The paper hats come in something called a bon-bon or a Christmas cracker. It’s a tradition in most Commonwealth countries. Not something you’ll see in the U.S. at Christmas!
Paper (thin tissue like paper) hats are in our Christmas crackers along with a 'toy' (novelty plastic thing') and a joke/riddle. Its not Christmas lunch/dinner until everyone has pulled the crackers and put on the hats 😁
The paper crown tradition can be traced back to the ancient Romans, who wore festive headgear to celebrate Saturnalia, a festival that took place around the winter solstice. The paper crowns are often brightly colored and ill-fitting-but you still have to wear yours, no matter what. It's tradition!
Christmas bonbons/crackers were invented by a British confectionary maker according to Wikipedia. As for the paper crowns, nobody is "forced" to wear them if they don't want to.
Traditionally, at Christmas dinner each person gets a Christmas cracker. It's a small paper bon-bon, which two people grab at each end and pull apart (letting off a loud crack), and inside is usually a paper crown, a little novelty toy, and a joke or funny riddle.
@kevo6190 Yeah, I drove a '62 Impala, steered like a boat. Floated along like a boat. Took about three turns of the wheel before the bow started turning... Didn't self-centre after turning, either. Had to turn it all the way back again. 😬
The term "Yank Tank" referred to the oversized American sedans of the 1960s that were imported into Australia, such as the Dodge Phoenix, Ford Galaxie, Chev Impala and Bel Air, and Pontiac Parisienne. The Ford F100/250 were just heavy duty utes/vans.
Growing up in the late 70s and 80s we used the term in the same way too. It fits these new American 4WDs too, they look like they’ve been afflicted with Gigantism.
Regulatory hurdles: The Cybertruck doesn't comply with Australian Design Rules (ADRs). For example, it's left-hand drive only, which is not permitted in Australia. Design: The Cybertruck's sharp, angular exterior may not meet ADRs. Manufacturing. The Cybertruck is currently only designed to meet North American motor-vehicle regulations. The Texas factory where it's manufactured is not configured to produce right-hand-drive vehicles. Homologation costs: Converting the Cybertruck to right-hand drive would be expensive and technically challenging. Pedestrian impact tests: The Cybertruck's hard edges and weight could make it more lethal in collisions with pedestrians.
"How is it the world gets more productive but our kids are worse off?"- It's called wealth concentration and the Billionaire class absolutely loves it! Meanwhile our young are regularly gasllit by the corporate media and told to eat less smashed avo and work harder! 😜
This, and late stage capitalism, which relies on growth for success, living on a planet with finite resources and 8 billion people. The money hoarders do nothing for the people, what destroying the planet, which leads to less reaources
John Howard PM introduced negative gearing and made changes to capital gains tax and other taxes that benefit investors in housing over owner occupyers. Because most polititians own a LOT of properties they will drag the chain on tax reform to put it back the way it was. Also people want BIG houses these days. Homes used to be 2 bedrooms, 2 or 3 kids to a room. Now they all want their own room. And a pool.
John Howard didn't introduce negative gearing... we have had negative gearing since 1936 and was introduced to help with housing after the depression. Negative gearing has nothing to do with house prices.... it has to do with rentals being available. If we didn't have NG we would have far less rentals available and the rents would sky rocket. You clearly have no idea how it works. Negative gearing taxes is no different than the tax incentives that business's have.
@@jemor2143owning a house isn’t a business that contributes to the economy. Your defence is reasonable for one or two investment properties max but when everyone starts land banking we end up with this mess which is most definitely affecting house prices. I’m pretty sure only Australia an NZ have it
What a load of rubbish. Offsetting deductions against income has been part of the tax system for years. Hawke/Keating introduced capital gains tax to get some tax at the end of neg gearing and other capital gains gain. The indexation method they used was leading to more than 50% discount, so Howard simplified and fixed at as a straight 50%. If the old indexation method still existed most rental properties would not have any capital gains tax. Stop spewing moron talking point.
@@macdac9861nearly 60% of rental properties are owned by landlords who only have one property. We used to have one, sold it and it supplemented our superannuation, meaning we do not receive the age care pension. I think that is the motive for most one property by rental owners, so yes, there is an economic impact as it means there are less people relying on government payments, plus providing accommodation. Many countries offer negative gearing on rental properties plus tax deductions on Reno's, repairs etc. And of course, once a property is sold, the capital gains tax owed to the government is not insubstantial.
I mentioned the Woolies Wearhouse strike last week, I thought you might have found about it in last week in Australia 😊 the only stock in my local Woolies is fresh bread, & meat's (beef, lamb & pork) because they come from different locations
They just announced it’s been resolved Workers got a pay rise and recognition NOT to be treated as robots according to ai specifications of what a human is capable of within a set timeframe. So, Win for humans, yay!
Do what I do, order online currently and it comes from wherever they have to fill the order. :-) You can still receive a full shop during a strike with Wollies.
Four year olds and their older siblings including younger teens, hanging around in whatever TV room, will hear and see all ads. The ads are very well made and very funny if you don't know what they're about. Right up until somewhere in the 80's small corner shops selling grocery basics, newspapers, comics and loose mixed lollies [candies] sold a mini cardboard box of lolly cigarettes. People complained in an exerted effort that kids and little kiddies were pretending to smoke. The government banned them, the public was happy, the shopkeepers were happy, or did not care, kids ate other lollies. A certain industry fought unsuccessfully to have these lollies reinstated. it was not a lolly company.
I believe a Cyber Truck was brought over to Australia as a promotional "thing". They are not currently legal to drive on the roads here and are not for sale. They don't meet the Australian safty standards. (Or to be honest, the "what were you thinking buying THAT!" standards LOL)
I stopped going to Woolies last year when they refused to stock anything Australia Day which includes our flag. They will not do that again but it is too late. We buy direct from farmers now and anything we need that they do not have comes from ALDI. The strike is only in Victoria and those workers already get above award wages and conditions. It is the workers in the stores that need pay rise and better conditions. That State needs the Premier removing now.
There is not money to be made from Australia day crap made in China from industrial waste. Nobody wants it, we are Australia and we don't need to wrap ourselves in a flag and wave a bible no matter what the LNP say.
