Being Australian is about

Green X · 26-01-2007, 04:16 PM

MAAAAAATE!

Being Australian is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for aBelgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.

Oh and...... Only in Australia... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in Australia... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the Way To the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy People can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in Australia... do people order double cheeseburgers,
largeFries and a DIET coke.

Only in Australia... do banks leave both doors open and chain the Pens to the counters

Only in Australia.... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

Only in Australia... do we use answering machines to screen calls and Then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want To talk to in the first place.

Only in Australia... are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.

NOT TO MENTION...3 Aussies die each year testing if a 9v
battery works On their tongue.

142 Aussies were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins
from new shirts.

58 Aussies are injured each year by using sharp knives
instead of screwdrivers.

31 Aussies have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while The fairy lights were plugged in.

8 Aussies had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.

A massive 543 Aussies were admitted to Emergency in the last two years After opening bottles of beer with their teeth.

And finally.... In 2000 eight Aussies cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet

IF YOU'RE PROUD TO BE AUSTRALIAN PASS THIS ON!

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!!!! :evil_laug

XR8-260 · 26-01-2007, 04:20 PM

An interesting and enjoyable read. Happy Australia day!

**Polyal** · 26-01-2007, 04:20 PM

LOL..very funny.

Although your copy and paste skills suck..

MNM96 · 26-01-2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Although your copy and paste skills suck..

Which in itself is very Australian!

**thefargo** · 26-01-2007, 04:22 PM

one south australian lost 4 fingers on his hand by feeling underneath to see if the lawn mower was running.

kenz · 26-01-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by thefargo

one south australian lost 4 fingers on his hand by feeling underneath to see if the lawn mower was running.

he was also blonde right

nugget378 · 26-01-2007, 04:50 PM

Only in Australia... do people order double cheeseburgers,

largeFries

Only in Australia.... do we leave cars worth thousands of

dollars on

the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the

garage.

Ummmm,dont we call them chips not fries,and driveways not drives?
Just seems like its been takem from seppo land and Australia substituted for seppo.

Green X · 26-01-2007, 05:04 PM

"Although your copy and paste skills suck.."

Straight out of the E-mail I was sent LOL

BLDNUT01 · 26-01-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thefargo

one south australian lost 4 fingers on his hand by feeling underneath to see if the lawn mower was running.

Sounds like the bloke i went to school with we were riding our pushies and we told him his tyre was flat so he lent forward and checked while riding priceless

pertuan · 26-01-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nugget378

Only in Australia... do people order double cheeseburgers,

largeFries

Only in Australia.... do we leave cars worth thousands of

dollars on

the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the

garage.

Ummmm,dont we call them chips not fries,and driveways not drives?
Just seems like its been takem from seppo land and Australia substituted for seppo.

Yeah I thought so too. I would have imagined the Australian version would be meat pies instead of cheeseburgers.

flappist · 26-01-2007, 05:51 PM

Yep, it was adapted from a yank one I first saw years ago. The stats are made up the the general idea is still funny.

GXL078 · 26-01-2007, 06:25 PM

I suspect that was copied from the USA, just like WOrking Class Man and> Football, meat pies, Kangaroos etc. As the last time I checked we didnt have pharmacies in supermarkerts.
Or maybe its only in Britian: http://forums.invisionpower.com/lofi...p/t177863.html

GXL078 · 26-01-2007, 09:16 PM

I suspect that was copied from the USA, just like WOrking Class Man and> Football, meat pies, Kangaroos etc. As the last time I checked we didnt have pharmacies in supermarkerts.
Or maybe its only in Britian: http://forums.invisionpower.com/lofi...p/t177863.html

nitroman · 26-01-2007, 09:22 PM

LOL, at least we can laugh at ourselves. Happy Australia day Australia!

Outbackjack · 27-01-2007, 03:04 AM

Being an Australian is about working a 12 hour shift on a public holiday, and being paid for it!!

penrith_panther · 27-01-2007, 04:22 AM

celebrating invasion day?
not me
just another great excuse to have a public holiday imo

XBROO · 27-01-2007, 08:39 AM

Yeah pretty funny would have been better if the content was more to do with Australia, instead of substituting Australia for America. Seen the peom before but had America in it.

robjh80 · 27-01-2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by penrith_panther

celebrating invasion day?
not me
just another great excuse to have a public holiday imo

That would be right, sums it all up really doesn't it.......... "INVASION DAY"..........."Oh but yea, I'll have the day off thanks!!"

