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. :)

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[clo.livejournal.com]

You are wonderful. *snuggles* :D Thank you so much!

[ebay-pierre.livejournal.com]

don't forget FAIR DINKUM.

[clo.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Damn postal service. I'll be home by Sunday, so there's no point sending it here - do you have my home address? If not I'll do a locked post with it for you. *kicks the Australian postal service*

*dies of giggles* That's *definitely* getting added to the list! (Plus, three month winters? *blinks* Ours last more like four, possibly five if October decides to be cold which it often does.)

^__^ Thank you. Roger being pretty always makes me smile too. He's so huggable. *hugs him*

[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.

[miela-a.livejournal.com]

Ooooh what part of Australia?? Cos *looks around furtively for other Aussies then whispers* I am from Perth and half the time I don't understand the Easterners! Not from the words so much as the stronger accent... I spent a while going "Huh?" "Sorry?" "I beg your pardon?" till my brain adapted to the accent. :)

It's more an American mistake, but no matter how much you like the team you re NOT rooting for them! You are barracking, cheering, supporting them. Just not rooting (rooting =shagging as you probably already know).

Footy = Rugby League (NSW and Queensland) and Aussie Rules (rest of the country)
Soccer = what the Europeans call football.

It's really hard to think these up off the top of my head... will go away and find more. :)

Random observation (watching tape of Marat vs the Poo) Holy god Mark Philippoussis' fiancee looks like she is getting younger! She looks about 13...

[ebay-pierre.livejournal.com]

Yup. I was thinking, "is mark sure that this girl is legal?"

I didn't know that soccer in Australia and soccer in America is the same.

I always wondered if Australia was anything like that Mary Kate and Ashley movie called Our Lips are Sealed when all the Aussies were named Sheila and danced on boats. But I guess not, which is too bad.

[icefalcon.livejournal.com]

Ooh, what part of Australia? There are 'regional differences' in slang. But hey, people love an English accent everywhere.

- My shout = I'm paying, I'll cover it, my turn to pay.
- It'll be right/she'll be right = appropriate in almost every scenario.
- Rhyming slang can crop up in strange places.
- A nickname can be formed for ANYONE by adding 'ie' or 'y' to the end of their name. Men use surnames, women use first names. More common for men. Particularly in sport. On the rare occasion that 'ie' isn't used, 'za' is. My brother Aaron becomes Azza, for example.
- Australians come up with long winded explanations of stuff, then will shorten important words with 'o' on the end. Arvo, for example.
- Ugg boots in Melbourne = not outside the house.
- Melbourne? Four seasons in one day isn't a joke. It's a fact.
- Goon = cask wine. Cheap cask wine. <3
- Cadbury = only takes a glass and a half (to get them drunk).
- Trackie dacks = tracksuit pants, dacks = pants.

Also, I don't know if this is purely Australian thing, but I had this pointed out to me by an American the other day at work. 'Hi, how's it going' is merely an extended version of hello. It's not an actual query. The response is 'good thanks' or a nod - if you feel you must make a response, one isn't really needed - and that's about it. No one on either side thinks about saying or answering the question.

[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*

[clo.livejournal.com]

Ggggrr, stupid postal service. *kicks them* Will post it in a locked post in a sec. ^_^ YAY for more post!

Added. *giggles* She liked it. ^__^ And ngh, sitting here in British heat is bad enough for me. o_O I think I'm definitely a cold weather creature.

Mmmmmmm... *imagines Rogerer and his boyfriend in her bed* Now that's a lickable image. *licks it*

[clo.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAY!! *dances and snuggles* All this is awesome, thank you so much. :-D

She's going to Brisbane but she's planning on spending some time in Melbourne over the summer too. I am green with envy, though I'd probably just whine about the heat all summer if I went. ;)

She loved the list. Thank you! *hugs some more*

[clo.livejournal.com]

She's going to Brisbane, but she's travelling around a bit in the summer so all is good. :-D

Yes, I've made the 'rooting' mistake before. Was duly embarrassed. (Though damn, I'll root for with Roger Federer any day. *coughs*)

YAY!! These are all good, thank you. *huggles*

The commentators were snickering a little over Poo's fiancee. You could tell they were trying really hard not to make snarky comments, eventually concluding with the equivalent of "Well, whatever makes him happy!"