Im from Australia.






You don't actually use the words 'sheila' or 'shrimp'.

You sleep with Aeroguard on.

You're wearing a cap emblazoned with 'Get A Dog Up Ya.'

You feel obliged to spread salty black stuff that looks like congealed motor oil on bread and actually grow to like it.

You actively dislike Americans, but watch their TV, eat their food and worship their idols.

You think Tall Poppy Syndrome is a national condition.

Democracy means the freedom to draw caricatures of John Howard.

Your idea of a lethal weapon is a slug gun.

The closest you ever got to going overseas was your packet of 5 Days In Rio grundies.

A posh meal = an all-you-can-eat buffet.

The term "musical instrument" also extends to wobbly bits of ply-wood, hand saws, gum leafs and combs.

Your most offensive curse also doubles as an exclamation of awe or amazement, like, "fark orf!"

All of your internationally famous people don't live here.

You think footballers dressing up in drag on TV is funny (but your son being gay isn't).

You relish test cricket - the longest, slowest game in sport (and that's not even counting the replays). After all, what else gives you an excuse to sit on your arse for five days, watch TV and sink piss with your mates?

You don't drink Fosters, but you let the world think you do.

The only thing better than beating the Pohms at ANY sport is giving them shit for it.

You love, adore and admire a particular team/sportstar/actor on a winning streak - until they lose. Then they're just crap and 'past it.'

You can compress several words into one - ie 'g'day', 'd'reckn?' This allows for more space for profanities.

You favour either Holden or Ford - or a souped-up WRX with new kit and a bootful of subwoofer.

Driving down the main street/beach road playing bad techno is your idea of a perfect Saturday night / Sunday arvo.

You make kooky films, sometimes about wayward road trips (across the outback preferably). Quite a few are crap.

You know all the words to Khe Sahn but not the national anthem.

Your nickname ends in 'a' or 'o'.

You have a customised stubby holder.

Your soap stars become pop singers and move to the UK.

You've ever used the words - grouse, tops, ripper, choice, sick, rad, exo, ace, wicked, ballistic - to mean good. And then you place 'bloody' in front of it when you really mean it.

Your cooking apron has plastic breasts on it.

The "Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi oi oi!" chant has been a religious experience in the past.

The blokes at the local gym think your weight training is an opportunity to ask you out on a date.

The big national sporting events are men-only.

Your politicians believe than sticking the prefix 'un' in front of your nationality is an effective way of making you sit down and shut up.

Our mantras are 'fair go for all', 'mateship' and 'little Aussie battler' - but we still publicly condemn those with different viewpoints to us.

The barbeque is a male-dominated arena. And the women do the salads.



An eight-hour trip to go camping for the weekend isn't out of the question or excessive.

You take pride in living in a tolerant multicultural society but firmly believe that all Poms and Kiwis are fair game.

You insist on asking every celebrity who steps of an aircraft what they think of Australia. If the response is not overwhelmingly positive, they should be subjected to immediate public ridicule.

The private lives of footy and cricket players become more important than local and national news stories.

Slick pick-up lines like 'Wanna shag?' and 'Carn, show us yer tits' can constitute male-to-female conversation.

You say 'no worries' quite often, whether you realise it or not.

You realise you have no Bill of Rights.

The first thing guaranteed to get eaten at parties is fairy bread.

So that's the special ingredients that make up an Aussie - whatever your taste.

i live in Whidbey Island WA U.S.A. In the winter my town has like 5000 people but like 50000 people in the summer were really big in the with touriest which is actually pretty fun when your a kid because i have friends from when i was 5 that come because they have a summer house here. we got alot of beaches but its sooooooo cold in the winter and it rains alot here too. The ferrry is so much fun i go to seattle bout once every 2 or 3 months to SHOP seattle has the best mall ever!!!! hmmmm people here like football quite alot. and camping we used to go camping alot and were gonna take marina this summer!!!

I live in Quebec, Canada. So many times I've heard that Quebecers are rude, and I'm not really going to deny it, because we are strongly opinionated people. (Plus, most of us think the same of other places.)
We have cold winters, and lots of snow. The summers are pretty good, actually.

