My daughter and partner were in New York, USA and approached a (black) police officer to ask for directions. He was shocked that they did so and in such a friendly manner! They were shocked that he was shocked! A lovely conversation ensued. In Australia we regard our police as being on the side of truth, justice and the Australian way (acknowledgement to Superman), serving the community and being friendly with it.
Hi Ashleigh and Kaitlyn. The safety thing made me sad more than anything. Everyone has the right to feel safe. It shouldn't even be an issue. I'm so glad you ladies feel more free and safe over here...
This video was so much fun! Really had a great time catching up and talking about America and Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇲 Had so much fun, can't wait to do it again! Maybe next time in Hobart! 😊
The 'v' comes from voicing of the 'f' (a voiceless fricative) because it falls between two voiced vowels. Afternoon >> af-o >> arvo. It's the same phenomenon as when the 'f' becomes 'v' in words like thief >> thieves, or proof >> proves etc.
That was some really great, unique content. It was so interesting to hear, not so much about the obvious cultural differences, that TBH most Australians are exposed to given the quantity of US Television and movies we consume, or holidays in the States. You highlighted those more subtle differences that come from being immersed in another culture through work or study. This was a really informative chat -- thanks! I must admit, I experienced the same feelings you do getting Ubers in the States, and it took me by surprise. Some friends left me in Los Angeles outside a theatre at the end of the show at about 11pm as they were rushing to catch a plane. Suddenly a street that had been busy 4 hours earlier was nearly deserted. My Uber driver turned up when summoned, but I suddenly felt really vulnerable hopping in the car. As it turned out, he was a really lovely, middle aged man who went to great lengths to drop me as close to my accommodation as possible. Ironically, he was concerned for my safety. But yeah, you guys. The extent to which you as females have been conditioned to be so incredibly safety conscious to the point of how you dress, or how you hold your phone or wear your earbuds -- that was a real eye opener for me. I've travelled around LA and NYC and Philly on my own and these extra precautions had never occurred to me and as Australian. I certainly was on extra alert in the States, but not nearly to this extent. I will certainly be more careful in the future. Hey, glad you gals are safe with us :)
i'm also yankee but lived in wollongong, nsw fer 2 1/2 years with a british gf. one of the things i came to like most about living there was people constantly laughing and joking with me about the way i talked. i'm L.A. born and raised and around here my accent is completely meaningless but over and over again down there all sorts of aspects of the way i speak that i never even noticed were suddenly a source of great amusement. especially when someone tells you you have a "strong", "thick" or "broad" american accent it's very strange because you ordinarily never think about it. esp. because where i lived they didn't get alot of tourists so i was an instant novelty. but yeah as far as speech i was determined i would not lose one single aspect of my natural accent and although i would use terms like "servo" or "car park" just to make thangs easier and blend in i never picked up any slang because it just sounded too stupid to me in my accent. and yeah "crikey" i think was more of a STEVE IRWIN deal than anythang commonly heard. either way my gf loved my accent and would not have really allowed me to make any serious changes. let me just end this by saying the similarities between aussie bogan culture and american redneck culture are quite remarkable let me also just say nowhere on earth are there more mullets per square inch than in oz. i spent 3 months in texas at one point and even there it's not even close to oz.
Funny hearing you talk about the bank transfers. When my wife & I lived in the USA for a year we found banking such a pain, and we were advised to get pay deposited into one account, then transfer small amounts as required into another account for any spending due to the sheer level of bank fraud in the US. Pretty much no-one in Australia uses cheques (checks) anymore - it's all direct deposit or electronic whereas in the USA we had to write them all the time. Getting a credit card was hard too (though we managed eventually but it had a tiny credit limit), as we had no credit history and they wouldn't recognise our aussie credit history. It was so frustrating!
When I lived/travelled in the US in the 2000’s I just had a VISA debit card, never bothered with opening any US accounts, writing cheques, getting a credit card.
That's really interesting!! I think modern day apps in the US like Venmo and PayPal have made it really convenient, but I know banking was really frustrating in the pre-app days
@@coffeeenut @Kinda Australian yeah this was a few years ago so the USA may finally have caught up with electronic banking and tap & go payments since then, but I remember it being a bit of a pain at the time. We had to make many visits to the bank branch back then, whereas here almost no-one actually goes to a branch for day to day banking. All our financial stuff back in Australia at the time was super easy to manage remotely over the internet. We were in Seattle and loved our stay there and the people we met were quite fascinated chatting to us about cultural differences, but in many ways we were glad to get back home!
I’m an Aussie and was taught to carry my keys in my hands, be aware of surroundings etc. But I do think it’s a lot safer here. I also live in Hobart now, having moved here from NSW. I catch a lot of taxis and haven’t ever felt unsafe. Most taxi rides here I chat with the drivers and have come to know some of them quite well. These videos were fun! Glad you both like it here 😁 Speaking of Americanisms, when I was in USA I ordered McDonalds “to takeaway”. They didn’t know what I was talking about until I finally realised to say “to go” ! Also things like thongs vs flip flops 😂 , sunnies vs shades/sunglasses. There’s a lot of room for error, frustration and some very funny misunderstandings!
I was born and raised in Miami FL and im really thinking of moving to Australia , im just tired of this life and really want to experience something different and new
Interesting comments. The actual hierarchy of US higher education has always confused me since it always seemed that anyone who took a lecture was called a professor. Whereas when I was at university in Sydney the only people who were professors were those who were actually in the most senior positions and their title was associate professor or professor, rather than just a senior lecturer.
There is a very different system in Australia. To be a professor in Australia, you have to have been promoted to that level. That means that person has been an academic for quite a while, has a very strong research and publication record, or has undertaken other work that has earned them that promotion.
Yes that was interesting to me too, “professors wanting to be addressed as doctors”… here all grads (PhD) are doctors, and lecturers are well, lecturers, but only the most experienced and accomplished academics are professors, and even they are addressed by their first names.
I feel pretty safe where I live in Melbourne. I can be on public transport and walk home alone in the middle of the night. I’m still aware of my surroundings, but I feel safe.
You two ladies have brought up some really interesting topics, my daughter has a PhD in biomedical science (so proud) and gets grumpy if I call her doctor, don't care, I'm the dad 😁
As a Canadian, i get the safety thing, for the most part. We were taught the same thing, always be vigilant when going out. But not to that extreme. I used to live in Toronto and would take the subway late at night, then walk home from there. The neighourhood was always dark with low lighting...I would still have my headphones in but instead of walking on the sidewalk I would walk on the side of the street where it was better lighting & you know, the moonlight helped. That way I could see someone coming if they were on the sidewalks. But I never felt I needed to have my keys out like that. As far as taxis, some drivers just constantly are peppering you with questions. Some drivers are fine but most of them ask about my family and right away start asking if I have a boyfriend. Even if I don't I just say I do because I don't want more questions. Makes me super uncomfortable especially because I only take cabs from work to home late at night (work provides us with cab vouchers when they make me work late)...so it makes me nervous the drivers know where I live.
I really love seeing people successfully emigrate from the US and embrace their new home culture. It's almost like watching people escape from a cult or North Korea
Many Australian Professionals don't have a superiority syndrome and are quite humble & down to earth in there approach to patients ,lay persons , students etc hence will often say just call me ' by their Christian name'
As a Aussie female night shift work i always have my phone in on in hand and my keys with a bottle opener sticking out so if someone dose try to jump me they can have a nice sharp thing to the face. people may think its ex-stream but with the shit thats happening now day i rather be safe then sorry. I also work in not a very good area one of the store managers got beaten up in broad day light.
