Aussie Answers Web’s Most Searched Questions about Australia 🇦🇺

[@SummerIZSunshine]

"If you want to be Australian and consider yourself Australian you are Australian." Me in my head: WE ARE ONE BUT WE ARE MANY AND FROM ALL THE LANDS ON EARTH WE COME. WE SHARE A DREAM AND SING WITH ONE VOICE. I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE AUSTRALIAN. Sorry couldn't help myself. :)

[@ushijimawakatoshi3166]

SummerIZSunshine tell me why i sang the last line of this to the tune of the A.N.T. Farm theme song

[@gardenoffaith_6983]

SummerIZSunshine ARGHH THROWBACK TO THOSE ASSEMBLIES🥺🤣🤣🤣

[@AtlasRandGaming]

All it takes is to have grandparents be sent to a penal colony :)

[@ManKidRides]

@@AtlasRandGaming Which penal colony? There were many, America among them ;)

[@shenaeeliza]

yessss. and when i saw the words of the song from your comment i sang it in my head instead of reading it haha

[@sauldibari6598]

The soil in the Australian outback is red because of the high iron content

[@ChriaraCass]

Saul Di Bari ty I came here to see this

[@jurgentreue1200]

This is correct.

[@KatsuNoJutsu]

SOGMELON ! Which has oxidised.

[@sauldibari6598]

Katsu NoJutsu correct

[@thehoodlen]

Saul Di Bari similar to Mars?

[@PeterAtkinson]

Australia’s netflix used to have a very limited library on Netflix when it was first introduced compared to America for example. Nowadays they have a huge selection on Netflix.

[@Poke-ladd]

But it still lacks some quality content

[@emmanravalo]

I live in Australia and It is because of video streaming competition such as Stan in Australia they have the rights for the contents so It won't be available on Netflix like in the the US.

[@elin1867]

I live in Australia and yes! It’s true not much choices in Netflix. I wanna complaining

[@chewie736]

Foxtel also holds a massive amount of rights of shows

[@용용해피-i1g]

But no modern family yet:(

[@Nelly-jh7rm]

Australian is certainly more about who you are on the inside, than how you look on the outside.

[@rosekay5031]

I knew I was home in Australia coming back from the USA when I spoke to an Asian looking guy with a broader Aussie accent than me.

[@Nelly-jh7rm]

I actually think it's so cool when someone Asian/Indian/Middle Eastern etc busts out a strong Aussie accent. Like in a good surprise kinda way. Because you know they were raised the same 🤗 Or even if their parents didn't, they've adopted our culture as their own.

[@mlwrt_s]

Wow! what you talked about is really wonderful. How wise you are!

[@vaidmahajan2781]

He answered all the questions in the best way he can undoubtedly....

[@natv1987]

If this was an exam I would maybe give a tick for the hat answer and the animals/wildlife answer. A little bit of research (you already started googling it, you may as well get the correct answer) could have been much better if you're trying to promote your channel that is "mainly for people that want to learn about the Australian culture..."

[@KimchiYeo]

Very politically correct but some based on feelings and not facts at all like the you can be whatever etnicity you wish to be BS.

[@sunbae-nim]

@@KimchiYeo Being an Australian isn't an ethnicity tho, which answers are 'politically correct'?

[@starsdoyoulikethem]

When I went to Germany, a shop owner asked my family where we were from. We responded with “Australia,” to which she said “oh, you don’t look Australian at all!” This is because we are Chinese-Australian... but we are all Australian citizens. I feel as though many foreigners perceive Australians as white people wearing singlets who say “g’day mate” to others 24/7.

[@scottlang7271]

Taylor, I think that's because our media and our tourism industry is such a long way behind in terms of how it reflects us. I hope they use this virus lockdown as a chance to change the way they think about this type of issue.

[@tinajfahey]

Probably picturing Crocodile Dundee or Steve Irwin

[@DailyDoseofSpace.]

Unfortunately, many people stereotype Aussies as drunk bogans that have a Steve Irwin accent

[@martynnotman3467]

Wearing thong sandals, with badly bleached permed hair and shiny teeth... 😂

[@Green-ys3wo]

That's because really most people confuse race with notions of nationality- as it applies in some cases. White people from Germany are Germanic people- they are actually German so it would be normal for them to think that way. Same with Chinese. Country is like 97% one ethnic group. German people They actually aren't the same ' kettle of fish' as Anglo Saxons - the white people that consider themselves as their ethnic background in England.People can be a citizen of the U.K, be British, but they are actually anglo-saxon or simply English ethnicity. That's why People who are Celtic (Irish) don't call themselves Anglo Saxon. No one is really Australian ethnically except for Australian aboriginals. That's why it's kind very uneducated to say all white people are the same because actually there are several different ethnicities, the same there is with Asians. (Korean, Chinese etc). That's why white people in Scandanavia are generally taller then people found in the British Isles. A correct answer would actually be that for most white Australians with English ancestry should say 'im anglo-saxon'. Anyway...

[@isabellatsaketas]

I’m Australian but watching this just made me realise how confusing our country is sometimes

[@finley.brown777]

Isabella Grace omg I agree. Even our slang can be confusing sometimes lmao

[@gardenoffaith_6983]

Isabella Grace always.

[@jyouyouyou6386]

When I talk to people who have a hard accent I can't understand their slang and some word pronunciation Hahaha

[@I_Play_Game_123]

Hi I'm American how you doing upside down under people

[@isabellatsaketas]

Mr Gamer ah well you get used to it eventually, only takes a couple years for the nausea to stop

[@majikpaige]

"Are Australian's friendly?" Based on his answer and my experience as a Canadian, it sounds like Australian's are just warm Canadians

[@fransmith3255]

Australian and Canadian culture are apparently very similar in nature and outlook. :-)

[@landyncb8751]

I was thinking the same thing!! (As a Canadian myself)

[@derry667dingo]

I’m an Aussie and I lived and worked in Vancouver BC for a while. I also have friends from Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia, as well as friends in many places in the USA, UK and Europe. IMHO out of those groups Australians are most like Canadians, especially West Canadians.

