maidensarah Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Ahhh this thread brings back memories of my time in Australia... Vitamins is pronounced the American way.. I got laughed at when I said it our way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toodolou Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Love this thread, I often say the wrong thing in the UK so no hope for me , will revise this before leaving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEscapePlan Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 When Australia is beaten in any sport, but particularly if it's by England, a resounding silence will follow at work. To be fair, there was much silence in my office recently - by the Brits. As opposed to the summer (UK) when I was constantly being harassed by Brits about the cricket. It goes both ways... just saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEscapePlan Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Don't buy black vehicles I'll say. It's a fashion now, but when my other half and I holidayed in Perth a few years back we hired a car and were given a black one. I left my Birkenstocks in the back for a couple of hours (in 35 degree heat) and the soles melted! Black anything is bad in heat, but cars are the worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Rose Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 A nursery is day care. When looking for a job when we first arrived I wrote on my resume that I had been a manager of a nursery and was getting no replies. I found out in Queensland it is a director and daycare. As soon as changed it to the right terminology over here I got replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Rose Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Oh and a cockerel is definitely called a rooster here, the staff at work heard me talking to the children about cockerels yesterday and soon put me right on that one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 When Australia is beaten in any sport, but particularly if it's by England, a resounding silence will follow at work. Much in the same way that when we didn't win the Ashes for 18 years, coverage was quietly moved from BBC2 to Channel 4 and then to Sky... The public and MP outcry only came in 2005, after we won them again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewilton Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Whipper snipper - an edge trimmer. I laughed and laughed when my wife told me that. I said why? Well it whips and it snips. Now I feel stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Rose Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I got whipper snipper wrong when talking to someone and called it a whipper snapper lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LojaChica Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 A HOOVER............is a vacuum A GARAGE.........is a Garaaage A GARDEN........is a Yard LEGGINGS............are Tights TIGHTS.......are Stockings THONGS..........are Flip Flops SETTEES............are Lounges VITAMINS..............are Viiitamins AMENITIES.............are AmENaties I could go on..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdad84 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 This thread delivers. I'm Geordie however...so no matter how I pronounce it it will sound wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor30 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Going through the Skills Assessment at the moment, but just back last week from a couple of weeks in Melbourne. I can recognise so many things here from my time in Aus, or from the chats my girlfriend and I have had. Things not mentioned so far that amuse me and my Aussie girlfriend are: Chip shops - you can't buy a pie. Why? Because it's a fish and chip shop, not a pie shop apparantly. Still not happy about that. The chase - It's a chaisse longue. Or in Aussie, a chase lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britpop Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Bikies - motorcycle riders Tradies - any trades person There are tons of these 'ies' and 'os' Along with jay walking, I don't think you can start crossing if the green man has turned red and is flashing. You'll very often be asked if you want a receipt after a purchase, sometimes they say doco, sometimes receipt but usually quickly so expect it And you won't have the awkward exchange lol One thing I've not seen in England, there are non smoking sections of open street in Adelaide and Sydney, maybe other places signalled by signs on the pavements and bins but not always easy to spot. And not that you would, but some streets and public areas are no drinking. You also can't smoke on any covered public transport stand/station and a bus driver in Sydney said it's an offence to smoke within x meters of a bus stop (it was just a stop, no shelter) though there are bins next to most so I don't know how true this is. Most bins and some signposts have butt bins for cigs but they are often smouldering so put out first! Finally for smokers, pack sizes are different. 25s is the norm, cheaper ones are 26s and you can buy double packs or large 50+ packs. 