Here's a small list of things that we have noticed that are different when you live upside down.
- TV its rubbish and they get English shows about 5 months later than in England
- Vegemite its not the same or as nice as Marmite!
- They have weather, its not always rain.
- Things are upside down.
- Gardens are not gardens they are mines for you to dig rocks out of.
- Flip Flops are called thongs.
- We are pommies and Ozzies hate when we mention that we own things or invented things they call stupid names like football being soccer
- Cars are different lots of 4WD cars and they all have different names out here! Most cars are 'utes', basically a car / pick up truck mix with a supercharged V8.
- Car Parking spaces are bigger.
- It takes AGES to get anywhere.
- There is no primark and we dont like that.
- Meat is a lot cheaper but veggies are more expensive.
- Australians are passionate about buying Ozzie grown/made things.
- There aren't kangaroos everywhere but there are ants!
- Birds are much more colourful.
- Only aboriginals are allowed to play didgeridoos otherwise its offensive.
- Ozzies dont get the jist of things they get the gist?
- Bushfires make life smell like bonfire night constantly.
- You have to work in 40degree heats!
- BBQ's are a normal way of cooking/life and not an exciting event.
- Things are always trying to kill or bite you.
- Australian wildlife is a bit more exciting than England.
- Seeing a kangaroo in the garden while you eat breakfast is cool.
- Not all Ozzies say G'day or speak with an Ozzie accent like in the fosters adverts.
- Hardly any Ozzies drink fosters.
- An hours drive is a short drive.
- When you live here 16degrees is kinda cold.
- Pommies are the biggest import into Australia!
- Felt pens are called Texters for some reason.
Does One get the feeling that One's relatives are getting just the tiniest bit fed up with upsidedownland? And now that Ripple Bars are to be found, does that not make Ozzieland seem more attractive? Enjoy what you can and ignore the rest.. And Vegemite isn't as salty as that other stuff !
ReplyDeletei'd like to see an Roo in my garden while eating brekkie xx mummy
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