If you're Québecois(Quebecer)..
-You're not French, and you most likely do not identify primarily as a Canadian, regardless of your opinion on sovereignty. You're distinctly Québécois. Anglo means Canadian who speaks English.

-You really don't care about the queen, and don't consider her relevant, unless you were alive when she was crowned in which case you might feel a twinge of vague loyalty.

-You know the words to the national anthem in French because they teach it in school, but you don't find yourself singing it very often unless you're a sports fan. You might know some of the words in English too.

-Hockey is way more than a hobby, it's a religion. Other professional sports don't have much of a following, as we've seen with the Expos. You enthusiastically cheer on amateur Québécois athletes in international competitions, which are followed more assiduously than in the US or the rest of Canada.

-If you are religious, you are probably a non-practicing Catholic. The Catholic church used to have a strong influence politically and socially, practically controlling the province, but that's not true since the Révolution Tranquille in the 60s which brought separation of church and state.

-You may be interested in international politics, but local politics are more relevant to you. You are more interested in what Bernard Landry is doing than in what's going on in the U.S. In general, you do not wish to get involved in wars that do not directly concern you, and you have a proud history of fighting conscription.

-The day for fireworks, bonfires and parades is June 24 (Fête Nationale du Québec, also known as La St-Jean Baptiste). You get some good ones on July 1st too for Canada Day. In some cities, there are fireworks on New Year's Eve. You can catch incredible fireworks every week all summer at La Ronde, in Montreal, for the Benson and Hedges fireworks competition. If you live in Montreal, it is likely that you watch them every week from your balcony.

-You pronounce it "Muntreal", not "Mahntreal".

-Your only concern about jaywalking is getting a ticket. (And even then, who cares?)

-You agree that Montreal drivers are crazy, but you're secretly proud of their nerves of steel.

-The most exciting thing about the South Shore is that you can turn right on
a red.

-You greet everyone, from lifelong bosom friends to some one you met
once a few years ago, with a two-cheek kiss.

-You've been hearing Celine Dion jokes longer than anyone else.

-You cringe when Bob Cole pronounces French hockey player names.

-Shopper's Drug Mart is Pharmaprix and Staples is Bureau en Gros, and PFK is finger lickin' good.

-You need to be reminded by prominent signage that you should wait for the green light.

-Everyone on the street - drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists - think they're immortal, and that you'll move first.

-No matter how bilingual you are, you still don't understand "ile aux tourtes."

-You show up at a party at 11 p.m. and no one else is there yet.

-You don't drink pop or soda, you drink soft drinks.

-You have graduated from high school and have a degree, but you've never
been in grade 12. (Highschool's 7-11)

-You never thought that Corey Hart (or any other celebrity) was cool, but you know someone whose cousin or something dated him.

-There has to be at least 30 cm of snow on the ground in less than 24 hours for you to consider it too snowy to drive.

-You remember where you were during the Ice Storm.

-You discuss potholes like most people discuss weather.

-How about Montrealers' resistance to winter boots? No matter how much snow there is, you'll still find people walking around in running shoes.

-You can jay walk back and forth across Ste. Catherine street without getting hit by a single car.

-You know difference between smoked meat and Schwartz's.

-You that there are only two seasons in montreal: Winter and Construction!

-You know what a 'Dep' is.

-You go into a grocery store in another province and don't understand why they don't have alcohol.

-You say Métro instead of subway.

-The driver in front of you turns on his turn signal. You are convinced he must be trying to trick you somehow.

-A burger, fries and a drink is a trio, not a combo.


We're just a little more weird than the rest of the country.

Forgot one thing: Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You know you are from New Zealand because:

