IT’S OFFICIAL: IRISH people still loooooove Australia.

The number of Irish people looking to move down under increased by 3.2% last year, with 6,171 people getting visas.

But what are these Irish people learning when they get there? Well…

1. No one is really bothered about the spiders, snakes etc

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Except you, obviously.

2. The Irish accent has a strange effect on Aussies

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They just want… to sleep with you. Immediately.

3. The sun is just different there

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And it’ll take a case of terrible, terrible sunburn that will make you realise this.

4. A pint of Guinness costs $9AUD

That’s around €7.50, according to this Irish In Oz Facebook page. *faints*

5. Australians think of Home and Away as we think of Fair City

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If it was a guilty pleasure at Home, it’s even more of a guilty pleasure now you’re Away. (Soz.)

6. No one drinks Fosters

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Lies, lies and more lies peddled to us by advertising executives. Australians drink XXXX, Tooheys, and VB.

7. Everything is expensive – except petrol

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It doesn’t sound right, but it’s true.

8. People just dump their old unwanted furniture in the street

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And you can take it. For free! Which is great, because your apartment will probably come unfurnished.

9. Australia is really, truly massive

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You don’t appreciate how small Ireland is until you realise it takes 12 hours to drive from Sydney to Melbourne.

10. Irish people are EVERYWHERE

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Forget about a culture shock. There are probably more Irish people in Sydney than there are in your hometown.

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