American Reacts to Quintessential Aussie Moments

[@carlamullenberg1029]

This is why I love being an Australian. We don't take ourselves too seriously, know how to have a good laugh, we all have a Master's Degree in Taking The Piss Out of Everyone and are training up the next generation to continue these great Aussie Traditions. As I sit here a couple of days before Christmas in the Beautiful South East Queensland it is 5 O'clock special time. The thunderstorms have been knocking us for a 6 almost every day this week and they normally hit around 5pm just when most people are starting to come home from another hard day counting down the hours until it is the traditional 1 to 2 week great Christmas to New Years Office shut down. This afternoon's storm is looking like a really bad one if the Thunder that is currently overhead is anything to go by. Wish you and the family a Very Merry Christmas and an amazing 2024. I also now want to get a Wombat for Christmas. Pity they grow into very fat, heavy, aggressive little ancle biters.

[@phoenixrising7047]

Listen mate, you've had that many you are talking about the weather to strangers in the comment section. Although the overall positive sentiment has been conveyed and appreciated, I feel you owe it to us as innocent readers to be more entertaining (read "less Aussie-centric old fart waffle) and I hope you take these words to heart and return refreshed and emboldened in the new year ready to hit us with something perhaps a little witty or memorable. Merry Christmas from a neighbour mate. 🤔🤣👍🎅

[@Yogoniogi]

good thing to see you're still close to your roots mentioning the weather all the time

[@rachelhead4986]

They eat roots and leave

[@rachelhead4986]

Perth here, jealous 😊

[@carlamullenberg1029]

Yes they do@@rachelhead4986

[@ianmontgomery7534]

When I lived in China I went with my secretary Mei to the hairdressers. The guy was standing behind me but doing nothing. I asked Mei what was the problem and the guy told her he had never cut hair that wasn't black. I got her to tell him to not worry even if he made a mistake it would grow out in a couple of weeks.

[@top40researcher31]

Out on the patio we'd sit, And the humidity we'd breathe, We'd watch the lightning crack over canefields Laugh and think, this is Australia.

[@leandabee]

😅👌

[@carlamullenberg1029]

I am in South East Queensland and there is a massive storm moving above us right now. Not much rain yet but the Thunder is impressive. We have been hammered this week with storms, still not as bad as our mates up in North Queensland. Just another annual lead up to our Aussie Christmas

[@top40researcher31]

@@carlamullenberg1029 I'm getting storms on Christmas eve

[@daveamies5031]

@@carlamullenberg1029I got the BCC alert about the time you wrote that 👍

[@karenstrong8887]

Now that song is stuck on replay.

[@hoon5763]

that flying fox with the broom crime scene was hilarious.

[@keithkearns93]

Are you serious ? Why would you even think that was a flying fox ? Things need wings to fly .

[@TanyaDolan]

People it's a sugar glider or the "Australian flying squirrel".

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@TanyaDolan No, it's a Red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista), it's apparently called Bobo and the owner lives in Taiwan.

[@yvetteproctor1731]

We don’t have squirrels in Australia.

[@TanyaDolan]

@@yvetteproctor1731 sorry but we do.

[@ElizabethVassilios]

I love that squirrel he cracks me up every time I see that clip

[@BloodyBrilliantBeers]

That's a clip from our Podcast! Glad you enjoyed it mate.

[@tommyyologaming8034]

Love how you've actually picked up our Aussie accent for certain words

[@karenstrong8887]

Us Aussies can find anything funny and it gets on TV. That Flying Squirrel was my favourite.😂 Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@susie9893]

That squirrel obviously od'd on Rocky & Bullwinkle growing up 😉

[@Anna81Louise]

The TV show is not all news, it's a morning show that includes some news segments amongst other things. They have hours to fill. Nobody minds killing time having the hosts laughing uncontrollably at squirrels or muffs.

[@ianhelyar6383]

Good thing we don't have beavers, eh?

