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Aussies have a great sense of humour. When our American friend Sara came to visit us the first time, she asked where the bathroom was, being in need of the services there. David, our resident larrikin, replied, "down the hall and the first door on the left." She returned and again asked for the bathroom. He gave her the same directions. So she looked again. Now desperate, she returned saying she couldn't find it. "Ah," David said with a grin on his face, "Do you want to wash your hands or use the toilet?" Blushing Sara said, "the toilet", and he gave her directions to it.
Yes, in Australia, the toilet and the bathroom are often in different places. And yes, he knew exactly what she wanted the first time she asked. As we said, Aussies have a great sense of humour . . . especially at the expense of our American friends.
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Caravan Park Chemist Doctor's Surgery Gaol R.S.L. Quay Tip College Uni Kindy Lift Caff Milk Bar Take Away Shop Tuck Shop Bottle Shop Pub Abattoir Woolies |
trailer park drug store, pharmacy doctor's office jail Returned & Services League. Social clubs for returned service personnel. People mistakenly refer to all Service Clubs and Memorial Clubs as RSL Clubs. Only those clubs associated with the RSL should be called RSL Clubs. wharf rubbish dump (garbage dump USA) private high school university kindergarten elevator cafeteria small local shop selling food items and newspapers eatery with food generally eaten off the premises school canteen or cafeteria or eatery store where you buy alcoholic beverages place for buying and drinking alcohol place where animals are slaughtered and meat prepared for sale Woolworths Supermarket, also knitted woollen clothing |
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Lucky Country Coat Hanger Ekka Gold Coast North Island Tassie Sunshine State Brizzie Bris Vegas Brisneyland City of Churches City of Lights Garden State Westralia The Alice The Gong The Rock Top End |
Australia (of course) Sydney Harbour Bridge annual Brisbane Exhibition show (state fair in USA) popular tourist area on the coast of Queensland from Southport to Coolangatta what Tasmanians call mainland Australia Tasmania Queensland (slogan "Beautiful one day, perfect the next") Brisbane, capital of Queensland Brisbane, capital of Queensland Brisbane, capital of Queensland Adelaide Perth Victoria Western Australia Alice Springs, Northern Territory Wollongong, New South Wales Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock), Northern Territory northern end of the Northern Territory |
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The 'G The 'Gabba |
short for the MCG, the Melbourne Cricket Ground Woolongabba Cricket Ground |
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Station Paddock Back Blocks Billabong Bush Never Never Scrub Outback Back of Bourke Woop Woop |
farm, ranch, usually large cattle or sheep properties (a ranch in USA) field, pasture or fenced range the back section of a cattle or sheep station, also cheaper residential blocks of land outside a city Aboriginal word for a waterhole that dries up or becomes separated from the river in times of drought Australian countryside the Outback, centre of Australia an area covered in bush, trees and shrubs remote, sparsely populated area of inland Australia long way from where you are, especially refers to inland away from civilization any remote, sparsely populated area far away, often considered culturally backwards |
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