Comments on: 7 Great Misconceptions About Australia

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:22:44 +0000

Just for the record – Skippy was a wallaby – not a kangaroo

By: Kevin Kissack

Kevin Kissack — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:09:54 +0000

Funny! good report :)
Brit in Oz
Its true!
But Ozzies are great!

By: tasmanian devil

tasmanian devil — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:04:09 +0000

Regarding water spinning in Auatralian toilets, we use a different system down here. We have a small amount of water at the bottom of the bowl and when you flush the water from the cistern comes out around the bowl, washing your crap away with it. When I was in New York I was rather disconcerted to find the toilet bowl nearly full to the brim and just inches from you arse. you have to be careful not to put your hand in when wiping, but at least it eliminates splash back.

By: Nerdfury

Nerdfury — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:12:52 +0000

@Annette – absolutely! Australia’s geographically just as large as the US, though most people like to throw Alaska in there just to pretend Australians are wrong.

@Dick Choke – Australian Fosters is made in Australia. It’s likely imported by a Canadian distributor.

Another misconception is that our nickname is ‘Oz.’ We’re Australia, and we’re Aussies, but never Oz or Ozzies. Also, the true measure of an Australian is how few syllables he or she uses to pronounce ‘Australia.’ One syllable is the preferred method of pronunciation.

By: Dick Choke

Dick Choke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:46:45 +0000

Fosters “Austrailian” beer is made in Canada same as Asahi “Japanese” beer.

By: Annette

Annette — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:11:35 +0000

Another misconception–that Oz is a small continent, because of the distortion created by the northern hemisphere-centric globes and maps. the Australian continent is about as wide as the US. And it is agriculturally self-sufficient.

By: Colin GG

Colin GG — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:16:24 +0000

What about dropbears?

and @ Goliath – you forgot to ask about playing knifey-spoony…

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:06:50 +0000

@Nerak – There are several different criteria you could use to say what is the “deadliest” or “most venomous” snake. The sea snake wins if you use the measure of venom capable of killing the most people. If you go for quick kill, then it’s the krait – nicknamed the ‘two-step” because that’s how far you’ll get if one bites you.

By: shirleyfeeney

shirleyfeeney — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:48:20 +0000

Interesting…though I knew that koala’s aren’t bears.

I live in So CA, where everyone assumes we all surf and live at the beach next to celebrities. Uh huh. Not true.

By: Nerak

Nerak — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:32:10 +0000

#4 – I always thought that the most venomous snake in the world was the sea snake…