[@ShadowAussie]

@@ianhelyar6383 There's a restaurant/bar down the road from me called the Thirsty Beaver.... lol

[@-sandman4605]

Aussie humour is just the best. 🦘😂🤣😂🤣🦘

[@traceymarshall7991]

Hi from Queensland Australia... love the cap/hat you are wearing... go the mighty Maroons . Cheers 🙂

[@johneccleston4707]

Hey Ian, with the 1st short where the hosts are laughing at the innuendo, those shows aren’t specifically “news”. They are similar to Good Morning America, so mostly entertainment with short news updates every half hour.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

It's Mitre 10, an Aussie hardware store

[@livingonthecoasttv]

Yes, not pronounced meeter 10

[@MagentaDinosaurs]

A mitre cut is also a precise cut in woodworking of less than 90°, usually 45° (can be anywhere between) for a mitre joint which forms a 90° corner. Also mitre boxes help line up these precise cuts quickly.

[@marniehenry6138]

I love watching you watching us we are a very happy country. Merry Christmas to you and your family and catch up next year

[@Jeni10]

Metre is “meeter”, Mitre is “mighter”

[@samchilvers3711]

Maaaaate. Love your Richmond koala. Subscribed!!!!!

[@margareth1504]

Its a bit late at night, just a bit, and I couldnt stop laughing - so funny, was waking everyone up. 😅 😂😂😂

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Regarding haircuts: when I was a boy, my uncle regularly complained that he paid more than I did, even though he was almost bald, while I had long, curly hair. I told him that in my case I paid for a haircut, whilst in his case they charged a higher search fee. He was not greatly amused. 😅

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Hilarious! 😂 I definitely don't know any of these people, definitely don't do that stuff! 😉😁👍

[@glenyjac69]

My mother in law needed a trim while visiting Italy No English at all was understood, she described with her fingers how much she wanted off but they left her with that amount of hair from the top instead She knew this was odd and still did nothing

[@leoniesellar2747]

Hi my dad always told me that if there are 2 hairdressers in a store get the one with the worst cut to do you because they would have cut the one with the good cuts hair cheers from Australia

[@davidburnett93]

G'day mate, happy gravy day. 21st of December is gravy day in Australia, you might already know that, afterall you are an honorary Aussie. If not, please react to Paul Kelly " how to make gravy " the 2021 version. It's a song that doesn't have a chorus but it does have a recipe for making gravy. I've been part of the community for a long time so I can't remember if you've reacted to it before, plus I'm an old goat. Love to all the family mate

[@davidburnett93]

@@user-lu3nn5ly3f I truly hope he reacts to it. I hope you enjoy it, I'm quietly confident you will. It's a Christmas song with a difference, from the perspective of someone incarcerated and the first Christmas away from family. Yes, we Aussies are different. Best wishes for the holiday season to you and your family

[@thispranksux7374]

WTF is gravy day, never bloody heard of it, must be some gen z shit 😀😀

[@juliewoodman2439]

​@@thispranksux7374: I'm sure there are nicer ways to ask a question.

[@thispranksux7374]

@@juliewoodman2439 I'm sure there is, but I really don't give a shit 😁

[@clivegilbertson6542]

G'day Mate! We don't have any squirrels in Australia flying or otherwise so that had to be a foreign clip shown on Aussie TV... Cheers!

[@sharonbrown7419]

It was definitely Aus. It's a sugar glider.

[@ravenfeader]

Our gliders are sweet in OZ.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@sharonbrown7419 No, it's a Red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista), it's apparently called Bobo and the owner lives in Taiwan.

[@unsocialbutterfly5760]

I think it’s funny how certain words mean different things. In Australia, thongs are flip flops, not G strings. A fanny is a vagina, not a butt. A rubber is an eraser, not a condom. Pissed is drunk, not angry. When I lived in America, the first few months were very amusing conversations 😂 Even when I said it’s spitting outside, people looked at me like I had two heads…spitting means sprinkling rain.

[@thispranksux7374]

So when a person is " pissed off at the government " they are drunk at the government ??? Class dismissed... So pissed means drunk of angry .. you can thank me later, as long as your not " pissed off " 😀😀😀😀

[@caltravels9454]

I cut my own hair with clippers, No comb, just a zero cut, to get that done at my local barber is $35, only time I have had my head shaved professionally is when my friends sister had a apprentice, I was asked to be a subject, I volunteered to be the subject in a heart beat, cost me nothing, both my friends sister and her apprentice were hot AF, it was the best haircut ever.

