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July 9th, 2009 - 5:10 pm § in Things Australians Love

#4 Bongs

To set themselves up for a long hard hour in the surf, the average Aussie loves nothing more than taking a few long deep chugs on a nicely packed home made bong.  Other developed world cultures enjoy the process of rolling a sculpted joint and the ritual of passing it around, but our friends from [[...]

June 9th, 2009 - 5:10 pm § in Things Australians Love

#3 Bastardising the English Language

There’s nothing Australians like more than bastardising the English language. Some say the Americans also enjoy this particular past time but that’s something for another blog. This phenomenon is officially known as ‘being a lazy bastard’ and has in recent years grown into a term of endearme[...]

June 9th, 2009 - 5:07 pm § in Things Australians Love

#2 Criminal Heroes and Convict Heritage

Some of Australias most enduring and loved heroes are what could be considered criminals. This is born from our love of the underdog and intense hatred of authority; and can be directly linked to our convict past. Australians are immensely proud of their convict heritage and would rather be des[...]

June 9th, 2009 - 5:00 pm § in Things Australians Love

#1 Stealing Ideas & Celebrities

Australians love to steal other countries’ ideas and claim them as their own. They will even apply this rule to people whose link to Australia can be considered tenuous at best. As long as they’re successful, can swim fast or catch a footie they will dub them Australians, but as soon as their su[...]