AMERICA VS AUSTRALIA: THE LITTLE DIFFERENCES 

She’s the first American I’ve heard who pronounces Melbourne properly, nice.

"Down the road" in Australia is anywhere from 10 to 500 kilometres away!

The bulk of Australian beef is grass fed rather than grain and that makes a huge difference

I thought (electric) kettles were a normal staple in homes, I didn't even think those whistle kettles still existed

I'm Australian and I was so surprised about the electric kettles. I thought they were almost everywhere!

"not many people get killed by sharks last year. Most people just get attacked'. Ashley, truly you have become an Australian.

When it comes to Aussie cuisine you forgot the Bunnings Sausage sizzle

TV has made Australia synonymous with sharks and it's a little unfair. Turns out there are more shark attacks in the US than in Australia but there are more shark attack deaths here. This can mean only one thing. Aussies are tastier :)

Wow! An American that likes Vegemite. You're now an Australian citizen.

I got connected to the National Broadband Network before the Coalition Government took office and sabotaged the project. Its still slower than North America and Western Europe but it was a lot faster than what we had before. When the NBN was being rolled out as intended under Labor, you got fibre optic cables direct to your home. Now, as I understand it, to cut costs, all they do is install fibre optic on streets and have the traditional copper wire linking it to your house which almost defeats the purpose of the NBN in the first place.

Australians didn't want this NBN. Our centre-left party introduced a massive overhaul of the Australian internet infrastructure that would have been cutting edge, but we had an election and the balance of power changed to the conservative party. They cooked up this version of the NBN which is both worse and somehow also more expensive than the original plan purely so that the now opposition party couldn't take credit for a popular, useful and effective infrastructure project once it was completed. We have expensive, shitty internet that no-one asked for because of political spite.

Completely agree about the WiFi, the WiFi here in aus sucks, but when I was in LA, it was literally every where and for free too 😩

I'm a Canadian living Down Under and have been for 14 years....am now a proud Australia citizen. A couple of things I would have added to your list is the flies!! OMG! So many and so friendly!! LOL Also Christmas here....not many do a turkey and the norm is lunch. It's much more laid back and less fuss. Many people camp over Christmas. And if you order anything online, the shipping will break the bank!!

aussies also don't unleash massive amounts of ammo on school children every 2-3 months - it is the small differences after all

You are most definitely Aussie now...”don’t bother them and they won’t bother you” makes you a naturalised citizen...

Australian music culture is seriously one of the best in the world, particularly in Melbourne.

Thank Tony Abbott and Malcom Turnbull for our bad internet

I'm Australian and the internet thing has always confused me. American's always tell me it's slow - which it is objectively. But I never understood the need of such fast internet. I always download things, my videos never buffer, internet never drops out and it isn't overly expensive. So I never really understand the complaints. Then again, if I experienced better internet I guess I couldn't go back?

Wow, I always knew our internet wasn't great, but from some peoples comments saying Americans can get over 1gb per second I didn't realise how bad it is. I get excited when my internet speed reaches 1mb, even 500kb isn't too bad where I'm from.

i am loving your videos. I have a friend who lives in Florida (I'm from Melbourne) and my favorite thing is to compare notes on our cultural differences.

Great video. Youve really paid attention to detail and picked up on the nuances. We need more people like you visiting us.

yours is the third usa/austrailian video I've watched and your info was the most varied and practical. I enjoyed it. good job :)

I'm so happy you brought up the Aussie music scene because I think it's so great and different compared to the rest of the world, and we have some talented artists that have no worldwide recognition but deserve it.

Welcome to Australia. Better late than never on the greeting I guess. We need more newbies like you. Someone who enjoys the place and tries to fit it That all most Aussies want from our new locals

I was surprised to see you mention the music, thats usually one of those things that gets left out. The best Australian music was for sure between like the 70's and early 2000's, I made a playlist on my channel of all of my favorite Australian music, the classics, the ones that get played at bbq's so if anyone aussie or not is looking for some actual good Australian music I have a playlist you can check out! Dw Im not a youtuber trying to promote their channel or anything lol. Cool video btw!

Great video Ashley. I love your attitude and humility, you're an honorary Australian now.

Best way to use the dryer is to hang the clothes till _almost_ dry then finish them off in the dryer so they're nice and soft... also, it kills any little bities that might've crawled in them.

Being an Aussie living in the USA for 19 years. Travelling and living in a different culture is one of the best .personal and professional development programs.similar to Golf ..You learn how .mentally emotionally.spiritually adaptive one needs to become to integrate whilst self correcting learning maintaining and increasing .your Values Truth Trust and Integrity without judgement. The world is a Hodepodge of difference.. that we all need to accept .Regretfully most do not change .and try to impose their comfort Zone ..of their history .and Baggage ...Travelling has made me a voracious learner of difference and adaptability ..Worldly with a blessing of Gratitude and Humility. Change .is transformational..Catterpillar to Butterfly. ..In the southern way of saying it .....There AINT no way of GOING back.. .

Hi!! Ashley, I just subscribed because with you I got both Australia and America covered. Moreover you speak with a very decent speed and clear voice. Also u r so pretty...