[@anthonygitto9198]

$35 what , we're do you live it's only $20 everywhere in my area

[@frankhooper7871]

​@@anthonygitto9198$20? Standard cost for a man's haircut in UK is more like £10 (about US$12.50) LOL

[@phoenixrising7047]

In my opinion, if you haven't learned to cut your own hair past the age of 30 you're a bit slow, just plain old lazy or enjoy the barber experience (being touched and forking out slightly unreasonable coin.) I mean a bloke can learn to shave when he's young - but get clippers, scissors and a mirror out when you're older and that's too tall an order?

[@nathanielpillar8012]

that's nearly the same...@@frankhooper7871

[@popcornshiner3937]

I have had between a No2 or 4 shave for 40 years, I haven't cut it in 18 months and now have past shoulder length silver hair. it's kind of cool

[@coolhand1964]

That squirrel is a legend! 👍😂🇦🇺

[@aussiefox2000]

OMG The squirrel was priceless.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.🎉🎉🎉🎉 May the world see peace and ❤❤❤❤ in the coming year

[@brendoncrofts6714]

Happy gravy day ian and family

[@frustratedfriar9632]

Gidday mate. I only just saw this video of yours and loved it. A remark - In the opening segment, with Karl Stefanović "losing it", he gets a response from the girl, to his Ugg Boot comment that "This is my MUFF". I am pretty damn sure he is laughing so much because he is thinking of the Aussie slang word meaning for Muff. The Muff refers to a ladies' front 'naughty' bit. Another nickname is "The Map Of Tassie (pronounced ta-zz-ie). So you can see why the poor bloke lost it when she said what she did.

[@Sooz007-l3b]

You tell them what you want, and what you get is the ‘bog standard’ cut!

[@jmaros15]

3:51 Commentary... Cant see the look of relief on her face "BANG" Laughing my ass off, I mean literary 🤣🤣

[@lynwill65]

The guy, and his daughter with the baby wombat, live here in Gippsland Victoria and I believe he rescues some baby wildlife. He has a farm with a menagerie of animals including a large amount of free range Guinea Pigs. He is funny as!

[@LurkMoar101]

Jason Maher is the aussie street performer there I think. He has a youtube channel and performs some pretty cool yet quick magic tricks and lessons.

[@leandabee]

Omg that magician, hilarious 😅😅😅👏👏

[@vergadain]

At 3:46 where that spider engages a threat posture was a moment that I needed to do a double take on if indeed that is a huntsman spider. I've never seen a huntsman spider out in the open do that. Wow!

[@christinalikoski4937]

That squirrel always gets me 🤭 definitely needs his own NCIS episode Australia 💕 Christina

[@Maizy1985]

You can't beat the squirrel!😂

[@ianhulbert]

Happy Christmas Ian and family. From Ian and family in Queensland Australia.

[@gerardbryant1445]

I've seen that squirrel video somewhere before. It's not an Australian video, but it did go viral here briefly, a couple of years ago.

[@bernieozzie7480]

Could be a glider

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@bernieozzie7480 No, it's a Red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista), it's apparently called Bobo and the owner lives in Taiwan.

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Cheers Ian & family from Canberra, the most exciting capital in the world. _Nope, it is pronounced "Miter"._

[@Green_House]

What I find hilariously is the way many Americans say phrases like: "So what you're gunna wanna do is go ahead and . . ." A total of 10 words that are always redundant ! I don't think they even know they're saying it. eg: "So what you're gunna wanna do is go ahead and press enter on the key board." vs "Press enter on the key board."

[@margareth1504]

The one that gets me is when whoever says :- Then, or Now, Im going to go ahead and glue the cap on the bottle. No one is going anywhere so I dont know why they think they are going ahead ( ?)

[@Green_House]

@@margareth1504 Spot on ! ! ! 😠 'So, I hope you go ahead and have a Happy New Year.' 😉😜😃 (As one would say in the US of A)

[@adods9824]

Agreed! And 'swap it out' vs swap !!! And 'running' instead of using. "What battery are you running in your drill?". How about "what amp hour battery are you USING" ...

[@andrewbraid4265]

Hey Ian, there's an Aussie video about heavy vehicle safety called heavy vehicle safety: safe travelling down steep descent s. All about driving an OSOM (Over Sized Over Mass) vehicle down steep descents, very interesting

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

I don't know if you've featured an Aussie called Carl Barron. He's an Aussie comedian, you'd love. He's all over youtube so have a look mate.

