All The Stereotypes Of Australia

[becc]

I'm interested... when you think or
The Australian people and Australia in general, what do you think?
A Candian friend of mine brought this up when he said that before he came he thought we all rode on kangaroos, not all of us have that luxury...

 

[canada-goose]

I think "hot" and "desert" when I think of Australia. Is it really like that?

 

[WriterofWords]

Riding kangaroos,, I've never heard that one.

 

[Illia]

I think of the two halves - Nice forests similar to New Zealand but more woodsy, then veeery hot and dry, so much that it has killed the world's largest ranch.

I also think of the fact that Americans overdo the stereotype on Australian greetings and accents.

And, I think of the Brumbies and hunting of "Bush Cattle,"

At least "cowboys" out there do the real thing and not rodeos though.

 

[Morri]

haha i went droving last year in New South Whales and we only drove the cows say 15 km or less but fatalities were expected coz of the heat..... all the calves had to be trucked otherwise they died..... and we had to do it in the dark in the moring before the sun gets up..... but down here in Victoria it hardly gets that hot......

 

[becc]

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What are 'bush cattle'?

 

[Illia]

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What are 'bush cattle'?

Wild Cattle that have gotten loose from the vast ranches in Australia - They end up having their own wild herds, and a lot of trophy hunters go down to shoot the bulls, calling them "bush cattle." They usually claim it is good pop control, as the cattle are invasive to the domesticated populations. . . Really don't know the true side of the story though.

 

[Soph xo]

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I know this is off topic...but you're from Forks..
Is it always raining all the time?
And do you have a family of vampires currently residing there?

 

[becc]

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I know this is off topic...but you're from Forks..
Is it always raining all the time?
And do you have a family of vampires currently residing there?

soph- not everyone is crazy about twilight like you

 

[Illia]

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I know this is off topic...but you're from Forks..
Is it always raining all the time?
And do you have a family of vampires currently residing there?

Well, it does rain almost every day. During the summer the rain dwindles to almost every night. But during winter - It gets depressingly cloudy, dark, and wet. We get about 130 inches of rain a year. No, we do not have vampires. . . Nor werewolves. But we love to convince the Twilight fans otherwise.

The really fun part is selling "Twilight Eggs" - The reddest looking Marans eggs mixed with black Cayuga duck eggs.