10 WEIRD Things About AUSTRALIA/Australians
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- 10 WEIRD Things about AUSTRALIANS/AUSTRALIA
In this video I discuss 12 weird things that Australian people do after having lived in Australia for almost a year.
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Lol, the mullet isn't making a comback in Australia, it never died.
😑😑 Why not lol. It doesn’t look good
You need to visit Perth I think.. Millienial and gen z boys here in Perth have been bringing them back for the past 2 decades. And I absolutely hate it. Since I was in high school the rise of mullets here in Perth is sickening. They are every where. Every second guy under the age of 25 has one here in Perth 🤢
Yeah it’s a total younger generation thing. I mean some older people but I’ve seen it mostly on 15-20 year olds
I’ve been to 4 states other than NSW and I’ve seen lots of older bogans with it but as far as city people go I’ve noticed it more on younger people. But I’ve seen it on all ages and I’m sure you’re right.
WhoDarestheMAN gamer you are right, their are many older people with mullets here in aus but I think the point we are getting at is that it is a lot more popular with the younger generations today, and young boys are defiantly bring back the ‘trend’ in full swing
If voting wasn't compulsory here nobody would be elected
Wouldn't that be good
🤣😂 it's true our government are all cunts
Yah lol
lmao true but thats coz we've never had crazy extremists running. Everyone is a decent moderate rly.
Strewth
American socket outlets only have 110 volts, that’s why it isn’t necessary to have an on and off switch. Here in Australia we have 240 volts, a lot higher and a lot deadlier. So on and off switches are a safety tool as well!
I was about to say that until I saw this comment and you did it for me, cheers
@@c4j708 Yup, was going to say the same thing too. If it's not switched off it's still drawing a current so, yes, over time you are saving something.
it also means you're not going to damage the cable/plug by constantly having to pull it out and plug it back in
USA has 60Hz and its more painfull tho
You sometimes see clips of American kids sticking a spoon or whatnot in a power outlet and it gives them a bit of a shock. But here in Australia if our young ones where stupid enough to do that they'd get fried.
I’m in Queensland and we don’t get a public holiday for Melbourne cup.
I’m pretty sure it’s only Victoria
Its only Victoria. I grew up in Sunraysia which is a district that is on both sides of the NSW/Vic boarder. The main City is Mildura which is on the Vic side. We on the NSW side complain we don't get the Melbourne cup off. But the handful of towns in NSW in our district do get and extra week off for the Christmas Holidays. Not all of NSW. Just our 5 towns. This is because back in the horse and buggy days the education system let the teachers from Sydney have an extra week to get here. And its never changed.
Yeah public holiday for Melbourne Cup only for Victoria but we get a public holiday in South Australia for the Adelaide Cup held on 2nd Monday in March, so makes for another long weekend.
It's only Melbourne that gets the holiday.The country area of Victoria doesn't get the holiday
Only Melbourne metro area gets the Melbourne Cup holiday.
Actually now it is only the city of Melbourne. Most of country Victoria doesn't give them a day off but I know some companies do.
voting is not compulsory, turning up is.
You should say getting your name marked off the electoral roll, or the good old donkey vote
Yes I work for the electoral commission. It’s kind of sad to get so many informal votes during an election but also entertaining ie how many ballots with a penis drawn on them etc and of course it’s your right to make your vote not count.
Not true.
I pay 20 everytime.
I don't have to take time off work or drive 20 mins from home, or line up.
Plus i haven't seen anyone worth voting for , for years.
Sweet.
onyachamp Onya maaate if you don’t like the great outdoors register for postal vote and enjoy your four wall syndrome
Not sure why you would not use the opportunity to vote count. You don't vote you have 0 rights to complain when any decision is made about anything. You wanted to disengage and abuse the rights most countries do not have but want, then you suffer whatever is laid down...and do so quietly. Anyone saying they have not found anyone worth voting for are probably just being lazy and not bothering to research independents and minor parties. Also remember when you vote you are not just voting for the head of the federal party. You are voting for a local memeber in your area, so you need to research their policies ect as well.
No Americans are the ones that are weird for not having a switch for their outlets.
the thought of not having them is very weird
I think its dangerous to not have an on/off switch. Its electricity FFS. You should be able to turn it off.
US only runs 110v, not 240 like here in Oz.
Australia has super high safety standards and that's a good thing. Just about everything comes with a warning. Even vertical blinds and baby cushions.
@@partymanau interesting.