[@JoelDavies-bi5mp]

A quintessential Aussie moment is to watch the directors cut of Wolf Creek 2. Good wholesome family movie. 🤣

[@systemsrenegade9888]

It's only 3 weeks between a bad haircut and a good one depends on how long you can remember as a kid.

[@Moarlatz]

Bro's got a VL Calais Turbo poster in the back there, back in the 2000's that car was known as Victorian royalty :D

[@aardvarkbiscuit2677]

My wife cuts my hair at home, it's free, and why I wear a hat - FTFY

[@peterclancy3653]

Since my wife became disabled I cut my own hair! Always plan to stay home that week!

[@unsocialbutterfly5760]

We don’t have squirrels in Australia, they were viewing an American video. We have possums instead, which are in the same proportions as squirrels in comparison, but they are nocturnal and live in the trees, and are super cute, unlike the opossums America has.

[@heatherlewis3713]

I know exactly why Carl has lost the plot laughing, then it spreads to others. Because the word "Muff" in Australian Slang also means the pubic hair at the front of the female pubic area.

[@DCVerThe3rd]

"Here's ur fkn mate" "Nah ur mate" Lmfao

[@professornuke7562]

That squirrel video....we don't have squirrels in Australia. Except my Perth born significant other says we do. I'm from Melbourne. Apparently, the Perth squirrels escaped from the Zoo, and are now all over the place. I looked it up, and she's 100% right, and I 100% apologised. In Melbourne we have had Asian tourists bussing up to our parks after nightfall in Summer to feed and photograph our native squirrels and monkeys for many years. These are of course, native marsupial ringtail possums. Also having been to USA, Canada and the UK, I have seen a few squirrels in my travels. I tried to tell my darling how cute squirrels are....that's how I found out about the Perth Squirrels. I may have been a been a bit of a hardwood deck explaining to her that there are no squirrels in Australia. This is why the scientific method is important, and why you need to acknowledge when you are wrong.

[@jonsant7232]

I learnt to cut my own hair during covid lock down at first I used some dog clippers now I have a good set and I always get what I want, not what the barber thinks I should get. I remember one hair cut I paid for was so awful I went to a different barber the next day to try to fix it. The small Sydney suburb where I live has 5 barber shops for some reason, one lady's hairdresser, 4 Thai massage shops and no banks ... it's a strange suburb

[@stick0035]

My sympathy is with the barbers I'm the original Mr Potato Head. I think my mother tried to shove me back in with a mallet , so I just accept what ever hair cut I get and wait two weeks.

[@davidgillard4995]

Merry Christmas guys.🇦🇺🇺🇸🎅🏼🧑🏻‍🎄❤️

[@noelinsley8057]

Top marks to the squirrel...

[@stuartgarfatth1448]

That squirrel is a scream!.

[@BainesAdam]

Again no drop bears! oh that's right a muff is something hairy you put your hands in.

[@Max_Flashheart]

Squirrel trying to sue someone

[@barriehull7076]

A clergy mitre is a type of headgear worn by high-ranking clergy members, such as bishops, abbots, and cardinals, in various Christian denominations, including Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches. The mitre is a tall folding cap, consisting of two similar parts rising to a peak and sewn together at the sides.

[@aliciahamilton4881]

I’m pretty sure that street performer was on Australia’s got talent or similar show.

[@erinnfitzgerald6257]

I'm so grateful that I'm an Aussie... & very proud to be 😊

[@bigbyron7695]

Awsome bloody hat

[@Contender-df2uj]

there is only 2 weeks between a bad hair cut and a good one

[@mattivation_inc.]

Love your Queensland Maroons cap!!

[@SandraLeone-y9i]

love the flying fox omg who taught it to do that. Merry Christmas to you and Dani and the kids. I hope Santa brings you something Aussie

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

Not a flying fox, it's a Red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista), it's apparently called Bobo and the owner lives in Taiwan.

[@davidviola68]

The wombat does square shit... I'm not kidding... like cubes

[@cheller8357]

Just so you know, we don’t have squirrels in Australia. They were reacting to a viral video.

[@steventurner8428]

So who hasn't had a pet wombat. They are fun in the house until they chew and rip through the walls.

