1. If a word ends in a “r”, then they don’t say the “r”. However, if a word doesn’t end in “r”, they stick one on the end anyway. Example: Water=Wata—-No=Nor—Lydia=Lyder
2. How you going? (once again, no “are” in the phrase) :)
3. trunk of the car = the boot. hood of the car=the bonnent.
4. “Sweet as…”
5. “Around and about us”
6. Fact: white eggs are nearly impossible to find around here…and the eggs are not in the refrigerated section of the supermarket–they are on the shelves near the baking stuff. weird, huh?
7. Fact: Australian birds are LOUD and ANNOYING, but pretty.
8. Techno music. Every song gets turned techno. Okay, so not every song…but you get the picture.
9. McDonalds= Maccas
10. …one of my personal favorites and a word I say all the time now… HEAPS. Example: “That’s heaps exciting!” or “There were heaps and heaps.”
11. Fact: Bakeries are everywhere! Australians love their bread…which leads me to my next point
12. Gloria Jeans is the Australian equivalent of Starbucks…
13. Coles and Woolworths are the major supermarkets, but none can compare to Wal-mart…man, I miss that place.
14. Basically all cheese is white. Cheddar included.
15. Cookies=biscuits…and the best of all are Tim Tams–which might I add, are highly addictive!
16. “Good on ya”
17. “Give it a go”
18. Afternoon=Arvo
19. “Ranga” (like orangatang) =a redhead, like my friend Megan
20. “Muckin around”
21. Round abouts are great fun, until you have to run across them. Dodging cars and seeing your life flash before your eyes…you meet Jesus before you even get to the Hillsong car park.
22. The Australian sun is quite deadly…thanks to the hole in the ozone layer. spf 30 is about as high as you can get in Oz.
23. “Rock up”
24. Musicians= Musos ; Registration= Rego ; Jonathan= Jono …you get the idea.
25. Salvos= Salvation Army
26. Drip coffee is non-existent in Australia. Espresso is king.
27. Fact: Bella Vista is a prime real estate destination for cockroaches. –> wash your dishes!
28. Full stop = period. Like full stop, exclamation point, question mark, etc.
29. It is Petrol, not gas or gasoline
30. Lucas’ Papaw Ointment cures all.
31. Car Park–not parking lot
32. Sarcasm is the only cheap thing around here…it comes in bulk.
33. They love (/love to make fun of) southern accents…i find this hilarious.
34. University = Uni
35. Less religious walls to break down, more freedom for Spirit of God.
36. SOY CHAI LATTES!!!
37. Aussies know how to dress…fashion is heaps better here!
38. 1st place I drove a stick shift car!
39. Internet sucks here. NO free wi-fi, unless you are at maccas.
More to come…
love these!
and thanks for the info on how they say their “r’s”…now i can go home and practice my accent so maybe i won’t sound so ridiculous the next time i attend an australian themed party :)
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