This is funny from a Tassie point of view! I remember a white Christmas Day on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington something about 15 years ago! I drove up there and took photos, and think it only reached 11 Celsius down in Hobart that day. Also lecturers, doctors and professors are different here. One of my best mates has a PHD from UTAS many years ago. He’s a bloody larrikin!
Oh man, you both made me laugh...Well you can't say 'AFTO' instead of Arvo...Slang for the Slang 😂 Oh Ashleigh 😂...well I think partner is just easier & as you said it encompasses every type of relationship. I'm glad you feel safe here 😊...'Am I going to die?' Wow Ashleigh, I'm learning a lot from you tonight. I rarely catch an uber as I drive everywhere for the most part...but I always sit in the front seat & chat with the Uber driver...Kaitlyn & Ashleigh....you're scaring me about the USA...😮The most my parents warned me about when growing up was 'don't be home late'....what a difference! Banks are very good here....even if you have my account information, you need all my passwords to hack my account. We like to be Chill in Oz 😉...Amish, I like it 😎
yesss definitely feel a lot safer here! and men have a lot less to worry about in the US! but glad you enjoyed, I was so happy we got to film together :)
You 2 are so sweet. I have 2 daughters and never been concerned about thing you have talked about. Really scary you couldn't walk about back in the states. I love you noticed about the naming too. I think it doesn't matter you education, we all have 2 legs and a heartbeat, so we are the same.
Loved hearing this.....I need all the help I can get moving to the States. The Nickname thing here is actually a personal "tag" given, typically something that represents you to that person. They aren't always flattering but they can be viewed as a form of "initiation" in certain social circles.
Christmas in summer... Imagine singing "In the Deep Midwinter Frosty Winds Made Moan" wearing your cassock and surplice over shorts and a teeshirt and you're still perspiring.
2:39 correct and we feel relieved when you say you are American. I've noticed other countries where they get angry if you mis-guess their origin, kiwis, Irish and Welsh, and Canadians.
Don't worry ladies, most of us Aussies have always felt it's kind of weird having Xmas in summer. We just get on with it, knowing it's a northern hemisphere winter tradition. A couple of decades back, we were still sending each other Xmas cards with snowy scenes.
Using so called "American" terms like gas station, or afternoon, won't immediately call you out as American, because Canadians use those terms also,since they're actually North American terms.
I find it really funny when people talk about Australia and how friendly and Chill we are, because I,m like why wouldn't people act like that its just good manners to treat every one like you would want to be treated - It's kind of nice finding out what a great place Australia is
Just finished watching these two videos back-to-back - they were both great! I was half-expecting Kaitlyn to just get called "Pennsylvania" or "Penny" or something like that, but "Amish" is a perfect nickname. A lot of Aussie nicknames have long shaggy-dog story histories. Someone I went to school with ended up with the nickname "Chemo" because of their family name. Afternoon -> arvo ("ah-vo") not "ah-foe" (I think "vo" takes slightly less energy to articulate than "foe") Avocado -> avo ("a-vo" - "a-" like in "apt" or "apple") I've met Ashleys variously nicknamed Dasher, Pasho, Bash, Cash, Flash, Flasher, Smash, Potato (Mashed Potato), and Meadow (Meadow Lea is a margarine brand and rhymes with Ashley). We're a weird mob, sometimes.
My brother is tall and thin, so his nickname at school was "Sticks". I got called Lanky for a while. My stepkids all have family nicknames - Moose, Wombat, Pony and Chicken. All have their own backstories. But you don't decide on your own nickname, it's given you by others (especially if you make it clear you don't like it - that's an invitation to have it forever).
Hi ladies I don't care where you are from if you moved to Australia we'll you've made the smartest move of your life and now to me you are Aussie,, love ya Aussie Ron
Just a stab at the explanation for the "v" in "arvo". It is a softer sound, and less muscle effort in your mouth to make than the hard "f" sound, which could also be potentially confused without the "t" in afternoon with the "f" in that very common expletive....
Came over from Kaitlyns channel to see the other 5. The thing with nick names in Australia, generally you will get one if people are comfortable with you. My name gets shortened all the time which I’m fine with, I don’t like being called babe, darl, honey etc by people I’ve just met!
One big surprising thing is Credit Ratings are completely different over here in Aus! In America it is really important, and you have your credit score, but not so in Australia; I was planning to buy a new computer so thought it could be a good chance to build up credit rating, but when I asked about it they said none of the banks etc share that information etc and that it wouldn't really be that beneficial - there are still checks to get a loan etc, (ie. income checks etc) but credit score is not really a thing for us.
With the bank accounts, it's really hard to take money out if you are not the account holder. Also, if someone *does* steal your card and somehow uses it, banks are really good at believing you about when the card was stolen, and refunding your account for purchases made by someone who is not you. So basically the only thing you can do with someone else's account is to put money IN the account. And no one is complaining about money being put into their account. They do warn you to check the details, because if you somehow manage to put money into the wrong person's account, you can't get that money back. And you still owe money to the original person. But not all numbers are valid account numbers, to help cut down on mistakes like that. I've never come across anyone who ever had a problem with putting money into the wrong person's account.
Safety- the key thing between your fingers, I was taught that by my parents who were both in the army, it is abasic method of defense. but growing up in Brisbane, still living, I have never really felt unsafe, I walk at night with headphones in, dont get me wrong, I do watch my surroundings but still, I dont ever remember feeling unsafe
Christmas in summer would be odd for you ladies. I have friends in the Northern Hemisphere and they ask me to send them video's of our going for a surf , playing on the beach and the occasional storm. This year like me they'll miss out I'm working Christmas day.
Listening to anyone explain Australian slang is like someone describing a joke. Australians really don’t think about it…the use of slang varies from state to state….it’s just a bit of fun. We often use similes & rhyming English too😬
In regards to your safety I find it interesting that you feel a lot safer, all the things you talked about such as carrying a 'weapon', no earphones when walking, being afraid to talk to a man due to the potential of them thinking i'm flirting are all things I'm aware and afraid of and been taught those things growing up as well. Even more so since i am now a uni student who goes to the city almost everyday by myself. Edit; Im Australian and have lived here my whole life fyi, also have lived in very busy city's which could affect that concern for safety
18:30 we also have PayID Generally a mobile number is enough so long as they’ve registered to send someone money If you have someone’s number and they have PayID you can send them money, And if it’s generally not the first time, or they are with the same bank, or kind of bank, it’s generally Instant. Gotta love OSKO
Giving someone your BSB and account number in Australia, is pretty safe, you can't really do much with these details other than deposit money. Obviously I wouldn't tell a complete stranger because there is no reason, but most businesses will have their details printed on an invoice so people can pay them.
With some other details you can use it to setup a direct debit request to pay a business/ charity etc. It’s not a common type of fraud, because it’s hard to benefit from, easily reversed etc.
I love it when my Australian partner says "Hooley dooley" 😂 He couldn't get the hotel room key card to work and he said it lol I was dying lol He says we sound Canadian. I am from Michigan and he thinks we have a "Yooper" accent 😂
In regards to safety I sometimes think I should be more wary for my well-being. And I think it’s because I do feel safe that I rarely take any precautions. As in, what if something does happen to me where the danger signs could have been identified in advance but I never bothered to learn them? I am usually carefree when I’m out and about on my own. Thankfully nothing has ever happened to me but, like I said, it’s because I do feel really safe here.
