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[@jessicakirk7116]

I just gotta say the "what is your age" thing is not common in America at all, I've never heard of anyone doing this, at least not in the Pacific Northwest of America or in any form of media.

[@SevenFyrs]

I've heard "how old are you now" sung the same HB tune, but not often. Also heard "hip hip hooray", another one with a zoo theme, lol, I feel like there are so many HB song endings! I'm in Chicago, btw. ❤

[@alexhunter5783]

Same! I'm almost 58 and have never heard anyone do that. Imagine someone doing that to me at my age!

[@Helen247]

Agreed 💯 from the Northeast!

[@Virgo9-9]

American here, California, I've never heard of doing 'Are you 1, are you 2...', after Happy Birthday. Only heard of Hip hip hooray, after Happy Birthday, from Toni and Ryan ♥♥

[@meghansullivan-wisecup6392]

Never heard of this ever in Ohio

[@alexandriasorensen9064]

The "how's it going" is common in the US too, at least in the midwest. At most people respond with "good, you?" and it's basically just a "hello" type of greeting here.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

VERY misunderstood by foreigners.

[@christinamatzen4214]

California too. We understand “it” to mean life.

[@alliesigurdson3435]

It’s literally how I greet my coworkers on the daily 😂

[@BakaFreya]

Yes and "Have a good one" as well. Pretty common in the chicago area and suburbs.

[@carrym123]

Yeah it’s so common that I have to teach my clients (they’re usually children) to respond “good, you?” No one EVER actually wants to know how it is going.

[@Ta2dMomx3]

I've NEVER in my life heard of the "are ya one, are ya two" after Happy Birthday. I've lived in several states and never heard it.

[@bartho5212]

I do not know what’s she on about, never heard of that either and I have lived up and down the East Coast. Maybe it is a regional thing?

[@Hello_hey]

I’ve heard it (unfortunately) lol usually family members will sing it if they’re trying to embarrass you 😅 I’m originally from north NJ

[@amandaaument3004]

​@alexis-n.a I live in pa. I've never heard of it.

[@rtm0626]

yeah it's definitely a family by family thing, i think. grew up in maine and it was popular with little kids!

[@jerrydougherty7711]

I have never heard this in my life. Been in the Midwest my entire life.

[@aiedailguardian]

Them talking about the emergency brake I can't. 😂 "Do their cars not just keep rolling??" Do they not have the Park gear?

[@Jeffero91]

No, cause they're used to manuals like Europe. Manuals you put it in neutral and apply the e-brake, it doesn't have a park gear. That's why they're so puzzled.

[@NyanaMovraki]

@@Jeffero91 that clears up my confusion so much, thank you

[@gormster]

@@Jeffero91not really, most cars in Australia are autos. Manuals only account for 5% of all new car sales, and that’s including trade vehicles. That said, tons of newer vehicles will automatically engage the parking brake when you turn them off anyway, so the manufacturers clearly think parking brakes are a good idea. It’s pretty safety critical to not roll into traffic so having a redundant component is not a bad call IMO.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

@@Jeffero91 Except that they clearly showed an automatic in the video.

[@laszlotanka4215]

@@Jeffero91 I learned to put a manual in first gear so it wouldn't roll, but also use the handbrake

[@frog7380]

8:00 As an American, we do not do that 😅

[@angryface01]

Yeah that one confused me. “How old are you now?” I’ve heard that one… not the individual ages

[@BluRose_13]

Agreed... I've heard: "You look like a monkey and you smell like one too!"

[@allifairm]

I’ve never heard that American birthday song ending. We always say..”and many more”

[@allisonquinhones7594]

And many more, On channel 4, and channel 80, with a big fat Lady! Heard that in elementary (k-6th grade). Always the ending with Random rhyme 😂

[@adriennestudaway893]

@@allisonquinhones7594 And many more on channel for and scooby doo on channel 2!

[@hyrule_hobbit3988]

Same - that’s the only thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve never heard this girls version. Who has the time to count to fucking 60?!

[@priscillatrujillo5288]

American here. Yeah, the “ are you one, are you two, are you three” isn’t a thing i’ve ever heard of in my almost 40 years. Also, I’m pretty sure I’m the only American I know who puts on the parking brake every single time I park my car. I must be Australian.

[@BakaFreya]

I have been living in America for 4 years and I also definitely heard the hip hip horray as well. So I think it just depends on the area.

[@TheAwesomeHLBaird]

I'm American. I've never heard the... are you one are you two... thing while singing happy birthday. It's gotta be a regional thing. I'd be down for hip hip hooray. But we say have a good one down south. But southerners and Australians can be oddly similar lol

[@mexicas6637]

We say have a good one up here in PA too

[@Pixdust77]

Never heard of counting after the birthday song, however, we do add a few more lyrics to the end "you're growing old, you've got gray hair, you smell like a skunk, and look like one too!"

