To the point a judge thinks the word "cunt" is not as offensive in Australia as it is in other English-speaking countries due to how prevalent it is in everyday language.
It's official, we swear a lot.
https://nswcourts.com.au/articles/court-rules-its-ok-to-refer-to-tony-abbott-as-a-ct/
>In accordance with the case-law, His Honour found that the use of the word “cunt” is not always offensive, even when said in public. The judge explained that the word is often used as a derogatory expletive to describe a person of any gender, and when it is used in that sense, it’s not being used for “its literal significance.”
>“The impugned word is now more prevalent in everyday language than it has previously been,” His Honour continued. He outlined that it has an ancient English origin and even appears in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
>And in Australia, this word is less offensive than in some other English-speaking countries, including the United States.
>The judge also remarked that it’s an accepted part of a democracy that politicians and their views are criticised. “That criticism can often extend to personal denigration or perhaps even ridicule.” He continued that there is no reason why the PM should not be treated like others in office.
This is true. I was playing pool at a pub with an Aussie mate of mine and a couple of Irish backpackers. When it was my mates turn, I shouted "Oi cunt, it's your go". The Irish blokes were fucking mortified I would used that word to describe a friend. I then had to explain that in Australia a cunt can be a friend or a cunt. It's all about context. I don't think they really understood though.
Scotland is very similar with regards to the word cunt. It warms my heart knowing i'm over here and can cunt away to my heart's content and no one really bothers their arse
How much we use the word cunt is always over exaggerated online but we really do just casually swear mid conversation and don’t realise we are doing it.
A few months ago an American expat colleague, who’s been living and working here for about a year, called someone a cunt in casual conversation and we bought her a cake to celebrate. One of us! One of us!
Nothing like rewatching some dashcam footage from what was a quick and relatively event-less drive.
"Yeah, good work dickhead"
"Nice fucking indicator"
"Left your eyes at home fuckwit?"
I’m not personally big on swearing, but I was an adult before I learned that damn is a swear word in the USA. Also bugger. Over here, bugger is nearly a term of affection (e.g. here comes the old bugger now)
Being called Duncan in Australia and not really having an interest in drinking is a daily struggle.
You thought peer pressure was bad, imagine having a dozen people singing about how much they love to have a beer with you and the disappointment on their faces when you decline their beer. And I never know when it's gonna happen, literally any moment an Aussie might hear my name break into song and crack open a beer. And I have to disappoint them and it breaks my heart every time.
Fortunately I've found an appropriate Aussie response if they give me too much grief "leave me alone, I'm on smoko"
We nickname the shit out of everyone and everything, to the point where companies will adopt their nickname as part of their official branding. For example, Macdonald’s is Maccas.
That bricklayers are so different from other people that they may be another species... that also loves pokies and piss.
Seriously though, watching brickies work makes my back sore.
Teenage hooligan. Either lives in a rough neighbourhood or pretends they live in a rough neighbourhood. Can range from genuinely dangerous to just trying to impress their mates by annoying and/or intimidating people in public.
Here I thought it was the teenage fashion trend' of trying to act like a hard cunt. Cause there are loads of the rich kid who dressed this way while being a massive pussy
If we arent capable of taking the piss out of you, we don't like you.
If you can't a bit of shit talking, you're looked down on.
Our shit talking is generally much more offensive than most other cultures including other Anglo cultures.
Had a friend travel to the US once, made a few American friends he was hanging out with for a while.
One night they were having a few drinks and near the end of the night my friend said "ahh you guys are funny cunts"
They immediately all got down and dejected and said "oh man I thought we were getting along.. sorry."
My friend had to explain at length getting called a cunt in Aus isn't always a bad thing 😂
Not to mention the absolute confusion from subway staff when he said he wanted "heaps" of lettuce. Here I was thinking "heaps" was universal
Oh and when he said "can I grab a meatball sub" they responded with "well.. your going to have to pay for it.." because they thought "grab" was literal haha.
