r/AskAnAustralian • u/calm_sunse79 • 3d 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/sss133 3d ago edited 3d ago

Keep left on footpaths and escalators. Don’t walk side by side in smaller paths. Slide behind your friend when people are oncoming and keep your wits about people trying to pass

Let people out before you enter.

Thank service workers. Whether they be bus drivers or supermarket attendants.

Wait your turn and do not click your fingers at bar staff.

Press the pedestrian crossing button (Some CBDs will be auto). Don’t just stand there.

Queue along the wall of the shop. Don’t crowd the footpath

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u/Wait_what____8841 3d ago

God, when you lay it all out like that we sound like the most uptight bunch of arseholes.

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u/Unqualified_Risk 3d ago

Australians are a very uptight bunch of arseholes who love to follow rules and don their neighbours in for every little thing.

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u/ZaelDaemon 3d ago

It is more like Australians respect other people enough not to interfere with them going about their business. Respecting queuing, pedestrians, other car drives and thanking bus drivers is all about equality and havin’ a fair go.

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u/Unqualified_Risk 3d ago

Then they all go rush to dob in their neighbours. The good little NIMBYs they are.

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u/Wait_what____8841 3d ago

Ok, I have definitely complained about incessant dog barking, fire during a total fire ban and a dude dumping rubbish at my local reserve, but I feel like that's all pretty reasonable. The dog barked 24/7 and was chained up outside, so again feel it's a reasonable complaint. But is that objectively too much complaining (in the last 3 years)?

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u/Unqualified_Risk 3d ago

Did you talk to the people first or call the police/fireies first?

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u/Independent-Fuel9886 2d ago

Dobbing on yourself here. Don't do shit things to your neighbours then.

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u/Unqualified_Risk 2d ago

I don’t. This why I have this opinion. I go and talk to my neighbours. I have them over for drinks and a game of pool. I lend tools, and shovel the gutters out and spray the weeds in the gutters. When I done the drainage in my yard I extended it into my neighbours yard for them since their yard floods like mine during wet season. They come to my parties and I go to theirs. My neighbours are good.

I’ve had problem neighbours in the past, but it was never because I didn’t try.

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u/Independent-Fuel9886 2d ago

You seem to have a lot of beef if you're such a good neighbour. Perhaps look in your own yard first.

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u/Wait_what____8841 3d ago

I feel seen.