OZZY OZZY OZZY OI OI OI

I'm Aussie before I'm anything else. I was born in Sydney, and my home is Sydney. I love being of Indian origin but if I had to choose one place to be, it would definitely be, you guessed it, SYDNEY. There's so much about that place that makes me feel like I belong, and that I'm not actually a nutcase. For those of you who haven't been fortunate enough to be born and brought up in Aussie, this might seem weird and random to you. So this list just gives you an excuse to take a vacation Down Under. Some of these are my own and some are off these other lists that have been dilly-dallying around the net. I came across one one day and literally peed myself laughing at how true every single one of them was. It's brilliant. Cheers to every single Australian out there, because honestly, there's no place like home. Especially when home is an Island, A Continent, a country and home to kangaroos, koalas and sea creatures designed to kill you( Dylan Moran bahahahaha) all in one.

Coming to the point, You Know You're Australian When :

#1 You think Vegemite is a life saver when cooking is out of the question. 

#2 You actually know that Vegemite looks like tar and enjoy it.

#3 You think Tim-Tam's are food of the Gods.

#4 You own a pet fruit-fly which refuses to stop following you around.

#5 You know the 'Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree' tunes.

#6 You can laugh like a Kookaburra.

#7 You call cotton candy "fairy floss" and buttered sandwiches with hundreds and thousands "fairy bread."

#8 You say 'no worries' more than any other phrase in the english language.

#9 You can translate: “Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas.”

#10:You know how to abbreviate every word, all of which usually end in -o: arvo, combo, garbo, kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, servo, smoko, speedo, righto 

#11 You know that 'brekkie' means 'breakfast' and not 'to break something'.

#12 When you use the word 'mate' after every second sentence.

#13 You remember the "they call me Caramello Koalaaaaa" commercial and you sing it.

#14 You don't have a coronary when someone wears a towel, goes topless, or wraps the country's flag around them in public.

#15 You wholeheartedly and automatically respond to every OZZY OZZY OZZY with an OI OI OI

#16 You know the first part of the anthem but have failed to decipher what the second is. 

#17 You know thongs are what we wear on our feet and not elsewhere.

#18 You get instantaneous patriotic goosebumps when someone famous/famous band who is Australian comes on TV - Hugh Jackman (yummay), Nicole Kidman, AC/DC, INXS, Airbourne, Karnivool, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Kylie Monogue, Wolfmother, Miranda Kerr, Chris Hemsworth. I can go on.

#19 You know that a Koala isn't ACTUALLY a bear.

#20 You know who Steve Irwin is.

#21 You think names like Woolloomooloo and Woolongong are perfectly normal.

#22 You say 'arite'.

#23 You speak at speeds simlilar to the time taken to chug down a Stubbie.

#24 You know what a stubbie is.

#25 You call it like you see it, you say it as it is.

#25 You know that Italy didn't deserve that kick in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

#26 You know that Nutella is basically Vegemite on Steroids.

#27 You can polish off an entire jar of Nutella. Without the bread.

#28 You own or want to own a pair of Ugg boots.

#29 You know what 'Dreamtime' is.

#30 You don't get all set for snowballs and a white christmas.

#31 You have Hashbrowns, OJ and Pancakes for brekkie.

#32 You like Lamingtons even though they're just sponge cake soaked in chocolate and desiccated coconut.

#33 You're not scared to cross the road because Aussie road rules are BADASS like that.

#34 You know that people think we're all Steve Irwin clones. And CRIKEY, they couldn't be more wrong.

#35 You know that the value of a public holiday is measured in terms of alchohol. God bless the queen and her 4-day birthday.

#36 You listen to Metal or Hardcore and the music on the radio is shit.

#37 You know that some people pronounce Australia as 'Stralya' and that that's perfectly fine.

#37 You know that Australia Day is all about Barbie's, beers, Flag tattoos, and mates.

#38 You know that snow is a memorable and freakish occurrence. Sometimes it’s even fake.

#39 You say ' good-eye might'.

#40 You know that the dunny means the loo which means the washroom.

#41 You've spent half your life lying in the sun or in the depths of the oceans.

#42 You know that Australia is the best friggin country in the world hands down.