100 DIFFERENCES Between AMERICA and AUSTRALIA

Australia vs America
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For the past 100 days I've been living in Australia I have written down 1 difference between the countries each day. Today I get go share with you my 100 differences between America and Australia! Hope you enjoy!
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[@TristanKuhn]

***DISCLAIMER** A couple of these are not true to all parts of Australia and 1 is just flat out wrong. Below are my corrections: 6. There IS sales tax (what they call GST) but it's included in the price. So there is no tax after the ticket price 31. I have never been to school in Australia to know first hand, but I have heard many conflicting opinions on the "calling teachers by their first name" one. I think it must be a difference between states or types of school (public/private or age of students) 39. THE MAX SPEED LIMIT IS NOT 100kph, it's 110kph besides in The Northern Territory where it is 130kph. I WAS 100% WRONG on this one. 92. The two animals I showed have different names (I'm just an idiot and don't know how to spell lol) in America its an "Opossum" and in Australia it's a "Possum". Pronounced the same but spelled different.

[@matts882]

I went to school in Oz, and we always called our teachers by their title and surname ie: Mr Dalton, Mrs. Connor etc.

[@shelbey03]

43. So I feel like you should know this but the lines on the road that are broken (the photo you showed) means you can over take. So when it is clear and safe you can overtake the vehicle in front. The full white line means you are going the same way but can’t go into the other lane til it is a broken like. On highways and other roads, there is two white lines which means that the other side of that line is going the other way and you can’t go in that lane. There are some roads that have one broken line and one full which means whatever side the broken line is on is the side of the road where those cars can over take using the other lane (this is usually if there is a hill and one side can see over it and the other can’t so one side will know if it’s safe and the other won’t). Hope this helps you on the road!

[@Happytablets]

When I taught undergrads at University I always told the students to call me by my first name.

[@shenanigans3710]

@@matts882 Yeah... always Mr or Mrs... until I went to a groovy "college" in Canberra for 11 and 12. There we called our teacher's by their firs names

[@sallycurnow2578]

56 most servos sell alcohol

[@bendover1525]

As Australian i think wearing school uniform is a good thing cause it makes everyone equal, even the poor kids who can't afford to wear casual cloths everyday you know what I mean.

[@natahliasmith9533]

I agree it makes them all equal which is great but I wish they weren't so expensive. I usually hand my daughters uniform down to a mother of 5 girls. There is no way she can afford it otherwise. By the time her youngest gets them they're all tattered and torn and the community pitches in to help. There was a boy at my nieces school to that wore summer uniform all year round. No jumper or long pants. Just shorts and a shirt 3 sizes to small for him. My sister ended up buying him a full uniform and shoes only to see him return in the tattered clothes from before the next week. He said his mum sold them. After that the school along with other mothers bought his uniform again. The poor thing had to get changed in the office every day and the office ladies would wash them for the following day.

[@HM-rf7yh]

Also the kids / parents don't have to worry about what they are going to wear for the day. Makes it so much easier to choose👍😁

[@Chris_the_Dickens]

It's also much safer as you can tell who is and isn't a student at a glance.

[@sara_s_]

Agree. To not wear uniform isnt seeing the bigger picture.

[@pamelahardy2907]

I'm Australian and I completely disagree with you. I didn't have nice clothes but being poor looking became cool not only in schools but in the mainstream. That wouldn't have happened if not for the younger ones dressing for clothing rather than dressing for a brand name. Uniforms mean the kids lose artistic license which is terrible because kids have the best imaginations and they shouldn't be boxed into a false reality. I agree with a dress code, but a uniform is ridiculous, especially when girls are expected to wear skirts or pants that look like skirts. In real life adults have the choice where they want to work and whether that means they wear a uniform

[@GeneralG1810]

"Here in Australia they do use the metric system" you know like the other 99.9% of the world does

[@Mein_KampfyChair]

The title is literally differences compared to America

[@GeneralG1810]

Mein Kampfy Chair True but he said it like it’s a strange thing, when in fact it’s the Americans who are unusual for STILL using imperial

[@willjones2788]

Yeah but Americans are very ignorant when it comes to international knowledge

[@sophcoad]

lmao ikr

[@TH0MASALEXANDER]

They changed in the 1970's so most older Aussies know miles and pounds ,feet and inches.

[@cynderfan2233]

Starbucks failed here because Australians actually have standards when it comes to coffee.

[@jockmcque3018]

See number 4 :)

[@andyouknow6955]

😂😂😂

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

You mean because Starbucks is shit

[@davidhams3776]

Fr fr

[@Myrtlecrack]

We don't go to Starbucks in the US either, getting coffee at Starbucks is like getting a burger at McDonalds versus from a steakhouse. We tend to go to the local Cafes and chain coffee shops.

[@S1ipperyJim]

You forgot to mention the legal drinking age is 18 in Aus vs 21 in US

[@norvp6983]

That must be a pain

[@RRAAZZAA]

It’s actually 5 on private premises and 18 at a bar

[@Anschlagen]

@@RRAAZZAA Careful there, that is heavily restricted to only your own children, among other things. You cannot buy a Carton of Beer, and give it to your kid for his friends to drink, that is still supplying a minor. Under-age drinking isn't a thing though, where you will be arrested just because you consume alcohol under the age of 18, they go after who supplied it to you instead.

[@RRAAZZAA]

@@Anschlagen yeah probably should have explained it better but you did that so thanks

[@user-np8yf8fj2w]

everyone knows that

[@user-mu9ug5gq1z]

Don’t forget when your saying good morning to your teacher in Australia you say it slow af

[@reen9391]

omg yes!!... Goooooooodddd mmmooorrrnnniiinnngggg mmmiiisssss jaaaannneeee ~~

[@bigsav6332]

HAHA I'd forgotten all about that 🤣🤣

[@kaimay8657]

On my pracs I would get so annoyed by "good morning mmmiiissssss bbb" I would always make every repeat it super fast and cheery like they were actually awake and not like their alarm just went off

[@jacintaedwards1123]

If you're from south australia you say it very very slow so that everyone can understand you!

