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[OzSpen]

Oh I understood the words they said...that wasn't the problem.
It was the way that they used the terms that they used..

I'm sure that it was very understandable to fellow Aussie but to us Yanks it's a tad confusing.

If someone called me a "spoon" in Australia they may be correct and understood...in America they still would be right but no one would really understand what was said of me.

It was this sort of thing that I found baffling. I understood but didn't at the same time. Not knocking the manner they speak with. I love the colorful speech. I just didn't understand it very well. I even used the tool they had for the hearing impaired and read the words they were saying at the bottom...it still didn't help.

Oh well...I still enjoy hearing it all.

BTW. A bogan is a native Australian?

In all of my years as an Aussie living in Australia, nobody has ever called me a 'spoon' - ever. I don't know what you're talking about.

As for 'bogan', it's informal and uncouth language. See Urban Dictionary. However, in all of my life I don't recall the term used in my circle of friends.

However, there are some unique Aussie sayings like: fair dinkum, g'day mate, cark it, ocker, etc. You can find some more Australian slang here. However, that's not my usual language. If I used it, Aussies would understand what I meant but our multicultural society would have many who wouldn't have a clue about the meaning.

Oz