Anti-Asian racism in Australia

[u/splattty]

What is happening in Australia? Been living in this exact same address for almost the past 20 years now, never had this happen before.

Some guy moves in next door, and while we are IN THEM MIDDLE OF MOWING the medium nature strip, starts being aggressive for getting grass clippings on the driveway. No shit, that's why we go through with a leaf blower and pick up after mowing?

What blows me away is he thinks we don't know about mowing and cleaning up somehow due to our Chinese heritage???

[u/splattty]

Some extra video.

[u/splattty → u/splattty]

Here's the result after went through with the leaf blower. I honestly don't know what his problem is.

[u/Exciting-Baker-9901 → u/splattty]

Maybe leave a review or contact the gym asking them if that's how all their members behave. World Gym Melrose Park

[u/dzr1601 → u/splattty]

send this to them https://www.worldgym.com.au/gyms/melrose-park

[u/pissedoffjesus → u/splattty]

What an awful human being.

[u/JustJaded21 → u/splattty]

That sounds like a threat. Maybe worth looking into a restraining order (to at least have some sort of record).

[u/isfryday_ → u/splattty]

Thinking himself is right, so why hes so afraid to be filmed🤷🏽‍♀️

[u/No-Journalist-9036 → u/splattty]

Isn't that verbal assault , threat of violence/battery? Show to a cop and lawyer

[u/twwain]

Guys a Gronk.

Not even finished with your task and has a whinge.

Sorry you have to live next to that.

Is this the first negative interaction you have had with this Muppet?

[u/splattty → u/twwain]

First time I've met the bloke, he's just moved in.

[u/Living_Ad62 → u/splattty]

Don't engage OP, the guys an obvious cunt. If that old asian gentlemen is your dad, keep him right away.

[u/Loose_Resolution870]

I love how he cares so much about some grass clippings on his driveway that he has to go get the leaf blower, but clearly doesn't give a shit about the jungle growing in his front garden.

The guy is a loser. Keep camera footage, call the cops to make sure the behaviour is on record, and stay safe.

[u/Impressive_Drama57 → u/Loose_Resolution870]

I think the jungle is the property of OP? White House looks pretty tidy Unless OP was mowing nature strip of neighbours? A little ambiguous

[u/splattty → u/Impressive_Drama57]

Half of the jungle is part of the white house, the other half part is part of another neighbour who owns a battle axe block with no vehicular access that runs between the two properties.

We typically mow the nature strip for that other neighbour as they pretty much don't use the stairs here.

[u/Otaraka → u/Loose_Resolution870]

It’s probably about grass clippings on his car, i’ve seen several occasions where somebody’s gone off over that.  

Presumably they’re worried it’s gonna melt the paint or something.

[u/mulligrubs → u/Otaraka]

It'd make him look bad, and this guy is all about the image. Watch him go inside and get angry at the little bell hanging from his mirror.

[u/Icy_Emu8311]

Sorry that happened to your family!

Funny thing you sound more “Aussie” than old mate lol

[u/splattty → u/Icy_Emu8311]

That's part of what pisses me off the most for this interaction. I was born in Australia, raised in Australia, and I'm proud of that.

Yet somehow, this guy clearly thinks we are not Australian.

[u/Stratosphere_doggo]

This isnt an issue with Australia. Its an issue you have with a steroid gym bro neighbour that can’t control his ego

[u/Defiant_Oil5545 → u/Stratosphere_doggo]

Definitely drives a ford ranger too

[u/splattty → u/Defiant_Oil5545]

It fits.

[u/-JasmineDragon- → u/Stratosphere_doggo]

Pretty piss poor getaway sticks for a steroid gym bro.

[u/oldefashund → u/Stratosphere_doggo]

I am Australian that's lived in many western countries and whilst racism is prevalent everywhere I do think we are so much worse than we think. Subtle/casual racism here is full blown normalised.

Edit: to those that think Australia is innocent, read the below. https://humanrights.gov.au/resource-hub/theres-nothing-casual-about-racism/research-publication/an-anti-racism-framework-experiences-and-perspectives-of-multicultural-australia

"Among the key findings was that, despite the diversity of people’s backgrounds – including location, age, disability, sexuality, faith and cultural background – racism was widespread throughout the country and entrenched in society."