[@18BDM]

WOW, memories. lol

[@roxyfroese5052]

This frustrated me. I’m a 14 year old Australian. We do NOT call our teachers by the first name that is extremely disrespectful and the dotted line on the road means you can overtake traffic. If it’s a solid like you cannot. And yes we all swear a lot

[@fromgsyea4200]

i feel like in older years of high school like 11/12, it becomes way more common to call your teachers by their first name

[@sareenac9348]

Roxy Froese that’s correct, we never called out teachers by their first name from primary to uni. In uni it was a shock for me to call the lecturers by their first name.

[@prismen5535]

@@fromgsyea4200 nah not even in year 11 and year 12. I'm in year 11 and we just say 'sir' or 'miss'. You NEVER call a teacher by their first name it's extremely disrespectful.

[@fromgsyea4200]

Prismen must just be different areas then. i’m in year 11 and pretty much all my teachers are fine with us calling them by their first name

[@prismen5535]

honey comb damn that’s so cool, none of my friends from any high school around sydney call teachers by their first names. do you go to a normal mainstream public or private school or a different type of school?

[@CamMcGinn1981]

I love that you call roundabouts "traffic circles". That's so adorable.

[@monkeydui7241]

Everyone I know says roundabout

[@shootingskelly17]

@@monkeydui7241 calling them "traffic circles" might be an American thing.

[@monkeydui7241]

@@shootingskelly17 Like I said no one that I know says Traffic circle. It seems like only KZbinrs refer to them as traffic circles.

[@andrewdavidson6495]

@@monkeydui7241 traffic circles existed before roundabouts and iswhy so many americans hate the idea of roundabouts. Main difference is that with traffic circles you gave way to traffic entering the circle. There were lines at each entrance. For roundabouts you give way to traffic already on the roundabout.

[@shanethomas1202]

Like @@andrewdavidson6495 said they are 2 very similar but different things.

[@AussieGirl235]

Yes we have sales tax, it’s called GST and is already included in the price of what you’re buying, as it should be. And yes we don’t have tipping because our employees are not hired beggars. We have actual living wages.

[@chocodiledundee1]

I always tip anyway ,cos in Sydney my first job as a waitress in Bondi beach ,I used to get 5 bucks by almost every customer ,so I’ve learn it 21 years ago now if I go to pubs restaurants I always tip ,and yes most of them refuses to accept but I leave it anyway so what you’ve said it’s true !

[@AussieGirl235]

Leandro Machado - You got tipped by foreigners who didn’t know any better. You’re a moron and you are what is wrong with the system

[@aidenwarner6285]

@@AussieGirl235 aussies got no chill huh. What’s wrong with tipping lol?

[@AussieGirl235]

Aiden Warner - If you can read and comprehend you would have your answer

[@aidenwarner6285]

@@AussieGirl235 nah I understand but why does it matter to you? I understand minimum wages is up in AUS so it does make sense but still. A lot of people are just used to it and doesn’t bother them, I say all power to them but whatever. I used to be a waiter and I purely survived off of tips so

[@timloader]

I’ve never had a problem getting leftover food in a container at a restaurant, you just have to ask.

[@DaveWhoa]

yep me either. just say "can I have this in a doggy bag please" and they'll put it in a container or whatever for you

[@MrNicopa]

Not so long ago in South Australia it was not allowed. Food poisoning danger! Ridiculous.

[@SmartHomeHASHTAGS]

I was trying to work out what he meant by "to-go boxes". Americans don't like to use the term "doggie bags" anymore?

[@thatb1h855]

yeah i was wondering what he was going on about when he said that

[@katymcdonald5481]

It used to be illegal in Victoria to.

[@S1ipperyJim]

You CAN left turn on red in some places in Australia, if it's signposted

[@fawnn63]

yup

[@hotruyen]

The reason for “ LEFT TURN WHILE RED IS OK after stop ...” because Australia is driving on left .

[@andrewdavidson6495]

yes but in the US it is pretty much everywhere you can. It isn't a rare situation unlike here.

[@melissafuhr281]

You can in the U.S too!

[@S1ipperyJim]

"There's no white eggs in Australia"....lol wut

[@johnseabrook1029]

There aren’t generally. Most eggs are light brown/fawn coloured.

[@gerradprockter6902]

We don’t bleach them for eye appeal like in the states

[@jecos1966]

@@johnseabrook1029 is there a difference between white eggs and brown eggs?

[@petermcerlean4922]

@@jecos1966 no

[@jecos1966]

@@petermcerlean4922 Thanks Ahn

[@laidtorest387]

Mcflurries 100% used to be mixed up here, but then they got Mclazy.

[@Draconaa]

it broke all the ice cream machines xD

[@goldenhawk952]

Cold Rock is the best

[@SiilanPies]

@@goldenhawk952 Only problem is that Cold Rock is super expensive. So worth it, though.

[@bicanoo_magic3452]

Personally I think it's a compliment to the chef that you think it is so good that you don't want to leave any of it behind. Otherwise I just pay the bill and walk out and never come back......

[@chocodiledundee1]

Lol 😂

[@photos_to_onesandzeros]

“Traffic circles” also known as roundabouts 😂😂

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Or Canberra

[@shauna-leewilliams7731]

I was wondering wtf is a traffic circle 😂

[@cherrylleallan2825]

We certainly don't all swear or drink from a shoe, maybe this drinking from a shoe is a new thing. I've lived here all my life and never heard of it 🙂

[@MaddisonSinclair21]

Cherrylle Allan a shoey???? you’ve never heard of that? ahah

[@MaddisonSinclair21]

red and yellow balls is snooker not pool

[@davidduggan1202]

Here's some things you missed 1)Drinking age is 18 2)The word C*** is more of a greeting than a swear word. 3) You can wash your money without losing it.

