I'm a Canadian living in Australia since the mid 1960s. Just for the record I'm well into my 70s now. I'd like to add a couple of supporting facts to what the American said in his video. Parks in Australia have free electric BBQs, which feature stainless steel flat cooktops, kept clean and maintained by local government. The reason for this is in summer most of Australia is fairly flammable. People lighting wood or charcoal BBQs in public spaces, and resulting bush fires is way more costly that installing some free electric BBQs. The second point I want to add is that most of Australia is pretty dry most of the time. So there are some mandated measures to help reduce water usage. One of these is the dual flush toilet. One button only releases one third of the water in the cistern in a flush. The other button releases the lot. Also, the volume of water held in the cistern is about two thirds of that in the average American toilet cistern. And the mechanis of how the Australian toilet flushes is different to the American toilet. None of this sending the bowl contents dizzy swirling around. The bowl contents are sent on their way by straight water pressure. And I can vouch for the excellence of Australian coffee.
The first time I heard about how much water is in the US toilet I was shocked . Sounds awful and a waste of water. Do you go back to Canada at all? Seems to me that your home is here now.
@@infin8eeI suspect they aren't as water conscious as we are, as when we are in the El Nino long-term drought phase, water restructions are strictly enforced. That's why the dual flush was developed.
@@DUBTMAC G’day Mate. Be aware that, the video that they are referring too (there is only one one) is actually a big face saving exercise in its own right. Starbucks tanked big time. They gave one example where they partially blamed their failure on the global financial crisis. But here’s the thing, it didn’t hit Australia. We didn’t have a recession, in fact our GDP actually grew during the GFC. But it’s still an interesting video none the same. I’m going to give you one bit of advice, that I’ll probably repeat elsewhere when’s it’s appropriate. The sad truth is, a lot of popular RU-vid videos out about Australia, aren’t made by Australians. That’s not an issue of it’s own, but what is the fact that a great many (i.e. most of them) are full of inaccuracies or are just plain garbage. So here is my fair dinkum advice. Before you actually view any future videos, please checkout the comments section first. This will immediately clue you in as we are naturally quite vocal about bullish!t about our country. By all means still watch them, but being forewarned is to be forearmed as well. And that could well lead to more entertaining videos too. The RU-vid channel “iWroker” is actually a good example of this. He also made the same understandable mistakes too, but he also learned as well. Which is very refreshing for a Yank. Thus he had a lot of popular reactions from Aussies. So, read the comments first, you won’t be criticised for that, but rather more than likely, quite the opposite. Be aware, we Aussies also like to bend the truth, for a laugh, so don’t fall for any Drop Bear jokes. But since your a Canadian cousin, you might be immune. But for full immunity, get your Aussie/Kiwi accent sorted out asap 😜😅😭😱
I'm an Australian who lived in Canada and worked as a barista at Starbucks. Hated the coffee. I drank it occasionally because it was free for staff but I would never pay for one. Horrible in comparison to Aussie cafe's and even McDonald's McCafe.
I would say most of what Tristan is say is not just anecdotal - 1. Aussies win many international coffee competitions (along with pizza, whiskey etc) the early Italian and Greeks that immigrated after the war taught us all to appreciate great coffee (most of us go to independently owned coffee shops and not corporate chain stores) . 2. Yes, sunscreen is free or very cheap compared to world standards, unfortunately Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world (something to do with the earth's axis that makes us closer to the sun in summer compared to the northern hemisphere). 3. Sushi is extremely popular in Australia - noting we are part of Asia/Oceania and have a lot of Asian restautants (Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese)....think Mexican in America. 4. we have low water levels (very low compared to the US) in our toilets as we have to conserve water - Australia also invented the dual flush toilet for this reason (US toilet water levels scared the crap out of me the first time I visited) 5. Arvo = afternoon, Mozzie = mosquito, Esky = cooler (US) - The video Tristan did on this was great and worth a watch Cheers from Australia
@@fm6419mostly near popular beaches in the summer. Lookout for a mobile truck, they provide free sunscreen by pump, not free sunscreen bottle. You pump and apply on spot.
