you know youre an aussie when...

catefrances

1. you know the meaning of the word "girt"

2.you believe stubbies can either be worn or drunk.

3. you think it's normal to have a leader called kevin

4.youve made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden

5. when you hear that an american "roots for his team" you wonder how often and with whom

6.you pronounce melbourne as "mel-bin" hi jeanie.

7.you believe the "l" in australia is optional

8.you call your best friend a "total bastard" but someone you really, truly despise is just " a bit of a bastard"

9.you understand that "wagga wagga" can be abbreviated to wagga but "woy woy" can't be called woy

10. you believe all famous kiwis are actually australian until they stuff up, at which point they again become kiwis

11. hamburger. beetroot. of course

12. you know that by law certain words must be shouted during any rendition of the angels' song am i ever gonna see your face again

13. you believe as an article of faith that the confection known as the wagon wheel has become smaller with every passing year

14. you're secretly proud of our killer wildlife

15. you know its not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle

16. your biggest family argument over summer concerned the rules of beach cricket

17.you know whats its like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your nose

18.you understand that "you" has a plural and that its "youse"

19.when returning home from overrseas you expect to brutally strip searched by customs...just in case youre trying to sneak in fruit.

20.you understand that all train timetables are works of fiction.

21.when working in a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer up an excuse when ordering low alcohol beer

22.you know that whatever the tourst books say that NO ONE says "cobber"

23. you pronounce penrith as "pen-riff"

24. you can translate: "dazza and shazza played acca dacca on the way to maccas"

Jeanie

You forgot, it's Syd-a-lee

Oh and we still say cobber!

catefrances

Jeanie wrote:

You forgot, it's Syd-a-lee

Oh and we still say cobber!

i havent said "cobber" since i used to buy 20c worth of mixed lollies at tom's shop on the way to school in the mid 70s.

Hinny

catefrances wrote:

22.you know that whatever the tourst books say that NO ONE says "cobber"

The other ones are all fine, but I don't get this one.

For the record, if I'm heading out to grab a burger, I have a tendency to bring me own slice of beetroot, just in case they don't put 'em in.

catefrances

Hinny wrote:

The other ones are all fine, but I don't get this one.

For the record, if I'm heading out to grab a burger, I have a tendency to bring me own slice of beetroot, just in case they don't put 'em in.

i didnt get it either.

Jeanie

catefrances wrote:

i havent said "cobber" since i used to buy 20c worth of mixed lollies at tom's shop on the way to school in the mid 70s.

You couldn't buy ONE for 20c now!

It's a bit of a favorite in our family. "How ya goin cobber?"
A bit like, "G'day Joe, whaddya know?"

catefrances

Jeanie wrote:

You couldn't buy ONE for 20c now!

It's a bit of a favorite in our family. "How ya goin cobber?"
A bit like, "G'day Joe, whaddya know?"

victorians are just plain weird.

Jeanie

catefrances wrote:

victorians are just plain weird.

haha! This from a sheila that comes from the state that has a giant gay mardi gras once a year and a strange way of playing footy!

Anon

you know you're an aussie when you keep a bucket in your shower to save water!

and

you know you're an aussie when your favorite band plays 12 shows in one tour

illegal pants

ok a little O/T...

why are soft serves not 30c anymore? i know this changed awhile back but...

i'm not over it yet :(

Hitch-Hiker

catefrances wrote:

13. you believe as an article of faith that the confection known as the wagon wheel has become smaller with every passing year

18.you understand that "you" has a plural and that its "youse"

20.you understand that all train timetables are works of fiction.

21.when working in a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer up an excuse when ordering low alcohol beer

These also apply to Irish

pjfan31

illegal_pants wrote:

ok a little O/T...

why are soft serves not 30c anymore? i know this changed awhile back but...

i'm not over it yet :(

I have been to maccas and said "a 30c cone please" and they have said "ok that will be 50c" I'm like "what the fuck its a 30c cone?"

I like the list it is good. and Yes I am secretly proud of our deadly natives

Jeanie

Any of the following apply to you...

