No Worries
I did not hear one person in Australia say "Good day mate."
I heard a few "mates" and a few "Good days". Never together.
The trademark saying is really "No worries."
No worries this and no worries that.
It's said so much. Everywhere we went, we heard it.
It's kind of like our "No problem." But also used as a "You're welcome." You thank someone and they respond with "No worries."
The Aussie language thing that caused me the most confusion/bewilderment though was "See ya." They don't seem to say "Good-bye" or "Nice meeting you." They say "See ya".
Once I was walking in Double Bay. This guy and his dog walked past me. I said hi to the dog. They headed into the house and the guy said. "See ya."
I'm thinking. I don't live here. I'm probably never going to be on this street again. Why would I see you?
Although then I started thinking how I met my someone at one park and then she showed up at another park.
Maybe in Australia, they expect to see people again and it happens?
You seem to run into the same people.
In Port Stephens, I asked our new buddies about the whole "See ya" thing. I asked if it was rude that I said "Bye." They didn't say it was rude, but said it sounded kind of final. See ya....I guess is more hopeful?
It was hard for me to get out of the habit of saying "Bye." People'd say "See ya" and I'd say "Bye."
We had fun discussions in Port Stephens about the language differences--especially with the children. They loved hearing things such as the fact that their "Fairy Floss" is called "Cotton candy" here.
There were moments of confusion. I asked one child if she liked peanut butter and jelly. She looked at me like I was crazy. It turns out "Jelly" is Jello to them.
I asked one child if her toy was a "Cell phone."
"What?????"
Then I remembered that they call them "Mobile phone"
What else?
What we call pudding....I think they call it custard.
Oh, the leader of the children's program talked about tomorrow's activities. He said they'd have an "iceblock." I pictured this giant block of ice and that the kids would play on it. I was thinking...Wow, Australia is so cool. What a fun activity.
No. It turns out an iceblock is a popsicle.
Swimming suits are called Costumes there. And in some places, they call it "Cozzies."
One of our "friends" complained that she was being bothered by the "Mozzies."
I asked what the hell was that???
A mosquito.
At one point...after a lot of drinking, confusion, and laughing.....I said we all needed subtitles when we spoke. It would make things much easier.
Oh. So funny......
This guy from the UK started imitating the Texas accent. He was really good. Then Tim imitated it too. I said the UK guy did a better job. And I was being truthful.
I heard a few "mates" and a few "Good days". Never together.
The trademark saying is really "No worries."
No worries this and no worries that.
It's said so much. Everywhere we went, we heard it.
It's kind of like our "No problem." But also used as a "You're welcome." You thank someone and they respond with "No worries."
The Aussie language thing that caused me the most confusion/bewilderment though was "See ya." They don't seem to say "Good-bye" or "Nice meeting you." They say "See ya".
Once I was walking in Double Bay. This guy and his dog walked past me. I said hi to the dog. They headed into the house and the guy said. "See ya."
I'm thinking. I don't live here. I'm probably never going to be on this street again. Why would I see you?
Although then I started thinking how I met my someone at one park and then she showed up at another park.
Maybe in Australia, they expect to see people again and it happens?
You seem to run into the same people.
In Port Stephens, I asked our new buddies about the whole "See ya" thing. I asked if it was rude that I said "Bye." They didn't say it was rude, but said it sounded kind of final. See ya....I guess is more hopeful?
It was hard for me to get out of the habit of saying "Bye." People'd say "See ya" and I'd say "Bye."
We had fun discussions in Port Stephens about the language differences--especially with the children. They loved hearing things such as the fact that their "Fairy Floss" is called "Cotton candy" here.
There were moments of confusion. I asked one child if she liked peanut butter and jelly. She looked at me like I was crazy. It turns out "Jelly" is Jello to them.
I asked one child if her toy was a "Cell phone."
"What?????"
Then I remembered that they call them "Mobile phone"
What else?
What we call pudding....I think they call it custard.
Oh, the leader of the children's program talked about tomorrow's activities. He said they'd have an "iceblock." I pictured this giant block of ice and that the kids would play on it. I was thinking...Wow, Australia is so cool. What a fun activity.
No. It turns out an iceblock is a popsicle.
Swimming suits are called Costumes there. And in some places, they call it "Cozzies."
One of our "friends" complained that she was being bothered by the "Mozzies."
I asked what the hell was that???
A mosquito.
At one point...after a lot of drinking, confusion, and laughing.....I said we all needed subtitles when we spoke. It would make things much easier.
Oh. So funny......
This guy from the UK started imitating the Texas accent. He was really good. Then Tim imitated it too. I said the UK guy did a better job. And I was being truthful.