20s are available but more expensive. Prices vary wildly but supermarkets will be average. Putting your feet on the seats on public transport is fineable and they will really tell you off and enforce this (at least in Melbourne where I saw it a few times) Prices, even is supermarkets can vary wildly day to day. Lemons for instance rose from $1 to $2 in a day at the same store. There can also be huge discrepancies store to store, ie bunch of kale $4.99 in Coles, $1.99 at Harris farms and the grocers. If you see a good price, buy it then. Smaller shops i.e grocer, butcher etc can often be cheaper than the supermarket in my experience. if you buy bottles water do so at the supermarket, for 90c or so vs $4 for the same in a newsagents Edited January 14, 2014 by Britpop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdad84 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 No postal deliveries on a Saturday JP's have a desk in the shopping centres for a couple of hours 2 days a week and all services free......costs a small fortune in UK Cops keen on RBT's any time any where....... If you're overcharged for an item in Coles they will give you your money back plus the item for free....... JP service fore free?? You just saved me £60 in notary fees...may as well wait till we're out in Sydney and have it done for free. Thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Bikies - motorcycle ridersTradies - any trades person There are tons of these 'ies' and 'os' Along with jay walking, I don't think you can start crossing if the green man has turned red and is flashing. You'll very often be asked if you want a receipt after a purchase, sometimes they say doco, sometimes receipt but usually quickly so expect it And you won't have the awkward exchange lol One thing I've not seen in England, there are non smoking sections of open street in Adelaide and Sydney, maybe other places signalled by signs on the pavements and bins but not always easy to spot. And not that you would, but some streets and public areas are no drinking. You also can't smoke on any covered public transport stand/station and a bus driver in Sydney said it's an offence to smoke within x meters of a bus stop (it was just a stop, no shelter) though there are bins next to most so I don't know how true this is. Most bins and some signposts have butt bins for cigs but they are often smouldering so put out first! Finally for smokers, pack sizes are different. 25s is the norm, cheaper ones are 26s and you can buy double packs or large 50+ packs. 20s are available but more expensive. Prices vary wildly but supermarkets will be average. Putting your feet on the seats on public transport is fineable and they will really tell you off and enforce this (at least in Melbourne where I saw it a few times) Prices, even is supermarkets can vary wildly day to day. Lemons for instance rose from $1 to $2 in a day at the same store. There can also be huge discrepancies store to store, ie bunch of kale $4.99 in Coles, $1.99 at Harris farms and the grocers. If you see a good price, buy it then. Smaller shops i.e grocer, butcher etc can often be cheaper than the supermarket in my experience. if you buy bottles water do so at the supermarket, for 90c or so vs $4 for the same in a newsagents Oops, now you've done it, you've mentioned the price of lemons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Wife is JP, no charge for anything. And a tip, turn all clothes inside out before putting on the line after washing. Fade the inside.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Oops, now you've done it, you've mentioned the price of lemons! And "bikies"! No...they're not just any motorcycle rider. :no: There was a whole thread on PIO re the difference between "bikies" and "bikers" in Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Chip shops - you can't buy a pie. Why? Because it's a fish and chip shop, not a pie shop apparantly. Still not happy about that. The chase - It's a chaisse longue. Or in Aussie, a chase lounge. This must be one of those state/regional differences because pies are available in fish and chip shops here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Chip shops - you can't buy a pie. Why? Because it's a fish and chip shop, not a pie shop apparantly. Still not happy about that. . It would come down to equipment I presume. A fish and chip shop has deep friers and hot plates, thus fried seafood (the occasional fried fruit or confectionary too), chips and grilled burgers. A pie would require baking in an oven. An oven is common equipment at a bakery, thus, that is where you will find your pie. Most shopping strips would have these two shops within 100 metres of each other anyway.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And "bikies"! No...they're not just any motorcycle rider. :no: There was a whole thread on PIO re the difference between "bikies" and "bikers" in Oz. It's not interested enough to search for it! However by the time we reach 38 degrees today, I may be bored enough to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor30 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 This must be one of those state/regional differences because pies are available in fish and chip shops here. I guess it may be. Certainly not in Melbourne from my reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor30 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Here's one: Don't refer to your child as your "sprog". At least in some parts, sprog is, urm, man milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runslikeafish Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I fell foul of that one to much hilarity in the office. "How's the sprog?" wasn't quite the question I thought it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Here's one: Don't refer to your child as your "sprog". At least in some parts, sprog is, urm, man milk. I didn't know that one! I had quite a bit of fun telling a Aussie a month ago that root didn't mean the same here and over there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I didn't know that one! I had quite a bit of fun telling a Aussie a month ago that root didn't mean the same here and over there lol Like the wombat, Jock; it eats roots shoots and leaves... Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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