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Would you please provide a translation for us Americans? Thanks.

diatone 4y ago
If your house has a gas leak but it’s not too strong, she’ll be right. If your bathroom faucet is leaking but it’s a drop an hour, she’ll be right. If it’s bushfire season and you haven’t prepared for your house getting burned down, but it hasn’t happened in the last five years, she’ll be right. Cynically, it’s shirking responsibility. Optimistically, it’s playing the odds.
- bigDinosaur 4y ago
  I've never known anyone to leave a gas leak, and everyone I know would also get a leaking tap fixed (or do it themselves). I think you're exaggerating this aspect of Australian culture quite a bit.
  - PickledHotdog 4y ago
    I think the exaggeration was for humorous effect
    - bigDinosaur 4y ago
      Fair enough, it's more for an international audience who might take it as a totally serious assessment of Australian culture (if they care!). Can't keep the reputation of being too relaxed forever.
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ehnto 4y ago
"She'll be right" is just "It will be alright, don't worry about it." Often used when some issue is raised and no one thinks it's important. "This bridge has cracks in it..." "She'll be right!" It isn't really an issue in the workplace though, depends on the company but most everywhere I have worked cared very deeply.
_s 4y ago
She’ll be alright = It will be fine, don’t stress. Doing the bare minimum, with not a lot of TLC. It makes for excellent work environments if you derive your joy and fulfilment from activities outside of work, but can be immensely frustrating if you want to deliver on quality (or expect quality delivered).
actionablefiber 4y ago
Basically means, "it's good enough," or "don't worry about it." It's also well-known as 差不多 (cha bu duo) in the Chinese-speaking world.
bottled_poe 4y ago
Forgetaboutit
- jkingsbery 4y ago
  Not really the same thing: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fuhgeddaboudit https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fuhgeddaboud...
pansa2 4y ago
“She’ll be right”, meaning “it’ll be OK” describes one of the ways in which life in Australia and New Zealand differs from, say, the UK. It manifests in two ways: - “It’ll be OK, don’t worry about it”, which leads to a more relaxed, less bureaucratic way of life. - On the other hand, “it’ll do, don’t bother fixing/improving it”, which leads to things like New Zealand’s appalling housing quality.
jay_kyburz 4y ago
When somebody is fretting about something, usually unimportant, you can say, "Don't worry, it will be all right"
smackeyacky 4y ago
Here's my favourite example. We were renovating an old 1920s house and wanted to replicate the timber/wood/plaster look on a wall that needed replacing. The timber was cut to a certain profile. Went to the local builder supplies and asked about getting some timber cut to the profile of my sample. The guy behind the desk says: "Whaddya wanna do that for? Just chuck a bit of gyppie up mate, she'll be right!" Translation: Cover the wall with gyprock (sheet rock for Americans). Don't worry about making it look the same. It's an attitude, an instruction and a lifestyle rolled into one thing. I got the timber cut somewhere else.

If your house has a gas leak but it’s not too strong, she’ll be right. If your bathroom faucet is leaking but it’s a drop an hour, she’ll be right. If it’s bushfire season and you haven’t prepared for your house getting burned down, but it hasn’t happened in the last five years, she’ll be right. Cynically, it’s shirking responsibility. Optimistically, it’s playing the odds.

bigDinosaur 4y ago
I've never known anyone to leave a gas leak, and everyone I know would also get a leaking tap fixed (or do it themselves). I think you're exaggerating this aspect of Australian culture quite a bit.
- PickledHotdog 4y ago
  I think the exaggeration was for humorous effect
  - bigDinosaur 4y ago
    Fair enough, it's more for an international audience who might take it as a totally serious assessment of Australian culture (if they care!). Can't keep the reputation of being too relaxed forever.

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ehnto 4y ago

"She'll be right" is just "It will be alright, don't worry about it." Often used when some issue is raised and no one thinks it's important. "This bridge has cracks in it..." "She'll be right!" It isn't really an issue in the workplace though, depends on the company but most everywhere I have worked cared very deeply.

_s 4y ago

She’ll be alright = It will be fine, don’t stress. Doing the bare minimum, with not a lot of TLC. It makes for excellent work environments if you derive your joy and fulfilment from activities outside of work, but can be immensely frustrating if you want to deliver on quality (or expect quality delivered).

actionablefiber 4y ago

Basically means, "it's good enough," or "don't worry about it." It's also well-known as 差不多 (cha bu duo) in the Chinese-speaking world.

bottled_poe 4y ago

Forgetaboutit

jkingsbery 4y ago
Not really the same thing: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fuhgeddaboudit https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fuhgeddaboud...

pansa2 4y ago

“She’ll be right”, meaning “it’ll be OK” describes one of the ways in which life in Australia and New Zealand differs from, say, the UK. It manifests in two ways: - “It’ll be OK, don’t worry about it”, which leads to a more relaxed, less bureaucratic way of life. - On the other hand, “it’ll do, don’t bother fixing/improving it”, which leads to things like New Zealand’s appalling housing quality.

jay_kyburz 4y ago

When somebody is fretting about something, usually unimportant, you can say, "Don't worry, it will be all right"

smackeyacky 4y ago

Here's my favourite example. We were renovating an old 1920s house and wanted to replicate the timber/wood/plaster look on a wall that needed replacing. The timber was cut to a certain profile. Went to the local builder supplies and asked about getting some timber cut to the profile of my sample. The guy behind the desk says: "Whaddya wanna do that for? Just chuck a bit of gyppie up mate, she'll be right!" Translation: Cover the wall with gyprock (sheet rock for Americans). Don't worry about making it look the same. It's an attitude, an instruction and a lifestyle rolled into one thing. I got the timber cut somewhere else.