I'm an Asian Australian in Melbourne and this video is so far from the truth and i'm not kidding. 1. The make-up of Asian communities in Australia are NOT just mainly Chinese/Vietnamese/Filipinos/Indians. There are also many Korean communities, Cambodians, Malaysians etc. They're not just sprinkled every where. 2. Australia is largely multi-racial and Asians are NOT the only minority (Seriously why would you even say something like this?). We had European migrants, Middle-eastern, Pacific Islanders and North Africans. 3. Japanese/Mandarin are only one of the LOTE that primary and secondary schools have the option to learn. They also learn Italian, Indonesian etc. 4. The video of racist white woman on the Sydney trains went viral because it was such rare and isolated incident. She was also publicly condemned for her behaviour. Nobody supported or encouraged her - the full length video showed the people on the train all criticizing her the behaviour. There are incidents or racism in Australia, but not as many as America or Canada etc. People here do understand what racism is! Carmen.. i can't really distinguish the Aussie accent. Where have you been living?
I've lived here all my life, my whole family are racist and don't even know it, even though most of their jokes are racist oriented, it stems from the home environment and then spreads. I had a teacher in Queensland make an example of me because my skin was too white, stood me up and said this kid is cancer prone, i was called snow white for the remainder of my high school years, the place is boganville central.
BillyBowlster You can never be 'too White'. Unfortunately Anti-Whites have even spread into education system. I'm sorry for your experience but Anti-Whites do that sort of thing.
how can you be ant-white when you're white yourself? You're racist against your own skin? They barely had a tan yet used me as a prop for cancer, the whole state is full of dumbs dumbs, it's why you guys vote in the dumbest idiots into power, you guys voted in a billionaire mining magnate to dictate your lives it's hilarious.
BillyBowlster Most Anti-Whites are White, it's called self-hatred and treason. They claim to be 'anti-racist' but really they're just Anti-White. 'Anti-racist' is a codeword for Anti-White
As an "Asian-Australian" this view on us is pretty wrong. There's not as many racists as you'll think. No way, do kids get taught japanese or chinese, but more likely indonesian or german. No one really barbeques prawns, mainly chicken, lamb, beef, sausages etc. And there's defintely not 90% "white" Australians. They're plenty of other ethnicities living around Australia who happily integrate into the culture. Great video nonetheless, love u long time
Viet-Aussie right here - back in 07 when K-Rudd came into power, there was a strong push for Asian languages and culture to be taught in schools - I certainly spent 2 years learning Japanese (in Yr 7/8). I guess in comparison to America, we're much more aware of Asian culture. And yeah, 90% is a bit of stretch, but Australia is at the end of the day, a predominantly white nation. I live in the South-West region of Sydney, which has HEAPS of Asians, Middle-Easterns, etc - but you go to South Sydney and up the North half of Sydney and the mix is a lot more skewed towards European.
Harrison Xiong yeah dude, Cabra all the way LOL. But once you head further up west and northwest (say Fairfield, Granville, Lidcome), the cultural makeup definitely changes!
Countess Grotesque we should have swapped places! :P I would have killed to learn a European language like Italian or French. I'm terrible with pictographic languages :(
I don't know about the rest of you guys but Asians are not the only minority in Australia. We have Turkish, Lebanese, Afghanis, Africans etc etc. That lady on the train was found and prosecuted by the law, not to mention every other well balanced Australian. Shame on you Carmen. You have been away too long to make valid assessments of Australia.
Jiraiya_Ero_Sannin Your a special kind of stupid aren't you boy. I am sure the Sudanese, somalians and the other africans hate everything thats not white. Lets not forget she failed to account for the most oppressed race in Australia, the aboriginals. No you're right, clearly Asians are the most hated and discriminated race on the planet, let alone Australia. Fuck off idiot.
Hyunnaye Park I don't think you can take anything that lady says as true. She was lying about her name when she spoke to the police and a number of another things. Basically she was crazy and ignorant. Unfortunately every nation has its racists. Even this video show its ignorance and is pretty racist. 03:07 No black people in Australia. They totally ignore the indigenous Australians. Is it because they don't think they are human? so they are not worth rating? They also say Asians are the only minority in Australia. It's bullshit facts to play to their audience. No one is perfect so why point the finger? There is no nation on earth that doesn't struggle with raciscm.
To be fair the most racism I've ever encountered here in Australia has been against Asians, a friend and I were the only 2 Asians in our year at high school, and I'm only part Chinese (Polynesian and white are my ethnic majority). Asian Studies turned into a massive debate between us and the others in class about whether Asians were nothing but drug smugglers, and that was the least I encountered. Let's not forget the One Nation Party or the Whites Only Policy Australia had in the 50s, that some still want back, or Abbott and his party of assholes.
Australia does have some racist drongo's and bogans, but I think all that reactionary shit is on the decline. The build up with all the one nation shit is the death rattle.
but the white australians call yourselves Asian. Australia is becoming more like a country of idiots who never speak up anymore, afraid of being labelled as racist. It just shows how racist they really are, the fact they never talk to people of a different race.
Carman made things up!! Can so tell from her videos spreading false information about hong kongers from "off the great wall"! Plz try to find someone else in a redo!
For a supposed Aussie girl, she got A LOT wrong about Australia! Asians are not the only minority. There are also Pacific Islanders, Arabs, Latinos, East Africans, Italians, Greeks, etc... There are Black and Latino people in Australia, though not many. I also don't see how the US can be less racist when you have somebody like Donald Trump actually having a solid chance at being President...
+Jessica Hello I know that you fucking idiot. Can't you tell my surname is Italian? Regardless, they're still noticeable minorities who don't look like your typical Anglo-Celtic Australian...
Born and raised in Australia, Carmen's views are a little skewed...that video went viral here and it happens very rarely, it's usually from drunks, or people who are not mentally stable, which really can happen in any multi cultural country. But for the most part, Australia isn't at all racist, never experienced any sort of this ever. Even if it did happen, you would get so much support and defence from the other Australians around you!
Hey dude, what if a drunk guy post racist in public? I once experienced that in a bus to the CBD of Melbourne. I really wanted to shut that shit mouth up though I didn't. I had no clue how to deal with that issue. Would you like to share some insight? Thanks.
born and raised in Australia too but Australia is pretty racist. Most people would do it indirectly or in a joking way but nevertheless, Australia is still racist
well the closest thing of racism that I've ever experienced here (Sydney) just came from some annoying drunk bogan. and it wasn't that racist, he was just trying to teach me how to 'properly' say pardon. just freaking annoying.
I'm Vietnamese-australian, born and raised in Australia, and in my ENTIRE LIFE, i've never encountered a racist incident. I never felt inferior, less of, or disadvantaged in the workforce for being asian. In fact, i have never felt like a minority. A lot of the times, i even forget i'm a minority.
what do you look like? do you look white? or maybe you were hanging about in Cabramatta your whole life surrounded by other Vietnamese so you never encounter anything bad anyway.
AYEEE I’M VIETNAMESE-AUSTRALIAN TOO!! I’m in Melbourne... right at the bottom besides Tasmania hehe. My mums Viet and my dads white. I call myself a Waeshian (white asian)😂 I low got affected watching this
+Alex DeLarge Not that I agree with much of the video's comparisons but the girl is Australian... although she has been in the US for 5 years and was probably too young to really remember properly.
Can confirm this, mainly white ancestors and a little Maltese, but I know that my grandfather's grandmother was fully Chinese. Unfortunately I inherited some small Chinese type hair formations on my head and it wrecks the rest, not hating on Chinese hair but mine is an unfortunate mix.
absolutely, my ancestor (from china) came over here with his english wife. Also something about a dragon head in bendigo but yeah, its surprising. I totally look white but its interesting ancestry anyway.
Yep, I think we have some italian in there as well. I should mention im pretty much (along with many other Aussies) a mongrel when it comes to ancestry :)
Australia is 90% white? Where the fuck are all the white people? Where i live it's majority Asian. This women and these guys have no idea about Australia, it's actually cringe worthy watching this. I grew up as the Minority in a predominantly Asian area (South East suburbs of Melbourne) and i have never experienced nor have i been in the presence of any legitimate racism towards me or any of my foreign and native looking friends. Either this racism stuff is all a load of horse shit or happens in other areas.
yeah I agree. You might get slashes of racism out in country towns but even then it would have to be a place where there haven't seen any other nationalities before. I think generally racism in Australia is lot less than it used to be and I also live in an area where it's predominantly asian (about half Korean and the other half chinese). but yeah I think the above doesn't exactly explain what it's like to be asian in Australia cause I swear I see more black heads than blondes ;)
Marlon D I'm 8th generation Australian and I've been the victim of racism. What's your point?? It's never ever been one way only. While it's not as bad here as I experienced in the USofA, it exists in ALL cultures.
As an Australian from Brisbane, racism is the thing we hate on the most apart from dogging the boys. Any racism from anyone ends up in massive social backlash and those people really feel for what they did. Always remember, Fridays are for the boys.
U seriously went out of ur way to report this video, for a message that they didn't convey? They never claimed that all Australians were racist and hated Asians, it's just jokes, and experiences from one Asian Australian, and even at the end of the video they say "And remember, we made it all up"
+Henry Wong I can tell you from living in Australia for 10 years, please reconsider your decision. Canada and America are far better choices for non white people
I looked up the stats. Australia is 76% white British, 86% white, 2% aboriginals, and 12% Asian(mainly Chinese and Indian). There's like 3000 blacks there lmao
Same. Like I live in Melbourne and there is heaps of Latino’s including me a thousand and thousand of other people. So most of what they said is incorrect !!!
Sooooo innacurate. As an Australian myself, they were making it out to be like the racist old lady was how we speak about other races. How dare they compare us to the likes of her kind. The only racists in Australia are mentally challenged or old people, I doubt youll find a well person being racist unless it is a joke.
If you just called "Asians" the "Likes of her kind" on an Asian TH-cam Channel, I can say you just started a flame-war. if you didn't mean "likes of her kind" as Asians but instead racists, then you're kool bruh.
As someone who lives in NZ and has several friends raised in Australia, I can honestly say that I've heard stories about racist people on the streets and public transport. :p
Mary Hartley Yea, I live in a semi-rural place in Australia and I see it on the news every now and then :( But honestly, I've never seen it happen in real life, and I don't think it actually happens enough for it to be something that a visitor/tourist should have to worry about or be afraid of.
I live in Sydney which is the heart of multiculturalism & every has slight racist tendencies just because the media drums them into everyone but it's not white against nonwhite it's everyone so Asians are racist to Aussies when they are behind closed doors and all the other races do the same but it's not any more racist then any other country that's just stupid,
***** Judging someone on the actions of their ancestors which have virtually no connection to their own moral fabric = racist. There is no such thing as reverse racism. Just racism, and an ethnic group does not have to have participated in the persecution of another for the word racism to be applicable to them. Check yourself Bitch.
***** You are correct, reverse racism isn't a thing, what you are doing is just racism. "BU-BUH-BUT RACISM IS A POWER STRUCTURE" Shut up. When you callously label an entire race with a slur or insult (OMG ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE RACISTTTT) it is an act of racism. Racism is discrimination or prejudice based on race. Go be stupid somewhere else, racist swine.
Additionally the video is extremely ignorant to the reality of the nation. We can be arrested for racial slurs here. ARRESTED. And this stupid broad says "no consequences"
Wtfff “asians are the only minority” you’re wrong , in Australia we have greeks ,italian, african and middle eastern people and Australia is not as racist as American toward asians because me myself being part of a minority i have never been exposed to racism. I think you are mistaken especially since you haven’t lived in Australia for 5 fricken years
I've lived in Australia for nearly 20 years and I think there are a few Italians around. Not many greeks. No africans. A few middle easterners (middle easterners are white anyway). A few Chinese. A few Indians. Everyone else is as white as the people in Scandinavia.
I think carmen thinks this way cause she lived in bogansville aka Queensland. If she moved to sydney or melbourne she'd find the CBD is basically 90% asian. I think shanghai feels less asian than melbourne. Also there are heaps of singaporeans and malaysians here. Increasingly more koreans as well. But yeah white australians can be racist, but so are the greeks, italians, lebanese, etc. Racial tensions are deep seated here. Let's not even start with how the aborigines were treated and still are being treated today. But to be fair australia is a country in its infancy compared with the states. haha i think the biggest difference is that in australia we call "flip flops" thongs.. like what even is a flip flop. It's a thong. And we wear it everywhere - school, work, the dance floor...
hellepi agreed! to be honest, even the asians are racist here in australia. everyone can be racist! you're right though, if she lived in sydney or melbourne, she would see how the majority of the population is asian. queensland is like boganland lol, its a place for tourists too, cos of surfers paradise.
So true, I'm from Sydney and looking around is literally Asians everywhere like 80% of the city. Korean town, Japan town and china town that says something
Her accent sound very different from an Australians. And I don't know a single racist person in Australia. I know there are some but they're not as common as she makes out.
