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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I have never heard someone speak and thought, oh you are from western australia etc
In regards to aussie accents, i actually hear that there is a real lack of regional accents, especially compared to places like the US or UK when it seems 20 metres down the road and you have a nearly different language.
Yeah..I feel the same..I can't say I can tell a difference between east and west. Maybe if I was in a job where I hear both every day I might.0 -
Avocado_Angel wrote: »Are you afraid of all the deadly wildlife that lives near you? I mean spiders mainly. I hate those darn things, throw deadly bites n stings in the mix and I'm done. I'd literally be petrified all the time if I was in Oz
how many spiders and snakes do you see in a day/month/year? Since I have never lived outside australia I have no way to know if austalia is overrun by snakes and spiders or if people out side australia are believing a lie.
Snakes... Rarely. Spiders, commonly, but just normal harmless ones. Harmful ones (like redbacks) occasionally. It'd be more if you lived out in the bush though.0 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I have never heard someone speak and thought, oh you are from western australia etc
In regards to aussie accents, i actually hear that there is a real lack of regional accents, especially compared to places like the US or UK when it seems 20 metres down the road and you have a nearly different language.
Yeah..I feel the same..I can't say I can tell a difference between east and west. Maybe if I was in a job where I hear both every day I might.
I noticed it more when I lived in the UK. Hearing accents on public transport was eye-opening, and often cringe worthy!1 -
Avocado_Angel wrote: »Are you afraid of all the deadly wildlife that lives near you? I mean spiders mainly. I hate those darn things, throw deadly bites n stings in the mix and I'm done. I'd literally be petrified all the time if I was in Oz
I live where its semi rural for 6 months of the year . I usually see a couple of redbellies and browns(snakes) each summer ..
Redbacks (spiders)seem to be under nearly every lawn chair outside lol. We spray regularly..Ive only seen 1 funnelweb spider my whole life.
But to be honest you don't think about it. Though Im not afraid of snakes at all so that helps.
The other 6 months I spend in the tropical north, I think the worst we have is crocs in the rivers and at certain times irukandji (type of box jellyfish) ..
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bigaussieguy71 wrote: »bmitchelmfp wrote: »Can you talk about the amount of protein in drop bears?
Beer is Australia's "super food" it has every nutrient you need for a healthy lifestyle (and gut)
Lol see we Aussie's love beer so much I read that as "drop of beer"
Drop Bears, very dangerous animals, can attack at anytime and will rip your jugular out... everyone, including scientists are scared s#*tless of them so no real in-depth studies have ever been conducted.1 -
orangegato wrote: »What are your favorite Aussie sayings, slang or idioms?
They are not as widely used anymore but some of my old favourites are as follows:
"About as useful as a hat full of arseholes"
"Flat out like a lizard drinking" (my dad's favourite)
"Tell im he's dreamin!"
"Face like a smashed mango/crab
"Nah she'll be right mate (export light mate)"
Some idioms
We shorten everything i.e. afternoon = Arvo
We have Mondie, tuesdie, wendsdie etc...
Word differences
Fanny is NOT a butt in Australia if you are an American woman and you tell a bloke that he can put it in your "fanny pack" it's basically in invitation for sex...
How's that for a few?1 -
livingleanlivingclean 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
Spot on, a full Roo steak is a lot to get through, I love the kebabs...it does smell a little and it is very gamey. If you don't like steak rare/medium rare then don't bother trying it...cooking it past that the meat becomes tough as old boots.
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Vinehausen wrote: »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.
We New Zealanders won't commit to a yes or no answer to questions i.e:
Q: "Are you enjoying that beer bro?"
A: "Yeah nah" OR "Nah yeah".
Typical... Kiwis jumping in to something Australian... Still it's to be expected, we can't keep them from coming into our country so we have no chance keeping them out of a MFP thread... bwhahahaha0 -
bigaussieguy71 wrote: »bigaussieguy71 wrote: »bmitchelmfp wrote: »Can you talk about the amount of protein in drop bears?
Beer is Australia's "super food" it has every nutrient you need for a healthy lifestyle (and gut)
Lol see we Aussie's love beer so much I read that as "drop of beer"
as my sister says "a steak in every can"1 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »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...
I gave a Roo sack to an American friend and told him our leather workers in Australia have perfected seamless leatherwork..he was amazed! Hahaha1 -
kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »Can you believe it's not butter?
Oh God yes!0 -
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?
Hahahaha...nope, called the same thing... although you could "dink a mate on the handlebars of your pushie" (have a friend sit in the handlebars of your bike and give him a ride home)0 -
bigaussieguy71 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean 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
Spot on, a full Roo steak is a lot to get through, I love the kebabs...it does smell a little and it is very gamey. If you don't like steak rare/medium rare then don't bother trying it...cooking it past that the meat becomes tough as old boots.
