THIS WEEK IN AUSTRALIA [44]

[@brettevill9055]

Despite what a lot of commenters are telling you, tawny frogmouths are not owls. Both owls and frogmouths are nocturnal birds of prey, but they aren't closely related and are quite different. Owls have strong feet (talons) and narrow beaks like a hawk or eagle: they catch prey with their claws. Frogmouths have weak feet and wide beaks: they catch prey in their beaks, Frogmouths are more closely related to nightjars, swifts, and hummingbirds (!) than to owls.

[@Jeni10]

Correct.

[@waynedieckmann9840]

I raised a few of them working for wilvos. A very wholesome experience

[@taliesinllanfair4338]

convergent evolution testing us out once again.

[@FUNGUSLORD]

Well done for getting that correct

[@robyngecko]

Hi Ryan, our flag might be red, white and blue but we consider our national colours are green and gold. The colour of our wattle. You need to get some green and gold thongs 😊

[@Carolevw]

The black and white ones would be more suitable for Kiwis! lol

[@Stu-Bo]

@@Carolevw Or Mapgie supporters

[@miche6563]

those things looked more blue white and orange to me

[@nicksiii]

I was going to comment the same thing haha

[@marnizavaleta]

Ryan, just call Woolworths, Woollies. As in winter woollies. Hardly ever do we call it Woolworths anyway

[@taliesinllanfair4338]

I still call it Safeway lols

[@jennifermelford2833]

I still call it Safeway too!😊

[@Suezee-wf2vz]

We always call it Woollies in Newcastle

[@j_edwards6075]

I don't know of anybody that pronounces the "t.h" in Woolworths, it's always Wool-Worse.

[@AprilShowers560]

Still call it Safeway. 🤷‍♀️

[@_MidnightSnow_]

In Australia we don’t tip at all, the ‘tip’ is apart of the overall price of the product/service it’s pretty much you pay, they do their job/or buy your food and there no more money spent, it’s just one payment usually

[@MrTripcore]

We do tip pizza delivery sometimes

[@elizabeth10392]

That's because in Australia staff in hospitality are paid properly. In America they are not. I DO tip in a nice restaurant if the staff have been particularly lovely.

[@_MidnightSnow_]

Same here but it’s not done at every purchase is what I intended it to meen@@elizabeth10392

[@zwieseler]

@@elizabeth10392Paid properly? Well, still pretty sh*t really…. I spoke to an Uber guy, said he basically gets $11 an hour.

[@Rosalie-ln48vm]

​@@elizabeth10392 I agree that, if happy with the service from attentive & friendly staff, a tip would be in appreciation of their contribution to an enjoyable dining experience.

[@peteroneill404]

These Whales are truly magnificent and huge creatures. Once when I was supervising maintenance work on some equipment on a jetty in Karratha as Blue Whale swam underneath us and as it passed by it lifted its tail out of the water, 20 feet in the air, something I'll never forget.

[@FredPilcher]

Being required to tip for anything other than exceptional service is an abomination. People should be paid properly to do their job and shouldn't have to rely on charity. Re the window tinting, if the house was properly designed, the sun would come in in winter to warm the house and not in summer. "Servo" is a contraction of "service station". "Tooheys" is a brand of awful mass produced lager.

[@xymonau2468]

In the US they are often only paid something like $2 an hour, so they rely on tips.

[@jodycraig4083]

Aussie here, just found your channel and absolutely love your face expressions. Great work.

[@systemsrenegade9888]

Awesome thongs mate well done on the design. The bird that was on the road is a frogmouth , they hide in trees and are so camouflaged most people don't see them .The one in question probably went down to get something off the road and froze to hide when the lights were on it.

[@wobblyman2000]

So awesome to hear that you finally pronounced emu the correct way . Great work. Now you are a little bit more Australian.

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

That owl is a a Tawny Frogmouth. It's a master of camouflage, when it's not mistaken for an owl, the Tawny Frogmouth can easily be confused with a tree branch! Tawny Frogmouths are between 34cm (females) and 53cm (males) long and can weigh up to 680g.

