Visiting a new place can be exhilarating: there’s so much to explore, discover, and take in. But it also comes with its fair share of cultural surprises. After all, what feels completely normal in one corner of the world can seem unusual, funny, or even confusing in another.
So when someone online asked, “What are some things a foreigner or immigrant would find strange or not know about Australians or Australia?” Aussies jumped right in. From adding inflection to the end of sentences to the surprising number of Chinese restaurants in every town, the responses were as entertaining as they were eye-opening.