Rapper reveals differences between Aussie and American bars including $1 beers and cheap shots

An Aussie rapper has revealed the biggest differences between Australian and American bars – from ‘over-serving’ alcohol to all-day one-dollar beer specials.

Jesse Sunset, the son of respected television journalist Terry Willesee, lives in Los Angeles and has dual citizenship for both countries.

Sharing his experience of the different drinking cultures on TikTok, Jesse said the main thing he’d noticed were the contrasting prices in the U.S. and Australia.

Aussie rapper Jesse Sunset has revealed the biggest differences between Australian and American bars – from ‘over-serving’ alcohol to all-day one-dollar beer specials

‘Alcohol in Australia is expensive. The taxes on it are wild. I went to a bar in Las Vegas where they did $1 beers all day. They wouldn’t do that in Australia,’ he said. 

The next point of difference he noted were the serving sizes.

‘If you get shots in Australia they pour it out into this little thing and measure it out perfectly and it’s not cheap. In America, sometimes you get a pretty big shot glass, sometimes you get half a cup full of whiskey,’ he explained. 

‘It’s because of the tipping. The bartender will give you extra booze because he’s hoping you’ll give him a good tip and we don’t have that in Australia.’

Jesse also said he found it easier to make friends in US bars because Australians often stick to their own friend groups. 

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He added it was common for ‘single women’ to sit at the bar in America looking for company. 

Sharing his experience with the different drinking cultures on TikTok, Jesse said the main thing he not noticed were the contrasting prices in the US and Australia and the serving sizes and said drinks are way more expensive Down Under  

The US also don’t have pokies in their bars, with Jesse noting that pokie machines created a ‘depressing vibe’ in Australian bars, while slot machines in Las Vegas casinos felt more fun. 

Lastly Jesse said US bars were more loose with their liquor licensing rules and who they allow stay, while Australia is very strict and often kick rowdy people out quickly. 

‘Sometimes they won’t even let you in if you’ve had a few drinks. If you get kicked out of a bar in Australia you maybe didn’t have to do that much,’ he said.

He said in comparison he was recently served $1 beers in Las Vegas 

Jesse finished up by saying: ‘I think in general the bars in America just feel a bit more lawless than the bars in Australia.’

It comes as Australia’s cost of living crisis worsens, causing beer prices to soar as much as $12 a schooner after the alcohol excise tax.

Meanwhile, American rapper Post Malone was denied entry to a swanky Perth bar because of his face and neck tattoos.

Whilst the hotel later issued the musician an apology, Post Malone, 27, told The West Australian he had ‘never really experienced anything like that’ in the U.S.  

It comes after American rapper Post Malone, 27, (pictured) was denied entry to a swanky Perth bar because of his face and neck tattoos