Last post until exams end.. =)
You know you have studied abroad in Australia when... (©Kim Öberg)
> You regardless of the problem/issue at hand always say "No worries mate" (much to the annoyance of your friends)
> You consider TimTams a food group
> You end every other sentence with mate
> You get disappointed to find there's no beet root on your hamburger
> You say "Put another prawn on the barbie" (not shrimp!)
> You consider cockroaches pets in need of love and heaps of bugspray
> You refer to football as soccer
> You feel completely comfortable wearing thongs in a bar/pub/club
> You still drink ungodly amounts of cheap champagne pretending it's passion pop (a.k.a. 2buck chuck)
> You miss having the option of full flush and half flush toilets
> You’ve tried Vegemite (once, never again)
> You no longer consider a word with 6 or more vowels odd (Woolloomooloo)
> You know what a thong really is
> You say "G'day mate" and don't give it a second thought
> You know that Hungry Jacks and Burger King is the same thing (only Hungry Jacks is better)
> You know what the term footy refers to
> You have the tendency to end all words/names with -o or -ie (Davo, Tomo, aussie, mozzie, breakkie)
> You still say "tom-ah-toe" instead of "tom-ay-toe"
> You know that saying "I'll go root with/for you at the 'footy' game" usually has unpredicted consequences
> You complain if you have more than 2 hours of class a day
> You know the correct word for mayonaise is maayo, not maeyo
> You consider a three letter word too long
> You know that tomato sauce is really another word for ketchup
> You get angry when the final exams aren't worth 1/2 your grade (so much for slacking during term)
> You coordinate your weekends so you don't have to buy more than a "one day pass" for the bus
> You for some reason consider belts under your boobs fashion
> You know the difference between AFL, Union and League
> You know a random AFL, Union or League team song by heart (Swannies for example)
> You still don't get Cricket (but went anyway cos of the beer)
> You enter McDonalds and wonder why there’s no McCafe
> You know the expression "Onya" and use it correctly
> You consider everyone to be your mate
> You have travelled more across Australia than the US
> You line dry your laundry to save money
> You say thank you to the bus driver when departing
> You get violent around dinner time if the peanut butter/nutella is in limited supply
> You consider $12 for a 4 litre-goon standard
> You've surfed or perhaps in most cases helplessly paddled around
> You engage in profound conversations with the checkout guy/girl at your local supermarket
> You consider Sundays and Mondays proper party nights (hell any week night for that matter)
> You have encountered spiders the size of a small dinner plate - and lived to tell the tale!
> You have eaten meat pie (@ Harry’s if you studied in Sydney)
> You walk into a shop and before the shop assistant has said anything you ask "How ya goin?"
> You have - or know someone who has - used an empty goon bag, blown up, as a pillow
> You say "Take it easy" in the most irrelevant situations
> You know that XXXX/Four EX is not porn rating
> You say tea instead of dinner
> You consider vegemite sandwiches a standard breakfast item
> You end all your emails with "Cheers"
> You still look for vodka, rum, dequilla and whiskey in cans when in the supermarket
> You’re suffering from severe withdrawal syndromes due to the absence of booze cruises
> You start a discussion or conversation with "I reckon..."
> You know what the term "It's happening at the Gabba" means (if you studied in Brissie that is)
> You miss watching Ready Steady Cook / Deal or No Deal / Neighbours / Big Brother and Thank God You’re Here
> You know that Tasmania isn't considered to really be a part of Australia, but New Zealand might be (that doesn't mean you can't make fun of their accents though!)
> You use 30+ sunscreen and wonder why you don't get tanned? (Ozonlayer holes is the shit! :P)
> You still say sunnies
> You mourned when Steve "Stevo" Irwin died
> You keep using the expression "Whatta?"
> You get confused when entering a hotel only to find it’s actually a hotel, not a bar or a club or a pub
> You’re surprised to find alcohol on the menu in restaurants – I mean you’ve already brought your own. BYO FTW!
> You've made your profile pic on Facebook of yourself holding a adorable koala at least once.
> You have considered at least once to immigrate.
> You travelled at least once in Ford Falcon station wagon with your mates (you might even have owned it!)
> You reckon that all the others cities are nice but the city you have studied in is way better
> You're favourite alcoholic drink is Rum&Cola (and you don't even know what a non-alcoholic drink is!)
