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Oh wow, I've said "no worries" for as long as I remember, I thought that was an English language thing rather than specific to my country. I was even starting t
by meric 11y ago
Oh wow, I've said "no worries" for as long as I remember, I thought that was an English language thing rather than specific to my country. I was even starting to avoid saying it because the "no" sounded negative. Well, forget about that! I'll proudly say:
No worries, mate
from now on.
- matinchooooooo 11y agoBloody oath
- phillc73 11y agoStone the crows, the kid's a flamin' galah.
- cfontes 11y agoIt matches perfectly with the country vibe to tell you the truth... Very relaxed place in the general sense. Lived there for 2 years (Perth) and I just use it now a lot too.
- chris_wot 11y agoYeah, that's more a state vibe. I can assure you, Sydney is nowhere near as laid back.
- nikdaheratik 11y agoAnd Melbourne is somewhere in between. Probably has to do with number of big financial companies based in a city or something.
- jimmux 11y agoNah, yeah. Negations aren't rare in Aussie speech (see "litotes": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English#Vocabulary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English#Vocabulary). If you're not too fussed about the less than positive implications, you can even use it for emphasis. No reason not to embrace it.