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10 shocking realisations every Irish person goes through in Australia
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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