Aussie’s furious rant about America leaves social media users divided

A disgruntled boomer has questioned whether people across the country are ‘sick of everything American’ as they launched a passionate defence of Australian culture. 

The Aussie took to reddit on Saturday to lash out at the influence of US culture following the extensive media coverage and attention placed on the presidential election throughout the previous week.

‘Is anyone else sick of everything American?’ the person titled their post. 

The individual went on to lament the loss of Aussie culture and claimed the younger generation was increasingly abandoning the lifestyle they grew up with. 

‘All the talk of the American election has probably tipped me over the edge, but I feel it has been building for a while,’ they wrote. 

‘I’m middle aged and back in the 80s and 90s we seemed to have our own [Australian] culture that was only getting stronger. 

‘In the last 20 years that’s been unwound and we seem more like little America.’ 

The person complained about McDonald’s and 7/11 stores now on ‘every corner’ in most cities across the country and how even the Australian accent was changing. 

The individual even claimed the cultural influence has extended to the way Aussies sing, which they said is often done ‘with an American accent’.

‘When is enough enough?’ they wrote. 

Hundreds took to the comments to argue over the declaration.

‘Yeah I’m over it … I honestly feel like Australia has no identity and we are just a copy of the USA, just without the guns,’ one person wrote. 

‘I hate it! My nephews are 10, 13 and 17 and didn’t know what a slippery dip or a serviette was,’ another person wrote. 

‘Yeah I’m a Zoomer and am sick of Americanism, a third chimed in. 

Others were more accepting of the influence of American culture across Australia and said there are a lot of similarities between the two nations. 

‘Australia is still a young anglophone country, and the US is the most successful anglophone country … It’s not surprising that we follow their cultural lead,’ one person wrote.  

‘It is what it is. It’s not just Australia that is exposed to the increasing influence of Americanism and their politics. The same is happening in Europe,’ another person wrote.

‘It’s a global world and America exports a lot of culture. America’s presidency will also effect their allied nations, which we are one of,’ a third added. 

Some frustrated commenters said Australia can do without the addition of many foreign traditions such as Halloween and increasingly large ‘pick-up’ style trucks. 

Hundreds of commenters expressed their views of the person’s passionate argument to do more to preserve Aussie culture (pictured Aussies celebrating Australia Day on the Gold Coast) 

The social media user referenced how dozens of McDonalds and 7/11 stores are on ‘every corner’ of suburban streets across the country (pictured stock image)

One American commenter flipped the discussion and said Aussies should abandon their interest and fascination with the the United States. 

‘As an American, I couldn’t agree with you more. Australians are way too vested in all things American,’ the person wrote. 

Dozens of American companies have a large footprint in Australia, which has helped facilitate the growth and influence of American culture and way of life. 

Recent figures revealed Netflix Australia has more than six million subscribers with the platform in Australia worth more than $1billion as of 2022. 

The United States is also a vital trade and security partner for Australia.

The US goods and services trade was worth around $77billion in 2022 according to figures by the Office of the United States Trade Representative. 

Australia is also tied to the US  as a close security partner which has been enshrined for decades longer courtesy of the AUKUS agreement, which also includes the United Kingdom. 

Australia will spend $368million to acquire nuclear powered submarines to bolster its presence across the Asia Pacific region.