I feel so sorry that both of you had to grow up not feeling safe where you lived in the US. We see how bad it get's over their from the news at times but to live it 24/7 would be scary and not thought of over here in Australia because you do feel pretty safe walking around any state here and you know if there is any trouble there would be people around to help if something was to happen
You are right about the slang lists . They are dated and daft. The seasonal differences are odd. I grew up eating winterfood at xmas time but now most people eat summer salads and seafood etc icecream rather than hot pudding etc . The problem with carrying weapons is that they can be used against you. In australia there are some dangerous places but more safe ones than in the USA. Melbourne is great because so many people use public transport . So i have no trouble getting back from a concert hall to a friends place after 10 at night by train . You walk in a crowd to the train station and then get off with a bunch of people feels safer than in my ome city in Adelaide where you might be waiting on your own .
I am a part-time university lecturer around my professional job. The power dynamics comment, especially about uni teachers and students is something a lot of international students take time to get used to. I have a PhD but it feels painfully formal if a student called me "Dr (family name)". I always prefer to have people use my first name. When I was presenting in the US I learned that made me seem incredibly laid back.
I work in Medical Administration and I was filling out some forms for a client. Just to make some small talk I asked her "What field are you in?" She asked me what I meant. I said "Which field of medicine are you in?" If she'd have had a sword made of frozen nitrogen she'd have plunged it into my chest by the look on her face. "I'm a REAL Doctor!!" She almost screamed at me. Some time later I did the reverse and asked a specialist if he was a REL doctor, or if he just had a medical degree. He laughed his head of. Luckily he was an Interventional Neurologist.
What's funny is Australians on Reddit often refer to Americans as seppos but nobody has said that unironically IRL for 50 years or so. It's rhyming slang. Yank > septic tank > seppo.
Its strange. I spent four years living in China and never had a feeling of unease except once in a disco where there was obvious drug taking so it was easy to just walk out. When i returned to Australia (Melbourne) I didn't feel at ease for a couple of months.
G’Day, Ashleigh & Kaitlyn, I disagree about Crikey because it is still used by my son’s generation when they get excited about something. You are right about the Canadian question but mostly it is said to a Canadian or American because they want to prevent saying something offensive. In regards to the “V” in arvo, that comes from the “f”. Look at it this way, pronounce “after” very very slowly, you will see that it comes over as “arfv” so together it is “arvo”. See, always a good reason from where the slang comes from, even some of the old slang is still around but it depends on where you live. Some things unfortunately are changing because of the American influence in movies. We used to use a lot more of the British slang but because of the American influence, it was altered by the generation of the moment but was not used everywhere thank God. Even the word Flat was changed in cities to apartments which is crazy. Some people even pronounce the letter “Z” as “zee” instead of “zed” which of course is so wrong but they are usually non-educated youths. How would an American react to their youth pronouncing American words in an Australian slang way? In regards to Christmas, do you realise where Jesus was born it is stinking hot on his birthday? So to a person like me for that reason alone I think it is weird when Bing Crosby sings white charisma but still a good song. And also what about California? Safety: I am so sorry that women have to go through the things you mentioned for they should not happen to anyone no matter where you live. Anyway cheers and Stay Safe.
🇨🇦 I live in Canada, but have lived in U.S. as husband came from there. When travelling overseas husband carried American passport, me Canadian. I didn’t mind at all being mistaken for American, as I found that Americans seemed to be looked up to and people knew so much about the USA. Whereas people knew so little about Canada, and assumed that there was nothing interesting here, and we were covered in ice and snow all year round. Never mind that where I live on the Canadian West Coast, our climate is temperate and snow is a rarity, and there is some beautiful scenery, as there is in much of Canada, as well as much here that is interesting. Don’t get me wrong, I am happy being Canadian, I just don’t get all upset if people call me American.
Did they have personal cheques in the US? The BSB and Acct # were two of the three sets of numbers on the bottom of the cheque - so not really a secret.
Tbh I wouldn't mind experiencing a North American or European Christmas someday. Yes, if you're from the Northern Hemisphere, an Aussie Christmas would sound weird.
@@coffeeenut I can imagine. By the way, I grew up in Hobart. I left back in 2010 because of work but I occasionally visit because my family is still there.
It doesn't terrify us, just confuses us about why people would live in dangerous areas. We have dangerous animals (and plants) but we know enough to avoid them. For taxi or Uber drivers we just treat them as normal people. It's very rude (if you're a male) not to sit in the front passenger seat next to the driver. And a good conversation makes the trip go faster.
@@coffeeenut I don't know if I could live with the potential for random violence. ☹ We have crocodiles, snakes and cyclones in the Whitsundays, but at least we can prepare for them - mostly by staying out of their way.
I've walked around Midtown in Manhattan at night and never gave a second thought to feeling unsafe. I just took it for granted growing up in Sydney that walking around at night is pretty safe.
People do say the slang terms. Typically, one or two 15 year olds or snooty inner city types who think Aussie slang is too ocker for them invariably claim 'no one speaks like that'. I see these sort of comments under every Aussie slang video.
Holidaying & the USA I found your banking hours weird but then you had drive thru banks too. Discussing our 2 weekly pay periods (a fortnight & being paid into a bank account was considered weird to my USA Work Colleagues. I reminded them getting paid before late night shopping - Thursday was the usual but it sucked when I went to monthly salary for 1 company. Many USA workers still do not have back accounts.
@@casebeth Mind you this was in the 90's & staff were paid by cheque there still. I had been direct debit since the late 80's. I once got paid in cash every week but this squashed & we were then paid on Fridays - much better for living. A number of industry colleagues in the USA are paid by cheques still.
@@casebeth 20+ years later things must have changed & I can only recall 1 time I ever had to pay people in cash. This was a factory where the bank stuffed up big time so I with the 2 owners & there son as we had to get cash from a bank & pay staff. I was consulting with the owners so helped out & recall the look of shock from younger staff getting cash.
We never really think about personal safety. Of a nighttime maybe, but during the day never. I’ve heard about American children being taught to never run in a straight line because the gun violence. We don’t need to have those conversations in Australia.
my son went over to the states and was quite supprised how a car backfire and other loud bangs were initially considered a gun going off. And the flag thing - he actually asked someone (sarcastically) What's with all the flags; are they there in case you forget what country u are in?...lol
I felt really safe in the US as an Australian. I would go out for smoke late at night and have interesting conversations with people who were sleeping out and security people and never had any worries. But I think it wasn't in my consciousness to think about people having weapons etc.
Because we know that the universal impression of Americans, fair or unfair, is that they're arrogant, obnoxious and ignorant, and we Canadians don't want to get tarred with that brush.
Oh this one hits home. My family has been in the process of trying to immigrate from the USA to Australia for around 5 months. Unfortunately the way we feel like we have to constantly live on our toes and be prepared to be harmed is a side effect of high crime rates and specifically violence against women in the USA. And everyone has guns.
“Partner” started becoming popular in Australia in about the mid-2000’s. To be politically correct and more gender neutral. In the early 2000’s and prior, partner was definitely associated with same sex. I remember when heterosexual couples slowly started using, and everyone would be “is he gay? I thought he had a girlfriend??!… but he said partner?!?”. The transition was quite a confusing time, and even more confusing because around that time there were a lot of people in the closet/keeping their same-sex relationship private… so “partner” was often the subtle code word for someone to signal they were gay to very straight mainstream. It was an odd time back then/180 degree to now. Now we all mostly use partner (to be neutral-respectful). The “we’re pregnant” (instead of pregnancy being associated with the woman carrying the baby) is relatively new too. I remember doing a double take in my mind (exactly like when straight people started using ‘partner’) the first time I heard “did they just say ‘we’?!?”…. Then when my sister started using it - not intentionally woke or politically correct - I realised it’s a new thing/pretty mainstream change in language. I was born in 1977 so was exposed to ultra non politically correct in the 80’s and early 90’s… and then my friends/generation were part of the language shift. I find it quite interesting. But there was definitely a time when partner had the same connotation as the US (it started changing about 20yrs ago).
