What's it REALLY Like Being Black in Australia?
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- Join me on a journey to discover what life is truly like for Aboriginal Australians and black immigrants in Australia. From exploring Red Fern to meeting locals, we uncover the contrasting experiences of these two unique groups living in the vast continent. Subscribe to learn more about what it's really like being black in Australia!
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I was very lucky to meet the folks that I did in order to complete this video. The demographics of Redfern is quickly changing. I hoope you enjoyed the content. If so, kindly hit that like button and subscribe. Cheers!
Part 2 of the conversation is here:
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Peace brother
I wonder the differences between Aboriginals and Torres Strait islanders vs Melanesians(people from Papua New Guinea to Fiji) vs African immigrants! I know there are many Polynesians such as Samoans there as well. I have seen all the groups at the crazy area called "king cross"
The demographics of Sydney in General is changing and not just Redfern.
ministers.pmc.gov.au/burney/2022/joint-council-closing-gap-more-120-million-indigenous-health-infrastructure
I find it hard to support you when you are looking for a bias.
MY BROTHER, THERE IS NO BETTER COUNTRY ON EARTH THAN AUSTRALIA NOW.
I'M A BLACK AFRICAN AUSTRALIAN JUST MOVED BACK HERE IN AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN THE USA 🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA AND CANADA 🇨🇦. I'M SO HAPPY TO COME BACK HERE IN AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 MY WIFE IS A WHITE AMERICAN CANADIAN AND WE HAVE 6 LITTLE MIXED KIDS I HAVE JUST SPONSORED THEM HERE. AUSTRALIA IS A PARADISE FOR US.NO COUNTRY IS BETTER THAN AUSTRALIA PERIOD.
I LIVED IN AMERICA, IT'S A HELL. CANADA 🇨🇦 IS SOOOOO COLD AND NO JOBS.....WE ARE SO HAPPY HERE IN AUSSIE LAND.
Thanks so much for sharing this positive feedback. It’s great to hear! Australia to the world!
Bless you for speaking up. This notion that Australia is a racist country in 2024 is ridiculous.
I am also from a migrant family. I was called things at school such as wog but that never lasted because that didn't insult me because that is what I was and I was very proud of that so kids being kids had to try to find something else to tease me about. Not to mention I had way better lunches than their boring sandwiches. That aside this is a land of opportunity and acceptance
Is 21 years now in Australia with my all family members and we are thankful every day being in this country of opportunity no country or no community around the world is 100% perfect but Australia has up to 85% perfect despite politicians are letting people down
I'm glad you feel happy here !
Nowhere is perfect but most of us are trying very hard to be decent people.
@@TonyMV74 We are blessed in Australia to have so many cultures here, not only because they add to our diverse culture, but they brought their beautiful foods with them 😂😂👍👍💕💕
Aboriginal Australians aren't experiencing the parallel experience to African Americans.
We are increasingly proud of our our Aboriginal people. They are given preferential treatment and opportunity over all other members of our country. I have no trouble with that and I hope they take the advantage and make the most of it.
Welcome to Australia Ivain 😊
Growing up in north Queensland was a blessing, had so many friends from different cultures who moved to Queensland and went to school with, has to be the most diverse places to live. Had European, Asian, Polynesian, Aboriginal, Arab, Indians, African and more. Thats why I knew from young that race doesn't matter because we're all human first.
The same applies across the country and not only in North Queensland. We are a multicultural society and get along peacefully for the most part.
@@aussiejohn5835 I know but I was only talking from my own experience.👍
Yo Ivain, loved the vid. Living in Redfern myself as a black Brit, I must say that the African chap you interviewed was spot on. God bless him and your channel.
Ivain, in Australia we don't refer to people as Black like you do in the US, referring to someone by their colour of skin, is very derogatory way to speak to another person, we also refer to native Australians as either First Nations, Native Australian or Aboriginal, The young guy you spoke to has a great attitude, he is a good example of someone who has come to Australia and is getting on with his life, he appreciates what this country has offered him and is making a good life here, he is not lazing around feeling sorry for himself and hating the country that is offering him endless opportunities, you only get out of life what you put in, if you sit around complaining about everything instead of doing something about it, you will get nothing out of life and have a miserable existance.
Actually Aboriginals do refer to themselves as black fellas and white fellas was white people.
I agree the African dude was very positive and has a fantastic attitude. He’s right. You work you can make it without going broke on healthcare costs.
@@edmurks236because they are proud of whom they are the originals
What about the aborigines?? You want them to gain materialism and lose heritage
You know that’s a complete lie!
Great video, good to see an open minded traveller, taking the time to talk to the locals, to get real information, Australia is in my opinion the best country in the world to live in, but it is also true that significant portions of the indigenous population, live in more locations spread out around the whole country (Australia is MASSIVE), with varying degrees of opportunity or disadvantage in each location. Unlike most countries, Australia continually tries to improve the lives of ALL its citizens, and as a coloured man that immigrated from Fiji, I could not be more thankful for the opportunities provided to me, to live a safe prosperous life, chief fox, seems like a true Aussie legend, we are one, but we are many.
First off I want to say that you give me strong Biggie Smalls vibes lol Secondly this was a great video I think you captured both sides very well and it's true the Aboriginal population went through hell there, and the surviving ones remember what their ancestors went through and so do the colonizers, so their experience will be very different compared to an African migrant. Once again great video I watched it from beginning to end and also subscribed.