[@genetmom4794]

Same! Never heard the counting one. Only add on I've heard at the end is "And many more"

[@marlanarife9047]

Have a good one is very common up here in Idaho, too.

[@harrisamapon7788]

We I grew up with ......" and many more on channel 4, and Scooby-Doo on channel 2." Don't know why but I could go for a hip hip horray.

[@breanapadilla3661]

Californian here, and never have I heard of people saying "are you one, are you two,..." after singing happy birthday. The hip hip hooray we actually did when I was younger though.

[@myszkokicia7926]

As an American, “give me a shout” and “have a good one” are very common to me 😂

[@Helen247]

Yes, but not in terms of paying for something, we'd say "I got ya" or "it's on me" or "I'll get this one"

[@Minnesotayankee]

And how’s it going.

[@allisondaugherty5963]

Right but that means like 'gimme a call/text or similar, but yes, agree on 'have a good one'.

[@sofyuchiha9]

we never say give me a shout here, but we do say have a good one!

[@laurenanderson7330]

It’s not the same context tho

[@wifecassie]

In America, for an automatic, putting the vehicle in Park (P) is putting it in an actual gear to park, locking the gear so that it doesn't roll. Manual vehicles, with shifters and a clutch, yes, you should be using the hand break when parking. Most people learn to drive automatics now though, so that break is called an e-break (emergency break)

[@kikoempis]

Well... if you car gets hit while on P, and it moves, you have a much higher chance of breaking the gear box, if the manual break is not applied.

[@kikoempis]

It's not a common issue obviously, but... shit happens.

[@xbill3k]

The parking pawl engages when you have the gear selector in park, this locks the output shaft to the transmission case. I don't like that it can roll a bit, and the only thing keeping it from moving is a pin. I always put the park brake on, even if it's level ground, mine is electronic so just lift or push a switch to actuate. Used to just leave the old manual in 1st, and still pull the park brake on.

[@McMarschmellow]

I have been parking my manual cars in gear for over a decade and only use the handbrake on significant slopes and never had an issue.

[@_n_d_]

@wifecassie An e-brake is an 'electronic brake', not an 'emergency brake'. There are different types of 'parking brakes' such as the lever you pull with your hand (sometimes referred to as a hand brake), an extra pedal you push with your foot (sometimes referred to as a foot brake), or in the case of some newer cars, an e-brake which can be set to engage automatically when the transmission is put into 'Park'. Regardless of what kind of parking brake your car has, it is HIGHLY recommended (and even states in the operating manual of the vehicle) that you engage the parking brake when you are parking your car as it is much safer that simply using the transmission to prevent the car from moving.

[@keepitsimple2593]

I am from the USA and I have never heard or seen anybody do that after Happy Birthday song.

[@EricaGamet]

We say, "Have a good one" in the U.S., too. My favorite comeback was when a guy friend replied to me saying that by saying, "I already have a good one... now I need a longer one!" #dadjokesiguess

[@Chhesterification]

That's what she said.

[@rayoflightgeneral7988]

When I came to Australia, people asked me if I had plans for the weekend. Thinking they want to do something together. Nope, they are just being polite and showing interest, mostly so you ask them what they do on the weekend. Another surprise was: Bring a plate. Almost brought an empty plate for a party. How hard it is to say bring food to share 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@whossoul]

See I get this in the US all the time. Like at checkout or at drive thru coffee shops. "Any plans for the weekend?" or "Anything fun planned for the day?" is a super common small talk thing to say at least on the west coast.

[@page7892]

Oh! You've clarified the "plans for weekend" thing. I'm Australian, living in Tokyo, I have a lot of American co-workers. When I've asked what are your plans, being polite, they sort of get awkward. I now realise why, it's probably because they think I'm trying to invite myself! lol Thanks

[@rayoflightgeneral7988]

@@page7892 yep😄

[@-Keekaleeka]

Ive never heard of the birthday one, i also thought 'who has time for that' lol. im 36 and born and raised in Michigan

[@GlucoseGuy]

I've only heard of the "And many mooooore."

[@alexhunter5783]

Same! I was raised in Missouri.

[@HjG_902oNcE0_ArMy]

Im 38 from Florida n never heard that. It would take 15 mins to sing that lol 😂

[@ivyrose5153]

im 29 and I have had many experiences with the counting lol also from michigan

[@EllaEllaEh]

I’ve lived in Florida and Michigan and never heard of it either.

[@owenjones2263]

Traffic lights in the UK kinda have a fourth colour - red+amber Red - stop Red+amber - about to turn green Green - go Amber - about to turn red So three colours, but four combinations

[@Helen247]

THAT IS CRAZY!!! What position does it occupy on the light-they look in pictures like normal R-Y-G progressions. I've never heard of this and had to look it up before believing it was true!

