THIS WEEK IN AUSTRALIA [54] - CRAZY WEEK IN OZ!

[@ayden1311]

Not a kangaroo, rock wallaby, but still a good effort to get on a roof

[@susie9893]

Probably jumped up on the car and up to the roof. They climb cliffs, so yeah. And it was probably extremely motivated cos of that dog barking

[@systemsrenegade9888]

Santa left one of his boomers behind , he always carries a spare . The green center light is for the 2 straight lanes and the red arrows are for the turning lanes on each side. @11:33

[@Swt5ihrok]

Hello Ryan, lane filtering when you are on a motorbike is legal across Australia as long as you're driving at 30km/h or less. It's a 👍 if drivers pull over slightly to let you through. 👍👍👍 to the truck driver.

[@amishgirl1000]

When an Aussie gives you instructions on how to get somewhere, and they say it’s just down the road, it could easily be 500 km away. 😂

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes its over that way, down the road, just outback or in woop woop!

[@amishgirl1000]

@@jenniferharrison8915 ha ha exactly

[@nathanielpillar8012]

Not really. this is a bit of a myth.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@nathanielpillar8012 What like Timbuktu? Have you ever lived in country Australia?, it's real!!

[@nathanielpillar8012]

Yes, I have almost always lived in Rural Australia. I think this is exaggerated. I've never heard anyone refer to distances of hundreds of kms as just down the road. At least not without everyone knowing full well it's a joke.@@jenniferharrison8915

[@noelleggett5368]

Kmart and Coles in Australia are owned by the same company (Wesfarmers). Coles is the supermarket chain; Kmart is the discount variety store (clothing, toys, homewares, etc.). Woolworths also has a discount variety store chain, called Big W. And there is also Target, in Australia, which is their main competition. (In the USA, Target sells a much greater variety of goods than in Australia.) If you want to shop a little more ‘up market’ in Australia, the two major department store chains are Myer and David Jones (although there are others like Harvey Norman, Domayne, etc.).

[@theearthbutterfly]

Wesfarmers does indeed own Kmart and Target (among others) but coles is no longer part of them. They sold off all their interests in 2018 and since then Coles has been an entirely seaparate entity

[@noelleggett5368]

@@theearthbutterfly Thanks for that. I thought Wesfarmers might have bought up Target, but didn’t know Coles had become its own public company again. (I remember when Woolworths and David Jones were once part of the huge Adelaide Steamship Company group). I imagine there will be many more chapters of corporate history for the supermarket started by the guy who brought about the downfall of the first Menzies government at the height of World War II.

[@jurgentreue1200]

Harvey Norman Holdings owns Harvey Norman, Domayne and Joyce Mayne.

[@noelleggett5368]

@@jurgentreue1200 And we wonder why the ACCC exists!

[@christinemilne8927]

Wesfarmers sold off coles a few years ago. They no longer own them

[@andrewhall9175]

Gambling IS indeed prevalent in Australia. Most/all capital cities have at least one casino, there’s also a few regional cities with a casino and there are poker machines (slot machines) in pretty much every pub. And you can’t watch a sports match on tv without being constantly encouraged to bet on the outcome

[@brettmillman9137]

The disgraceful thing in the US though is that the Govt tax any winnings over $1200USD. It is out and out robbery and typical of their money grabbing tax system. I don't see them giving a tax break to anybody losing $1200 though. Nothing more than thieves, oh and they are happy for you to get lung cancer whilst you gamble too as you can smoke in nearly every casino. Now you know why there is no public health system there. Too many rich people make too much money off the sick and dying.

[@ashscheesecakes2064]

I encourage you to watch the expose mini doc that FriendlyJordies did on Clubs NSW. Who knew money laundering was so dang easy...

[@sandramae987]

Gambling is bad here to the point of criminal, hmm there are certain casino chains being investigated for possible international money laundering operations, or so I saw on the news. Our poker machine businesses should be illegal for the harm the pokies do to people, their families, other businesses in the locality, etc, in my and many others' opinion. Except all states get many $$$$ in taxes from them and the gambling business lobby is heaps powerful, more than any political party. We have a national gambling problem. Aussies have always laid bets, on racehorses, greyhound racing etc. But electronic gaming machines and online gambling, including in-play sports betting, is very harmful to our country and culture. I have no idea who is going to deal with it, it will be up to the next generation of politicians. Maybe they will have the spine to heave the worst of the crap out if the stables.

[@noelleggett5368]

‘Tradies’ is a popular Aussie underwear brand. Solo is a popular brand of lemon-flavoured soft drink (soda). The deodorant can looks like a can of Solo (the ‘thirst crusher’) soda.

[@myopinion69420]

I hate how they are renaming hard solo because 'its confusing' and 'could be a risk to children'. you don't see them renaming all the alcoholic ciders because they are branded similarly to the non-alcoholic ones.

[@noelleggett5368]

@@myopinion69420 I had to read that twice. For a second, I imagined kids trying to drink a can of deodorant. 😛 Then, I realised you were referring to the alcoholic ‘Hard Solo’ drink, deliberately marketed to look like its soft drink counterpart. Maybe we should have ‘Soft Margaritas’ or ‘Soft Mojitos’ (like the ‘Fags’ lollies (candy) shaped like cigarettes that we used to have in the 70s)?

[@ashscheesecakes2064]

​@@myopinion69420It's not like the Hard solos aren't specifically advertised as an alcoholic beverage either. I work at a Dan Murphys and I'm utterly perplexed at some of the complaints we're getting. It very clearly says it's 18+, it's a completely different can design to normal Solo and it shows its alcoholic content. If someone is still unable to tell the difference, something is wrong.

[@myopinion69420]

​@@ashscheesecakes2064 yea exactly. they are clearly VERY different. its not like the 'energized' ones they came out with ~15 years ago that looked nearly exactly the same. one of the guys I worked with grabbed one of those by mistake at the takeaway shop. he took one sip and had to throw it out (he has heart problems caused by drinking energy drink's excessively.) but they were the same can, just with the word 'energised' or 'charged' or something along that line slapped on to the bottom. they are also in the same fridge, these solo's are not even sold in the same STORE (unless you live in somewhere like Melbourne where supermarkets are allowed to have an alcohol section, but even then its a separate section, with all the other alcohol). you have to specifically go out of your way to buy the hard solo. if you have both in the fridge at home, you either need to educate your kids or make sure they don't have access to it.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@myopinion69420 or alcoholic ginger beer.

