An American expat has revealed a list of ‘weird’ differences between Australian and US supermarkets.
Kendall Wheeler moved to Brisbane permanently after spending a semester abroad in Queensland and meeting her boyfriend.
The woman recently visited Coles and pointed out several culture shocks she experienced after moving Down Under.
Kendall was surprised by Aussie names for vegetables and confectionery items, and couldn’t wrap her head around the sheer amount of potato Chip Flavours.
The US expat was also intrigued by a certain ‘American’ condiment that has been flying off the shelves.
American expat Kendall Wheeler (pictured) has revealed a list of ‘weird’ differences between Australian and US supermarkets
She thought it was funny that American-style mustard is advertised as ‘made in Australia’
‘This is what I find weird at the Aussie grocery store as an American,’ Kendall said in the short clip.
Kendall immediately revealed that Americans call shopping trolleys a ‘buggy’ and complained about its wheel placement.
‘All four wheels spin in Australia, which makes them really hard to drive,’ she said.
She also said Americans call capsicums ‘bell peppers’ in the US.
Kendall also thought it was ‘cute’ that Australians use the term ‘lollies’ instead of ‘candy’.
But the chip flavours really got to her.
‘Oh my god, the chip flavours here are so weird. Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream isn’t that bad.’
But she wasn’t the biggest fan of other Aussie favourites like Crisp Pork Belly with Apple Sauce, Crispy Fried Chicken with Hot Sauce, and Cheese and Onion.
Kendall also found Masterfoods’ American Mustard absolutely ‘hilarious’ because it had a label stating it was ‘Made in Australia’.
The last ‘jump scare’ was realising Aussie ‘hotdogs’ (actually Frankfurts) are ‘bright red’.
Kendall was surprised by Aussie names for vegetables and confectionery items, and couldn’t wrap her head around the sheer amount of potato chip flavours
Many Australians in the comments were shocked by Kendall’s ‘strange’ Americanisms.
‘Four independent spinning wheels makes it infinitely easier to drive a trolley!’ a man said.
‘It’s interesting when you shop in other countries,’ an Aussie woman said. ‘I remember being in America and I couldn’t believe how just about everything is full of sugar.’
‘Don’t make fun of our chip flavours without trying them,’ another asked. ‘Cheese and onion is underrated!’
