I received this list in a forward from Sarah G a few weeks ago, but have been chuckling over it ever since. I’ve bolded the ones I find particularly apt, especially as I’ve had to explain many of these cultural issues to numerous Brits over the last few years:

You Know You’re Australian If:

• You know the meaning of the world “girt”
• You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn
• You think its normal to have a leader named Kevin
• You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse
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I haven’t really got a name for it.  Using the UNESCO World Heritage Lists (the regional lists published on Wikipedia are pretty in depth), pick out the places you’ve already been.

It’s pretty straight forward.  You could pick out the places you want to go, as well, except that for me that would be just about all of them…

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Section of screen-shot taken from BBC News yesterday showing Adelaide where Darwin ought to be.

Ahh, the good old BBC.  Ultimate authority on all news items, with a policy of making a list and checking it twice before posting… or so they would have us believe.  Rob noticed this article on the BBC News website yesterday (now pulled) that showed the South Australian capital of Adelaide in a rather unusual location.  You’d think that the name of the state Adelaide resides in, SOUTH Australia, might have been a bit of a clue!  They’ve put Adelaide where Darwin ought to be - Darwin being the capital of the NORTHERN territory.  Woops, bit of a slip there BBC!