Australians are an odd bunch. Despite evolving from the supposedly prim and proper Brits, the Aussies have always been a little more rough-and-tumble. They drink more, curse more, and their accent is several levels stupider.

Way back in the day, an Australian news station decided to see just how irate people would get if you called them a bastard to their face. And so, they did that — and broadcast it on the news for some reason.

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