You spoke of the non-formal nature of everything is Aus. I would say that is part of our egalitarian ideal here. No one gets special treatment. And here, nicknames are usually given to you, like it or not!
I don't understand the banking info thing. Having a someone's bank account number does not give you access to their account. What do Americans think others can actually do with their account number?
I'm a born and bred Aussie, but even I can find myself thrown for a loop when it comes to the difference in seasons. For instance I do Cross Stitch and I get magazines from The UK and USA. I definitely find it weird when I receive Summer themed magazines in the middle of our Winter. I do have one shortened version of my name that drives me nuts 🤪 the majority of people respect my feelings and try not to call me "Rissy" again. The acception being one of My Sisters Husband who can be a bit of a Jerk. I think he knows it annoys me and does it just does it to try and get a rise out of me. So I deliberately act like I haven't noticed, just to take the fun out of it for him. Personally I can only handle being around him for a limited time. But He genuinely Loves 💘 My Sister, so we put up with Him. My Nephew's Wife was very perceptive when I told her that I hate being called "Rissy". She asked "Is it because it sounds too much like Sissy?" She hit the nail right on the head. People call Me "Riss" or "Rissa" and I'm happy with that. In High School a boy gave me the Nickname "Larry" after the NBA Player, well it was the 90's. He started calling Me "Larissa Chick" then he found out about Larry Bird. He started thinking "Larissa... Larry, Bird.... Chick." so he started calling me "Larry". But it took me awhile to get used to it.
Really enjoyed both Collab videos. Lovely dynamic. Hope you guys get to do something together again 😊. I don't really use arvo for afternoon either lol. Even as an Aussie I don't always know some of our slang especially regional or state differences. So funny re the word partner. I would never assume that it meant an LGBTQ relationship. I also think boyfriend/girlfriend is seen more as something you say when younger. Like it would sound a bit funny to me to hear unmarried/divorced 45, 50, 60 years olds saying "my boyfriend". Thats a little sad re the Uber/taxi driver situation in the US. I'm glad that isn't the case for you both here. If was walking home alone In a particular area in Sydney I would sometimes have my keys out just in case or my phone out. In the city itself I felt safe, it's all lit up and lot of people around. Very true re relaxed dynamics in academic world. Also in medical as well. I know of registered nurses who moved here from the states. And were surprised that the Drs go by first names among colleagues. As over there nurses always use Doctor.
Complete misnomer/false equivalency. A Scottish, English, Irish accent are completey different to each other, whereas an 'merican & Canadian accent are almost identical. Most 'mericans couldn't pick a Canadian accent if they spoke to them briefly or over a phone...
@@artmallory970 Not everyone could tell them apart. Englishman wouldn't be offended if you get it wrong but a Scot and Irish hates it when people ask if the are English. Same goes with Canadians, they hate it if you call them American but Americans are okay if you mistake them for Canadian.
Regarding the old slang, you haven’t been in bogan areas enough. Lower socioeconomic areas use that slang far more. I’m guessing you work in white collar jobs, blue collar factory work for example will be full of swearing and slang.
It is possible to use it to set up a direct debit, but because that is only *to* a know business/government not to an individual, and banks can detect/reverse fraud very easily, it’s not a fraud that tends to happen. Someone once tried to prove it only let people deposit and published their details, only to have a donation to a charity taken out of their account.
I lived in America for a long time. One of the biggest shocks was how classist and hierarchical American society is. Americana are actually bigger snobs than the English. I found it hilarious that people called their boss "Sir". Like what is this - Leave it to Beaver?
The fact that we don't have hand guns in Australia, just makes it a lot safer. Do you both feel safer without having a gun with you? And ask your Australia bank to set up "Pay ID" people can then pay to your account, using just your email address or your mobile phone (cell phone) number, without giving your BSB and account Number. It's safer.
Like you said for the most part taxi and Uber drivers are friendly! But there is still some horror stories in the past relating to issues with them ! Some of them will try to dupe you out of money if the come to understand that you are from another country! They’ll try to rip you off by taking you the long way to your destination! Be careful still !
If you're from the US never forget to treat those serving you with respect.Ask with a "please" & receive with a "thank you" I'm certain your mother's taught you manners.These people don't deserve shit & often a casual observer will take delight in reminding you of it.
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My daughter and partner were in New York, USA and approached a (black) police officer to ask for directions. He was shocked that they did so and in such a friendly manner! They were shocked that he was shocked! A lovely conversation ensued. In Australia we regard our police as being on the side of truth, justice and the Australian way (acknowledgement to Superman), serving the community and being friendly with it.
Caveat: NSWPOL traditionally lol
You live under a rock? Or just watch to much corporate media lol
We think that until they are holding a Speed Camera Gun!😂 Then they are just pricks!
@@biggils8894 Most people in Australia are not meth-addicted druggies like you who hate the police simply because they enforce the law.
We absolutely do not regard our cops like this lol
Hi Ashleigh and Kaitlyn. The safety thing made me sad more than anything. Everyone has the right to feel safe. It shouldn't even be an issue. I'm so glad you ladies feel more free and safe over here...
thank you. i’m happy we feel more safe too!
That's part of the reason I dident go to USA back in 1996 safety reasion s
its the same thing in aus it isnt that safe why r kids walking around with guns
This video was so much fun! Really had a great time catching up and talking about America and Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇲 Had so much fun, can't wait to do it again! Maybe next time in Hobart! 😊
yayyyy!! please come down!
Ladies, the reason there is a v in arvo is the same reason there's a v in hooves.
Hoof > hooves.
Roof > rooves.
Afternoon > arvo.
The 'v' comes from voicing of the 'f' (a voiceless fricative) because it falls between two voiced vowels. Afternoon >> af-o >> arvo. It's the same phenomenon as when the 'f' becomes 'v' in words like thief >> thieves, or proof >> proves etc.
interesting! because when most aussies say afternoon i don’t hear it, but it makes sense!
Interesting, thanks for that
So THAT'S where it comes from!! Thanks! 🙂
That was some really great, unique content. It was so interesting to hear, not so much about the obvious cultural differences, that TBH most Australians are exposed to given the quantity of US Television and movies we consume, or holidays in the States. You highlighted those more subtle differences that come from being immersed in another culture through work or study. This was a really informative chat -- thanks! I must admit, I experienced the same feelings you do getting Ubers in the States, and it took me by surprise. Some friends left me in Los Angeles outside a theatre at the end of the show at about 11pm as they were rushing to catch a plane. Suddenly a street that had been busy 4 hours earlier was nearly deserted. My Uber driver turned up when summoned, but I suddenly felt really vulnerable hopping in the car. As it turned out, he was a really lovely, middle aged man who went to great lengths to drop me as close to my accommodation as possible. Ironically, he was concerned for my safety.
But yeah, you guys. The extent to which you as females have been conditioned to be so incredibly safety conscious to the point of how you dress, or how you hold your phone or wear your earbuds -- that was a real eye opener for me. I've travelled around LA and NYC and Philly on my own and these extra precautions had never occurred to me and as Australian. I certainly was on extra alert in the States, but not nearly to this extent. I will certainly be more careful in the future.