[@VainerCactus0]

Warm, upside down Canadians.

[@adamwarlock1]

Yeah, they're Canadians who already have their own Florida.

[@australianwi-fi]

I think the "are australians asain" question was more about how Australia is occasionally considered to be in South-East Asia so could Australians technically be classified as Asians? That's how I interpreted the question anyway. P.S. green and gold are our national colours because they are the colours of our national plant, the Golden Wattle

[@juminhan6793]

AustralianWi-Fi Yeah. I wouldn't consider Australia as Asian as we are just too difference culturally and geographically.

[@australianwi-fi]

@@juminhan6793 yea neither would I. Also I don't think Australia is actually considered part of SE Asia but there seems to be a lot of people that do

[@helloperson3264]

@@australianwi-fi I think that might be because we are connected economically to countries like China.

[@MatthewLeebeat]

Both what I was thinking 🙂

[@ginnyserrano1473]

@@juminhan6793 llk

[@BootItUpAu]

I was told the Green and Gold colours were representative of the wattle tree

[@shaunmcdonough7844]

Correct

[@dubbid279]

I agree, it is based on wattle trees

[@kimnovak8985]

So close but the golden wattle is the national flower hence the green of the plant and the gold of the flower - green and gold

[@matty101yttam]

Think it just represents the countryside as a whole, compare the grass in winter to the grass in summer. Or even better check out pictures of canola crops in contrast to wheat crops in spring, nothing gets more green and gold than that.

[@uasj2]

That’s it! The wattle is the flora emblem of Australia and is part of the coat of arms.

[@KozzieTV]

안녕하세요 코지티비 월터 입니다! 다들 영상 잘 봐주세요! 호주를 대표해서 열심히 대답했어요 코리안빌리 지지해주세요!! Hi guys! Walter here! Enjoy the video! I did my best to represent Australia! Support Korean Billy!

[@terencemccarthy8615]

Hi Walter...please we don’t say Zee it’s zed..cheers!

[@k.vn.k]

Hey Walter, good job mate 🇦🇺 👍🏻

[@tobitokyo9027]

Hi, you're not as Aussie as you seem to reckon you are.

[@laylabeare7413]

@@tobitokyo9027 wtf dude

[@FionaEm]

New Zealand is two islands! The Kiwis watching this will be freaking out 😅 And PLEASE know that the vast majority of Aussies do NOT wear hats with corks 😅

[@frankie3213]

New Zealand is actually made up of about 600 Islands. I always think of 3 - North, South and Stewart :-)

[@FionaEm]

@@frankie3213 I was talking about the two main islands but I take your point 🙂

[@outremer91]

Crocodile Dundee did so it must be true!

[@aviendha1154]

Hey don't cut us short. Were the mountain tips of an underwater super continent. True story, look it up. It's why we have such different animals, not just island versions of stuff like places like Madagascar.

[@itsthatbeeguy]

@@frankie3213 when you do find New Zealand on a map, Stewart Island is normally left off sadly.

[@scarletgrey3694]

Just a brief history lesson about the Australian accent, it was “created” I guess you could say, by the first children born the colonies. Because the convicts were from all over Britain which already had hundreds of different accents the children would pick up bits and pieces of the different accents and it eventually over time formed into one accent. It also has influence from Aboriginal Australians and Americans. So yeah it was formed by bits and pieces of different British accents and slowly became its own thing.

[@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay]

Scarlet Grey not to mention how Australia is such a young country you can see the pop culture influences predominantly from the u.s trickling into the Australian vernacular and accent and hence why we have one of the ugliest accents in the world

[@jurgentreue1200]

True, Australian English began as a lingua franca first spoken by the children of the first settlers. They needed a common language as first settlers had many dialects from the UK. Many convicts were actually Irish and Scottish and spoke Gaelic.

[@HannyDr00]

​@@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay i dont think australians have one of the ugliest accents in the world, you guys are always considered as one of the sexiest on lists and stuff i've seen lmao

[@Slushiii6804]

@@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay I would say American accent is the worst only because we have like 1000 different accents, which could vary state to state (New York vs Texas) or even city to city (San Francisco vs. Boston). In particular, the "West Coast" Accent (think Kim K or Angelina Jolie accent) is probably the most annoying and ugly. ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕ just realized the beginning of my sentence sounds really ignorant considering the fact that Australians are a bunch of ethnicities thrown together also. I was only thinking of the fact that Americans have a lot more ethnicities thrown together which created more accents (correct me if I'm wrong please)

[@markfulton3633]

It’s only relation to the US. Is purely slang. The accent it’s the furthest thing from the states.

[@HuyLy94]

The Australian outback tends to have red soil mostly because Australia is such an old continent so our soils tend to contain a lot more iron oxides (rust) than normal, this is also why we have some of the world's largest iron ore deposits

[@TheAussief1]

Huy Ly if you wish you may blame the stromatolites for that, releasing (then) poisonous oxygen into the atmosphere.

[@miniveedub]

The soil isn’t all brown dirt colour near the coast. Western Australia tends to have white or pale coloured sandy soil close to much of the coast.

[@oP-qq2ib]

We have it in some places in Africa too and it tends to be more fertile than normal soil

[@00droo00]

American guy: America is surrounded by water so isn’t America an island??? Canada & Mexico have left the chat

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

I think he was referring to both North and South America as a whole rather than the United States.

[@jasonmcbride]

You're getting confused between USA and America

[@grahamliddy9260]

American guy is just being typically insular in his thinking. World news in America is what happens outside of their own state. The rest of the world doesn't exist in the minds of many Americans. Notably I believe Americans on a per capita basis have one of the lowest number of citizens who hold a passport.

[@raveousone]

once known as the new world 2 continents the americas were colonized by europeans (they don't teach this in school anymore?) many countries were formed 1 such country is called the united states of america or if we had not of given up on the idea of manifest destiny america since we would have entire continent by now which was that ideas end goal.

