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Posted: Mon 3rd May 2010 04:22 am
by Cudi_420
What sort of reputation do Australians have, if any?
Posted: Mon 3rd May 2010 04:59 am
by wayoutwest
melb-dam-lover wrote:What sort of reputation do Australians have, if any?
You like having your shrimp on the barbie.
I have known one Australian personally, and she was really cool. My first reaction to any Australians I meet is "they are chill and open minded". Sure you all have your fair share of dumbasses too.
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 01:01 am
by Pauli Wallnuts
melb-dam-lover wrote:What sort of reputation do Australians have, if any?
beer, barbies, crocodile dundee & beating the brits at every sport invented, now even snooker
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 02:51 am
by cantona7
Pauli Wallnuts wrote:melb-dam-lover wrote:What sort of reputation do Australians have, if any?
beer, barbies, crocodile dundee & beating the brits at every sport invented, now even snooker
thats not a knife..THIS is a knife
but on the real i dont think iv met many if any aussies that werent friendly. its safe to say you have a good rep..in my country atleast..i assume its similiar in the nl.
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 04:17 am
by Cudi_420
Funnily enough, every time I've been on a foreign speaking country, I've been mistaken as an America.
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 05:01 am
by cantona7
melb-dam-lover wrote:Funnily enough, every time I've been on a foreign speaking country, I've been mistaken as an America.
yea? that seems like it would be hard to do. theres nothing similiar at all between American and Australian accents. i think you guys may be a bit more behaved than our bunch too.
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 07:46 am
by Cudi_420
I think it's because the actual Aussie accent is not really as strong as you hear on TV - not like Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee. The actual accent is pretty obscure, and many people don't know what it is when they hear it. It's not as distinctive as America. In places like the US, I've been mistaken for British a few times, but in Europe, American.
"Americano"? etc. etc.
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 02:29 pm
by darkglobe
I know that New Zealanders hate to be asked if they're "Aussie"...i wonder why...
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 08:37 pm
by Pauli Wallnuts
melb-dam-lover wrote:Funnily enough, every time I've been on a foreign speaking country, I've been mistaken as an America.
this is the opposite for me, everyone thinks im australian when they hear me talk with the london accent
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 09:32 pm
by cantona7
maybe im good with accents but i dont think i could mistake an english accent for australian. i can kinda spot south african accents too.
Posted: Tue 4th May 2010 11:29 pm
by Pauli Wallnuts
cantona7 wrote:maybe im good with accents but i dont think i could mistake an english accent for australian. i can kinda spot south african accents too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFBeKgc7ZFM
check out 3:30
Posted: Wed 5th May 2010 01:08 am
by cantona7
Pauli Wallnuts wrote:cantona7 wrote:maybe im good with accents but i dont think i could mistake an english accent for australian. i can kinda spot south african accents too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFBeKgc7ZFM
check out 3:30
nice they rented a shaggin wagon. funny clip. used to watch alot of shows from england at my nana's house on public access. old ones though like are you being served and keeping up appearances.
Posted: Wed 5th May 2010 03:22 am
by BigRigRob
Don't forget Benny Hill.
Posted: Wed 5th May 2010 07:03 am
by hippy_man99
darkglobe wrote:I know that New Zealanders hate to be asked if they're "Aussie"...i wonder why...
It's like a Canadian being mistaken for an American! you know how much they hate that shit!!
New Zealand.... Australia's Canada!
Posted: Wed 5th May 2010 09:27 pm
by SRH_Spaded
Cantona7 wrote
thats not a knife..THIS is a knife
thats not a knife... thats a spoon!
I see you've played knifey/spooney before!