I agree ,moved to Australia in 1979 within 3 years I was looking for real estate in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs,had approx 50% of deposit .no bank etc would entertain me as I had not enough saving history..Unit /flat I was renting went for $33000 in Maroubra .eventually bought for 54.000 at 16 % interest ..Live now in outer Sydney suburbs where a million would buy you an average home if lucky ,I agree I got it good but at the time felt like a lot ,in fact it was easy ,still affordable then to have a worry free lifestyle.
Hi Ryan, the paper hats come in Christmas bonbons/crackers. Not sure if you have these. They are a cardboard tube containing the paper hat, a small trinket and a (usually really bad) joke, wrapped up like a big lolly/candy. You put them on the side plate or in from of the plate a Christmas lunch. Two people sitting next to each other grab each end of the bonbon and pull. This causes a little "explosion", like in a cap gun, and one person ends up with most of the bonbon and "wins". You put the hat on and read out your joke. I think this is a thing in Commonwealth countries. The Woolies strike is partly over pay but also because Woolies introduced and new AI overlord system that monitors workers and check if they are picking items in the warehouse at 100% efficiency. If not, they are penalised. The Cybertruck is being toured around the country by Tesla. I think there is zero evidence that it would be illegal in Australia. As far as I am aware, it complies with Australian design regulations. Given that GMC "Yank tank" is legal, I imagine the Cybertruck would be too.
The problem with the Woolworths strike besides empty shelves is that it is also effecting in store employees especially the casuals who are getting no hours as there is no work for them also the truck drivers who can't work because there is no-one to load the stock onto the trucks and the farmers who have had produce orders reduced the low income people who get Woolworths vouchers from welfare agencies that can't get what they need because there is nothing on the shelf. At least an agreement has just been announced so they will be slowly getting stock back on the shelves.
I know a few people have already explained the paper hats being from the Christmas crackers, but I feel it's necessary to flag the lame Christmas joke that also comes in the crackers. Last year we skipped the crackers, but my sister-in-law bought a packet that had place cards with a lame Christmas joke and put them out at each place setting so we still had to read them out (because is it really Christmas without the lame jokes?)
Re: Cybertruck : Many of the US FMVSS auto regs do not conform to Australian Design Rules (vehicles) or the international UNECE regulations for automobiles.
As someone who works part-time while studying for the evil corp, Woolworths, our shelves, not affected by the strike are looking the same. It's getting to a point the higher ups are forcing so many cuts to hours for departments that stock levels on the shelves are getting ridiculous. I work in online picking peoples orders and much of the time we have to search out the back as we have the stock, just not enough team members to stock the shelves.
Hi Ryan. I am new to your channel. As an Australian I enjoy your content greatly. I noticed you start each video with the greeting “Happy Arvo”. Although we commonly shorten Afternoon to Arvo we never say “happy Arvo” the usual free in Aus. Is almost always “g’day”
lol stick around for a few years and you’ll soon understand why Happy Arvo is most certainly accepted by all of us Aussies on this channel. Happy Arvo!
Really?? You don't think that this wasn't pointed out when Ryan started saying it several years ago? The point is, it's Ryan's "thing". Let him be and enjoy being part of his community like 80,000+ of us have for a hell of a lot longer than you!
@@Masque54 Don't go too hard on Stephen, he probably just said that because he thought Ryan might be making a bit if a dick of himself without realising. 🙂
Woolworths need to be taught a lesson by the Australian people, Don't Dictate Too Us. They refused to sell Australia Day merchandise January this year.let us see if they have the ball's to do it again in 2025. To the big corporations, piss off and stay in your lane. Sell us what we want and stay they f*ck out of politics.🤠👍❤️🇭🇲
@@carbine5378 It's about money with Woolworths. The reason Woolworths stopped selling the small Australian flags (usually made in China) and other Australia Day memorabilia was because people weren't buying them. Where I live, I didn't see any flags sold in Coles last Australia Day either.
I noticed when you read out the Woolies strike you didn’t read NSW and VICTORIA. NSW is New South Wales, the State on our East coast with SYDNEY as it’s Capital City and Victoria ( abbreviated as VIC) usually,is just on our Southern end opposite Tasmania and the Capital is Melbourne. No criticism, just FYI, mate. For future note if you’re not sure : QLD is Queensland, ACT IS Australian Capital Territory ( Canberra), TAS is Tasmania, SA is South Australia, WA is Western Australia, and NT is Northern Territory .That’s 5 States and 2 Territories….Hope this makes it easier for you.
I always thought that the Paper Crowns we get out of Bon Bons at Christmas were to signify the so-called 3 Wise Men (3 Kings) that paid tribute to Jesus at his Birth (idk, not religious myself).
Make a tradition with your own family, pull a Christmas cracker and read the crappy joke and put on the thin paper hat while you eat and your family will love and laugh together
Different Coles and woollies discount their reduced to clear by differing amounts. Before I moved, Coles was better, but in my new area they only discount by about 30c. IGA was too expensive in my last area, but luckily I now have both a Supdshed and an Aldi nearby, so I'll only shop there from now on.
My son is 32. Russell is correct. I despair for him as i am not cash wealthy, so the only hope for him is his inheritance. His father is a hopeless case.
There were those small Suzuki four wheel drives of the eighties or nineties with the three cylinder engines that could take you anywhere if you had enough time and luxury was not an option. They could even ford rather deep streams if it wasn't far to the other bank and you always checked to make sure the cabin plastic drainage plugs were correctly fitted as they could float and be driven by the rotating tyres in water. Also if there was more than the driver and one or two strong passengers those little Suzukis could most times just be manually lifted out of boggy patches if not too deeply bogged. Just perfect for fishing trips in the Victoria highlands
Gambling companies wouldn’t want their ads played to 4 year olds, that is true. It’s very concerning when ten year olds are speculating about their team’s chances and are discussing the betting odds as part of that. I reckon the gambling companies are very pleased with that
3:17 Russell Howcroft: Number 1 breakfast radio host in Melbourne, Victoria. Also a huge believer in advertising and people spending money. This clip is from Gruen TV (yes, then have longer clips on TH-cam).