> You never bring anything to eat to the beach, because you’ve experienced the might of the seagull army once – NEVER again!
> You mourned when Heath Ledger passed away and nearly cried everytime the TV commercials went to: A tribute to Heath Ledger
> You find it strange that the wall outlet doesn't have a safety switch next to it
> You're surprised not to see someone with a surfboard on the bus to the beach
> You after a year still don't understand how bus fares work (especially in Sydney)
> You go back to your home country and are surprised at how cheap internet is!
> You go back to your home country and you automatically ask the person at the register how he's doing and he acts suprised that you'd ask such a personal question
> You panic whenever you can't find your sunnies
> You know what a Magpie is, and you are scared of them!
> You know that PR doesn't stand for public relations
> You wonder why you don't get a free mobile phone after a signing a two year contract
> You wait a few mins at the tram stop until 6pm so you don't have to validate your 2 hour X 10 metcard twice (only if you lived in Melbourne)
> You have snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef and/or found Nemo
> You forget to weight the fruit and put the price sticker on it before arriving at the checkout
> You insist that the LEFT is the correct side to drive on
> You’ve at least once bought alcohol as a thank you gift (because your friend fixed your internet or something like that)
> You go out at 8 and wonder why you're the first one at the party
Things we don’t/won’t miss:
> The tropical birds. At first you found it rather romantic to wake up to exotic birds chirping, however a couple of weeks later you were starting to wish you’d brought a shotgun
> The so called ‘hot dogs’ in loaf bread you had at all the uni bbqs
> The sound of cockroaches as you were falling asleep and the little suckers finally dared to come out of their hiding places (preferably behind the stove, in the bathroom or under the bed.. euuww!)
Words/expressions close to our hearts:
> No worries
> Goon
> Mate
> Heaps
> G'day
> Thongs
> Onya (Good onya mate)
> Tomato sauce
> TimTams
> My shout
> Hungry Jacks
> Prawn skewers
> Amber fluid
> Passion pop
> Capsicum
> Eskie
> Tooheys New
> Rum&Coke
> Have a cuppa
> Soft drink
> Chook
> Dunny
> Outhouse
> You regardless of the problem/issue at hand always say "No worries mate" (much to the annoyance of your friends)
> You consider TimTams a food group
> You end every other sentence with mate
> You get disappointed to find there's no beet root on your hamburger
> You say "Put another prawn on the barbie" (not shrimp!)
> You consider cockroaches pets in need of love and heaps of bugspray
> You refer to football as soccer
> You feel completely comfortable wearing thongs in a bar/pub/club
> You still drink ungodly amounts of cheap champagne pretending it's passion pop (a.k.a. 2buck chuck)
> You miss having the option of full flush and half flush toilets
> You’ve tried Vegemite (once, never again)
> You no longer consider a word with 6 or more vowels odd (Woolloomooloo)
> You know what a thong really is
> You say "G'day mate" and don't give it a second thought
> You know that Hungry Jacks and Burger King is the same thing (only Hungry Jacks is better)
> You know what the term footy refers to
> You have the tendency to end all words/names with -o or -ie (Davo, Tomo, aussie, mozzie, breakkie)
> You still say "tom-ah-toe" instead of "tom-ay-toe"
> You know that saying "I'll go root with/for you at the 'footy' game" usually has unpredicted consequences
> You complain if you have more than 2 hours of class a day
> You know the correct word for mayonaise is maayo, not maeyo
> You consider a three letter word too long
> You know that tomato sauce is really another word for ketchup
> You get angry when the final exams aren't worth 1/2 your grade (so much for slacking during term)
> You coordinate your weekends so you don't have to buy more than a "one day pass" for the bus
> You for some reason consider belts under your boobs fashion
> You know the difference between AFL, Union and League
> You know a random AFL, Union or League team song by heart (Swannies for example)
> You still don't get Cricket (but went anyway cos of the beer)
> You enter McDonalds and wonder why there’s no McCafe
> You know the expression "Onya" and use it correctly
> You consider everyone to be your mate
> You have travelled more across Australia than the US
> You line dry your laundry to save money
> You say thank you to the bus driver when departing
> You get violent around dinner time if the peanut butter/nutella is in limited supply
> You consider $12 for a 4 litre-goon standard
> You've surfed or perhaps in most cases helplessly paddled around
> You engage in profound conversations with the checkout guy/girl at your local supermarket
> You consider Sundays and Mondays proper party nights (hell any week night for that matter)
> You have encountered spiders the size of a small dinner plate - and lived to tell the tale!
