A place to discuss Australia and important Australian issues.
If you're posting anything related to:
If you're posting Australian News (not opinion or discussion pieces) post it to Australian News
This community is run under the rules of aussie.zone. In addition to those rules:
Congratulations to @Tau@aussie.zone who had the most upvoted submission to our banner photo competition
Be sure to check out and subscribe to our related communities on aussie.zone:
https://aussie.zone/communities
Since Kbin doesn't show Lemmy Moderators, I'll list them here. Also note that Kbin does not distinguish moderator comments.
Additionally, we have our instance admins: @lodion@aussie.zone and @Nath@aussie.zone
Having my millionth conversation with a Victorian about South Australians calling “power poles” Stobey Poles. That’s because that’s what they are.
Thank you! I didn't know what to call these since moving to Adelaide. They are everywhere!
Its language use not just accent, so a Victorian would say a bag, a Queenslander would say a port.
Port? Use of "port" to denote a bag, suitcase, or other "carry all"?
Only octogenarians use "port" in this manner...
I'm an almost life long QLDer and 'a port' to me would mean a fortified wine...
Or where the boats come in
Yeah, the Victorian is telling me about how Melbourne is the best place to get coffee and the Queenslander is trying to sell me magic mushrooms, at a good price tho.
What about a Westralian?
We're either selling you meth or offering you a FIFO job. Hell, sometimes both.
"Something... something.. SAND!!!.. something.. minesite.... something... something... the Ore must flow." Direct quote.
Tax free miners getting rich of our resources. Our politicians getting fat jobs with them after finishing with government. Etc.
Easy to spot WA folk. They're all slightly ashamed that they're part of the reason we don't have free hospitals, university and a higher standard of living.
Also they think every day items are waaay more expensive than they actually are
Gets more ocker the higher north ya go
Apparently I'm hopeless, they all just sound "Australian" to me. I didn't even know there was much state-by-state difference lol
Definately used to notice a South Australian or Adelaide accent. Not so much anymore. Not sure if things in the ground have changed or if my hearing is getting worse.