It’s Spring break and the perfect time to visit Australia if you live in the US. Naturally I get asked all the tough questions like where should I go, what should I see and how can we do Australia and New Zealand in two weeks. The answer to the last question is you just can’t … but I can give you some tips on being an American Tourist in Australia. Let’s get the jokes out of the way first You can’t start a post on being an American tourist in Australia without first starting with a couple of good-natured, all-in-good-fun jokes. Firstly, let’s get rid of the All-American Jerry Seinfeld look. You know? The jeans and white runners look? And no, just because you have tailored shorts and a polo shirt on you still don’t get to wear your white runners. Just no. Then let’s keep our voices down to using our best inside voice. That’s right, when in Australia the whole bus/ferry/group/tour/restaurant does not want to hear your conversation. Remember you are in a foreign country, representing (let’s face it) a nation with some credibility issues (thinking fake hair, orange face, lily white around the eyes, poor-fitting suits) so […]

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