Post #3139222
2026-05-21 04:22 UTC
As an Aussie I will say this, an ad played on American TV 30-40 years ago does not reflect Australian culture.
We don't eat shrimp, we eat prawns (it was changed to shrimp in the ad to avoid confusing Americans, which is a bit ironic).
Barbie is the shortened word for barbeque in Australia, but we don't even cook prawns on the barbie, we either boil them or fry them on a pan.
This has been a PSA from an Aussie who has heard Americans making this dumb boomer-esque joke for their whole life; please come up with fresh ways to dunk on us, that way we can both laugh.
That said the picture is pretty funny.
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@Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2026-05-21 04:31
Now now. No need to be rude. We don't actually think you do that. We DO however think you lost a national war against a flock of emus, when you had guns.
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@kieron115@startrek.website 2026-05-21 10:39
I'm not gonna listen to a PSA about a country that offers thongs and bottled water out of the same vending machine! note for my fellow americans: thongs = flip flops.