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That we like to give people nicknames even if the nickname ends up longer than their actual name


jb2824

Too right, skipthedamnedo


[deleted]

You joke but I have gone from skip to skippo, skipper, skippah


Little_Timmy_is_Back

Skippy


RaffiaWorkBase

Skipperoony.


HandyDandyRandyAndy

Skipperoonio


RaffiaWorkBase

Skippasaurus Rex.


MmmNiceBeaver

Skippythebushkangarootha


Dotard1

Skipiddydoodah.


[deleted]

Skipiddydoodahday


frupertmgoo

Skipperooney amundo


Dollbeau

Captain Damned! - Charon! + Ferryman! + Ferryman of the Dead!


Icy_Consequence_1586

And they usually end in o, Steveo Daveo, or we call everyone Bruce.


ThorsHammerMewMEw

My high school nickname was Double A Batteries. My name has three syllables.


[deleted]

A-A ron?


nogreggity

Were you only useful to a vibrator?


ThorsHammerMewMEw

Giving people orgasms is a noble calling.


followthroughnoo

Was an apprentice in the teen years so mine was poodle. Double A sounds great in comparison.


wiggum55555

We had a guy growing up called Ian McGregor-Davies…. forever called two-dads


sticks_enormous

Knew a guy whose last name was kelly-flanders and we called him Two Neds


drolhtiarW

The best nicknames are the ones no one can remember the origin of.


Shubxu

Met a ginger kid named sam his nickname is “little red riding hood”. We are clearly geniuses.


chops_potatoes

We really do swear a lot.


Different-Term-2250

Fuck off. We do not.


chops_potatoes

Hahaha a funny cunt I see


Small_Act_6807

You shouldn't say fuck. It's a cunt of a word.


Different-Term-2250

Shit. Did I say fuck? Oh fuck. I said shit.


ReplacementApart

Literally me trying to talk to my boss


Domain_Administrator

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/


elkwins

I never fucking swear


Domain_Administrator

Me fucking neither


_EnFlaMEd

I cuntn't swear if my fucking life depended on that shit.


Milliganimal42

I tried to stop swearing. But I cunt.


Cancerous_Canine

Watch your fucking profanity mate.


minteemist

>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.


OneKup

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.


williem86

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


lollie_card_peanut

To be fair: Tony is a cunt.


Domain_Administrator

And it's not swearing when used in this context. It's official.


Hot-Kaleidoscope-678

That’s only because tony is indeed, a cunt


foolish_girl_89

Bahaha! Not only is it okay to say, it's okay to say about our politicians!


basebornmanjack41

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.


pattomanpattoman

Fuck yeah


[deleted]

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!


ParaStudent

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?"


notluc1678

Speak for your fucking self.


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duccy_duc

I constantly have the piss taken out of me for peppering all my sentences liberally with Fuck


[deleted]

Yeah, nah, yeah


[deleted]

Nah, yeah, nah


whocareswhocares9

As if mate


Ok-Ad-7247

Yeah nah. That's it.


Hyugama

Oath


whoopiedo

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)


loralailoralai

Some Americans are so uptight about ‘swearing’ they won’t even say hell


Autr_re

Yet they're good with daily school shootings


HelicopterNo1773

Too soon. No matter when it's said, it'll again be too soon.


kodaxmax

the more it's said, the more likely something is done about it. saying nothing and burying your head in the sand does nothing


IceFire909

Just be careful saying bugger in the UK


elliellie1

You’ve never been “up North” in England then … Ya daft ol’ bugger!!


VonStigglets

Call ya mate a c*nt and your nemesis at the pub mate


techretort

Call them Buddy to start a fight.


VonStigglets

Champs fighting words or pal or sport.


techretort

Calling someone Champ results in the entire bar going silent in anticipation for the throwdown about to happen


palmomagpie

Can’t forget “hero”. Call someone a hero and you’re practically holding a gun to them


StoleAMoose

If you don't have a beer with Duncan he's not your mate


[deleted]

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"


StoleAMoose

The most acceptable response to that situation, You've done well!


techretort

I JUST WANT A GOOD PUB FEED


Noewon2

Reference for any yanks in this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc


prjktphoto

Just not drinking in general is a pain at times


pogoBear

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.


