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Everyone has an accent....
Katie77:
Hahahahhaa.....I see Kerry was writing his post at the same time as I was.......
Well, Kerry, we both agree where Heath got his accent from........but.........I had to have a giggle at you putting us "ockers" down in the uneducated unwashed masses.......fair dinkum mate......isn't "working class" a better way to put it.
serious crayons:
Thanks, mates! You've helped solve a mystery I've wondered about off and on for two years. :)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on February 14, 2008, 05:44:39 pm ---Hahahahhaa.....I see Kerry was writing his post at the same time as I was.......
Well, Kerry, we both agree where Heath got his accent from........but.........I had to have a giggle at you putting us "ockers" down in the uneducated unwashed masses.......fair dinkum mate......isn't "working class" a better way to put it.
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Great minds think alike, Sue. There's much there that we agree on. However, I would disagree with you about the vast majority of Australians speaking like Steve Irwin! Yikes! In my experience, the majority appear to be in the middle category; i.e., not intellectuals, but not ockers, either.
Personally, I rarely say "G'Day" when greeting someone. In fact, I've probably used it here at BetterMost more than at any other time in my life, mainly because I've noticed that Americans are fond of Australianism, and also sending myself up. I have NEVER used the word "Crikey!" EVER . . . . until I came to BetterMost, for the same reasons.
I'm no intellectual, but I'm not a yob either. Just an average, everyday, garden-variety citizen of the Land of Oz!
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Kerry on February 14, 2008, 06:23:26 pm ---
I'm no intellectual, but I'm not a yob either. Just an average, everyday, garden-variety citizen of the Land of Oz!
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Just goes to show, just how many varieties there are in this Beautiful garden.....eh Kerry !!!
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on February 14, 2008, 06:49:40 pm ---Just goes to show, just how many varieties there are in this Beautiful garden.....eh Kerry !!!
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God's own country, Sue! God's own country! I love Australia with a passion and give thanks every day that I was born in this beautiful country. :D
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