For the most part a really good informative video, which I’m sure would be pretty handy for folks travelling to Australia, so thanks for your excellent service, Chris! But, I have lived in Melbourne for 68 years and I’d just like to note a few of things … • Our jumper is your sweater • Our jacket is your jacket • Our lollies are any kind of small pieces of “candy” - hard OR soft • Our footpath is your sidewalk • Our serviettes are your napkins (table) • Our “Esky” is the icebox you take to the beach • Our thongs are your flip-flops • McDonald’s is often abbreviated and pronounced “Maccas” (not “Mokkers”) • Australian major city (only) populations are Sydney (pop. 5M), Melbourne (pop. 4.7M), Brisbane (2.3M), Perth (2M), Adelaide (pop. 1.3M), Canberra (435K), Hobart (224K), Darwin (146K) • The majority of the Australian population live along/near the coastline. • Total Australian population is 26M • The centre of Australia (often referred to as “the red centre”) (because of the colour of the dusty, sandy outback roads) is barely populated; is made up of extremely harsh terrain, and is hot as hell • Restaurants (decent ones; and we have loads of them) you ALWAYS pay at the table. (Think you must have gone to some much lesser class eating places if you had to order and/or pay at the counter) • Our calendar week most certainly starts on a Sunday, NOT on a Monday. • We also have $2 coins, not just $1 coins (often referred to as “goldies”) • Our notes ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100) are all different colours, with some size differentiation, and are made out of polymer, a type of plastic - the first in the world - which has now been adopted in other parts of the world. It is impossible to tear a polymer note. • Our trading hours are heaps more extensive than you described - depends which State you are in. • Woolworths (not Woolworth) stores are all over the place (they used to be Safeway) and many of them operate 24hours. So do most Coles supermarkets. • TimTims are nothing like Oreos - totally different - shape, size, taste - and way better! • Koalas can spit, scratch, bite and yes, definitely pee on you if they get too stressed - probably by being handled too much! • Speaking of our native animals - koalas, kangaroos, wombats, snakes, etc - the only places I have ever seen them is in wildlife sanctuaries or zoos. Only on very rare occasions driving about 4+ hours out of (say) metropolitan Melbourne “into the country” (aka “going bush”) might you see some of these animals in the wild. They mostly live all the way out in the deep rural areas of Australia. • I have NEVER, in my experience, ever seen a kangaroo, venomous snake, or venomous spider in the city of Melbourne. EVER. • What you guys in the USA call a shrimp, we call a PRAWN. • I have never, ever cooked a prawn on a bbq. EVER. • We mostly buy our prawns fresh. Once they are shelled and de-veined, they are cooked (boiled or pan fried), cooled, and then dipped into a dipping sauce. Or you can just buy them pre-cooked and shelled. • We cook steak, chops, sausages and hamburgers on a bbq. • Special note: Most Aussies NEVER, EVER use the phrase “slip a shrimp on the barbie” and when we hear it, it drives us nuts. Grrrr. • And FINALLY - the art to eating Vegemite is to spread it VERY SPARINGLY on hot toast with lots of (real) butter. The ratio should always be 1 part vegemite to 2 parts butter. And never, ever eat it straight from a spoon!!
That's very interesting, Lisa. And good info for other readers. Hopefully your restaurants will catch up with table payment!!! Perth being so far West I must admit I don't know too much about it apart from the fact that it looks to be a truly beautiful (but still developing) city. Some of my family have just moved there from Melbourne and love the much slower pace. Are those people who cook prawns on the BBQ from the USA, by any chance 😉 ?
Just have to add to this Gaye. I for one love a good prawn on the bbq! :) But also, never in my life have I said “throw a shrimp on the barbie” nor have I ever heard an Australian say it, indeed, *cringe*. Just one last thing. It’s G’Day (gid-day) not “gooday”
no idea what "calendar week starts on Sunday" is about. Maybe that guy doesn't have kids. Week starts on Monday for us and Sunday is just part of the weekend break. And I've NEVER called a 2 dollar coin a "goldie"... they we have charity events where there is a "gold coin donation".
Outback Steak house originated in the US by a guy who had never been to Australia. Starbucks tried to break into the Australian market by selling sub McDonald's quality coffee at premium prices. They lost $150million and had to close 90% of their stores, most of their remaining stores are in tourist areas because locals wont touch the stuff.