[@speaktruth9989]

Canada & Mexico are in America? Like Jason McBride said ur confusing USA with America

[@alsakinamuhammadun2086]

I'm Indonesian living in Australia, and yes Australians are really nice. Walking in the park and they tend to say hello or as simple as say good morning. It's not rare as well you'll have small talk with them on the tram or train or bus :)

[@seoulforest275]

1:40 There is a UN convention about definition of island and continent. We promised to call Greenland as largest island and Austrailia as smallest continent.

[@billy_on_aire]

Very interesting!

[@ChaosPod]

I knew Greenland is the largest island so anything bigger than Greenland is a continent, but I never knew it was because of a UN convention. Also, in English Australia is a continent and Oceania is a geographic region, but in other languages like Spanish, Oceania is a continent. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpnIaq2KorCJsJo

[@helenlecornu1651]

I grew up being taught Australia is unique in the fact that it is an island and a continent. That was probably before everyone got their knickers in a twist about being so pc.

[@ChaosPod]

@@helenlecornu1651 I remember growing up watching Sesame Street, that they would say Australia is both a continent and a country. I didn't really understand the significance of this at the time since I also thought Africa and South America were countries and the African and South American countries were like states.

[@0zzyninja]

@@helenlecornu1651 Yeah that's how I was taught as well; It's the largest island, smallest continent. As for NZ, I believe some researchers found a new continent a few years ago they dubbed Zealandia.

[@purplesvet]

I enjoy watching these vids, especially when Walter is in them. I'm an Aussie too and he does a decent job explaining us to the rest of the world. If these had been made before I married my American husband, I could have made him watch this stuff and understand that "being pissed" is a good thing 😉 😂 Please do an episode on colloquial slang.

[@eirienevenstar]

As a Brit, I completely understand your meaning 😂

[@ianmontgomery7213]

@@eirienevenstar I spent four years living in China and I often had to explain the differences between the various versions of English to people -even my secretary and my girlfriend. A mate there had a school teaching English and I would help him out to give his students experience at listening to a natural english speaker rather than a teacher for whom it was a second language. I fondly remember my girlfriend telling off a Canadian friend named Ferren and he just stood there dumbfounded and said ' I am pun out at being told off by a diminutive Chinese girl in perfect Australian, spoken with a American accent' . She had learned English from the internet and by helping sailors who visited the city of Zhuhai find their way around (she did that with a couple of friends.

[@JemstoneGames]

In Ireland it means to be angry or heavily drunk and more often than not refers to a drunken rage. Don’t see how either of these are good things, please explain...

[@mariareed5238]

seeing the confusion on my American husbands face with some of the words I come out with cracks me up

[@stevielamb8111]

As an Australian with Tasmanian Indigenous heritage I love how Walter stated we have many different languages. Each different tribe area is a different country with a different language/dialect (how Koreans have different dialects for different areas) We don't refer to ourselves as Aboriginals though, it depends what part of the Australia you are from.....These are some of our names for our areas.. A couple of examples are, Tasmania - Palawa(me) ..NSW & VIC - Koori ...QLD, North West NSW - Murri and many more, its all easily found in a google search. I can't learn my own dialect as all full blood Palawa's are deceased and the language lost (we are trying to recover it from old recordings) We also have 3 flags, please don't forget Torres Straight Island peoples (native Indigenous from the Torres Straights Islands (Also Mer Islanders and Murray Islanders) Walter is a fantastic representation of our country and I feel very proud every time he is on! Subscribing to him now : D This has been a fantastic series, all the guests are so lovely and Billy is a wonderful host... P.S I'm trying to learn Korean language (Hangul) and its really fun!

[@bobjuniel8683]

Stevie Lamb8 I’m a 76 year old Aussie, currently living in Thailand and definitely not a racist. It is my understanding that the word indigenous means borne in the land. That makes me an Indigenous Australian. The term Aboriginal is the English word from the latin ab original meaning the original people, and therefore the original owners of the land. Possession being 9/10ths of the law. The British declared that Australia was Terra Nullius, meaning it is nobody’s land. The British denied the existence of human beings and their ownership of the land. I know that there were criminal actions intended to exterminate the Aboriginal people. This story goes back to the 16th century Catholic Kings defeating the Blackamoors, Muslims from Morocco that had conquered and ruled much of Spain for 300 years. The profits from land and property acquisitions and the sale of blackamoor slaves made the Pope rich. In return the Pope offered absolution for crimes committed when Catholics made heathen blacks civilised christians. Their definition of civilised was christian and usually white, the implication was Black meant, not christian and therefore not civilised human beings.The conquistadors, (the title deliberately not translated as conquerers by historians), set out to conquer America. Native American Nations were destroyed, looted and occupied by the invaders. Blacks from Africa (being defined as not civilised human beings) were kidnapped, transported to America, enslaved, abused and imprisoned for life. In Spain the Inquisition sought dissidents and Jewish heathens, especially widows and single women to confiscate their wealth, and to torture them to force them to become christian. Natives in North and South America Africa and Australia suffered this world conquest masquerading as a religious crusade. Most Australians do not know the truth about the abuse and extermination of so many of the original inhabitants of Australia. Many White Australians continued to hold a “we and them” attitude. Displaced aboriginal people were regarded as “Those bloody abo’s” I can well understand why Aboriginal people would not want to be defined by a foreign word used to categorise and degrade the original inhabitants. My point is that indigenous is not really the best word to use. Aboriginal means the original owners of the land in a single word. It is the correct word. When I use it I mean no disrespect. Aboriginal has been recognised as applying to Australia’s original inhabitants and their descendants. Torres Straight Islanders move freely between Queensland and New Guinea and are included as inhabitants of both countries. By the meaning of the world, they are ab original people. Torres straight Islands are a unique area and politically treated as mutual territory. As a mainland non Aboriginal I need a passport to travel to New Guinea via the Torres Strait, even though I am an indigenous 5th generation Australian, I am not an Aboriginal. We are both Australian born and bred. I respect your right to be acknowledged as a descendent of the original owners. I just wish I could use the term Aboriginal Australian without somebody taking offence.

