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Thanks for saving me the trouble. Much appreciated!

Now, can you please fill me in on your dating do's and dont's?
Do or do not, to your own self should you be true.
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My major dating don't is "Never feed GothTarts onions" one date did that, it's very difficult for the date to go well after the allergic reaction.
 
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gothustartus wrote :
Do or do not, to your own self should you be true.
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My major dating don't is "Never feed GothTarts onions" one date did that, it's very difficult for the date to go well after the allergic reaction.
How many hours did you have to spend at the pub to come up with this beauty?
 
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IcecreamMoon wrote :
Hey Meri,
Can you do a good Tassie Devil impersonation?

BTW I recently heard the claim that the first Europen settlers in Australia consumed more aclohol (per capita) than any other community in the history of mankind. Could that have saturated our dating practices over generations?
Haha - yeah, they are good blokes! Now the wild furball jobs, I don't wanna get anywhere near! Their jaw strength and my fragile little hands are not a great combo!
 
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IcecreamMoon wrote :
And don't we just looove a good party around here?

The funny thing is that some international visitors actually believe that we have kangaroos running around the streets and even attending our parties and drinking beer with baby joeys in their pouches
Haha! I was asked by a German penpal once if Australians had electricity. This was 20 years ago!

Re the roos in the streets, got asked that by an American penpal and as it happened my family was visiting Wilcannia in the heat of summer. It is very, very hot in Wilcannia and the roos actually can be found lying in the shade of the streetposts. I took a pic and mailed it to her as 'proof' that yes, roos do visit our streets. I thought she would realise Wilcannia is a tiny, tiny town in the Outback; but it took me years to convince her that roos aren't found in our cities!
 
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well I have never been to Australia, but I found the culture in London to be very similiar to the American culture....just a little more drinking is acceptable. Americans can be a little more puritanical about some things but I found more in common than different.

Howver, Holland, France, Germany etc. I found the differences to be more noticable.

Also, as you may have noticed in the dating and geography thread....we have a lot of regional differences here in the US, different cultures from north to south and east to west.

But there are some basics...generally you don't go around asking people how much money they make! Nor do you announce it!
Yes, definitely noticed that. I have always wondered - why are there so many different accents in America and Europe? Aussie accents sound the same regardless of which part of the country we're from. But I notice on American and UK TV that there is a diversity of accents and I wonder if anyone knows why?
 
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Haha! I was asked by a German penpal once if Australians had electricity. This was 20 years ago!

Re the roos in the streets, got asked that by an American penpal and as it happened my family was visiting Wilcannia in the heat of summer. It is very, very hot in Wilcannia and the roos actually can be found lying in the shade of the streetposts. I took a pic and mailed it to her as 'proof' that yes, roos do visit our streets. I thought she would realise Wilcannia is a tiny, tiny town in the Outback; but it took me years to convince her that roos aren't found in our cities!

I get those questions all the time. Just before I get asked if it's advisable to bring breakfast cereal with them or if we have at least one type that can be purchased here...

I used to have an industry insider joke, which was actually no joke at all - it was a compilation of all the mildly (and some not so mildly) funny questions we get asked by people planning a trip down under - it's been doing the rounds for years and I was sure I had a copy saved, but I cannot find it now. If I do, I'll post it - you would not believe some of it, seriously!
 
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Ha!
Tourism Australia has helped me out here...

Please enjoy and don't take offense (none intended, just a bit of fun to help you understand the origins of my lunacy )

Australian Tourism Q&A

These questions about Australia were posted on an Australian Tourism website and the answers came from an Aussie:
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Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
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Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
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Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only about four thousand kilometres, take lots of water...
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Q: Are there any ATMs in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
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Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
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Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
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Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
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Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink.
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Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?
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Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
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Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.
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Q: Are there killer bees in Australia? (Germany)
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.
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Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is illegal.
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Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
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Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
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Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
 
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How many hours did you have to spend at the pub to come up with this beauty?
Well i needed a few hours in the pub to recover...
 
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ICM - deadset I had forgotten some of those gems!

Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha ... walk from Sydney to Perth! Scorching heat during the day and below freezing at night.
 
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ICM - deadset I had forgotten some of those gems!

Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha ... walk from Sydney to Perth! Scorching heat during the day and below freezing at night.
The best part comes when I attend trade shows and potential new agents ask me something like those gems - try answering that with a straight face, while trying to get a new agent! Lots of fun! I have one of those trade shows coming up in about a month - can't wait!
 
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