Last call for Australianisms.

[clo_again]

Flatmate that's going to Australia for a year to study is leaving Friday and I'm still putting together a quick list of words and things she should know, via the Aussies on my f-list. Are there any words or expressions you can think of that I could put in? I don't know, like the Americans call a 'pavement' a 'sidewalk' - what do you call in Oz? Anything like that. :)

Comments

[clo.livejournal.com]

... fair dinkum? *blinks*

[clo.livejournal.com]

*giggles* That is awesome! *adds it to the list* You Aussies get all the fun sayings. :)

[ebay-pierre.livejournal.com]

Yup. Or as in, "fair dinkum, I wish Roger Federer would give my damn cat back."

Stuff like that. Kell taught me that when I was determined to become an Aussie, but alas, I simply cannot deal with the heat.

[clo.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Honestly Roger, stealing people's cats... *shakes her head disapprovingly*

Right now I'm not even dealing with British heat, so I can confidently say I'd curl up and die if I moved to Australia. *sighs*