25 More DIFFERENCES Between AMERICA and Australia

[@kaimay8657]

The bike bell isn't to say get out of our way, its to alert pedestrians that you are coming past incase they randomly change directions and walk out infront of your path. A bit like if you are driving out of an alley or something and can't fully see the footpath you toot so pedestrians are alert to you coming out. No cyclist is ringing their bell to be rude, just a safety thing and most find it polite to ring.

[@YTho-ev1ej]

It does take a bit of getting used to but I think most people understand after a while living here, especially considering how popular cycling is in Australia

[@ProductiveChi]

Yes I like the bike bell ring. I prefer it to them verbally telling me "on your left, on your right" I get confused, I would probably move right into their cycle path.

[@kaimay8657]

@@ProductiveChi i always step the wrong way when they do that 🤣

[@ProductiveChi]

@@kaimay8657 😂😂👍

[@bfc9467]

Yeah it's important to ring when going pass obscured alleyways so you don't collide with anyone coming out. It would feel really weird to yell "I'm on a bike!" when there is no one there. Ringing your bell then is to let ppl know just in case

[@AmberMarrrie]

Ringing the bell isn’t considered rude. It’s just them saying “I’m passing you”. It’s for safety.

[@rhondamiller421]

You forgot to mention about schools . All wear uniforms, no police presence, no active shooter drills, no metal detectors and kids bring their own lunch or purchase it from the school canteen 😊

[@whatagup4799]

Tuck shop not canteen

[@liamjamison5458]

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[@jamircoen649]

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[@tammyfinnemore]

Cheddar is the variety of cheese, “tasty” is the term to describe the age, texture and flavour

[@stuartm2106]

Cheddar cheese is sold in 3 varieties - mild, tasty and vintage. Mild is matured for 1 to 3 months, Tasty for over 6 months and Vintage for over 12 months. The longer the cheese is matured the more lactic acid accumulates and the sharper the cheese tastes. Hence Vintage tastes sharper than Tasty which is sharper than Mild.

[@Merrid67play]

Cheddaring is a cheese making process, and cheddar cheese is indeed cheddared during its production. Tasty is an age range for the cheese, a bit like buying scotch that's matured for 4, 8 or 12 years.

[@zaneroberts3813]

There is different slang the more rural u go . Lil things like u don’t say it’s cold u say fuck it’s cold . Dole bludgers are welfare recipients police are cops cigarettes are darts durries toby tailor mades . Beer can be a slab of beer a carton a box or getting on the piss .😂now that I think about it there is so many little things that wouldn’t make sense to other countries

[@zaneroberts3813]

Plus weet bix is the best breakky and sausages are called snags

[@OldFartFilms]

@@stuartm2106 Yep. Tristan just needs to compare that to the varieties of cheddar as they are known in the US, i.e., tasty = ‘sharp’; extra tasty = ‘extra sharp’.

[@shmick6079]

We don’t really need pretzels here. BBQ Shapes etc are so much better.

[@sarah-janemccall562]

I don’t care what anybody else says, BBQ flavour is the best

[@johnd8892]

@@sarah-janemccall562 Besides pretzels make you thirsty we are advised. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37IaKCih9tri6c

[@sarah-janemccall562]

@@johnd8892 😂 how do you have that so readily available 😂

[@johnd8892]

@@sarah-janemccall562 Just using the wonders of KZbin search box and the timestamp reference at the end of the link &t=68s

[@shmick6079]

@@sarah-janemccall562 you’re damn right.

[@johnd8892]

When Tristan says "in Australia" he often means "in Queensland". So many state and even town differences. Hence so many "never heard of this" comments from outside Queensland or Tristan's social circle. Not a complaint, but just something to think about that often explains things.

[@kaimay8657]

His earlier videos were more so Victoria. As a qlder I was so confused and realised it was a southerner thing

[@bethaniej]

A lot of them don’t apply to WA. Especially a lot of the slang he’s mentioned over time.

[@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

yeah, in Melb 4 square is called 4 square

[@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

@@kaimay8657 Nope, not us man

[@kaimay8657]

@@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO considering when he first started he had only been in Victoria where he was living, yes it was you guys

[@overworlder]

Tasty cheese is just cheddar. The mass-produced versions have flavour ratings - mild, medium, strong, tasty, sharp, extra sharp, mature, old, or vintage - shows how long it is matured. Maybe calling it 'cheddar' on the package became redundant because it is the default cheese in Australia? You can get some mainstream and many artisan brands labelled as cheddar in the supermarkets though.

[@TristanKuhn]

Good to know. It always confused me. I thought it was a brand of cheese for the longest time haha

[@juleneyoung5053]

Cheddar cheese is bland !! Aka “ Kraft cheddar cheese ! Bulk cheese slices are bland cheddar cheese ( tasteless )

[@overworlder]

Yeah I have read the reason they call it tasty is to avoid association with the bland Kraft version.

[@rogertull8888]

@@TristanKuhn Cheddar is a trademarked name, only cheese that is made in "CHEDDAR ENGLAND" can use the name Cheddar, same as Champagne only made in "CHAMPAGNE FRANCE" can use the name Champagne, everyone else can't so they use sparkling wine

[@overworlder]

@@rogertull8888 - No. You can get Australian-made cheddars at Woolworths. tinyurl.com/y6q2f3um

[@mazdehay587]

you have the school bus wrong, the 40 km you see on it is, when the bus stops you can’t drive past it at more than 40km This protects anyone travelling from being hit should they be silly and walk in front of the bus to cross the road, then they only get hit at 40km so hopefully it’s not life threatening. it’s like a travelling school zone, so if you see a bus stopped when driving always slow down. we have same rule now for emergency services now here to, if you see flashing lights from any emergency services cop, ambo or fireman then you must slow down to pass them, or you will get a ticket, it’s all about the safety of who maybe coming out of them vehicles. keep theses up i’m loving them.

[@happycamper897]

Maz De Hay is correct.... in rural australia where kids commute 100 klms to school, is common place for bus to travel at between 80-110 kph.

[@TristanKuhn]

That makes a lot more sense. Thanks for sharing

[@kayelle8005]

Tristan Kuhn is it true that American School buses pick kids up from their homes? Our buses only pick up and drop off at designated stops.

