Fact: Australians are lazy and abbreviate a lot of words. This makes me laugh, naturally (Obvi! Don't be totes ridic!). Below are a few terms I've picked up:
1. Arvo - afternoon (got this one in a text from the Australian Carpenter, not sure if it's used very often cuz when I mention it other Australians they have to think about it a bit)
2. Aggro - Joel, they actually say this in regular conversation!! All I can think is that WoW quote ("Skinning a bear should aggro every bears in a 40 yard radius. It makes sense you are actually skinning their best friend.") My host guy said something like, "Sometimes the people at the games get so aggro!"
3. Sunnies - Sunglasses
4. Digger - Australian soldier
5. "Candy" is not a word in Australian lingo! They call all candy "lollies" -- but this seems to only refer to candy that is not chocolate.
6. Coffee is not really a specific drink, but rather an overall term for any caffeinated, hot beverage. When I tried to order a coffee, the waitress said, "What kind?" I gave her a blank stare and thought to myself, "What kind?! The regular kind!" I now just order the cappuccino.
7. Hot cross buns are in right now and apparently only sold around Easter time. I think they're basically sweet biscuits with fruit in them. I want to try one to make sure, though.
In stereotypical terms, they do say "mate" and "no worries". They also greet people with "How ya going?". And if you've done something good, they say, "Good on ya." Also they are strangely sensitive to someone with "my" accent possibly being from Canada -- when they meet me they ask, "Are you American or Canadian?"
And that's it for today... going to the zoo tomorrow so get ready for a fun koala/kangaroo picture! Haha! Also I think I'm going to do a ghost tour tomorrow night, because we all know my fascination with ghosts. :)
3 comments:
When we were in the Netherlands they asked if we were British or American. When I said American they were willing to help with what I wanted, but I got the impression that would not have been the case if I had said British.
That's weird... what do they have against the English? I personally haven't noticed anything against major against Americans but my Canadian friend seems to think that they react more favorably when she says she's Canadian.
I have found that Canadians get very upset if you call them American. Maybe the Aussies don't want to incur the wrath of Canada. Also my NZ friend used to call me mate. I liked that.
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