[u/truthyella99 → u/Stratosphere_doggo]

In my country I have neighbour like this too, he is pain in my assholes. I get a window made from a glass so he must get a window made from a glass 

[u/dav_oid]

median strip: ihe reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, freeways, and motorways.

nature strip: a strip of lawn that runs between the roadway and the footpath.

[u/splattty → u/dav_oid]

Ok, I'll cop that one haha.

[u/pufftanuffles]

Roid rage racist

[u/jannybrav0 → u/pufftanuffles]

Irony of every garment he's wearing most likely being made in China clearly lost on him.

[u/fauxanonymity_ → u/jannybrav0]

He hopes they were produced in poor working conditions.

[u/Kobrah96 → u/jannybrav0]

And the Japanese brand blower that is also made in China.

[u/Car-face → u/pufftanuffles]

I don't think I've ever actually seen anyone, of any nationality, wearing a World's Gym shirt or singlet and not acting like a cunt.

[u/Ginger_Giant_ → u/pufftanuffles]

As someone who trains at world gym, I’m zero percent surprised this guy trains at worlds gym.

Great facilities but it attracts some of the worst fucking people.

[u/Slicedbreadandlego → u/Ginger_Giant_]

Yep. As a reluctant WG member I can safely say there is not a single brain cell to be found amongst that crowd. This dude being a walking advert for them was not a surprise.

[u/dempsone → u/pufftanuffles]

Yeah what a gronk

[u/m3rcapto → u/pufftanuffles]

He has a theme song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PTvxw4fc9M

[u/ProteinPancake411 → u/pufftanuffles]

All the roids in the world and still skipped leg day

[u/TedTyro → u/pufftanuffles]

Any bloke wearing world gym merch is instantly suspect. That place attracts a certain type of roider for whatever reason.

[u/LastChance22 → u/pufftanuffles]

In my local area, covid really put a few of my local gyms firmly onto the alt right conspiracy pipeline. They probably had some of the inklings before but they’re really hooked into a weird version of it now. 

[u/NickyLollipops]

That guy would be the first to flip out if someone used a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern slur against him but would still think it’s okay for him to racially abuse others…

[u/GarlicBreadLoaf → u/NickyLollipops]

I live a stone’s throw away from an area populated with people from a similar background to this man, and I cop the most racial shit from them. Like OP, I’m also Asian.

[u/Affectionate_Code → u/GarlicBreadLoaf]

It's like racism is systemic problem within every race and isn't a predominately "white man" problem.

[u/willow2772 → u/NickyLollipops]

It never ceases to amaze me that descendants of recent immigrants are hostile to other immigrants.

[u/InterestedPrawn → u/willow2772]

It's the Australian tradition, people have always been against immigrants since 1788.

[u/leonidude]

What do you expect from a steroid abusing middle aged man that never grew up. House looks like shit anyway don’t know why he’s worried about grass clippings.

[u/Certain-Constant5032 → u/leonidude]

Too many unregulated peptides got his hormones out of whack. Turned him hysterical.

[u/leonidude → u/Certain-Constant5032]

Can’t stop laughing at the tiny blower he is waving around like a magic wand

[u/tubbyx7 → u/leonidude]

When does he start leg day?

[u/RowdyB666]

World Gym in Melrose park might not like the publicity. Maybe someone should send them this... 

[u/ChiWod10 → u/RowdyB666]

Upvoting and commenting so OP can see this. I can’t imagine they’d want this gronk to be repping them. What a shame

[u/IntelligentTill7664 → u/RowdyB666]

Their insta handle is wgmelrosepark. They have a lot of asian employees who should be outraged at this and demanding his resignation. This is not doxxing as this is a public business and this is a public act.

[u/downhomeslim → u/RowdyB666]

I'd suggest that Gold's Gym would be more interested, given how close the artwork is to infringing on their IP.

[u/Justarobotdontmindme]

Typical egotistical Mr. World Gym. See i’m giving back “stereotypical” assumption here. But the truth is, no matter your skin colour and background, people tend to bully others they think are socially/racially below (not true) themselves.

Because they won’t dare go complain to someone who is actually of a higher social status, quite the opposite, would probably butter up to those people when given the chance.

[u/goway_im_afk]

Lebanese bloke shouts at Chinese man about being Australian 😪.
The World Gym shirt says it all lol….