Tipping isn't expected in Aus mate, and if any cafe etc tries to force you to tip fuck em off and go somewhere else. By all means offer a tip if you're reallyy happy with the service, but it's definitely not expected like in the US.
You can't just expect to talk to onee or two natives and expect to get an overall picture of how it is for aboriginals; half of them are against the white Australians and the other half have assimilated just fine. Depends who you talk to and on what day. Australia definitely doesn't havee the white/black segregation that the US does.
Or like Africa in general, it's still very segregation in many Countries there. I felt like he expected to find nothing but First Nations people there.
@@1970GenXerit definitely sounded that way.
There's definitely certain suburbs around Australia that have large populations of different ethnic groups such as Chinese/Vietnamese; Sudanese/African; Italian; Greek etc but Aboriginals don't really work that way in the inner suburbs of the big cities.
A trip to Darwin would have been an ideal place for that kind of research.
@@izonozi Or Alice Springs
@@izonozi didn't you hear the reason he gave for it being far away? Maybe you could assist with a return air ticket there so we could all learn more about the Aboriginals.
Agree
I have never tipped in Australia. Only in the US. Tipping in Australia is a new one on me and I migrated here in 1971. I left London to move to Mt Isa so Aboriginal culture is familiar with me. You have to head north to Darwin and Kakadu to really see the aboriginal culture. My whole childhood has been a 10 pound pom living amongst not just Aboriginal people but people from all countries. And I love all people. Don't judge. Everyone one is wonderful but with a different story. I just got divorced from someone who was 1/4 Aboriginal after 35 Years so my kids are part Aboriginal. Australia is a very remote and vast place.. I don't care where you came from or the colour of your skin. I love you all.
Thank you so much for the feedback. Australia is so big that it is going to take time for me to explore everything slowly I wish I had more time on this trip, but I will definitely return and do some more. Thank you for the good vibes!
This gentleman is right, there are lots of opportunities in Australia,if you don't want it , that's your choice.
Forget all that materialism culture the aborigines need their land back simple as. Nobody's shouting that
I’m an Aussie and I’ve NEVER been asked for a tip, however I have left a tip on occasions. It’s purely optional here.
Hello ..welcome to my country..I'm a indigenous Aboriginal woman ..I've watched your channel...I actually spent my school holidays in Redfern my relatives lived there from the 70,s it was called the block ..and it was a wonderful era..enjoy our country...😊
Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it!
I wish you'd had the opportunity to arrange to speak with an Aboriginal elder in the Redfern area. They are very skilled in explaining their culture, the thousands of language dialects & all things about their land. I appreciate the lady who was kind enough to speak with you, however your questions were not accuratley answered. Racism is still sadly an issue, however the elders would also provide an informed, balanced & understanding around the subject. I love your videos & the genuine interest & intelligent questions you ask to learn about the places you travel. Thank you for sharing.
I love this guy❤❤❤. Love his white framed glasses❤. You are absolutely right 👌
Great guy with a great attitude !
Good job, Ivain. Here in Boston I've known 3 Australians. All of them are White. I've already mentioned one in your other video. The second one I've known noticed my interest in Australia. I think she may have thought that I had too rosy of a view. She suggested we go and see an Australian film that came out in 2002, "Rabbit-Proof Fence." I would highly recommend it to anyone who has not seen it and is interested in Aboriginal history. Anyway, I think you're slowly graduating from TH-cam and dipping your toe in filmmaking. When I'll see you with a wide smile, and clutching an Oscar, I'll say I knew that guy when he was chasing side chics in Africa to interview them!
Well… you must mention that “Rabbit-Proof Fence” is predominantly a lie and a standard myth designed to alienate people and destroy social cohesion and trust. It’s part of the victim creation and manipulation industry.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks a lot for the kind words. I appreciate that. Australia is an amazing country. There’s so much to discover. Thanks for your feedback !
The stolen generation was a stain on Australias history and it shows what damage those in power can do when they try to inflict their ideas on others. Those 3 girls were heros and the way that they and the many others of the stolen generation were treated by both the authorities and bible bashing missionaries was nothing short of disgusting. By the way I am a white Australian not aboriginal.
@@Davo-i1s Rabbit proof fence is fiction the only truth is the childrens names. This is what historians have researched not my words.
Wow , I am from Zimbabwe and work for a US government agency. We had a meeting focusing on Native American history as part of the month that celebrates them. One lady showed a photo of her grandmother who recently passed away and had been taken from her family as a little girl.
Sometimes folks think a lot of this stuff is from the distant past until you meet those who were directly impacted. I find it odd that the US , Canada and Australia almost had a template on how to I’ll treat the original owners of the land and o believe in all cases now you see low education, substance abuse and alcoholism etc. Very sad state of affairs.
I wish you spoke to Aboriginal elders. Their lived experience is very different to that of an African migrant.
This is beautiful content. I'm of caribbean descent living in the US and have immersed myself in this issue; you have truly done justice with this content.