[@eruan469]

Yes, it's the same in Germany!

[@ohboilien]

Jep as a german I was looking for this comment 😅 I think it’s similar in most European countries

[@arshiyaamreen5808]

That actually sounds nice. I drive in UAE and sometimes I just don't notice the light go immediately from red to green and then the a**hats from behind start honking within the same millisecond as if them not driving at 60kmph the moment the signal turns green will mean that they don't get to see their grandma take their last breath in the hospital or something.

[@LL-zb3dl]

Ohhh! That explains it!

[@lesliebates22]

I live in America and. When we park our car we put it in "park" and it doesn't move. That's in an automatic transmission. When I drive a manual or "stick " transmission car I use the emergency brake alot more. It can be kicked out of gear so much easier than an automatic. HAVE A GOOD ONE. LOVE YALL 😊❤

[@shanabana489]

i was wondering why they were talking about the car moving. i've never driven a manual car so i don't know the specifics. but yea, once you put your automatic car in park, its pretty much staying put. even if it gets hit, unless that car is going high speed.

[@Helen247]

EXACTLY!!!! In the US you use the "Emergency brake" in an automatic only on hills - along with pointing your wheels (out for up, in for down)

[@eos1309]

It would be a terrible design flaw if the car just moved around while parked 😂😂😂 they’re talking about a car in neutral fr. That’s the only way it’d be sliding around unless a real fast car hit it.

[@bre-chan9626]

Yeah I was confused with the car thing I was like....we put it in park lol

[@jilliansaige2218]

Came here to say this lol. Manual transmissions are harder and harder to find here. I drive one myself. And I use the hand brake every time I park. For an automatic transmission, it’s not going to move when you put it in park. Most cars with automatic transmissions don’t even have a “hand” brake. The emergency brake will most likely be on floor on the left side of the pedal brake.

[@aminoamina3297]

My brain short-circuited at those parking signs. In Ireland, we will always ask someone how are they doing and then walk off.

[@elizabethwilson1190]

My husband was knocked unconscious by a magpie, he was taken to hospital and they found a small bleed on the brain. He has fully recovered and is absolutely fine.

[@Helen247]

OMG I'm so glad that he is ok, that's scary!

[@elizabethwilson1190]

@@Helen247 he has also been attacked by a duck!! He is all good 😊

[@clamh84]

@@elizabethwilson1190birds do not like me. Neither do monkeys. I don’t know why, I love animals. Maybe birds just don’t like your husband.

[@Thepokedek]

Brooo what the heck, seriously think about decreasing their population in cities

[@suesheehan5958]

When I lived in Sydney I had a Mumma magpie who would sit on the wall by the path to my front door & welcome me home every day... she'd also bring her babies to eat the grass seeds in my yard. I love magpies.

[@uraszz]

I'd really love a continuation of this series! Learning about Australian culture from you guys is really fun.

[@Hair4Thought]

I’m from America and we definitely say “how’s it going?” Some care for an actual response and sometimes it’s just a polite passing greeting. And “have a good one” is very common too! With the same meaning as you all. I use that all the time!

[@jerrydougherty7711]

Yeah, but they dont say “how’s it going” they say “how you going?” Whereas we would say “how’s it going?” Or “how you doing?”

[@BigDaddyBear81]

Yous 2 came into my KZbin yesterday and I am addicted to yous already I have been crying with laughter ever since thank you for your channel

[@katlouwen3152]

As an Aussie living in Scotland I now LOVE the red amber green. It really helps traffic flow. I was worried about confusion too but it just works. You can also usually see the lights for long enough before you get to them so your brain just figures it out.

[@christiner5579]

PNW Girl here - I always use my emergency brake and we say "and many more' after singing happy birthday.

[@tararitz7005]

Have a good one is said in the States as well. Came back to add that if we drive an car with automatic transmission & land is flat, there's no need for emergency brake

[@audrawells1383]

That's what I came to say too. Only a manual transmission has a need for an emergency break. It got me wondering though, do their automatic transmission cars have a different brake system than ours? Like, that doesn't make sense because they have the same manufacturers, right?

[@abbieyoyo]

whoaaa i wonder if this is a regional thing because up in Washington i was taught to always put on the e brake when you park. pretty sure you would get docked points in the test if you didn’t. but our state is very hilly as opposed to other very flat states in the usa, so i wonder if it varies?

