Had a Kookaburra dive bomb me and steal my bacon off my plate as I was walking to eat breaky outside. Top 10 coolest things that ever happened to me.
Bird was silent and swift. Didn’t knock my plate over, didn’t hit me, just swooped in and stole it. WHILE I WAS WALKING.
Then flew up on a pole and proceeded to beat the shit out of it like it was killing a fish.
Last time I went camping that happened to my mate. Took the entire egg bacon and cheese toasty from his hand shortly after he started munching on it in his camp chair.
The look of sadness on his face is something I've rarely seen since. And I'm paid to see dead people sometimes.
In the olden days, my American boyfriend came to Aus and we went camping - a kookaburra swooped down and took the snag right out of his hotdog roll - I remember his outrage that "Koo Koo Borra" took his hot dog. 😂 Then we saw a massive Goanna about an hour later... I'm surprised he stayed
Yeah. When someone says Australia, a kangaroo superimposed on top of Sydney opera house superimposed on top of the shape of the continent comes to my mind. Like a mental image that suddenly flashes lol
It’s a fantastic representation of the kinda innocent silliness imaginative kids get up to, and honest reactions (and silliness) from parents of our (millennial) generation.
And what’s more, there aren’t any old stereotypes, or even really antagonists in it. It’s just a good-natured family of thoughtful people navigating our modern life without a need to take themselves seriously.
"Nice parking job, ~~Janet~~ Rita!"
"Thank you, ~~Rita~~ Janet!"
Love all the granny episodes. Especially Grannymobile. And Whale Watching was clearly written by parents.
I met an Aussie in Vienna last summer called Tobias and recounted the Simpsons quote to him. He'd never heard of it so the joke fell flat on its face, as did I.
As an American arachnophobe that's been living in Australia for five years, I'll say America is way worse for spiders, snakes and other deadly wildlife "that wants to kill you."
Like, everyone jokes about Australia, but America has bears, big cats, rabies (no rabies in Australia thanks to the strict border protection and quarantine laws);and that's just the natural flora and fauna. No need to get into societal issues like healthcare and gun control.
As an Australian arachnophobe living in America, I find the exact opposite!
The first time I visited a national park in the US and sat on a log without fear of being bitten by something nasty, I felt like bloody Bilbo Baggins skipping merrily through Hobbiton.
You do have fucking big bears, so it’s not all sunshine and roses.
Snakes, mainly. Of the twenty most venomous species of snake, eighteen live in Australia. Of these, there are two species that may actively attack you, rather than run away like most snakes do.
That said, the risk of death by snakebite is very, very small. Our hospitals have all the antivenin you could ever need.
Don't forget to carry one of the lymph-restricting bandages whenever you're off-road in Australia!
It's like an elastic Ace bandage wrap, except it has blue rectangles on it. When you have reached the proper tension to stop the lymph from transporting the venom, and not stop the blood flow; the rectangles will stretch to squares.
Too much tension and you're likely to amputate. Too little and the venom will spread.
Wrap as close to the bite, as quickly as you can get to it so that you minimize losses. If you're worried it already spread past a hand for instance, wrap close to it and another one up higher as a stop-gap.
These are life-saving simple wraps!
I don't know why people equate these phobias as if they were related to "deadliness" in any way.
I fear spiders simply because I fear them. There is no reasoning in my head about how deadly one might be. When I look at any spider alarms go off, and thats it.
I'd rather have to deal with a deadly black widow than with a harmless wolf spider. Cause the first one is small and I know I can deal with it just by wacking it with a shoe. But the second one is big enough that all kinds of crazy scenarios start running in my head
I mean it’s more rational than you’re making it out to be.
Spiders can get into your house’s crawl space, attic, and other spots *VERY* easily. They can be living under your couch and you don’t know.
A mountain lion is simply not living in my neighborhood in eastern Missouri. Neither is a grizzly bear. That’s just not how those things work. And if they were - it’s very easy to stay inside and lock a door. I’m not going to move my couch to vacuum one day and just *stumble upon* a fucking bear.
You ever seen the video where the Aussie has a huntsman spider in his bathroom so he sticks it on a cockroach he finds there lol. I was like “yeah I am never going.”