[@sumosprojects]

You’re a fair dinkum Aussie mate, proud & educated & I must say this channel is brilliant 🍻🇦🇺👍

[@poppy_sikkle1312]

i am aboriginal and my teacher told me why we have the accent, so basically aboriginal peoples had to learn english and because they had an accent and the white peoples kinda just picked it up and it didactic really change from the aboriginal accent, im not sure how accurate this is buttt its just what my aboriginal educational culture program thing told me

[@ahmed38247]

Australians always give good vibes, idk if its the accent but they seem very chill and drama-free if that makes sense

[@stormykelsmsp3722]

thanks - a fellow australian

[@oxChocolattexo]

nice answers! and as someone born and raised in Australia to immigrant parents, I 100% agree that it makes me no less and no more Australian than any other person living here :)

[@mattfreeman2453]

Definitely Australian if your born there or as Walter was brought up here l believe your Australian

[@mollytovxx4181]

You can't help but see and hear the way he talks (not just the accent but... the attitude I guess?) and go "that's an Australian right there, no question".

[@jayiwa]

I guess Walter's accent is from Queensland? That's the stereotypical quintessential Aussie accent to my ears. I find people from NSW and Victoria speak with softer accent. Never heard of Aussie accents from other parts yet. Not that I'm familiar with Australia and the Aussies much anyway.

[@mattfreeman2453]

jayiwa you could be right l feel we all talk the same but it probably all sounds the same to me because it’s just what l’m use to. That’s very interesting that you find out accents different

[@mollytovxx4181]

@@jayiwa I don't think so. The typical Queensland accent is a bit broader sounding. Not everyone in Queensland speaks like that of course, but I'd say he has a more of a General Australian accent.

[@alpacajones]

@@jayiwa Sounds a bit more posh, could be SA too

[@lilabelledonna]

I'm an Australian and I was brought up knowing Australia is the largest island and smallest continent. But, since Australia is classified as a continent then it cannot hold the title of the largest island so Greenland (which is four times smaller than Australia) was dubbed the largest country. Oceania is a region not a continent.

[@bertinanathasha8662]

There are always lot of things to learn about Australia. It is never ending........ HI Chantelle and John. Great to see you guys here.

[@letys2001]

As a Brazilian I’m really confused whenever an Australian team is playing bc I always think it’s Brazil there lol

[@julesmarwell8023]

easy to tell... The winning team wearing green and gold is of course AUSTRALIA

[@miftahulfaris4400]

The fly sound effect is so realistic that I just turn my head around. 😂 3:13

[@juliendiaz]

Finally Walter is getting the spotlight! Hehehe. Love thisss! I can listen to him talk all day. 😅

[@_cup_of_tea]

Is he your bias?

[@senxiv4232]

To answer the question on our animals (I'm an Australian environmental biology student), Australia is one of the most, if not the most biodiverse places in the world. From land to sea, you can find many different forms of flora and fauna due to many things such as our wide range of climates and habitats, owing to how Australia stretches across the equator, namely within the Tropic of Capricorn. The reason Australia has so many unique animals is due to the fact that our country has been isolated for such a long time. Additionally, Australia is considered to potentially be the oldest landmass in the world. This is one of the reasons why central Australia is so very dry, and why most of our volcanoes have long gone extinct. While you may think that Australia now has many diverse plant and animal species, it is nothing compared to how it used to be. Australia used to have many species of megafauna that died out long before British settlement. There were giant kangaroos and platypus, and even a big wombat-like creature called the diprotodon. The sad reality is is that Australia is in a very dire time. We are fast losing countless flora and fauna to extinction at an alarming rate. One of Australia's biggest threats are feral cats which run rampant and kill off many native animals. In our climate, feral cats grow to an alarming size and are able to survive in desert conditions as they can acquire all the liquid they need from the animals they kill. Undeniably, the largest danger is man-made. Habitat loss is only one small part of this massive issue. It is with this above point that I want to end on a message of awareness, because this is not just an Australian issue. This is a world issue. Littering is killing our habitat and animals. Rubbish that is swept in from the sea finds its way onto distant shores, and in many cases within the stomachs of our native birds which are then digested by other animals. Just look at videos of preservation studies for Lord Howe island to see how tragic this issue is. Entire chest cavities of birds have been filled with plastic rubbish that the parent birds feed to their chicks. Changing habitat is killing our animals. Not just from human interference, but also from climate change. Yes, climate change is real and yes, mankind is speeding this process up beyond its natural means! It is not sustainable and although Australia is so biodiverse, we are also so very sensitive. A change in one animal or habitat sets off a chain reaction. The most noticeable worldwide example of this is the Great Barrier Reef. It is dying. It is already so diminished. Do you even have any idea how many ecosystems live there, and how much they rely on each other? We can only do so much to protect the temperature of our waters, but the choices of the rest of the world unfortunately affect us, and in a negative way. We had a very bad series of bushfires late last year and going on into the early this year. This will only become a more common occurrence. Do think about the impacts of our current way of life. It is not sustainable, and we are losing this fight at a truly alarming rate. Companies don't care. They only think of the short-term and what will earn them money. Only masses of people with informed knowledge can make a difference. You think our animals are cute? Then help us keep them alive.

[@TockaVein]

Fun fact: Quokka mother’s throw their young at pray when attacked save themselves

[@readmore8302]

*attacked

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

"prey"

[@kathleenmcelhinney3388]

Wõlfīe Płaÿz02 but but they’re so cute

[@foodiefootprints_]

That is not true though. Someone started this silly online meme that got viral for some reason.

[@mariettewarris7923]

Thank you to the young man from Australia! It was very interesting and answers delivered by a wonderful young man with a great voice.