[@tararitz7005]

@audrawells1383 not sure if they have same manufacturers but brakes have to work the same either way, I would think anyway lol. I started driving after we moved to Florida & it is flat AF

[@tararitz7005]

@@abbieyoyo that makes sense, it being regional. I live in Florida & it is very flat

[@thembill8246]

I was only talked to use the parking brake if parked on a hill, like anything over about 20 to 25°

[@poofoosaz]

I'm from the UK - and I feel like I speak Australian because "shout" and "have a good one" are literally in my regular vocab.

[@anneboostrom2810]

I'm pretty sure in Canada it is a law that if you are serving food or drinks that you have to have a bathroom in the establishment ... unless I'm crazy but I'm pretty confident it's law.

[@Helen247]

This would be a hardship, can't understand why a restaurant wouldn't have to have a bathroom!

[@Ekornpai]

Same in Norway. If they serve food, they have a toilet. If they have a liqueur licence too.

[@anneboostrom2810]

@julieskog2301 Ya I had no clue Australia didn't do this. Seems nuts to me!

[@aamackie]

For the customer too or just staff? In some places it may just be staff.

[@anneboostrom2810]

@aamackie customer when it's food and drink. In other places like a pet store for example it's just staff .. but if you have a nice worker they will let you use it if it's an emergency. Like elderly or young children type of thing.

[@robyncollip1116]

It is a British law that a cafe/restaurant serving food to eat on the premises (as opposed to purely takeaway) has to have a bathroom

[@thankyouforincorrectingme]

I have to say, not one of the “this is how it is in America” is how it is where I grew up in Northern Ca. We sing “and many more… after Happy Birthday, we always say “Have a good one!”, it makes complete sense, you ALWAYS put the parking brake on (who taught her how to drive?

[@thatonelocoguy]

As an American I say how's it going and don't expect a response. It's like what's up or what's good. And the hand brake thing is because almost all cars are automatic and so when you put the car in park it stays in place.

[@AymenZehra]

It's not orange for red or orange for green. When you only see Orange 🧡, it means get ready to stop, because next would be red. But Orange for go, lights up together with red ❤🧡. The orange turns on while the red is still turned on and they are both switched off together when it changes to Green. 💚 It's like that in Europe and West Asia as well. At least. I hope I am making sense.

[@TheWittyChan]

In the USA most cars are automatic and if you put an automatic car in park, it will not move, but the hand break is not on... manual cars you really do have to put the hand break on for

[@notexactlyanonymous3801]

In manual it doesn’t move in first gear either

[@whossoul]

You do though, even in automatic cars. Park only locks the transmission, the hand break locks the wheels by engaging your breaks. If you don't use the hand break it puts more wear and tear on your transmission. Your parking break should be the main method of keeping your car still, the park gear is the backup. Brake pads are easy and cheap to replace. Replacing a transmission? That's a nightmare.

[@raquelroberts]

I've NEVER done the "are you 1? are you 2? Ect... We just sing it, lol

[@katedowney8706]

I was born and raised in America and have ALWAYS used the parking brake. You put the car in park then apply the brake then turn the car off. Every time. And I drive an automatic. Maybe it's because I grew up near the Appalachian mountains so it's really hilly but I've never met anyone who doesn't use the brake. It's really interesting learning about this, I didn't know people didn't use the brake 😅 Love you Toni and Ryan!!

[@theythemgae9025]

Pretty sure its in the road code / law to use it when parked in NZ and UK so i imagine Aus is similar. I was always taught to use it.

[@jadewilliams5507]

@katedowney8706 yeah it's probably because of the hills. Our driving schools in MN taught us to turn on the parking break only when we were on hills, along with turning the steering wheel so the car would roll off of the road and not into traffic if it got hit

[@stampandscrap7494]

Always yse the handbreak UK

[@meretriciousinsolent]

Nobody is leaving the brake off in the UK when they're leaving the car - I think it just meant at traffic lights, stopped in traffic etc. that's what the footbrake is for!

[@karinrandall855]

40 year old Floridian here and only use it if parked on a steep area. Usually driveways.

[@ChrisTallant]

Detroit here: Emergency Brake/E-brake was designed originally for manual transmission, but is essentially locking the back brakes. In automatic transmissions, putting the gear into P does a similar thing, but not many realize it’s not needed except for inclines.

[@markmybirds]

The "How's it Going?" and "Have a Good One" are things in Canada too! Or we say "Have a good'un, eh?" or "How's it goin', eh?". (I mean in Eastern Ontario, at least). Also sorry Toni for the bird name my name is Emelie and I approve of any nickname (Em is the usual).

[@seemorebutts1798]

We say those in America as well. Well, at least I do.

[@virtuous-sloth]

In Canada I think it is law that places that serve food or drink must have a public toilet (for customer use).

[@___FS___]

Same in the UK

[@jennyboda8421]

11:56 In 🇨🇦 we don’t really use our ebrake too often unless our parking “gear” is broken. We don’t leave our car in neutral. 😅

[@jennyboda8421]

Also, our traffic lights only go green, yellow, red, green. There’s no “get ready to go” prompt.

