( Silly questions from potential visitors to Australia )

The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors.
They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street?(USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad  tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia?
Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and  Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia?  (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which
does  not...oh forget it.
Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come
naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here  and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule?  (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which  is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday  night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: Youre a British politician, right?

Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round?(Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All  Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and  make good pets.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget  its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out  of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You  can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather. Try Kings Cross Tuesday nights

Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.

Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour. Come naked.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.

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В бреду бездарной болтовни,
В плену холодной тишины,
В море нелепого молчанья
Горят любви моей огни.

И хоть ты смейся, хоть ты плачь,
Время несётся нервно вскач.
А я опять сказал не то,
Искал не там, испортил всё.
Выходит – сам себе палач.

Я не сумел. И об меня
Разбилась вновь твоя мечта.
И ты бежишь как от огня.
Я заслужил упрёк и боль,
Но вслед тебе кричу «Постой!
Ведь я засохну без тебя…»