV" goes by different names here depending on the State, but all your vehicle stuff gets done there. Licence, rego, driving test, everything.

[@thevannmann]

Australia had the world's first practical implementation of the dual flush toilet system actually which is a fun fact. Here in Perth, DMVs are called DoTs (Department of Transport service centres).

[@firecrakka]

The biggest difference is American Coffee is more often than not Drip coffee..... Australia is Espresso... hence the "more care put in to it."

[@partymanau]

h emain difference between USA coffee and Oz coffee is , Oz coffee is drinkable,].

[@Reneesillycar74]

Another Tristan follower here 👋🏼 He’s very interesting to watch. He doesn’t always get it right but he’s mostly spot on with his information. Great video guys! ✌🏼

[@kimg9676]

We don’t even have to go to a shop front to register the car. It all online. And sushi trains are the best. Most are about $4 a plate.

[@susanab7]

Tristan's videos on Australia were pretty good, it seems that he's gone home and isn't posting on KZbin anymore. He is pretty nice, always responded to comments. As someone else mentioned check out Isaac Butterfield's roast of Tristan - he was thrilled to get roasted 😆

[@DavesIneosGrenadier]

American coffee is typically drip filter, Australian coffee at a coffee shop or cafe always starts with an espresso shot.

[@adriaandeleeuw8339]

Australias coffee culture stems from the Turks Italians and Greeks arriving in the 1950s and 60s as Migrants. Espresso started seriously in places like Carlton Victoria, and spread rapidly, Almost Every shopping centre has a place where you can espresso coffee my small local shops have a Chinese takeaway that does espresso plus the local bakery as well and both make an acceptable brew, and no Starbucks in fact there is but one franchise coffee shop in My city of Darwin the State Capital of the NT. and they dont do to well with two stores only, I believe. Starbucks failed dismally with crap coffee and crap service!

[@imgod84]

Sushi train is awesome. The plates are colour coded. Each plate is a different cost. Black is usually most expensive

[@aussieragdoll4840]

In NSW the place where you go for your drivers licence, also does births, death and marriage certificates and a range of other State government services. In one office. The breathaliser buses are known as Booze Buses and the testing is called RBT. Also, what he didn't mention is our blood alcohol level for driving is 0.05, whereas the US is 0.08. So we are stricter on it. So when you come... Remember... our booze is stronger, and the legal driving limit is lower... so take it easy with the booze.

[@partymanau]

Dept of Hatchings, Matchings and Dispatchings.

[@chaosgremlin1849]

6:20 the coffee thing is literally you go to someone’s house and the coffee you get from them is as good as a cafe. Also, the coffee in work places is better. It’s not as good but it’s still pretty good. I’ve known places that will go to cafes for their volunteers and get really high quality stuff. Edit: THE SUSHI CONVEYOR PLACES (god it feels weird to call it that, it’s a sushi train god damn it) HERE ARE LIKE 5 USD MAX!

[@maitlandbezzina2842]

Regarding Australia's coffee culture, I lived in Europe for a year recently and even in France, Cafe owners would talk about how great the coffees were in Australia. Australia has arguably some of the best coffee in the world, and from first hand experience, coffees in Spain, Germany, and Netherlands weren't even close to Australian coffee.

[@OldFellaDave]

Our DMV's - aka Dept of Transport here in Queensland, are still soulless hellholes ... we just get to sit down with our tickets until called and they have aircon. They do all of our vehicle licensing plus vehicle registrations. On the bright side, I've never had to wait more than and about 25 minutes for the 5 minutes they actually need to sort my issues out before. Now we can now do our car and licence renewals online and only have to go in for a new photo for our licences every 10 years so that makes it better - cause we rarely have to go into them now! Also - our coffee is mainly Italian style espresso now. A lot of people still drink shit instant coffee and home or at work but plenty of us have fancy machines, moka pots etc now as well. I lashed out and got a fancy Delonghi all in one for my Flat Whites at home ;) We also do party harder - the legal drinking age is 18 ;)

[@Nitemage1]

The electric bbq’s are stainless steel and gas powered . Most cost a dollar and will burn for 45 minutes but some places it’s free depending on the local town council.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

Hello... Bushfire is a big danger here. Electric bbqs are safer and can be used even at the height of the bushfire season. Charcoal is banned if there is a Fire Ban period, and gas ones can only be used within a certain distance of a private home and an available source of running water (hose). So in public parks, electric is the way to go... and they are free to use. You are expected to clean up after yourself for the next user.