[@philpaton3812]

Schnitty is a flattened chicken breast, and crumbed, then fried. A Parmy is the same, but with a tomato/pizza style sauce with cheese on top, and often has ham under the cheese too. Pronunciation of UTE is actually "YOOT", like UTILITY Cheers to you Ryan

[@NaturingIFindNatural-august73]

it’s a vagina. a slang word for. it’s disturbing to think lazy aussies are saying this. or….the use of correct full english would be greatly appreciated. ☺️😊😉 ✌🏻🇦🇺🌏🤘🏻

[@johnangelico667]

"Schnitty" is a lazy abbreviation for a Chicken Schnitzel, derived from the original "Wiener Schnitzel" from Austria/Germany.. The Parmy is a Chicken Parmigiana variation as per the OP,

[@jslasher1]

@@johnangelico667 Let me try this one on you. "I'd like to order [pronounced 'or-dah'] a dog's eye with a side of dead horse". I'd be ordering a meat pie [rhymes with 'eye] with a side of tomato sauce. Get it?

[@gazbot9000]

Yeah, the letter 'U' is pronounced 'yoo', and many words pronounce the U as such. We don't "ooze" the letter 'U', we "yooze" it

[@mjb7015]

You should definitely get a copy of The Eleventh Hour. It's a semi-interactive mystery picture book with clues on each page, you have to try to find the clues and figure out the answer to the mystery. My brother and I spent days going over it. Fun times.

[@goaway2803]

Prezzie is a present. A P Plater is a driver's licence after a Learner's Licence but there are two stages (green and red) Yes, Australia Day has also been termed as Invasion Day for many years, so a difficult day to 'celebrate' for the Original Owners of this country. It will be celebrated by some, regardless because we love our public holidays. We change dates for most things to make it a long weekend, it's a skill XD Thank you for letting me know what happened this week too, Mate XD

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

I've never met a real person who calls it 'Invasion Day'. I've never met a real person who doesn't celebrate it. Somehow it pisses me off more that Aldi decided to get involved than Woolworths. The disrespect, they're not even an Australian company.

[@AB-zf6by]

@@viktoriyaserebryakov2755 I've never met a person who celebrates it as anything other than a public holiday and/or an excuse to get pissed. I genuinely don't know a single person who enjoys decorating their house, car or themselves in cheap single use plastic crap, and all of those calling for a boycott of Woollies because they made a commercial decision not to stock said plastic crap because it didn't sell are hypocrites because they clearly haven't been buying it in the past. Let's not kid ourselves. If Australia Day merchandise was profitable for them you can bet they would be stocking it regardless of the controversy.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@AB-zf6by Liar.

[@8enny80i]

@@viktoriyaserebryakov2755 Go to Redfern in Sydney. The whole community of Aboriginal people call it "Invasion day" there.

[@AB-zf6by]

@@viktoriyaserebryakov2755 🤣🤣🤣how old are you, 10? Because my opinion differs from yours you call me a liar, how pathetic and simple minded. Then again, if you're one of the handful of people who has been buying the plastic, Made in China crap from Woollies, I'm not surprised by your lack of ability to conduct a respectful, civil discussion. BTW I stand by my assertion that no one I know displays the sort of jingoistic, over the top patriotism usually associated with the USA, not even on Australia Day.

[@michelledurbidge6263]

The Eleventh Hour book is fantastic. Im 50 yrs old and still have my copy from when I was about 14

[@infin8ee]

Graham Base books were great . Animalia is beautiful too

[@caroleboeder6169]

Graeme Base writes and illustrates a wonderful series of children's books. Not only colourful and great stories but each page has hidden things for children to find. UNO'S GARDEN is amazing. Please do your son a favour and find these very superior books for your enjoyment as well as his.

[@infin8ee]

@@caroleboeder6169 you used to be able to get friezes for nursery rooms too which were absolutely gorgeous

[@KennethWhipp]

I think it was this book I got a free copy of because there were more hidden mice than the book said there was and my mum and I contacted the publisher. They sent us an updated copy with the correct number of hidden mice.

[@bhsaproduction]

Aussie “coins” have a portrait of the King (previously the Queen) on one side of all coins - this side is commonly known as “heads” but is officially called the Obverse, while on the other side “tails” or Reverse, have different animals or images to celebrate special occasions. 5c = Echidna, 10c = Lyrebird, 20c = Platypus, 50c = Aust Coat of Arms, $1 = Kangaroos & $2 = An Aboriginal Elder & Southern Cross Stars. The $1 & $2 coins look gold, but are made of 92% copper, 6% Aluminium & 2% Nickel. Decimal currency coins commenced in 1966 and replaced the old Imperial currency. Australia introduced its own currency in 1910 (9 years after Federation) and moved to decimal currency 1 years before New Zealand & 5 years before Britain.our new currency was introduced 1 year after the (then new) Australian Mint was opened by Prince Philip (the Queens’s husband). 1c & 2c coins went out of circulation in 1992.

[@jslasher1]

At sporting events, such a cricket [baseball is a sort of weak imitation], the captains of each team will call 'heads or tales' to determine who will either bat or bowl first. You won't find this in baseball, where the umpire will call out 'play ball'. The umpire in cricket will call out 'play'.

[@Jeni10]

The Eleventh Hour and Animalia are both amazing books written by Graeme Base. Purchasing a copy of each would not disappoint you! Look after them so Jace can read them when he gets older!

[@World-Maker]

I have two not-so-relevant questions, has Ryan seen anything vids of Superwog, and has anyone suggested watching anything of it?

[@michelledrage5230]

Don't forget Sign of the Seahorse, also by Grame Base

[@brosert]

There's also one he wrote much more recently (about 2010?) that's also a puzzle (and has some sort of crypto device to solve n the back cover) I think it's "The Jewelfish of Karnak" or similar.