[@PiersDJackson]

@@happycamper897 officially a bus should be governed to 100kph... depending on state, all school buses must now be seatbelt equipped (mixed use are exempt, ie. The Ansair-Oriana model in the video, because it is public transit used for school charter)... @Kerryn Simmons I'm guessing that it's not every house but every block? @Maz De Hay - the fuzzy exemption to the Emergency Services slow to 40kph law is to "make every effort to slow to 40kph when passing" - I had the "heated discussion" with a Senior Constable of the Victorian Highway Patrol about passing them at 67kph (100kph zone on a sweeping left bend) in an semi-trailer, i asked them (and their Inspector later, who cancelled the fine) was it safer to lock on all brakes and jackknife or keep control and stable to pass, also they'd parked illegally. When parked opposite a solid centre line you must be parked with no part of your vehicle in the drivable lane, thank you to the dash cam and road rule book.

[@mazdehay587]

@@TristanKuhn we aussie are really loving your videos.

[@Fraloob]

The good ol’ bike bell has saved many from being bowled over by a bike. People walking on a shared track don’t observe the walk on the left protocol and take up the whole space. We appreciate a bell ding to alert us to a bike approaching from behind. Also, if a group of people are taking up the whole track, the cyclist is not able to go around them. Bike bells are an essential tool for cyclists, just like car horns are essential for drivers.

[@andymack75]

Nice explanation, but he wont know what "being bowled over" means.... :-)

[@Fraloob]

@@andymack75 True.

[@brettevill9055]

@@andymack75 And he doesn’t even want to bowl a maiden over.

[@iggyblitz8739]

I have never used a bell as an adult riding my bike, you can just verbally say " coming through ,' etc it has the same effect..

[@CQuinnLady]

We have "tents" over our cars in parking lots because its sooo dammed hot. When u do ur shopping and get back in ur car, its roasting at 50 - 70c. Generally u open all windows turn on the a/c let out as much of that heat and then ur good to go so long as u have a cloth to hold the steering wheel with otherwise u will burn ur hands. So now we have tents in parking lots.

[@iamisaid2295]

mate, your bald eagle isn't worth eating, just sayin'. our Wedgetail eagles are far more impressive, and we dont' eat them either.

[@inefekt]

It's good that Brett Lee can tell us all about Australia, being an Aussie icon....not sure what happened to his accent though.

[@traceykeevers7151]

lol

[@LucasOp03]

😂😂

[@ianneill1400]

First thing I thought!! 🤣😂

[@anniemac7545]

Also you can't just go and see a specialist doctor unless you have a referral from your general practitioner.

[@shaungordon9737]

We do get lawyer ads, at least here in Vic. I've heard Morris Blackburn and workcover law ads a million times School bus can go faster than 40kph, you just can't pass them faster than that Bike bells aren't compulsory, just recommended. You must have a crappy bell if it's ringing without you touching it Pretzels have never really caught on in Australia

[@TristanKuhn]

Y’all have lawyer ads here but I feel like we have 10x as many in America. Thanks for correcting me on the school bus one. Regarding bike bells, I looked it up and you need some type of noise thing. Could be a bell or a horn

[@FionaEm]

@@TristanKuhn Bike laws are set by individual States, so the bell requirement might not be nationwide. And ringing a bell isn't considered rude - quite the opposite. It's to alert other cyclists and pedestrians that you're coming from behind and want to pass. My pet peeve here in Victoria is that most cyclists DON'T use their bell. They just whizz silently right past and scare the crap out of you!

[@andymack75]

We have lawyer ads here, but nowhere, I mean nowhere, like it is in the USA.

[@waxenboy]

@@FionaEm the bike bell is also here in Perth

[@miniveedub]

Circumcision was fairly common in Australia until the 1970s. Around that time doctors started actively advising against it saying it was unnecessary and cruel (when performed on a newborn it is done without anaesthetic) and many of them refused to do it any more. It became much less common after that.

[@carked5707]

Sometimes still done by request for some but most are only done by medical necessity. But yeah common until 1970s.

[@gymrat3203]

Neonatal circumcision is touted in America with all these so called benefits but actually they are extremely small if non-existent. Most first world countries have found that it is ethically wrong and cruel to cut on children with the exception of the USA. Circumcision in America is huge business with fees from doctors and hospitals and then the sale of the amputated foreskin to cosmetic and pharmaceuticals companies for millions of dollars each year, Unfortunately ethics take a back seat in American healthcare and money is main driving factor. Circumcision is just one example of thousands of questionable ethical practices that benefit the USA healthcare industry but not so much the patient.

[@jemxs]

@@gymrat3203 what the hell do they use foreskins for in cosmetics?? Are there millions of women and some men going around with ground foreskins on their faces 🤣

[@gymrat3203]

@@jemxs There are growth factors in newborn tissue (not just foreskin) and have been shown to reduce wrinkles etc. Oprah Winfrey uses it as well as Sandra Bullock. It is disgusting and despicable on every level. Hospitals are harvesting the foreskin for millions of dollars every year. They get away with by calling the amputated foreskin medical waste when in realty it is tissue harvesting. Google foreskin in cosmetics, it will sicken you.

[@vivianhull3317]

Circumcision (for non Jewish) was introduced during the world wars (not sure which one) because men coming back from war had all sorts of infections and at that point circumcision got rid of it. Because they didn't know how long the war would go, they decided to circumcise all new babies to save them of future infections. Also very painful for adult males because they need stitches (which can pull under certain circumstances if you know what I mean)

[@jangobaby6812]

The bike bell is a courtesy thing, just like stopping for pedestrians, no one wants to run into people on a pushie or with a car. Gotta take the good with the bad or annoying!

[@limacnaughton3352]

Where I live in Canberra - school buses are the standard local buses that have different signs on the front. When they aren't being used for school runs they are used on standard routes.

[@rahb1]

Tasty cheese has more flavour than cheddar, which tends to be softer. Cheddar is usually for kids and tasty (or other kinds) for adults.

[@Viktor_22]

Hi I want to visit Australia from the US. Needs a host!

[@ZosiaDabrowski]

Also I thought I'd note that with the lawyer/medication ads, we do get a few lawyer ads in Australia but they're few and far between, and it's illegal to advertise prescription drugs but we do have ads for like antihistamines, cold and flu tablets, vitamin supplements etc.

