Originally Posted by
xyzzy
The second half of the name, "junk food" should clue you in to the fact that you need to declare it in Australia. Their forms and signs
I am clued into it now. Again, no other country is that anal. And if the countries down under want to be anal, they should be clearer on the form. And don't get me started about Australia's stupid rules about declaring prescription medications. I have to go through secondary screening each time. The first time some idiot looked at the pill bottle and said: "what's this?". Like I have to read for the moron too?
are very specific.
No they aren't. Junk food is not food, it is junk. That's how it is viewed in North America, and North America has more native speakers of English that the rest of the world combined. That's how it is viewed in the EU, and the EU probably has an even better grasp of English.
The forms say to declare anything derived from animal or vegetable. So I should declare my cotton tee shirt, leather shoes, wool socks, paper books? All that stuff is edible? What about my lap top and DVDs ... they are made from plastic? Or is Australia's official view on the original of hydrocarbons is that they are abiogenic? Aren't dinosaurs animals, or does Australia belief in the Genesis version of origin?