I also love when americans try to make it sound like Australia is a dangerous place when american crime rates are 21% more than Australia. Oh and also, we have gun laws. America is ranked first in the world regarding gun crime rates, while Australia is 41st.
i just moved to australia, gold coast specifically to start university and i love it here! no one's been racist or a dick so far what are you guys on about!?
Trent Kelly uh..I'm muslim and I don't think this country needs to adapt to my way of thinking. I get that I'm a guest and I'm supposed to respect the culture and rules of Oz without engaging in them. Please don't think all Muslims think like this, we're accepting of other faiths and beliefs we just want to go on with our lives. :)
Noah Stronach Carmen lived both in Australia and America before so by your logic we should trust her opinion. Alright, why did she say? Australia is more racist toward Asians than Americans. End of the story.
i don't like this video's approach, considering that the audience is supposed to be the "world wide " web. also i'm not Australian, or Asian american, or even European, but i still feel like this was badly worded, biased and not funny. sorry
Come n live in Australia as a non white then u know what she said is true. At least she had experience living in Australia so her opinion count more than yours
In Australia we have a somewhat interesting culture... I think the reason why people see Australians as somewhat racist is because we're really, really honest about what we think. And, truth be told, there's a bit of a struggle going on between those who want to keep Australia, well, super Australian and closer to the stereotype, and those who want a super multicultural Australia. I'm actually part of the latter, and younger people actually do tend to be more open to multiculturalism, but it also has to do with how you're raised, and where you're raised and stuff... Also, there are consequences to really blatant and hurtful racism (or any other kind of discrimination). The woman in the video got a fine or community service or something. It's not super severe, but there is a punishment. Plus, most Australian's look down on it... If you don't want your reputation ruined, it's better to keep it hidden. But we value honesty, so usually it's not particularly well hidden.
k737474882 Yeah, I know... I'm not, in almost every way, but I've even identified minor accounts of racism in my family. Like I said, the younger generations, who have always lived in a global world, are less racist than their parents. That's true in all western countries, I think. Truth is, racism is a really difficult thing to eliminate entirely. BTW, I was born and raised in Australia, by Australian parent. I've seen and heard my parents being somewhat racist. Heck, it's hard not to know of the Cronulla riots, or the racist remarks people seem willing to say in public. That stuff get's on our news. The majority of people in almost any country are not racist. It's just a minority that are, and, in Australia, that minority just happens to be very vocal and outspoken!
k737474882 oh please the whole world is racist. People see the US, UK, South Africa, Germany, France, Italy and stacks of others as racist too. Racism is EVERYWHERE.
Skystarry75 A bit ageist of you there. I'm in my 60s and hear far more racist comments from young people than my own generation. Lived in Cabramatta for decades, and barely notice if someone is asian. An American friend asked me who was the 'most typically aussie' on TH-cam, and my immediate answer was Natalie Tran (communitychannel). Most Aussies have some 'ethnicity'. I don't think asians are the major target for racism either; middle eastern people tend to win that prize. Reverse racism also exists. My nephew speaks a couple of asian languages and has picked up shopkeepers for making comments in their own language (usually about charging people more because they're of European background).
Oldfart2225 It's also partly where you're raised. I'm a Queenslander, and I've got to admit, some of the areas where there are less asians, particularly asian tourists, there tends to be more racism against asians. I mean, on the Gold Coast or in the center of Sydney you would probably assume that any asians are tourists and treat them accordingly, which tends to be kindly. In areas where there's not as much of a tourism industry, they probably cop more flack. And I do know that some young people can be annoyingly ignorant. I've had to be surrounded by people my own age for the majority of my life. Also, reverse racism is why it's good to learn second languages!
JJRISIA Nobody's saying they are the same, you jumped the gun on yourself. It's just easier to classify people with darker skin together... Do you want people to call them 10 shades of brown? Exactly, no you wouldn't. (and no i'm not racist, just proving my point)
Marcellin that’s what I’m saying the guy said there are no black or Latin people but there are Sudanese, Nigerian etc in Australia and what are they ? Black
Silent Titan they’re not black they’re Pacific Islanders and they’re referring black people as a race like when you say black people they mean Africans African Americans not necessarily people with black skin
The Lady who was being racist on the train actually got arrested. In Australia we have laws that prevent people from racially vilifying others in public. So please do your research before you say something like we have no standards over here.
Thank you. They make us sound as f we're a racist COUNTRY from that one lady.. Please get your information correct before you insult an entire population.
At the same time, Australia have Pauline Hanson who won hell lot of votes in the 90s (I think close to 10% of national vote) because of her xenophobic view and policies, I am yet to see the same in Canada, US and UK...
dear carmen, you're embarrassing us with the narrow perspective you have of your own homeland. we don't believe your views are representative of the reality, and they should not have been presented as such. love, australians p.s. your accent is weird and makes us uncomfortable
dear julie, watch the video all the way till the END (they said they made it all up). THIS video wasn't meant to be taken too seriously. LOL love, proud asian americans
I can definitely see the reason behind the first part of your comment, but the whole accent thing was a bit far. The way someone talks isn't really something they can control, whereas ignorance can be corrected with knowledge. What you said was pretty rude.
As an Asian Australian I completely agree. Her accent doesn't sit right with me and neither does the way she represents Australia. Also, saying it isn't meant to be taken seriously is a piss weak excuse. It's a video that's supposed to be educational and about breaking down barriers and they've done a sloppy, cringeworthy job that's only reinforced ignorance.
Australia has no black or Latin people? Wtf? I'm friends with several people with Chilean, Venezuelan decent. I also have black friends. This video is so WRONG!
dude geographically they are very far away from latin countries (south america). why would there be a significant population? also the usa has a large black population because a long time ago there was a thing called slavery so many were forcefully brought here and of course hundreds of years later the population multiplied. come on man use you brain or go back to school.
I've been all over NSW on vacation, and I haven't seen nearly as many black people as I was expecting. It's not much compared to America, ok? It just ain't. I've seen 2 so far, and on of them was ALSO a tourist.
Use your brain and comprehend what the conversation was about! I was making the same point you were dumbass. The video never said there werent ANY... Just not as much as America. Fucking read.
+Raymond Murphy it doesn't matter if they're "aren't as many as the US" blah blah, they said "There is NO black or Latin people in Aus". Which is factually wrong. In the 70's, especially, Australia had a huge influx of South American immigrants. FACT.
I've never experienced racism in Australia but have copped it a lot in Asian countries and communities. sorry Carmen, but I don't agree with most of what you say.
So how is it the really? I am Chinese, I lived in Houston TX in US, love the latin culture, Texas was friendly. Then I moved to Spain, more racist tho. In Europe I found Germany is less racist, mostly very well manners. I've never been to Australia. How is it ? As a Chinese guy. And Gay probably..😂😀😀
***** You should really check out Melbourne's south-east suburbs then! Seriously, there were more first and second generation Australian's in my primary school, than anyone with Anglo heritage, and there was no "majority" ethnicity. One of our main forms of entertainment was learning how to swear in different languages from whichever kids had joined us from the local language center that year. Almost all my friends were first and second generation Australians, and I grew up not only with them, but with their families...and as I got older I learnt about the true hardship many had endured before coming to our nation, and how lucky we were to be in a country that was free from war, genocide, extreme poverty...all the things my friend's parents had escaped from. I feel so fortunate to live where I do...and to be around people of such diverse cultural backgrounds. My life has been enriched by knowing them, and so has our community. Perhaps this isn't the case everywhere in Australia, but even in our "low socioeconomic" area, we've proven that workable multiculturalism isn't a myth...it's a reality that can be created by a community that cares about those who have CHOSEN to come here...to work hard for the betterment of our nation, even while retaining their own cultural identity. We might be considered a "crappy" area by people who don't live here...but our local council has worked hard to make sure everyone feels included, and it's made the world of difference. ...and believe me, nobody appreciates this nation more than those who've gone through hell and back to get here. We should be thanking every single new Australian for reminding us how lucky we truly are.
Crow22Darkness Yeah...I heard quite a few years back that we had the highest rate of language extinction in the world. It's sad to hear that the same goes for Maori languages. I hope NZ never claims our above-mentioned dubious title.
***** you are correct about aboriginals in the northern area, i live in darwin NT (basically the top of the top) and (sorry to sound racist) there are abbos all over the place
as a middle-class sydneysider, i can vouch for the fact that australia is disgustingly racist. i've had former friends say shit like 'lol i dont want to go to bali because i want to go to a white people country' and 'black people are dirty and scare me' (lol lets take a guess as to why they're former friends) as well as the same people making fun of asian features, predominantly their eyes. and don't get me started on their casual use of the n-word and a multitude of other racial slurs. then they turn around and proclaim to not be racist whilst being friends with skinheads. look at our politicians as well. recently at the g20 summit our prime minister said that before colonialism australia was 'nothing but bush'. lol okay lets eradicate the 95% extinction of our indigenous tribes to feed a privileged white dude's conscience. it's everyday offhanded comments. another politician years ago claimed the country was 'swamped by asians' (lol they make up 5% of the population calm down). and don't get me started on the treatment of asylum seekers. my country, as beautiful as it is in some aspects (healthcare, education, etc. while we still have it anyway), is downright disgusting in the ones above.
you're completely right. it all started in the gold rush when the chinese wanted in as well (and why the fuck not? jfc if there was mountains of gold somewhere other than aus i'd probably go there for some of it too) and since then it's been ingrained generation to generation. it's awful to hear and see :(
Don't even call Tony Abbott our Prime Minister. He in no way represents an Australian person...or a human person, for that matter. Humans have more basic intellect. To have friends like that I think you're mixing with the wrong people. Maybe it's the area, or the 'class', but I don't think anyone in my near proximity would even think that kind of thing. Regional-Metro Victoria... I won't describe myself as a class. This isn't medieval England.
there's a reason i said former friends and not friends. tony abbott unfortunately rules the country as our prime minister, as vile and inhuman as he is. you're lucky to have not heard racism on that level, however i can tell you it's not about 'class'. i've heard it from the mouths of people who live in the wealthiest areas as well as the worse-off areas. racism is disgusting and it exists in all shapes and sizes.
Wow you must have met some crappy Australians because I can tell you right now not all of us are like that, and most of us do not accept it. It depends on where you go, just like all countries
Being an Aussie born Asian who's lived in Melbourne/Sydney all my life, I feel like going over there to help you guys re-shoot this video with a proper accent and a more up-to-date view on what it's really like down-under....*rage*
Poida^ That's a really cool break down! It's good to see that some ethnics have made over to central Australia....not so much in Tasmania though....anywhere but Tasmania! (I love Tasmania btw...incase you're orginally from there :))
I never thought Id ever dislike a post.. I like the fact that they're trying to be comedic about it.. but doesnt change the fact that they're basing their statement off a subjective view from someone who hasnt lived in australia the past 5 years... I like you guys... but this is just wrong on so many levels.
I was born and live in sydney. I'm filo and I have to say australia is not racist. It is only a a handful that attract media and attention to media which then makes it seem like this place is racist. I have friends from all nationalities from asians, arabs, whites and black. Don't be afraid to come to sydney. Majority of us are asian anyways lol. We're a very multi cultural country, don't believe what the media portrays Australia to be.
This girl had no idea!!! In Sydney there are whole suburbs full of Indonesians, Malaysians, Singaporeans, viets, Chinese, Korean, japanese, Laos, Cambodian, Thai etc etc. this video pissed me off
Stink Meister exactly! she's from queensland thats why. so she generalised australia from her perspective. SYDNEY on the other hand is totally different. we literally have suburbs designated to asians. if you don't live in sydney google cabramatta, hurstville, rhodes. they have ASIANS. watching this video pissed me off too.
Lol google any suburb! Kingsford is Indonesian and Malaysian, Campsie is Korean, strathfield is Korean, Chatswood is Chinese, Ashfield is shainghainese, marrackville is viet. And in Sydney it's actually the new trend to for Asian guys to date. In Chatswood they have a huge shopping centre called the mandarin centre and the whole thing is in mandarin - no English anywhere. Cabramatta is viet, Laos and Cambodian. Every second restaurant is Thai, japanese, Malaysian,Chinese, japanese
Lol, wait what?? Australia more racist than America? They must of forgot all of American history till present day! This video is a racist joke, not funny.
Gh05tH4wX Have you ever made a comment about America to which my comment was addressing? No? Maybe it's because I wasn't replying to you, but the OP of the comment chain (who talked about America). Had I been replying to you, you'd have seen that it was addressed to you. So again, wasn't bashing you or anyone really except for those that enable racism in Australia. Maybe take a page out of your own book and try to understand where the comment is being directed before jumping to conclusions ;)
anglophone countries in general tend to have blatant racist undertones. The only exception is Canada honestly, and I find it so because they're perhaps the most liberal out of all the anglophone countries and blatantly emphasise political correct, whereas in the states and Britain it's more subtle to do so (or rather, optional with blatant social consequences)
生古塢 Australia is rather liberal in most regards as well, I suppose less liberal than Canada though since they do still have a strong right wing presence (ironically named the Liberal party).
