17 American Things All Aussie Girls Were Envious Of Growing Up

What is a homecoming dance and why can't I attend one?

1. Not being able to easily join a cheerleading squad like in Bring It On.

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2. Not being able to start a babysitters club.

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...although to be fair, that had less to do with your location and more to do with the fact that you were 11.

3. Not being able to join a sorority like in Legally Blonde or Greek.

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4. Not being able to wear casual clothes to school.

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Except on special occasions WHICH TOTALLY ISN'T THE SAME THING.

5. Not having a three-month summer break in the middle of the year.

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Seven weeks over Christmas is not really the same thing?

6. Not being able to go to a long summer camp.

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Christmas and New Year kind of get in the way, but they seemed so fun!

7. Hearing that your favourite bands are touring "the world" - meaning North America and Europe.

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8. Knowing that there was literally no chance that you'd ever run into your favourite celebrities in the wild.

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9. Disneyland being so. Far. Away.

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10. Not having a prom.

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Come on, formal is not the same thing and you know it.

11. Not being able to attend a homecoming dance.

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...whatever that is???

12. Having big movie releases held back for months after the US release date to tie in with Aussie school holidays.

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To quote Paula Cole, "I don't wanna wait, five months for the next blockbuster". That's the line, right?

13. Wanting to go trick-or-treating on Halloween but your neighbours not having any treats to give you.

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Also it's spring, which is not the same as autumn, or ~fall~.

14. Not being able to eat at a cafeteria with all your friends during lunch.

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And not understanding the horror of any kind of ~mystery meat~ situation.

15. Not being able to have a white Christmas.

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16. Not even really understanding what Thanksgiving is, but wanting to sit around eating food and saying what you're thankful for, like they did on Friends.

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17. Not being able to watch your shows at the same time as the USA.

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