[@TheLyds01]

The public BBQ is gas. You press a button to ignite and it lasts for a good 20-30 mins. If it goes out (light indicator), you just press it again. Free.

[@myopinion69420]

not all are gas, most of them in my area are electric. they work exactly the same way though.

[@whisperslmao798]

We have a mix of bbq's in SA, some gas some electric.

[@partymanau]

Some are electric. good fun to just go to the park and cook up a snag or steak and have a beer.

[@Mercadian]

Just watched this video as it came up in the KZbin feeds. I watched Tristan's videos back when he was active and I'm fairly certain he said he's from Cedar Park in Texas.

[@kingofthejungle3833]

Our "DMV" has a different name is each state, NSW changes theirs every 5-10 years, it's currently called Roads & Maritime Service (RMS) you can also register your boat, renew your boat licence, renew your gun licence, and in rural NSW those outlets also service as the general go to for most State government branches, eg Births Deaths Marriages etc, Victoria is called Vicroads, In Queensland,, Tasmania and WA is called Dept. of Transport or something similar. I don't know what SA calls theirs.

[@trishgrigg8315]

The grill BBQ is like a huge teppanyaki cook top traffic circles are round-abouts

[@aakkkbbb]

I took my kids to a sushi train (Australia) 2 weeks ago. Everything you choose is capped at $3.90 per plate. My kids and I ate until we were full with drinks and the total cost was $40. They're an amazing fun place to take the kids.

[@davidlu7245]

Damn you don’t eat a lot then I’ve done 100$aud with my sister easily hahaha

[@aakkkbbb]

@@davidlu7245 There were people around us with tens of plates stacked up, I don't know how people can scoff that much lol there's only so much raw seafood I can consume in one sitting 😆

[@bonza6451]

as I understand it, US coffee market use filtered coffee. Australian coffee is espresso based(same as Italy). expresso coffee generally is stronger without burning it, which improves the taste when mixed with milk. because of this, coffee options vary quiet a lot for plain milk based coffee, but not a star bucks style that is laced full of sugar. Australians aren't too keen on large sized coffee either. often because the barrister could stuff up the coffee strength trying to make it like a standard size. there are a few coffee chains in aus, but only succeeded because they changed their coffee to compete with the locals, and slowly introduced it. unlike Starbucks who initially went ballistic with hundreds of stores only to close most of them 10 years later interesting fact, after Italy, Australia is the biggest purchaser of barrister style expresso machines

[@someoldytaccount]

Yeah, there hasn't been a Starbucks in like 5/8 of the jurisdictions here since 2007.

[@JudeAussie]

Chris Rock! Will Smith could have dealt with it off stage and without the violence.

[@partymanau]

Well, off stage with violence would have been ok. the whole thing was staged anyway.

[@geraldselvey7687]

American college kids like to party but outgrow it by the time they start working. In Australia even senior citizens party like there is no tomorrow (which for some of them is true)

[@andypandy4349]

and Aussie uni students party hard. they just don't do it in frat houses.

[@Neveragainnnn]

Best thing Americans could change about their country is introducing COMPULSORY VOTING 🗳 for elections. It will make a difference.

[@N17C1]

A friend of mine is Italian originally and now lives in the US. When she visited Australia for work she said that the coffee was better than Italy. And she could get steak tartar here which she apparently couldn't get easily in the US.

[@barnowl5774]

There are lots of parks, lakes, ponds in the cities AND the country towns. In the towns parks often have playgrounds, skate parks, bike trails, swimming pools, barbeques, vegetation and water features. The country town councils generally like to keep the families happy and occupied.