[@midocwhogaming]

11:35 So in America we have what’s called a Gear Shifter (aka PRND) that stands for ‘PARK;REVERSE;NEUTRAL;DRIVE’ When placed in park with the break pedal pressed, the car remains parked. Does not roll. The Emergency Brake is there for back up when your brake pedal stops working, (which happens way too often tbh).

[@daniellebrown99]

As a Canadian, the overarching theme I’ve noticed with common Australian phrases is that they are just shortening or simplifying as many things as they can. Every sentence or word has the potential to be short formed. The most recognized would be taking “good day” and turning it into “g’day”.

[@ShaeLenae]

To clarify the handbrake part, as a north american, when you shift your car in to park it applies your brakes to the wheels so your car stays in place. the handbrake is, at least what i was taught, is for if your regular brakes fail.

[@manitobasky]

Unless your car has an electronic parking brake shifting the transmission into park does not engage your brakes. It just locks the transmission usually with a parking pawl. You are still supposed to engage the parking brake.

[@Helen247]

💯% - Also taught to point your wheels on hills.

[@ShaeLenae]

@@manitobasky I didn’t know that, thanks!

[@Tiger_Simple]

I’m in the U.S. driving an automatic and if you switch to “park,” the car will not move since the brake are engaged. The reason is called the “emergency brake” is because it may used as a last resort if regular brakes do not work.

[@kyris66]

I think they're talking about a different thing. We call that the hand brake. You use it when the car is parked so it doesn't move. I drive an auto so the 'hand' brake is a button I push to make sure my car wouldn't budge from its parked position. The gear is in park AND that brake is engaged. As I understand it, having the car in 'park' means the engine won't accelerate but the car's wheels have nothing to stop them from rolling.

[@whossoul]

Your breaks don't engage when you put your car in park, the parking prawl engages which just locks your transmission. The parking brake locks your wheels. If you don't use the parking break it causes more wear and tear on the transmission. It's always recommended in automatic cars to use your parking brake to prevent the wear and tear to your transmission.

[@niecey918]

U.S. don't do the birthday count, may do a "and many more " . Lights red to green, no amber in between just when green to red

[@AndriaTheKobold]

American here, specifically in New England... instead of "shout" we just go "Gimme a holler" or "holler if ya need me", the happy birthday thing, never heard it QUITE like that, but I recall vaguely something along the lines of "How ooooooold are you" x2, "how old are you today, how old are you" and then end. Additional verses aren't really common past the final 'happy birthday' though. AND the amber (yellow here) light DOES mean prepare to stop but it doesn't show again going from red to green! It just goes from red straight to green, like "yep ok GO". Funny thing is, the majority of us see the yellow light and FLOOR IT hoping to beat the red lol. "Have a good one" is also really common here! And most auto transmission vehicles don't have a hand break

[@EM2theBee]

Regarding car brakes, "your primary brakes work through a high-tech hydraulic system and are meant to slow your car to a stop. The emergency brake, on the other hand, is designed to hold your car in place. However, if your primary brakes fail, you can use the emergency brake to slow down and stop your car." In the US, the emergency brake is for parking on hills.

[@Katthewm]

I have heard "hip hip hooray", "happy birthday cha cha cha" and just plain ending. I think I've only heard the "how old are you" as a kid or for babies.

[@bartho5212]

Never heard anyone counting the age. Sometimes I think people confuse their family/local traditions as nationwide traditions, which is usually not the case.

[@Kimberly-lp4nh]

@@bartho5212 Agreed.

[@theythemgae9025]

Ooh the birthday cha cha cha sounds fun!

[@bonniepatrick1608]

As an American, the e-brake I've been taught to use it when I am parked on a hill while also turning the tires in a way the car doesn't roll. HOWEVER, I use it every time I park regardless.

[@molliedugas8949]

so many of these "American" things are such personal experiences from these ppl. America is so big i feel like these cultural things need to be separated into regions. like the happy birthday thing or the no fucking parking break????

[@Helen247]

No hand/emergency/parking brake is NOT regional, it's more common if you have a manual transmission and less common if you have an automatic. I do agree with you about the regionality of that birthday nonsense though. Probably something left over or a variant of the verse for kids, "how old are you now?"

[@molliedugas8949]

@@Helen247 you're probably right i have no idea how manual transmission works...I should learn how that works...

[@KnittyElf]

@@molliedugas8949I’m an American who drives a manual and ALWAYS park the car with the emergency brake.

