I was at a bbq recently and the host lady had made a pavlova (or "Pav" as it's known). I jokingly asked if it was Australian and everyone including her laughed,

I was at a bbq recently and the host lady had made a pavlova (or "Pav" as it's known). I jokingly asked if it was Australian and everyone including her laughed, but there were daggers behind the eyes...