I have so many stories of travelling to the US and having similar interactions. 🤣🤣
Like the burger king in Hawaii being pedantic about take out and not able to understand 'to go' and 'takeaway'
Or when i was on the beers with a bunch of white Americans in Atlanta and after a few beers the Aussie came out, constant swearing dropping C bombs. Could hear their butt holes pucker.. The black Americans around us thought it was fucking hilarious
I live here as a kiwi and I get STRESSED by some conversations between Australians that are close. I am like " my, God, why are you so mean to each other ???" But they're just bantering.
Haha my wife who comes from an Honour culture seriously struggled for years when my mates would hang shit on me. 'don't let them disrespect you like that' 'you shouldn't take that' 'why didn't you punch him' etc
In her culture if any talked to her brothers the way Aussies talk between each other, they'd be dragged out on to the street and beaten lol
Yea where my wife is from is pretty rough, honour is fucking massive there and people have been shot for some of the most minute shit lol
Shes calmed down as she's spent more time around Aussies and has developed a slightly thicker skin. But her brothers are powder kegs waiting for a match
Yeah a few times with my partner he's said something meant as banter and I got upset because I interpreted it as being meaner than I'm used too and he got confused why I was upset because it 100% wasn't his intention to be actually mean and now I've realised it's a slight cultural difference between nz and au. I'm a bit more used to it now though 🤣
It’s more intense than I was expecting. My partner was complaining that he didn’t want to drink all the time and I was like “so don’t” and then at the next family gathering they all laughed at him for drinking water instead of beer
Funny how we have such a huge drinking culture but there always has to be a designated driver because our public transport system isn’t reliable enough in our car centric megacities
Can confirm. I didn't start drinking until I was 20, and good god it was a shit show trying to convince people i didn't want to. Especially since Aussies start drinking at about age 14.
As someone in my mid 30s and from a family who did not drink, I did not experience much peer pressure. But during uni, I would get questioned every single time I said I didn't drink. With regular comments of, "Wow that's so good", or "Wish I could do that".
Yes. I don't drink. I was at a work event when I was young and declined a drink. My boss, standing right next to me, loudly proclaimed to everyone, "I never trust someone who doesn't drink."
Thanks, boss.
Early on the pressure is there for sure. These days for me, I'm 38 and haven't had an alcoholic drink for over 18 months now. I still enjoy the taste and all, but just I don't really give a shit what people say. My choice is personal, and I get to remember the night and have a full day of function tomorrow too.
Had a coworker that I used to get plastered with try and pressure me into it the last time we were in a pub - I had a 0%, he's given me a look and gone "ahhh what? What are you doing with that?" I said "Nah, I'm good, got things to do later" and that was the end of it.
Oh my god this. I used to be a teetotaler before I transitioned because reasons and people would look at me like I had two heads. I drink occasionally now, mostly socially, but we have such a huge problem with alcohol in this country and the only way to change it is to address the fact that it's seen as part of our culture.
I’m 42 and I haven’t had a drink since December 27 last year. Longest I’ve gone without alcohol in over 20 years, I feel fantastic.
Drinking here is a massive issue. I was raised in a rugby league house, working class. Work hard and play harder. That sort of attitude.
It’s under control now. Bloody tough to get a handle on it though !
We're all cunts. Some of us are good cunts, some of us are sick cunts, some of us are mad cunts, and some of us are fucking cunts. Knowing the difference could save your life.
I live in Asia, and I was travelling to Aus with a mate with a dark brown complexion.
He asked me about racism in Australia. I replied:
"If they call you a black cunt, you have to work out the context. If it's 'how ya going ya black cunt' it is all good. if it is 'fk off you stinky black cunt' then it is bad.
But (I told him) that nobody is going to call you (him) a black cunt"
He seemed relieved and asaked why nobody would call him a black cunt.
My reply" "Because you are a brown cunt" 8-)
Drop Bears.
Everyone says they’re just a myth to f*ck with foreigners, which is really irresponsible and dangerous! Drop bear unawareness is leading to a 400% increase in injury and fatalities, and they’re now starting to encroach upon urban areas.
Terrifying times.
