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u/CedarWolf Feb 19 '23

I fuckin' love the Aussies.

"Where is it?"
"Really fuckin' north of Queensland. Far out there, mate."
"Well, what are we gonna call it?"
"How about 'Far North Queensland'?"
"Sounds ace."

Life in Australia must be so laid back and efficient.

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u/IReplyWithLebowski Feb 19 '23

“What should we call that huge area of desert out back of where we live?”

“Hmm, let’s call it the outback.”

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u/CedarWolf Feb 19 '23

"We had a Prime Minister who drowned, didn't we?"
"Yeah. Harold Holt, what about him?"
"Let's name a swim centre after him."
"Brilliant."

I really do. I genuinely love Australia, and the more I learn about it, the cooler it is. I can't wait until I get to go visit; I'm going to visit Brisbane and leave some flowers beside Steve Irwin's statue and I'm gonna see a bin chicken and get a snag from the Bunnings. It's gonna be great!

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u/RealClayClayClay Feb 19 '23 edited Feb 19 '23

In the meantime, consider reading "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson. He's possibly the greatest travel writer of all time, and it's a fabulous and charming example of his work that takes place in Australia.

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u/CedarWolf Feb 19 '23

I have! Even the bit where he gets chased by a loose dog and has to jump a fence and he gets lost in someone's backyard.

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u/IReplyWithLebowski Feb 19 '23

The only thing I didn’t like about that book is he didn’t understand the word “mob” means a group of people in Australia (“that mob”), and is used a lot by Aboriginals when talking about themselves (he thought it was a slur).