Yes. Electric items still leech power. Switching them off at the power point will actually save you hundreds of dollars off your electricity bill every year
Exactly 💯
In Australia voting is a duty, like jury service. A thing that everyone has to do their share to make the system work.
Compulsory voting, or rather having a very high routine turnout, turns out to make a big difference to politics. Having a well-funded campaign and well-organised volunteers is much less important when the law does your "get out the vote" effort for you. Policy gets driven a lot more towards the centre when there is no percentage in "energise the base" policies. You can't suppress the vote when everybody got to vote. And the huge overwhelming thing is that in Australia young people, poor people, and people who have to work on Tuesdays all get to vote, so policy is not directed so strongly to retired white people who own cars.
Tristan, I really hope that you are still here next time we have a federal election, because I would love to see your reaction to watching how elections are conducted in Australia. We have mobile voting places that visit hospitals and nursing homes so that sick and bedridden people get to vote. Until the 1990s they used to visit prisons, too, so that prisoners could do their duty as citizens.
Compulsory voting doesn't only force the idiots to vote. It also forces the highly educated, who would rather not spend the time, to vote. It also means the messing about the US has with voter disenfranchisement is not an issue.
If you want weird, I hear there's this country which forces everyone to vote on a Tuesday. Apparently this dates back to the 19th century in an attempt to allow farmers time to get to market and sell their crops on the weekend, plus ensuring they don't need to work on the Sabbath.
Also because everyone knows they have to vote you will find that everyone actually are more politically aware. Not saying everyone is but likely just more so than in the USA. As much as people whinge about it they still have some pride in that they have their say.
Yeah... It's funny how Americans don't vote. I'd give my right arm to be able to have my say in the US political system, apparently the Russians tried really hard to get involved but 300 million actual Americans can't be bothered...
Didn’t ask
The Melbourne cup is only a holiday for Melbourne or Victoria. The rest of us work and don’t get paid more. But we do normally stop working to watch the race or have an afternoon tea for it. Most place just use as an excuse to boost moral.
i work and live in south aussie, and i get double time
Brain injuries decreased by 70% after helmets were introduced - I would call that a pretty good trade off :)
Helmets are a good idea, no doubt but the trade off is the difficulty in getting people onto bikes. Also I doubt the stat of 70%- lots of reasons... Anyway. Wear a helmet because it's a good idea, the law shouldn't mandate it.
@@drfill9210 horse shit - the stats are out there, they hide them in things called books
@@BettyBettyBoBetty yeah the 70%is bullshit. its also unclear if the helmet law was the cause of the reduction in head injury numbers, since pedestrian head injuries also showed a similar trend at the same time
@@badwerds and when did you get your head injury Spanky ?
Still shouldn't be illegal, its basically a tax that harms the poorest the most because they can't always afford the newest helmets.
Maybe give out warnings or increase public awareness of helmet safety but don't fine them.
Electrical sockets: Australian electrical sockets are required by electrical safety standards to have a switch which isolates the active pin in the socket. There are a couple of exceptions, such as if the appliance plugged in is normally "stationary" and stays plugged there all the time (eg a ceiling light). So when junior crawls around the floor and decides to stick something in an un-used socket, he doesn't get electrocuted.
Aussies also run 240V as apposed to the US that runs 110V. Best to have an isolating switch with that extra kick :).
Its not the voltage that kills you its the amps.... look it up.... we have 240v ac.... they have 110v dc.... the switch is purely a safety regulation....
@@paulrodsted3905 It is actually power that kills you. It is a combination of voltage and current. Because of our resistance if the voltage isn't high enough for us to draw enough current.
Only takes 1 amp to stop the human heart.
Paul is correct. A 2 V solar battery can put out 1000-2000 amps yet touching the terminals with your hands does nothing. Drop a wrench across the terminals however, and..... well I don't recommend it.
It is certain combinations of voltage and current which kill a human, or a path into the body which overcomes the skin's natural low conductivity.
I’m Australian and absolutely HATE mullets. The suburb I grew up in basically every second male has a mullet and they make me sick 🤢
I totally agree. I could never date someone with a mullet haha
Oops I need to learn to check for typos 🤦♀️
Tristan Kuhn yep I think it would be very unwise to date someone with a mullet.. they’re just not right on ANYONE, apart from Joe Exotic but still then the mullet is questionable.
Tristan Kuhn p.s I’ve been loving your videos Tristan keep up the great work and hopefully you will make it to visit Perth while you’re in aus :)
You from Gympie?