The reason Australia has some of the best coffees in the world is because during the 50s and 60s, we had a large number of Greek and Italian immigrants come over and many of them opened cafes and as a result, Australians developed a taste for quality coffee back when most Americans still considered cups of Joe as standard.
+J Race Interesting... The US had a ton of Italian immigrants earlier in the countries history.. I guess they became construction workers in the US instead of coffee shop owners :)
some of the best coffee in Australia in the world. The worst coffee i have ever had was in Carmel. The coffee is revolting like milkshake containers of dishwater. No wonder Starbucks had to shut most of their shops in Australia.
Actually it was 1950 and 1960 -- You are not using the correct calendar. Or do not know how a calendar functions. Also what is the origin of Coffee. You most likely do not know . Coffee was just one of many things introduced into Andalusia what is now Spain by the Muslims from Morocco and Tunisia. Other things were horses, street lighting, and proper toilettes This was in the 11th century. It took almost 300 years for Coffee to spread across Europe from that point on. The Coffee originally came from Yemen. If it was not fro the expansion of Islam you would not have Coffee, Horses and a hundred other things I could list.
@@YellowProductions The Italian and Greek migration to the US was BEFORE the second world war. . Before there was a "Coffee culture" in Greece and Italy. After WWII the Italian immigrants coming to Australia brought their coffee culture with them to the main city populations (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane) and it's stayed.
Australian coffee is like Italian coffee because it is Italian coffee. Australia’s the biggest market for Italian commercial espresso machines after Italy.
tea, meat pies and fish n' chips is absolutely NOT a thang in the states. you'll find that more in commonwealth countries. you can find them but they're not at all common or readily available.
Two years ago my 9-year-old son and I went to the USA, I hired car and drove from State to State, it would have to have been the most amazing experience both of us had.There were things that I found strange (but obviously warranted) such as going into a service station to pay for your fuel before putting it in your car, I was shocked when entering Walmart to see so many people carrying guns around their waists, a very strange sight to see. I was amazed how polite and smart other motorists & how everyone is so considerate on the roads.They have different taste in food and love their fried chicken and soft drinks found the service in Restaurants and Hotels the best Ive in every one I stayed at.my son and I were liked by every person we met and we felt the same in return. I loved USA and would live there tomorrow.
Bloke is only ever used as a noun. You would never say "hey Bloke". But you might say, "go ask that bloke over there". Also you might say "hey mate" to one person but you don't say "hey mates".
heard “oi bloke” only a few times but “hey bloke” much more often,but to say “you would NEVER say “hey bloke”.” Is definitely not the case ,at least in the circles that I’ve traveled or in the places I’ve lived (mostly south east Queensland).It was only just a few weeks ago when a lovely aboriginal gentleman came up to me while walking through a park in Brisbane and asked if he could get a cigarette off me “hey bloke. ya gotta smoke?“ which I shot back “nope bloke,don’t smoke” which instantly put a dumb arse grin😁 on my face from finding the rhyming conversation we were having a bit funny . But he didn’t take my grinning rejection for what it was because he proceeded to explain to me that being a selfish smartarse c##t wasn’t the best attributes a person could have . So yeah, “hey bloke” is definitely used.🤗
@@pepeiann please explain what freedom we don't have, what guns???? I'd rather Australia any day knowing that we're safe and don't have the ignorance of Americans and their outdated views. Australia has every freedom rights than any where in the world. Great country. I lived in the USA for 3 years and found that Americans really lack education especially to with anything outside the USA and it's amazing how many Americans will tell you how great their country is yet 90 percent of them have never travelled outside their country. How can you compare your country to others when you've never left to see. Australia has it's problems but compared to so many other countries, we're up there in the best. Free health cover and that's amazing to me that Americans can spend so much money on guns and wars but not look after your people??? WOW.
When I visited the US, I loved the shopping experience! There's so much variety with cheaper price. Food and snacks is also more varied in the US. I went to Kmart, Target, and Costco here in Sydney and it's nothing like the selection in the US.
