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I find it hilarious when Americans react to other countries because, for some reason, it seems like they expect everything to be the same as America like phone numbers and everything 😂 and when they see the different thing they are completely baffled by it😂
The lizard in the shed is a goanna. The large bird is a cassowary- 6ft. tall and 200lbs and kills with its large claws. Will break your bones with one kick. The laughing bird is a kookaburra.
@@capatheist 5ft to 6.6ft and between 130 and 160lbs with a top speed of 30mph. Can jump up to 5ft and they are really good swimmers. One killed a lady and her dog a little while back by ramming them off a cliff. Being near one is very dumb, those people were lucky.
Yes, a Tradie is a Tradesperson. Like a Chippie is a Carpenter, a Sparkie is an Electrician etc. You didn’t really think we would call them by their correct names, did you? No we do not have Raccoons or Squirrels. We do have the cutest Possums anywhere except for Jack, he came with a house we bought. If you ever see a Cassowary, don’t try and hug it, just don’t touch and back away slowly. They are beautiful to look at but they will kill you. They are only found up North.
Thanks mate - Australian 🇦🇺 here and a great compilation - we sure are a bunch of mad bastards with a wicked sense-of-humour. Australian’s have a tendency to use plenty of slang or even shorten words in their day-to-day language, making it difficult for outsiders to understand. One thing with Australian’s is their strong sense of mate ship - when the shit hits the fan they are there to help each other out.
The bird call you heard from the car door (Telling you live in Australia without you telling me you live in Australia) is a Magpie. They have one of the most beautiful bird calls in nature.
It’s a bloody kookaburra.. that’s the laughing bird.. and the tall bird with the huge horn is a cassowary.. only found in northern parts of Queensland, Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea
The thing on the top of the head is called a Casque, and it's used to regulate their temperature. They think it's similar to what the Stegosaurus has on the top of their backs :D
I enjoy so much watching videos with you, Ryan, because I have cataracts and I don't even hear the accent as well as you do, so you virtually tell me what the videos are about and I enjoy them because of you. I'm an elderly Aussie. So thanks.
“Wheelie Bin duty” was, IMO, the most humiliating punishment my high school dished out. Under the supervision of a teacher, at lunch time, you had to drag a wheelie bin around, picking up rubbish from the school yard, whilst other students teased and laughed at you.
Ryan, 1. You sit on the left, drive on the right with the fast lane on the left. In Australia we sit on the right, drive on the left, with the fast lane on the right. (Driver closet to the centre). 2. The monitor lizard featured is the closest living relative to the komodo dragon, and they are throughout Australia, but rare (by comparison) in the west. We have (in Australia) several types of monitor lizards, that bear other names (mainly goanna and perentie), and vary in size, starting from 8 inches to well over 8 feet in length. 3. Generally, there is no such thing as "a Macca's". There is the singular Macca's, and the multiple McDonald's. Go figure. 4. That was a possum (not an opossum or a racoon, both of which are Mexico/USA/Canada only). 5. Known as the most dangerous bird in the world, the big blue and black flightless bird was a cassowary, the closest thing to a dinosaur, and a direct living descendant of the velociraptor. It can disembowel you and/or break your bones quickly and easily with their large feet that also have huge 4 inch claws on their 3 toes. The one shown was quite a small/short one. They grow up to 8+ feet tall and have killed many humans. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lBM7AI0yp78.html 6. Tradies (aka tradespeople). We abbreviate everything. 7. "Fair dinkum" essentially means " for real". 8. Coke/Coca-cola with black on top signifies no sugar. 9. "Boofhead" (NOT "boo-fhead", as you said, but as in www.google.com.au/search?q=how+to+pronounce+boofhead&sxsrf=ALiCzsbXUvn0yjxNubSIA892fMy7S6Y-PA%3A1657726535053&ei=R-bOYpvoAtX14-EPiau74Ak&oq=boofhead&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwA0oECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWABgmxdoAXABeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQDIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz means a dickhead/stupid person). 10. Those spiders were quite small (by Australian standards). 11. "Pokies" are poker/slot machines. We abbreviate everything. 12. A "piss-up" is a drinking session. Drinking the piss/booze/alcohol. We abbreviate everything. 13. It was a seagull. 14. Echidna, definitely NOT a porcupine. Both spikey but (absolutely) no relation whatsoever. You really need to get out of your USA-only bubble more and see (at least some of) the world. 15. The mullet's back only with the bogans (Australian rednecks). 16. The bird singing is the Australian magpie. (No relation to the British magpie). 17. A kookaburra "laughing" was the next bird. Cheers.
