It's funny for me that you live in Adelaide since most of what I know about Australia comes from reading the comic satirical work of Adelaide ex-pat David Thorne who has a direct link to my funny bone.
(his work is also published in print)
So, hearing you talk about it in a similar manner to the way that he does just makes me think that Australia is even more of a hilarious place than it probably is. I'm pretty sure that it is most likely just a difficult place to live and there are some people that can turn that into comedy gold =D
And just so you know, the method of turn signal use you describe is exactly how it is done in the states. In the most aggressive driving zones (inner cities) turn signals are used to notify the person that like it or not, you are pulling over so they had better move.
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I hadn't heard of David Thorne before. Thanks for the link. The disclaimer already had me giggling.
The Aussie sense of humour can be pretty rough around the edges. I like it! It does run along the lines of, "you've got to laugh or you'll cry" though. I watched a zombie movie made here recently and it had me in stitches when an aboriginal guy accidentally kills a none zombie.
Driving is every man for himself in some places! I can't believe how many accidents I've seen since moving here. Fatals are commonplace, yet I never personally encountered one in the UK. At 14 or 15 my eldest ended up seeing her first mangled body, which was a first for me too, at that time.