I didn't expect to see THIS in Australia | American REACTS to life in Australia

[@deanalexander4597]

Mate I'm a Aussie Aboriginal and I'm so glad to see you loved it here mate. Honestly we live in the best part of the world. Is epic you got to see and live our culture. Yes we are a multicultural country and we are very diverse. Did you end up taking some thongs back, Tim Tam's, veggie mite, or even stubbies and singlet? Yeah but nah seriously great video Man, you always welcome. If your ever back hit me up we'll catch up for a tour around my traditional land in Queensland

[@gheffz]

Well said.

[@iancunningham9085]

This bloke has done more than any Australian nowadays. Im Scottish lived here 35 years. Maroochydore, best place ever,gets a bit hot sometimes.

[@jaydenarchie3276]

Get around it, glad you loved aus mate!

[@SIKKOBLACKMAGIC]

he probably stock piled some grubs too

[@scottsyoutubevideos]

how Aboriginal?? 1/8 .. i bet your white as a sheet

[@invisiinky1083]

Finally, a video about Australia talking about Aboriginal culture!

[@sueneilson896]

Have a lot of respect for this guy and his intelligence and perception. Well done.

[@LD-er6qf]

I completely agree one of the best I've seen.

[@AnnaMno1]

Glad you saw the different sides of Australia and got to see the Aboriginal communites, not many get to see them, not even people that live here. It offers a better understanding of our country as a whole, and learning the dreaming and history is always amazing

[@iancunningham9085]

You've done more than 99% of Australians have. Good on ya.

[@clapproductions8484]

Same mate

[@DC-hn9jc]

Respect man. Most perceptive, intelligent American that I have heard speak of Australia in a long time. Has really absorbed the true essence of Australia without the clichés. Well done.

[@troyball6623]

Thankyou for saying such kind things about Australia, come back and explore more you might stay.

[@lorrainechircop4411]

Mate you nailed us, our life, our culture and who we are. Well done kid, proud of you... ❤🇦🇺

[@fathom6424]

Maybe it's just your personality but I really enjoyed you talking about Australia. I've only ever lived in Melbourne so you've experienced far more of this country than I have. Hope you come back some day.

[@Luvpig]

You know more about the Aboriginal culture than we who are born here. It's really interesting to listen to you. Hope you come back one day.

[@56music64]

What a lovely and interesting young man you are. So glad you enjoyed our Australia. You have seen a lot more than most Australians it seems. Hope you return some day

[@DanTuber]

You'd make a good aussie

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Yeah, he would.

[@stevebell7288]

Meat pie in one hand, beer in the other. That’ll see him through

[@garrybarry4286]

There is something about Mormons, apart from the Japanese, the best travelers, thanks for your comments sir, You have seen way more of Australia than me and thankyou for describing our red centre. and the beautiful people who inhabit it.

[@albertlosi8714]

Good on ya mate . by the look of it , you enjoyed been here and learned lots about the culture and have lots of memories to share with your friends and family . all the best from Victoria , well done .

[@xymonau2468]

Well, it is lovely to hear an American who appreciates so much about the country. We certainly are the "lucky country", and while it is foreign to anyone who comes here, it is relatively easy to survive and thrive here if you can find work. I hope you get to return and spend more time with us in the future. Your parents should be very proud of you. And everything you said was accurate.

[@Bubajumba]

This got to be the most respectful and appreciative comment section I have ever seen. Good on ya Australians to lol

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Great to see an Australian video which didn't include the Sydney Harbour Bridge or Crocodile Dundee. Finally a video which shows a foreigner who's not afraid to submerse himself in indigenous culture--and for longer than a few days. Fantastic job, and fantastic video.

[@dutchroll]

Most people here in Australia don’t cook them directly on a BBQ. We would use a pan or oven grill if they were to be served hot, but by far the most common way of eating prawns here in our hot summers is cold, where they are pre cooked by quickly boiling then they’re thrown into crushed ice and chilled. The only part of the saying “throw another shrimp on the barbie” which was culturally accurate is “barbie” (Aussie slang for “BBQ”). The rest was purely to appeal to the American tourist market.

