Claincy he/him Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I think there's a lot of misinformation (and unknown cool stuff) about Australia, so if you have any burning questions about the land down under, fire away (Other Aussies feel free to jump in.) If you feel like asking me stuff unrelated to Australia that's fine too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Have you seen this,, and how much of it do you use regularly? For example I use arvo, biccy, chokky, but I've never heard of tenno, lappy or schnitty. They just sound weird to me. Also, what's the most ridiculous Aussie-related thing anyone has ever said or asked you? I once got "But you live on an island!". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 How often do you find a spider/potentially-dangerous-insect/scorpion in your bed? Which part of Australia do you live in? Funny. I haven't ever heard anyone use arvo or chocco, but I have heard some of the others quite a lot, like servo or Uey. Guess it depends on where you live. Of course, some of the words mentioned in the video are effectively part of Australia's national language, like footy, mozzie and 'Straya. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Slowswift he/him Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 It's like you're all speaking a completely different language. Anyways. Penguins? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Yeah I've definitely heard uey. And it's hilarious around non-Aussies cause it doesn't even sound like a word. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little wilson she/her Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Yeah I've definitely heard uey. And it's hilarious around non-Aussies cause it doesn't even sound like a word. I'm American and I grew up saying Uey. Now I'm really curious how that word came about for my little corner of the world. There's no one from Australia in my family... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I'm American and I grew up saying Uey. Now I'm really curious how that word came about for my little corner of the world. There's no one from Australia in my family... Uey as in U-turn? I've heard that forever too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claincy he/him Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Have you seen this,, and how much of it do you use regularly? For example I use arvo, biccy, chokky, but I've never heard of tenno, lappy or schnitty. They just sound weird to me. I don't think I've seen that particular video before. I think I use about 70% of the ones in the video (and probably a bunch that weren't). Some of them, like the ones related to smoking and drinking, I just don't have a reason to use. Others I occasionally have to stop and think to remember what the full word is I remember the meaning, just not the "proper" name. People and place names in particular generally get shortened. More than 2 syllables is just too much wasted time to be calling someone by right? 1 syllable is ideal, but 2 is good too. Also, what's the most ridiculous Aussie-related thing anyone has ever said or asked you? I once got "But you live on an island!". Hmm not sure, perhaps something about being upside down or drop-bears. How often do you find a spider/potentially-dangerous-insect/scorpion in your bed? Which part of Australia do you live in? Funny. I haven't ever heard anyone use arvo or chocco, but I have heard some of the others quite a lot, like servo or Uey. Guess it depends on where you live. Of course, some of the words mentioned in the video are effectively part of Australia's national language, like footy, mozzie and 'Straya. I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. I see spiders around the house pretty often and rarely I've seen redbacks in the yard. But as a general rule I haven't found them in my bed, above it is a different story. It's like you're all speaking a completely different language. Anyways. Penguins? Penquins! There's some great beaches where you can watch them return to their burrows in the evening Uey as in U-turn? I've heard that forever too. Oddly I don't think Australia is the only place to employ some slang, we just use a particularly large amount of it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Have you seen the fairy penguins? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haelbarde he/him Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hey, fellow Aussies! o/ Have you seen this,, and how much of it do you use regularly? For example I use arvo, biccy, chokky, but I've never heard of tenno, lappy or schnitty. They just sound weird to me. Also, what's the most ridiculous Aussie-related thing anyone has ever said or asked you? I once got "But you live on an island!". This is something similar. A lot of those felt contrived. But anyway. I've heard of a bunch of them. Don't use a lot of the though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claincy he/him Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Have you seen the fairy penguins? Multiple times Hey, fellow Aussies! o/ This is something similar. A lot of those felt contrived. But anyway. I've heard of a bunch of them. Don't use a lot of the though. Hmm, I think I use/hear a greater proportion of the ones in that vid, though there are a ton of common ones that aren't in there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left he/him Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 So this is really aimed at any/all of the Aussies, and any Brits I guess too. How harsh/offensive or whatever are Sod/sodding/sod off, and bloody? I've heard people say that bloody is as bad as F, but that makes no sense to me. It's used in a sentence very similarly, but so are milder words like flip or frickin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 erm I've never head sod or any variations. Bloody is......not mild but not exactly super offensive either. It probably depends on tone and context a lot. I don't see bloody as "OMG that's a horrible thing to say I'm so offended." It's more like "Oh. that person is extremely frustrated". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left he/him Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 So about on par with damnation, really. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Yeah, it would usually be used as 'bloody hell' anyway. Which is a little stronger than hell maybe? Edit: huh. that didn't filter to damnation. Edited July 19, 2015 by Delightful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhoof Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 So this is really aimed at any/all of the Aussies, and any Brits I guess too. How harsh/offensive or whatever are Sod/sodding/sod off, and bloody? I've heard people say that bloody is as bad as F, but that makes no sense to me. It's used in a sentence very similarly, but so are milder words like flip or frickin. i've never heard sod either, but bloody is pretty common. It isn't (usually) considered as bad as the f-word, but is more intense than pseudo-swears like flip, frack or frick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claincy he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I've heard sod, but I think only online. I don't think I've heard an Aussie say it. As the others said, bloody is an expression of frustration and isn't considered particularly bad. It really depends on the specific social context of course. Some people I've hung out with wouldn't bat an eyelid at it's general use to provide a bit of emphasis or to indicate something is a pain in the neck. Others would have more of a problem with it but still not too much. In my experience it's most commonly used as an adjective to describe an authority or an item that isn't working like it should. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 yeah 'sod' isn't really Australian as much as it is British, I've heard and even used it a few times but mostly in a joking referential way rather than as an actual curse so not sure how severe it should be.Bloody is pretty mild as cursing goes although I don't use or hear it as much as tv might have you think of Australians.I use quite a few of those abbreviations but some of them only ever as a joke ('Straya for example) also I call it AFL or Aussie rules rather than footy because I call proper football (By which I mean soccer) footy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 See, I use Straya as a joke, but I've also heard people actually say it. I think a lot depends where in Australia you're from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Have you ever, ever felt like this? Have strange things happened? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claincy he/him Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Have you ever, ever felt like this? Have strange things happened? When you're going round the twist I haven't seen all of the eps, but I have seen it. See, I use Straya as a joke, but I've also heard people actually say it. I think a lot depends where in Australia you're from. I (and at least some of my friends) tend to use it exclusively to refer to things that are stereotypically Australian or at least that fit with the Australian "image". Queensland police making sassy posts on Social Media? Straya. Rain of spiders? Straya. Kangaroo's fighting in urban streets? Straya. You get the picture 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haelbarde he/him Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Have you ever, ever felt like this? Have strange things happened? Okay, wow. That... That is a blast from the past... I never actually watched any episodes of it, but I heard/watched the intro to that many times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Honestly I remember the theme and the lighthouse and not much else. It's still fun to reference . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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