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Find out why you definitely shouldn’t study in Australia

<p>Have you studied abroad in <strong><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/qs-guides/how-study-abroad-australia">Australia</a></strong>? From trying your hand at surfing to taking selfies with koalas, these should be familiar…</p>

You probably had trouble getting work done because the views looked like this:

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Study sessions looked like this:

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And weekend road trips looked like this:

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Your favorite shows weren’t available on Netflix.

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7-Eleven was your second home. Those AU$2 coffees were a staple.

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And when you were feeling fancy, those $6 cups of coffee were legendary.

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You tried surfing. And probably failed miserably.

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You also tried vegemite. And hated it.

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You absolutely took way too many pictures with a certain fluffy friend:

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You were either a Coles or Woolys kind of person (but probably Coles, because let’s face it, it’s easier on the wallet).

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You eventually had to go shopping for winter clothes because you thought Australia was hot all year round.

<p>(PSA: it’s not).</p>
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You couldn’t for the life of you understand rugby, and don’t even get me started on cricket.

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You will experience a white Christmas. White sand, that is.

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Avocados costed you your first-born child.

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But paying $15 for a pint somehow didn’t faze you.

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Tim Tam biscuits were your go-to study snack.

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Meat pies were a way of life.

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You were astonished to find out that 42 Wallaby Way Sydney DOESN’T EXIST. 

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And you were also extremely disappointed when koalas weren’t chilling in your backyard and kangaroos weren’t hopping down the street.

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Your life is forever ruined because nothing will ever measure up to your time studying abroad in the Land of Oz.

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