Ask an Aussie

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Is it legal to wear kangaroo leather jackets ?

    I had a pair of Adidas kangaroo football cleats once; they were awesome
  • x_desertcolt_x
    x_desertcolt_x Posts: 253 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    If your flag is blue and red, why are your olympic colors green and yellow?

    i know right? should be "jump-suit orange"
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    Can you talk about the amount of protein in drop bears?
  • bigaussieguy71
    bigaussieguy71 Posts: 189 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    If your flag is blue and red, why are your olympic colors green and yellow?

    "Australian" colours are green and gold. No idea why.... Maybe to differentiate us from the rest of the blue, white and red?

    ETA - according to google, green and gold are the colours of our national floral emblem, the wattle.

    This... Also I read somewhere that the reason why we adopted Green & Gold was to differentiate between Great Britian and us at the first modern Olympic games as we didn't have our own national anthem until the 70's and used to use"God Save The Queen" like v the Brits....New Zealand's flag is the same colour as well but it wasn't a problem for them because they don't win gold medals at the Olympics so no one cared... hahaha
  • bigaussieguy71
    bigaussieguy71 Posts: 189 Member
    bmitchelmfp wrote: »
    Can you talk about the amount of protein in drop bears?

    Beer is Australia's "super food" it has every nutrient you need for a healthy lifestyle (and gut)
  • bigaussieguy71
    bigaussieguy71 Posts: 189 Member
    x_desertcolt_x wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    If your flag is blue and red, why are your olympic colors green and yellow?

    i know right? should be "jump-suit orange"

    Hahahahaha... More apt for Kiwis I reckon, Afterall it is the new black!
  • bigaussieguy71
    bigaussieguy71 Posts: 189 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Is it legal to wear kangaroo leather jackets ?

    I had a pair of Adidas kangaroo football cleats once; they were awesome

    Yep it is legal... They also are very nice eating, high protein, very low fat...I actually have some Kangaroo Kebabs in my fridge right now...Yum!
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    If your flag is blue and red, why are your olympic colors green and yellow?

    We picked green and gold because our national plant is the wattle tree... which is green, and you guessed it, gold...

    Otherwise our national colour would be kangaroo hide brown.
  • PaigeInTechnicolor
    PaigeInTechnicolor Posts: 164 Member
    edited July 2017
    Do your Christmas decorations include wintery things (snowflakes, evergreens, santa on a sled in a warm coat) even though it is summer for you?
  • bigaussieguy71
    bigaussieguy71 Posts: 189 Member
    PaigeInTechnicolor wrote: »
    Do your Christmas decorations include wintery things (snowflakes, evergreens, santa on a sled in a warm coat) even though it is summer for you?

    They sure do... There is some changes happening though but I think most still follow an English Traditional Style Christmas.... It can be bloody hot, but for Christmas dinner you'll still see baked hams, Turkey with all the trimmings. Although it has changed of late for a lot of people doing BBQ's with Prawns, lobster, smoked salmon, oysters (all kinds of seafood really) really cool salads and lots and lots and lots of alcohol i.e. beer!
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    edited July 2017
    All true so far :+1: lol.. give them kiwis hell :D
    :smooched: @x_desertcolt_x and @Vinehausen
  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,572 Member
    What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    PaigeInTechnicolor wrote: »
    Do your Christmas decorations include wintery things (snowflakes, evergreens, santa on a sled in a warm coat) even though it is summer for you?

    Yes! There are people who "Australianise" their decorations, but that's not Christmas to me. Christmas in July is kind of popular - people have Christmas food, not so much decorations, to take advantage of the winter feel :D
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited July 2017
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Is it legal to wear kangaroo leather jackets ?

    I had a pair of Adidas kangaroo football cleats once; they were awesome

    Probably. They sell kangaroo ball coin purses in tourist shops...
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  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    orangegato wrote: »
    What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?

    My favourite Aussie wording is how we'll always say the opposite of what we mean. Example:

    If you're having a bad day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Not to good mate, not to good."

    If you're having a good day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Aw yeah, not too bad"

    It's like we can't be completely committed to if it's a good or bad day until it's over.
  • bobtater1
    bobtater1 Posts: 172 Member
    So does kangaroo taste like chicken? Anything out of the ordinary here in the States we say tastes like chicken ie dog,cat, rattlesnake, ect.
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    bobtater1 wrote: »
    So does kangaroo taste like chicken? Anything out of the ordinary here in the States we say tastes like chicken ie dog,cat, rattlesnake, ect.

    No, nothing like chicken. It's red meat, with a strong taste. It kind of stinks actually, but it's ok when cooked in to things. I'm not a massive fan of it cooked as a steak
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  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »
    Can you believe it's not butter?
    Totally. *kitten* tastes nothing like butter.
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »
    Do you give each other piggy back rides but call it something else like, bloke on bob, or uncle my back or something?

    No..
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    Vegemite and Avocado on toast. Love it, had it for breakfast. :)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Smithy0067 wrote: »
    Vegemite and Avocado on toast. Love it, had it for breakfast. :)

    With tomato.... And/or poached eggs, yum!
  • x_desertcolt_x
    x_desertcolt_x Posts: 253 Member
    PaigeInTechnicolor wrote: »
    Do your Christmas decorations include wintery things (snowflakes, evergreens, santa on a sled in a warm coat) even though it is summer for you?

    nah, thongs and road-kill

    ps thong means something different there
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    Does it drive you crazy when you tell people from a different country that you're from AUS and they say "Oh! Do you know so-and-so?" :lol:
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    edited July 2017
    kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »
    Do you give each other piggy back rides but call it something else like, bloke on bob, or uncle my back or something?

    "Bloke on bob"

    I am dyinnngggg :joy::joy::joy:

    @kitty_meow_meow_

  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,572 Member
    mangrothian wrote: »
    orangegato wrote: »
    What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?

    My favourite Aussie wording is how we'll always say the opposite of what we mean. Example:

    If you're having a bad day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Not to good mate, not to good."

    If you're having a good day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Aw yeah, not too bad"

    It's like we can't be completely committed to if it's a good or bad day until it's over.

    Was hoping for something more colorful like "He needs that like a 3rd armpit"
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