A guide to life in our ‘slackarse country’

Australians are seen loading roadkill into their car for dinner. Source: Supplied

AUSSIE culture, food and lingo can seem rather strange to outsiders.

Now a comedy web series skewering every aspect of the national identity is making waves online.

How to Talk Australians is set in a Delhi call centre training college, where Indians attempt to make sense of life Down Under.

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In the first episode, "G'day Knackers", the trainees learn to cheerfully address each other as "dole bludging pissant" or "sheep-shagger" — mocking Australians' habit of trading put-downs.

Trainees at the call centre learn to throw a boomerang. Source: Supplied

They are taken through other useful phrases including "up the duff", "galoot" and "spewing".

A man with a pie chart tells the class: "A recent survey revealed that 30 per cent of Australians are casual racists. Which means the other 70 per cent are full-time."

Students are introduced to kangaroos, boomerangs and the explorer who discovered Australia: Dr Hook.

Episode two is entitled "Grub", and looks at the country's favourite cuisine, including a "Lambington" — a slab of meat dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut.

A traditional barbie at Sheila's house follows weekday dinners of Chiko Rolls. Source: Supplied

Instructors explain that Australians eat Chiko Rolls (or "rat coffins") on weekdays, before incinerating a few snags on the barbie at the weekend.

The educational program takes in the meat raffle down the pub, as well as sharing the joys of the "bush oyster", or sheep's testicle.

Later, "Famous Australians" introduces the students to Mel Gibson, and a typical camping trip and backyard cricket are the focus of "The Slackarse Country".

The trainees are told to practise "chucking a sickie", calling their bosses to explain that they have the "lurgy" and may "chunder".

Instructors show their students the "Lambington", made with Australia's favourite meat. Source: Supplied

Episode seven is entitled "Dunny Budgies and Budgie Smugglers", and the series culminates with the "Citizenship Test".

The comedy, directed by Tony Rogers and written by Rob Hibbert, satirises Australia's frustration with Indian call centres that cannot fully understand them.

The show has had more than one million views on YouTube since it was uploaded four weeks ago.

And most Australians seem to be taking it well, with user Iwan H Schana writing: "This is as hilarious as it is cringe-inducing due to the fact that it is not at all totally untrue or over the top in many respects."

Another user, Dragondreaming, added: "Bloody bonza series. Thanks for the laughs guys."

Australians enjoy camping in the great outdoors, the students learn. Source: Supplied

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