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21 Aussie Quirks Which, Even We Have To Admit, Are Kinda Fucked Up

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Would really love an etymological explanation for the word “durry”.
1.
Having to get a pen licence in primary school.
truly insane that I had to earn a “pen license” at school but they let me just go in raw on a bunsen burner
I know this is a thing in some British places as well, but come on, it’s bizarre as hell. Also, I’m pretty sure that my handwriting was better in Year 3 than it is now, but I’m still out here using pens with zero consequences.
2.
A distinct lack of shoes in public.
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This is a surprisingly controversial opinion in Australia, but leaving the house without shoes is weird and frankly pretty gross. We should have a solid ‘one block from the beach’ rule for shoe-wearing.
3.
Yelling “spotto!” when you see a yellow car.
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Who invented it? Why does everyone know the rules?
4.
Cafés and restaurants banning split bills.
‘No split bills’ is still a big thing in Australia, despite other countries working out how to do it. To me, it seems a fundamental misunderstanding of the relationship between the parties. My debt is not to my friends, but to the restaurant…
Ok mayyyybe it’s because the restaurant doesn’t want to pay the 17 cent credit card fee twice. But if I just paid $34 for a coffee and toast, can’t they cover it?
5.
Having to abbreviate everything, even if it doesn’t make it shorter.
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Ok FINE, we can accept mozzie and arvo, those makes sense. But bottle-o? It’s the same number of syllables as “bottle shop”. And it’s so ingrained in our vocab that it’s literally recognised by Google Maps.
6.
Not to mention words that make no sense at all.
Can I bum a durry?
Curious if anyone knows what this means. Australians, don’t say anything unless you really don’t know either.
Where did “durry” come from?
7.
Doing shoeys.
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I’m not denying that shoeys — drinking booze out of a shoe — aren’t an integral part of Aussie culture. I’m just pointing out that it’s fuckin’ weird.
8.
Taking your pants off in the pub when “Eagle Rock” is played.
realising it’s gonna be one of those parties where they play Eagle Rock and all the straight guys pull their pants down
It’s not quite as widespread as “no way, get fucked, fuck off”, but it is a real thing and sorry, I hate it.
9.
Having pokie machines everywhere.
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Over 80% of Aussies do some kind of gambling, which is the highest rate of anywhere in the world. And, despite our relatively small population, we have ONE-FIFTH of the world’s pokie machines. WHY??
10.
Learning “the Nutbush” as part of the curriculum
It’s not even an Australian song? And yet, we all know the dance.
11.
The concept of fairy bread.
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No shade at all to fairy bread. Even as an adult I still eat it from time to time. But honestly WHO had the idea to butter bread and put sprinkles on it? Like, what frame of mind did they have to be in to come up with that??
12.
The majority of our pubs and dive bars having carpet.
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Perhaps this is also a British thing, but there’s just no logic in having carpeted floors in a place where drinks are frequently spilled. Unless the idea is that the carpet soaks up the mess and staff don’t have to do anything?
13.
Swooping bird signs.
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It is kinda weird that magpies are such a problem here that we have council-installed road signs warning people of their presence.
14.
Buying real Christmas trees like it’s not the middle of summer.
i think the weirdest thing (admittedly not many) Australians do is go out to whoop whoop to the artificially planted Christmas tree farms and cut down a tree when its like 35 degrees like come on
Not only that, some people spray theirs with fake snow???
15.
Calling our coffees “long black” and “short black”.
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Lmao guys can’t we be a little inventive? Oh and let’s not forget the Aussie invention “flat white”.
16.
Musk sticks.
An Australian person gave me a candy called a musk stick and it tastes like candied perfume/incense — I kind of love it.
Musk is a smell. Not a flavour. So tell me why someone decided to make musk-flavoured chalk and sell it as a lolly?
17.
Drinking goon from the bag.
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Cask wine isn’t Aussie, but skulling it straight from the bag is one of those VERY Australian habits that we can all admit — no matter how many times we did it as a teen — is weird.
18.
Calling everything the bush.
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If there are no houses there, it’s the bush. Simple.
20.
Using the word “dog” as a negative.
Dogs are cute. We love dogs. So why do we say “that was a dog act” or “what a dog” or “never dog your mates”?
What do you think of these habits, Aussies — strange or cause for celebration? Let us know in the comments below!
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