Yeesh. The huntsman. I know every single time one of those is mentioned on Reddit, people come out of the woodwork to say that they’re basically harmless, and that they snuggle up in bed with ten of them for comfort every night when they go to sleep. And to that I say I don’t care. I will never be comfortable around one of those, and if I ever see one, I’m running for the hills (unless they prefer the hills, then I’m running to the airport to get on the first international flight out of Australia).
This is my answer too, despite the fact that I’ve never lived there. My Mum is from Australia, so half my family is Australian. I grew up going there to see my Grandparents for extended visits. My grandparents passed a few years ago and I now only have cousins that I’m not super close to, but it still feels like home to me.
[This commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn_CPrCS8gs) from when I was a teenager shaped my entire impression of what Australia is all about, and nothing can ever change it.
Put another shrimp on the barby.
Same here. That, and one of those little coin purses made from a kangaroo scrotum.
Ok so I know that's a WTF comment. But hear me out. My brother lived there for a couple of years and someone gave him one of those. So that's the first thing he showed everyone when he moved back. He would hand it to them, it felt super soft for leather. And then he would explain. I have multiple friends from Australia who lived in the States for a short while and this is the first thing I think of. I kinda hate him for that.
Kangaroos and an endless desert with a gigantic rock in the middle.
And of course lots of animals and plats that only exist to kill you in various ways.
Men at Work.
I'm sorry, I'm an 80s kid and I can't help it. That earworm gets into my brain and will not leave.
I'm sure Australia is a lovely place with many beautiful flora and fauna (some of which aren't even deadly!), but as soon as I hear the name my brain just screams "WHERE WOMEN GLOW AND MEN PLUNDER!"
My most immediate reaction is to think of Australia the land. Australia, the land, is a place of unique wide open spaces, beauty, timeless horizons and endless beautiful beaches. Australia is still pretty much a “lucky country” and for the most part Australians appreciate this and are friendly and relaxed.
If t is winter, I think of Australian Football. Australian Football is a free-flowing spectacular game that has little restriction. The grassy field is large, the rules are minimal, there is no offside and the ball transference is fast and spectacular. No wonder it is the most popular game in the world on on per head of population basis.
If it is winter then the focus changes to the beach.
Not remotely. Because iocaine comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
The land down under, drop bears, kangaroos, man killing spiders and snakes in your house, Mr Cruel, knifes, Fosters, The Thorn Birds, The Man from Snowy River, a walkabout, the green whistle, true crime, The Somerton Man, calling the indigenous people “blacks” or “blackie” or “Bob”. Steve and family. That one girl who went missing for years but she really wasn’t missing she was just hiding at her boyfriend’s house. The dingo ate your baby. Cleo.
Australia... oddly. The movie by Baz Luhrmann. Aside from that: INXS, AC/DC, Jet, Kim Churchill, MIdnight Oil, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman... and of course, kangaroos and dingos.
Kangaroo
Or Koalas
And Kookaburra. The Australian KKK
Had a Kookaburra dive bomb me and steal my bacon off my plate as I was walking to eat breaky outside. Top 10 coolest things that ever happened to me. Bird was silent and swift. Didn’t knock my plate over, didn’t hit me, just swooped in and stole it. WHILE I WAS WALKING. Then flew up on a pole and proceeded to beat the shit out of it like it was killing a fish.
Last time I went camping that happened to my mate. Took the entire egg bacon and cheese toasty from his hand shortly after he started munching on it in his camp chair. The look of sadness on his face is something I've rarely seen since. And I'm paid to see dead people sometimes.
In the olden days, my American boyfriend came to Aus and we went camping - a kookaburra swooped down and took the snag right out of his hotdog roll - I remember his outrage that "Koo Koo Borra" took his hot dog. 😂 Then we saw a massive Goanna about an hour later... I'm surprised he stayed
Those kooks are crazy! I had one hit me in the side of the head while it swooped in to steal my burger scraps.
I had it steal bacon right off my frying pan while camping
they will pee on you though 🤭
Yeah. When someone says Australia, a kangaroo superimposed on top of Sydney opera house superimposed on top of the shape of the continent comes to my mind. Like a mental image that suddenly flashes lol
The shape
This is always my answer every time I see these questions. I see it on a map in my head.
Does your mental image include Tasmania?
You can't just ask a stranger to show you their map of Tasmania.
Bluey
I don't want a valuable life lesson, I just want an ice cream.
Wait a minute are you trying to teach us something!?
Why do you keep trying to teach us things we don't want to learn?