What Australia does best is New years eve the harbour bridge and oz is so clean i wish i never came back from there best country in the world well done oz
Not rds. where no-one is looking. See all the rubbish pigs have thrown from their cars. Like beers tins & takeaway packaging. Throw it out of their cars like they have a right.
Hi, really love your videos. I am an Australian, and I think that one thing you have missed about Australia is the indigenous heritage. Indigenous Australian people are a very important part of what makes Australia so unique. But unfortunately this culture is very under represented in Australian cities. You have to visit the 'Outback' (yes, Crocodile Dundee country), to experience Aboriginal culture fully. So if anyone wants to visit Australia, they might look at Darwin, Northern Territory, and central Australia for a different perspective. I'm a Melbourne girl by the way. Cheers
Oh my haha as an Aussie (from Brisbane) I found this a little cute in the nicest possible way of course! My partner is from Oklahoma and he is visiting in 2 weeks and I feel I need to prepare him (and me for my visit to OK in May haha) and it just blows me away constantly the cultural differences between two very similar countries. I would love to help others curious about Australia by answering any questions people have etc so it's not such a coulture shock when they visit our beautiful amazing country!
A lot of Australia is uninhabitable and very dry , 18 percent desert and 35 percent receiving very little rain so yes we do crowd in the big cities also a lot of restaurants do charge credit card fees but there are heaps that don't , they should have a sign notifying you , we LOVE Asian food here especially Thai , Aussies are sports mad , to the point where you cant get away from it eg: radio , tv ad breaks , news
Actually a LOT of Australians hate sport but bogans dominate media executive positions and it is so cheap to cover and is tied to big advertising bucks.
Brisbane is in the middle of the east coast, It is 1000 miles to Cairns in the north and 1000 miles to Melbourne in the south, The state of Queensland is 1500 mile top to bottom, and 900 miles at its base. (one state)
While Australia doesn't have college sports, we have sports clubs. These are clubs separate from schools that cover the various sports. We start really young as well with club sports, some sports have a peewee league which is for really young kids 5-6 yrs old and it doesn't just end once you reach college/university age, if you want you can keep playing in the senior teams and these can have players that are in their 50's and 60's. Also if you ever want another trip to Australia being from Southern California, I would recommend coming to Brisbane and exploring Queensland. It's quite a bit warmer than Melbourne or Adelaide but it's a bit quieter than the two you visited.
I can't believe I've watched through all of this! I just realized when he said, "since you got this far in the video" I was like it wasn't that long until I realized it was almost an hour! Wow
Australia has compulsory voting (for state and federal elections) - America doesn't. America has their ball sports - but Aussies play cricket and tennis on home turf - during summer.
RoughJustice 2k18 What is the point of compulsory voting when the system is rigged and the ONLY outcome is either Communists or Nazi s who only care for corporate profit for the Elite Bankers aka: Corporate Criminals specializing in money laundering. Their tax write offs are covered by forcing the average worker to hand over his salary and compensation for his hard labor to pay off corporate debt. In a democratic society 49% of the people will lose and have to accept what the 51 bastards are prepared to give the 49. ....which is next to nothing. Democracy is a scam.
All elections in Australia are managed by an independent authority unrelated to politics - The Australian Electoral Commission. Elections are ALWAYS on Saturdays so everyone can vote outside of normal work hours. There is no Voter Suppression by local Governments run by party politics.
Voting is NOT compulsory in Australia. Once you have your name crossed off the roll and take your papers to the booth you can write whatever you wish on the voting form or write nothing. The compulsory part is turning up to record that you did it. Cheers!
'Turning right on red' equivalent here is "turn left anytime with care". In those cases, there's a signpost and a turning lane added - to "turn left anytime with care" which bypasses the traffic lights. It's not the same, but does serve the same purpose.
8 ) Not walking on the left is due to mass immigration not knowing to walk on the left. It pisses me off too. Especially living in Sydney as the foot path is narrower. The Chinese don't speak English and if you tell them to move to the left they just stare at you. It's getting better but we've had double the immigration rate of America and most come to Sydney and Melbourne. Driving on the left is the norm originally. It goes back to the pre car era of horses. Knights would carry their lances under their right arm and pass on the left. When carts became popular the drivers switched to the right cause they could gauge the curb. The British never switched to the right because they had a network of canals from the industrial revolution. The roads ran next to the canals and were too narrow to bother to switch to the right. So driving on the left is natural. It's also better when chaperoning a lady on your left as you protect with your right arm and shield with your left... traditionally.
