101 things that may indicate you are an Aussie
I've marked my 80 or so "accomplishments" in bold.
- Heard a kookaburra in person. (we have them around here often)
- Slept under the stars. (done quite a bit of camping in my time)
- Seen a koala. (even held one)
- Visited Melbourne. (an annual pilgrimage)
- Watched a summer thunderstorm.
- Worn a pair of thongs.
- Been to Uluru (Ayers Rock)
- Visited Cape York.
- Held a snake (at the Snake Temple in KL)
- Sang along with Khe San
- Drank VB.
- Visited Sydney.
- Have seen a shark
- Have used Aussie (and NZ) slang naturally in a conversation.
- Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (Aboriginal)
- Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach (I like them out of newspaper better)
- Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down.
- Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson’s (got an offer to visit her last time I was in Melbourne)
- Slept on an overnight train or bus (slept in the luggage rack on the train to Kalgoorlie)
- Been to Sydney’s Mardi Gras
- Have gone bush-bashing
- Taken a sickie
- Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football. (often)
- Have seen wild camels (both here and in the UAE)
- Gone skinny dipping. (both outback and in Norway)
- Done a Tim Tam Slam.
- Ridden in a tram in Melbourne.
- Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service. (an annual thing)
- Held a wombat.
- Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more
- Seen the Great Australian Bight in person.(from the sea on a cruise)
- Had a really bad sunburn.
- Visited an Aboriginal community.
- Seen a redback spider
- Have watched Paul Hogan.
- Seen Blue Poles in person.
- Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback.
- Eaten Vegemite.
- Thrown a boomerang
- Seen the Kimberleys (from the air).
- Given a hitch-hiker a lift.
- Been to Perth.
- Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters.
- Tried playing a didgeridoo.
- Seen dinosaur footprints.
- Eaten Tim Tams.
- Been to Darwin.
- Touched a kangaroo.(easy to do at Cleland wild life park)
- Visted the Great Barrier Reef.
- Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson.
- Killed a Cane Toad. (ran over it)
- Gone to a drive-in theatre.
- Have read and own books by Australian authors
- Visited Adelaide. (I live there)
- Know the story behind “Eternity”
- Been camping.
- Visited Brisbane.
- Been in an outback pub.
- Know what the term “Waltzing Matilda” actually means.
- Gone whale watching.
- Listened to Slim Dusty.
- Own five or more Australian movies or TV series.
- Sang along to Down Under.
- Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
- Eaten a 4′n’20 pie.
- Surfed at Bondi.
- Watched the cricket on Boxing Day.
- Visited Hobart.
- Eaten kangaroo.
- Seen a quokka.
- Visited Canberra.
- Visited rainforests.
- Used a Victa lawnmower.
- Travelled on a tram in Adelaide.
- Used a Hills hoist
- Visited Kata Tjuta
- Used native Australian plants in cooking.
- Visited the snow
- Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford
- Visited the desert.
- Been water skiing - someone tried to teach me, hopeless case though
- Read The Phantom.
- Visited Parliament House
- Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting.
- Crossed the Nullarbor (on the train)
- Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles.(in the NT)
- Listened to AC/DC.
- Called someone a dag.
- Voted in a Federal Election.
- Have been swimming and stayed between the flags.
- Had a possum in your roof. (and invading our holiday cabin)
- Visited the outback.
- Travelled over corrugated roads.
- Hit a kangaroo while driving
- Been well outside any mobile phone coverage.
- Seen an emu.
- Have woken to the smell of bushfires.
- Subscribed to RRR
- Patted a pure-bred dingo
- Seen the Oils live
1 comment:
Snap - I am 80% Aussie too :)
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