[@huskypilot6305]

Ian I love your content mate but please increase the size of the picture you are trying to show. I suggest that you should watch this video on a phone to see what some of us see

[@lindageorge8209]

My daughter took her brother for a haircut before her wedding and marched him back in after it was done and said he wasn't coming to her wedding looking like that. In the end he looked like what we called The Old Bill! Yes, we are Australian. For his own wedding, he wore jeans and work boots, what I thought might be a flanno but turned out to be a checked cotton long sleeve shirt, a large piece of Boulder Opal that I had bought him a few years prior around his neck, beard and hair neat and tidy with the hair tied up at the back, and a leather cowboy hat. Wife wore traditional white wedding gown, looked absolutely gorgeous, and my 30yo trucker son cried all the way through the ceremony. He's all Aussie, but more kiwi culturally. And my husband, now in his 70s, refuses to go to a modern barber as he doesn't want to be cool. What can a woman do?

[@mitchellstrano8785]

Hey big fella, I know you enjoy aussies and there stories and slang, there’s a podcast you would enjoy and it’s called “alpha blokes podcast” give them a listen I’m sure you’ll have a smile on your face constantly

[@gretschcorvette73]

Dude. You totally need to check out the trailer for an Aussie movie coming out next month called Rippy. Its a horror based on a huge kangaroo gone rogue. Would love to see your reaction. You rock by the way!!!

[@adamwaite5471]

@IWrocker You should watch Shammi, Maitland Hanley and also Marty and Michael for a great laugh

[@RoyHolder]

When hair was trending to long (the seventies) I tried to grow my hair long but my father has clippers and I lost most of my hair when he caught me. Not a good time to be kid.

[@swingsloth]

I would do ANYTHING to be a wombat carer.

[@ShelleyLeigh-i3h]

Love the Queensland State of Origin hat as we call it NRL

[@tanyaconlan6285]

Aussies... we are a special breed 😂

[@MG-hx1cc]

Loving the cap

[@seanrohan5829]

I'm Irish and the Best thing about Australia is Karl Stefanovic, a legend

[@ashley2108]

I was charged 48 dollars, it took them 20 minutes. But this is the best bit, I am bald!

[@ConsoleGeneral]

G'day Infinity Ward Rocker! Love your vids! Peace to you and you family.

[@andreamoore367]

Tasmanian here. 🇦🇺

[@sandra6482]

Love the hat! Best footy team in the world

[@jonsant7232]

I learned to cut my own hair during the pandemic, know I get what I want and not what the barber thinks I need

[@One_Crazy_Dog_Mum]

We pronounce mitre 10 My ta or My Ter 10. It’s like home hardware in the USA

[@HrLBolle]

9:21 good thing he's raising his left and not the right

[@baxbax8701]

Fuckin fire in tha fuckin fridge mate 🤣🤣🤣

[@hetheringtonfamily8798]

The reason why Carl was laughing I the first clip when the lady said MUFF is because MUFF is slang for the female lady part down below

[@patriciaplayford7421]

It’s not the news , it an early morning show . We can turn anything into a joke , and do . lol , live here long enough and it just happens . It’s Australia 🇦🇺

[@exkingjohn]

Haircut. Mate number 4 all over thanks.

[@phoenixrising7047]

Onya Ian!

[@judileeming1589]

I hadn’t seen a hairdresser for so long because my regular stylist retired, so, I made an appointment at a popular salon and then, on the day of the appointment, slept through my alarm after a night of asthma attacks. Apologised but was too embarrassed to go back … so, I walked into an empty salon at a major shopping mall looking like an aging hippy. I walked out looking like Prince Valiant … chop, chop, no style at all. I could have put a bowl on my head and asked my husband to cut my hair for FREE! 😳

[@charlierobson1824]

That’s me @3:58

[@joshuaharling3728]

Love the cap Mate 👍🏼👍🏼

[@clareozcbear2640]

I just noticed your cap, GO QLD!!

[@melpannack8245]

I f?Chen love being an Aussie!

[@ianhelyar6383]

4:15 Daniela cuts your hair? How's it look, dear? Yeah, great, love!

[@mynitchu]

7:43 that's fez the free range guinea pig farmer...that there is 100% aussie

[@Sticks31]

Even the animals have a sense of humour here in Oz . . . .

[@thedreadedsyntholbaby763]

2:29 how the REAL men of australia talk!