Australian man interrupts PM Morrison to say 'get off my lawn' - BBC News
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- Published on Jun 3, 2020
- A local resident has interrupted a press briefing by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to complain that onlookers were trampling on his recently reseeded lawn.
Mr Morrison had been announcing a scheme to offer subsidies to residents on home renovations.
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Nobody is above the lawn.
😂
Damn neat.
😂😂😂 I love Aussies except this Morrison.
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Man “please step off the lawn I’ve just re-seeded that” “many thanks, have a great day” “love to all, including my new lawn”
BBC “Man sparks outrage as he shouts at PM to get off his property while being brutally honest about new lawn”
Man i hate a technicalitism.
It was BRUTAL
He politely asked: "Can everyone get off the grass PLEASE"; "I've just reseeded that".
BBC headlines: "Man interrupts PM Morrison to say "GET OFF MY LAWN"...
@JPonchor97 more like dhar mann
@John Martinez Because its misleading.
Decrepitly not in quotes.
@Jiggy Snake u mad?
Dude: “I just re-seeded that, could you please move?”
PM: “Sure man.”
Dude: “Thanks.”
*The Happy Ending*
He said sorry mate to the PM 😂😂😂
Prime minister, good ending
Not prime minister, car keyed
Not a happy ending for the planet. Morrison is still PM and still opposes actual climate change action, he still needs to get off the grass.
"BBC re-seeds lawn with happy ending"
Very polite PM
America: ,,Oh I apologize, Mr. President. I didn't intend to interrupt."
Australia: ,,sorry mate"
Unless you're in the military, it's perfectly legal to not use proper manners around someone in a position of power.
@Max Louden really? How often is ‘mate’ used in the USA?
I like how he just talks to his prime minister like he knows him
@Ben Brennan Sure thing mate.
I know DonBon.
45th president of USAmerica.
The guy WAS on his lawn.
Talked to him like I do when my 5 y/o does something exceedingly stupid.
It's part of the Aussie culture to treat everyone equally, no matter their position or wealth. In fact more often we'll give twice as much shit to politicians.
"sorry mate"
In that moment I felt all that tension relieve.
I genuinely think it's interesting how being polite while not being a pushover works so well for everybody.
That's called being assertive. A lot of people can't tell the difference between assertiveness and aggression.
He wasn't in the wrong. He just reseeded and was on his lawn probably without permission. Funniest shit though is the most Australian thing to do. Even proceeds to address the PM "Mate". Love it.
@Linux Bug laughed my ass off at your comment😂😂😂
He's lucky he's not in India
Stop replying to NAMLAZ it's just what he wants, that being drama.
@NAMLAZ
You too
I think this is how world should look like. He asked they just moved and everyone was happy.
@Michael M. The "yard" was divided by a public footpath. Fair for a tone to assume it was public land, not part of someone's front lawn.
A man made a mistake, someone politely corrected him, and he obliged. Neat, simple, pleasant.
"this is how world should look like"
He's an adult. Why was he in someone's yard uninvited?
In my ideal world, people respect other people’s property rights and don’t even stand on lawns they don’t own without permission to begin with.
Happy? They were okay
But what about my ego bro
Blessed is a country where citizens can do that without fear of being punished!
@John Smith what about sexual assault accusations in the double digits?
@John Smith can say the same thing for a certain recent ex president… only thing is, he’ll do more than a touch!
@tlinkmain I mean I'm sure Obama wouldn't come to your house.
@John Smith Oh I just saw it, my bad. I guess I shouldn't have said that
If a common man did that here in India with any minister, let alone the PM, he would mysteriously disappear.
@Ratish BM didn't know indians use the word "mate"....
Probably UP or Bihar, mate... But nah, we're not that bad. Yet.
I love how he was the one grievanced yet also the one to apologize. A truly courteous gent
Him saying 'sorry' was another way of saying 'thanks, all good'.
Imagine if this was Florida. "Florida man throws Alligator at president for being on his lawn."
@Ship Time doubt youd need the chicken not like sleepy joe is gonna outrun a gator
As a Floridian that’s what I would do. Probably toss some raw chicken first just to make sure the job was done.
The title is misleading. He didn't force them, he just claimed his right because he had reseeded the lawn. Everyone would have done that.
That’s is probably the most nicest man that interrupted a news talk
Most nicest?
This is how normal, balanced people are.
Most nicest?
