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Re Tony Abbott ~ Is that typical UK press?
The story isn't quite correct.
The Lodge is long overdue for renovations; it also needs old asbestos removed....... and there are a few possums in the roof. The noise from all the work being done should be enough to chase the possums away.
Tony Abbott rejected the idea of a fancy $3,000 a week apartment (probably suggested by his staff), instead is staying in the Police recruits quarters ($120 a night I believe). He will be spending time in Canberra and Sydney.
At last ~ a politician who has sensible ideas about spending the taxpayers' money.
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Love OH's story LadyScozz.
From YouTube................
http://youtu.be/FEUPAVlNx4c
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lol Sylvia
The first thing people in the US say about Canadians......... They are SO polite!
:-D
3 days in Vancouver.......... you'd need good eyesight to see Niagara Falls :-S
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We in Canada get the same sort of questions, especially from Americans
First, from personal knowledge ....................
We ourselves were asked the following 2 questions in Texas when we said we were moving up to Canada ..............
would we be living in an igloo?
would we be driving a dog sled?
Our daughter was working as a gatekeeper at a public garden here in the late 1990s .................... an American gave her a $US50 note for the entrance fee, and asked for "change back in real money please?
When asked "what do you mean?"
He said "not that funny coloured play money I got at the last place"
He meant NOT Canadian bank notes!
One blonde bombshell scientist arrived in Vancouver for a science meeting in July .............. wearing her mink coat. I nearly asked her "why?" ................ but contented myself with smiling inwardly as the temperatures soared into the mid- to high 20Cs
I suppose the fact that an article on her work some years later in National Geographic featured a number of photos of her swimming underwater, in a bikini, may give some idea as to why I called her "blonde bombshell"!!!
Among questions Tourism BC have allegedly been asked are............
"I'm visiting Vancouver for 2 days next month. Can I spend 1 day in the Rockies?"
"I have 3 days in Vancouver next year. I would like to see Vancouver, the Rockies, Toronto and Niagara Falls. Can you provide me with an itinerary?"
I don't have a record of what Tourism BC told them!
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That list has been around for a while.
As I told Mr M in a pm, most of the silly questions have stopped since the Olympics in Sydney, people could see on TV that Aussies live in houses, not caves or humpies!
We lived in the US for a few years, and were often complimented on our good English! When we said we were from AUSTRALIA not AUSTRIA we often got blank looks............ then asked...... What language do they speak in Australia & Austria!!!
A woman in US asked me if Australia was near Sydney. Yes, all around it :-D
OH spun a story once, about kangaroos, everyone in Oz has at least one, the farmers have the BIG ones, and their children get into the kangaroo's pouch to go to school. The kangaroos are trained, and at the end of the school day, the kids whistle for their kangaroo to come to the school gate to take them home. I had to leave the room before I choked on kept-in laughter.
I've never seen anyone with corks tied to a hat, except at a fancy-dress party ;-)
Watch out for those drop bears :-D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear
This article was in Australian Geographic on 1st April 2013 ~
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/drop-bears-prefer-travellers-says-study.htm
:-D
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Bumping this up for LadyScozz........... :-D
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Just proves how they don't know much about the world outside the USA....... :-D :-D
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You'll notice that most questions are from the USA..... :-D :-D :-D
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She will love that Mr M :-D
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Well LadyScozz........True of False ?
These were posted on an Australian tourism website, and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a great sense of humour.
Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow?
A: We import all plants fully grown, and then just sit around watching them die.
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Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
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Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks?
A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles. Take lots of water.
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Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns , Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
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Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: Af-ri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aust-ra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not ...
Oh, forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
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Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south, and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
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Q: Can I bring cutlery in to Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
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Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is ...
Oh, forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?
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Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.
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Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-mer-ica, which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled, and make good pets.
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Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them.
You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking
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Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? ( )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.
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Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
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