Americans notice massive culture shock in Australia: ‘This is so creepy’

An American woman has revealed the massive culture shock she suffered after reciting a well-known children’s song in Australia – and the very chilling conclusion she came to afterward.

Texan Tara Lappan, married to an Australian and living Down Under, was singing ‘itsy-bitsy’ spider to her baby with her husband when it struck.

The American used her thumb and index finger to indicate the small spider crawling through the drain pipe.

But when she looked at her husband, he used his thumb and little finger, creating a much larger spider.

“That makes perfect sense as an Australian who lives with huntsman spiders,” she laughed.

“That’s the size of the spiders here,” she said with an uncomfortable look on her face.

Her video quickly went viral and people were quick to respond.

Many correct her wording.

“It’s a sharp, twisty spider here,” many wrote.

But a minority argued that it is ‘itsy bitsy’ where they come from.

Others said they had never had a spider as big as Tara’s husband’s.

“We went from thumb to index finger and formed a diamond shape,” one woman said.

“I’ve been checking my muscle memory here to make sure I wasn’t going crazy,” another agreed.

But others did.

“No, we definitely got our fingers crossed at school,” said one man.

The mother lives in Australia after moving from Texas to be with her partner

Adding: ‘And we called it incy wincy’.

“I remember saying Incy Wincy spin in Australia. And yes, with the big hand climb,” one woman added.

In the video, the mother forgot to include her little fingers, but most people understood what she was referring to.

She made a follow-up video for those who didn’t – explaining how fascinated she is by small cultural differences.

People from New Zealand also chimed in, saying they used big hand movements for the song too.

But everyone could agree that the spiders in Australia are definitely bigger.