tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post4088651823530949236..comments2024-03-29T01:42:22.267+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Whimsical Wednesday # 186Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-42537514865259208782015-07-29T09:05:08.836+09:302015-07-29T09:05:08.836+09:30whiteangel; it does say "originally" and...whiteangel; it does say "originally" and the first white people were convicts and the soldiers who guarded them.The settlers came later.<br /><br />Susan F; it does sound more English, most of us would say G'day mate, although even that is fast disappearing. In the cities at least.<br /><br />Craig; yes, very cockney.<br /><br />Elephant's Child; I almost never hear 'mate' anymore and not too many 'G'days' either. We're losing our unique "Aussieness" in the face of political correctness. :(<br /><br />Jacquelineand... we're Aussies, we don't mind them poking a bit of fun. all them other blokes though, we gotta worry about them gettin' offended :(<br /><br />Lee; can't complain, 'ow 'bout you? :)<br /><br />Susan Kane; probably not for a while, although it was on TV here just a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Andrew; I've heard Indians here say "Hallo, how are you?" with emphasis either on 'are' or 'you'. <br /><br />Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-56120696101339835132015-07-29T08:21:46.909+09:302015-07-29T08:21:46.909+09:30I've heard Indian lads here say hello mate, bu...I've heard Indian lads here say hello mate, but otherwise, no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-76103708601116823822015-07-29T07:44:32.620+09:302015-07-29T07:44:32.620+09:30Has no one watched Crocodile Dundee?? Has no one watched Crocodile Dundee?? Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-13921863612134573842015-07-29T07:07:56.203+09:302015-07-29T07:07:56.203+09:30'Allo! 'Allo! Who said that?
G'day, ...'Allo! 'Allo! Who said that?<br /><br />G'day, mate...'ow ya goin?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-65310174655568007432015-07-29T06:59:50.787+09:302015-07-29T06:59:50.787+09:30Sounds like a British idea of how people of Austra...Sounds like a British idea of how people of Australia speak. Very bold of them, wouldn't you say?The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53079866376069005592015-07-29T06:53:14.538+09:302015-07-29T06:53:14.538+09:30Ello? As our Prime Minister would say, nope, nope...Ello? As our Prime Minister would say, nope, nope, nope.<br />G'day. And I don't all that often hear people call each other mate anymore either. Less and less...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-63487501650569821272015-07-29T01:42:38.723+09:302015-07-29T01:42:38.723+09:30It sounds very cockney to me (London accent).It sounds very cockney to me (London accent).Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-36014226972410120882015-07-29T01:23:04.112+09:302015-07-29T01:23:04.112+09:30'ello mate" sounds more like England? And...'ello mate" sounds more like England? And where I'm from, it would most likely just be "Howdy"!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-58471885954822133382015-07-29T00:47:11.156+09:302015-07-29T00:47:11.156+09:30Good grief. Never heard of 'ello mate' eit...Good grief. Never heard of 'ello mate' either. How ya goin mate? and G'day mate, are two that I can think of...<br />Don't agree with the latter words as many were not convict...Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.com