[@lydiaharper9844]

Having to get a key from the cashier to go to the bathroom is common here in the U.S. as well depending on where you go. It might be in the actual store or it might be just outside of it. It's most common at gas stations. One that really surprised me once was going to the Ghirardelli ice cream store in San Diego and having to make a purchase and they give you a bathroom code for the keypad for the door. Thought that was weirder than a key but it was busy so I understand.

[@whims6278]

Theres an episode of Bluey that vlcenters aroundthe magpie chasing them that i now understand much better 😆 thanks guys

[@Censored.225]

It’s those ghastly “plane trees” planted on the verge in the suburbs of Melbourne. They really shed pollen and fibres that are easily airborne.

[@scarycheese]

babe, wake up Toni and Ryan posted🫣

[@bdsilduce]

I'm confused..are all the cars in Australia manual? In a manual I would leave it in gear and set the parking brake. But in an automatic, just change the gear from Drive to Park, and it won't roll. If you are on a steep incline though you should set the parking brake as well

[@kyris66]

Really? Cos I drive an auto in Singapore, and even in park, the car *can* roll. I know, cos I've pushed it into place once or twice in park before. I always hit the 'hand' brake when I park (in my car it's not a lever, it's a button.)

[@Thatlonelyfoxx]

Born and raised in the midwestern United States, I’ve never heard the birthday count up. We always sang ‘and many mooooore’ at the end. Or nothing at all

[@michajozwiak5557]

With the traffic lights it's really quite simple. When they go from green to red, the green goes to amber, and then amber goes to red. The other way round, to signal that green will be coming on, amber lights up alongside the red, then they both disappear and are replaced by the green. It's very good for fluidity, particularly in my corner of Europe where a huge number of cars are manual shift, and it takes an extra moment to start going.

[@Youtubescrolleraddict]

I think the car brake thing is confusing because a lot of American cars are automatic. They don't coast like standard cars would. Putting it in park keeps it in place. The hand brake is there if your regular brakes fail or something.

[@alexanderrichter6633]

As an American, I've never heard of that birthday thing... I wonder if it's something regional?

[@whims6278]

Yeah I've heard of it but always hated when anyone does it lol

[@RobespierreThePoof]

It's funny. It's definitely a thing. But very few people do it and I've only heard people do it half-heartedly.

[@zeldamae1321]

US: any public place has to offer a restroom for public use, purchase or not. Dublin, Ireland: no public use of restroom without purchase. No minimum but a must to purchase. We discovered Coffee shops (Starbucks, etc) offer codes to restroom on receipt that do not change from day to day. We collected 3 or 4 codes the 2nd day and used them for 12 days without further purchase and always had a place close to wherever we were.

[@Banyo__]

In Texas we have grackles. They look like crows, but smaller. They will literally descend on every single parking lot for miles at a time lots for weeks and just hang out on every conceivable surface. When you get out of your car to go into the grocery store, they're waiting for you. Any movement from humans and you see this wave of them moving through along with them. Birds are terrifying en masse.

[@DancerMusicanActress]

The boils is probably a water as well as environmental thing. I never had back acne until I was in Europe for 2 weeks.

[@KittyDillion]

American, in South Alabama, I use my E brake/hand brake/park breake, every day, every time. So does hubby.

[@paul28177]

i'm from the UK and for most of these i would say these are fairly similar to us - except the cafes with no toilets...nah...i pee a lot...if i'm buying a drink i expect there to be a toilet for traffic lights we have red for stop, red and amber means get ready to go, green go, amber get ready to stop. I think this is because in australia you mostly drive automatics so you just press the pedal and go... but in the uk most people drive manual cars and you have to put it in gear, get the bite with the clutch and then go -- so you need a bit of preparation (although automatics have become quite popular so not everyone has this issue) but as for the handbrake... when i lived in japan so many americans would not put the parking brake or handbrake on... the teaching company i worked for had to tell them they need to do it because if theres an earthquake it can prevent accidents and it's there for safety... it was very much an american thing

[@TayaMcGee]

Here in Minnesota, US. Traffic lights are red, yellow, and green. A red traffic light goes straight to green. A green traffic light goes to yellow to signal it's going red and for people to prepare to stop. But it happens quickly, so the next cars in line know they should slow down, not to speed up through the light.

[@Jonsnowmerdinger]

When it comes to the parking brake, I think the difference is in the US the vast majority of people drive automatic where I think it's more popular to drive manual in Australia if I'm not mistaken. So if you drive stick you have to put the parking brake on all the time.

[@ch3rrybl0ss0ms6]

actually no, most australians will drive an automatic but we still use the handbrake because it's safer ☺

[@momnipotent1]

The parking/emergency brake item: In the US most cars are automatic transmission and don’t require the ‘parking’ brake except on a hill. If you drive a standard transmission car - you always put on the brake!