He really needs to learn more if he is going to comment and make statements about what he sees on video about Australia. He comes across as not very bright and dyed in the wool with his attitudes and knowledge. Things he considers being weird here because they are not what he's used to. Things are just different.
@@marieravening927don't be so Judgemental that's why he comments then we can answer him, be nice it's not hard, and another thing I bet Australia is on his list as first port of call when he gets his Nesara/Gesara blessing
And I guarantee if we went to Indiana, we’d be bleepin confused by lots of crap going on. I recall first time I came across a rattle snake in California, I was a little too casual, but totally gobsmacked by seeing a deer in the backyard of the house I was staying at! 🙃 Then again, we have Aussie’s who have lived in the northern tropics their whole life, and end up super confused by a daytime hailstorm! (which are super common where I live because of all the granite rocks) 😁
1. The video is rather bad with little letters. 2. The tone/ voices could hardly be understand. 3. If aussies make other words and a lot of abbreviations it is not at all the fault of others they cannot be understood. 4. The overall impression I got from this video was: The aussies are far less nice or smart than I thought. My wish to visit australia some day went down a lot.
Tradie = TYRADESMAN ~~ Boofhead = STUPID PERSON ~~ Whieelie Bin = It’s on wheels so you can wheel it to the street, not have to carry it ~~ Pokies = POKER MACHINE you call SLOT MACHINE ~~ Piss U0 ~~ SESSION or DRINKING SESSION ~~ The guy had a chip ~~ you FRIES it was a SEAGULL ~~ crocodile eggs = MINI SOY SAUCE BOTTLES ~~ The Bird Noise is a KOOKABURRA. Welcome 💕💕💕🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🐾🐾🐾xoxox
The noise when the dude the car door is probably magpie warbling, the most aussie noise there is, any aussie will go full nostalgia for it. The laughing bird is a kookaburra. Also kangaroos are everywhere.
OK, please don't say kangaroos are everywhere 🙏. I live in Sydney and it gets annoying being stopped by tourists asking where the kangaroos are 🙄 And while there are kangaroos in most areas of Australia, the types vary widely and may not be what tourists expect
The "slice of pear" is a potato chip. A hot chip, as in "fish and chips". Thicker than a french fry. Seagulls are famous for begging (or stealing) chips from people at the beach.
Ryan, you have to come to Australia! Your life education will never be complete if you don't! You have so much to learn and anyone of us will be glad to inform you: some of what we tell you might even be truthful! Consider yourself warned! And this is from an ex_ patriate New Zealander ( Kiwi, no, not the fruit: another thing you Yanks have to get right ), who has been here over 46 years and is still trying to figure out these mad bastards! And I actually married one: ( female, but it happened when I let my guard down! ) Be careful, but you will definitely enjoy your stay - you might even learn proper English, not that crap you lot speak! Come on down, mate. Cheers. 😅
Pokies are poker machines. A piss-up is a group of friends getting together with the specific goal of getting drunk. The bird on the windscreen with the potato chip is a seagull. We don't have porcupines however. That is an echidna which has softer spines do not come off. They're quite shy and gentle creatures - an egg-laying mammal native to Australia. Kangaroos generally don't come inside buildings uninvited so you're unlikely to get this close to a wild one. This one is probably either tame or semi-tame, due to being fed.
Not sure about softer spines on the echidna but do know they normally get revenge if someone's dumb enough to run one over in anything less than a largish truck (Aussie meaning).
1) the big bird with the horn is a Cassowary, very dangerous because their middle toe is like a box-cutter which they will use 2) the black part of the coke can is the no sugar variety 3) the dude bathing in the car wash was late for a wedding, the extended version shows him getting into a suit
I’m sure I’m not the first person from Oz to comment (soz, I haven’t read the comments) that the bird is a kookaburra. It’s a native Australian bird species. And, no…we are generally not shocked by a goanna in the outback making it’s way about your house, deadly snakes pretty much resting in a bin or somewhere else on your property, and kangaroos at the golf course (or on the road), or pretty much anything else you saw in this compilation. It’s just standard Oz. Oh…and the nail gun incident is an interesting twist since we can’t carry guns (other than for hunting purposes). And yes…a tradie is someone who works for a trade and a wheelie-bin is called that because it has wheels and is a rubbish bin.
