No, those are immigrants. Â The natives are affectionately referred to as abos, among other things.Brooks wrote:Do you guys still call the natives "wogs" a lot.
I was told as a child that their accent developed as there were so many sand/dust storms that they spent all their time talking through gritted teeth.Bollockoff wrote:Aussies adapted to speak the language of Kangaroos and Koala bears. Iron bars and ball & chains won't keep them down now.
adkm1979 wrote:I was told as a child that their accent developed as there were so many sand/dust storms that they spent all their time talking through gritted teeth.Bollockoff wrote:Aussies adapted to speak the language of Kangaroos and Koala bears. Iron bars and ball & chains won't keep them down now.
regmcfly wrote:Welcome to the 20th century, you bloody wonderful upside down people.
Skerret wrote:No, those are immigrants. Â The natives are affectionately referred to as abos, among other things.Brooks wrote:Do you guys still call the natives "wogs" a lot.
Âkrs wrote:Once in Home and Away, Sam referred to their aborigine substitute teacher as an abo. I'd never heard it before but Hayley got very upset with him. That programme has so much to teach us.Skerret wrote:No, those are immigrants. Â The natives are affectionately referred to as abos, among other things.Brooks wrote:Do you guys still call the natives "wogs" a lot.
It is indeed arvo. Â Our slang is not difficult to work out, mostly.adkm1979 wrote:I learned recently that afternoon is 'arvo' and not 'avo' as I had been incorrectly saying.
We'd all had a go so she was a bit old hat. Â Fair dinkum.Liveinadive wrote:Dear Australia. Why did you give away Holly Valance to 'merica? Get her back so we can share her again. thank you in advance. Live
But I don't call it the arfternoon.Skerret wrote:It is indeed arvo. Â Our slang is not difficult to work out, mostly.
The two are clearly related, gamings been stitched up for years, but now noone can say gaming is more harmful than dingos.JonB wrote:Amazing week for Australia. First it turns out that dingo really did take that baby, and now this.
hylian_elf wrote:Is Austrailia, like, somewhere in America or something, cos like, I saw it on TV once?
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