Woollies could bring back varieties. I am sure there were more types or brands of products. Try having a choice in something as basic as French onion soup.
The simplistic answer around Cybertrucks, and by extension other American Trucks, is compliance with basic design rules.... firstly the mandatory Right hand drive, that's followed by the increasing myriad of safety equipment - like separate amber indicating lamps, crash testing etc. There are two loopholes for Left-hand drive, first is age (classic over 21/25 years) and limited use exemption (manufacturer's testing or remote area).... an example of the limited use exemption has been for the importation of a number of Rivian R1T-DM for use in mining.
None of that generation has been told to 'live within their means'. If you can't afford to buy a $1m house, stop complaining about it and buy something you can afford. The betting ads can be about conditioning kids to think it is normal if they see it enough.
@@RachelDavies-wn7ir You need a better job or just face the facts and move to a different city, if you can't afford the cheapest house within 150kms of the CBD.
Yeah but there's not even affordable housing. I'm under 30 and a lot of people in the same 20-30 range wonder why even bother saving up for a house because it just gets more and more expensive. Rent increasing along with all daily expenses too does not help with saving up for a house.
@ In the old days, people started in small homes and then put in the hard work to extend and improve the original house. They blame the boomers, but besides boomers buying on the outskirts of cities, they had basic 2 or 3 bedroom homes, which they added rooms to, made their own curtains, built carports, garages, and sheds, concreted their own driveways, landscaped their own yards, put up the fences and even the letterbox. Most didn't have upper kitchen cupboards, and definitely no built in wardrobes, they were also weekend projects that mums and dads did. Some people even built the first lot of furniture for the house, or bought second hand. I remember being around 10 years old when dad had finished most of the outdoor projects, and started working on the indoor necessities and upgrades. A house can be built for between $1500-2000 per sq metre. My house is 140sqm. So my basic 3 bedroom house without frills, landscaping, driveways, etc, just like the boomers bought when they started out, just like I bought when that was all I could afford, can be built for between $225,000 - $300,000. Put that on a $200,000-250,000 block of land that is on the outskirts of the town or city, and you too can have no spare money for the first 15 years of home ownership, just like everyone else who has ever bought a house in the last 5,600 years.
The paper hats come in the christmas bonbons along with usually a toy/tool (like a small sewing kit) and a joke. Sometimes also a sweet. There's a strike going on at the Warehouse for the moment, so logistics getting stuff TO Woolworths is causing a lot of empty space on the shelves. No, they're not targeting 4 year olds, but there is probably a parent in the room while the kids are watching it, working and keeping an eye on the kid, and 1/2 watching whatever the kid is watching/listening too. Also you've gone back to pronouncing Woolworths as Woolsworths.
Many people in regional Australia do not have the option of boycotting Woolies or Coles for an extended period of time as the are no other options for purchasing food and other essentials.
The reason we don’t have the Tesla Truck is that Tesla is only making them in LEFT HAND DRIVE. Probably brought out for evaluation by Tesla. Most of your American trucks that are sold here are converted in a Manufacturer authorised conversion by Companies here in Melbourne and cost almost another $100,000 to buy.Makes them ridiculously expensive…and they are Way too wide for our roads and Parking lots. They are still selling to BIG people with SMALL D….S..in massive numbers.. OKAY, SOME Small people as well...I can’t understand it as fuel is usually around $2 plus per litre and they use around 20 litres per 100 kilometres (60 miles).
Ryan, you need to check out 2 Aussie legends. 1: Chopper Read... Infamous Criminal, and 'Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures.. I am sure you will enjoy both..
I've had youtube thumbnail adds showing prank medication labelled "anti-f*&k medication, anti-c*&t medication" and so forth so their hypocrisy is up there with the best of them.
Ok , if it is so much harder to buy a home these days, then why has both my granddaughter’s and Grandson not to mention my grown nieces and nephews been able to buy their own homes. Yes housing has become unaffordable for a lot of people but people who go to work and don’t have to live in Sydney or Melbourne have a much higher chance of owning their own homes. As for we Baby Boomers do not or have not ever owned homes . Yes there are some who own homes but they probably had to scrimped and saved for it.🇦🇺😘
My husband and I are considered baby boomers, and we have worked hard and gone without for everything we have. I think that is the real difference. We both lived at home until we married, we went together for four years, didn’t go out or take trips overseas, put money away each pay and were able to put a down payment on a very small two bedroom home when we married. We then waited five and a half years before our first was born. Im tired of hearing how bad things are for the young people today. It’s time they looked at WHY!
Too busy getting into huge debt keeping up with the Joneses with the latest and most expensive Cars/Boats/Bikes/Overseas Holidays/Fashion Clothes/Widescreen TV's/ Gaming Consoles etc etc. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, and yet nothing to show for it other than some Facebook posts or shitty Instagram pics 🙄
Coles and Woolies keep their prices very closely matched, then Aldi reduce their similar products by one or fifteen cents on average, so Aldi have increased their prices too. I like by discounts and specials but I constantly check and also remember what things used to cost and so, I just don't buy those products anymore. Plus there are market options to use.
They always kind of say that every year, for over 20 years now. (It’s harder for a 30 year old). The fact of the matter is, life is hard. Doesn’t matter how old you are. If you can improve it for all ages, great. But, life is hard. Don’t concentrate on one age group and forget the others. I guarantee, they’re doing it hard too
Christmas bonbons became a tradition from the mid 19th Century in Britain. By then the United States was very much its own country with its own traditions. Unlike Australia which at that stage was still a collection of British colonies. So not surprised it became part of our Christmas tradition. It's a bit of fun and most people enjoy the ritual. Even if some of us prefer not to wear the paper crowns.
Woolies near me not affected at all.... my son is night manager of the Port Hedland woolies and he is busy, he hasn't mentioned any issues with deliveries....
As much as I love the idea of boycotting woolies, do we really want to give basically a monopoly to coles and at the end of this video he briefly showed why, cos they're cashing in on woolies being in strife and bumping up the their prices to.
The strike has so far cost Woolies over 50 Million, but thy still refuse to negotiate. The company only made 1.6 Billion Net profit last year, no way they can afford to pay decent wages.