BBC: Australian man interrupts PM Morrison to say "get off my lawn"
Reality: Australian man politely asks PM Morrison to tell everyone to not step on his lawn as he's just reseeded it
He interrupt the PM, and he did ask him to get off his lawn. What's the issue?
First of all it's a headline, not a transcript.
"Get off my lawn" is a stereotypical suburban comedic catchphrase, like farmers shouting "Get off my land!"
They're poking fun at a silly situation. It's a joke, not meant to be taken literally, and certainly not seriously like so many have!
That was such a civilized and peaceful interaction, not used to seeing that living in the US
@Samuel Lu yeah that sounds about right. I noticed people in America always using their skin color when having a conflict or anything in that matter
@Bora Sed honestly i dont know man, i guess instead of race baiting i would say "playing victim"?
@Samuel Lu what do you call that race baiting ?
It happens often, just not on the news.
@Rambi definitely, but at least they seem much more behaved
I'm very impressed that the PM and crew responded so well. Immediately says okay, acknowledging they are on this dude's lawn, and backs up. In the US, the PM (or whoever) would have been all stuck up about it, and the homeowner would have started to yell, and threaten to call the cops, and then he would have ended up getting arrested for some bullshit.
Salute to this guy, Always protect what is important to you🙏✨
And the best part is that life moved on with nobody being offended.
@Johnson Supreme happens everywhere
this is Australia not india
The only harmed people are the one in the TheXvid comments lol
@John Martinez *_"you sound quite offended"_* seems like you are projecting, perhaps choosing to be offended?
Mate I'm unoffendable. Our society is increasingly loosing it immunity to offense givers due to a lack of nurturing values such as love, compassion, kindness..etc. People are all to ready to allow others to manipulate & control them with speech into relinquishing their joy & love for life, with the exception of speech as provisioned in law that threatens or incites violence, for which we should have zero tolerance.Would you agree?
@veganath The irony is that you sound quite offended. Always the people whining about people being "offended" who are the most offended on the inside.
I can't imagine myself doing the same thing in my country
Wow, beautiful democracy ❤️ In Bangladesh, we are even afraid of criticizing the PM on social media or we will be thrown to jail.
This was just a nice peaceful interaction between 2 Aussies
Doesn’t matter it was the PM, he just wanted his lawn to be clear and they were fine with it
Hahahah, hats off to the Aussie PM, shows real respect to his subject.
If an Indian had done this to our PM, he'd not live to see this video go on TheXvid.
'his subject'? - yeah, we don't use that language in Australia.
Actually he won't even get the chance to say that to PM. Plus he might lose the House 🤣
You gotta understand that grass is never that green in Australia, that man put hours into that so he’s not at all unreasonable
@green house same was my ex
@Brett Symons bro it’s not called Anzac cove for nothing.
Yep. You got that right
@VM didn't know not didn't knew
If this would have happened in India, this house would have been declared illegal the very next day and municipal bulldozer would have run over it🤣🤣
@ROAAM : Ruminations of an Absurd Mind lol. Are you watching too much Bollywood movies? Where are you from dude?
this has happen with many common people n celebrities also.... u dont say a word about politicians in india unless u urself has a family member in political party ... or some goverment official ..... otherwise u will gone nextday
And media will say he has links with Pakistan . And paid by foreign antination forces to say so to the PM
Plot twist:
When he said: ,,sorry mate" he talked to his lawn
Makes sense to me. The owner was polite and in the right. It's amazing how entitled and thoughtless others can get. And good for the politician for agreeing right away.
this moment is priceless, what a legend
I also appreciate the fact that the prime minister immediately tells everyone to step back without question or hesitation.
Because the guy would have kicked the cowards ass! 😎
@timber72 many people would say its extremely self serving ro have good manners, because people become easier to deal with
@Aiden Harper They don't have better manners. They're simply self-serving.
@wassollderscheiss33 Until Covid.
That’s the most respectable thing I’ve ever seen someone do
The hero we never knew we needed 😂
That’s the Aussie way of saying “understandable, have a good day”
This feels like a scene from The Office, especially with the zoom ins and everything
I like this clip because it's such an Aussie thing to do. He doesn't care it's the prime minister.
@l am Smiley okok
@Devanshu Sehgal he knew who it was. He was as respectful as he needed to be, but was to the point. It was his property and the PM and media need to respect that.
@l am Smiley He didn't know it was the prime minister or he would've been more respectful.
@Devanshu Sehgal he knew exactly who it was, why would that change anything?