As half japanese half white Australian that video is so incorrect, we are blunt and will often joke the differences with culture but when it comes to racism we have a small minority that are extreme like you showed. Thank you for embarrassing Australians. Really disappointed that you even went there on this video, you didn't touch this subject with the Canada video so why Aussies? love so many of your other clips but this one is bad.
I agree with you so much. All i felt like this video was all AMERICA>>>>> AUSTRALIA,racism, racism, racism and SWAG. WTF is so great about swag. We keep it real down under. We definitely have more freedom in Australia. I've never felt oppressed or was scared that I would be sued bc I got into a tiny ass fight playing football or said something "politically incorrect". I played college soccer for 2 years when I went to uni in america and I got into one fight and was threatened with legal shit and expulsion. In Australia, I'd never have to deal with that bull. This Carmen chick has it all wrong. Bring on Natalie Tran. And ppl do live in Australia. So much more life here.
They had to really, as people do say that Oz can be a racist country >> She didn't do it to embarrass Australians, but its a point that people talk about, so naturally they touched the subject. Canada isn't known as much so for it. And different strokes I guess, everyone has it different. Some say the UK is racist, but as a Black-British Londoner I haven't really experienced much whilst others may.
Especially the part where the video of the racist lady was shown to be representative of all Australians (which is incorrect, most of us do NOT support racism. The lady got in serious trouble. It is unfair to use this isolated example as evidence that all Aussies are racist.
Racism is generational in Australia, when it exists, and I would strongly disagree that Americans are less racist than Australians: and I have spent 25 years in each country. That obnoxious older woman on the train is old enough to remember Japan invading Asia, and even bombing Australia, and the US and Australia fighting in the Vietnamese civil/colonial war. Also I think big city Melbourne, in the south with over four and a half million people, is less racist than the north - that "Australian" grew up in the north - the US equivalent of growing up in the south i.e. she is "provincial." And its interesting Asians making a video about racism: Asian countries like China and Japan are hugely racist. just more polite about it: and they make immigration practically impossible ie foreigners of any kind can't get citizenship.
gg3ds agreed. she basically forced the stereotyped that australia is racist. good work carmen, stay in america/canada, and spread your racism there too.
Most of those people were killed by diseases that they had no immunity to, is that racism? Also, it was Aboriginals that started the killing, not those that came from Europe.
If you read the history the white people from Europe that came to australia when they migrate to australia they view aboriginals as sub human species not till 1967 when they count them as humans in census even tho they settle in the aboriginals been living for 50,000 years until the whites came and whipe the whole aboriginal population bringing their diseases and people into there land they basically colonized it made it the mother of modern england
OMG, someone that thinks the same. CARMEN generalised australia to be some racist country that has no different nationalities. she was so wrong about everything. she made it seem like america isn't racist. please. we've seen your media america, you're racist towards black (the majority of the time) the whole case of michael brown. honestly, people like this force the assumption and stereotype that australia is racist.
Queensland is definitely more racist, and if Carmen's experiences of Australia are just from Queensland then her view makes sense. It would be like taking a snapshot of the more racist states/areas of US and damning all of the US. Melbourne and Sydney are very open in regards to race. In my travels I have not noticed much difference in racist attitudes amongst Western Countries. Something that is accurate though is that Australian's are far more blunt than Americans. Americans hide their thoughts, and beliefs behind a wall of political correctness (which does not mean they are not racist). Australians say what's on their mind and have a darker more sarcastic sense of humour which makes it appear that they are more racist. The key thing, I find, is that because Australians say things openly, they don't hold onto racist ideas strongly, while Americans hide and harbour their feelings and tightly hold on to their racist beliefs.
ia gree, but also if aussies are being straight up racist people will call them out and no one will tolerate that. i actually havent been to queensland but sydney is definitely a very open minded place.
I also like to celebrate the congregations of cultures and ethnicities in one beautiful country but not at the expense of native people(s). You do realize at the time of January 26 1778 Australia wasn't even called Australia right? So it makes no sense to call Australia that because the term' Australia' was not officially established. On January 1 1901 the states of Australia federated and gained independence from the British and was officially dubbed Australia. January 1 1901 is more academically accurate in terms of Australia's foundation while maintaining political correctness towards the indigenous population. Perhaps you best open a history book and educate yourself on your 'beautiful' country
Perhaps to your ignorant, privileged, opulent ass the meaning of Australia day has 'evolved' but you seem to remain oblivious to the plights of the native peoples. When the British arrived in Port Jackson they didn't just arrive. They brought multitudes of disease with them and a superiority complex which would eventually dictate the aboriginal peoples fate. Till this day Aboriginal people are suffering as a result of colonisation. Many Aboriginals are unemployed, uneducated and unlawful because of the invasion. The way you said 'Don't judge us' further proves my point that you alienate non-whites and emphasises my point that you're a true racist. Hopefully some of my tolerance and smartness will rub off on you by having this conversation. :)
Asian Australian here. No we're not racist. We're a lil blunt but you'll get used to it. Is it me or am I the only one thinking Murica has the highest number of obnoxious people?
It's actually Britain. They did an international survey on it. I've heard more than one Australian say that they could not believe how nice everyone was to them while they were visiting in America. Part of that is because we're not as blunt and in our culture humility is actually valued and obnoxiousness is look down upon...overall. I think if you've never been to America you'll have that misconception and certainly don't look at the internet comments as a true indicator of what Americans are like overall, because the most idiotic people post in the comment section.
I'm Asian-Australian and Sydney & Melbourne is NOT racist! There are so many Asian suburbs like literally filled with Asians. There are Asian restaurants everywhere (well, besides the ones that are full Australian). though there are some really racist people in Australia, not gonna lie.
I agree! Maybe Carmen grew up in a different area, so maybe she hasn't really experienced this... I have to say as Asian, I've never had any racist insults directed towards me by a white in public transport but I have been insulted by an African Australian immigrant (he was mentally I'll though). So Australian isn't a racist country, in my opinion.
Even if this was made up, it's still really offending to us Australians and Australian Asians! NOT ALL AUSTRALIANS are racist. Maybe old senile ladies but that's pretty uncommon in Sydney! I have two friends who are born in Korea and moved to Australia! Because Australia is 4 hours away from Indonesian THERE'S A THING CALLED "AUSTRALASIA"!! I'm so pissed, I normally love your videos but this is the worst video I've ever seen. If you go to Sydney, half the suburbs are filled with Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indians, Africans and practically every other Asian you can find. JUST because there's proof of one Australian lady, DOESN'T mean that ALL Australians are racist! I'm so pissed!
Queensland might be like that, but that's only a small part of Australia. NSW is the most populated state in Australia and never have I ever heard a racist comment. You can't identify yourself as an Australian Expert when you've only been in on state. I may be right or wrong but this video is probably the most racist to us Australians. "Closet Racism?" This whole entire video was racist to us Australians. I've been an Australian my whole life and practically everything rude about Australian in this video is wrong for Sydney citizens. Sure most Asian parents want us to be doctors, surgeons, lawyers or other jobs that require you to study in university for years, but who cares! Typical Asian family! I can rant on for hours and hours about how racist this video. Stop thinking that America is better than Australia. Have you ever looked into the Oxford Dictionary? Racist- a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Australia's part of the commonwealth! Sure that's fine! But in our voting system, we give everyone a chance! We don't go by, "first past the post"! We allow aboriginals, Asians and any type of race to be elected into Parliament! How could we be racist? We try to treat every race with care! So don't you dare say, "Australia's racist!" When your own policemen are shooting black people! Sure we may not be the best in the olympics but we still show good sportsmanship!
So what if we're part of Asia! THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!! Nobody ever said, "Let's move Australia to Europe!" BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO!! We like we're we are and NO ONE'S DAMN RACIST OPINION CAN CHANGE THAT!
What's wrong with learning Japanese, Chinese or some other Asian language? It's would come in handy! Plus, NO ONE CAN HAVE A PET KANGAROO BECAUSE THEY'RE SO DANG DANGEROUS! Just because Steve Irwin wrestled crocodiles doesn't mean EVERYONE DOES!!
As an Asian Australian that’s been in this country for a long time I would say this girl needs to get out more. Yes, I experienced racism in the earlier years but not anymore. Actually after living here for a long time especially the ones born here, they become racist themselves more towards new migrants regardless of racial background. Racism will always be a part of any culture more because of ignorance than anything else.
Damn, should have asked me to do this video. Also an Asian Australian from QLD but my accent is fully hectic bogan from growing up with the white people. Too be honest, I cant recall any racist incidents. If there were any incidents, it was basically due to the fact that people were being dickheads rather than being racists.
She lived in fucking Queensland lol... It would be more accurate coming from a person who lives in Sydney or Melbourne. But then again, its really different from each state. I live in Melbourne; plenty of Asians. I have been to Sydney a few times and its like double the amount lol, almost every store in the CBD is runned by Asians lol
But she isn't from Sydney or Melbourne. And how, pray tell, makes the bigger cities more accurate than from her own perspective? I've been to Australia many times and I'm an Asian from Asia. I never experienced racism there. But just because I haven't or you haven't doesn't invalidate Carmen's claims.
Agreed - getting an opinion about Australia from someone who's only been in Queensland is like getting an opinion about America from someone who has only ever been to Mississippi or some deep red state like that.
Also, the amount of racism out of America is intense. Ferguson? The attacks on middle eastern people? Australia is not perfect, but there is a ton of racism in America. Just like Australia though, it's not everywhere and is better in some places. Queensland is like our stereotypical 'south'. It's the most conservative and most racist.
Ferguson? There was a white cop killed there...nothing happens. A black kid attacks a cop and and unfortunately dies when the cop defends himself and the black community goes ape-shiy
+William Ng What about kicking her in the ______? Is that allowed in Australia? 'Cause if it is, it seems like a good vacation spot for stress relief...not ASSuming all Aussie's born before 1902 are like that.
But Australia don't enforce it, they let the racist get away with their tirade easily. That woman in video only got a fine for couple of hundred bucks, a speeding ticket cost more than that. What a joke!
The Australia I know of the law does not allow for racial and hate speeches.... sure they may not go to prison but let's face it, a murderer won't get much jail time anyway....
It is not okay to talk about bullshit statisitcs and then at the end say 'oh we made this up' There are so many multicultural groups in Australia. Plus Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples comprise 2.3% of the Aussie population. The woman on the bus/train was prosectued. You are not allowed by law to discriminate or create groups like the KKK in Australia. No freedom of speech when it comes to villifying groups in Australia. Aussies started the #illridewithyou campaign on twitter www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/illridewithyou-hashtag-takes-off-following-siege/5969102 There are alot of racists in Australia but most people are very accepting of different cultures. Alot of us ARE from different cultures. I'm really disappointed in your you tube clip. :(
im an Asian aussie and I don't like this video either. Australia is the most amazing place to live on earth and aussies in general are the most accepting and community minded people too.
i agree, im indian aussie and of course no country is not racist or has racist people but compared to america australia is no way near as bad or on that level. tbh from what i've seen if you are racist here and do racist stuff, your pretty much get vilified by the public. the i'll ride with you campaign, the whole of Australia joined in and anyone who was being a bigoted racist were put in there place, i remember the ADL were protesting near lindt cafe and people booed them away, no one was tolerating that. even aussie news were not trying to be racist or bigoted and tried to present what was happening during the seige as accurately as possible, without bias, i remember one of the newspapers which put something on their front page something like a death cult without much info being called out for doing so. Australia is not perfect but its pretty good.
I am glad to see someone point out the ridiculousness of this video saying a bunch of stuff, trying hard to present correct info, only to put "we made it all up" at the end. I also don't agree with their 'opinion' that Australia is more racist. I don't see how you can judge that. I've heard from at least one Asian Australian that his whole life living in Australia he's hardly ever had a problem, but was shocked how he was treated when he went for a holiday in America.
That woman at 4.55 is an exceptional exception and no where near normal. It was reported and shown on all news channels and she was widely mocked and lampooned. She was also charged, convicted and fined, and made a public apology (without any explanation IIRC).
I'm From Victoria in Australia i find it stupid how they said "Basilica they're no Black or Latino People in Australia" . i have seen plenty of blacks around the dandenong area in Melbourne and Same for Latinos
Australians are not racist, they are just generally blunt. I would say that there is a percentage of the population that is racist, but the Aussie sense of humour (yes, i added a 'u' because that is how we spell that word here,) is often misinterpreted. If an Aussie is being racist towards you and you turn it into a joke, you'll have a friend for life, but if you take offence it puts up a barrier between you and the person who is making the racist comments. I wish that people wouldn't make nasty comments about other people to begin with, but it's part of the tall poppy syndrome that is synonymous with Australian culture. If you are anything that deviates from the norm, then at least one point in your life you will have to face some form of verbal abuse, it's how you react to it that determines the outcome. Laugh along and turn it into a joke and it probably won't escalate and will probably never be mentioned again, take offence and you'll never hear the end of it. People with red hair and pale skin will know what I am talking about. By the way, I am a tri-lingual caucasian Australian who can speak two Asian languages :)
+Butt Plug they can also be Australians as long as they have citizenship so what's wrong with Australians taking over Australia? Unless u think only white can be Australians
There's not nearly as much as the video makes it appear. But the racism towards asians that does exist is mostly directed at them taking over a lot of small businesses in areas. But I must stress again it's not very common. Aboriginals are the only group that experience any real racism in Australian society.
