Australia used to have the drinking age at 21, But during the war it was changed to 18, The govt said if you are old enough to die for us ,you are old enough to have a beer
I'm an Aussie, born in 1948. Drinking & voting age for me was 21. Then around sometime in the 70's, the incumbent government was looking to lose the next election. They dropped the age limit of both of these to entice young people to vote for them. They succeeded.
Gough Whitlam lowered the voting and drinking age. I was in the last ballot for National Service. At twenty I could go to Vietnam and be killed but I couldn't vote. Labor came to power in December 1972 and pulled the plug on Vietnam and subsequently lowered the afore mentioned ages.
I feel like a lot of Americans care a lot about rights, where as Australians are a lot more concerned with responsibility. As in, we enjoy these rights we have with the knowledge that we share responsibility. You can get guns here, you just need a legitimate reason. Hunting, target shooting etc. The responsibility of having them outweighs the right every time.
@@alexlanning712 To be clear: To own guns you need a license, and they must be registered (so a lot like driving a car). If you are a member of a gun club / range, then you can get pistols. If you are a hunter, farmer or target-shooter, then you can get single shot or bolt-action rifles and shotguns. If you are a professional shooter you can get semi-automatic rifles (but this is rare). The police also have semi-automatic rifles but don't carry them on patrol (they only carry a pistol sidearm).
I am Australian - I love the Australia health system and support it all the way. I had a stomach problem, when into the emergency at hospital. They examined me within a few hours, diagnosed me as appendicitis, within 20 hours of getting to the emergency entrance, they operated on me, and I was home after that (for 2 weeks sick leave) in 3 days. Total cost - about 40$ for the pain killers/anti inflamitories pills to take home. All the rest operation/scans/xrays/etc were covered by the public health system. Follow up checkup after 2 weeks was also covered.
yeah it handy for someone who has skin cancers like I do. i would have 200 burned off at the GP, numerous full theatre ops (probably 8 or 9) and the same number of See and Treat ops where a single nurse and plastic surgeon cut it out. I even had the end of my nose done. It has codt me nothing but my 2% Medicare levy.
Yeah, what a great system. That is what we need here in the US. We have he money but not the will. This country would rather spend its money on the military and giving big corporations excessive tax breaks that just make them richer and more powerful. Very screwed up.
In the U.S. they have to treat you when you walk into the emergency room. That's a federal law. However you would have been sent a bill that they know you'll likely NEVER pay. Have some debt collected in probably Pakistan call you up and harass you for 3 months. Then really do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about it. In reality it's a waste a paper and postage to even send a bill. We have no health care system in the U.S. people often walk into the emergency room for something far less serious then appendicitis. If they could go to the doctor 80% of such circumstances they actually would. Can't go to a doctor's office in the U.S. to figure out if something might or might not be so serious.. Walk into the emergency room. It's sad so many people have no other choice
Ive had 20 surgeries and countless tests and procedures, including open heart surgery to have 2 heart valves replaced.......Ive never paid a cent outside of what I pay into medicare through taxes.......I also know, because I belong to a lot of US heart failure groups, that I pay about a tenth of what they do for exactly the same medications thanks to our pharmaceutical benefits scheme....I pay about $400 a month for my medications just to give you an idea.....and of course we have the safety net so I only pay that $400 for part of the year. Our healthcare system, although it has its faults, is brilliant and without it I would have been dead back in 2015.
Honerable mention, no tipping. Because we get paid higher then the US there’s no need for it. When I visit America I’m so annoyed the first time I had no idea how many people you had to tip, its not just restaurant staff. Tour bus drivers, taxi drivers. And you never really know how much to tip. I’m no mathematician so I don’t wanna work out each percentage. I’ll round it down, but I don’t exactly know whats too low that it’s insulting or too much. I think US restaurants should just include it in the price, or pay their staff more. So annoying in the US having to pay tax on top of the price, the first time I visited I had no idea. Bought something, price said $20 and ended up being more and I had a $20 bill ready to pay but cashier told me a slightly higher price. Thought huh?! It takes some getting used to and much prefer it our way. As far as wages I work at a supermarket and get paid around $23 an hour, it also depends how old you are. 18 year olds get around $20. As for health care, watch the Michael Moore documentary ‘Sicko’, that’ll give you an idea how bad the US healthcare system is. I pay a monthly bill for mine and I’m pretty much covered for everything.
So agree with the tipping, tax on goods, healthcare system. I reckon US was superior then but now in some respect they're more like 3rd world just like Tristan mentioned. I hate it the first time I went shopping and handed the exact amount only to be told the price didn't have the tax on it. I looked like a bloody fool. US is amazing for holiday but definitely not for living unless you're crazy rich like the Kardashians where you won't have to worry living paycheck to paycheck
Agree with most of those points and I can even agree that tipping is annoying if you're not used to it. But personally I still like it because you can get better service and you can get extra alcohol in your drinks if you tip a little more
Unfortunately matey that mindset only exacerbates the dividing line between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' . Got plenty of money, no worries , tip well and you'll get the best service and best drinks - don't have loads of cash - you'll get the bare minimum and shitty service. I actually experimented with this in a couple of NY bars on one of my 4 trips to the States. I went from having having bartenders eagerly anticipating my next order and then pouring [to my joy, haha] obscene amounts of alcohol into it to literally having them turn their backs on me when i raised my hand for a drink and then under-pouring when they eventually had to serve me.
The big problem I see woth the tipping system is that alot of service workers get paid in cash, and then don’t pay any tax on it. The lack of tax revenue makes it difficult for the government to provide Americans with universal healthcare, just like the rest of the developed world.
Shhhh stop saying nice things about this little treasured country. Soon every bastard will want to come here and it will turn sour. We're doing ok without too many more changes.
Tristan. I know you didn't want to get in to a discussion about gun control, but if you want to own a gun, you have to have a good reason to need one in Australia. The person must apply for a liscence with a letter from a land owner who wishes the owner of the gun to help with vermin control. The gun is then kept in a specific locked gun cabinet. We do not feel unsafe under most circumstances without the need for a gun. I noticed that you commented that you felt safe here. I am so pleased you feel safe with the freedom we cherish here.
I speculated it would be some type of rules as such. Simular to Canada and cretin Eruopean countries you have guns for polar bare attracts. Australia you don't polar bares but you have other vermin dangerous pest as you put it. I'm assuming in Australia you can NOT get a license to buy a hand gun like in the U.S. correct?
I should also mention that only like 12% of Americans over all actually do own gun. It varies widely depending on ware exactly in the U.S. you are of course. Some places it can be over 60% of people. I personally really only know 3 people beyond casual aquantices who do.
I lived overseas 10 years of my life, which is why I love your videos, but a national healthcare system, super and feeling relatively safe are all things we take for granted, but should be universal
Two days ago I went a gp (free of charge) then I was sent to the hospital and I was operated on with I a few hours of visiting the gp. I went home the next day and didn't pay a thing. Super fast and efficient. So thankful for the Aussie healthcare system.
I hate the Healthcare system Because Doctors in Australia gave me a shit diagnoses, and it ruined my life I prefer to pay for my healthcare rather than Doctors saying the most dum things to me. USA,USA,USA,USA,USA
Don't forget our plastic money. When you go to the beach and your bathers have pockets, you can put money in there while swimming/surfing. It won't be ruined at all and colorful money means it's a life saver when in rush! Our cash lasts longer than American paper money. I also love the fact we no longer have 1cent coin. Our smallest is 5cent. Honestly anything below 5cent in value is so annoying and it costs more to produce. You're so right about Australian being more accepting. I'm an Asian Australian and I've been very accepted here. I know in the outback it'll be more racist but fortunately never happened to me before as I've traveled quite extensively around Australia. As Australian and anyone who has the chance to live here, we're bloody lucky!
@@TristanKuhn you can leave an Australian money inside your jeans pocket and wash your jeans in the washing machine and expect the Australian money still good - no fading in the colours.
Australian gun laws; I'm an Aussie and i love guns i think guns are cool BUT having said that i support the current Australian guns laws because i know people that i don't want to see have access to a wooden spoon!
Haha well put. It may sound mean but there was deffinatly some sketch people in high school that lost their shit. Id actually have anxiety if they had easy access to an AR-15 or other fire arms.
The police DO have guns in Australia correct? I know in the U.K. Norway and Iceland they don't. But every other place in Europe the police DO. And I'm 80% sure the also do in Australia am I correct??
@@martinmckowen1588 we have different police aganticies here depending upon which state county or city you live in also. We call 911. I think you guys call 000 so I've heard? But yes they will send the appropriate officers to respond in your area. Granted too many people abuse it. If you're being robbed or something call 911 of course. But we ask if you're upset about the neighbors dog taking a shit in your yard DON'T call 911. Call the non emergency number with is 7 digest to a local police station DIRECTLYwhich is different everywhere. Something that's NOT so serious
@@somethingelse9535 except it’s still cheaper than America. I don’t think you understand how truly life altering the costs are. For example a 1 litre bag of saline costs between $2 and $5 to make. The cheapest they charge in a hospital is $1000. Their costs are massive and it’s only there to make money. Not to help the people. Also Australia has a Medicare exchange program with a lot of these counties so it would either cost nothing or very little and would be a tiny percentage of what it costs there.
@@somethingelse9535 Really? I know all Australians residents can get basic health care put on the government- my mum's a GP and it frustrates her how many people she gets who come in just to get a bandaid for a broken toenail etc. I didn't know that about non citizens though.
@@whatgivesdude6807 Permanent residents and citizens get a medicare card, temp residents can in some special cases. Foreigners should have travel insurance as they'll pay through the nose here.
@@republichq9619 it doesn’t really matter where it came from. Anybody could’ve made these medical advancements they just happened to be American. Also, the healthcare system is payed for with our taxes. So we ARE paying for it. Every place has free loaders! It doesn’t mean that we’re are ALL free loaders. I can tell you that my mum worked hard every day to feed my family. My dad left us right after I was born so I never met him, I don’t want to meet him anyways, he tried to kill my mum while she was pregnant with me! My mum is an assistant nurse. She was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis. It was passed down by my grandmother but the main reason why she got it was because of overworking. Overworking just to make ends meet. And every day my family would still be starving. If you don’t know what osteoarthritis is, I would recommend you search it up! I just wanted to say this to tell you that Australia isn’t full of free loaders. In fact, 3.5 million of us suffer from the same thing that my mum suffers from. Coming from a place with 25 million people, that’s a huge percentage of the population. But no I’ll just forget all of this and insult a whole country to make myself feel better about myself!
True! Overall they did have alot more friendly service when i visited the states. Coming back i notice it even more now. It seems some employees actively don't want your service and are bothered your there. We need a way to change that without giving customers the right to be complete cunts obviously.
