tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post5684205405702966046..comments2024-03-14T00:27:45.681-07:00Comments on Brits in the USA: K is for Kangaroos and KoalasDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-55053566676519140972011-04-15T09:51:38.938-07:002011-04-15T09:51:38.938-07:00I guess there's worse things you could be mist...I guess there's worse things you could be mistaken for other than an Australian. HA HA! I enjoyed this David, but I didn't learn a whole lot about Koalas and Kangaroos. :DConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-51610375634617629822011-04-13T20:43:56.348-07:002011-04-13T20:43:56.348-07:00Try somewhere obscure like Kazaihistan, Li. Glad y...Try somewhere obscure like Kazaihistan, Li. Glad you are enjoying it frog, although I'll be glad to get a break.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-39586859370542976982011-04-13T20:42:21.681-07:002011-04-13T20:42:21.681-07:00for sure Oilfield. I can tell the difference now b...for sure Oilfield. I can tell the difference now but not so much then. yeah I know Sue, well if the Crocs only like Germans that's OK. Clicky, Yes - I think so, didn't have time to try it out, tho. For sure Rek, am told I have a British accent. I know Talli, although there are some cockneys who sound a bit Aussie. Maybe I'll try that when I'm hard up for a blog, Jennifer. Mind you tonight I am hard up for a blog, well as long as you didn't eat koala,David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-11507114384837402562011-04-13T14:04:07.239-07:002011-04-13T14:04:07.239-07:00I loved the photo at the top but also your witty t...I loved the photo at the top but also your witty take on a few cultural differences you have experienced or find amusing. I'm very much enjoying your A-Z this April.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-79715179783253751112011-04-13T10:14:55.762-07:002011-04-13T10:14:55.762-07:00Oh geez, the Gecko. I scratch my head over that on...Oh geez, the Gecko. I scratch my head over that one. They don't even have geckos in the UK (as far as I know). <br />I have a regional accent, and fellow Americans ask me where I'm from. I tell them US, and they say "no, I meant originally?" I am always tempted to lie or make up some country. One day I shall.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-75278060641217134002011-04-13T09:13:08.018-07:002011-04-13T09:13:08.018-07:00You are hilarious! Please tell me you're going...You are hilarious! Please tell me you're going to dress up like a stereotypical Australian for the weekend and then blog about it!! That's writer's gold. :P<br /><br />I can tell the accents apart. It's not that hard! But I think I can decipher accents of anyone easier than an average person since I grew up hearing my dad's Indian accent. I dunno.<br /><br />I think Koalas and kangaroos are cute. And delicious. I actually ate kangaroo a year ago. It was quite tasty!Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-24372266907786476312011-04-13T08:31:55.588-07:002011-04-13T08:31:55.588-07:00Ha that makes me think of Flight of the Conchords ...Ha that makes me think of Flight of the Conchords (from New Zealand) hating Australians.<br /><br />"But you sound like the Geico lizard."<br />"He's British."<br />I hear that in a deadpan tone and it cracks me up.<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.allisonwrites.com" rel="nofollow">allison writes</a>Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261995621776561765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-2413724692341162382011-04-13T08:02:47.203-07:002011-04-13T08:02:47.203-07:00I'd never have thought of confusing a Brit for...I'd never have thought of confusing a Brit for an Australian! They're two very different accents in my books. Funny!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-59818354489912033952011-04-13T00:10:28.486-07:002011-04-13T00:10:28.486-07:00Honestly, unless you have a brit accent, I couldn&...Honestly, unless you have a brit accent, I couldn't tell the difference....at the end of the day, everyone else seems to speak with a nasal twang...may its your non whinging attitude that confuses people or maybe you need to be bald at the right places...<br />Enjoyed your Aussie take mate and I am fascinated by koalas, pandas; basically any one who surpasses me in nap time. :DRek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-30493912273986369952011-04-12T22:39:34.922-07:002011-04-12T22:39:34.922-07:00You knew I’d rise to the bait! Just ‘cos Steve Irw...You knew I’d rise to the bait! Just ‘cos Steve Irwin got skewered in the heart and the spiders are large and hairy or small and deadly, and we have cute little killer jellyfish and a pretty blue octopus which is kind of deadly too, none of this makes the place inhospitable, emphatically No! Honestly we’re really friendly and the crocks enjoy German tourists more than most. Thoreau was none to complimentary, and I suspect a shiela gave him the cold shoulder. For a more balanced (?) view try Bryson’s “Down Under” or Pratchett’s “The Lost Continent”. BTW did you get the clicky sig or did I stuff up? Oops that's a long comment. <a href="http://jumpingaground.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sue@JumpingAground</a> (Alliteration & drabbles)<br /><a href="http://traverselife.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sue@traverselife</a>(Workplace bullying)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-89978097572291218472011-04-12T20:48:32.501-07:002011-04-12T20:48:32.501-07:00That cracks me up that people confuse you for an A...That cracks me up that people confuse you for an Aussie. I mean well it is forgivable to some extent due to the whole Queen's English thing. <br /><br />Well to be honest most people unless they have lived outside of the US or been around both would have trouble with them. I don't have that problem since I have been around people from both countries since I was a kid. <br /><br />And there is a huge difference between New York and Alabama. Huge difference. That is like telling a Scotsmen his sounds English!! lolOilfield Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527580828815598952noreply@blogger.com