[@TheDoctapruzz]

The Eleventh Hour and Anamalia are amazing kids books. As a 30-something year old i still look back at them as amazing inspirational books. Get them for your son, he will adore them!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Happy Arvo Ryan! 😄 That's King Charles III (or Charlie)! 😊 🦘😂 Keno, lots of fun for just a $1, you just chose your favourite numbers! 🤔 Woollies, being divisive, you are correct! 😏 I'm going to the local Chinese shop for some great Aussie merch! 😁 SUVs are for off our roads! 🙁 They missed the news that our Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (from Tasmania) is being crowned tomorrow! 👸 See ya mate! 🙋👍

[@BowieZ]

Do you REALLY care that much about Australia Day falling on January 26? If people want to change it, let them change it. Who cares.

[@Polyphemus.]

I love the irony of the very people who love to defend 'free speech' when they want to say something bigoted or racist, suddenly crying foul and claiming 'division' when Woolworths exercise their own free will to stock whatever they damn well please. I've particularly enjoyed watching Mr. Potato Head learning that freedom is a two-way street...

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@BowieZ Actually the taxpayers who would be the most affected, change is very expensive and this idea (from a tiny minority) is the least important political item we currently have! It's our Australia Day, we should be very proud, most of us came from desparate circumstances and found a safe haven that we created together, we don't collectively need to feel guilty for anything or change anything because of a small group of loud activists, we are all free Australians together!

[@wendyhammond4958]

Ryan In Australia a 15 year old CANNOT drive any vehicle on the road. You cannot apply for a learner permit until you are 16 and over.

[@wonderwoman9370]

Actually you can through school in Western Australia

[@Jessie20032]

@@wonderwoman9370 yep sure can! But cant get the actual learners permit till 16 though.

[@UnderscoreUnderscoreUnderscore]

In Canberra, it’s actually 15 and nine months instead. So technically possible?

[@Jessie20032]

@@UnderscoreUnderscoreUnderscore In WA it’s 16yrs to get your learners permit and do 50hrs , but yeh each state is different I guess

[@marsbearmcw3050]

I went for my learners and passed three months before I turned 16 in south Australia in 1983. But you couldn’t do the drivers test till after 16

[@themoviehobbit355]

I get a chicken parmi surf and turf with garlic sauce and a salad once a week from different places 👌🤤

[@Polyphemus.]

The controversy around Australia Day is largely similar to the controversy around Columbus Day in the U.S. and for mainly the same reasons. It's the day recognised as the beginning of Australia's colonisation, it doesn't have anything to do with the actual founding of the nation.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Actually, it was created during the great depression when all the population were suffering with an uncertain future! It was intended to bring us all together and make us remember how lucky we were to live in this wonderful country! It's meant to be a joyful, proud day, like Thanksgiving!

[@gazbot9000]

However, Woolworths is not selling cheap shitty plastic flags made in China because they just don't sell well for some strange reason. It's a business decision, not a political one apparently

[@BrendanMoonHotCheddar]

It's not typical in Australia to turn on a red light if no one is coming. I know in the US you can turn right on red as long as no one is coming from the left. In Australia we cant do that but we do have those traffic lights with the arrows, they arent difficult and noone seems to complain about them.

[@Merrid67play]

There are plenty of locations where you can turn left on a red light, but they're signposted. There are none that let you turn right on a red light as that's cross traffic.

[@BrendanMoonHotCheddar]

@@Merrid67play Some states have those signs, Tasmania doesnt though.

[@peter65zzfdfh]

@@Merrid67play They introduced them as a trial and then removed them in QLD, caused too many accidents with pedestrians.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

@@peter65zzfdfh Yeah... drivers don't pay attention enough when turning when you can't turn on a red.

[@richlawrence4160]

different states have different rules for left turn, Victoria can only if there is a slip road behind the lights, NSW has signs where you can. The green light and turn arrow system is common, and allow traffic to turn safely 'green arrow - red light' or not turn 'green light - red arrow' and other combinations and apply when there are separate turn lanes, and can be for both left and right turns.

[@bblake5116]

We have tree kangaroos up here in tropical northern Queensland, they live in the trees and on the ground, they can get to be big as well. Never had one on my roof though, but I do have a 2 metre carpet python in the garage roof, he leaves his skin hanging from the roller door every now and then

[@andrefischer5025]

To drive from Darwin to Port Augusta it’s about 2700km with 1 right turn about halfway

[@nicolebennett7332]

That looks to be a wallaby on the roof not a kangaroo

[@lucindasavona2278]

Yeh. It looks like a rock wallaby

[@Merrid67play]

The comments on the Reddit post pretty much established that, too.

[@KayBX]

My thoughts. Looks like a swamp wallaby. I used to look after them.

[@Mutchy85]

Ahh the old roof wallaby, forgotten cousin of the normal ground wallby

[@KayBX]

@@Mutchy85 😜

[@noelleggett5368]

Australians spend (and lose) more money on gambling per capita (in all formats) than any other country in the world. Aussies will bet on two flies crawling up a wall.

[@slipkorn667]

can confirm I have bet against flies on a wall

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

I bet you we won't.

[@Thisismeeeeee]

I gamble probably a maximum 250.00 a year. Today, I won 4k on the pokies! Took it and went home in shock, lol

[@loz6795]

@@slipkorn667🤣🤣 did you win? 🤣🤣🤣

[@k.vn.k]

Can confirm we love gambling we lose so much money and start blaming the inflation.

[@lachlanconway8381]

The roo on the roof identifies as a possum 😂

[@theearthbutterfly]

Solo is a lemony soft drink/soda here. Tradie body sprays are indeed similar to axe sprays, and this post is the equivalent of if there was a mountain dew spray or a 7up spray

[@frogmouth]

Schnitty is a schnitzel( cutlet) generally veal yearling beef or chicken . Very popular cheap way of having meat as its pounded crumbed covered with sauce and parmesan so basically a way of making pretty ordinary meat palatable . I never order it because of the crumbs!