You go to 24hr Christmas shopping at Chaddy even though there's no parking and you don't intend on buying anything

You take your boyfriend/girlfriend to Sky High for more than "just the view"

You are wrapped that Zone 3 has been removed

You have stumbled out of the 'Wheelers' or the 'Hallam'

Every time you drive down Springvale Rd passing Nunawading station... the train happens to be crossing

You know the whereabouts of Ramsay Street

You stuffed up in year 12 and ended up in Swinburne Uni Lilydale

You stuffed up even worse in year 12 and ended up in Holmesglen Tafe

When you grow up... you want to live in 'inner city East'

You dress better then your friends (from the west) i.e. they still wear flares

Anything on the other side of the Westgate Bridge is a hike

You or someone you know has chucked up on the Sth Eastern or Eastern freeway on the way home from clubbing

You were not surprised by the riots at Noble Park Maccas

Springvale Rd is no more then 10 minutes from your house

You haven't been to Fountain Gate since Krispy Kremes became available everywhere

You exit at Toorak Rd and NEVER use etag

You refuse to accept that the 'derros' from Cranbourne are Eastsiders

You are paranoid and wind up your windows and lock your doors once you get into the slums (westside)

You go to Burwood Kmart at 1am coz you're bored or coz you can

You've played ball at Dandenong/Kilsyth basketball stadium for your school/friends/local team

You know what Wobbies World is

Before you got your own DVD burner... you bought all your movies/games from the ethnic blokes at Caribbean Market

Being stuck in ridiculous peek hour traffic doesn't phase you

You go to Eastland shopping centre as an absolute last resort

Even as an absolute last resort.. you do not go to Dandy Plaza

You went to underage 'dance parties' at Jooce, Stylus, East 93, Moorabbin Town hall, Dandenong Town hall, Clayton Town hall

You're glad Ozone was built on top of the 'old bus stop'.. this nearly wiped out the 'Bus stop gangsters'

You've had a bbq/birthday/drink up at Jells/Burden park

You have been to Caribbean Rollerama.. to roller blade of course (roller skates are for dweebs)

You catch the Lilydale/Cranbourne line and seem to travel back in time

You just wana slap the emos around at Ringwood Station

You go for coffee with friends at Shine (Upstairs) at Glenny even though it's as noisy as hell and there's no chance of understanding what the person sitting next to you is saying

You then go for coffee at Airstream and it's just as loud

You're happy to pay $50+ for a cab home from town

You have caught the Lilydale/Belgrave line and were either bashed, followed, sworn at or creeped out by some wierdo sitting way too close

You don't slow down at Eastlink Roadworks unless there's a guy holding a 'SLOW' sign

You have fought off chucking your guts on the Nightrider home

You've enjoyed a movie in that kickass colosseum-style room at the Rivoli in Cambo

You played netball or softball at Jells Park and remember when there were only outdoor courts

You went to watch movies at Pinewood because all movies cost $3 but don't admit it

You've chucked a hissy fit at some poor kid who works at Nunawading Maccas cos their soft serve machine is broken... again

You've laughed at one of the following:

*Hung Phat Auto Repairs on the Pakenham/ Cranbourne line
*Phuc Dat Butcher in Springvale
*Hung Long Video on Whitehorse Rd Box Hill
*Poo Ping Palace in Dingley
*Keith Fagg Tiles in Kilsyth
*Sha Tin Chinese take away at Heathmont shops

You've been to Donnie Pancake Parlour.. and think the radio ads for it at night with the stoners is retarded

You know the 'real' names of Eastland (Beastland), Knox (Pox), Ozone (Hoe zone)

You are not surprised to find a Club X store right next to Baby Co. in Baysy

You don't find it confusing driving through 5 ways (Princess Hwy, Springvale Rd, Police Rd, Centre Rd intersection)

You know that the 16 year olds around Ringwood/Dandy only had babies to get the baby bonus.

catefrances

Jeanie wrote:

Any of the following apply to you...

