Random thread on Australian terms

nutcase · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:02

Just got a bit thrown in a conversation with an Oz girl. It's raining out and she said her pants were wet. Do Australians use the same term for trousers as the Yanks, or is my luck in?

I know the Brits used to use the term pants and it went out of fashion years ago, so my best guess is she meant trousers...

nemtizz · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:04

alx · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:07

Poll anyone?

Zefan · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:09

Pants = trousers there I'm afraid.

Either she meant it was the rain or you're a damn good sweet talker.

Shifter_Hull · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:36

Zefan said:
Pants = trousers there I'm afraid.

Either she meant it was the rain or you're a damn good sweet talker.

lol

Vonhelmet · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:38

I've started using pants to mean trousers.

nutcase · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:45

I had just spent about 3 hours in the rain fixing her car - my (under)pants defintely were wet :mad:

so perhaps there was an element of gratitude

Looks like I'm out of luck though :rolleyes:

Zefan · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:46

vonhelmet said:
I've started using pants to mean trousers.

You FAIL

ChroniC · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:46

Australians use all the american terms. Infact they are more american than english really.

Insanity · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:48

I take offense to that.

nutcase · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:52

ChroniC said:
Australians use all the american terms. Infact they are more american than english really.

Don't EVER say that to an Oz if you want to live :eek:

Surely that's worse than calling them convicts

/me runs for the hills!

ChroniC · 6 Jan 2007 at 17:53

Insanity said:
I take offense to that.

having travelled 3 quarters of your country, i can say it. sorry

You wear the same clothes, you use the same terms, your adverts look similar. your accent is obviously different, and i love oz far more than u.s but your nothing like us. which probably is a good thing.

nutcase_1uk said:
Don't EVER say that to an Oz if you want to live Surely that's worse than calling them convicts

/me runs for the hills!

Yeah i know its ironic.
Thye hate them more than us

Haircut · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:07

Pants mean trousers over here too - depends where you are in the country.

rossyl · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:20

australians are a mix of the worst parts of the british and american culture, with a good amount of chauvinsim and racsim thrown in. That's not so much in the cities as other places i visited on the east coast.

Also they cannot drink at all.

Zefan · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:21

rossyl said:
Also they cannot drink at all.

Tell this to my exes parents! They were like fish

steroyle · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:31

Zefan said:
Tell this to my exes parents! They were like fish

They had slimy skin and bulging eyes?

Zefan · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:31

steroyle said:
They had slimy skin and bulging eyes?

Now you mention it, yes.

Wolf11 · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:42

I love some of Stingray from Neighbours sayings Spigging Huffter is a firm favorite lol !

egt · 6 Jan 2007 at 18:46

Just back from Oz, can't get over the fact that the younger generation want to be over here!

SexyGreyFox · 6 Jan 2007 at 19:50

Wheres ZIP when you need him?