[@susie9893]

Can be really good though - if you have it in South Australia where they know how to make it. Also in Tassie. Basically anywhere where they had significant German immigration

[@ianmontgomery7534]

There were still 12 Kmarts in the USA as of the start of November 2023.

[@AUmarcus]

A right turn in Australia is across oncoming traffic....hence the red.

[@jslasher1]

That's because we drive on the left-side of the road; the oncoming traffic is their left-side. Now, you do not want to know about driving in Melbourne [pronounced Mel-bun]. They have the world's largest tram [what you call either a trolley or a streetcar] network, and their trams have right-of-way in all cases. So, a sort-of zig-zag must be negotiated by drivers when turning on a street where there are tram tracks.

[@rachelroberson6871]

I was about to say "unless your in Melbourne", bloody Mexicans

[@mjb7015]

The Australia Day controversy is that the day is one of mourning for Indigenous people, marking the day they "officially" lost their land and most of their human rights for a long time. Many Indigenous people call it "survival day", celebrating the fact that they and their ancestors survived the attempted genocide of Indigenous people, and many have used the day to protest European occupation of the country and the oppressive restrictions that used to be placed on Indigenous people's rights to live and work. Not to mention the calendar day that was chosen, January 26th, is the anniversary of a massacre in which 40 to 50 Indigenous men were killed by mounted police in retaliation for the murders of 5 European men killed in separate incidents. I mean, it's hard to find a calendar date that isn't the anniversary of a massacre of Australian Indigenous people, but that date in particular is especially infamous.

[@shanegooding4839]

It'll always be Sydney Day to a lot of Aussies who don't live there.

[@nolajoy7759]

I think the May 8th (May8 = mate) is a good alternative.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

We weren't there nor were they, only 28% of us are descendents of the UK and it's been "proven" these Aboriginal stories are modern exaggerations! How exactly did unarmed, starving, chained convicts, women, children and babies create a huge massacre! How much lost land was in that one tiny cove? It is also "proven" that the Dutch were here 1st and actually invaded!

[@rheah7180]

@@nolajoy7759I was coming to say the same thing!! I love the idea of changing it to May 8th!

[@8enny80i]

Also known as "invasion day"

[@brettevill9055]

The respectful thing would be to call him "King Charles". Which is not to say that everyone in Australia is respectful, either in general or in specific. Yes, gambling is super prolific in Australia. Australians lose about A$25 billion per year to commercial gambling (plus illegal gambling, plus private wagers between one another). That's about A$1,000 per year for each man, woman, and child.

[@Merrid67play]

I think the official address would be his majesty, King Charles.

[@mariehillard1742]

You would call King Charles, Your Royal Highness.

[@ront2424]

@@mariehillard1742 nah just straight Chucky.

[@blackwoodrichmore4531]

I thought he was called Charlie King?!...

[@mindi2050]

@@blackwoodrichmore4531 🤣

[@overworlder]

Possums also get into roofs/attics if there's a nearby tree and make a racket and a mess.

[@majorlaff8682]

Mine hold the Annual Possum Clog-dancing Competition every night!

[@blackwoodrichmore4531]

As opposed to the American Oppossum...

[@overworlder]

@@blackwoodrichmore4531 - yup

[@joandsarah77]

Turning right here is like turning left in America, because we drive on the other side of the road.

[@shanegooding4839]

When I worked here in Australia with a German who didn't know how to be nice to the other coworkers we all began referring to them as 'an absolute schnitz'.

[@Jeni10]

BTW, a ute is a vehicle with a front seat and a carrying section at the back, which is usually open or fitted with a soft cover that laces or clips onto the vehicle, so that photo shows a ute. But as a driver of a sedan, I have been put into many dangerous situations because of taller and wider vehicles, where you can’t see ahead beyond the problem vehicle in front of you, and worse still, when they’re also beside you and have you boxed in at 60kph and longing to get out of the situation before something really bad happens!

[@jayweb51]

A schnitty is aussie for a schnitzel, usually crumbed chicken; but you can get veal or beef as well. A great pub meal is a chicken schnitzel top with Napolitano sauce and cheese over a slice of ham, along with a good serving of chips(fries to you) with chicken salt and a nice garden salad; should cost about $12 to $15.

[@clivegilbertson6542]

G'day Mate! That's should have read P-plater being someone on a provisional licence which just means they have some restrictions for the terms of the Red then Green P licence like zero alcohol and some top speed restrictions etc. Cheers!

[@ianhopkins754]

That 905 k straight stretch of highway across Australia is highway 1 and along parts of that section the Royal Flying Doctors Service use that road to land on when sick or injured people from the outback have to get to a Hospital quickly, and by law if a plane is coming in to land on that road ALL drivers have to get off the road or you will be fined for not doing so. There’s even painted planes on the road to warn drivers.

[@DeepThought9999]

I hope it’s painted shapes of planes, rather than painted planes. Painted planes could be a bit of a hazard at all times and not just when they are landing. Sorry, Dad joke. I just couldn’t help myself. I’ll try to do better.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Try to find out how long the highway on the nullbor plain is, from Adelaide to western australia. P-plater, provisional plate license, not fully licenced. Be careful when you see the red p-plate. A schnitty in a chicken schnitzel, bash the chicken flat, made in many aussie pubs with bacon inside? Crumbed and deep fried, topped with a fresh tomato sauce and grated parmesan, served with salad or hot chips or both. Many varieties exist, many chefs, many pubs.

[@ausrobroy1964]

Probably meant P-Plater. Someone who has had their licence for less than 2 years has to display a P plate, (provisional licence), on the front and back of the vehicle in most states and territories. In Queensland its red for the first 12 months and green for the second, (last I looked anyway). And in NSW for the first 12 months they are limited to max 90km/h, (56mp/h), and 100km/h for the second year, (62mp/h)

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

We call King Charles, "Oh, that's right. The Queen died."

