‘Tis the season to be jolly… and stuck at a lot of Christmas parties! We know there’s only so much time that you can talk to Susan about her grandies, Bruce about his new found love of cycling (for the love of god, stay away from the lycra Brucie) or Helen about how much she loves her dogs. So we have put together a little list of funny Aussie facts to use when you need to spice up the conversation a little. You’re welcome!
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The emu and the kangaroo are on our coat of arms because neither animal can walk backwards – they can only move forwards. This was chosen to symbolize Australia’s desire to do the same.
Hell, that’s very futuristic of us ;)
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There’s no chance us Aussies are missing out on the latest news – we read more newspapers than any other nation in the world, per capita.
You’re a bloody ripper reader, Rita!
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Crocodile Dundee is the highest grossing Australian film to date.
Crickey Mick, nice one.
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While we may not have a volcano, we have 1,500 different species of spiders.
You better sleep with one eye open, mate.
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One of the world’s most venomous creatures, the box jellyfish has killed more Aussies than sharks, and crocodiles combined!
Stone the crows!
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More than 80% of Aussies live within 100km of the coast.
Budgie smugglers galore!
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You can thank us for the almighty goon sack – or plonk in a box! The cask wine in an Australian invention – which makes sense because glass would simply break when roaming around the countryside.
Pour us another sav b, Gazza.
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Running on the booze theme, we Aussies love to drink. Especially a cold frothy – so much so, the average Aussie drinks 96 litres of beer per year.
Finally…something we are above average in!
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Apparently it’s illegal to walk on the right-hand side of the footpath…
What the flamin’ heck?
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There are approximately 24.6 million people and 75.5 million sheep. They outnumber us three to one!
Strewth – has someone told Sam Kekovich?
So there you have it – 10 interesting Aussie facts to get any conversation going. And if that doesn’t help – it might be time to leave ;)