[@Ashaarah]

I think Walter really hit the nail on the head when he spoke about being an Australian. I sometimes wonder at the sheer multi-cultural mess that is Australia. I grew up in a small town and we did wave at cars passing and we did hang out with the other kids in our street and we did have barbecues with our neighbours. I would like to think that on a large scale that Australians as a whole are FRIENDLY however not everyone and not all the time. There are obviously going to be exceptions. I grew up with the "treat someone like you want to be treated" mentality and I think that that's the best way to describe how Australia is. We try to accept different cultures and different languages and convey that Australia is a fun safe place to visit and live. (Well not at the moment with the virus but you know what I mean). I was talking to a Korean I met recently who has been in Australia for 10 years and he said when he first arrived everyone was very helpful toward him. Taking him to where he needed to go, helping him get his footing but now with everyone glued to their phones it's hard to approach people or even need to. I think that slowly the culture of the friendly Australian is being diminished because we don't need to be friendly with our neighbours or with strangers to find where we need to go or to meet people. This does make me sad. As always, I really enjoyed this episode and as an Australian I found it interesting to hear Walters point of view on Australia's most googled questions. It definitely got me thinking. Thanks for the good content :)

[@inodesnet]

Walter has done an awesome job answering these. I thought I could shed some additional light though. - island? Australia has always been informally called the island continent. But most geographers state this is mutually exclusive. Therefore if Australia is a continent, it's not an island and visa versa. It's considered by most to be the smallest continent. But if it were an island, it would be the largest (roughly 3.6 times larger than Greenland), - Aussie Netflix bad? Every country has varied Netflix content. Australia's are familiar with US and UK content and annoyed in the occasion that a particular title cannot be found domestically. In terms of number of titles, Japan reigns supreme having the highest number of titles available (a lot of foreign content plus Japanese titles unique to Japan). Australia has the 6th highest number of titles globally, however this still puts it behind other English speaking countries such as US, UK, Canada and Ireland. - Soil red? Unique animals? A side note before the explanation. The Australian outback is actually very old. It was the first major landmass to break away from Gondwana in the Jurassic period over 145 million years ago (every other continent other than Antartica was more or less connected by land bridges, even post cretaceous period. This is said to contribute heavily to the unique flora and fauna. However it also contributes to the soil. The surface soil of the outback millions of years old, being older than even the deepest layers of the Grand Canyon. It's relatively unchanged and untouched from ice ages and geological movement. The red comes from iron oxides and is unfortunately not fertile enough for regular crops. - Are Australians Asian? Interesting question. Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries. Australia has one of the highest rates of foreign born (almost double the percentage as the US). Sydney and Melbourne have not only the highest rates of foreign born (Sydney is 44%), but are considered among the most culturally diverse. In the early 90's, the Prime Minister at the time (Paul Keating) suggested that Australia needed to move focus away from its British past and look forwards to Asia for growth. Although Australia is close to Asia and in terms of trade, Australia has considered itself as part of an Asian trading bloc. The change of focus helped the country maintain the longest period of GDP growth of any developed nation (30 years - only just coming to an end due to bushfires and covid-19). The Asian focus has led to languages being taught in schools shifting away from European to Asian languages. After English, 3 of the 4 most spoke languages spoken in Australia are Asian languages. Australian universities have the highest rates for foreign students with almost all of them coming from Asian countries (education is 3rd largest industry). Australia is the number one destination for Chinese emigrants, with Sydney and Melbourne being the two main cities for Chinese millionaires as well. From 2003 to 2017, China invested more money in Australia year on year than any other country (that investment has slowly moved to the US, but not dramatically). Australia has become more Asian as a result of these changes. Sydney is 28% Asian in ancestry as of the last census, but is is growing at a faster rate than any other ethnic group. Cities that are similar would be Vancouver and the Bay Area. Friendly? Yes. Although I will add that Australian tend to lack a filter. This means that opinions also bubble to the surface and are expressed more readily - including the bad opinions. Thankfully one thing that has slowly changed is that with a more diverse range of people has come exposure and an understanding. Australia has come a long way from the very curated immigration policies of the White Australia policy. And with an understanding and exposure comes a reduction in racism. However racists and sexists exist everywhere in the world. The Australian ones though speak their mind due to the lack of a filter, and as a result there is more noise from those who are racists whereas in some other countries there is a mix of the vocal, and those who speak under their breath. It's nasty regardless and everyone of this mind should seek to understand others. Why do Australians sounds like they do? Linguists aren't completely sure, but there are theories. The one I like the most also explains why regions far from each other sound the same. British penal colonies existed in many areas, separated be distances far enough they never came together. But one thing was common among them - they were full of many different types of accents and people from all over the British Isle. There was in-fighting and in a way to lessen this, be understood or not be recognised as coming from a region, would flatten their accents. This flattened accent would be passed onto children and the next generations. Once colonies were joined by road, and the new Australians spoke with one another it was noted the accents were similar. The Australian accent would have evolved and become more complex over the next century as the accents in the US did (which was 100 years ahead in terms of colonisation). However with the introduction of the radio, TV and internet the "young" Australian accent will be affected by immigration and globalisation in a way the US accent never did. Meat? I don't think the smell is.a thing. But Australians are the biggest meat eaters per capita (just ahead of the US). Australians are the biggest lamb eaters per capita and is the biggest exporter of beef globally (when both frozen and fresh are combined). It has been fairly easy to grow this export with Australia being one of the few exporting countries that has remained free of disease. Billy, thank you for your wonderful content. This and all of your other videos are extremely informative and enjoyable.

[@안준규-p2f]

Hi there, I'm An Jun Gyu, a high school 2nd grade student, and I've been self-quarantining & practicing social distancing for about 2 months. So, where're you quarantined & how've you been? Mine was fantastic. Are you hard these days? Same. Mood. This video about the aussie answere web's most searched questions about Australia was really legit! I haven't even thought about "straya". Aww, you're such a cutie, Walter. So stay healthy & thx for uploading these videos! I love you so much!

[@scottlang7271]

6.20 mark - Chantelle from South Africa "No, in sport they're our hated rivals". Hsss...we love you too! Hahaha :). Great comment, Chantelle, you made me laugh :)

[@wparker96]

The Australian comes mostly from Cockney English and Irish as these were the accents of the early convicts that arrived.

