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Lordy Lordy, don't get us started on old Julia.

And with that post we're onto Julia Gillard.

I hate that . I hope she dies. What an utter .

Ok then moving on.


So mikeyboy. Looking forward to anything in particular about moving to Aus?

That and the spiders remind me of why I occasionally think of moving out of the country.

If the guy's moving to Oz land, there should be a memorial service, not a celebration

Imagine having to drink fosters for the rest of your life...

No one drinks fosters though, we just export it to dumb people.

 n0t_u wrote:
No one drinks fosters though, we just export it to dumb people.

This.

I can honestly say that i have never ever seen anyone drink Fosters. Hell most bottle-os don't even carry it.

 n0t_u wrote:
No one drinks fosters though, we just export it to dumb people.

I remember getting hit of the head by a tin of fosters in a pub brawl years back, that's where the bitterness stems from, and the cheating that the Aussies did during the Lions tour of 2001

Payback time next summer!!

 Snrub wrote:
You suck MoD. Now i'm gonna have to check my toilet seat every time now.

Don't worry, it wasn't real.

 Albatross wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
You suck MoD. Now i'm gonna have to check my toilet seat every time now.

Don't worry, it wasn't real.

I don't care, I have now become the most paranoid person in the world until I can be sure that there are no spiders in my immediate vicinity.

fething phobia.

Also, not coming back to this thread ever again.

 Albatross wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
You suck MoD. Now i'm gonna have to check my toilet seat every time now.

Don't worry, it wasn't real.

Doesn't matter now that paranoia has kicked in.

 n0t_u wrote:
No one drinks fosters though, we just export it to dumb people.

Yeah. I've had Fosters exactly once. They should change their slogan to "Fosters, Australian for crappy beer."

Watch out for Drop Bears and have fun, man!

Been mad busy in work and not had chance to reply to all these posts, and I am about to shoot out for the night.

BUT, some of these posts ( the on with the big effing spider eating a man sized bird or what ever) officially give me poo stains........ thank you for all the facts abotu oz land, spiders and creatures and stuff, great help! :O

The tips on warhammer has been great to thanks alot, I will defo try third party gaming companies, I will try anything to get some decent battles under my belt.

What the hell is a Julia?? is this some kind female dog??

Other than that, thanks alot for the great read, I love how this thread mixes serious replies with the dam right outrageous ones (or atleast i am hoping that spider pic was a joke?) Look forward to more response.

Apologies for any typo's I am in a rush lol

Aussie slang I need alot of help with, so if you can throw the basics my way that would be great!

Fanny pack doesn't mean what you think it does..

Oooh what does it mean? I love slang from other countries!

'Fanny' in UK/Oz slang refers to a very slightly different part of the female anatomy... In Oz, the US 'fanny pack' is usually called a 'bum bag'.


And just to restate the point - Fosters is produced in South Africa for the export market. Nobody in Australia has drunk Fosters since the 80s.

Hahah fanny pack... Here we call em bum bags.

Actually the word fanny really isn't used that mutch in Oz. We use it in the same context as the Brits do but we just use it a lot less.
Julia Gillard is our Prime Minister.

Ok common slang... I can't even think of any useful slang. This is terrible.

Slab - unit of distance as well as a rough volume estimate of beer (24 cans, small bottles ("Stubbies" or "throwdowns")).

As in "It's 4 slabs from Darwin to Alice springs. Better make it 8, then or I'll have nothing left when I get there."
OR "How much booze do I bring?" - A couple of slabs'll do.

Americans talk about grilling. We have barbecues (BBQ) where we barbecue. The grill is in the kitchen (Americans call it "the broiler").

Thong: As noted, a "flip-flop". Footwear. Stops your feet getting melted betwixt the beach and the car when you have to cross the very hot blacktop carpark.

Bloody: General purpose adjective used to add emphasis. Can be used just about anybloodywhere. Things can be bloody good or bloody hopeless.

Crocs: Ugly footwear worn by the completely clueless. Also larger reptile found mostly in the northern parts of the country. Mostly used for the "salties" (Salt water crocodile) which are the ones that eat people. Once you head north of Townsville, you will see signs warning about crocs.

