Shadowing-Übung: 9 Things Australians SECRETLY Judge You For!! 🇦🇺 | Australian Culture - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

Australians are famous for being relaxed and easy going, but that doesn't mean they're not paying attention.

There are small unspoken things they'll notice and sometimes quietly touch you for.

They might never say it out loud, but trust me, it's there.

And what I'm talking about is not necessarily big cultural mistakes, and no one's going to stop being friends with you over them.

But these are little things that can make you stand out and not in the right way.

And the more you pick up on these cues, the easier it is to blend in and feel at home.

Okay, let's start off with the first thing Aussies may judge you for.

Not saying thank you to drivers.

When you're here in Australia, if a driver stops to let you cross a road or lets you merge into traffic, a little wave or a nod is expected.

Or if you're driving and someone lets you go, you say thanks.

This is not legally required, but it's a polite-ness thing.

And not doing it can make you seem as rude, even if you didn't mean to be.

And in smaller towns, this is even much more noticeable.

And if you do it regularly, people will start to notice and remember.

Now, the second thing relates to coffee culture.

Australians take coffee very, very seriously.

So if you walk into a cafe and order something completely unusual, like a triple caramel ice pumpkin latte in the middle of winter, you might get a polite smile,

but behind it, they're thinking this person is a tourist.

So here people tend to stick to the basics when it comes to coffee a latte, a cappuccino or a long black.

And cafes here often specialize in coffee and not in having 40 syrup flavors.

If you don't drink coffee that's fine but if you do learning the local style makes you fit in instantly.

I guess it's one of those things

that makes you feel like you're in the new

and yeah 100% I think some people will definitely touch you for your coffee choice.

So much so that big coffee chains like Starbucks or others and not super popular here in Australia.

There's nothing wrong with them whatsoever but here there's a very strong emphasis on coffee culture and specialty coffee.

Now another thing that Aussies will judge for relates to not treating customer service reps well

and this can be someone working at a retail, the waiter, waitress or someone on the phone or

when you go to your medical appointment here there's a strong culture around respecting customer service staff

so if you go to a restaurant for example Australians tend to not complain for example

if the food wasn't great they tend to not complain about it

or perhaps they don't even send it back they're not going to make a scene

but they're quietly not going to go back to the restaurant that's it also

if you are at a restaurant

and you call people like no that's not right that's super rude yeah that's considered rude

and i'm saying this

because i've seen people from other cultures including mine especially perhaps older people calling the waitress a waiter like this

and it's not nice it's pretty frown upon

so don't do it yeah yelling at them or being rude

or co-descending doesn't come across well also how you treat other people says a lot about you as well

so now another thing Aussies may judge you for

and this one sounds a bit counterintuitive

if you know a lot about Australian culture is

that they're going to judge you

if you wear thongs everywhere there is an underlying understanding

that in the Australian culture itself it is common to wear

thongs to most places yeah it's a it's something that's ingrained culturally

but there are boundaries as well yeah so that doesn't mean

that if you go to a wedding you can wear thongs

or if you go to work in an office

if you go to a nice restaurant you should wear the appropriate attire

and not thongs there are boundaries that you need to respect

and if you do go to a wedding wearing thongs i reckon

that yeah you're going to be judged for

that wearing thongs everywhere can make people think that you're not really making an effort

now another thing that osis may judge for

and this one i learned it very recently

because i moved to a new a new house this is an old unit

and now i'm learning about their rubbish collection system

so let me explain australians have a system for putting rubbish

bins out for collection usually once a week for general waste

and every two weeks for recycling if you put your bins out too early like two days before, these can be seen as lazy.

And leaving them out for days afterwards, that's also going to get you noticed.

And I'm realizing that now, every time that we put our bins out, there's always a few people

that leave their bins out there for i don't know more

than three four days it's insane they just don't collect it

and you naturally think about these people what what's wrong with

them are they lazy aren't they home of course they might have a good reason

but it's interesting how your perception changes around that so yeah

and of course each bin has the unit number

so you can see who who left it behind right

so i think there's a bit of judgment around that

and i'm guilty of that as well and another interesting thing is

that in many suburbs neighbors actually help each other with things

and if they see yours still out they might roll it back in for you

but if you do it often meaning

if you leave it out for a long time again this may become like a silent conversation about

that neighbor who never brings her being in

so yeah that's another thing being etiquette that's something

that really caught my attention especially now that I live in a unit and now I understand what the deal is.

Now another thing also is me dodgy for relates to not bringing anything to a barbecue or to a gathering.

So if you're invited to someone's house whether it's for a barbecue

or for a get-together it's almost always expected that you bring something.

Whether it is a drink, a salad, dessert or bread rolls.

It doesn't have to be anything fancy, but showing up empty-handed feels a bit off.

The barbecue culture here and the get-togethers are all about sharing.

The host might provide the meat, but guests help fill the table.

So it's an easy way to show that you appreciate the invitation and people will notice if you don't.

Yeah, so if you go to a get-together, if you go to a gathering, always ask the host, oh, what can I bring?

And even if they say don't bring anything, still bring something.

Yeah.

now speaking of this there's another factor that osuies may judge you for

and this is over complicating the barbecue a barbecue here in

australia often involves sausages burgers maybe some steaks plus sides but

if you show up with a three course we've met meal

that requires instructions and a step-by-step procedure people might think

that you've misunderstood the assignments and this is not to say

that osuaries don't appreciate nice food because they do but But this talks a bit more about the Aussie culture, the emphasis that they play soon a laid-back lifestyle

and the barbecue's charm is

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that this is a casual atmosphere a casual get-together you don't have to over complicate it

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so if you make it too fancy it might take away from

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that relaxed atmosphere another thing Aussies will judge you for

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and this is a pretty big one cutting the line this is an unspoken rule

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but of course it's good manners i like to think globally

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but here's there's a lot of emphasis on that cutting the line

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if you cut the line

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if you don't wait for your turn you're going to get

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a lot of stares perhaps no one will tell you off

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but it's considered extremely rude yeah same with pushing in public

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transport etc i talked about this in many other videos

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but it's a good reminder again about public transport etiquette

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or etiquette and basic social norms in public spaces

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and i think osis will judge you for

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if you brag about how much money you have about anything

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that conveys status people here tend to be pretty simple and

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if they are people who are actually in a very good

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financial position no one is going to really brag about it yeah you can talk about money

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but not about how much you earn unless you're with close friends

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and you're talking about your finances

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and you want financial advice etc we do discuss money a lot with my friends

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but it's not about bragging or or look at how much money i made

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or wearing fancy clothes or a fancy car yeah people again really value a casual lifestyle

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so behaving in an arrogant or cocky way is very much frowned upon

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and people here really value humility that is being humble and again not showing off

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so again these little things are not going to ruin your friendships but they do shape first impressions.

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So picking up on them is part of the process of learning how life works here.

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And once you get them, that's going to make it so much easier for you to fit in.

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So what would you include in this list?

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Let me know in the comments below, especially if you've been living here for a while.

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And if you want to watch more videos about Australian culture and learn how life works here, I highly recommend watching these videos here and here.

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Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.

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Bye.

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