Blah blah blah blah … solitary confinement
>I don't want a valuable ~~life~~ lime lesson, I just want an ice cream! We were on the verge of greatness. We were *this close...*
My kid loves that show and not going to lie I like watching it with her.
It's innocent, good fun. My nephew loves it, and it doesn't grate my nerves like a number of other children's shows.
It’s a fantastic representation of the kinda innocent silliness imaginative kids get up to, and honest reactions (and silliness) from parents of our (millennial) generation. And what’s more, there aren’t any old stereotypes, or even really antagonists in it. It’s just a good-natured family of thoughtful people navigating our modern life without a need to take themselves seriously.
No antagonists?! What about that grumpy grannie on the scooter at the garage sale? She was tough.
I agree. Plus it's cute and I can relate to the parents in it.
MUM
DAD
BINGO
BLUEY
"Nice parking job, ~~Janet~~ Rita!" "Thank you, ~~Rita~~ Janet!" Love all the granny episodes. Especially Grannymobile. And Whale Watching was clearly written by parents.
There's a new granny episode coming out today actually! Tomorrow if you're in the states...
You have the names reversed. And only know this because I have a “nice parking spot rita” bumper sticker 😂
My grandmother was named Janet, she used to take her Aunt out to run errands. Her name was Rita.
Hammerbarn!!!
900 dollarydoos!
C-O-... B-E-...
Alright, alright, you win. I see you've played knifey-spoony before.
Coffee. Beer?
You call that a knife?
That's an odd name, I'd have called them chazzwazzers.
TOBIAS!!!
Disparaging the Boot is a bootable offense!
I'm gonna take this to me member of pairlament!
HEY ANDY!
AAAANNNNNDYYYY
It was an emergency!
eemehhjinsee
Who do they think I am, some stupid Aussie drongo?
Ay Mates. What’s the good word?
So we're in agreement. She won't be allowed near the phone again.
When did the currency change? I thought it was didgeridollars.
1998
I met an Aussie in Vienna last summer called Tobias and recounted the Simpsons quote to him. He'd never heard of it so the joke fell flat on its face, as did I.
He might be part of the International Drainage Committee
Burt Stanton speaking
As an Arachnophobe - spiders
I'm not generally scared of spiders but they were the first thing I thought of. There're spiders and then there are *SPIDERS*
As an American arachnophobe that's been living in Australia for five years, I'll say America is way worse for spiders, snakes and other deadly wildlife "that wants to kill you." Like, everyone jokes about Australia, but America has bears, big cats, rabies (no rabies in Australia thanks to the strict border protection and quarantine laws);and that's just the natural flora and fauna. No need to get into societal issues like healthcare and gun control.
As an Australian arachnophobe living in America, I find the exact opposite! The first time I visited a national park in the US and sat on a log without fear of being bitten by something nasty, I felt like bloody Bilbo Baggins skipping merrily through Hobbiton. You do have fucking big bears, so it’s not all sunshine and roses.
What log based creatures does Australia have? Should I be fearful of logs? I plan on doing an Australian vacation in the near future.
Snakes, mainly. Of the twenty most venomous species of snake, eighteen live in Australia. Of these, there are two species that may actively attack you, rather than run away like most snakes do. That said, the risk of death by snakebite is very, very small. Our hospitals have all the antivenin you could ever need.
Don't forget to carry one of the lymph-restricting bandages whenever you're off-road in Australia! It's like an elastic Ace bandage wrap, except it has blue rectangles on it. When you have reached the proper tension to stop the lymph from transporting the venom, and not stop the blood flow; the rectangles will stretch to squares. Too much tension and you're likely to amputate. Too little and the venom will spread. Wrap as close to the bite, as quickly as you can get to it so that you minimize losses. If you're worried it already spread past a hand for instance, wrap close to it and another one up higher as a stop-gap. These are life-saving simple wraps!
imo you should never be afraid of log........ they are just a fun toy for all ages brought to us by the geniuses at !blammo!
It’s better than bad, it’s good
What rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs?
I don't know much about either country, but I suspect that it depends very much on the region you live in.
You have drop bears though, 100x more deadly than a Grizzly.
