Hello world. Australia wants to have a chat.

NBC

For years now, you’ve been claiming that we like to put shrimp on the barbie.

For years now, you've been claiming that we like to put shrimp on the barbie.

New Line Cinema

It all stems from this bloody advert that aired in the United States in the ‘80s.

The Tourism Australia ad was meant to encourage Americans to holiday in Oz, where, apparently, everyone looked and talked like Paul Hogan. This was pre-Crocodile Dundee days by the way, so Hogan was relatively unknown to Americans.

youtube.com

Well, we’re here to tell you that Paul Hogan had it wrong.

Well, we're here to tell you that Paul Hogan had it wrong.

WRONG. WRONG. WRONG.

Channel Nine

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Friday, January 22, 2016

It's Goddamn Time To Stop Telling Aussies To "Put A Shrimp On The Barbie"

Hello world. Australia wants to have a chat.

For years now, you’ve been claiming that we like to put shrimp on the barbie.

It all stems from this bloody advert that aired in the United States in the ‘80s.

Well, we’re here to tell you that Paul Hogan had it wrong.

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