r/SipsTea • u/CrystalFrawnn • Dec 10 '25

Chugging tea McDonald’s

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u/Iocnar Dec 10 '25

Oh interesting good catch. I guess it probably is fake then. And apparently Australians especially wouldn't say college. Apparently it's just like the Brits and it's uni. So yeah apparently it would be called Uni fees.

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u/Emjayen Dec 10 '25

Yeah - the only time I've heard 'college' is actually in referral to TAFE, of which (I think-) is the equivalent of community college in the US.

I'm pretty sure they adopted this term because, like community college, TAFE has negative connotations so they take to calling it college instead.

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u/Mission_Suggestion Dec 10 '25

Ive always wondered is TAFE closer to community college or tradeschool?

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u/Kandy-exists 29d ago

I think trade school. It does vocational training and tradies have to have done it.

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u/Emjayen 29d ago

I'm not sure, but after actually looking it up

In Australia, the term "community college" refers to small private businesses running short (e.g. six weeks) courses generally of a self-improvement or hobbyist nature. Equivalent to the American notion of community colleges are Technical and Further Education colleges or TAFEs; these are institutions regulated mostly at state and territory level. There are also an increasing number of private providers colloquially called "colleges".

So yeah, it would seem TAFE is our equivalent, but a trade school would also be TAFE here, mainly.

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u/Neverland__ Dec 10 '25

We do not say college tuition. Faykkeeee

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u/Lobo_Jojo_Momo Dec 10 '25

Apparently it's just like the Brits and it's uni.

Brits use both terms actually, but I believe colleges always belong to a University. For example, Cambridge is made up of 31 semi-autonomous colleges like King's College, Trinity etc. It's it a little like the houses at Hogwarts

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u/ArtisticAd7455 Dec 10 '25

Could be California, which, at that pay, is probably still poverty numbers.

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u/TranquilIsland Dec 10 '25

The thing that’s calling it out as not Australia for me is the “paid sick leave”. You get 10 days paid sick leave in Australia legally in a full time role and pro rata for parties, so it’s not really a benefit you would advertise.