[@bennyboost]

Yeah i was gonna say there's always some ad running for Shine Lawyers or something similar here, and heaps of non prescription medication ads here too

[@navarian4579]

A tasty cheese is just above average cheddar in terms of aging, it has a stronger flavour than general cheddar, or mild cheddar

[@timor64]

Re circumcision - most Australian guys between WW1 & the mid 1970s were circumcised - I'm glad you're hanging out with a younger crowd :) ! On the subject of cheese - Tasty is Tasty vs Mild. You can also get Extra Tasty if that's your thing.

[@NotCroutons]

Do Americans say "drive a bike"? Here we say "ride a bike".

[@NotCroutons]

@Hypnomatic Hypnosis Good to know. I've watched a few of his videos now and they are all trash with 0 research done. You'd think if he was making videos like this he'd at least spend 5 minutes researching these "facts" first before posting so much incorrect bullshit.

[@rajashekarvg]

Americans say ride a bike too

[@Myrtlecrack]

We ride bicycles and horses, we drive cars.

[@inodesnet]

Advertising differences really shocked me on my first few trips to the US. The US is one of the few countries to allow advertising for medical/pharmaceutical products. The argument for banning advertising is straightforward and likely the reason almost every country bans it. 1. Cost In the US, pharmaceutical companies have massive marketing budgets. In Australia, the vacuum that is created with the advertising ban is re-directed instead into R&D. In the end, spending on marketing helps increase cost and increase profit. By not spending on marketing, costs are reduced and the benefit is redirected to the patient rather than the shareholder. 2. Source of Advice Outside the US, pharmaceutical companies do market directly to pharmacists and doctors. This marketing can then be filtered at this level, and the drugs will eventually be prescribed (or not), by professionals that can take a holistic approach to the patient and the symptoms, prescribing what is most suitable and also it is their responsibility (and that of the prescribing pharmacist ) to ensure there are no contraindications in prescribing a particular medicine. However the US model of marketing to the public is seen as to be blunt - crazy! The reason being, that rather than a patient with symptoms seeking advice from a doctor and leaving the drug to their professional opinion, it encourages people who have some of the listed symptoms to seek the prescription directly from a doctor, which may alter the advice being given. So more or less the US model leads to higher costs and potential for over or unessential prescribing. In Australia there is also an emphasis on health outcomes and efficacy of drugs, with the government determining which drugs are able to be included on the PBS. The PBS is used as a mechanism to protect patients from higher out of pocket costs. All drugs on this list are subsidised capping the price of the drug of $41 (for general public) and $6.60 for those on a concession card. But drugs included in this are drugs that are completely unaffordable for the average American. Ledipasvir for example will cost USD $94,500 whereas if the drugs is required and prescribed (some of these higher level drugs have a government approval process), the cost is max $44 with the remaining $130,000 odd being paid by the government). That said, these are only added to the PBS once they are proven not only to work, but to provide an increase quality of life. Drugs might hit the shelf first in the US, but once they are added to the PBS the average Australian will have access to drugs that only the very wealthy with decent insurance plans will have access to in the US. Furthermore, even drugs outside the PBS are always much cheaper. The often cheapest prices in the US sold online (to reduce costs of having a physical pharmacy), will still be more expensive in most cases than an off the shelf in Australia The US has unfortunately got some of the highest drug prices - some of which could still be due to those pesky marketing costs.

[@thatrandomaussiechick4107]

try getting into the car in 40 degree heat and having your hands fuse with the steering wheel and felt that buckle bite from the belt on bare skin

[@artistjoh]

Cheddar is aged at differing rates. It can be described as “mild” = not aged. Or “tasty” = aged more and has a stronger flavor. Cheese that is aged the most and has the strongest flavor is called “vintage”. Tasty is the most popular version.

[@limacnaughton3352]

There is one - my father loves it - "old bitey" ;)

[@nwbarnes]

School busses can go whatever speed is legal - the 40 is for people driving past them. Stops kids getting mown down

[@56music64]

Hey Tristan, I notice you r attracting some interesting people commenting! Good luck to you 😉

[@sammitchell7909]

In most (all states) it is illegal not to give way to pedestrians at an intersection (not roundabout)

[@fairmont1998]

The covered car parks are because it's so f%$&*@g hot here in Summer!

[@davidmosley6566]

Hi Tristan, I thought of another difference. In Australia 'we say we are going to hospital'. In USA they say 'we are going to THE hospital' Why do they say this?

[@markkingston9444]

Hey Tristan, your handball one is strange. I remember as a Aussie kid back 50 years ago, we called the 4 square handball game KP. The 4 spaces had names for each space being King, Queen, Jack and Dunce. When you couldn't return a ball properly you moved to the Dunce square. The object of the game was to reach the King square and stay there until the bell would ring signaling the end of recess. Those of us that did that got bragging rights, the poor ones that landed in dunce square at games end got " friendly teased " by your three other play mates during the class that followed recess. The game was very competitive and addictive, I lost count of the number of times I put holes in my school trousers around the knee area from trying to return serve with a killer bounce.

[@bfc9467]

10 years ago when I played handball- we still had the same names for the squares. Only thing, we called it handball, not four square. Our school didn't have 4square squares (or if it did, not very many) so we used the gaps in the pavement. Oftentimes, that meant it wasn't 4 square. Sometimes we even played with all 4 squares in a row. So we just called it handball, but I've heard it both ways

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

I remember playing handball at school back in the 70's and 80's...

[@DeepThought9999]

I’m of about the same vintage. When the game arrived at my primary school in about 1963/1964 we called it “kingpin”. I guess that’s why you knew it as “KP”. My year was the first to play the game at that school. We thought it was such a good game that we took the game with us to high school, where we had organised tournaments played on the school’s concrete quadrangle, using the large concrete slabs for the court markings and with about 12 players actually playing and perhaps that number again lined up waiting their turn to join in when a player was “out” and hoping to advance to “King” before the bell went. Of the 12 playing positions, only the top-ranked 4 would be named as “King”, “Queen”, “Jack”, “Dunce. I think that the other positions might have been numbered but it is too long ago to remember clearly. Great times! I’m a school bus driver these days and whenever I see the kids playing “handball” as the now call it, I want to join in and play too. I might not be too good with those small squares that they use these days, however.

