CONFRONTING AUSSIE STEREOTYPES

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Hey! It me! And I am a proud Aussie, so I thought it would be fun to lightheartedly address/confront some stereotypes and and answer some questions some people might have about us aussies.

DISCLAIMER: THESE ANSWERS ARE TRUE TO WHAT I THINK, NOT NECESSARILY WHAT ALL AUSSIES THINK AND THIS IS NIT MEANT TO OFFEND ANYINE IN THE ANSWERS.

1. A shrimp on a barbie.
I think the fuck not. We might have a PRAWN on the barbie though... but a shrimp... personally I only call it shrimp in dishes like sushi, but these:

 personally I only call it shrimp in dishes like sushi, but these:

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My friends are prawns

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My friends are prawns.

How much bagged wine do you drink? (Sorry I'm getting some off buzzfeed.)
What the fuck is bagged wine?

How bad are you at baseball? (And why do you call it cricket?)
... who said we were bad? We've won heaps. And also... THEY ARE DIFFERENT!

CRICKET bat

BASEBALL bat

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BASEBALL bat

The bat isn't the only difference

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The bat isn't the only difference

Why do you call ketchup tomato sauce?
It's a sauce that is made of tomatoes... why else?

Uhh it's not a pigeon

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Uhh it's not a pigeon. It's a bin chicken. (Australian white ibis)

What is it with you saying no worries instead of you're welcome?
Ok. "Thanks for the food!" "No worries!" It's like we are saying, don't worry about it.

Do tents exist in Australia?
Why wouldn't they?

Which direction is north in Australia?
Umm... maybe the same as the rest of the world

Why is your money colourful?
I have no idea, but what I will say is that if is more convenient than money that is one colour, because you can tell what a note is without even reading it, you don't have to take out the money and dig through it to find a $5 note, you can see the colour.

Also why is it plastic
It's harder to break

Why do you eat kangaroo?
One. Not everyone has, I personally have not tried it. But, if you think about it, it's kinda the same as asking... why do people eat chicken?

Why are your pharmacies called chemists and why don't they sell beer?
Wait do pharmacies/chemists in other countries sell beer? Because that's really really weird. And also we call chemists pharmacies as well, it just depends on the person.

What is k-Mart and why do you talk about it so much?
Kmart is a shop, and it is amazing. That's why we talk about it

Australian girls are really pretty and attractive
Then I mustn't be Australian because  I am uglier than the ugliest blob fish.

Do all aussies know how to do the nutbush?
Well I learnt when I was 7 but not every single person in Australia does know how, but it's freaking iconic. For those who don't know:

Tell me if yoi want part two!!

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