The super bowl is definitely not one of the most watched sporting events in the world, it’s not even in he top 10!
Yeha lol, mate I couldn’t care less about it
The super bowl is like the biggest sport in the world 🤣🤣🤣 football world cup, champions League, euro, what a fool
@@Deni-nl1ce American detected
@@Deni-nl1ce *picks up cricket bat*
OMG the fact that he thinks the mullet is "homosexual". WOW. it's the most blokey/heterosexual hairstyle you can get
yeah but you could take the most effete man in Australia and he'd still be way butcher than most men in the rest of the world.
i think he was reffering to joe exotic tho, but yeah i agree
@@ktwashere5637 you live in Australia? cos that just ain't true
@@alexmaguire2254 it's just weird seeing that in American or elsewhere in the world, the mullet is seen as "feminine" on a guy, whereas in Australia it's the complete opposite
For the electrical outlets if an appliance is tripping the power then you can use the switches to determine which appliance has the fault without unplugging everything. I think we also use a higher voltage here and therefore that’s more dangerous. As for ignorant people voting they tend to make their form invalid by fulling it out wrong on purpose that way they avoid the fine and only spend two seconds on their form.
Ahhh that makes sense
Yeah Australia uses 240V and US uses 110V
It also helps to lower ya power bill by turning certain things off at the wall
@@TristanKuhn Australia the home of the penis vote. As it is compulsory to vote, which was brought in to ensure everyone had a say in who was in the government, compared to special interest groups, those who don't like the candidates will draw a penis on the ballet paper. I had a colleague who worked a Federal Election and she said some of them are really well drawn.
America 110v, just as dangerous as 240v. Amps kill you not volts.
I’m glad you always keep your energy high in these videos.
Nicotine vaping is perfectly legal here. You just can't buy nicotine E-Liquid here, you have to import it. Or import pure nicotine and mix the stuff yourself.
I'm in my 40's, and had never heard of a "shoey"before watching this vid. I'm thinking it was a fad specific to where you were, i'd never heard of it
The short isn't that big of a thing. Dave Reynolds, I believe did it as a joke after winning a Supercars race and Daniel Ricciardo saw it and made it more famous when he followed suit at an F1 event. A bit of a laugh.
Im in my 50's and never heard of a shoey either lol
i'm in my 60's and totally familiar with it. been around a long time
Shoeys do exist but they just aren’t as common amongst general crowds and I’m sure have only made their way to youngsters amongst the late 20th century and early 21st.
Alright here are the explanations I promised last video :)
1. Mullets have never really died and they are really popular with bogans and people who want attention, although here are mixed opinions on them (personally I don’t really like them)
2. Shoeys are actually really popular now but not so much before. I believe that Daniel Ricciardo brought it back when he won Formula 1 races and he poured the champagne into his racing shoes and drank it on the podium.
3. Footy can be all of them like you said and I don’t really know why there’s a difference, it I call AFL footy (Sorry)
4. I have no clue for this one (as you mentioned there’s a law but I don’t do either so sorry again
5. The Melbourne Cup is a big event (but only Victoria has a public holiday [and the Monday off could be a long weekend and also he Friday off is private schools]) and there are different views about the Melbourne Cup, e.g. the abuse of horses etc.
6. An unknown fact about the switches - even if you turn the power off on the appliance, the socket still leaks electricity, so that’s why we turn it off (also to save electricity)
7. That’s right voting is an obligation of being an Australian citizen (if you’re 18 or older) and also if you’re talking about idiots voting I think you guys would have a bigger number because of the population so that skews the votes more than ours (also see Sian660’s comment he explained it better than me
8. Working at Maccas is very common for people’s first jobs in Australia - and yeah it is good to have experience like that at that age. Another common job is working at woolies or Coles at that age.
9. You can get aioli pretty commonly but it’s mostly for fish and chips etc. it’s not as common as you think
10. It’s just our culture accepts that more than you Americans but then again for more fancy dos then there is that usually (or you need dress-casual or better).
11. Bonus 1. Yeah those stickers are annoying but from my experience woolies does that more than Coles
12. Bonus 2. Helmets protect your head mate why would you not wear one
For more info check out more comments they are good too
Thanks Max! Loving the additional details and explanations. Been reading all the comments. And regarding the helmet thing, I get that it’s safe and you should wear them. Australia is just the only country I know if where it’s mandatory. My European friends were also surprised to learn about that when they came here
@@TristanKuhn another thing about the Specials labelling. The two different tags are for a reason. First is a genuine special - a price reduction for a short period of time. Second one is to show you what a price used to be and that they have now permanently reduced that price.
