50 Things That Are Only Possible In Australia | American Reaction 😲

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[andrewrolfe]

One day an American will pronounce emu correctly, but today is not that day.

[olykoala]

As an aussie, once he said "I'm guessing the snakes and stuff are living on the other side of that fence" that got be bursting into laughter 😂

[miniveedub]

One of the very annoying things about this video (apart from the misinformation) was that every time he mentioned the unusual animals it showed a picture of African animals not Australian animals!

[MorrisonLee-wtjp]

I think you missed the bit at 4:05 Ryan. There is one single property in Oz that can easily contain the whole country of South Korea. (South Korea can fit into the whole of Australia 75 times.) The largest property is in South Australia. Anna Creek Station has an area of 23, 677 km2 (9, 142 sq mi; 5, 851, 000 acres) which is slightly larger than Israel. It is 8, 000 km2 (2, 000, 000 acres; 3, 100 sq mi) larger than its nearest rival, Alexandria Station in the country's Northern Territory.

[archcollie]

It never ceases to amaze me how Americans know so little about the rest of the world. I can't imagine what's taught in U.S. schools. Highway number one circumnavigates Australia, NOT how its referenced in the vid, as wheel spokes. Kangaroos cant walk backwards, but they can lie down and wriggle, so your kangaroo idea is flawed. Aus has about the same population as Texas, but is the size of the U.S. (less Alaska) Do you know there were boats before ancient Egypt times? Camels can swim, but to swim across the Indian ocean might be a stretch. And yes, Oz is very livable. We might have snakes, spiders and crocs, but no assault rifles. 😒

[Inimitable]

I was once working in the UK and a colleague was telling me his wife and he were about to visit friends in Australia. I asked what their plans were. He said, "Well, we land in Perth in the morning, so we'll hire a car, visit friends in Adelaide for morning tea. Have lunch with other friends in Melbourne and perhaps afternoon tea or dinner with friends in Brisbane. Maybe on the second day we'll visit Eyre's Rock and the Great Barrier Reef." I had to burst his bubble. I just had to.

[gidgitvonlarue]

Weird thing being Australian - we don't think it's huge. We think nothing of driving 12 hours to get from Sydney to Gold Coast etc. We are SO used to driving long distances and FLYING long distances. Just second nature to us.

[TheBarbecueGuy]

Hey. Just a fun fact from an Australian, Australia is a country, continent and island👍🔥

[CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

Qantas is one of the oldest and safest airlines in the world :)

[nathanp]

I used to work as a concierge in a 5star hotel, I had Americans ask about day trips, from Melbourne, to the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and Tasmania. Had to try explain that it would be like a day trip from Miami to Boston or to Kansas...they couldn't believe how far it was...

[suelynch]

Australia's population is 26 million as of the beginning of 2022. That video was created a number of years ago.
Americans are very shocked when you find out how large Australia is.
Qantas is safest airline in the world and it is also one of the oldest.
Most of Australia is a desert and it doesn't treat fools lightly.
Aussies are taught at a young age "DON"T screw with the wildlife."

[ravenouself]

To clarify, Australia is the largest exporter of Camel Meat, Australian Camels are meatier than Middle Eastern Camels.

Edit: The older known direct ancestor to horses, was indeed, Duck-Sized.

[Tasoq]

The "bitten by a platypus" bit annoyed me because it's a spur on the hind legs of males that distributes the venom.
If I remember correctly, it was thought that the platypus was fake and that they'd just sewn together different animals for publicity reasons after being to a newly discovered land. I still find that hilarious 😂

[Arcane]

I actually have been in a situation you described with a Kangaroo. I live on a farm in the bush, and have many Roo's hanging out on my property, and 2 of them are super friendly and have been around since they were joeys. One night I woke up to hearing noises in my hallway just outside my room, I went out to see what was going on and one of them I named Rudy was hoping up towards my bedroom. I had to usher him back outside, but yeah there is no going backwards for them, they just try to turn around, or hop and spin at the same time. I had to pick this guy up and turn him around... he was super friendly though, I wouldnt recommend it otherwise

[papercup]

They missed it altogether in the video, and I haven't noticed anyone else here mention the Australian drop bears, which surprises me. They're found all over the country and can be a quite serious hazard to unwary visitors since they have a habit of dropping out the trees onto passers-by. Some are very large, and heavy! However, this only happens mainly around twilight, so you really only have to be careful for an hour or so after sunset.

[sampollock]

6:49 platypus don’t bite.. the have barbs near their feet that sting you. They don’t have teeth, the cannot bite

[turquoisebubbles]

As an Aussie I say we do enjoy people learning about our lovely country 🦘

[Floof]

The reason that Australia is a really safe country (even with the snakes and spiders) is that we have free healthcare and it is coded into us what to do when you see a snake or spider.

[rossburnell]

"The burgers are better at Hungry Jacks" is the slogan they use and they actually do shit on Macca's bits of cardboard

[etp]

15:18 "I'm guessing they live on the other side of that fence" was my favourite line.