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Originally posted by princebatswater Well. If they're going to be that bloody picky............. Polite behaviour Australians usually say “please� when asking for something or for a service and usually say “thank you� when they have been given something or have been helped to do something. Not saying “please� and “thank you� will bee seen as impolite. Australians usually say “excuse me� to get someone’s attention and “sorry� when we accidentally bump into someone. Australians also say “excuse me� or “pardon me� when we burp or belch in public or someone’s home. 18 You should always try to be on time for meetings and other appointments. If you realise you are going to be late, try to contact the person to let them know. This is very important for professional appointments as you could be charged money for being late or if you miss the appointment without letting the person know in advance. A person who is always late may be considered to be unreliable. Most Australians blow their noses into handkerchiefs or tissues, not onto the pavement. This is also true for spitting. Many people will also say “bless you� when you sneeze – this phrase has no religious intent. It is important to know that some behaviour is not only impolite but is also against the law. Examples include swearing in public, pushing in line, and urinating or defecating anywhere except in a public or private toilet. See DIMIA booklet http://www.immi.gov.au/settle/bookle...ts/qld/eng.pdf I love the one about swearing .. swearing is the norm here. You ought to hear the way some people talk to their kids here..lol, still laughing. Last neighbour of mine were always yelling at their kids, and they were aged around 2 and up .. ("F..ing this f..ing that).. they saw nothing wrong with it. In work.. swearing is the norm too ..lol. Watch Tv, and "B8stard" is shown before 10pm. swearing is pretty much the norm here - I swear more here than I ever have. tradesmen.. hands up who has ever had a tradesman come on time ..lol farting, burping .. depends "please and Thank you" some people do , some people don't .. I haven't noticed any difference between people saying this here or in Britian. cheers |
The westie family on fat pizza swear like crazy at everyone including their kids.
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Hardly ever a thankyou if you hold a door open for someone in the shopping centres.
Road manners are another point.... As for language Do Not Put On The Radio in the car esp. Tripple M. I am dreading what my kids may say to their Grandparents next month.:eek: |
Originally posted by lindseyden Sorry for butting in here but I'm enjoying working out the initial codes, I think this one is P*** myself laughing, correct me if I'm wrong. Linz There is a big list of them somewhere, but can't remember where now. TTFN :) |
I think one of the reasons my dad was doing so well as a builder in Oz is that he was reliable. He came one time.
He even had that on his businesscard: 'reliable and ... builder' 'free quotes'. And of course he did the work well. Umm, people..... :rolleyes: I think the booklet might be aimed at other cultures. In those respects the UK and Ozzie cultures(and dutch) aren't that different. It's still pretty normal to come on time in our cultures(judging by you reactions to tradesmen not coming on time), but in other cultures (south america?) it's different. Also, in English 'please' is used a lot more than here. If you don't use it, the question sounds more rude/harsh. In Holland we also have a word for please, but if you don't use it, it doesn't matter as much. (oh, and I do realise that some/lots/all of you realise all this and are only joking, but still... :D) :) |
Originally posted by bondipom Funny you say that. For some reason there were several people farting their arses off at the sounds of silence dinner at Uluru! No pardon mes or anything. Not sure where they were from though. England? :) |
Originally posted by MeganEkno England? :) |
Originally posted by bondipom Dunno but there were plenty of Germans and Aussies there. Maybe the Saurkraut they ate on Lufthansa was decompressing. |
well PBW
it's sounds completely different to Rochdale..... get me on a plane now. most people i see walking down the highstreet in Rochdale, don't have manners and tissue what's one of them most of them just snot on the floor. sorry to be so blunt. I can't wait to leave Rochdale behind, don't know about you? Steph:D |
Originally posted by ABCDiamond Correct :D There is a big list of them somewhere, but can't remember where now. TTFN :) Just some I've found in my travels. :D |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by stefian
well PBW it's sounds completely different to Rochdale..... get me on a plane now. most people i see walking down the highstreet in Rochdale, don't have manners and tissue what's one of them most of them just snot on the floor. sorry to be so blunt. I can't wait to leave Rochdale behind, don't know about you? I dunno. Rochdale is probably like most other small UK towns. Good points and bad points like everywhere else. By the way, thanks for writing 'snot'. Kinda fallen out of use since the demise of Kenny Everett. (god bless) It's not a word you see written down every day and to see it in black and white seems kind of odd. Anyone ever had that feeling of saying a word so many times that you start to picture it in your mind's eye and it becomes nonsensical?. It happened to me once with 'monkey', and for a few hours I couldn't listen to anyone saying the word without starting to laugh, or say the word without feeling that I had said something in a foreign language and no one wold know what I was going on about. Anyway, I digress. Rochdale's bad points are just the same as you are all familiar with. Noise, litter, kids hooning around on mopeds ( I keep trying to tell myself I wasn't one of those a long time ago), moi baanks just been turned into a trendy woine baar, smashed up bus shelters, winos in the town centre etc The good bit and one of the things I will really miss is the countryside. Half an hour's walk from anywhere in Rochdale and you can be out of the noise and in solitude, on the moors, looking down on the town and wondering what all the fuss is about. The bright lights of Burnley to the north and the barren wastelands of Yorkshire to the east are a mere stone's throw away. England is truly a green and pleasant land. PBW |
Originally posted by princebatswater odd. Anyone ever had that feeling of saying a word so many times that you start to picture it in your mind's eye and it becomes nonsensical?. It happened to me once with 'monkey', and for a few hours I couldn't listen to anyone saying the word without starting to laugh, or say the word without feeling that I had said something in a foreign language and no one wold know what I was going on about. Anyway, I digress. PBW I've had a few times when I can't figure out how to spell 'who'. Then I'm doing hoo and whatever, and I know it's wrong.... :D Of course I can't remember anymore now :rolleyes: |
Re: That's it. I'm not going...
Originally posted by princebatswater Well. If they're going to be that bloody picky............. Polite behaviour Australians usually say “please� when asking for something or for a service and usually say “thank you� when they have been given something or have been helped to do something. Not saying “please� and “thank you� will bee seen as impolite. Australians usually say “excuse me� to get someone’s attention and “sorry� when we accidentally bump into someone. Australians also say “excuse me� or “pardon me� when we burp or belch in public or someone’s home. 18 You should always try to be on time for meetings and other appointments. If you realise you are going to be late, try to contact the person to let them know. This is very important for professional appointments as you could be charged money for being late or if you miss the appointment without letting the person know in advance. A person who is always late may be considered to be unreliable. Most Australians blow their noses into handkerchiefs or tissues, not onto the pavement. This is also true for spitting. Many people will also say “bless you� when you sneeze – this phrase has no religious intent. It is important to know that some behaviour is not only impolite but is also against the law. Examples include swearing in public, pushing in line, and urinating or defecating anywhere except in a public or private toilet. See DIMIA booklet http://www.immi.gov.au/settle/bookle...ts/qld/eng.pdf bye then wont see you there x arlene |
Re: That's it. I'm not going...
Originally posted by arlene bye then wont see you there x arlene PBW |
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