Guest: Ingrid

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On this episode I chat with Ingrid about the Australian accent and culture as well as the following:

There are many different accents within Australia.

The Australian accent is very difficult to mimic, even for Americans and British.

The origin of the Australian accent.

A huge mix of people have migrated to Australia in the past 20 years, creating new dialects.

Unique Australian slang and expressions:

Maccas = McDonalds

thongs = flip flops

ankle biters =  children

bludger = lazy person

fair dinkum = for real

she’s a beauty = it’s fantastic

she’ll be ripe = it’s fine, don’t worry

off my face / off my tits = drunk, under the influence of drugs

pisser = a funny person

take the piss = make fun of

hard yakka = hard labor worker, (construction worker, etc.)

shithouse = really bad

shitter = toilet

You give me the shits = you are really annoying me

“I have no shame in dropping that cunt bomb also.”

Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman and Crocodile Dundee

Geography and Climate of Australia

“You have to be tough to be an Australian.”

Vegamite and other common Australian foods (including kangaroos. Yes, they eat kangaroos)

Australians don’t actually say “throw another shrimp and the barbie.”

Australian sports

Australians have taken over the movie industry.

Differences between Sydney and Melbourne.

Friday Knockoff = people get off work early on Friday and drink alcohol.

“Having the opportunity to have another go at starting a new life is what Australia is about.”

The dangers of the Australian environment and wildlife.

Please check out Ingrid’s website – ingridleeart.com

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