BTW you're more likely to find an American or Canadian beer in a bottleshop (place to buy booze by the bottle/case/slab. May be attached to a pub (bar/boozer) or more often are stand-alones) than Fosters. I haven't seen it in a couple of decades.

 chromedog wrote:
Slab - unit of distance as well as a rough volume estimate of beer (24 cans, small bottles ("Stubbies" or "throwdowns")).

As in "It's 4 slabs from Darwin to Alice springs. Better make it 8, then or I'll have nothing left when I get there."
OR "How much booze do I bring?" - A couple of slabs'll do.

Although worth noting that in some parts 'slab' is not as well used, and 'case' is more common.

Other linguistic oddities depending on which part of this wide, brown country you find yourself in include swim-shorts (cossie vs togs vs bathers), school backpacks (bag vs port), and deep fried potato treats (potato scallop vs potato cake, not to be confused with a hash brown (which is apparently known as a potato cake in some parts of the US)).

For any american visitors, it's also worth pointing out that we don't have gas stations... we have petrol stations or 'service' stations (why they're still called service stations when driveway service hasn't been much in evidence for decades outside of remote rural areas is anybody's guess). We put petrol in our cars, not gasoline. If you rock up to a servo and ask for gas, they'll point you to the LPG pump.

So some terms are quite similar to the UK

What about sports, I remember seeing the Aussies play a very weird game of footbal/rugby on a hexagon style pitch??? (by football i mean soccer)
I love my beloved Liverpool F.C, and I don't like missing the match, are there t.v channels I could watch the footy (soccer) on over there?

 insaniak wrote:
(why they're still called service stations when driveway service hasn't been much in evidence for decades outside of remote rural areas is anybody's guess)

To be fair, I haven't heard anyone call them service stations in over a decade. 'Servo', however, is the usual abbreviation.

I get this strange feeling I am going to struggle to understand people in Australia :S

 mikeyboy69x wrote:
What about sports, I remember seeing the Aussies play a very weird game of footbal/rugby on a hexagon style pitch??? (by football i mean soccer)

No idea what you would have seen on a Hexagon. Aussie Rules is played on an oval, and Rugby Union and Rugby League are played on a rectangle.

In most areas the game of choice is either Aussie Rules or League. Union has a large following, but it's not as big as those two. Soccer is a little less publicised (although was always the game of choice when I was at school), but seems to be gaining some ground these days.

Some of the European games are televised, but it's usually in the wee hours of the morning.

It's surprisingly hard to get a Visa these days, in a lot of countries. I appreciate being a native-born American a lot more, knowing that hundreds of thousand of people jump through flaming hoops to afford themselves the same liberties every year.

Congrats!

You'll pick up the language quick enough. A few words that might be helpful to know.

G'day. - You probably know this one already. Standard multiuse greeting. Can be used any time of day.
Bogan. - Our version of Chav.
Drongo. - Just another way of saying idiot. Not used a lot anymore. But still gets a bit of use out in rural towns. (i think)
Bush, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily wooded or foresty
Outback, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily sandy.
Rev head. - Anyone who is heavily into cars and/or vehicles in general.
A ____ nut. - Place any word inbetween "A" and "nut" and you are refering to anyone who is fanatical about anything. So someone might be a sports nut or a aeroplane nut or a cooking nut.



Insaniak has pretty much hit the sports nail on the head. Hope you like saying Soccer. That being said you will not lack for places to play soccor or clubs to join.

Keep out of Australian GWs! They are traps!


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 Snrub wrote:
You'll pick up the language quick enough. A few words that might be helpful to know.

G'day. - You probably know this one already. Standard multiuse greeting. Can be used any time of day.
Bogan. - Our version of Chav.
Drongo. - Just another way of saying idiot. Not used a lot anymore. But still gets a bit of use out in rural towns. (i think)
Bush, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily wooded or foresty
Outback, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily sandy.
Rev head. - Anyone who is heavily into cars and/or vehicles in general.
A ____ nut. - Place any word inbetween "A" and "nut" and you are refering to anyone who is fanatical about anything. So someone might be a sports nut or a aeroplane nut or a cooking nut.