Hey, glad you gals are safe with us :)
this makes me so happy to hear! glad you enjoyed
Hi guys, I'm sooo glad you like it over here we like having you......😊 I've been to the USA about 5 times and have only been mugged once.........
Welcome to you both. I hope you find Australia more wonderful than you imagined and hoped. Be well.
thank you so much!
i'm also yankee but lived in wollongong, nsw fer 2 1/2 years with a british gf. one of the things i came to like most about living there was people constantly laughing and joking with me about the way i talked. i'm L.A. born and raised and around here my accent is completely meaningless but over and over again down there all sorts of aspects of the way i speak that i never even noticed were suddenly a source of great amusement. especially when someone tells you you have a "strong", "thick" or "broad" american accent it's very strange because you ordinarily never think about it. esp. because where i lived they didn't get alot of tourists so i was an instant novelty.
but yeah as far as speech i was determined i would not lose one single aspect of my natural accent and although i would use terms like "servo" or "car park" just to make thangs easier and blend in i never picked up any slang because it just sounded too stupid to me in my accent. and yeah "crikey" i think was more of a STEVE IRWIN deal than anythang commonly heard. either way my gf loved my accent and would not have really allowed me to make any serious changes.
let me just end this by saying the similarities between aussie bogan culture and american redneck culture are quite remarkable let me also just say nowhere on earth are there more mullets per square inch than in oz. i spent 3 months in texas at one point and even there it's not even close to oz.
Funny hearing you talk about the bank transfers. When my wife & I lived in the USA for a year we found banking such a pain, and we were advised to get pay deposited into one account, then transfer small amounts as required into another account for any spending due to the sheer level of bank fraud in the US. Pretty much no-one in Australia uses cheques (checks) anymore - it's all direct deposit or electronic whereas in the USA we had to write them all the time. Getting a credit card was hard too (though we managed eventually but it had a tiny credit limit), as we had no credit history and they wouldn't recognise our aussie credit history. It was so frustrating!
interesting!! almost no where takes checks now, but the US only just got pay wave cards in the last 2-3 years
When I lived/travelled in the US in the 2000’s I just had a VISA debit card, never bothered with opening any US accounts, writing cheques, getting a credit card.
That's really interesting!! I think modern day apps in the US like Venmo and PayPal have made it really convenient, but I know banking was really frustrating in the pre-app days
@@coffeeenut @Kinda Australian yeah this was a few years ago so the USA may finally have caught up with electronic banking and tap & go payments since then, but I remember it being a bit of a pain at the time. We had to make many visits to the bank branch back then, whereas here almost no-one actually goes to a branch for day to day banking. All our financial stuff back in Australia at the time was super easy to manage remotely over the internet. We were in Seattle and loved our stay there and the people we met were quite fascinated chatting to us about cultural differences, but in many ways we were glad to get back home!
@@coffeeenut Australia has had pay wave for over 10 years. Australia has a more advanced banking system.
I’m an Aussie and was taught to carry my keys in my hands, be aware of surroundings etc. But I do think it’s a lot safer here. I also live in Hobart now, having moved here from NSW. I catch a lot of taxis and haven’t ever felt unsafe. Most taxi rides here I chat with the drivers and have come to know some of them quite well.
These videos were fun! Glad you both like it here 😁
Speaking of Americanisms, when I was in USA I ordered McDonalds “to takeaway”. They didn’t know what I was talking about until I finally realised to say “to go” ! Also things like thongs vs flip flops 😂 , sunnies vs shades/sunglasses. There’s a lot of room for error, frustration and some very funny misunderstandings!
yessss “takeaway” isn’t used much at all in the US!
Honestly as an Aussie guy, I would like to visit the US sometime but I have no desire to live there.
completely fair! i think it’s definitely worth visiting
I was born and raised in Miami FL and im really thinking of moving to Australia , im just tired of this life and really want to experience something different and new
Interesting comments. The actual hierarchy of US higher education has always confused me since it always seemed that anyone who took a lecture was called a professor. Whereas when I was at university in Sydney the only people who were professors were those who were actually in the most senior positions and their title was associate professor or professor, rather than just a senior lecturer.
There is a very different system in Australia. To be a professor in Australia, you have to have been promoted to that level. That means that person has been an academic for quite a while, has a very strong research and publication record, or has undertaken other work that has earned them that promotion.
Yes that was interesting to me too, “professors wanting to be addressed as doctors”… here all grads (PhD) are doctors, and lecturers are well, lecturers, but only the most experienced and accomplished academics are professors, and even they are addressed by their first names.
I feel pretty safe where I live in Melbourne. I can be on public transport and walk home alone in the middle of the night. I’m still aware of my surroundings, but I feel safe.
i felt safe at night in Sydney when I was there, and same with Hobart. much safer than the US!
Your perceptions of Aussie life are intriguing. You should try Katoomba or the Snowy Mountains for "Christmas in July" with snow and mulled wine.
You two ladies have brought up some really interesting topics, my daughter has a PhD in biomedical science (so proud) and gets grumpy if I call her doctor, don't care, I'm the dad 😁
As a Canadian, i get the safety thing, for the most part. We were taught the same thing, always be vigilant when going out. But not to that extreme. I used to live in Toronto and would take the subway late at night, then walk home from there. The neighourhood was always dark with low lighting...I would still have my headphones in but instead of walking on the sidewalk I would walk on the side of the street where it was better lighting & you know, the moonlight helped. That way I could see someone coming if they were on the sidewalks. But I never felt I needed to have my keys out like that.
As far as taxis, some drivers just constantly are peppering you with questions. Some drivers are fine but most of them ask about my family and right away start asking if I have a boyfriend. Even if I don't I just say I do because I don't want more questions. Makes me super uncomfortable especially because I only take cabs from work to home late at night (work provides us with cab vouchers when they make me work late)...so it makes me nervous the drivers know where I live.
ahhh interesting!
I really love seeing people successfully emigrate from the US and embrace their new home culture. It's almost like watching people escape from a cult or North Korea
Hi Ashleigh, finally catching up with you two on your channel now, very happy to see you two together and hanging out, hope all is well :)
yay! thank you!
Really interesting conversation. Thank you Ashleigh and Kaitlyn.
Many Australian Professionals don't have a superiority syndrome and are quite humble & down to earth in there approach to patients ,lay persons , students etc hence will often say just call me ' by their Christian name'
For most Australians, this is a class less society (unless you are a snob)
As a Aussie female night shift work i always have my phone in on in hand and my keys with a bottle opener sticking out so if someone dose try to jump me they can have a nice sharp thing to the face. people may think its ex-stream but with the shit thats happening now day i rather be safe then sorry. I also work in not a very good area one of the store managers got beaten up in broad day light.
This is funny from a Tassie point of view!
I remember a white Christmas Day on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington something about 15 years ago! I drove up there and took photos, and think it only reached 11 Celsius down in Hobart that day.
Also lecturers, doctors and professors are different here. One of my best mates has a PHD from UTAS many years ago. He’s a bloody larrikin!
It sounds the stress levels 24/7 in the USA would be astronomical.
