Americans Confused in Australia for 17 Minutes Straight

[00:00:00]All right. Good. Taking a look at Americans confused in Australia.

[00:00:05]This is a good series. It's going to be fun. It's been a while, quite a long while since we have done one of these.

[00:00:13]So, shall we?

[00:00:15]>> American living in Australia. And here are three Australian phrases that completely confused me the first time I heard them.

[00:00:24]>> The first phrase is she'll be right.

[00:00:27]>> Which I was like, what? Who is she? Who?

[00:00:29]Who? What? What? What's [laughter] wrong with her?

[00:00:31]>> I didn't know.

[00:00:32]>> Who is she?

[00:00:34]This is one of my favorite ones. I had never heard this my whole life until, of course, you know, learning things on this channel. And uh I don't know how, but it's very Australian, right? I I've never heard anyone say anything like that. And uh when Aussie say it, it just sounds I don't know. It sounds correct. Like this is one no one else can really copy, right? [laughter] >> Going on. So, it basically loosely translates to it'll be all right, everything's okay or okay, fine. That sort of thing. I might be using it in the wrong context, but that's pretty much what it means.

[00:01:08]>> The second one, which really threw me, is sweet ass. So, that loosely translates to um great or perfect. So, sweet ass. So, I thought someone was complimenting my butt the first time they said this. I thought I was getting flirted [laughter] with.

[00:01:26]>> Oh my god, bro.

[00:01:28]>> Cuz all I heard was sweet ass and I was like, wait, what? [laughter] Last and certainly not least. This is similar to the second one, but it's keen ass, which means interested or very interested.

[00:01:42]>> This is one I also never heard until diving into Australia. Um, keen. It's not even just keen as like you you hear Aussie say keen a lot and uh I didn't fully understand it uh at first, right?

[00:01:58]Maybe I thought I knew what it meant but I wasn't confident. But yeah, once you hear it more, you kind of get it, right?

[00:02:04]And uh this one's cool. Um I don't hear people again outside of just Australians saying this. So this is very uniquely Australian as well. At least I think it is. But uh this is a good one, right?

[00:02:16]Like I actually like this one. Um, it wouldn't sound natural for me to use it, but like in a different world, like I would use this, you know, it's cool.

[00:02:24]>> Oh, I'm keen ass. You know, you want to go to the store or you want to go to the park. Oh, I'm keen ass. That sort of thing. So, anyway, I thought I I when I first heard that, I was like keen ass. I was like, what is that? What language is that? So, these are the phrases that really threw me the first time I heard them here. else.

[00:02:44]>> It's interesting the comments.

[00:02:47]Keen as is short for Keen as Mustard, which originated from Keen's mustard powder.

[00:02:54]Is that real? Let's look that up. Keen mustard images.

[00:03:03][snorts] Oh, look it over here.

[00:03:06]Keen get keen as mustard.

[00:03:11]Maybe it did come from that. I don't know if that person's trolling or if they're on the money. They might be on the money. Keen's mustard. This actually looks really good. Keen's mustard and Keen's curry powder.

[00:03:25]You guys will have to let me know. Um what's funny is like some of this looks like legit mustard and some of it looks like mustard powder, which I feel like I'm blanking. I feel like I'm like, "What would you use this for?" Then again, I'm not a chef. My My wife is. I am not. So my knowledge on this stuff is not great.

[00:03:45]>> Okay. Things that are different.

[00:03:46]Australia versus America. You can fly without an ID. In America, you have to have a real ID to fly or like a driver's license. Obviously, they >> flying here. And I get it. Safety and security, but you know, especially post 911. But it is it could be very annoying and you know just a lot of work um trying to just take a simple flight even a domestic flight here in the US. Um and it is what it is and it keeps getting kind of worse like they keep piling more and more stuff every few years that you got to do like now we have to do Real ID and that was never a thing. So, I don't know. It is uh it could be a little bit annoying. And then hearing that you could fly like pretty nonchalantly in other countries. Like, o, that's refreshing. I uh I miss that.

[00:04:34]>> Check your ID to make sure that your name is the person flying. In Australia, you could just rock up with your boarding pass. My boarding pass could say Tom and they'll let me on. I'm just confused. Do they not care who's getting on these flights? You could fly Canes to Sydney and they didn't check any form of ID. Damn, that's wild.

[00:04:52]>> No street signs. I try not to use maps cuz I've lived there for seven months.

[00:04:56]However, you're trying to go and the street signs are like this big in the corner. So, does no one use street signs? I'm trying to figure out what street I'm on and there's no street signs. The stop lights don't have street signs on them. Oh, >> okay. I was a little confused. I thought she meant just like signs in general, like for any purpose on the street.

