G Flip leaves Americans shocked over Aussie pub staple

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Musician G Flip may live in Los Angeles with their wife now, but they're still all about Aussie culture — taking to TikTok to share things from life Down Under they've noticed surprise Americans.
The Worst Person Alive singer, born Georgia Flipo, posted a video on Thursday explaining to viewers the iconic Aussie tradition of meat tray raffles.
'So you go to the pub, and you can buy raffle tickets to win a meat tray — and you just win a tray of various meats and sausages, and then you go home with the meat tray,' the singer explained in the video, which has already amassed more than 666,000 views.
'Everyone I've ever told that to who's American can't believe it, they're like what the f***.'
The singer explained that the first time their wife, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause, came to Australia they had attended a Darwin pub together but failed to take home the tray.
Stause was quick to comment about their attempt, saying she wants to win a tray 'even though I know it will give me meat sweats and likely food poisoning'.
Other Americans, however, weren't as sold on the idea of a meat tray.
'So, you just carry around a bunch of raw meat for the rest of the night and let it warm up in your famously hot weather?' one stumped American queried.
'As a Texan, I am SHOCKED this is a thing,' another chimed in. The winner of the raffle will typically take home a large tray filled with meat, known as a meat tray. Credit: Supplied
Aussies were quick to defend the time-honoured tradition, with even Aussie beer legends Victoria Bitters rallying behind Down Under culture.
'A hard-earned raffle deserves a big cold meat tray,' the brand wrote, earning a like and shocked 'VB!?!' reply from G Flip.
'Winning the meat tray is like winning three million dollars,' another Aussie wrote.
Despite shocking Americans with the meat tray, the star wasn't done discussing the cultural divide — following up with a video about pen licenses on Wednesday morning.
'In Australia, when you're like eight or nine — roughly like grade three I think – you do a test to deem if you're ready to upgrade from a pencil to a pen,' the singer explained.
'You've got to make sure (your writing)'s all legible and your letters look great, and then your teacher will grade you and you'll get a certificate that says now you can use your pen — meaning you earned your pen license.
'But apparently Americans, you don't get a pen license and you're out here using pencils until you're in your teens... what?! That's a lot of sharpening,' she joked.
Americans, including the musician's wife Stause, were again quick to flood the comments of the videos shocked over the information.
'This cannot be true at all,' Stause commented about the revelation.
'A license?! You mean we're just out here using these things illegally??' a fan said.
Another American chimed in with follow-up questions for the singer: 'Can you get it revoked? Who would revoke it?'
The Drink Too Much singer is set to begin their Dream Ride tour next month, with a show at the Fremantle Arts Centre lined up for March 2026.