Thursday, May 27, 2010

Haven't posted any Aussieisms in a while, but I've written some down.  A daycare is a "creche," and a "panel beater" is a body shop.  Interestingly, Aussies don't say "potted plants" they say "pot plants" which as you can imagine, leads to some misunderstanding for Americans.  The first time I heard an elderly women talking about her "pot plants" I was really surprised to think she'd be growing marijuana. 

The locals like to say "good on ya" just as we'd say "good for you."  They also say "How ya goin?" instead of "How're you doing?"