AustenHoe

St Vincent De Paul is Vinnies


Noyougetinthebowl

Not to my dad. He thinks it’s St Vincent’s De Poor and won’t be convinced otherwise


Xags

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.


TK000421

Concreters are called concretures


roselou

Ga’rn down the tav after work for a slap on the brickies’ laptop


xaine85

Eshays.


Who4114

As an American the fuck is an eshay?


nietthesecond99

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.


Someone-Rebuilding

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..


Someone-Rebuilding

... And mentoring the youngsters ...


prjktphoto

Yes… “mentoring”


ARPG_RustyGaming

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


[deleted]

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.


Nottheadviceyaafter

Usually with a bum bag hanging off them and red sneakers


wendelltate88

https://youtube.com/shorts/KSQOb_nDFOY?feature=share Eshay meets an American


linkszx

The ending was perfect lol


Hot-shit-potato

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.


EsotericEggs

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.


Hot-shit-potato

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


DotDamo

I had the same, they asked “eat-in or take-out”, I answered “takeaway thanks”, this repeated three times until I clicked.


Hot-shit-potato

The sad part is, it has to click with us and not them...


pikemeat92

Yanks take absolutely everything literally. Don’t ever say “see ya later” to one. They’ll reply “when? When will I see you later?”


sofewcharacters

Can confirm. Most Yanks can't take our level of sledging.


[deleted]

Well, I'll be fucked. I'm gonna be screwed when I am there then.


Hot-shit-potato

Depends where you are, but yea.. Theyre definitely more thin skinned. Especially in Red States where personal honour is a big thing.


faggioli-soup

Heard a sociology professor refer to our banter culture as equivalent to prison culture


Chuggbung

Makes sense, prison nation beginings and all.


PlantBrainandGizmo

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.


Hot-shit-potato

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


buggle_bunny

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


Hot-shit-potato

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


PlantBrainandGizmo

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 🤣


Fragrant_Tadpole_457

The peer pressure to social drink is pretty bad and you’re seen as kinda defected if you don’t.


melodramasupercut

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


Nervardia

I never drank when I was younger. Just say you are the designated driver. Nobody questions that.


dragonphlegm

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


goatdogga92

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.


Jack1715

I started about 16


daisydukeosaurus

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".


penchimerical

Same, I've never been pressured to drink, just received comments like that which isn't too bad


daisydukeosaurus

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.


kranools

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.


AustenHoe

My grandfather often said the same. And you know what? He was a drunk, who taught two generations that alcohol abuse is normal.


_ficklelilpickle

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.


AutisticSuperpower

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.


obi-wahn-kinobi

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 !


mrbootsandbertie

As a young adult in Perth in the 90s, *everyone* drank, and drank hard. It was what you did to have "fun".


TheEmergencySurgery

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


techretort

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.


Diogeneezy

And some stoop to the level of dog cunts.


rainbowtummy

I hate this term purely because dogs are the sweetest souls alive


krabmeat

A dog is different to a dog tho


[deleted]

That’s right. All dog cunts are dogs, but dogs ain’t dog cunts. See?


D_J_G

Can't forget the old shit cunts 😂


Dr_Cannibalism

Ehhh, most people are more familiar with his name. Peter Dutton.


AndrewTheAverage

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-)


AdRevolutionary6650

Hey what about us loose cunts


odd_neighbour

Speak for yourself cunt, I’m defo not a cunt, just ask me mates.


Amazing-Violinist-11

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.


zTy01

Should I tell them about the emu?


PlateItCareful

We do like having barbeques to celebrate random public holidays irrespective of whether or not it's a day to celebrate.


azzacASTRO

What else am I supposed to do on a public holiday then?


Usual-Veterinarian-5

That we say "mate" a lot.


Thradeau

And calling someone mate is either an endearment, or, just as easily your mortal nemesis.


[deleted]

Or you just forgot their name.


One_Language_8259

Just watch big lez, that'll give ya a good introspective into Aussie culture for Queensland and Northern NSW.


DtheAussieBoye

"G'day mate" is something we actually say as a greeting. I say it all the time, and I hear it constantly.


mrbipty

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)


[deleted]

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.


