AUSTRALIA VS AMERICA, PT. 2 

Pretty much every Australian understands US English, it is just that we don't want to have to speak US English instead of our mother tongue.

Sandwich is sanga.

'scuse me' is always polite. 'excuse me' is seen as rude. Or just go with 'pardon' or 'sorry'

I'm Aussie and saying excuse me isn't rude at all, it's used the same way as pardon me and it pretty much means the same thing

Biggest difference. Australians meeting a stranger will assume that person will be nice a worth talking too. So to reduce discomfort one will make a joke. The stranger will laugh. Both now relax because both know the other is relaxed and likes a joke. Its a subconscious leveller. Americans tend to get a social status chat going so they establish what economic or education class they are in and will make character assumptions from that. So a bit more defensive and formal. I like our way more. Glad youre happy here.

Tone of voice plays a big part in manners. "Excuse me" to try get past someone is expected but if said in a rushed or agitated tone would be rude. In a friendly tone it's the same as pardon. A lot of Australias say "What" instead of pardon also. But once again tone of voice is key

Australians do say things like boot and petrol station, but surely there isn't an Australian anywhere ever that doesn't know Americans say trunk and gas, as well as diapers, fall (the season), sidewalk, fries and others. We're bombarded with U.S culture 24/7.

Please don't come to Australia and call women sheilas. It is a very old term and most women nowadays don't appreciate being called a sheila.

In 36 years I have NEVER heard someone say sando.

As a tomato sauce lover I would like to clarify that it is not another term for ketchup, they are actually different sauces but in Australia and New Zealand it's the equivalent cause we use it the way American use ketchup.

Please never say "sando". I'm Australian and no one has ever called it a sando wtf hahahha its a sanga. Also the term "Sheila" is only really used in a sarcastic/joking manner nowadays. I can guarantee that if you come over here and call someone a sheila they will not appreciate it.

Loved listening to everything you said, very much enjoyed it. I was born in Australia and moved to the US when I was 27. Now it is 20 years later and I can tell you know one understands more of what you said than me! The differences are fun. I had some crazy experiences here with my accent and vocab! Keep up the video's!!!

We don’t do loud obnoxious people and yes, saying excuse me is rude unless you kind of whisper it, then it’s very polite. Go figure!

Wrong Sandwich is sanger not sando, but you was close

As an Australian, I say “what, sorry?” or “scuse me”

Yupppp. The vocabulary gets me all the time! I have been out here for nearly 6 years! Loved the video ❤️

Most Australians would be aware of the different terminology from the US.

Great video. You can't argue or disagree about this young lady's perceptions about Australia, it's her experience and that's all that matters.

Good vid Sheila. Loved how you respected both sides and made it fun to watch.

Your insights are refreshing and just not the usual A vs USA. Some of your perspectives on rural/small town life in both the USA and Aus would be interesting. Also the other cultural challenges you've faced and conquered and the places that you've visited that were not as you imagined and/or expected. Thanks.

I never found excuse me as rude. Say it all the time and no one ever told me they find it rude. If you call a girl a sheila that is rude

I'm glad this place is having a magical effect on you. Coming from a small town in Ohio to here adds a romantic quality to your story.

keep on with your great perspective on life girl, we all learn from this and its all about communication and understanding from people accross the globe of humanity

OMG!!! I was so under the influence of American English when I first learned the language to come study here in Australia, and your video was very helpful! I was like sooo trueee :D, Part 3, ​please!!!

Your first Aus vs us video came up in my suggested so I've only watched that video and now this one. It's funny seeing the difference between the two because you actually seem more chill (including not talking as loud) in this one, like the extra 6months-year living here has had further influence haha

Servos, or service stations are called that because they were the places where you had your car serviced. Shrimps are not prawns. They are different animals. Shrimp are tiny. Prawns are much bigger.

Wow after the first episode, one can already hear the American accent has mellow. Glad you're enjoying yourself here, great to have you.

This is so interesting . I've visited the US a few times and loved it but noticed a lot of these differences . People are more to themselves here and Americans are more outgoing ( from what I experienced) but I quite liked that.