Another thing about labelling that I don't know if they do in the US is they legally have to show you the cost per unit of measurement. For example, if a 400g had of coffee is on sale there will be a cost per 100g in small print. That way you can easily compare to other sizes and brands. It's a great feature that takes the guesswork out of working out if something is genuinely a bargain.
Love your videos. Keep up the great work and I hope you get to make it over here to Perth on the West coast! All the best
Rolie O'Leary lmao sorry
Rolie O'Leary the power is gushing from them and zapping anyone within a 3m radius 😂
Macca’s also hires teens because they have a great training program for youth
We put tomato sauce on everything, definitely not aioli, most places if you asked for aioli they wouldn't have it
Not in Brisbane, you order chips anywhere and they will have aioli.
He means - aioli is instead of ranch. Think of it - BLT, Big Brekkie, U can go to any cafe they have aioli options - not always ranch, it's more likely aioli for sure possibly ranch. That's what he means. Plus it is at KFC Macca's etc. In the wraps. In the packets. I get what he means. We have aioli where as in USA they have ranch everywhere they go. He notices it cos it different to him. Sure - U yourself might not ask for aioli - but it is very available. Even fish and chips have it or they at least have mayonnaise. And the only time its really tomatoes sauce only for almost everyone is meat pies. It's gravy or tomato sauce or BBQ sauce. Aioli is readily available. Even at dominos pizza etc.
In Melbourne aioli is EVERYWHERE 😆
Where u livin, Jim? Aioli's pretty common.
Aioli is common but not as common as tomato sauce. Tomato sauce and Ranch are basically at an equal use amongst Aus and US.
Aioli is a common option, not a Tomato sauce type deal tho.
When turning the outlet off you can save money on your electric bill
The public holiday for the Melbourne Cup is only for the state of Victoria
Mecca's here has a really good and well respected recruitment and training program. Having worked at McDonald's on your resume is highly regarded 🙂
If you're seeing a lot of people with mullets, I'd say you're hanging with the wrong crowd.
If you're seeing people pass judgement based off appearance, you're hanging with the wrong crowd.
@@hailskatean Yes! And fine feathers make a fine bird.
@@hailskatean first impressions count unfortunately. I've worked in a prison for several years and, since every second inmate has a mullet or rat's tail of some kind, I find that I now can't take anyone with that kind of hairdo seriously. I know it has no bearing on the type of person someone is (I have a good mate who's had a mullet for nearly 20 years and he's a great bloke), but first impressions do matter.
Rhys Canty shut up bogan
@@nissy9220 you seem lovely
Australians are strict on keeping people healthy because the government is the one who pays for our medical bills, so less people smoking is good, less people needing brain surgery because they wore a helmet also good.
Football = soccer, rugby league, rugby league, Australian Rules
I love these videos. Thanks for posting them. Hi from Michigan.
Hi 👋
Glad you’re enjoying them
There is a common misconception regarding voting in Australia.....voting is not compulsory, attending a polling booth is compulsory. Once you have had your name crossed off and gone to the booth you can do what you like with the ballot paper. Actually cast a vote or just leave it blank and put it in the ballot box.
I find the weirdest thing is that if you do want to vote then you have to cast a preference, which in some electorates means that you are voting for a candidate that you don't want.
Just remember "in Australia" is sometimes "what I have seen in Australia".
I haven't seen Aoli in ages.
Great video!
Good job 👌👌💯 i really enjoy your videos i just found you . Keep it up 🎉🎉
I love the outlet power switch. And yes, the advantage is it is a hard switch. Keeps the device from using any electricity at all (apparently some devices suck power even when switched off). Also kind of gives you some peace of mind when you’re reaching in your toaster to remove those crumbs that you 1000% won’t get electrocuted, without having to find the outlet and physically unplugging it.
I'm Australian and I've never heard of a shoey.
Then you're either too young or too old 😂
Prolly from Tasmania
Chronix Gaming depends where you are and who your around here in seqld happens all the time mate
It doesn't surprise me that drinking out of a shoe is a regular occurrence in QLD
It was invented by Ricciardo, from F1`.
Why is helmet being compulsory weird? Isn’t saving lives important in America?
because "Muh rights"
And if they can't even control the use of military style rifles to save their children's lives they have no hope about helmets.
