1. Burger King is called Hungry Jack's

2. MacDonald's is referred to as "Mac-ers"

3. An elevator is called a lift

4. You don't rent something you hire it (except real estate)

5. Minivans don't exist here

6. Station wagons rule as well as El Camino type cars (that are their version of pickup trucks)

7. Cream Soda is called Creaming Soda (doesn't that conjure up some images?)

8. Rice Krispies are called Rice Bubbles

9. Raisin Bran is called Sultana Bran

10. A cooler is called an esky

11. Beer can be served in stubbies (bottles), pots (small glasses), schooners (medium sized glasses), jugs (pitchers), and pints

12. They don't put eggs in the fridge

13. Gas stations are called Petrol stations

14. Chips are called crisps, Fries are called chips

15. The roast beef dinner is king here

16. They don't have pennies and round all prices to the nearest five cents

17. Tax is included on every price you see (so you don't have the annoying tax added on after you get to the register)

18. Tipping isn't a common practice everywhere (but is starting to gain in popularity)

19. Everybody has a cell phone

20. Local calls on a pay phone cost 40 or 50 cents

21. Local calls from a house phone/land line are 17 cents a minute. No wonder everybody has cellphones.

22. Here is a lesson in how to speak mock Australian- 

Lesson 1: Pronounce everything that would normally have an "i" or an "a" sound with a combination of "ah and er mixed together" (how the hell do you explain that?)

Lesson 2: Almost anything that would normally have an "er" or "es" ending (and some other endings) can be replaced with "ie".

Ex.  Sunglasses are Sunnies

Mosquitos are Mozzies

23. Pharmacists are called Chemists

24. Lollipops are called Lollies

25. Chocolates are called Chockies

26. Of course "No worries" (self explanatory) or "You're alright" (no problem)

27. If something is good or satisfactory it's referred to as a treat

28. Our most favorite cookies in OZ are chocolate mint slices

29. "Chill out, relax"= "Yeah, yeah keep your hat on"

30.  The mailman is called a "Postie" and they ride little motorcycles on the sidewalk to deliver the mail.  By the way, it's a letterbox not a mailbox.

31.  Their version of VLT's are called "Pokies".

32.  No Problem= No Dramas

33. Typical cars that you see on the street:  Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore, Daihatsu Charade, Nissan Skyline (the best you know!), Nissan Bluebird, Ford Fairlane, Ford Telstar, Honda City, Mitsubishi Sigma, Ford Laser, Holden Astair, Various Mazda, Hyundai, Daewoo.

34.  Cheese isn't referred to as mild, medium, sharp, or old it's tasty, extra tasty, aged, and all cheddar cheese here is white- not orange!  And definitely not as good as Canadian cheese if we do say so ourselves!

35.  They don't have perogies or Nacho cheese sauce. 

36.  Chilli sauce is very popular as are meat pies, crumbed sausages, and anything to do with roast beef.  They also seem to like mint sauce with their roast beef- yuck!

37.  In Canada a "fanny" is another word for your butt.  In Australia "fanny" is another word for a girl's front bum.  The Aussie's think it's hilarious that we call a "bum bag" (what they call it) a "fanny pack"

There are plenty more, we'll update as we go.