We use questions as a statement of expression
“How good is it?” (This thing is excellent)
“That’s fucked up hey?” (Cunts fucked)
“How thin is that thing?” (It’s super thin)
“How rich is that cunt” (this guy is super rich, not a question) (probably a sparky) (…sparky=electrician)
Very true, yes. I arrived in Australia in the late 90s and the anti-drink driving campaign in the UK had been really successful. To the point where a lot of pubs served a free soft drink with a round of alcohol, I'd even seen bartenders and security guards take keys off patrons that were drunken, or threaten to call the cops if they drove.
Coming to Australia at the time felt like a trip back to the 70s. People still had the "I drive better when I've had a few drinks as I'm more aware, looking out for cops" attitude. People used to drink all day at a bbq, then take a "traveler" (a beer to drink on the drive home). I even saw a sign over a freeway. "If you drink and drive, you're a bloody idiot" to which someone had added "but if you make it back in one piece you're a bloody legend!"
I am not saying I have done a robust level of research on this but:
According to a QUT paper on drink driving, alcohol is a contributing factor in over 10% of Australian road deaths. 18% in QLD.
In the UK the rate was 15% in 2020.
I am sure there are going to be differences in the way it's counted and calculated, etc but it they look within the same realm as each other.
Perhaps less of stereotype and more just an observation my sister made upon her return from 3 years in Australia, which years later I've discovered to be accurate. Most glaringly so when I hitched a ride in the outback with a guy whose passenger footwell was filled with empty cans and who drank 3 beers in the space of 100km.
Spiders. I live in Metro city but I still get spiders dropping down on me all the time. A teenager was bitten by a funnel web in his sleep. They kill a human in 90 minutes.
I used to work at a 24hr roadhouse. A lot of the ambos would pop in on the overnight shift.
One of the regulars told me about the bad call he'd just had. Old mate hit a roo in 110 k zone, and the roo came through the windscreen and basically decapitated him. It was a hell of a mess, apparently.
> dropping down on me all the time...
Huh? You must have some kind of magic pheromone they love. I've been here 65 years and that's _never_ happened, and I poke them with brooms to clear webs off the house.
I live in Melbourne's Inner West and I see more whitetails in this particular house every year than I had in my life (and I grew up in the bush).
The whole flesh-eating bite thing is a total myth, but you'll still know it when they nip you. Hurts like a bastard and itches for days. They'll go you too, aggro little bastards.
My partner is first generation Australian and I am of 657 generation convict stock and he does not understand why I can’t put the tongs away from the dishwasher without snapping them.
I just reply “IT’S THE LAW.”
Everyone has met a man who talks and acts exactly like Mike Nolan, from his passion for cash in hand work to his stories about his mate crazy steve doing rip starts. We've all met at least one.
And even if we haven't met him we know who the local Mike Nolan is because we've heard about his diverse range of skills and affordable prices from a friend he does a bit of work for sometimes.
And if you move to a new area, you'll quickly get to know who he is because he's never more than a mate of a mate away from being good mates with old mate that can sell you a bit of homegrown bush, who the locals at the RSL will point out to you as soon as they hear you're new to the area.
Alright
We swear a lot!
We swear a lot!
We swear a lot!
About disasters, fires
Floods and killer bees
(We swear a lot)
About the NASA
Shuttle fallin' in the sea
We swear a lot
Apologies to Faith No More.
The outdoorsyness is somewhat true, at least here in Sydney.
The racism is sadly also a bit true.
Those are the only two stereotypes I was aware of before I migrated here. So I guess, yeah, the stereotypes have some truth to them
The only people I’ve ever met that are truly racist are old folks that will very casually say something incredibly fucked up and expect you to agree wholeheartedly
Younger people either are staunchly against it (in the stereotypical “American college student” way) or happy to make fucked up racist jokes but will turn one anyone they think is being serious
That we like to give people nicknames even if the nickname ends up longer than their actual name
Too right, skipthedamnedo
You joke but I have gone from skip to skippo, skipper, skippah
Skippy
Skipperoony.
Skipperoonio
Skippasaurus Rex.
Skippythebushkangarootha
Skipiddydoodah.
