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In Australia, Milk Bars are the equivalent of corner shops. Interestingly, the etymology suggests the Australian term is directly derived from the English milk
by guidedlight 2y ago
In Australia, Milk Bars are the equivalent of corner shops.
Interestingly, the etymology suggests the Australian term is directly derived from the English milk bar mentioned in this post.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_bar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_bar
- jmprspret 2y agoI'm Australian and I've never heard a corner shop be referred to as a Milk Bar. I'm relatively young too though. Could be that.
- potbelly83 2y agoYep growing up in Australia they were a very common thing (and this was only 20-25 years ago).
- rigonkulous 2y agoDo neighborhoods still have 'deli's in Australia? Like, little 'sells everything' shops? I was there in the 70s'/early 80's, and always found it great that, in the suburbs, you might often wander around and find a 'deli'. 20c of candy in a bag, a copy of some obscure comic book for another 85c, a pack of fags for Mum, some extra milk-duds and choco-babies, and bobs your uncle!
- throwaheyy 2y agoYes. They are still there, and like milk bars, still have an anachronistic name: newsagents. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsagent%27s_shop https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsagent%27s_shop
- 082349872349872 2y agoFresh NSW Milk: are you getting enough? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQBc2dmUiHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQBc2dmUiHs
- smelendez 2y agoSome places in Massachusetts there are corner shops and small restaurants with “spa” in the name. It’s similarly a reference to a soda fountain (even though the business may not have had one in decades).