Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Thx, I knew that but thx for your help.

Dave, talk about making the English language harder. No wonder "New Australians" couldn't get a handle on it, but then, lazy words like Thx did not appear to be around back then.


An insight into learning Oz/English by a former Italian neighbour who had recently arrived in Austrlia back in the early '60s.

Gina worked in a Pasta factory & every 2nd word was **** This, **** that, ****ing thing etc etc. Bleep Bleep Bleep,Bleep ad nauseum.

To her it was the norm.

When we had visitors & invited Gina over for a cuppa it was most humorous to hear her try to 'spik a da eenglish without the **** bomb every other word.


Indoors eventually had to take her aside & kindly explain that it wasn't the done thing & why.

But she did make the grade & last heard she was doing well.

I once had a neighbour, a Yugoslav, who came to Australia as a teenager and went to work on building sites which is where he learned his English. Every second word was "f" or "c". It took years to get this habit out of him. He never realised anything was wrong until he was admonished by the husband of another neighbour who overheard a conversation between Drago and Mrs. Neighbour who was a strict Baptist, no smoking, drinking, dancing, or smiling on Sundays and who diplomatically ignored Drago's fruity English vocabulary. Good bloke though, loved a BIG drink. Beer was just a thirst quencher or tonsil wash. Have four or five long necks whilst mowing the lawn and then settle down for a real drink, slivovijca out of the bottle.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The Thai word for melon is the F word in English, which can cause some interesting moments when English-speaking foreigners visit vegetable markets. The Thais have a good laugh about it.

Several words like that:

Pumpkin ฟักทอง
FÁK-THAWNG

Asparagus หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง
NÀW-MÁI-FÀ-RÀNG

Potato มันฝรั่ง
MAN-FÀ-RÀNG

The confusing part with last 2 examples is that "Farang" is the common word foreigners(except Indians, that get Kaek!)

Thankfully we got our 11YO out of Doomadgee.
She had picked up every swear word know & a few in Language.
She has settled down since moving to the real world.
Jonesfam
PS I use language swear words, they come in handy.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Nobody has ever accused this forum of sticking strictly to the topic! Many of us consider this a feature, not a bug.

A tradition, even.

Originally Posted by jonesfam

Thankfully we got our 11YO out of Doomadgee.
She had picked up every swear word know & a few in Language.
She has settled down since moving to the real world.
Jonesfam
PS I use language swear words, they come in handy.

The 5 yr old grandson said to me on the weekend,you shouldn't say naughty words.He had heard me say the word 'bloody'.

So SWMBO says to him,you are right,no one should say naughty words.

He says,my Mum and Dad only say naughty words when the are arguing.

Originally Posted by scarry

The 5 yr old grandson said to me on the weekend,you shouldn't say naughty words.He had heard me say the word 'bloody'.

So SWMBO says to him,you are right,no one should say naughty words.

He says,my Mum and Dad only say naughty words when the are arguing.

Dad argues with Mum. You better have a word to Dad about teaching the little tacker a bad habit!

Don't laugh, there would be plenty on here who've locked their keys in the car.

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