[@miniveedub]

The accent has mellowed and evened out over the last 60 or so years. There used to be a definite broad bush Australian accent and an almost British sounding posh Australian accent. The two have melded together somewhat, mostly with the advent of TV and Australian content quotas and the popularity of people like Paul Hogan and Steve Irwin.. There isn’t the cultural cringe there once was, we are more comfortable being unique than we once were.

[@kayti]

@@miniveedub Ha, yeah, watching old Aussie TV shows and we sound so British, it's brilliant. My experience now is that if you're from the country, you still have a strong broad Aussie accent, and if you're from a city, it's not as strong. And then even between states, there are slight differences. South Australians are a bit more British than others, and Queensland people are a bit stronger than Victorian. It's very interesting.

[@russe19642]

That's our physics as well,fair go,egalitarian,back the underdog,very skeptical of authority

[@dennis12dec]

Australia also have its famous bird the Laughing Kookaburra better than an alarm clock or a roosters crow in the morning.

[@maftoonmamurjonov4004]

This guys seems like he had enough of “Are you? You don’t look like?!” When he says that he is Australian, I truly understand him.

[@larissahorne9991]

I live in The Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, Australia. It's up a Mountain Rage behind Cairns, Some view it as a Hidden Gem. Too Many Tourism Guideline People Ignore Us, But Not All. We have Red Soil, Because There's a lot of Long Extinct Volcanoes. It's Great For Growing A Lot Of Different Crops. We have a lot of Rolling Hills, Rainforest and Waterfalls. Without the extreme heat and humidity of the Coastal Areas. Some of My Family came of The Christmas Holidays in Our Summer. They had a Great Time, and then they went to Port Douglas. One of My Relatives told Me They Wished They'd Stayed In The Atherton Tablelands. There's A Good Reason Aussies Wait Until Winter To Visit The Far North Queensland Coast. They basically have 2 seasons Summer 9 Months Of The Year and a Mild Comfortable Winter. You can still go swimming in Their Winter!

[@PeterAtkinson]

Depends on where in the world you are whether Australia is considered a continent or not. Some places refer to Oceania as a continent instead.

[@uasj2]

The word “Oceania” hardly appears in ordinary Australian English usage. You won’t hear it on the news for instance. We say “the Pacific” if we we are referring to Polynesia, Melanesia, etc and Australasia if are referring to Australia and New Zealand collectively. We don’t group it all up as an “Oceania” region.

[@FionaEm]

Oceania is not a continent. A land mass has to be a certain size to be a continent. Oceania refers to Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific Ocean nations. Australia is the only continent in Oceania.

[@California92122]

We spent our 5 weeks' honeymoon in Australia, and while the flies were annoying, the Aussie mates were the friendliest people ever! We had such a wonderful time!

[@ianmontgomery7213]

The green and yellow is a representation of wattle.

[@gregjervis7150]

Bondi rescue is my most favorite tv show from straya🌹🌹🌹

[@BananLord]

"The land down under" **thinking of the song**

[@shayneramsay1388]

As the Australian song goes "we are one, but we are many and from all the lands on earth we come, we share a dream and sing in one voice, I am, you are, we are Australian" i think that best describes us.

[@PeterAtkinson]

Loving the videos guys. Keep them coming!

[@thebubblygrandma3514]

I’m from the UK and grew up watching Neighbors, Home and Away, Sons and Daughters, flying Drs and I’m sure there was another but can’t think. I loved them!

[@orlamarch721]

finally been waiting for this. love this ozzie guy!

[@malakaitremain3402]

9:25 as far as i am aware the accent actually originated from a period of history in Australia where essentially everyone was drunk at all times, and that slurred drunken british accent essentially just became the norm of our accent.

[@jackdaboigaming1151]

Also it was mixed with the fact that accents in the uk very so they kind of mixed to be able to understand eachother

[@tiffanyvoerman]

I was pretty sure I was taught that Australia is an island and a continent :/

[@gravyz2cute4u]

Me too :)

[@brycelacy3545]

tiffanyvoerman yep in school I was taught that as well.

[@bridgetmcfadden6450]

Same!

[@jobaguaras636]

Oceania is the continent that would include Papua new guinea, new zealand, other micronasion in pacific. In order to be continent you have to share tectonic plates but australia is unique. Europe is still attached to asia but it's a different continent because of the tectonic plates.

[@Kayenne54]

Walter, anywhere there is red soil, and there are red soil areas even in the greater Brisbane metropolitan area, it's because it's volcanic in origin. And very rich soil. The Sunshine Coast in Queensland has areas where the soil is red too; that region also has extinct volcanic mountains or the core of volcanoes, called by Captain Cook "The Glasshouse Mountains" because they shone at certain times of the day. Basalt etc. making up the cores of the extinct volcanoes. In fact, anywhere in the world, if you observe the cut-away areas of where highways are built, and see red soil, it's origin is volcanic. Or so I've read.

[@AA-dk9zz]

3:13 that buzzing gave me anxiety rip earphone users lmao

[@uasj2]

Not “a girl”! You exaggerate like Donald Trump.

[@mlwrt_s]

So do I...it’s little bit irritated :(

[@eirienevenstar]

I had the opportunity to go to Perth, Australia for my mum's wedding about six or so years ago and it's one of my best experiences to this day! I mean, sure I shared a toilet cubicle with a black widow and had to walk under a huge golden orb web but at the same time I got to see some huge beetles, stroked a bird moth with some local kids, stroked a Koala and had a lovely time chatting with the locals so even with my fear of spiders I'd definitely go back if I had the chance!

[@hcoy32]

TheSianizard haha glad you didn’t walk Into any orb weaver webs. It’s one of my nightmares when walking around at night.

[@VainerCactus0]

Anyone who spends more than a few weeks in Australia will learn to carefully check the bathroom for spiders.

[@친구진주]

Farscape is Australian and it is one of my favourite TV shows of all time! Please check it out if you like 90's/00's science fiction!