The reason you dont get a holiday for the superbowl is because its on a sunday every year
Turning the power off at the power point actually saves you electricity and money. I’m not a sparky so I’m not sure how to explain simply but it has something to do with the current of electricity still being pumped threw the appliance even when it is off. If you turn off the power at the wall power point (socket I think you called it) then you save electricity, power and money by that electricity not going threw the appliance
Good to know. Thanks for the info
JC Denton thank you for sharing the correct word that I couldn’t think of. Stand by power that’s it
Also with the voting being compulsory there is this thing I think it’s called a donkeys vote I’ve never done it personally. So basically since in Australia you have to vote some people still don’t want to but they also don’t want to get fined. So they go to the voting polling place and get there named checked off, so like they tell the person there name and then the government gets notified that they voted. Then after that they get the voting slip paper thing (forgot what it’s called) but instead out actually voting they scribble all over the paper or write cuss words on them. Since there name was ticked off so the government thinks they voted and nobody has any illegal right to ask to see your voting paper nobody would ever know you sent in an invalid voting slip. So basically you get out of voting and don’t get fined.
Strange America doesn't have an on and off switch. I use these switches all the time. 😊 It's so expensive to live here. During the lockdown in March...OMG..no specials. I was bleeding money lol. They have started to bring specials back thank God but not as many specials as before. 😖
I was in Coles today and noticed that the lollies I was bying had one of those prices down stickers on it except the previous higher price was 2016. So can they have the stickers for twenty years too?
Often you will find the item with the "discounted" price is because it is close to its expiry date. Supermarket cannot sell it once the expiry date is past.
I was in Sydney when the Melbourne Cup was on. Weird... People got dressed up and went to drinks events in Darling Harbour and watched it on TV.
I've never really thought about why we have switches on our outlets but, for me at least, it's just a habit to turn the switch off like a light. And we have higher voltage through our power outlets.
And mullets have never and will never die in Australia.
Footy broken down:
NRL or rugby league- Queensland and new south Wales (state of origin )
AFL Australian football- Victoria mainly but every other state
Union- depends on the person but usually in Tasmania and South Australia
the corner store near where i live is mostly run by like,, 15 year olds. most of the employees are pretty young, and i think its pretty cool that the manager provides that kind of experience to school aged kids
At one stage here we had two, that’s two Footy shows, one after the other the first was the ‘AFL Footy Show’ the other was aired after and it was called ‘ NRL Footy Show’ both aired on channel 9.
Ok so ummm I’m Australian and I watched the mullet come back..... all my friends were like “Should I get a mullet??” Then I’d literally yell at them..... it’s sooooo dumb I agree!!
Compulsory voting means we dont have to spend money to get the vote out just focus on policies. Rather than the ridiculous amounts that are spent in the US.
Every girl in Australia froths a mullet brother
They really do 😂
Ew are you guys joking? I hateeeee them 🤢
@@peytongomer2305 it's the norm here, some girls love mullets, some don't but it's likely you'll see someone with a mullet when you go out anywhere
Munky FishFrog no lol hahaha I’m Aussie born and bred but I hate them, and yes most guys especially teenagers have them hahaha
@@peytongomer2305 soz mate, thought you were American or something lmao
The reason Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday dates back to it's beginning when there was no way to transport the horses, so they would ride them to the track giving them 24 hours to get there.
Guessing you have not been exposed to the yard glass of beer. Australia can boast that we had an ex-prime minister who is in the Guinness book of records for the fastest time drinking a yard glass of beer.
Others covered the power thing, so I won't add to that one - but aioli is very much available in the US, at least in some areas (it's very commonly available in Los Angeles). It sounds like it's more common there, and that's one thing I think makes sense (and a lot more sense than ranch or ketchup). Traditional aioli is basically a garlic sauce, and is delicious on many things/as a dip. If it's available, I would take it over ketchup or ranch to dip my fries in any day (among other uses).
Yeah it’s served with fries all the time over here
plug switches save electricity and its probably also a safety thing
The advantage is you don't have to keep plugging and unplugging the cord, while you have things like television that even when you turn it off it still uses some electricity. Also they are actually used mainly for plugging and unplugging switches. Before you plug or unplug something you always check to make sure the switch is off. This is to help prevent electrocution as it cuts of power to the socket.
Haha.... that's funny. I remember my first day in the US I went to buy some McDonalds in Los Angeles airport after I landed and I was thinking "Why is there only really overweight old people working here"? I thought that was so weird.