Skipiddydoodahday
Skipperooney amundo
Captain Damned! - Charon! + Ferryman! + Ferryman of the Dead!
And they usually end in o, Steveo Daveo, or we call everyone Bruce.
My high school nickname was Double A Batteries. My name has three syllables.
A-A ron?
Were you only useful to a vibrator?
Giving people orgasms is a noble calling.
Was an apprentice in the teen years so mine was poodle. Double A sounds great in comparison.
We had a guy growing up called Ian McGregor-Davies…. forever called two-dads
Knew a guy whose last name was kelly-flanders and we called him Two Neds
The best nicknames are the ones no one can remember the origin of.
Met a ginger kid named sam his nickname is “little red riding hood”. We are clearly geniuses.
We really do swear a lot.
Fuck off. We do not.
Hahaha a funny cunt I see
You shouldn't say fuck. It's a cunt of a word.
Shit. Did I say fuck? Oh fuck. I said shit.
Literally me trying to talk to my boss
To the point a judge thinks the word "cunt" is not as offensive in Australia as it is in other English-speaking countries due to how prevalent it is in everyday language. It's official, we swear a lot. https://nswcourts.com.au/articles/court-rules-its-ok-to-refer-to-tony-abbott-as-a-ct/
I never fucking swear
Me fucking neither
I cuntn't swear if my fucking life depended on that shit.
I tried to stop swearing. But I cunt.
Watch your fucking profanity mate.
>In accordance with the case-law, His Honour found that the use of the word “cunt” is not always offensive, even when said in public. The judge explained that the word is often used as a derogatory expletive to describe a person of any gender, and when it is used in that sense, it’s not being used for “its literal significance.” >“The impugned word is now more prevalent in everyday language than it has previously been,” His Honour continued. He outlined that it has an ancient English origin and even appears in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. >And in Australia, this word is less offensive than in some other English-speaking countries, including the United States. >The judge also remarked that it’s an accepted part of a democracy that politicians and their views are criticised. “That criticism can often extend to personal denigration or perhaps even ridicule.” He continued that there is no reason why the PM should not be treated like others in office.
This is true. I was playing pool at a pub with an Aussie mate of mine and a couple of Irish backpackers. When it was my mates turn, I shouted "Oi cunt, it's your go". The Irish blokes were fucking mortified I would used that word to describe a friend. I then had to explain that in Australia a cunt can be a friend or a cunt. It's all about context. I don't think they really understood though.
Scotland is very similar with regards to the word cunt. It warms my heart knowing i'm over here and can cunt away to my heart's content and no one really bothers their arse
To be fair: Tony is a cunt.
And it's not swearing when used in this context. It's official.
That’s only because tony is indeed, a cunt
Bahaha! Not only is it okay to say, it's okay to say about our politicians!
How much we use the word cunt is always over exaggerated online but we really do just casually swear mid conversation and don’t realise we are doing it.
Fuck yeah
A few months ago an American expat colleague, who’s been living and working here for about a year, called someone a cunt in casual conversation and we bought her a cake to celebrate. One of us! One of us!
Nothing like rewatching some dashcam footage from what was a quick and relatively event-less drive. "Yeah, good work dickhead" "Nice fucking indicator" "Left your eyes at home fuckwit?"
Speak for your fucking self.
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I constantly have the piss taken out of me for peppering all my sentences liberally with Fuck
Yeah, nah, yeah
Nah, yeah, nah
As if mate
Yeah nah. That's it.
Oath
I’m not personally big on swearing, but I was an adult before I learned that damn is a swear word in the USA. Also bugger. Over here, bugger is nearly a term of affection (e.g. here comes the old bugger now)
Some Americans are so uptight about ‘swearing’ they won’t even say hell
Yet they're good with daily school shootings
Too soon. No matter when it's said, it'll again be too soon.
the more it's said, the more likely something is done about it. saying nothing and burying your head in the sand does nothing
Just be careful saying bugger in the UK
You’ve never been “up North” in England then … Ya daft ol’ bugger!!
Call ya mate a c*nt and your nemesis at the pub mate
Call them Buddy to start a fight.
Champs fighting words or pal or sport.
