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[–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In Australia we believe in equality, so I'll piss off all the states.

Victoria : "afDanistan", wokeville. Small latte drinkers who don't have a driver's licence. Labourers and Stop/Go people on $200,000.

New South Wales: dumb boomers on $3m property. Driving at 80kmh on their Learner drivers plates. Shit at rugby. Sydney nightlife ends at 9pm.

South Australia: "oh yeah I have an auntie there I think." Nothing to do. Their water tastes funny. Churches everywhere. Weird 1.5hr timezone.

Western Australia: If you want to know why there's a wait time for Toyota's, it's bloody WA buying them all. Full of cashed up bogans in lifted land cruisers. Have to watch footy at lunch time because they are 3 timezones away. If you are anti social and don't mind a 6hr drive to anywhere live there.

Tasmania: 10 people live there with a mild sense of imbreeding. Looks kinda nice, but why would you go to Tassy if you can go to New Zealand for the same price.

Northern Territory: biggest employers, the mines and Pine Gap (the CIA base). Otherwise it's Australia's poverty lane.

Australian Capital Territory: Australia's Uni campus. A concrete jungle, a tiny town where we keep the big wigs who are driven everywhere in black BMWs or Camry's.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

If you are anti social and don’t mind a 6hr drive to anywhere live there.

Looks like I'm bound for West Australia, boys

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

A concrete jungle

The bush capital being referred to as a concrete jungle is so out of touch it’s almost poetic.

[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 14 points 7 months ago

I don't think this person knows much about either country beyond stereotypes

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Little known fact(oid).

Ohio's original state motto was "75% of our name is vowels"

Iowa's State motto was "…God dammit Ohio!"

These are the most interesting things about both states. I should know, I'm from Ohio.

And if you want to experience the United States Midwest in song form, look up Bird Bird Bird by Lou and Peter Berryman

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I thought that the most interesting fact about Ohio is that the name looks like a tractor.

[–] Hillock@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

I can't unsee it anymore. It really does look like one.

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In case anyone is curious, as far as I can tell neither of these mottos are real

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (4 children)

factoid (2) - an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact.

Absolutely 100% made up. So, if that's the most interesting thing about each state, and it's fictional, imagine how mind numbingly boring the corn states must be

(I'm joking ofc, Ohio has a few redeeming qualities. The southeastern portion is particularly beautiful, Idaho has some staggering vistas, and Iowa… I mean, 75% of their name is vowels I guess)

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Don't forget Idaho's state motto:

"Idaho."

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago

Don’t forget where they got the name Idaho:

This is just a message to time travelers because this retcon absolutely forgot/made it up

[–] graeghos_714@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The driving in the hills of southern Ohio can be pretty nice. I used to spend a lot of time in the Dover area. Michigan and Ohio were my sales territory for a few years

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I dunno, Jungle jims is kinda neat. And a few scattered museums across the state. But otherwise yeah.

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Queensland

batsh*it crazy but fancy

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't like it

No I don't, never did

I don't like it

Yep, sounds Queenslander-y

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Margot Robbie account is here now? No wonder this place feels different. It isn't the gay lil leftist meme page it was a few months ago.

It's nice that it's bigger, but there are more right wing trolls targeting this instance than there used to be as a result.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Esteemed Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie shows up wherever she please!

Also, randomly showing up in places is like, one of my thing here.

[–] pirating@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So which region does Bluey take place in?

[–] LukyJay@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bluey is based in Queensland, top right.

[–] pirating@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago
[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Brisbane, capital of QLD

Bluey Locations to visit in Brisbane - Brisbane Kids - https://brisbanekids.com.au/bluey-locations-to-visit-in-brisbane/

[–] pirating@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Oh cool! Thanks!

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

A repost of something made by a guy who doesn't see beyond stereotypes, on both fronts

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My dumbass who just woke up is like "How do you pronounce Qld?"

Queensland. It's Queensland.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 2 points 7 months ago

I can't speak for the Australian version, but US Oregon is pretty hit or miss depending on which part.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago

I sometimes also call Australia as a whole the Texas of the Commonwealth nations. We're big, we have snakes and desert, we love big things, we're ornery and we've flirted with secession more than once.

[–] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

as someome who knows neither the us states nor australian areas well, i dont het any of this :33

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As someone who lives in Auscalifornia, it is kind of uncannily accurate.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 7 months ago

New Jersey right in the middle of California? Sounds like Bakersfield/Fresno/Modesto.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

99.9% of the population is in one super liberal hipster city and the rest is racist farmers? 🤷

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This is amazingly accurate for Oregon.

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[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 4 points 7 months ago

With the amount of inbreeding in Tasmania, it's probably more Alabama than Queensland... Which probably should have been marked Florida - if you've ever been to the Gold Coast

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Really more of an Alabama with all that incest going on.

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Because it is south of Australian California, like Oregon is north of American California.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] lgmjon64@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Bavaria=Texas Swabia=West Virginia Niedersachsen=Ohio West Berlin=New York East Berlin=New Jersey Ruhr=Illinois Bielefeld=doesn't exist

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[–] hallettj@leminal.space 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I work on a remote team with three Australians who live in three different states. I'm sure they'll appreciate this! Especially the Ausalabaman guy!

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

so why has new south wales been decided into two theoretical states? good to know I live in "california" though

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Because 99% of the people live near the coast line and it's all beaches and generally laid back.

Whereas the large interior is dry, hot outback with very few people.

[–] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What are the stereotypes for European countries?

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 1 points 7 months ago

I only know the American stereotypes for European countries

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