Ask Australian users about Australia

[Creoda]

He starred in a few major motion pictures that were popular in the US, including the Young Einstein. He must have been big in Australia. I think his career faded by the early 1990s but he was big in his time. I was just curious because I haven't heard the name in years here in the States. He didn't have the staying power of Paul Hogan.

He's just a weird guy with a funny name and hair who made a couple of forgettable movies. Consigned to the dustbin of history like many things from that era.

[Daco Celtic]

He's just a weird guy with a funny name and hair who made a couple of forgettable movies. Consigned to the dustbin of history like many things from that era.

I think he appealed to Americans because having funny hair and the being Australian made him "wacky". It's trial pop culture BS in one sense but it's guys like him and Paul Hogan that shaped the image of the Australian to millions of Americans....more so Paul Hogan fortunately.

[Creoda]

I think he appealed to Americans because having funny hair and the being Australian made him "wacky". It's trial pop culture BS in one sense but it's guys like him and Paul Hogan that shaped the image of the Australian to millions of Americans....more so Paul Hogan fortunately.

Yes. Paul Hogan was very popular in Australia before Crocodile Dundee.

Other countries had their image of Australians shaped by more mundane TV shows like Skippy or Neighbours



Although Round the Twist was a bit of a wacky kids show

[Daco Celtic]

Yes. Paul Hogan was very popular in Australia before Crocodile Dundee.

Other countries had their image of Australians shaped by more mundane TV shows like Skippy or Neighbours

Those are great. Very similar to your typical American sitcoms of the era minus the kangaroo. Paul Hogan did this well known Australian tourism ad in the US where he says he'll "slip another shrimp on the barbie for you" at the end. I understand they are called prawns and not shrimp in Australia.

[♥ Lily ♥]

The Aussies love their Vegemite (which is like a slightly weaker version of the British Marmite that's also very rich in B vitamins like Vegemite,) and similar to the New Zealand Marmite, Swiss Cenovis, and the German Vitam-R. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite

Most people from outside of the UK (including Japanese and American people) turn turn their noses up in disgust and make horrified facial expressions during televised experiments when they're trying Marmite or Vegemite for the first time... and they usually spread it far too thickly. (It's an acquired taste from an early age here and a test of peoples Britishness.)

Do Aussies still feel that Vegemite is a strong part of their cultural identity (?) in the way that British people feel about Marmite;- 'you either love it or hate it.'

[♥ Lily ♥]

How do Australians feel about being a British Commonwealth Nation like Canada and New Zealand, etc, and being part of the Five Eyes countries, and how do they feel about having Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state?

[♥ Lily ♥]

I've heard of lot of similarities of swear words and slang in Australia to England, such as 'bloody hell', for example.

A lot of people (including my Irish friend in London) say that Australian accents sound similar to Cockneys and East Londoners, although I can always easily tell them apart, but sometimes I hear some similiarities between them too.

Other people have noticed this similarity too... and Aussies sound closest to south-east English people than anywhere else in the UK.

https://english.stackexchange.com/qu...cockney-accent

https://www.accenthelp.com/blogs/acc...lian-confusion

Do you also hear some similarities?

David Beckham's East London accent whilst being interviewed in Australia by an Aussie.


Aussie accents.


East London Cockney accents.


Aussie accent. (I find the Aussie bluntness of this guy amusing.)


East London accent. 5:03 (I find myself quietly giggling a lot whenever he bluntly says what he thinks during his speeches. 'Ere you sh*tbag.... what a load of b*ll*cks! )

[Trouble]

I've heard of lot of similarities of swear words and slang in Australia to England, such as 'bloody hell', for example.

A lot of people (including my Irish friend in London) say that Australian accents sound similar to Cockneys (East Londoners,) although I can always easily tell them apart, but sometimes I hear some similiarities between them too.

Do you also hear some similarities?

David Beckham's East London accent whilst being interviewed in Australia by an Aussie.

Australian accents are awful.

[Daco Celtic]

I was wondering about the variety of food in Australia. Are avocados, artichokes, mangoes, and pineapples common? Is there any Mexican food (Taco Bell doesn't count)? I want to compare the California diet to the Australia diet.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Australian accents are awful.

Nope, I love Aussie accents actually. It's weird because I find Cockneys can be quite blunt and I find their accent quite intimidating and rough at times, but sometimes I find it amusing when Cockneys just say what they think in public - even if it's very rude language.

Examples below.



I hear some similarities in some of the sounds and swear words with Cockneys and with the Aussies, but there's also something different about the Aussie accents which I like a lot.

I think the Aussies are mentally tough people like the Cockneys, and the Aussies are also known for being quite direct and blunt during speech (which can take the generally reserved English people aback sometimes in surprise,)... but it's something which I find amusing too when they just say what they think. I think they have more freedom of speech than we have in the UK.

We have quite a few Aussies and New Zealanders living here in West London in the UK, and they're great people and very easy to get along with due to their open, uplifting, and friendly ways.

People will have their own views if they like it or not, but I personally find the Aussie accents uplifting and friendly.

I love this Aussie YouTuber who calls himself as 'Fat Aussie Barstard'.... I find the way he just bluntly says what he thinks as hilarious. Something I absolutely love about both British and Aussies is our similar sense of humour.

0:53 'Welcome to my house Oprah Winfrey, I've got these extra large doors.... so you can fit your fat arse through!'