I'm from India married to an Australian, we have two children. The health system and social benefits are excellent, good public transportation,, high respect for women,. They are so multicultural, friendly and helpful
Couple of years back, I had a really bad foot infection which turned into cellulitis (look it up, but I warn it ain't pretty). Either way, it left me basically unable to walk for like a month. I went to the hospital, went in for treatment, had injections, antibiotics, the whole deal, and I had crutches thrown in to boot. I didn't pay for a thing. I handed over my public healthcare card ("Medicare") and they scanned it, and that was it. I'd hate to think what a night in hospital, crutches, and antibiotics for a month, would've cost me in the 'States.
I had cellulitis just above the ankle on my lower leg, started out as a scratch that got red and then increasingly sore. I got a massive headache with a fever that felt like Tetnus, every bone in my body ached. The scratch was now not only red and sore it was also burning hot, and visibly growing bigger. From my taxi ride the 800m to hospital it was first the size of a dime/10 cents, at the hospital even the taxi driver said it was growing bigger. it was maybe the size of a squash ball in that time, and the size of a tennis ball by the time I was admitted an hour later. I was immediately put on intravenous AntiBiotic drip. After that I was moved to an Aged Care residence at only Forty something years old. This was criticised by Press. By next morning at the hospital the cellulitis had spread over half my lower leg to one side of the shin. It burned like a fire if I moved it or lowered the leg to the floor to stand on it. The whole infected patch turned purple, this was blood, under a paste of skin turned into sludge that was quickly being eaten away. I was on medication for 3 weeks with canulas and tablets. When the bug died, the purple area dried to form a huge scab - blood tissue had risen to seal the skin layer being eaten by the disease.
@@santyclause8034 that doesn't sound like cellulitis!! That sounds NAS-TEH!!! :o What I had wasn't nearly that bad, but damn...I was recuperating from my infection for nearly two months.
Well not a damn thing from the standpoint when you go into the emergency room they have to see you federal law. They know 99% of the time you'll NEVER pay the bill. What's sad is many people have no other choice because they are unable to go to the doctor's office to get treated before it gets to such point. So it would cost an extremely high amount. But if you go into the emergency. Cost you $0. Because you'll never pay the bill.
I spent over a month in hospital back in 2018.....including 12 days in ICU, 6 in a coma and had open heart surgery while I was there.......not one single cent out of pocket.....I am literally alive because of our healthcare system.
(repost as first one seems to have got deleted) - public transport - Australia has nothing on places like Singapore, Hong Kong and particularly Japan which all take a dump on ours. Most of Europe is as good or better than ours as well.
I've been yearning for the day I land down in Australia and never have to come back to the USA. I've given America so many chances for me to try to like it but it's just a complete wretched country with too much racism, poverty, gun violence and a complete disregard for mother nature. It's embarrassing to admit to others I'm American when I travel abroad and it's crazy how I've met so many foreigners who do not view the United States as the 'land of opportunity'. RIghtfully so, it's the land of medical bills, insane taxes, endless student debt and chump change wages. Please give me some advice on getting Australian citizenship, I imagine it'll be much harder with the pandemic, but I want out of this country so so bad
@@monkeydui7241 ...Australia...they have little to no poverty. High employment, healthy economy and very high wages. Highest minimum in the world in fact. Racism is obviously an issue everywhere but for the most part, we have laws in place to curb that non-sense and I think most people, even the dumb ass racists know it’s a social moor, other than making you an awful person aside.
@@gaple1995 Australian house prices and rent to wages is at records Highs, Electricity prices are highest in the OECD. You earn more but it's relative to living costs
I've always found Australia to be really accepting of "different lifestyles". For some reason, foreigners seem to think we were all really homophobic. I'm gay, and I don't think I've experienced homophobia in over a decade. The "live and let live" mentality is strong here. Another thing I noticed is that gay people are so accepted that the gay bars started dying because there wasn't a need for them, and it's very hard to tell who is gay from who is straight. I guess that's because we have a very macho culture, but those kinda intimidating straight macho blokes will probably stand up for you and voted for your right to get married.
I have never had to worry about the potential of being shot in this country, like ever, nor do I know someone who has been shot where I feel like that should be enough to win that debate, also how Americans glorify the military is so dumb it's not even funny, joining the army in the US is something basically everyone can do which earns such an unwarranted level of respect considering the many negative factors that are incorporated into the US military system
Tristan, you copped a bit of flack in our press, do I need to translate? This video shows a the other side of you and how you were not deserving of the bad press. Keep up the good work. Cheers Mate
Thanks mate. The press had a fun go at me but I can’t blame them, it was excellent clickbait “American backpacker list things he hates about Australia” loo
Why did you think he made this video? This guy is taking living in Australia for granted and then openly bashes Australia, I think it's a bit of a Joke and the flack is justified.
I learnt this during the opening ceremony of the British Olympic games some politician named aneurin bevan claimed back in 1948 No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means. So started the NHS and commonwealth countries like Australia Candada New Zealand took it up as well. We also drive on the left the hand side due to back in the day we controlled the horse with our left hand and used our swords with the right hand as we where passing each other on the road
Great video, aussie approved 👍 However, most of the laws (like cycling laws, and road laws) are wildly different in each state - Victoria is known for its aggressive speed limits, but NSW has many more Speed cameras (including average speed cameras, which take your speed down a main highway at two spots and average the speed to see if you were speeding in between) AS WELL AS Mobile Phone cameras (which have already earned the government upwards of $7 Million AUD). Having said that, the public transport IS GREAT, especially in the city part of Sydney, in which there are trains to almost every major suburb, the Sydney metro, and buses everywhere else. The public transport is also highly subsidised, so it is very cheap for daily travel! Chicken Salt is great on many things, including: - Hot Chips - Popcorn - Mashed Potato!
Those chicken salts you listed are NOT the ones used to put on chips just FYI. They’re like seasoning. It’s really hard to find the chicken salt for chips without buying a bulk version 😣 the closest you will find is in an IGA from a brand called Gfresh. Google IGA chicken salt. It will come up. It’s taken years of personal research to find a similar version to those used at take away shops. So think yourself lucky I am sharing this with you ;)
I think your sense that Australians are more accepting of different lifestyles probably has more to do with the fact that you're here, a long way from home, and that gives you a greater sense of freedom. For those of us who grew up here, I imagine it's much the same kind of pressure to conform to societal norms. However, I would agree that generally there's less pressure to be a world-beating success story in Australia compared to the US.
Like your style Tristan, well done mate. Comment on Metric v's Imperial, water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (32 F) & boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 F) ..............Simple & Sensible!
You also didn’t mention annual leave and sick leave, you get 20 days of annual leave and 10days sick leave a year when you are full or part time. You also get paid out any unused annual leave when you leave a job, only time they can withhold, is if you leave abruptly without notice. Though you do not get paid out your sick leave. So if you are unwell, you can have a sick day and be paid to stay home 10 days a year. If you normal work day is 8hr that 1 sick day = value of 8hrs, some jobs show sick or annual leave as hours, as if you work half a day or go home sick, or have a doctors appointment, you can use your sick leave to cover the 2-4 hrs you may not have worked that day too. I agree with the tax thing too, I went to america for 3 months in 2011, also the money 🤯 1c coins, we round up or down based of a 5c coin, so if your food/shopping comes to $5.22, you pay $5.20 if using cash, if you use card you pay the $5.22. But I also agree that living is cheaper there, so out bottom wage is different, but I think we also pay a liveable wage, in america I can see why people have to work 2-3 jobs also. There is also a lot more job security here as well, you have a 3-6month probationary period, where you can be dismissed on the spot of you don’t suit the position, but after that, unless you really mess up, like abuse someone, be caught with drugs in your system or drink on the job etc. something stupid you can be let go on the spot, however, mistakes or say someone feeling you bullied them depending on the level if intent, they give you a written warning, after 3 written warnings a business can let you go.
@@joshuawillmott7547 I get 5 weeks vacation leave working full time shift worker in the public hospital, plus 10 weeks long service leave after working 10 years the same hospital. I also get 2 days professional development days every year, plus $2,000 dollar with tax professional education fee every year.
Totally agree. I’m an Aussie living in USA for a decade. I miss these things about Oz very much. Never resisted seeing a doctor for ailments before moving to the states.
I'm ex military so I've shot a few weapons i my time and blown up a few things along the way. However the "gun" debate. After the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania in 1996 Australia reformed its gun laws making it more difficult to obtain weapons. Also when storing weapons we have certain guidelines (for example they need to stored in a gun safe and the action has to stored separately). Its much harder to obtain them, you have to go through checks and cooling off periods. All this means is that when you buy your first rifle it might take a month before you can walk out the gun shop with it. Since the new laws our gun related murders have bottomed out to the point that we have one of the lowest gun related crime rates in the world. Its why the NRA hates Australia. On the whole most gun relatyed murders are by organised crime gangs fighting other gangs and who cares if crims kill each other? Its saves space in prisons :)
You almost have it right. However your claim about Australia somehow having a higher rate of death by shooting prior to 1996 is false. It really should be obvious to anybody that this claim is incorrect. In Australia: "The crude firearms death rate declined from 4.8 deaths per 100,000 population in 1980 to 2.6 in 1995." www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/productsbyCatalogue/9C85BD1298C075EACA2568A900139342?OpenDocument Compare that to the US. www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/16/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/
"Australia had a higher rate of death by shooting per capita than America."...I highly doubt that..Australia only had 60 gun related homicides the year before Port Arthur (in a country of 19million), the USA had 14,000 (in a country of 270 million)..that makes the US rate about 16 times Australia per capta BEFORE Port Arthur.....
@@polljones8921 Yes after checking my facts I admit I made a mistake (I've corrected my statement, thanks for the heads up).....or more correctly I believed a doco I saw recently. However here are some interesting facts www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/13/gun-laws-stopped-mass-shootings-in-australia.html
Medicare in Australia is OK, its definitely better than the "system" the US has. It has limits though. Not everything is covered. Chronic illnesses can exceed the amount of Medicare you can get and you will be out of pocket. My mother had terminal cancer and she lasted longer than was predicted, Medicare stopped covering a bunch of stuff and my Old man had to borrow around $50 grand to help out. The NHS in the UK is way better than the Australian system. Also, give me Australia's gun laws over the US any day.
Say what?? Im in advanced heart failure and everything is most definitely covered here in Western Australia, bear in mind that health care is run by the states not by the federal government so parts of it are different. Here in WA your mother would have been covered by Silver Chain's hospice in the home system with nursing care available 24/7 too.....Im sorry that you had a bad experience, but that is not uniform across the country.
As an Australian I am very sad I can't own a gun but on the other hand I am very happy we don't have it to be legal which I know makes Australia very safe with really only police and army being able to carry them.
As an Australian I actually don’t hate the drinking age in America being 21, I appreciate Australia having a younger drinking age and it matches far better with other milestones like military service and driving licenses being able to get tattoos etc. however a drinking age of 21 males more sense in terms of brain development etc.
