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I know, I lived in Australia for 5 years. That doesn't change the fact of my post - that in a thread about jailbreaking kindles, it's nothing but attention-seek
by mvdtnz 2y ago
I know, I lived in Australia for 5 years. That doesn't change the fact of my post - that in a thread about jailbreaking kindles, it's nothing but attention-seeking bait to use the term.
- jclulow 2y agoGeeze, Louise! Did a Koala mercilessly bully you while you were there, mate?
- mvdtnz 2y agoI have no problem with Australians, I think they're mostly great. Occasionally you'll get an obnoxious one who insists on inserting "gaol" into a conversation just to kick off an insanely stupid side thread.
- jclulow 2y agoI have to say, as an Australian, your reaction is making me want to use the spelling more often. We're generally culturally averse to people taking themselves too seriously!
- freedomben 2y agoI did a tour in OIF with Aussie air force troops. I love that about Aussie culture. That and the drinking :-D
- rainonmoon 2y agoAlso Australian, would never have thought to spell it like "gaol" these days but seconding this.
- fennecfoxy 2y agoTbf as a Kiwi (currently in the UK) I see a lot of Australians, when interacting with other cultures, kick up their Australian-ness as much as they can; strengthening the accent, swearing way, _way_ more than they usually would, using "mate" "bloody" etc way more than they do just speaking to me. I mean when two Australasians speak with each other in a foreign place I definitely hear the accent rise up a bit more outta the both of us but Aussies are something else when it comes to putting on a show, especially when Americans are involved (in my experience).
- snovv_crash 2y agoMore likely a dropbear.
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