Australia has no swag? Our most famous song was written in the 1800's and is about a Swagman. We had swag way before anyone else in the world. HAHA. P.S. Funny video guys. Good work. Carmen, I love you. Don't ever grow old. :)
The whole Australia is 90% White is total bull. I'm the only white girl in my class of 28. There is very little racism towards Asians, it only comes from butt hurt old people who remember Japan bombing us. In fact, there is WAY more anti-white racism.
Trinity Lufs-Cake shit girl what school do you go to where you are the only white girl out of 28??? A school in the middle of the northern territory???
Trinity Lufs-Cake "The whole Australia is 90% White is total bull. I'm the only white girl in my class of 28" Wikipedia states that most estimates put Australia's european population at 85 - 92%. The CIA World Factbook says that 92% of Australia's population is white. Of course there are certain communities where the demographics are very different. If you live in Katherine you'll likely have a relatively high percentage of indigenous kids in your class. If you live in Cabramatta you'll likely have a higher percentage of lebanese/middle-eastern kids in your class. But in MOST Australian communities, whites make up a much higher percentage.
I'd say, Carmen, a lot has changed since you left Australia 6 YEARS ago. First of all, it is ranked 18th by the net migration per capita, whereas the United Sates of America is ranked 40th. Basically, Australia is more racially diverse. Secondly, I am a Malaysian of whom has lived in Australia all his life, and I have experienced no racism whatsoever. Also, Malaysians are not a minority, with the 9th most common immigrant population, and nationalities like Indians, Filipinos and South Africans coming before it. That lady on the bus is what, 1 one of 23 million? Before you make quick judgements about Australia, just have a look at how beautiful this country has become, and how much it has flourished as a nationally diverse country.
To be honest, I love Australia ! My heritage is Indian and been living here for 10 years. I have met people from all over the world, living Down Under ! Yes, Racism does exist and sometimes or most of the time it is your responsibility to point someone out if they are being racist. But... I recently visited America and I must say it is a lot more accepting and culturally diverse i.e more minorities such as Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, mixed race e.t.c.. I think I like a little better than Australia ! I am sorry Aus, but it's just the truth !
Is she talking about the same Australia I live in?? Ive been a bouncer a rigger a boxing coach and a uni student, so ive met a lot of different people and I’ve never met anyone who disliked asians.. one chick on a buss doesn’t mean anything.. I got targeted by corrupt police in Asia and was disrespected and talked about blatantly throughout Asia, it doesn’t mean anything other then those particular people were A holes... this sort of content is divisive
well Im an Asian American in US. I think the racist thing really depends on what kind of person u r, not just nationality… but well educated people surely treat everone the same and dont have any racist thought in their mind at all.
This girl seems sweet but I don't think she described Australia and its people very well I don't know about other places, but where I live (Tasmania) I think the difference is that it is mostly the black and Asian population that are racist to white people.
Well said. It's not considered racism when it's directed at white people. That's because of all the leftist muppets we have an abundance of in western countries. They find their own culture abhorrent, but the truth is, they actually just hate themselves, with a passion. They hold other ethnicities to a lower standard than they do themselves. Which is actually racist in itself.
Maryann Lu Actually we say Aboriginals too. Aboriginals have basically been wiped out by white people. There is only a small amount left and getting smaller with the government's way of treating Aboriginals.
They are also known to have the lowest cranial (skull) capacity and iq. North East Asians however, including originators from Siberia (Buryats), Mongolia and N. China (not south china) have the largest cranial capacity.
Not a massive fan on how this was portrayed, as an Aussie who loves Asia it's culture and people I feel like I just got slapped in the face, I will say most wasn't false but it is out of context, I've learnt Japanese and Mandarin in school on top of that also Italian and French. and on my own I've been learning Korean, I've lived in most states for long periods of times, including inner city and rural, you'll find most of the things said only apply to some states and even then mostly rural areas. There are areas where mostly Asians live that might as well be Asia, Springvale comes to mind. Where White Australians are the minority. My school and workplaces might as well be model UN with the amount of cultures/languages/races Australia is very multicultural, Melbourne in particular. Keep in mind extremely racist people like the video had shown are very rare especially ones who act like that in public let alone right to someones face, yes aussies are blunt and straightforawrd and honest but we are also accepting and our way of showing affection often is understood but some people, we tend to nickname each other, take the piss out of eachother, etc true aussie humour can be hard to understand and can sometimes be interpretted as racist because we don't tiptoe around things like race or beliefs we have everything out in the open whereas other cultures especially americans seem more secretive and withheld only feeling comfortable around their small social circle. before i get backlash from whomever decides to actually read this, of course this is just my opinion experience and i am bias as i've lived in nicer places around more educated and well travelled people rather than racist or hateful idiots in general.
Can see a few Aussies here saying this isn't a good view, but to be awfully honest it is. Australia is filled with Asian-Haters, people who seem to think they have right over the land then they do - but seem oblivious to the fact that we don't either. The majority of my average public high school is Asian, and to half of the white guys (like myself) we are fine with this, but the other half seem to struggle to comprehend that they are just like themselves. Also that lady was fined LARGELY and forced to make a public apology on air for her racism.
I'm an Asian Australian in Melbourne and this video is so far from the truth and i'm not kidding.
1. The make-up of Asian communities in Australia are NOT just mainly Chinese/Vietnamese/Filipinos/Indians. There are also many Korean communities, Cambodians, Malaysians etc. They're not just sprinkled every where.
2. Australia is largely multi-racial and Asians are NOT the only minority (Seriously why would you even say something like this?). We had European migrants, Middle-eastern, Pacific Islanders and North Africans.
3. Japanese/Mandarin are only one of the LOTE that primary and secondary schools have the option to learn. They also learn Italian, Indonesian etc.
4. The video of racist white woman on the Sydney trains went viral because it was such rare and isolated incident. She was also publicly condemned for her behaviour. Nobody supported or encouraged her - the full length video showed the people on the train all criticizing her the behaviour. There are incidents or racism in Australia, but not as many as America or Canada etc. People here do understand what racism is!
Carmen.. i can't really distinguish the Aussie accent. Where have you been living?
I've lived here all my life, my whole family are racist and don't even know it, even though most of their jokes are racist oriented, it stems from the home environment and then spreads. I had a teacher in Queensland make an example of me because my skin was too white, stood me up and said this kid is cancer prone, i was called snow white for the remainder of my high school years, the place is boganville central.
BillyBowlster You can never be 'too White'.
Unfortunately Anti-Whites have even spread into education system. I'm sorry for your experience but Anti-Whites do that sort of thing.
how can you be ant-white when you're white yourself? You're racist against your own skin? They barely had a tan yet used me as a prop for cancer, the whole state is full of dumbs dumbs, it's why you guys vote in the dumbest idiots into power, you guys voted in a billionaire mining magnate to dictate your lives it's hilarious.
BillyBowlster Most Anti-Whites are White, it's called self-hatred and treason.
They claim to be 'anti-racist' but really they're just Anti-White.
'Anti-racist' is a codeword for Anti-White
weird i've never heard of anything like that, maybe you need to be one to understand anti-whie hatred? It's beyond me.
As an "Asian-Australian" this view on us is pretty wrong. There's not as many racists as you'll think. No way, do kids get taught japanese or chinese, but more likely indonesian or german. No one really barbeques prawns, mainly chicken, lamb, beef, sausages etc. And there's defintely not 90% "white" Australians. They're plenty of other ethnicities living around Australia who happily integrate into the culture.
Great video nonetheless, love u long time
Viet-Aussie right here - back in 07 when K-Rudd came into power, there was a strong push for Asian languages and culture to be taught in schools - I certainly spent 2 years learning Japanese (in Yr 7/8). I guess in comparison to America, we're much more aware of Asian culture.
And yeah, 90% is a bit of stretch, but Australia is at the end of the day, a predominantly white nation. I live in the South-West region of Sydney, which has HEAPS of Asians, Middle-Easterns, etc - but you go to South Sydney and up the North half of Sydney and the mix is a lot more skewed towards European.
forshipsandgiggles lol south and west of Sydney is like the asian areas.
Harrison Xiong yeah dude, Cabra all the way LOL. But once you head further up west and northwest (say Fairfield, Granville, Lidcome), the cultural makeup definitely changes!
I wish we had the option to learn Japanese in school...we had to learn Italian. (I'm an Aussie)
Countess Grotesque we should have swapped places! :P I would have killed to learn a European language like Italian or French. I'm terrible with pictographic languages :(
I don't know about the rest of you guys but Asians are not the only minority in Australia. We have Turkish, Lebanese, Afghanis, Africans etc etc. That lady on the train was found and prosecuted by the law, not to mention every other well balanced Australian. Shame on you Carmen. You have been away too long to make valid assessments of Australia.
Jiraiya_Ero_Sannin
Your a special kind of stupid aren't you boy. I am sure the Sudanese, somalians and the other africans hate everything thats not white. Lets not forget she failed to account for the most oppressed race in Australia, the aboriginals. No you're right, clearly Asians are the most hated and discriminated race on the planet, let alone Australia. Fuck off idiot.
Dale Bridger Thanks for proving my comment: Whites hate colored people..... Now take some pills and save the planet with your demise....bye bye!!
Jiraiya_Ero_Sannin
LOL My grandfather was chinese. He married a white woman. His family disowned him for it. Asians are pretty racist themselves.
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I don't think you can take anything that lady says as true. She was lying about her name when she spoke to the police and a number of another things. Basically she was crazy and ignorant. Unfortunately every nation has its racists. Even this video show its ignorance and is pretty racist. 03:07 No black people in Australia. They totally ignore the indigenous Australians. Is it because they don't think they are human? so they are not worth rating? They also say Asians are the only minority in Australia. It's bullshit facts to play to their audience. No one is perfect so why point the finger? There is no nation on earth that doesn't struggle with raciscm.
To be fair the most racism I've ever encountered here in Australia has been against Asians, a friend and I were the only 2 Asians in our year at high school, and I'm only part Chinese (Polynesian and white are my ethnic majority). Asian Studies turned into a massive debate between us and the others in class about whether Asians were nothing but drug smugglers, and that was the least I encountered.
Let's not forget the One Nation Party or the Whites Only Policy Australia had in the 50s, that some still want back, or Abbott and his party of assholes.
We don't call ourselves Asian Australian, just Australian.
Australia does have some racist drongo's and bogans, but I think all that reactionary shit is on the decline. The build up with all the one nation shit is the death rattle.
I don't.
But may be she does? Who knows?
Seems that only applies in the US, you don't hear African Canadians, African British etc. It's a label the US puts on people
but the white australians call yourselves Asian. Australia is becoming more like a country of idiots who never speak up anymore, afraid of being labelled as racist. It just shows how racist they really are, the fact they never talk to people of a different race.
TheTruthIsFiction - never heard of such rubbish. Have you eaten out in Melbourne lately?
please redo this with an actual Australian
i totally agree
Please take up this suggestion! Great idea
Carman made things up!! Can so tell from her videos spreading false information about hong kongers from "off the great wall"! Plz try to find someone else in a redo!
they should totally do this with communitychannel
Her accent doesn't sound Australian to me (though I'm not from Auss but I have alot of Australian friends here in UK)
For a supposed Aussie girl, she got A LOT wrong about Australia! Asians are not the only minority. There are also Pacific Islanders, Arabs, Latinos, East Africans, Italians, Greeks, etc... There are Black and Latino people in Australia, though not many. I also don't see how the US can be less racist when you have somebody like Donald Trump actually having a solid chance at being President...
+Jessica Hello I know that you fucking idiot. Can't you tell my surname is Italian? Regardless, they're still noticeable minorities who don't look like your typical Anglo-Celtic Australian...
Well...Australia has Pauline Hanson and she's already in senate
+Time Out She isn't running to be Prime-Minister! She's only popular in her nutty region of Queensland... No one else likes her.
+Jessica Hello The fact you just called us "You people" already shows you view them as a minority, lol... Bye...
Antony Maiolla
Nope, 4 seats in the senate is hardly a Queensland thing. Don't forget a number of Liberal MPs are in the same yolk too
Born and raised in Australia, Carmen's views are a little skewed...that video went viral here and it happens very rarely, it's usually from drunks, or people who are not mentally stable, which really can happen in any multi cultural country. But for the most part, Australia isn't at all racist, never experienced any sort of this ever. Even if it did happen, you would get so much support and defence from the other Australians around you!
The views were skewed on both the Aussie and American side...this vid wasn't meant to be taken too seriously.
Hey dude, what if a drunk guy post racist in public? I once experienced that in a bus to the CBD of Melbourne. I really wanted to shut that shit mouth up though I didn't. I had no clue how to deal with that issue. Would you like to share some insight? Thanks.
born and raised in Australia too but Australia is pretty racist. Most people would do it indirectly or in a joking way but nevertheless, Australia is still racist
Australia is definitely very racist.
well the closest thing of racism that I've ever experienced here (Sydney) just came from some annoying drunk bogan. and it wasn't that racist, he was just trying to teach me how to 'properly' say pardon. just freaking annoying.
