Inside South Australia...

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"There is an intense rivalry between people who live in South Australia and people who live in Victoria. Victorians just aren’t aware of it."

So tell me, is it true that in victoria (or other states even) that you dont have:

• Bickfords cordial
• Coopers beer
• "Deli's"
• Early minutes
• Farmers Union Iced coffee
• Fritz
• Frog cakes
• Halls/kirks soft drink
• Kitchener buns?
• Manies
• Stobie Poles
• Spoggies

I already knew that some of these are south australian. And some of them do exist in victoria as well. Let me explain...

Bickfords cordial

Just cordial in a fancy bottle. I swear Ive seen it or something like it here in Victoria.

Coopers beer

Beer made especially in SA. You can get it over here in victoria in Dan Murphys and places like that. The coopers brewery each year has a christmas display on the bit of land they have. People flock from all over the city to have a look.

"Deli's"

Now this one surprised me, are you sure that this is a south australian thing? My grandparents used to own a 'deli' in Murrayville, which is actually in Victoria, however, that doesnt count, because Murrayville is heavily under influence by Pinnaroo and South Australia. Now I just asked a fellow victorian if they knew what a deli is, and they thought it was like the meat section of Safeway. No! So for those of you who dont know, a deli is basically like a milk bar or corner store.

Early minutes

Wow I cant believe this is a South Australian thing! In primary school, if we were good, we were always given the reward of an early minute, meaning, getting out of school 60 seconds before we were supposed to. I think I might just introduce this teaching strategy into victorian classrooms ;)

Farmers Union Iced coffee

Dont get me started!!! Farmers Union Iced Coffee is ultimately the BEST iced coffee that you can get! Its better than any Big M rubbish you have over here! I can easily get victorians hooked on this one. Its availible in the Market Place Bendigo Safeway.

Fritz

Fritz, also the german name for "Fred", is like what victorians call Devon, but is much much nicer. I was only informed when I moved to victoria that fritz was not availible here. I was shattered. Something I always had in my sandwhich for lunch was just going to dissapear. Fritz is famous together with sauce. My favorite way to have fritz is to fry it on the George forman with some eggs!

Frog cakes

Cakes that look like frogs!!!!

Halls/kirks soft drink

A south australian soft drink Halls that was taken over by kirks.

Kitchener buns

According to Balfours (a mass south australian bakery): a ‘delightful yeast bun with a jam and non-dairy cream filling sure to please any sweet tooth.’

Manies

Now these are cool! I so didnt know that this was South Australian too! OK, now this is crazy. When I was about 12, I was down in Loxton and the same car kept going past us over and over again. This is when I first heard the term "mainies", where you drive around the block, usually the main street over and over again! Maybe another thing I can introduce to victoria!!!

Stobie Poles

A stobie pole is basically a power pole. But we make them in a unique way. Its basically some cement, kept together with a few railway sleepers. "Stobie poles probably kill more South Australians than sharks, red-back spiders and tiger snakes combined. And while sharks at least have some lethal grace about them, Stobie poles are simply hideous."

Spoggies

South Australian slang for 'sparrow'.

Other weird and wonderful things to note about South Australia:

• Our accent - "linguists have discovered that Adelaide residents can pick people as being from the Eastern states on the basis of their accents. Adelaidians will pronounce words such as dance, graph and plant with a long ‘a’ (‘darnce’, rather than to rhyme with pants, as in the Eastern states)."
• The Big Rocking Horse!
• Adelaide's bus system!
• Humphrey Bear and Fat Cat's origon!
• John Martin's Christmas paegent
• The devils elbow! (now not there anymore, but it was fun as a kid) - "The Hills-dwellers who had to negotiate the road every day and witness the 200 accidents a year probably found the novelty wore off very quickly."
• The fruit fly state.
• Glenelg tram! (we're a bit like Bendigo, only one tram)
• The interstate rivalry between SA and Victoria
• KESAB - Keep South Australia Beautiful
• Rundle Mall's Balls
• O-bahn - like a train track for busses that makes them go really fast!
• Adelaide's water - "One of Adelaide’s biggest claims to fame is that it has the worst drinking water of any city in the developed world."