The main reason we have dual flush toilets in Australia is water conservation. It doesn't matter in most cases which button you push for solid waste. They both work.

The electric kettle that I use takes much less time to boil than any that is put on the stove. I love them.

Jesus Christ women, moved from mid America to Newcastle Australia, so much respect.

love it that you say "Australia" like us now... and nice touch with the crow in the background at the end 🤣

Wow the stove top kettle is oldschool! :)

Love how through your videos your pronunciation of certain words like “Australia/Australian” sounds slightly more Australian as you spend more time there

there's a such thing as a private beach? people can own a beach? mind blown.

Good on you! You have such a good attitude, even tho it’s probably really hard moving to a foreign country. Hope you love Aus

We do love our dryers. We have them however we dont use them when its above 20 degrees (celcius)

Lololol on your video.. I loved it.. loved you talking about the manners. The knife and Falk was hilarious and towards the end of your video I could hear a crow squawking. It's was a wonderful comparison but you forgot to mention the Aussie rules football. Thank you again. Will try and watch all of your videos. Your so funny and keep up your great work.. take care and oooh, welcome to 🇦🇺

The metric system is simple the rest of the world uses it it’s units of tens

Nice vid Ashley. Enjoyable and interesting, your take on things here.

Yeah even know that australia invented wifi we have have some of the slowest in the world its kinda sad

Cool Ashley! Nice to see you embrace the good & bad of both cultures.

I put in a new toilet last year and it also has the two buttons labeled #1 and #2. It saves a lot of water to divide it up this way.

Yay! A fellow American living in (or around at least) Newcastle!! The different words between countries really gets me. Why do the same words mean different things?!? Lol

I always wonder why everyone is so set on the vegemite on toast thing. I like vegemite but I have always prefered it spread lightly on fresh bread with a slice of cheese.

Thank you so much

I have a daughter in law who is also from Ohio, St Paris in fact. When my son and her were dating she use to tell me about her life in Ohio and how different it was for her to do things I took for granted. She had never bought meat from a butchers shop or just meat as her family hunted for it. She had never eaten vegetables until she moved to Australia. There were many other things as well, driving a car was the bain of her existence lol.

Hi Ashley, welcome to Newcastle mate !! I live in the beautiful Hunter Valley !! Excellent vids. Seeya Rob....what do you think of meat pies and sausage rolls ?

Wow I never knew about the cutlery difference.

The WiFi!!!!!! Damn the politicians...... They totally ignored the public and the data from countries such as America that showed them what was the best option!!!!

i like a good electric kettle but there is something charming about the old "whistler"

watch out for drop bears

The way I was taught to hold my cutlery growing up was that you have your knife in your dominant hand, e.g I'm right handed so my right hand is stronger than my left, so it would be better using force to slice through something with that hand.

I loved your video, you were honest in your opinions about Oz and we would be happy and proud to have you as an Aussie citizen, G'day mate.........

The good fun bit comes when a Yank puts a plastic electric kettle on the gas stove.

The mangoes are amazing. Very accurate.

Ash, I have enjoyed these videos on US/Australian differences. I have found them to be informative and respectful, so thank you for that. I first learned from some US online friends about the absence of electric kettles in US homes. I can barely believe that, when an electric kettle is cheap and quick and so convenient. And given you are living on the east coast of Australia, there are differences in word usage from state to state. In South Aus, we never say ambo, or avo (who the hell thought that a good idea????) Possibly the only shortened word we have adopted is barbie for barbeque. Oh, and being a long way geographically from the rest of the world is a massive advantage IMO. We've been free to develop our own unique identity.

I enjoyed this...you put a smile on my dial

Air drying won't shrink your clothes 👍 I felt this

Interesting about the WIFI - It was invented in Australia!

Luv ya!!! You are awesome.... aussies love people who are genuine.

Huntsmans are intense, a lot of them are as big as your hand and you just have to live with them. On the up side they are highly unlikely to mess with you unless you mess with them. It's the small spiders that tend to cause us problems.

Yeah Newcastle/Newy. I hope you think its alright and enjoy it here

I’m From Darwin (which you mentioned re: Crocodiles), loved your video, very articulate, sensible and balanced. I love Newcastle, have been a few times, good stuff.

Sport also depands where you are. Melbourne love there AFL too. As a Melbourne guy I love my NHL.

10-30 min away is just down the road you you realise that when you live 2-4 hours from any real shops or you rely on food and mail deliveries.

How do you cut food with a fork? A steak, for example, how?

Ashley Kristina Just a personal choice - but I USED to listen to 2-JJJ in the 90s when my taste in music was in tune with their playlists. There are a lot of alternative music from that such as Clouds, Skulker, Sidewinder, Gerling, The Mavis's, Grinspoon, Custard, Eskimo Joe, Regurgitator, Frente, Drop City, You Am I, silverchair, Powderfinger,, &.c.

Lower voltage in the usa is the reason electric kettles havent taken off there apparently. 120 volt vs 240 - means it takes longer to boil the water.