I don’t hate Woolies or Coles, I shop with them regularly. I have no gripes with either store. I don’t shop at ALDI because I am happy with the products I like.
I just watched a video on the Australian Christmas compared to the American. It's an old age tradition not to be mocked as it comes from a Bon-Bon which has the hat inside with a small toy and riddle for Christmas only for the children mainly. Whoever wins the bigger end in two people pulling it apart wins what's inside. When pulled apart, firecracker like spark happens with the sound. It sells out ever Christmas. Plus, we have cold meats instead of hot mainly, 2 weeks of drinking beer for the men as people don't go back to work mainly until the 2nd or 3rd of Jan. We go swimming at the beach or pool after lunch and play a game of football or cricket. How does an American Christmas sound like now! Lol. I do know as I was there for one and missed home, so I put on an Aussie Christmas and the people loved the food, fun etc. Sorry, 1 up for the Aussies at Christmas, even with our hats! The Economic Wave people with real estate. During COVID, prices plummeted, and expensive houses were a bargain. Post COVID, they sky rocketed. Now they are starting to re-stabalise. That's why Russell kept saying "for now!" We can't not shop at Woolworths or Coles, they are our 2 largest grocery stores, the food is mainly great quality, or you have a choice to go for the cheap brand, lots of variety, they pack your groceries still and do online shops to deliver your shop order to your kitchen bench. The others don't have bags and don't deliver. The Yank trucks are illegal due to everything about them. Lol Not just Woolworths are currently striking, even the police force is for better conditions and pay. I work in media so no, do not be sponsored by a Gambling company. Plus, there is better than only sponsors out there for what you do!!! As for their advertisements, media throws in some free ads to sweeten the deal and fill spots that are empty with them. Just a bad media rep mistake that would have been. We may seem like a fun uncouth country, though a lot of professionals and some major American companies setting up major offices in Australia these days. More opportunities to make money in Australia than ever before and employment is currently very low with great pays if you want to live here.
I love Christmas and can’t wait to wear my paper hat,been doing it for 74 years. I am glad that the woollies strikers got a decent rise and are going back to work.
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The paper hats come in something called a bon-bon or a Christmas cracker. It’s a tradition in most Commonwealth countries. Not something you’ll see in the U.S. at Christmas!
Oh, those poor things. I never thought I’d be sorry for the yanks, but there you are.
Even the grumpy relatives have to wear them
Don’t we all look gorgeous in our tissue paper coloured crown hats in the Christmas photos lol
@@bernadettelanders7306yep it’s embarrassing 🤣 🤦♀️ especially when they don’t fit on some people’s heads!!
@ it was always my revolting red Curley hair that got tangled up in the hat and made me look like a dork Doc lol
Ryan gleefully inciting a Woolworths boycott from all the way over in Indiana - Vive la Résistance!
Paper (thin tissue like paper) hats are in our Christmas crackers along with a 'toy' (novelty plastic thing') and a joke/riddle. Its not Christmas lunch/dinner until everyone has pulled the crackers and put on the hats 😁
Crepe paper?
@judithstrachan9399 it's more like shiny tissue paper (kinda plasticky). We make our own Christmas crackers and make the hats from crepe paper though.
@ probably.
I remember crepe paper ones from 50 years ago….
Okay guys, who is going to send Ryan some Christmas crackers so he can pull them on camera, tell a corny joke and wear the ill fitting paper hat?
Those jokes 😬 Never mind the plastic toy or whatever
This needs to happen! He needs to order some for his family to enjoy on Christmas
Wonder how that would go if you just tried to post them over?? Not sure on definitions but technically they contain explosives.
@@williamjolley3623 That, is a very good point. 😂
The paper crown tradition can be traced back to the ancient Romans, who wore festive headgear to celebrate Saturnalia, a festival that took place around the winter solstice. The paper crowns are often brightly colored and ill-fitting-but you still have to wear yours, no matter what. It's tradition!
Christmas bonbons/crackers were invented by a British confectionary maker according to Wikipedia. As for the paper crowns, nobody is "forced" to wear them if they don't want to.
Russell is an advertising bloke on a show about... advertising. It's called Gruen and I personally, really enjoy it.
I have a yank tank. Love it - a dodge journey.
And traditionally has a more capitalist greed opinion than the rest of the panel
Traditionally, at Christmas dinner each person gets a Christmas cracker. It's a small paper bon-bon, which two people grab at each end and pull apart (letting off a loud crack), and inside is usually a paper crown, a little novelty toy, and a joke or funny riddle.
Isn't it supposed to represent the three wise men?
@@infin8ee I hadn’t heard that one.
@judithstrachan9399 or maybe it's that Jesus is King? I can't remember but I know it was explained to me once upon a time 😁
@@infin8ee . Maybe. It is true, after all.
Bonbons are the closest thing most Australians get for fireworks now.
Nanny Country.
Yank tanks were what we called full size american sedans in Oz back in the 60's, like the Chevy Impala, Pontiac Parisienne, Ford Galaxie, etc...
Land yacht!😂
@kevo6190 Yeah, I drove a '62 Impala, steered like a boat. Floated along like a boat. Took about three turns of the wheel before the bow started turning... Didn't self-centre after turning, either. Had to turn it all the way back again. 😬
I was about to say the same,
@@dougcox3990😅
That picture is not what we call a yank tank. Dont know what that is in ur pic,but its weird .. lol
The term "Yank Tank" referred to the oversized American sedans of the 1960s that were imported into Australia, such as the Dodge Phoenix, Ford Galaxie, Chev Impala and Bel Air, and Pontiac Parisienne. The Ford F100/250 were just heavy duty utes/vans.
That is my use of the term as well. I kinda like people bringing it back as a term for the "extra large" utes that seem to be back in fashion.
How expensive would that truck be here? You'd have to be taking a lot of moola for that .
Growing up in the late 70s and 80s we used the term in the same way too. It fits these new American 4WDs too, they look like they’ve been afflicted with Gigantism.
You don't have bon-bons with paper hats and a corny joke at Christmas lunch?!?!? That's crazy talk.
Where do you live in Australia????
