Australia is a very informal country. They don't write things down. For instance, when I first got here, they played their version of the Superbowl, and it ended in a tie. They didn't anything written down on how to break ties... so they just played the entire game again the next weekend. :D
We even take the Queen's birthday off - even though it's not a holiday in Britain!
Fun fact - the newspapers here call her "the Queen of Australia," without mentioning her other, less important holdings.
A few years back they almost broke off and became a Republic, but at the last minute no one wanted to pay for new letterhead for the government offices.
Are they though? Was that written in as a requirement for citizenship?
ReplyDeleteAustralia is a very informal country. They don't write things down. For instance, when I first got here, they played their version of the Superbowl, and it ended in a tie. They didn't anything written down on how to break ties... so they just played the entire game again the next weekend. :D
ReplyDeleteMy condolences on having a monarch.
ReplyDeleteWe even take the Queen's birthday off - even though it's not a holiday in Britain!
ReplyDeleteFun fact - the newspapers here call her "the Queen of Australia," without mentioning her other, less important holdings.
A few years back they almost broke off and became a Republic, but at the last minute no one wanted to pay for new letterhead for the government offices.
Well that's hilarious.
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