Aussie’s angry rant about America has social media users divided

A disgruntled boomer has wondered whether people across the country are ‘tired of everything American’ as they launched an impassioned defense of Australian culture.

The Australian took to Reddit on Saturday to lash out at the influence of American culture following the extensive media coverage and attention paid to the presidential election last week.

“Is anyone else fed up with all things American?” the person titled their post.

The person then lamented the loss of Australian culture, claiming that the younger generation was increasingly moving away from the lifestyle they grew up with.

“All the talk about the US elections has probably tipped me over the edge, but I have a feeling it’s been building for a while,” they wrote.

“I’m middle-aged and in the 80s and 90s we seemed to have our own [Australian] culture that only grew stronger.

“In the past twenty years, that has become less and we look more like small-town 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.

A disgruntled Australian has questioned whether people across the country are ‘tired of everything American’ as they launched an impassioned defense of Australian culture (Photo: Americans celebrate Independence Day in the US)

The individual even claimed that the cultural influence 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 about the statement.

“Yes, I’m over it… I honestly feel like Australia has no identity and we’re just a carbon copy of the US, just without the guns,” one person wrote.

‘I hate it! My nephews are ten, thirteen and seventeen and didn’t know what a slippery dip or a napkin was,” someone else wrote.

“Yes, I’m a Zoomer and fed up with Americanism,” said a third.

Others were more accepting of the influence of American culture across Australia, saying there are many similarities between the two countries.

“Australia is still a young English-speaking country, and the US is the most successful English-speaking country… Not surprisingly, we are following their cultural lead,” one person wrote.

‘It is what it is. It is not just Australia that is being exposed to the increasing influence of Americanism and their politics. The same thing is happening in Europe,” someone else wrote.

‘It’s a globalized world and America exports a lot of culture. The US presidency will also impact their allied nations, of which we are a part,” a third added.

Some frustrated commentators said Australia could do without the addition of many foreign traditions such as Halloween and increasingly larger ‘pickup’ style trucks.

Hundreds of commenters gave their thoughts on the person’s impassioned argument for doing more to preserve Australian culture (photo Aussies celebrating Australia Day on the Gold Coast)

The social media user referred to how dozens of McDonalds and 7/11 stores are located on “every corner” of suburban streets across the country (photo stock image)

One American commentator turned the discussion around and said Australians should give up their interest and fascination with the United States.

“As an American, I completely agree with you. Australians are way too interested 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 show that Netflix Australia has more than six million subscribers, with the platform valued at more than $1 billion in Australia as of 2022.

The United States is also an essential trade and security partner for Australia.

According to figures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, U.S. trade in goods and services was worth about $77 billion in 2022.

Australia is also tied to the US as a close security partner, established for decades thanks to the AUKUS agreement, which includes the UK.

Australia will spend $368 million on purchasing nuclear-powered submarines to boost its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.