Gday Australia

G’day is a shortened form of ‘Good Day’ and it is the equivalent of ‘Hello. Mate means friend or buddy and it can be used to address your friend or a total stranger by saying G'day mate! So, everyone can be your mate in Australia.

We should all say G'day more often, in general. Just the simple act of smiling or laughing can make you happier.

But even better: say G'day to a stranger. Too often we brush past strangers without a glance, or a straight or scowling face. At best, we might give people a tolerant little smile, to show that we are not mean. Usually most of us try to avoid any eye contact at all.
Try this instead: look strangers in the eye, and give them a big G'day. In most cases, you’ll get a hello or G'day in return. The more you smile, the more smiles you’ll see in return.
End result? A happier world. So simple!



 

The Aussie Salute

The Aussie salute is the waving of one's hand in front of the face at regular intervals in order to prevent flies from landing on it, or entering your nose or mouth.

Flies on her clacker!

The bush fly, is the species that is the cause of the Aussie salute as opposed to other flies such as the housefly, as the bush fly is attracted to bodily fluids such as sweat, snot, saliva, blood and eyes.

Many overseas tourists spit the dummy when they visit the outback, not realising that the Aussie fly and his relatives are very sociable, and will accompany them on their adventures all day long.

 Its not long before their packing their cork hat, and heading back to their fly proof beach front hotels, beauty spas and champagne. 

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Sticky Fly!

The Aussie salute is effective only as long as the flies are not too sticky, and that once a fly has tasted sweat, hand waving is generally useless at encouraging it to leave, with physically wiping the fly off being required.

No Wucking Furries!!

Historically in Australia, the cork hat was worn to discourage flies but has been replaced by insect repellents and mesh masks in areas where the flies swarm.

Learn Australia Language

Crikey i reckon its carked it mate!

Goodness i think it has died my friend!

Australian English is made up of slang and has many words that some consider unique to the language.The origins of these words are not clear and are often disputed.

Australian Language can be very funny and colourful, below are just a handful of words that Aussies use.

Ankle biter /Young child

Barbie /Barbecue

Billabong /Waterhole

Bluey /Someone with red hair;

Bruce /A man

Bunghole /Mouth

Chinnwag /A good chat

Chooks /Chicken

Cockie /Farmer

Coldie/ A cold beer

Crook /Sick or not functioning

Cruddy /Low quality

Digger /Australian soldier

Dijeridu /Aboriginal musical wind instrument

Dipstick /Fool

Drongo /An idiot

Dunny /The toilet

Evo /Evening

Face fungus/A man's beard

Fair dinkum /Someone or something really genuine

Footy /Rugby League or Aussie Rules 

G'day /Hi or Hello

Get Stuffed/ Go away!

Good on ya mate /Well done there, mate

Grog /Alcohol

Hard Yakka/ hard work

Holy-dooly /An expression of surprise

Iffy /Something questionable

Jackaroo, Jillaroo /Trainee male or female cattle station hand

Jarmies /Pyjamas

Kafuffle /Argument

Liquid amber/ Beer

Mate /Friend

Narkie /Short-tempered

Never Never /Mythical place in the outback

Nong /Idiot

No worries, mate /Don't worry about it

Ocker /Aussie who likes beer, sport and women

Oldies /Parents

Oz /Australia

Pommy, Pom /English person

Prang /Vehicle crash

Prezzies /Gifts

Quack /Doctor

Ripper! /Great!

Rip snorter! /Something really great

Saltie /Saltwater crocodile

Sandgroper /Someone from Western Australia

Sangas /Sandwiches

Sheila /Young woman

Smoko/Morning Tea

Snags /Sausages

Stralian /Australian

Stubby /Small bottle of beer

Tinnie /Can of cold beer

Toey /Very nervous person or in need of  a partner

Top-ender /Someone from Northern Territory

True Blue /Really

Australian Tucker/ Food

Underdaks /Underpants

Uni /University

Veggies /Vegetables

Waterhole /Pub or hotel 

Woomera /Stick used by Aborigines to throw spears

Wowser /Old-fashioned, prudish

Yabbie /Freshwater Australian crayfish

Yam /Fictional story

Zonked /Really tired

ZZZs /Get some sleep

These are just a handful of Australian language or slang words, if you no more please leave them in the comment box below.