On weekends everything closes early, also why does America use the imperial system. Just have bangers and mash for Australian food. Where I live the Target is called Country Target that's how small it is. We have snow. We have a cattle station bigger than Texas.
Chips America does not use the Imperial System. The United States of America does. Only one of 3 countries in the world that does. The United States of America and America are not one and the same place. Do not confuse the two.
@@JebediahSpringfield More on the Metric System that Chips does not know about. With the volume and weight of food, ONLY Metric measurements are to be labeled. People are intuitive by nature and can see what the volume is and what weight something is, and become accustomed to it very quickly. Converting from one to the other causes a mental problem. The Auto industry was Metric >50 years ago. Most bolts on the automobile are metric, check it out.. All the component designs from Ford, Chrysler, GM are in Metric The USA committed to the metric system in 1875 by signing an international agreement. 'LA CONFÉRENCE DI MÉTRE' in Paris [FRANCE] Signed by M. Ashbourne the U.S. Envoy to France All its units have been defined to the metric standard since then The Metric system is the official and preferred measuring system in the USA for Trade and Commerce. Search for 'THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' §205b clause (1) states: To designate the metric system of measurement as the preferred system of weights and measures for the United States Trade and Commerce. Since 1994 both Metric and US customary units have been required to be shown on labels and packaging. The US currency is the Metric system, and it is that because the metric system for currency has been 'made compulsory'. The reason why people 'Domestically in General use the modified Imperial system is that it has not been made compulsory for common domestic use, Only one state in the US uses Metric for distance Measurement i.e Km. and not Miles. Interstate 19 from Nogales to Tucson in AZ is measured and noticed in Km. The ONLY U.S. Highway to have Metric Road signs. International trade would be difficult with different measurement standards, which is why the Metric System is the international system for weights and measures, including the USA. in 1975 the U.S. passed the Metric Conversion act. U.S. METRIC BOARD P.O BOX 7700 Washington D.C. 20044
After watching the whole video...I really think a TV network should snap you up for a kids morning show! something on the lines of play school....You just have the right personality.
Awesome video, and totally spot on. I am a Brisbane girl who has been to the USA more than a dozen times, and you summed up everything so well. I really really enjoyed this. I have a couple of other ones for you. Firstly I love how in the hotels in the USA you can often get a free breakfast with your room, and free coffee in the lobby. Sometimes free coffee in stores. Unheard of here in Aus. Free sauces and condiments with your food in the USA, unheard of here again. Almost nowhere in Aus has bottomless drinks or free refills. And coupons are very scarce here in Australia as well. Our supermarkets - Coles and Woolies will have weekly specials and discount prices but there are never coupons to clip and take to your grocery shop. Looking forward to more of your great content.
Thanks Tracey! I appreciate the feedback and the additional points! I agree on the bottomless drinks and refills... I really missed that in Australia! And yes... Free Breakfast is truly an awesome thing!
The reason Oz has electric kettles: we have 230 V / 50 Hz mains power. The US has 120 V / 60 Hz power. Electric kettles boil fast in Oz. They take a lot longer in the US due to the low voltage. Basically the mains power in the US is too weak to power some devices that are common in much of the rest of the world. This is also why you shouldn't just use a power adapter when visiting parts of Europe, Asia and Australia. You'll blow up your appliances if they aren't designed to accept the higher voltage.
I'm so glad you explained this. I was thinking OMG, "if" American visitors actually manage to push their plugs into our sockets (that's why they are different), there will end up being fires everywhere. They use such a low voltage as standard over there.
wolfblaide ohh that’s why my electric shaver was half strength when I used it in the states.... also I bought an electric shaver while in the states and using an adapter when I’m back here. Hopefully it don’t blow up.
Great videos and channel, Chris. I am a recent subscriber. In Australia, generally, Thursday night is night shopping for suburbs and Friday night is night shopping for the City.