[@evm5471]

We have ‘sales tax’ it’s just already added on to the price

[@shootingskelly17]

I think that's his point. There are a few things he gets wrong or partially wrong here, but that one was fine. (Things I disagree with/wrong things like school uniforms are bad (they aren't, and I'm 16), calling teachers by their first names (we *generally* don't) and the overtaking thing.)

[@frenchfan1278]

Lucky you. It fells bad to shop in Canada , 13% tax is added to the purchase price at the end.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

@@shootingskelly17 Maybe it's more of a city thing, in my area we do a lot of those things (not necessarily the overtaking thing tho 😅)

[@francisdoran8992]

@@frenchfan1278 yes but we get more than the yanks.

[@braydenpidal4914]

Bruh if I called my teacher by their first name I would get in trouble

[@tezzsheens]

Yeah they call the sir and miss/Mrs

[@aussieendeavor3679]

Yep definably.

[@tidjaadams9964]

Not all schools allow their student to call their teacher by their first name. Even still, students address their teacher with their title (Miss, Mr, Mrs) first before their name.

[@mitchhifi9192]

Public schools first name Private schools sir/mame

[@monakei440]

in my school we call our teachers by their first name

[@slimjim7402]

The sunscreen is given out because of the risk of sun cancer in Australia

[@dartanion0075]

Serious.

[@KeLLStaRoxx]

I've never seen free sunscreen in Australia, is it a WA thing?

[@chill3568]

I never got given free sunscreen in my 28 years in Australia.

[@mitchhifi9192]

Same with the school uniforms

[@monakei440]

i never seen free sunscreen in Australia i live in Queensland

[@dingo7055]

Almost all restaurants in Australia will allow and do "To go boxes", there's even a slang for it - "Doggy bag".

[@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594]

If you said “Would you like a doggy bag” to an American on a restaurant we’d say “Ummm ew, what the fuck?” Cause a “doggy bag” is a poop bag for a dog.

[@BannisterNicholas]

@@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594 Niice, I can use that when I travel, if the food was not great, I'll ask for a doggy bag as an insult, but if they get overly insulted, I can claim, Its Australian slang for 'to go box' to take the food home for my dog.

[@spasmmcspasm]

Fun fact, its against OH&S law for a restaurant to repackage food into a doggy bag. They can however give you a container and let you do it yourself. So next time you ask for one and they do it for you consider that if they don't know basic food and hygiene rules wtf else is not monitored in the kitchen.

[@jamesmitchell1738]

Doggy bag is literally in the 1st dumb and dumber movie. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3Ksl3qPds2qh6M

[@jamesmitchell1738]

The term Doggy bag originates from America... not Australia

[@liamsmith7770]

About the houses in school, we still learn and do everything with everyone from other houses, the only thing about the houses is that when we do school sport carnivals it’s the teams. But other then that the houses at school mean nothing. Edit** you don’t sleep in the houses, it’s just a term, there are no houses at school.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

The house colours are also most commonly red, yellow, green and blue Yellow is usually pretty athletic for some reason Blue is also pretty athletic, just not as much as yellow Green is pretty good at cheering on the team Red is over it

[@jamesl8964]

Yeah kinda like hogwarts like he said lol

[@gold3084]

Having school uniforms results in less bullying and is cheaper for parents than buys casual cloths for the kids.

[@virtualsignals1215]

Rubbish. It is just to enforce conformity and lack of individualism. Only came in the 90s that every school made you wear uniforms.

[@TheNobleCorgi]

Virtual Signals lol what?? My siblings went to 5-10 public schools each because dad moved around for work and all had uniforms. In the 1960s and 70s

[@virtualsignals1215]

@Peter Breis that Australia are full of conformists who do whatever those in authority tell them to, like yourself? Yes.

[@virtualsignals1215]

@Peter Breis what was wong with your original anti-American post, it seemed to mirror your views? And you are wrong about Americans. They are the most individualistic and liberty loving people in history. Don't believe everything you see on TV or read in newspapers here. Americans are a great people, especially outside the cities, but i am also glad and proud to be an Aussie. I just wish we had less restrictions and regulation.

[@jcampbell6822]

Less bullying. Are you sure! School uniforms are very expensive, which a lot of families can't afford.

[@shenanigans3710]

I'm an Australian living in the US and watching this out of a combination of homesickness, curiosity and procrastination.

[@chrysmck-c3307]

LOL here here, me too, and to point differences out to my curious American friends

[@shenanigans3710]

@@chrysmck-c3307 I mean... there's orange cheese and right-on-red and whatever, but I think I only realised how profoundly different this country is after Trump was elected.

[@bobbythorman7421]

@@shenanigans3710 Americans don't know what real cheese is.They don't understand that it is product of Nature and not an artificial substance created by Kellogs,Kraft,and McDonalds etc.

[@chriscolusso2287]

I just moved back home from America last November, so happy to have escaped covid19 in America

[@ngxoxo]

@@bobbythorman7421 americans also don't know what reality is

[@vevnos9810]

You got my like the moment you pronounced “Melbourne” properly. Very unusual, much appreciated.

[@bobmarvin7341]

mate we call them "roundabouts", not "traffic circles"

[@Goalsplus]

Traffic circles are different and have traffic lights to my understanding. Weird.

[@mikeyhau]

In Australia they use the metric system. Actually that's true of EVERY country in the world other than the US, Myanmar and Liberia.

[@aussieendeavor3679]

And I'm pretty sure the UK to some extent. (Correct me if i'm wrong) :)

[@TheRubeeRose]

I'm pretty sure the french invented it back in the late 1700's. We got our original measuring system from the English, as did the USA - however theirs is still a little different to that - I have no idea why and they call it "imperial".

[@HuyLy94]

@Miscellaneous Mind The French invented the metric system which you could tell if you've ever seen the real name of it - the SI System or the Système international d'unités.