That was also when I worked out why you guys put so much "special sauce" in your fast food burgers in the US. Your meat and tomatoes/vegetables are virtually tasteless there, the sauce is so they at least have some minimal flavour.
Another funny fact, our prime ministers only recently began using the bullet proof bmws as the choice of vehicle for transport, previously they were chauffeured around in ordinary Holden sedans that weren't even bullet proof. That ended once Holden shut down 5 years ago.
It’s only in Melbourne and parts of Victoria that get Melbourne Cup Day off, the rest of the county might just close for an hour to watch the race as it is always on the first Tuesday of November. When I was in school we would just stop our school work for a half hour to either watch the race on TV or listen on the radio. (I’m from Bundaberg Which it located in south east Queensland btw)
Turning off the power at the switch decreases your overall electricity bill
So a young friend of mine, used to work part time in Maccas whilst a school student. That same person now has her own Pharmacy and is still serving customers,............ just in a different pay bracket.
The reason for the price drop tickets on everything is because Coles and woolies had a price war about 10 years ago and marketed their main products at competitively reduced prices. Then it became a competition to see how long they could keep them that low. Now they have to keep them that low for good. Though they still remove tickets from random products over time when people don't notice. (I'm an ex employee who was in charge of this process haha.)
i vape with nicotine. you are allowed to import it for personal use. it's only banned from sale here. i get mine from new zealand.
Torchy's has some dank cilantro ailoi. Great video!
Omg I love Torchys!!
The dividing line between Football And Rugby League was, historically NSW/Queensland for league, Football for the rest, though Football has started to make inroads into the Rugby heartlands in recent years, starting with Sydney Swans in 1982, then Brisbane Bears in 1987. The Bears merged with a failing Victorian team, the Fitzroy Lions, to become the Brisbane Lions (officially, the Brisbane Bears Fitzroy Football Club, or BBFFC). 2 further expansion teams in the Rugby zone were Gold Coast Suns (2011) and the Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants (2011).
Similarly, there was expansion into historically Football states in parallel, with West Coast Eagles starting in Perth WA in 1987, and the formerly Victorian Football League became the Australian Football League in 1990. Further expansion in Football states happened within the next decade, with Adelaide Crows (1991), Fremantle Dockers (1995) and Port Adelaide Power (1997) being added.
Now each state has a local league, which functions similar to the Baseball Minor Leagues as feeders into the major league teams.
Hi Tristan, I am really enjoying your videos, they’re bonza mate!
On the subject of voting, if you are still in Queensland in late October, we are having a state election on Halloween Saturday 31 October. I think you will find the whole process absolutely fascinating to observe as our electoral system is about as different to the US system as you could imagine. It would make a fantastic subject for you to do a video.
100% agree with you about mullets and shoeys. Regarding the switch on a power point, the advantage other than reducing the risk of electrocution is turning things off at the power point stops standby power usage. Nice to see you using Australianisms without batting an eyelid: Macca's, Woolies. Regarding holidays for sporting events, in addition to Melbourne Cup Day, there is also a holiday in Melbourne for the day (Friday) before AFL Grand Final Day (Saturday). Yes, the day before! Footy = Aussie Rules in the Aussie Rules states (Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory and rugby league in Queensland, (most of) New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra). In southern NSW (the Riverina), they m mostly play Aussie Rules. The northern edge of this region is also called the "beer line" since they tend to drink beer from Melbourne (Carlton and United Brewery beers mostly), but north of that they drink Sydney beers (like Tooheys). While on the topic of beer, no self-respecting Aussie would drink Fosters. This is just the piss CUB exports.
Hahaha I'm in Queensland and take a day off work every year to stay home and watch the Superbowl.
No shirt, no shoes, no service obviously doesn’t apply in Walmart 🤣😂
Vaping with nicotine isn't illegal. Its illegal to sell nicotine in australia but you can import it.
Mullet is a bogan signature haircut. It was much more common in the 80's. You don't see it so much now except for hardcore Bogans and 50 plus year old's that are stuck in the 80's and still think it's cool.
The power outlet having a switch actually saves power if you use it to turn things off. Many appliances use power if not turned off at the wall outlet. It's called standby mode when things like tvs etc aren't turned off at the wall. Appliances electronic goods still can consume 10% power.
Ok the switch thing stops electric current completely so you’re not paying for electricity you’re not using.