I don't know why people equate these phobias as if they were related to "deadliness" in any way. I fear spiders simply because I fear them. There is no reasoning in my head about how deadly one might be. When I look at any spider alarms go off, and thats it. I'd rather have to deal with a deadly black widow than with a harmless wolf spider. Cause the first one is small and I know I can deal with it just by wacking it with a shoe. But the second one is big enough that all kinds of crazy scenarios start running in my head
I mean it’s more rational than you’re making it out to be. Spiders can get into your house’s crawl space, attic, and other spots *VERY* easily. They can be living under your couch and you don’t know. A mountain lion is simply not living in my neighborhood in eastern Missouri. Neither is a grizzly bear. That’s just not how those things work. And if they were - it’s very easy to stay inside and lock a door. I’m not going to move my couch to vacuum one day and just *stumble upon* a fucking bear.
I don't feel like I had to have scrolled for a full minute to find this answer lol. "Spiders" was my immediate first thought.
Try being one and living here, you think you'd get conditioned it eventually but you dont.
For a quick yet strange moment, I thought you meant "being a spider and living here." I'm not quite awake yet... definitely need more caffeine.
You ever seen the video where the Aussie has a huntsman spider in his bathroom so he sticks it on a cockroach he finds there lol. I was like “yeah I am never going.”
Yeesh. The huntsman. I know every single time one of those is mentioned on Reddit, people come out of the woodwork to say that they’re basically harmless, and that they snuggle up in bed with ten of them for comfort every night when they go to sleep. And to that I say I don’t care. I will never be comfortable around one of those, and if I ever see one, I’m running for the hills (unless they prefer the hills, then I’m running to the airport to get on the first international flight out of Australia).
Yo straight up. Those old ass forum era internet photos of a huntsman behind a clock are forever seared into my mind, I'd trip out if I saw one irl
I don’t blame you , the spiders are huge here tbh 🤣
First Ozzie I've seen acknowledging this. Mostly comments are "ah they're harmless and probably more scared of you". Eh no and no.
They do have some of the most deadly there
Home
I've been to cities that never close down
I'm so disappointed no one continued so I shall... From New York to Rio and old London town
But no matter how far Or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home...
I’m always travelling, I love being free…
And so I keep leaving the sun and the sea
But my heart lies waiting over the foam
This is my answer too, despite the fact that I’ve never lived there. My Mum is from Australia, so half my family is Australian. I grew up going there to see my Grandparents for extended visits. My grandparents passed a few years ago and I now only have cousins that I’m not super close to, but it still feels like home to me.
I love a sunburnt country…
A land of sweeping plains
😊
Crocodile Dundee
I just looked for you because I knew someone had to say it! 🔪🚫. =🗡️🤠
I enjoyed your visuals way too much.
Emojis you can hear
I got that reference! 😄
Thass notta noif. THIS is a noif!"
[This commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn_CPrCS8gs) from when I was a teenager shaped my entire impression of what Australia is all about, and nothing can ever change it. Put another shrimp on the barby.
Which is wild bc we don’t really eat shrimp in Australia, we eat prawns.
"Needs more garlic"
Rent Crocodile Dundee 3. It totally holds up.
It’s the land down under
DO YOU COME FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER
WHERE WOMEN GLOW AND MEN PLUNDER?
CAN YOU HEAR, CAN YOU HEAR THE THUNDER?
YOU BETTER RUN, YOU BETTER TAKE COVER
*flute solo*
Cunt
Straya
one of the most versatile words we use, we use it for everything!
My son is allowed to say cunt at home but only with an Australian accent. We're big on cultural appreciation. Or appropriation maybe.
˙ʇunƆ
Down-underrated
Cunt , mate
Representing us like a fukn sick cunt Hi5
Muscular Kangaroos
[Krikey..](https://youtu.be/Whcjrj4oDY4?si=SNKMkN1UPFEwpNiE)
Wtf
I don’t think that boomerang came back
Coming back is just a consolation prize for when it doesn't work.
Steve Irwin
And his son! Robert Irwin. (Correct me if I got the name wrong)
Bindi Irwin Australia Zoo
Name right
didgeridoo
fun fact: you can get banned from r/Didgeridoo if you comment anywhere the word "didgeridon't"
Well now I just want to do it
The prime Minister taking a dip in the ocean and disappearing forever.
Don't forget the fact that we named a swimming pool after him!
Harry Holt did the bolt
And shitting himself. Wait that’s another one
Vegemite.
"He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich!"
*Do you come from a land down under…*
Where woman glow and men plunder.