only in melbourne. though totally applicable to various suburban areas in other cities around oz

Jeanie

catefrances wrote:

only in melbourne. though totally applicable to various suburban areas in other cities around oz

haha! Well I was pissing myself laughing at just how many I knew.
It's definitely an Eastern suburbs thing!

pineapplesandwaves

Similarly,

YOU KNOW YOU'VE STUDIED ABROAD IN AUSTRALIA WHEN:

Regardless of the problem/issue at hand, you always say "No worries, mate"

You consider TimTams a food group

You end every other sentence with mate

You get disappointed to find there's no beet root on your hamburger

You say "Put another prawn on the barbie" (not shrimp!)

You consider cockroaches pets in need of love and heaps of bugspray

You refer to football as soccer

You feel completely comfortable wearing thongs in a bar/pub/club

You still drink ungodly amounts of cheap champagne pretending it's passion pop (a.k.a. 2buck chuck)

You miss having the option of full flush and half flush toilets

You’ve tried Vegemite, but only once, never again!

You no longer consider a word with 6 or more vowels odd (Woolloomooloo)

You know what a thong really is

You know that Hungry Jacks and Burger King is the same thing, only Hungry Jacks is better!

You know what the term footy refers to

You have the tendency to end all words/names with -o or -ie (Davo, Tomo, aussie, mozzie, breakkie)

You still say "tom-ah-toe" instead of "tom-ay-toe"

You know that saying "I'll go root with/for you at the 'footy' game" usually has unpredicted consequences

You complain if you have more than 2 hours of class a day

You know the correct word for mayonaise is maayo, not maeyo

You consider a three letter word too long

You know that tomato sauce is really another word for ketchup

You get angry when the final exams aren't worth 1/2 your grade (so much for slacking during term)

You coordinate your weekends so you don't have to buy more than a "one day pass" for the bus

You for some reason consider belts under your boobs fashion

You know the difference between AFL, Union and League

You still don't get Cricket (but went anyway cos of the beer)

You enter McDonalds and wonder why there’s no McCafe

You know the expression "Onya" and use it correctly

You consider everyone to be your mate

You have travelled more across Australia than the US/Canada

You line dry your laundry to save money

You say thank you to the bus driver when departing

You get violent around dinner time if the peanut butter/nutella is in limited supply

You consider $12 for a 4 litre-goon standard

You've surfed or perhaps in most cases helplessly paddled around

You engage in profound conversations with the checkout guy/girl at your local supermarket

You consider Sundays and Mondays proper party nights (hell any week night for that matter)

You have encountered spiders the size of a small dinner plate - and lived to tell the tale!

You have eaten meat pie (@ Harry’s if you studied in Sydney)

You walk into a shop and before the shop assistant has said anything you ask "How ya goin?"

You have - or know someone who has - used an empty goon bag, blown up, as a pillow

You say "Take it easy" in the most irrelevant situations

You know that XXXX/Four EX is not porn rating

You say tea instead of dinner

You’re suffering from severe withdrawal syndromes due to the absence of booze cruises

You start a discussion or conversation with "I reckon..."

You know what the term "It's happening at the Gabba" means (if you studied in Brissie that is)

You miss watching Ready Steady Cook / Deal or No Deal / Neighbours / Big Brother and Thank God You’re Here

You know that Tasmania isn't considered to really be a part of Australia

You still say sunnies

You keep using the expression "Whatta?"

You get confused when entering a hotel only to find it’s actually a hotel, not a bar or a club or a pub

You have snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef and/or found Nemo

The tropical birds. At first you found it rather romantic to wake up to exotic birds chirping, however a couple of weeks later you were starting to wish you’d brought a shotgun

catefrances

I'll Ride The Wave wrote:

Similarly,

YOU KNOW YOU'VE STUDIED ABROAD IN AUSTRALIA WHEN:

Regardless of the problem/issue at hand, you always say "No worries, mate"

You consider TimTams a food group

You end every other sentence with mate

You get disappointed to find there's no beet root on your hamburger

You say "Put another prawn on the barbie" (not shrimp!)