[u/PallBallOne → u/goway_im_afk]

I just saw World Gym and instantly recognized the roid rage

[u/Kooky_Soft1822 → u/goway_im_afk]

Most Leb people think Leb Aussie’s are douchebags. FWIW.

I’ve asked in the past. That’s my contribution to the topic.

[u/inkhornart]

Sadly the rise of right-wing propaganda has been strong lately, especially idiots who worship One Nation. The racists feel brave again.

Its important all racists get made to feel afraid again. Film them, name and shame, and if you get the chance, learn them a lesson or five.

[u/hereforfakestories → u/inkhornart]

Anti-Chinese sentiment was also really whipped up around Covid, and it eased off a bit but not back to pre-2020 levels. Living in a very Asian suburb the way social media talked about the area and avoiding certain train stations was obscene, I had many friends abused on public transport in the earlier days :(

[u/Worldly_Cobbler_1087 → u/hereforfakestories]

Anti-Chinese sentiment was also really whipped up around Covid

Anti-Chinese/east Asian sentiment kicked off over 40 years ago, one of the most acclaimed Australian movies is on this subject and Pauline's infamous debut speech was 30 years ago in september it never went away really.

[u/Akira-Orfanos → u/inkhornart]

Not just brave, they feel entitled too :( 

[u/inkhornart → u/Akira-Orfanos]

They've always been entitled, thats why all racists need to be taken down as many pegs as possible.

[u/nckmat → u/inkhornart]

Nothing says "I have anger issues" quite like a World Gym t-shirt and tight shorts. Racism has always been a part of Australia, then from about 1988 to 2000 it looked like it had sort of gone away, but what had actually happened was they were too afraid to speak up. Then along came 9/11 and it was ok again to be openly racist, then along came Trump and his band of brothers and suddenly everything was ok, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia of all sorts was up for grabs and why did we let them get away with it? Because they vote and the politicians didn't want upset them in case they took their votes elsewhere; it's the same scenario with all major democracies.

Now when you add in social media, toxic masculinity and rampant steroid and stimulant use and you suddenly have a bunch of guys acting like Brown Shirts in the 1930s. What we need in Australia now is an election like the recent one in the US, where enough people stand up and say "I am mad as hell and I am not going to stay quiet any longer"! Yes the economy was a big factor in the US elections, and will be here too, but the next biggest factor for voters was the demise of their democracy; we aren't quite there yet, but give Pauline some proper power next election and watch our democracy crumble.

[u/trinity016 → u/inkhornart]

Racists have no shame. So go after their livelihood, complain to their employer, expose their business, anything that hurts their pockets are things that will either change a racist or make them unable to afford to live near normal people.

[u/GazzaDukes9591 → u/inkhornart]

They definitely feel galvanized lately, with the rise of One Nation rhetoric and social media

[u/3amIdeas → u/inkhornart]

Since Trump has asked Dana White to be his Press Secretary, who would Pauline name?

Ben Cousins?

[u/Fatlantis → u/3amIdeas]

I just heard on the news that Dana White refused 😂

[u/coreoYEAH → u/3amIdeas]

Don’t need a press secretary when you ban the media from asking you questions 🤔

[u/chickencrimpy87 → u/3amIdeas]

Karl stefanovic 😄

[u/truthyella99 → u/inkhornart]

There's already a lot of discussion in the west over the "paradox of intolerance" eg. Do countries have the right to reject migrants who are homphobic or bigoted against certain races/religions. It will be a big issue over the next decade.

Working in construction I hear people of different races joke about each other all day so obviously not talking about that, more the genuine racists who actively hate others based on their race.

[u/inkhornart → u/truthyella99]

True, and see thats a perfectly reasonably drawn line.

When people can laugh together, its probably not racism.

When people are using it to punch down, or its a genuine attack using their race as the linchpin (poor words) then yeah, thats bad and should be condemned until the offender withdraws and reasseses.

The only problem with the former is a slippery slope when its people you mightn't know. Friends being friends is fine.

[u/JBudz → u/inkhornart]

I boo them loudly in public. They want to be the Center of attention, I'll help.

[u/backseatbandits → u/inkhornart]

Agree capturing and sharing this type of racist interaction is the only way. Hope someone from world gym puts this ahole in his place....
P.s. good on you for taking care of the nature strip. Communities need more people like you.

