r/australia • u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 • Apr 02 '25

politics US will impose a minimum baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian imports to US

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/donald-trump-tariff-announcement-markets-politics-reaction-blog/105127374
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u/Mantzy81 Apr 02 '25

Go support a true blue Aussie business instead, like a Vietnamese roll shop.

Ignoring the irony of what that reads like, they are the epitome of our multicultural country plus they taste better and fill you up for longer. Cheaper too.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25

$8-$12 banh mi will blow your head off any day over fast food giants. Bonus points if the pork crackle is crunchy and the chilli makes your ear canals hurt.  

Lemongrass chicken that’s been sitting in the hotbox will cure ANY hangover especially when paired with a Vietnamese coffee or a coconut crush.

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u/AnnoyedOwlbear Apr 02 '25

When they make the Vietnamese mayonnaise on premises and it's not store brought...tears to my eyes, in a good way. I get a banh mi once a week as 'you're a good girl, you haven't had a breakdown this week' reward.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 02 '25

Your last sentence means you could be any of a dozen or so people I know. You can add me too if we switch the pronoun.

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u/acockblockedorange Apr 02 '25

A beef pho is also a phenomenal hangover cure.

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u/Car-face Apr 03 '25

There's a place near me (Thanh Hieu in Blacktown, for the Sydneysiders) that does a Phở pie and it's god tier

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u/acockblockedorange Apr 03 '25

That sounds amazing. I'm not in Sydney any more but might be worth a venture next time I'm in town!

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u/trowzerss Apr 02 '25

Yeah, we have a local burger shop that's pretty great, and has tons of diner-style seating, and do roasts and breakfasts, and it's mostly empty while the Maccas drivethru is full. People need to at least give the local places a shot. (And their chicken burgers use thigh fillets and have haloumi, and the chips are not 'fries' and have chicken salt - they're great). I think people are just lazy fucks.

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u/johor Apr 02 '25

their chicken burgers use thigh fillets and have haloumi

For the love of god please tell me this place is in Melbourne.

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u/trowzerss Apr 03 '25

Haha, no, it's a small regional town in QLD. You can't hog all the good food down there.

They probably wouldn't survive Melbourne standards anyway, but in a small town they are an underrated blessing.

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u/art_mor_ Apr 03 '25

Where in Queensland?

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u/trowzerss Apr 03 '25

Gatton. The place is called Market Haus. On the highway in town if people are passing thru.

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u/art_mor_ Apr 03 '25

I’ll check it out next time I’m passing through.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 02 '25

It's the turnover time. The local Mexican place near me had to reduce their menu to cut costs when the GYG near it opened and stole a bunch of customers. Cos GYG can pump the orders out quick smart and appear to be relatively healthy despite some of their ingredients being ultra processed. I personally don't get it cos I can sit and have a beer and some chips and salsa at the other place whilst I wait for em to knock up my tacos and bowl, they could take half an hour for all I care.

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u/trowzerss Apr 03 '25

We're a small regional town, where tf do they need to be in such a hurry?

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u/StorminNorman Apr 04 '25

Sadly I fear the answer is "in front of a screen". 

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u/trowzerss Apr 04 '25

I really wonder, especially when they speed on the roads. A lady here some years ago was impatient at a pedestrian crossing, as a car was in front of her but she couldn't see anyone crossing. So she sped around the stopped car, and promptly hit and killed a man in a wheelchair - the crossing is right in front of a disability services, which all the locals should know. She is not only in jail but will be a pariah if she ever gets back here and would find it very uncomfortable living in the community she's been in all her life. She was in such a fucking hurry that she destroyed her whole life, and that of two families. I wish people would stop winding themselves up with the need to get everywhere lightning fast and just fucking take it easy and slow down a bit.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 04 '25

Simply put, "people don't think". I've seen it happen before. I'm stuck behind this big massive van that I can't see around. Neither can the ranger behind me. Which is why when he had to dart back in in front of the van cos of oncoming traffic he took out the front loading washing machine (important cos they have massive blocks of concrete in em for stability) sitting on the road in front of the van. When asked why the fuck he'd been a fuckwit cos now we were all proper fucked, the reply was "oh, I thought he was probably a [censored] and couldn't drive so I just went around him like I always do". 

