New Zealand/Australia relationship

[EJayCe996]

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

Ugh that annoys me.

Tons of americans call all facial tissues kleenex.

[Madaz]

Australia = British rejects that were sent there because they couldn't function appropriately in society (i.e. criminals).= A historic fact.
New Zealand = Sheep fuckers=Ozzie's insult to kiwi's

[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by EJayCe996

Tons of americans call all facial tissues kleenex.

It's everywhere.

Coke != all soft drinks.
NOS != nitrous oxide.

Originally Posted by Madaz

Australia = British rejects that were sent there because they couldn't function appropriately in society (i.e. criminals).= A historic fact.
New Zealand = Sheep fuckers=Ozzie's insult to kiwi's

Sarcasm must not translate...


Why do you fuck a sheep on the edge of a cliff?





















So it pushes back.

[Madaz]

Kiwi's are not exempt from the brand name thing either, for example....


Adjustable Wench (USA)= Shifter (Aus) = Crescent (NZ)

[speedjunkie]

Originally Posted by Madaz

Ice box cooler(usa) = Chilly bin (NZ)= Esky(Au)

Refrigerator a.k.a. Fridge? lol

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

It's everywhere.

Coke != all soft drinks.
NOS != nitrous oxide.

Also, bandaids.

I laugh at the coke thing. It's a soda, or to be specific, the name of the brand. Not Coke or Pop lol.

Originally Posted by Madaz

Kiwi's are not exempt from the brand name thing either, for example....


Adjustable Wench (USA)= Shifter (Aus) = Crescent (NZ)

I call them crescent wrenches too, hardly ever do I call them adjustable wrenches, but it seems like most others here do. I've never called them shifters though LOL.

And this whole time I thought we all spoke the same language LOL. Let's get England in here too and see how crazy it gets LOL.

[Madaz]

I've never called them shifters though LOL.

I've never heard of them being called shifters either until I moved here to Australia.

A colleague recently said "pass me a sheefter" and I was like.....wtf?


Chilly bin = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooler

[Mazdabater]

It's a shifter get over it. And yanks don't even count, they call bonnets "hoods" and boots "trunks". Also have never heard people refer to all soft drinks as coke.

[speedjunkie]

Originally Posted by Madaz

I've never heard of them being called shifters either until I moved here to Australia.

A colleague recently said "pass me a sheefter" and I was like.....wtf?


Chilly bin = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooler

Ooooooh, gotcha. Yeah most people I know just call them coolers.

Originally Posted by Mazdabater

It's a shifter get over it. And yanks don't even count, they call bonnets "hoods" and boots "trunks". Also have never heard people refer to all soft drinks as coke.

Yep, hoods and trunks, because that's what they are! Bonnets, boots? Shifters?! Sheesh.

LOL

You've never heard them called cokes because you're not in the US haha. I don't do that because it's ridiculous to me, but its' pretty common here. Either calling everything a Coke, or calling it a Pop. To me it's either a soda or Dr. Pepper or whatever brand it is. I always kid people here that call them cokes or pops.

[EJayCe996]

I never understood the pop terminology. I assume it is in reference to the sound a can makes when opened or maybe the old school pop tops....that's all my reasoning can come up with. Of course either one of those terms expands the number of things of what it could be referring to. Maybe I'll just start calling twist top sodas hissers or something and see if it catches on

[Madaz]

Here is one that Ozzies and Kiwis DO agree on.




Fanny=Ass(USA) Fanny=Vagina(Australia+NZ)

[Mazdabater]

This is true, but us ozzies are tough, we don't call it a fanny we prefer the term ****.

[Madaz]

Tough? you mean Crass!

For our American friends info "Fanny" is a word used only by sheila's, NOT blokes.



Sheila=Girl Bloke=Guy

[Mazdabater]

I was talking shit then too most Aussies don't swear like that lol