I'm Vietnamese-australian, born and raised in Australia, and in my ENTIRE LIFE, i've never encountered a racist incident. I never felt inferior, less of, or disadvantaged in the workforce for being asian. In fact, i have never felt like a minority. A lot of the times, i even forget i'm a minority.
Lmao fuckin bullshit. You hate being Asian and you know it
what do you look like? do you look white? or maybe you were hanging about in Cabramatta your whole life surrounded by other Vietnamese so you never encounter anything bad anyway.
@@TheTruthIsFiction can i just say i live hella far from cabra and i too havent encountered any outwardly racist comments.
AYEEE I’M VIETNAMESE-AUSTRALIAN TOO!!
I’m in Melbourne... right at the bottom besides Tasmania hehe.
My mums Viet and my dads white. I call myself a Waeshian (white asian)😂
I low got affected watching this
I’m the same to you
Poor representation of Aussie Asians and a poor representation of Australia in general. This video brought down the calibre of your material.
Alex DeLarge They said they made it up. It's satire not fact. Anyway Aussies love taking the piss.
Alex DeLarge Strangely we don't mind being on both sides of the piss if I can put it that way.
+Alex DeLarge Not that I agree with much of the video's comparisons but the girl is Australian... although she has been in the US for 5 years and was probably too young to really remember properly.
+Jacob Paint the "Australian" chick doesn't even really have much of an Australian accent -.-
I think she sounds Aussie enough... not Steve Irwin Aussie but it's still there.
Chinese came to Australia during the gold rush 1800s and today many Anglo looking Australians have Chinese ancestors.
Can confirm this, mainly white ancestors and a little Maltese, but I know that my grandfather's grandmother was fully Chinese. Unfortunately I inherited some small Chinese type hair formations on my head and it wrecks the rest, not hating on Chinese hair but mine is an unfortunate mix.
absolutely, my ancestor (from china) came over here with his english wife. Also something about a dragon head in bendigo but yeah, its surprising. I totally look white but its interesting ancestry anyway.
Yep, I think we have some italian in there as well. I should mention im pretty much (along with many other Aussies) a mongrel when it comes to ancestry :)
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You don't look fully Aussie though unlike most mixes your heritage shows through strongly
really haha?!
Australia is 90% white? Where the fuck are all the white people? Where i live it's majority Asian. This women and these guys have no idea about Australia, it's actually cringe worthy watching this. I grew up as the Minority in a predominantly Asian area (South East suburbs of Melbourne) and i have never experienced nor have i been in the presence of any legitimate racism towards me or any of my foreign and native looking friends. Either this racism stuff is all a load of horse shit or happens in other areas.
yeah I agree. You might get slashes of racism out in country towns but even then it would have to be a place where there haven't seen any other nationalities before. I think generally racism in Australia is lot less than it used to be and I also live in an area where it's predominantly asian (about half Korean and the other half chinese). but yeah I think the above doesn't exactly explain what it's like to be asian in Australia cause I swear I see more black heads than blondes ;)
90% white my fucking ass.
I would like to see that, why do I feel like I need a passport everytime I catch a train?
It's fucking bullshit
Mr. Popo I come from Adelaide and experienced racism as a child and teenager. It wasn't super bad, but it was there.
Marlon D
I'm 8th generation Australian and I've been the victim of racism. What's your point??
It's never ever been one way only. While it's not as bad here as I experienced in the USofA, it exists in ALL cultures.
my point was that there's some racism in Australia. i thought that was the topic being discussed. I wasn't denying the presence of racism elsewhere.
As an Australian from Brisbane, racism is the thing we hate on the most apart from dogging the boys. Any racism from anyone ends up in massive social backlash and those people really feel for what they did. Always remember, Fridays are for the boys.
That lady at 4:55 was later arrested, charged and convicted for breaking anti-discrimination laws. She was publically condemned in Australia
Just reported this video for using falsified and incorrect information to claim that all Australians are racist and hate Asians.
Or the fact that many people on he train were defending the victim the Asian lady
FoxtrottingFox No one was... watch the whole video.
IMLYINGISWEAR
i did, and what you are saying is not truthful.
U seriously went out of ur way to report this video, for a message that they didn't convey? They never claimed that all Australians were racist and hated Asians, it's just jokes, and experiences from one Asian Australian, and even at the end of the video they say "And remember, we made it all up"
I feel offended, watching this. Carmen is a bad rep for Australia
+I have the best user name God I thought she was right and I'm actually planning to move to Aus.
+Henry Wong I can tell you from living in Australia for 10 years, please reconsider your decision. Canada and America are far better choices for non white people
+Time Out really?? american and canada has European (caucasian) people!..
+Time Out that depends where you live in Australia
+May Nguyen Carmen lived in Queensland which is pretty bogan. If you live in Melbourne it's much more tolerant and multicultural.
"Asians are the only minority in Australia"... please tell me that was a joke
In some cities they seem to be the majority, or at least half of the population
They like to live in the inner suburbs, so it seems like there's more than there is.
oh come on! I'm planning to study in Aussie and now I hear that...?!
I looked up the stats. Australia is 76% white British, 86% white, 2% aboriginals, and 12% Asian(mainly Chinese and Indian). There's like 3000 blacks there lmao
Holly $#!% 3000 blacks :) Lmao
She got so much s*** wrong about Australians, I got so pissed off.
Seriously watch mychonny's video called being an Asian Australian.
Luca Torch same tho
Same. Like I live in Melbourne and there is heaps of Latino’s including me a thousand and thousand of other people. So most of what they said is incorrect !!!
Sounds like she lives in just her own bubble. Doubt she been around Australia much.
Bok Choy she’s an asian.
This is inaccurate...
In accurate indeed..
Sooooo innacurate. As an Australian myself, they were making it out to be like the racist old lady was how we speak about other races. How dare they compare us to the likes of her kind. The only racists in Australia are mentally challenged or old people, I doubt youll find a well person being racist unless it is a joke.
If you just called "Asians" the "Likes of her kind" on an Asian TH-cam Channel, I can say you just started a flame-war. if you didn't mean "likes of her kind" as Asians but instead racists, then you're kool bruh.
Danny you should read manectric's reply again
They did say they "just made it up" at the end lol
ergh, please don't listen to this woman about australia, that's honestly not even true.
It's soooo annoying listening to her accent too.. it sounds forced and unnatural -_- ..
As someone who lives in NZ and has several friends raised in Australia, I can honestly say that I've heard stories about racist people on the streets and public transport. :p
Mary Hartley Yea, I live in a semi-rural place in Australia and I see it on the news every now and then :(
But honestly, I've never seen it happen in real life, and I don't think it actually happens enough for it to be something that a visitor/tourist should have to worry about or be afraid of.
I live in Sydney which is the heart of multiculturalism & every has slight racist tendencies just because the media drums them into everyone but it's not white against nonwhite it's everyone so Asians are racist to Aussies when they are behind closed doors and all the other races do the same but it's not any more racist then any other country that's just stupid,
Jason Likes Trees you kinda sound like white people in america..because you don't see it that means it doesn't really happen..
Ironically this video is racist
Nick Khoo I don't think it's racist (-_-)/
***** Judging someone on the actions of their ancestors which have virtually no connection to their own moral fabric = racist.
There is no such thing as reverse racism. Just racism, and an ethnic group does not have to have participated in the persecution of another for the word racism to be applicable to them.
Check yourself Bitch.
***** You are correct, reverse racism isn't a thing, what you are doing is just racism.
"BU-BUH-BUT RACISM IS A POWER STRUCTURE"
Shut up. When you callously label an entire race with a slur or insult (OMG ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE RACISTTTT) it is an act of racism. Racism is discrimination or prejudice based on race. Go be stupid somewhere else, racist swine.
***** It actually is as it stereotypes the white Australian people.
Additionally the video is extremely ignorant to the reality of the nation. We can be arrested for racial slurs here. ARRESTED. And this stupid broad says "no consequences"
Wtfff “asians are the only minority” you’re wrong , in Australia we have greeks ,italian, african and middle eastern people and Australia is not as racist as American toward asians because me myself being part of a minority i have never been exposed to racism. I think you are mistaken especially since you haven’t lived in Australia for 5 fricken years
I've lived in Australia for nearly 20 years and I think there are a few Italians around. Not many greeks. No africans. A few middle easterners (middle easterners are white anyway). A few Chinese. A few Indians. Everyone else is as white as the people in Scandinavia.
1 No More In Melbourne, there many people of African, Middle Eastern, Italian and Greek heritage, especially in the West and East
@@tachisme no in Australia they go by their race instead of Australian. "I'm wog" "I'm asian" "I'm Samoan"
Multicultural
As an Australian I feel offended! You guys were talking shit half the time!
I agree with you. I was very offended and frustrated throughout the video and regretted clicking it
I'm not Australian, and I'm offended for you!
ikr. even though they said at the end of the video that they just made it up it doesnt make it ok to casually say rasist stereotypes.
+Olivia Burda how many times you wanna say that?
ikr. She was a bad representation for Australia
I think carmen thinks this way cause she lived in bogansville aka Queensland. If she moved to sydney or melbourne she'd find the CBD is basically 90% asian. I think shanghai feels less asian than melbourne. Also there are heaps of singaporeans and malaysians here. Increasingly more koreans as well.
But yeah white australians can be racist, but so are the greeks, italians, lebanese, etc. Racial tensions are deep seated here. Let's not even start with how the aborigines were treated and still are being treated today. But to be fair australia is a country in its infancy compared with the states.
haha i think the biggest difference is that in australia we call "flip flops" thongs.. like what even is a flip flop. It's a thong. And we wear it everywhere - school, work, the dance floor...
hellepi agreed! to be honest, even the asians are racist here in australia. everyone can be racist! you're right though, if she lived in sydney or melbourne, she would see how the majority of the population is asian. queensland is like boganland lol, its a place for tourists too, cos of surfers paradise.
Nah nt really. Just going off from the original comment "Boganville". Sorry if it offended you.
thats so true. even the woman in this video going on the racist rant was greek (read it in the newspaper) and not actually a bogan.
So true, I'm from Sydney and looking around is literally Asians everywhere like 80% of the city. Korean town, Japan town and china town that says something
Why would she move to wog central?
Her accent sound very different from an Australians. And I don't know a single racist person in Australia. I know there are some but they're not as common as she makes out.
I also love when americans try to make it sound like Australia is a dangerous place when american crime rates are 21% more than Australia. Oh and also, we have gun laws. America is ranked first in the world regarding gun crime rates, while Australia is 41st.
Are you white ?
She's an Asian Australian , her accent is right.
Bee Tee. I’m white, but my partner is Maori. And has spent 10 years in Australia and has never experienced racism.
Noah Stronach she's been in America for 5 years
Yes we have Latinos here in Australia with most of them being Chileans and Argentines. They just easily blend with other white (or Anglo) Australians
Colombians & Brazilians too
ARGENTINA WHITE EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN
@@danielasterling6936 Argentina is indigenous like bolivia 😂
i just moved to australia, gold coast specifically to start university and i love it here! no one's been racist or a dick so far what are you guys on about!?
Ola K. try to stay in sydney.. I am here for the second year and some cunts are racists as hell
Ola K. its because most Australians respect Asians
Trent Kelly im not asian, i'm black :P
Ola K. Lol ok well comment still holds true :p
Trent Kelly uh..I'm muslim and I don't think this country needs to adapt to my way of thinking. I get that I'm a guest and I'm supposed to respect the culture and rules of Oz without engaging in them. Please don't think all Muslims think like this, we're accepting of other faiths and beliefs we just want to go on with our lives. :)
im aussie and for some reason when someone says "lets throw another shrimp on the barby mate" i just feel compelled to pucnh them in the face
Orange but you wouldnt cuz yo aussies are soft
J Oof *kind
@@xdx1880 *non-school shooters
Mr. Rape fuckin OOF
@@Iakner Re-read what you just wrote.
You failed miserably.
I found this offensive...
Truth hurts
+Time Out The reason it's offensive is because most of it is not true or is twisted from the truth. I actually found it offensive too.
Noah Stronach
Australia is more racist than American is a given fact, if you are offended then go take the heat off your country men who are racist
You're not even from Australia. You don't really have a very good opinion if you don't actually live in Australia.
Noah Stronach
Carmen lived both in Australia and America before so by your logic we should trust her opinion. Alright, why did she say? Australia is more racist toward Asians than Americans. End of the story.
G'day Asians from America, some of these points are inaccurate. Peace!
That's a great idea! We shall look into it :D
@1294DS AUSTRALIA IS ASIA
most
i don't like this video's approach, considering that the audience is supposed to be the "world wide " web. also i'm not Australian, or Asian american, or even European, but i still feel like this was badly worded, biased and not funny. sorry
+Nishka Raman what are you?
