What does the world think of Australia?

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:04 am

Okay. I'm sick of the whole UK and U.S thing. What happened to all the other countries that have big alliances with the U.S. and U.K?

Yeah, I'm wondering what Brits, Scots, Welshmen, Irish, American, Canadian, German, blah blah blah think of Australia.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:15 am

When I think of Australia, I think of strange accents, funnel web spiders running rampant across the whole country, little tiny natives, kangaroos, and surfing.

AlgyTaylor · Post by **AlgyTaylor** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:17 am

They're a bunch of criminals that Britain's deported

- Neighbours is the junk food of soap operas, trashy but addictive
- Kath & Kim is funny as fook
- Kangaroos
- Seemingly brilliant at most sports they actually give a toss about
- Supposedly good dance music scene, although to me it seems to revolve around hard house. Which is disappointing.
- Populated by some right nutters. Good nutters though
- Seems to be relatively right wing (??), don't hear enough about Aussie politics to know for sure though.
- Home of the worst beer in the world (Fosters & Castlemaine XXXX)

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:20 am

Algy.. You've heard of really, really crap beers. I mean really crap.

Neighbours suck.
Kath & Kim is really funny. I agree with you there.
Kangaroos aren't everywhere, amazingly enough.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:23 am

Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:25 am

Serbia wrote:Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?

ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:34 am

Skittles! wrote:
Serbia wrote:Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?
ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?

Every so often there's a show on TV that shows the funnel web spiders, and since it's tv, they make them out to be practicly an army of spiders that has declared war on all of humanity in Australia, and people have no hope of beating them back, because they're invincible, and dogs smaller than a sheep routinely get caught in the webs and have their insides drained entirely by the massive creatures, that are at LEAST the size of small rats.

Anarchy Ninja · Post by **Anarchy Ninja** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:50 am

Serbia wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
Serbia wrote:Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?
ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?
Every so often there's a show on TV that shows the funnel web spiders, and since it's tv, they make them out to be practicly an army of spiders that has declared war on all of humanity in Australia, and people have no hope of beating them back, because they're invincible, and dogs smaller than a sheep routinely get caught in the webs and have their insides drained entirely by the massive creatures, that are at LEAST the size of small rats.

That is hilarious, unless of course your being serious, in which case it's kind of sad

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:54 am

Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Serbia wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
Serbia wrote:Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?
ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?
Every so often there's a show on TV that shows the funnel web spiders, and since it's tv, they make them out to be practicly an army of spiders that has declared war on all of humanity in Australia, and people have no hope of beating them back, because they're invincible, and dogs smaller than a sheep routinely get caught in the webs and have their insides drained entirely by the massive creatures, that are at LEAST the size of small rats.
That is hilarious, unless of course your being serious, in which case it's kind of sad

I would have to agree.

Anyway, in Queensland, it's the Cane Toads that run amok, dragging people off to their caves to be drained of their vital fluids.

I speak the truth, really!

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:54 am

Neutrino wrote:
Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Serbia wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
Serbia wrote:Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?
ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?
Every so often there's a show on TV that shows the funnel web spiders, and since it's tv, they make them out to be practicly an army of spiders that has declared war on all of humanity in Australia, and people have no hope of beating them back, because they're invincible, and dogs smaller than a sheep routinely get caught in the webs and have their insides drained entirely by the massive creatures, that are at LEAST the size of small rats.
That is hilarious, unless of course your being serious, in which case it's kind of sad
I would have to agree.

Anyway, in Queensland, it's the Cane Toads that run amok, dragging people off to their caves to be drained of their vital fluids.

I speak the truth, really!

Haha. Northern Queensland, the land of Cane Toad races.

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:55 am

Most australians I've spoken to are pretty cool.

Anarchy Ninja · Post by **Anarchy Ninja** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:56 am

Skittles! wrote:
Neutrino wrote:
Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Serbia wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
Serbia wrote:Yeah, well what about the funnel web spiders? You know, the ones that charge and attack children for fun, and frequently make their webs on your bed, so that you die from the bite in the night?
ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?
Every so often there's a show on TV that shows the funnel web spiders, and since it's tv, they make them out to be practicly an army of spiders that has declared war on all of humanity in Australia, and people have no hope of beating them back, because they're invincible, and dogs smaller than a sheep routinely get caught in the webs and have their insides drained entirely by the massive creatures, that are at LEAST the size of small rats.
That is hilarious, unless of course your being serious, in which case it's kind of sad
I would have to agree.

Anyway, in Queensland, it's the Cane Toads that run amok, dragging people off to their caves to be drained of their vital fluids.

I speak the truth, really!
Haha. Northern Queensland, the land of Cane Toad races.

Hey! Don't knock Toad races, I once won $20 on one

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:56 am

Skittles! wrote: Haha. Northern Queensland, the land of Cane Toad races.