Oh man, you both made me laugh...Well you can't say 'AFTO' instead of Arvo...Slang for the Slang 😂 Oh Ashleigh 😂...well I think partner is just easier & as you said it encompasses every type of relationship. I'm glad you feel safe here 😊...'Am I going to die?' Wow Ashleigh, I'm learning a lot from you tonight. I rarely catch an uber as I drive everywhere for the most part...but I always sit in the front seat & chat with the Uber driver...Kaitlyn & Ashleigh....you're scaring me about the USA...😮The most my parents warned me about when growing up was 'don't be home late'....what a difference! Banks are very good here....even if you have my account information, you need all my passwords to hack my account. We like to be Chill in Oz 😉...Amish, I like it 😎
yesss definitely feel a lot safer here! and men have a lot less to worry about in the US! but glad you enjoyed, I was so happy we got to film together :)
@@coffeeenut Still a worry, regardless of gender...yes great video, well done 😃
of course!!
You 2 are so sweet. I have 2 daughters and never been concerned about thing you have talked about. Really scary you couldn't walk about back in the states. I love you noticed about the naming too. I think it doesn't matter you education, we all have 2 legs and a heartbeat, so we are the same.
Kaitlyn you are by far the smartest and most informed American I've ever known.
Loved hearing this.....I need all the help I can get moving to the States. The Nickname thing here is actually a personal "tag" given, typically something that represents you to that person. They aren't always flattering but they can be viewed as a form of "initiation" in certain social circles.
Christmas in summer... Imagine singing "In the Deep Midwinter Frosty Winds Made Moan" wearing your cassock and surplice over shorts and a teeshirt and you're still perspiring.
2:39 correct and we feel relieved when you say you are American. I've noticed other countries where they get angry if you mis-guess their origin, kiwis, Irish and Welsh, and Canadians.
Don't worry ladies, most of us Aussies have always felt it's kind of weird having Xmas in summer. We just get on with it, knowing it's a northern hemisphere winter tradition. A couple of decades back, we were still sending each other Xmas cards with snowy scenes.
It's an English hangover.
Just like most Australian traditions.
Now you've got this Aussie thinking about all the times I chatted away to cab drivers in the US! Whatevs.
Using so called "American" terms like gas station, or afternoon, won't immediately call you out as American, because Canadians use those terms also,since they're actually North American terms.
I find it really funny when people talk about Australia and how friendly and Chill we are, because I,m like why wouldn't people act like that its just good manners to treat every one like you would want to be treated - It's kind of nice finding out what a great place Australia is
Just finished watching these two videos back-to-back - they were both great! I was half-expecting Kaitlyn to just get called "Pennsylvania" or "Penny" or something like that, but "Amish" is a perfect nickname. A lot of Aussie nicknames have long shaggy-dog story histories. Someone I went to school with ended up with the nickname "Chemo" because of their family name.
Afternoon -> arvo ("ah-vo") not "ah-foe" (I think "vo" takes slightly less energy to articulate than "foe")
Avocado -> avo ("a-vo" - "a-" like in "apt" or "apple")
I've met Ashleys variously nicknamed Dasher, Pasho, Bash, Cash, Flash, Flasher, Smash, Potato (Mashed Potato), and Meadow (Meadow Lea is a margarine brand and rhymes with Ashley).
We're a weird mob, sometimes.
My brother is tall and thin, so his nickname at school was "Sticks". I got called Lanky for a while. My stepkids all have family nicknames - Moose, Wombat, Pony and Chicken. All have their own backstories. But you don't decide on your own nickname, it's given you by others (especially if you make it clear you don't like it - that's an invitation to have it forever).
Hi ladies I don't care where you are from if you moved to Australia we'll you've made the smartest move of your life and now to me you are Aussie,, love ya Aussie Ron
Just a stab at the explanation for the "v" in "arvo". It is a softer sound, and less muscle effort in your mouth to make than the hard "f" sound, which could also be potentially confused without the "t" in afternoon with the "f" in that very common expletive....
Came over from Kaitlyns channel to see the other 5. The thing with nick names in Australia, generally you will get one if people are comfortable with you. My name gets shortened all the time which I’m fine with, I don’t like being called babe, darl, honey etc by people I’ve just met!
yeah i hate the patronising names!!!
and thanks so much for popping over!
@@coffeeenut oh, and I did subscribe 😀
One big surprising thing is Credit Ratings are completely different over here in Aus! In America it is really important, and you have your credit score, but not so in Australia; I was planning to buy a new computer so thought it could be a good chance to build up credit rating, but when I asked about it they said none of the banks etc share that information etc and that it wouldn't really be that beneficial - there are still checks to get a loan etc, (ie. income checks etc) but credit score is not really a thing for us.
im happy you ladies feel safe here in aus thats how it should be
With the bank accounts, it's really hard to take money out if you are not the account holder. Also, if someone *does* steal your card and somehow uses it, banks are really good at believing you about when the card was stolen, and refunding your account for purchases made by someone who is not you. So basically the only thing you can do with someone else's account is to put money IN the account. And no one is complaining about money being put into their account.
They do warn you to check the details, because if you somehow manage to put money into the wrong person's account, you can't get that money back. And you still owe money to the original person. But not all numbers are valid account numbers, to help cut down on mistakes like that. I've never come across anyone who ever had a problem with putting money into the wrong person's account.
Safety- the key thing between your fingers, I was taught that by my parents who were both in the army, it is abasic method of defense. but growing up in Brisbane, still living, I have never really felt unsafe, I walk at night with headphones in, dont get me wrong, I do watch my surroundings but still, I dont ever remember feeling unsafe
Christmas in summer would be odd for you ladies. I have friends in the Northern Hemisphere and they ask me to send them video's of our going for a surf , playing on the beach and the occasional storm. This year like me they'll miss out I'm working Christmas day.
Listening to anyone explain Australian slang is like someone describing a joke. Australians really don’t think about it…the use of slang varies from state to state….it’s just a bit of fun. We often use similes & rhyming English too😬
In regards to your safety I find it interesting that you feel a lot safer, all the things you talked about such as carrying a 'weapon', no earphones when walking, being afraid to talk to a man due to the potential of them thinking i'm flirting are all things I'm aware and afraid of and been taught those things growing up as well. Even more so since i am now a uni student who goes to the city almost everyday by myself.
Edit; Im Australian and have lived here my whole life fyi, also have lived in very busy city's which could affect that concern for safety
18:30 we also have PayID
Generally a mobile number is enough so long as they’ve registered to send someone money
If you have someone’s number and they have PayID you can send them money,
And if it’s generally not the first time, or they are with the same bank, or kind of bank, it’s generally Instant. Gotta love OSKO
Giving someone your BSB and account number in Australia, is pretty safe, you can't really do much with these details other than deposit money. Obviously I wouldn't tell a complete stranger because there is no reason, but most businesses will have their details printed on an invoice so people can pay them.
With some other details you can use it to setup a direct debit request to pay a business/ charity etc. It’s not a common type of fraud, because it’s hard to benefit from, easily reversed etc.
If you were to go to the University of Woolloomooloo, you'd call all your professors Bruce.
got it!
I love it when my Australian partner says "Hooley dooley" 😂 He couldn't get the hotel room key card to work and he said it lol I was dying lol
He says we sound Canadian. I am from Michigan and he thinks we have a "Yooper" accent 😂
In regards to safety I sometimes think I should be more wary for my well-being. And I think it’s because I do feel safe that I rarely take any precautions. As in, what if something does happen to me where the danger signs could have been identified in advance but I never bothered to learn them? I am usually carefree when I’m out and about on my own. Thankfully nothing has ever happened to me but, like I said, it’s because I do feel really safe here.
I feel so sorry that both of you had to grow up not feeling safe where you lived in the US. We see how bad it get's over their from the news at times but to live it 24/7 would be scary and not thought of over here in Australia because you do feel pretty safe walking around any state here and you know if there is any trouble there would be people around to help if something was to happen
thank you!