Really enjoyed this video. You were spot on about the differences. Just returned from Hawaii, and I must say, in the USA the service you receive in restaurants, Department stores are far better than in Australia. I guess in USA, the better the service, may possibly increase the tip you receive. As you mentioned, we don't have tipping in Australia, the price you see is the price you pay. I'm from Melbourne and I agree we have fantastic coffee ☕️👍🏻🙂🇦🇺🌏
Wow I found the service pretty poor in America except in a Tibetan style restaurant in Maryland and a lovely, little restaurant called Phillips in Annapolis. There was a supermarket in Front Royal which I think was called Martins that also had a good range and good service otherwise it was very ordinary and even rude in a couple of incidences. The tax you get slugged with when you head to the counter with your chosen items is pretty offensive when you don't expect it especially when it seems like you get hit with two or three different taxes, my husband really enjoys that difference. On another note I was rather fascinated with the light switches that went upwards to turn on and down to turn off and the huge amount of water in a toilet bowl. I also got a huge kick out of the place where we stayed in the Shenandoah National Park advertising their water saving initiatives by not serving ice in the drinks. Overall a very beautiful country whose people are same same but different :)
american customer service has always been excellent and it usually comes from ppl. who don't make tips. the country is not perfect by any means but that is one of its strengths.
A jumper isn't a jacket. I guess a jumper is a sweater... I guess. You can wear a jacket over a jumper. Jackets are usually zip up. Jumpers are often thinner and cotton/wool. Store closing hours are regulated by state laws so it depends where you are. A lot of places where I live in Aus a lot of places are 24/7 like kmart (Wal-Mart). Small shops close at 6pm, larger shops close at 10 to 11pm. This is due to state laws and usually employee's have to pay staff more for staff to work after specific hours so shops close so they dont have to pay staff ~50% more.
As a born and bred Melburnian I can tell you our Stores close at roughly 9pm except over Holiday season such as Christmas. Plus 7-11 stores are open 24/7 at Coles Express Petrol stations. We grab a number and pay at counter, no paying at table when dining out. We don't tip as a rule. Not expected. Taxes such as GST is included with advertised price. Plus, depends if you pay cash or card there may be a surcharge which came in post-COVID. Cheers, keep up yr informative vids. 👍 Good onya'mate 👍
In Perth, if your no aware of it.......Kmart, Woolworths, Big W are open til 9pm Monday - Friday.......smaller independent grocery stores ( IGA ) stay open til 7pm with some even open til 9pm......we also have growers market store called Spud Shed which sells almost all the same things as a normal store like Woolworths with the exception that it grows most of vegetables on their own land and they are open 24hrs.....
Australian busines pays its employees and charges customers enough to cover costs. Unlike in America where business dups customers into paying the bill as well as paying staff .
Credit card charges vary but there are fee free cards. Electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS /ˈɛftpɒs/) is an electronic payment system involving electronic funds transfers based on the use of payment cards, such as debit or credit cards, at payment terminals located at points of sale.
its not a burger if it ain't got beetroot but it only can beetroot.not form veg shop it cooked in the can when made.its the main salad part of a burger down here. 90% of burgers made with it.
that amazing is canned beet sold in super market.buggers must be a little plain.so what would u have on it lettuce carrot beet onion cheese basic some times pine but pineapple is very strong and over powers the other ingredients
The reason we have have beetroot on burgers is because we don't have pickles or cheekily s unless you go to Maccas. Beetroot in a can is already pickled.
Actually, Coffee isn't the beverage we love. It's Beer. I'm pretty sure its a common stereotype, but yeah, its beer. Beer and sports (footy and rugby) is life.
There are several reasons for not paying at the table anymore. It used to be done that way, but due to people not wanting to let their plastic cards out of their sight because of identity theft and skimming it is better to pay at a cashier.
Outhouse Steakback that’s what I think of it. If you want to go to an Australian steakhouse chain in Australia you go to Hog’s Breath. It’s a QLD chain. As for coffee, yes our coffee here in Melbourne (or anywhere in Australia in general) is magnitudes better than the dishwater they serve in Starbucks or Seattle’s Best. There was this cafe I went to in NY near the NYSE and it was really, really good but, surprise, surprise! It was run by a transplanted Aussie from Moonee Ponds.
Our Australian currency notes don’t feel like paper. Australian banknotes are printed on polymer, a type of plastic, and they have a distinctive feel. Polymer banknotes were developed to make our currency more difficult to counterfeit. The polymer makes it possible to include a range of security features on our banknotes.