Lol love the titanic moment eating with the Australian family hahaha

Great review Ashley! I agree with everything you said. A few things missed out but generally pretty accurate. Re. sport you missed AFL (Australian rules football). Most people in Australia, at least on the West Coast, don't have clothes dryers due to 300 out of 365 days of sunshine.

We don't have the clothes line because electricity is (now) expensive. we have clothes lines because there is the sun to dry the clothes. All we have done here is keep the tradition going of hanging your clothes out to dry as has been the process over the centuries. Depending on where you live, for 80% of the year you can hang your clothes out and have then dry in half the time of an electric dryer. However glad you have also come the enlightenment of fresh air dried clothes:) Considering WiFi was invented in Australia, we unfortunately decided to follow the America philosophy of capitalism( no Im not socialist) by selling off and opening the telephone system to market forces. We went from one of the best and progressive telephone systems in the world to one of the worst. NBN is an attempt to bring back some control, but it is still the private sector effecting the price. I agree with you, its very frustrating.

I'm very late but once when I was at school we had a tarantula in our roof and it lived there for most of the year until one day it landed on my teachers head because it was coming down and we put it outside but it was there and we named it bob it was also really big like 10cm in length

Ashley Kristina, many Australians also love AFL.

Yess Australian music is pretty good here. (I'm from Australia) I love listening to Triple J as well

How you said Melbourne sounded so Australian😂good stuff.

Try Myrtle Beach SC and we can hang out.

“Most people just get attacked..” 😂 I’m subbin’

Just finished watching OffSpring so good

im an aussie watching, and i liked it.

Many households in Australia have dryers but are only really used on wet days. Of course, there are those that will use them because they are too lazy to hang their clothes outside on the clothes line.

I don't think you're having trouble with wi-fi speeds but with internet speeds provided by your internet provider;.

I grew up in Newcastle...so nice to hear your thoughts. The college 'experience' in Newy is a little different from Sydney colleges...you will definitely have more fun there...I think its because a sizable proportion of students are from Newcastle, and so many just live at home and commute.

As an Aussie living in Sydney, I really enjoyed this. You are fortunate living in Newcastle. It is one of our favourite places to go for a weekend away. Sydney is too crowded. Enjoyed the fact that you didn't address all the usual cliches. On behalf of all Australians, welcome and we want you to stay.

Sport AFL is our No ! sport, not the others you mentioned, watch it sometime it is very exciting

Wifi has nothing to do with NBN. If you get slow speed while wired via Ethernet then complain or change provider. If its good then you Wifi hardware is no good and you need to look for something better. Maybe a MESH system. One thing to note is that if your connection is via Fibre to the Node you might have a problem with the wiring in your building.

In case you didn't know NBN means National Broken Network.

Telstra (are the major Telco) runs the NBN, for cheaper broadband I use TPG ( a small telco)

Nicely done Ashley.

Yeah, wifi stinks here. Our government stinks too!

I've shared University share-houses with American Uni Exchange students for 4 years or so, and I never had any difficulty communicating, but then again, I am from an educated upper-middle class professional background and my natural peer group use very little slang. Also outside the large cities, Australians are more likely to use more slang.

If you want a station that plays good aussie music, listen to triple M (104.9) during October (Austober)

No mass and school shootings

As an Australian I have been grape picking in Victoria and slept in the provided pickers hut made of tin. Going to sleep at night the ceiling was full of huntsmen spiders hanging upside down. Waking up we had redback spiders through our beds. One morning there was a young brown snake wrapped around my sisters bed frame..My point is never were we bitten because they are not aggressive unless provoked. Hope that helps. x

When she was saying sports I was nearly shaking my laptop "BLOODY AFL MATE"

My wife and I don't use a kettle. We use an electric urn (8ltr). I drink coffee and my wife drinks tea, and we use about 7 ltrs a day between us.

I’m laughing at triple J loved that station back in the day.......Melbourne underground listen to that

I lived in Australia in 1970 came over with my family when I was 16 and stayed 10 years. I love Australia. I love having cups of tea with friends, the food, the beaches, double decker busses. I hiked all over and never saw a snake or spider but there was a snake in my moms bathroom (poisonous one) at Whale Beach on Bynya Road and I had a funnel web in my bathroom one time. Other than that no bugs. (flies of course). Swam everyday even in the winter. Coming from San Francisco beaches are cold. I was lucky I have never been stung by a jellyfish. For the amount of people who live in Oz the shark attacks are really not that many. They have fantastic surf clubs and good looking life savers, sky planes, nets and shark alarms. I lived mainly between Palm Beach and Manly and shared a flat in Seaforth. I love the brick homes. I miss fish and chips on the beach and shopping with my basket to the butchers, fruit market and bakery. It was very personal and charming. I hope to come back some day. My mom was born there and lived on a Cattle Station then moved to Sydney when she got older. I love Sydney just like I love San Francisco. They call them sister cities.

Hi..Im from Melbourne and new subbie here. Loved your videos specially about diffebces betweeb America and Australia. I have a sister lives in America and she wants to move her for good but she doesn’t know where and how to start. Just curious what visa you’ve applied to move here. I appreciate much your reply, thank you.