Sando, In 50+ years of living in Australia and having lived in 5 states it's a new one on me. The most common slang is Sanger, Sammich, Sambo. Ketchup is not the same as tomato sauce and most Aussies prefer Tomato Sauce which is less spicy than Ketchup as it's an entirely different formula. Ketchup originated in China as a fish based sauce. In Australia many people use the generic "Tomato Sauce" to cover both "Tomato Sauce (several kinds) and Ketchup. Sheila, a term that is still used a lot by all classes of Australian men, though it's not usually used around women, it's more commonly found in discussions of women or in the country (bush) where it's still quite a common phrase and used in the presence of women.

Really enjoying these videos. I left Sydney at age 7, had to learn North American terms (Vancouver), and am now moving back 30 years later after losing my accent and being fully Americanized. It's gonna be weird.

The funny thing is... we get what's going on here... we're just having a bit of fun with the outa towners :)

Part 3 please! I LOVE your videos!

It's petrol because it's petroleum not gas. American lingo makes no sense.

My grandpa always had a little ditty to teach me manners that went: please and thank you are polite, thank you please is always right

Necro Post! I'm on board with 'Merica with the Trunk/Boot. A storage device is a trunk, a boot is something you put on your foot.

I met some very cool Australian Soldiers (Diggers) when I was in the U.S. Army. I used sports as a comfortable way to start a conversation. Cadel Evans had just won the Tour De France.........Mark Webber, Mik Doohan, Chad Reed etc. We talked lot's about surfing, beer and women. They were incredibly cool and fun. Their Officers were incredibly cool and laid back.

Ashley, please do a part 3, then a part 4, then a part 5, etc. Ashley, please tell me what Australian city are you now in?. Wayne Holmes from Sydney, Australia.

Cool video. Thanks for sharing. I’d love to come to Australia sometime and just experience the different culture, foods, people. :)

Love your analysis !! Well done !!

I'm enjoying your comparison videos. With so much US television (tellie) here we usually know what our American visitors/expats mean but we look at them funny because it makes it really obvious where they're from. My husband and I travelled to the US ourselves in early 2017 and part of the fun for us was to remember to use the right terms, such as gas station/gas, market/store, bathroom/restroom, truck etc. And we used a little rhyme to remember how to turn at intersections the first few days, so we didn't end up on the wrong side of the road. It went "Righty - tighty, lefty - loosey".

I understand you and the American vocab, and im Australian, i love these videos. I hope you are enjoying life here and new experiences. Welcome 😇

I'm an Australian and my girlfriend is American and we have traveled to each others countries and can relate to a lot of what's in this video.

Cheers for the vid Ash. Hope you're loving Newy.

Wow Ashley. What a change up in look in a year. Also the accent has softened a little too 😜

Ashley, may I ask where you are in Australia? Love the vlog and hope you continue having a good time in AUS.

Nice video and you speak so well As an Australian, we all love you :)

So glad you love it here I loved the US when I went there loved all the food and drink choices

Hi... Like the vids. From someone who is a foreigner living on Oz, I also have my own differences. Gotta love this country though!

I’ve obviously spent too many years watching U.S tv shows, because I understand all the quirky nuances between the American and Australian vernacular.

2:30 Interestingly there is a context when Australians would talk about a gas station or filling up with gas; if a car uses LP Gas to fill up such as a taxi. But most vehicles fill up with petrol.

Your such a lovely girl glad your happy in Australia,welcome here & hope you make this wonderful country home😚

I'm glad that you came to Aus. I even more glad that you have passed the 3 year mark... that shows fortitude and resilience. Well Done! Since I don't know where you are living, and as I know that various locations in Aust. are more difficult or easier to live in than others, I'm not sure how well that former characterisation fits with you. Still, suffice it to say, I hope your Aussie experience continues to blossom, and that if you ever make it to Sydney, please look us up in Cronulla...God's own country! Message me here if and when you do!!

Sando is the Japanese way of saying sandwich. In Australia, they call it a sanga.

