Sincerely , the land Down Under .
Australia seems to be a land of mystery for many — and we’ve often got some pretty interesting rumours circulating around the globe about us and our wildlife. Although to be fair, most of these rumours are started (and passionately backed) by all Aussies.
Well, it seems that one Reddit user wascuriousabout what peopleshouldn’task when they’re chatting with Australians.
Useru / truth_and_courageasked , " What should one NEVER ask an Australian ? " Here are the good response .
1.“Does all the wildlife want to kill you?”
" The result is no , they ’re pretty chill . Can they ? Probably yes , so do n’t rival the pretty , short octopus with the bright low R-2 . "
— uranium / RudeOrganization550
2.“It’s all in the tone. ‘You ‘right, mate?’ is used to check if someone is ok. ‘You ‘right, mate?’ Is used to start a fight.”
— u / Desperate - Mistake-47
3.“Never ask them the lyrics to the second verse of the national anthem.”
— u / orsesars
4.“Anything along the lines of upside down jokes. It’s as original as asking a tall person what the weather is like up there.”
— u / WazWaz
5.“Don’t ask if we’re here to fuck spiders…we never are.”
— u / Critical - Ad-7094
6.“I personally wouldn’t appreciate being asked about the demise of the Soviet Union due to cell phones and fax machines disempowering authoritarian governments by removing the state control over the flow of information, because I’m not too well-read about that.”
— u / dylandongle
7.“Don’t ask if we put shrimp on the barbie.”
— u / FelixFisherPearson
8.“If we want a Fosters’.”
— u / fliesupsidedown
9.“Don’t ask for tips (not the advice kind).”
— uracil / chicken_whackamole
10.“Should we get a bag?”
— uranium / princeofwoe
11.“Don’t ask who we root for in relation to sport, you’re gonna get a smart-arse comment, likely about rooting mothers.”
— uranium / Skwisgaars
12.“Don’t ask ‘Am I ever gonna see your face again?'”
— u / AmieS82
13.“Whether the sauce [condiment] goes in the fridge or the pantry.”
— u / indirosie
14.“Don’t ask ‘Where are you from?’ The answer is always Australia, no matter how they look or sound.”
— u / sockonfoots
15.“This is a bit more of a serious one, but don’t ask if a dingo ate our baby. It’s from avery terrible, real tragedythat completely ruined a woman’s life and showed how terrible Australian media could be.”
— u / TomTheJester
16.“Don’t ask if we ride in kangaroo pouches. It’s the one joke I’ll never laugh at. It gets old fast.”
— uranium / SamoBlammo3122
17.“Don’t ask what the hoodie with shorts once it drops under 20 degrees celsius is about — since obviously, Australian legs don’t get cold.”
— uracil / ChattyCathy1964
18."[Don’t ask us] not to swear — we’ll just swear more."
— u / Beccy_Flynn
19.“Chicken salt or plain. Always chicken.”
— uracil / doopaye
20.“Which way the toilet flushes. Last time it led to an international incident where some poor unfortunate kid from America got a real good booting.”
— u / Everyonelovesatwinki
21.“Don’t ask us if drop bears are real. Too many have suffered at the two thumbed hands of those homicidal creatures. Chances are you’re going to trigger someone’s PTSD.”
— u / LankySandwich
22.“Not a question, but never say a bad word about Steve Irwin around an Aussie.”
— u / jordanityinsanity
23.“What crime they committed to get sent here.”
— u / PepperBun28
24.“Never, ever ask to cut someone’s grass.”
— u / Looty83
25.“Don’t ask about the Emu War. That was the British Army, not the Australian (and they lost).”
— u / TheTisforTiberius
26.“Who invented the pavlova.”
— u / amboi112
27.And finally, “Have you ever, ever felt like this?”
— uracil / Prestigious - Corgi-66
take note : Some Reddit responses have been edit for length and/or lucidity .