Only thing that confuses me about America having the age is that you can go and die for your country and what not before you even go to college (not counting the military gives you free collage) but not drinking.
I’m ex military & a current member of two shooting clubs, & I fully support our current gun laws. I’ve owned & used various semi automatic firearms, & used machine guns in the military. I don’t believe we need semi automatic firearms in the wider community. Yes, the overwhelming majority of people would be completely fine owning them! But let’s face it there are some people that I wouldn’t trust with a pencil!
I have chronic spinal pain too, and being an Australian with our health system probably saved me. You should see if you can go to one of the pain clinics here! Ask if you can do the ADAPT program, and that specifically helps you cope with and treat chronic pain. It saved me after 2 years of constant pain, and I feel like you'd really benefit 😊❤
Reason why Australia better No guns No most dangerous animal like bear and wolf (but in Australia there also dangerous creatures named huntman spider and snakes) No gangs with drugs Most powerful law unlike America low law Freedom Safety school
All the farmers have guns in Australia , i think the main thing is we have a much better mental health system in Australia. Many larger schools also have an on site psychologist or therapist that any kid can go to and if they’re over 16 the parents won’t be informed that they are going to the psychologist. There is also free clinics for mental health and your family doctor can deal with some mental health issues if you can’t afford a psychologist. Irony is the places we have the most guns (because farmers) we have the worst free mental health care. That’s the main issue Australia has to deal with concerning guns.
The difference is that Americans have guns to protect themselves from other Americans. When I had a gun it was for hunting and it never occurred to me to think of it as a self defence weapon.
@@pinayladyoz8044 They are responsible I'm specifically referring to suicide deaths in the country due to poor mental health facilities. If Australia had better mental health care in the country this would help with that issue.
Which city are you living in ? I’d love to move my family from US to Australia or New Zealand and I love to hear opinions about specific cities that would be great to raise a family ! Thank you for making these videos !
Hi mate as a x ADF service men Australian army weapons Okay I understand in the United States of America it is part of the constitution your right to bear "BUT" WHEN it was written one had a single shot flint taking 38 seconds to reload but I have myself owned a Remington 30 od 6 7000 sniper rifle single shot bolt action and me being in the Australian army as a combat engineer with weapons training as the person with a 'responsible and experienced in weapons ' that rifle was all i ever needed!!! semi automatic weapons have NO PLACE outside of the military at all and that is why Australia is so safe
The main reasons I like Australian Gun Laws is the fact the Police feel more relaxed when doing their job unlike in the US where a friend who is a Police Officer in NY told me he is always on edge and his adrenalin is sky high while Patroling and is always so mentally tired when his sift is finished. Australian Health Care and Super are awesome in Australia and I would recommend the US adopt them.
Healthcare - private health insurance. you can pay for private insurance that covers choosing your own specialists and covers things like chiropractors and glasses and dental. It costs about $40/month AUD so about $30 USD. Excess (what you pay yourself) is usually like $100 for a filling or glasses and maybe $500 for a hospital stay in a private room.
In addition to the superannuation if when your old your Superannuation money is not enough (due to circumstances not all will have enough )we have a aged pension of about $550 pw.
Regarding hospital care, if I need a hospital I just go, knowing no matter how long I stay all tests medications surgery ALL FREE. I had hospital stay a couple of years ago after an accident, I was in hospital for 4 months hundreds of tests multiple surgeries lots medication. No charge, at the end of my stay I just got out of bed and walked out easy peasy no money changed hands ever.
Australia does not have a universal healthcare system. We have a mixed health system created by the Howard Government which made the health system more expensive. We need to return to having a universal healthcare system.
The point is that if you end up with cancer, you can gain treatment without being left bankrupt unlike the unfortunate cases in the US even with some insurances they have
And Australians don’t say “go ahead” constantly. Watch a few cooking videos or mask sewing tutorials by Americans and you’ll see what I mean. Drives me nuts!
Not only is the health care system better but so is the police system, the police are a state authority instead of the silly system with every county having their own police force with differing rules from county to county. The rules are the same no matter where you are in the state and the police are bound by government legislators.
Yes, I’m too scared to take my family to the U.S. for this reason and for stories from friends who have been there and experienced hyper-aggressive and intrusive police officers.
Yeah because of problem by gangs and criminals police doesn’t care about community they are too late to come thank god in Australia it dosent have guns
@@veronikaebbelaar198 You're saying how you're too scared to go to the US because of guns yet you're also complaining that the police there are hyper-aggressive? Can you imagine policing a community with the level of gun ownership that the US has? You're only scared of US police because you've been programmed by the media to believe that they're the bad guys. I've traveled to the US three times and have never had an issue with the police, or guns for that matter.
Nick Ryan yes, I imagine policing a country where citizens have easy assault rifle access would be a different story. I am going on two stories from friends on being pulled over and frisked etc for a tail light that was out. I would like to visit the U.S. (not possible now, obviously) but I would be pretty nervous fir awhile. Depending on which state I was in, too, I guess.
I have been also listening to stories black people are taking re their experiences with the police from a very young age. It is the same story in Australia. I happen to be white so would probably have that privilege and feel safer. I don’t think I’ve been programmed; In trying to educate myself on reality.
In general, we work 5 days a week, some sector like Bank, after every 19 days of work, there is 1 day off called Roster day off 'RDO'. We have 20 days ( 4 weeks)of annual holiday. After 10 years of service, we will start having "long service leave" of 13 days.
13 days long service leave? are you sure? I work under Queensland Healthcare Public Hospital and I get 10 weeks long service leave for doing 10 years of service. Every year I get 4 weeks paid vacation leave, plus professional development 2 days.
You are so persuasive! Now you have me convinced that Australia is awesome 😀. You are right about our healthcare system being terrible. Australia is better in that regard and they are better off with their stricter gun laws. We have to much gun violence here. I live in Portland Oregon and we started the New Year with seven shootings.
once gun legislation was enforced in australia in 1996, suicides and homicides with gun went down by figures around 50% and there have been no mass shootings. i don't think America can say the same with their lack of legislation
Most Australian parents expect their kids to be drinking when their 15 so equivalent to US parent expecting it at 18 - My parents always bought me grog for parties when growing up. Same for all my mates.
My goodness, I don’t know any parents that would allow their children to drink alcohol before the age of 15 here in Australia. However, I am sure there must be some parents out there that don’t care about their children.😬🤥😵💫
I shotguns growing up as well (I’m from Australian) my dad has a license and we did it when we went on camping trips. I just think it’s okay to have a gun for the right reasons, I think America has this idea like everyone needs a gun to feel safe and that’s what made people feel unsafe. especially gun violence in schools. 😊
You can still easily get a gun in Australia. I have several. You do have to be a member of a gun club and have a gun safe though. If you aren't a criminal or a psychopath, it's pretty easy to get gun licence. Contrary to popular opinion, in my experience at least, people who shoot are, in general, the most safety conscious people you will lever meet.
@@lisc7204No, except illegally. That's why the nutcase who did the mosque massacre in NZ moved there from Aust. to access assault rifles. Thankfully the Kiwi government quickly brought in tougher gun laws. Sadly the US will never do this.
Or A Primary Producer, Or have enough land on which to hunt you can get a cat a,b & C license. as i have had for many years now. But most definitely an approved gun safe, and random checks from the Police to make sure your abiding by the law.
@@lisc7204I'm assuming by "assault weapon" you mean a gun that looks scary? I own a AR-15 variant (DDM4V7 to be exact) in Victoria. I have category D licence and despite what 7 News might tell you, I'm responsible and a threat to nobody.
@@nickryan4975 all guns look scary, even when we were trained with the old SLR and F88 steyr, doesn't mean that I require these in my home which is a big difference between America to Australia
AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS The following has been written by the late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame. "Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognisable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what at first looks like an enormous bite taken out of its southern edge; a wall of sheer cliffs which plunge into the girting sea. Geologists assure us that this is simply an accident of geomorphology, but they still call it the "Great Australian Bight", proving that not only are they covering up a more frightening theory but they can't spell either. The first of the confusing things about Australia is the status of the place. Where other landmasses and sovereign lands are classified as continent, island or country, Australia is considered all three. Typically, it is unique in this. The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids on the planet, Australia has 9 of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most poisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them. Any visitors should be careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else. A stick is very useful for this task. The last confusing thing about Australia is the inhabitants. A short history: Sometime around 40,000 years ago some people arrived in boats from the north. They ate all the available food, and a lot of them died. The ones who survived learned respect for the balance of nature, man's proper place in the scheme of things, and spiders. They settled in and spent a lot of the intervening time making up strange stories. They also discovered a stick that kept coming back. Then, around 200 years ago, Europeans arrived in boats from the north. More accurately, European convicts were sent, with a few deranged people in charge. They tried to plant their crops in autumn (failing to take account of the reversal of the seasons), ate all their food, and a lot of them died. About then the sheep arrived, and have been treasured ever since. It is interesting to note here that the Europeans always consider themselves vastly superior to any other race they encounter, since they can lie, cheat, steal and litigate (marks of a civilised culture they say), whereas all the Aboriginals can do is happily survive being left in the middle of a vast red-hot desert - equipped with a stick. Eventually, the new lot of people stopped being Europeans on 'extended holiday' and became Australians. The changes are subtle, but deep, caused by the mind-stretching expanses of nothingness and eerie quiet, where a person can sit perfectly still and look deep inside themselves to the core of their essence, their reasons for being, and the necessity of checking inside their boots every morning for fatal surprises. They also picked up the most finely tuned sense of irony in the world, and the Aboriginal gift for making up stories. Be warned. There is also the matter of the beaches. Australian beaches are simply the nicest and best in the world, although anyone actually venturing into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish, stonefish (a fish which sits on the bottom of the sea, pretends to be a rock and has venomous barbs sticking out of its back that will kill just from the pain) and surfboarders. However, watching a beach sunset is worth the risk. As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a sour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger. Faced with insurmountable odds and impossible problems, they smile disarmingly and look for a stick. Major engineering feats have been performed with sheets of corrugated iron, string and mud. Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence. They call the land "Oz" or "Godzone" (a verbal contraction of "God's Own Country"). The irritating thing about this is... they may be right. TIPS TO SURVIVING AUSTRALIA Don't ever put your hand down a hole for any reason - WHATSOEVER. The beer is stronger than you think, regardless of how strong you think it is. Always carry a stick. Air-conditioning is imperative. Do not attempt to use Australian slang unless you are a trained linguist and extremely good in a fist fight. Wear thick socks. Take good maps. Stopping to ask directions only works when there are people nearby. If you leave the urban areas, carry several litres of water with you at all times, or you will die. And don't forget a stick. Even in the most embellished stories told by Australians, there is always a core of truth that it is unwise to ignore. HOW TO IDENTIFY AUSTRALIANS They pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin". They think it makes perfect sense to decorate highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep. They think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place, that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga", but "Woy Woy" can't be called "Woy". Their hamburgers will contain beetroot. Apparently it's a must-have. How else do you get a stain on your shirt? They don't think it's summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle. They believe that all train timetables are works of fiction. And they all carry a stick.. 😊 🇦🇺
On the gun thing... I have never touched a gun, I’ve never really seen one, I don’t know anyone who has one or has been hurt by one.. it’s not a thing here. I feel safe.
