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Men there like mullets. Mullets of all types. No one else likes them but Aussie men and all classes of Aussie men. I can't figure out why but for some reason, Aussie men love the mullet, which is fine, because I like laughing at them so it is a win win situation.
The Chasers War on Everything is one of the best things Aussies have on television. It's a political comedy show that really rips into their politicians.
A bottle of water is 3 dollars.
They aren't called operating hours but trading hours.
And, for some reason, businesses stop "Trading" around 6 pm. I know Aussies love to be slackers but why close a store at 6? What about the after work people? This is true for not only small towns but also big cities like Sydney. I tried going shopping at 7 to find everything closed!
Aussies love to gamble. There are casinos everywhere!!!!! I love to gamble. That's a bad combination.
Flip flips are thongs and thongs are g-strings and g-stings are g-strings.
The Gold Coast is a lot like Florida.
Aussies like to drink. A lot. They drink all the time. Except they don't drink Foster's because that is Australian for shit.
They have tough drinking laws, and given what I said above, I found it a weird paradox. They tax the crap out of drinks. (A 6 pack of beer is between 12-18 dollars) They can pull you over and give you random breathalyser tests (and drug tests for that matter too) and you really can't say no. They have what is essentially a one strike and your out policy too. Weird huh?
Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
They eat a lot of fish and chips. and sometimes Kangaroo.
And a lot of (bad) Asian food.
East Coast Aussies hate Aborigines.
The Outback ones tend to have more understanding.
Aborigines got the shaft worse than natives in North America.
Someone from Queensland is called a banana bender. Someone from New South Wales is called a cockroach.
Castle, a movie about red neck Aussies, is a must must see.
Perth is the other side of the world to most Aussies and everyone wants to go there.
If you get pulled over in Australia, you get out of the car and go over and chat with the police. They don't come to you, nor will the shoot you the second you step out of the vehicle. The exact opposite from the states. Be warned- stay in your car here. Over there, the cops take it as an insult!
Don't insult rugby or cricket.
When it's all said and done, Australia is just like America and hence, I was a little disappointed.
Western Australia is the place I pictured OZ to be- outback, cool cities, and endless deserted beaches. Australia has over 36,000 km of coast line.
Aussies are still some of the nicest people I have meet while traveling. Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
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