Not sure about the calendar question. I think that it is simply because Monday is the first work day of the week. Saturday and Sunday are the typical weekend days.
For a bloke who spent just 2 weeks and only saw Melbourne and Adelaide, you certainly got a good handle on us, great job. I'll certainly be catching your travel posts on other places as I can see you do your homework.
Melbourne has 4 seasons in 1 day. I spent a week there (I'm an Aussie) lost my jacket at airport. Bought a new one but then the rest of the week i was there was a heatwave
What we call a "Jumper" is what you would call a "Sweater". A "Jacket" is worn over a Jumper such as those in the US would wear an "Overcoat" or perhaps a "Trench coat". A Jacket is usually waist or hip length.
To give some perspective on the position of Australia, it lies between the equivalent latitudes of Sacramento and San Jose in Costa Rico. The weather is more "mexican" than US. It is also much flatter and rains bugger all over much of the country.
Late to the party here, but be aware for people visiting Sydney that in the state of New South Wales it is illegal for a member of the public to hold or "cuddle" a koala. It is only allowed in certain States, and under strict supervision at certain wildlife parks. Where holding them is permitted, they're carefully selected for their temperament. Reasons for these restrictions include stress to the animals from being passed person to person, and the fact they have quite sharp and powerful claws! However in many wildlife parks and zoos you can get up very close, and in many cases touch the koala without actually holding it.
When we adopted decimal currency we did have 1c & 2C coins, but they depreciated in value and were scrapped. We also had $1 & $2 notes but they were replaced by the gold-coloured coins.If you have MasterCard or Visa credit cards, you don't pay fees at businesses connected to their issuing bank.
All Aussie money is waterproof and goes up in size in all dimensions; width, length and thickness so that you can feel the difference between money. Also it has anti counterfeiting watermarks and other neat thing on it like a bit in the top left that is clear and 2 points of a 5 sided star that if you hold to the light it becomes all 5
Yellow Productions also if you wanted Australian food not Asian food you just needed to go to a pub. Also Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth have some of the hottest temperatures around, not because of there longitude or latitude but because the north winds, which bring hot are from the outback into the cities and towns. It is currently mid autumn and there were some places in Victoria that had upwards of 30 weather.
You’re right! It annoys me too that people in the city walk any side of the footpath. Always dodging. Perhaps it’s due to multinationals who are used to both right and left? On our many walking tracks we DO walk on the left. Melbourne rules!
Hi Chris, just a side note our 1&2 Dollar bills used to be paper but were replaced by coins in 1984 and 1986 respectively. Our paper bills were slowly phased out in favor of the plastic (polymer) bills in 1988. We also had 1&2 cent coins, but they were phased out in 1992. One thing you guys do so well is Mexican food. We just don’t do great Mexican food down under.
With the counter restaurant situation they don't accept tips they get a set wage which is a pretty good wage compared to American wages relying on tips but saying that if you'd give somebody a tip that's how the ordinary because most people on about 25 to $30 an hour
Be aware, with power adapter. Australia runs on 220-240 Volts, 50 Hz not 110 v 60 Hz. Your hair dryer will run nice n hot for a short time and then blow up. Some electronics may fry.
Australian power outlets are also used in New Zealand, Mainland China (since round 2000) and parts of Argentina. It was originally an American 220V standard that was adopted as an australian national standard in 1923 with some adjustments.
Don't forget, with our high cost of living, minimum wages are very high by world standards, this is why stores don't close late. P.S, because they don't have hourly rates, I almost always tip taxi drivers(if they aren't rude). Thanks, Nick
Koala's normally are boring critters sleeping in a tree at most zoos and wildlife parks, but I went to Lone Pine Zoo in Queensland in the morning and saw more Koala activity than I have seen in my whole life, it was an unexpected great treat, so if you go, I suggest you go early, you just might be as lucky as I was.
Regarding traffic lights, we sometimes have two sets of lights at an intersection, where one is normal the other has like an arrow pointing left, so the main light might be red but the left arrow may be green.
