Things that tick you off!

[AJ120]

A lot of terms will vary from state to state just to confuse things more

Cheers Andrew

[r4ndll]

For what its worth, I can understand people asking what part of the states are you from... it would be an easy mistake to make as the US accents are so varied and the population ratio to Canuckistan is hugely different. But the one that confused me was why Americans would ask me what part of New Zealand I was from. I mean come on!!!!! Look at the size of the two land masses and the population of the two. You've got like a 1 in 10 chance of someone with an accent like mine being from New Zealand and thats your choice?

It took me a while to drop my Africanisms when I went to England, and the same for English to dialect and its very

Takkies vs Trainers vs Runners
Baakie vs pick up vs Ute
brookies vs shorts vs ruggers/boardies
Pepper vs Capsicum
Courgette vs Zucchini
Aubergine vs Egg Plant

Still can't say Doona though

I dated a Canadian for a while, and got attuned to the accent so I am always surprised when Canadians get confused for Americans. Its the same for NZ/Aus I suppose? If you know the accent, its obvious if you don't. I was told they ask Aussies if they're from New Zealand because Kiwis don't mind being mistaken for Aussies, but Aussies hate being called Kiwi.

[RanJ]

Well, I must admit I revert back to some of my "Canadian" terms:

Hood - Bonnet
Trunk - Boot
Crescent Wrench - Shifter
Spanner - wrench (open end)

There are others....

Been here 15 years, keep getting asked if:

1) Which part of America I am from.....
2) When will I loose my accent....

I know that feeling! I live in a constant state of confusion. When I lived in the states, I used all my Australian terms until it worked it's way out of my system. Now that I'm back in Australia, after 5 years I was nearly vack into the swing of the Australian slang/terms again until the fella I subcontract for hired a fresh American and I work with him constantly and since it was just easier to communicate with him in his own language, Ive slipped straight back into the Midwest accent and terms and completely confused my wife who isnt used to them at all!

For what its worth, I can understand people asking what part of the states are you from... it would be an easy mistake to make as the US accents are so varied and the population ratio to Canuckistan is hugely different. But the one that confused me was why Americans would ask me what part of New Zealand I was from. I mean come on!!!!! Look at the size of the two land masses and the population of the two. You've got like a 1 in 10 chance of someone with an accent like mine being from New Zealand and thats your choice?

The classic was still the guy who was convinced I was from the Middle East. The logic there really caught be by surprise. But he was Minnesota. Lol

[mjrandom]

But do you get the 'bobcat' in to do some work or call the guy with the 'drott'? Same same.

[KIMBOPRADO]

Remember a conversation with the wife's pom friend been here for 20 + years and said hubby getting back from up north from the mines, better get home and "Hoover" the house - bit my tounge and thought you get out the "Vaccy" out for FFS.....

After dirtying the car, I don't "Hoover" the Prado

[ntp]

Fair dinkum?

Car related I meant.

Ute?

[Ozpat]

Fair dinkum?

Car related I meant.

[Bushbasher]

Everyone knows Aussies can't spell. Comes from too much time in the sun playing sport instead of paying attention at school.

[AJ120]

pom is one of our words
should be spelt POHM
Prisoner Of Her Majesty

I always thought Pom was short for pome, prisoner of mother England.

Cheers Andrew

[cfryback]

It's a saloon not a sedan
It's a silencer not a muffler.
It's paraffin not kerosene.

We don't actually have our own terms, we just borrow some from the Brits, some from the Yanks.

Well, I must admit I revert back to some of my "Canadian" terms:

Hood - Bonnet
Trunk - Boot
Crescent Wrench - Shifter
Spanner - wrench (open end)

There are others....

Been here 15 years, keep getting asked if:

1) Which part of America I am from.....
2) When will I loose my accent....

[Fred63]

we do have our own language
unfortunately we are seeing less of it used.
it may have originally come from the brit influence but we fixed it.
pom is one of our words
should be spelt POHM
Prisoner Of Her Majesty

good call bushy / NTP

I thought a Saloon was a PUB not a car

[Bushbasher]

I was a POM until I had surgery during my citizenship ceremony. On ya.

[ntp]

We don't actually have our own terms, we just borrow some from the Brits, some from the Yanks.

Fair dinkum?

[Limo Guy]

I don't know a West Aussie that would call it a saloon, silencer or paraffin unless he was a Pom.
We are all different with our words

[Ozpat]

Americanisms.

FFS
it's a bonnet not a hood
it's a boot not a trunk

The list goes on.........

This is Australia

I feel better now

It's a saloon not a sedan
It's a silencer not a muffler.
It's paraffin not kerosene.

We don't actually have our own terms, we just borrow some from the Brits, some from the Yanks.