The goanna is actually of the same family as the Komodo Dragon, so you're almost right. They're fairly common in Australia, particularly away from cities. I love that you try to use our slang. Fair dinkum (not dinkun) means honest and/or geniune... also the meaning of true blue, though that's not so common these days. You might call someone a boofhead if they do something foolish but it's not usually said to be mean (the double oo in boofhead is the same as in book or look). Those are huntsman spiders and they're very common in the warmer months, especially the further north you go, where they tend to be bigger. You'll find them in sheds and garages but they also love to come inside searching for insects so it's one of the reasons lots of Australian houses have insect screens. Nevertheless, they manage to squeeze themselves flat to get in through the smallest cracks and it's usual, even with screens, to find them inside during the summer. They're not venomous and don't build webs, instead running very fast to catch prey. For those of us who don't like spiders, they can give quite a scare when they appear, especially if you've made the mistake of leaving your car window open, even a bit, at night. Lots of car accidents happen when the driver puts down his sun visor and a huntsman drops into his lap! I suggest you try looking them up on You Tube.
Yes I've had my share of fun with them while getting my mail and putting on my work jacket. The spider dance doesn't even come close to describing the retarded dance moves I was inventing...
The bird call you didn't recognise was the Magpie. The one you called the magpie is the Kookabarra - and the sound it's making is known as the Kookabarra Laugh. As much as Kangaroo's look cute and cuddly, still don't mess with them, especially the red kangaroo's (The big muscly ones) they are actually dangerous. You are more likely to see Wallabie's at Zoos or small grey kangaroos, because they are more passive. I hate spiders. the one going in the car was the stuff of nightmares.
My brother was on a school excursion and saw a tourist kid pulling on a kangaroos ears that was lying down and wanted to be left alone. Sure enough it stands up leans back on its tail and sends the kid flying 😂😂. Parents should have been watching.
The bin with the snake it it is a wheelie bin. They have small wheels on the bottom to allow them to be pulled or pushed. Where I live, we have four different types. The one with the red lid is for general household rubbish. The one with the yellow lid is for recycling. The purple lidded one is for glass recycling. And the one he showed, the one with the green lid is for green waste (lawn mowings, tree branches, leaves, basically any and all plant matter). I do not know about other areas, but that is how we organize our waste.
97F = 36C meanwhile in Southern NSW its 12C = 54F and ankle deep in flood waters. The lizard is a Goanna. The large bird is a Cassowary. Tradie = chippie, sparkie, bricky, Dunny diver. The bird warbling out of a screen was a magpie. The bird laughing is a kookaburra.
Translation- a tradie is a tradesman, a chippy is a carpenter, a sparky is an electrician and a dunny diver is a plumber. Originally a dunny was an outdoor, long drop toilet but over time it has come to refer to any toilet. McDonalds in Australia is called McDonalds and it says that on most of their signs. Maccas is a nickname and the signs with Maccas on them were a short promotion one Australia Day weekend at selected stores. I’m not sure if any still have their Maccas signs or if they have reverted to McDonalds.
The Lizard climbing up the shelves in the shed is call a Goanna or Lace Monitor. The second largest lizard in the world, second only to the Komodo Dragon from Komodo Island, Indonesia.
The singing woman is aunt Rosa. She goes around and does talk to school in Tasmania about rubbish ( but in a comedic way ). Most enthusiastic and confident person I have ever met. Aunt Rosa say “no waste nothing”. This was recorded in Hobart, Tasmania. I live there, nice spot
@@Ishlacorrin Yes, that's true, but that is most definitely a 'Kea' ... I've seen that same footage in a documentary about them... they are a hilarious parrot😁
Australia's sense of humour comes from the Irish basically, with a smidgen of Poms thrown in for good measure. BTW - the American "hard R" sound in their accent originally came from Cornwall in England (or so a student of linguistics at university told me).
Y’all forget just because our accents are similar in a way does not mean we are alike. For starters… we live on opposite sides of the world. Our culture is incredibly different. Fun fact: America is actually closer to Australia then Britain is to Australia. We are worlds apart.
