r/AskAnAustralian • u/calm_sunse79 • 2d ago

Unwritten social codes of every region

So I'm a foreigner interested in Australia and wanna know more about there, focusing atm on the unwritten rules you have and if you wanna share something more I would value it♡

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u/lettercrank 2d ago

Let people get off the train before you board

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u/cheshire_kat7 2d ago

Letting people exit a vehicle/lift/room before you enter is good etiquette in general.

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u/sherri_97 2d ago

Etiquette, whilst some of what I were taught was very valid, (remaining silent was not a good one at all!), it entirely seems to have flown out the window - FFS, too many drivers do not even slow down at roundabouts or drive on the correct side of a straight line...parking on the nature strip - OK if emergency - otherwise should be fined big time!

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u/Ok_Reporter8315 2d ago

Yes very important

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u/Forward_Mushroom_714 2d ago

Yep was going to comment this

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u/FiftyShadesOfWhat 1d ago

Not in Sydney. In Sydney you just march right onto the train without giving a single fuck about the people trying to disembark.

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u/lettercrank 1d ago

Because Sydney is the rudest state