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thefoxboy 
"Four your eyes only."
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 Posted - 04/27/2007 : 00:23:12
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
Of course, we Canadians pronounce "sofa" as "chesterfield". And don't get us started on "lieutenent".
 I get laughed at for using the word 'sofa' in Australia. I've had people ask me what that is. 'Lounge' seems to be the word of choice over here - which I think suits the laid back Aussie style...Another word I get laughed at for using is 'duvet' - it's a 'doona' here. I don't mind being called a Pom and take the jokes without the obligatory 'whingeing'* - but I recently got my citizenship and now have a comeback of 'well, someone let me into the country, musta been a mistake, eh?'
*FYI for those who don't know, Pom is the word used to refer to English people (supposedly from 'Prisoner of her Majesty' which is disputed). The Aussies think that all Poms are 'whingers'. Not sure where that came from. Since I've got Irish heritage too I might have missed out on the whingeing gene
Oh, stop your whingeing. |
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BiggerBoat 
"Pass me the harpoon"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 01:14:43
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
Of course, we Canadians pronounce "sofa" as "chesterfield". And don't get us started on "lieutenent".
I get laughed at for using the word 'sofa' in Australia. I've had people ask me what that is. 'Lounge' seems to be the word of choice over here - which I think suits the laid back Aussie style...Another word I get laughed at for using is 'duvet' - it's a 'doona' here. I don't mind being called a Pom and take the jokes without the obligatory 'whingeing'* - but I recently got my citizenship and now have a comeback of 'well, someone let me into the country, musta been a mistake, eh?'
*FYI for those who don't know, Pom is the word used to refer to English people (supposedly from 'Prisoner of her Majesty' which is disputed). The Aussies think that all Poms are 'whingers'. Not sure where that came from. Since I've got Irish heritage too I might have missed out on the whingeing gene
I've got quite a few Austalian friends (as you tend to if you live in London), and they do persist with this whinging myth despite the fact that they seem to whinge far more than any other nationality I've come across. Which reminds me of the joke:
How can you tell when the Austalian cicket team have arrived in the country?
The plane's landed, the engines have switched off, but you can still hear the whining.
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Shiv 
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 01:44:26
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Originally posted by BiggerBoat
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
Of course, we Canadians pronounce "sofa" as "chesterfield". And don't get us started on "lieutenent".
I get laughed at for using the word 'sofa' in Australia. I've had people ask me what that is. 'Lounge' seems to be the word of choice over here - which I think suits the laid back Aussie style...Another word I get laughed at for using is 'duvet' - it's a 'doona' here. I don't mind being called a Pom and take the jokes without the obligatory 'whingeing'* - but I recently got my citizenship and now have a comeback of 'well, someone let me into the country, musta been a mistake, eh?'
*FYI for those who don't know, Pom is the word used to refer to English people (supposedly from 'Prisoner of her Majesty' which is disputed). The Aussies think that all Poms are 'whingers'. Not sure where that came from. Since I've got Irish heritage too I might have missed out on the whingeing gene
I've got quite a few Austalian friends (as you tend to if you live in London), and they do persist with this whinging myth despite the fact that they seem to whinge far more than any other nationality I've come across. Which reminds me of the joke:
How can you tell when the Austalian cricket team have arrived in the country?
The plane's landed, the engines have switched off, but you can still hear the whining.
For Sean's sake I corrected the typo - although he may not be happy at the mention of cricket at this moment in time (For the record I was hoping for a NZ/Aus final). Glad someone else brought the whingeing contradiction up though Truth is, a whole load of Poms were transported, and really didn't want to be here. A pretty big foundation for a whingeing culture methinks (I'd better be careful here, or I'll get my citizenship revoked..... ) foxboy, isn't the next 'insult' in line some comment about the English cricket team??
Sorry folks - this thread seems to have drifted onto an Aussie tangent. Back to American pronunciation..um....well....back to y'all...... |
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Sal[Au]pian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 09:25:30
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| I have to agree on this whingeing thing. Australians in London whinge so much - about how cold, expensive and generally awful it is. You've got to wonder why they want to stay. |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 10:35:57
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:26:30
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Poms whinge about how hot it is and stingers, spiders and every bloody thing else.
This cannot be denied They should holiday on the Costa Del Sol instead |
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BiggerBoat
"Pass me the harpoon"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 13:36:03
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Poms whinge about how hot it is and stingers, spiders and every bloody thing else.
This cannot be denied They should holiday on the Costa Del Sol instead
But that's where we send our undesirables now that Australia is 'civilised'. |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 13:37:19
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Originally posted by BiggerBoat
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Poms whinge about how hot it is and stingers, spiders and every bloody thing else.
This cannot be denied They should holiday on the Costa Del Sol instead
But that's where we send our undesirables now that Australia is 'civilised'.
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shoon 
"Five(ish?) years as a fwiffer"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 17:06:44
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Poms whinge about how hot it is and stingers, spiders and every bloody thing else.
Well seriously, what civilised country has such enormous bugs and so on and so forth? Honestly, one would be forgiven for thinking you liked all the diverse wild life. |
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Rovark
"Luck-pushing, rule-bending, chance-taking reviewer"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 18:26:51
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Poms whinge about how hot it is and stingers, spiders and every bloody thing else.
This cannot be denied They should holiday on the Costa Del Sol instead
I'm going to Nerja for my hols at the end of June.
Nerja is on the Costa Del Sol.
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 22:43:29
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Originally posted by Rovark
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Poms whinge about how hot it is and stingers, spiders and every bloody thing else.
This cannot be denied They should holiday on the Costa Del Sol instead
I'm going to Nerja for my hols at the end of June.
Nerja is on the Costa Del Sol.
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 02:03:12
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Originally posted by Shiv
*FYI for those who don't know, Pom is the word used to refer to English people (supposedly from 'Prisoner of her Majesty' which is disputed).
The other version I've heard of how "Pommy" came about is related to rhyming slang:
Immigrant -> Pomegranate -> Pommy -> Pom
BTW We only whinge when we lose, so it doesn't happen that often.
The gloating when we win can be a bit hard to take though. |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 02:55:24
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The beer is too cold. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 03:41:34
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
The beer is too cold.
That's the way it should be, so that you can't taste it.
(I assume that's Aussie beer you're talking about?)
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 23:14:27
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Originally posted by Conan The Westy
BTW We only whinge when we lose, so it doesn't happen that often.
The gloating when we win can be a bit hard to take though.
Yep, when you lose, you're really bad losers - and when you win, you're really bad winners. |
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