[@OiishiNoAnko]

Around the twist is the best show

[@marieeden8009]

Kiwi here! New Zealand is an island technically. Split into 3 main islands, North Island, South Island and Stewart Island. We have a few smaller islands dotted around as well (Christmas island, Waiheke islands, Campbell islands ect. Too many to list!! Seriously, google it.) The maori folklaw around the main island formation (Please correct me if I'm wrong bc I'm pakeha and its been years since I heard it) Maui and his brothers were in a maori kanu (Waka) and Maui fished up the North island!

[@BeautifulAwakening]

Walter !! Haha your description of what makes someone Australian started making me sing, I am Australian. And then I remembered being one of the kids in the Qantas ad campaign and how we always had to stand social distancing in wide open spaces 😂😂😂 here’s a link to qantas ad with social distancing Choir kids lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIDZpZhmZ8Rlrtk

[@AnneMB955]

Listening to this makes me extra proud to be Australian. I love how our people are so diverse. We benefit in many ways from our cultural breadth. Thank you so much for this entertaining vid. ❤️

[@mlwrt_s]

I’ve never been to ‘straya’, but I’m eagerly want to visit there someday. The culture mixed up with UK&US seems to be attractive cuz I’m a korean who have spent whole my life in one of the monocultural countries in the world.

[@azarashi_lessthan3]

I'm glad Walter is the spokesperson for Australia in these videos. I couldn't think of anyone better.

[@adirong]

The Australian accent arose from the influence of English and Scottish, like New Zealand and South Africa (who can sound similar with some words) but with a large dose of Irish thrown in. It is the latter influence that really set the Australian accent apart imo.

[@jurgentreue1200]

Australian English is many things, a dialect of British English with its own accent. Australian English developed from a lingua franca first spoken by the children of first settlers and convicts. The first settlers came from many parts of the UK with their own unique dialects, especially Gaelic. Children needed a common language to be mutually understood so they developed their own language which grew into Australian English. By the way, dialect is vocabulary based, accent is pronunciation based.

[@mymistrust]

Fun fact: there is no universal agreement as to how many continents there are in the world, as well as if Australia is a continent or just part of a bigger continent -- Oceania. It really depends in which country you were born in. There is the four-continent division and it can to up to the seven-continent division.

[@jmcover9000]

Heard about the old 'go back to ya own country' even being thrown at indigenous australians of all people... some people have no brain I swear

[@Superman_Not_Clark_Kent]

Islands are landmasses that are smaller than their main body counterparts isolated by water. However, there are also islands deep at sea which don't really have a main body landmass nearby. So, through deduction it's the water based isolation of small bits of land which could be miles in size or smaller. Probably also something to do with their formation. Likely, rather.

[@GeorgiaGrown90]

@10:37 cue the American disappointed that the Australian didn't say "on the barbie' xD

[@StormfieldsComet]

Hahaha I saw that too

[@reneeandmitchhardman6326]

Yes Walter, the Quokka is native to Australia, WA Infact and Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth is home to them as a protected species.

[@youaremychiquita4554]

8:19 Walter really looking like a quokka lol

[@klgherkin]

I was explaining this to a friend recently! If you feel like you're Australian, if Australia feels like your home, you are Australian.

[@p1t3n6]

I used to live in australia for many years, I like to keep huntsmans running around in my house because they feed on all the insects in the house and they are harmless to human.

[@helloperson3264]

I can’t stand them if I see one, cup paper in the garden

[@aisjamillard6077]

legit ahah hunstmen are the ones everyone keeps around in my experience in suburban Melbourne lol, they're useful

[@robbenlee23]

Piteng they bite.

[@artimis3916]

The red soil is primarily in WA and the Northern Territory because of the I concentration of Iron Ore in the soil, turning the dirt red. You can always tell when someone came back down from the Kimberleys region into Perth because their truck would just be coated in red dirt.

[@danjhl]

Pork is being electrocuted rather to the traditional way of slaughtering and releasing of blood. The blood in the dead meat makes the pork stinks and less tender!! (For chicken too) My friends will sometimes go for muslim-certified/asian factory chicken so to get rid of the smell at the initial stage. If not, they will cook the meat in spices before using it! Red meat is fine though, cos it's meant to go w the blood

[@mapostma866]

It is the meat of male pig that was often found at the butchers when I first arrived In Australia(1987). It's used for processed meat as well. Female pork doesn't smell as strong and is now more available but comes at a higher price.

[@jasonroberts4352]

The Australian accent can be traced to the first europeans coming from all different parts of the UK. So they could communicate with each other, a process known as Accent Levelling occured - basically a mash up of pretty much all English Welsh Scottish and Irish dialects contributed. The sporting colours come from our national Floral emblem, the wattle tree, Olive green leaves and Golden flowers

[@tc8327]

When i was in school Australia was considered an island continent.

[@Nicholas.T]

That’s right - it is BOTH an island ( totally surrounded by water ) AND a continent, because it is a separate “tectonic plate” on the earth’s crust, which is the geological definition of a “continent”

[@muujina]

When I was younger, my mom always used to watch McLeod's Daughters and Home and Away. Those are always the two Australian TV shows that come to mind first.

[@SpikeletTheBoss]

Australia has almost the same land mass as the USA idk why people think it's small

[@monkeydui7241]

Lower population

[@jeffylunantico]

Quokkas can only be found on Rottnest Island (and zoos) in the west of the country. It is a small island that people can travel to by ferry from Perth, WA. The quokkas just roam around and let people feed them.

[@abbeybarlow7015]

Actually New Zealand is now recognised to be on the continent of Zealandia :)

[@russe19642]

Yeah nah just another state of Australia

[@eksteinmalan3517]

Nope

[@shiftygirl6434]

@@russe19642 u wish mate

[@randomdude4669]

According to who? It comes up as Oceania or australasia

[@abbeybarlow7015]

@@randomdude4669 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)

[@pixelfantasizer]

I used to live in Australia. I can say that 100% of the time I've seen a car stopped on the road, there had always been someone else there who'd stopped to help.