I've spent some time in Canada, forever grateful for the experience, it's very different in some aspects, but the people are more like us Aussies than anywhere I've been (except New Zealand), just the vibe, I felt so at home there. Canada is IMO, the most stunningly beautiful country I've ever seen, breath taking.✌❤
Honestly in Australia the RBT (breathalyser) setups are no big deal. The cops have always been polite in my experience, first question is "have you had anything to drink?" (correct answer: "no") then they hold up the detector and you count to 10, and they wave you on your way with a "have a good night!". It's nothing at all..... unless you've been drinking. And it slashed the drunk driver accident statistics when it was introduced.
I have only been to Vancouver (during your spring), but it had a ‘vibe’ that felt to familiar to me as an Australian. And round-abouts are so good, never seen any one get them wrong…..there is one simple rule, ‘give way to your right’…….this makes it sooooo easy!
The problem with Tristan is he’s still learning about Australia, he hasn’t travelled around it too much and does some sweeping generalisations that are simply incorrect. I also don’t think he’s travelled around USA much either as he tends to generalise his own country too as some of the comments he gets are from Americans who pull him up on that. But he’s likeable, he tries. 😀 Probably the best Americans RU-vidrs you could watch/react to is the RU-vid channel “One pack Wanderers”. This couple have toured extensively throughout Australia and they are currently still touring and have been made “honorary Australians” by many Aussie viewers. 😀
Been following them since they first landed in Perth they are the real thing honestly they could run their own tv show they are genuine and fresh and clearly really love Australia i hope they can one day move here permanently.
Australia has the BEST coffee culture in the world and Melbourne is the best city for it. There are cafes everywhere ! It is based on the Italians and Greeks who love their coffee and emigrated to Australia after WW2.There are many varieties of coffee all beautifully presented in an artful way. Cafes all have their own unique vibe and are great meeting places. A good try on the Aussie accent but realise that you haven't got it totally correct. It sounds a bit like the New Zealand / 'Kiwi' accent or that you have live in Oz (short for Australia) or NZ for a while. The Aussie accent is the hardest to imitate in the world, so say elocution experts in the acting industry. In Oz we recognise that Canada and its people are different to the USA's people and culture. We like Canadians, regarding them like cousins.
Some of the best coffee in the world in the early1900s was grown in NQLD where Italian immigrants moved to in the late1800s /early 1900s as cane cutters.
Tristan is American. We call them playgrounds too. I have two Canadian grandchildren and I have spent a lot of time in Canada. I find Canadians more like Australian’s and you cannot pay me to leave an airport in America. I did once and I was sorry. The Cancer Council will supply sunscreen for free if you need it, just ask. Melbourne wins world’s best coffee many times. I also loved Tim Hortons.
I am enjoying your Canadian and Australian accents, well articulated! I personally don't love to get drunk! 😁 He's living in hot and humid Queensland, so slang rules! 👍
Arvo = afternoon Avo = avocado Esky = a popular brand of portable cooler, so,popular that the name became part of our vernacular, just like Macca’s = McDonald’s. Bottle-O = bottle shop/liquor shop Servo = petrol station Snag = sausage Sanger = sandwich (two slices of bread pressed together with a filling).does not include bread rolls nor burgers.
We have RBT = Random breath testing. We also have Booze Buses where after an RBT officer stops you, you blow and if your breath is above the limit, you go to the bus for questioning and further testing. We definitely don’t have the field sobriety tests, those are not scientific and plenty of sober people can fail them. BTW, I just subscribed and shared your channel. 😃👍🇦🇺🇨🇦
Thank goodness we don't need to do the dance of sobriety at the side of the road. We also have a lower bac which I think most of us think is a good thing.
@@infin8ee Yeah, those FSTs are design for you to fail, but even sober people can’t always do them. Plus they don’t realise that they can refuse the field sobriety tests without consequences. The blood test is necessary and proper science. My legal friend says the first thing they ask you is, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” They’re hoping you’ll admit to something and then they’ve got you!