[@lucy-tb1yd]

i played handball in primary school about 4 years ago and the names are king queen ace and dunce same rules except the aim is to get up to ace instead of kings very popular, when we moved to highschool only really grade sevens played it but everyone from all different schools knew all the rules already

[@incredingo]

i have a bike bell in my van. at traffic lights when they turn green i ring it. i drive off, most other cars are looking around to see where the bike is lol

[@Shannttelle]

Another one to add to your list. In Australian primary schools kids can’t go outside in the sun and play at break time unless they wear a hat. No hat they have to stay in the shade. It’s part of staying sun safe in schools. Also so the kids don’t get sunburnt of course.

[@scott1971h]

Tasty cheese has been matured for 6 months rather then 3.

[@SK-zi3sr]

Don't get me started with circumcisions, leave the body online we don't need body modification or mutilating anything. It's weird

[@GTRwilson]

@DK KK genital mutilation is a stone age religious thing, just 'because'. literally zero genuine medical reasons to mutilate the genitals, leave it for the people who still believe in a man in the sky.

[@ozdocwho5177]

@@GTRwilson If the man in the sky wanted us to remove it, he just wouldn't have put it there to begin with. Lol

[@Boozoobajou1]

@@ozdocwho5177 Jesus had it done.

[@ozdocwho5177]

@@Boozoobajou1 Where is the proof? Other than somebody's belief. Why is circumcision not considered body mutilation by some religions where so many other forms of alteration are? Plus weren't we made in God's image? So obviously religion is saying that even though he must have a foreskin (otherwise we would not be made with one), we are imperfect with one. Does that not put down God at the same time? I don't understand. Religion has so many contradictions, so therefore impossible to say what is right or wrong for both sides of the debate. I think he would want us to just be decent to everyone and believe what you need to believe and don't try and tell others they are right or wrong.

[@geraldinetrevarthen9080]

@@Boozoobajou1 he was born Jewish.

[@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

school buses in aus can go as fast as the speed limit, it just happens that school zones are 40kmh, if they are on a main road they can go faster

[@walover165]

The ads! I remember my first trip to America, I turned on my TV in the hotel room and I was AGHAST at the medication ads. "Make sure YOUR doctor is an XYZ doctor!" WHAT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MEDICATION HERE NOT THE LATEST FASHION. The other thing I noticed on their ads was lots of ads for, I think sone kind of college savings plans or insurance for your kid or something? It was confusing to me. This might be veering into political but elections. Six weeks campaigning and voting on a Saturday (or pre-voting is perfectly normalised here). As opposed to fucking YEARS and a billion primaries and honestly six weeks drives us crazy how the fuck do you all stand it?

[@TristanKuhn]

I wish our elections were shorter. I feel like we’re always in some type of campaign and it gets really annoying

[@davejensen7922]

The popularity of iced coffee is because the weather is too hot most of the year to want a hot coffee and Aussies love coffee

[@Viktor_22]

Hi I want to visit Australia from the US. Needs a host!

[@ActionJackson1982]

So are you saying Americans use postie vans just for a letter? They’re used for packages here

[@arstizen919]

Not everywhere in America. All my life, (I lived in different places) my mail lady or mail man drive in their personal cars and just have a flag oneit so you know they're the mail. Idk what colors, I think pink or orange.

[@TristanKuhn]

I’ve never seen someone deliver any type of mail by motorcycle. I think we use cars for everything, even letters

[@ActionJackson1982]

Tristan Kuhn that seems like it would take up too much time, getting in an out of a car and such. Stopping and starting up again. Motorcycles make more sense, no need to worry about all that. Just ride on the footpath/sidewalk and drop letters in the letter box/mail box. Simple, smart, easy, effective. Why combine both letters and big packages?! Doesn’t make sense, separate them into letter deliveries and parcel deliveries.

[@arstizen919]

@@ActionJackson1982 What I see with the cars is that they have all the mail and if the mail box is on the left side of the road, they just put it in the mail box like normal but if the mail box is on the right side of the road, they have to reach all the way over the seat and put it in the mail box. Sometimes if there's a package in the mail but it's too big, they'll put it on your door step or sometimes even put it in your house. (Right by the door but inside instead if the weather is bad or something)

[@kayelle8005]

Do the postal workers deliver to mailboxes or to letter slots in the door? What’s more common? I’ve got friends in America that know their postal worker’s name because they deliver mail to the door. That would be rare in Australia.

[@LORDOFJOY1818]

We eat our national animal as its been eaten for thousands of years here at it was sort of like native wild sheep for the Aboriginal people.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Hey Tristan, love your videos, BUT could you do more stuff that wasn't about lists maybe? Do you do interesting things during the day you might share? I'm happy I subscribed though! Thank you!

[@paulblackman8159]

1:08 Large American house numbers are usually lot numbers when the land is subdivided. Back in the 1980s, my aunt moved into a neighbourhood in Taree, NSW. They had one of the first houses in the neighborhood and the planners hadn’t worked out where the numbers would start so their mailing address was Lot xxx (name of street) for a while before they got a conventional house number.

[@paul-Ess]

Here's some more.in Australia we sit in the front seat of a taxi where as in America everyone sits in the back.Writing the date eg.9/11 in Australia is 11/9.Voting is compulsory in Australia.

[@jacobwrightnow]

Who sits in the front of a taxi unless there’s multiple passengers? Maybe this depends on state?

[@aussieragdoll4840]

Jacob Wright I do.

[@mattbarneveld815]

@@jacobwrightnow interesting, I thought all guys did (I know a lot of women who do also but understand why many would be reluctant). I have felt really uncomfortable having to sit in the back since Covid, just feels to "master and servant" to me 😊

[@jacobwrightnow]

@@mattbarneveld815 really? I was raised in Queensland where I think it was more common. I have been in Victoria my entire adult life, however, and down here we were pretty much advised that sitting in front was confronting. Maybe this is just for personal drivers though.

[@mattbarneveld815]

@@jacobwrightnow no, you could be right, it may be a regional thing. I have spent very little time in Vic (mainly NSW and Qld) and probably just assumed it was standard, Learn something new every day 😊

[@georgiap4504]

googled the last one for everyone - ‘Cheddar is the variety of cheese, “tasty” is the term to describe the age, texture and flavour.’