Warden Freeman Indian 🇮🇳🙌
indians are asians
She said , she is not Asian-American , she didnt tell that she not an indian ! read it properly guyz
Come n live in Australia as a non white then u know what she said is true. At least she had experience living in Australia so her opinion count more than yours
In Australia we have a somewhat interesting culture... I think the reason why people see Australians as somewhat racist is because we're really, really honest about what we think. And, truth be told, there's a bit of a struggle going on between those who want to keep Australia, well, super Australian and closer to the stereotype, and those who want a super multicultural Australia. I'm actually part of the latter, and younger people actually do tend to be more open to multiculturalism, but it also has to do with how you're raised, and where you're raised and stuff...
Also, there are consequences to really blatant and hurtful racism (or any other kind of discrimination). The woman in the video got a fine or community service or something. It's not super severe, but there is a punishment. Plus, most Australian's look down on it... If you don't want your reputation ruined, it's better to keep it hidden. But we value honesty, so usually it's not particularly well hidden.
People see Australia as racist because it is. Period.
k737474882 Yeah, I know... I'm not, in almost every way, but I've even identified minor accounts of racism in my family. Like I said, the younger generations, who have always lived in a global world, are less racist than their parents. That's true in all western countries, I think. Truth is, racism is a really difficult thing to eliminate entirely.
BTW, I was born and raised in Australia, by Australian parent. I've seen and heard my parents being somewhat racist. Heck, it's hard not to know of the Cronulla riots, or the racist remarks people seem willing to say in public. That stuff get's on our news.
The majority of people in almost any country are not racist. It's just a minority that are, and, in Australia, that minority just happens to be very vocal and outspoken!
k737474882 oh please the whole world is racist. People see the US, UK, South Africa, Germany, France, Italy and stacks of others as racist too. Racism is EVERYWHERE.
Skystarry75 A bit ageist of you there. I'm in my 60s and hear far more racist comments from young people than my own generation. Lived in Cabramatta for decades, and barely notice if someone is asian. An American friend asked me who was the 'most typically aussie' on TH-cam, and my immediate answer was Natalie Tran (communitychannel). Most Aussies have some 'ethnicity'. I don't think asians are the major target for racism either; middle eastern people tend to win that prize. Reverse racism also exists. My nephew speaks a couple of asian languages and has picked up shopkeepers for making comments in their own language (usually about charging people more because they're of European background).
Oldfart2225 It's also partly where you're raised. I'm a Queenslander, and I've got to admit, some of the areas where there are less asians, particularly asian tourists, there tends to be more racism against asians. I mean, on the Gold Coast or in the center of Sydney you would probably assume that any asians are tourists and treat them accordingly, which tends to be kindly. In areas where there's not as much of a tourism industry, they probably cop more flack. And I do know that some young people can be annoyingly ignorant. I've had to be surrounded by people my own age for the majority of my life.
Also, reverse racism is why it's good to learn second languages!
Australia doesn't have any black people? Do aboriginals not exist
Like basically non existent (I live in sydney)
NOT everyone with brown skin is "black" they are not all the same, that like classing iraqis, white autralians and greeks as the sane
JJRISIA aboriginals are black so sit down. Not everyone black person is from Africa. It's been shown that black have also came from aboriginals.
JJRISIA Nobody's saying they are the same, you jumped the gun on yourself. It's just easier to classify people with darker skin together... Do you want people to call them 10 shades of brown? Exactly, no you wouldn't. (and no i'm not racist, just proving my point)
Lazy Cat I've met a lot of Sudanese people and other African refugees up here in Brisbane.
Australia has no black or Latin people ? Are you sure you lived in Australia at all before you moved to the USA ?
Mark Sitchon yeah Nigerians and Sudanese not much African Americans tho
Marcellin that’s what I’m saying the guy said there are no black or Latin people but there are Sudanese, Nigerian etc in Australia and what are they ? Black
Is everyone forgetting about aboriginals? They are black
Silent Titan they’re not black they’re Pacific Islanders and they’re referring black people as a race like when you say black people they mean Africans African Americans not necessarily people with black skin
Etc.
The Lady who was being racist on the train actually got arrested. In Australia we have laws that prevent people from racially vilifying others in public. So please do your research before you say something like we have no standards over here.
Thank you. They make us sound as f we're a racist COUNTRY from that one lady.. Please get your information correct before you insult an entire population.
At the same time, Australia have Pauline Hanson who won hell lot of votes in the 90s (I think close to 10% of national vote) because of her xenophobic view and policies, I am yet to see the same in Canada, US and UK...
Solarbi Well, polls give British UKIP over 20% now...
blinski1
Poll is different to actual vote...
Solarbi I know, thank god or whatever it's different. But I think it's alarming.
dear carmen,
you're embarrassing us with the narrow perspective you have of your own homeland. we don't believe your views are representative of the reality, and they should not have been presented as such.
love,
australians
p.s. your accent is weird and makes us uncomfortable
dear julie,
watch the video all the way till the END (they said they made it all up). THIS video wasn't meant to be taken too seriously. LOL
love,
proud asian americans
The accent seemed exaggerated although the Queensland accent is stronger than the rest of Australia.
agree !!!! her accent ...so annoying !!!
I can definitely see the reason behind the first part of your comment, but the whole accent thing was a bit far. The way someone talks isn't really something they can control, whereas ignorance can be corrected with knowledge. What you said was pretty rude.
As an Asian Australian I completely agree. Her accent doesn't sit right with me and neither does the way she represents Australia. Also, saying it isn't meant to be taken seriously is a piss weak excuse. It's a video that's supposed to be educational and about breaking down barriers and they've done a sloppy, cringeworthy job that's only reinforced ignorance.
Australia has no black or Latin people? Wtf? I'm friends with several people with Chilean, Venezuelan decent. I also have black friends. This video is so WRONG!
dude geographically they are very far away from latin countries (south america). why would there be a significant population? also the usa has a large black population because a long time ago there was a thing called slavery so many were forcefully brought here and of course hundreds of years later the population multiplied. come on man use you brain or go back to school.
I've been all over NSW on vacation, and I haven't seen nearly as many black people as I was expecting. It's not much compared to America, ok? It just ain't. I've seen 2 so far, and on of them was ALSO a tourist.
Use your brain and comprehend what the conversation was about!
I was making the same point you were dumbass.
The video never said there werent ANY... Just not as much as America. Fucking read.
lol im sure there are if you are latino or black yourself but even i dont kno that many and i live in Sydney
+Raymond Murphy it doesn't matter if they're "aren't as many as the US" blah blah, they said "There is NO black or Latin people in Aus". Which is factually wrong. In the 70's, especially, Australia had a huge influx of South American immigrants. FACT.
I’m Cambodian-American and my hubby is an Aussie. My in-laws are the most open-minded and accepting people I know of.
I've never experienced racism in Australia but have copped it a lot in Asian countries and communities.
sorry Carmen, but I don't agree with most of what you say.
Chinese is optional at our school. We're not forced to.
I was forced to learn LATIN in school
+genericusername1 I sort of like Latin. But we get the option of Japanese, and I think we know the obvious choice. . .
Rather, schools are forced to have it as an option.
You were lucky. We only got to learn Indonesian.
Luke Beauchamp xD we have Indonesian as an elective language as well.
Not many people live in Australia because the middle of Australia is a desert.
+King Kitteh the annual milking is coming up soon
lellllll
then live on the coast
24 million
+Gerii May is the population of australia
The no black or latino thing is fake I'm black all my street is either black of latino and i live in Australia 🇦🇺
And u are a fucking idiot
King Taco that's pretty mean.
So how is it the really? I am Chinese, I lived in Houston TX in US, love the latin culture, Texas was friendly. Then I moved to Spain, more racist tho. In Europe I found Germany is less racist, mostly very well manners. I've never been to Australia. How is it ? As a Chinese guy. And Gay probably..😂😀😀
King Taco if you live in Inala or woodridge, no wonder all the people are blacks or latinos lol
Hello, there are many black people in Australia...I own two homes there (Sydney and Surfer's) Take a look around...Aboriginals aren't white
*****
You should really check out Melbourne's south-east suburbs then!
Seriously, there were more first and second generation Australian's in my primary school, than anyone with Anglo heritage, and there was no "majority" ethnicity.
One of our main forms of entertainment was learning how to swear in different languages from whichever kids had joined us from the local language center that year.
Almost all my friends were first and second generation Australians, and I grew up not only with them, but with their families...and as I got older I learnt about the true hardship many had endured before coming to our nation, and how lucky we were to be in a country that was free from war, genocide, extreme poverty...all the things my friend's parents had escaped from.
I feel so fortunate to live where I do...and to be around people of such diverse cultural backgrounds. My life has been enriched by knowing them, and so has our community.
Perhaps this isn't the case everywhere in Australia, but even in our "low socioeconomic" area, we've proven that workable multiculturalism isn't a myth...it's a reality that can be created by a community that cares about those who have CHOSEN to come here...to work hard for the betterment of our nation, even while retaining their own cultural identity.
We might be considered a "crappy" area by people who don't live here...but our local council has worked hard to make sure everyone feels included, and it's made the world of difference.
...and believe me, nobody appreciates this nation more than those who've gone through hell and back to get here.
We should be thanking every single new Australian for reminding us how lucky we truly are.
Crow22Darkness
I couldn't agree more with your post...and the issue of language extinction is a serious one. I'm glad you brought it up.
Crow22Darkness
Yeah...I heard quite a few years back that we had the highest rate of language extinction in the world.
It's sad to hear that the same goes for Maori languages. I hope NZ never claims our above-mentioned dubious title.
***** you are correct about aboriginals in the northern area, i live in darwin NT (basically the top of the top) and (sorry to sound racist) there are abbos all over the place
I've seen heaps of African people too, these guys are talking shit.
as a middle-class sydneysider, i can vouch for the fact that australia is disgustingly racist. i've had former friends say shit like 'lol i dont want to go to bali because i want to go to a white people country' and 'black people are dirty and scare me' (lol lets take a guess as to why they're former friends) as well as the same people making fun of asian features, predominantly their eyes. and don't get me started on their casual use of the n-word and a multitude of other racial slurs. then they turn around and proclaim to not be racist whilst being friends with skinheads.
look at our politicians as well. recently at the g20 summit our prime minister said that before colonialism australia was 'nothing but bush'. lol okay lets eradicate the 95% extinction of our indigenous tribes to feed a privileged white dude's conscience.
it's everyday offhanded comments. another politician years ago claimed the country was 'swamped by asians' (lol they make up 5% of the population calm down).
and don't get me started on the treatment of asylum seekers.
my country, as beautiful as it is in some aspects (healthcare, education, etc. while we still have it anyway), is downright disgusting in the ones above.
you're completely right. it all started in the gold rush when the chinese wanted in as well (and why the fuck not? jfc if there was mountains of gold somewhere other than aus i'd probably go there for some of it too) and since then it's been ingrained generation to generation. it's awful to hear and see :(
Don't even call Tony Abbott our Prime Minister. He in no way represents an Australian person...or a human person, for that matter. Humans have more basic intellect.
To have friends like that I think you're mixing with the wrong people. Maybe it's the area, or the 'class', but I don't think anyone in my near proximity would even think that kind of thing. Regional-Metro Victoria... I won't describe myself as a class. This isn't medieval England.
there's a reason i said former friends and not friends.
tony abbott unfortunately rules the country as our prime minister, as vile and inhuman as he is.
you're lucky to have not heard racism on that level, however i can tell you it's not about 'class'. i've heard it from the mouths of people who live in the wealthiest areas as well as the worse-off areas. racism is disgusting and it exists in all shapes and sizes.
100% agree on both.
Wow you must have met some crappy Australians because I can tell you right now not all of us are like that, and most of us do not accept it. It depends on where you go, just like all countries
Being an Aussie born Asian who's lived in Melbourne/Sydney all my life, I feel like going over there to help you guys re-shoot this video with a proper accent and a more up-to-date view on what it's really like down-under....*rage*
Poida^ That's a really cool break down! It's good to see that some ethnics have made over to central Australia....not so much in Tasmania though....anywhere but Tasmania! (I love Tasmania btw...incase you're orginally from there :))
This video is so incorrect and I know this because I am Australian
Same!!! I I've lived in both NSW and QLD and she got everything wrong!
I never thought Id ever dislike a post..
I like the fact that they're trying to be comedic about it.. but doesnt change the fact that they're basing their statement off a subjective view from someone who hasnt lived in australia the past 5 years...
I like you guys... but this is just wrong on so many levels.
I was born and live in sydney. I'm filo and I have to say australia is not racist. It is only a a handful that attract media and attention to media which then makes it seem like this place is racist. I have friends from all nationalities from asians, arabs, whites and black. Don't be afraid to come to sydney. Majority of us are asian anyways lol. We're a very multi cultural country, don't believe what the media portrays Australia to be.
I agree, Australia is an awesome place to live with many different races. Aussies don't bite!
This girl had no idea!!! In Sydney there are whole suburbs full of Indonesians, Malaysians, Singaporeans, viets, Chinese, Korean, japanese, Laos, Cambodian, Thai etc etc. this video pissed me off
Stink Meister exactly! she's from queensland thats why. so she generalised australia from her perspective. SYDNEY on the other hand is totally different. we literally have suburbs designated to asians. if you don't live in sydney google cabramatta, hurstville, rhodes. they have ASIANS. watching this video pissed me off too.