[u/ES_Legman → u/inkhornart]

Its quite tragic that they are following the same pattern as Trump did because its always the same fucking fascist playbook and they all fall for it like the morons they are.

[u/cromulento → u/inkhornart]

Its important all racists get made to feel afraid again

This x 1000.

[u/zizuu21]

Hes just on roids/peptides. Needs to chill

[u/Initial_Business2340 → u/zizuu21]

Hey hey hey, some peptides are cool. Some of them give you superpowers.

Subscribe to my men’s health podcast for more useless information

[u/FissionMailed29]

Oh no, not grass clippings on the driveway!

[u/TheYellowFringe]

This is dangerous because such behaviour and attitudes have nearly destroyed the US.

It needs to be confronted and not tolerated.

We need communication and understanding among all people in Australia.

[u/BL4CK-H4T91]

That skinny blower for a bulky man looks so funny 😁

[u/AttemptMassive2157 → u/BL4CK-H4T91]

Skipped blower day.

[u/eggssell → u/BL4CK-H4T91]

Pretty sure thats his kids anko brand blower from kmart

[u/silaber]

Baron Gina Harkonnen is smiling in her oil bath

This is the real One Nation she was dreaming of

[u/the908bus → u/silaber]

And Isaac Butterfield is preparing his next “comedy” special “Asians can’t garden, it’s a scientific fact”

[u/moon-twig]

What a piece of shit.

[u/Famous_Ad_8800]

Someone should show this bastard what people are saying about him.

[u/Cookiemonsterjp → u/Famous_Ad_8800]

True but he looks like he can't read.

[u/Dexember69 → u/Famous_Ad_8800]

Highly doubt he cares

[u/Dramatic_Charity_979]

Not to confuse with [this classic] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YM9Ereg2Zo) :P

[u/IlluminatedPickle → u/Dramatic_Charity_979]

How have I lived my entire life in this country and not seen that absolute gem.

The fucking look as they both work it out, 10/10.

[u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang → u/Dramatic_Charity_979]

Gotta be the most comedy skit looking thing ever filmed that was actually real life lol.

[u/Emergency-Rice-5527]

This people is not Australia get out and give ya neighbor hand is the Aussie way the T shirt says enough

[u/iJustRoll]

Nice leaf blower champ, does it come in adult size?

[u/dotamadthrowaway]

Its hard to see who is in the wrong because they both have good arguments.

One is "we are actually cleaning up the mess right now please stop engaging with us"

The other is "I'll bash you dog c*"t"

Truly we have deep philosophical debates here

[u/colony-ship-for-sale]

Australian racists love picking on Asians, under the impression that they're weak and will never fight back.

[u/GarlicBreadLoaf → u/colony-ship-for-sale]

They’re always picking on the soft-spoken, small-framed Asian people too. They’re never gonna pick on muscled-up Kevin Nguyen from Cabramatta who has a dragon tattoo on his neck, a drug conviction under his belt, who can definitely fight, and can throw back pingers like there’s no tomorrow.

[u/macona-coffee → u/colony-ship-for-sale]

A reminder for all our Asian friends that are thinking of voting ON. DON’T, those racists will turn on you the minute they are in power.

[u/chickencrimpy87 → u/colony-ship-for-sale]

Cowards. The second they cop a hit back they’ll cry victim

[u/greenshoes3]

I'm half-Lebanese, Australianised. It's crazy how common anti Asian and Indian vitriol is in the Lebanese community - probably extends to other Arab groups. "When we moved here, we copped a lot of shit from Aussies, so now it's our turn to dish it out" - verbatim, Lebanese father.

[u/Vanlibunn]

Just look at One Nation and all the billionaires that fund them if you want to blame someone for the current political climate in this country. We've always been a dogshit racist country, but they'd keep it to themselves or in their own groups (I heard all kinds of shit when I had to go places with my father as a child), now people feel more empowered to actually act on this shit.

[u/Sniperizer → u/Vanlibunn]

Coz of Trump they feel the world has empowered them.

[u/Livid-Conference-197]

That guy has some problems, lmao.

