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  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,440 Member
    edited July 2017
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    All true so far :+1: lol.. give them kiwis hell :D
    :smooched: @x_desertcolt_x and @Vinehausen
  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,570 Member
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    What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
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    PaigeInTechnicolor wrote: »
    Do your Christmas decorations include wintery things (snowflakes, evergreens, santa on a sled in a warm coat) even though it is summer for you?

    Yes! There are people who "Australianise" their decorations, but that's not Christmas to me. Christmas in July is kind of popular - people have Christmas food, not so much decorations, to take advantage of the winter feel :D
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
    edited July 2017
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    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Is it legal to wear kangaroo leather jackets ?

    I had a pair of Adidas kangaroo football cleats once; they were awesome

    Probably. They sell kangaroo ball coin purses in tourist shops...
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
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    orangegato wrote: »
    What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?

    My favourite Aussie wording is how we'll always say the opposite of what we mean. Example:

    If you're having a bad day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Not to good mate, not to good."

    If you're having a good day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Aw yeah, not too bad"

    It's like we can't be completely committed to if it's a good or bad day until it's over.
  • bobtater1
    bobtater1 Posts: 172 Member
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    So does kangaroo taste like chicken? Anything out of the ordinary here in the States we say tastes like chicken ie dog,cat, rattlesnake, ect.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
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    bobtater1 wrote: »
    So does kangaroo taste like chicken? Anything out of the ordinary here in the States we say tastes like chicken ie dog,cat, rattlesnake, ect.

    No, nothing like chicken. It's red meat, with a strong taste. It kind of stinks actually, but it's ok when cooked in to things. I'm not a massive fan of it cooked as a steak
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
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    kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »
    Can you believe it's not butter?
    Totally. *kitten* tastes nothing like butter.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
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    kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »
    Do you give each other piggy back rides but call it something else like, bloke on bob, or uncle my back or something?

    No..
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
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    Vegemite and Avocado on toast. Love it, had it for breakfast. :)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
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    Smithy0067 wrote: »
    Vegemite and Avocado on toast. Love it, had it for breakfast. :)

    With tomato.... And/or poached eggs, yum!
  • x_desertcolt_x
    x_desertcolt_x Posts: 253 Member
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    PaigeInTechnicolor wrote: »
    Do your Christmas decorations include wintery things (snowflakes, evergreens, santa on a sled in a warm coat) even though it is summer for you?

    nah, thongs and road-kill

    ps thong means something different there
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
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    Does it drive you crazy when you tell people from a different country that you're from AUS and they say "Oh! Do you know so-and-so?" :lol:
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    edited July 2017
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    kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »
    Do you give each other piggy back rides but call it something else like, bloke on bob, or uncle my back or something?

    "Bloke on bob"

    I am dyinnngggg :joy::joy::joy:

    @kitty_meow_meow_

  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,570 Member
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    mangrothian wrote: »
    orangegato wrote: »
    What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?

    My favourite Aussie wording is how we'll always say the opposite of what we mean. Example:

    If you're having a bad day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Not to good mate, not to good."

    If you're having a good day...
    "How's it goin'?"
    "Aw yeah, not too bad"

    It's like we can't be completely committed to if it's a good or bad day until it's over.

    Was hoping for something more colorful like "He needs that like a 3rd armpit"

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