Bird with a beak on it's head... That's a cassowary. Of course one of the most dangerous birds on the planet. Edit: the mullet never went away in Australia
A few things: You were correct in assuming tradies are trade workers (construction, electrical, plastering, plumbing ect.) Its an extremely common and somewhat respected job. The giant bird is a cassowary, they have strong legs and their claws can easily tear though skin and flesh. The first bird sound was a magpie, they have beautiful calls and are very smart. Also extremely territorial during breeding season. The laughing bird is a kookaburra. The laugh is actually a territorial mark, basically saying to all other kookaburras to back off because it's their tree/area. Wheelie bins are literally bins with wheels, they make it easier to move the bin from near the house to the edge of the road for collection by a dump truck and back. Hope this clears up any confusion that you may have not had cleared up yet. Great vid and sending love from the great southern land ✌🇦🇺
Heads up for you Ryan. Australians usually only use "arvo" as in "When should we go?" - "This arvo." Never heard anyone say something like "happy arvo". Also, not everyone says "arvo". It's slang.
This comment makes not much sense but I get where you were going.. Basically arvo means later or is an abbreviation for “afternoon”. It is used in context as a replacement for “later on” or “afternoon”. It isn’t used in any other way. You’re welcome.
@@user-mr4pm7jv5e No, Arvo is literal slang for afternoon, it doesn't mean later on. If someone asks when are you going? When will you get there? If they reply this arvo it can mean anywhere between 12pm and 5pm, of that day. I have also heard in the arvo but not very often. We also never say happy arvo, but one might say good afternoon in front of elders.
@@kerensabirch5214 Yep, to me the Maggie just sounds like Australia.... oh, the Maggie, and the whip bird (which then requires all Aussies to start singing the theme to Skippy)
The bird opening the beer is a Kea, that is filmed in the South Island of New Zealand, but probably Aussie tourists filming it. Urban legend says they pre opened the beer bottle before filming it but I’m not so sure, those birds break car aerials and strip windows of the rubber and other car trimmings and are pure destruction. They are cheeky and beautiful though, so I love them. Also nah those spiders on the ceiling would have been 100% real… that’s why I don’t want to live in Australia 😝 90% of the worlds deadliest species live there lol
We drive on the left side of the road, hence the fast or speeding lane is on the right side. The shed creature is a goanna. Usually a docile lizard but it's bite will hurt a lot! And it gets very large/long. Macca's is a slang word for MacDonalds. Newsreaders will often say MacDonalds. If they want to be cool/funny then they will say Macca's. I say both depending on the convo. That bird with the head horn / demented turkey (as you called it) is a Cassowary. Do NOT approach this bird - it is deadly (I'm not kidding). Tradie = blue collar worker. Someone with a trade (yes).\ Wheelie Bin = garbage bin with wheels. Pokie = slot machine/Poker machine. A lot of senior citizens spend their entire pension at the RSL Clubs just playing these machines. The states don't stop it because of the tax they get. Concerning the mullet ... it never left! I love the Kookaburra ... the best sounding bird ever!! @20:16
We drive on the left side of the road, so the fast lane is on the right. Maccas is a nickname; the actual name is McDonald's, same as everywhere else. The giant bird is a cassowary, native to north-eastern Australia. Tradie = tradesperson. Pokies = slot machines in licensed premises. Lots of problems with addiction to gambling on these machines.
16:00 Huntsman spiders. They're real and hilarious. They are very quick but they run sideways. They're great to have in the house because they are incapable of puncturing human skin, but will hunt other dangerous spiders like redbacks, and all sorts of insects.
The bird singing with the man was a kookaburra. And Boofhead on the coke no sugar cans is pronounced Boof like woof the sound a dog makes, BOOFHEAD, means fool. News readers always pronounce words correctly, very rarely do they shorten words like Maccas. Oh and that phone number on the back of the car was a mobile or cell number.
No Raccoons … just possums, but different types, echidnas not porcupines and he called it a MacDonalds because he’s a news presenters … the majority of us call it maccas!!!
The "demented turkey" is called a cassowary. Native to Far North Queensland. They're ancient looking unfortunately quite endangered. Oh, and they're the most dangerous bird in the entire world.