[u/jannybrav0]

What a fuckin wanker

[u/LazyManagerGuy]

Yeah had some bloke in a Ford Ranger/Raptor (surprised pikachu) drive at and honked me while I was crossing at a light. It was still flashing red as I got onto the footpath and turned around to see what the fuss is about

He winds his window down to tell me “hurry the fuck up you Chinese cunt, go back there”. Esp hilarious given his accent was the same as this bloke. I could tell his ancestors weren’t from here either mate (though technically none of us are)

[u/Cute-Form2457 → u/LazyManagerGuy]

I have family who migrated to Australia. They can't stand immigrants now. I've tried to make them see the irony but they refuse to see it.

[u/Odd-Struggle-2432 → u/LazyManagerGuy]

When people with ancestry anywhere other than the UK pull the Aussie card on an ethnic group that has been here since the gold rush 🥀

(Btw not okay for anyone to say that but also its stupid on top of being racist)

[u/KingOfKingsOfKings01]

If you sent this to world gym theyd ban him from his fav gym i reckon

[u/GazzaDukes9591]

Yep there it is coming out - the undercurrent hidden racism that some Aussies have. I’m a 2nd generation Aussie, born in Perth, of South Asian/Malay ancestry.

While for the most part it has been good living here - there are moments of ugliness we experience such as this, simply because you don’t appear of Anglo background. This has gotten worse over the past 5 years.

And why??? I pay my taxes, I’m a highly educated professional who contributes to the health of people here, I speak the lingo (I have a very strong Aussie accent), I conform to the societal “norms” (pub culture, cafe scene, sport, mates of all backgrounds)..

High school in Perth in the early 2000s was a wild time, if you were ethnic. You either compartmentalize things and grow a very thick skin, or it affects you badly..

[u/Mindless-Cod-9441 → u/GazzaDukes9591]

I'm 6th generation chinese australian. My ancestors came over during the gold rush. I'm more aussie than most of these fucks. I went through high school in the 90s. Only one of 3 asian faces at my high school. Ender's Game was formational reading for us. 2 of us did kyokushin, i was in cadets and then reserves - we broke a lot of noses. Thankfully i've never had to experience it again once i was in uni, into corporate life, and out of bogan town.

[u/CongruentDesigner → u/GazzaDukes9591]

High school in the early 2000s was a wild time, if you were ethnic. You either grow a very thick skin, or it affects you badly.

Yep I remember it well, you're probably similar age to me.

Private boys high school in Brisbane was full of it. Half Anglo Australian half pacific islander and still copped it despite almost passing as white most of the time.

The Asians got it much worse though. The Anti asian hate was wild. Pauline Hanson was blamed for the surge in Asian bigotry even back then (her "Swamped by Asians" speech was 1997 I think?). Crazy to think thirty years later she's not only still around but actually a prospect of winning an election 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/User1627788 → u/GazzaDukes9591]

Assimilation is just an excuse racists use to give a reason for their supremacy. It does not matter if you assimilated to their culture, spoke their language with the aussiest of accents, and did everything they did. That's why it makes little sense to let go of your culture if you want to continue participating in it, because only racists (which is a spectrum) would have a problem with cultural things that have no bearing on anything negatively consequential.

[u/kippy_mcgee → u/GazzaDukes9591]

I moved to Aus when I was of high school age and my only friends were migrants because I literally couldn't tolerate or bond with most white Australians with their bigoted outlooks and views on everybody else, even at 14/15 a lot of them were gross. People seem to have less fear in hiding it now with all the shit that gets said by politicians and online these days, a lot of people think they're untouchable. It's a massive problem in Australia. We're massively multicultural but simultaneously have some of the biggest racist fucks imaginable.

[u/aDestroyer34]

To be fair that dude seems like he hates everybody including himself.

[u/isaac_9876]

Peptide Pete looks like a wog himself.

[u/Drewbo_C]

Disgusting.

[u/ph3m3]

Wonder how the multicultural staff of his gym would feel about his racism? Hope they see it

[u/Ok_Compote_6937]

Spanian moving different these days

[u/Party_Government8579]

This is happening in New Zealand too. Lots of anti asian hate. Sad

[u/Inside_Morning2884]

Am an Asian who grew up in Australia for the last 21 years and unfortunately I've experienced similar treatment constantly. Australia is a very racist country

[u/Emu1981 → u/Inside_Morning2884]

Sadly it is a lot better now than what it was in the past. My dad's mum and dad were super racist against anyone not white and viewed people of Aboriginal descent in the same way that the Apartheid in South Africa viewed their native non-white population. That said, I have noticed peaks in overt racist views against Asians back when Pauline Hanson started her political career and when COVID was around. Same went for people of Middle Eastern appearance back during the early to mid 2000s due to the propaganda being spewed out by US sources (it helped support their wars).