If you turn a TV off with the remote, it still draws power as it stays on stand by. If you turn it off at the power point on the wall, it won’t draw any power at all.
It’s safer & it saves electricity.
3:47. . Yes, there is an advantage to turning the power off at the wall outlet. .
It means that the device that is plugged into that outlet is completely safe. .
Think about a hair dryer or a toaster. . Switch the appliance off, it stops operating - BUT it is still "live" inside. . The cable running to the appliance is still "live"
Drop the switched-off toaster into the water of the kitchen sink. . you might electrocute yourself. .
If the power is switched off back at the outlet, then the power cable and the appliance are completely safe.
It's an extra safety feature. . by law. .
There is a distinct Sydney vs Melbourne cultural difference seen in the version of 'footy'. AFL in Victoria and NRL in NSW with a transition between the two in southern NSW. Queensland follows NSW with NRL while AFL is more dominant in SA, WA and Tasmania. Another similar quirk is thoroughbred horse racing in NSW and QLD is right hand (clockwise), while it is left hand (anti clockwise) in all other states.
With regards to compulsory voting it was introduced in the 1920s following a fall in voter turnout at a Federal election in 1922 ans later spread to state elections. Political parties gain some public funding based on the vote they receive (started in the 1980s) so needless to say no one has bothered to repeal the rule.
Voting is mandatory in several countries, including Argentina, Belgium and Singapore. Also, my WHOLE FAMILY of six boys and my dad would go to the supermarket in our Speedos.
Haha yeah I’ve seen groups like that shopping. I think it’s great but still a little unusual depending on where you come from. You would never see that in the US
Turning power points off stops all power to for example your tv. So if you turn tv off by remote it still uses power in standby. Turning off stops power.
Compulsory voting is great. Our view is if you don't vote you do not have a right to complain or have a view if you don't like who gets into power.
I agree with that vote. I say the same thing in America, if you don’t vote you can’t complain
@@TristanKuhn Also, there are ways we don't technically have to vote.
we are required to register to vote.
Once registered we are required to attend the voting booths or send an absentee (mail in) vote.
if you are attending the voting booths, you get your name marked off and then are given the ballot papers.
once you have the papers and then place them in the box, you have done all that is required.
Once your ballots are in the box, they're anonymous. You can write anything you like on it. No one who sees the ballot can tell who it was done by.
we call it a donkey vote and is often used as a form of protest, even though no one seems to pay attention to it.
I haven’t had time off for the Melbourne cup before, I’m from NSW. Pretty sure it’s just Victoria,
Referring to "footie" being Aussie Rules in Victoria and Rugby League in Queensland, you said "I don't know where the line is". Well, the line is well-known and is called "the Barassi Line". You can even look it up in Wikipedia.
Speaking about public holidays.....i think the funniest one is the Victorian afl one. So basically the week before the grand final. Victorians are given a public holiday to watch the players stroll down the parade. But not a public holiday for the game it self
With the power points, there are a lot of cheap appliances that i wouldn't want to have constant power, so the switch is just another safety factor
The weird pricing stickers only became a thing in the last 10 years. Guess where we got the marketing/sales idea from? Yup. America.
For Victorians Melbourne Cup Weekend is our Thanksgiving. Traditional BBQ on an extended holiday weekend encourages extended families and friends to connect.
0:42. .. I'm a 70-year old Australian and I *NEVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE* have seen anyone do a 'shoey' . . Just sayin'
i live in geelong about an hour south west of melbourne and some people get melbourne cup off, others get geelong cup off, the slightly younger, slightly more intoxicated sister of the melbourne cup
I’m a Australian I think it’s pretty good here nothing weird has happened
rather than a single line, its more like each state (sometimes even each city) cares either about AFL or NRL and not the other one even a little bit. for exmaple, QLD and NSW are all about Rugby, while VIC and SA are 100% AFL. NT is a little more ambiguous but most of the towns there seem to be more into NRL. I cant speak for WA or TAS.
Qld+Nsw: league. Other states: afl. Also cricket, in summer
Tristan - I know this was before your time but Exhibit A is Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 1 & 2.
He had a mullet but the whole world thought he was cool.
there are a lot of appliances that do not isolate the power by turning it off. the power still runs through the appliance transformer and although not
in use there is a residual current flowing that is not being used . the transformer is in effect still active and will stay warm . it may or may not be a fire risk depending on the appliance .
the safest option is to turn off the power at the switch. In early days some electric blankets accidently left on have caused fires . Tv sets also have voltage
transformers that would be left active. Another feature is the voltage here is a high 240 v. in contrast to the US where it is 110v. Any faulty appliance with 240 volts running loose would be fatal.