[@susie9893]

And I just hear King Charles and I'm thinking of the spaniel 🤭

[@ruthscrossstitchandquilts]

KMart is owned by Westfarmers. Westfarmters also own Coles, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks, and 3 liquor stores . Woolworths also own Big W and 3 liquor stores. It did own Masters as well, but was unable to compete with Bunnings and Mitre 10 (these are our hardware stores).

[@peterg219]

Happy 'arvo Ryan. The word you question is Aussie slang for "a present" AKA a gift, hence 'presszee'/ 'prezie', remembering that this is the spoken word and rarely written, hence variations on spelling. Keep up the great work. Cheers bro from Sydney.

[@PiersDJackson]

The "dash cam" or gopro of the motorcyclist is him lane filtering, legally moving up through traffic at slow speeds, the Truck is a "truck and dog", so one with a trailer, being nice by keeping a path open for the motorcycle. The red arrow is not for the lane to the immediate right, rather the slip lane at the intersection.

[@brettmillman9137]

Ryan, red arrows at certain intersections operate as turning right is not always safe at certain times of the day and it will reduce collisions. They can be frustrating those as they operate whether there is traffic coming or not. It means some of us get stuck at traffic lights for ages if you nobody sets the sensor off to activate a green arrow. One of the things we have to deal with here in Oz. If technology were better, they would switch these arrows off at certain times of the day where they are not required. Oh and a "Snitty' or Chicken Parma is a chicken snitzel topped with napoli sauce, sometimes ham and always lots of grilled cheese, Can't say I could many the US but, damn how your people haven't caught onto that is downright bewildering. Closest I came was at Mendocino Farms who have a chicken parma dip which is so delicious.

[@bencodykirk]

Schnitzel. At least you didn't say "snitchel" like I hear a lot of adults say 🙄

[@jslasher1]

@@bencodykirk Helps if you speak German.

[@jayweb51]

The traffic lights weren't the subject of the video, it was the courtesy of the truck driver. With regards to the traffic lights, the red arrow indicates right turn traffic to stop; as there is dual flow traffic through the intersection, the right turn traffic must wait for a green arrow (which means the oncoming traffic has stopped).

[@citrinedragon1466]

Solo is a lemon squash drink with a slightly less fizz than other soft drinks

[@RosiePerle-e2d]

26 January is not the date the first fleet arrived in the colony of New South Wales. It arrived a week or so beforehand at Botany Bay. 26 January is the date Governor Philip moved from Botany Bay, an unsuitable site, to Port Jackson.

[@TheSamleigh]

Mmm I was out on the verandah last night yelling @ 2 possums marauding over our roofs (various roofs attached to house) - they were running full tilt over and back like a raceway.

[@freelanceopportunist559]

We have gambling in every pub on every second corner. We have agencies that cater to all kinds of racing and sport in every suburb. We have casinos with high stakes tables and high rise penthouses. Our newsagents and servos sell scrath lotto.

[@brettevill9055]

"Australia Day" on the 26th of January is the sort-of anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney to establish the penal colony of New South Wales. It has been celebrated in Sydney since 1808, annually since 1818, but it was called "Foundation Day" or "Anniversary Day" until 1935. Officialdom has been pushing it as a national holiday since 1994, kind of like as if Reagan had moved Independence Day to May 4th (anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia). Most Aboriginal people refuse to recognise it as the anniversary of the country that they are citizens of, and I don't blame them. 1 January (Federation Day), 3 March (Independence Day), or 17 September (Constitution Day) would be a better anniversary of Australia as a whole (rather than New South Wales).

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

Most? Never met one who doesn't and my uncle in law is aboriginal. I'd like to see where you got that from.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Australia Day, Foundation Day or Settlement Day is what it is...those who don't want to celebrate it can just not celebrate it...don't expect averyone else to conform just because some don't like or celebrate it. No matter what happens that date is when the First Fleet proclaimed the colony of New South Wales, which included New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the major half of South Australia, Tasmania a third of the Northern Territory and future Australian Capital Territory. So yes, this date will always be the beginning of Australia that exists today...every country in the entire world has been fought over, taken over, people displaced and or wiped out or assimilated at some point and multiple points in their history even today it is happening in Ukraine and Gaza. But you don't silence history just to not hurt someone's feelings. If that happens then there will be no celebrations at all for anything but boring things...Christmas, Easter are also at risk because a small amount of people that follow non Christian religions are offended (even though they live in a country that was founded by, and the majority of people are Christian (practising or not)) by it. It's starting to be taboo to wish anyone a Merry Christmas these days...making people say happy holidays instead.

[@rebelrob9637]

It's a way for them to divide. It's just woke bullshit. It's only the 1/16th cast aboriginal claimers that give a shit. Same thing as the voice. Aboriginals do not want to be dragged into the woke bs.

[@liamwarner5749]

I will never wish someone happy holidays. Only people I ever saw protesting Australia day were a bunch of white university students.

[@liamwarner5749]

I will never wish someone happy holidays. Only people I ever saw protesting Australia day were a bunch of white university students.

[@shez5964]

Graeme Base's Childrens books are amazing. If you were to get some for Jace I'd bet many people would ask you where they could get them? Hard to believe you didn't have them as a kid.

[@catiephilp1622]

Pressi is Aussie slang for present. Love your work!!!

[@jslasher1]

It’s spelled Prezzy (singular) or Prezzies (plural).

[@AnnQlder]

A schnitty is a chicken schnitzel, which is the base for a parmie (just add cheese and a red sauce), the most popular pub food in the country I think

[@noelleggett5368]

The USA has two national holidays: Thanksgiving (European colonisation) and Independence Day (nation’s foundation). Similarly, Australia also has two national holidays: Australia Day (26 Jan - European colonisation) and Commonwealth Day (1 Jan). But since 1 January is already a public holiday (New Year’s Day), Aussies are usually too hungover to break out more fireworks to celebrate the day we became a federation (1 Jan 1901). Most Australians wouldn’t even know that New Years Day is also called Commonwealth Day and that it is the true equivalent of our ‘Independence Day’. The controversy over ‘Australia Day’ on 26 January is similar to controversy over how Americans (choose to) commemorate Thanksgiving. Both days symbolise the establishment of European civilisation at the expense of indigenous cultures and lives.