This is damn awesome 😆 The PM complying and asking everyone to do the same 😆
that's the normal human behavior when someone asks for his right and the other respects it without questioning. love the clip actually
That's a real democracy
A common man rights
Love how the reporters just assume no one will listen to this guy because the media owns everyone's lawn. Took the prime minister telling them TWICE to listen.
You can tell you're living in a healthy democracy when this happens lol
10 months later......words that didn't age well
lol this comment did not age well
The irony of that now
This aged so poorly
Ok but imagine u wake up to a press conference going on right on ur lawn 😂 he reacted pretty chill
The PM actually responded quite good.
I love this! Haha the PM responded like a champ aswell lol
The title and description are hilarious in light of how civil the whole thing actually was
Bait
wife: who was on the grass this time honey?
guy: that prime minister guy
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He is not your guy, friend
@onizuka22 when housing and rental shortages are in the news you would
Damnnn
😅
Government should get off everyone's lawn, especially in Australia.
As an American, if this was one of us it would be over the stupidest thing just to get on television. This was so simply and easily resolved.
This is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂 anywhere else in the world they would be gitty and star struck to see a PM or President outside your home. You gotta love the down to earth Aussies culture!!! Doesn't matter who it is, PM or the President; bottom line show respect to people and their property. 👍👍👍👍
I need 10 percent of his confidence in my life
This is what one man can do… imagine if we all stood up to them?
Good to live in a country where you can tell the country's leader to "get off your lawn" and not get thrown in prison for the rest of your life.
I love how he calls the PM “mate” hahaha
I love the way the Aussie bloke came out and told the highest office holder in the land to ping off his lawn. He gives him a sorry mate and the thumbs up. That's the way we do it here. And for other countries reviewing this, its not staged. We truly are a free and open society.
I love how he said, "Sorry mate," to the Prime Minister of Australia, like he was just some random guy, lol.
Unlike France u gotta call him Mr President
@KingY2j we didn't always used to be that way... 😭
@ultimex g him being fairly elected is open for debate. Meanwhile this was After he had returned from Hawaii and he was in the middle of a "OH SHIT OH SHIT I GOTTA MARKETING THE FUCK OUTA THIS OR IM DONE SITUATION" all Australians despise this guy the ones who dont are not Australian.
Not right. Fans of Messi and Ronaldo are just insane.
At end he's a public representative, only elected to serve the people.
Yes everyone should be treated politely until things are bad..Genuinely bad...
If you start treating someone as god, especially in case of a politician, then real bad things happen.
Love how civil they are.
The personification of “understandable have a good day”
My favourite part was when the guy said “get off my lawn.”
This is called Real Courage🔥
Most Australian thing is when you get to call the prime minister mate.
@mzone12 gronk greeting
I'm thinking of a certain word starts with 'c' but that's only reserved for very close friends...LOL
He just said “oi mate just reseeded that could you step off it please” and it’s all fine
@Gustav Gesundheit haha, we're kind of like Brits just not so polite
Have to respect that they actually moved when he asked
This man is a legend
Gotta love how the camera turns and zooms to the man like a The Office episode
He is the real Prime Minister of the people, he played it very cool and humbly I respect that man. My salute to that Prime Minister
He was probably watching them on TV when he realized they're on his grass.
“Hey! That’s my lawn…HEY! THATS MY LAWN!”
Hahahahahahaha
I know that feeling!
During Hurricane Harvey aftermath in Texas I turned on the TV to find the US Coast Guard right up the street from me launching boats to go rescue people! (I live a good 1-1/2 hours inland from the Gulf of Mexico.)
Lucky for me, our street didn't flood enough to get water into the house, but other people 2 blocks away (closer to a lake) had water up the stairs almost into the 2nd floor. It *really sucked* if it was a one-story home!!!!
“Oi m8 I think there on me grass”
😊
me when i do my presentation in zoom and suddenly mom barged in and told me to keep quiet and dont be loud
The PM's reaction is great though.
Respect to Morrison.
Homeowner does a polite intervention. Well done.
Media and the politicians definitely sent a message by their lack of concern for his property though.
This is truly a great thing to see. An Aussie who is comfortable calling the prime Minister "Mate". A citizen who can rightfully interrupt the Prime Minister's ad hoc press conference, without being harassed or arrested by the Prime Minister's body guards. A Prime Minister who is humble enough to recognise that he was in the wrong and immediately correct his actions. And all of this done without hubris, without embarrassment, without confrontation or argument, and with a minimum of fuss and bother. If only all official and unofficial interactions could be conducted in a similar manner.