Bloody Hyprocrite........"go to work if ya dont like it!!".......

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GXL078 · 27-01-2007, 10:16 PM

Invasion day!!! Invaded by civilisation,that's what . If you dont like it give up your computer and go live in a humpy.

nugget378 · 27-01-2007, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by robjh80

That would be right, sums it all up really doesn't it.......... "INVASION DAY"..........."Oh but yea, I'll have the day off thanks!!"

Bloody Hyprocrite........"go to work if ya dont like it!!".......

:

Hahahah,I wonder,can he tell you to go back to your own country if you dont like it lmao..

uranium_death · 27-01-2007, 11:06 PM

I celebrated Australia Day with 8 beers, shot of vodka and drowning my ice cream in Baileys.

So an average drinking day.

But we played Wii, and I did lots too.

bigduck · 28-01-2007, 12:09 AM

being australian is about suppose to be working a 12 hour shift on australia day and pulling a sickie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

XR Rob · 28-01-2007, 12:11 AM

Heh, yeah this is a funny one... it's all over the Net... just about every English-speaking country out there has done a find/replace and inserted its own name into the same text over the years

gtfpv · 28-01-2007, 12:15 AM

i went to work, like most other australians. anyhow , it would've been offensive if i went somewhere with an australian flag anyway. so i went and made the arab sheiks that own my company a few more 1000 . but hey atleast they employ me so not having a dig at them . just us.

GXL078 · 28-01-2007, 10:02 AM

being Australian is about....copying America at every opportunity,

XR Rob · 28-01-2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by xcgxl

being Australian is about....copying America at every opportunity,

Especially their joke e-mails ;)

XRated · 28-01-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by penrith_panther

celebrating invasion day?
not me
just another great excuse to have a public holiday imo

And this is what Australia has come to; people not embracing it and trying to stop things that we call Australian.

Typical, isn't it? You live here, you're fortunate enough to have some of the best living conditions in the world, you drive an Australian car and your on an Australian forum. So if you don't like it: leave.

GXL078 · 28-01-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by XRated

And this is what Australia has come to; people not embracing it and trying to stop things that we call Australian.

Typical, isn't it? You live here, you're fortunate enough to have some of the best living conditions in the world, you drive an Australian car and your on an Australian forum. So if you don't like it: leave.

I am sick of people talking up this country and saying we have the best living conditions in the world because we don't. There are plenty of better places with lower taxes and less poverty and sensible laws and tougher entry requirements. Too much sun gives you skin cancer you know. My sister owns a house in the richest part of Switzerland, a tax haven called Zug. (pays 3% tax and 1.8% interest on 100 year loan, she also owns two flats in Wimbledon that are POSITIVELY geared) She can't afford to come back to Sydney because it's too expensive to buy a house here.

needfordspeed · 28-01-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xcgxl

I am sick of people talking up this country and saying we have the best living conditions in the world because we don't. There are plenty of better places with lower taxes and less poverty and sensible laws and tougher entry requirements. Too much sun gives you skin cancer you know. My sister owns a house in the richest part of Switzerland, a tax haven called Zug. (pays 3% tax and 1.8% interest on 100 year loan, she also owns two flats in Wimbledon that are POSITIVELY geared) She can't afford to come back to Sydney because it's too expensive to buy a house here.

Yeah but there's no Ford Falcons there, and they don't speak english........................................Aus tralia wins.

Auslandau · 28-01-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xcgxl

I am sick of people talking up this country and saying we have the best living conditions in the world because ....blah blah.

Nothing wrong with talking up, enjoying, being patriotic on where you live? I am sick of people who think they are worse of than everyone else and "I wish I had what ever they've got" mentallity! So when are you leaving? Unlike many other places around the globe..........You are free to leave when ever you like! Yep taxes are too high, sun wrinkles your skin but I am happy......I have a life!

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