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"My Home"
  by Jez


Only in Australia would you have a bush ranger for a hero
Only in Australia would you call someone with red hair Blue
Only in Australia would you call even your worst enemy mate
Only in Australia would you stand there and say how much you hate your mother inlaw but then fight to defend her honour

It is so Australian to laugh at yourself
It is so Australian to eat food that tastes like a hand full of salt
It is so Australian to put an animal on your coat of arms and then call it a food source
It is so Australian to see a deadly snake and see who can catch it first

Only in Australia is a dog considered a form of warmth
Only in Australia do you take pride in being a goose
Only in Australia do we take someone from another country and call them our own

There is nothing better than Australia
There is nothing like having freedom to protect yourself but not be afraid of your neighbours
There is nothing better than going for a drive to look at nothing but still being gob smacked
There is nothing better than having an accent that everyone wants to mimick but cant

Thankgod I am an Aussie
Feel free to visit anytime

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Note:
Some of these things happen in other countries also but these are definately Aussie things
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Date Submitted: Aug 12, 2007 (02:45 AM)
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  Star55
08/12/07 (04:33 AM) 
That was great Jez!! You just rock. I love being an Aussie, it's a great thing to be!!! That was awesome, and totally true about the animal on the coat of arms lol. xxxxx

  Shadowed Thoug...
08/12/07 (03:08 AM) 
i loved it! u made me want to go there now. =) this was such a refreshing and happy write...i enjoyed every word. something different. good write.

  Scriptixz
08/12/07 (02:54 AM) 
"Only in Australia would you call even your worst enemy mate" hah! so true Jez, so true!!! lol..."It is so Australian to laugh at yourself" i have to disagree...it is SO NZ!!! :p...and your little note at the bottom- indeed! :) i love the patriot tone in this...so passionate and proud!!! :)...i have to admit, since moving to Oz it has grown on me...though we are "enemies" and "rivals" i have come to love being an "Aussie" *chants* aussie aussie aussie oye oye oye!!! *lmao while doing the haka wi...
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