Slow cooked is ok too.... We've made some good roo curry before
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heidishmidi wrote: »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?"
Nah, I always say "oh yeah so-and-so! Bloody top bloke, went to school with him and pashed (made out with) his sister!"2 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Smithy0067 wrote: »Vegemite and Avocado on toast. Love it, had it for breakfast.
With tomato.... And/or poached eggs, yum!
mmmmm omg Yum!
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Do you have hillbillies there?
Do they live in Adelaide or Perth?
We don't have hillbillies. We have bogans...but they're a bit different.
Look up Houso's or Fat Pizza on YouTube...you will see Aussie versions of hillbillies/bogans0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »OutOfUserName wrote: »what is an aussie kiss?
According to Urban Dictionary, it's a French kiss down under...
This!0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I'm originally from Perth so some Queenslanders think I'm from England... Hahaha0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I have never heard someone speak and thought, oh you are from western australia etc
In regards to aussie accents, i actually hear that there is a real lack of regional accents, especially compared to places like the US or UK when it seems 20 metres down the road and you have a nearly different language.
Having a nomad as a father and pretty much spent time/lived in almost every State I can definitely hear the difference, and there is a distinct difference in common words for different States...ask a Victorian what a port was and they would tell you it is a bottle of plonk...having just moved from Melbourne to Brisbane before my first year of school, I cried on my first day because the teacher got angry at me because I wasn't putting my port in the port rack...I had no idea what the fukuck she was talking about!0 -
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bigaussieguy71 wrote: »So not true! I asked a kiwi friend of mine "What's a Hindu?" and he said "Lays eggs bro!"
that is terrible
Blame Rockwiz.. Heard that one on the recent NZ special...0 -
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bigaussieguy71 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I have never heard someone speak and thought, oh you are from western australia etc
In regards to aussie accents, i actually hear that there is a real lack of regional accents, especially compared to places like the US or UK when it seems 20 metres down the road and you have a nearly different language.
Having a nomad as a father and pretty much spent time/lived in almost every State I can definitely hear the difference, and there is a distinct difference in common words for different States...ask a Victorian what a port was and they would tell you it is a bottle of plonk...having just moved from Melbourne to Brisbane before my first year of school, I cried on my first day because the teacher got angry at me because I wasn't putting my port in the port rack...I had no idea what the fukuck she was talking about!
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »bigaussieguy71 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean 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
Spot on, a full Roo steak is a lot to get through, I love the kebabs...it does smell a little and it is very gamey. If you don't like steak rare/medium rare then don't bother trying it...cooking it past that the meat becomes tough as old boots.
Slow cooked is ok too.... We've made some good roo curry before
Ohhhh will have to try that!0 -
kitty_meow_meow_ wrote: »bigaussieguy71 wrote: »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?
Hahahaha...nope, called the same thing... although you could "dink a mate on the handlebars of your pushie" (have a friend sit in the handlebars of your bike and give him a ride home)
Pretty sure that if I said that to a guy here (especially on mfp) I'd get a D pic.
Hahaha... You probably don't ask anything and you still get a pics of that, but I see your point lol0 -
bigaussieguy71 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I have never heard someone speak and thought, oh you are from western australia etc
In regards to aussie accents, i actually hear that there is a real lack of regional accents, especially compared to places like the US or UK when it seems 20 metres down the road and you have a nearly different language.
Having a nomad as a father and pretty much spent time/lived in almost every State I can definitely hear the difference, and there is a distinct difference in common words for different States...ask a Victorian what a port was and they would tell you it is a bottle of plonk...having just moved from Melbourne to Brisbane before my first year of school, I cried on my first day because the teacher got angry at me because I wasn't putting my port in the port rack...I had no idea what the fukuck she was talking about!
Please 'splain'
Which part?
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bigaussieguy71 wrote: »bigaussieguy71 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »As an Australian, I notice a difference in accents between states - any other Aussies notice? (i think Eastern States accents sound more stereotypically Australian)
I have never heard someone speak and thought, oh you are from western australia etc
In regards to aussie accents, i actually hear that there is a real lack of regional accents, especially compared to places like the US or UK when it seems 20 metres down the road and you have a nearly different language.
Having a nomad as a father and pretty much spent time/lived in almost every State I can definitely hear the difference, and there is a distinct difference in common words for different States...ask a Victorian what a port was and they would tell you it is a bottle of plonk...having just moved from Melbourne to Brisbane before my first year of school, I cried on my first day because the teacher got angry at me because I wasn't putting my port in the port rack...I had no idea what the fukuck she was talking about!
Please 'splain'
Which part?
What was your teacher talking about?0 -
I hear Australia has some of the worlds most beautiful waterfalls. Is this true? And where are they? I have a trip to Australia on my bucket list.0
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I haven't heard "dink" before..Ive heard of ports though0
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