One of the best things about this place is the language. Australians abbreviate EVERYTHING! i always thought it was something that they used to just put on tv, for alf stewart fans, but it is real. now there are still some things that i havent heard, namely 'fair dinkum', thats about the only one at the moment, some i have heard and some frequently used sayings are:
flaming (not flaming galah though), strewth, rack off, darl(darling), mungrel, chook(chicken), cockie(cockatoo or cockroach), no worries mate, rottnest island is called rotto, rockingham is called rocco, how ya going, g'day,
another thing i find funny here is the way lots of people walk around the place not wearing any shoes at all. in the supermarket, walking down the street, its not unusual to find people not wearing shoes, and this in the country with all the poisonous and dangerous animals, insects and reptiles!
another is the noise level, everyone speaks quite loudly, im kind of drowned out alot, so many people have come up and said 'you are sooo quiet!', people speak louder but lots of people talk together and rush to get in what they want to say. its cool, ill just have to raise my voice level, by the time i get home i will be shouting at you all!
