Facts about Orstray'ya! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The bigger the hat, the smaller the farm.
The shorter the nickname, the more they like you.
Whether it's the opening of Parliament, or the launch of a new art gallery, there is no Australian event that cannot be improved by a sausage sizzle.
If the guy next to you is swearing like a wharfie he's probably a media billionaire. Or, on the other hand, he could be a wharfie.
There is no food that cannot be improved by the application of tomato sauce (theoretically speaking).
On the beach, all Australians hide their keys and wallets by placing them inside their sandshoes. No thief has ever worked this out.
All our best heroes are losers.
The alpha male in any group is he who takes the barbecue tongs from the hands of the host and blithely begins turning the snags.
It's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to hold.
Historians believe the widespread use of the word "mate" can be traced to the harsh conditions on the Australian frontier in the late
1800s, and the development of a code of mutual aid, or "mateship". Alternatively, Australians may just be really hopeless with names.The wise man chooses a partner who is attractive not only to himself, but also to the mosquitoes.
If it can't be fixed with pantyhose and fencing wire, then it's not worth fixing.
The most popular and widely praised family in any street is the one that has the swimming pool.
It's considered better to be 'down on your luck' than 'up yourself'.
The phrase "we've got a great lifestyle" means everyone in the family drinks too much.
If invited to a party, you should take cheap red wine and then spend all night drinking the host's beer. (Don't worry, he will have catered for it).
If there's any sort of free event, or party, within a hundred kilometres, you'd be a mug not to go.
The phrase "a simple picnic" is not known. You should take everything you own. If you don't need to make three trips back to the car, then you're not trying.
The tarred road always ends just after the house of the local mayor.
On picnics, the esky is always too small, creating a food-versus-alcohol battle that can only ever be resolved by leaving the salad or bread rolls at home.
When on a country holiday, the neon sign advertising the motel's pool will always be slightly larger than the pool itself.
The men are tough, but the women can be tougher.
The chief test of personal strength is one's ability to install a beach umbrella in high winds.
There comes a time in every Australian's life when he/she realises that the Aerogard is worse than the flies.