David, I think you work for the Australian Travel Bureau to share these great
things, and one would have to stay a long time to discover what they all mean!
Smile,
Susan Reishus
USA
Subject: UNIQUE AUSSIES
>
>
>Here are just some of the beliefs that make Aussies unique:
>1. That beer should be served so cold it makes your ears hurt.
>
>2. That it's not a genuine Australian saying, unless it involves a
>paddock, lizard or a rat.
>
>3. That your best friend is "a total bastard," while your worst
enemy is
>"a bit of a bastard."
>
>4. That a hamburger must contain beetroot.
>
>5. That our national character is such that we cry during the first
verse
>of the national anthem, but can't
>remember the words of the rest.
>6. That people with red hair should always be nicknamed "Blue."
>
>7. That every surname, brand name and car spare part must be
shortened to
>the point of incomprehension,
>as in: "If I hadn't stuffed the diff, I'd have taken Blacky to
Maccas."
>
>
>8. That it's not summer until barefoot kids dance a wild corroboree
every
>time they cross the road.
>
>9. That parties, in however grand and well prepared a house is, will
be
>held, cramped and noisy, in the kitchen.
>
>10. That, in beach cricket, the person who hits the ball into the
water
>shall score runs, but also cop social disapproval.
>
>11. That a gum leaf, crushed in the hand, is the best smell ever.
>
>12. That there is no event that can't be improved by the addition of a
>sausage sizzle.
>
>13. That two weeks after a trip to the beach, grains of sand will
suddenly
>and inexplicably appear in your bed.
>
>14. That we invented everything in the world worth inventing, but then
sold
>the patent to the Yanks.
>
>15. That there comes a time in every Australian's life when you
realize that
>Aerogard is far, far worse than the flies.
>
>16. That spreading toast with a black salty spread, with the
appearance of
>axle grease, is widely viewed as a good way to start the day.
>
>17. That it's only money.
>
>18. That kids, upon burying their father in the sand, shall always
give him
>breasts larger than those of their mother.
>
>19. That, on the beach, the thieves are going to be fooled if you hide
your
>car keys inside your sandshoes.
>
>20. That when you are seven years old - and wanting to fly - the Hills
Hoist
>is wasted on washing.
>
>21. That we become more Australian the further away we travel from
home.
David
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