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Sometimes I’ll watch a random “culture shock” video from someone visiting Australia. One thing that consistently surprises people is the public barbecues.
They can be found in public parks around the country and are usually maintained by the town councils. They’re free for anyone to use.
This seems normal to me.
Dgar
in reply to Dgar • • •This website lets you find the nearest public barbecue in Australia.
meatinapark.com.au
Find a Public BBQ Park in Australia
www.meatinapark.com.auisol
in reply to Dgar • • •Have you read the descriptions?
This is a sample of the suspiciously AI slop-like text for a BBQ near me:
"Grounds maintain clean appearance despite some off-peak neglect suggestions occasionally. Most striking: tranquil atmosphere,crowds and chaos absent refreshingly. However, glaring oversight every parent discovers: toilet absence problematically. Family-oriented lakeside park overlooking such basic facilities baffles genuinely."
🤯🤮😂
Dgar
in reply to isol • • •Wulfy—Speaker to the machines
in reply to Dgar • • •... I thought it was common knowledge, especially in America, Australia is an authoritarian communist dictatorship.
Dgar
in reply to Wulfy—Speaker to the machines • • •That’s right! But don’t worry, we have our own orange fascist trying to make Australia great again.
Von Xylofon
in reply to Dgar • • •Wulfy—Speaker to the machines
in reply to Dgar • • •Ah yes, Fräulein Hanson.
"One people, one nation, one flag"
#OneNotion #fascists
Art H.
in reply to Dgar • • •Nice!
Here is a typical public grill here in the US. I would not recommend using one.
thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/public…
Dgar
in reply to Art H. • • •Dgar
Unknown parent • • •marcus
in reply to Dgar • • •en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundertw…
public toilet in Kawakawa, New Zealand
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Michæl La💤
in reply to Dgar • • •youtu.be/tacxxzq8vNM
- YouTube
youtu.beDgar
in reply to Michæl La💤 • • •That’s classic. I must try to track down the full film.
Priscilla Haring-Kuipers
in reply to Dgar • • •not just the bbq in ozz - being outside is supported in many ways
showers & places to change sea side
public toilets in every bit of green
lovely maintained walkways (even if there only are 10 people a day)
and all of it FREE
is really different to public spaces in the Netherlands
no public showers or FREE toilets on our beaches
and a lack of public toilets in our cities or parks
no free bbq or any kind of "please eat here" space outside
avatastic
in reply to Dgar • • •Dgar
in reply to avatastic • • •@avatastic
From the reaction I’ve seen from dropbears, I don’t think they’re fans.
@msdropbear42
Josh
in reply to Dgar • • •I was really impressed the first time I saw those! We occasionally get very, very basic ones in the US, but nothing so pleasant to use.
Dgar
in reply to Josh • • •✌️😁👍
Elias Mårtenson
in reply to Dgar • • •@josh0 They have them here in Singapore as well, although they're not electric. You have to bring your own coal.
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Ross of Ottawa
in reply to Dgar • • •Nice! We occasionally have public barbecues in some Canadian parks (eg local Britannia city park) but wow, nothing so substantial. Impressive.
Must immediately make foreign tourists utter something something 'shrimp on the barbie ' stereotypes. 😂
Dgar
in reply to Ross of Ottawa • • •abeorch
in reply to Dgar • •These exist because usually using your own BBQ is strictly forbidden to avoid the risk of the grass / vegetation catching fire and well.. you know people losing their homes and worse - It doesn't detract from the the fact that they are a good thing.
They encourage people to visit the area and enjoy time at the relevant park - so good for the local community.
They tend to be well designed for two reasons - it reduces maintance and causes people to respect them as community assets.
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Lord Kelvin
in reply to abeorch • • •@abeorch
"...causes people to respect them..."
Oh, dammit. That means it would never work in the USA.
It SHOULD work here, but it wouldn't.
Artemis
in reply to Dgar • • •elhadjimurad
in reply to Dgar • • •Hey, you're not the only country - we have a UK version too!
abeorch
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