HAPPY AUSSIE DAY – NOVAK! NOVAK! NOVAK! OI…OI…OI
Let’s face it how many countries in the world can you get around in not much more than a pair of stubbies and thongs? Got to love being an aussie….schrimps on the barbie, lamingtons, holdens,meat pies, VB’s, violet crumbles, vegemite & of course the slang. It’s got to be the only country in the world where we speak English yet no one else can understand us.
So, what makes an Aussie, Aussie? Outlined below is a little insight into how us Aussies tick…
The shorter the nickname, the more we like you. (If any word can be shortened, it will!)
It’s considered far better to be “down on your luck” than “up yourself.”
The alpha male in any group is he who takes the barbecue tongs from the hands of the host and blithely begins turning the snags. (Sausages)
On picnics, the Esky (ice-box/cold storage container) is always too small, creating a food versus grog (alcohol) battle that can only ever be resolved by leaving the salad at home.
The phrase “we’ve got a great lifestyle” means everyone in the family loves a drink.
A flash sports car driven by a middle-aged man does not incite envy – as in America – but hilarity.
Whether it’s the opening of Parliament, or the launch of a new art gallery, there is no Australian event that cannot be improved by a sausage-sizzle and onion rings.
There is no food that cannot be improved by the application of tomato sauce (ketchup).
A thong is not a piece of scanty swimwear, as in the ’good ole US of A, but a fine example of footwear. A group of good-lookin’ Aussie sheilas wearing black rubber thongs may not be as exciting as you had hoped!!
And, finally, don’t let the tourist books fool you. No one says “cobber,” and no Aussie would ever ’throw another shrimp on the barbie’. We only eat prawns!
So, as you raise your meat pies and chug down on your VB let me be the one to tell you what Australia Day is all about. It’s not the celebration of who can drink the most coldies in a day. It’s actually the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove by its commander Captain Arthur Phillip, in 1788.
G’day to all and guys try and be a little more Australia this Aussie Day than driving in your German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way to sit on your Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. Oi, oi, oi!!!