August 8, 201213 yr G'day! Havent left Asia in nearly 7 years, and apart from some border crossings, and a few bike trips, all of that time has been spent in Chiang Mai. I arrived with a small suitcase, having never been before, intending to stay 6 months..maybe a year..but time just ticked on. ANYWAY, in two weeks from now ill be touching down on Australian soil for a first time visit. You little ripper!..er Wonder if ill get reverse culture shock, lol. Will be Gold Coast/Brisbane way. ANy tips? ANy slang? LOL. ..now what mama noodles should i pack..hmm......
August 8, 201213 yr Well, firstly, don't judge the rest of the East coast of Australia by the Gold Coast! The Gold Coast is a mix of holiday destination and people living there who have retired or are escaping the Southern states. Brisbane is poles apart from the Gold Coast, IMO. You are coming in Winter, as you know, so it will be moderately cold. Lucky for you Brisbane doesn't get too cold. The nickname for Brisbane is BrisVegas. You can say the following words in most sentences: 'mate' 'bloody' 'for fuc_ks sake' You can start a sentence with the word 'but' 'yeah' 'mmmmm' You can end sentences with: 'yeah' 'hey' Road rules are usually obeyed Mama noodles can be bought from asian grocery stores thats a few off the top of my head
August 8, 201213 yr Eeeeeeek - just seen the number of posts - congratulations. Rather than Aussie strine you should use Swedish. A few samples of the Swedish 'seven' here :- Sjutusensjuhundrasjuttiosju sköna, sjösjuka sjuksköterskor sköter sjuttontusensjuhundrasjuttiosju sjösjuka sjömän, skönt skönmålande de sköna sköterskornas skötande av sjömännen. The Swedish 'sju' (for seven) is basically pronounce 'fwoer' with a slight rise at the end and the 'oer' being clipped. Tongue against bottom teeth, lips pursed as if to whistle.
August 8, 201213 yr Carefully slide the beetroot from the burger and launch it across the room....if anyone questions this tell them you thought it was a boomerang. Remember.....koala bears are not just for Xmas.
August 8, 201213 yr Carefully slide the beetroot from the burger and launch it across the room....if anyone questions this tell them you thought it was a boomerang. Remember.....koala bears are not just for Xmas. Actually smokie you are thinking of the pickles in Mcdonalds burgers: In Australia you throw them onto the ceiling and they stick there. Beetroot is taken from the burger and then worn on the head for the remainder of the day.
August 8, 201213 yr Author I never check my post count Humph..just did..and thought was a lot in 7 years...then i saw Smokies count...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 8, 201213 yr I never check my post count Humph..just did..and thought was a lot in 7 years...then i saw Smokies count...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Distraction therapy....I'm missing my gf. Rumours that my post count on here doubled when she discovered fb are totally unfounded.
August 8, 201213 yr No need for you to miss ThaiVisa eek! Australia has it's very own ThaiVisa. here is the link. http://www.bogan.com.au/
August 8, 201213 yr Great link....I'm off to noise them up...a whole new forum to play with! The fun I can have....cricket mad smokie is on his way....maybe I will be a sheep shearer as well on there...smokie18 here we go....
August 8, 201213 yr Great link....I'm off to noise them up...a whole new forum to play with! The fun I can have....cricket mad smokie is on his way....maybe I will be a sheep shearer as well on there...smokie18 here we go.... Just say u have a collection of Holden Commodore cars and you'll have street cred
August 8, 201213 yr Who did you decide to fly with? How long staying? It's been 10 days since we have seen a cloud here. Make sure you go to Mt Cootha ... your man will know. Shame you will miss the Ekka, my gf and I are going this Friday. Here is the weather link. You will find it cool here. Days are 20C and nights down to 10C If you like the Theme Parks (Movie World, Dreamworld etc) you can buy a multi-park pass. Questions for us locals (or PM me)? .
August 8, 201213 yr Popular Post I lived in Oz for 4 years when I was a kid. It was ok - apart from the Australians..
August 9, 201213 yr ^Endure trolling? Shocked and stunned! Eek your good old Aussie pie is about the same price there as here - B90/$3. Cigs astronomical (but I suspect you are a non-smoker). Grog reasonable. Restaurants variable (a good steak usually from B700 to B1300, shellfish exorbitant). If you like Thai food, you will be disappointed by both the taste (westernised) and the cost (also westernised). Other than that, your destinations are good spots for tourism. I have no doubt you will enjoy. E:T
August 9, 201213 yr disagree about thai food being disappointing in Aus have fun Eek and remember, sunscreen, even when it looks overcast!!