Thanks a lot for watching !
as an immigrant from the South Pacific, I can relate to the brother from Sierra Leone, I love this country, and I have travelled quite a bit and will always maintain that Australia is a country you would want to raise your children in... however, to compare and contrast my experience and perspective on life in this grea country to that of the First Nation's people would be an insult, perhaps because of a lack of understanding of the history of this nation. I really enjoyed this post BTW.
Most Australians hate this forced tipping thing, people get paid a living wage, and we don't usually tip, unless you get exceptional services, then yes, tip that person, but this paying for a tip before getting served, or just on the end of the bill in most places now is not the right way to do it, and many will refuse to pay that tip.
As you have an elderly indigenous person on camera, you should place a warning that your footage may contain images or voices of a deceased person
"Bereavement practices of Indigenous Australians vary in different communities and regions. There is often sensitivity to seeing and hearing the name, image or voice of Indigenous people who have died. The naming and depiction of recently deceased people is often prohibited under customary law and the mourning period may last for weeks, months or years. There may also be a preferred way of referring to the deceased person."
Also aboriginals use the term mob, not tribe and they are not one people but several hundred nations. They refer to where they live as country.
Ivain , Outside of the USA and wider Americas , people do not identify themselves by the colour of their skin. Even in Africa people do not call themselves “ Black “ .
You have probably lived in the USA for too long . The Aboriginal lady was obviously very uncomfortable with you asking whether she saw herself as “ Black “ .
How many people in your native Cameroon call themselves “ Black “ ?
How many Indians call themselves “ Brown “ ?
Around the world calling people the colour of their skin is considered disrespectful if not insulting .
I hope you have learned your lesson .
LOADS of Indians refer to themselves as brown . I agree that Native Australians are not black though.
thanks for the warning about henry lee's . I know not to go there!
Nice video bro! You worked hard today , you were sweating as you cross the street 😂😂
Thank you bro , I’ll be following you closely , it’s sad I’m in Perth , Western Aus.
Great video on showing the difference between the aboriginal and African immigrant experience in Australia. I saw a video about Alice Springs with many aboriginal people in the city recorded by Spanian, local Sydney TH-camr.
Thanks so much for watching! Yes, I watch Spanian. He is really good! There’s so history in Australia 🇦🇺
Yes, it's real there, real as in their brutal tribal culture never changes!
@@IvainTuresdid you watch his Alice Springs video? It’s an eye opener. Currently all youths are banned after 6pm from roaming the centre of Alice Springs, it’s got that bad. Great videos btw. Keep it up!
I’ve watched many of your videos of your travels in other countries.
She’s native, and aborigines
a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times. Australian people are the first people that left Africa and they consider themselves blacks just like us Africans.
Most Aborigines are not black African they are of India decent.
Those grey terrace houses you were walking past are probably worth about 2 million dollars each
Once they’re renovated, add another $2m. I prefer these older buildings than the new ones pointed out across the street.
@josephj6521 yes...I think he thinks the grey ones are dumps. But they are worth more than the ones over the street
The brother is just greatful being a refugee and have a better life in Australia. I think he just overlook everything else.
He is more like comparing Sierra Leon and Australia, I just wonder how he would feel to be around more emancipated prople.
Its really rude to ask ppl how much their things cost in Australia ,unless you know them quite well
We had fun a lot of fun 😂 thanks for watching
He was so good about it. Nice guy !
“Do better prove to them you can do better “ yes indeed sister ✌🏽✌🏽
In Australia we don't tip so you just ignore the tip part... Minimum wage is around $24-26 per hour anyway
Sydney has 650 suburbs spread across more than 12,000 square kilometres. You’re in the CBD (Central Business District) so you’re in the heart of the corporate world, you won’t get a feel for Sydney if you stay in the CBD. Try going to Manly, Taronga Zoo, or south side to Bondi Beach, Brighton Beach, Cronulla Beach, inland to Bankstown, or catch a day trip to Katoomba by train and go for a wander, visit Scenic World. Book in advance.
You are not meant to tip in Australia. Casual staff get a good hourly rate and tipping is not required nor should be expected.
For native history of Sydney read about Bennelong. The Sydney Opera House stands on Bennelong Point
The British Government realized their mistake in Sydney and started again with Adelaide.
I've been to Adelaide twice. The Adelaide Native Australians are really beautiful people. From them came the modern inventor David Unaipon
I got really emotional watching that first interview. 10:00 The lady he was talking to really really reminded me of my own grandmother who passed some years ago here in the U.S. It made me feel all the more sad for what she was going through.
Thanks so much for watching! I’m so sorry for your loss. May she rests in peace. 🕊️
Student loans are provided by the government and you aren’t required to pay anything back until you start working, and when you start paying the money back you do so through the tax system. Your employer has to withhold extra money from your salary to pay the loan off, and you can make extra repayments as well. Also your repayment rates are tied to your income. So the more you make the more you pay and the interest is tied to inflation.
Which is a shame these days due to increased fees. Studying pre 1990 was the best. No fees!
Thank you, brother, I have been to Australia twice and I still regret not being able to chat with some Aboriginal peoples. Well not in the way that I would have liked. I'm hoping that I will get the opportunity to go back in the near future.
That ordering system is a hangover from the pandemic. I always ask for a printed menu and to be served .
