Im curious - what do foreigners living here NOT get about Australia?

[eidsvold]

just following on from not get about UK thread - curious to see Aus from another perspective.

Dh finds the idea of picking an ordinary child's name and then imagining the wackiest spelling you can just so your child can be different.

Phew! I don't need to go out with a bag over my head then!

We have raspberries in our garden, but the climate is quite similar to the UK.

wants the record to show she has never ever called anyone a spunk rat

eidsvold you may never say spunkrat but what about the rest of the list .

arfishymeau a spunkrat is a good looking person. Don't know where it comes from and is not really said anymore. "spunk" was a "cool" word in my schooldays. I only say it because ds1 (5) thinks it is so funny and goes all coy when I say it.

welliemum I would have a little giggle over you "rooting" around in your handbag but then I am juvenile sometimes. Just so you know, that it has been said "Want a root?" is one of the all time great pickup lines of an aussie bloke. Especially who partake in anthing on my "bogan" list.

Also should add the "azza" syndrome to my list.

Those who turn names into anything azza, ie dazza (darren), shazza (sharon), gazza (gary) and so on.

only place I go barefoot - beach, my home and garden. Never been barefoot at westfield

rum is disgusting - have never drunk it after a tour of the Bundaberg rum distillery - smell made me puke.

never served up devon - have had cheerios on very rare occasions - don't mind them smothered in sauce

don't mind soft drinks - prefer mineral water - usually lemonade or lemon squash mainly in our house or the rare - real creaming soda - not red or yellow

never had a pie floaters
My children's names are spelt the usual way although dd1's name is not common

never called another woman sheila - might use blokes as a term but that is it - not used missus either.

have been to speedway and drag ways - an ex was into drag cars - dragged one but not a BOGAN - a revhead rather than a BOGAN - again can count on one hand the no of times.

strangely do use linen rather than manchester.

guess I can see the shazza rather than tel for terry and gal for gary - never got that.....

Again never called anyone dazza, gazza, shazza or so on.

yes spunk was a term used in my teenage years to describe good looking guys - but again can't remember using that term very much - perhaps not many spunky guys at my school

devon - what is this?

And why is Root, rude?

devon is like processed sausage meat that you would use in sandwiches.... see if I can find you a pick

root is a crude term for sex.... so if an aussie bloke asks if you fancy a root - He is talking shagging.

thanks eidsvold, devon sounds yuk!

\link{http://www.homeshop.com.au/express_shop.asp?keyword=devon&search_pattern=devon%2C\click on the product name - not the best pic - but you can buy it in little knobs that you slice as you need or ready sliced from the deli. Have a look next time you are shopping in woolies.

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I cried when someone called me a spunkrat

I was tired, drunk and jetlagged and the guy we were staying with came over to tell me his friend thaought I was one. Unfortunately I thought I'd been throughly insulted (assumed it meant slapper or suchlike) and it took most of the bar about 1/2 hr (and a few more stubbies of cider ) to calm me down. Very embarrassing.

"The meaning of 'root' means endless sexual innuendo in maths classes: square root, take the root of this number, root it, unreal roots..."

Bloss, pmsl!!!

eidsvold, will look out for it next time I'm in wollies, don't think I'l be buying it tho!

ooh ,,,am happy bro just came back form oz with five ,,,,, cherry ripes for me [GRIN]

laughs at bloss but remembers vaguely what yr 9 boys were like when teaching them.

haunted - you still up - oh wait your behind us aren't you.

Just in from kindy committee meeting and tired and should be in bed but not sleepy.

only 5 angel - how slack Hope they were king size.

Must tell you my crunchie wrapper story one day.

yes five but boy am i making them last!! think ive found somehting in uk that taste nearly the same though! raspberry ruffles ! any way tell me crunchie story

well - teching hre - human relationships education - covering contraception with year 11 boys - some worldly wise - some not even remotely worldly wise. After class one lad comes up to ask myself and other teacher a question - if one is desperate can one 'make' a condom...... you can imagine what is running through my head..... do the no not really - not effective - spermicide etc discussion.

Student turns to us teachers and earnestly says - so using a crunchie wrapper really isn't the go then!!!

Cue desperate attempts to not show amazement on face or burst out in laughter - telling him that no that really isn't appropriate and not comfortable either. He did admit young lady would not let him use it.

After he went away - other teacher burst into hysterical laughter - new to crunchies - had only seen the multi packs with the little ones in it and is imagining how that would work.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!! think i need a cherry ripe lol

for ages after - I would hide crunchies in her books, work bag, etc and she would just lose it whenever she found them!!

eidsvold, we are behind, but I didn't realise we were THAT much behind! Where in Oz are you?

i think you are only 1/2 an hour - I am east coast Brisbane.