So good to see both of you together. Good video ladies 😁😁🥰🥰
yayyy thank you so much!
@@coffeeenut I really like watching both your vlogs.
If you guys really want to understand this country, you have to drive from Sydney to Darwin. Via Adelaide. You have to experience the Centre.
In regards to 'This arvo' sounding like s'arvo, imagine it as one word - Thisarvo. When you say it as one word, it comes out sounding like s'arvo.
You are right about the slang lists . They are dated and daft. The seasonal differences are odd. I grew up eating winterfood at xmas time but now most people eat summer salads and seafood etc icecream rather than hot pudding etc . The problem with carrying weapons is that they can be used against you. In australia there are some dangerous places but more safe ones than in the USA. Melbourne is great because so many people use public transport . So i have no trouble getting back from a concert hall to a friends place after 10 at night by train . You walk in a crowd to the train station and then get off with a bunch of people feels safer than in my ome city in Adelaide where you might be waiting on your own .
I am a part-time university lecturer around my professional job. The power dynamics comment, especially about uni teachers and students is something a lot of international students take time to get used to. I have a PhD but it feels painfully formal if a student called me "Dr (family name)". I always prefer to have people use my first name. When I was presenting in the US I learned that made me seem incredibly laid back.
I work in Medical Administration and I was filling out some forms for a client. Just to make some small talk I asked her "What field are you in?" She asked me what I meant. I said "Which field of medicine are you in?" If she'd have had a sword made of frozen nitrogen she'd have plunged it into my chest by the look on her face. "I'm a REAL Doctor!!" She almost screamed at me. Some time later I did the reverse and asked a specialist if he was a REL doctor, or if he just had a medical degree. He laughed his head of. Luckily he was an Interventional Neurologist.
What's funny is Australians on Reddit often refer to Americans as seppos but nobody has said that unironically IRL for 50 years or so.
It's rhyming slang. Yank > septic tank > seppo.
Country people (myself and family) say seppos on occasion but I think yanks is just more common in more situations.
@solreaver83 Yanks is used in cities because nobody would know what a septic tank is.
Seppos is a country saying
Its strange. I spent four years living in China and never had a feeling of unease except once in a disco where there was obvious drug taking so it was easy to just walk out. When i returned to Australia (Melbourne) I didn't feel at ease for a couple of months.
G’Day, Ashleigh & Kaitlyn, I disagree about Crikey because it is still used by my son’s generation when they get excited about something.
You are right about the Canadian question but mostly it is said to a Canadian or American because they want to prevent saying something offensive.
In regards to the “V” in arvo, that comes from the “f”. Look at it this way, pronounce “after” very very slowly, you will see that it comes over as “arfv” so together it is “arvo”.
See, always a good reason from where the slang comes from, even some of the old slang is still around but it depends on where you live. Some things unfortunately are changing because of the American influence in movies. We used to use a lot more of the British slang but because of the American influence, it was altered by the generation of the moment but was not used everywhere thank God. Even the word Flat was changed in cities to apartments which is crazy. Some people even pronounce the letter “Z” as “zee” instead of “zed” which of course is so wrong but they are usually non-educated youths.
How would an American react to their youth pronouncing American words in an Australian slang way?
In regards to Christmas, do you realise where Jesus was born it is stinking hot on his birthday? So to a person like me for that reason alone I think it is weird when Bing Crosby sings white charisma but still a good song.
And also what about California?
Safety: I am so sorry that women have to go through the things you mentioned for they should not happen to anyone no matter where you live.
Anyway cheers and Stay Safe.
🇨🇦 I live in Canada, but have lived in U.S. as husband came from there. When travelling overseas husband carried American passport, me Canadian. I didn’t mind at all being mistaken for American, as I found that Americans seemed to be looked up to and people knew so much about the USA. Whereas people knew so little about Canada, and assumed that there was nothing interesting here, and we were covered in ice and snow all year round. Never mind that where I live on the Canadian West Coast, our climate is temperate and snow is a rarity, and there is some beautiful scenery, as there is in much of Canada, as well as much here that is interesting. Don’t get me wrong, I am happy being Canadian, I just don’t get all upset if people call me American.
Did they have personal cheques in the US? The BSB and Acct # were two of the three sets of numbers on the bottom of the cheque - so not really a secret.
The Uber/ taxi stuff is really sad, it happens very rarely here, luckily.
Tbh I wouldn't mind experiencing a North American or European Christmas someday.
Yes, if you're from the Northern Hemisphere, an Aussie Christmas would sound weird.
a white christmas is super magical!
@@coffeeenut I can imagine. By the way, I grew up in Hobart. I left back in 2010 because of work but I occasionally visit because my family is still there.
It doesn't terrify us, just confuses us about why people would live in dangerous areas. We have dangerous animals (and plants) but we know enough to avoid them. For taxi or Uber drivers we just treat them as normal people. It's very rude (if you're a male) not to sit in the front passenger seat next to the driver. And a good conversation makes the trip go faster.
but also what we’re trying to get across is it doesn’t matter what areas you live in the states, you always feel unsafe
@@coffeeenut I don't know if I could live with the potential for random violence. ☹ We have crocodiles, snakes and cyclones in the Whitsundays, but at least we can prepare for them - mostly by staying out of their way.
Re: sitting in the front. Certainly was the way before COVID, but these days even the drivers I’ve had expect you to sit in the back.
I call my doctor by his first name and even when I phone to book an appointment I always ask for an appointment with Bruce.
I've walked around Midtown in Manhattan at night and never gave a second thought to feeling unsafe. I just took it for granted growing up in Sydney that walking around at night is pretty safe.
Youz really have to bring your guys up to Darwin in the NT . Totally different to the rest of Oz but be careful because you’ll never leave mate 👍🏼🍺
What? I can't get my head around the safety issue. Would be a nervous wreck. No wonder people over there are at each others throats.
yep :/ never feel safe
Yeah, the tension between people in the US is pretty high
People do say the slang terms. Typically, one or two 15 year olds or snooty inner city types who think Aussie slang is too ocker for them invariably claim 'no one speaks like that'. I see these sort of comments under every Aussie slang video.
ahh gotcha
My dad says "this arv" for "this afternoon." I also worked for a man in his 60s who would say "this arvie."
Holidaying & the USA I found your banking hours weird but then you had drive thru banks too. Discussing our 2 weekly pay periods (a fortnight & being paid into a bank account was considered weird to my USA Work Colleagues. I reminded them getting paid before late night shopping - Thursday was the usual but it sucked when I went to monthly salary for 1 company. Many USA workers still do not have back accounts.
I've never met a coworker without a bank account and I'm born and raised in the US. Only the most impoverished are the few without bank accounts.
@@casebeth Mind you this was in the 90's & staff were paid by cheque there still. I had been direct debit since the late 80's. I once got paid in cash every week but this squashed & we were then paid on Fridays - much better for living. A number of industry colleagues in the USA are paid by cheques still.
@@matthewbrown6163 that doesn't follow that they don't have bank accounts. Especially now.
@@casebeth 20+ years later things must have changed & I can only recall 1 time I ever had to pay people in cash. This was a factory where the bank stuffed up big time so I with the 2 owners & there son as we had to get cash from a bank & pay staff. I was consulting with the owners so helped out & recall the look of shock from younger staff getting cash.