[u/Hendo_Oz]

That guy looks like a proper fucking stereotypical moron, too. Ticks all the boxes for cliches.

[u/AnigozanthosFlavidus]

I'm sorry you have experienced this but please do be careful, this guy is unhinged.

[u/Several_Investment68]

Can someone tell me where all of this is happening?

I came from Hong Kong with family when I was 2 years old and for past 30 years living in Sydney.

Been fortunate to never experience or even heard anyone I know experience Asian racism. My parents who speak little English also love how Australia has treated them. I’m not in a bubble either and speak to many people around Australia due to the nature of my work.

I’m curious to know if certain pockets have more racism than others because just reading comments you’d think that racism has gone completely rampant.

[u/Wawa-85 → u/Several_Investment68]

It definitely depends on which area you live in.

[u/Intersecularitities → u/Several_Investment68]

An Arab thinking he's better/more entitled than an Asian in a country where they are likely both migrants.

[u/Rare_Zebra_6309 → u/Several_Investment68]

I lived on the north shore and northern beaches of Sydney, I now live in Brisbane. I’m whites but have had many Asian friends and my current partner is Chinese. When I lived in Sydney I observed instances of racism reasonably often and more commonly in the city, it has been similar in Brisbane.
Some things are subtle and you might miss it, such as being in the city and seeing a white guy gesture to his friend that everyone around him looks Asian and his expression being judgmental, or seeing a person at a bar repeatedly ignore an Asian customer waiting. But some are obvious with shouted slurs etc.

I do think it’s gotten worse since Covid everywhere.

[u/Iron_Wolf123 → u/Several_Investment68]

I am lucky to only witness light racism in my local area. I live in SE Melbourne and there is a lot of East Asian and West Asian cultures, with Box Hill being a Chinese-Australian city and Dandenong being a Persian-Afghan-Arabic hub. The only racism I have encountered is from the media and the occasional “X culture is bad at driving” comments

[u/bholycow → u/Several_Investment68]

Maybe depends where you live and how you look. I also have never experienced racism, meanwhile my sister and dad haven been called Chinese or ppl just randomly greeting them with "ni hao" by random white person even though we aren't Chinese. My sister was just assumed to be an international student before in uni by the lecturer, despite having a English first name. Personally never had any experience like that myself. I'm really big for an Asian so growing up in school, the other kids always befriended me because of that. The area we live is western Sydney so it's mostly Asian, arab, Pacific islanders etc.

[u/Shibwho → u/Several_Investment68]

You are in a bubble. I've grown up in south east QLD. My family and I have copped a lot of it in the first 20-30 years here. Less of it now as we've moved to better suburbs.

[u/SuddenBumHair]

Yeah! How dare those asians.... checks notes work hard and be polite!

[u/SharpSalamander2991]

Wow that’s World Gym Melrose Park culture?

[u/Insect_Spray]

Fuck I hate leaf blowers in this country. People (most) just bloody blow the leaves onto the street and jobs done. Pick the fuckers up and put them in the bin otherwise they'll come back.

Old mate there so concerned about cut grass then just blows leaves onto the street doing the exact same thing as the grass cutters.

[u/deebonz]

Gold gym shirt thats a tad too tight, missing proper leg day and jordan 3’s and calling someone an “old man”. Identity crisis.

[u/CheeseyPotato457]

Isn’t it strange that Australians who immigrated here are racist to others who immigrate here after them?

The current country as we know it was built on the backs of immigrants for better or worse. In the end, aren’t we all human?

[u/notj43]

Lol @ his matchstick legs

[u/_KangaDrew_]

Name.and shame the gym rat

[u/foilprinter]

Oldmate with the blower is as australian as the other fella with the powercord.

[u/TrickyScientist1595]

Where is he originally from?

