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notwhelmed reply
An entree is a starter, not a main course.
Aussies are fairly self deprecating.
Being asked hows it going isnt really asking how its going, its just a way of saying hi.
Too easy is a response to say we will do it, its not necessarily easy.
You will likely be given a nickname.
Regions have different names for the same foods and can get very snippy about it - ie parma/parmi, potato cake, potato scallop
Ordering beer is slightly different state to state.

notwhelmed reply
An entree is a starter, not a main course.
Aussies are fairly self deprecating.
Being asked hows it going isnt really asking how its going, its just a way of saying hi.
Too easy is a response to say we will do it, its not necessarily easy.
You will likely be given a nickname.
Regions have different names for the same foods and can get very snippy about it - ie parma/parmi, potato cake, potato scallop
Ordering beer is slightly different state to state.

4L3X95 reply
Australians seem to naturally add inflection to the end of sentences. We're not asking you a question, that's just how we talk.

The_Bad_Man_ reply
Asserting your religion is frowned upon. We don't care about your invented fairy tale. Keep that private.
Never ever tip its incredibly disrespected and insulting unless you actually appreciate the service, even so tip ONLY the person who served you not the business.
Our government is deeply hated.
Not learning the customs and language is a fast track to being distrusted.

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The_Bad_Man_ reply
Asserting your religion is frowned upon. We don't care about your invented fairy tale. Keep that private.
Never ever tip its incredibly disrespected and insulting unless you actually appreciate the service, even so tip ONLY the person who served you not the business.
Our government is deeply hated.
Not learning the customs and language is a fast track to being distrusted.

Brazen78 reply
We swear a lot. Like a lot a lot.
We casually drop the ‘c’ word into conversation without even thinking about it.

brezhnervous reply
We don't do patriotism like America...that level of flag-wavery is deeply unsettling.

notwhelmed reply
An entree is a starter, not a main course.
Aussies are fairly self deprecating.
Being asked hows it going isnt really asking how its going, its just a way of saying hi.
Too easy is a response to say we will do it, its not necessarily easy.
You will likely be given a nickname.
Regions have different names for the same foods and can get very snippy about it - ie parma/parmi, potato cake, potato scallop
Ordering beer is slightly different state to state.

TinosCallingMeOver reply
We don’t really do tipping much, because we have labour laws that make sure people are paid properly by their employers (in theory at least).

rapidbutter69 reply
Sometimes they say "but" to end a sentence, and will be confused if you ask "but what?".

ColdCamel7 reply
We give everybody nicknames. Few people get called by their actual given name. If someone gives you a nickname, it probably means they like you.

bmquietachiever reply
It’s not that unusual to see someone walking around in public spaces such as a shopping centre or city streets barefoot.

billbotbillbot reply
So, so many! I’ll just offer one:
We generally look down…. way down… on what we used to call “skiting”, but is probably more commonly known these days as “boasting”. That cheery self-aggrandising cataloging of one’s achievements and abilities, meant to underline how great one is, that American society seems to actually encourage under the banner of “self confidence”, is usually perceived here as “bragging”, and in general has the opposite effect from that intended by the brag-ee: we roll our eyes and our opinion of them goes down, not up.
Some related phrases admonishing this behaviour you might encounter:
Don’t big-note yourself
Don’t put the dog on
Don’t blow your own trumpet
Don’t be up yourself.

4L3X95 reply
Australians seem to naturally add inflection to the end of sentences. We're not asking you a question, that's just how we talk.

bloodofchrist reply
That Australia is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. I think because of poor media representation, Australia is depicted as a overly majority white place when that’s really only the reality in small towns. Even in small towns I always seem to find at least 1 chinese family running a Chinese takeout and same for Vietnamese hahah.

doublestitch reply
In 1982 cartoonist Gary Larson drew a cartoon of a caveman giving a classroom lecture, pointing to the spikes of a stegasaurus dinosaur tail and calling that the thagomizer "after the late Thag Simmons."
That particular arrangement of tail spikes had no name at the time, so scientists who were fans of Larson unofficially named it the thagomizer.

funny-history-events
A 1631 publication of the Bible caused an uproar when it was discovered that one of the Ten Commandments had been misprinted to read 'Thou shalt commit adultery.'

GeneralMyGeneral reply
In British India there was a little problem with cobras. The obvious solution was to put a bounty on them. The only problem was that the price for each cobra the British were offering was greater than the cost of breeding and raising a cobra. The result was people breeding tons of snakes to claim the bounty. When the government realized what was happening they scrapped the whole program. People raising the now worthless cobras set them loose.
The end result was a big cobra problem.