[@lojaned]

As an American, you press your foot brake and switch into Park in an automatic. And if your on a hill you can use the parking/emergency brake. Some people use it every time. But when you’re in Park the car won’t roll.

[@plislegalineu3005]

12:35 in Poland we have green for go, yellow for prepare to stop, red for stop, and red and yellow at once for prepare to go

[@chri.s.0]

In the UK, the amber light comes on between red and green always, but it flashes if its going from green to red as a warning whereas its solid if going from red to green.

[@aqacefan]

George Carlin's response to "Have a good one!" was, "I already have a good one, I'm looking for a longer one!" And I also realized why the plant behind Toni is moving so much... because it's high summer in Australia (early March 2024) and the A/C is probably cranked in their studio 😏

[@RiffRaffMama.]

The first thing they spoke about was allergies and how they had just turned the fan on and it was stirring up dust.

[@aqacefan]

@@RiffRaffMama. Missed that bit, thanks for the clarification 👍

[@veronicaleonard6370]

When I was in the US, it drove me nuts every time my driver would park the car and not put the handbrake on, especially if I was still in it. My driver would reluctantly put it on and say, "But, it's not going anywhere?" and I'd reply, "Well, NOW it's not!" American movies too, you'll see a car pull up, the occupants get out, and there's that tell-tale wobble the car does that indicates the handbrake isn't on.

[@wateryourcermet]

12:26 …. I’m so confused. 😂 When you put the car in park it automatically brakes… why is your car moving if you don’t also put on the hand brake?!?!!

[@cavedog1989]

So im pretty sure manual cars are more popular. And in the case of manuals, why dont you put it in a gear like reverse instead of leaving it in neutral.

[@briellebriellea]

When the car is in “park” the brakes are fully engaged. The E brake or hand brake is an additional break. 👍

[@eleanorcooke7136]

In the UK, we have amber for both stop and go but the one for go comes on while the red is still running. It basically mean "you're still meant to be stopped but get ready to go."

[@Cmsksorbtbfkxlsnwdifhfhfhrjfjd]

I've never been to Australia but I think it would be great place to visit and live. I've met a few Australians over the years and they were absolute LEGENDS! Great people, great country!!!

[@Misskelz82]

"Get ready to stop before you go, well that's fucken dumb." "So nothing really means anything." 😂😂😂

[@Lstiens]

From America here. Never heard of the counting age thing here in the Midwest.

[@Salty_2473]

As a 45 year old car loving bogan I can say that is the first time anyone has called a park/hand brake a brake in Australia Brakes are the larger pedal on the left that stop you from running up old mates arse in traffic Keep up the great content you bloody legends 👍 Oh and magpies are carrnts!!!

[@elisaangus6445]

American here. I’ve always, and always will use the parking brake. But our cars are mostly automatics so they won’t roll once they’re in park. Also I’m going to start the hip hip hooray at the next birthday party I go to, because that’s just lovely.

[@SahilM18]

Traffic lights in the UK go red AND amber before green. My knowledge is that this is to get drivers ready to move off as we are meant to use the handbrake at traffic lights (this is so if someone runs into the back of you, your brake is already on and you won't hit the car in front). They go amber then red for stopping traffic.

[@steffis2664]

Here in Germany we drive manual shift cars. We just throw in 1st gear and not the handbrake for parking. Stops cars from rolling. In France you do neither handbrake or 1st gear, as other cars would bump in your car to move it forward or backward to make the parking space in front of or behind your car bigger. Scratched bumpers are normal in France.

[@Icemaam]

From Minnesota: We also say "How's it goin" and "Have a good one". Like, all the time. 🤷‍♀️

[@LunaHiw]

It is a bit funny to me with the "hip hip hooray" thingy. We use that part in Sweden too, even if we don't have the same Happy Birthday song

[@tigerkitten8352]

6:30 we say "have a good one" in America too. I say "Have fun" to a lot of things. Even when people go potty.

[@iro3832]

On the happy birthday topic. I'm in the UK and when I was at primary school, if it was your birthday, you had to stand up in class and the class would sing happy birthday. They would then continue into verse 2 (to the same tune) - "How old are you now? How old are you now? How old are you noooooow, how old are you now?" to which you would then have to reply (to the same tune) "I'm six (or whatever age you were) today, I'm six today, I'm siiiiiiiix today, I'm six today" and then you'd have a round of applause. I'm now 42 and my mum still goes in for verse 2 on my birthday

[@veganSavy]

I was also surprised when I used to Europe that everyone used the handbrake. I used it VERY rarely growing up in the USA. Never had a problem

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

The 'have a good one' girl is from the Southeast of England. If she came from anywhere else in the UK, it would seem unusual

[@barefootalien]

