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) [...][...]
October 30th, 2009 - 9:37 am § in Things Australians Love
#11 Doing the Season in Canada
Many young Aussies nearing the end of their two year UK work visa begin to get depressed when contemplating the prospect of heading home to Oz – not because they love living in dreary smelly old London (see ‘Moving to London’ blog) or that they aren’t looking forward to returning to sunshine[...]
October 16th, 2009 - 9:42 pm § in Things Australians Love
#10 Bad Imported TV (invariably North American)
There’s nothing better after a long hard day at the beach than coming home, putting your wife beater on, getting a Low Carb beer and kicking back on the sofa with a nicely packed bong to watch some good TV. It is absolutely impossible to round your day off with the last part of this [...][...]