[@FickleHead]

Great talk, thanks and hope you come back one day. Definitely worth giving WA a look at :D !

[@davehocking4091]

Really appreciate the video mate. You're very well spoken and love your appreciation for Australia and the cultural intricacies I'm from Adelaide and glad to see you fell on the right side of the fence picking the crows!

[@peterberry5027]

Great interview champion it was nice to hear from someone who had a great time when you were here , its worth noting that some of the places you were in , were and still are what optimise Australia and its people You would be welcome back any time soon i am sure

[@jeffreycurtis9075]

Welcome back anytime young fella

[@rosiekickett2617]

Thanx 2 u for showing respect to my people I'm an Aboriginal woman from Perth Western Australia and ere we're Noongah people & my Country is from Perth all the way down south to Albany

[@randolphpastoriza]

We are lucky to have had you ....your enthusiasm about us is infectious in a great way...what an experience you have had!

[@maddyspinks]

Also a fun fact is that each indigenous tribe in Australia has what can be roughly translated as a sacred animal that is the symbol for their tribe and they aren’t allowed to eat their tribe’s sacred animal. They do this to help prevent over hunting and this a been a thing for thousands of years. The aboriginal people are some of the best people you will ever meet. I (I’m a white Australian), along with my whole maternal family from my grandfather’s father down, are only alive today because of the Gubbi Gubbi people of Maryborough Queensland. My great grandfather was 11 years old in the middle of the First World War and came from a home where he was the youngest boy of about 18 kids by 7/8 years, so all his big brothers were away at war and his father who was too old to fight was a very violent alcoholic who was extremely abusive to my great grandfather to the point his life was in very serious danger, so he decided to run away. About a week after he ran an elder from the Gubbi Gubbi tribe found him floating down the river on an old door trying unsuccessfully to catch a fish. The kind elder decided to take my great grandfather back with him to his camp where his people took him in with open arms. They made him his own dugout canoe and taught him how to fish. For over a year and a half they protected him, loved him and treated him as their own, after the war ended and my grandfather’s older brothers returned home they took care to make sure that my great grandfather’s father would not be able to harm to him anymore and made sure one of them was always at the home with him until would he move out of home at 16, so he went back with his brothers. He always made sure to remember his friends who kept him alive, safe and loved. With out them he would have either surely died of exposure and/or dehydration as he had no ides how to care for him self out in the bush, or he would have returned home where his father would have almost certainly beat him to death for running away. When he became a father, although shamefully it was far from the popular opinion/belief at the time, he made sure his children new that ALL Australians are equal people who should have equal respect and rights, and even if the law/society didn’t demand for it at the time that they should always treat and care for ALL people as if they are your brother or sister. He made sure to tell his kids all about his 18 months with the Gubbi Gubbi people and how good they were to him in a time where they had been given absolutely no reason to want to take in a white child, at that time (which is shameful to the enth degree in our history) aboriginal people were not considered actual ‘people’ by the Australian government and were considered Australian fauna, they were treated in despicable ways by the white people and had every reason to want to all of us suffer the way we made them suffer, but instead they didn’t. They saw my great grandfather for what he was, an innocent child who was in need of help and family (which is the complete opposite of how aboriginal children were treated by white Australia at the time), they did the right thing, they chose to be the bigger people in a time where they had no reason or incentive to do so other than knowing it was the right thing to do. For my entire life I have been, and will always be, eternally grateful and have the utmost respect for/to the Gubbi Gubbi people, that elder in particular for what they did for my great grandfather and his descendants to come. I am very vocal about equal treatment, equal rights, equal respect and equal everything else for ALL people, especially our aboriginal people not only because of what their ancestors decided to do for mine, but also by taking a page from their book, it is simply the right thing to do. I figure the least I can do is use the unfair privilege I was born with to open my mouth and stand up for the right things, to do all that I can to make sure that future generations are either all born with equal privilege for ALL people, or no one has privilege at all.