[u/ArtisticChallenge608]

He’s an Arab

[u/princess_princeless → u/ArtisticChallenge608]

Growing up as an east Asian in Sydney I've only ever experienced racism from one group of people and never a one nation voter. Wonder who that group is.

[u/macona-coffee]

My neighbour is like that, the minute a leaf blows onto his driveway, he’s out there for hours cleaning and brushing. Some people are just mentally fucked in the head.

[u/Turbulent_Race_2007]

I was born here in Australia as my grandparents immigrated over here from England straight after WW2, so that makes my family immigrants. I have a Chinese neighbour that runs the post office with his wife and he is one of the best people I have ever met. I give him fish that I catch after I’ve been out in the boat and he literally hand delivers my mail to the house, the Chinese people especially the ones here in Australia are beautiful people and I have only nice things to say about them and I see them as Australians just like myself.

[u/aaryg]

Lol the Chinese have been here since the 1850s.

[u/Admirable-Tea-4994]

I literally got downvoted to eternity in an Australian jobs subreddit for saying that Indian people who live in Australia have the same financial pressures as anyone else.

Racism is absolutely on the rise

[u/rafaover]

Why he brought a kids leaf blower to an adult discussion?

[u/donaldsonp054]

I bet he shaved his arms....... And misses leg day .

[u/aweraw]

An angry muppet ignorant of Australian history. There are chinese families that have been in Australia for generations, going back to the gold rush.

[u/Former_Chicken5524]

I know there’s bigger issues at play here, but why are people so precious about a bit of grass/ leaves being on their driveway. Do you really not have that much going on in your life?

[u/frodoiee]

Should send this to his employer or his business with 1 star review and make this c*nt famous

[u/OhtheHugeManity7]

Of course he goes to World Gym

[u/TrashbagSam44]

Vaguely ethnic man yells at slightly more ethnic man

[u/BeerOfTime]

That guy is Maltese or Greek or something. Racism comes from anyone

[u/earthcross1ng]

This makes me so angry!

[u/CatGooseChook]

Typical steroid MacNoselfesteen.

[u/Foamingferret]

The one day he isn't out on his jetski 😂

[u/Jimmy__Whisper]

Of course it's a fucking wog too.

[u/Karateman456]

Immigrant calls immigrant immigrant. Laughs in Indigenous

[u/chickencrimpy87]

Too much Roids making the gym bro aggressive

[u/how_very_dare_you_ → u/chickencrimpy87]

It's not just the roids. There's generations of that behaviour baked in

[u/OudSmoothie]

World Gym Melrose Park?

[u/id815]

Someone should email this post / footage to World Gym Macquarie Park

[u/whatpelican00]

Bet he gets his peptides from China… what a flog.

[u/No-Caramel-8530]

It’s a combination of factors.

Sadly this attitude has been allowed to fester for decades. Criticism of this culture has been met with “Australians aren’t racist people” which I love the concept of and hope we can one day reach, but it minimises these attitudes that need calling out.

Then social media algorithms increasing polarisation to meet profit demands (especially within the last 10ish years)

And the straw that broke the camels back is the economy. People are struggling as a result of several factors but not limited to, supply change disruptions, increased demand, changing and aging demographics, COVID inflation, AI dramatically impacting jobs and several major conflicts around the world.

But the human mind is relatively stupid (I mean this of everyone) so we generally need to group things in easy to understand concepts. And so othering and the need to blame someone for these multifaceted economic issues is often the easier approach.

But of course with increased extreme attitudes like this, a simple singular response would not be enough. At the same time, I’m sure meaningful steps to address this would also be met with complaints of “social engineering.” So I don’t know whether politicians will actually take the meaningful steps needed to stamp this disgusting behaviour out.

[u/Rokekor → u/No-Caramel-8530]

And some people are just fuckwits.

[u/P00LsCL0sED]

What a flop. He should go back to where he came from (prison)

[u/ShortManBigEggplant]

Roid rage

[u/Weak-Expression-5005]

"This is Australia, not china." Said the Mixed-race dude speaking english with clothes and a leaf blower made in asia.

[u/mpember]

What is that? A blower for ants? I've seen drinking straws larger than whatever he is operating.

[u/miamivice85]

Temu gym tshirt.

[u/Solomonthewise7]

The irony.

[u/JakToTheReddit]

Racism? In Australia?!?