You consider cockroaches pets in need of love and heaps of bugspray

You refer to football as soccer

You feel completely comfortable wearing thongs in a bar/pub/club

You still drink ungodly amounts of cheap champagne pretending it's passion pop (a.k.a. 2buck chuck)

You miss having the option of full flush and half flush toilets

You’ve tried Vegemite, but only once, never again!

You no longer consider a word with 6 or more vowels odd (Woolloomooloo)

You know what a thong really is

You know that Hungry Jacks and Burger King is the same thing, only Hungry Jacks is better!

You know what the term footy refers to

You have the tendency to end all words/names with -o or -ie (Davo, Tomo, aussie, mozzie, breakkie)

You still say "tom-ah-toe" instead of "tom-ay-toe"

You know that saying "I'll go root with/for you at the 'footy' game" usually has unpredicted consequences

You complain if you have more than 2 hours of class a day

You know the correct word for mayonaise is maayo, not maeyo

You consider a three letter word too long

You know that tomato sauce is really another word for ketchup

You get angry when the final exams aren't worth 1/2 your grade (so much for slacking during term)

You coordinate your weekends so you don't have to buy more than a "one day pass" for the bus

You for some reason consider belts under your boobs fashion

You know the difference between AFL, Union and League

You still don't get Cricket (but went anyway cos of the beer)

You enter McDonalds and wonder why there’s no McCafe

You know the expression "Onya" and use it correctly

You consider everyone to be your mate

You have travelled more across Australia than the US/Canada

You line dry your laundry to save money

You say thank you to the bus driver when departing

You get violent around dinner time if the peanut butter/nutella is in limited supply

You consider $12 for a 4 litre-goon standard

You've surfed or perhaps in most cases helplessly paddled around

You engage in profound conversations with the checkout guy/girl at your local supermarket

You consider Sundays and Mondays proper party nights (hell any week night for that matter)

You have encountered spiders the size of a small dinner plate - and lived to tell the tale!

You have eaten meat pie (@ Harry’s if you studied in Sydney)

You walk into a shop and before the shop assistant has said anything you ask "How ya goin?"

You have - or know someone who has - used an empty goon bag, blown up, as a pillow

You say "Take it easy" in the most irrelevant situations

You know that XXXX/Four EX is not porn rating

You say tea instead of dinner

You’re suffering from severe withdrawal syndromes due to the absence of booze cruises

You start a discussion or conversation with "I reckon..."

You know what the term "It's happening at the Gabba" means (if you studied in Brissie that is)

You miss watching Ready Steady Cook / Deal or No Deal / Neighbours / Big Brother and Thank God You’re Here

You know that Tasmania isn't considered to really be a part of Australia

You still say sunnies

You keep using the expression "Whatta?"

You get confused when entering a hotel only to find it’s actually a hotel, not a bar or a club or a pub

You have snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef and/or found Nemo

The tropical birds. At first you found it rather romantic to wake up to exotic birds chirping, however a couple of weeks later you were starting to wish you’d brought a shotgun

brilliant mate just brilliant.

pjfan31

I'll Ride The Wave wrote:

Similarly,

YOU KNOW YOU'VE STUDIED ABROAD IN AUSTRALIA WHEN:

Regardless of the problem/issue at hand, you always say "No worries, mate"

You consider TimTams a food group

You end every other sentence with mate

You get disappointed to find there's no beet root on your hamburger

You say "Put another prawn on the barbie" (not shrimp!)

You consider cockroaches pets in need of love and heaps of bugspray

You refer to football as soccer

You feel completely comfortable wearing thongs in a bar/pub/club

You still drink ungodly amounts of cheap champagne pretending it's passion pop (a.k.a. 2buck chuck)

You miss having the option of full flush and half flush toilets

You’ve tried Vegemite, but only once, never again!

You no longer consider a word with 6 or more vowels odd (Woolloomooloo)

You know what a thong really is

You know that Hungry Jacks and Burger King is the same thing, only Hungry Jacks is better!

