David in forster

Monday, 23 March 2009

a dust tornado on the way back

yep thats us!

vini,carlos, annalina.....

oh yeah

before governor's dinner

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Aussie Slang Dictionnary

australians LOVE to shorten words and then just put an "o" at the end.

G'day - common greeting
Mate - friend, or also "my friend"
heaps - a lot
barby - barbeque, barbecue
cya - see you (later)
it's my shout - it's my turn to pay (usually a drink)
servo - service station (petrol station)
davo - yep, that's what they call me
arvo - afternoon
breakky/brekky - breakfast
ankle biter - small child
banana bender - person from queensland
road kill - dead animal at the side of the road
it's cactus - it's dead
to chuck a sickie - not go to work when healthy
cupper - a cup of tea or coffe
to wag - skip classes
good onya - good for you!
greenie - environmentalist
maccas - mc donald's
put another shrimp on the barbie - put some more meat on the bbq
snags - sausages
stubby holder - foamy thingy that you put around your drink to keep it cold
to have tea - to have dinner
good onya - well done (very common)
to have a few roos loose in the top paddock - like saying in german to not have all the cups in the cupboard....(i like this one.different but the same isnt it?)
apple island - tasmania(generally made fun of, just like the kiwis from nz)
dead horse - tomato sauce
to go troppo - to go crazy/insane
tyre - tire

It's a really tiny list isn't it :-)
i will think of more and if you notice some in my posts feel free to tell me to add them!

David in forster

Monday, 23 March 2009

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