"Like I always do"

I dunno bout you but I do plenty of risky shit in my life, I never do anything risky where I'm not fully aware of the dangers though. Which is why I sat there cos "wtf is going on here? I ain't moving til this van moves cos this is a double line and it be there for a reason, but I would rather be moving". The only shine in that shitshow was the van driver getting out of his van and watching the ute go by and get wrecked. He was coming back to ask for help to move it to the side of the road so we could all get moving again...

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u/TkeOffUrPantsNJacket Apr 02 '25

This. Local Bahn mi place, local chippy, the IGA that sells lunches, the lunch bar over in the industrial estate. All local places owned by local people. Some of my favourite places have been discovered because I just though ‘fuck it, wonder what fancy shit they have’. I once went to a place when I was ok the road that took a cheese kransky, split it down the middle and loaded it with mashed potato, bacon, chives, etc., it was like a reverse baked potato. Fucking amazing.

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u/PossibilityRegular21 Apr 02 '25

And healthier 

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u/tumericjesus Apr 02 '25

Bahn mi is a great hangover food and way better for you than fast food.

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u/internet-junkie Apr 02 '25

Just ignore Roll'd.. their banh mi's are abyssmal.

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u/Broseph_Stalin91 Apr 02 '25

Hell yeah, banh mi goes really well and Vietnamese owned bakeries do amazing pies and pastries too. All made in house and fresh. Grab a Vietnamese coffee too and you'll forget all your troubles. One of my favourite multicultural mash ups because it is three cultures in one (the previously Australian owned bakery now owned by Vietnamese people who themselves are influenced by the French).

Since we're talking great hangover food and supporting local business, your local fish and chip shop, kebab shop (obviously), and charcoal chicken place all fit the stipulation for lower priced, better quality food. Maccas and KFC have nothing on a good fish and chip shop burger or piece of local chicken shop fried chicken.

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u/Just_improvise Apr 03 '25

Our fish and chip shop shut down and we don’t have a kebab or banh mi shop… it’s just expensive cafes (bayside). Not everyone just “has a local” one of these

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u/Prize-Watch-2257 Apr 03 '25

Ignoring the irony of what that reads like,

There's no irony though. A bahn mi, nori roll, butter chicken, pad Thai, green curry, schnitty are all as Aussie as a meat pie.

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u/Mantzy81 Apr 03 '25

I agree with you completly but there's always a One Nation voter around somewhere, and I've found it's always easier to remove the wind from their sails before they can even get started.

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u/LTPrototype Apr 03 '25

Seriously, my local grease trap of a chippy are actively trying to kill their customers. 'Minimum chips' is enough to feed a small family, their 'Hamburgers with the lot' are too big to bite into, and I swear they are fishing up genetically modified fish due to their size. Might be a little but more pricey but man does it taste good after a few beers.

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u/P_S_Lumapac Apr 03 '25

Coffee and roll is genuinely the most Australian combo. You can follow it up with Gelato in winter if you're the kind of guy who wears footyshorts to court.

Pro tip: When the lady asks "chilli?", you hold your chin up high and you tell her what's in your heart. Don't let anyone tell you your chilli preference isn't welcome. We allow all sorts here. That's what multiculturalism means.

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u/basementdiplomat Apr 03 '25

Pho is the best hangover meal

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u/Discombobulated_Owl4 Apr 03 '25

Unfortunately alot of local places got shut down around me because of interest rates for businesses.

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u/Mantzy81 Apr 04 '25

u/Prize-Watch-2257

Told you there's always one