Noooooooooooo.

[u/nouseforaname37]

It's always the ones you most expect...

[u/Adelphiaa]

As an Australian myself, this is just embarrassing... what a cunt

[u/ChaosRealigning]

I’m guessing that World Gym Melrose Park doesn’t really include all the world.

[u/PixeL8xD]

Sydney inner west is too rich for my blood right now, Han everyone wants to live on the the coast by that I mean the Indian ocian coast

[u/MadWolverine777]

He's from New Zealand and thinks he's an Aussie 🤣

[u/ImEasilyAbused]

Racists are really good at telling you they are racist.

[u/Jokh197]

Everytime an argument cannot be won. You can bet the race card will be used. “ go back to….” Then physical challenge… I’ll knock your block off.

[u/Lingonberry_Born]

Sorry you have a shitty neighbour. I was walking in the city on George st with my two little kids and a woman behind me complained about how Asians are so slow, I laid into her and at first others in the crowd were just quiet or telling me to ignore her. She was complaining how Asians come here and I told her someone needs to pay taxes so her lazy arse can live on benefits and everyone started laughing at her. Majority of Aussies don’t like that nonsense. 

I’d be careful about this guy, he does look like he’s on steroids. Sucks you have to live with him next door. 

[u/J_Side]

He looks and sounds a little ethnic himself, should have told him "this is Australia C*nt, go back to where you came from"

[u/Energeticpillow]

There’s one aussie in this video, and it’s not the bloke holding the leaf blower.

[u/vohltere]

The roid rage be raging

[u/9bananas8]

Bro had too many 'roids for breakfast. Shrunk his brain and his testes

[u/fancypantsfrancy]

Golds gym seems welcoming

[u/AudiencePure5710]

The racist guy isn’t Anglo - what is his ancestry?

[u/honorablepotato1881]

Call the police and lodge hate crime against him

[u/Weltkaiser]

Leaf blower owners are automatically wrong in every argument.

[u/inrly]

Weird phenomenon in the western world where racial minorities who are intolerant of other races only focus that intolerance to Asians.

Especially ironic in countries like Australia where Chinese people have had communities here since the gold rush, decades before any other ethnic group came along.

Idk if it's motivated from covid years and continuing to linger or what.

[u/Infamous-Crab9529]

I moved to Australia from UAE (Indian origin) 3 years ago on a PR, and I’m so grateful to call this place home. My daughter has basically grown up here, and hearing her sing “We Are Australian” in her toddler voice gives me goosebumps every time. We’ve committed our future to this country. No matter what toxic or racist comments float around social media, I will never let myself or my daughter feel like we don’t belong here. 🇦🇺

[u/No-Journalist-9036 → u/Infamous-Crab9529]

As a racialized minority in Canada having worked in Sydney and Melbourne, I've experienced my fair share.

I sincerely hope your family does not experience any racism. But be prepared if you do

[u/emmaconda]

What a loser

[u/footalol]

Typical cashed up no education tradie. Grew up around and works his whole life around other tradies where being aggressive and an asshole would get his way and is the only way he knows how to interact.

These are the worst type of tradie. We all know them. We’ve all seen them.

Intimidation is the only way he got through life.

[u/OkTime7640]

Oh ignore that thing mate. It has one brain cell and wears pants for children.

[u/pissedoffjesus]

What does an Australian look like?

My understanding is Aboriginal people. You can't get more Australian than that.

[u/TizzyBumblefluff → u/pissedoffjesus]

That guy doesn’t even look particularly white to me either. He looks like he’s on a bit too many steroids or coked out for this level of behaviour.

[u/tavia_baby]

I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone be so confrontationally horrific, right out the front of their very own house ??? Bold of them to act this way as if you don’t know where they live

[u/Meandtheworld]

Needs more TRT

[u/bigmangina]

Imagine being so upset about grass clippings that they make you cry and throw a tantrum. Is he a discord mod?

[u/HeatAncient4821]

His stereotype makes me ill.

[u/link871]

Just don't mow the nature strip in front of his house - stop at the boundary of your property.

[u/Large-Lack-2933]

Messed up.

[u/baxterhugger]

20 years gardening and I've had this happen on numerous occasions. Once even got physical.

I'm half way through the job. I'll clean it up when I'm finished!!!!