They also don't have Pavlova, Trifle, Plum Pudding or Mince Pies. An Aussie Chrissy table is defo better than a Seppo Chrissy table
Regulatory hurdles:
The Cybertruck doesn't comply with Australian Design Rules (ADRs). For example, it's left-hand drive only, which is not permitted in Australia.
Design:
The Cybertruck's sharp, angular exterior may not meet ADRs.
Manufacturing. The Cybertruck is currently only designed to meet North American motor-vehicle regulations. The Texas factory where it's manufactured is not configured to produce right-hand-drive vehicles.
Homologation costs:
Converting the Cybertruck to right-hand drive would be expensive and technically challenging.
Pedestrian impact tests:
The Cybertruck's hard edges and weight could make it more lethal in collisions with pedestrians.
not to mention blinding other road users with reflected sunshine
"How is it the world gets more productive but our kids are worse off?"- It's called wealth concentration and the Billionaire class absolutely loves it! Meanwhile our young are regularly gasllit by the corporate media and told to eat less smashed avo and work harder! 😜
This, and late stage capitalism, which relies on growth for success, living on a planet with finite resources and 8 billion people. The money hoarders do nothing for the people, what destroying the planet, which leads to less reaources
Hiya Ryan, why don't you show us some of your Indiana, I think a lot of Aussies would be interested in everyday life over there....just a thought
As an Aussie, I think this is great. I'd like to know about Indiana.
John Howard PM introduced negative gearing and made changes to capital gains tax and other taxes that benefit investors in housing over owner occupyers.
Because most polititians own a LOT of properties they will drag the chain on tax reform to put it back the way it was. Also people want BIG houses these days. Homes used to be 2 bedrooms, 2 or 3 kids to a room. Now they all want their own room. And a pool.
John Howard didn't introduce negative gearing... we have had negative gearing since 1936 and was introduced to help with housing after the depression. Negative gearing has nothing to do with house prices.... it has to do with rentals being available. If we didn't have NG we would have far less rentals available and the rents would sky rocket. You clearly have no idea how it works. Negative gearing taxes is no different than the tax incentives that business's have.
@@jemor2143owning a house isn’t a business that contributes to the economy. Your defence is reasonable for one or two investment properties max but when everyone starts land banking we end up with this mess which is most definitely affecting house prices. I’m pretty sure only Australia an NZ have it
What a load of rubbish. Offsetting deductions against income has been part of the tax system for years. Hawke/Keating introduced capital gains tax to get some tax at the end of neg gearing and other capital gains gain. The indexation method they used was leading to more than 50% discount, so Howard simplified and fixed at as a straight 50%. If the old indexation method still existed most rental properties would not have any capital gains tax.
Stop spewing moron talking point.
@@macdac9861nearly 60% of rental properties are owned by landlords who only have one property. We used to have one, sold it and it supplemented our superannuation, meaning we do not receive the age care pension. I think that is the motive for most one property by rental owners, so yes, there is an economic impact as it means there are less people relying on government payments, plus providing accommodation. Many countries offer negative gearing on rental properties plus tax deductions on Reno's, repairs etc. And of course, once a property is sold, the capital gains tax owed to the government is not insubstantial.
I mentioned the Woolies Wearhouse strike last week, I thought you might have found about it in last week in Australia 😊 the only stock in my local Woolies is fresh bread, & meat's (beef, lamb & pork) because they come from different locations
They just announced it’s been resolved
Workers got a pay rise and recognition NOT to be treated as robots according to ai specifications of what a human is capable of within a set timeframe.
So, Win for humans, yay!
Do what I do, order online currently and it comes from wherever they have to fill the order. :-) You can still receive a full shop during a strike with Wollies.
I so love that Hobart is on the top of the signpost. It makes me smile every week. Thank you Ryan. Carol from Snug ( south of Hobart)
Sadly some of us can't boycott the only supermarket in our areas. :/
Four year olds and their older siblings including younger teens, hanging around in whatever TV room, will hear and see all ads. The ads are very well made and very funny if you don't know what they're about. Right up until somewhere in the 80's small corner shops selling grocery basics, newspapers, comics and loose mixed lollies [candies] sold a mini cardboard box of lolly cigarettes. People complained in an exerted effort that kids and little kiddies were pretending to smoke. The government banned them, the public was happy, the shopkeepers were happy, or did not care, kids ate other lollies. A certain industry fought unsuccessfully to have these lollies reinstated. it was not a lolly company.
I believe a Cyber Truck was brought over to Australia as a promotional "thing". They are not currently legal to drive on the roads here and are not for sale. They don't meet the Australian safty standards. (Or to be honest, the "what were you thinking buying THAT!" standards LOL)
Yeah I'll be boycotting anything from Tesla.
He's a con man and a trump simp
I stopped going to Woolies last year when they refused to stock anything Australia Day which includes our flag. They will not do that again but it is too late. We buy direct from farmers now and anything we need that they do not have comes from ALDI. The strike is only in Victoria and those workers already get above award wages and conditions. It is the workers in the stores that need pay rise and better conditions. That State needs the Premier removing now.
Woolies in NSW is experiencing shortages due to industrial action, so it’s not just Victoria. I’m managing well though, because I only buy for one.
I'm sure Woolworths wouldn't refuse to sell Australian flags if people actually bought them.
There is not money to be made from Australia day crap made in China from industrial waste. Nobody wants it, we are Australia and we don't need to wrap ourselves in a flag and wave a bible no matter what the LNP say.
I agree ,moved to Australia in 1979 within 3 years I was looking for real estate in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs,had approx 50% of deposit .no bank etc would entertain me as I had not enough saving history..Unit /flat I was renting went for $33000 in Maroubra .eventually bought for 54.000 at 16 % interest ..Live now in outer Sydney suburbs where a million would buy you an average home if lucky ,I agree I got it good but at the time felt like a lot ,in fact it was easy ,still affordable then to have a worry free lifestyle.