The laughing bird as many have already said is a Kookaburra,, native to Australia. They belong to the Kingfisher species of birds. My husband used to work out in the bush, and the amount of times you may have something silly happen to you, you can guarantee that a Kooka will laugh at you from their perch up in the trees, or telegraph wires.
@@blacksorrento4719 we have a few swing by frequently, n ok t as frequently as the 3 magpies, one is cheeky, comes in the house to sing about no food being out there
@@Semajsenrab72 We live in the country 2hrs south of Sydney. Have a family of Maggie’s that frequents our back garden. With the wet there has been plenty of worms, but a few years back in the drought, there were beak holes all in the lawn. Quite obviously asking for food, as it was light on, the mother bird finally tapped her beak on our back sliding door. They love bacon rind evidently. 😊 very intelligent birds.
regarding that parrot opening the bottle, there are certain parrots that have VERY strong bite forces. A cockatoo can bite with the same force as a Husky.
@@dagwouldthey come and play with the carabiner pegs I keep on the clothes rack on my balcony sometimes. Happily they just seem to think they're toys - haven't broken or stolen any yet (lived here a few years now)
Listen to the " laughing" bird. Its laugh makes the sound " "kookaburra". The melodic bird was a magpie. Beautiful musical sounds they make. I love all the native birds to bits, including the Cassowary.
That colourful 'turkey' - more like the size of an emu - is a cassowary. "What is that?" A magpie singing. "Is that a magpie?" No, it's a kookaburra. The previous one you asked about is a magpie.
With the guy opening his car door the bird was a magpie. The term used to describe the noise they make when they are talking is called chorgling chore gle ling. Magpies talk during the night, sometimes it's quite loud. It's a beautiful sound actually but in stark contrast to the scream they let out when they're trying to poke holes in your head which in spring can be quite regular.
And LOL, I remember feeling very paranoid as a child hanging clothes on the line by myself. It's a little freaky having something you can't see laughing at you - or at least that's what it feels like till you get used to it
19:47 That is the sound of a Murray Magpie. They're a beautiful black and white bird which is found along the Murray River system. Iconic Australian sound. These birds are renowned for being very territorial during mating season and will aggressively swoop down and peck anything that comes in the vicinity of its nest or babies. They sound beautiful but can be dangerous at times. 😊
The big Bird at *:30 is called a Cassowary, the crest on it's head is like what fingernails are made of, it allows it to go head down and Crash through the Bust at a Moderate pace, you DON'T want to get in their way. Yes, a "Tradie", is a Tradesman, it could be a Carpenter, a Plumber, a Construction worker, an Electrician etc. At 20:45, that is a Kookaburra.
@@Kayenne54 ha ha ha truth. They seem to be all the rage these days and inside I'm shaking my head. Not a good look. Different strokes for different folks
•You wanted to know what a Bogan was, now you know! •Tradie is a Brickie, a Chippie, a Sparkie,... •The big bird was a Cassuary and it's not the head you look at, watch out for those feet, it'll gut you! •Wheelie Bin, garbage bin on wheels, •Pokies, poker slot machines at the casino •She hits it hard to get it to froth up, the gas helps pop the top off •Mullets every Bogan has one, we even have national comps for the best one •That was a Magpie or Maggie you heard •And straight after the laughing Kookaburras •That dude is a Big Red Roo, kangaroo •and a Huntsman spider, pretty harmless, just scary because they're so big, and if the drop in the floor will jump across it, scary then when it's coming straight at you.
🦘🇦🇺 The guy on the skateboard being pulled by the pony is in Kurnell, the Birthplace of our Nation. This is where Captain Cook Landed! Fun fact, the American sitcom Modern Family filmed in Kurnell and my kids and I got to meet the cast!
I love your videos about us Aussies!! People always forget about us in Adelaide- SA GR8 M8 👍 but keep Ur vids on Australia coming... love how different things are between our 2 lovely countries. Adelaide tends to be compared to Canadians
The spiders in all the vids are called Huntsman spiders. They have a reputation for popping up in cars when you're driving and they love the ceiling of houses.
Those of us who love them call them Wall Puppies. The ones in my house don’t get dinner plate sized, but still big enough to hear them running on the walls.
