How many of these things have you done?
The ones I have done are in Green
- Heard a kookaburra in person.
- Slept under the stars.
- Seen a koala.
- Visited Melbourne.
- Watched a summer thunderstorm.
- Worn a pair of thongs.
- Been to Uluru (Ayer’s Rock)
- Visited Cape York.
- Held a snake.
- Sang along with Khe San.
- Drank VB.
- Visited Sydney.
- Have seen a shark.
- Have used Aussie (and NZ) slang naturally in a conversation.
- Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (Aboriginal).
- Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach.
- Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down.
- Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson’s.
- Slept on an overnight train or bus.
- Been to Sydney’s Mardi Gras
- Have gone bush-bashing.
- Taken a sickie.
- Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football.
- Have seen wild camels.
- Gone skinny dipping.
- Done a Tim Tam Slam.
- Ridden in a tram in Melbourne.
- Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service.
- Watched a sunrise or sunset.
- Held a wombat.
- Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more.
- Seen the Great Australian Bight in person.
- Had a really bad sunburn.
- Visited an Aboriginal community.
- Seen a redback spider.
- Have watched Paul Hogan.
- Seen Blue Poles in person.
- Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback.
- Eaten Vegemite.
- Thrown a boomerang.
- Seen the Kimberleys.
- Given a hitch-hiker a lift.
- Been to Perth.
- Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters.
- Tried playing a didgeridoo.
- Seen dinosaur footprints.
- Eaten Tim Tams.
- Been to Darwin.
- Touched a kangaroo.
- Visted the Great Barrier Reef.
- Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson.
- Killed a Cane Toad.
- Gone to a drive-in theatre.
- Have read and own books by Australian authors.
- Visited Adelaide.
- Know the story behind "Eternity".
- Been camping.
- Visited Brisbane.
- Been in an outback pub.
- Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means.
- Gone whale watching.
- Listened to Slim Dusty ( I have even been kissed by Slim!)
- Own five or more Australian movies or TV series.
- Sang along to Down Under.
- Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
- Eaten a 4′n’20 pie.
- Surfed at Bondi.
- Watched the cricket on Boxing Day.
- Visited Hobart.
- Eaten kangaroo.
- Seen a quokka.
- Visited Canberra.
- Visited rainforests.
- Used a Victa lawnmower
- Travelled on a tram in Adelaide.
- Used a Hills hoist.
- Visited Kata Tjuta
- Used native Australian plants in cooking.
- Visited the snow.
- Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford ( My maiden name was Ford - enough said)
- Visited the desert.
- Been water skiing
- Read The Phantom.
- Visited Parliament House.
- Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting.
- Crossed the Nullarbor.
- Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles.
- Listened to AC/DC.
- Called someone a dag.
- Voted in a Federal Election.
- Have been swimming and stayed between the flags.
- Had a possum in your roof.
- Visited the outback.
- Travelled over corrugated roads.
- Hit a kangaroo while driving.
- Been well outside any mobile phone coverage.
- Seen an emu.
- Have woken to the smell of bushfires.
- Subscribed to RRR.(what's that??)
- Patted a pure-bred dingo.
- Seen the Oils live-(no but have seen lots of other iconic Aussie bands live).
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Wow! What an Aussie you are!! I'm so jealous! :-)
ReplyDeletethanks Valerie, I am a proud Aussie!
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