Hi Ryan, the paper hats come in Christmas bonbons/crackers. Not sure if you have these. They are a cardboard tube containing the paper hat, a small trinket and a (usually really bad) joke, wrapped up like a big lolly/candy. You put them on the side plate or in from of the plate a Christmas lunch. Two people sitting next to each other grab each end of the bonbon and pull. This causes a little "explosion", like in a cap gun, and one person ends up with most of the bonbon and "wins". You put the hat on and read out your joke. I think this is a thing in Commonwealth countries. The Woolies strike is partly over pay but also because Woolies introduced and new AI overlord system that monitors workers and check if they are picking items in the warehouse at 100% efficiency. If not, they are penalised. The Cybertruck is being toured around the country by Tesla. I think there is zero evidence that it would be illegal in Australia. As far as I am aware, it complies with Australian design regulations. Given that GMC "Yank tank" is legal, I imagine the Cybertruck would be too.
The problem with the Woolworths strike besides empty shelves is that it is also effecting in store employees especially the casuals who are getting no hours as there is no work for them also the truck drivers who can't work because there is no-one to load the stock onto the trucks and the farmers who have had produce orders reduced the low income people who get Woolworths vouchers from welfare agencies that can't get what they need because there is nothing on the shelf. At least an agreement has just been announced so they will be slowly getting stock back on the shelves.
I know a few people have already explained the paper hats being from the Christmas crackers, but I feel it's necessary to flag the lame Christmas joke that also comes in the crackers. Last year we skipped the crackers, but my sister-in-law bought a packet that had place cards with a lame Christmas joke and put them out at each place setting so we still had to read them out (because is it really Christmas without the lame jokes?)
Re: Cybertruck : Many of the US FMVSS auto regs do not conform to Australian Design Rules (vehicles) or the international UNECE regulations for automobiles.
As someone who works part-time while studying for the evil corp, Woolworths, our shelves, not affected by the strike are looking the same. It's getting to a point the higher ups are forcing so many cuts to hours for departments that stock levels on the shelves are getting ridiculous. I work in online picking peoples orders and much of the time we have to search out the back as we have the stock, just not enough team members to stock the shelves.
Hi Ryan. I am new to your channel. As an Australian I enjoy your content greatly.
I noticed you start each video with the greeting “Happy Arvo”. Although we commonly shorten Afternoon to Arvo we never say “happy Arvo” the usual free in Aus. Is almost always “g’day”
lol stick around for a few years and you’ll soon understand why Happy Arvo is most certainly accepted by all of us Aussies on this channel. Happy Arvo!
Really?? You don't think that this wasn't pointed out when Ryan started saying it several years ago? The point is, it's Ryan's "thing". Let him be and enjoy being part of his community like 80,000+ of us have for a hell of a lot longer than you!
If you don't like that, you're definitely not going to like Ryan saying woolsworths 😂
@@Masque54 Don't go too hard on Stephen, he probably just said that because he thought Ryan might be making a bit if a dick of himself without realising. 🙂
Yes, Australians don't ever say "Happy Arvo". Although I've heard Ryan say the odd greeting so often - it doesn't sound odd anymore.
The 2-week worker strike has cost them $50 million so a month-long boycott would be murder
The term "Yank Tank" was used back in the 50s in Oz
Woolworths need to be taught a lesson by the Australian people, Don't Dictate Too Us. They refused to sell Australia Day merchandise January this year.let us see if they have the ball's to do it again in 2025. To the big corporations, piss off and stay in your lane. Sell us what we want and stay they f*ck out of politics.🤠👍❤️🇭🇲
Well said Ken, couldn’t agree more👍🏻
@@carbine5378 It's about money with Woolworths. The reason Woolworths stopped selling the small Australian flags (usually made in China) and other Australia Day memorabilia was because people weren't buying them. Where I live, I didn't see any flags sold in Coles last Australia Day either.
@kensommers5096 ken oath mate
You dont need merchandise to celebrate Australia Day for goodness sake.
The paper crowns come in a Christmas bon bon with a little dad joke and a plastic toy. Great Aussie tradition
hardest ever for a 30 year old, yep those during the depression had it easy or during the 2 world wars
Exactly.
And that’s why if we get invaded, I will refuse to defend this country. There’s nothing good for me to defend
Not to forget when interest rates hit 17%.
@@sunisbest123418%!
@@sunisbest1234 kids these days don't really know about that. Or the great depression which destroyed the financial security of our grandparents.
I noticed when you read out the Woolies strike you didn’t read NSW and VICTORIA. NSW is New South Wales, the State on our East coast with SYDNEY as it’s Capital City and Victoria ( abbreviated as VIC) usually,is just on our Southern end opposite Tasmania and the Capital is Melbourne. No criticism, just FYI, mate. For future note if you’re not sure : QLD is Queensland, ACT IS Australian Capital Territory ( Canberra), TAS is Tasmania, SA is South Australia, WA is Western Australia, and NT is Northern Territory .That’s 5 States and 2 Territories….Hope this makes it easier for you.
I always thought that the Paper Crowns we get out of Bon Bons at Christmas were to signify the so-called 3 Wise Men (3 Kings) that paid tribute to Jesus at his Birth (idk, not religious myself).
The cyber truck is,,, too sharp 😂
10:14 Hurrah! You can now save 34 cents on your delicious dented leaky oak chocolate milk!
The paper hats come in Christmas bon-bons. Don’t tell me you don’t have bon-bons.
No, Sharyn, yanks don’t do bonbons/crackers. Poor deprived things.
@@judithstrachan9399 To be fair, the bang they produce would be likely to elicit return fire before anyone had a chance to think
Make a tradition with your own family, pull a Christmas cracker and read the crappy joke and put on the thin paper hat while you eat and your family will love and laugh together
Different Coles and woollies discount their reduced to clear by differing amounts. Before I moved, Coles was better, but in my new area they only discount by about 30c. IGA was too expensive in my last area, but luckily I now have both a Supdshed and an Aldi nearby, so I'll only shop there from now on.
advertising gambling to 4 year olds is not unintentional. It is grooming
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Like packs of cards where kids have to gamble on getting the card they don’t have.
& maybe get Mum & Dad to pay a fortune for it online.
woolworths major shareholder is Blackrock, if you know you know
My son is 32. Russell is correct. I despair for him as i am not cash wealthy, so the only hope for him is his inheritance. His father is a hopeless case.