[@johnks6733]

Had one in a living in a tree next door for a few weeks & if you didn't know where to look it's easy to miss

[@peterbuckley3877]

And they are surprisingly common in urban areas it’s just they camouflage so well people don’t even see them, they are like the stalkers of the bird world.

[@dianapotter7284]

Oi Ry Ry I have a niece living in Indiana somewhere. She's Indigenous Australian and is enjoying this Indiana place very much. Just letting you know

[@shanegooding4839]

The black and white thongs are closer to our old school heritage thongs. Green and gold are our national colours and come from our national floral emblem: the Wattle. I think we steered clear of red, white and blue because the same colours are on the British flag. Whale watching is common all the way around Australia. Usually when they are migrating.

[@mehere8038]

and we even have mythical "white whales"

[@shanegooding4839]

Yep. Albinonese. The Great White Saviour whale.

[@Bottle-OBill]

Platypuses are, in fact, much smaller that you realise. Now you might be thinking "ah, now I have an idea how small they are", and you'd be wrong. They are certifiably tiny. And I love them.

[@AprilShowers560]

They’re not that small. They’re about the size of a cat. A small cat maybe but they’re not tiny like a mouse

[@AussieFossil]

The platypus is smaller than most people think, males are about 50cm long and weigh about 1.5kg and females are smaller, usually about 40cm long and weighing 1kg. When seen in a water tank in a zoo lensing makes creatures appear to be around 1/3 larger.

[@cherylemaybury9967]

I would buy those thongs but they need to be in green and gold because that’s our Aussie colours. 😊 The whole gas station is the servo, it’s short for service station. And as for tinting the house windows, we have been doing this to our house since the 70s. It does make a huge difference. House stays cooler and stops the glare of the sun. 😊

[@grandmothergoose]

Red white and blue are the colours of the US. Green and gold (yellow) are the colours of Australia. Black and silver (white) are the national colours of NZ, red ochre is sometimes also used, and their flag is also red white and blue in colour. Not every country has their national colours on their flags. The best way to tell what a county's national colours are is to look at the colours of the uniforms of their national sports teams in international competitions.

[@oakfat5178]

True. Netherlands sporting colour is orange, but their flag isn't.

[@FionaEm]

Melbourne is pronounced Melb'n. And it's Woolworths with an 's' at the end, but most of us call it Woolies for short 😊

[@stevendurick9441]

As a Domino’s Delivery Driver, people tipped me from time-to-time. It’s only something some people choose to do and it’s not something I necessarily asked for or required, but I definitely appreciated it when it happened

[@AussieFossil]

We only order pizza when we don't want to drive because we've had a few drinks. What's five bucks when you're spending 30 bucks or more and don't have to get off your arse?

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Woollies! Servo=service station. Tawny Frogmouths are the best tree bark out there. Masters of disguise. I love their faces, extremely cute at different angles. Very like a muppet.

[@Jeni10]

A petrol pump is called a bowser. The service station itself is the servo.

[@Suezee-wf2vz]

Or the pump

[@xymonau2468]

Those thongs are really great. I like the black ones. A clever design! Re Menulog, it's like Door Dash. He has to go to the address because of stellite visibility, plus has to take a photo of the food on the porch or whatever. The platypus would be albino, and yes, they are the size of a small cat.

[@tarasmithson7030]

Love the thongs! Very clever.

[@prettyflamingo2812]

No way !! Who can afford to tip ,let a lone, pay delivery!😂

[@Razorgirl]

Our patriotic colours are our sporting colours, green and gold. Service Station (Servo) is what you would call a Gas Station.

[@8enny80i]

I came to say this... Well done.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Yeah, the whole place, not just one pump.

[@chrish4469]

The whole building is the servo, The pump itself are also called bowsers here.