You know what the term footy refers to

You have the tendency to end all words/names with -o or -ie (Davo, Tomo, aussie, mozzie, breakkie)

You still say "tom-ah-toe" instead of "tom-ay-toe"

You know that saying "I'll go root with/for you at the 'footy' game" usually has unpredicted consequences

You complain if you have more than 2 hours of class a day

You know the correct word for mayonaise is maayo, not maeyo

You consider a three letter word too long

You know that tomato sauce is really another word for ketchup

You get angry when the final exams aren't worth 1/2 your grade (so much for slacking during term)

You coordinate your weekends so you don't have to buy more than a "one day pass" for the bus

You for some reason consider belts under your boobs fashion

You know the difference between AFL, Union and League

You still don't get Cricket (but went anyway cos of the beer)

You enter McDonalds and wonder why there’s no McCafe

You know the expression "Onya" and use it correctly

You consider everyone to be your mate

You have travelled more across Australia than the US/Canada

You line dry your laundry to save money

You say thank you to the bus driver when departing

You get violent around dinner time if the peanut butter/nutella is in limited supply

You consider $12 for a 4 litre-goon standard

You've surfed or perhaps in most cases helplessly paddled around

You engage in profound conversations with the checkout guy/girl at your local supermarket

You consider Sundays and Mondays proper party nights (hell any week night for that matter)

You have encountered spiders the size of a small dinner plate - and lived to tell the tale!

You have eaten meat pie (@ Harry’s if you studied in Sydney)

You walk into a shop and before the shop assistant has said anything you ask "How ya goin?"

You have - or know someone who has - used an empty goon bag, blown up, as a pillow

You say "Take it easy" in the most irrelevant situations

You know that XXXX/Four EX is not porn rating

You say tea instead of dinner

You’re suffering from severe withdrawal syndromes due to the absence of booze cruises

You start a discussion or conversation with "I reckon..."

You know what the term "It's happening at the Gabba" means (if you studied in Brissie that is)

You miss watching Ready Steady Cook / Deal or No Deal / Neighbours / Big Brother and Thank God You’re Here

You know that Tasmania isn't considered to really be a part of Australia

You still say sunnies

You keep using the expression "Whatta?"

You get confused when entering a hotel only to find it’s actually a hotel, not a bar or a club or a pub

You have snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef and/or found Nemo

The tropical birds. At first you found it rather romantic to wake up to exotic birds chirping, however a couple of weeks later you were starting to wish you’d brought a shotgun

That is bloody descent. Well done. You would have no trouble passing our citizen test.

illegal pants

I'll Ride The Wave wrote:

Similarly, You still don't get Cricket (but went anyway cos of the beer)

hehehe good work!

Hinny

catefrances wrote:

21.when working in a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer up an excuse when ordering low alcohol beer

It's not just low alcohol beer anymore. It's also for low carb beers.

Pure Blonde? Oh puhleese.

catefrances

Hinny wrote:

It's not just low alcohol beer anymore. It's also for low carb beers.

Pure Blonde? Oh puhleese.

ha ha frou frou beers. just give me a scotch thanks. and dont even think about putting a straw in it.

Jeanie

catefrances wrote:

ha ha frou frou beers. just give me a scotch thanks. and dont even think about putting a straw in it.

pfft! You should all be drinking Bundy anyway!

dunkman

you have a grandparent who was a criminal


you barbecue everything... even ice cream.

South of Seattle

When your favorite athlete is Lleyton Hewitt.

catefrances

dunkman wrote:

you have a grandparent who was a criminal


you barbecue everything... even ice cream.

oh dunk we consider it a badge of honour to have a convict in the family.

dunkman

catefrances wrote:

oh dunk we consider it a badge of honour to have a convict in the family.

which is handy since most of you are

i had a badge of honour once... some fucking Aussie cock stole it though :mad:

catefrances

all apologies.

illegal pants

my grandparents were tobacco farmers in Greece