That’s not true. To be honest, people making all these assumptions about Americans is hurtful. Not all Americans are uneducated, not all Americans are idiots, not all Americans are stuck up, etc. please don’t make any assumptions
Great videos guys. there's no place like OZ. I agree with you whole heartedly. I have actually been to the US 8 times during the 1980's and 90s, even Guam and Saipan and I loved it big time.
theory: the drinking age is 21 so when people go out to liquor licensed clubs/restaurants/bars there are less people out drinking and less likely to have 16-17 year olds using Fake IDs fact: i think depending on the culture in your household some parents assume their kids are drinking by 14-16 y.o idkkk
yeah it definitely depends on the household. when i have kids, I'd expect them to be drinking by 15 or so. I'd monitor it and be very careful to prevent any major issues, but I don't believe in strict punishment like that. honestly, hoping for 15 is optimistic for me because my family generally has a very high openness to new experience - this meant that I was doing LSD and ecstasy regularly at 14, on top of regular drinking and weed.
Here is a Australian healthcare example for you. In Feb I had to have a Stint installed into a vein in my heart. My total out of pocket expense for a couple of initial scans was a couple of hundred dollars. Once diagnoses was confirmed everything was free. It was all quick too. From initial pain in chest to operation was 2 weeks.
as an australian gun owner and hunter the gun laws are great. you have to prove you know how to be responsible with firearms and the extreme unnecessary weapons arent available... cause who the fuck needs explosives or assault rifles unless your planning on invading a country
I love watching your videos, you seem really into what you’re talking about and that’s awesome. I’m Mexican and I live in California. Don’t get me wrong I love this country but there are things that need to be fixed here and Americans don’t seem to care about the topics you were discussing, they care more about their freedom, and I get that, but there needs to be a balance between caring about basic freedoms and caring about fixing americas environment and how things are done here
G'day Tristan, great videos. I was lucky enough to visit the USA in the 80s and 90s. It was one of the best adventures I've had. America and Americans are a fair dinkum mob of sheilas and blokes. Looking forward to my next trip there. Take care cobber.
Many years ago ago when I was a young man... you had to be 21 to drink alcohol. I went to army training (National Service or as we call it Nasho) at 19 you were not allowed to drink alcohol. i'm not sure exactly what year that was changed because I'm an old fart (almost 80) so later this year I get my OBE...no, not Order ot the British Empire. it means Over Bloody Eighty. about not being able to drink... my platoon commander in Nasho told me the 11th Commandment... do what you like, but don't get caught... I thought that was a goodie...
And how True Blue is "do what you like, but don't get caught!" Love it! That was sort of how we were brought up (my Dad did his Nashos too). He died when he was 54 but his legacy for us kids (which he shoved down our throats constantly, and for which I will be eternally grateful for) was--- "Enjoy yourself. Do what you like to do BUT never knowingly harm others, damage their property or say things you know are hurtful. Be kind and go a mile out of your way to say or do something nice for others BUT don't ever contemplate doing something harmful. Choose to be happy over complaining about being hard done by." --- I think of those things every day and his other pearl of wisdom was, "I thought I was badly off because I wanted a new pair of shoes, until I met a man with no feet." Thank you so much for making me miss my typical Aussie beer-gutted "great mate" Dad right now. PS. Dad's present for my 18th birthday was to take me on a pub crawl and join me up at the Workingman's Club. Now I am a 61 year old grandma and a life member of the Club! Whoo hoo!
I agree your opinion and Australia have more possibilities to study and work in some cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Perth and Brisbane, they are so friendly that the north americans.
As an aussie, we don't have but NEED things like Protect your Castle laws for home protection. Here it's all about 'reasonable force', ie you have an intruder enter your house, your hands are basically tied with options on what you can legally do to protect your house & family. Guns are like cars - it all depends on the person controlling them. Cheers
Steve.....you make serious sense mate. I see it as more of a basic right, as humans 2 most basic instincts are : 1) Survival 2) Procreation. If and when I get to the age of 80 , I'm sure that order will change, but in the meantime, the judicial system needs to wake up and look into creating this basic right into a written law. I think judges, barristers and lawyers who sit around a table and discuss the making of these types of laws in this country are still under the impression that people who climb through a window, whether during daylight or night hours have been invited for a coffee. Overpaid fuckin dickheads.
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Australia used to have the drinking age at 21, But during the war it was changed to 18, The govt said if you are old enough to die for us ,you are old enough to have a beer
I'm an Aussie, born in 1948. Drinking & voting age for me was 21. Then around sometime in the 70's, the incumbent government was looking to lose the next election. They dropped the age limit of both of these to entice young people to vote for them. They succeeded.
That’s the same as the voting age
@@rosssmith6205 Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn ... :P
Gough Whitlam lowered the voting and drinking age. I was in the last ballot for National Service. At twenty I could go to Vietnam and be killed but I couldn't vote. Labor came to power in December 1972 and pulled the plug on Vietnam and subsequently lowered the afore mentioned ages.
@@rosssmith6205 it was Gough Whitlam when he came to power in 72. He pulled us out of Vietnam and lowered the voting and drinking ages.
I feel like a lot of Americans care a lot about rights, where as Australians are a lot more concerned with responsibility. As in, we enjoy these rights we have with the knowledge that we share responsibility. You can get guns here, you just need a legitimate reason. Hunting, target shooting etc. The responsibility of having them outweighs the right every time.
"I feel like a lot of Americans care a lot about rights, where as Australians are a lot more concerned with responsibility"
good concept
In Australia you can get guns for hunting and target practice
@@darnaejackman7208 yes but not assault guns
@@alexlanning712 To be clear: To own guns you need a license, and they must be registered (so a lot like driving a car). If you are a member of a gun club / range, then you can get pistols. If you are a hunter, farmer or target-shooter, then you can get single shot or bolt-action rifles and shotguns. If you are a professional shooter you can get semi-automatic rifles (but this is rare). The police also have semi-automatic rifles but don't carry them on patrol (they only carry a pistol sidearm).
As a fellow Australian I appreciate your honesty and your probably the only American that sees the facts
Thanks. You have an amazing country so and it's easy to share good things about it
He made a video criticising our country go watch it.
Tristan Kuhn fuck sake mate, you previous video was aggressive, shit and really fucking rude.
Danielplayz21 OI OI OI!!!
Zak Suliman he also made a video praising our country. What’s your point? The criticisms were menial things so who gives a shit?
I feel so so bad for people who've never known life with chicken salt... nothing is the same without it
Normal salt is sh*t. It has no flavour. BUT CHICKEN SALT! Life is waaaayy better
How is it possible that the US is bereft of this nectar of the gods?
CHICKEN SALT!!!!
CHICKEN SALT IS THE BEST haha
Alanah S literally eating KFC chips with extra chicken salt as I read this 😂
There is an unwritten law with BBQ's and that is "you leave it as you found it ". If you don't someone will say something or give you a nasty look.
I love how all that will happen is you get a nasty look. In America someone would put a cap in yo ass.
@@ktwashere5637 Or some Karen would call 911.
@@ktwashere5637 yeah that’s not something to be proud of 😂 imagine shooting someone for no reason
I am Australian - I love the Australia health system and support it all the way. I had a stomach problem, when into the emergency at hospital. They examined me within a few hours, diagnosed me as appendicitis, within 20 hours of getting to the emergency entrance, they operated on me, and I was home after that (for 2 weeks sick leave) in 3 days. Total cost - about 40$ for the pain killers/anti inflamitories pills to take home. All the rest operation/scans/xrays/etc were covered by the public health system. Follow up checkup after 2 weeks was also covered.
yeah it handy for someone who has skin cancers like I do. i would have 200 burned off at the GP, numerous full theatre ops (probably 8 or 9) and the same number of See and Treat ops where a single nurse and plastic surgeon cut it out. I even had the end of my nose done. It has codt me nothing but my 2% Medicare levy.
Yeah I just had surgery and I only paid for prescriptions when I got home.
Yeah, what a great system. That is what we need here in the US. We have he money but not the will. This country would rather spend its money on the military and giving big corporations excessive tax breaks that just make them richer and more powerful. Very screwed up.
In the U.S. they have to treat you when you walk into the emergency room. That's a federal law. However you would have been sent a bill that they know you'll likely NEVER pay. Have some debt collected in probably Pakistan call you up and harass you for 3 months. Then really do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about it. In reality it's a waste a paper and postage to even send a bill. We have no health care system in the U.S. people often walk into the emergency room for something far less serious then appendicitis. If they could go to the doctor 80% of such circumstances they actually would. Can't go to a doctor's office in the U.S. to figure out if something might or might not be so serious.. Walk into the emergency room. It's sad so many people have no other choice
Ive had 20 surgeries and countless tests and procedures, including open heart surgery to have 2 heart valves replaced.......Ive never paid a cent outside of what I pay into medicare through taxes.......I also know, because I belong to a lot of US heart failure groups, that I pay about a tenth of what they do for exactly the same medications thanks to our pharmaceutical benefits scheme....I pay about $400 a month for my medications just to give you an idea.....and of course we have the safety net so I only pay that $400 for part of the year. Our healthcare system, although it has its faults, is brilliant and without it I would have been dead back in 2015.
on guns, as an Australian I've never ever worried about someone having a gun
The police DO have them correct?
@@carlgharis7948 yeah but police aren't scared of everyone possibly having guns so they never really draw them or imply they're going to
Makes since. Most Americans officers have to imply they're going to every other week. Australia officers almost never
We never had the gun culture that America has.
You'll see more gun owners in rural towns. One of my brothers would go out hunting Roos every now and then.
Honerable mention, no tipping. Because we get paid higher then the US there’s no need for it. When I visit America I’m so annoyed the first time I had no idea how many people you had to tip, its not just restaurant staff. Tour bus drivers, taxi drivers. And you never really know how much to tip. I’m no mathematician so I don’t wanna work out each percentage. I’ll round it down, but I don’t exactly know whats too low that it’s insulting or too much. I think US restaurants should just include it in the price, or pay their staff more.
So annoying in the US having to pay tax on top of the price, the first time I visited I had no idea. Bought something, price said $20 and ended up being more and I had a $20 bill ready to pay but cashier told me a slightly higher price. Thought huh?! It takes some getting used to and much prefer it our way.