You would be better asking the indigenous lady what mob she is from - she would have related better to you. And they are very related to their own country and will not speak on behalf of another mob's country unless they have prior permission. If you can go to a talk by Belinda Huntress I recommend her as providing a positive view into our indigenous culture. I have had the pleasure of doing a bush/food walk with her.
The terrace homes you think show poverty are not necessarily so- a lot are National Trust and cannot be demolished. These types of buildings sometimes get destroyed (sometimes by paid vandals) so the developers can move in and demolish them. Aboriginal people are pushed out of areas where the Real Estate becomes hot property- like Redfern and Woolloomooloo. They are inner city suburbs and valuable. When inner city suburbs were considered unpopular and slums, developers were not interested. I'm not saying it's right, it is just what is happening. Poorer people - whether black or white- get pushed out.
You don’t have to tip in any restaurant in Australia. Its totally up to you.
Over here workers get paid extra during weekends and public holidays which is included in the surcharge fees.
We don’t tip in Australia.. don’t be ripped off. You can and we do give tips if we want to.. even uf it’s just because we are feeling generous and happy.
We don’t do tipping in Australia…
Tipping is not expected in Australia, unless you want to be generous for appreciating service or great service.
Aboriginals used the word “Country” to distinguish what part of Australia they’re from and they may mean it as an area within a state rather than a different state.
It’s expensive for you for two reasons: You’re comparing it to the US prices, and you’re not living and working in Australia. Our wages are far higher than in the US so we can afford to live comfortably. As a tourist on a tourist visa, you can’t work here, so you’re using your US earned dollars in a different country.
Aboriginals are mostly in the Outback and in the far north across the Top End.
I wish you could have made it to Darwin for the Aboriginal feel. It's really unique! I went to Univ there in the late 90s!
Very good content thank u
There are Aboriginal Centres and displays in CBD museums explaining their history and art some of which is quite unique and very colourful. There’s certainly a rich cultural element there.
Australia IS expensive, but you have to remember that wages are significantly higher too. And don't tip in Australia except for exceptional service - Australians are paid well for the work they do, so tipping is unneccsary, it's a con for Americans who think it's normal. Good job, Ivain. It's great to see a vlogger who really does their research and talks about interesting things. As a white Australian it breaks my heart to see how the Aborigines have been dispossessed.
Aboriginals actually own 40%of the Australian land and get royalties, mining rights/Payments etc . Plus many benefits.
I've been living in Australia for 30+ years and the demographics of Redfern has changed tremendously. I doubt you will find many First Nations living locally in that area like there was when I arrived from New Zealand. You would probably need to go out to the western suburbs. New Zealand has a similar culture to Australia. I am native New Zealander (Maori) and I would say Australians are more accepting of multi nationals. Not so New Zealand. My people are from Lake Taupo area. When you get to Auckland go visit Otara Markets in South Auckland you will certainly see the many Pacific Islanders who now call NZ home. It's very interesting.
I saw another Australian mention it in the comments and I'm going to mention it too as it's such a great movie.. Try to find the movie 'The Rabbit Proof Fence' as it will help you to understand what many Aboriginals went through and the impact which has been passed on today... eg lost culture, many problems with drinking in their communities. There is much land which has been given back to the blacks where whites do not live due to land claimed back due to Native Title.
3% of Australians are aboriginal with many of them living in remote areas. Note 16% of Australia is under Native Title, native title claims grow as time goes on (aboriginal land controlled by' the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (for whites to live there one needs permission to stay in many of those areas so if you went to such an area you would find that everyone is aboriginal). Be aware 'There were approximately 250 Australian Indigenous languages spoken at the time of colonisation. However, a 2005 survey found that only 145 Indigenous languages are still spoken to some degree and less than 20 are considered to be “strong” and able to be spoken by all generations.' With so many aboriginal languages, it isn't at all surprising that some are dying out.
Note some aboriginals have white skin (some tribes were lighter than others, the one you interviewed who you thought had light skin, I didn't think that myself) but we still regard white skinned aboriginals as being blacks (the term in Australia doesn't just refer to skin colour but more so race). Even today some tribes have issues with other tribes (I heard that from an aboriginal who is from a tribe which has as white skin as a normal English person).
It is not just by giving native land back has white Australia tried to smooth over the past but there are also other things Aboriginals get. Sometimes they get lighter jail sentences as there is a high percent of them in jail which looks bad so they try to stop higher levels in jail by sometimes giving them lighter sentences then other Australians (and some criminal aboriginals knowing they will get off lighter will sometimes do more bad stuff knowing this. I have witnessed this for myself hearing aboriginals talking about this and laughing about it when they were in jail).
. There is also special incentives and other things such as the following for aboriginals 'What is the $75000 Aboriginal payment? If you were removed from home in NSW You may be eligible for reparations if you were removed from your family or came into the care of some NSW government agencies before 2 June 1969. If you are eligible, you could get up to $75,000 plus $7,000 for your funeral costs'
I always like watching your videos big brother may God bless you richly
Thanks so much for watching !
I love you brother for your channel, a big thank you from the the lands and ocean of Melenesia,.. Love from Papua New Guinea.., My forefathers left the African continent about five hundred thousand years ago,.. and became the first human beings to inhabit the land and ocean of Asia Pacific..
