Manchester - why? - Page 2

flappist · 02-02-2006, 11:45 AM

I heard the other day from a nice Seth Efrican lady that they (Seth Efricans)have a unique way of describing computer media.

A 5.25" flexible disk is called a floppy, same as here but a 3.5" is called a stiffy....

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She told me she cracked up the entire office the first time she asked for some media to back up a file.

Lukeyson · 02-02-2006, 04:17 PM

we have a station wagon, the poms have an 'estate' , i thought that was a word associated with housing ?

the_scotsman · 02-02-2006, 06:54 PM

Us brits call it a garden
you call it a yard....

had many an argument with my mate about this...apparently, a "garden" is part of a "yard" that you grow flowers and ИИИИ in...

oh and we dont call utes lorries...we call trucks lorries, utes are more what we call pickups...even though Im really gettin the hang of this aussie lingo now! ;)

rob_liss_lms10 · 02-02-2006, 07:00 PM

My family is from New Zealand so for all the kiwi lovers

Chilly Bin = Esky
Jandels = Thongs

Perana · 02-02-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

What is Fritz?

In QLD its called Devon too

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Originally Posted by XR8fella

we have a station wagon, the poms have an 'estate' , i thought that was a word associated with housing ?

Unless you have a Jag or Aston wagon (yes they do exist) then its a "Shooting Brake"

TheSneakiness · 02-02-2006, 07:06 PM

Here's something that had me stuffed when I moved from Vic to Qld.

ИИИИtail Frankfurts = Cheerios...

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EDIT - Damn swear filter...

rodderz · 02-02-2006, 07:13 PM

I'm still getting wind of various forms of QLD lingo that varies from the rest of us from my missus who is from Rockhampton

The obvious 1st one was carton (slab), but recently found out that a "donger" was a portable site shed?? I said down here the portable bit was right...lol

Or a footpath up there is actually the grass nature strip as we call it! QLDer's!

Hunter · 02-02-2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

I'm still getting wind of various forms of QLD lingo that varies from the rest of us from my missus who is from Rockhampton

The obvious 1st one was carton (slab), but recently found out that a "donger" was a portable site shed?? I said down here the portable bit was right...lol

Or a footpath up there is actually the grass nature strip as we call it! QLDer's!

We call them footpaths and donger welll..... that means your johnson/knob.

Tote · 02-02-2006, 10:25 PM

Try explaining to a seppo the concept of a "double plugger thong".........
or that we have beetroot on our hamburgers..."You do what with beets?"
Regards,
tote

Lukeyson · 02-02-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rob_liss_lms10

Chilly Bin = Esky
Jandels = Thongs

You mean Chully Bun ??

Whenever i hear Jandels, reminds me of 'Tum and Phul' off Martin Molloy

Casper · 02-02-2006, 10:32 PM

I had a huge debate with my ex boss (a yank) who didnt believe that we eat pumpkin roasted or mashed as a vegie with dinner... and certainly not up to twice or three times a week (or more in winter).. they consider it a sweet for thanksgiving only.. freaks.

henry 351 · 03-02-2006, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Neeek

Balls. There goes my entire argument... lol.

/grabs coat, leaves...

I thought it was bollocks actually...

flappist · 03-02-2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by XR8fella

You mean Chully Bun ??

Whenever i hear Jandels, reminds me of 'Tum and Phul' off Martin Molloy

Fourux comes in a sux-puck so you can fut ut in your chully bun, choice bro.

TheSneakiness · 03-02-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

Fourux comes in a sux-puck so you can fut ut in your chully bun, choice bro.

Nicely done.

FRDXR6 · 03-02-2006, 03:00 PM

"Here in SA its Yiros, over in Vic (and elsewhere no doubt) its Kebab."

Hahaha, how the hell did you come up with Yiro? VIC, QLD even the UK call them Kebab's.

Rodderz, I always thought slab = 24 beers and a Carton = 30 beers.