[@YTho-ev1ej]

Yeah I was sure there was more to it, especially because they sell both cheddar and tasty cheese but section them separately according to type

[@sammy_dog]

or you could of looked at the posts and seen that about 50 people had already said the same thing and save yourself 1min worth of typing

[@YTho-ev1ej]

@@sammy_dog it doesn't take a minute to write one sentence. You could save your time by not commenting at all

[@sammy_dog]

@@YTho-ev1ej well a dumb arse like you may of taken 1hr to type that sentence so maybe your better of saving that time by not replying to my comment and do something useful with your life for a change like learning to stfu

[@supergran62]

Cheque’s are still around for things like volunteer organisations, but they are fading out as our financial institutions develop 2 stage authentication systems. The 40km is for someone passing a school bus that is pulled over to pick up or drop off kids, not the bus speed. Tasty cheese is aged cheddar. The longer it is aged , the more ‘Tasty’ it is. A young cheddar is very mild, an aged cheddar will have a sharp flavour profile. Often the packs will say how long it has been aged. In my opinion, the longer the better. I like a good 2 year aged cheddar. Yum.

[@TristanKuhn]

Good to know. Thanks for pointing out my bus mistake

[@lynandrews1033]

In Australia (Qld) You don’t slow down to 40 when you are passing a bus or school bus that is dropping people or students off. (Bus stops are on 60, 70, 80 and even 90km / hr stretches of road) You do the legal speed limit of the road. If you slowed down when you passed every stopped bus you’d be rear-ended and cause a traffic accident. Buses can only pull ever if safe to do so on country roads or at a designated bus stop where they have been provided with enough room by the council (and every other vehicle maintains the speed signage) the 40 km/hr is just the school zone and is for every vehicle between 7-9am and 2-4pm on school days only.

[@S7iCkSt3R]

@@lynandrews1033 Public buses, you don't have to slow down, but specifically marked school buses, yes you do have to slow to 40 kph

[@lynandrews1033]

@@S7iCkSt3R in QLD we don’t have “marked school buses” as they are often public transit buses as well.

[@supergran62]

@@lynandrews1033 maybe read your road rules again. We are talking about a school bus

[@lynandrews1033]

Whoever told you the 40km/hr limit got it wrong. In Australia Every suburban school zone (roads in front of schools) limits all vehicles speed to 40km/hr from 7-9am and 2-4pm on school days. (Due to increased traffic on these roads, pickup and drop off and For child safety as they walk to school and across roads etc) Also School buses can look a bit different depending where you go; they can look like council public buses (Ike the one you showed) or coaches like what Americans would call greyhounds or even smaller shuttle buses. School Buses can definitely go any legal speed just like a car along suburban streets or the highways as well. Some big coaches can’t go 110 km/hr as they have a speed limit on their manufacture but the rest of the buses definitely all travel up to 100 km/hr with kids and the public in them.

[@ozdocwho5177]

In SA near most if not all schools, you have to slow to 25km/hr

[@cathie-aussiegirl6547]

Lyn Andrews The schools zones near me are 60k. Normal speed around me, depending on the roads, are 80 or 90O. When I have to go into more built up areas, the 40 zones drive me bonkers. Glad I don’t do it often, you get used to what you know I guess.

[@lynandrews1033]

@@cathie-aussiegirl6547 👍 Yep, I edited my post as I should have said (inner city or suburban school zones are 40km/hr in school days) Some regional areas often have schools on roads/highways that have much higher speed limits. So like you said some have higher adjusted speed limits. This is from Department of transport: School zones are permitted on roads adjacent to schools where there is significant school related activity on and beside the road. Speed limits which apply include: 40km/h on roads where the existing limit is 50km/h, 60km/h or 70km/h 60km/h on roads where the existing limit is 80km/h 60km/h or 80km/h on roads where the speed limit is 90km/h or 100km/h, depending on the amount of school related activity on or near the road 80km/h on roads where the existing limit is 110km/h.

[@Polyphemus.]

My 'current' cheque book has '19__' at the top for the date. It's still half full.

[@keishkofficial]

Great video but one thing about the ads we do have lawyer ads for like Maurice and Blackburn (law firm) e.t.c

[@TristanKuhn]

I’ve seen a couple here but I meant to say they’re WAY mote popular in the states. Like if you’re watching TV mid day there will be at least one every ad break

[@FionaEm]

@@TristanKuhn God, what a pain!

[@RyanCranage]

I ride along the River Torrens here in Adelaide. During rush hour the shared path gets quite busy. I can’t imagine multiple cyclists yelling ‘on your right’ instead of using a bell to alert pedestrians. But what you’ve said, does explain to me why some people don’t respond to bells.

[@waterpolowizard]

At Christmas a pretzel mix tray is really common. Keep an eye out in the super market. Tasty is the description of the aging process of the cheddar cheese. Mild: 1 to 3 months Semi-Matured: 3 to 6 months Matured or Tasty: 6 to 12 months Vintage: 12 to 24 months

[@AustShadow]

Why do americans think that everything has to be the same as the US.

[@iamisaid2295]

or that they are the default??

[@naiils]

They don’t. He is merely pointing out differences between 2 Countries.

[@girlfromoz712]

Um, he doesn’t. In fact he prefers many Australian things/ways than things from the US.

[@janicefairhurst398]

Christ mate, who doesn't think this is the way it is...until you go somewhere else. US no different and its not like he's bagging Oz

[@parisgreen3201]

I'm 64 the only people who weren't circumcised in my day were girls, something changed about 30 years ago when people started realising it was a ridiculous religious personification for circumcising the heart on an innocent child. Just like the Bible forbids the consumption of swine. Very animal the Phoenicians adored For its versatility of food.

[@surfie007]

4:10 Most "school" busses are just public busses that travel a line specifically for school children (like the picture shown). I don't know where you got the 40km/h limit (maybe you confused school zones) but they travel at normal speeds.

[@retrosmut]

The Australian Post logo is red and white and tiz the colour of the bikes they use (NOT yellow as you mentioned and can see @ no 6 pic). Just say'n haha 😂

[@iamisaid2295]

lf you drove in Qld you'd have learned about parking in the shade...