Don't forget Strathfield (did I spell that right?) haha xD
Lol google any suburb! Kingsford is Indonesian and Malaysian, Campsie is Korean, strathfield is Korean, Chatswood is Chinese, Ashfield is shainghainese, marrackville is viet. And in Sydney it's actually the new trend to for Asian guys to date. In Chatswood they have a huge shopping centre called the mandarin centre and the whole thing is in mandarin - no English anywhere. Cabramatta is viet, Laos and Cambodian. Every second restaurant is Thai, japanese, Malaysian,Chinese, japanese
Lol, wait what?? Australia more racist than America? They must of forgot all of American history till present day! This video is a racist joke, not funny.
Gh05tH4wX Have you ever made a comment about America to which my comment was addressing? No? Maybe it's because I wasn't replying to you, but the OP of the comment chain (who talked about America). Had I been replying to you, you'd have seen that it was addressed to you. So again, wasn't bashing you or anyone really except for those that enable racism in Australia. Maybe take a page out of your own book and try to understand where the comment is being directed before jumping to conclusions ;)
Gh05tH4wX All good, we all make mistakes.
anglophone countries in general tend to have blatant racist undertones. The only exception is Canada honestly, and I find it so because they're perhaps the most liberal out of all the anglophone countries and blatantly emphasise political correct, whereas in the states and Britain it's more subtle to do so (or rather, optional with blatant social consequences)
生古塢 Australia is rather liberal in most regards as well, I suppose less liberal than Canada though since they do still have a strong right wing presence (ironically named the Liberal party).
The video is about asians.
OMG... am black with and Im latino plus I'm Australian.
Please get your fact right!!!
As half japanese half white Australian that video is so incorrect, we are blunt and will often joke the differences with culture but when it comes to racism we have a small minority that are extreme like you showed. Thank you for embarrassing Australians. Really disappointed that you even went there on this video, you didn't touch this subject with the Canada video so why Aussies? love so many of your other clips but this one is bad.
I agree with you so much. All i felt like this video was all AMERICA>>>>> AUSTRALIA,racism, racism, racism and SWAG. WTF is so great about swag. We keep it real down under. We definitely have more freedom in Australia. I've never felt oppressed or was scared that I would be sued bc I got into a tiny ass fight playing football or said something "politically incorrect". I played college soccer for 2 years when I went to uni in america and I got into one fight and was threatened with legal shit and expulsion. In Australia, I'd never have to deal with that bull. This Carmen chick has it all wrong. Bring on Natalie Tran. And ppl do live in Australia. So much more life here.
They had to really, as people do say that Oz can be a racist country >> She didn't do it to embarrass Australians, but its a point that people talk about, so naturally they touched the subject. Canada isn't known as much so for it. And different strokes I guess, everyone has it different. Some say the UK is racist, but as a Black-British Londoner I haven't really experienced much whilst others may.
I am australian and there are a lot of inaccuracies in this video from what I see..
Especially the part where the video of the racist lady was shown to be representative of all Australians (which is incorrect, most of us do NOT support racism. The lady got in serious trouble. It is unfair to use this isolated example as evidence that all Aussies are racist.
Holy shit no, Iggy Azalea had to leave because Australians know what good music is.
+Mr. Cool-Pants Savage but true
Racism is generational in Australia, when it exists, and I would strongly disagree that Americans are less racist than Australians: and I have spent 25 years in each country. That obnoxious older woman on the train is old enough to remember Japan invading Asia, and even bombing Australia, and the US and Australia fighting in the Vietnamese civil/colonial war. Also I think big city Melbourne, in the south with over four and a half million people, is less racist than the north - that "Australian" grew up in the north - the US equivalent of growing up in the south i.e. she is "provincial."
And its interesting Asians making a video about racism: Asian countries like China and Japan are hugely racist. just more polite about it: and they make immigration practically impossible ie foreigners of any kind can't get citizenship.
Living in Sydney, I've noticed the majority of Asian people are either Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese or Korean.
wtf you completely disrespected Steve Irwin. that's not on
Lol were racist?
Two words, Donald Trump
oooooh
Two words Pauline Hanson
so one person represents an entire nationality now 🤔
we're* and Just because Donald Trump is racist doesn't mean everyone in America is
just look at your police they shot black people left, right and centre meaning they shot first ask questions later
Being politically incorrect is a good thing
Here in Australia there is a lot of Asian influence, especially in Melbourne where 9/10 restaurants are Asian based.
r u from spring vale? XD
selena phu no Kensington
oh lOL
West melbs
From.England
This is just plain rude😑 Australia is multicultural🇦🇺
Well this video wasn't very good, thanks Carmen for tainting Australia's image, stay in America pls.
Yep girl was DUMB
gg3ds agreed. she basically forced the stereotyped that australia is racist. good work carmen, stay in america/canada, and spread your racism there too.
Yeah they should have gotten a girl from a large city like sydney or something.. She doesn't even have a pure accent! It's annoying to hear it!
Hilary Chap i know right?!
If people think Australia is not racist towards Muslims, they're living in a nice bubble.
Listen I’m an original Australian (aboriginal) three-quarters of my people practically were killed. Racism came from Europe ok
Most of those people were killed by diseases that they had no immunity to, is that racism? Also, it was Aboriginals that started the killing, not those that came from Europe.
If you read the history the white people from Europe that came to australia when they migrate to australia they view aboriginals as sub human species not till 1967 when they count them as humans in census even tho they settle in the aboriginals been living for 50,000 years until the whites came and whipe the whole aboriginal population bringing their diseases and people into there land they basically colonized it made it the mother of modern england
THIS GIRL HAS NO IDEA!!!!!!!
OMG, someone that thinks the same. CARMEN generalised australia to be some racist country that has no different nationalities. she was so wrong about everything. she made it seem like america isn't racist. please. we've seen your media america, you're racist towards black (the majority of the time) the whole case of michael brown. honestly, people like this force the assumption and stereotype that australia is racist.
gta 5 is so racist towards native Americans I threw it out as soon as I noticed for all you racist people out there in America FUCK YOU!!!
lurveNpeace Not true, she did mention America as being racist too.
True. But she made it seem that Australia was more racist that America. Wherever you are in the world, racism exists. Sad but true.
Uh duh. They said they just made it up, did you even watch the whole vid?
Queensland is definitely more racist, and if Carmen's experiences of Australia are just from Queensland then her view makes sense. It would be like taking a snapshot of the more racist states/areas of US and damning all of the US. Melbourne and Sydney are very open in regards to race. In my travels I have not noticed much difference in racist attitudes amongst Western Countries.
Something that is accurate though is that Australian's are far more blunt than Americans. Americans hide their thoughts, and beliefs behind a wall of political correctness (which does not mean they are not racist). Australians say what's on their mind and have a darker more sarcastic sense of humour which makes it appear that they are more racist. The key thing, I find, is that because Australians say things openly, they don't hold onto racist ideas strongly, while Americans hide and harbour their feelings and tightly hold on to their racist beliefs.
Can't agree more. This is the correct answer.
ia gree, but also if aussies are being straight up racist people will call them out and no one will tolerate that. i actually havent been to queensland but sydney is definitely a very open minded place.
I too think that sounds more accurate.
People are definitely more blunt in Australia.
Right about Queensland
Happy Australia day everyone!
+NitroCorn Happy Straya day mate !!
Sosefo Kaihea You to brother! :D
It's past but yay
I also like to celebrate the congregations of cultures and ethnicities in one beautiful country but not at the expense of native people(s). You do realize at the time of January 26 1778 Australia wasn't even called Australia right? So it makes no sense to call Australia that because the term' Australia' was not officially established. On January 1 1901 the states of Australia federated and gained independence from the British and was officially dubbed Australia. January 1 1901 is more academically accurate in terms of Australia's foundation while maintaining political correctness towards the indigenous population.
Perhaps you best open a history book and educate yourself on your 'beautiful' country
Perhaps to your ignorant, privileged, opulent ass the meaning of Australia day has 'evolved' but you seem to remain oblivious to the plights of the native peoples. When the British arrived in Port Jackson they didn't just arrive. They brought multitudes of disease with them and a superiority complex which would eventually dictate the aboriginal peoples fate. Till this day Aboriginal people are suffering as a result of colonisation. Many Aboriginals are unemployed, uneducated and unlawful because of the invasion. The way you said 'Don't judge us' further proves my point that you alienate non-whites and emphasises my point that you're a true racist. Hopefully some of my tolerance and smartness will rub off on you by having this conversation. :)
An Asian Australian watching this, "Hell to the no!" 😂
Asian Australian here. No we're not racist. We're a lil blunt but you'll get used to it. Is it me or am I the only one thinking Murica has the highest number of obnoxious people?
Not just you, mate!
It's actually Britain. They did an international survey on it. I've heard more than one Australian say that they could not believe how nice everyone was to them while they were visiting in America. Part of that is because we're not as blunt and in our culture humility is actually valued and obnoxiousness is look down upon...overall. I think if you've never been to America you'll have that misconception and certainly don't look at the internet comments as a true indicator of what Americans are like overall, because the most idiotic people post in the comment section.
I'm Asian-Australian and Sydney & Melbourne is NOT racist! There are so many Asian suburbs like literally filled with Asians. There are Asian restaurants everywhere (well, besides the ones that are full Australian).
though there are some really racist people in Australia, not gonna lie.
It's the same here in QLD
I've in east suburbs in Sydney and there is racism. But just a bit lol
I agree! Maybe Carmen grew up in a different area, so maybe she hasn't really experienced this...
I have to say as Asian, I've never had any racist insults directed towards me by a white in public transport but I have been insulted by an African Australian immigrant (he was mentally I'll though). So Australian isn't a racist country, in my opinion.
Even if this was made up, it's still really offending to us Australians and Australian Asians! NOT ALL AUSTRALIANS are racist. Maybe old senile ladies but that's pretty uncommon in Sydney! I have two friends who are born in Korea and moved to Australia! Because Australia is 4 hours away from Indonesian THERE'S A THING CALLED "AUSTRALASIA"!! I'm so pissed, I normally love your videos but this is the worst video I've ever seen. If you go to Sydney, half the suburbs are filled with Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indians, Africans and practically every other Asian you can find. JUST because there's proof of one Australian lady, DOESN'T mean that ALL Australians are racist! I'm so pissed!
Honestly, have you ever heard of an Australian shooting an Asian? Nope! We're not racist!
Queensland might be like that, but that's only a small part of Australia. NSW is the most populated state in Australia and never have I ever heard a racist comment. You can't identify yourself as an Australian Expert when you've only been in on state. I may be right or wrong but this video is probably the most racist to us Australians. "Closet Racism?" This whole entire video was racist to us Australians. I've been an Australian my whole life and practically everything rude about Australian in this video is wrong for Sydney citizens. Sure most Asian parents want us to be doctors, surgeons, lawyers or other jobs that require you to study in university for years, but who cares! Typical Asian family! I can rant on for hours and hours about how racist this video. Stop thinking that America is better than Australia. Have you ever looked into the Oxford Dictionary? Racist- a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Australia's part of the commonwealth! Sure that's fine! But in our voting system, we give everyone a chance! We don't go by, "first past the post"! We allow aboriginals, Asians and any type of race to be elected into Parliament! How could we be racist? We try to treat every race with care! So don't you dare say, "Australia's racist!" When your own policemen are shooting black people! Sure we may not be the best in the olympics but we still show good sportsmanship!
So what if we're part of Asia! THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!! Nobody ever said, "Let's move Australia to Europe!" BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO!! We like we're we are and NO ONE'S DAMN RACIST OPINION CAN CHANGE THAT!
What's wrong with learning Japanese, Chinese or some other Asian language? It's would come in handy! Plus, NO ONE CAN HAVE A PET KANGAROO BECAUSE THEY'RE SO DANG DANGEROUS! Just because Steve Irwin wrestled crocodiles doesn't mean EVERYONE DOES!!
As an Asian Australian that’s been in this country for a long time I would say this girl needs to get out more. Yes, I experienced racism in the earlier years but not anymore. Actually after living here for a long time especially the ones born here, they become racist themselves more towards new migrants regardless of racial background. Racism will always be a part of any culture more because of ignorance than anything else.
Damn, should have asked me to do this video. Also an Asian Australian from QLD but my accent is fully hectic bogan from growing up with the white people. Too be honest, I cant recall any racist incidents. If there were any incidents, it was basically due to the fact that people were being dickheads rather than being racists.
She lived in fucking Queensland lol... It would be more accurate coming from a person who lives in Sydney or Melbourne. But then again, its really different from each state. I live in Melbourne; plenty of Asians. I have been to Sydney a few times and its like double the amount lol, almost every store in the CBD is runned by Asians lol
I don't have siblings haha
But she isn't from Sydney or Melbourne. And how, pray tell, makes the bigger cities more accurate than from her own perspective? I've been to Australia many times and I'm an Asian from Asia. I never experienced racism there. But just because I haven't or you haven't doesn't invalidate Carmen's claims.