[@mattreynolds7729]

Thongs purchased! Good timing too, I was due for a new pair

[@donnapalaussie19]

Happy Arvo to you too Ryan and family 😁 Green and gold thongs would be a hit as these colours are synonymous with Australia 🇦🇺 💚💛 I drive an Isuzu MU-X or MUX and I’ve never had an issue with the nose or tail poking out of a car park. Most later model cars have reverse assist cameras so I don’t get how he could be protruding so far out. 🤷🏼‍♀️ In Queensland, I’ve noticed over the years how a house era can be easily identified. Pre 60’s we’re stucco cottages and the classic Queenslanders usually high-set on stumps to achieve air-flow, front veranda, hallway straight up the centre of the house from the front to the back door, bedrooms off to each side. Or the double storey brick (both 60’s & 70’s) 70’s houses were just timber rectangles, quite plain and ugly and we called them cookie cutter style, nothing special. 80’s-90’s similar but low-set brick or rendered brick became popular and later around 2015 onwards these double storey modern rendered houses which all look the same - again, cookie cutter. All I can say is don’t come home drunk, you could end up at your neighbours house! Yep a servo is a petrol station or gas station. Servo is Service station shortened of course, in true Aussie fashion 😉 That poor turtle😢this is the result of stupid mindless people littering and it ending up in our waterways (Tooheys Extra Dry is beer) so very sad. That’s a Tawney Mouthed Owl, beautiful birds ❤️ Aww an albino Playtypus, how cool is that? 🤍

[@darkcase123]

MenuLog in the USA is called Just Eat. My in-laws literally built a house identical to that one in the picture, except they added a small balcony at the top. Servo is short for Service Station, you used to get served at the pump, these days you fill up then walk in and pay

[@taniaPBear]

Ryan, as someone who's worked at 'Woolsworth' for 28 years, I give you permission to call it whatever you like.

[@mjones8170]

Haha Classic😊

[@c8Lorraine1]

I live in an isolated part of Australia and today I noticed our local woolies has installed anti theft cameras in the self serve checkout. Never thought I’d see big city culture in our small town. Poor female employee was going around apologising to customers for having their transactions recorded on camera. Locals will definitely boycott the store. bet we see woolies throwing out a lot of produce because nobody is buying it. It will cost them. Maybe even close because people don’t like being accused of stealing when in fact they are only trying to scan their items.

[@DJignyte]

Oooh that thong design is actual really clever! :O I want! As for the "Servo Closed" sign, a Servo is the entire service station, which is what we call a gas station in Australia.

[@narellesmith7932]

Woolworths is named after the family in the USA who opened stores originally in NY. Not being registered in Oz stores were opened under the name as Woolworths Stupendous Bargain Basement apparently. 😊

[@carokat1111]

Tawny Frogmouths are a nocturnal bird but not owls. They have a very distinctive call. I have frequent ones around my house in Hobart and hear them calling out at night.

[@michaelfink64]

The bird was a tawny frogmouth. We had one on our fence post once. We live in suburban Melbourne.

[@mehere8038]

look closely in the trees in your area then & you will no doubt see one or more still there. They're everywhere, but very few people see them

[@mikeythehat6693]

We call a "Gas Station" a "Service Station" or "Servo". So, not just the pump.... The unidentified bird on the road was a 'Tawny Frogmouth' sometimes confused with a type of Owl, but it isn't. It was interesting that you called it "tree bark" because it has a defense where it camouflages itself as a tree stump or the stump of a branch, we call this behaviour "Stumping" (no joke)

[@pamelabaars6896]

We had tinted windows in lounge room kitchen and sunroom, it’s great plus we have solar panels on roof. Love it

[@gregoryTredwell]

Nice start, Those thongs are the shit. They are scraping the barnacles off. You are spot on with "Servo".

[@kevin_mitchell]

Self checkouts: Customers have many options available, full service checkout, self checkout, various order via app options such as click-and-collect (an app where the store packs your order, you drive into the click-and-collect bays, a person comes out with your bags and places them into the trunk for you), or click-and-collect requesting a food delivery service such as Uber, or they deliver via their own trucks within a predetermined time range selected by the customer, or using a food delivery service to actually do the shopping on the customers behalf. So there is no need for people to be angry about self service, they don't need to use it if they don't want to, it's just one of many choices available to the customer, and that's what it's all about, customer choices.

[@MrShanev78]

Just call it Woolies! Everyone will know what you mean 🤣

[@tarasmithson7030]

Just bought a pair of your thongs they'll be great for summer. I bought the coloured pair.

[@trevorkrause7220]

The "Servo" is the whole site or building, the standing machine or unit where you get the actual fuel from a hose is called a pump or bowser. There are generally multiple pumps or Bowser's ready for fuel delivery (petrol or diesel) and probably gas (LPGl at most servos.