My house here (Waianae, Hi.) is an Australian prefab job that was sold here as hurricane and termite proof. It is all Metric specs and a good house. My landlord's parents built this when the 1960s Hicks home burned down I 1997. It has been good to live here. I was raised with manners, and Hawaii has a lot of Japanese influence, over the Polynesian goodwill. I understand that my hobby of bottle/relic digging goes on "Down under " too.

never heard or used sando...its usually sanger (pronounced sanga) for me

Love the culture shock. It's like living in a parallel universe. There are stores, cars pedestrians. It's all so familiar but the names and customs are just "wrong". And more about coffee please.

Glad to have you!

I think it’s also worth noting, the faster you say something the more polite it sounds. Because if you enunciate everything, people might think you mean business - and not in a good way.

Do part 3 please I’m traveling to Australia in dec .. ty

Thanks for the video, I like hearing outsiders perspectives. I've never heard a sandwich called a Sando though. It's usually SaMBo or Sanga.

I am not from America, actually from Germany. But it makes no difference for me watching your videos. Love them! Thank you! In ma language they are no real videos on RU-vid. I would love to see a video about the working life.... :) Thinking bout moving to Australia next year. Not sure if I should first try with a work and travel for making it easier then from overseas. Lovely greetings from Germany. Alina

I'm Australian and I've always wanted to go to an American High school for only 1 week so I can experience all the differences we have

Yes Australia is a great place I been living here for 30 years!!!Take care

Part 3 please! 😊

Also in Australia swimsuits can be called "Togs" and runners can be called "Sand Shoes".

I really loved your video. I've been to the US five times for holidays and I really enjoy it. The big learning curves are adjusting to the coffee - it normally takes me four weeks and then it's time to return home. Americans eat so much cheese - even fried cheese! Gravy biscuit for breakfast is on par with our Vegemite - an acquired taste. Tipping is hard to get use to and the money is all the same colour! In Australia waitresses are genuinely friendly and don't expect a tip whereas in American they are faux friendly because they want a tip. American's don't swear like Aussies do. They don't travel overseas as much as Aussie and Kiwis do.

I know that the south east coast of America is super polite or at least where I grew up.

I've never heard of 'sando' and we do say 'sneakers'. It's funny hearing them said out loud. Most of the terms you used however were versions of our 'slang'. We NEVER say 'sheila'.

the please and thank you is something you would say when you aren't talking to someone your mates with

The problem with Servos is that we have petrol (most cars use this) Diesel (trucks use this) and LPG which is Liquid Petroleum Gas (some cars and dual fuel vehicles use this). I work in one and have had somebody say im paying for the gas and they dont remember the bowser number so as I only had one gas sale there I charged for that when he actually bought petrol.

Bro when going threw a crowd saying excuse me isnt bad because most people are pushing and shoving so like it's kinda nice to say excuse me.

Ashley, ever been to a Australian Rules football match?. Wayne Holmes from Sydney, Australia (go the Sydney Swans).

I feel it depends on where you live for most of these differences.

Servo is a common slang but petrol station is also commonly used so either one aussies will understand you.

I made the mistake of asking for a jam donut in LA years ago and switched immediately to jelly donut. The guy selling it totally cracked up. Another time I asked for a bear claw in my Aussie accent. Girl serving had no idea what I was asking for. So I put on an American accent and she understood straight away.

We're chilled because we have universal free-at-point-of-delivery healthcare. We don't have the anxiety of worrying that we'll go bankrupt because we get ill! And you didn't talk about the word "biscuit" - such an oversight!

Swimmers are also called togs. You are right, Australia is very influenced by America and Europe. I do have to say that when all my foreign friends travel here to Australia they mention how expensive it is. I guess we don't notice too much because we recieve a decent hourly wage.

Excuse me isn’t always seen as rude, it depends on your tone and how, why and where you’re saying it

You could just say "I'm off to fill up the car"

Great work!

I can relate to most of the conversational differences you mentioned here. It's the same here in India. I guess this comes from our (Australia and India) colonization days. We use UK English in our day to day lives which is quite different than American English.

Ashley, you got it Aussie lingo down pat!

