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The Questions People Ask!
July 16th 2008 10:30
Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I've never seen it rain on TV. How do your plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all of our plants fully grown and then sit around watching them die.
Q: My wife and I enjoy walking tours. How long will it take us to get from Perth to Sydney on foot? (Canada)
A: How long did it take you to do your last 4,000 kilometre walk? Bring a bottle of water.
Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? If so, can you send me a list of all of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
Q: What is the weather like in Vienna in May? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney, and is milk available year-round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful nation of vegan hunters and gatherers. Milk is illegal.
Q: Are the rattlesnakes in Melbourne deadly? Do you sell anti-venom at the grocery store? (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-mer-i-ca, which is where you come from. Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make great pets.
Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? If so, when? (France)
A: Occasionally, and if so than during our Christmas annual leave.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go in Australia? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
What are some of the more bizarre questions you've ever heard or been asked about your own country?
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Comment by Anonymous
i said yes. just to see her reaction...
she wanted to know what i called mine..
Comment by Awesomeness
Q: "Do you live in an igloo?"
A: Only in winter. In summer we build houses from the trees.
Q: "Are there any cars where you come from?"
A: Cars were sooooo 1989. We have gliders. You know... like The Jetsons did.
Q: "Does maple syrup really come from trees?"
A: "Yes. Once a year, every Candian picks one maple tree and squeeze it very hard while talking nicely to it. We do this for about an hour until you have convinced the tree to give up it's bodily fluids."
Q: "Does the sun ever shine over there?"
A: "Only if we dance around naked circling a pack of beavers singing: eh? eh? eh? eh?, over and over again. We don't get much sun.
And many more... I don't think the Americans know that southern Canda is just a little to the north of New York and Washington. Oh well...
Comment by Egyptian
And to answer those questions...although technically Egypt is a desert, we have roads and streets and electricity and buildings. And no we dont live in tents...we're not all bedouins! And they do sell soccer balls here. Like actual balls...you know, the ones you can kick...not carved out of stone! FOR REAL!
Comment by Anonymous
A: Yes, i actually had a regional championship last month for crocodile wrestling came 1st!!
Q
A: yeah but there not with us any more!
Funny thing is until i said i was kidding they actually not only believed me but hang onto every world i was saying like it was gospel.
Comment by Anonymous
Q
A: All year round
Q:How long have you lived in San Diego
A: A very long time
Q
A:Yes we all speak english because its fun and drive on the wrong side of the road for fun
SAN DIEGO IS IN THE U.S.A.
Comment by Irish
A:We all keep them at the bottom of rainbows next to their pots of gold.(News flash,no such things)
Q:Asked by an American.Do us Irish have electricity?
A:No,we still have yet to enter the 21st century.(Come on)
Comment by Anonymous
After living here for about two months he's a little less ignorant. He says he still has friends in the USA who he's been sending letters to and don't believe how normal it sounds. They want to come to Australia just to see if he's telling the truth about it being normal...and to have a quick look at Ularu on the way to Brisbane from the airport.
Comment by Anonymous
A: Oh yeah sure. We're all Vikings. Just came back from Norway and sweden, where they're all Vikings to, u know?!
Comment by Anonymous
Comment by Anonymous
In Norway we don't have police, we have polar bears patroling, dressed in our national costumes. The sun goes on holiday around november and returns in april - at this time Norway often visited by vampires who eats us all. 30 days of night is a true story based on Norwegian winters.. Norway is a lonley galaxy faaar far away with two suns (who works shifts, it's chaos when one of the suns get stuck in traffic) and no moon - The midnight sun usually commence around 11 pm, provided it's satisfied with the daily sacrifices of human flesh..