[@allisongrattidge4154]

Call it Woolies, that's what we call Woolworths in short of course 🙂 Like the thongs and your introduction cartoon page by the way!

[@zachzimmeli]

I say to you now Ryan those Thongs that you've Made are awesome and if I could afford a pair I would undoubtedly buy a pair. Great design as well 😊

[@BioHazard_Dragon]

Apparently it's not illegal to swear at a snake barefoot either 😂

[@Kel1985]

I was just having a stupid moment and I thought, "animals never wear shoes" , and then I realised , "snakes don’t swear ."

[@danmac579]

I had to stop for a moment and say Woolworths aloud to myself so I remembered how to say it. Thanks Ryan because now I call it woolsworth 😂😂😂

[@ganneswilliams641]

Great start to your video Ryan.It’s fantastic.Well done.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

8:03 My Father's reaction to finding a snake on the gate when I was a child. I think he grabbed the Eastern Brown to open the gate and all I heard was "Oh shit" Then he kicked. I saw a snake flying through the air as my Father ran the other way.

[@mandythevampireslayer1979]

You should start calling Woollies, Safeway and Coles, Coles New World. That would piss a lot of people off lmao 🤣

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Hahahahaha

[@mandyswift8190]

I still slip up and call Woolies, SafeWay sometimes😂

[@gregoryparnell2775]

I just them both Rip Off Merchants.

[@mandythevampireslayer1979]

@@mandyswift8190I always call it Safeway but I think it’s just out of habit 😂

[@RicMcIlroy]

I absolutely love your videos, they're funny as hell, not bad for a yank

[@shazzm9252]

Love the intro pictcha!

[@HenriHattar]

Energy Houses, overhang of eaves, insulation, window tints, lack of gaps, all these combine to provide an energy efficient house, not many places any where in the world actually measure this, the ACT ( Canberra) has for years, the information makes interesting reading.

[@trevorkrause7220]

As for your poll, put me down as preferring you just call it "Woolies" as most Australian do. Even Woolworths sometimes use "Woolies" in their advertising campaigns. The general consensus is that it is pronounced as "wool-ees(as in bees)" although "woo(as in too)-leas(as in seas or keys)" is also acceptable at a pinch.

[@dianawhiteley9807]

Yes a servo (service station) was so called because back about ten years ago they used to serve you by pumping your petrol for you!

[@Tidus0p]

The platypus is similar size to a beaver. When first found they actually thought someone had stitched a ducks bill to a beaver (easiest way to describe what it looks like) it’s one of 2 mammals which lay eggs (the echidna is the other)

[@Carolevw]

Yeah, the platypus is an amazing creature, one of the oldest creatures on earth. Its evolution has adopted different things from different species. Try Google or sommat to find out how unique. I can't quite remember what it has.

[@lynneliberts7606]

Even though they lay eggs they suckle their young with milk.

[@rowanbrecknell4021]

16:39 About a foot long. I have only ever seen two Platypus in the wild and only for a few seconds. If they even sense you they are gone.

[@Sharyn-x8e]

Nice thongs Ryan. Aussies relate to our colours being green and gold (yellow). Reckon you should use those colours.

[@tennilletobin7823]

Hahaha…. Almost got it. Woolworths includes the S as part of the name. It’s “woolworthS” But don’t worry, most of us just call it ”Woolies” anyway. 😂You’ll get it eventually.

[@jennythapamagar7914]

No Australian states or territories have actually outlawed wearing inappropriate footwear while driving.

[@jennythapamagar7914]

I just pulled that off Australian Google.

[@bhsaproduction]

The platypus: Has a body and flat tail covered with dense brown fur which is waterproof, textured like that of a mole. Its tail stores fat reserves, wedded feet, the elongated snout and lower jaw are covered in soft skin, forming the bill. The nostrils are located on the snout's dorsal surface. average weight 1 lb 9 oz ~5 lb 5 oz, males average length 20” & females 17”.

[@lynneliberts7606]

Also the males have a spur on their back feet can't remember if they're poisonous, I know some are.