[00:05:15]Obviously, y'all have those. She's talking about street names, like the actual signs that show a street name, like, you know, Callaway Avenue or North Street or Main Street. I think that's what she's talking about. And she's acting like they're small. I wonder if that's just in her area or if that is this real. Are y'all's street signs too small to read? I I don't know if I believe that one. That sounds bizarre.

[00:05:43]Like maybe she didn't experience this correctly. Things that confuse me as an American in Australia. Tasmania edition.

[00:05:52]Overcooked burgers. They never take a temperature. It's always cooked through completely.

[00:06:02]Um I sorry I don't understand. I don't get it. Glass. Okay. Those are cool. Those bottles of Pepsi are actually really freaking cool. I always have go through this like I wish we had our soda, our pop as we call it in the Midwest um in glass. I love it. Right now luckily I can buy you know Mexican Cokes and stuff they come in glass but they're still not always available right like just we use too much plastic here and um you know otherwise aluminum cans or aluminium. I think this is a really cool looking glass of Pepsi. Wow. And of course it's made with sugar, not corn syrup. Yeah, that's a big one. Giant seashells. Those are awesome.

[00:06:52]Yeah, nice to know that even Tasmania has those. Wonderful. Experiencing this in real time as an American in what's it going to be?

[00:07:04]Bare feet.

[00:07:06]Yeah, I mean bare feet in public really isn't a thing here. I get it. But to act like I mean this it's a little little bit of an overreaction. Come on. [laughter] It's not the end of the world. You know if they if they want to do it, let them do it. It it's normal down there.

[00:07:28]Whatever.

[00:07:29]>> Number one question that people ask me as an American living in Australia is if I experience any culture shocks. And there are a few here and there, but the only one that really affects me every day is etiquette. I feel like Australians still have a little bit of the British etiquette and Americans just tend to be loud and rude. But there are also small things where I don't realize that other people are taking it as rude.

[00:07:49]For example, in the movie theater, if you see a movie in the US, everyone has their phones out. You see the little screens, but it doesn't, in my opinion, really affect other viewers experiences >> opinion really affect other viewers experiences. Is this like a Gen Z thing? Because it is not just accepted or acceptable or a good thing to be taking your phone out all the time in the theater here.

[00:08:22]No, like even in the US that that's not good etiquette at all. Everyone going to piss everyone off. At least in my experience. I never Yeah. I only take out the phone in an emergency or to like maybe check the time once or twice a whole movie and I'm doing it for one second. I look at the time and I put it away, right? Like I'm not taking my phone out and scrolling through my phone in the theater like what's the point, right? Do that at home. She I'm sorry.

[00:08:48]She uh she missed that one. She missed me on that.

[00:08:50]>> In Australia, people think it's distracting to have the little screens light up in the theater. So a random person will ask you to leave if you have your phone out. Another one on public transport. in a hurry and I really need to get somewhere and everyone else is just slowly politely waiting for the next person to go and sometimes I'm just like have no patience and I know it can be taken as rude but it's like I don't have time to like sit here and like watch you slowly get up but I know I'm in the wrong there and I need to slow down and yeah but little things like that here and there which would be fine in the US are not okay in Australia.

[00:09:26]>> I'm going to leave that one alone. I I'll let you guys handle the comments about this one. [laughter] Um yeah, look, etiquette in Australia and US certainly can be different. Um and I'm sure it is on many different fronts, but uh not the ones she mentioned. Some things are just rude because it's rude and they're rude everywhere.

[00:09:53]>> This is the haul. Let me show you my grocery haul. I recently said that finding grocery pickup has changed my life. And let me show you how it's changed my life. I don't understand the metric system.

[00:10:04]>> I don't understand.

[00:10:05]>> Let me show you. I don't understand.

[00:10:07]>> Oh, shoot. Is this going to be like She doesn't understand the metric system.

[00:10:12]Okay, this this ought to be good. Maybe she ordered something and it's going to be wrong or shocking.

[00:10:19]>> So, I order something that's going to be like super small.

[00:10:21]>> That seems like a good guess. [laughter] Well, I just wanted to order ice cream to top on top of a little dessert tonight.

[00:10:26]>> Is it like super small?

[00:10:27]>> I'm hosting an ice cream social tonight.

[00:10:30]>> It's super big neighborhood.

[00:10:32]>> So [laughter] much deeper than I >> Oh my god, dude.

[00:10:38]>> That's actually a bigger tub of ice cream than I can usually ever find here in the US. Like, I'm sure there's really giant tubs of ice cream that maybe I'm just not seeing all the time here. Like I'm sure they are available here, but this particular like shape and like look how big that is. Damn. Yeah, I've never seen a tub of ice cream that big. Here >> on the app, it looks the same as a personal size ice cream.

[00:11:05]>> See how many liters?

[00:11:06]>> Four lers. Holy crap.

[00:11:10]>> I mean, she should know that's a lot.

