35 Reasons to Avoid Australia

They put underwear on their feet

OK, maybe not, but they do call flip flops “thongs.” Like, with a straight face. Why would anyone choose to call their footwear a “thong”?

A thong is something that ladies wear under their clothes. You don’t hear them calling their underwear “flip flops,” do you? Crazy Aussies. Stick with the plan and stop trying to reinvent names for things!

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