Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "American Reacts to American Things Other Countries Find Weird" video.

  1. The accident compensation 'No win No pay' lawyers have exploded in Australia. Shine, Maurice Blackburn, and Slater & Gordon come to mind. Australia seems to follow US trends and overtake them to the extreme. For example, per capita, we own more mobile phones than the US. As for litigation, I remember being surprised many years how people in the US would sue for the slightest chance of a payout. Fast forward and today, Australia has a reputation as a leader in people starting trivial lawsuits. Toilets: Many years, a politician over here started a campaign to have toilet cubicle doors open outwards, rather than inwards. The rationale behind the campaign was that if someone collapsed in the toilet, they could block the door from opening if they collapsed against it, making rescue/first aid very difficult. Today most public toilet facilities have sliding or outward opening doors.
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  2. The weird thing about the US that comes to mind is if your Federal Government has a shutdown, all your National Parks and monuments close as well. Fair enough no rangers are working, but how do you close thousands of acres of land to the public?
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