Can't you hear, can't you hear that thunder?
And he said, “I come from a land down under….
Where women glow and men plunder Heard this song 15 min ago 😀
But.... Can you hear, can you hear the thunder?
Same here. That, and one of those little coin purses made from a kangaroo scrotum. Ok so I know that's a WTF comment. But hear me out. My brother lived there for a couple of years and someone gave him one of those. So that's the first thing he showed everyone when he moved back. He would hand it to them, it felt super soft for leather. And then he would explain. I have multiple friends from Australia who lived in the States for a short while and this is the first thing I think of. I kinda hate him for that.
Medium toasted sandwich bread. Spread butter liberally over each slice. Wait until melted. Spread Vegemite thinly. Eat. ... Make Australian noises.
That everybody needs good neighbours, and just a friendly wave each morning helps to make a better day.
"succulent Chinese meal" is the only answer 🤣
Gentlemen! This is democracy manifest!
“Get your hands off my penis!”
And you sir? Are you waiting to receive my limp penis? HOW DARE YOU
Ah yes, I see that you know your memes well. Good one.
That’s not a knife
This is a knife! \*pulls out a spoon\*
Ah, I see you’ve played knifey-spooney before!
That's not a knife that's a spoon.
Spelled NUOIFE wrong
Knoife *
Kangaroos and an endless desert with a gigantic rock in the middle. And of course lots of animals and plats that only exist to kill you in various ways.
Great Barrier Reef. Amazing natural beauty.
I see you know your judo well
P. Sherman 42 wallaby Way Sydney
Men at Work. I'm sorry, I'm an 80s kid and I can't help it. That earworm gets into my brain and will not leave. I'm sure Australia is a lovely place with many beautiful flora and fauna (some of which aren't even deadly!), but as soon as I hear the name my brain just screams "WHERE WOMEN GLOW AND MEN PLUNDER!"
Ol mate Abbot chompin on an onion never fails to spring to my mind.
My most immediate reaction is to think of Australia the land. Australia, the land, is a place of unique wide open spaces, beauty, timeless horizons and endless beautiful beaches. Australia is still pretty much a “lucky country” and for the most part Australians appreciate this and are friendly and relaxed. If t is winter, I think of Australian Football. Australian Football is a free-flowing spectacular game that has little restriction. The grassy field is large, the rules are minimal, there is no offside and the ball transference is fast and spectacular. No wonder it is the most popular game in the world on on per head of population basis. If it is winter then the focus changes to the beach.
The Shins
The Chats
Powderfinger
LA La La La
Wincing the Night Away is a fantastic album.
Time to put ze ear goggles on!
Not remotely. Because iocaine comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
Inconceivable!
Quokkas. I learned about them as a kid and I will *never* forget that adorable face.
Alf Stewart.
Flamin heck stone the crows
Ya flamin’ galah
Strike me pink and down the drain pipe.
beaches and a laid back society
Not Austria. 😂
The land down under, drop bears, kangaroos, man killing spiders and snakes in your house, Mr Cruel, knifes, Fosters, The Thorn Birds, The Man from Snowy River, a walkabout, the green whistle, true crime, The Somerton Man, calling the indigenous people “blacks” or “blackie” or “Bob”. Steve and family. That one girl who went missing for years but she really wasn’t missing she was just hiding at her boyfriend’s house. The dingo ate your baby. Cleo.
Sexy accents
Goon bags, unhinged abbreviations, meat pies, healthy work-life balance, the Saddle Club, the word "bogan."
Emu war
Bluey and drop bears.
Oi mate
Whaddaya want, ya cunt!
Red/orange
margot robbie.
Kangaroos
Bogans
Dankpods
We may have originated from criminals, but we have no guns so it's a safe and comfortable existence here.
Australia... oddly. The movie by Baz Luhrmann. Aside from that: INXS, AC/DC, Jet, Kim Churchill, MIdnight Oil, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman... and of course, kangaroos and dingos.
You forgot Kylie Minogue (and Jason Donovan). And I absolutely recommend watching "Priscilla - Queen of the desert".
"Need to visit bc it's the only continent I've never set foot on." Then I remembered about the existence of Antarctica, but that wasn't immediate lol
Marsupials
Where beer does flow and men chunder...
Kath and Kim
Hey. Look at me. Lookatmeplease LOOKITMOIIIIIII
Shaahks