One of the best things to do with spiders is to name them. Huntsmen, common black house spiders, and daddy-long-legs generally won’t bother you if you don’t bother them. And redbacks only move in where places are messy. (White tails are evil. They are NOT welcome in my house!). Golden orbs are also fascinating, and beautiful. Wolf spiders also will rise up in defence, and sometimes stamp their feet, but mostly leave you alone. Yeah, naming your spiders is one step towards overcoming fear of them.
It's a wheelie-bin because it has wheels. Trashcan is a can, it doesn't have wheels. Two different things. Also, boofhead is like an endearing way to call someone an idiot.
I was raised in what you call the outback. My dad had to kill snakes with whatever was handy. Shovels, sticks, even one with his shoe when it was heading in the back door. We had a pet carpet python who would wrap himself around the inside rafters and watch us. I had to shoot a kangaroo that was holding one of our dogs underwater to drown it, and watched big red kangaroo bucks fighting. At 13, in a terrible drought, I had to drive a truck 15 miles to the nearest dam that still had water, and bring some back for sheep, cattle and pigs. I plowed paddocks for sowing seeds. Mustered cattle on horseback, then rode four miles home to cook dinner . Helped my dad weave whips to muster cattle. Changed tyres, killed and skinned animals for food, and did whatever else I needed to do to help my dad, including the cooking. I had to go away to finish my schooling in a Convent when I was 17, and dad sold the property and bought a house in our nearest town, 38 miles away. I'm 70 now, and live in a city. But if I could, I would go back, if just to able to see sunrises and sunsets, which is impossible through steel skyscrapers. If you wonder why I didn't mention my mother, it's because she left when she couldn't handle life without shopping, hairdressers, dances, and the picture show. Dad hid a broken heart, but I was the best daughter I could be, and handled what had to be done.
Sounds sad but realistically this is what happens when people get married without seriously thinking about whether they're on the same page. A successful marriage is more than just "being in love". And while your mum chose to leave, your dad chose to stay. Choices were made on both sides 🙏😘
You've likely already learned this by now but.....The 'weird' phone number is just a mobile (cell) phone number and that 'crocodile ' was just a cute lizard. Road rage isn't that common... that attack wasn't the norm. The cassowary is the most dangerous bird on the planet. One swipe and it can gut you like a fish. The car with the painting of a gun would be as close as he gets to a real gun. We have very strict gun laws and that guy probably has a tiny penis. :) The spiders are very real. Porcupine no... echidna yes. The singing is a magpie... one of the most beautiful song in Australia. The laughing bird is a Kookaburra.
I never ever used to swear before I came to Australia, and most of the people I knew never ever swore, BUT I have to admit after three years here and a few hair raising run ins with nature I did psychologically survive by swearing, it’s very therapeutic when you re stressed.
Boof as in woof. And it's a bit like calling your dog a moron when it does something stupid. Pointless bcos it means nothing to the dog - kinda vaguely affectionate "Ya dumb boofhead" (and the h is usually silent so it sounds like "boof-ed")
When I was living in the bush our kitchen was built outside of the house and just had thick plastic for the door. I'd often wake up at 3 or 4am and meet a Roo scrounging around in the kitchen. They were kinda used to us, so they'd just wander off peacefully when one of us turned up 🦘🦘😂😂
Majority of phone number in Australia are 10 digit with Mobile (Cell) phones starting with 04. Land line number in each state are 8 digit, then add the area code. 02 is Sydney, 03 in Melbourne etc. Some number are free call and start with 1300, but are still 10 digits long. Then you have the special 13 numbers, which are 6 digits. These were designed when a business had multiply locations and calling the number would go to you closest one, like Pizza Hut. These cost the company money but 6 digits is easier to remember than 10.
Pokies refers to poker machines or slot machines, gambling in general or "having a punt" is a big thing in Aus, be it betting on horses, greyhounds, having a round of Kino or "having a slap" on the pokies, there's many ways to gamble at your regular pubs and clubs.
7:15 Our possums are cute and look cuddly. The teeth and claws can go right through the thickest leather gloves. They do what they want unless you have metal to make them move on.
The snake in the wheelie bin was a carpet python, very common, pretty much harmless actually kind of handy to have around if you've got rats or something or if your neighbour has one of those irritating little dogs.
Just so you know. When kangaroos stand on their tail and strike with their back legs they can disembowel you. Thats why you turn your back on them. Only idiots face them when they are annoyed.
