Armidale, Australia

Armidale, Australia

We have arrived in Australia!

We have arrived in Australia!
Our Team!!! This is in Brisbane. Meagan, Amy, Savannah, Alicia, Gabe, Sarah, David, josh, Kendall, Ben, Courtney, Joseph, and Jared. They are amazing!

Friday, May 28, 2010

some lingo!

here in Australia they have a few new phrases for me... here is what they would say for some of our common words

idiot-nob
trunk of car-boot
tons (lots)-heaps
front of car-bonnet
awesome!-cracker!
shopping cart-trolley
sprite-lemonade
fries-hot chips
cookie-biscuit
biscuit-bikky
breakfast-brekky
get "f'd"-get stuffed
yield-give way
how ya doing?-how ya going?
McDonalds-Maccas
guys-blokes
friends-mates
stupid Americans-sepos (septic tanks bc we are full of sh*t)
football-gridiron
jacket-jumper
sneakers & jeans-sneans (they say this is characteristic of americans..and they make fun of it)
dorm-college
gum-chewy
good time-banta
small truck-ute (as in utility)
tell me when youre ready-sing out when youre ready
suspicious (scandelous or promiscuous)-sus

enjoy

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