You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Nov 11th 2004, 2:27 am
#31
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Apparently he presented "A current affair" and was a reporter on "60 minutes"....so the Bloke says. Not being an Aussie yet, I hadn't a clue! 
Nov 11th 2004, 2:36 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by banjo
Thanks for clueing me in.....I'm off to find some Aussie friends to amaze with my new found wisdom. They'll be impressed after talking about a lay-by at the side of the road and getting blank stares from everyone.
Thats because here a Layby means you can purchase something and pay a bit off each week/month hey
Nov 11th 2004, 4:06 am
#33
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
You know your kids are Aussies when they're language deteriorates to the "what the.......", "that's full sick", "Whatever" 
You know you are a true Aussie when.....you go shopping & see heaps of stuff you actually like, stuff you'd have run a mile from when you arrived!
Loopy
You know you are a true Aussie when.....you go shopping & see heaps of stuff you actually like, stuff you'd have run a mile from when you arrived!
Loopy
Nov 11th 2004, 4:40 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Surely it is Davo not Dave.
Nov 11th 2004, 10:27 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by westiepom
Wait untill you're asked if you want to sit on the dick !!
enlighten me ! before I make a fool of myself one day Sel x
Nov 11th 2004, 10:41 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by sel
enlighten me ! before I make a fool of myself one day Sel x
Similar to the Kiwi who stopped at my desk today and asked me "I'm looking for the Annual Reports. Do you have sex in that box?" VERY hard not to laugh out loud......(at least until he'd gone!)
Nov 11th 2004, 10:44 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by Pollyana
NZ accent........ basically inviting you to join him on the verandah!
Similar to the Kiwi who stopped at my desk today and asked me "I'm looking for the Annual Reports. Do you have sex in that box?" VERY hard not to laugh out loud......(at least until he'd gone!)
Similar to the Kiwi who stopped at my desk today and asked me "I'm looking for the Annual Reports. Do you have sex in that box?" VERY hard not to laugh out loud......(at least until he'd gone!)
Sel x
Nov 11th 2004, 10:47 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by sel
OMG - will have to warn the other half LOL
Sel x
Sel x
Nov 11th 2004, 10:56 am
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Re: You know you are a true Aussie when.....
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Another Kiwi phrase is "Fush and Chups"...doesn't have quite the same ring to it really!
At work we have a kiwi vet who's been here for 2 months - he goes home in another months time and it is only recently that I have got used to his accent and can translate what he is saying (he is gorgeous tho - so we just smiled sweetly and nodded)
Sel x