Bro keep the flame burning 🔥🔥❤❤
Very nice video, Ivain. It's really sad how the land was taken away from the aboriginals by the British Empire. Redfern definitely has been gentrified with most Abdominals forced out to attract wealthier people and businesses. I really enjoyed the interviews especially the last one with the African guy. Great content. I enjoyed watching 👍👍👍.
Thanks so much! It is a very interesting part of Sydney. I cannot wait to come back another time and do even more digging. Thanks so much for watching!
Australia certainly isnt the only place on earth where a stronger nation took the land away from the original inhabitants it has been going on since history began. The only difference is Australia is one of the last major land masses on earth to be colonised so the injustices are still fairly fresh in peoples minds.
@@Davo-i1sand by stronger, you mean diseased. Smallpox, measles, the flu, etc is what killed the vast majority
You don't tip in Australia unless you want to tip for great service. I've never heard of a place that requests (or demands) tips. The people serving get good money and the fact that they don't 'serve' are just more reasons you should NOT tip. This looks like a Chinese scam.
Ivaintures great insight 👍 on Australia 🇦🇺 And big thanks for talking to that brother 👍 🙏
I like the video, you get around, thanks for the information, two worlds, native, and Africans, one love the country, the other wants it back 😀
Such a great video so tasteful it’s so crazy how people are moving into places and move the original people out and then treat them like crap. It’s just a really sad thing to do to other people but it’s always beautiful to see the originals. The aboriginals that are still there.❤
They were wanderers, not settlers, they moved themselves! The original Aboriginals are more likely to live in the Northern Territory or even further North!
@@jenniferharrison8915 Ahh okay got it the place is so beautiful
Love your Videos on my own beautiful country of Australia. Yes Ivan, Australia does have some racist people, like anywhere in the world. There are always people who love to hate. God only knows why people are like that. However, as a whole I believe Australia is one of the most inclusive and accepting countries. Both my parents are Australian born, as am I and my brothers. My father's parents were Lebanese born but Aussies from a young age. My mother's ancestors were English, Welsh, and Irish. I have cousins who's spouses are Asian, Aboriginal, Middle Eastern, English. You name it, we have it in our family. My own boys are half Australian (me) and half Iranian (their dad). We are a mixing pot in this country, and I love that.
I have lived and worked in Japan, and it was amazing. I was on a tiny island with fishing villages and rural life. I travelled a lot in Japan. It is a wonderful safe interesting country. But my Japanese friends will admit, it is a very racist country. They are just more subtle and secret about it 😅
Oh wow. That’s amazing. Thanks so much for this feedback. It’s great to hear. From traveling, I’m used to people behaving a certain way. It’s unfortunate but it is what it is. Australia is amazing but so big. I’ll need more time to discover more 😆. Thanks so much for watching!
Tipping is viewed as offensive in Australia. It is very rare. Most do not expect tips and even fewer ask.
Aboriginal is not a skin colour, it's a birthright of ancestry, and is heavily cultural. There are Aboriginal people with fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes, that have just as strong ties to their elders and culture as any with black skin. Sadly, many tribes were stripped of everything, their connection to country, their language, their culture - there was a period in history where it was believed that white people could "breed out the black" in Aboriginal people, by force where necessary - yes that's as terrible as it sounds, if not worse, and children were taken from their families to be raised by white people in white culture. Those that survived often ended up facing a multigenerational state of poverty not just in a financial sense but also in a sense of being culturally and socially lost and disconnected. Those that were able to maintain and regain their connection to their country, people, language and family ties have, on average, fared far better.
This is a very interesting feedback. There is so much to learn. Thank you so much for explaining this.
@@IvainTures You're welcome. I strongly recommend seeing if you can talk to a community Aboriginal elder, you'll most likely find it easiest to get in touch with one through an Aboriginal community centre. The elders that are connected with country and community are a wealth of information about their history, culture, struggles and challenges and are usually more than happy to talk and share what they know with anyone that genuinely wants to listen and learn.
@@grandmothergoose I’ll definitely do that next time. Thanks for the suggestion!
You will gain a lot of indigenous followers if you do so but you will also gain a lot of hate comments from some European Australians @@IvainTures
Integration is the key to fitting into society, as an immigrant to Australia, admittedly from Scotland and white, my accent changed and I adopted the culture and fitted in no problem, I know many people here who come from migrant families who integrated just fine because they wanted to fit in but still keep there own cultures.
It is when people try to keep there own culture and expect the majority to change theirs that you get a response, the same thing happens throughout the world, be it religion, fashion, food, whatever, you can’t go to an Islamic country and expect to do what you might do in a Christian based country, you have to adapt the cultures, traditions and laws of that country.
The British colonised Australia well over 200 years ago, it did happen so we have to accept that as a fact of life, many indigenous people did integrate into a culture change but many didn’t, you can call it an invasion but what country has not been invaded in the world that has not been affected by the invading culture, look at the UK, it was invaded by most of Europe at one stage or another and yet all these cultures made it spread its own culture all over the world.
I want to see if he really has a Maserati!
Ivain, the same thing happens here in the United States. I have a lot of friends from the Continent of Africa (many different countries) and their perspective of the USA is different then those of us who are descendants of the enslaved. You have a unique outlook because you're from the Motherland originally and spent time in the USA military. So you understanding of the USA would be different then African's who haven't.... Just my thoughts... Thank you for the video...