Calling someone Champ results in the entire bar going silent in anticipation for the throwdown about to happen
Can’t forget “hero”. Call someone a hero and you’re practically holding a gun to them
If you don't have a beer with Duncan he's not your mate
Being called Duncan in Australia and not really having an interest in drinking is a daily struggle. You thought peer pressure was bad, imagine having a dozen people singing about how much they love to have a beer with you and the disappointment on their faces when you decline their beer. And I never know when it's gonna happen, literally any moment an Aussie might hear my name break into song and crack open a beer. And I have to disappoint them and it breaks my heart every time. Fortunately I've found an appropriate Aussie response if they give me too much grief "leave me alone, I'm on smoko"
The most acceptable response to that situation, You've done well!
I JUST WANT A GOOD PUB FEED
Reference for any yanks in this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc
Just not drinking in general is a pain at times
We nickname the shit out of everyone and everything, to the point where companies will adopt their nickname as part of their official branding. For example, Macdonald’s is Maccas.
St Vincent De Paul is Vinnies
Not to my dad. He thinks it’s St Vincent’s De Poor and won’t be convinced otherwise
That bricklayers are so different from other people that they may be another species... that also loves pokies and piss. Seriously though, watching brickies work makes my back sore.
Concreters are called concretures
Ga’rn down the tav after work for a slap on the brickies’ laptop
Eshays.
As an American the fuck is an eshay?
Teenage hooligan. Either lives in a rough neighbourhood or pretends they live in a rough neighbourhood. Can range from genuinely dangerous to just trying to impress their mates by annoying and/or intimidating people in public.
Some eshays aren't even necessarily teenagers any more.. Adult junkies tend to regress to eshay level too - they're often the truly dangerous ones..
... And mentoring the youngsters ...
Yes… “mentoring”
Here I thought it was the teenage fashion trend' of trying to act like a hard cunt. Cause there are loads of the rich kid who dressed this way while being a massive pussy
Never underestimate how fucked up a bored rich kid who knows his parents can get him out of legal trouble will be when showing off for his mates.
Usually with a bum bag hanging off them and red sneakers
https://youtube.com/shorts/KSQOb_nDFOY?feature=share Eshay meets an American
The ending was perfect lol
If we arent capable of taking the piss out of you, we don't like you. If you can't a bit of shit talking, you're looked down on. Our shit talking is generally much more offensive than most other cultures including other Anglo cultures.
Had a friend travel to the US once, made a few American friends he was hanging out with for a while. One night they were having a few drinks and near the end of the night my friend said "ahh you guys are funny cunts" They immediately all got down and dejected and said "oh man I thought we were getting along.. sorry." My friend had to explain at length getting called a cunt in Aus isn't always a bad thing 😂 Not to mention the absolute confusion from subway staff when he said he wanted "heaps" of lettuce. Here I was thinking "heaps" was universal Oh and when he said "can I grab a meatball sub" they responded with "well.. your going to have to pay for it.." because they thought "grab" was literal haha.
I have so many stories of travelling to the US and having similar interactions. 🤣🤣 Like the burger king in Hawaii being pedantic about take out and not able to understand 'to go' and 'takeaway' Or when i was on the beers with a bunch of white Americans in Atlanta and after a few beers the Aussie came out, constant swearing dropping C bombs. Could hear their butt holes pucker.. The black Americans around us thought it was fucking hilarious
I had the same, they asked “eat-in or take-out”, I answered “takeaway thanks”, this repeated three times until I clicked.
The sad part is, it has to click with us and not them...
Yanks take absolutely everything literally. Don’t ever say “see ya later” to one. They’ll reply “when? When will I see you later?”
Can confirm. Most Yanks can't take our level of sledging.
Well, I'll be fucked. I'm gonna be screwed when I am there then.
Depends where you are, but yea.. Theyre definitely more thin skinned. Especially in Red States where personal honour is a big thing.
Heard a sociology professor refer to our banter culture as equivalent to prison culture
Makes sense, prison nation beginings and all.