I've never seen any of those. I would have assumed it too be pretty pointless, though, as the toads don't have the intellectual capabilities to actually hop in a straight line (when they're not running amok, remember

)

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:56 am

Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
Neutrino wrote:
Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Serbia wrote:
Skittles! wrote: ROFL. Holy crap.. Where did you get that from? Funnel Web Spiders... How exactly did you even hear of them?
Every so often there's a show on TV that shows the funnel web spiders, and since it's tv, they make them out to be practicly an army of spiders that has declared war on all of humanity in Australia, and people have no hope of beating them back, because they're invincible, and dogs smaller than a sheep routinely get caught in the webs and have their insides drained entirely by the massive creatures, that are at LEAST the size of small rats.
That is hilarious, unless of course your being serious, in which case it's kind of sad
I would have to agree.

Anyway, in Queensland, it's the Cane Toads that run amok, dragging people off to their caves to be drained of their vital fluids.

I speak the truth, really!
Haha. Northern Queensland, the land of Cane Toad races.
Hey! Don't knock Toad races, I once won $20 on one

Holy crap! When I went up there I didn't win anything :[ it was pretty mean.

nagerous · Post by **nagerous** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:57 am

We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:57 am

Neutrino wrote:
Skittles! wrote: Haha. Northern Queensland, the land of Cane Toad races.
I've never seen any of those. I would have assumed it too be pretty pointless, though, as the toads don't have the intellectual capabilities to actually hop in a straight line (when they're not running amok, remember )

You haven't? Have you been living under a rock your whole Queensland life?

And no, they kinda run amok in circles, hissing at children to pull them in the circle to devour them.

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:58 am

nagerous wrote:We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out

Oh believe me, some of us are not tanned.. We have albino's too!

But seriously, I'm not tanned much.

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:00 am

Skittles! wrote:
Neutrino wrote:
Skittles! wrote: Haha. Northern Queensland, the land of Cane Toad races.
I've never seen any of those. I would have assumed it too be pretty pointless, though, as the toads don't have the intellectual capabilities to actually hop in a straight line (when they're not running amok, remember )
You haven't? Have you been living under a rock your whole Queensland life?

And no, they kinda run amok in circles, hissing at children to pull them in the circle to devour them.

Pretty much. It's generally far too hot to do anything else (these rocks have Air Con, so you have no reason to move). This year, it was actually cold enough to qualify as 'winter' for a whole 3-4 weeks, rather than the customary 3-4 days. I was quite shocked.

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:01 am

Skittles! wrote:
nagerous wrote:We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out
Oh believe me, some of us are not tanned.. We have albino's too!

But seriously, I'm not tanned much.

Pah, pathetic New South Welshmen.

Anarchy Ninja · Post by **Anarchy Ninja** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:02 am

Neutrino wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
nagerous wrote:We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out
Oh believe me, some of us are not tanned.. We have albino's too!

But seriously, I'm not tanned much.
Pah, pathetic New South Welshmen.

Yeah, I have an awesome tan and in a perpetual state of being chilled out.

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:03 am

Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Neutrino wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
nagerous wrote:We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out
Oh believe me, some of us are not tanned.. We have albino's too!

But seriously, I'm not tanned much.
Pah, pathetic New South Welshmen.
Yeah, I have an awesome tan and in a perpetual state of being chilled out.

It's not my fault I hate the beach.

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:04 am

Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Neutrino wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
nagerous wrote:We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out
Oh believe me, some of us are not tanned.. We have albino's too!

But seriously, I'm not tanned much.
Pah, pathetic New South Welshmen.
Yeah, I have an awesome tan and in a perpetual state of being chilled out.

Yes. Yes you do.

Anarchy Ninja · Post by **Anarchy Ninja** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:08 am

Skittles! wrote:
Anarchy Ninja wrote:
Neutrino wrote:
Skittles! wrote:
nagerous wrote:We like Australia except for the most part they are too damn tanned and chilled out
Oh believe me, some of us are not tanned.. We have albino's too!

But seriously, I'm not tanned much.
Pah, pathetic New South Welshmen.
Yeah, I have an awesome tan and in a perpetual state of being chilled out.
It's not my fault I hate the beach.

I don't go to the beach, I'm just naturally golden brown

. But is that all people think of us? Sexy tans dangerous animals and kangaroos?

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:08 am

my brother has lived in Sydney for about 8 years now. when he was first driving over there, he told us about the huntsman spider(big fucker none poisoness)ran across his dashboard and he shit himself. he loves it over there and my mother is going over at christmas again.

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:12 am

DAZMCFC wrote:my brother has lived in Sydney for about 8 years now. when he was first driving over there, he told us about the huntsman spider(big fucker none poisoness)ran across his dashboard and he shit himself. he loves it over there and my mother is going over at christmas again.

How the hell did he get a Huntsman in his car? They usually don't enter anything that hasn't been sitting there for a few years.

I do agree though, they are scary. Especially when you get the ones 2/3 the size of your hand