Something i thought in England that was funny was when you saw a hot chick you would usually go "that chicks hot" etc. But over there they say "that girls well fit, yeah?"

: I was like eerr yeah i guess she could work out and keep fit lol

Also the fact that 'yeah' is added onto the end of every sentence and most things are referd to as 'well'. e.g. 'the chicks well fit', 'that cars well fat, yeah'

big_waity · 03-02-2006, 03:37 PM

Oh No! Tums punk jussy just gut stuck un tha lunt fulter!

Sorry to any kiwis, thats a tum and full quote. I laugh at a lot of the differences between cultures. I like to embrace them. My wife is a Japanese teacher and also a coordinater for exchange students staying in the country. We have had a few kids stay with us. The funniest thing is that the Japanese don't have sarcasm and they also don't insult eachother for a joke.

So when we have a japanese student at our place, they get thoroughly confused at us "fighting" all the time yet making up so quickly. They also don't get why we answer questions the other way around.

03-02-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by big_waity

Oh No! Tums punk jussy just gut stuck un tha lunt fulter!

Once Were Worriors, unfortunalty the films producers has stopped us playing any footage from this fulm that we got from a hidden munni cam at the village sunima sex, so we going to give you a **chulling reinucktmnt***

"Hey butch, gut me a tunnie, give the kuds the fluck, and lets get pssed."
"Thats sounds choice"
"But don't give me any lup, or i'll hut you with my bug fusst"
"Now that doesn't sound very choice, I'm pussing off"
"You butch, you'll be beck, you'll be beck!"

GreenMachine · 03-02-2006, 03:53 PM

Just bought the Martin/Molloy cd's... Tum & Phul has got to be the funniest radio ever...

"We're calling Wunston Nuckles, Munuster for Ummugration & Fusheries, regarding Tum's mussing chully bun!"

big_waity · 03-02-2006, 03:59 PM

This reminds me of the scared wierd little guys - old kiwi folk song. Oh guv me fufty sux bucks uv fush n chups uh hevent sud thut sunce nunteen suxty sux. uts a but ruch uf u kuss me un the lups. ull hut u with mu fusts uf uguv me thu shuts

03-02-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackLS

Once Were Worriors, unfortunalty the films producers has stopped us playing any footage from this fulm that we got from a hidden munni cam at the village sunima sex, so we going to give you a **chulling reinucktmnt***

"Hey butch, gut me a tunnie, give the kuds the fluck, and lets get pssed."
"Thats sounds choice"
"But don't give me any lup, or i'll hut you with my bug fusst"
"Now that doesn't sound very choice, I'm pussing off"
"You butch, you'll be beck, you'll be beck!"

WOW Reading this I feel like im a NZ'er

Psycho Chicken · 03-02-2006, 04:13 PM

The best one is when Merrick and Rosso called the kiwi pizza shop.

"Whut? No fush un the puzzas?"

"Would you say that was choice? How many times have I said it? What comes after 5?
6.
Good work bro."

bathurst77 · 03-02-2006, 05:23 PM

we drive Sedans, poms have Saloons
at the back of our sedans we have boots, seppos have Trunks.

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When was out with my american mate I asked him to wait while ducked into a shop to buy some thongs, i asked him to come with me and help me pick some, maybe get some for himself too. He looked very worried.

I told them i like to wear rubber thongs in summer but sometimes the straps gives me blisters, so i now go for the black ones with the coloured cotton straps. i offered to let him wear my thongs sometime to try em.

He jumped in his car and powered off without saying goodbye, hasnt rung me back even. Funny people them yanks!

Ringo · 03-02-2006, 05:36 PM

Ahhhh Manchester.....so much to answer for.....

They call cars over there 'Motors'

Kind of leavis with the picture of them driving around on an engine block with wheels...

They also have a thing they call a 'butty' - Bread with butter & strawberry jam I think.

My ex girlfriend was from Liverpool.....she was a freak