[@andrew6414]

US coffee is not very good. It can vary from place to place and sometimes it's OK, I never found one that was excellent. I just returned to Australia after six years in USA, I got a coffee at a Melbourne cafe and it was like tasting it again for the first time. A high quality coffee in the US would be the standard baseline in Australia, they don't compare.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Their good coffee is the equivalent to International Roast. How would anyone expect good coffee to come from coffee dust with water dripping through it into a pot on a hot plate?

[@colmastro4373]

"Electric grills" are gas BBQs, they're in 90% of public parks/play grounds no matter how small the park is i have a small park/reserve accross the road from my house that has 4 bbq/gazebo/picnic areas. Victoria has the by far the most and best and all other states modelling is based on Victoria. Also the coffee thing, in Melbourne especially, every single coffee shop is "high end" that's the difference, even the pop up ones are top shelf.

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

I went to a really remote waterfall and climbed a mountain on the weekend and there was a BBQ at both places haha.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

Miles There is NEVER a justification for getting up during a show and slapping the man on stage. Anyone else would have been dragged off and thrown out of there as he should have been. The joke was a mild joke and not only that, he was then allowed to accept an award afterwards. This sets a new president. People cant joke about others anymore, because people will think this is ok. And the fact that celebs who stood up to Will got cancelled, just shows how toxic Hollywood is and how toxic Americans are to think that it is all a joke, it is something to be laughed at, joked about, and that it is funny and not an assault. I am appauled that you would think that way and take Will’s side. 😫

[@andypandy4349]

They didn't take Harvey Weinsteins, Roman Polanskis or Woody Allen's for sexual misconduct so as why would they'd take Wills. The Academy even gave Polanski and Allen oscars at later award ceremonies. Will's slap was nothing compared to John Wayne having to be restrained from trying to confront female actor and activist Sacheen LittleFeather while she was accepting an award for Brando. At least Will went after a man.

[@Jeni10]

The breathaliser bus is called the Booze Bus by Aussies.

[@jonlowing7907]

There's a sushi restaurant chain here in Brisbane (not sure about elsewhere but probably), called 'Sushi Station' which looks identical to the one in Tristan's photo. The plates/bowls are colour-coded to indicate the price of the serving. If you're a glutton like me, sushi is not cheap here also; those plates soon start piling up!!

[@sylvivincello1556]

Do you mean sushi train? They have been going up in prices lately. Theres a new franchise called sushi hub, which does more variety and is a bit cheaper than sushi train.

[@juliewillard6932]

Man mad beach I think he is referring to, the main one he shows us in Cairns, it’s because the actual beach has crocs and stingers so you can’t swim there really. I think he is only referring to Queensland, possible the NT has one too.

[@lilmissteddy]

FYI traffic circles ARE NOT roundabouts... Australia has roundabouts. Traffic circles expect people in the middle to stop for merging traffic, roundabouts merging traffic waits for those in the middle

[@MrJames_1]

The ‘DMV’ offices in my state of New South Wales (nsw) merged with Service NSW shopfronts where are you can transact all kinds of state business like licenses for all sorts of things and also state government programs. I’ve spoken to the staff several times when going there and they all seem to love the new way of doing things, gives them some variety, more than just motor vehicles, and they are generally pretty happy. A couple of times the greeter at the door has managed my inquiry right there and I’ve never had to wait and I just turn around and walk out again. Waiting is in comfortable soft chairs and it is generally pretty quick. Another thing we do, I don’t know about the US, is when I renewed my license because I had not had any fines on it I was given it for half price as a reward.

[@kellyg1447]

I’m pretty sure Tristan is from Austin,Texas. I’ve been following him for a couple of years.

[@ceevio_art]

Takeaway sushi is usually pretty cheap. For food on the go - compared to Maccas or KFC, its way better value. For around $10 you can get 3 or 4 really good sized (5-6 inch) rolls. Filling, fresh & healthy.

[@someoldytaccount]

I bet your "really good sized (5-6 inch)" comment really just made someone's day hahaha.