[@thugson1166]

Calamari isn't fancy here because most people can just catch squid themselves off the beach (in most places anyway)

[@bethaniej]

I live in western Australia, I’ve never heard of school buses having speed limits. But here, only country area schools tend to have school buses. In Perth, primary schools don’t have buses and the high schools generally use the public buses as the kids come from a bigger radius. Also in WA it’s called four square!

[@rangarolls6018]

Live in regional Victorian city, we have school buses for high school but you have to pay as if they were public buses.

[@Trinkette__00]

Yeah I call it four square, also from WA

[@mkaylagomez1959]

I believe he’s just referring to the speed limit in a school zone

[@marvinmartinsYT]

You missed a couple about school. We don’t have free lunch in a cafeteria. It’s bring your own. Most schools have a lunch shop where you can buy a pie or sausage roll. We also don’t do the locker rooms you guys have with big open shower areas. Some do. But not common. Our school year starts at the end of January and finishes in December. We have little school and big school. Primary and high school respectively. Which are grade 1 to 6 in little school 7-12 in high school.

[@marvinmartinsYT]

Mardi Gras started off as a protest. That’s now just a big depraved party of naked asses and weird outfits.

[@marvinmartinsYT]

Circumcision was very popular here when I was born. That common that it was done to everyone. Not so much now though. You have to ask and you need a reason.

[@marvinmartinsYT]

TK Max? Never heard of it. I’m surprised you haven’t mentioned Burger King. Hungry jacks here. Burger King the name was already in use here by a small burger shop. So Burger King couldn’t be used in Queensland so they used hungry jacks. Burger King in all other states until about ten years ago when they named them all hungry jacks.

[@seamuskane7687]

im australian there are some lawyer and medicen adds panadole and pain relife stuff as for school busses the schools dont own the buss they pay the loacl buss company to send busses

[@aussieragdoll4840]

In America they have ads for blood pressure, viagra, cholesterol medications. Things that are only available from your doctor.

[@sandonedwards9077]

Ambulance is spelled backwards on American ambulance also so when you look in your mirror is correct and you can read it

[@mazdehay587]

lol you and cheese, tasty means it’s maturity age, i think it’s 6 months to a year, vintage means 1 plus years and mild just a few months, so in answer it’s all Cheddar but it’s about the age of the cheese.

[@FranklyAussie]

You don't "drive" a bike you ride... And here in South Australia we don't use bells. Yea I'm late to this video lol tasty cheese stronger in taste than other varieties.

[@3scarybunnies211]

We have such large mobile data plans because our broadband (or the "NBN shit-show" as it is more commonly known) is so slow and unreliable that we often have to swap to our mobile data to watch Netflix on our TV at home. I use a lot of my mobile data just because my internet is so slow that I cannot watch KZbin, so I use my phone as a hotspot - this happens at least once per week.

[@sshyped6867]

haha fatcs

[@Squashed8Ball]

Thank Murdoch, Abbott and Turnbull and the LNP for our shit NBN!

[@Trinkette__00]

NBN is a complete failure in Australia

[@3scarybunnies211]

@@Squashed8Ball so much yes to that. Have you seen the recent interview FriendlyJordies did with Kevin Rudd.... interesting :)

[@Squashed8Ball]

@@3scarybunnies211 interestingly enough I started to watch it a couple of days ago after someone else mentioned Mr Friendly (who I had never heard of before) on a Planet America video but I only lasted a few seconds; The Handball King is not my thing despite his political persuasion aligning with mine.

[@bluecedar7914]

We often called handball four square when I was in primary school here in Australia.

[@RolandjHearn]

This has probably been answered but "Tasty" cheese is a more mature cheddar than regular cheddar - it has a stronger taste. On the pretzel issue my wife loved living in the States for the pretzel section. I hate pretzels so it makes no difference to me.

[@TristanKuhn]

Guess pretzels just aren’t really popular over here

[@snideasides]

Pretzels are more of an "I'm having people over and need snacks" thing in Australia. I've only ever seen the big cartoony New York-style pretzels twice in Australia: once in a German cafe and once in a wanky inner-Melbourne supermarket bakery.

[@andymack75]

@@TristanKuhn We do like the big bread-like Bavarian style pretzel they serve up in German themed pubs and restaurants here, with plenty of salt and butter. But the snack hasn't caught on here in any major way.

[@Xbox12469]

Even in U.S, you can pay speeding ticket fine online. It's when you decide to contest it then you go to court.

[@MrDarkwing78]

I don’t know about the medicine and lawyer ads, ask any Aussie what law firms they are familiar with, Shine Lawyers will probably be their first or at least in the top 3. There are definitely ads for law firms, though maybe not as many. Also, there are plenty of ads for medicines, though perhaps not for over the counter drugs. There’s definitely ads for pain relief, allergy medication etc.

[@TattooedAussieChick]

No ads for prescription drugs. Only over the counter like panadol.

[@tgmaps]

Shine, Morris Blackburn and the personal injury lawyers are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

[@obscuritiez]

Cars stop for you near crosswalks because it's illegal not to hehe. Or at least in NSW, idk about other states

[@smottaskicks]

Wdum no lawyer adds theres an add that goes by “Maurice Blackburn lawyers we’ll fight for fair”,

[@blueears5429]

On TV?

[@glennsgrainger]

@@blueears5429 Yes

[@emptychoppa]

@@glennsgrainger never seen it in the 17 years I’ve been alive

[@smottaskicks]

@@blueears5429 yep

[@ActualOwl]

Re immigration, India and Chinese are the most populous after the UK, not Middle eastern

[@ryancolson1212]

Most Aussie doctors are sensible and don't encourage useless cuttin' 🤑

[@ryancolson1212]

@DK KK wasn't talking about medical schools, but I think you forgot about all of western Europe, Aus, NZ, Canada, Japan, and S. Korea

[@imagik2446]

Genital mutilation, not really cool would you say?

[@Preview43]

When you have too much batter on your sav, you end up ripping it off and throwing it away. The birds usually appreciate it.

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

@@Preview43 another mutilated child...

[@grandmasmagic3858]

circumcision was more popular a few decades back but has fallen by the wayside..as an older woman it has been pretty rare for me to come across a man not circumcised...

