33 Tweets That Perfectly Describe Growing Up Australian

    Courtesy of the #GrowingUpAustralian hashtag.

    1. On the joys of attending primary school.

    #GrowingUpAustralian You got to school early just to play handball with your mates.

    2.

    #GrowingUpAustralian having a class party on the last day of the school term

    3.

    #growingupaustralian getting excited when people sell these at schoool

    4.

    #growingupaustralian playing heads down, thumbs up in the afternoons at school

    5.

    #GrowingUpAustralian having book fair and only ordering the books that come with something for free

    6. And on the unique struggles.

    When the national anthem keeps going into the second verse and no one knows the words 😂 #GrowingUpAustralian

    7.

    #GrowingUpAustralian Working your ass off in grade 7 to get your pen licence.

    8.

    The "NO HAT, NO PLAY" rule was such a traumatising rule in primary school #growingupaustralian

    9.

    When Healthy Harold told us all about drugs in a creepy, dark van. #growingupaustralian

    10. On our fave TV shows.

    #growingupaustralian watching round the twist in primary school

    11.

    wanting to win those cool af prizes on saturday disney #growingupaustralian

    12.

    When you so desperately wanted to be on this show #growingupaustralian

    13.

    Play school was literally the bomb #growingupaustralian

    14.

    #GrowingUpAustralian when you wanted to be a contestant on GoGo Stop

    15.

    #GrowingUpAustralian the big questions of whether u watch Sunrise or the Today Show. Home & Away or Neighbours.

    16. On the wildlife.

    cicadas would never shut up #growingupaustralian

    17.

    #GrowingUpAustralian having to explain to people from other countries that you don't have kangaroos as pets

    18.

    #growingupAustralian means I always check the toilet seat for spiders no matter what

    19. On the food we'll never forget.

    #GrowingUpAustralian a party was never an actual party without these from Woolworths

    20.

    #GrowingUpAustralian Having break downs because the milo and milk wouldn't mix

    21.

    #growingupaustralian fairy bread every birthday party

    22.

    Trying to choose between a sunny boy and a zooper dooper #GrowingUpAustralian

    23.

    You put milo on ice cream #growingupaustralian

    24. On knowing Rebel Wilson before she hit the big time.

    You're one of the few people who remembers Rebel Wilson from 'The Wedge' #GrowingUpAustralian

    25. On our interpretation of holidays.

    Wondering why it's called Boxing Day when everyone just watches the cricket #GrowingUpAustralian

    26.

    #GrowingUpAustralian Halloween never REALLY happened

    27. On the shops we all grew up with.

    #GrowingUpAustralian always a sausage sizzle at Bunnings

    28.

    #GrowingUpAustralian EB Games ALWAYS has a sale on

    29.

    #GrowingUpAustralian when Kmart and Big W are the best stores around

    30.

    #growingupaustralian going on that late night maccas run

    31. On those memorable advertisements.

    Rhonda and Katut: Australian relationship goals #GrowingUpAustralian

    32.

    #growingupaustralian DONT CHOP THE DINOSAUR DADDY

    33. Finally, on the most important part of growing up in Australia.

    #GrowingUpAustralian waking up to a wonderful place

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