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Apr 4th 2007, 9:04 am

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RobClubley

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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Originally Posted by danny.f

Was clueless about this one til today,had a lecture on earthquakes,and the lady kept pronouncing her w's in the afore mentioned words. Cracked me up!

I notice it all the time now - argh!

Apr 4th 2007, 10:07 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

You stop calling Wheat Bix, Wheat a Bix.

You call football soccer

You think Kiwi music and bands are good

You stop calling the UK home and call it the UK

Apr 4th 2007, 10:28 pm

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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Originally Posted by theduke

You stop calling Wheat Bix, Wheat a Bix.

You call football soccer

You think Kiwi music and bands are good

You stop calling the UK home and call it the UK

I will never ever call it soccer. Bloody Americans. Another one is when you start getting used to the swearing on the radio!

Apr 5th 2007, 10:03 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

When the weather girls', news readers clothes look normal

Apr 5th 2007, 10:03 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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When the weather girls', news readers clothes look normal

I'm not there yet

Apr 5th 2007, 10:58 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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I'm not there yet

nope - what about the music during the weather forecast and at the end of the news........cracks me up

Apr 5th 2007, 2:41 pm

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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I will never ever call it soccer. Bloody Americans. Another one is when you start getting used to the swearing on the radio!

hi Danny,Donna

Colin will be with you on that one
he still calls a snickers a marathon,

even in the shops

Apr 6th 2007, 6:23 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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hi Danny,Donna

Colin will be with you on that one
he still calls a snickers a marathon,

even in the shops

bloody good man! Another one is when you accept that the Subaru is the NZ's Mondeo.

Apr 6th 2007, 6:26 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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bloody good man! Another one is when you accept that the Subaru is the NZ's Mondeo.

And you understand what they are saying as they pronounce 'subaru'!

Apr 6th 2007, 7:22 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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And you understand what they are saying as they pronounce 'subaru'!

Soo baa roo!

Apr 6th 2007, 7:47 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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Soo baa roo!

Yis yis yis, that's it!

Apr 6th 2007, 8:41 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

Bloody Poms

It is funny reading all this though

Dirk

Apr 6th 2007, 9:39 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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Soo baa roo!

I have noticed that Aussies call it Suba ROO
and Kiwis call it a Su BAAA Ru

Apr 6th 2007, 10:19 pm

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

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I have noticed that Aussies call it Suba ROO
and Kiwis call it a Su BAAA Ru

And Brits say SOOOOOOOOO baru. Funny old world innit? Who makes em anyway,and how do they say it?

Apr 7th 2007, 12:55 am

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Re: You know you're settling in when.....

When you know what Taro is and have actually tried the disgusting stuff!

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