[@infin8ee]

Surprised he doesn't know that there is drama over 4th July😮

[@theearthbutterfly]

Commonwealth Day is in March. Not a public holiday or really observed here. While the 1st of Jan is indeed the anniversary of when Australia as an official country came into being, there has never been any sort of commemoration of this date - even back in the 1900s-1910s

[@noelleggett5368]

@@theearthbutterfly That’s a different ‘Commonwealth Day’. The second Monday in March celebrates the (British) Commonwealth of Nations, forged out of the defunct British Empire. It was established in 1977 and is not a public holiday in Australia. (Most Australians wouldn’t even know it exists.) January 1 celebrates the establishment of the federation known officially as the Commonwealth of Australia, and the term ‘Commonwealth Day’ for 1 January (for the Commonwealth of Australia) has been in use since 1901, and has been a national public holiday - because it is New Years Day - not simply because it is the date of the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. Most Australians don’t even know that NewYears Day is also called ‘Commonwealth Day’. Thank you for proving my point.

[@theearthbutterfly]

@noelleggett5368 please provide me with even a single link about this day. I have studied Australia's political and legal history at university and never come across this. Searching Google for Commonwealth Day only comes up with the one in March which celebrates the Commonwealth as a whole (formerly Empire Day). Searching Commonwealth Day Australia/Jan 1st etc brings up information about the celebrations that occurred in 1901 when we were first federated, but nothing about any celebration or commemoration on that date thereafter. Also not sure why, if we did have anything on that date, it would be called commonwealth day when it's only about one country? But please, show me what all the university textbooks and teachings have missed

[@Quolnok]

I've only heard of 1st Jan being called Federation Day, not Commonwealth Day

[@carokat1111]

Ryan, the issue with Australia Day is not the bringing together of people. It's the date chosen, which is the anniversary of the British arriving and claiming the country. Lots of aboriginal people and other Australians say it's not a good date and should be changed, to celebrate on a less contentious date.

[@Ainzleeriddell]

I celebrate Australia Day.

[@facetubetwit1444]

The date is fine, it's the woke tards that are the issue.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Captain Cook claimed the country in 1770. Minor mistake, but I’m pedantic. Sorry.

[@carokat1111]

@@judithstrachan9399 I know that! I was trying to make it understandable for Ryan.

[@LeanneAnderson-e5c]

I celebrate Australia Day. What date do you suggest? It needs to be in summer because no country has their national day in winter.

[@jayweb51]

Keno in Australia is run by The Lotteries Commission of each state(combined)called The Lott. You pick any where upto 40 numbers out of 80, then 20 numbers are selected by a computer using random generation algorithms. The minimum bet is $1.

[@stanleywiggins5047]

SOLO is a lemon flavoured fizy drink, but not quite a lemonade (aka Sprite)

[@lucindasavona2278]

I buy a couple of Australian flags every year & put them on the outside of my house. I've done that for nearly 10 years. Every year someone steals my flags. I don't think that I'll bother buy them this year.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

That's why they steal them. So you'll stop.

[@danni_by_the_bay]

Grab a free one from local Federal Member’s electorate office.

[@marnizavaleta]

I have a Corolla too. 2004 model. Great cars, Corollas 😁

[@Nicholas1994]

Lol. A 'prezzee' is a misspelled 'prezzie', which is slang for present, which is to say, a gift card in this case. A 'shnitty' is a chicken schnitzel. Many pubs in Australia have licences to have slot machines. Actual casinos are rare. Solo is a lemon flavoured softdrink (soda), and the cans look like this. They say thirst crusher on them, but the sweat crusher thing was added for the deodorant as a joke. Though why anyone would want to smell of lemon is beyond me. The Australia Day thing is because the day we celebrate our country is the same day that the UK 'settled' Australia. Many indigenous people call it Invasion Day, and say that it's insensitive to celebrate on that particular day. The issue has been sensationalised by the media in recent years, and people are getting quite divisive over it.

[@johnathanhughes4367]

Re the roo on the overhang: YOU get him off!!!!!!

[@lachlanmarshall39]

Gambling is definitely prolific in Australia. Keno is still a casino based ball lottery here, but they broadcast nationwide to venues via a closed link, punters put on wagers prior to the game being drawn via special terminals installed in the venues and the results of the ball draw are displayed digitally on screens in the venues.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Great description! Thanks, Lachlan.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Love a chicken schnitzel, but not so much with parma garna topping my absolute favourite topping would be surf'n'turf topping yummy

[@Lazycat7854]

12:50 the red light if for the right tern lane

[@DCVerThe3rd]

Maximus is the drink and servos have freezers for summer they put the maximus in so u can buy them frozen.

[@ausrobroy1964]

You are forgetting we drive on the left so turning right means you go across traffic. So yeah. equiv of you guys turning left. And yes, being considerate of motorcyclists is rare indeed. Ask me how I know...

[@ChosenOneOk]

Australia Day January 26th, when fiirst fleet arrived on Australia's shore of Botany bay

[@DeepThought9999]

Close but not quite correct. Jan 26 was the date of the establishment by Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet, of the settlement in what came to be known as Sydney Cove (part of Port Jackson, which is more commonly known these days as Sydney Harbour). The arrival of the First Fleet in Botany Bay (which is just a few kilometres south of Port Jackson) was a few days earlier. So Australia Day is intended to commemorate the first European settlement in Australia. Ryan, when (not if) you arrive in Australia you will most likely have your aircraft land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport on the shores of Botany Bay. Botany Bay has been surrounded by Sydney suburbs for about 100 years. If the wind is calm or from the south, your plane will fly in over the Parramatta River, the main tributary leading to Port Jackson, affording you good views of either (from the starboard side) the Parramatta River and Sydney’s Western Suburbs to Paramatta and beyond, all the way to the Blue Mountains, or giving you even better views out the port side of the plane (to the east, down the Parramatta River to Sydney Harbour with good views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Central Business District and Sydney Harbour with the east coast of Australia visible). So sit on the left of the plane.