We never really think about personal safety. Of a nighttime maybe, but during the day never. I’ve heard about American children being taught to never run in a straight line because the gun violence. We don’t need to have those conversations in Australia.
interesting! ive never heard of that straight line thing
my son went over to the states and was quite supprised how a car backfire and other loud bangs were initially considered a gun going off. And the flag thing - he actually asked someone (sarcastically) What's with all the flags; are they there in case you forget what country u are in?...lol
I felt really safe in the US as an Australian. I would go out for smoke late at night and have interesting conversations with people who were sleeping out and security people and never had any worries. But I think it wasn't in my consciousness to think about people having weapons etc.
where in the US?
Hahaha...We cant tell a Canadian from an American. Of course we ask if they are canadian first, they get so PISSED if you get it wrong.
Because we know that the universal impression of Americans, fair or unfair, is that they're arrogant, obnoxious and ignorant, and we Canadians don't want to get tarred with that brush.
Just ask them to say the word’ about’!! 🤣
14:30 yes it sounds like a scene from Mad Max
Oh this one hits home. My family has been in the process of trying to immigrate from the USA to Australia for around 5 months.
Unfortunately the way we feel like we have to constantly live on our toes and be prepared to be harmed is a side effect of high crime rates and specifically violence against women in the USA.
And everyone has guns.
Great video!
thank you so much!
“Partner” started becoming popular in Australia in about the mid-2000’s. To be politically correct and more gender neutral. In the early 2000’s and prior, partner was definitely associated with same sex. I remember when heterosexual couples slowly started using, and everyone would be “is he gay? I thought he had a girlfriend??!… but he said partner?!?”. The transition was quite a confusing time, and even more confusing because around that time there were a lot of people in the closet/keeping their same-sex relationship private… so “partner” was often the subtle code word for someone to signal they were gay to very straight mainstream. It was an odd time back then/180 degree to now. Now we all mostly use partner (to be neutral-respectful). The “we’re pregnant” (instead of pregnancy being associated with the woman carrying the baby) is relatively new too. I remember doing a double take in my mind (exactly like when straight people started using ‘partner’) the first time I heard “did they just say ‘we’?!?”…. Then when my sister started using it - not intentionally woke or politically correct - I realised it’s a new thing/pretty mainstream change in language. I was born in 1977 so was exposed to ultra non politically correct in the 80’s and early 90’s… and then my friends/generation were part of the language shift. I find it quite interesting. But there was definitely a time when partner had the same connotation as the US (it started changing about 20yrs ago).
You spoke of the non-formal nature of everything is Aus. I would say that is part of our egalitarian ideal here. No one gets special treatment. And here, nicknames are usually given to you, like it or not!
gotcha!
I don't understand the banking info thing. Having a someone's bank account number does not give you access to their account. What do Americans think others can actually do with their account number?
It’s not “weird “having Christmas in Summer. It’s the Southern Hemisphere.
This why I do not use idioms or slang. I worked with people who were not born in the US and using idioms would confuse hem
I'm a born and bred Aussie, but even I can find myself thrown for a loop when it comes to the difference in seasons. For instance I do Cross Stitch and I get magazines from The UK and USA. I definitely find it weird when I receive Summer themed magazines in the middle of our Winter. I do have one shortened version of my name that drives me nuts 🤪 the majority of people respect my feelings and try not to call me "Rissy" again. The acception being one of My Sisters Husband who can be a bit of a Jerk. I think he knows it annoys me and does it just does it to try and get a rise out of me. So I deliberately act like I haven't noticed, just to take the fun out of it for him. Personally I can only handle being around him for a limited time. But He genuinely Loves 💘 My Sister, so we put up with Him. My Nephew's Wife was very perceptive when I told her that I hate being called "Rissy". She asked "Is it because it sounds too much like Sissy?" She hit the nail right on the head. People call Me "Riss" or "Rissa" and I'm happy with that. In High School a boy gave me the Nickname "Larry" after the NBA Player, well it was the 90's. He started calling Me "Larissa Chick" then he found out about Larry Bird. He started thinking "Larissa... Larry, Bird.... Chick." so he started calling me "Larry". But it took me awhile to get used to it.
yess the seasons dealt mess me up!
User or taxi in Australia, sit in the front seat and chat. No issue.
Really enjoyed both Collab videos. Lovely dynamic. Hope you guys get to do something together again 😊.
I don't really use arvo for afternoon either lol.
Even as an Aussie I don't always know some of our slang especially regional or state differences.
So funny re the word partner. I would never assume that it meant an LGBTQ relationship.
I also think boyfriend/girlfriend is seen more as something you say when younger. Like it would sound a bit funny to me to hear unmarried/divorced 45, 50, 60 years olds saying "my boyfriend".
Thats a little sad re the Uber/taxi driver situation in the US. I'm glad that isn't the case for you both here.
If was walking home alone In a particular area in Sydney I would sometimes have my keys out just in case or my phone out. In the city itself I felt safe, it's all lit up and lot of people around.
Very true re relaxed dynamics in academic world. Also in medical as well. I know of registered nurses who moved here from the states. And were surprised that the Drs go by first names among colleagues. As over there nurses always use Doctor.
thank you so much! all so interesting
I came from Katelyns channel and no. 3 scared the sugar out of me as my fiancee is a female in upstate ny.
it’s terrifying :(
It's the same asking a Scot if they are English. If you are unsure ask if they are Irish or Scot first.
Complete misnomer/false equivalency. A Scottish, English, Irish accent are completey different to each other, whereas an 'merican & Canadian accent are almost identical.
Most 'mericans couldn't pick a Canadian accent if they spoke to them briefly or over a phone...
@@artmallory970 Not everyone could tell them apart. Englishman wouldn't be offended if you get it wrong but a Scot and Irish hates it when people ask if the are English. Same goes with Canadians, they hate it if you call them American but Americans are okay if you mistake them for Canadian.
say afternoon as arvdernoon if your curious were that might fit in.
amazing! thank you haha
what part of Tas and what part/suburb in NSW as if you live in small country town everything can be slightly different. eg speed of speech.
Regarding the old slang, you haven’t been in bogan areas enough. Lower socioeconomic areas use that slang far more. I’m guessing you work in white collar jobs, blue collar factory work for example will be full of swearing and slang.
Definitely weird your safety concerns
Giving out your bsb and account number for a transfer does not allow them access just so they can deposit money
It is possible to use it to set up a direct debit, but because that is only *to* a know business/government not to an individual, and banks can detect/reverse fraud very easily, it’s not a fraud that tends to happen. Someone once tried to prove it only let people deposit and published their details, only to have a donation to a charity taken out of their account.
Thanks.
I lived in America for a long time. One of the biggest shocks was how classist and hierarchical American society is. Americana are actually bigger snobs than the English. I found it hilarious that people called their boss "Sir". Like what is this - Leave it to Beaver?
The fact that we don't have hand guns in Australia, just makes it a lot safer. Do you both feel safer without having a gun with you? And ask your Australia bank to set up "Pay ID" people can then pay to your account, using just your email address or your mobile phone (cell phone) number, without giving your BSB and account Number. It's safer.
Like you said for the most part taxi and Uber drivers are friendly! But there is still some horror stories in the past relating to issues with them ! Some of them will try to dupe you out of money if the come to understand that you are from another country! They’ll try to rip you off by taking you the long way to your destination! Be careful still !
I'm a male in Auckland, and I've done the key thing here
Well, I always call you Ash and I'm glad you don't mind 🙂
yeah it’s not a big deal
haha
If you're from the US never forget to treat those serving you with respect.Ask with a "please" & receive with a "thank you" I'm certain your mother's taught you manners.These people don't deserve shit & often a casual observer will take delight in reminding you of it.