15 Drastic Differences Between Australia And The US, According To Aussies Themselves

I've lived in three states in Australia and have never heard of sticky tape called Durex or of the brand making it.

AND get rid of tipping - pay a decent wage

They're still making roughly 3x the federal minimum wage here in the US. It's about $21.12 USD per hour.

You really have to equate them in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) to make the most accurate comparison

I’ve thought about that - and in a way, the exchange rate doesn’t really matter, unless you do conversion on both the wage rate and various costs of living. But you are 100% correct - the US has SOOOOO much to catch up on, and it’s all because the politicians put capitalism ahead of what the Founders of the country called the welfare of the people when they wrote the founding documents.

So your point is it's only 13$ more than we make? WOW such Important distinction

Yeah I'm not looking forward to summer and I live in Tasmania.

What state is that? If there's a reduction in the tipping culture, we would love to visit USA but at the moment, not so much

Still 7.25 in Wisconsin and no medicinal weed...which matters to me with my chronic pain, that I'm on narcotics for.

This also heavily depends on the state. Washington, Oregon, and California don't allow a tipped wage and state minimums are $14+ and even higher depending on the city. So, waitstaff can make a surprising amount of really good money.

Dude, it's the US, not the Wasteland out of Mad Max. Calm down.

the guns keep the spiders away

And earthquakes and tornadoes and hurricanes.

It all depends on what you're familiar with. Though I have a healthy respect for all 3, I'm not afraid of bears or mountain lions or guns. A spider the size of a VW Beetle on the other hand, will send me screaming.

But, aren't the guns necessary to protect against the bears and mountain lions? "WATCH OUT! HE'S COMING RIGHT AT US!!" -Uncle Jimbo, South Park

I can shop in Oz knowing that some maniac isn't going to appear with an AR-15 and start spraying bullets around. And I won't be finding any bullet proof backpacks in the "back to school" section of the store either

Not just guns but easily available guns. And crazy idiots (which you'll find in any country though), creating the dangerous overlap of crazy idiots with easily available guns.

I always remember the video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrRAO_vG_K4

Best answer award goes to YOU!

Add plants to that list. And I'm not talking about death cap mushrooms that you have to ingest. I recently found out about a plant called the Gympie-Gympie that can kill you just by touching it or at the very least cause possibly months of excruciating pain. Ain't Oz grand!

While it happens here, it's not really an issue. Petrol stations have ANPR, so if someone does drive off without paying, it's easy for the police to locate the owner.

Drive-aways are virtually unheard of in OZ.

I think the point is that we don't have to use ANY external app or service to transfer money. In the UK I can go into my banking app and just pay someone directly from my account. I don't need Venmo or Zelle or any other third party.

“I can transfer from my bank app using some other app that is not my bank app” I don’t think you understood the point OP made

I got charged $30 to send money to a different bank when I lived i the US, in aus it’s any bank from any bank no fees at all or third party service

Yes, so can I. But in most westernized countries, the banks don't need Zelle, they just ... transfer money.

It's part of the Microsoft office suite of products, it's used to make slide shows /jk