Originally Posted by Stuyvo

*Australian" is pronounced with one syllable.
*You'd respect someone who speaks Japanese, Chinese or Indonesian-- but
you'd consider it their job to learn English, rather than vice versa. You are a
bit ambivalent about schools teaching Asian or Aboriginal languages-- kids
should learn good English first.
*You can't understand why overseas people who supposedly speak the same
language have great difficulty comprehending you.
*You'd be shocked by the idea of anyone wearing "thongs" on something
other than their feet.
*"Stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a small car accident
is a "bingle", a "drongo" or a "mug" is an idiot, someone in trouble is
in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of
Americans "rooting" for something. . .
*For some reason, -o is a popular ending for words: arvo, combo, garbo,
kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, Salvos, servo, smoko, speedo, etc.
*Although you do say "g'day" and "mate", rarely would you ever say things
such as "sheila", "cobber" or "dry as a dead dingo's donger".