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    I can't say that I visit this forum a lot, but every now and then I feel the need to share something with the world , like this mail I got from a friend


    The questions below about Australia, are from potential visitors.

    They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the
    actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of
    humour.

    Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how
    do the plants grow? (UK).
    A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them
    die.

    Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
    A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

    Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks?
    (Sweden)
    A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

    Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden) A: So it's
    true what they say about Swedes.

    Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) 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?

    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.

    Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA) A: Face south and then turn
    180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the
    directions. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
    A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

    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.

    Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? ( UK) A: You are a British
    politician, right?

    Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year
    round?(Germany)
    A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
    Milk is illegal.

    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.

    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.

    Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
    A: No, WE don't stink.

    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.

    Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is
    smaller than the male population? (Italy)
    A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

    Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
    A: Only at Christmas.

    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.

    Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
    A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first

    #2
    Thanks for the good laugh!

    Lxm

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      #3
      DenDre, thanks for sharing. What a hoot!

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        #4
        Yes that is a laugh.

        From
        GCG71

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          #5
          Several LOLs from the USA! I'm stripping down right now for the hippo races....

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            #6
            LOL - I cant stop laughing! any moment now I'm sure to get strange looks....damn entertaining!

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              #7
              he he he he, fabulous! i love australians

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                #8
                My favorite is: are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round. Let's see... big city... hosted the Olympics... has an opera house... yeah, they probably have at least one supermarket.

                Good grief! How geographically-impaired can someone be?

                For the directionally-challenged person, I found a world map that has the Southern Hemisphere at the top. Australia sure looks strange upside down. Oddly enough, it reminds me of Austria...

                The question they forgot:

                I heard that in Australia, water spirals down the drain the other way. Does that mean I should sit backwards on the toilet?

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                  #9
                  Perhaps it's a language problem. All intending vistors to the land of Oz ('overseas vistas') should read this little tome. Although written in 1965 it's still in print and in stock at Amazon...
                  Attached Files
                  Last edited by Philos; 18 May 2005, 09:22 PM.

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                    #10
                    I thought "londger ray" wasn't encouraged here. Lotsa stewnce tho

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                      #11
                      That list of questions from potential visitors is SO similar in stupidity to what we get in Canada from many or our neighbours to the south and indeed other parts of the world.. eg: Will I see polar bears in Toronto? A. Only if you go to the zoo. Q: Do you live in igloos all year round? A; 'Course not. When snow melts in August we skin passing caribou for skin tents. And many of these come from people living close to the border. I have found the Dutch to be the best informed about Canada, followed by the Norwegians and Swedes. Years ago one August, a friend of mine came east from Alberta, with 6 new dog sleds on top of his truck to be delivered, and ten Siberian Huskies in the dog box. He brought the dogs rather than leave them in someone else's care. To say he raised a few eyebrows is putting it mildly, especially when he came through the northern US of A, and entered Canada again through Port Huron, MI/ Sarnia ON gateway. I am always amazed at the research people don't do when travelling. Incidentally, today is cloudy, @ 74 degrees F, (21 or 22 C) and my weed patch needs cutting again. Maybe next week. Cheers Longcar

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                        #12
                        A Benny Hill joke:

                        "What's the difference between an Australian and a New Zealander?

                        1. New Zealanders are less smart.

                        2. New Zealanders are more dangerous.

                        3. New Zealanders shag more sheep! "

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                          #13
                          That's the least funny joke I've seen in a long time!

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                            #14
                            I was gonna say that, but as I'm a Kiwi I figured it'd just seem like over-sensitivity. But it just has no actual punchline in it.

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                              #15
                              seems alright to me

                              although i think the last one should be changed to "3. new zealanders shag sheep", coz ive personally never shagged a sheep, nor have i ever seen anyone shag a sheep....except that one time, but im in therapy for that.

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                                #16
                                Maybe number 2 really is true: New Zealanders are more dangerous!
                                http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050606/D8AI5UDG1.html

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                                  #17
                                  Humm "milk"?

                                  What cows only give milk in summer? My Aunt had some when I was a kid, seemed they milked year round. Something happened to them or what? LMAO

                                  Originally posted by artlover
                                  My favorite is: is milk available all year round.

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                                    #18
                                    Thanks for the laughs DenDre.
                                    Originally posted by DenDre
                                    Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how
                                    do the plants grow? (UK).
                                    A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them
                                    die.
                                    Well, that IS what happen's around my house anyways...

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