I work at a golf course in the States as a Beer Girl and some Australian guy called me some name beginning with ‘S’, and what I asked him what it meant he said it’s when a girl is so beautiful, it makes a guys nuts shake. I thought it was hysterical and I’m […]

Would you review our Aussie English CD for us? - Smoko Software, Australia
Sure would.
There’s no doubt about it, Australian English can be a tad confusing to those from elsewhere. A mob called Smoko Software sent me their Aussie English CD to review. It’s basically a multimedia course for teaching Australian slang, featuring a set of […]

Im travelling to Australia for a year with the rotary exchange. In Canada a very common clothing brand is called “ROOTS”. My friend told me about the controversy during the Sydney Olympics with the word “root”. Will people be offended if i wear “roots” clothing? - Andrew, Canada
I doubt if anybody would be offended. After […]

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