[@lindathomson3270]

Shnitty- slang for a schnitzel- meat in bread crumbs & fried - an Austrian dish originally

[@overworlder]

Yeah keno is like a network bingo and yeah gambling is everywhere in Australia. Slot machines (pokies) and keno in almost every pub and club and betting shops in every suburb.

[@hrushby]

I love how you say, "Ute" but we say "Yoot" hahaha

[@petergalea6032]

Ryan, Woolworth’s is the grocery store and Big W is Woolworths variety store and Coles is the grocery store and Kmart and Target is Coles variety stores. variety stores sell things like cloths, kitchen items, camping gear etc

[@petergalea6032]

Anytime

[@donellefeltham]

OK, I’m an Aussie and a Shnity is a new one on me, It a Snitzel Parmigiana which is a Nitzel with a Tomato sauce and Cheese over the top of it.

[@56music64]

Good on you Ryan driving a Corolla. Proud of you. Best for your family's budget and the environment.

[@DeepThought9999]

Even more so if it’s a hybrid. Do they have them in USA?

[@56music64]

@@DeepThought9999 Yes, so Mr Google says, plenty

[@susietester931]

Yeah. The date is wrong. Australia is the only country left on Earth that still celebrates its national day on the day of colonisation and dispossession of Indigenous people. Need to change the date !

[@bryndal36]

The Tradies brand is usually mens underwear, socks and hi-vis shirts.

[@theearthbutterfly]

Don't think I've ever been this early 😅 As others have said it's a YOU-TE (as in, abbreviation of utility) Also yes, gambling is very prolific in Australia. They'll say Aussies will bet on anything - even on two flies on a wall. Almost every pub has a sports bar/gaming area with slot machines and keno. A lot also have a betting agency within the bar for bets on the races etc

[@judithstrachan9399]

I’ve even seen a poster (gambling problems? one) of 2 flies having a bet.

[@Jeni10]

Solo is normally a lemon flavoured soda with less fizz so you can “slam it down fast”.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Nearly every pub, bar and club is basically a small casino with around 40 poker (slot) machines. Keno is also everywhere and TAB (Totalisator Agency Board) which handles sports betting (horses, greyhounds)

[@robynjohnson-nt1tr]

If you were confused about a red turning right arrow, which is to stop you driving into oncoming traffic, what would you do about our 'hook turns' signs in parts of Melbourne? :)

[@larissahorne9991]

Stay tuned for next week Ryan. The Queen of Denmark is going to be abdicating her thrown. Which means our Princess Mary who's married to Crown Prince Frederick is about to become Queen Mary. She's originally from Tasmania.

[@AnnQlder]

Denmark gets an Australian head of state before we do 🧐

[@mindi2050]

@@AnnQlder Mary won't be Head of State of Denmark. Her husband will. Although it is time Australia had our own official head of state.

[@Coastiie]

Love me Australia Day 🇦🇺

[@MsTtilly]

Utility vehicle. U-T-E !! 😂 Not oote... 😂😂

[@granthogden4732]

I had to look it up (because I was curious) I asume that people travelling along the Stuart highway would go about 100km/h, so "convert mechanics" says; at 100km/h it would take 9 hours to travel 904km.

[@lindacurrie2601]

AUSTRALIA DAY-: it's a big talking point these last few years, maybe we should of had the YES or NO VOTE about changing the celebration of Australia to a different day. The 26th January was when the ships landed. Black , white, it don't matter, I think we would all accept a date change to celebrate our beautiful country. I'm definitely ok with changing the date to another day. I will reflect on the 26th. The loss of country, of freedom, rights of custodians, of ancestors past. I'm a proud Australian with indigenous heritage and its time to change the day. 🇦🇺🪃

[@jimjacobs2817]

Parts of WA are sweltering under 115+ degrees Fahrenheit. Sweaty.

[@paulmcmahon6875]

Of course it's a utility vehicle. The tray is on it to be utilised!

[@gravelsandwich]

The same people who wanted the Cleveland Chiefs Name changed and remove aunt Jemima from syrup bottles are wanting Australia day removed from the calendar...

[@muncheesuppar]

no indigenous australians didn't have anything to do with the chiefs or aunt jemima , you know indigenous australians 65,000+ years in australia and still not included in our constitution , the only indigenous population in the world not included in their constitution , and no-one wants australia day removed , they just want the date changed to any of the many many different dates it has been celebrated on in the past , you know like the 1st of january when australia was formed , or the 3rd of march when we became and independent nation , or days in september or october or june or may all dates that have been australia day in the past.

[@muncheesuppar]

no , indigenous australians had nothing to do with the chiefs or aunt jemima , why don't we celebrate australia day on one of the many many dates it has been celebrated before , why not 1st of january when we became a nation , or 3rd of march when we became an independent nation , are you not embarrassed that indigenous australians who have a history of 65,000+ years here aren't included in our constitution , the only indigenous population in the world not included in theirs , australia day has been celebrated on other dates combined more than the current date .

[@unoriginalsyn]

You are misunderstanding the issue, it's the date that's the problem not celebrating Australia 👍 why can't people take the time to understand an issue before they get angry over something they don't get 🙄

[@jenniferharrison8915]

When did 45,000 become 65,000? Do the lies and faking never cease? All Australians are Australians, we are 26 million and 270 cultures of Australians, be grateful you too live here in peace and security! Loudness and bullying do not make a minority issue a truth!

[@unoriginalsyn]

@@jenniferharrison8915 actually in the last couple of months it's been pushed to more like 70 000 + years now, that's the thing about science, you learn new information and incorporate this new information into your body of learning, so to speak 👍 I have degrees in Paeleoanthropology and Archaeology with a focus on Aboriginal Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology so trust me when I say, the numbers are always changing 👍

[@mikeparkes7922]

Vienna schnitzel - a “schnitty” King Charles III - “King Charles”

[@lisazelko3353]

Marge, the rains are here….😂😂😂😂

[@rachelroberson6871]

Haha, I didn't have to borrow the books. I owned them 😁😁

[@lynnmoses3563]

Happy Arvo Ryan....A schnitty is a chicken schnitzel..Chicken coated in crumbs (or as you Yanks say, breading) ...The supermarket 'giants' have deemed there isnt enough demand for Aust.Day merchandise, hence why theyve stopped selling them...There are 2.2 kms in a mile....

