Man7
18/07/2006, 10:18
These questions about Australia are from potential visitors. They were
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>posted on an Australian Tourism Website, and the answers are the
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>actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense
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>of humour ...
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> Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on
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> TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
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> A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around
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> watching them die.
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> Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
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> A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
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> Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad
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> tracks? (Sweden)
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> A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
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> Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
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> A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
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> Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me
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> a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
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> A: What did your last slave die of?
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> Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia?
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> (USA)
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> A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
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> Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does
>not...
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> oh forget it.
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> Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross.
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> Come naked.
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> Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
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> A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here
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> and we'll send the rest of the directions.
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> Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
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> A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
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> Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
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> A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y,
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> which is...oh forget it.
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> Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings
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> Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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> Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
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> A: You are a British politician, right?
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> Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year
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> round? (Germany)
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> A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
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> Milk is illegal.
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> Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense
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> rattlesnake serum. (USA)
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> A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All
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> Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
>good pets.
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> Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I
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> forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees (USA)
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> A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out
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> of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You
>can scare them off by
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> spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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> Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
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> A: No, WE don't stink.
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> Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can
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> you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
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> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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> Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female
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> population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
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> A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
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> Q: When do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
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> A: Only at Christmas.
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> Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl
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> I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
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> A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour. Come naked.
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> Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
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> A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first
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>
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>posted on an Australian Tourism Website, and the answers are the
>
>actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense
>
>of humour ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on
>
> TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
>
> A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around
>
> watching them die.
>
>
>
> Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
>
> A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
>
>
>
> Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad
>
> tracks? (Sweden)
>
> A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
>
>
>
> Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
>
> A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
>
>
>
> Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me
>
> a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
>
> A: What did your last slave die of?
>
>
>
> Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia?
>
> (USA)
>
> A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
>
> Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does
>not...
>
> oh forget it.
>
> Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross.
>
> Come naked.
>
>
>
> Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
>
> A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here
>
> and we'll send the rest of the directions.
>
>
>
> Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
>
> A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
>
>
>
> Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
>
> A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y,
>
> which is...oh forget it.
>
> Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings
>
> Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
>
>
>
> Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
>
> A: You are a British politician, right?
>
>
>
> Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year
>
> round? (Germany)
>
> A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
>
> Milk is illegal.
>
>
>
> Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense
>
> rattlesnake serum. (USA)
>
> A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All
>
> Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
>good pets.
>
>
>
> Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I
>
> forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees (USA)
>
> A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out
>
> of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You
>can scare them off by
>
> spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
>
>
>
> Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
>
> A: No, WE don't stink.
>
>
>
> Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can
>
> you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
>
> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
>
>
>
> Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female
>
> population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
>
> A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
>
>
>
> Q: When do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
>
> A: Only at Christmas.
>
>
>
> Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl
>
> I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
>
> A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour. Come naked.
>
>
>
> Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
>
> A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first
>
>