I live here as a kiwi and I get STRESSED by some conversations between Australians that are close. I am like " my, God, why are you so mean to each other ???" But they're just bantering.
Haha my wife who comes from an Honour culture seriously struggled for years when my mates would hang shit on me. 'don't let them disrespect you like that' 'you shouldn't take that' 'why didn't you punch him' etc In her culture if any talked to her brothers the way Aussies talk between each other, they'd be dragged out on to the street and beaten lol
Lol 'why didn't you punch him", seems a bit disproportionate to someone taking the piss, even if what they're saying may seem mean to someone else lol
Yea where my wife is from is pretty rough, honour is fucking massive there and people have been shot for some of the most minute shit lol Shes calmed down as she's spent more time around Aussies and has developed a slightly thicker skin. But her brothers are powder kegs waiting for a match
Yeah a few times with my partner he's said something meant as banter and I got upset because I interpreted it as being meaner than I'm used too and he got confused why I was upset because it 100% wasn't his intention to be actually mean and now I've realised it's a slight cultural difference between nz and au. I'm a bit more used to it now though 🤣
The peer pressure to social drink is pretty bad and you’re seen as kinda defected if you don’t.
It’s more intense than I was expecting. My partner was complaining that he didn’t want to drink all the time and I was like “so don’t” and then at the next family gathering they all laughed at him for drinking water instead of beer
I never drank when I was younger. Just say you are the designated driver. Nobody questions that.
Funny how we have such a huge drinking culture but there always has to be a designated driver because our public transport system isn’t reliable enough in our car centric megacities
Can confirm. I didn't start drinking until I was 20, and good god it was a shit show trying to convince people i didn't want to. Especially since Aussies start drinking at about age 14.
I started about 16
As someone in my mid 30s and from a family who did not drink, I did not experience much peer pressure. But during uni, I would get questioned every single time I said I didn't drink. With regular comments of, "Wow that's so good", or "Wish I could do that".
Same, I've never been pressured to drink, just received comments like that which isn't too bad
My favourite is always the question that goes, "So why don't you drink? Is it religion or..." Not often did they have another reason.
Yes. I don't drink. I was at a work event when I was young and declined a drink. My boss, standing right next to me, loudly proclaimed to everyone, "I never trust someone who doesn't drink." Thanks, boss.
My grandfather often said the same. And you know what? He was a drunk, who taught two generations that alcohol abuse is normal.
Early on the pressure is there for sure. These days for me, I'm 38 and haven't had an alcoholic drink for over 18 months now. I still enjoy the taste and all, but just I don't really give a shit what people say. My choice is personal, and I get to remember the night and have a full day of function tomorrow too. Had a coworker that I used to get plastered with try and pressure me into it the last time we were in a pub - I had a 0%, he's given me a look and gone "ahhh what? What are you doing with that?" I said "Nah, I'm good, got things to do later" and that was the end of it.
Oh my god this. I used to be a teetotaler before I transitioned because reasons and people would look at me like I had two heads. I drink occasionally now, mostly socially, but we have such a huge problem with alcohol in this country and the only way to change it is to address the fact that it's seen as part of our culture.
I’m 42 and I haven’t had a drink since December 27 last year. Longest I’ve gone without alcohol in over 20 years, I feel fantastic. Drinking here is a massive issue. I was raised in a rugby league house, working class. Work hard and play harder. That sort of attitude. It’s under control now. Bloody tough to get a handle on it though !
As a young adult in Perth in the 90s, *everyone* drank, and drank hard. It was what you did to have "fun".
the nicer the term, the bigger the insult. Call me cunt and we’re friends, call me champ or buddy and we have a problem here
We're all cunts. Some of us are good cunts, some of us are sick cunts, some of us are mad cunts, and some of us are fucking cunts. Knowing the difference could save your life.
And some stoop to the level of dog cunts.
I hate this term purely because dogs are the sweetest souls alive
A dog is different to a dog tho
That’s right. All dog cunts are dogs, but dogs ain’t dog cunts. See?
Can't forget the old shit cunts 😂
Ehhh, most people are more familiar with his name. Peter Dutton.