[@heatcheck3]

It’s a part of our culture, please respect.

[@bobbythorman7421]

@Miscellaneous Mind Sorry mate,wrong.It was France in the modern World.However they used Latin to define the length and the weight,ie Millimetre and Kilo and Kilometre. Confusing isn't it.?😄

[@dougbeckinsale3844]

"There is a dotted white line. It feels like you can drive on the other side" That's because you can mate

[@Tiggie2000]

Yep. The stripey line basically means "Overtake with care." Just saves us from having to put signs up every now and then and having to look after them. Solid lines mean "Don't overtake". Pretty simple.

[@spondoolie6450]

​@@Tiggie2000 In the US a white line means the lanes are traveling in the same direction, yellow lines mean opposing traffic. A road like he showed in the picture in the US would mean you can drive in either lane.

[@rowbearly6128]

Fosters is an Aussie beer, well known but not drunk by Aussies. We sell it to foreigners.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Different states have different beers, Victoria has VB, Queensland has XXXX (said as 4-X) which is something else entirely in the US, Western Australia has Swan Lager, there are others, and then there are the small breweries and the boutique beers. There are also lots of great wineries in all sorts of places like the Barossa, Margaret River etc, and a lot of smaller vintners all over.

[@spasmmcspasm]

It was popular in the 1970's but Australia basically said "hold my beer" to the rest of the world and never came back for it.

[@paulz4667]

It's sold at liquor stores

[@rowbearly6128]

@@paulz4667 Do you mean bottle-o's? Plenty of Poms and Seppos in Aus ,mate.

[@Minkfang]

You would only call teachers by their first names if you’re an adult at tafe/uni. I don’t think any high schools are for first names but teachers will get nicknames based on their surename

[@linden5235]

yeah, even at my private school that's the case. there are a couple teachers that get nicknames and if they're informal enough they go with it

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

Not true, my kids called all they're teachers by they're first names in primary school!

[@SpeakEverydayEnglish]

I am a retired primary teacher, and have taught in both private and public schools. I knew of just a few state primary schools where kids called their teachers by their first names, but none in the private system. No school I ever taught in personally allowed children to be on first name basis with their teachers. I'm in Victoria.

[@mg8642]

At both my primary and high schools we called the teachers by their first names. Both public schools in Vic

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

I think it's more of a modern term these days to call teachers by they're first names. Wind back to the 70's and 80's and it was pretty much unheard of back then. you'd be lucky to even know you're teachers first name.....

[@aaronleverton4221]

The breathalyzers are why the drinks are measured exactly.

[@TechnikMeister2]

Yeah get done for drink driving is like a $1500 fine

[@18BDM]

And probably loss of licence - depends on so many variables.

[@greensboroughcycles8653]

Yeah spot on so you know how many beers gets you to the limit. And it’s generally the same each time. Low range drink driving is like $500 and 2 points. Mid range drunk driving is around $1200 3 points and a court date and high range is straight up court date.

[@majortom1164]

@king of deceit Two standard drinks in 1 hour will bring the average adult male to (almost) .05. His body can only process 1 standard drink per hour so 1 drink every hour after the first will keep him at the legal limit.

[@majortom1164]

@king of deceit blog.andatech.com.au/how-many-standard-drinks-to-.05#:~:text=The%20general%20rule%20of%20thumb,and%20add%201%20to%20it.

[@onehillyboi]

With the road dividers, it's a bit daunting at first but on "narrow" back streets, it basically means "You can use this to overtake another vehicle so long as there is no oncoming traffic"

[@ben-hv1id]

If someone put tomato “maranara” sauce on my meat lovers someone is getting hurt😂 meat=barbecue

[@SiilanPies]

We don't think tomato sauce is ketchup. We know it's different, it's just that we don't really use ketchup at all. Most places don't even sell it, so if you ask for ketchup, you'll get tomato sauce because it's the closest thing we have.

[@443tify]

I thought theyre the same

[@SiilanPies]

@@443tify Nah, I'm pretty sure ketchup is significantly sweeter than tomato sauce. Notably, ketchup has sugar, while tomato sauce does not.

[@allison4882]

@@SiilanPies in the U.S. the tomato sauces have sugar!

[@davidknipe3536]

Ketchup is thicker and richer in flavour, we do have it in Australia, all supermarkets sell it. Tomato sauce has a lot of sugar in it, read your ingredients labels. Ketchup is actually less sweet than tomato sauce

[@shaungordon9737]

I always thought they were the same thing..... Weird

[@speeding2fast]

The dotted lines tell you when it is safe to overtake (no blind spots on the road). Sometimes it's a dotted and solid line. That means if your direction has a dotted line it's safe for you to overtake but traveling in the other direction it is not safe (solid line). Obviously double white lines means it's not safe at all to overtake.

[@invictafilms2690]

It’s not a matter of whether is safe or not safe. Overtaking isn’t safe at all in general. It’s just LEGAL to overtake where there is a dotted line.

[@bethanyjee9934]

@@invictafilms2690 when you're in the middle of buttfuck nowhere, which is most of the country, it's pretty safe. Also the extra speed cameras and coppers chill everyone out

[@essdee1842]

I think the point everyone is trying to make is that here the traffic rules are more concise here and the subtleties are lost on this American guy...

[@zigzaggreg]

Single unbroken line= no overtaking, double white line= no parking and no overtaking

[@kassandrajeffery7035]

I hated casual dress day because the 'bitch group' would always seem even moreso because they had labelled/more fashionable clothing. Unless there was a theme... or just Muck-Up day, where some of the boys came in school dresses and no one gave a shit what you were wearing lol

[@theprofessors3243]

my guy, cussing is apart of the Aussie culture lmao💀

[@unicornguymagic6497]

fr

[@aspieotaku3580]

Cool like cussing like a sailor.

