Comments on: An Australian Story By A. Whacka http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/424/an-australian-story-by-a-whacka/ What it's Really Like Living in Australia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BobinOz http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/424/an-australian-story-by-a-whacka/#comment-190 BobinOz Sat, 02 May 2009 04:55:26 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=424#comment-190 <a href="#comment-188" rel="nofollow">@Monique</a> Hi Monique Arvo! Yep, I missed that one out, can't think why. It was probably one of the first ending in "o" words I heard here. We didn't have arvo in the UK either. I'm sure it is a uniquely Aussie thing. I was watching the news the other night and a policeman was first at an accident and said he did his bit while he waited for "ambos and firies' to turn up. I love it, it saves so much time. Glad you're enjoying the blog. Bob @Monique
Hi Monique

Arvo! Yep, I missed that one out, can’t think why. It was probably one of the first ending in “o” words I heard here. We didn’t have arvo in the UK either. I’m sure it is a uniquely Aussie thing.

I was watching the news the other night and a policeman was first at an accident and said he did his bit while he waited for “ambos and firies’ to turn up. I love it, it saves so much time.
Glad you’re enjoying the blog.

Bob

]]> By: Monique http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/424/an-australian-story-by-a-whacka/#comment-188 Monique Fri, 01 May 2009 15:48:21 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=424#comment-188 Hi, I've been enjoying reading some of your posts as I am an Australian who has just moved to Montreal, Canada, and I'm discovering the same sort of things but in Canada. I wanted to mention that you have missed probably the most used slang (in my view at least!) which is: 'ARVO' slang for afternoon. I.e. "This arvo we went..." "Whatcha doin this arvo?" I used this phrase in an email to an English-speaking French lass here in Montreal and she said she guessed the meaning by context but had never heard it before. (haha ooops!) You just don't realise how much slang you use until you take it abroad!! Hi, I’ve been enjoying reading some of your posts as I am an Australian who has just moved to Montreal, Canada, and I’m discovering the same sort of things but in Canada.

I wanted to mention that you have missed probably the most used slang (in my view at least!) which is: ‘ARVO’ slang for afternoon. I.e. “This arvo we went…” “Whatcha doin this arvo?”

I used this phrase in an email to an English-speaking French lass here in Montreal and she said she guessed the meaning by context but had never heard it before. (haha ooops!) You just don’t realise how much slang you use until you take it abroad!!

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