Australia vs USA: 20 Differences

20 Differences between Australia and the USA. I recently spent 2 weeks in Australia, and in many ways it seems similar to the USA, but the things that are different definitely stand out! EXPAND DESCRIPTION FOR TABLE OF CONTENTS. I share some of the things that I found to be most different between Australia and the USA. As an American, I had a view of Australia being like what I’ve seen in the Crocodile Dundee movies… and well… not everybody in Australia carries a huge knife!

1 - Australian English
Parking Lot - Car Park
Opening Hours - Trading Hours
Pot/Pint of Beer - Small Glass or Big Glass
Jumper - Jacket
lollis - hard candies
Bloke - guy
Mate - friend
No worries - no problem
Uni - University
Maccas - Mcdonalds
Sunnies - sunglasses
Brekkie - breakfast
Roo - Kangaroo
2 - Store Hours
Stores in Australia seem to have really early closing hours
3 - Paying at restaurants
In Australia it is often at the front of the store, not with the server
4 - Tipping
No tipping in Australia
5 - Paper money in different sizes
From small to big based on currency
And there aren’t any pennies in Australia
5 cents is the smallest coin
6 - Prices include Tax
I quite like this one
7 - Credit card fees are Rampant
Taxis charge extra for using a credit card
8 - Cars drive on the left instead of the right
But people don’t seem to walk on the left instead of the right
Sidewalk Chaos!
No turn on red
9 - Dates are reversed
Day then month instead of Month then Day
10 - Imperial vs Metric
Celsius vs Fahrenheit
Miles vs Kilometers
11 - Way more south Asian Food
Singaporean & Malaysian food is plentiful in Australia
12 - Knife and Fork etiquette
Australians keep their knife and the fork held all the time
13 - Coffee
Australian coffee is espresso based
Much stronger than American coffee
14 - Summer vs Winter
Seasons are reversed
I left a heat wave in California to arrive to 1 Degree C in Australia
15 - Sports
Australians love their sports!
Australian Rules Football - Footy - Circle Court
Cricket!
Multiple teams to a city
No ‘college’ sports
16 - Australian Calendar starts on Monday
Makes sense -- it’s the beginning of the work week
Why does the US Calendar start on Sunday?
17 - Power outlets
I’ve never seen Australian power outlets anywhere else
18 - Much more water conscious
Australians are taught to only take 3 minute showers
And most toilets have 2 buttons, light flush and big flush
19 - Electric Tea Kettles
Push a button and the water gets hot!
No stove required!
20 - Population Size
For about the same size as the continental US, Australia has way less people
Australian Population: 23 Million
USA Population: 323 Million


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