[@Izzy-bat]

I have been swearing since I was like 11 it's commonplace

[@JB-zs1oq]

But the "c" word is not common. In fact it is usually looked down upon.

[@nosoupp]

@@JB-zs1oq not where I live

[@jacintarene_]

@@JB-zs1oq absolutely not my mates and I use cunt heaps. Probably not to use with strangers tho

[@AYBID]

@@JB-zs1oq fuckin what? where are you living, the ocean?

[@spondoolie6450]

It's common in parts of the US too ... but clearly this dude ain't from NYC

[@bluecedar7914]

Wow. How crap must the public transport in the U.S. be if Australia has "awesome" public transportation?

[@RBL1974]

That’s exactly what I was thinking

[@wallyantidormi]

Public transport in the US cities I’ve been to, except New York is really bad. LA is the worst

[@AussieGirl235]

Public transport in the US is practically non existent

[@Daisy-ux9jn]

Public tansport in Illinois is crap

[@michaelmacwilliam3370]

He's in Melbourne, which has the best public transport in the country, so he's comparing against a high standard.

[@williamdrakeford4589]

"Community urinals", we call em the trough

[@lukespread]

Piss trough is the correct slang.

[@TechnikMeister2]

I've seen girls use them beside the boys. The were drunk though.

[@spondoolie6450]

I thought you guys called them "pissahs" 😎

[@vitamc1213]

There is sort of a left turn on red, it's our "turn left at any time" sort of thing. It's not generally part of the traffic light line-up and is split by a triangular island.

[@paulferris8180]

Hilarious. I love hearing from American's on how shocked you guys are to a lot of our cultures and differences. We probably aren't as shocked by yours as we are exposed to so much through the media in general. Cheers for the confirmation of our crazy ways that are normal to us.

[@sjay67]

The main difference is that Australia has Universal healthcare and the US does not.

[@jessicuh292]

The cost of living is a lot higher too

[@evermartinez724]

Um it’s also much slower ? And it’s not really free with how high your taxes are ? Cause “free “ means less pay for doctors and that means less doctors and it takes much longer to see a doctor in Australia.•When in the US it’s expensive but u get it done fast .

[@sjay67]

@@evermartinez724 You don't know what your talking about.. I can tell you from personal experience that I had a health issue which was diagnosed and operated on the same day, in the public health system. The doctors came back that evening. I am very grateful to them. It's one of the best healthcare systems in the world from my point of view and in the US (the richest country in the world) if you don't have a job you probably don't get anything.

[@miggles4406]

@@evermartinez724 our tax brackets are higher but it's 100% worth it. There are not long wait times, you are incorrect. The most important thing is that people in need are able to access the help they require.

[@kisharadanndando9063]

@@sjay67 same experience for me. I had a Gall Bladder attack, had all the tests at the hospital (after Ambulance trip that was covered by our public system) a month later had my Gall Bladder out and a Umbilical Hernia fix at the same time-No Cost!

[@thatsgangsta2450]

If you ever want to work out how many Aussies watch yt just simply make one of these videos and get a couple things wrong 😂😂

[@mkel1979]

Haha - I came to the comments section just to see how many of us were here blowing up! 😂😂 It’s like every comment is “Oi, na, ya Fucken wrong mate!”

[@silk1435]

@@mkel1979 also agreed mate

[@MatthewSmith-if5wp]

It’s funny. On the flip side watching the Aussie in America videos are a bit wrong as well sometimes. So many Hollywood and pop culture stereotypes. Lol.

[@marilyns_mole]

Yeah but we are just saying it. You all think we are blowing up...but we are just saying it like it is. No nastiness. We don’t really take everything so personally.

[@Anschlagen]

He got quite a but more than "a few things wrong". A lot of these could have been quickly double checked via Google, like the road lines.

[@MarceloLaraM]

Good job! I enjoy the video, lots of interesting info

[@samheit7538]

Great Video! You pack in so much content in your videos

[@bradencosier80]

"I dont know why it (chocolate milk and juice) isn't mixed up to begin with." It is, but it separates after sitting for a while. Is that not a thing in America? What are you guys putting in your drinks that the laws of physics don't apply to them?!

[@BelieveMontana]

yes exactly, that's what's scary lol

[@dgriffen1]

I would imagine with the juice that when you talk orange juice, there is a certain percentage of real fruit in Australian juice, so after a while, that sinks to the bottom where in the US, much of the "juice" is 100% flavour, rather than real fruit. The chocolate would be because real milk is used and the chocolate added after in Australia, where in the US, it your may have powdered milk along with powdered chocolate and water and sugar is added after. Its all about the ingredients and like he said, food quality standards.

[@veronikalah2718]

probably emulsifier of some sort

[@jimgraham6722]

Gunk

[@belle.m]

It’s usually because they have no preservatives I would say that’s why they separate.

[@chriscolusso2287]

A "traffic circle" is called a roundabout mate

[@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042]

They are two different things (he does mean roundabouts) a traffic circle is just a circular road with t-intersections.

[@emilywood6830]

Yeah, idk what state he is from, but in California we call them roundabouts too

[@K4M1K423]

I used to do lots of “traffic circles” in people’s front yards when I was a younger bloke. 👍

[@ethos1506]

Exactly

[@emilyalcorn3547]

We have “Turn Left Anytime With Care” where you don’t have to stop at the red light but if that sign is not there you have to stop at the red light...

[@globalshift8382]

Thanks mate well done on the video

[@oakdeneemporium6014]

It’s 110km an hour, not 100km. Fosters is Australian but aussies don’t drink it, it’s more for export.

[@SevenCostanza]

i thnk between birssy and gold coast is 120. i think , i drove it many times cant remember but i remember it was faster than normal, big 5 lane freeway

[@pinayladyoz8044]

Some part of M1 Brissy to Gold Coast 110 km thats the maximum speed there's no 120km. I live in South Brissy.

