American expat's brutal claim about the Aussie dating scene - and the 'awful' things women have told him about the men Down Under
Drew Mork, 26, from San Francisco, has been travelling around Australia since the start of 2025 and is currently based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
The personal trainer recently sparked controversy after posting a series of TikTok videos in which he shared his observations about Aussie dating culture.
Daily Mail spoke to Drew, who said he may have unintentionally sparked an 'unspoken war' between the sexes down under.
Drew posted three monologue-style videos where he reflected on various aspects of Australian dating culture and his own experiences thus far.
His first observation was that 'Aussie girls are not looking to settle down'.
'They want to party, and they are direct and shameless,' Drew said.
He added that he thought Aussie women were gorgeous 'smoke shows' - but simultaneously felt that they 'kind of think like men' in their flirtatious interactions.
The personal trainer, who has been travelling around Australia since the start of the year, told Daily Mail he had observed a 'hook-up culture' in the local dating scene
Drew also recounted the awful things that Australian women had told him about what it was like dating Aussie guys.
'I haven't met a single Aussie girl that has said anything positive about Australian men,' he said.
'They say that Aussie guys are "feminine", "passive" and "don't want to pay for things"… I can't speak to that. I'm just repeating what they've said.'
His opinion has attracted hundreds of comments from disgruntled Aussie men who had equally unflattering things to say about their experience with dating Australian women.
Accordingly, Drew made a video sharing some of the feedback he'd had from the Aussie men.
Daily Mail asked Drew to elaborate further on his observations, with his biggest takeaway being that he believed there was a 'very big hook-up culture' among Aussies in their 20s.
Drew said he came to this realisation after going on a few dates that were 'interesting'.
'I just felt like, you know, a lot of the girls here are "fast". They're fast girls - that's what we call it in America,' he said.
'One time, a girl just came up to me here and we started chatting. In the first 20 seconds of our conversation, she's like, "Are you keen for some company tonight at your place?".
'It's just not for me. I enjoy authentic connection.
'And I'm not putting them down. I think Australian women are absolutely stunning. But it's just not how I operate at all.'
However, Drew mused that there could be an explanation for this forward behaviour to be found in the unflattering assessment of 'passive' Australian men, given to him by Australian women.
Drew speculated that this explained why Aussie women he'd seen acted 'like men on a night out', being unafraid to 'approach you' and make their wants and desires known.
But having made friends with a number of Australian men since arriving, Drew said he hadn't noticed these tendencies among his new mates.
That being said, he did concede that he 'never really' saw any of his Australian male friends 'approach any girls'.
When Daily Mail spoke to Drew about his Australian dating scene observation TikTok videos, he said he may have unintentionally sparked an 'unspoken war' down under between the sexes
The backlash Drew's TikTok video attracted from men towards women surprised him.
'Many of the guys were basically saying that Australian women are not wife material,' Drew said.
'I'll choose my words carefully here, but they were just basically saying that Aussie girls are loud-mouthed, masculine, like to cuss a lot, drink a lot, and that they get around.
'It was just a lot of, like, hateful comments. I wasn't expecting that from the Aussie guys.'
Although Drew admits his earlier reflections on Aussie women being 'fast' were contradictory, he disagreed with the men's comments.
In fact, Drew said despite his disappointing dating experiences thus far, he remained hopeful of finding a partner in Australia.
'I would love an Aussie wife,' Drew said.
'I think Australian women are absolutely stunning.
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