You know you’re Australian when ...

A HASHTAG celebrating what Australians have in common reveals our true character - and that we can still have a laugh at ourselves.

You know you’re Australian when: You’re sunburnt when you are about to meet the US President. Picture: AAP Image/Lukas Coch.

AUSTRALIANS yesterday celebrated the country’s national holiday but what does it mean to be Australian?

As always social media has the answer with the hashtag #youknowyoureaustralianwhen continuing to trend today, and proving that we are still a nation willing to have a laugh at ourselves:

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen you're biggest concern as a child was what window they were going to pick pic.twitter.com/Tj7QHGUIwN

— ashleigh (@grxndebieber) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen ... you get sunburnt this bad on a 18°c day. #straya pic.twitter.com/lXlz6RzJWq

— Aleesha (@TC_FollowMe1) December 10, 2014

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen crisps are chips and fries are chips and chips are chips and everything is a chip

— belinda / 18 (@njhgustin) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen you love riding your kangaroo to school!!12!1!! pic.twitter.com/aqjoLT0eO8

— sophia..!! (@narryties) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen go girl books were all you read in primary school pic.twitter.com/zofCpU0Sxo

— maddi /18 (@gothpayne) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen you've eaten one of these for someones birthday pic.twitter.com/O93DwoukdQ

— Bec Harrison (@ohheyitsbeck) January 24, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen you only go to bunnings for the sausage sizzle

— Monique (@voguemahogany) January 24, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen you buy something online and the shipping costs more than the product 😂🔫

— Sam (@Samantha5SOS) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen 'you're hot like a sunrise' and 'kiss me katut' are extremely normal things to say in conversation

— ally brooke is bae (@allybrookemybae) January 26, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen you're eating these bad boys with one hand and you need a mate to pull the box off pic.twitter.com/tyZ157YArK

— Bambi (@emilyooh) January 26, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen this tragic accident has the power to ruin your whole day... pic.twitter.com/wNSihuxPnu

— HOT FM WA (@hotfmwa) January 25, 2015

All the other states don't exist apparently #youknowyoureaustralianwhen pic.twitter.com/ZKvNZrCC3G

— PLEASE HARRY :( (@Holyharryaf) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen "I'll apologise but I'm not taking my glasses off" pic.twitter.com/gBVopv94fD

— loz (@DobbysOddSocks) January 25, 2015

have you ever? ever felt like this? CAUSE STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE GOIN ROUND THE TWIST #youknowyoureaustralianwhen

— issy (@troyesivanvevo) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen You have to give a gold coin donation to wear free dress to school pic.twitter.com/zGyjXtZsHs

— Paij ☁️ (@WerkitKaty) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen There's two hashtags one with 'you're' and one with 'your' because half of us dropped out of school.

— Carly Heading (@carlyylalaa) January 26, 2015

#YouKnowYoureAustralianWhen "THEN HE JUST PULLED OUT A GUN AND WENT CHICK CHICK BOOM" pic.twitter.com/kMQc60qruj

— ashleigh (@grxndebieber) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen half the population has this on their car. pic.twitter.com/lEG7TG9Z7M

— Charmaine / tysm ash (@virtualemos) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen handball was the reason you wanted to go to school early or get out of class early pic.twitter.com/6sAV8zNdEc

— RHI (@GILINSKYSANTHEM) January 25, 2015

its absolutely normal to see kangaroos fighting on the street #youknowyoureaustralianwhen pic.twitter.com/AcqsRJ7O99

— Queen,,, 20 (@niallnchanel) January 25, 2015

#youknowyoureaustralianwhen this is actually a big debate pic.twitter.com/aasxa1X0mI

— Mon (@classichemmo) January 26, 2015