G’day, mates, and thanks for stopping by! In this edition of our Things Seen In A Particular Country, we’re visiting Australia, a.k.a. the land where toilet water swirls in the wrong direction and everything (including the weather) just might kill you*. And although earlier we made a similar list on Australian Things, the last time, it was through the lens of the Down Under dwellers. This time, instead, it’s the visitors of the country who shared the unique Aussie things they saw when they were there on this Reddit thread. And wouldn’t you know it - they pointed out some things about Australia even the locals have forgotten about!
Okay, so here’s a preview of all the Aussie things people point out the most often. Number one - everybody seemed to agree that Aussies are super chilled and uber friendly (but like in a good way, not a nosy way). Well, I guess we’d all be happy if we had as many sunny days as they do! Number two - and this is a surprising one - it seems that Australians are pretty hot for beetroots. Yeah, beetroots! Number three - the incredibly stunning nature, the pristine blue skies, the never-ending horizon, beautiful wild animals and birds (99% of which might kill you, remember that). Just reading these people’s descriptions of the beauty they saw while visiting Australia has had our minds painting the most incredible pictures, and now we’re saving up for a trip to eucalyptus land.
Anyhoo, once you’ve read the submissions that came from this epic AskReddit thread, you’ll definitely have enough info to paint your own picture of things in Australia and Australia in things. We bet, though, that you’ll want to schedule a trip down there ASAP - just the same as we felt after reading these! So, scroll down below, check out the submissions, and give your vote to the most incredible Aussie things!
*Fun fact - there have been no registered deaths from spider bites in Australia since 1979.
#41
"All the random big things. Big banana, giant mango, giant prawn, giant kangaroo matilda.
I just thought of another, I knew you drive on the opposite side of the road there, but I did not expect the escalators to be opposite as well. You go up the left side, that was cool."
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#42
Thetford34 said: "The amount of famous Australian actors that have an acting credit in Neighbours and/or Home and Away."
Faze_Elmo1 replied: "My substitute teacher was on Neighbours, I'm convinced that most of the population has been on it."
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#43
"Your crosswalks.
The CLANGA-CLANGA-CLANGA is terrifying the first few times."
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12points
#46
"I thought it would be like walking on the ceiling with the feeling I could fall up into the sky. Sadly I was disappointed. Earth must be flat after all."
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11points
#47
"As a truck driver, the road trains fascinate me, I want to visit and drive one."
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10points
#48
"That they don’t have a thriving film industry yet. So many good actors from there but they all make it big in Hollywood."
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9points
#49
wembley said:
"That it produces great prog metal bands like Twelve Foot Ninja and Caligula’s Horse."
"That it produces great prog metal bands like Twelve Foot Ninja and Caligula’s Horse."
Stompsie replied:
"True!!! Can’t forget Karnivool, TBE, and COG."
"True!!! Can’t forget Karnivool, TBE, and COG."
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8points