Yeah do part 3 please mate 😊

i have never heard of sando, maybe thats just different from where i live in australia XD we usually just say sandwich or can say sanga

Even you are clueless about how diverse the U.S. is, every town city and state is unique

Yeah.. do a part 3🙂

also you know in America how you call like those small vehicles with the tray a truck, we call it a 'UTE', which is short for (and I don't think most Australians even know this) Utility Vehicle

Lol saying Excuse me isn't always rude, just depends on ur tone as we can use it sassily. Meaning like "repeat what you just said" That can also be used like "Excuse me?" (Tone going higher)

I never say 'toilet' as it sounds very crude....at home I would say 'loo' or if I'm at work or out I would say 'ladies' or 'mens' or 'restroom'.

When you said ketchup I thought you said "catch up". Lucky you'd written it on the screen.

Not many people say Sheila anymore, nobody likes it and a sandwich is definitely a sanga.

just a few extra notes on the vocab. Americans say gas as shorthand for gasoline ( if you use the long form Australians know what you mean ). British English uses petrol as short for petroleum for disambiguation with gases like propane etc..( and Americans are familiar with the term petroleum i.e petroleum based products ). Australian houses usually have the bathroom ( i.e where you have a bath / wash your hands etc in a separate room from the toilet, thus the distinction from the toilet and bathroom/restroom.) Gents/Ladies/Little boys room/little girls room/loo/powder room/ W.C/privy etc would all be understood, however saying I want to go to the bathroom may indicate you want to wash up, put on make up, wash your hands etc rather than .... Girl = girl same as U.S - the term Sheila is Australian slang that isn't so common anymore and is sometimes considered to be a bit rude. Sandwich = sanga NOT sando Afternoon = afternoon - arvo is shorthand for afternoon..... Australians are pretty lay back so that like to shorthand a lot. Here's the general pattern --------- afternoon = arvo, MacDonalds = Maccas, Mercedes Benz = Merc. ( not Benz.) TGI Fridays - TGI's ( not Fridays ), sandwich = sanga football = footy Shrimp are prawn = Pretty much, but Australians do use the word shrimp for for small shrimp. cocktail shrimp sized shrimps are called prawns, however the dish cocktail shrimp is still called cocktail shrimp. true = true. - fair dinkum is a bit more flexible than that and could often be substituted with really/ honestly or seriously. for example . Did she fair dinkum do that ? Yeah she fair dinkum did mate. I am fair dinkum gonna go nuts if you say that one more time. mate = dude not friend - might sound like I am being picky here, but it's about the flexibility of mate vs friend. Just think of that movie where two people basically had a conversation using only the word dude using different tone and intonation and you will get what I mean. All depends on the intonation and context. the angry threat of "What the bloody hell do you think you are doing mate?" vs the friendly salutation "how ya goin mate ?"vs the drunken "I luv ya mate" and of course just mate on it's own with different tones. extra vocab. differneces trash can = rubbish bin Mac Donalds - mac chunders Burger King = Hungry Jacks ( same chain just has a different name in Australia Rice crisspees - rice bubbles cookie = biscuit candy - lolly ( also chocolate is just chocolate it is not included as a type of candy ) Bell pepper - capsicum ( Australians use the genus name of the plant, rather than it's common name ) aluminum = aluminium

runners can also be called joggers

Well, we have Prawn in the USA as well. They are not the same as Shrimp. And not as common either.

:-D I never realise how many differences there are until i watch these videos and get reminded of my own experiences. When I visit Aust. I forget to say please (there isnt really a word for that really in danish) but I quickly get reminded by the dirty looks. LOL I love my countrymen! Yes, it is more polite than Europe and maybe even the US but I found Canadians are also polite and reminded me of aust. in many way. And like in Aust. you can strike up a good convo with them in a shop, on the street, on the bus etc.

What are somethings Australia should learn from America? What can America learn From Australia. Does America have RSL, SES, or Botanical gardens?

I really love living in Australia when I was america for a month I just found everyone so loud and rude and opinionated and just overall didn’t treat people they don’t know with kindness or like they were human

Have you tried a dog's eye with fleas and dead horse?

I live in Brisbane Australia

Hi...although I agree with most of what you say, I've never heard of sando in the arvo ? We also use terms like bathroom as you do as well as toilet...Aussies of which I am, are slowly being Americanised in the way we converse, but we will remain being polite. My wife was from LA so I used to be her converter for pounds/kgs and miles/kilometres etc...but we embrace Americans here.