1. You eat Marmite not Vegemite.
2. You wear jandals no matter what time of year
3. You know what Rotorua smells like
4. You know Australia is just a big desert
5. You know why Auckland is called the City of Sails
6. You know why people from Auckland are called JAFAs
7. If You are from Auckland you know the other meaning of JAFA
8. You know why Students in Hamilton have to drink there is nothing else to do
9. You know the Sky Tower is the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere
10. You know at least three different names for Fish and Chips.
11. You know that Pineapple Lumps and Jet Planes are awesome.
12. You know where CANDYLAND is
13. You know Pavlova came from New Zealand NOT Australia
14. You know at least three people that work in London
15. You know what a POM is.
16. You know what Sir Edmund Hilary did and DAMN it you're proud of it.
17. At least one of your relatives is a Builder
18. You know what happens at 7 o 'clock week nights
19. You have no problem going to HELL pizza
20. The WAREHOUSE is where you can get anything.
21. You know the LEFT side of the road is the correct side of the road.
22. You know where the MOTORWAY starts and finishes
23. You know when your cities Anniversary Day is
24. You know what Waitangi Day is all about
25. You can name at least 5 All Blacks
26. You know how amazing sausage rolls are no matter how old you are
27. You know in your town where to get the best meat pies
28. You know you are from New Zealand because you call an esky a chilly bin and everyone else keeps asking you to say "six" and "biscuit" all the time
29. You are in a photo somewhere next to a giant 'gumboot'/carrot. Probably both
30. You have your photo next to a giant L&P bottle
31. You (or your children) don't have to wear shoes at school.
32. You call a vivid a vivid not an art liner or sharpie
33. You know what "spitting the dummy" is and you know someone at your work that does it constantly.
34. You know that there are more sheep that people in New Zealand.
35. You know how to do the HAKA and if you get drunk enough you will perform it for foreigners.
36. You use the words "cuzzie" and "bro" when talking to most relatives. Or people that aren't relatives.
37. You know more people that use BEBO than MYSPACE.
38. You know who Tem Morrison is and why he was selected as Jango Fett.
39. You know where Hobbiton is and you know its real name.
40. You know why Wellington is called WINDY Wellington.
41. You know how to pronounce Whakatane and it's not WACA-TAIN
42. You know which ALL BLACK was in a JOCKEY's campaign shown around the world.
43. You know why One Tree Hill is called One Tree Hill and it's not because a statue is on top
44. You grew up on Weet-Bix and you know why the All Black supports them
45. When you are overseas and people call you Australian, and you hate it they can't tell the difference in the accents.
46. You know at least 6 places you can buy green stone from.
47. When you heard the news report that google blocked the city Whakatane for it's pronunciation you thought it was hilarious
48. Whenever you here the song "Baby Come on" you think of a telecom commercial
49. Still haven't forgiven Australia after the underhand bowl of 1970.
50. You know a Hangi is better than any American Thanksgiving
51. You know that any sentence can be made better with the word "AS" at the end.
52. When you heard that Bull Rush was that out of school because it was rough the first thought that came to your head was this generation is going to be too soft.
53. A kiwi is not a fruit and it's not okay to eat one.
54. You know Bungie Jumping started off a bridge in Queenstown
55. You know where to find black sand
56. You know that Wellington is the most southern capital in the world.
57. You get upset when you think that all the best lamb and beef gets exported.
58. You know feijoa is something great to eat and especially love feijoa flavoured lollies.
59. You know TradeMe is definitely better than Ebay
60. You know Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand but don't mind the Australians claim him as theirs
61. Even though Anna Paquin was born in Canada you consider her a Kiwi
62. You felt like crying when the All Blacks lost to France. Actually, you probably did.
63. Stubbies. Need I say more?
64. The Briscoes lady irritates you
65. It's also normal to have a meals with origins from at least three different countries. Or have curry, pasta, pizza, sushi, stir-fry and perhaps a kebab all in one week.
66. When someone says "Yeah Right" you immediately think of Tui Beer
67. Vogel's Bread... it might not be a staple food but you still love it!
68. The importance of Anzac day always gets to you
69. It's normal for the weather to be sunny one minute and pouring down the next
70. You either have a bach, or you have at least stayed in one.
71. Evermore, Dave Dobbyn, Crowded House, Anika Moa, Dame Kiri, Hayley Westenra, Brooke Fraser, Fat Freddy's Drop, Kora are all bands/musicians that you have heard of.
72. Flight of the Conchords. End of story.
73. It's terribly exciting to see an All Black in McDonald's

lovelyboys wrote:

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Thanks:) It's always been a hard concept for me to grasp- the whole different states in the country and different laws in different states..any explanation for dummies?

So there is the national laws, right? Those are more broad, like the Bill of Rights and other stuff. The state then can make it's own laws, based on it's individual needs. The state's laws can't contradict the country's laws, though.

Does that make sense??