As far as wages I work at a supermarket and get paid around $23 an hour, it also depends how old you are. 18 year olds get around $20.
As for health care, watch the Michael Moore documentary ‘Sicko’, that’ll give you an idea how bad the US healthcare system is. I pay a monthly bill for mine and I’m pretty much covered for everything.
So agree with the tipping, tax on goods, healthcare system. I reckon US was superior then but now in some respect they're more like 3rd world just like Tristan mentioned. I hate it the first time I went shopping and handed the exact amount only to be told the price didn't have the tax on it. I looked like a bloody fool. US is amazing for holiday but definitely not for living unless you're crazy rich like the Kardashians where you won't have to worry living paycheck to paycheck
Agree with most of those points and I can even agree that tipping is annoying if you're not used to it. But personally I still like it because you can get better service and you can get extra alcohol in your drinks if you tip a little more
Zya Ravie I love to visit but wouldn’t live there. I can’t wait to come home when I go
Unfortunately matey that mindset only exacerbates the dividing line between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' .
Got plenty of money, no worries , tip well and you'll get the best service and best drinks - don't have loads of cash - you'll get the bare minimum and shitty service.
I actually experimented with this in a couple of NY bars on one of my 4 trips to the States. I went from having having bartenders eagerly anticipating my next order and then pouring [to my joy, haha] obscene amounts of alcohol into it to literally having them turn their backs on me when i raised my hand for a drink and then under-pouring when they eventually had to serve me.
The big problem I see woth the tipping system is that alot of service workers get paid in cash, and then don’t pay any tax on it.
The lack of tax revenue makes it difficult for the government to provide Americans with universal healthcare, just like the rest of the developed world.
I lived in Sydney for 17 yrs. and I wish I never had to come back to America. EVERYTHING about OZ is supremely better than US!!
yeah, it sure is great here!
That's really nice of you to say Melinda. Anyway, if you've been here 17 years, you're def one of us now.
Shhhh stop saying nice things about this little treasured country. Soon every bastard will want to come here and it will turn sour. We're doing ok without too many more changes.
Come back to Australia.
You are always welcome.
Yea, your military is better, your economy is better, you have more freedom there. I’m being sarcastic btw
Tristan. I know you didn't want to get in to a discussion about gun control, but if you want to own a gun, you have to have a good reason to need one in Australia. The person must apply for a liscence with a letter from a land owner who wishes the owner of the gun to help with vermin control. The gun is then kept in a specific locked gun cabinet. We do not feel unsafe under most circumstances without the need for a gun. I noticed that you commented that you felt safe here. I am so pleased you feel safe with the freedom we cherish here.
Yeah, its way too easy to get a gun in america. And I do feel safer here. Love it here in AUS!
What's a 'good reason" to own a gun?
actually your wrong u can also own guns if u have a license and are a member of a gun club such as the SSAA.
I speculated it would be some type of rules as such. Simular to Canada and cretin Eruopean countries you have guns for polar bare attracts. Australia you don't polar bares but you have other vermin dangerous pest as you put it. I'm assuming in Australia you can NOT get a license to buy a hand gun like in the U.S. correct?
I should also mention that only like 12% of Americans over all actually do own gun. It varies widely depending on ware exactly in the U.S. you are of course. Some places it can be over 60% of people. I personally really only know 3 people beyond casual aquantices who do.
I lived overseas 10 years of my life, which is why I love your videos, but a national healthcare system, super and feeling relatively safe are all things we take for granted, but should be universal
America has the best medical advancement system that you all claim the high ground for free loaders
@@republichq9619 The trouble is it is not available to those who cannot afford it.
Two days ago I went a gp (free of charge) then I was sent to the hospital and I was operated on with I a few hours of visiting the gp. I went home the next day and didn't pay a thing. Super fast and efficient. So thankful for the Aussie healthcare system.
Completely agree! As somebody with a lot of health issues and frequent hospital visits, sometimes I cry as to how lucky I am
I hate the Healthcare system Because Doctors in Australia gave me a shit diagnoses, and it ruined my life I prefer to pay for my healthcare rather than Doctors saying the most dum things to me. USA,USA,USA,USA,USA
Don't forget our plastic money. When you go to the beach and your bathers have pockets, you can put money in there while swimming/surfing. It won't be ruined at all and colorful money means it's a life saver when in rush! Our cash lasts longer than American paper money. I also love the fact we no longer have 1cent coin. Our smallest is 5cent. Honestly anything below 5cent in value is so annoying and it costs more to produce. You're so right about Australian being more accepting. I'm an Asian Australian and I've been very accepted here. I know in the outback it'll be more racist but fortunately never happened to me before as I've traveled quite extensively around Australia. As Australian and anyone who has the chance to live here, we're bloody lucky!
Good point about the money
@@TristanKuhn you can leave an Australian money inside your jeans pocket and wash your jeans in the washing machine and expect the Australian money still good - no fading in the colours.
@@TristanKuhn we invented it too
@@pinayladyoz8044 Crazy thing is, I never even thought about the money.
@@TristanKuhn do you love Australia baseball?
Plus Australians are more heartwarming and more friendly
Mostly true
@Rand well depending where you're from, I'm from Adelaide
That is totally not true
@Rand it is 😂
@@user-yi3dm6cv9h no it definitely is
Australian gun laws; I'm an Aussie and i love guns i think guns are cool BUT having said that i support the current Australian guns laws because i know people that i don't want to see have access to a wooden spoon!
@GTFORDMAN omfg.... the best comment about gun control ever... and very aussie
Haha well put. It may sound mean but there was deffinatly some sketch people in high school that lost their shit. Id actually have anxiety if they had easy access to an AR-15 or other fire arms.
@@shawnoladd well put
There’s a couple of stupid gun laws that are stupid like the appearance laws
@@wadegambetta7846 that is actually a very good point!
The main reason for owning firearms in Australia is for sport. We don’t see them for self defence
The police DO have guns in Australia correct? I know in the U.K. Norway and Iceland they don't. But every other place in Europe the police DO. And I'm 80% sure the also do in Australia am I correct??
Carl Gharis yes Australian police did carry sidearms. Each state has their own police force
@@martinmckowen1588 we have different police aganticies here depending upon which state county or city you live in also. We call 911. I think you guys call 000 so I've heard? But yes they will send the appropriate officers to respond in your area. Granted too many people abuse it. If you're being robbed or something call 911 of course. But we ask if you're upset about the neighbors dog taking a shit in your yard DON'T call 911. Call the non emergency number with is 7 digest to a local police station DIRECTLYwhich is different everywhere. Something that's NOT so serious
@@carlgharis7948
Yes. The standard issue is a glock 22 40 calibre. In NZ they dont carry side arms but they do carry assault rifles in their vehicles.
@@carlgharis7948 yeah for the dog thing in Aus you wouldn't call 000 you'd just call the council of your area
Get your back checked out while you are in Australia
It would be expensive, non citizens/residents pay full price for health care in Australia, $2,000/day in hospital etc.
Temporary residents with a Medicare card enjoy the same care as permanent residents and citizens.
@@somethingelse9535 except it’s still cheaper than America. I don’t think you understand how truly life altering the costs are. For example a 1 litre bag of saline costs between $2 and $5 to make. The cheapest they charge in a hospital is $1000. Their costs are massive and it’s only there to make money. Not to help the people. Also Australia has a Medicare exchange program with a lot of these counties so it would either cost nothing or very little and would be a tiny percentage of what it costs there.
@@somethingelse9535 Really? I know all Australians residents can get basic health care put on the government- my mum's a GP and it frustrates her how many people she gets who come in just to get a bandaid for a broken toenail etc. I didn't know that about non citizens though.
@@whatgivesdude6807 Permanent residents and citizens get a medicare card, temp residents can in some special cases. Foreigners should have travel insurance as they'll pay through the nose here.
Whoa I don't even have to think about medical expenses, sometimes I don't realize how lucky I am to live in Australia. Hope your backs better now.
You're welcome for the medical advancement that us PROUD Americans invented for you free loaders
87 percent of all medical advancement comes from America
Hmm and?
@@republichq9619 it doesn’t really matter where it came from. Anybody could’ve made these medical advancements they just happened to be American. Also, the healthcare system is payed for with our taxes. So we ARE paying for it. Every place has free loaders! It doesn’t mean that we’re are ALL free loaders. I can tell you that my mum worked hard every day to feed my family. My dad left us right after I was born so I never met him, I don’t want to meet him anyways, he tried to kill my mum while she was pregnant with me! My mum is an assistant nurse. She was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis. It was passed down by my grandmother but the main reason why she got it was because of overworking. Overworking just to make ends meet. And every day my family would still be starving. If you don’t know what osteoarthritis is, I would recommend you search it up! I just wanted to say this to tell you that Australia isn’t full of free loaders. In fact, 3.5 million of us suffer from the same thing that my mum suffers from. Coming from a place with 25 million people, that’s a huge percentage of the population. But no I’ll just forget all of this and insult a whole country to make myself feel better about myself!
@@republichq9619 That makes it even more ridiculous. You have all these medical advancements that no one can afford.
Didn’t know Brett Lee was American
Might be Brett Lees son lol
Haha was going to say the same thing!
Tipping and bartering just makes life unnecessarily complicated. Just tell me the price and I'll pay, or not.
True! Overall they did have alot more friendly service when i visited the states. Coming back i notice it even more now. It seems some employees actively don't want your service and are bothered your there. We need a way to change that without giving customers the right to be complete cunts obviously.
I'm from India married to an Australian, we have two children. The health system and social benefits are excellent, good public transportation,, high respect for women,. They are so multicultural, friendly and helpful
Couple of years back, I had a really bad foot infection which turned into cellulitis (look it up, but I warn it ain't pretty). Either way, it left me basically unable to walk for like a month. I went to the hospital, went in for treatment, had injections, antibiotics, the whole deal, and I had crutches thrown in to boot. I didn't pay for a thing. I handed over my public healthcare card ("Medicare") and they scanned it, and that was it.
I'd hate to think what a night in hospital, crutches, and antibiotics for a month, would've cost me in the 'States.
I had cellulitis just above the ankle on my lower leg, started out as a scratch that got red and then increasingly sore. I got a massive headache with a fever that felt like Tetnus, every bone in my body ached. The scratch was now not only red and sore it was also burning hot, and visibly growing bigger. From my taxi ride the 800m to hospital it was first the size of a dime/10 cents, at the hospital even the taxi driver said it was growing bigger. it was maybe the size of a squash ball in that time, and the size of a tennis ball by the time I was admitted an hour later. I was immediately put on intravenous AntiBiotic drip. After that I was moved to an Aged Care residence at only Forty something years old. This was criticised by Press.
By next morning at the hospital the cellulitis had spread over half my lower leg to one side of the shin.
It burned like a fire if I moved it or lowered the leg to the floor to stand on it.
