Aussie-ness....
Jun 28th 2012 | 12:47 pm
#16
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Re: Aussie-ness....
I've never been a fan of the Australian customer service introduction of "How are you today?"... As if the questioner has some kind of reference to compare todays response with other days. There's always much confusion if I answer with "Same as yesterday really" - or even more confusion if I ignore the linguistic inflation of the vernacular and respond with "Average." or "Ordinary"
How are you?
Good?
How are you good,
Good,
Good
I'm ringing because.... ( obvioulsy its a bloody phone)
Yeah, no
Arrgghhhh
BTW too easy means it wont be done!
Jun 28th 2012 | 10:02 pm
#17
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Re: Aussie-ness....
I believe it is permitted to answer - say - 'moderate' as long as it is curt, deadpan, and brief and the tone you use implies no further embleshment is required...
(Ask the fire danger bloke how his day was adjusting all the signs in his patch....he might well reply 'Moderate'..)
Jun 28th 2012 | 10:07 pm
#18
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From: Hill overlooking the SE Melbourne suburbs
Re: Aussie-ness....
I say 'how's it going' all the time - I had no idea I was multi-lingual 
It's only the more relaxed form of the British 'how are you?' which is rarely demanding a genuine answer.
And I left Oz 23 years ago but I still say 'chucking a uey' - that one sticks with you. I love the fact that the Aussies shorten everything - it suits my lazy sensibilities perfectly
It's only the more relaxed form of the British 'how are you?' which is rarely demanding a genuine answer.
And I left Oz 23 years ago but I still say 'chucking a uey' - that one sticks with you. I love the fact that the Aussies shorten everything - it suits my lazy sensibilities perfectly
Jun 28th 2012 | 10:59 pm
#19
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Re: Aussie-ness....
I've never been a fan of the Australian customer service introduction of "How are you today?"... As if the questioner has some kind of reference to compare todays response with other days. There's always much confusion if I answer with "Same as yesterday really" - or even more confusion if I ignore the linguistic inflation of the vernacular and respond with "Average." or "Ordinary"