Thank you so much for your feedback. I totally agree with the correlation that you have made. Thank you so much for watching!
I find it strange that German Australians/ Chinese Australians, Greek Australians, Korean Australians fee THEY don't have to fight for THEIR rights - do you know why? Because the rights are guaranteed to every one! And every one receives them equaly except for some select groups!
Good point. We all are equal with expected equal rights. I understand about the exceptions.
I wish you could visit the community center when it's open.
The Aborigines in Darwin are totally different in every way and don’t consider that the ones from the cities are anything like them at all.
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Both of those people that you interviewed presented the same points but each from a very different viewpoint: in order to achieve anything, a person needs to get off their backside and try to achieve. It doesn’t come automatically, it requires work. In the case of the lady from Gulargambone, New South Wales, she recognised that and said as much. The gentleman from Africa embodied that. For the aborigines in Australia or indeed any disadvantaged groups, this requires two things: one, the provision of services like good education, job opportunities and community support and two, the personal drive to be able to overcome their disadvantages. It is not easy by any means and unfortunately in various societies there are people with a negative outlook on life who have been defeated by “the system” who tend to influence others to be of a similar mindset. As a prosperous (white) 3rd generation Australian, this distressed me. I can see the problem, I understand the steps that many people and organisations are undertaking to resolve the problems that these people face but they are all the time coming up against these defeatist and negative attitudes. So we the better-off Australians need to intensify our efforts politically to ensure that adequate resources are devoted to the areas of our society that really need them.
With regard to the ex-African gentleman’s comment that more people should come to Australia, he is correct but with one caveat: housing. More people will add to the growing discontent regarding costs of living and chiefly the cost of housing. This is a significant drag on the Australian economy and on the lives of so many people here in Oz. If we can provide sufficient housing at a reasonable cost, then we can afford to have greater immigration. Well-managed greater levels of immigration leads potentially to greater economic prosperity for all Australians.
This is a very insightful comment. I never looked at it that way, but you are correct. They both said the same thing in a different way.
Also, the United States is currently facing an influx of migrant. And it creates more tension with locals.
The United States does not face the housing shortage, but more people may also lead to more crime, and therefore frustrate the locals.
Thank you so much for watching the video. I Truly appreciate it!
I use to live in Redfern...you actually filmed the brick unit (next to the cafe) I use to live in. You wont find much Indigenous people in Redfern these days due to gentification including Aboriginal service buildings. You have to go to the public/social housing areas like Waterloo/Zetland/La Perouse or the tall public housing highrises in Redfern. Aborigines in big cities are considered the 'lucky' ones and are mostly 'mix' fair skin Aborigines and have better access to govt services. If you want to see real Indigenous disadvatage you need to visit places like Alice Spings or in general country towns. This is also where you find full blooded Aborigines and elders. Redfern is prominent because its where Indigenous activism originated and its been native land for centuries and still the only one remaining in Sydney
There are still a lot of Aboriginals in the Waterloo end of Redfern, near the Housing Commission Towers, and also around The Settlement (maybe that is more Darlington)
To dispel your confusion about why the Australian Aboriginal lady had such a negative view of how white Australians treat 'black' people you have to understand that for over a hundred years Aboriginals were treated appallingly by the 'very British' immigrants. The White Australia Policy was an awful discriminatory way of controlling the growth of the country's population. Many children were adopted out to white British people so as to remove their cultural identity. That ended a long time ago and many changes have been made since then to allow Australia to become the awesome place it is now. There is still some areas that are not great but with each new generation, even Redfern, it is getting to be a better place to raise your kids. It is a rich country and even the billionaires consider that looking after everybody is in the best interests of the whole country.
Thanks for this video. The Aboriginals suffered humiliation, degradation and absolute racial discrimination in a land originally theirs, whereas Black immigrants already accepts their situations as immigrants and also prepared to accept whatever is dish out to them.
I agree! Thanks for watching!
This brother has my sunglasses 😂, I need to go Australia real soon.
I love those sunglasses !
I find it hard to believe that that guy is a psychologist.
Nice video bro.
However if you wish to meet more Africans then you will need to head over to the Western and South Western Parts of Sydney. Most notably the Blacktown and Parramatta areas. The African fellow who you met stated around 37 minutes into the video that he is living in Parramatta.
Parramatta is like a melting pot of cultures. Particularly you will see many Indians and Nepalese around there. Around the Parramatta areas known as Cumberland (council) you will find many middle easterners, particularly lebanese. You will also see many Polynesians/Pacific Islanders.
Blacktown which is 15 - 20 from the Parramatta areas had quite a significant African population.
Sydney is truly multicultural, once you have been around the whole city you will see this.
Also, I hate those bar code scan things at certain venues. I refuse to go in and order food at those places. And tipping is not a thing in Australia.
I never eat at places that have electronic menus and electronic ordering systems. Just get up and walk out buddy.
You are right! I should have
Hi buddy, you don’t have to tip anyone in any restaurant, we don’t tip in Australian unless we wont to. They should not have asked you for a tip in that restaurant in Redfern, greedy people. Good luck, Australian is beautiful and the people. Have a great trip. It is very expensive here. Lol. Redfern isn’t the same today like it was 30 years ago there were a lot more aboriginal in Redfern. They cleaned it up. If you like to really see aboriginals go to Darwin Queensland.
