“I’ll refuse to tip for the rest of my life in Australia, but god damn I will protest hard for wage increases. Do I want people to get paid more? Heck yes! Out of the little guy’s pocket though? Heck no! The tip system makes rich people, richer.” —u/BabycakesLucia “The worst thing about tipping isn’t tipping in restaurants, but in all non-food places. Imagine paying hundreds of dollars a night for a swanky hotel and realising you have to leave a couple of bucks each day for the housekeepers or the breakfast buffet because these guys get paid shit and rely on tips. The whole process is just so unnecessary cruel and it’s designed for shallow Americans to lord their superiority over each other.” —u/Syncblock “And tying your health insurance to your job, so you can’t leave? Fuuuuuuck that.” —u/beachbanana17 “Me too! I am happy knowing my tax dollars go towards others’ healthcare. There’s peace of mind knowing a medical emergency will not bankrupt me. Even if I never need to go to the hospital, I’ll still gladly pay those tax dollars. Anything but the disease that is the American health care ‘system’.” —u/Fun-Caterpillar1355 There’s some criticisms of how our system can be too focused on a single entry score, but it beats having kids jump through these ridiculous hoops of interviews and essays just to have a chance at getting into uni. Plus, we have standardised ways of making ATAR adjustments to account for genuine disadvantages that students might have experienced during high school." —u/Gadziv “Yep, the school funding system is outrageous and undemocratic. Really weird how no one makes any fuss about it.” —u/Sydneyfigtree “Over-over-over simplified explanation [of protestant work ethic]: Protestants believe that faith alone earns salvation (a ticket to heaven), and what happens in life is all part of God’s plan. In this sense, the job you have is part of God’s plan and therefore hard work is part of showing God your gratitude. For Catholic’s, salvation is earned, so if your hard work at your job isn’t paying off, then you’re either not working hard enough, or your faith isn’t strong enough. Either way, fuck you. Modern America has the worst of both worlds with their ‘boot-strapper’ work culture: Can’t find a job? Fuck you. Have a job and work hard but still poor? Fuck you.” —u/FatSilverFox “The lack of PTO. Here our FT workers have entitlements protected by law, as well as things like paid public holidays and long service leave. The increasing casualisation of our workforce is eroding some of that, but we’re still miles ahead of the US and I hope we will stay that way.” —u/wwglow “On the flip side, their absolute disregard for unhoused veterans. Actually, just the unhoused in general.” —u/SnotGun_ “We have a healthy mistrust of all politicians. It would be embarrassing AF to worship any of them.” —u/Direct_Tea_7950
“They banned an episode of Bluey because someone farted, for instance."—u/the_colonelclink
