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17 Things All Visitors To Australia Get So Very Wrong

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1. There is more to Australia than Sydney.

2. We don’t really use the word "G’day".

3. We don't all speak like Crocodile Dundee.

4. We don't say "shrimp".

5. And our accents are not to be imitated.

6. Not everyone is a beach person.

7. And we can't all surf.

8. We're not all tanned and blonde.

9. The internet is slowwwwwwww compared with other parts of the world.

10. It's not always hot.

11. Kangaroos don't hop around the city.

12. We mostly live in places that are similar to cities all over the world.

13. And we're actually a pretty cultured nation.

14. We don't drink Foster's beer.

15. We don’t eat Vegemite on a spoon.

16. And not all animals want to kill you...

17. ...except maybe Drop Bears.

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