In the US this is not such an issue , although dont go touching 110 volts either. I suspect its an insurance requirement as well.
How many kids in America die in accidents relating to power points vs Australia? Also fun fact, it also helps save money on your power bill when you switch them off at the power point, for example a TV that is in standby (because they aren't technically switched off at all) still uses power. Considering the cost of living here vs other places, it's pretty big brain when you think about it.
We have switches like that because alot of appliances sit on standby like tv's which are still using power.
Melbourne Cup day off only in Victoria. Lots of people try to book in time off for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday to prepare, Tuesday for the event, Wednesday for the hangover! Though most of the country are all working through it.
The Mellbourne Cup public holiday only applies in Victoria. In other States we just take a LOOONG boozy lunch
Only ones im bothered to answer
3) The meaning of footy is purely which state you're from. NSW, QLD and ACT will use it to imply rugby league, VIC, NT, SA, WA and TAS for AFL. Kinda divided like the northern two thirds of the eastern coast and southern and western sides.
5) Melbourne cup is only really big in Melbourne/victoria.
7) You make everyone vote, you make everyone take some minor interest at least. If you have optional voting, only those who are most passionate will vote. The disinterest will ignore it. Mandatory will ensure people take some kind of interest and do some research are the very minimum, online or from people around them.
11) Those stickers mean two things price chop and sale. The sale is a temporary price. Price chop would imply a permanent price reduction. The regular shelving ticket is adjusted to match the red ticket to ensure the price is correct if that ticket is removed at a later date. When the red tickets are added, new shelf tickets are reprinted.
12) Never heard of safety have you?
12) is really about freedom and that you should have freedom to do what you want as long as it doesn't harm others. Some may view mandatory helmet at the government infringing on freedoms because they think they know what is best for the individual. Bike helmets only protect the bike rider from harm so at first you may think that not wearing a helmet doesn't harm anyone. I'd tend to disagree with that sentiment though. In a country with universal healthcare we don't want idiots who won't wear a helmet wasting taxpayers money with avoidable injuries or wasting paramedics time. But then, should every dangerous act be outlawed? Of course not.
I prefer to live in a country where wearing a helmet is the law, I feel like it sets a precedent. But "ever heard of safety" isn't an explanation to why it should be the law. I don't think it's outrageous to think it's a silly law, I know many Australians who don't always wear a helmet.
Can't make everyone vote. If u don't enroll u don't have to vote.
Voting in Australia results in better representation of what the people want. We also vote on the weekend and not a workday so it makes it easier to vote.
The public holiday for the Melbourne Cup only occurs for those who live in Melbourne/Vic. Living in WA it doesnt affect me.
The price drop red and white tag is showing you that the company has either price matched somewhere else or found a way to reduce the price of the item. I think it’s a valid tag.
It’s o much a tag that’s saying this has been PERMANENTLY discounted
switches on outlets are legally required because our voltage is so much higher than other countries, so its a safety measure
The switches on the power outlets os a safety measure. Our outlets are 240 volt, which is significantly higher than US outlets (110 volts I think), so for safety we have the switches
We have the on/off switch so there isn't just a live wire sitting there. I didn't turn one off once and my dog bit through it, needless to say he didn't do that again. But that left a live open wire just dangling to create a fire or electrocute someone because I didn't know why the power tripped so i just put the rcd back on leaving it live and exposed until i found it later.
The switches on power points save power. Turning them off when not in use reduces bills by an average of 10%. It's also a bit safer because we have 240V power points. The U.S. has 110V, much weaker and slower, switches aren't needed there.
Power outlets(GPO, electrician speak) are switched, as switches are designed to deal arcing when open circuiting inductive and capacitive loads. This is also exasperated by a higher supply voltage. Pulling the plug under load can damage the soft metal contacts in the outlet, and deposits copper and other metals on the inner plastic surface of the outlet. Shortening the service life of the outlet or house fires if not serviced.
AFL is the Number One sport in Victoria,Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Rugby League is most popular in New South Wales,Queensland and the ACT. Funnily enough,in the "Rugby " States, the horse racing is clockwise and the AFL states anti- clockwise.
The epitome of being from Victoria is getting a public holiday on a horse race and the AFL Grand Final.
The outlet switch is there because it saves power and is a lot safer if you plug in with it on it can create electricity sparks