I'm a Aussie ,what exactly is a homie.?
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Someone you grew up with, friend or not, and someone with whom you have shared any number of bonding experiences at home, in school, at work, or in any close-knit atmosphere. Homie means you have lived in the same area as this person for a significant amount of time in your life, but the term is appropriately used by those friends who truly feel comfortable referring to each other with such respect. It isn't a word that should be taken advantage of, because a person recognizes who is a friend and who isn't. Therefore, a true homie is always down, while lesser friends will just be out to use you, borrow money from you, bum a ride in your car, etc.\n\nYo, homie, I'll be at my house incase you want to come kick it later.
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yes, fella means fellow.\nHail fella means Hi, guy!
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I'm Australian born and bred and Spanner needs to live here before he makes such sweeping generalisations. Apart from the "redneck" variety, you won't find that many racists or homophobes. I can't believe he admits to getting his views on our political system from Wikipedia. If that's your source, mate, that explains a lot. Wikipedia is not an authority on anything - it's created by the contributions of anyone who can access it - hardly a reliable source. Anyone can make up anything and put it on there. Sounds to me like he might be a tad racist himself. Oh, and Spanner? "Wog" is also a slang term for "cold" or "flu", e.g. "I've got a nasty wog."\n\nAs for Australia being a land of Aborigines and English criminals, people need to understand just what that means. Believe it or not, the Aborigines are PEOPLE. It surprises me how many people seem to speak of them as though they are totally different. They do have their own culture, but they're not that different from everyone else. The so-called "convicts" that were transported here, were sent here often for nothing more than stealing a loaf of bread to feed their starving children. Most of them hadn't done anything serious, but were trying to survive.\n\nAustralian culture is rather diverse due to the many influences we have here. If you are referring to a Paul Hogan- or Steve Irwin-type of Aussie, then the culture revolves around barbecues, meat pies, beer, and football - and by that, I mean Aussie Rules footy, where men don't wear armour, but tight, tight shorts and they actually *kick* the ball. ;) The Aussie attitude is one of, "Give a poor bastard a go" (and that isn't considered swearing by most). When the faeces hit the fan, you can usually count on the community to band together and lend a hand. Charity organisations here are actually that: unlike in some places, you're not required to convert or be a member of their religion in order to get help. Recently, there was a cyclone up north and the amount of aid sent by fellow Aussies was so phenomenal that they had to ask people to STOP sending things.\n\nI've lost count of the number of times people have asked me if I have a pet kangaroo. I've often answered, "Yes. Her name's Matilda and she stays in the backyard with the dog. When I only need to go down the road to the shops, I hop in her pouch instead of taking the car. Saves on fuel." Believe it or not, more than one person has bought this. While kangaroos don't generally live in suburban areas, in times of drought and the like when food is scarce, they actually DO visit populated areas. When I worked at Police Communications, I received a few calls over the years for kangaroos hopping down the streets of Melbourne. It's rare, but it does happen.\n\nI live in an outer suburb where we have kangaroos nearby, koalas, wombats and kookaburras (a type of kingfisher). We have some of the most beautiful and unusual critters in this country. Do be wary of the platypus, though. They are poisonous. We also have something like nine of the ten most venomous snakes here, and many nasty spiders. The female funnelweb can bite through Blunnies (Blundstone leather boots). As for crocodiles, they don't generally travel the sewers, but people do get attacked by them. This usually happens when they go swimming in strange billabongs (waterholes) - many of which have signage indicating not to swim there. Duh...\n\nOther than that, much of our culture is influenced by the USA. We have much of their music, movies, television shows, and so on. Other influences are from the groups that have joined us since the initial English and Irish settlers, especially Asians, Greeks and Italians. We really are a huge melting pot. :)
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Hi I hope that you enjoy your trip to our wonderful country. I think that you will find that most Aussies like and respect all other nationalities the only thing that I will suggest is not to take yourself too seriously and to not expect us to believe that America or Americans are the be all and end all in this world. Just remember that we are Australian and not clones of America and I think that you will get along fine.  I say this to you as the manager of a backpacker hostel in Perth W.A.\nGood Luck
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my sister in law was british. and i could sit and talk to her hours on end. its like foreigners who likes to hear southerners talk. this is a good question. one you can only answer it with another question.I like to listen to Aussies
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Not meant to be an insult (as some English think for some reason), merely a nickname for our less-tanned former rulers. Nicknaming everything is very Australian.
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By jove mate I think your on to something, I wonder how Aussy would like to be the 51 state. I am just kidding.
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you might want to ask to do they use beer coolers (or hand warmers), stubbie is mostly an aussie word.
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I bet its some australian dude - they are like no. one in like every sport.
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Aussies are generally a tolerant lot, and most would welcome you favourably. However there are a few who are still ignorant and tend to be racist, and when they do, they tend to make a fool of themselves. It is an unpleasant experience to encounter these people. And I hope you never will. I lived in Australia 12 years, and I am from Asia. As long as you make friends there, blend into their culture and learn to speak 'Aussie' - as what they say - You'll be right mate! Good luck.
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Australian or Irish (it is the rugged, care-free, semi-bad boy appeal). Gets me every time.
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XXXX is a beer here in Qld, Australia, silly lol
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Traditionally a dude is a dandy; a man who dresses flashily. But in recent years, the term has taken on a colloquial meaning at variance with that: it now means a male friend, mate, comrade, or associate. It can also be used as an informal form of address when the speaker does not know the name of the person that he or she is speaking to.\n\nInformal An Easterner or city person who vacations on a ranch in the West. \nInformal A man who is very fancy or sharp in dress and demeanor. \nSlang \nA man; a fellow. \ndudes Persons of either sex.
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Its usually refers to Australia.
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Hello, the official national language of Australia is English, the pronunciation is very close to the British, with some exceptions, of course and as the territory is vast there are many local accents, as Aussie could be referred to them. They have their slang,frequently used words and expressions, which are really incomprehensible for the English speaking foreigners. For example informally you can say "chow" for a food.\nHope that is of help.\nHave a great time!
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Where i come from in the uk a hoe is a tool you use for removing weeds from the soil. We refer to women like this as slags, tarts or whores - just to name a few. You might thimk people from Britain a bit odd- a lot of us are strange-lol.\n\nwomen just pull hair and scratch each other- thats not fighting punching each other is fighting.
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No.  Please.  Stay in Aussie.  Us American beauty's could never go on once having met you.  We would wax cold to all other men in the shadow of your greatness, and fade to mere images of our former selves while pining away after you.