[@danidejaneiro8378]

_"I was adopted so I have Australian parents, so I have an Australian citizenship.... _*_and the most Austrahlyun accent evah!!!!_*

[@whatswiththenoise]

The soil is red in some areas due to the high "iron" content. Iron rusts in water and turns a red color.

[@lucascarey9665]

i’ve never been this early

[@yon1166]

I enjoy each and every video, nice work.great and thoughtful answers by Walter, especially the last one. We need such thoughtfulness in the biased world we've now

[@andre824]

Pretty sure they asked if Australia is asian because we are part of Australasia. Not a race thing because yes, you are 100% Aussie :).

[@zyaravie911]

Walter, your answer about what constitutes you as an Australian is spot on. I'm an Asian Australian. Yes I wasn't born here but I moved here as a minor so I grew up here. I have Australian citizenship and no other citizenships. I pay taxes to Australian government, I work hard here, I contribute to society yet because I don't look true blue Aussie for some uneducated people, apparently for them I'm not one. I don't even feel a lot of connection with where I'm originally from (Indonesia). Don't get me wrong, I love Indonesia and proud to have Indonesian background. That's where I was born so it'll always be special to me. I still speak Bahasa fluently, I taught my Australian friends Indonesian cuisine & culture. But Australia is where I belong, where I learnt all the important life lessons, it's the country I'm most proud of and feel the most connection with since I spent the majority of my life here. Overall, I've only experienced a handful of racism here. For the most part my family and I have been accepted with an open arm which is an important part of Australian culture 🇦🇺

[@LawrenceTimme]

It's not really uneducated to have a different opinion. There is clearly a difference between culture and ethnicity. The ethnicity is about your genes and your blood, whereas the culture is more environmental. Both play a factor in a person a different people weight the environmental and biological side differently.

[@aminam2281]

*_Which country are you from and how do you pronounce the letter Z?_* : as *Zed* or *Zee* Im from South Africa and we pronounce the letter Z as *Zed*

[@montsouthern]

Yes for some reason Walter pronounced it like an American. In Australia we say Zed not Zee.

[@404Dannyboy]

@@montsouthern Depends on generation and preference. Lots of younger Aussies I've met say zee or zed seemingly at random while older Australians uniformly say zed.

[@aminam2281]

@@montsouthern I see

[@rininta2609]

Here in indonesia we pronounce it Zet instead of Zed

[@shawn1320]

@@rininta2609 i think it's just similar

[@1983Matet]

I think what makes this video interesting is that they don’t really know what they are talking about or at least they pretend not to know. My partner says this is like a typical pub conversation (without the beer) ✌🏼

[@scottfree9994]

People ask the dumbest questions. "Is Australia a language?" Really??? Do you speak English, can you understand what there saying? Then NO it's the English language with a different dialect and accent omg!

[@Slushiii6804]

People aren't educated on language and dialect XD

[@yascabot4711]

Red soils aren't limited to the Australian Desert or Outback. It also occurs on basaltic plateaus that (formed by past volcanic activity), and is red due to oxidised iron (kinda like rust).

[@londonaviation6233]

Australia and New Zealand is is part of Austrilasia which is apart of Oceania which also includes Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Australia and New Zealand aren't on the same continental shelf. Most of Oceania isn't on any continental shelves.

[@HuffaD06]

New Zealand is part of polynesia too, the only reason its part of australasia is because of it being an "Australasian colony"

[@EnglishwithSpencer]

항상 명쾌하고 재밌는 설명 감사 드립니다! Very interesting!

[@becauseitsm1697]

I don't know how does "why are some australians so racist" not come up lmfao. that's the most searched one I believe

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

I don't believe....

[@becauseitsm1697]

@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax well why?

[@kristinafamilaran151]

i agree lol

[@russe19642]

No more than any other country,but you can whip up sentiment if you allow it like some Chinese feel now over the covid19,but in general I haven't seen any apart from people joking

[@VainerCactus0]

"30% of Australians are casual racists, which means the other 70% are full time." kzbin.info/www/bejne/enm0g42OgpJnrqs

[@phoenixsun832]

Green and Gold because of the colours of the wattle plant. The very first cricket team before we federated was green and gold

[@johnlabus7359]

Australia has the largest average house size in the world, even larger than the USA.

[@uasj2]

Hahaha. Such an American thing to say, “is there a special seasoning?” Aussies use on pork! Obsessed with “seasoning”!

[@HarrisonJamess]

Walter: *i believe Australia is a continent or an island because we don’t border anything other than sea* John: *Is ThE UsA A CoNtiNeNt Or An IsLaNd? NoT ThAt We BoRdEr CaNaDa Or MeXiCo*

[@KyleAPemberton]

He said America not USA. I think he meant the Americas or maybe North America specifically.

[@Faust_ZA]

Shes spot on about the sports thing we dont wanna hear about it if its not springboks or proteas

[@anjax6157]

I've been to Australia recently and what I noticed is that nearly all australian men had a pretty deep voice compared to the Europeans I know... Do you have any idea why it is like that?

[@limacnaughton3352]

It's not something I have noticed but it could be that Australians; particularly from regional areas tend to speak with a more closed mouth and further back in the throat.. it's all about the flies thing - keeping them out of your mouth.

[@CreatureDuke]

I think Australian like to be lazy and chill so we peak maybe a bit deeper and monotone.

[@HyrannoCraft]

4:43 I might be mistaken, but perhaps the soil has a high iron content? Maybe?

[@daniellebrodelis6164]

Wtf I’m Aussie and I know we are a continent but aren’t we still an island? We’re surrounded by water we are technically an island

[@scottfitzgerald9412]

Yeah, we are an island continent

[@uasj2]

North America is a large land mass surround by water too - apart from the tiny connection to South America which is similarly surrounded by water. You don’t call them “island continents” so the terms are artificial- it’s just a question of scale.

[@BrUh-em5um]

We are a continental landmass. All masses of land are surrounded by water. The earth is 70 percent water.

[@carolinejoy6997]

At 8:18 you'll need that cute "quokka sign" if you forgot its name and Aussies would definitely know what you're referring to 😂😅