[@peggyaeschlimann4180]

Some of the Victorian rural freeways are 110km/hr, but the highways have a 100km/hr max. Immediately outside of a town is 80, the town's main roads are 60, the residential streets are 50, and if you go above 40km/hr near a school at drop-off/pick up time (8 - 9.30am and 2.30 - 4pm), the Lollypop Lady will report you.

[@shaungordon9737]

@Abu Talha there are 110kph roads in the other suburbs like Melton

[@jordantamburini3465]

What i've heard is that there's no speed limit in the outback. What cop will be driving around in that heat all day looking for the nearest fuel station (which may be 300km away)

[@sebs2157]

It is extremely un-Australian to charge for sauce, especially on a pie..

[@rubylaffoon3653]

That’s odd that you would say that because so many places in Sydney, Australia charge for tomato sauce, like 50 cents each. Maybe not McDonald’s but all the other shops charge for sauce.

[@sebs2157]

@@rubylaffoon3653 And its extremely un-Australian of them

[@gazman1238]

@@rubylaffoon3653 Well, Sydney, need we say more?

[@wonderwallflower]

lol they do charge for sauce here

[@sebs2157]

@@wonderwallflower I dunno i live in sydney and if i order hot chips from like a kebab shop or most places in the inner west, I just ask for sauce and they put it on top for no extra cost. You guys are getting finessed . Sorry

[@DM-jt4rh]

Well done! Very thorough!

[@BiGH707]

Thank you this was was really helpful and quite entertaining to watch😊

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

I'm seventy-three and I've never seen a "shoe-ie". ... and Fosters is awful, but it does exist ... it's just that people with taste don't drink it.

[@chrisanschau8169]

Yeah I think they came about in the last 10 to 15 years. Were really popular in the last couple of years but I think its slowly dying off

[@squishy1706]

People without taste also have 4x or VB

[@heatherlewis3713]

I've never seen a shoe-ie either.

[@spasmmcspasm]

I get the feeling his mates are taking the piss about the shoeie just to set him up.

[@LG-dm3ts]

Fosters was originally a Victorian beer from Carlton and United Brewery. They chose it as their export brand and basically stopped selling it here

[@tyroga]

McCafe started here in Australia, and so did polymer money.

[@katherinemorelle7115]

It’s because Maccas wanted some of the coffee money, but people refused to buy shitty Maccas coffee. And polymer money is grouse.

[@aleshawilkinson5152]

So good. Well done, I loved watching this.

[@flibbinflah22]

Great vid mate. I few inaccuracies but generally very accurate for someone that has only been here a relatively short amount of time. Well done!

[@nerissaglasscock2677]

To go boxes are available, you just need to ask.

[@Pahhu]

Yeah, I was going to comment this. You can totally ask for one at any restaurant and it's not weird or anything.

[@chrysmck-c3307]

@@Pahhu called 'doggy bags'

[@ianmontgomery7534]

A lot of restaurants have been advised not to provide 'doggy bags' due to the food poisoning risk they pose.

[@theunknown4645]

@@ianmontgomery7534 in au if you take food home and get sick it's your own fault food only lasts 2 hour's before food poison becomes an issue

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@theunknown4645 Lega;;y you are right but the health departments don t encourage it. www.foodsafety.com.au/blog/are-restaurant-doggy-bags-legal

[@ljmuzza]

The Office is on 'Stan'. Another streaming service we have here in Australia.

[@TristanKuhn]

Good to know! I might have to check this out. Thank you!

[@paulzullo498]

The office also on foxtel,and stream on foxtel too.

[@footy2rock]

@@TristanKuhn Stan is like your Hulu

[@anniescarpin3858]

Luke Murray yea i watched it with my parents on stan

[@chrysmck-c3307]

@@footy2rock you can download The Office, Outlander, Handmaid's Tale, any of those shows for free to your computer and watch anytime you like

[@scanwithkido8020]

Wow... appreciated your effort. Good job! 👍😁

[@jackshort3316]

Every school I went to I would’ve got yelled at by my teachers if I called them their first name

[@tiffanyroberts6460]

Lived in Australia nearly 30 years I’ve never seen free sunscreen ever

[@Notverysupercoach]

Seen it once

[@billjeff6530]

Only in school fates

[@katehobbs2008]

Agreed

[@chocodiledundee1]

I see free sunscreen everywhere in South Australia 🇦🇺 ... all my work places they have it even in the machinery and trucks we operate most have sunscreen on it

[@tiffanyroberts6460]

@@chocodiledundee1 yet I’m from the sunshine state and having free sunscreen just ain’t a thing

[@redkittyproject]

When in America I was amazed by so many other differences. 1. All car lanes had to stop when a school bus was dropping a child off 2. Cars would pull over when a funeral procession drove past 3. Target sold food 4. K-Mart was a struggling brand 5. Strip Malls were far more common than Malls 6. Farms would have signs stating what brand of seed they were using 7. 4 Way stop signs (it was mentioned here, but OMG it was based on order of arrival and you had to trust others) 8. Drive through ATM's 9. Drive through Petrol stations with no shop at all 10. All the health risks they must mention for EVERY advert involving medication 11. Soooooo many lawyer commercials 12. They really, REALLY love their flag 13. Finding an actual cafe. I found many coffee shops that only sold varieties of percolator coffee 14. Asking for a latte and being told they don't sell that fancy stuff 15. It's been a few years, so it may have changed but the amount of cheques people used in shops blew my mind 16. Food coupons 17. They nickname their coins. (nickel, dime) 18. Huge drinking cups for fizzy drinks 19. Going out to eat and some waiter constantly keeps refilling your glass so you have to tell them to stop 20. Being served potato chips with my burger (also might be a regional thing)

[@TristanKuhn]

These are great ones!! Thanks And speaking of Kmart, I think it went out of business in the US (not positive though). Also, are coupons only a thing in America? I thought they were everywhere

[@redkittyproject]

​@@TristanKuhn Coupons exist, but its generally for stuff like, get 10$ off of a restaurant meal or buy this and we'll give you a spanner for free kind of stuff. Supermarkets here defiantly don't do coupons.