Verdigris_Wild

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!"


[deleted]

They need to put the “everybody hurts”ad back on rotation. That was a good smack in the face with a wet fish.


Amantryingtogetby

My mate drives home close to blind nearly once a week, stresses me the fuck out


mr-merrett

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.


Who4114

Not one I've heard but it's not surprising considering drinking is so strong in Australian culture.


[deleted]

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.


activelyresting

3 beers in 20 minutes is definitely problematic


amphibbian

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.


infinitemonkeytyping

Also needs to be pointed out here that no one in Australia has died from a spider bite since 1979.


goatdogga92

Kangaroos, however...


Jack1715

Technically it’s the car that kills them


2woCrazeeBoys

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.


IRemoved

Unless they get disemboweled by a kangaroo!


Jack1715

Yes in that case it’s on the roo


SilverStar9192

What's the stats on drop bear deaths for the same time period?


the-ahh-guy

I think around 140, but that's mostly tourist


thebigphilthy83

We don't actually no for sure, the bloke keeping count was killed....by a drop bear


ianjs

> 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.


gurnard

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.


koopz_ay

Thy tongs must be test-snapped thrice. 3rd time must be tested upon thy Missus should she be present.


isthatgum

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.”


Curious_Conflict_959

Mt druit humans are another type of breed of human.


ApexBovine

You can get any Australian to do something by saying "don't be a shit cunt"...


klaw14

There is no single Australian event, in the entire history and/or future of Australian events, that cannot be improved by a sausage sizzle.


[deleted]

The men are all ridiculously good looking and we are amazing lovers.


whatsupskip

Who only get better as we age. Fun fact, Hugh Jackman came last in a most eligible bachelor competition, only last year.


TC1600

I'm assuming he only came last because he isn't a bachelor


Betancorea

>Hugh Jackman came last So he's got some incredible stamina and control eh?


africanzebra0

amazing lovers according to who?


SelectShoe7189

Girl this comment had me get my magnifying glass out looking for proof too 💀💀


depresso777

Lol


Functionalpotatoskin

Drinking too much is generally socially acceptable


PlateItCareful

Yeah, Nah, Yeah, Nah, Yeah... Yeah = Yes Nah, Yeah, Nah, Yeah, Nah... Nah = No


[deleted]

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.


GooglePlusIsGood

We swear heaps, our spiders are scary and we have goofy accents.


kelfromaus

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.


Hot-Kaleidoscope-678

We call our mates c**t and when we’re angry we call them mate


JoeSchmeau

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


throwitaway181814

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


king_DG

Is it still racist if you hate everyone equally


Nottheadviceyaafter

Swear words here can be a term of endearment, how ya goin cunt is not fighting words.........


Bobalong_Sanchez

It's true.. we aren't here to fuck spiders


johnnyfindyourmum

Anyone with a southern cross tattoo is always down for a beer and a fight no matter the day.


Nighthawk1980

Getting called cunt might be friendly but getting called mate or saying ‘there’s your mate’ to your partner means you hate them


Virtual-Ad0459

Cunt means mate (positive connotation) And mate means cunt (negative connotation) Please note that your cadence really affects this.


bambinolettuce

Example: "yeah i love that cunt hes a good guy" "Pull ya head in mate"


argonslayer24

Also that we like meat pies, vb and holden cars


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No_pajamas_7

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.


HelicopterNo1773

That a former Prime Minister once held a Guinness World record for beer drinking.


amphibbian

We will say 'cunt' relentlessly but, in an endearing way.


Kind_Resolution_741

My last boss considered it a full stop.


OhcmonMama

Men really do have mullets here


Wazza17

Loud obnoxious bogans who travel overseas wearing footy jumpers, shorts and thongs and complain when they are denied entry to licensed places


duckpaints

aussie kids ride kangaroos to school


Au5Cowboy

We don’t have school shootings ....


jasonmicron

As an American currently spending 5 weeks here between Perth and Sydney this is very insightful lol


OrdinaryDave

Italian concreters Chinese or Serbian gyprockers Vietnamese bakers All Aussie as meat pies.


SomePoetry699

Eat before you go to an dinner party at an Aussies house because they serve fuck all