Australia is known as the “Land Down Under or the “Land of OZ”. And for many Americans, it’s known as the land of Fosters beer, boomerangs, Crocodile Dundee, and the Outback Steakhouse… none of which are even really popular there! So needless to say, a lot of things surprise Americans about Australia, especially the following…

1. “Thongs” are not the same thing down under!

thongsvia flickr/aus_chick | Creative Commons

travel to australiavia bestnatesmithever.tumblr.com

2. Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s, WHY???

travel to australiavia compujeramey & Flickr: danw / Creative Commons

3. Other stores are almost the same name, but completely different!

lowesvia lowes.com and wikipedia.org

colesvia ksl.com and wikimedia.org

Oh phew! At least K-mart is the same!

Kmart_Eastland_Melbournevia wikipedia

4. And our definition of pies is definitely not the same!

pievia flavorverse

No wonder they sell them on the street like hot dogs!

220px-Harry's_Cafe_de_Wheels_at_Powerhouse_Museumvia wikipedia

5. Where are all the people wearing these hats??

akubravia Flickr: jbarton

6. And playing with these things??

bomerangsvia Flickr: luisbeltran

7. And drinking this???

fostersvia Flickr: cjscott69

8. And eating this???

blooming onionvia Flickr: saechang

9. What the hell is cricket? You mean baseball, right?

via pixabay

10. Rugby? I don’t get it, put the football game on!

via pixabay

11. Breakfast is called “Brekky”… OK, that I can deal with.

via myormeau.com

12. This is the best damn brekky EVER!

tim-tam-crush

Tim Tam Slam: Bite the corners off a Tim Tam biscuit, and use it to suck up coffee or hot chocolate like a straw! Mmmmm!

tim tams coffeevia Flickr: sadamsrjh

13. And this is the worst damn brekky EVER!!!

vegemitevia Flickr: stephenliveshere

14. Slap the goon? You want me to drink a bag of wine, smack it, and then use it as a pillow when it’s empty? goonvia curiouswines.ie
That’s just ridiculous… and now I have the worst hangover ever!

15. “Cheers” is not only said when drinking… aaand for some reason, I say it all the time now!

cheersvia flickr

16. In fact, it’s used to say “thanks”, among many other ways…(OK stop!)

aussie thanks

17. Bars are called hotels, not to be confused with actual hotels, which are also called hotels…WHAT!hotelvia Flickr: newtown_grafitti

18. How can hundreds of bats hanging in trees in the middle of the city be a normal thing?batsvia Flickr: emmettanderson

 

19. I love the ocean, but… I’m terrified to swim in this country when this is what you see on the news…

qq3r7via YouTube

20. Where are all the kangaroos? Oh no, that’s just wrong…

kangaroovia Flickr: luisbeltran

21. What is a “schooner” or a “pot” or a “middy” of beer? Just give me a pint!

ozbeersizevia brewsnews.com

22. Oh look, the building from Finding Nemo! 

OK_D_FindingNemo_Sydney

23. Wait, what? Are we in Europe? Didn’t see this in the guide book!

travel to australiavia ABC Modern Family Season 5 | Episode 20

24. OMG, Australia is actually HUGE!

aussie mapvia reddit.com

It’s almost like the USA turned upside down!

map comparisonvia reddit.com

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