The whole infected patch turned purple, this was blood, under a paste of skin turned into sludge that was quickly being eaten away. I was on medication for 3 weeks with canulas and tablets. When the bug died, the purple area dried to form a huge scab - blood tissue had risen to seal the skin layer being eaten by the disease.
@@santyclause8034 that doesn't sound like cellulitis!! That sounds NAS-TEH!!! :o
What I had wasn't nearly that bad, but damn...I was recuperating from my infection for nearly two months.
Well not a damn thing from the standpoint when you go into the emergency room they have to see you federal law. They know 99% of the time you'll NEVER pay the bill. What's sad is many people have no other choice because they are unable to go to the doctor's office to get treated before it gets to such point. So it would cost an extremely high amount. But if you go into the emergency. Cost you $0. Because you'll never pay the bill.
Whoever asked me why Thier is a bill. That's anybodies guess 99.9% of the time it never gets paid
I spent over a month in hospital back in 2018.....including 12 days in ICU, 6 in a coma and had open heart surgery while I was there.......not one single cent out of pocket.....I am literally alive because of our healthcare system.
(repost as first one seems to have got deleted) - public transport - Australia has nothing on places like Singapore, Hong Kong and particularly Japan which all take a dump on ours.
Most of Europe is as good or better than ours as well.
go and live there, then
@@alexlanning712 eh? sense you make none
So true Mark
I've been yearning for the day I land down in Australia and never have to come back to the USA. I've given America so many chances for me to try to like it but it's just a complete wretched country with too much racism, poverty, gun violence and a complete disregard for mother nature. It's embarrassing to admit to others I'm American when I travel abroad and it's crazy how I've met so many foreigners who do not view the United States as the 'land of opportunity'. RIghtfully so, it's the land of medical bills, insane taxes, endless student debt and chump change wages. Please give me some advice on getting Australian citizenship, I imagine it'll be much harder with the pandemic, but I want out of this country so so bad
Tell me a country with no racism or poverty
@@monkeydui7241 ...Australia...they have little to no poverty. High employment, healthy economy and very high wages. Highest minimum in the world in fact. Racism is obviously an issue everywhere but for the most part, we have laws in place to curb that non-sense and I think most people, even the dumb ass racists know it’s a social moor, other than making you an awful person aside.
@@gaple1995 Then tell me why the US's poverty rate was 10.5% & Australia was 13.6%
@@gaple1995 Australian house prices and rent to wages is at records Highs, Electricity prices are highest in the OECD. You earn more but it's relative to living costs
@@monkeydui7241 Switzerland, no open poverty and no open discrimination, also Australia is pretty good.
I've always found Australia to be really accepting of "different lifestyles". For some reason, foreigners seem to think we were all really homophobic. I'm gay, and I don't think I've experienced homophobia in over a decade. The "live and let live" mentality is strong here. Another thing I noticed is that gay people are so accepted that the gay bars started dying because there wasn't a need for them, and it's very hard to tell who is gay from who is straight. I guess that's because we have a very macho culture, but those kinda intimidating straight macho blokes will probably stand up for you and voted for your right to get married.
TD B that’s great, but haven’t you recently visited a country town?
@@veronikaebbelaar198 Hay, Wagga and Broken Hill now have an annual Gay Mardi Gras....progress is being made.
Garry Wallace really? That’s great news 😍
I love that!
I have never had to worry about the potential of being shot in this country, like ever, nor do I know someone who has been shot where I feel like that should be enough to win that debate, also how Americans glorify the military is so dumb it's not even funny, joining the army in the US is something basically everyone can do which earns such an unwarranted level of respect considering the many negative factors that are incorporated into the US military system
What about being poisoned by a snake or a spuder
Spider
Ivan Milat had guns
If you live in a middle class neighborhood in America you basically never to worry about being shot either.
@@glossybxby2676 just leave it alone and it won’t fucking attack you
Tristan, you copped a bit of flack in our press, do I need to translate? This video shows a the other side of you and how you were not deserving of the bad press. Keep up the good work. Cheers Mate
Thanks mate. The press had a fun go at me but I can’t blame them, it was excellent clickbait “American backpacker list things he hates about Australia” loo
Lol*
Why did you think he made this video? This guy is taking living in Australia for granted and then openly bashes Australia, I think it's a bit of a Joke and the flack is justified.
This video was made before the other one was ever posted. I referenced this video in my “hate” video
I’m worry mate, but he *mostly* stated the most shittiest reasons.
I was in hospital in NSW for 10 months. Cost me $35 a week - to hire a television.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Lots of good information! Maybe I'll visit Australia in the future! 🇦🇺👌🌼🌏💕
You should! And thank you!
We rule
I learnt this during the opening ceremony of the British Olympic games some politician named aneurin bevan claimed back in 1948 No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means. So started the NHS and commonwealth countries like Australia Candada New Zealand took it up as well.
We also drive on the left the hand side due to back in the day we controlled the horse with our left hand and used our swords with the right hand as we where passing each other on the road
Great video, aussie approved 👍 However, most of the laws (like cycling laws, and road laws) are wildly different in each state - Victoria is known for its aggressive speed limits, but NSW has many more Speed cameras (including average speed cameras, which take your speed down a main highway at two spots and average the speed to see if you were speeding in between) AS WELL AS Mobile Phone cameras (which have already earned the government upwards of $7 Million AUD). Having said that, the public transport IS GREAT, especially in the city part of Sydney, in which there are trains to almost every major suburb, the Sydney metro, and buses everywhere else. The public transport is also highly subsidised, so it is very cheap for daily travel!
Chicken Salt is great on many things, including:
- Hot Chips
- Popcorn
- Mashed Potato!
Those chicken salts you listed are NOT the ones used to put on chips just FYI. They’re like seasoning. It’s really hard to find the chicken salt for chips without buying a bulk version 😣 the closest you will find is in an IGA from a brand called Gfresh. Google IGA chicken salt. It will come up. It’s taken years of personal research to find a similar version to those used at take away shops. So think yourself lucky I am sharing this with you ;)
I think your sense that Australians are more accepting of different lifestyles probably has more to do with the fact that you're here, a long way from home, and that gives you a greater sense of freedom. For those of us who grew up here, I imagine it's much the same kind of pressure to conform to societal norms. However, I would agree that generally there's less pressure to be a world-beating success story in Australia compared to the US.
WHATTTT no chicken chips in America???
Or chicken salt
I never knew this
Aussies are way ahead with doing the right things for controlling COVID-19 too.
Now they got over 20k cases in Sydney
Like your style Tristan, well done mate. Comment on Metric v's Imperial, water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (32 F) & boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 F) ..............Simple & Sensible!
Yeah the metric system makes a lot more sense. And thank you!
You also didn’t mention annual leave and sick leave, you get 20 days of annual leave and 10days sick leave a year when you are full or part time.
You also get paid out any unused annual leave when you leave a job, only time they can withhold, is if you leave abruptly without notice. Though you do not get paid out your sick leave. So if you are unwell, you can have a sick day and be paid to stay home 10 days a year. If you normal work day is 8hr that 1 sick day = value of 8hrs, some jobs show sick or annual leave as hours, as if you work half a day or go home sick, or have a doctors appointment, you can use your sick leave to cover the 2-4 hrs you may not have worked that day too.
I agree with the tax thing too, I went to america for 3 months in 2011, also the money 🤯 1c coins, we round up or down based of a 5c coin, so if your food/shopping comes to $5.22, you pay $5.20 if using cash, if you use card you pay the $5.22.
But I also agree that living is cheaper there, so out bottom wage is different, but I think we also pay a liveable wage, in america I can see why people have to work 2-3 jobs also.
There is also a lot more job security here as well, you have a 3-6month probationary period, where you can be dismissed on the spot of you don’t suit the position, but after that, unless you really mess up, like abuse someone, be caught with drugs in your system or drink on the job etc. something stupid you can be let go on the spot, however, mistakes or say someone feeling you bullied them depending on the level if intent, they give you a written warning, after 3 written warnings a business can let you go.
Good points
Good points
In Australia we get 5 weeks paid vacation leave plus 9% loading and 12 days sick leave (healthcare industry).
No u don't get 5 weeks everywhere. Minimum is 4 weeks in some companies and others can be more.
@@joshuawillmott7547 I get 5 weeks vacation leave working full time shift worker in the public hospital, plus 10 weeks long service leave after working 10 years the same hospital. I also get 2 days professional development days every year, plus $2,000 dollar with tax professional education fee every year.
We got rif of guns because of the he port Arthur massacre.. 1996...no need for guns
And you havent had a big massacre since. We did the same in New Zealand after the big massacre last year. We followed Australias' model.
Totally agree. I’m an Aussie living in USA for a decade. I miss these things about Oz very much. Never resisted seeing a doctor for ailments before moving to the states.
Great video. As an Aussie visiting America, I really enjoyed how well sign posted and cared-for the majority of US national parks were compared to Oz
I'm ex military so I've shot a few weapons i my time and blown up a few things along the way. However the "gun" debate. After the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania in 1996 Australia reformed its gun laws making it more difficult to obtain weapons. Also when storing weapons we have certain guidelines (for example they need to stored in a gun safe and the action has to stored separately). Its much harder to obtain them, you have to go through checks and cooling off periods. All this means is that when you buy your first rifle it might take a month before you can walk out the gun shop with it. Since the new laws our gun related murders have bottomed out to the point that we have one of the lowest gun related crime rates in the world. Its why the NRA hates Australia. On the whole most gun relatyed murders are by organised crime gangs fighting other gangs and who cares if crims kill each other? Its saves space in prisons :)
You all of done a great job with your gun law reformation. I would love it if the US did a similar change. It's WAYYYY too easy to get gun
@@TristanKuhn - that's because we consider owning a gun a privilege, not a right. The "We" is more important to us than the "Me".
You almost have it right. However your claim about Australia somehow having a higher rate of death by shooting prior to 1996 is false. It really should be obvious to anybody that this claim is incorrect.
In Australia: "The crude firearms death rate declined from 4.8 deaths per 100,000 population in 1980 to 2.6 in 1995." www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/productsbyCatalogue/9C85BD1298C075EACA2568A900139342?OpenDocument
Compare that to the US. www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/16/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/
"Australia had a higher rate of death by shooting per capita than America."...I highly doubt that..Australia only had 60 gun related homicides the year before Port Arthur (in a country of 19million), the USA had 14,000 (in a country of 270 million)..that makes the US rate about 16 times Australia per capta BEFORE Port Arthur.....
@@polljones8921 Yes after checking my facts I admit I made a mistake (I've corrected my statement, thanks for the heads up).....or more correctly I believed a doco I saw recently. However here are some interesting facts www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/13/gun-laws-stopped-mass-shootings-in-australia.html
11: The Australian accent is amazing!
Are you kidding our Accent is so harsh compared to other... still at least we don”t sound the Kiwi’s ( you know we love you guys! Thanks Cous!)
