Friday, March 23, 2012

how to speak Australian - part 1

thong = flip flop
g-string = thong
rubbish = garbage
iced coffee = "coffee with cream"
cream = ice cream

I'll tell you which one of these threw me most - the iced coffee. Luckily for me, I watch a lot of British television, so when my co-op took me to Big W to get some basics, such as shower shoes, I didn't bat an eye when she took me to the back corner of the store and said that I could get some thongs there. However, when one of the music teachers and I went to get pizza at the Fish Bowl and I ordered an iced coffee, I couldn't figure out why her latte took less time to make...until they brought out my cup. Not, of course, that I was disappointed.

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