August 9, 201213 yr have fun Eek and remember, sunscreen, even when it looks overcast!! Echo Mig have a good trip, and do watch out for the sun - it can fry you in ten minutes something to do with the ozone hole hovering over the country
August 9, 201213 yr I loved Oz - apart from the dunny man, the open drains and the funnel webs.. After all we were at least 10 miles outside of Victoria's capital city I met my first love in Oz. His name was Norman
August 10, 201213 yr Author Thanks guys Already asked my bf to make sure bbq, Castlemaine XXXX, cork hat, and boardshorts are sitting waiting for me..so i blend with the locals. We will head out with a boomerang to donk a kangaroo and make steaks out of. I have a feeling its gonna be fun daaaaaawnnundah!
August 10, 201213 yr I loved Oz - apart from the dunny man, the open drains and the funnel webs.. After all we were at least 10 miles outside of Victoria's capital city I met my first love in Oz. His name was Norman Things have improved in the capital cities and satellite cities now. The Gold Coast, where eek might be, has just recently announced that it will be connecting all houses to a sewage system by 2021. There is also a concerted push to have all unsealed roads converted to bitumen buy 2025. At least the major sealed roads that have two lanes each way.
August 10, 201213 yr ^Apols Endure. Norman Gunston was a comedic character played by Garry McDonald on Oz telly many years ago. My remark was an (apparently less than successful) attempt at humour. Evidently, you don't know of him - probably well before your time. Bags, Pete and others of us antipodean 'old timers' will remember him... http://en.wikipedia..../Norman_Gunston E: Clarif.
August 10, 201213 yr ^Apols Endure. Norman Gunston was a comedic character played by Garry McDonald on Oz telly many years ago. My remark was an (apparently less than successful) attempt at humour. Evidently, you don't know of him - probably well before your time. Bags, Pete and others of us antipodean 'old timers' will remember him... http://en.wikipedia..../Norman_Gunston E: Clarif. He was funny, loved his shows.
August 10, 201213 yr ^Apols Endure. Norman Gunston was a comedic character played by Garry McDonald on Oz telly many years ago. My remark was an (apparently less than successful) attempt at humour. Evidently, you don't know of him - probably well before your time. Bags, Pete and others of us antipodean 'old timers' will remember him... http://en.wikipedia..../Norman_Gunston E: Clarif. He was funny, loved his shows. Gee, well remember Gunston, real OZ and funny with it.......
August 10, 201213 yr ^Apols Endure. Norman Gunston was a comedic character played by Garry McDonald on Oz telly many years ago. My remark was an (apparently less than successful) attempt at humour. Evidently, you don't know of him - probably well before your time. Bags, Pete and others of us antipodean 'old timers' will remember him... http://en.wikipedia..../Norman_Gunston E: Clarif. He was funny, loved his shows. Gee, well remember Gunston, real OZ and funny with it....... Funny guy...his comeback show wasnt that funny though...sad for him. Also played the Son on Mother and Son..the long playing ABC series...
August 10, 201213 yr ^Apols Endure. Norman Gunston was a comedic character played by Garry McDonald on Oz telly many years ago. My remark was an (apparently less than successful) attempt at humour. Evidently, you don't know of him - probably well before your time. Bags, Pete and others of us antipodean 'old timers' will remember him... http://en.wikipedia..../Norman_Gunston E: Clarif. I'd been left Oz and returned to the UK 10 years before he appeared on TV
August 10, 201213 yr Special Aussie tip #1 Aussie war chant! This also doubles as the sporting chant! The drunken yob chant! The Australia day bbq chant! It is sooo simple just say, as loud as you can 'Aussie aussie aussie oi! oi! oi!'. I have attached a video example for you
August 10, 201213 yr Special Aussie tip #1Aussie war chant! This also doubles as the sporting chant! The drunken yob chant! The Australia day bbq chant! It is sooo simple just say, as loud as you can 'Aussie aussie aussie oi! oi! oi!'. I have attached a video example for you Only ever used during the first day of an Ashes test.
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