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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘australian humour’
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[...]
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[...]