[@MelMeltalks31]

Omg potato chips with a burger ?!?!? That’s crazy even for my American ass 😂

[@heatherknopp3723]

#10 & #11 are kind of connected..... We have all those disclaimers on medicine commercials because of lawyers, i.e. if you don't warn people, your ass is gonna get sued. Same with car commercials where they rattle off all the legal mumbo-jumbo really fast!

[@betelgeuse111]

Yes, this chip and burger mix up also happened to me. I was flabbergasted! Also, they had no idea what tomato sauce was!

[@Jent1466]

I feel like u should specify what state ur talking about coz as a south australian a lot of this seems to only apply to gold coast/subtropical

[@silk1435]

Only east coast for a lot of them

[@silk1435]

Or just Melbourne, the public transport being one

[@belle.m]

Think he’s in Melbourne

[@richardsmith748]

"Fosters Larger it brings out the flavour - we've taken it all round the world" lol

[@Twinbz2010]

We have some of the worlds best wineries. So it’s not imported as much.

[@djangocartier571]

Goon

[@mackenziewhite7569]

I’d recommend to get out of the city and go out and see some of the country areas of Australia because the city and country here are worlds apart. And yes no one here likes the flies

[@K4M1K423]

I’d rather have to swat a fly than a bullet. 😉

[@fullchoppa]

@@K4M1K423 yeah same, I’d rather fight a fuckin huge spider than a gun

[@Mittn]

@@K4M1K423 Talk about stereotypes 😂 no one will shoot you here

[@K4M1K423]

@@Mittn you don’t think homophobia exists in the US? I mean you’re partially right. Matthew Shepard wasn’t shot I guess.

[@jimgraham6722]

The flies are no where near as bad as before the CSIRO spread African dung Beatles.

[@greatspacegoat147]

The reasons for the dotted/solid lines on the road are for letting you know where its acceptable to overtake someone if needed like for an ambulance or a groom late to the wedding. Two solid lines means you can't cross them under any circumstances. If there's one solid and one dotted it means only the people on the dotted side are able to overtake if necessary and a single dotted line means either side can overtake if needed but you really only find those lines on long and empty roads .

[@marleybedford8628]

Bloody great mate👍

[@sabuny]

As a Aussie I have never hear of Teachers or Doctors being called by their first name always their surname unless it's a Eastern States thing but some things are different state to state from what I got from friends who have lived in other states.

[@terryg9250]

From WA are we? It shows. You know WA is also east of Qld, NSW and Vic, the Earth is round.

[@duck7237]

I live in Victoria and call all of my doctors by their first name. Its not me being rude, it's just how they prefer it. I called all of my school teachers by their surname.

[@heatherrowles2580]

I cant remember the last time I called any of my doctors by anything but their first names......and Im in Western Australia.

[@anadoesthings2999]

with Doctors it's definitely common, at least in Vic, to just use their first name, but teachers are almost always last name

[@davidberriman5903]

Haha, I call my doctors by their first names and I don't mind them calling me by mine even though I am about fifteen years older than them. I knew most of my school teachers christian names but it would not have occurred to me to use them. I don't think I could have brought myself to address an older person by their christian name. I know I found it a difficult adjustment to make when I started work.

[@SiilanPies]

Fun fact: our beer glasses change both in name and size depending on the state. This was a huge thing for me when I moved from Brisbane to Melbourne.

[@davinameridel2047]

Yesss Melbourne

[@dellucid9610]

Easy just to go by size. And say can I have a 10ounce glass. But im always saying middy in qld oops.

[@SiilanPies]

@@dellucid9610 If you asked for a glass in OUNCES, you'd be looked at like you're a fucking idiot.

[@jhfearon1052]

As a Melburninan, when I visited Far North Queensland in the 80s, the first thing I needed to figure out was what they called their beer sizes in pubs. It used to be “sevens” and “tens”. Not sure if that’s still the case. Tristan also said the smallest glass size here (in Melbourne) was a pot. Not correct - it’s a “glass”, or it used to be back when I drank in pubs many years ago. A “glass” here was the same as a “seven” in FNQ from memory. A bit off topic, I know, but I didn’t mind Cairns Draught and XXXX up in the north!

[@SiilanPies]

@@jhfearon1052 From someone who currently lives in Queensland and lived in Melbourne for several years, the standard sizes you'll find in Melbourne are pots and pints (with some places doing schooners and jugs) and Queensland is schooner and pint (although pots and jugs are somewhat common, too).

[@bettyboop73]

Awesome video, Tristan. How can you talk so fast man? Just great! And the 'agressive flies'? LOL :-)

[@jamescassar7937]

Loved this

[@jasminemcsweeney7884]

This is like 89% accurate. Definitely the best comparison I've seen of the two countries. And with your corrections in the comments id say 99%. The only one I found was the dashed line and solid line regarding traffic. The dashed line means you can over take when safe to do so. Even if its a lane for oncoming traffic. But if the line is solid they deem that stretch of road to dangerous to over take on. And legally you can not over take.

[@FoNizzle]

Aaaaand the fastest speed you can go here is 110k/hr not 100!

[@ann-mariemeurs952]

@@FoNizzle in the NT at one point the speed limits in certain areas were unlimited. I think it changed to 130km a few years ago.

[@shae8042]

I’m sorry but we do not call teachers by there first names

[@13jonni]

I did, but that was in Canberra

[@peytongomer2305]

Yah you do in year 11 and 12

[@spasmmcspasm]

Ive only called one teacher by her first name but we have been married for 20 years so it's ok I guess.

