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3	'''Ronny Chieng: International Student''' is an Australian comedy series starring and written by Creator/RonnyChieng. It is a fictionalized account of his time as a law student at the University of Melbourne. The series ran for seven episodes in 2017.
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6	!!Tropes related to Ronny Chieng: International Student:
7	* AccidentalAthlete: Ronny, Elvin, and Wei-Jun are recruited to play UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball after Professor Dale notices that their skills at jianzi[[note]]a game similar to hacky sack in which the player keeps a shuttlecock in the air by kicking[[/note]] could transfer over.
8	* TheAllegedComputer: Asher's laptop.
9	* ChemicalMessiah: Students abuse cold & flu tablets to study for exams.
10	* ClandestineChemist: Inverted. Elvin uses chemistry to turn crystal meth into pseudoephedrine, the active ingredient in Cold & Flu Tablets.
11	* TheDanza: Ronny Chieng plays Ronny Chieng.
12	* DrinkingContest: The Boat Race in the pilot.
13	* EducationMama: Ronny's mom often checks up on him via [=FaceTime=] to make sure he is studying hard.
14	* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Ronny and Asher.
15	* FirstDayOfSchoolEpisode: How To Survive Law School in Australia, the pilot episode.
16	* FratBro: Craig Cooper.
17	* ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin: Craig starts to hallucinate that he is a superhero after spending all day drinking bubble tea.
18	* InsufferableGenius: Elvin.
19	* LoveConfession: Averted. [[spoiler:Right before Ronny is about to confess his feelings for Asher, she says she never wants their friendship to change.]]
20	* MrFixit: Ronny tries to be this after accidentally getting a virus on Asher's computer. [[spoiler:He fails.]]
21	* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Lampshaded. Elvin is wary of letting American student Craig Cooper into the International House out of fear that he will "colonize" it. {{Subverted}} by the fact that Craig himself is also an international student.
22	* RomanticWingman: Craig and Wei-Jun coach Ronny once he decides to pursue Asher romantically.
23	* SchoolPlay: The Faculty Comedy Revue.
24	* SitcomArchNemesis: Ronny's rivalry with Daniel.

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