A British expatriate has revealed his surprise at a “normal” Aussie act, declaring that “there is something really wrong” with us.
A British expatriate has revealed his surprise at how many Australians swear in everyday conversations, declaring that “there is something really wrong” with us.
Ryan Frank, who moved to Sydney from the UK, went viral on TikTok overnight after witnessing a chat between two colleagues.
“There’s something really wrong with Australians,” he said.
“I was in the store, and that’s how the two Australians greeted each other: ‘Hello, John, idiot. Hi, Matty, you pr * ck.
“When I saw this I thought they were going to fight, so I realized it’s normal to swear in Australia.”
Frank said he was surprised by the way Australians put oaths in the conversation, suggesting that the same could not happen without a reaction to other countries.
“If you were doing this in Africa or anywhere else, they would cut your head off,” he said. “Australians are actually a different race. What about these people?
“You could go anywhere in the world, but Australia would be the only place where you would find people insulting people normally. Even children do that to their parents.”
He added that “anything in Australia can be used as an insult”.
“Australian insults aren’t normal. People will call you muffin, dingo, kangaroo, tool, where do these things come from?” he wondered.
The clip, which has been viewed more than 80,000 times, garnered hundreds of comments, most of which consisted of statements from Australians that “we use swearing as an affectionate term”.
“No, there’s something wrong with the rest of the world,” one wrote.
“The harder the word, the closer the relationship,” joked another.
“Yeah, no, it’s when we’re polite that you have to worry,” a third party said.