[@timspare80]

Great vid. Great that you got to live in the bush, it definitely has a magic to it...

[@zoebell7601]

Wow thanks so much for this video. Not many people can say they have been out in the communities let alone lived there :) Super interesting.

[@lyns8062]

Kangaroo greasy?? Its one of the leanest meats you can get.

[@bensjammin5823]

Not the tail though. The tails are pretty greasy

[@1953beetle]

BBQ'D goat is also pretty lean too.

[@aussieguy3689]

@@1953beetle Hey ? Goat is extremely greasy mate i eat it all the time where i am !

[@1953beetle]

@@aussieguy3689 I love goat that has been done on a wood fired barby.👍

[@aussieguy3689]

@@1953beetle Yeah i agree it is delicious cooked that way or in a camp oven . ✌️

[@petakelty]

What a sweetheart!

[@markwick11]

you said maccas perfectly my dude. perfect accent.

[@johnno7429]

You are an inspiration and a true gentleman. Love you to come back. We need more good people like you here. God bless you.

[@mwl079]

I’m Australian and I have never experienced that, would love to.

[@lmaree200886]

There’s about 500-600 different tribes in Australia, used to be more but unfortunately some have died out. Now there’s only about 800,000 indigenous people left. Also snow isn’t as rare as you think! It snows in four states and we have ski resorts and snow fields too. The most popular areas for snow is Perisher, Threadbo, Mount Hotham, Mount Buller and Falls Creek. Our highest mountain range is Mount Kosciusko in New South Wales.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

More snow than Switzerland.

[@jparko4944]

What's universal is a good human is a good human, and that you are:) Havagoodone!

[@helmuthschultes9243]

Best move here to Australia, we are healthy and free. Great multicutural life, and generally not racists, inspite of WOKE contrary arguments.

[@mikedawe692]

As an Australian, honestly, despite the funny accent... you’re starting to sound like an Aussie mate. I was just waiting for you to go “Yeah... Naha”. That would’ve sealed it. 😂

[@gheffz]

Amen! Great insight and summary!!!

[@davespanksalot8413]

You seem like a very positive, observant and switched on youngun! Something we can alsways do with more of. Keep up the good work 👍

[@xXJellyShotsXx]

Usually American commentary on Australian culture and whatnot is really rude but for once there's an American that's respectful and knows what he's talking about. Good on ya

[@Cruelaid]

he mentioned Two Dogs What an Awesome young man.!

[@charliebee4338]

God bless you Sir and your mission. Thanks for the positive vibes. Please Do come back🌹🇦🇺

[@Final_Cut_FF]

What a wonderful video. Thank you for being so genuine and your perspective is well received.

[@charliedontsurf4543]

Great video bloke ,loved your story ,god bless

[@graemehughes6026]

Mate I have lived in Central Australia all my life and I feel like I have met you before. I’m so glad you enjoyed our country and I’m proud of you for getting out and seeing the real outback and experiencing the Indigenous Culture of this land. Good on you.👌👌

[@ChrisBright-qj6yx]

Love how much you enjoyed your time in oz. The East coast has a whole nother world worth exploring.

[@elcardil]

You sir are amazing and I thank you. I lived in the NT for 4.5 years and loved every moment. I lived much closer to Darwin and only visited places like Katherine and Tindal RAAF base. I rode my bike to Wangi Falls with some mates every now and then. Myself and a bunch of colleagues went around 230 kms NE of Mataranka looking for a B24 that was supposedly sighted in the area but we spent more or less two weeks lost until we brought out the GPS and went home. :)

[@PilotFlight2Mars]

One of the better vids from this site. Accurate, and PORT POWER!!!!!