[@caitlinobrien5334]

Tristan: medical ads on tv in Australia are actually illegal Me: *Have you had your inner health plus today*

[@Ursa88]

oh god I could hear the squeaky mofo in my head

[@caitlinobrien5334]

@@Ursa88 Hahahah as soon as he said it, it was ringing in my ears

[@TattooedAussieChick]

That’s not a drug. It’s a vitamin of sorts.

[@TattooedAussieChick]

@DK KK it is illegal and should remain so!!!

[@jpmasters-aus]

More prescription drugs can’t be advertised.

[@333Saffie]

Buildings here are (usually) also numbered with the odds on one side and the evens on the other. I was going to say left and right, but it kind of depends which way you're going :) Also, if a big building takes up more than one zoned block, it'll be listed as, say, 255-259 Something Street.

[@steelcrown7130]

The circumcision thing is hilarious! It used to be very common - ahem, I'm sixty - but then with the influx of postwar migration from the UK (usually not) and Europe (almost never) we realised that all it takes in a hot country to stay, ummm, nice, is regular showering. It started to die out in the seventies and it is now very uncommon.

[@rfarid]

Imagine having acceptable personal hygiene hehe

[@steelcrown7130]

@@rfarid I know. Outrageous! The funny thing is that I am the youngest of three brothers, born Tasmania (1943), Washington DC (1949) and Sydney (1960). The oldest was not "done", and my mother didn't want number 2 "done' in the US either, but was told, "OK, but we have to take a little bit for hygiene". They botched it , and she took one horrified look and said "finish it". When I came along it was 1960 Sydney, and the fashion wave had reached Australia and she just agreed to it. My own son is intact, and I drummed into his head the need for careful cleaning. "Problem" solved.

[@coreystinson6403]

They absolutely do have lawyer ads here. Usually only the same few big firms though.

[@dutchroll]

With traffic violations here paying the fine is effectively pleading guilty to the offence and serving your punishment simultaneously. Nothing goes on a criminal record, except that you'll get demerit points on your driver's licence. You may elect to go to court (this option is on the ticket the police give you) and fight it but unless you have a *really* good defence, it's not worth it and will just cost you even more. More serious driving offences (drink-driving, high range speeding, dangerous driving, etc) will get you an automatic court appearance. "Tasty" cheese is very popular here and is just cheddar which has been matured a bit longer. Variants of it have different maturation ages to give different strengths and flavours.

[@TristanKuhn]

We don’t have a demerit point system but it would be smart for us to adopt

[@miniveedub]

Demerit points are certainly effective at making people wary of repeat offending. I can remember before they were introduced (yes, I am that old) people were a lot more blasé about being caught speeding.

[@Shannttelle]

Also why is American cheese fluro orange?

[@SeanShimamoto]

I wonder if postal codes are because America has 13 times as many people as Australia. Texas has more people than the entire country of Australia. Wait, calamari is considered higher end on the mainland? That’s interesting to know. Here in Hawai’i, you can get calamari all over the place. It’s so common that my sister-in-law doesn’t like to eat it ‘cause she says it’s “bait”, since we use it for bait when we go fishing. Yeah, when I hear one of those bike bells, I feel like they’re honking their horn at me. I intentionally don’t get out of their way...but then again, in Hawai’i, bikes aren’t supposed to be riding on the sidewalks so pedestrians have the right of way. Wait, ambulances in Hawai’i also have “AMBULANCE” reversed. It’s not like that on the mainland? We also stop for pedestrians and are overly cautious and friendly too. But we’re even polite to other drivers. When merging onto the freeway, you’ll see people letting others in, and you’ll see people waving back to tell them “thank you for letting me cut in front of you”.

[@TristanKuhn]

Hawaii is definitely different than the mainland in many ways. I had no idea calamari was cheap there though. And yes, I feel like the bike bells are like honks too

[@kayelle8005]

Now i want to visit Hawaii. Sounds laid back like Australia.

[@SeanShimamoto]

@@kayelle8005 You know, I used to think that ‘cause we get a lot of Australian tourists and I’ve always gotten along so well with them. But going through Tristan’s comments and it’s really changed my perception of Aussies. I don’t know if you’ve ever perused his comments section but a lot of them are really horrible, and it’s not just banter and sarcasm...I LIVE for those things, like Isaac Butterfield, I LOVE this humour. I’m talking about people saying homophobic stuff and calling us morons simply because we’re American. There are 13 times as many people in America as in Australia, so naturally we’re gonna have 13 times as many idiots, but to think of a nation as massive as America as a monolith is kinda bizarre to me. Tristan is from Texas, and there are 2 million more people in Texas than are in all of Australia. Anyway, try looking at some of the comments in videos he’s done about Australia alone and then reply to this comment. If you think it’s just banter and sarcasm, I’ll trust your judgment and chalk it up to me being overprotective of a friend. Hehe. Like I said, I’ve always been really fond of you lot, and I’d like to keep it that way. Lots of love and aloha from Honolulu! 😘❤️🤙🏽🌈☀️(some symbols of Hawai’i) Fun fact: there’s a rainbow on every drivers license. There’s a rainbow on every license plate. And, like Australia, we do get snow here too. 😁

[@SeanShimamoto]

@@kayelle8005 PS - if you ever visit Hawai’i, please let me know and I’ll draw up a list of places to go, things to do, foods to try, etc. 😁

[@tishbrett]

@@SeanShimamoto unfortunately we are seeing more the ( ive never been smacked its all about me never been told no generation ) too self centred and cant handle that people have different ideas or live different to them but there are plenty of the true laid back Aussies out there who just like to take the piss out of people for fun 😜

[@iamisaid2295]

even in the 90s cheques were dying, and when eftpos came in, they died within 3 years. that was 20 YEARS AGO!!