[@amygone2pot]

Calling a Tawny Frogmouth tree ark is pretty accurate. When they are in a tree, they blend into the tree bark, making them so hard to see.

[@leatheroo]

just call it woolies! we all do!

[@lexmole]

Wow, that's interesting. Over here in Germany it is way easier to make a chargeback on a debit card. One can do it within a few seconds on-line. On a credit card, it is way more effort. Usually one has to fill in a form, sometimes one even has to prove whether one has already contacted the shop's customer service or - in case of fraud - that one has made a complaint at the police station.

[@stephenhall9073]

Tawny Frogmouths pretend to be a tree branch as camouflage

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

Love the new intro and your thongs

[@iamhis4749]

Let me just say that i think Australian's love you, (we're just not the type to gush) and i'm betting it's because you're so respectful of our culture/way of life and you're so interested in learning about us and that's really thoughtful of you. You're so positive and enthusiastic. If you came to Australia, you would be very warmly welcomed. Consider yourself a friend of Aus! 🦘 We will buy your thongs🩴just coz you put in the effort to make them in our honor!

[@digitalsparky]

15:06 - that bird is a tawny frogmouth

[@BJM217]

Our post office is down at the beach and one day parked my car just as a Southern Right and her baby breached just in front of me.

[@trevorkrause7220]

Bloop the white platypus was first spotted in the Gwydir River in 2021 Its white colour is due to the genetic abnormality leucism which is not albinism as while the fur is white the skin is still dark and most other features like the eyes are still heavily pigmented. The animal became the 13th documented sighting of a white platypus in Australia since 1835

[@colincolenso]

Servo = Service Station. Most petrol pumps were an extension of car maintenance businesses until around the 70's. Few exist today.

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

parking spots are getting smaller. in 1980 a 1976 ford falcon wagon would fit in a parking spot fine, now the same car is too long in newer carparks. I had a 1974 Cadillac Eldorado and could park it in an old carpark fine, things became a joke when I was at an Ikea and found that the car was sitting on the white lines on both sides and over a foot longer than the parking bay. loved the car, but had to sell it, the running cost were killing me.

[@dennisleadbetter7721]

A servo is for service station basically the premises, the actual pump is called a (pertol) bowser or pump

[@kevin_mitchell]

Food delivery services: Maybe people don't have their own car, or they have been drinking, or they are with a group of friends watching a movie or a sports game, maybe they're busy at work and don't have the time to drive and wait for their order, especially if it's a 20 - 40 minute round trip and finding parking is a hassle, it's a work function where the cost of a delivery service is cheaper than the hourly rate of an employee, or they have had a busy day and are tired and just want to go home and relax, or they are sick or ill - there are many reasons where the convenience of a food delivery service outweighs the extra cost of a food delivery service.

[@carollannekelly2777]

Hay Ryan do a segment on funny Aussie town names you'll love it 😂 love your show and show us more of your son's growth he must be getting big now top show top people with love from Sydney carolanne

[@parko1308]

Just to let you know, those tinted windows that reflect the sun do not work at night. If you have lights on anyone can see, I know this from an friend who had them. Haha his neighbours were watching him rooting his missus for months before they told him.😂

[@Ibis-of-Equilon]

Service station =petrol station -gas station . Servo = the entire place you buy petroleum

[@jennifermelford2833]

I like the black & white ones!

[@firebrand2619]

A servo is a service or gas station, as in, a place where you fill up your car with petrol.

[@peteroneill404]

The house you showed at 9:19 must have been a real estate publicity shot, the reality is many new developments have the eaves of adjacent houses almost touching.

[@carolinemcnulty6169]

Double story homes get hot upstairs but they can demolish an old house and get two or three on the plot. This is good for city density as most people don't want to have to water and mow a lawn.

[@lawrencevaughan4546]

We don’t tip Menulog we pay delivery costs when ordering our food, it’s up to the supplier of that food to pay for the delivery. By the way emu is pronounced ‘Eem you’

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

Servo stands for service station, datting back to when you got full service. You call them a gas pumps, we have fuel pumps and gas pumps, the gas pump is for LPG only, some cars run on LPG.

[@kaylietrembath]

No dude, we don't still tip these guys. We don't tip. We already pay for the service they are providing & its up to their boss to pay them appropriately.