[00:11:12]Remember, a lot of our food here in the US does come in metric. Like ironically, you know, even though we're not a metric country and we're like basically one of the only ones, we do have metric here in certain things. Food being one of them.

[00:11:29]A lot of the food in nutrition facts is measured in metric stuff. Um, so you know, everyone loves pop or loves soda here in the US, right? Well, they sell Coca-Cola and Pepsi in 2 L bottles. And 2 L bottles are pretty big. So she should know four liters would be huge because two liter bottles of Coke are big.

[00:11:52]>> Four liters. What does liters mean? I don't know what liters are. Okay, but [laughter] apparently it's a >> Come on.

[00:12:00]>> That's funny. You got to admit it >> for three years over here.

[00:12:03]>> That is >> where Where's she at? Is this like a kitchen?

[00:12:08]>> I can't tell what's going on here. It's kind of cool, actually. I I I wish I got more like footage of different apartments and houses in different countries, especially like Australia, because it I don't know. They're just so interesting. Googling how much is 4 L in gallons is too much for the average American. [laughter] How do you know things in my Australian house that would totally confuse Americans? If you're American, blind duet or comment your answers. And if you're Australian, don't ruin it. Let's play. Going to start you out really easy. Yes, I know this is a plug, but what are these little doohickeys for?

[00:12:43]>> Uh, well, those >> going to start you.

[00:12:46]>> Are the safety switches? I only knew that because of this channel. I'm not going to act like I would have just magically known that. Um, I actually envy this. I think this is cool. Um, I can realize how it could be a pain, especially for people that aren't used to these, like Americans, pending that you actually remember how these work.

[00:13:04]This is superior. I I like it. Um, the fact that our outlets are live all the time is kind of mind-blowing. That doesn't sound safe. Uh, the fact that you could plug something in while this is off and know there's no issues, you know, or have these flipped off at all times is awesome. And then flip it on when you need it. I think it's cool.

[00:13:26]>> Really easy. Yes, I know this is a plug, but what are these little doohickeys for? A little more difficult. The more observant of you will know what room we're in. But what?

[00:13:35]>> Yeah, clearly you are in the restroom or the bathroom.

[00:13:41]I don't know what these buttons are for.

[00:13:43]Are they flush buttons? But is this in a Did he say he's in a house?

[00:13:50]Cuz I that I picture maybe in a you know nice public restroom. Not in a house.

[00:13:57]I've never seen that.

[00:13:58]>> What are those buttons there? Why Why is that there?

[00:14:01]>> I don't know. We're headed outside now to the patio. And what are those dirty pieces of plastic?

[00:14:08]Is he talking about this rolled up plastic? Like what are those used for?

[00:14:14]I don't know.

[00:14:16]What are these?

[00:14:18]Is this just like some sort of barrier that you roll down? But what for? This probably something really easy. What is this? Back outside quick.

[00:14:28]>> What in the hell?

[00:14:32]I'm going to need your help in the comments. Come on. What is this?

[00:14:37]>> Is this >> a painting? I I don't know.

[00:14:40]>> Back outside. Quickfire. I want you to translate this into miles an hour.

[00:14:45]>> 40 km hour uh is pretty low in miles hour. I see.

[00:14:51]100 km/h is 62 miles hour. 40 kilometers per hour is probably only like 23 22 miles per hour. That's a slow street.

[00:15:02]Usually slow neighborhood streets in the US are still usually 30 mph. Um sometimes, very rarely, you'll see a really slow one that's 25 mph. I've never seen anything below that. 40 km/h feels like that's pretty slow.

[00:15:18]>> And a bit more translation to wrap things up. Translate these into American aluminium foil, >> aluminum foil, >> barb soda, >> by carb soda.

[00:15:30]I'm going to assume that's baking soda.

[00:15:32]>> Sultana brand and pan.

[00:15:35]>> Sultana brand.

[00:15:37]>> Burb soda. Sultana.

[00:15:39]>> Sultana brand. That's got to be like brand flakes in the US. Not sure.

[00:15:46]>> Bran and panadol.

[00:15:49]>> Panadol. tablets.

[00:15:52]Effective on pain. That's got to just be like ibuprofen or um Oh my god. What's the other one?

[00:16:00]Aspirin. Like aspirin. Ibuprofen.

[00:16:04]Right. I'm I'm going to cut it there.

[00:16:06]I'm confused. That last one was good. We need more like that. We need more like that. I like that. Where you just show random things and you got to guess like what is this? Right.

[00:16:16]I can't wait to look at the comments on this because I you guys got to help me out. I know you're going to help me out on this one. Very interesting stuff.

[00:16:23]Confused Americans in Australia. How fun of a topic is that? It's one of my favorites. Um and it left me confused.

[00:16:29]So now I'm one of them. I appreciate you watching. I hope you're doing awesome and uh well hopefully I'll see you in another one of these. My name is Andrew Rocker. Until next time, I'll catch you later.