Maybe some People are trying to scam American tourists because they know they come from a tipping world. But yeah it's not a thing here and never will be.
I've only seen it as an optional feature on Uber but not mandatory. That shit won't ever fly here. I'm not tipping anyone for simply doing their job.
You really need to go to a place like Katherine in the Northern Territory to see thàt segregation truly góes on. There are pubs for blacks and pubs for whites. In one particular pub the aboriginals go to the front bar , and Caucasians out the back. I accidentally walked into the front bar and 100 pairs of aboriginal eyes were watching me. The bar tender told me i was welcome to drink there but there was another bar out the back for whites. Crazy. This was in the 90's and i was shocked. I met a white friend from north Queensland in the back bar who was doing security. He showed me to another area later on where they played music. Everyone was aboriginal, the drink service area had bars across it so you could only just reach under to get your drink. They had concrete floors and even a corroboree was happening. Such a culture shock .
That is because the Aboriginals cannot tolerate alcohol and often have to be removed for their own good, it can be distressing for visitors! 👍
Aboriginals have limits to the alcohol they can have/be sold.For obvious reasons.
When indigenous people say what country they are from they are referring to where their tribe came from. They say country because they view it as a country and this is because before colonization Australia was similar to Europe. A bunch of different nations on one continent.
They were Never One Nation! The multinational (Asia/India/New Guinea) tribes fought other tribes continuously for food and women or insults! They had no home settlements and no possessions but personal weapons!
I am "Indigenous", I was born in Australia to an Australian born couple!
Black American Freeman don't have family in Africa and our ancestors have been in America since the start at 1776 so there's no reason for us to claim to be "African American". That's just an disrespectful label forced on us that's supposed to be our ethnic group that's thankfully losing popularity because it portrays us to be African immigrants or from immigrant families.
It’s a different outlook when you are an immigrant coming to a country for opportunities, refugees ,asylum, permanent residence etc than a person linage from that country. Most lack the connection and the atrocities that may have taken places over centuries. Most who have no knowledge of the treatment of a particular people. It’s the same in the US Foundational Black American linage differ from an immigrant. The opportunity available now has not always been a part of the aboriginal/ USA society. People come in and see when the Country is flourishing and don’t recognize the atrocities “skeletons in the closet” of that country because it doesn’t affect them and some times it can come off insensitive to another group struggle.
I agree! Thanks for the feedback!
Unfortunately Ivain you were about 20 years too late to witness Redfern's aboriginal community as it once was. The area once known as "The Block" was a ghetto of crumbling and dangerous old buildings that was designated as aboriginal public housing (I guess what you'd call "projects" in the 'States) that has mostly been now demolished and redeveloped, with most of its former residents moved off to other "projects" around the city.
Redfern, like most other inner-city neighbourhoods in Sydney has undergone sustained gentrification over the past few decades as land values rise (and it is now seen as desirable to live close to the city centre, as opposed to 30 or 40 years ago when the middle classes aspired to live out on the suburbs) and is mainly populated now by office workers and hipsters; that woke laneway cafe you visited with the stupid remote ordering system should have been a clue as to what the area has become. Very few of the original working-class and aboriginal residents now remain in Redfern, however if you took a walk a mile further down the road to the projects in Waterloo then you would have still found a good number of them around.
Oh I see. Good to know. Thanks for explaining this.
@@IvainTuresNot a lot of Aboriginals in Redfern anymore. Probably need to head out western suburbs.
But Alice Springs, Darwin, Uluru in the Nothern Territory or parts of Far north Queensland you will find large indigenous communities. And can learn about thier history on this continent and post colonisation, culture and connection to land.
A trip to Uluru in my opinion is a must and do a tour with a local Indigenous tour guide/elder.
But if you can't make it to the Northern Territory on this trip, then perhaps take a day trip to the blue mountains(90 mins from Sydney city), aside from the incredible scenery you could do a cultural tour with an Indigenous guide. There's several companies that do this but a well known one is the "Blue Mountains walkabout" with Evan Yana Muru.
In terms of the greater Sydney and black population, western suburbs like Paramatta, or Blacktown for example you will see more. Newtown which is close to the city centre (and has a train station and busses there...no need for Uber 😜) is very culturally diverse, and usually has African shops, salons , cafes/restaurants etc.
Surry Hills was a notorious slum area in Sydney for many decades with razor gangs , disease, etc as well, but it is now gentrified, but the rats still roam the streets at night!
The same in Canada.
You don't tip in Australia. If they are asking for a tip then they are trying to get as much out of you. If you do tip it's only because you liked the person's personality and service but we don't generally tip. If you like to be nice then that's up to you for giving them a tip.
I wish I had met you on your trip. You don’t need guides, you just need a mate…sydney is spread out and you didn’t get to see the best of it
Ignore those auto tips the apps come from the US we do not tip in Australia. Good service here is different than in the US. I find that waiters hover in the US like blowflies. yes it is ok to have a conversation but do not hover.
Ivain have you tried food from an Australian fish and Chips shop?
You are a very nice guy but your opinions about Australia that you have are SO American and are for the most part very wrong. There is much more to it than you seem to be able to comprehend when you apply American attitudes. Your obsessiveness about prices is pathetic. Most Australian workers get paid double what you get in the US.
