Perhaps you know us through Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee. Throwin' another shrimp on the barbie perhaps?
It wasn't until my mission in Canada that I realised the differences between Australia and North America. So to celebrate Australia Day let me give a rundown on Aussie culture!
How Aussie are you?! Test your Aussie culture knowledge! (Scroll down for answers!)
1. Brekkie
2. Mozzie
3. Bludger
4. 'Chuck a sickie'
5. Bloke
6. Fair dinkum
7. Heaps
8. Deadset
9. Arvo
10. Maccas
<------- Thongs: things you wear on your feet! (Boy did my companions laugh when I told them I usually wear thongs at home)
<-------- Vegemite: most popular bread spread equivalent to peanut butter in the US. I had a jar I used to share with members... who absolutely hated it
<------- Pavlova: Delicious Aussie dessert.
<------- Golden Gaytimes: my favourite! (No pun intended!!) Seriously the best ice cream you will ever have.
<------ Tim Tams: Awesome blocks of chocolate-ness.
Tim Tam Slams: warm milk, bite opposite corner on Tim Tam, place on top of milk, suck and throw in mouth as it melts.... Mmmmmm.... I will do deals of mail exchanging Tim Tams for American goodies ;D
Imagine the faces of my companions when they were listening to me talk to a fellow Aussie at Church saying 'it's so crazy that bitch is a swear word here', (bitch, damn, hell and ass aren't swear words down under - I was apparently the potty mouth missionary).
Check out the video below for more Aussie slang! (yes we do sound like the guy in this video)
Answers!!
1. Breakfast - "Let's have brekkie here"
2. Mosquito - "There's a lot of mozzies here"
3. Lazy person or someone who relies on others to do things - "You're such a bludger"
4. Pretending to be sick, taking a day off work - "I chucked a sickie today"
5. Guy - "He's a good bloke"
6. True / Genuine - "That's fair dinkum"
7. A lot / Very - "That's heaps cool"
8. Truth / True - "That's deadset"
9. Afternoon - "What are you doing this arvo?"
10. McDonalds - "Let's go to Maccas for lunch"
So to finish off... when you guys say you're 'rooting' for something... yeah... that has a COMPLETELY different meaning for us.... but I'll let you google that one ;)
Happy Straya Day!
I got bloke right (from my mission in England). Vegemite was something I could never bring my self to eating after the first taste. ugh. Tim Tams are delicious with hot chocolate. I remember my hearing my first "swear" word over the pulpit in England. It was pretty shocking and then awesome!
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Vegemite is soooo good! You should totally give it another try ;)
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