> You have eaten meat pie (@ Harry’s if you studied in Sydney)
> You walk into a shop and before the shop assistant has said anything you ask "How ya goin?"
> You have - or know someone who has - used an empty goon bag, blown up, as a pillow
> You say "Take it easy" in the most irrelevant situations
> You know that XXXX/Four EX is not porn rating
> You say tea instead of dinner
> You consider vegemite sandwiches a standard breakfast item
> You end all your emails with "Cheers"
> You still look for vodka, rum, dequilla and whiskey in cans when in the supermarket
> You’re suffering from severe withdrawal syndromes due to the absence of booze cruises
> You start a discussion or conversation with "I reckon..."
> You know what the term "It's happening at the Gabba" means (if you studied in Brissie that is)
> You miss watching Ready Steady Cook / Deal or No Deal / Neighbours / Big Brother and Thank God You’re Here
> You know that Tasmania isn't considered to really be a part of Australia, but New Zealand might be (that doesn't mean you can't make fun of their accents though!)
> You use 30+ sunscreen and wonder why you don't get tanned? (Ozonlayer holes is the shit! :P)
> You still say sunnies
> You mourned when Steve "Stevo" Irwin died
> You keep using the expression "Whatta?"
> You get confused when entering a hotel only to find it’s actually a hotel, not a bar or a club or a pub
> You’re surprised to find alcohol on the menu in restaurants – I mean you’ve already brought your own. BYO FTW!
> You've made your profile pic on Facebook of yourself holding a adorable koala at least once.
> You have considered at least once to immigrate.
> You travelled at least once in Ford Falcon station wagon with your mates (you might even have owned it!)
> You reckon that all the others cities are nice but the city you have studied in is way better
> You're favourite alcoholic drink is Rum&Cola (and you don't even know what a non-alcoholic drink is!)
> You never bring anything to eat to the beach, because you’ve experienced the might of the seagull army once – NEVER again!
> You mourned when Heath Ledger passed away and nearly cried everytime the TV commercials went to: A tribute to Heath Ledger
> You find it strange that the wall outlet doesn't have a safety switch next to it
> You're surprised not to see someone with a surfboard on the bus to the beach
> You after a year still don't understand how bus fares work (especially in Sydney)
> You go back to your home country and are surprised at how cheap internet is!
> You go back to your home country and you automatically ask the person at the register how he's doing and he acts suprised that you'd ask such a personal question
> You panic whenever you can't find your sunnies
> You know what a Magpie is, and you are scared of them!
> You know that PR doesn't stand for public relations
> You wonder why you don't get a free mobile phone after a signing a two year contract
> You wait a few mins at the tram stop until 6pm so you don't have to validate your 2 hour X 10 metcard twice (only if you lived in Melbourne)
> You have snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef and/or found Nemo
> You forget to weight the fruit and put the price sticker on it before arriving at the checkout
> You insist that the LEFT is the correct side to drive on
> You’ve at least once bought alcohol as a thank you gift (because your friend fixed your internet or something like that)
> You go out at 8 and wonder why you're the first one at the party
Things we don’t/won’t miss:
> The tropical birds. At first you found it rather romantic to wake up to exotic birds chirping, however a couple of weeks later you were starting to wish you’d brought a shotgun
> The so called ‘hot dogs’ in loaf bread you had at all the uni bbqs
> The sound of cockroaches as you were falling asleep and the little suckers finally dared to come out of their hiding places (preferably behind the stove, in the bathroom or under the bed.. euuww!)
Words/expressions close to our hearts:
> No worries
> Goon
> Mate
> Heaps
> G'day
> Thongs
> Onya (Good onya mate)
> Tomato sauce
> TimTams
> My shout
> Hungry Jacks
> Prawn skewers
> Amber fluid
> Passion pop
> Capsicum
> Eskie
> Tooheys New
> Rum&Coke
> Have a cuppa
> Soft drink
> Chook
> Dunny
> Outhouse