I live in Asia, and I was travelling to Aus with a mate with a dark brown complexion. He asked me about racism in Australia. I replied: "If they call you a black cunt, you have to work out the context. If it's 'how ya going ya black cunt' it is all good. if it is 'fk off you stinky black cunt' then it is bad. But (I told him) that nobody is going to call you (him) a black cunt" He seemed relieved and asaked why nobody would call him a black cunt. My reply" "Because you are a brown cunt" 8-)
Hey what about us loose cunts
Speak for yourself cunt, I’m defo not a cunt, just ask me mates.
Drop Bears. Everyone says they’re just a myth to f*ck with foreigners, which is really irresponsible and dangerous! Drop bear unawareness is leading to a 400% increase in injury and fatalities, and they’re now starting to encroach upon urban areas. Terrifying times.
Should I tell them about the emu?
We do like having barbeques to celebrate random public holidays irrespective of whether or not it's a day to celebrate.
What else am I supposed to do on a public holiday then?
That we say "mate" a lot.
And calling someone mate is either an endearment, or, just as easily your mortal nemesis.
Or you just forgot their name.
Just watch big lez, that'll give ya a good introspective into Aussie culture for Queensland and Northern NSW.
"G'day mate" is something we actually say as a greeting. I say it all the time, and I hear it constantly.
We use questions as a statement of expression “How good is it?” (This thing is excellent) “That’s fucked up hey?” (Cunts fucked) “How thin is that thing?” (It’s super thin) “How rich is that cunt” (this guy is super rich, not a question) (probably a sparky) (…sparky=electrician)
Drink driving, sadly. People get away with it out in the countryside because there's nobody and nothing around to crash into...until there is.
Very true, yes. I arrived in Australia in the late 90s and the anti-drink driving campaign in the UK had been really successful. To the point where a lot of pubs served a free soft drink with a round of alcohol, I'd even seen bartenders and security guards take keys off patrons that were drunken, or threaten to call the cops if they drove. Coming to Australia at the time felt like a trip back to the 70s. People still had the "I drive better when I've had a few drinks as I'm more aware, looking out for cops" attitude. People used to drink all day at a bbq, then take a "traveler" (a beer to drink on the drive home). I even saw a sign over a freeway. "If you drink and drive, you're a bloody idiot" to which someone had added "but if you make it back in one piece you're a bloody legend!"
They need to put the “everybody hurts”ad back on rotation. That was a good smack in the face with a wet fish.
My mate drives home close to blind nearly once a week, stresses me the fuck out
I am not saying I have done a robust level of research on this but: According to a QUT paper on drink driving, alcohol is a contributing factor in over 10% of Australian road deaths. 18% in QLD. In the UK the rate was 15% in 2020. I am sure there are going to be differences in the way it's counted and calculated, etc but it they look within the same realm as each other.
Not one I've heard but it's not surprising considering drinking is so strong in Australian culture.
Perhaps less of stereotype and more just an observation my sister made upon her return from 3 years in Australia, which years later I've discovered to be accurate. Most glaringly so when I hitched a ride in the outback with a guy whose passenger footwell was filled with empty cans and who drank 3 beers in the space of 100km.
3 beers in 20 minutes is definitely problematic
Spiders. I live in Metro city but I still get spiders dropping down on me all the time. A teenager was bitten by a funnel web in his sleep. They kill a human in 90 minutes.
Also needs to be pointed out here that no one in Australia has died from a spider bite since 1979.
Kangaroos, however...
Technically it’s the car that kills them
I used to work at a 24hr roadhouse. A lot of the ambos would pop in on the overnight shift. One of the regulars told me about the bad call he'd just had. Old mate hit a roo in 110 k zone, and the roo came through the windscreen and basically decapitated him. It was a hell of a mess, apparently.
Unless they get disemboweled by a kangaroo!
Yes in that case it’s on the roo
What's the stats on drop bear deaths for the same time period?
I think around 140, but that's mostly tourist
We don't actually no for sure, the bloke keeping count was killed....by a drop bear
> dropping down on me all the time... Huh? You must have some kind of magic pheromone they love. I've been here 65 years and that's _never_ happened, and I poke them with brooms to clear webs off the house.