[@sachad964]

what a fantastic story, cheers mate

[@jeffkitney39]

I having a fantastic time in Australia and I wish I could live there.🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐

[@outlawdingo3020]

They look after the land and wildlife. They know when they go fishing take what they need and how to live off the land with what nature provides

[@blacksorrento4719]

Great vid, what I liked the most was that you were open and assimilated into a community Yes our country and people are diverse, but we are very accepting. We come from all points of the compass. You experienced more in your short time here, than most Australians do in a lifetime. Pleased you took something away with you from your time here. I think it captured a small place in your heart, hope you make it back someday. 👍🇦🇺❤️

[@rossbrumby1957]

Camp dogs have a rough life, my sister has worked in various Aboriginal communities and rescued several puppies bald with mange and one had broken bones. They have a good home with her now.

[@samebloke]

Glad you had a great time in Australia mate. Not many people get to experience the real Australia. Many Australians don’t even experience it when they grow up and confine themselves to city life.

[@markleon411]

A white collared shirt and a tie seems rather formal for living in the outback.

[@richardbreaden5644]

He Really Is A Great Guy He Came Around The House A Few Times Lovely Personality. He Talk With Me And My Great Grandfather My Great Grandfather Told Him Some Storys He Told Us Some Then Before Leaving We Always Had A Prayer Wich Was Great Its Was Lovely Meeting You Wish You All The Best

[@Asthenia182]

How special, what a cherishing experience for all of you! What is his name?

[@nathr7375]

Before watching these kinds of videos I didn't realise that the US has crap KFC, I just figured it would be good because it's from there.Over here in Aus I love the twister wrap.

[@robert____7882]

People who want to come to Australia, because it’s mostly farm you can backpack around alot

[@frazeroliver9487]

❤💛🖤 Respect from an Eastern Arrentre man no worries mate

[@frankmageelivelongandbehap6576]

Hi mate I am born and bred in Australia and with out weather we have summer autumn winter and spring season but in the tropical area of Australia it has wet season and dry season to just half the year (summer and autumn is call wet season or dry season and the winter season and spring season is called dry season or wet season) I can’t remember what one as I haven’t seen my friends that is a aboriginal person from Arnhem Land in Northern Territory, Australia since I was 15 years old and he told me they in their culture they have 6 season and that’s the summer, autumn, winter, spring and wet and dry seasons

[@0ctatr0n]

Australia does support dual citizenship, I don't know if America does but I'd say with your knowledge and experiences here you could get it easily. Then you could come and stay as long as you like ;) Just watch out for drop bears and hoop snakes.

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Both AU and US support dual citizenship. (My wife"s American)

[@livertic]

One of the more accurate vids !

[@Semajsenrab72]

Glad you enjoyed your time here mate, if you have close friends, ask if they can send over some tim tams, Vegemite, corned beef won't be allowed, but lamingtons would be.

[@fmoore1467]

Loved this!

[@megancooper859]

Im so glad you could see the respect and friendship we have for each other. Yes we have our fair share of rasists and privileged people, but the norm is relaxed and accepting. Cheers

[@SoggyToast506]

I’ve eaten a Witchetty grub before when we had NAIDOC week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) We had Kangroo meat, Emu stew/Wombat stew even got taught how to find and eat Witchetty grubs.. they taste like chicken.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

I don't see how stew is traditional. Didn't really have bowls.

[@blahblah317]

thanks mate

[@ozozoz6]

Nice words about us - Thank you ...

[@dwyer3489]

“Pavlova obviously is a famous Australian dessert” New Zealanders: *visibly triggered*

[@simoncantley665]

You wearing an Adelaide United hat 💪🏻 nice mate

[@chriswharton9092]

You’re a good man, mate.

[@yarlyarjapangardi2594]

Respect brother ❤️

[@kiahmadison8541]

An Aboriginal tribe in Australia is called a Mob. A group of kangaroos is also called a Mob.

[@nomojo1110]

If you like vegemite then you're an Aussie. Not an Honourary Aussie. An Aussie. Welcome!

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Nah, Promite all the way!

