Australian answers dumb tourists' questions

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The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have an excellent sense of humour.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ).

A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )

A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? ( Sweden )

A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia ? ( Sweden )

A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

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?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? ( USA )

A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe . Aus-tra-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.

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.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )

A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

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.

Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )

A: You're a British politician, right?

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.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. ( USA )

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

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.

Q: Do you have perfume in Australia ? ( France )

A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia ? ( USA )

A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )

A: Only at Christmas.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )

A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first


:rofl3: Gotta' love the Aussies!!
 
A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe . Aus-tra-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.

Aus-tra-lia is NOT in the middle of the Pacific, Ha-wa-ï IS in the middle of the Pacific , if you don't even know where YOU live, maybe you shouldn't try to explain to an american where the hippos are running...Oh forget it...

:D
 
Reminds me of the questions we get here on Catalina Island. I didn't believe these until I heard visitors (tourists) ask me them: Is the island completely surrounded by water? What holds the island to the bottom? Can you swim under the island to the other side? Do you take American currency? What time does the 4:00 boat leave?
 
An abbreviated version of this list was printed on the menu of an Australian/NZ place I had lunch at last weekend. Hilarious! :D
 
A few years ago, during an especially dry summer, while I was working in a boatyard on Hilton Head, tourists would constantly observe the liftwell at low tide and comment "Wow, you are really being affected by the drought, aren't you?". I swear I heard it a dozen times.

I would just say "Yeah, but be careful 'cause we get some flash-floods too."
 
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