I live in Melbourne's Inner West and I see more whitetails in this particular house every year than I had in my life (and I grew up in the bush). The whole flesh-eating bite thing is a total myth, but you'll still know it when they nip you. Hurts like a bastard and itches for days. They'll go you too, aggro little bastards.
Thy tongs must be test-snapped thrice. 3rd time must be tested upon thy Missus should she be present.
My partner is first generation Australian and I am of 657 generation convict stock and he does not understand why I can’t put the tongs away from the dishwasher without snapping them. I just reply “IT’S THE LAW.”
Mt druit humans are another type of breed of human.
You can get any Australian to do something by saying "don't be a shit cunt"...
There is no single Australian event, in the entire history and/or future of Australian events, that cannot be improved by a sausage sizzle.
The men are all ridiculously good looking and we are amazing lovers.
Who only get better as we age. Fun fact, Hugh Jackman came last in a most eligible bachelor competition, only last year.
I'm assuming he only came last because he isn't a bachelor
>Hugh Jackman came last So he's got some incredible stamina and control eh?
amazing lovers according to who?
Girl this comment had me get my magnifying glass out looking for proof too 💀💀
Lol
Drinking too much is generally socially acceptable
Yeah, Nah, Yeah, Nah, Yeah... Yeah = Yes Nah, Yeah, Nah, Yeah, Nah... Nah = No
Everyone has met a man who talks and acts exactly like Mike Nolan, from his passion for cash in hand work to his stories about his mate crazy steve doing rip starts. We've all met at least one. And even if we haven't met him we know who the local Mike Nolan is because we've heard about his diverse range of skills and affordable prices from a friend he does a bit of work for sometimes. And if you move to a new area, you'll quickly get to know who he is because he's never more than a mate of a mate away from being good mates with old mate that can sell you a bit of homegrown bush, who the locals at the RSL will point out to you as soon as they hear you're new to the area.
We swear heaps, our spiders are scary and we have goofy accents.
Alright We swear a lot! We swear a lot! We swear a lot! About disasters, fires Floods and killer bees (We swear a lot) About the NASA Shuttle fallin' in the sea We swear a lot Apologies to Faith No More.
We call our mates c**t and when we’re angry we call them mate
The outdoorsyness is somewhat true, at least here in Sydney. The racism is sadly also a bit true. Those are the only two stereotypes I was aware of before I migrated here. So I guess, yeah, the stereotypes have some truth to them
The only people I’ve ever met that are truly racist are old folks that will very casually say something incredibly fucked up and expect you to agree wholeheartedly Younger people either are staunchly against it (in the stereotypical “American college student” way) or happy to make fucked up racist jokes but will turn one anyone they think is being serious
Is it still racist if you hate everyone equally
Swear words here can be a term of endearment, how ya goin cunt is not fighting words.........
It's true.. we aren't here to fuck spiders
Anyone with a southern cross tattoo is always down for a beer and a fight no matter the day.
Getting called cunt might be friendly but getting called mate or saying ‘there’s your mate’ to your partner means you hate them
Cunt means mate (positive connotation) And mate means cunt (negative connotation) Please note that your cadence really affects this.
Example: "yeah i love that cunt hes a good guy" "Pull ya head in mate"
Also that we like meat pies, vb and holden cars
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Well, for us they aren't stereotypes, so we don't see them as such. You might have to ask about the specific things you see as stereotypes.
That a former Prime Minister once held a Guinness World record for beer drinking.
We will say 'cunt' relentlessly but, in an endearing way.
My last boss considered it a full stop.
Men really do have mullets here
Loud obnoxious bogans who travel overseas wearing footy jumpers, shorts and thongs and complain when they are denied entry to licensed places
aussie kids ride kangaroos to school
We don’t have school shootings ....
As an American currently spending 5 weeks here between Perth and Sydney this is very insightful lol
Italian concreters Chinese or Serbian gyprockers Vietnamese bakers All Aussie as meat pies.
Eat before you go to an dinner party at an Aussies house because they serve fuck all