Different words for the same things depending on which country you're in.
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As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.0 -
As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
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And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup07 -
Christine_72 wrote: »And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.6 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.1 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)
Me, too. I don't get it. Deck maintenance is a dirty job. A dirty, dirty job.3 -
williams969 wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)
Me, too. I don't get it. Deck maintenance is a dirty job. A dirty, dirty job.
As long as your deck isn't going bad. Very, very bad.nutmegoreo wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)
I'm laughing with you, not at you. Cause it's just so believable. :laugh:0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.
We have a saying over here to describe a wombat (which can also be used for some people
who live out in the bush)..
It " Eats,roots and leaves"
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Christine_72 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.
We have a saying over here to describe a wombat (which can also be used for some people
who live out in the bush)..
It " Eats,roots and leaves"
There's a book here:
eats, shoots and leaves
https://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592402038/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=M97VP3ZGWKVPQD9YP5CR0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.
We have a saying over here to describe a wombat (which can also be used for some people
who live out in the bush)..
It " Eats,roots and leaves"
There's a book here:
eats, shoots and leaves
https://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592402038/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=M97VP3ZGWKVPQD9YP5CR
Haha yes, that comma makes all the difference.
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CurlyCockney wrote: »
LOL That's awesome, but raquetball and squash are two different games up here (western Canada).
My brother travelled Australia about 10 years ago. He wore a hat with a popular Canadian brand of clothing (does the olympic teams' clothing.) Roots. Bit unfortunate.
Driving through Death Valley once we stopped to use a toilet at a gas station. We asked to use the washroom. The attendant just stared at us. Had no clue.
in Australia we get petrol (and gas) from the petrol station
put rubbish in the rubbish bin (not trash or garbage)
we have caravan parks, not trailer parks. a trailer is a thing you attach to a towball on the back of the car to transport stuff.
entrée is the first part of a meal (like a starter), then main, then dessert.1 -
I saw your previous thread about watermelon and rockmelon and asked myself what the heck is a rockmelon.1
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CooCooPuff wrote: »I saw your previous thread about watermelon and rockmelon and asked myself what the heck is a rockmelon.
I work in a grocery store and we have two types...cantaloupes and honeyrocks, which are bigger. And then my mom calls them muskmelons.0 -
The other day, I heard 'Yobbo" for the first time in a loooong time. Made me laugh.Fanny pack and bum bag are an interesting one. Apparently 'fanny pack' has a quite different meaning in Australia.
Yep... I was the "immature 12 year old" when I moved to Canada. :laugh:livingleanlivingclean wrote: »in aus we have wine in bag in a box, we call it cask wine (perhaps boxed wine in the US?) ...but it can also be called a goon bag
OMG....Goon.
I don't know why this reminded me of passion pop!!Christine_72 wrote: »As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.
HAHAHA... imagine...ROOT beer. o_O3 -
It made me think of passion pop too @cerise_noir , and then my mind went back to my 13 year old self barfing it all back up again lol2
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Christine_72 wrote: »It made me think of passion pop too @cerise_noir , and then my mind went back to my 13 year old self barfing it all back up again lol
I was introduced to it at Uni.... Yeah
I hear passion pop is now in cans. Jeez, too long enough.
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williams969 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Rocket took me a while, when I was traveling years ago.
An easy one: french fries=chips
Yep. (US/UK): fries/chips, but chips/crisps. How about pants/trousers but underwear/pants. Silly differences that could confuse tourists, lol.
Yes I definitely had to learn that trousers and pants thing real quick.1 -
williams969 wrote: »Don't you call the flat work surface in a kitchen the benchtop, @Christine_72 ? Im the US, a bench is something one sits on at a park or a person has in his workshop/toolshed for woodworking or fixing things, lol.
Edit, the kitchen surface is a counter in the US, which I suppose makes zero sense for a name, too lol.
My wife (British) calls it a worktop.0 -
cerise_noir wrote: »Heh...how did I know the whole fanny thing would be mentioned? :laugh:
Aussies: I'm going to use the toilet.
US/Canada: I am going to use the bathroom.
I do realise that in the US/Canada, the w/c and bath tub/shower are mostly in the same room. In Australia, these can be separate rooms. I honestly prefer the separate rooms.
As for the coffee creamer thing. I am pretty sure I've seen coffee whitener in Oz.Cool that you started this:
Canada - US
pop - soda
burger - dinner plate
poutine - "who the *kitten* puts cheese curds on fries???"
double-double (coffee with double sugar, double cream)
Timmy's - Dunkin' Doughnuts
Canada - Australia
fifty-fifty (10% cream)
As an Aussie who lives in Quebec, the home of Poutine.
It depends on the poutine. There's a place down the road that makes the most incredible poutine. The cheese is actually curd cheese which works well with the gravy. I've had bad poutine, but this poutine...oh my god. Delicious.
Toilet and bathroom both work for me, but what about latrine or lavatory?0
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