[@taliesinllanfair4338]

The turtle was caught up in a plastic wrapper from a 6-pack of beer

[@trevorkrause7220]

Tooheys is a major beer brand in Australia, mainly drunk in NSW.

[@peterlangford8240]

The worst offenders for over filling a parking bay are the American pickup trucks like the Ford F250 super duty, they are often seen in Perth where I live. I must say the Woollies self checkout can be damn frustrating at times I seem to get on better with the ones at Coles.

[@mehere8038]

It's WoolworthS lol you were meant to move the s, not remove it I agree with the other comment, just call it "Woolies", that's what we all do anyway. Last time I was actually instore, I even heard an instore announcement with the staff member saying "thank you for shopping at woolies the fresh food people"

[@christineanthony3516]

Give the menu log guy 1 star

[@michaelmayo9048]

Snooping is on the TV add for menu log ..and also Kate perry and Cristina Aguilera are on another 2 adds for menu log..and they are on lots more adds

[@jennifermelford2833]

Say Wool Worths! That's how we pronounce it. If that's too hard.....say Woolies! 😂

[@PlasmaMongoose]

SUVs became a thing because car companies wanted to avoid the stricter environmental and fuel economy laws that cars are subject to, SUVs are classed as light trucks which have less strict rules and are also more profitable, SUVs make car dependency even worse in so many ways.

[@Jaydaydesign]

Mirror tint on the house… how many birds are going to brain themselves this summer???

[@AprilShowers560]

Well, they won’t brain themselves because they’ll try to avoid the other bird. It’s non-reflective windows they have a problem with.

[@elizabethmay1946]

Love the thongs Ryan. I’m buying them - love the animal footprints 💕

[@overworlder]

I just got an online credit card payment reversed by my bank. Never received the goods. It took two days from lodging the online dispute form to getting notice of a refund. I sent them the email thread of the dispute and could show the delivery details were fake. Only $55 but still, they were scammers.

[@mehere8038]

same, well similar, I purchased online from a bricks & mortar store, waited a month & no item or communication other than confirmation they had taken my money, tried calling them & repeatedly they would answer & either not be able to hear me or pretend they couldn't, so lodged a chargeback & they processed it without 48 hours

[@jwnomad]

Correct - Bloop the white platypus is leucistic, not albino. There's only been 12 previously documented since 1835.

[@elizabethbenton6239]

I won’t use a self check out as I am not paid by the company to do so. It is illegal to drive bare foot in the vehicle. Service station = servo

[@belindaweber7999]

Needed a new pair of thongs as summer rolls into town - cheers!

[@digitalsparky]

He has to show up at the property because deliveries are GPS tagged, it won't allow him to mark delivered without being at the address, and it'd look hella sus if he weren't there too.

[@judymiller975]

You make them, awesome.

[@Kel1985]

That was a' "Tawny frogmouth" -a type of owl , not a piece of bark

[@Kel1985]

Apparently it’s not an owl, yet still it remains to not be a piece of bark.

[@seeshel63]

No where I live we dont tip menulog - at those prices no way. When I got my licence in the 70's, driving barefoot was illegal. Those cladded houses can have so many defects at handover (see funny guy st Site inpections YT) Servo = Service Station. He is a Tawny Frogmouth, they camoflage as a broken branch. Good show Ryan.😊

[@davidcruse6589]

😂 ryan that guys your new ring tone now

[@BobWobbles]

Are we sure that platypus didn't have a white shopping bag wrapped around it? .. Ryan, the black and white thongs are very New Zealand. Black and white (or silver) are their sporting colours. Eg, the All Blacks (rugby), the Tall Blacks (basketball), the Black Caps (cricket), the All Whites (soccer) the Silver ferns (netball) and probably a few others that I'm not aware of. .. don't worry though. There are plenty of Kiwi's living in Australia :)

[@janemcdonald5372]

Don't forget the New Zealand Ice Hockey teams: the Ice Blacks Men's team and the Ice Fernz Women's Team. Yes, New Zealand has ice hockey.

[@brianreilly1033]

That was my thoughts also, the poor platypus wrapped in a shopping bag.