Land Down Under: Difference between revisions

* Australia is personified in the series ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. All we know of him so far is that he has [[Green Eyes]] and light brown hair, [[Fun Personified|wears a big grin]] and has a pet koala (that sports a [[Slasher Smile]] of sorts) and a dingo. [[Fanon]] usually portrays him as a [[Boisterous Bruiser]].

** The [[Little Miss Snarker|Principality of Wy]] give us this line when she realizes she's in Hutt River's house:

* Chu in the English dub of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' is a [[Drunken Master|hard drinking]] okker aussie [[Boisterous Bruiser]].

* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', the Chinese Federation, the Euro Universe, and the Britannian Empire are the three major superpowers fighting to take control of the entire world... except Australia, which from the colours shown in the maps of the series, appears to be neutral. Possibly Australia is devoid of delicious Sakuradite, or possibly the three superpowers were disinclined to waste Knightmares on a costly boondoggle for what basically amounts to "murderous desert, with the occasional arable land".

** This is reasonably grounded in reality as most Australians see New Zealanders as their slightly poofy younger siblings and taunt them mercilessly (despite the fact that they're actually rather fond of them.)

** Also features a nice Crocodile Dundee Parody when the pair are being mugged in the states

'''Brett''': Oh, yeah it is. Run away. }}

* ''[[Farscape]]'' was filmed in Australia, and one episode where John Crichton returns to Earth {{spoiler|(well, not really, but he doesn't know that at the time)}} has him crashing on a beach outside Sydney- where most of the episode's action takes place.

* During the recent Order of the Dragon arc in ''[[Fans]]'', Keith Feddyg took Australia when the Order caused worldwide chaos and rioting by literally destroying the concept of writing. As he observed, "You know how feral most of that continent is? The exotic killer wildlife will have destroyed human civilization by dinnertime. All I have to do is go back, find the leader of the survivors and melt his bowie knife." This gave him time to stab another Order member in the back and seek revenge against Ally.

* A [[Funny Background Event]] [http://www.agirlandherfed.com/1.512.html here] in ''[[A Girl and Her Fed]]'':

* [[Bloody Urban]] (which is set in an AU version of Sydney) [http://bloodyurban.smackjeeves.com/comics/1411640/tennis/ features a strip] which depicts the Australian open as being played entirely by crocodiles. The [[Alt Text]] for the page reads 'This is nothing. You should see our football.'

 

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': "Bart vs. Australia" manages to make several goofs -- such as a didgeridoo made out of bamboo, being played by a woman -- as well as purposefully subverted stereotypes, such as a postage stamp proudly claiming, "30 Years of Electricity!" Surprisingly, many Aussies are quite fond of that episode.

** You know [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|Dwarves]]... wonderful senses of humor.

'''PM lounging on an inner-tube, naked, drinking a beer''': G'day lads, what's the good word? }}

** Another favourite bit goes like this:

'''Croc Dundee Parody''': Alright, alright you win. I see you've played knifey-spoony before. }}

** And of course, who could forget:

'''Pub owner''': B-E... }}

** Another:

'''Australian teen:''' That's a funny name! I'd 'ave called 'em ''chazwozzas''! }}

** [[Kangaroo Pouch Ride|And of course the scene where Homer and Bart try to jump into the pouches of a pair of kangaroos]].

* Australia's former Prime Minister, [[wikipedia:Kevin rudd|Kevin Rudd]], is a highly educated, bespectacled, ex-diplomat who talks like a management-consultant - in English ''and'' fluent Mandarin Chinese. In other words, he's a bit of a nerd. Shortly before the election that brought his government to power, the news media broke a "scandal" that he once got drunk at a strip-club in New York City. Australia's reaction? [[Insult Backfire|"Oh, he must be all right then."]] Alexander Downer, a Cabinet Minister in then-Prime Minister John Howard's government, noted that Howard told him that this was the moment he knew he'd lost the election. If anything, Rudd lost some respect when witnesses explained he just got drunk and went home instead of starting a bar fight or challenging a bouncer to a Boat Race.

** He also said shitstorm on the 6.30 news. A [[Mass Effect 2]] fan?

* Prime Minister Bob Hawke not only admitted to it, he was actively proud of the fact that he held the Oxford record for downing a Yard Glass full of beer. Everyone in Australia thought that this pride was fully justified.

* There is an entire restaurant chain (Outback Steakhouse) based on this trope. Apparently, the Outback Steakhouse people have opened up some locations IN AUSTRALIA. Reactions are mixed-to-negative.

** There's an old joke presumably originating during WWII in which a young British officer protests that a group of Australian soldiers didn't salute. An older Brit officer points out that unlike their fathers in WWI, they at least walked ''round'', instead of ''over'', the officers.

** And, of course, Erwin Rommel's famous quote:

** Supposedly, North Vietnamese said the same thing during the Vietnam War. They feared the Australians because they [[Mind Screw|thought like them (the NVA).]]

** In [[World War One]], a group of Australian soldiers were prepared to walk a fair more distance to quench their thirst rather than salute a passing British General, merely because they did not believe this general had not gained their respect to be saluted at. This idea of respecting those who deserve said respect has been ingrained into nearly all Australians, whether native or not.