Just a little fact australia has the biggest , longest and heavyest trucks / semis in the world up to 6 trailers long on privite roads and 4 trailers on public roads and can weigh up to 200 tonnes on privite roads and 130 tonnes on pubic roads in the outback
Re different sizes of Australian $ notes is for people who are blind. The Reserve Bank has developed a credit-card sized device that uses the different lengths of Australia's banknotes to help people who are blind or have low vision distinguish between denominations. The device folds to fit easily into a standard wallet or purse.
39:18. . the reason the power outlets are angled is so when you plug something in, gravity cannot make the plug slip out and cause an electric arc. Safety. . that's all. . In The US the two plug-in things are parallel. . up and down, so gravity can cause the plug to slide out. . (maybe) Anyway . . that was the idea for the design. Same plugs that are used in Australia are also used in some south-east Asian countries, New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu and Japan.
Beer sizes are different from State to state here, in NSW its Middie and Schooner(3/4 pint). You can turn left on red in many traffic lights in NSW. Victoria doesn't do it mostly because they tend to have a lot more left turn merging lanes. As for the date, it just you guys over there do it differently to the rest of the world. And week is Sunday to Saturday....
As an Aussie I found that frustrating too that people dont walk on footpaths the same way as you drive a car. It happens sometimes but not enough. Some of our traffic lights are sensored and some arent. Turning on red arrows is bad enough when they are green because some people are idiot drivers and dont stop. We have some signage on some very few lights that say can turn on red if clear. Woolworths is an Australian Company not USA. Footy is Oval Shaped Oval. Hence the name Oval. lol Some Calendars start on Sunday here. Plus the work week starts on Monday here. Not Sunday.
If you think now is bad, it used to be even worse. There used to be this joke that in Australia, the only thing that'd open after 6:00pm was a parachute.
Have you ever seen a Koala's Hands, they will claw your skin to shreds? Even places that allow you to hold a Koala will make you done heavy duty gloves for handling
Generally, very accurate on the differences, recognising that these are generalisations and there are still variations. Our calendars have always started on the Sunday, but over the last twenty years or so, there has been a growing number starting on a Monday, but those starting on Sunday are still in the majority (btw, Sunday being the first day of the week, originates in the Bible). Another area not covered, is spelling and pronunciation differences.
The outback steak house, originally started in Australia as a meal & show act shown once a year on the Gold Coast. You would order a hardy meal and desert with drinks while watching a horse themed live wild west style show. These days, this particular show is more regular and the people in cities love them. They're also a tourist attraction thing. I remember the first time I ever heard about it I was staying on the Gold coast I was 6 years old (though my Mum says it had been around far longer then that), and because I loved horses I wanted to go.. Sadly that never happened.
With the turn on red, we do have many roads that have things called slip lanes, which is a small lane that separates from the road, and let’s you turn when it’s clear.
I love Beetroot on my burgers & ham, cheese & salad sandwiches. Adds a little moisture & flavour. My favourite sandwich. Bread, avocado, little pepper on avo, ham/chicken, lettuce, beetroot, tomato, cheese. Yum yum! 🇦🇺👍🏼🇺🇸
Australia money has nicknames too. A $5 note is called a echidna, $10 is a blue tounge (after blue tounge lizard) , $20 is called Redback ( after redback spider.) $50 is called a Pinapple. & $ 100 is a Turtle & yes we speak about money that way. Ie mum can I borrow a redback and a pineapple until payday . Meaning loaning $70 . We shorten everything. Thanks for the laughs love it. The traffic light are digital and some have cameras in them as well.
Pedestrian crossings are synced with the traffic lights if you allow left turn on red you will be crossing into the path of pedestrians that's why we don't have it here
Regarding coffee. I drink a good 2 to 3 cups of espresso per day and have been to quite a few countries and have to say our coffee is by far the best in the world. I have several friends who have been all through Europe and north/south America and have a friend who has been to every single country in Asia and they all say coffee is by far better in Australia than any other country including Itali. That being said you have to know a good barista as coffee quality does vary a lot between cafes. It's common to see 2 coffee shops side by side and one will have a lineup out the door and no one in the other shop. We are usually quite picky with our coffee so coffee shops that don't have good barristas will get no customers but if you are a tourist it is very possible to get bad coffee. I mean the worst coffee in Australia is still a lot better than American coffee.
