One Aussie beach staple has left a British tourist bewildered, saying he thought it was a joke when he first heard about beachside barbecues.
Backpacker Tucker, who is originally from England but now lives in the Gold Coast, documented his first time experiencing a free barbecue at a beach during his first week Down Under.
“Not going to lie, I thought people were joking when they told me,” he said in the caption of the video posted in May.
“One minute I’m jet-lagged out my mind…next minute I’m cooking sausages in a park with good people at night.”
Tucker showed the barbecue on camera, explaining that “the beach is over there are you literally just come, you turn it on, you dash on your stuff”.
“This is genius,” he said, before questioning why England doesn’t have free public barbecues.
Tucker explained in the caption that the craziest part is that “everyone actually respects them and cleans up after themselves”.
“Lowkey starting to understand why so many people never leave once they get here,” he wrote.
The classic free barbecues were praised by Aussies in the comments, who shared their own personal experiences using them.
“Literally walked down to one last week because it is nicer than cooking inside,” one Aussie wrote.
“Are these rare outside of Australia?” a bewildered resident asked.
“Had no idea this was unique,” agreed another Aussie.
“This is a staple of a childhood birthday party at the park or a little cook up with mates.”
Another noted how the free barbecues can be found in the most surprising places across Australia.
“The crazy thing is these do exist when you’re in the middle of nowhere,” they wrote.
“Some random national park 400kms west will have one of these at the most insane look out.”
The University of New South Wales previously described the Aussie free barbecues as “the epitome of Aussie culture”.
“It’s a symbol of our relaxed outdoor lifestyle in the ‘Lucky Country’,” the university reported, but reasoned that the staple needs a modern design overhaul, with add-ons of running water.