As mentioned elsewhere Tristan has a good idea of what he's saying, but is making wild generalisations of both Australia and I expect North America. The Playscape or Playground are typical of larger tourist areas, where there is either a large population or high tourist numbers. Mostly they're smaller. The lagoons are because he's in the tropical areas, similar to Florida. They are there to avoid the dangers of Crocodiles, Sharks and Jellyfish. The Traffic Circle/Roundabout thing is fairly self explanatory, being an extension of the Give Way or Yield sign... given the obvious orientation difference (driving in the Left or Right lane), you give way to those in the circle first, those to the right next, and those to your left give way to you. However it is also the other major road law difference, a stop sign means all must stop, also with a stop light, NO RIGHT ON RED, or the equivalent left on red; a give way is give way to any traffic on the major road, then oncoming traffic (left or straight ahead before turning right, or the sinistral Left goes Last).
It's called RANDOM breath testing for reason. Since about 1982, you could be stopped for a breath test regardless of how you are driving or how you look. The police setup a breath test station on the side of the road and will flag you in for a test, it doesn't take long and it's for our safety. Sadly there are still fools who think they are above the law and they take the risk, hopefully they are caught. It used to be that police would have to see signs of erratic driving before they could pull you over. Our motor vehicles registration is done online these days. In NSW we need a roadworthy certificate from a mechanic but the rest of the process for registering a vehicle is done online. The sunscreen issue is a big thing in our environment, I don't know the figures but I assume that we would rank pretty high in the skin cancer incidence scale, if there is one and the cost of treatment would be far more than the cost of supplying sunscreen.
Arvo - afternoon, Mozzie - mosquito, Esky - cooler. In my state (NSW) random breath testing is usually set up on the side of the road where they flag down every vehicle going in that direction and send them into a a designated parking area. They stop as many cars as will fit into the area so if your lucky its full and you dont get pulled over. There is usually a number of police officers that will go to each vehicle and test the driver, once they have done that they will clear the area and pull over another group, each batch will probably take 5 minutes from start to finish.. They also have one or 2 pursuit vehicles parked near by ready to chase anyone who refuses to stop. You can be randomly stopped anytime for breath testing and if you are involved in an incident or an officer suspects you maybe under the influence you will be tested. If you go over the limit they will take you to do a proper test on more accurate equipment either in a bus like in the video or back at the police station. They dont do the BS road sobriety stops like in the US and if you refuse to do a breath test they will charge you as guilty.
Tristan is correct, police do block off sections of roads AND drink/drug test everyone that's pulled over. That's why it's called random, police can pullover anyone anywhere to check you.
I can’t believe the criticism that your attempt of an Australian accent is sounding Kiwi. I’m pretty sure the difference between an Australian and New Zealand accent is similar to USA & Canadian. I know a lot of Aussies who can’t tell the difference.
Interesting. Mind you, this is me just trying to do an Aussie accent for the first time. Of course no offense is meant, but seems some get a little agitated XD. Nevertheless I have also seen comments saying it's not too bad for a try. I will still try time to time
Here in Australia the police will shut down a road and breath test everyone. They will usually be there for a couple of hours. When someone fails the initial test they will then have to either go to a booze bus or the police station for further testing.
In Australia we have service centres with the state name, like service NSW most things can be done on line. Anything beyond that can be done in person, you are greeted by a concierge who will direct you to the service you need. They will give you a ticket and direct you to a seat and wait until your number comes up on a screen, all usually takes about 15 minutes.
The sushi train is a conveyer belt where the bowls of sushi go around. You pick of whatever you like, and pay by the number of plates you end up with. No, don't put them back on the train, that is policed. And a dick move.
“Kaitenzushi (回転寿司) - or conveyor belt sushi - is a convenient and affordable type of sushi restaurant characterized by the conveyor belt that winds through the restaurant. The conveyor belt carries plates of sushi past the diners, who can take whatever they wish. In recent years, kaitenzushi restaurants have further evolved to feature touch screens for ordering, upon which the plates are delivered to the customer via the conveyor belt. The price per plate starts around 100 yen, making kaitenzushi considerably cheaper than conventional sushi restaurants. Kaitenzushi restaurants can be found across Japan.”
known as sushi trains here in oz, colour coded bowls denote the different prices of contents, so when you take your bowls to the cashier, they can total up your bill easily
I have to correct you there. We don’t give way to our right. We give way to all vehicles already in the roundabout. This means giving way to vehicles already in the roundabout on your right, and vehicles that have entered the roundabout from your left or from directly opposite you✌🏼
The toilet thing is totally logical. Australia is the second driest continent on earth. We value our water ( or at least we should) especially us non urban folk.