[@nomojo1110]

@@geofftottenperthcoys9944 Oi! Watch it, fella! :p

[@mollymuch2808]

What a lovely man you are

[@Forestgump87]

Respect ✊🏽 🖤💛❤️

[@nessotty9790]

You are a top bloke and very intelligent, you are welcome back anytime. If you ever do come back look me up, my family and I would love to show you around the Sunshine state which is Queensland. Glad you enjoyed Australia.

[@Triumph17935]

Wow huge bonus to live with the first nation people, glad you respected the opportunity

[@bev419]

Thank you SO much for your fabulous review from a happy Adelaide gal

[@et4751]

This was interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@jogould1045]

yeah that is one culture within the Australian culture not all footy fans are 'that' obsessed :)

[@atriox7221]

AFL’s originally from the 1800’s so it should older then soccer and basketball

[@stevec6934]

You are welcome back any time mate

[@durv13]

really kool video mate , you did us proud . come back any time .

[@bonnypop5764]

He goes hard in the paint

[@wayno15]

Go the Crows

[@bradleyholdom9677]

Also, New Zealand is its own nation, with its own flag and government. It isn't an island of Australia.

[@patriot1724]

That’s disputable

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Then why don't they add it to world maps?

[@Triumph17935]

Yay, go the Crows.

[@theboyz7543]

ive eaten kangaroo emu and crocodile its sooooo good

[@lachy6645]

Good job mate, impressive how much you've picked up, come back any time

[@djkickmycobra5557]

Good onya might glad you enjoyed the real Australia outback.

[@brendanwilson6560]

The sun will never set on the British empire!

[@daveamies5031]

The sun sets daily on the whats left of the British empire (England, Wales and Scotland, but maybe not for much longer) the rest of what used to be the "British empire" is now free and independent countries and much better for it. And I hope Scotland rejoins the EU and watches the UK suffer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇦🇺🇳🇿🇨🇦🇲🇾🇸🇬🇵🇰🇮🇳

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@daveamies5031 Australia isn't a free independent country. It's ruled by the queen. Have you heard of commonwealth countries, they're all controlled by the royals. They have the power to dissolve the government.

[@stephenjohnson6632]

You can alot from aboriginal people on living off the land and finding water , and how to look after land and alot more. They can teach you what plants and roots you can use for different aliments like reliving fever head acks wounds as a antiseptic and for alot more . And what plants flower and roots are safe to eat . How to find water in the out back and insect and animals are good and safe to eat and how to prepare then. Thats why i belive hundred percent that what area our schools are in they should teach about the aboriginal tribe that live in that area on how they lived and servied and that tribe dreamtime story and there culture.

[@rossbrumby1957]

I've never seen or heard of anyone barbecuing prawns, people buy them cooked from the trawler (or shop) and eat them mostly as is.

[@charlie12T]

Them spider's though ay. Always check your shoes.

[@sachad964]

did you ever try the Vietnamese pork roll, they are amazing, their is a place in Marrickville Sydney NSW that constantly gets voted number 1, they also hve the BBQ prok roll and the pork belly roll, they are to die for

[@justanothernobodysopiniono7811]

I used to buy excellent Vietnamese pork rolls on Coogee Bay Road dunno if the shop is still there walk out of the main bar at the Coogee Bay Hotel cross the road you can't miss it. Tell em I sent ya.

[@sachad964]

@@justanothernobodysopiniono7811 depends how long ago, havnt been there in 3 years, but worked there for 10 and half years, nothing is even close to marrickvilles, 1 there rolls are bursting with food and their shallot sauce they put over is the fantastic and then they add this white stick off something which is sort of sweet which i havnt had in any other roll and it completes the package. also real pork belly with crackle roll to die for, seriously you could have as your last meal

[@sachad964]

@@justanothernobodysopiniono7811 i think its white radish

[@youngharvey1169]

I’m from Alice springs I freaked out when you said you come here👊🏾❤️

[@ozzyofficial2827]

I support port Adelaide ,👍

[@brickehansen1625]

Good onya mate 👍👍 bloody legend.

[@1969firefox]

You probably learnt more than most Australians have.

[@paulkeating6739]

goodonyer, mate