Quirky street finds within Sydney

If I had to describe Australia in one word, quirky would be it. As an easily amused American navigating another country, check out this collection of photos I've taken after being entertained that demonstrate Australia's open, lighthearted nature.

Chalkboard signs outside of cafes and restaurants

These people in Newtown let anyone come hang out on their patio!

Restaurant signage

Gyros are regularly spelled "YEEROS" here

The name Burger King was taken in Australia when BK moved to the US, so it is called Hungry Jack's at most locations now- with the same font, menu (for the most part) and logo. McDonalds is also called Macca's as an abbreviation - making Macca's & Hungry Jack's the McD's & Burger King of Australia.

A bar in the Rocks called the Argyle has this vending machine for flat shoes - advising women in heels to give their feet a rest when they are at that point in their night

Blunt, direct humor

A notebook on someone's desk at work

The rules on the menu to a popular bar called Earl's Juke Joint. My favorite is #5- what's yours?

Things you walk by on the street

A silly pipe drawn into a robotic man on the side of the road

NYC / Qantas co-branded advertising - funny to see the city I live in promoting itself!  

This visual of high pedestrian activity showing a ton of lurking, awkward-looking people making random movements.

When people at the park cross out the 'prohibited' part of the rule

Millennials can't afford homes because they're eating too much avocado toast

A politician named Bernard Salt wrote a column in an Australia magazine last October writing:

"I have seen young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more. I can afford to eat this for lunch because I am middle-aged and have raised my family. But how can young people afford to eat like this? Shouldn't they be economising by eating at home? How often are they eating out? Twenty-two dollars several times a week could go towards a deposit on a house. 

The Millennials of Australia revolted on social media. Restaurants reacted by discounting avocado toast, and a local bank even capitalized on the humor in its marketing. Now, avocado toast is everywhere (shortened as avo) and this joke lives on with the 20somethings.