A British expat living in Sydney has gone on a rampage against Australian workers, claiming they are “programmed” to refuse to work beyond a certain hour.
The construction worker claimed his Australian colleagues are too concerned with imitation drinks to work after 3pm every day.
‘These guys don’t work after three; they can’t do it. “They start to sting,” he said in a video shared on social media.
“They say, ‘Oh, it’s three o’clock. “I want a damn schooner.”
“They’re programmed to stop working and go to the beach and have a beer.”
Australian trade workers typically start their day early, around 6 or 7 a.m., and finish after an eight-hour day at 3 p.m., although this can vary.
Many were quick to defend Australian business operations in the comments.
“In defense of the merchants, they start working between 5 and 6 in the morning, so by 3 in the afternoon they have already done a full day of work,” argued one.
“I was a tradesman who worked from 7:30am to 5pm most days, sometimes until dark if necessary,” agreed another.
“Just another whiny Pom,” one Australian couldn’t help but add.
Australian businesses tend to open early, starting with the sun in winter and aiming to finish as early as possible to avoid the heat in summer.
The NSW Construction Institute said about half of tradespeople work nine or more hours each working day and one in 10 work more than 11 hours.
But that wasn’t the only thing that bothered the Brit about Australia.
He claimed that Australians can’t “name places” and instead were inspired by England and were terrible drivers.
“There are so many places, even in Sydney, like Guildford, Epping, Liverpool… Newcastle too,” he said.
Many viewers were quick to remind him that many places in Australia were named after English settlers, derived from places in England.
“It was the British who named the places, not the Australians,” said one.
‘(Oh my God) the English colonized Australia and named everything. Don’t you know your own history, friend? added another.
The construction worker claimed his Australian colleagues are too concerned with knock-off drinks to work after 3pm every day (pictured, tradies in Sydney).
The Briton also accused Australians of being bad drivers.
—But you’re in Sydney, right? “I’m scared to drive in Sydney,” said one.
Sydney! The way he drives terrifies me. Crazy fast. But maybe that’s how you have to drive to get anywhere,” another Australian added.
“Any time you want me to take you to the airport, text me,” one Australian offered.