Just a tip. Don’t go to posh cafes. There is a great kebab shop just down the street from Redfern station. They don’t ask for tips and the price is good too. You should visit Lakemba. 🤣
Ivan - the viewpoint of the Aborigines and Africans are not going to be the same. No different from how African immigrants and African Americans perceive the US by and large, we talking about the majority here not statistical outliers.
The Aborigines just like the Native Americans were disposessed of their land so that painful past and the ill treatment will always be a sore point. Just like slavery, that is not something that will ever be forgotten - that is why they call is America's original sin. Juxapose that with an African whose sole purpose is to come and look for money, jobs etc. The immigrant's sole desire is to look for material things and does not pay as much attention to the injustices that exist in these Western societies. The African immigrant does not worry about police brutality in the US even though he can end up being a victim. We had one Congolese brother here in Grand Rapids Michigan who tried to run away from cops after a traffic stop and was shot dead.
As immigrants we have to be careful to just make it look like everything is about money. Besides it is the fight for racial justice in the US and i would think in Austalia too that today affords us ( you and me included) as immigrants to attend college and take advantage of all the institutions around us and carry the blue passport all over the world with no hassle.
The last point I will say is that immigrants are very quick to identify opportunities and take advantage while sometimes not always the native born people ( whites included) may not do so. The immigrants are coming from countries where there is little to nothing for free so you can imagine going to a place where everything seems wide open - its like a kid in a candy store. Both viewpoints are valid.
I agree with this. You make valid points. Thanks a lot for watching and your time. Australia to the world!
The people who built Australia for all Australians are the slave convicts brought here by the English, there was no buildings, medicine, roads, services, schools (writing) before they arrived!
In fact based on my experience with a black friend from England whose parents came from the Caribbean islands, he was sent to work with Aboriginals because he was black (some white people think all blacks are the same , like they would never say all Europeans or whites are the same) anyway the Aboriginals hated and resented him .He had a bad experience with them and was treated badly (racist even!!!)
@@edmurks236 Interesting. Dont know of any African who would think Aborigines are black. They are a minority but certainly not black as folks from Sub Saharan African
@@muchit3629 Some Aboriginals from Arnhemm Land are very very black . They are very authentic Aboriginals but you rarely see any out of their lands/country of Arnhem land.NT
on paper things are getting better for indigenous peoples, in peoples minds things are getting better, yet in reality it's been stagnant for us
7:30 The 'nice' homes are all brand new, literally only finished being built in the last year or two. 5 Years ago, both sides of the street looked very similar. All are owned by the Aboriginal Land Council I believe. (i live just down the street)
Yes, most of the new houses are for the Aboriginal community as part of the Pemulwuy Project.
Redfern isn't now what it used to be like. There used to be a bit of trouble and so on in that area.
Otdering from the table via app is only an option. Adding to this order is no problem as each table has its own id. You definitely don't need to tip. That is also an option...
Getting opportunities and taking advantage of those opportunities can change your views real quick on racism. That's why i say racism is use by those that live the struggle life and cause themselves to have a mental block in their mindset.
I don’t even know how you can say or think Australia is a racist country when most ppl you see have dark skin or are Asian. Go to Asia or India where it’s still a mono culture of race, and maybe talk about racism In those countries and the caste system. Also, obviously your Taxi driver didn’t know Sydney to well. Otherwise he would’ve dropped you in the aboriginal part of Redfern ( mainly the social housing developments)
My great great great grandmother was an African Slave brought from St Helena, my neighbours were many different races, a man is judged by his deeds here not his colour! We Are One! 🇦🇺
I live Australia and l agree with this guy.Go to Blacktown or Parramatta you will 4:18 see more multicultural.
I have to say nearly all suburbs are multi-cultural. From Bondi to Penrith and Dee Why to Cronulla, there are hundreds of interesting pockets of multicultural influences.
@@josephj6521All the rich suburbs look pretty white to me.
@@kathrynanneperry4651 you do realise many people of non-English background are white, eg: other Europeans and many South Americans.
@@josephj6521 Nothing like Western Sydney though. Any aborigines?
@@kathrynanneperry4651 oh ffs. Here we go. Cultural significance is not defined by skin colour and many indigenous live in the east/north/south.
Both her parents would be mixed which is why she is so fair, you can clearly tell people whose parents have not mixed as they will still have very dark skin. Country NSW like Brewarrina, Moree or in Cairns or Darwin you are more likely to find people who have not mixed at all and speak fluently in their language. In Darwin some of the blaks dont even speak English. Unfortunately that lady seemed like she was just drunk.
Interesting video. My conclusion to why they have such different viewpoints is that the Aboriginal Australian never volunteered to participate in White Australia, and the African immigrant immigrated on his own free will because he saw opportunities.
In Canada I only tip in a restaurant when eating in and being served...and if the service is horrible forget the tip.. I would never tip in a take out if I pick up the order...I normally tip a delivery driver..
Australian here, I’ve never been asked or expected to tip, and definitely never had a tip taken out when I’ve ordered takeaway - and I’m 70.
I agree with this! I feel the same way!
did the last guy say he paid 600 USD a week ???????????????????????? that is crazy. What is he renting a mansion with a garden like 10 soccerfields and a swimming pool