Australianisation

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Seems like only yesterday we yanks were celebrating our one-year anniversary in Australia! Back then, we boldly claimed that we had become fair dinkum Aussies. Now, over two years later, Australia finally recognizes us as two of her own! Although the citizenship ceremony was uneventful, it was pretty cool to have the mayor of Willoughby City Council proclaim us, in his own words, “dinky di Aussies”!

So what does being an Australian citizen mean? Well, they can’t kick us out. If we have kids, they will automatically have Australian citizenship, no matter where they are born. And finally, we’re now allowed/obligated to vote. In fact, they registered us on the spot!

But in case you were wondering, no we did not and will not renounce our United States citizenship. In fact, we are now dual-citizens and will soon have the fortune of possessing two passports! How cool is that?

Here’s a bit of trivia for you. I haven’t confirmed this, but someone once told me that Australia is the only country that eats the animals on its coat of arms, the kangaroo and the emu. That, in itself, is very Aussie.