Haven't wore a paper Christmas hat since l gave up drinking .😂
There were those small Suzuki four wheel drives of the eighties or nineties with the three cylinder engines that could take you anywhere if you had enough time and luxury was not an option. They could even ford rather deep streams if it wasn't far to the other bank and you always checked to make sure the cabin plastic drainage plugs were correctly fitted as they could float and be driven by the rotating tyres in water. Also if there was more than the driver and one or two strong passengers those little Suzukis could most times just be manually lifted out of boggy patches if not too deeply bogged. Just perfect for fishing trips in the Victoria highlands
Woolies seem to be doing a good job of boycotting themselves, going by the empty shelves.
they have outrageous prices too. People need to shop elsewhere for a while, that might straighten woolies out a bit.
Gambling companies wouldn’t want their ads played to 4 year olds, that is true. It’s very concerning when ten year olds are speculating about their team’s chances and are discussing the betting odds as part of that. I reckon the gambling companies are very pleased with that
The Yank tanks were typically the large Chevie's, Ford Customlines the cars with all that chrome a decent sized boot to fit a large body in.
3:17 Russell Howcroft: Number 1 breakfast radio host in Melbourne, Victoria. Also a huge believer in advertising and people spending money. This clip is from Gruen TV (yes, then have longer clips on TH-cam).
Yank tank was a term invented to apply to the old chev’s and fords etc from the 60’s. When sedans with their whale tales were bigger than the pick ups
If we boycotted Woolies they would just sack some staff.
'Happy Arvo' makes me giggle every time.
Also The paper hat (crown) was a way for Authorities to trick drunk Aussies at Xmas to think they were actually Kings and Queens... of the BBQ :)
Woollies could bring back varieties. I am sure there were more types or brands of products. Try having a choice in something as basic as French onion soup.
Good luck getting the mini ute registered in Australia
We still have the paper christmas crown. It’s probably a Royal thing
It's a Medieval custom.
The simplistic answer around Cybertrucks, and by extension other American Trucks, is compliance with basic design rules.... firstly the mandatory Right hand drive, that's followed by the increasing myriad of safety equipment - like separate amber indicating lamps, crash testing etc. There are two loopholes for Left-hand drive, first is age (classic over 21/25 years) and limited use exemption (manufacturer's testing or remote area).... an example of the limited use exemption has been for the importation of a number of Rivian R1T-DM for use in mining.
None of that generation has been told to 'live within their means'.
If you can't afford to buy a $1m house, stop complaining about it and buy something you can afford.
The betting ads can be about conditioning kids to think it is normal if they see it enough.
There is a problem when you can't afford even the cheapest house.
@@RachelDavies-wn7ir You need a better job or just face the facts and move to a different city, if you can't afford the cheapest house within 150kms of the CBD.
Yeah but there's not even affordable housing.
I'm under 30 and a lot of people in the same 20-30 range wonder why even bother saving up for a house because it just gets more and more expensive.
Rent increasing along with all daily expenses too does not help with saving up for a house.
@ In the old days, people started in small homes and then put in the hard work to extend and improve the original house.
They blame the boomers, but besides boomers buying on the outskirts of cities, they had basic 2 or 3 bedroom homes, which they added rooms to, made their own curtains, built carports, garages, and sheds, concreted their own driveways, landscaped their own yards, put up the fences and even the letterbox. Most didn't have upper kitchen cupboards, and definitely no built in wardrobes, they were also weekend projects that mums and dads did.
Some people even built the first lot of furniture for the house, or bought second hand.
I remember being around 10 years old when dad had finished most of the outdoor projects, and started working on the indoor necessities and upgrades.
A house can be built for between $1500-2000 per sq metre.
My house is 140sqm.
So my basic 3 bedroom house without frills, landscaping, driveways, etc, just like the boomers bought when they started out, just like I bought when that was all I could afford, can be built for between $225,000 - $300,000.
Put that on a $200,000-250,000 block of land that is on the outskirts of the town or city, and you too can have no spare money for the first 15 years of home ownership, just like everyone else who has ever bought a house in the last 5,600 years.
What has caused things being tough for 30 year olds is corporate greed and share prices being more important than the workers who create the wealth.
The paper hats come in the christmas bonbons along with usually a toy/tool (like a small sewing kit) and a joke. Sometimes also a sweet.
There's a strike going on at the Warehouse for the moment, so logistics getting stuff TO Woolworths is causing a lot of empty space on the shelves.
No, they're not targeting 4 year olds, but there is probably a parent in the room while the kids are watching it, working and keeping an eye on the kid, and 1/2 watching whatever the kid is watching/listening too.
Also you've gone back to pronouncing Woolworths as Woolsworths.
The paper Xmas hats come out of the Xmas bonbons after you break them open there’s a small bad of toys and stupid jokes with a paper hat 🤣
13:06 it’s also comes in left hand drive sore can’t be registered without conversion
Many people in regional Australia do not have the option of boycotting Woolies or Coles for an extended period of time as the are no other options for purchasing food and other essentials.
The reason we don’t have the Tesla Truck is that Tesla is only making them in LEFT HAND DRIVE. Probably brought out for evaluation by Tesla. Most of your American trucks that are sold here are converted in a Manufacturer authorised conversion by Companies here in Melbourne and cost almost another $100,000 to buy.Makes them ridiculously expensive…and they are Way too wide for our roads and Parking lots. They are still selling to BIG people with SMALL D….S..in massive numbers.. OKAY, SOME Small people as well...I can’t understand it as fuel is usually around $2 plus per litre and they use around 20 litres per 100 kilometres (60 miles).
The paper crown possibly signifies the three wise men?
But they didn’t wear crowns. It would be the crown of thorns right? Jesus King of the Jews?
Or they are just easy to make and have no other significance .
Yay! Ryan learns how to say Woolworths properly then tries to shut them down. Magic
Woolies strike just ended with pay agreement finalised.
Ryan, you need to check out 2 Aussie legends. 1: Chopper Read... Infamous Criminal, and 'Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures.. I am sure you will enjoy both..
That interview he did from Tasmania with the female journalist (forget name) was classic 😅
I've had youtube thumbnail adds showing prank medication labelled "anti-f*&k medication, anti-c*&t medication" and so forth so their hypocrisy is up there with the best of them.
