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Australians Divulge The Most Surprising Things About Their Country That Would Shock Tourists

The land Down Under is one of the most highly anticipated travel destinations for tourists around the world. Australia has fascinating history, beautiful sights, great food, cool wildlife, and some pretty cool people.

But as with any travel destination, there's bound to be a certain degree of culture shock. Have a seat and listen up, because you're in for some surprises.

Australians shared some information with us after Redditor emchmu123 asked the online community,

"Australians of Reddit, what is something that the rest of the world would be surprised or shocked to hear about the country?"

"There are more wild camels..."

"There are more wild camels in Australia than the Middle East."

CoffeeHistorical2094

At some point, the British were just like, what other animals can we introduce to this place? And then they just did it.

"You can drive for 26 hours straight and still be in the same state. It's kinda unsettling, especially those really tiny mining towns that have like a gas station and just flat dryland for as far as you can see."

[deleted]

It's kind of crazy how desolate so much of the country is. You don't just go to the Outback, you prepare to go there.

"In some parts..."

"In some parts of the country you are closer to space than the nearest town."

glenmelonhorst

That's another way to hammer this point home.

"While I was working..."

"While I was working in Whistler people were often shocked to hear we have ski resorts in Australia."

[deleted]

Wow, you guys have everything.

Why do you get all the good stuff?! What about the rest of us?!

"I've never had..."

"I’ve never had shrimp on the barbie - ever!"

atypicalnose

Can you even call yourself Australian at this point? How can we possibly process this information as the ignorant tourists that we are?

"Every spring..."

"Every spring, Magpies take to swooping people who come near their nests. Not a secret really, but I don't know how widely known it is."

statisticus

I love magpies. They are the mascot of chaos and destruction.

"That there are..."

"That there are vast areas of rainforest as well as the better-known desert areas."

imrzzz

And it's beautiful! You forgot to mention that it's incredibly beautiful.

"The last confirmed death..."

"Almost no one here dies to spiders or snakes. The last confirmed death from a spider bite was in 1979."

TheThunderChild

This is exactly the kind of propaganda a deadly Australian spider would spread.

"It was a conservative government..."

"It was a conservative government that introduced gun control laws."

[deleted]

A nice fact to whip out at dinner parties the next time someone says that only liberals are for reform.

"You're supposed to eat Vegemite toast with butter. Not just a thick slather of Vegemite like Nutella."

[deleted]

"You're supposed to eat Vegemite toast..."

Hang on a second!

They've certainly not told us everything, but take heed, fellow traveler, and report back. Australia is a hell of a place and you'll have plenty of stories to tell when you come back!


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