Gidday David. Cheers Mate. Ta for the grouse compliment.😊
@@adriennehunt1799 "Grouse"... Eastern stater. :P
#11: No rabies!
Medicare in Australia is OK, its definitely better than the "system" the US has. It has limits though. Not everything is covered. Chronic illnesses can exceed the amount of Medicare you can get and you will be out of pocket. My mother had terminal cancer and she lasted longer than was predicted, Medicare stopped covering a bunch of stuff and my Old man had to borrow around $50 grand to help out. The NHS in the UK is way better than the Australian system.
Also, give me Australia's gun laws over the US any day.
Say what?? Im in advanced heart failure and everything is most definitely covered here in Western Australia, bear in mind that health care is run by the states not by the federal government so parts of it are different. Here in WA your mother would have been covered by Silver Chain's hospice in the home system with nursing care available 24/7 too.....Im sorry that you had a bad experience, but that is not uniform across the country.
@@heatherrowles2580 Medicare funding is all federal, the states own the hospitals and employ the staff. Hope you get better.
As an Australian I am very sad I can't own a gun but on the other hand I am very happy we don't have it to be legal which I know makes Australia very safe with really only police and army being able to carry them.
Why can’t you own a firearm? It’s legal here.
Unless you have a criminal record you can have a gun
You can have a gun but only for hunting purposes.
Ay.la411 there’s a few legal reasons that one can own a firearm.
Target shooting/sport
Vertibrae pest control
Professional needs/job requirement.
Thomas Martin me too i want my own gun
As an Australian I actually don’t hate the drinking age in America being 21, I appreciate Australia having a younger drinking age and it matches far better with other milestones like military service and driving licenses being able to get tattoos etc. however a drinking age of 21 males more sense in terms of brain development etc.
Only thing that confuses me about America having the age is that you can go and die for your country and what not before you even go to college (not counting the military gives you free collage) but not drinking.
I’m ex military & a current member of two shooting clubs, & I fully support our current gun laws. I’ve owned & used various semi automatic firearms, & used machine guns in the military. I don’t believe we need semi automatic firearms in the wider community. Yes, the overwhelming majority of people would be completely fine owning them! But let’s face it there are some people that I wouldn’t trust with a pencil!
I have chronic spinal pain too, and being an Australian with our health system probably saved me. You should see if you can go to one of the pain clinics here! Ask if you can do the ADAPT program, and that specifically helps you cope with and treat chronic pain. It saved me after 2 years of constant pain, and I feel like you'd really benefit 😊❤
You have a reasonable appreciation of Australia. Well done for such a short amount of time here. You are very observant and articulate. $0.02 Cheers.
Thank you! I do my best to closely observe my surrounding
Yeah, I love your beautiful Australia. I've never been outside of Australia, but I'm alright with that, because it's so amazing here.
Health Care is great but make sure you pay Ambulance Insurance (depending on the State/Territory).. In NSW I got a $1400 Ambulance bill.
Still better than the $4K-$10K bill you'd get in America haha. But good to know! Thanks for the info
If you are Australian citizen or permanent resident you don't pay the ambulance.
We don't have it as an additional expense in Qld. It's part of another bill
In Victoria family ambulance cover is about $28.00 very three months.
It is cheap as chips and even covers a helicopter flight if you need it.
It’s free here in NSW if u have a healthcare card
Number 1 reason to love Australia. Because it’s Australia.
Reason why Australia better
No guns
No most dangerous animal like bear and wolf (but in Australia there also dangerous creatures named huntman spider and snakes)
No gangs with drugs
Most powerful law unlike America low law
Freedom
Safety school
@@andrewthefatwatso5639 But people in Australia haven't been killed by a spider in years...
@@andrewthefatwatso5639 huntsman spiders are not dangerous. They are just big
@Milan oh no you have guns don’t deny it
@@monkeydui7241 no I don’t
All the farmers have guns in Australia , i think the main thing is we have a much better mental health system in Australia. Many larger schools also have an on site psychologist or therapist that any kid can go to and if they’re over 16 the parents won’t be informed that they are going to the psychologist. There is also free clinics for mental health and your family doctor can deal with some mental health issues if you can’t afford a psychologist. Irony is the places we have the most guns (because farmers) we have the worst free mental health care. That’s the main issue Australia has to deal with concerning guns.
This is true, farmers need guns to shoot kangaroos, rabbits and some wild dogs. However, farmers are responsible gun owners.
The difference is that Americans have guns to protect themselves from other Americans.
When I had a gun it was for hunting and it never occurred to me to think of it as a self defence weapon.
@@pinayladyoz8044 They are responsible I'm specifically referring to suicide deaths in the country due to poor mental health facilities. If Australia had better mental health care in the country this would help with that issue.
What a lot of people don't understand, the expense of ensuring your population is healthy is recouped many times in productivity output.
Which city are you living in ? I’d love to move my family from US to Australia or New Zealand and I love to hear opinions about specific cities that would be great to raise a family ! Thank you for making these videos !
From the USA?? I hear New Zealand is lovely.......
Australia is better and lovely, but in some sports, you can train baseball in some baseball fields and baseball diamonds.
Hi mate as a x ADF service men Australian army weapons
Okay I understand in
the United States of America it is part of the constitution
your right to bear
"BUT" WHEN it was written
one had a single shot flint taking 38 seconds to reload
but I have myself owned a Remington 30 od 6 7000 sniper rifle single shot bolt action and me being in the Australian army as a combat engineer with weapons training as the person with a 'responsible and experienced in weapons '
that rifle was all i ever needed!!! semi automatic weapons have
NO PLACE
outside of the military at all and that is why Australia is so safe
The main reasons I like Australian Gun Laws is the fact the Police feel more relaxed when doing their job unlike in the US where a friend who is a Police Officer in NY told me he is always on edge and his adrenalin is sky high while Patroling and is always so mentally tired when his sift is finished. Australian Health Care and Super are awesome in Australia and I would recommend the US adopt them.
Yes, yes, and yes.
Police in Australia often spend their nights in major emergency department in public hospitals guarding drunk aussie men.
PinayLady OZ lmao yea i was watching one of those breathalyser shows on netflix and they had to contain this drunk idiot
You can buy chicken salt in coles and woolies. It is called chippy.
Healthcare - private health insurance. you can pay for private insurance that covers choosing your own specialists and covers things like chiropractors and glasses and dental. It costs about $40/month AUD so about $30 USD. Excess (what you pay yourself) is usually like $100 for a filling or glasses and maybe $500 for a hospital stay in a private room.
In addition to the superannuation if when your old your Superannuation money is not enough (due to circumstances not all will have enough )we have a aged pension of about $550 pw.
Thats cool. I didn't know about that
Love your enthusiasm...
thx!
Regarding hospital care, if I need a hospital I just go, knowing no matter how long I stay all tests medications surgery ALL FREE.
I had hospital stay a couple of years ago after an accident, I was in hospital for 4 months hundreds of tests multiple surgeries lots medication. No charge, at the end of my stay I just got out of bed and walked out easy peasy no money changed hands ever.
Australia does not have a universal healthcare system. We have a mixed health system created by the Howard Government which made the health system more expensive. We need to return to having a universal healthcare system.
The point is that if you end up with cancer, you can gain treatment without being left bankrupt unlike the unfortunate cases in the US even with some insurances they have
And Australians don’t say “go ahead” constantly. Watch a few cooking videos or mask sewing tutorials by Americans and you’ll see what I mean. Drives me nuts!
Watch "Office Space". Or maybe don't based on your comment.....
Andy Mack yeah I think I might pass. It still drives me nuts.
Omg. All Americans should watch your show. I was in hospital for nearly 8 weeks didn't have to pay a cent!!! & loved the food...
Great video mate, hope you enjoyed your time in Australia!
STOP telling everybody about Chicken Salt! LOL!
IT'S OURS... PRECIOUS!!!!
Cough... GOLM... Cough...
Hehe only auzzie precious
Issac butterfield needs to react to this because he reacted to his what Americans hate about Australia and I wanna see his reaction to this lol
Not only is the health care system better but so is the police system, the police are a state authority instead of the silly system with every county having their own police force with differing rules from county to county. The rules are the same no matter where you are in the state and the police are bound by government legislators.
Forgot to mention housing cost here in Australia is Twice the cost of the US.....most young Australian s will never own a home.
might bit own a home, like we won’t own a 400k dollar medical bill for a broken finger
Dang... this video reminds me of how lucky I am to be Australian!
We have it good, we have it really good.
The gun laws in America is actually the only reason I won't go to America.
Yes, I’m too scared to take my family to the U.S. for this reason and for stories from friends who have been there and experienced hyper-aggressive and intrusive police officers.
Yeah because of problem by gangs and criminals police doesn’t care about community they are too late to come thank god in Australia it dosent have guns
@@veronikaebbelaar198 You're saying how you're too scared to go to the US because of guns yet you're also complaining that the police there are hyper-aggressive? Can you imagine policing a community with the level of gun ownership that the US has? You're only scared of US police because you've been programmed by the media to believe that they're the bad guys. I've traveled to the US three times and have never had an issue with the police, or guns for that matter.
Nick Ryan yes, I imagine policing a country where citizens have easy assault rifle access would be a different story. I am going on two stories from friends on being pulled over and frisked etc for a tail light that was out. I would like to visit the U.S. (not possible now, obviously) but I would be pretty nervous fir awhile. Depending on which state I was in, too, I guess.
I have been also listening to stories black people are taking re their experiences with the police from a very young age. It is the same story in Australia. I happen to be white so would probably have that privilege and feel safer. I don’t think I’ve been programmed; In trying to educate myself on reality.
Imagine 2 minute noodles without chicken flavouring
In general, we work 5 days a week, some sector like Bank, after every 19 days of work, there is 1 day off called Roster day off 'RDO'. We have 20 days ( 4 weeks)of annual holiday. After 10 years of service, we will start having "long service leave" of 13 days.
13 days long service leave? are you sure? I work under Queensland Healthcare Public Hospital and I get 10 weeks long service leave for doing 10 years of service. Every year I get 4 weeks paid vacation leave, plus professional development 2 days.
You are so persuasive! Now you have me convinced that Australia is awesome 😀. You are right about our healthcare system being terrible. Australia is better in that regard and they are better off with their stricter gun laws. We have to much gun violence here. I live in Portland Oregon and we started the New Year with seven shootings.
That's a sad way to start the new year. 2020 has been crazy
We haven't had a national shooting for 14 years, you should move here.
Australian gun restrictions are good
once gun legislation was enforced in australia in 1996, suicides and homicides with gun went down by figures around 50% and there have been no mass shootings. i don't think America can say the same with their lack of legislation
Most Australian parents expect their kids to be drinking when their 15 so equivalent to US parent expecting it at 18 - My parents always bought me grog for parties when growing up. Same for all my mates.