[@FillH2os]

Team Chris! Assault in the work place or work function… Instant dismissal!!

[@rayhassen2081]

update on the 'dmv' aust most of the transactions licence renewal, rego ect can be done online at your home just give your visa card no and its al done

[@ma77mc]

Chris Rock 100%

[@MatthewHarrold]

Tristan (the dude speaking) did a whole bunch of really spot-on videos while he was in Australia. $0.02

[@kingofthejungle3833]

Number 3 in Australia they're called Round-A-Bouts. And the rules are really simple give way to your right or whoever is already in the round-a-bout (including those on your left). If someone on your left gets to the round-a-bout before you, they win, if you arrive together, you win.

[@joannemurdock7899]

Guys an electric grill! I think he is referring to a bar b q! That r huge and in most parks and They r free to turn on and fry some steak sasuages onions!

[@robchristie6845]

Greetings from the Gold Coast, Straya. With regard to your query as to the sound quality, Phezz, I am happy to say that it was really mickey mouse (=grouse = excellent) in the above video. However, it might be more the case that my trouble-and-strife bought me some earphones that, as an old horse-and-cart (=fart), I am totally unfamiliar with. At only 68, she is a much younger person than I and much more tech savvy: she simply belted them into my Port Melbourne piers and pressed play. I, on the other hand, am a techno-cretin and still haven't got my mutton head around the electric typewriter. My missus' motive for the earphones wasn't all noble - she was crook on me playing your videos out loud to the extent that she couldn't hear Judge Judy. So that's the way the tess tickles and I'll have to assign the sound improvement half to your fiddling and half to the earphones, which are still jammed in my lug 'oles. Be well fellas.

[@terryjackson8773]

You SHOULD try the coffee. There is a huge cafe culture here in most of our major cities. And yep... our beer is better too :)

[@luke9305]

Sushi trains are common here in Australia and I as a trucker can sit down and it’s about $3.50 per plate . It’s good almost all of the time.

[@myopinion69420]

in Tasmania the 'DMV' is called 'Service Tasmania', its not just for car stuff, everything from paying your rates (basically house tax) to getting a gun license and for the ones in smaller areas, you only wait about 10 minutes if you have to wait at all.

[@thevannmann]

In WA we call it the DoT (Department of Transport) centre.

[@myopinion69420]

@@thevannmann cool to know, is it just rego type stuff or are other government services included?

[@Robrulz666icloud]

Quick pause haha the splash back holy shit I’m still laughing 🤣🤣🤣

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

It's not that Australians party more, we just don't work ourselves to death first... :)

[@FillH2os]

Tristan did a whole series of Australian content. Pre Covid. It had to finish because of Covid. He didn’t do a bad job at all!

[@lynandrews7075]

Two rolls are definitely enough for lunch. $2.20 (tuna) $2.50 (chicken) $2.80 (seafood) I’ve never seen anything over $3 in Qld. The sushi train sit down stores have different plates starting from $3 going to max $6. Then you can order other hot meals/bowls/noodles etc for $8-12. Most aussie kids often ask parent for sushi while out at the shopping centres like they would ask for takeaway food. I’d rather eat/pay for sushi around $5-8 (and have my own water) than spend $13 on a maccas meal.

[@adammidson3135]

Team Chris Rock.

[@paspax]

Actually, four weeks of annual leave/vacation time. Paid at 38 hours per week (because we have a 38 hour work week) for wage earners or at full salary for salaried employees. Additionally, a 17.5% 'leave loading' is added to those payments.. Originally it was introduced to compensate wage earners for missing out on the overtime money they would have earned had they not been on holiday. Later salaried employees somehow got it too.

[@jessann5581]

My father in law calls Friday “fucked up friday” start of the weekend and time to get maggotted. 🤷‍♀️ DMV we call a rego office.

[@andypandy4349]

we call it the Transport Department in QLD as it deals with all things to do with transport.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Sushi train plates in Australia are between $3.20 & $7.70 with most being around $4.50

[@BrianHanson-bt8hm]

Phezz, I also don't drink coffee but, you need to try an Aussie created drink. It's called Milo. You can use it many ways but just add hot water is best for me.

