What's the go with asking Australians if they ride kangaroos?

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fanta

i found it the same when i went to the middle east when i came home to Perth I was asked if the Arabs lived in tents and rode camels i said oh yes there camels have 4 wheels and there tents are up to 5 storeys high i find it amusing that in our day and age people still think this

Petra M

Sorry, Kelly, tourists from North Amercia should really do their homework before travelling anywhere. They are really embarassing themselves by not researching over the internet or reading quidebooks about the places they are going to visit. There's just no excuse! We even experience this same ignorance within North Amercia. We have Americans crossing the border into Canada expecting snow 365 days of the year. They are amazed that they can't ski during the summer months. Or, that not everybody lives in igloos or paddles in a canoe to work every morning. Grizzly bears and elk are not roaming everywhere in the countryside. Making fun of our coloured "Monopoly" currency. So, you are not alone with this!

Cheers,

Petra M, Vancouver

chieromancer

In the States, most people know very little about Australia except what we see in the movies.

We know there are kangaroos, koala bears, and The Crocodile Hunter. That's about it.

I suspect most people are kidding. The rest are just woefully uninformed.

It's just like the rest of the world thinks LA is all "Baywatch" and Beverly Hills.

Jembee1720

Sorry to say that many people are ignorant and will believe anything... a combination of stupid humor and stupid people.
On behalf of all Americans I apologize! I promise if I ever get the pleasure to be a tourist in Australia I won't ask stupid questions. (I will want to see the water run down the drain the other way.. that will just trip me out :P)

Josh

Probably because people like me, tell every tourist we meet that we ride a kangaroo to school and back everyday. =D And a kangaroo seems like such a rideable animal with all the hopping. =D

mad_mick001

Riding a kangaroo is easy. Trying to keep the bastard still long enough to get the bloody saddle on, that's the hardest part!

stephen z

U must be the only one who doesn't tell those ignorant tourists
that we do.
I also tell them that it legal to marry a koala as long as live in a tree with them.

raadsgirl

I would say that we do usually take a roo to work but if it's tired i'll just take my emu instead!!!
They'll probably beleive that too!!! LOL!!

Joel M

The first thing i say to someone who lives overseas is that we all ride kangaroos everywhere.

aviatenavigatecommunicate

Don't forget, a Koala is NOT a bear...it's a marsupial.

ellegee3012

Who said we dont? I dont know where these rumours start? but I ride one everyday!!

almarj70

LMAO, Stephen, can i borrow your line about marrying a koala, its brilliant!

Don't forget to tell people how difficult it can be to park a kangaroo in the city! I tell people who ask me that yes, we do ride kangaroos everywhere ! If they are going to be dopey enough o ask such a silly question they they deserve everything they get! BTW, I have had the same kangaroo for several years, his name is Skippy (yeah, I know VERY ORIGINAL) and he gets great mileage

â€¢ Koala â€¢ uÊop É¹Çpun

LOL people are just so gullible sometimes

Ken E

Tell em they keep the drop bears away. Vicious things, roos when they see a drop bear. Can't stand them and rend them limb from limb. Blood everywhere, messy business.

Isn't LA all Baywatch and Beverley Hills 90210? I'm sooo disappointed. What about Mulholland Falls and LA Confidential, Chinatown and The Big Sleep? Not like that either? Sunset Boulevard? Pulp Fiction? Aw crikey. A man's been fooled all his life.

malroymck

I would just say that we use to, but these days the people find that emus are the better forms of transport, but if you have children, the kangaroo would be better because the pouches are sown on, and the kids are safe from marauding red backs, who hunt in packs.

down_under_lover_forever2006

Honestly, what do you really expect of Northern Americans who haven't got much idea what 's happening outside their own country?
I'm amused and tell them what they expect to hear. Just go on kidding them - they're used to it....

james

no, just go ahead ask them

ABDE

No people don't belive it, but Australians are typically butt of evry ones jokes (behind poles may be) so thats where it comes from

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