Insaniak has pretty much hit the sports nail on the head. Hope you like saying Soccer. That being said you will not lack for places to play soccor or clubs to join.

Isn't Dero the Australian version of Chav?

 rockerbikie wrote:
Keep out of Australian GWs! They are traps!


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 Snrub wrote:
You'll pick up the language quick enough. A few words that might be helpful to know.

G'day. - You probably know this one already. Standard multiuse greeting. Can be used any time of day.
Bogan. - Our version of Chav.
Drongo. - Just another way of saying idiot. Not used a lot anymore. But still gets a bit of use out in rural towns. (i think)
Bush, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily wooded or foresty
Outback, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily sandy.
Rev head. - Anyone who is heavily into cars and/or vehicles in general.
A ____ nut. - Place any word inbetween "A" and "nut" and you are refering to anyone who is fanatical about anything. So someone might be a sports nut or a aeroplane nut or a cooking nut.



Insaniak has pretty much hit the sports nail on the head. Hope you like saying Soccer. That being said you will not lack for places to play soccor or clubs to join.

Isn't Dero the Australian version of Chav?

They're interchangeable, also varies depending on how old you are. High school kids will use 'Dero' more.

 MrScience wrote:

 rockerbikie wrote:
Keep out of Australian GWs! They are traps!


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 Snrub wrote:
You'll pick up the language quick enough. A few words that might be helpful to know.

G'day. - You probably know this one already. Standard multiuse greeting. Can be used any time of day.
Bogan. - Our version of Chav.
Drongo. - Just another way of saying idiot. Not used a lot anymore. But still gets a bit of use out in rural towns. (i think)
Bush, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily wooded or foresty
Outback, the. - Refers to any area that isn't urbanized but is heavily sandy.
Rev head. - Anyone who is heavily into cars and/or vehicles in general.
A ____ nut. - Place any word inbetween "A" and "nut" and you are refering to anyone who is fanatical about anything. So someone might be a sports nut or a aeroplane nut or a cooking nut.



Insaniak has pretty much hit the sports nail on the head. Hope you like saying Soccer. That being said you will not lack for places to play soccor or clubs to join.

Isn't Dero the Australian version of Chav?

They're interchangeable, also varies depending on how old you are. High school kids will use 'Dero' more.

Yeah, true. I will use either them term dero or lad to describe them. Also, you will do well to avoid some of the groups who call themselves "Wogs" and hang out in gangs.

Some more slang.

Abo's - Indigenous Australians,
bugger - Something bad
Footy - Australian rules football
sickie - A day off from work, usually going fishing

Also, Queensland tends to be the area where you do tend to get those bigger spiders, so good luck. The bird eater is actually genuine and NOT photoshopped.

Another thing. Bull ants. They are as big as your thumb. and bite like a ******.

 Doctadeth wrote:
Abo's - Indigenous Australians,

Best used judiciously, in company you are certain of, as it can get people riled...

But then, finding any way to refer to Australia's indigenous population that won't offend somebody (often just on said indigenous Australian's behalf) is tricky. Unless you're in the Northern Territory, where they still proudly call themselves 'Blackfellas' and are liable to take offence if you try to call them anything else.

Footy - Australian rules football

Or League, depending on how far north you are...

rockerbikie wrote:Isn't Dero the Australian version of Chav?

I've always been under the impression that Dero was a word for a homeless guy.

Doctadeth wrote:Bugger - Something bad

Don't the Poms use bugger?

Sickie - A day off from work, usually going fishing

Oh yes. The fine art of chucking a sickie. How could i forget that. This is one you will most certainly need to learn. Call into work, put on your best "im ill" voice and let the boss know you won't be coming in. Not to be used to often though or else the higher ups will cotton on. Alternatively if you want a bit more credability when chucking a sickie, get the wife or girlfriend to call in for you. This how ever is entirely dependent on your significant other being fine with you skipping work.

Another thing. Bull ants. They are as big as your thumb. and bite like a ******.

Definately worth a mention. Some of these fethers grow to 4 or 5 cms and will feth you up.