The hand-brake all the time thing is just an automatic vs. manual thing. If you're taught to drive in the US on a manual transmission car, you'll absolutely be taught to use the hand brake whenever you park. So I'm guessing that, like in the UK, manuals are more common in Aus. In the US, they're pretty rare, with the vast majority being automatics that don't really need the hand brake other than _maybe_ on a hill (though we're also taught to steer into the curb in whichever direction the car might roll, on a hill). It's to do with how those transmission types actually work, mostly. For the parking gear to fail in an auto transmission is pretty rare and takes a lot of force; something actually has to physically _break_ for that to fail. Where in a manual, if you just forget to put it in gear, or the clutch is worn out, or it slips out of gear, those are all fairly plausible, so you just use the parking brake/e-brake/hand-brake. The other issue, though, is that the hand-brake is auto-adjusting in most cars, but only if you _use_ them regularly, so most automatic transmission cars here that aren't pretty much brand new or just had a brake job that included the rear brakes, it probably doesn't even actually work! A fairly common repair here is when someone used to a manual borrows a car, uses the barely-functional hand brake to park, then the owner drives it around for a week with the hand brake on, not even realizing it, and slowly melts the rear brakes. Edit: Okay, your extra confusion here confuses me. Do you guys not leave the car _in gear_ when you park?? Actually, a lot of older American cars that only came in automatic don't even _have_ a hand brake. There's an explicitly labeled "emergency brake" down by the door card under the dash that you hit with your foot, and it's kind of a pain in the butt to release sometimes, _clearly_ not intended to be used regularly.

[@disguisedhamstergames8299]

1:17 can’t imagine a more Toni way of introducing herself

[@Amyduckie]

Even though we don’t correct people with longer names, I ask straight up now, “do you prefer Rebecca or something else?” Just find out immediately, saves so much trouble.

[@thelastofthecoychicas4701]

The brake pedal u push on the floor board of ur car stays engaged when u put ur car n park... it will not go anywhere. The E-brake or hand brake is an extra precaution if ur on a hill... Im 40, and have never used my hand brake, and never rolled anywhere...lol

[@bobbiholder5216]

Here in the US, if a place sells food they have to have a public restroom. Most stores have them as well.

[@kendrajump5376]

the car debate revolves around if it's an automatic or manual transmission. with an automatic car when it's in park, the extra bake is not needed.

[@aquiamorgan2416]

My aunt who lived in Alaska before she passed, said that no one ever used their parking brake on their car, especially in winter, because there was a good chance that when you can back it would be frozen in position, until the next thaw.

[@PsychoKupcake]

In America, our cars have the brakes and then we have the E brake, the emergency brake. It's called that because it is an emergency break, so our cars can be in park and they're not going to go anywhere, whether you're on a hill or not, but it's better if we pull an emergency brake to add that extra protection.

[@stephaniebrittain5854]

In the UK traffic lights go Green, amber, red to stop cars, then red, red&amber, green to tell cars to go.

[@DevinHeida]

The lights in canada have 3, red yellow green. When other traffic light turns red theres generally a 5 second delay in which then your light turn green.

[@antine1279]

When the traffic light goes from red to green, both the red and the amber turn on and then both turn off and green appears. That's how you know to prepare to start. When it goes from green to red, the green goes off and just the amber lights up, then the amber turns off and the red turns on. So it looks different whether you're preparing to start or stop.

[@tai31415]

As a brit, I just want to defend the british traffic light bit. So what we have is the usual amber solid light on its own to warn you the red is about to come on. Then when you are going from red to green, one of two different things will happen. Either (at a controlled pedestrian crossing) the red light will switch off, and amber will flash for a bit, then it will go green; or (at an intersection) red and amber will be on at the same time, then both will turn off and the green light will turn on. In the former case, it is to warn you can pedestrians could still be crossing but you can go if no-one is there and to give them right of way if a pedestrian is still on the road. The latter is to give you an indication that it is about to go green in a way that cannot be confused with the lights being about to go red. It means that you can start going as soon as the green light turns on without having to react quite so quickly.

[@shelleybarnes2638]

In the UK, yellow light comes on before the red, but also comes on (at the same time as the red) - so yellow light means "caution, red light coming" but yellow AND red lights together means "get in gear, it's about to turn green". It's genius.

[@Gismo-ih7gi]

I love how the uk and Australia have the same thing. 'How ya going' 'you alright' 'how you doin' none of these questions need a detailed response. You can either repeat back or a simple nod or 'all good' is sufficient. I used to work retail and have had foreigners answer me. Its unnerving 😆

[@sammieg8641]

The parking thing is if you are driving a manual or automatic… when you but your vehicle in Park the brakes come on… for a manual you use the hand brake.. but if you want to secure your vehicle on a him with an automatic you use the e-brake The red to green is normal… we only use the yellow when going green to red