Comments | saintrobert: A Tourist Guide To Australia

saintrobert

A Tourist Guide To Australia

Jan 30, 2006 21:36

Or in other words what tourists should or shouldn't do here according to me ( Read more... )

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beautifulworld January 30 2006, 11:51:46 UTC

8. Football is played with your hands not your feet. Whether it be Aussie Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union or Gaelic Football. Soccer is not football.

Football is played with your FEET. That's why it's called football.

saintrobert January 30 2006, 11:57:46 UTC

You know that wasn't the one I expected to catch you on. I thought you where more of a number 23 girl ;)

beautifulworld January 30 2006, 12:01:51 UTC

I only got to number 8 before I decided to reply.

In response to 23:

Haha, we beat you at Rugby in 2003.

Hahahahahahahahaha, we kicked your arses in cricket in 2005.

saintrobert January 30 2006, 12:06:11 UTC

I guess we where just tired of winning. ;)

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bluestate January 30 2006, 11:52:35 UTC

Man, that's awesome!

saintrobert January 30 2006, 11:56:37 UTC

Thanks, I cannot believe I actually thought of all of that. Half of them I had on my mind for a while (yes I am that pathetic) but when sat down to write something it all flowed. Yet I still am having writers block in describing my day at BDO yesterday (other then I love Henry Rollins and want his babies). Go Figure.

bluestate January 30 2006, 12:06:57 UTC

Seriously, this is the sort of thing that gets forwarded around in emails... and I mean that as a compliment, however dodgy it may appear to be...

Please excuse me, red wine makes me fuzzy drunk (and very thirsty... why must it make me so thirsty????)

saintrobert January 30 2006, 12:11:21 UTC

No probs, I take it as a compliment. And if it ever does at least I'll know I had my 15 nanoseconds of internet fandom!

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wineandsong January 30 2006, 12:00:44 UTC

2. Do not buy an Akubra Hat and proceed to wear it around. You will just look ridiculous and be mocked and have bottles of Fosters Beer thrown at you.

I've tried to tell my hubby this, but he went and bought one anyway. *sigh*

Very clever Rob. :D

saintrobert January 30 2006, 12:05:45 UTC

Thank You! Did he have corks attached to the hate?

wineandsong January 30 2006, 13:18:38 UTC

Thankfully no. ;) There's only so much kitsch that I can take!

saintrobert January 30 2006, 13:50:25 UTC

Lucky you then!

sjishere January 30 2006, 12:08:44 UTC

So true....geez tourists are clueless.

When you were in the states did they ever ask you something dumb like "Do you have a kangaroo as a pet?" because I've heard that happen to a few people.

And if you think the Americans are bad, the British still call us convicts or colonials as some sort of insult..**rollseyes**

I swear they win one game of cricket and rugby after years of losing and suddenly they think they are God's gift to the world of sport.

saintrobert January 30 2006, 12:12:37 UTC

Amen sister! One lousy cricket game that was more the result of bad weather doesn't count.

I tried to avoid the kanagroo/pets comment. I think the eating them was much mroe fun :D

sweeny_todd January 30 2006, 12:25:51 UTC

oh my god!! that made me laugh a lot!! :D

you are too cool for words :D

sweeny_todd January 30 2006, 12:31:26 UTC

and now that I think about it I just reponed to someones post earlier saying that we don't have a tipping culture over here. But we don't really have a customer service one either!

saintrobert January 30 2006, 12:33:44 UTC

It was the one big thing about coming back from the US I noticed. I mean as much as I disliked the notion of tipping I had to admit the benefits I got from it where extremely well worth it.

saintrobert January 30 2006, 12:31:44 UTC

Well I think you are the bees knees as well.

So when are you coming to old Melbourne Town?

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