We'd has lots of japanese so no ,
Agreed - getting an opinion about Australia from someone who's only been in Queensland is like getting an opinion about America from someone who has only ever been to Mississippi or some deep red state like that.
I've lived in qld , and she's un informed , qld had Asians and black , and I've been to syd
Also, the amount of racism out of America is intense. Ferguson? The attacks on middle eastern people? Australia is not perfect, but there is a ton of racism in America. Just like Australia though, it's not everywhere and is better in some places. Queensland is like our stereotypical 'south'. It's the most conservative and most racist.
Yes but there are safe places such as south Brisbane and Cairns. That any racism gets you kicked out.
Keely McCrea Cairns is good, but I'm not too certain about Brisbane :P But maybe it's changed in the last few years :)
Hannah Miller it has by a long shot. but its mostly south Brisbane with the large new Australian communities
Ferguson? There was a white cop killed there...nothing happens. A black kid attacks a cop and and unfortunately dies when the cop defends himself and the black community goes ape-shiy
valaj11 you are misinformed
"a bunch of white people from England"
Me: hahahah LOL🤣
An American lady who came to Sydney as a tourist said that Australia is just like England. It's nothing like the US.
@@TheTruthIsFiction Yes because a visitor's opinion would be accurate than that of those actually born, raised & living in the country.
actually it's illegal to throw out racial abuse in public as Aust don't have 1st amendment like USA
+William Ng Comes under "Racial Villification" laws.
+William Ng What about kicking her in the ______? Is that allowed in Australia? 'Cause if it is, it seems like a good vacation spot for stress relief...not ASSuming all Aussie's born before 1902 are like that.
But Australia don't enforce it, they let the racist get away with their tirade easily. That woman in video only got a fine for couple of hundred bucks, a speeding ticket cost more than that. What a joke!
I don't know which part of Australia you're living in.
The Australia I know of the law does not allow for racial and hate speeches.... sure they may not go to prison but let's face it, a murderer won't get much jail time anyway....
It is not okay to talk about bullshit statisitcs and then at the end say 'oh we made this up' There are so many multicultural groups in Australia. Plus Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples comprise 2.3% of the Aussie population. The woman on the bus/train was prosectued. You are not allowed by law to discriminate or create groups like the KKK in Australia. No freedom of speech when it comes to villifying groups in Australia. Aussies started the #illridewithyou campaign on twitter
www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/illridewithyou-hashtag-takes-off-following-siege/5969102
There are alot of racists in Australia but most people are very accepting of different cultures. Alot of us ARE from different cultures. I'm really disappointed in your you tube clip. :(
im an Asian aussie and I don't like this video either. Australia is the most amazing place to live on earth and aussies in general are the most accepting and community minded people too.
jhames Montemayor thats good to hear!
i agree, im indian aussie and of course no country is not racist or has racist people but compared to america australia is no way near as bad or on that level. tbh from what i've seen if you are racist here and do racist stuff, your pretty much get vilified by the public. the i'll ride with you campaign, the whole of Australia joined in and anyone who was being a bigoted racist were put in there place, i remember the ADL were protesting near lindt cafe and people booed them away, no one was tolerating that. even aussie news were not trying to be racist or bigoted and tried to present what was happening during the seige as accurately as possible, without bias, i remember one of the newspapers which put something on their front page something like a death cult without much info being called out for doing so. Australia is not perfect but its pretty good.
BilaA ta mate!
I am glad to see someone point out the ridiculousness of this video saying a bunch of stuff, trying hard to present correct info, only to put "we made it all up" at the end. I also don't agree with their 'opinion' that Australia is more racist. I don't see how you can judge that. I've heard from at least one Asian Australian that his whole life living in Australia he's hardly ever had a problem, but was shocked how he was treated when he went for a holiday in America.
As an Asian Australian, I gotta say, impressions of our accents made by people from other countries are always exaggerated.
That woman at 4.55 is an exceptional exception and no where near normal. It was reported and shown on all news channels and she was widely mocked and lampooned. She was also charged, convicted and fined, and made a public apology (without any explanation IIRC).
I'm From Victoria in Australia i find it stupid how they said "Basilica they're no Black or Latino People in Australia" . i have seen plenty of blacks around the dandenong area in Melbourne and Same for Latinos
Australians are not racist, they are just generally blunt. I would say that there is a percentage of the population that is racist, but the Aussie sense of humour (yes, i added a 'u' because that is how we spell that word here,) is often misinterpreted. If an Aussie is being racist towards you and you turn it into a joke, you'll have a friend for life, but if you take offence it puts up a barrier between you and the person who is making the racist comments. I wish that people wouldn't make nasty comments about other people to begin with, but it's part of the tall poppy syndrome that is synonymous with Australian culture. If you are anything that deviates from the norm, then at least one point in your life you will have to face some form of verbal abuse, it's how you react to it that determines the outcome. Laugh along and turn it into a joke and it probably won't escalate and will probably never be mentioned again, take offence and you'll never hear the end of it. People with red hair and pale skin will know what I am talking about. By the way, I am a tri-lingual caucasian Australian who can speak two Asian languages :)
what's the motivation for the hatred toward asian australians?
+zOiNhUh
Ask Pauline Hanson
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+Butt Plug they can also be Australians as long as they have citizenship so what's wrong with Australians taking over Australia? Unless u think only white can be Australians
+Butt Plug well...with a nick like that i can see what u like...just remember to remove tour plug before sitting
There's not nearly as much as the video makes it appear. But the racism towards asians that does exist is mostly directed at them taking over a lot of small businesses in areas. But I must stress again it's not very common. Aboriginals are the only group that experience any real racism in Australian society.
Australia has no swag? Our most famous song was written in the 1800's and is about a Swagman. We had swag way before anyone else in the world. HAHA.
P.S. Funny video guys. Good work. Carmen, I love you. Don't ever grow old. :)
I actually know an Asian Australian more bogan than white guys.
The asian mate I know makes those to metro sexual asian guys look more female than her! 😂
The whole Australia is 90% White is total bull. I'm the only white girl in my class of 28. There is very little racism towards Asians, it only comes from butt hurt old people who remember Japan bombing us. In fact, there is WAY more anti-white racism.
Trinity Lufs-Cake shit girl what school do you go to where you are the only white girl out of 28???
A school in the middle of the northern territory???
Trinity Lufs-Cake are you fucked? Can't you read our demographics. And no we are not 90% European, we are 92%.
Trinity Lufs-Cake "The whole Australia is 90% White is total bull. I'm the only white girl in my class of 28"
Wikipedia states that most estimates put Australia's european population at 85 - 92%. The CIA World Factbook says that 92% of Australia's population is white.
Of course there are certain communities where the demographics are very different. If you live in Katherine you'll likely have a relatively high percentage of indigenous kids in your class. If you live in Cabramatta you'll likely have a higher percentage of lebanese/middle-eastern kids in your class. But in MOST Australian communities, whites make up a much higher percentage.
This is so stupid like this video is bashing us Aussies
Hate to admit it but Australia has been labelled as the most racist country by a majority of countries....
+Eimi Staniland yeah but that doesn't mean everybody in Australia is racist and nearly all of what they were saying is false
Danah Akritidis m8 do ya hv an ig acc ?
Michiyo Lim Jia En u sound like a fake Australian trying to mimic one
@@eimistaniland1506 Where did you pull that stat from?
Your arse? 🤣
I live in Sydney and I don't completely agree with Carmen that we're more racists here in Australia,
Ranine Chen agreed!
I'm ethnically Filipino, but I wish to fully assimilate into AU(I emigrated at 5 yrs old, i'm currently 14)
No one lives in Australia? 23 Million people live there -.-
I'd say, Carmen, a lot has changed since you left Australia 6 YEARS ago. First of all, it is ranked 18th by the net migration per capita, whereas the United Sates of America is ranked 40th. Basically, Australia is more racially diverse. Secondly, I am a Malaysian of whom has lived in Australia all his life, and I have experienced no racism whatsoever. Also, Malaysians are not a minority, with the 9th most common immigrant population, and nationalities like Indians, Filipinos and South Africans coming before it. That lady on the bus is what, 1 one of 23 million? Before you make quick judgements about Australia, just have a look at how beautiful this country has become, and how much it has flourished as a nationally diverse country.
To be honest, I love Australia ! My heritage is Indian and been living here for 10 years. I have met people from all over the world, living Down Under ! Yes, Racism does exist and sometimes or most of the time it is your responsibility to point someone out if they are being racist. But... I recently visited America and I must say it is a lot more accepting and culturally diverse i.e more minorities such as Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, mixed race e.t.c.. I think I like a little better than Australia ! I am sorry Aus, but it's just the truth !
Is she talking about the same Australia I live in?? Ive been a bouncer a rigger a boxing coach and a uni student, so ive met a lot of different people and I’ve never met anyone who disliked asians.. one chick on a buss doesn’t mean anything.. I got targeted by corrupt police in Asia and was disrespected and talked about blatantly throughout Asia, it doesn’t mean anything other then those particular people were A holes... this sort of content is divisive
@@JesusLover77 Stop talking shit.
well Im an Asian American in US. I think the racist thing really depends on what kind of person u r, not just nationality… but well educated people surely treat everone the same and dont have any racist thought in their mind at all.
This girl seems sweet but I don't think she described Australia and its people very well
I don't know about other places, but where I live (Tasmania) I think the difference is that it is mostly the black and Asian population that are racist to white people.
Well said. It's not considered racism when it's directed at white people. That's because of all the leftist muppets we have an abundance of in western countries. They find their own culture abhorrent, but the truth is, they actually just hate themselves, with a passion. They hold other ethnicities to a lower standard than they do themselves. Which is actually racist in itself.
No one says cricky or g'day (unless your a bogan) in Australia... Sorry to ruin your dreams America!
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I love seeing Americans trying to do an Aussie accent!😂
And they failed completely.
I thought there were Black Australians, I guess I was wrong then?
TheDanster4 yeah they're called aboriginals.
lurveNpeace correct term is Indigenous Australians.
Maryann Lu
Actually we say Aboriginals too.
Aboriginals have basically been wiped out by white people. There is only a small amount left and getting smaller with the government's way of treating Aboriginals.
They are also known to have the lowest cranial (skull) capacity and iq. North East Asians however, including originators from Siberia (Buryats), Mongolia and N. China (not south china) have the largest cranial capacity.
I live in Melbourne there are barely any black people except the suberb St Albans that's like chicago and there's lots of black people there
Not a massive fan on how this was portrayed, as an Aussie who loves Asia it's culture and people I feel like I just got slapped in the face, I will say most wasn't false but it is out of context, I've learnt Japanese and Mandarin in school on top of that also Italian and French. and on my own I've been learning Korean, I've lived in most states for long periods of times, including inner city and rural, you'll find most of the things said only apply to some states and even then mostly rural areas. There are areas where mostly Asians live that might as well be Asia, Springvale comes to mind. Where White Australians are the minority. My school and workplaces might as well be model UN with the amount of cultures/languages/races Australia is very multicultural, Melbourne in particular. Keep in mind extremely racist people like the video had shown are very rare especially ones who act like that in public let alone right to someones face, yes aussies are blunt and straightforawrd and honest but we are also accepting and our way of showing affection often is understood but some people, we tend to nickname each other, take the piss out of eachother, etc true aussie humour can be hard to understand and can sometimes be interpretted as racist because we don't tiptoe around things like race or beliefs we have everything out in the open whereas other cultures especially americans seem more secretive and withheld only feeling comfortable around their small social circle. before i get backlash from whomever decides to actually read this, of course this is just my opinion experience and i am bias as i've lived in nicer places around more educated and well travelled people rather than racist or hateful idiots in general.
That Australian woman was a weirdo not everyone would say that
I'm a bit offended as an Australian from this video.
M E it’s true tho i was being told to open my eyes in a local school in australia.
@@이준결-x4v that's a joke, you dont need to take it personally
@J. Alfred Prufrock if the listener doesn't take it as a joke they're soft
@J. Alfred Prufrock ok
@J. Alfred Prufrock haha
Can see a few Aussies here saying this isn't a good view, but to be awfully honest it is. Australia is filled with Asian-Haters, people who seem to think they have right over the land then they do - but seem oblivious to the fact that we don't either. The majority of my average public high school is Asian, and to half of the white guys (like myself) we are fine with this, but the other half seem to struggle to comprehend that they are just like themselves.
Also that lady was fined LARGELY and forced to make a public apology on air for her racism.
Yeah, but the problem is that they aren't that strict about the enforcement on it.
Umm, that woman went to jail for a few months and fined thousands of dollars. No, just not harsh
AnimePlzzz Maybe the difference is that in America if you did what that white women did on the bus you can get shot.
This was so offensive
Lea Ma too bad
OMG in Australia WE NEVER say SHRIMP or CRICKEY or put a shrimp on the barbie wtf
Calm down, they just said that to be funny and even said they made it up
i wasnt angry i just get annoyed coz in australia everyone thinks we say them ok
Ikr.
“Woop woop: nobody really lives there.”
Australia: it’s 24.6 million honey.