@No One One and then in English >
@firstnameselfies at home and sending it to police
Welcome in the Western world my friend.
@firstname based
@Scott Collingwood No mask = beaten then arrested. Seems reasonable...
What an amazing democracy.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 what a legend
Finally, a get off my lawn comment I can support whole heartedly.
Atleast the guy was polite enough to ask them to get off his lawn. Even said sorry after that. 👍
I can't believe how polite and respectful these people are, probably because where I'm from none of this exists.
@ThellyThold TheaThellth hnhhhhhahhehhh
Biden effect
That's sad. But it's everywhere now, even Australia. We have had a huge increase in migrants in recent decades who care nothing about our culture. But it's politically incorrect to help them understand because our pride in our sense of equality has been banished replaced with the progressive liberal version of what it means, which I find to be nothing more than closet bigotry. So now they all live in their own suburbs with very limited interactions with the rest of us celebrating their cultural difference. United as one we are no more.
@red rose I guess we had different experiences, I joined the military after HS, used my gi bill for trade school worked up to get my journeymans and now I make a great living. Nothing handed to me all work, didn’t grow up rich either. This country gives you shelter, food and all the technology you could ask for. Sure some people are silver spooned in life but it doesn’t mean you can’t make it.
Malaysia?
That was priceless 🤣
The title of this video quotes the man saying 'get off my lawn' though he never actually said that. This isn't exaggeration its just lying. They should be sued.
That home owner is a legend
PM handled that really well
He never said "get off my lawn"
He said "Can everyone get off the grass please".
Typical bbc bs
He asked
@Hugo Clarke
Let's be clear, you're angry because you clicked on the video looking for a confrontation, but got a civil exchange.
"Get off my internet!" ~ Somebody, probably
This is a true example of democracy 👍🏻
Finally some British state media reporting I can get behind
This makes a lot of sense, the grass is quite ruined when they step on it, I would have asked for them to move lol
This is called democracy !
He was polite and fair. He just re-seeded. He’s right that was rude
@Jack Kenny I’d hope you don’t
@Chicken wing do I care what u say chicken wing?
He wasn't rude. He asked them politely and they were on his property
@Russell Johnson No, I wasnt calling you a qtard. Yeah, my comment was kind of ambiguous.
This would have been my father growing up. He didn’t like people on his green ass lawn😂😂😂
What a legend
He just calls the Pm “mate” and survives
That Australian man could get a lot of money from the BBC by denouncing that he never said something like that, they are leaving him as someone aggressive in front of everyone, and he was as polite as possible
Love that he called the Prime Minister "mate" and got an "all good" back. Australians are brilliant!
@Seltaeb what you smoking?
@Christina P doesnt understand basic aussie government, but wants to comment on it. Must be one of those woke cult members
@DeclaredJeans you know australia literally has concentration camps, right?
I really like the "Yeah, so what?" attitude that Australians have.
As the PM stated, "it is the projects that count." Not the citizens. Strange?
I would like to thank the two people who replied. I watched the video again and heard the reference to the importance of the job's. I miss spoke.
Curious how leaving out context can change the meaning of what people say, huh?
He said, “It’s the projects that provide the jobs.” Then the homeowner interjected and PM continued, trying to retrain his thoughts, “It’s the projects that count.” So it was really about the citizens all along. ☺️
not once does he say "get off my lawn" good job bbc...
Imagine how awkward everyone was😭
That's what Australia is, mate! ❤️🇦🇺
People standing on your newly seeded grass?
Y
Chillout Ravi Shankar.
Americans solve they're problems with guns
@Chris Bulan yeah I don't.. I was born like Christ
Well within his rights as homeowner. PM didn’t seem to mind and apologized. A good laugh for sure. 😁👍🏻
Respect to both of them
"Get off my lawn" -BBC
"Can you please get off my lawn I just reseeded it" -Reality
And we wonder why innocent people end up in the criminal system
I love this guy! Get off my lawn!!!
The way they solved that is how everything should be solved.
😂😂😂😂 dead
yes, with respect and maturity
No. The proper way to solve it is to yell and curse at the guy and stay on his lawn, despite being asking politely to get off. Then, you head to social media (preferably Twitter), and go on a full on rant. I'm right and you're wrong. Now delete your comment and apologize for even posting it, so that I gain more power. I'm way too perfect!
even better if we could just go there and say like: Bruh... and the PM would be like... oh im sorry.
Yes listen to the people if they have point, even they acting like rude.
This made my day. :)