I appreciate my friends' enthusiasm and curiosity about Australia, even when they are totally wrong π Example from last night, a friend was admiring my coin pouch - it's printed with a tassie devil painting by Jon Kudelka.
Me, explaining that it's a tassie devil.
Them: oh! I saw one of them!
Me, skeptical: I didnt know you went to Tasmania?
Them: I didn't. Ohhh no, I'm thinking of the big carnivorous mammal...
Me, confused: a quoll?
Them: a wombat!!
+100 points for enthusiasm, -100 points for factual accuracy π