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Jun 29th, 2004 at 3:02pm

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These questions about Australia were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and obviously the answers came from a fellow Aussie. (between brackets the country where the question was coming from)

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1. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
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2. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the streets? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
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3. Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney. Can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water with you.
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4. Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
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5. Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed porpoise (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.
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6. Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
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7. Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific, which does not...... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked!
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8. Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face South and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send you the rest of the directions.
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9. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
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10. Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tria is that quaint little country bordering Ger-ma-ny, which is.... oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked!
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11. Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink !
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12. Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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13. Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?
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14. Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
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15. Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: only at Christmas.
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16. Q: Are there killer bees in Australia? (Germany)
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them !
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17. Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is illegal.
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18. Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
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19. Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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20. Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
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21. Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
 

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Reply #1 - Jun 30th, 2004 at 6:18am

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LOL!  Grin   Grin   Grin

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Reply #2 - Jun 30th, 2004 at 12:12pm

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heehee! I came back to the UK from Oz 3 years ago, and now practically all of my school think i'm an Aussie! I mean, sure, i have a wierd accent and i think Kangaroos are deadly boxers, but they wont get it that i was born in the UK! Ahhh, stuff them.
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PS. when i came back i was hell popular cos i was an "Aussie", which was annoying, cos i hate being popular!
 

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Reply #3 - Jun 30th, 2004 at 1:56pm

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Odd when I moved back from Aus to the UK no-one could understand me (not even my grandparents), and despised me. Obviously this was before Kylie and Neighbours etc Wink
 

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Reply #4 - Jun 30th, 2004 at 6:59pm

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Reply #5 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 3:35am

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Reply #6 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 11:15am

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Odd when I moved back from Aus to the UK no-one could understand me (not even my grandparents), and despised me. Obviously this was before Kylie and Neighbours etc 

Hhhmmm. Well, are you twelve years old?
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PS. Yeah, you heard correctly, i cant stand being popular cos if you make 1 mistake then everyone hates you. better to have everyone hate you from the beginning Wink
 

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Err no!!! I said BEFORE Kylie or Neighbours. I was living out there nearly quarter of a century ago....
 

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Reply #8 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 1:39pm

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OOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! oops. sorry.
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Reply #9 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 3:14pm

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Hi Ozzy...!
Definately the funniest thing this week...!
...I bet our Congo knew all the answers... Wink...!
(...probably wrote them...)... 8)...!

LOL...!

Cheers all... Grin...!

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I've copied the text into my "Laugh a Minute" Folder... Grin...!
LOL...!

Our  Australian cousins are a real fun characters, with a dry sense of humour... Grin...!
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Paul lets not get into any of your Antipodean fantasies Wink
 

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DID YOU KNOW THAT?????

When Europeans first came to Austrialia they asked the abersomeinerothers (native people) what do you call that thing? pointing at...

the abersomeinerother responded, Kangeroo, which means, "i dont understand"
 

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I knew that. I also know that the australian natives are called aboriginals. Wink
 

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DID YOU KNOW THAT?????

When Europeans first came to Austrialia they asked the abersomeinerothers (native people) what do you call that thing? pointing at...

the abersomeinerother responded, Kangeroo, which means, "i dont understand"


Yeah I knew that. Though I think the natives are "Aborigines". Nice one Ozzy  Grin
 

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I knew that. I also know that the australian natives are called aboriginals. Wink


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...aboriginals also appear at the bottom of your bed in the middle of the night...when you are 4 years old... Shocked...!
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