mamfidd's Comments
Chuckled at this. Got a bit to add:
1. Am Australian. Not far from Woolloomooloo as I type.
2. The 10c coin is BIGGER than the 5c coin. Proof: www.toxiccustard.com/australia/coins.jpg
3. About half the population *hates* Crocodile Dundee. The rest don't really care.
4. It's extremely rare you hear anyone use the word 'barbie'. It's usually BBQ. We say 'prawn', not 'shrimp'. It's uncommon to hear 'little beauty' - although it's shortened to 'beaut' in some areas. 'G'day' is only used by salesmen and tourism campaigns. 'Bugger' is an extremely mild swear word, and the word 'bloody' is generally used as punctuation.
5. Hamburgers become 90% more tasty with beetroot on. Even though the lettuce goes pink.
6. #22 on that list - if you're in a pub in Newcastle ('Newy' - see #27) on a Friday and that song plays, you may leave with mild tinnitus.
7. THE BLOODY WAGON WHEEL *IS* SMALLER. It's a travesty.
8. A friendly note to those fashionable types I saw in NYC wearing ugh boots ('uggies' - see #27) out and about - our rednecks are called 'bogans', and they've done the same for 30 years or more. Classy.
9. He's not Kevin - he's Big Kev. Or Ruddy. See #27.
10. Of all our insanely dangerous native species, Drop Bears are easily the most deadly.
1. Am Australian. Not far from Woolloomooloo as I type.
2. The 10c coin is BIGGER than the 5c coin. Proof: www.toxiccustard.com/australia/coins.jpg
3. About half the population *hates* Crocodile Dundee. The rest don't really care.
4. It's extremely rare you hear anyone use the word 'barbie'. It's usually BBQ. We say 'prawn', not 'shrimp'. It's uncommon to hear 'little beauty' - although it's shortened to 'beaut' in some areas. 'G'day' is only used by salesmen and tourism campaigns. 'Bugger' is an extremely mild swear word, and the word 'bloody' is generally used as punctuation.
5. Hamburgers become 90% more tasty with beetroot on. Even though the lettuce goes pink.
6. #22 on that list - if you're in a pub in Newcastle ('Newy' - see #27) on a Friday and that song plays, you may leave with mild tinnitus.
7. THE BLOODY WAGON WHEEL *IS* SMALLER. It's a travesty.
8. A friendly note to those fashionable types I saw in NYC wearing ugh boots ('uggies' - see #27) out and about - our rednecks are called 'bogans', and they've done the same for 30 years or more. Classy.
9. He's not Kevin - he's Big Kev. Or Ruddy. See #27.
10. Of all our insanely dangerous native species, Drop Bears are easily the most deadly.
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Pedantry alert: That's Brisbane, Australia, not Brisbaine.
Other than that - great story, and one brave lady!
Other than that - great story, and one brave lady!
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Haven't heard it since I was a kid. Mostly I hear 'hi' or 'howyagoin'. The second one especially!