[@spondoolie6450]

I thought you guys called your teachers "mates"

[@missmeadowjewelry6216]

this video was really really well done. i learned a lot

[@TristanKuhn]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@leonithe]

Tristan...THIS.IS.AN.AWSOME.CLIP...And, for the record-I don't know what all the settings on my oven do, either...

[@chocodiledundee1]

Same here ... I always freak out if it’s in another house cos they seams so complicated

[@nicksmifso8071]

Fosters was big in the 80's here in OZ .But it tasted like shit after the novelty wore of ,so we sent it to the poms just for a laugh .They seem to love it .

[@maddyg3208]

Fosters wasn't really a novelty in the 80s, it had been made for 100 years at that point.

[@nicksmifso8071]

@@maddyg3208 After a 100 years ,you'd think they'd be able to brew something a little better lol..

[@johnogier1925]

The poms 1st saw it in the 70's in the Aussie movie, Barry Mackenzie, it is shit I'm a V.B or Toohey' man 👍🍻🇭🇲

[@johnogier1925]

@@nicksmifso8071 That's a VIC brewer, they don't know shit from clay 🤣

[@RBL1974]

To be fair, the Fosters in the UK is a totally different beer and it is a fantastic lager beer. I wish they served it here in our pubs.

[@chloeverrall7062]

There is sales tax, it’s just added to the price already

[@TristanKuhn]

Thanks for letting me know

[@nerissaglasscock2677]

It's a national Goods and Services Taz of 10%. It's listed on all receipts. It doesn't need to be added when you pay because it's the same amount across the whole country.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

OceanBlue But at least what you see on the price tag is what you pay.

[@MrsMichelleLacasse]

Yep - it’s called GST and it’s payable on most goods and services, but no surprises at the check outs here

[@TomMarvan]

In the US, taxes are bundled into the final price when buying gas (petrol) and, by law, the taxes are listed on the pump.

[@stephenfletcher5391]

Great video. This was a fun comparison especially because you included so much. Most I knew about since I have been in both countries, but many of the things you mentioned I have not really thought so much....yea sorry I dont spend much time thinking about McFlurries, Possums or toilet flushing, but at least I noticed they drive on the other side and have less stop signs :)

[@christinebrodie5456]

Good on ya Tris.

[@elenidemos]

Fosters WAS a famous beer here, up to late 80's. Told they still make it overseas, from the original recipe. The cans were not green, they were blue.

[@LillaKriger]

Yeah it's blue and was adopted by the UK

[@aussieragdoll4840]

Dual flush toilets is an Australian invention.

[@spondoolie6450]

You guys need to invent a tri flush toilet because sometimes I be eating mad fiber and need to flush damn near 5 times to uncork that MF

[@letmesinup]

Very nice video, well done

[@beckyluvstoscrapnsew]

Never seen anyone drink beer out of their shoe and I’ve lived here since I was four and I’m 56 now.

[@paulo5297]

Thank Daniel Ricciardo for that one

[@quirkylwj]

Pretty accurate mate! I've now lived in California after leaving Oz. 17 years in and I think you nailed a lot of the big ones. I'm a bit older so I think the weighting could be different! Like Super and Medicare for all is a huge benefit to all Aussies. As is vacation time. Those three things improve the quality of life for so many people - particularly working class people.

[@caramello7460]

The choco milk and juice thing is normal.. it’s either the pulp settling at the bottom or the chocolate flavouring resting at the bottom because of gravity m8.. I’d be worried if my juice or flavoured milk didn’t do that fam

[@Random12260]

Hahaha you’ve got a lot to learn my friend, the Australian news landscape is far from rounded

[@andymack75]

That one almost made me choke on my corn flakes. News is a joke here, unless you just go along with every Murdoch has to say.

[@blackg0076]

makes you wonder what their news is like.

[@hollypurden8755]

Hey dude love your vid! A heads up on 43 the line is unbroken on most highways and around towns and cities usually with multiple lanes, however as the example you used with the picture, a broken line is used in back country roads with only one line to show when it is safe to overtake someone if they are too slow. Hope that makes sense😊 Also I just saw 45, in Sydney where I live there actually are some turn left on red signs soooo hahahaha

[@iamalavalamp]

It's 4 weeks annual leave standard in oz

[@blackg0076]

i think he added public holidays onto that . I dont know if amreicans get paid for public hols though .

[@SiilanPies]

Fun fact: the reason why our toilets in Australia don't flush in a spiral is because we use a completely different type of toilet. This is also why the water level in out toilets is much lower than the US.

[@marcgoldbergdogtrainer]

I found it funny that they’ll slap on a sunny side up egg where you least expect it like on a burger or a pizza. Fun video Tristan.

[@TristanKuhn]

Thanks man!

[@chocodiledundee1]

Ohhh man the grocery shopping cars I absolutely hate it man .... took me years to get used to it lol 😂 well done 👍🏼 buddy !

[@heatherlewis3713]

I was born in Australia & we call a shopping cart a trolley.

[@michaelhall9402]

You are not allowed to overtake on solid lines on the road. Only when there are broken lines.

[@dazza9360]

Filling up the tank before paying is a trust thing!

[@genevieveleonard3685]

Also they have security cameras, so they'll call the cops if you drive away without paying

[@toffy7598]

You know there are roads in Northern Territory that go 130km and a lot of highways have 110

[@BBBorTripB]

In America it’s almost frowned upon to drop out of school. Where as it’s actually pretty common in Australia because we usually do a trade apprenticeship or tafe course instead

[@flyin7075]

I'm Australian, I give you a 7/10 not enough swearing

[@spondoolie6450]

That's 'cause dude ain't from NYC.

[@billee-rose3242]

Bars that are called “_______ hotel” often have accomodation.

[@Copium445]

Australia is like that one cousin who loves animals can be wild but sometimes chill

[@golden1302]

Well done. What a mammoth effort.

[@qwantomoce9780]

Never have I ever called my teacher in aus by their first name it was always sir or miss or e.g mr Jackson