[@David-mm7ju]

Team Chris

[@markissboi3583]

Don't forget about the weekly crackhead fairy chasing competion in parks 10 pm to 3am :) xd keeping us awake all hours of the night yelling .

[@chookinathunderstorm3446]

The parties here are usually drinks and eats and music that doesn't drown out conversation, and maybe some pool time. The younger kidults, newly unshackled from parental restrictions, have raves. I think these are common internationally, but the other parties are normal for weekends, long weekends, public holiday long breaks, and the usual family celebrations with guests.... for normal people desiring to have fun...... and not desiring to..... ' Break Free!"

[@ProudAussieKateFace]

FUN FACT: the word SLANG is its self a slang word. It is slang for SHORT LANGUAGE.

[@kimevers4530]

I'm an Aussie and I think we are coffee snobs as we do have amazing coffee here

[@T.S.T2014]

You say Australia 🇦🇺 funny! Young Christian is American, he travels the world doing culture blogs. This is one of many blogs he did when he traveled through our States. He’s a good kid and is quite fare in his opinions. Electric grills are public BBQ’s where you put coins in to operate. We are one of the biggest consumers of coffee in the world. Round snouts are very popular and make sure you give way to your right. We party way harder than you guys! Our Sushi is way better than a lot of other countries, not from the Mother Sushi country though. Sushi trains are so popular here and really really cheap. Chicken Katsu is the best let alone Bento Boxes 🍱. Our RMS’s are very good, you can do licence,rego,boat licence and rego etc. they do your Medicare stuff as well. Our slang is real and not to be trifled with.

[@grease94819481]

I know what he calls "play scapes" are actually called "PLAY GROUNDS" here in Victoria but unsure about the rest of the country. I would not use a lot of those electric BBQ's as there is often human waste deposited on them during the night, especially if there is a nightclub or public bar nearby

[@JudeAussie]

I’m in NSW and I’ve never heard the term ‘play scape’ It’s playground here, too.

[@TheCommodity]

Also in the US we call them playgrounds!

[@shellshell942]

TBH I never had any issues with your audio 😊

[@larissahorne9991]

In Australia We don't Label People based on their Decent unlike America like African American for example. We're all Just Aussies, no matter where you're from or family background. We're also happy to Adopt people as Honorary Aussies, usually based the way you treat others. The majority of Aussies are Warm, Friendly People who will say "Hello!" or even stop to talk with anyone. If We Hear or See someone being Offensive We'll Speak Up. I remember a few years ago an Openly Racist Politician was running for office. A News Crew turned up at His home and interviewed Him for National TV. Basically They Gave Him Enough Rope And He Hung Himself, He lost that Election.

[@ceevio_art]

Some public park grills are electric but most are gas (propane). Most are actually hotplates (not actual grills). Mostly they are free, and others work like vending machines. Put your money in and it will fire up for the next hour or two.

[@myopinion69420]

I have never seem one where you have to pay, ever.

[@myopinion69420]

@@stephenpereira2368 you must have some very old bbq's around your area then, or it was just your area. have been going to those bbq's for the last 20 years and never seen a coin op one.

[@megancooper859]

The thing about Aussie slang is that we use it constantly, its not something we think oh thats a cool way to say it and then dont remember it later, its just how we talk all the time. I dont see it as slang.

[@yvonneshailer7158]

The thing is starbucks is just run of the mill average we in Australia have a very large Italian and Greek population so our standard of coffee is very high whether from a mom and pop place or a larger cafe` or restruant. Gloria Jeans , Starbucks , MacDonalds just don`t cut it.

[@carolseal4705]

we can also register a car , trailer, Motorbike etc at the post office as long as it has not out of date

[@behinddreaming]

Possibly a comparison of the college party experience in the USA compared to Australia is Schoolies on the Gold Coast Qld. It's where a lot of those finishing high school go to celebrate. As different states finish for the year they travel to the Gold Coast.