Canada is a lot more like Aus in that it respects it's citizens.(free health care, welfare etc.) America from all I've heard is essentially fend for yourself it would seem. Aus still far from perfect. (Aus opinion.)
reminds me of when I went to Ontario in 2006 and the guy I was renting a room from was driving me somewhere, and he was so excited about this new roundabout in town we drove through. I was confused why it was worth mentioning but later realised that they were super rare there 😂
I grew up in regional town and we had one set of lights and multiple roundabouts. Some were rather small and I saw a "L" plater try to go around the wrong way, hit a car and end up on their side. As you say though, it's a rare thing and makes for smoother traffic flow . It's always the people in a hurry who make it difficult for everyone.
Tristan's videos are pretty good however this one was made in his early days of being in Australia. Some of his comments are anectodal and not always 100% correct but mostly not too far off the mark.
Had dual flush toilets have been a thing in Australia for over 40 years, started out with 11/5.5 litre flushes. Think it's down to 9/4.5 litres now, water level in Australia has always been lower than in the US
If you have a bunch of watermelon, cut it up into squares and put them in the freezer, once frozen put them in your drink to keep it cool (basically watermelon IceCubes).
The Australian version of the sushi roll is, of course, just a modified temaki roll - an unsliced hand roll that is common in Japan. Aussies like them because they can eat them on the go.
Your continuing criticism of this for being anecdotal seems somewhat inappropriate. The young man is providing an opinion piece, not a piece of research.
Yes, most of the US is about individualism. True. It doesn’t mean you are on your own with everything. We believe in family, we believe in friends, we are the most charitable country in the world as well. We just don’t like giving it to the government so they can waste 1/2 of it before redistributing it somewhere we wouldn’t ourselves.
Canada sound's very similar to Australia 🇦🇺 Every police vechile can breathalyser you or drug testing They carry kits in the vechiles then if read a positive Then they the take you to local stations and put you on a machine that calibrate you for court You can opt out for a blood test if you refuse either you are deemed automatically guilty and loose licence 12 mnths and large fine What he's talking about is a booze bus it has a breathalyser unit in them like in police stations that calibrate you for court rather then taken you to the stations as they'll have dozen officers outside in a line and pull over that many in one go test if fail you go to bus also drug test as well and usually only stay a hr or two because word gets out where they are Any major advent they'll have them set up before and after the events and when they used the most For alcohol you blow into a digital device two seconds you finished But drug test is swabs of mouth and put in liquid depending colour it turns if you leave and can take 5 mins to get results They set them up all over city's day and night on top of every police car has the option if they think you are impaired by either Driving rules are very stricted here even speeding all carry high fines and points system on your licence and when you accumulated 12 points you loose your licence depending on offences instant drink drug driving also a certain speed over speed limits or hooning laws they'll take your vechile and crush them Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍
The Drives struggling at traffic circus, should never EVER drive in Melbourne City, with our hook turns, Circles you give way to your right. Hook Turns you sit in the middle of the intersection, slightly to the left, to let cars pass on the right, wait for them to stop at Orange so you can go right.
The police block off a single lane or the entire street and then breathalyse every driver as they come through. No exceptions. And by the way, can you say 'anecdotal' less often? It becomes annoying.
Oz and Canada have the same head of state and I must say I haven't met a Canadian I didn't like. Similar outlook on life. The climate couldn't be more different though. I start to shiver at around 17degc and Canucks call that T shirt weather. :)
many nations do not have a tax free threshold, whereas here the first $20k or so that you earn is tax free, and after that other deductions kick in, the US also has many indirect taxes that cost you more than GST, and are not displayed in the price of a product
I think that Canadian and Australian attitudes are pretty similar in that we care about the community as a whole and so are perfectly fine with breath tests etc . In the US it's more about the individual and bugger everyone else. Our BAC is .05 which is lower than the US and imo that's a good thing. As mentioned, there's a lot of messed up people driving around at all times and the results of drinking and driving aren't to be laughed at - far too many lise their lives because of their, or someone else's selfish stupidity!