Ok , if it is so much harder to buy a home these days, then why has both my granddaughter’s and Grandson not to mention my grown nieces and nephews been able to buy their own homes. Yes housing has become unaffordable for a lot of people but people who go to work and don’t have to live in Sydney or Melbourne have a much higher chance of owning their own homes. As for we Baby Boomers do not or have not ever owned homes . Yes there are some who own homes but they probably had to scrimped and saved for it.🇦🇺😘
The Woolies I go tor has lots of elderly. The next supermarket is 10 kms down the road. Public transport sucks.
Raeganomics is why it's that way.
bro the paper crowns are so good
13:45 They got heir maths wrong, as well. Half of $8.50 is $4.25, not $4.70.
My husband and I are considered baby boomers, and we have worked hard and gone without for everything we have. I think that is the real difference. We both lived at home until we married, we went together for four years, didn’t go out or take trips overseas, put money away each pay and were able to put a down payment on a very small two bedroom home when we married. We then waited five and a half years before our first was born. Im tired of hearing how bad things are for the young people today. It’s time they looked at WHY!
It is much harder to own a house etc today, this is undeniable
Too busy getting into huge debt keeping up with the Joneses with the latest and most expensive Cars/Boats/Bikes/Overseas Holidays/Fashion Clothes/Widescreen TV's/ Gaming Consoles etc etc.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, and yet nothing to show for it other than some Facebook posts or shitty Instagram pics 🙄
Coles and Woolies keep their prices very closely matched, then Aldi reduce their similar products by one or fifteen cents on average, so Aldi have increased their prices too. I like by discounts and specials but I constantly check and also remember what things used to cost and so, I just don't buy those products anymore. Plus there are market options to use.
G'day, I had US election ads pop up on my YT feed. They must waste a lot in targeted advertising.
They always kind of say that every year, for over 20 years now. (It’s harder for a 30 year old). The fact of the matter is, life is hard. Doesn’t matter how old you are. If you can improve it for all ages, great. But, life is hard. Don’t concentrate on one age group and forget the others. I guarantee, they’re doing it hard too
I was paying 19%intetest on my loan. It's always hard but prices for housing is out of control.
Ryan, mate, buddy, blab away.. that's why we love your channel. It's very good blab.
You were doing real well saying Woolworths until a couple of “Wools-worths” at the end…
My favourite concreter name is "Us Trowel Ya".
The gambling ads are 100% targeting 4 year olds.
Christmas bonbons became a tradition from the mid 19th Century in Britain. By then the United States was very much its own country with its own traditions. Unlike Australia which at that stage was still a collection of British colonies. So not surprised it became part of our Christmas tradition.
It's a bit of fun and most people enjoy the ritual. Even if some of us prefer not to wear the paper crowns.
Glad you took the other video down 👍
14:00 at the bottom left of the "special" tag. its "1 for $4.70"
Wool worths. Not Wools worths. I actually don't care. I shop at Coles. Love your show.
Woolies near me not affected at all.... my son is night manager of the Port Hedland woolies and he is busy, he hasn't mentioned any issues with deliveries....
We are so connected, the Yanks and Aussies. Mates forever but when youse sneeze, we catch the flu.
That chocolate milk was at Coles.
Woolworths is the only supermarket available for 100kms where i live. It
I had a Suzuki Hatch it was a 2 seater no rear side windows and registered as a truck.
As much as I love the idea of boycotting woolies, do we really want to give basically a monopoly to coles and at the end of this video he briefly showed why, cos they're cashing in on woolies being in strife and bumping up the their prices to.
Ryan, the paper crowns are traditionally from England..
Nothing to do with Hungry Jacks.
You bag Woolies (Justified) then a Woolies ad plays.
The strike has so far cost Woolies over 50 Million, but thy still refuse to negotiate. The company only made 1.6 Billion Net profit last year, no way they can afford to pay decent wages.
I don’t hate Woolies or Coles, I shop with them regularly. I have no gripes with either store. I don’t shop at ALDI because I am happy with the products I like.
I just watched a video on the Australian Christmas compared to the American. It's an old age tradition not to be mocked as it comes from a Bon-Bon which has the hat inside with a small toy and riddle for Christmas only for the children mainly. Whoever wins the bigger end in two people pulling it apart wins what's inside. When pulled apart, firecracker like spark happens with the sound. It sells out ever Christmas. Plus, we have cold meats instead of hot mainly, 2 weeks of drinking beer for the men as people don't go back to work mainly until the 2nd or 3rd of Jan. We go swimming at the beach or pool after lunch and play a game of football or cricket. How does an American Christmas sound like now! Lol. I do know as I was there for one and missed home, so I put on an Aussie Christmas and the people loved the food, fun etc. Sorry, 1 up for the Aussies at Christmas, even with our hats! The Economic Wave people with real estate. During COVID, prices plummeted, and expensive houses were a bargain. Post COVID, they sky rocketed. Now they are starting to re-stabalise. That's why Russell kept saying "for now!" We can't not shop at Woolworths or Coles, they are our 2 largest grocery stores, the food is mainly great quality, or you have a choice to go for the cheap brand, lots of variety, they pack your groceries still and do online shops to deliver your shop order to your kitchen bench. The others don't have bags and don't deliver. The Yank trucks are illegal due to everything about them. Lol Not just Woolworths are currently striking, even the police force is for better conditions and pay. I work in media so no, do not be sponsored by a Gambling company. Plus, there is better than only sponsors out there for what you do!!! As for their advertisements, media throws in some free ads to sweeten the deal and fill spots that are empty with them. Just a bad media rep mistake that would have been. We may seem like a fun uncouth country, though a lot of professionals and some major American companies setting up major offices in Australia these days. More opportunities to make money in Australia than ever before and employment is currently very low with great pays if you want to live here.
I love Christmas and can’t wait to wear my paper hat,been doing it for 74 years. I am glad that the woollies strikers got a decent rise and are going back to work.
Lynx is just weird .😊
I wore a Xmas hat yesterday at our Xmas party. I got a plastic ring as the gift as well