Huh. Usually the warning signs are a bit less subtle:
It's a vague understanding, at some primitive level, that Australians often don't treat other nationalities as seriously as those other nationalities seem to think they should be treated. For some reason, Canadians seem to be exempt. Everyone else is fair game, particularly when it comes to the Oz urban (more usually, outback) myths, which get spun, mercilessly.
Well, that's their backyard, not ours.
Although Florida is time-sharing their backyard pools with the alligators, last I checked.
That's great. I'll add you to the list
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How dry is your sense of humour? Do you understand sarcasm and tall poppy syndrome? Can you take the piss at your own expense? If so, you'll be fine.
In terms of veracity, Chloe needs to remember that drop-bears specifically target American accents. Yanks must die in any drop-bear story, or it's fake from the get go. It's a piece of evolutionary fine-tuning that must never be underestimated.Trail of Thylarctos Plummetus...
Once again, Chloe, your sense of a great title sends my inner biology geek giggling.
This is not my finding in the small city. Cars are absolutely a necessity, teenagers routinely get one ASAP, and I have had people look askance at me when I tell them I enjoy taking the bus to work.
Absolutely. Much much much much MUCH less gun culture and violence. I have never once worried about being shot here. In big-City USA, I was concerned about it every single day. Every single day aware of the likelihood. Recently someone went whacko in Sydney and attacked two people with an axe.