[@davidberriman5903]

The attitude to schooling has changed over the years. When I left school at the end of 1968 I had only completed year ten. Of the group of apprentices who started work on the same day in January, 1969 by far the majority had only completed year ten. More than that was considered over educated. Now many employers now will not contemplate an application unless the applicant has completed year twelve. Bike bells would seem to be a state legislated requirement. Quite frankly I believe they should be mandatory country wide. I walk a lot rather than drive because I need the exercise. I regularly get a fright when a cyclist goes past me with no warning. Circumcision is a culture which has changed. In the 1950s when I was born by far the majority were circumcised. Now I believe it is very rare. What the rationale behind it was I do not know. I have known a few people who have been done in later life due to phimosis. I do not remember being done at birth but it must really hurt a lot because I couldn't walk for the best part of a year afterwards. Sorry for the corny joke but I do like corny jokes. One reason why some of our infrastructure is lacking is quite simple. We have the population of a large city (about 25 million) spread over a very large area. Thank you for your clips. I am enjoying them immensely. In fact I have subscribed.

[@imamiranda-brown7716]

Bell ringing is very important. As a carer who regularly goes for walks with clients with disabilities. Riders ringing bell is great warning for clients to stay left as we walk. So many times riders don’t ring their bells & have almost run over clients. Clients with autism pace and sometimes are vocalising. And only know someone is approaching us when they hear the bell ring

[@keeperofwickets1781]

Squid (calamari) are fast overtaking - if it hasn't happened already, from various accounts - oceanic fish of all species in terms of raw numbers. Over-fishing has played a part, of course, but that's one of many reasons calamari is 'just another seafood option', rather than something exotic. Getting it cooked right is another thing altogether.

[@redapol5678]

Very true about the medical commercials. That shocked me at how often I saw them on TV when I’ve visited America!

[@MrGlenspace]

Ambulances is spelled backwards in US too. Hence seeing it in your mirror correctly. No difference.

[@ann-mariemeurs952]

The cars stop for pedestrians because its the law. Not because we are nice lol

[@overworlder]

Milk's probably so common because for a long time the unflavoured version was given out free in primary school. So it became part of the culture as a drink.

[@tishbrett]

What schools gave free milk ?

[@aussiejohn5835]

Yes Michael I remember the free milk which was usually warm or sometimes hot when we eventually got it at recess. I also remember the flavoured straws which had the flavourings in the straw, usually chocolate or strawberry. I am referring to the 1960's.

[@MrGazzaj]

@@tishbrett Primary schools in the late sixties and early seventies. I was a milk monitor in Grade 3 helping stand on the platform and give milk to each class when it was their turn

[@tishbrett]

@@MrGazzaj i started in the QLD late 70s never had it or heard of it may have been only in southern schools 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@overworlder]

​@@tishbrett - "The free school milk program was first introduced by the Menzies Government in 1950. Called the Milk for School Children program it was only abandoned in the 1980s due to a cost blow out and lack of evidence of nutritional benefits." tinyurl.com/yy7qwtjm Maybe it was too hot in Qld? But at my primary school it used to sit in the sun in summer so they didn't seem to care about that.

[@PyrusLex86]

And it is you cannot do more then 40km/h when passing a school bus with it’s lights flashing

[@silverback5086]

There’s over 50 million Kangaroos in Australia (double the human population). they’re extremely overpopulated that’s why we eat them 😂

[@Lincon-mck]

We have Road Train in Oz like over 36metres long on the road. In America they don’t have them

[@Lincon-mck]

@DK KK You don’t even have B double in America I know Canada that does

[@ando8262]

OMG! thankyou for number 2. that has forever been something id notice in movies and tv. houses with 4 digits. ive always been like wtf merika? just recently i saw the new bill n ted where they lived in a small suburban cul-de-sac next to each other with the houses being 120 and 122 and i was totes sperging out like come on, cnt! convinced youse just trolls decades now! thanks again, mate! youre a good cnt.

[@Billyboy70]

You are great to listen too and watch. You do great vloggs. Keep up the great vloggs and thanks for sharing.

[@TristanKuhn]

Thanks William!

[@MkdMuzza]

Yeah, I ain’t cutting off my helmet 🍌

[@fluffychooks5615]

We don't have 8 states, we have 6 states and 2 territories

[@sweetypie9711]

Love your vids and how you have embraced our country. Be sad to see you go one day x

[@TristanKuhn]

Thank you! I’ve sure enjoyed it here

[@jochesson2312]

A couple of points. In South Australia we have yellow school buses, Farmer's Union iced coffee outsells all Coke company drinks and the kids call it 4 square. Cheddar cheese is a specific type of cheese style - originally from Cheddar village in England. Tasty is a matured cheese but not necessarily cheddar.

[@Viktor_22]

Hi I want to visit Australia from the US. Needs a host!

[@JoshHolden-Aka-evani]

23: pretzels suck that's why

[@brokearse2011]

Have you noticed with streets the left hand side is odd numbers the right hand side is even I never used a bell as a chilled we used to call it 4 square or kings as I was a kid

[@notyourhotdog4378]

From my understanding about the whole prostitution thing (this might just be NSW, I’ve never really looked into it) you have to be working for a licensed venue without a pimp. It really is about safety and all that, you don’t really see brothels and all that either, I don’t think they’re allowed to advertise.

[@achiruel]

There's heaps of brothels in NSW and quite a few in Victoria as well (at least pre-COVID, not sure what effect that's had in their business model). In 2015, NSW was estimated to have around 340 (legal) brothels and Victoria, 85. Queensland had 20, and I don't believe brothels are legal in other states (private work only). www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sex-in-the-suburbs-where-are-sydney-s-red-light-districts-20190621-p51zxr.html#:~:text=A%202015%20NSW%20parliamentary%20report,the%20state%20the%20same%20year.

[@brettevill9055]

In ACT the brothels are classified as commercial enterprises, and they need licensed premises with a commercial zoning, So they are all in the industrial suburbs (Fyshwyck and Mitchell), between the hardware megastores and the printers’ workshops.

[@notyourhotdog4378]

@@achiruel there might be heaps but I don’t think they’re allowed to make it obvious they exist (protection of children and all that)

[@brenton6225]

Here in Melbourne we've always called it 4 square but we had so meny people we played like 9 square and worked our way up the squares and also used a golf ball as it hurt more and was more fun. I didn't know there was a different name for it however Queenslanders are a bit different.

[@jemxs]

When I was at school we called it 4 square and 2 square!

[@nissy9220]

It’s called hand ball

[@jemxs]

Well I'm in Melbourne and definitely not handball here. To me handball actually sounds American. Also we sometimes used small bats, we called that bat tennis 🎾, singes and doubles.