#AUSTRALIAN SLANG POMMIE HOW TO#

Strange, huh? One famous encounter that springs to mind is the 2005 Ashes series where England finally wrestled Cricket’s most treasured urn away from our Southern Hemisphere cousins, after nearly 20 years of Australian dominance. Talk About SportsĪustralia is a proud sporting nation and they have had many epic battles with England and Great Britain over the years, but surprisingly the Aussies don’t like to be reminded of their past sporting failures. Here is a list of sure-fire ways to aggravate an Aussie. Whether the Brit/Aussie rivalry is sports related, rooted in some kind of engrained jealously of their laid back lifestyle and sun-kissed skin, or just plain irritation that there is so many of them in the UK now (they account for 95% of the workforce at Walkabout bars in London), I’ll never turn down the opportunity to provoke them. As a Brit I feel like it’s my job to antagonise and wind-up Aussies. Conspicuous by their absence in that list of the great things about Australia and Australian life, are the Australian people. The 6th largest country in the world and a haven of beautiful sandy beaches, spectacular reefs, stunning outback scenery and warm weather almost all year round.

#AUSTRALIAN SLANG POMMIE HOW TO#

As a Brit I feel like it’s my job to antagonise and wind-up Aussies.' A tongue in cheek list from Harry Peters on how to aggravate an Aussie.Īhh Australia, aka the “˜Land Down Under’, “˜Oz’ or the “˜Great Southern Land’. 'Ahh Australia, aka the “˜Land Down Under’, “˜Oz’ or the “˜Great Southern Land’.

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