you know your in Australia when...........
Sep 2nd 2007, 10:27 pm
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
You start the engine in the motor 10 minutes before you leave for work to cool the car down as opposed to warming it up. 
Sep 3rd 2007, 1:06 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
the road kill is no longer small bunny rabbits but great big skippy's
Sep 3rd 2007, 2:15 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
Your kids have a different accent to what you have 
I'll soon be spelling everything to them too
I'll soon be spelling everything to them too
Sep 3rd 2007, 2:31 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
You start every conversation with a stranger with the words "g'day mate" and your wife starts giggling uncontrollably.
Sep 3rd 2007, 2:36 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
Your husband starts watching Eastenders because there is buggar all else on tv ! 
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Sep 3rd 2007, 2:58 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
you know there are quite a few things lurking in dark corners, the bush and the sea that can kill you
Sep 3rd 2007, 3:09 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
[QUOTE=Vim Fuego;5265807]Bugger them, you've got more chance of being hooned to death ...
very true, but in the UK you don't have poisonous spiders or blue ringed octopus and great whites in the sea
(although i think i've read that a great white has been seen off the UK coast
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very true, but in the UK you don't have poisonous spiders or blue ringed octopus and great whites in the sea
(although i think i've read that a great white has been seen off the UK coast)
Sep 3rd 2007, 3:12 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
You aren't sexually aroused by thongs ...
Sep 3rd 2007, 3:46 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
You stand on grass and have a truck load of ants crawling up your legs and biting you 
Sep 3rd 2007, 6:42 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
You dont have to pack your own bags in the supermarket 
Sep 3rd 2007, 6:46 am
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Re: you know your in Australia when...........
It takes you at least half an hour to decide which kind of coffee you want from the cafe