I can't understand why this American thing has become such a popular part of our culture and language considering that we are such a secular society that seems to continue to move strongly away from god and church.It's up there with "do you mi[nd if i I use your bathroom" a[nd " have a [nice day " whats wro[ng with where's ya du[n[ny or "tha[nks mate have a good arvo"
Me and my workmate were driving along. He wasked my to pull the van over. I said 'why?' he said 'I need to pee' WTF?
If you are 55 or under , and watched tv as a child and continued to watch tv .
Then you have been brain washed buy Americanisms , ......... So stiff shhhiiitttt !!! ![]()
Can't stand it when people say "like, OMG"
Not "oh my god" - actually say "OMG"
Seriously how long before some young crew are saying "I was like, ROFLMAO" ? ![]()
I used "ridgy didge" the other day - not that I say it much - and a 16 y/o had no idea what it meant. He's probably one of the knobs draping himself in an aussie flag for the Australia Day fireworks, yet he says "like OMG", and calls it the Kokoda Trail instead of 'Track'![]()
Should make for a good read in the mornin' when Desert Yank comes online .
Gotta fill the veeehicle up with GAS in the morn![]()
The worst are the OMGs in those renovation shows, at the end when they find out what was done up in their house.
They always feign surprise and approval, when they should take weight-watching classes instead...
Then of course contra to OMG there was Ruddy's cringeworthy strineism 'fair shake of the sauce bottle " comment which was the beginning of the end of his prime ministership
^^^ yes if he said "fair suck of the sav" he'd still be in as it would have perked up Brown's interest
"Trail" is an americanism.
The diggers called it Kokoda Track - "track" being an australian term - until it was termed Kokoda Trail due to american influences (even during WW2). Whilst it has been called both (and not just recently) you would never have heard an aussie say "take that trail to the left" back in the 1940's so many assert that "track" is more proper