There is a great tradition in Australia. It's called the Bar-B-Que, or BBQ for short. There is normally a reason for a BBQ, either a friend or relative has come to visit, the favourite footy team has won, or someone has got a new job, and the list goes on.

The BBQ is supposed to be a 'manly' tradition. When a father's son is old enough to light a match, there is a ritual in which the father will teach his son how to light the perfect BBQ. The BBQ site is a scared site, and no women shall get closer then 2 metres, and they shall definitely not cook on the BBQ, that is strictly the job of the men.

The women of the place generally find it is a nice change to see the men cook, even if the meat turns out 3 times as thin as it was when it went on, and the meat turns out to be more charcoal then actual 'ediable' meat. To waste time until the men say that the steak is cooked, the women usually make salads and drink heaps of wine, and tell dirty jokes that they would never let their man tell.

Typical meat that goes on the BBQ is a 1kg piece of juicy rump steak, that usually goes to the cook, and then heaps of small pieces. Heaps of fatty sausages, lamb chops, pork chops, chicken, and some times fish. Since the BBQ is the man's domain, arguments usually happen when the wife of the cook tells him how to cook the meat. The reply is usually, 'God woman, I know how to cook. Just go and sit down. The meat will be ready in a half hour'.

One feature of the BBQ is the unwelcomed guests. These are the flies, and everyone has to keep waving their hands around to be sure that they don't end up eating one. As soon as the meat is pulled out of the fridge, they know that soon it will be BBQ time.

Another major feature of a BBQ is the consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol. The ladies are usually sipping wine, and due to the large amounts of flies, they usually have to through a few glasses away due to floaty bits. The guys are usually half tanked up on beer even before the BBQ starts. As for the kids, they get the old beer bottles and fill them up with water to play a joke on dad, this is usually because they are the ones who get the beer for their fathers.

After everyone has had a huge feed, the BBQ turns into a back yard cricket match, or everyone ends up going for a swim. All in all, everyone has a good time, and the visitors say to the host, 'We should do this more often', of which 6 months later they will all catch up again