Top 10 Aussie Facts South Africans Need to Know

Heres a Top 10 “Aussie Facts” list that every South African should know before arriving Down Under… from the personal point of view of South African expat comedian Kevin Fraser who now calls Australia home.

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Kevin Fraser’s Top 10 Facts about Australia you need to know before arriving Down Under

1. Abbreviations – a blanket is a ‘doona’, sunglasses are ‘sunnies’, and so much more. If you think South Africans have a lot of slang… meet Australians!
2. Tomatoes – “Australia really knows how to grow a red tomotoe! Sweet tomatoe!”
3. Nobody Works – life revolves around the beach, and if the surf’s up, everybody’s “chucking a sickie” (pretending to be ill to take the day off).
4. Packaged to Perfection – there’s so much packaging, it takes an hour to open a Nando’s peri-peri sauce!
5. A Rainbow Nation Too – there are immigrants from everywhere – an Asian influence, European influence and Canadian and American – a true cultural mix.
6. Terrible TV – the commercials are “stupid” and the news is banal. A pot plant getting stolen makes the front page, which is tough for a guy who’s from SA where hijacking makes the third page.
7. Data for Days – Kevin’s getting 75 Gigs of data per month… which feels like he’s “hotspotting the universe” after receiving only 1 Gig a month for his entire home in SA.
8. Cyclists are God – cyclists enjoy a dedicated lane that’s “wider than most highways in South Africa”
9. Pedestrians Rule – a pensioner will step out in front of a pantechnicon and expect it to stop, unlike in South Africa where not only are cars unlikely to stop, but there are the “side effects” of taxis swerving into the wrong lane and ‘yielding’ rather than stopping.
10. Alcohol is Restricted – Australia wonders why they have a big drug problem, but Kevin’s worked out why. The glass is less than half full!