Australia represent.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn_CPrCS8gs[/media]
I don't know a single person who has ever had shrimp cooked on a barbecue
Shrimp on the barbie
all my bloody hate
I've always wanted to go to Australia. The most interesting wildlife I have seen all month is a blue jay. Plus Steve Irwin was always kind of my hero. I wanted to go on adventures like him. I miss that guy.
[QUOTE=Lazer Loop;32777024]I've always wanted to go to Australia. The most interesting wildlife I have seen all month is a blue jay. Plus Steve Irwin was always kind of my hero. I wanted to go on adventures like him. I miss that guy.[/QUOTE]
I went to Australia
it was okay.
I liked the peace and quiet in the suburbs though
[QUOTE=Matrix374;32777034]I went to Australia
it was okay.
I liked the peace and quiet in the suburbs though[/QUOTE]
No to hell with that I'm going exploring.
brb going to get mauled by dingoes.
We actually call shrimps, "prawns."
[QUOTE=Jabberwocky;32777479]We actually call shrimps, "prawns."[/QUOTE]
I'll shoot a pig, but I am not shooting a prawn...
Oh wait what was the question?
I don't think I've ever met someone with the accent every other country thinks we have.
[QUOTE=Eluveitie;32777731]I don't think I've ever met someone with the accent every other country thinks we have.[/QUOTE]
Yep. I hate it when 'Australian' characters are on US shows; they just have an English or slightly warped American accent. We don't sound like that.
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[QUOTE=Lazer Loop;32777024]I've always wanted to go to Australia. The most interesting wildlife I have seen all month is a blue jay. Plus Steve Irwin was always kind of my hero. I wanted to go on adventures like him. I miss that guy.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I think Steve Irwin was disliked by most Australians (at least in my experience).
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Also, we don't really have crazy wildlife everywhere. People mostly live in ports around the main cities, which obviously doesn't have wildlife. Many Australians see their koalas/platypus/wombats/etc. in zoos.
The only exception I can think of is maybe kangaroos, which are frequently in parks near suburbs. I used to live around half an hour from the city of Melbourne, and there were hundreds of kangaroos in a park about 2 minutes from me. I have seen a platypus and wombats in nature, but both of those were whilst camping.
[QUOTE=Eluveitie;32777731]I don't think I've ever met someone with the accent every other country thinks we have.[/QUOTE]They think we sound like New Zealanders and South Africans. But then again I have made fun of Yanks with a red neck accent.
[QUOTE=devotchkade;32777887]Honestly, I think Steve Irwin was disliked by most Australians (at least in my experience).[/QUOTE]
Well, when a man is holding a baby while he's feeding a crocodile, your popularity tends to go down.
[QUOTE=megafat;32778022]Well, when a man is holding a baby while he's feeding a crocodile, your popularity tends to go down.[/QUOTE]
True story.
I also think Australians tend to resent people who play up on that idea that Australians are crazy, crocodile-straddling bogans. Our international reputation didn't exactly benefit from Irwin.
[QUOTE=devotchkade;32777887]Honestly, I think Steve Irwin was disliked by most Australians (at least in my experience).[/QUOTE]
Every person I have ever met fucking loves Steve Irwin. I've even seen him in real life, he's an awesome bloke.
[QUOTE=K1ngo64;32778354]Every person I have ever met fucking loves Steve Irwin. I've even seen him in real life, he's an awesome bloke.[/QUOTE]
He's dead.
I did, too. I'm not talking about whether he was a nice person; I know he was.
Oh by the way, I watched a great movie a couple hours ago called Charlie & Boots. Paul Hogan played the character called Charlie, excellent actor.
Australia is top on my "Countries I want to visit" list.
If you are from Norway, you might want to come in Spring (around this time of year) otherwise you'd melt in the 40+ celsius Summer
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This is what life is like in Summer. The suits are just in case of spiders
[QUOTE=Lazer Loop;32777533]I'll shoot a pig, but I am not shooting a prawn...
Oh wait what was the question?[/QUOTE]
With what? Unless you're a farmer I doubt you'll be shooting pigs
[QUOTE=Super_Poo;32778966]With what? Unless you're a farmer I doubt you'll be shooting pigs[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.darksidecostumes.org/images/district_9%20prawn%20face%202.jpg[/img]
It was a movie quote.
Someone give me a plane ticket.
Australia looks nice and all.
But oh wow, the Internet speeds, bwahahahahah
[QUOTE=nikomo;32779955]Australia looks nice and all.
But oh wow, the Internet speeds, bwahahahahah[/QUOTE]
[img]http://speedtest.net/result/1531861572.png[/img]
What are you talking about?
[QUOTE=K1ngo64;32780144][img]http://speedtest.net/result/1531861572.png[/img]
What are you talking about?[/QUOTE]
Wow, fuck my net.
[IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/1534872817.png[/IMG]
[img]http://www.speedtest.net/result/1534922888.png[/img]
I can't wait for fibre.
Americans know what prawns are. I don't see why they had to call it a shrimp if it was a prawn.
And this is exactly like that bloody California ad.
[QUOTE=devotchkade;32777887]Yep. I hate it when 'Australian' characters are on US shows; they just have an English or slightly warped American accent. We don't sound like that.
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Honestly, I think Steve Irwin was disliked by most Australians (at least in my experience).
[editline]14th October 2011[/editline]
Also, we don't really have crazy wildlife everywhere. People mostly live in ports around the main cities, which obviously doesn't have wildlife. Many Australians see their koalas/platypus/wombats/etc. in zoos.
The only exception I can think of is maybe kangaroos, which are frequently in parks near suburbs. I used to live around half an hour from the city of Melbourne, and there were hundreds of kangaroos in a park about 2 minutes from me. I have seen a platypus and wombats in nature, but both of those were whilst camping.[/QUOTE]
I guess the reason why I liked Steve Irwin is because he was always "that cool Australian guy." I guess over there he is just "that jackass on TV."
I've never seen a Kangaroo ever. I don't want to go to a zoo I actually want to go out and see one out in the wild. My entire intention of going there is probably just to see things like that. I mean I would be a tourist after all so it would be like:
See the city
Go on a tour and look for animals
Buy a hat and a knife
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