Yes, Australians love their sport. Don’t come between a mullet and his footie, it could get ugly (uglier!). For those who don’t know, the most important thing in Australia is sport – all sport. Just to educate you in case you’re not Aussie, there are lots of types of sporting relief one can [...]
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January 25th, 2010 - 2:37 pm § in Things Australians Love
#20 The Hottest 100
So every year on January 26, all Australians (with a healthy appreciation of music, that is) unite round the BBQ for a fair few hours listening to Triple J (an ABC radio station) counting down the ‘hottest’ 100 tunes from the last year. The Hottest 100, since 1989, has become such a staple in Au[...]
January 25th, 2010 - 2:36 pm § in Things Australians Love
#19 Australia Day
January 26th, for all Aussies, is Australia Day. This day celebrates all things Aussie (has been known to generate some good pissed arguments – what does it celebrate!?) – first landings, first gaol, first settlement, first meat pie eaten, first hottest 100 countdown or the first game of backyar[...]
January 25th, 2010 - 10:55 am § in Things Australians Love
#18 Meat Pies
They are full of fat, gristle, lips & arseholes, jelly and gravy of varying viscosity. Some pies have no structural integrity and will collapse as soon as they are bitten into, causing molten gravy to stream down your hands like lava, resulting in third degree burns and a brown stain on your fre[...]
December 21st, 2009 - 10:28 am § in Things Australians Love
#16 Council Cleanup
My walk from home to the bus stop takes about 10 minutes. This morning it took 25 minutes on account of all the shit strewn over the pavement. It’s both treacherous and a veritable feast of wonderment! Australians love the time when they get to throw out all manner of useless/old crap from their g[...]
December 1st, 2009 - 5:47 pm § in Things Australians Love
#15 The Idea of Surfing
There are countless numbers of Aussies out there who love talking about surfing, but who have absolutely no idea what skill is involved in standing up on a board, let alone standing up on one whilst being thrust forwards by the force of mother-nature. These people love the idea of surfing, and the t[...]
November 11th, 2009 - 10:36 am § in Things Australians Love
#14 Meat raffles
In the blistering heat of a January afternoon in Australia in the beer garden, when the beer goes warm before it comes out of the taps and the flies can barely summon up the energy to hassle you, what better way to pass the time than with a meat raffle? It gets to that point in [...][...]
November 5th, 2009 - 1:46 pm § in Things Australians Love
#13 Utes
According to Aussies there is no better mode of transport/status symbol than the Ute and all agree Utes are beaut! This ingenious Aussie invention was born in the outback due to necessity. The idea for this hybrid truck/car was inspired by a farmer’s wife, Mrs Jones – she was a large lady and h[...]
November 2nd, 2009 - 10:23 am § in Things Australians Love
#12 Melbourne Cup
Ahh yes, Aussies don’t need an excuse for a piss up. Having said that, if there is an excuse, all the better. The Queen’s birthday is a good one. Even if a lot of Aussies are adamant she’s a useless old fart who should move to a council estate in Liverpool (either Liverpool will do) [...][...]