Fair dinkum: Aussie phrase sparks in-flight dispute
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Tropicalchief I wasn't in anyway saying that it was because of the GE's colour that he misheard the pilot. It was because he was American, listening over the interphone that is not exactly clear, who just happened to take additional offence to the word he thought he heard.
I have to agree though. When I am over there I have to think very carefully about what words I use to ask for something. However sometimes I try to educate certain individuals that there is more than one word for a particular item.
I have to agree though. When I am over there I have to think very carefully about what words I use to ask for something. However sometimes I try to educate certain individuals that there is more than one word for a particular item.
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It's not easy. The first time I ever set foot in the USA in 1959, I ordered the then usual Australian culinary delight of steak and egg in a restaurant. To my great surprise, I was served a plate full of pancakes, which they called a stack of eggs.
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Oh, what a good chuckle I've had.......stone the crows! (Meaning from one Urban Dictionary: it is an expression referring to an outlandish event, Australian origin). "From this spread of terms, it seems it is a variation on a basic theme, fuelled by the Australian love of playing with language".
Well, as a former old boiler for a major Aussie airline, I've heard it all. One particular American singer, who shall remain nameless, travelled with her entourage of 42.
The saxophonist told one of my hosties inflight that she was a "f*&%ing c%$k s@$ker" as she had refused a piece of oversized cabin baggage at the gate. When he denied saying this and he was "just calling my mate Coxy", a beaut strine bloke sparked up behind him, stood up and said, in his best ocker accent, "naaah maaaate, ya called her a f&%$*@n' c*&k s%$kahhhh". Fair dinkum!!
Well, as a former old boiler for a major Aussie airline, I've heard it all. One particular American singer, who shall remain nameless, travelled with her entourage of 42.
The saxophonist told one of my hosties inflight that she was a "f*&%ing c%$k s@$ker" as she had refused a piece of oversized cabin baggage at the gate. When he denied saying this and he was "just calling my mate Coxy", a beaut strine bloke sparked up behind him, stood up and said, in his best ocker accent, "naaah maaaate, ya called her a f&%$*@n' c*&k s%$kahhhh". Fair dinkum!!