Here in Europe it's similar.
My goodness, I don’t know any parents that would allow their children to drink alcohol before the age of 15 here in Australia. However, I am sure there must be some parents out there that don’t care about their children.😬🤥😵💫
@@llbllb5851 haha get out of the city and out of the 1950’s 😂🤣
I shotguns growing up as well (I’m from Australian) my dad has a license and we did it when we went on camping trips.
I just think it’s okay to have a gun for the right reasons, I think America has this idea like everyone needs a gun to feel safe and that’s what made people feel unsafe. especially gun violence in schools. 😊
You can still easily get a gun in Australia. I have several. You do have to be a member of a gun club and have a gun safe though. If you aren't a criminal or a psychopath, it's pretty easy to get gun licence.
Contrary to popular opinion, in my experience at least, people who shoot are, in general, the most safety conscious people you will lever meet.
But could you get an assault weapon?
@@lisc7204No, except illegally. That's why the nutcase who did the mosque massacre in NZ moved there from Aust. to access assault rifles. Thankfully the Kiwi government quickly brought in tougher gun laws. Sadly the US will never do this.
Or A Primary Producer, Or have enough land on which to hunt you can get a cat a,b & C license. as i have had for many years now. But most definitely an approved gun safe, and random checks from the Police to make sure your abiding by the law.
@@lisc7204I'm assuming by "assault weapon" you mean a gun that looks scary? I own a AR-15 variant (DDM4V7 to be exact) in Victoria. I have category D licence and despite what 7 News might tell you, I'm responsible and a threat to nobody.
@@nickryan4975 all guns look scary, even when we were trained with the old SLR and F88 steyr, doesn't mean that I require these in my home which is a big difference between America to Australia
just wanna say, when you use those grills, use foil over the top of the grill.
@Faqyur Ma'ama literally seen humans piss and shit on them
@Faqyur Ma'ama you see people who've had a hard night on the piss do stuff like that when their hammered
@Faqyur Ma'ama Do not doubt him for a second, i don't care if jesus himself cleaned a public grill. I would never use one.
@Faqyur Ma'ama we have some legit drop kicks in our area, can totally see this happening.
AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS
The following has been written by the late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame.
"Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognisable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what at first looks like an enormous bite taken out of its southern edge; a wall of sheer cliffs which plunge into the girting sea.
Geologists assure us that this is simply an accident of geomorphology, but they still call it the "Great Australian Bight", proving that not only are they covering up a more frightening theory but they can't spell either.
The first of the confusing things about Australia is the status of the place. Where other landmasses and sovereign lands are classified as continent, island or country, Australia is considered all three.
Typically, it is unique in this.
The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids on the planet, Australia has 9 of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most poisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them.
Any visitors should be careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else.
A stick is very useful for this task.
The last confusing thing about Australia is the inhabitants.
A short history: Sometime around 40,000 years ago some people arrived in boats from the north. They ate all the available food, and a lot of them died.
The ones who survived learned respect for the balance of nature, man's proper place in the scheme of things, and spiders. They settled in and spent a lot of the intervening time making up strange stories. They also discovered a stick that kept coming back.
Then, around 200 years ago, Europeans arrived in boats from the north.
More accurately, European convicts were sent, with a few deranged people in charge. They tried to plant their crops in autumn (failing to take account of the reversal of the seasons), ate all their food, and a lot of them died.
About then the sheep arrived, and have been treasured ever since. It is interesting to note here that the Europeans always consider themselves vastly superior to any other race they encounter, since they can lie, cheat, steal and litigate (marks of a civilised culture they say), whereas all the Aboriginals can do is happily survive being left in the middle of a vast red-hot desert - equipped with a stick.
Eventually, the new lot of people stopped being Europeans on 'extended holiday' and became Australians. The changes are subtle, but deep, caused by the mind-stretching expanses of nothingness and eerie quiet, where a person can sit perfectly still and look deep inside themselves to the core of their essence, their reasons for being, and the necessity of checking inside their boots every morning for fatal surprises. They also picked up the most finely tuned sense of irony in the world, and the Aboriginal gift for making up stories. Be warned.
There is also the matter of the beaches. Australian beaches are simply the nicest and best in the world, although anyone actually venturing into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish, stonefish (a fish which sits on the bottom of the sea, pretends to be a rock and has venomous barbs sticking out of its back that will kill just from the pain) and surfboarders. However, watching
a beach sunset is worth the risk.
As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a sour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger. Faced with insurmountable odds and impossible problems, they smile disarmingly and look for a stick. Major engineering feats have been performed with sheets of corrugated iron, string and mud.
Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence. They call the land "Oz" or "Godzone" (a verbal contraction of "God's Own Country"). The irritating thing about this is... they may be right.
TIPS TO SURVIVING AUSTRALIA
Don't ever put your hand down a hole for any reason - WHATSOEVER.
The beer is stronger than you think, regardless of how strong you think it is.
Always carry a stick.
Air-conditioning is imperative.
Do not attempt to use Australian slang unless you are a trained linguist and extremely good in a fist fight.
Wear thick socks.
Take good maps. Stopping to ask directions only works when there are people nearby.
If you leave the urban areas, carry several litres of water with you at all times, or you will die. And don't forget a stick.
Even in the most embellished stories told by Australians, there is always a core of truth that it is unwise to ignore.
HOW TO IDENTIFY AUSTRALIANS
They pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin".
They think it makes perfect sense to decorate highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.
They think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place, that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga", but "Woy Woy" can't be called "Woy".
Their hamburgers will contain beetroot. Apparently it's a must-have.
How else do you get a stain on your shirt?
They don't think it's summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.
They believe that all train timetables are works of fiction.
And they all carry a stick.. 😊 🇦🇺
On the gun thing...
I have never touched a gun, I’ve never really seen one, I don’t know anyone who has one or has been hurt by one..
it’s not a thing here.
I feel safe.
Ty finally someone is being kind to Australia
Btw America is 96% of guns
Australia is 1% of guns
That’s not true. To be honest, people making all these assumptions about Americans is hurtful. Not all Americans are uneducated, not all Americans are idiots, not all Americans are stuck up, etc. please don’t make any assumptions
Very cool vids mate but you still have a couple of things to address before we call you one of us.
For a seppo you're doing great champion 👍
Great videos guys. there's no place like OZ. I agree with you whole heartedly. I have actually been to the US 8 times during the 1980's and 90s, even Guam and Saipan and I loved it big time.
11th reason: Tristan is in Australia!!!
theory: the drinking age is 21 so when people go out to liquor licensed clubs/restaurants/bars there are less people out drinking and less likely to have 16-17 year olds using Fake IDs
fact: i think depending on the culture in your household some parents assume their kids are drinking by 14-16 y.o idkkk
yeah it definitely depends on the household. when i have kids, I'd expect them to be drinking by 15 or so. I'd monitor it and be very careful to prevent any major issues, but I don't believe in strict punishment like that. honestly, hoping for 15 is optimistic for me because my family generally has a very high openness to new experience - this meant that I was doing LSD and ecstasy regularly at 14, on top of regular drinking and weed.
Oath mate! Loving your vids.
I tore my ACL playing soccer and the government paid to fix it. About $10k . The only bad thing is the waiting period.
Here is a Australian healthcare example for you. In Feb I had to have a Stint installed into a vein in my heart. My total out of pocket expense for a couple of initial scans was a couple of hundred dollars. Once diagnoses was confirmed everything was free. It was all quick too. From initial pain in chest to operation was 2 weeks.
WOW, that sounds amazing
Here in New Zealand we have free health care but unless it’s immediately life threatening you can wait four years or more.
as an australian gun owner and hunter the gun laws are great. you have to prove you know how to be responsible with firearms and the extreme unnecessary weapons arent available... cause who the fuck needs explosives or assault rifles unless your planning on invading a country
Well said mate. You can have a gun in Australia, if you are responsible and not planning to overthrow the govt or a neighbouring country.
I love watching your videos, you seem really into what you’re talking about and that’s awesome. I’m Mexican and I live in California. Don’t get me wrong I love this country but there are things that need to be fixed here and Americans don’t seem to care about the topics you were discussing, they care more about their freedom, and I get that, but there needs to be a balance between caring about basic freedoms and caring about fixing americas environment and how things are done here
G'day Tristan, great videos. I was lucky enough to visit the USA in the 80s and 90s. It was one of the best adventures I've had. America and Americans are a fair dinkum mob of sheilas and blokes. Looking forward to my next trip there. Take care cobber.
Many years ago ago when I was a young man... you had to be 21 to drink alcohol. I went to army training (National Service or as we call it Nasho) at 19 you were not allowed to drink alcohol. i'm not sure exactly what year that was changed because I'm an old fart (almost 80) so later this year I get my OBE...no, not Order ot the British Empire. it means Over Bloody Eighty. about not being able to drink... my platoon commander in Nasho told me the 11th Commandment... do what you like, but don't get caught... I thought that was a goodie...
And how True Blue is "do what you like, but don't get caught!" Love it! That was sort of how we were brought up (my Dad did his Nashos too). He died when he was 54 but his legacy for us kids (which he shoved down our throats constantly, and for which I will be eternally grateful for) was--- "Enjoy yourself. Do what you like to do BUT never knowingly harm others, damage their property or say things you know are hurtful. Be kind and go a mile out of your way to say or do something nice for others BUT don't ever contemplate doing something harmful. Choose to be happy over complaining about being hard done by." --- I think of those things every day and his other pearl of wisdom was, "I thought I was badly off because I wanted a new pair of shoes, until I met a man with no feet." Thank you so much for making me miss my typical Aussie beer-gutted "great mate" Dad right now. PS. Dad's present for my 18th birthday was to take me on a pub crawl and join me up at the Workingman's Club. Now I am a 61 year old grandma and a life member of the Club! Whoo hoo!
@ 2:50 Have you seen how much sugar is in Chicken flavoured salt.
I agree your opinion and Australia have more possibilities to study and work in some cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Perth and Brisbane, they are so friendly that the north americans.
#1 - it's not full of Americans
As an aussie, we don't have but NEED things like Protect your Castle laws for home protection. Here it's all about 'reasonable force', ie you have an intruder enter your house, your hands are basically tied with options on what you can legally do to protect your house & family. Guns are like cars - it all depends on the person controlling them. Cheers
Steve.....you make serious sense mate.
I see it as more of a basic right, as humans 2 most basic instincts are : 1) Survival 2) Procreation.
If and when I get to the age of 80 , I'm sure that order will change, but in the meantime, the judicial system needs to wake up and look into creating this basic right into a written law.
I think judges, barristers and lawyers who sit around a table and discuss the making of these types of laws in this country are still under the impression that people who climb through a window, whether during daylight or night hours have been invited for a coffee. Overpaid fuckin dickheads.