[@johnfarnell4144]

kmart is great for clothes. but as Coles & Woolworths are supermarkets for groceries. you can't skip them and shop at Kmart they don't do food

[@joeljacobsfitness7493]

A whole year of these has been great always entertaining 😂👌🏼

[@FM-qm5xs]

The problem is that kmart clothes may only last a few weeks before they are stretched out. Soon after they will start to fade or get holes. Cotton on clothes can last 4 years depending on what you get and how hard you are on your clothes.

[@bar-d1423]

Prezzie = present. A gift.

[@FionaEm]

Schnitty: chicken or veal schnitzel. Usually gross bc overcooked 😅

[@helmuthschultes9243]

NO SIX MATES IN THE BACK! In Australia, travelling in any place in a vehicle without SEATBELTS is highly ILLEGAL. Will getva severe fine, both driver and insecured passenger. The driver gains demerit points for EACH such passenger, and on having enough points, will lose their license. Sux such probably means instant loss of license for 12 months plus impounding of the vehicle for 30 or more days. Multiple repeats of such offences possibly crushing of the vehicle, as is applied in cases of multiple "hoon" driving offences. Here failurevof wearing seatbeltsvis a serious road/driving offence, NOT OPTIONAL. Therecare newly introduced cameras specifically targetting catching failure or incorrect wearing of seatbelts and also use of mobile phone by drivers, either talking or texting using a phone. Do not even get caught with your phone in the hands while driving even if only holding not using it. No taking photos or filming while driving hand holding phone. Those cameras apparently can act over significant distance too, several hundred meters/ yards away from camera. 😡😡😭😭

[@theearthbutterfly]

Hahaha, someone's clearly never gone bush bashing in the back of a ute 😅

[@helmuthschultes9243]

@theearthbutterfly Have done plenty of that in the past, long before modern seatbelt laws. Including packing 8 into a tiny Suzuki 4WD, a two seat only with tiny rear compartment to squeeze 6 in there , plus driver and seated passenger up front, to assist a group of girls, getting 4 km up a snow covered road to the ski village not walking, after being being left behind by their boys. Dad had an old G60 Nissan Patrol with bench seats in the back for upto 6 passengers, no seat belts, legal in its day, in fact legally did NOT require seat belts in front either, but we had them fitted. If available had to be worn. Also distributed Christmas presents from flat bed of a truck, and also collected bottles and cans from back of a truck and other utility. Also hooked around in a "Paddock wreck" sitting on the roof or standing on the back bumper. Do NOT make the mistake getting caught 'Off Road' having such fun in the back. Road laws apply on all gazetted tracks and if observed by police patrol, either 4WD or Trail bike patrol, YOU WILL BE BUSTED with tidy fine and demerit points, in fact the illegal riding persons may have a LONG walk home. Only within private property can thevpolice not act. But driver liability becomes extreme IF ANYTHING happens to any occupant not restrained by seatbelts. Manslaughter charges quite possible, if not at least culpable driving. I know it was fun, and laws do spoil lots we enjoy. I have never even come close to falling off a moving vehicle, and always enjoyed many variants of open driving fun.

[@ozygoliath]

1L sports drink brand "Maximus" basically poweraide

[@linmonash1244]

- Ute {Pron. 'Yute'} - Think we call Mr Charles 'King' now. Something to do with a Coronation... But, he's pretty Chill. Probably wouldn't care either way. 😆 - Poor Skippy on the roof! How the F DID he get up there? Hope he didn't break a leg getting down. - Pressie {Present/ Gift Voucher} I don't know what 'Preezzie' is either. [ KMART doesn't sell Groceries Still have to go to the big 2: Coles or Woollies for food. ] - 'Schnittie' { Schnitzel } Either Veal or Chicken. Either way; usually dry bits of rubber covered in melted cheese. {* Sometimes... you can get lucky and find a pub where the Chef knows how to cook Schnitties } - Solo { Lemon Drink } Deodorant? WTF! - AUSTRALIA DAY... You're right, It's SUPPOSED to be about Unity. Most Aussies want to Celebrate a 'Founding Day' for our Nation. The debate is about which day. It's hard for our First People's to 'Celebrate' the date that Cpt Cook landed and the Genocide commenced. Most reasonable Aussies recognise that to continue with this date is profoundly disrespecful. We want to have everyone able to celebrate our nations achievements together. Hence the 'Change The Date' Campaign. Many suggested the date that our Constitution came into effect, but as this turned out to be: Jan 1st 1901, everyone stood up and shouted "Oh F No! That's ALREADY a Public Holiday! Sh--t! What do we do now...!?!?" (No Australian will EVER agree to losing a Public Holiday. Especially New Years Day! We are 'super-glued' to them. 😆) THEN... there are those who argue that changing the date won't achieve social justice for Indigenous people - and that the 'Change the Date' campaign only perpetuates further Australian nationalism, merely moving "the celebration of colonisation" to another date. While yet more argue that it's not about 'celebrating colonialism' at all! So, there the debate has flopped around, with no broad consensus on any rationale - nor alternative date proposed yet, but the 'Change The Date' movement continues to grow. Hence a real decline in sales of Australia Day Merch - which prompted 'The Big Two' {Yes > Coles & Woolies} to announce they would no longer be stocking this stuff. THEN the Opposition Leader; {known locally as; Voldemort or Mr Potato Head - I can never decide which - probably a rather scary combo of the two !} got in on the act and attacked the Big Two as being 'un-Australian'! The truth is our Politicians have spectacularly Failed to take a Leadership Role on this one and clarify all of the above - which feeds community misinformation and division. Generally the population in total is split almost 50/50 on the issue, but there are large generational differences, with the under 24's now at around 67% to Change The Date.

[@chrisgeorge4288]

I had Eleventh Hour. It was like a Where's Wally (Waldo). Had to find all the mice