Aussie Accents

[Dino Velvet]

Was that a statement or a question???

Adam Hills - Australian accents - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpBYnL5fAXE&feature=related)

[russtafa]

we try not to have bad ones mate ,it's a sign you are a westie[hill billy] if you have one. they use words like yizz=meaning you,and dog is the worst swear word they have because they use other swear words so much in their every day language .another thing they say is me mates instead of my mates and they have names like bazza,gazza,wazza, and the girls=shazza,cazza,

[Gillian]

AQI = Australian Question Intonation

... and yes it is annoying ... :D

[Dino Velvet]

we try not to have bad ones mate ,it's a sign you are a westie[hill billy] if you have one. they use words like yizz=meaning you,and dog is the worst swear word they have because they use other swear words so much in their every day language .another thing they say is me mates instead of my mates and they have names like bazza,gazza,wazza, and the girls=shazza,cazza,

I like the Aussie accent. It makes anything said funnier.

'Chopper' trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-Ho_0939Y)

http://infilm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/chopper.jpg

[robertlouis]

Adam Hills is a brilliantly funny comedian and by all accounts one of the nicest guys in comedy.

[Nicole Dupre]

True. I think when they lose the accent, they lose that happy-go-lucky comedic tone with it. At least a little.Mel Gibson Rant 2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGPLjm-fjo)

[Dino Velvet]

True. I think when they lose the accent, they lose that happy-go-lucky comedic tone with it. At least a little.Mel Gibson Rant 2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJGPLjm-fjo)

Agreed. He used to be such a nice bloke.

Mad Max Ending - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2x8RhadlpA)

[Dino Velvet]

I love this documentary on Aussie Action/Horror/Ozsploitation Films.

YouTube Not Quite Hollywood Movie Red Band Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I469oVMbRRg)

[Nicole Dupre]

He was a handsome bastard at that point.

[Dino Velvet]

Oh shit! I still can't tell!

Which direction does an Australian toilet flush? - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmOhlNI68ng)

[russtafa]

out the western suburbs of Sydney the westies wear cheap tracky trousers and flannel shirts,base ball caps,cheap runners lots of tattoos and two teeth in their heads ,the women are usually very fat and wear black tights to show off their fat ass and their camel toe or very gaunt from heavy smack usage

[robertlouis]

out the western suburbs of Sydney the westies wear cheap tracky trousers and flannel shirts,base ball caps,cheap runners lots of tattoos and two teeth in their heads ,the women are usually very fat and wear black tights to show off their fat ass and their camel toe or very gaunt from heavy smack usage

Wow! I can't wait for the Aussie remake of Deliverance, especially the kiddy on the porch playing Duelling Didgeridoos!

[Dino Velvet]

Wow! I can't wait for the Aussie remake of Deliverance, especially the kiddy on the porch playing Duelling Didgeridoos!

I'm sure Australia has made many versions of Deliverance, just not intentionally. Any sheep in this one?

[russtafa]

lots of smack and junkie mum's pushing prams with their babies sucking whiskey in a baby bottle

[robertlouis]

lots of smack and junkie mum's pushing prams with their babies sucking whiskey in a baby bottle

Ah, just like the old country, Russ lol!

[russtafa]

old traditions take a long time to die.the sooner the better in my opinion

[Miss Aeryn]

Mel Gibson in the original Mad Max = my second ever crush

first was Indianna Jones :D

[BellaBellucci]

House - Thirteen and Chase (Chirtheen) Scene 7.22 "I'm a doctor" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DShN5NkrMaE)

Two of the hottest people EV-AH! I love Jesse Spencer's accent.

~BB~

[95racer]

I usually like a female Aussie accent.

[Dino Velvet]

I usually like a female Aussie accent.

This gal gets a little annoying but she's very cute.

Australian Accent - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly6ChP_JDXY)

[BellaBellucci]

I usually like a female Aussie accent.

Olivia Newton-John Regis & Kathie interview 1989 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=169Hz2nD8xA)

~BB~

[Dino Velvet]

The Late, Great Bon Scott

AC/DC Night prowler - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMbyeJaezIg)

AC/DC - Squealer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRJFqCfCqAk)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/BonScottStatue3_gobeirne.jpg/1024px-BonScottStatue3_gobeirne.jpg

[theone1982]

Caught part of Mad Max 2 on T.V. last night. Why doesn't Lord Humongous have an Aussie accent?:)
Mad Max - Wez - We kill! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zxGZYqmo4M)

[iamdrgonzo]

Wow! I can't wait for the Aussie remake of Deliverance, especially the kiddy on the porch playing Duelling Didgeridoos!


LMAO, I just spit my morning coffee across the room.

[iamdrgonzo]

I met a beautiful Asian Aussie girl in Darwin back in the early 90's and I still can't get her beautiful voice out of my head.

Although nothing but nothing beats a French women whispering dirty somethings (in French) into your ear while your playing together naked.

[waedwe]

My accent seems a normal aussie 1 to me, but cab drivers knew from my words where in sydney they were taking me home after a huge night out before i even gave the destination :p

[russtafa]

well you would not want to live in Minto[mino] as the locals say because they don't like no strangers. same go's for Mount Druit and lot's of others

[Dino Velvet]

Are all you Aussies in this thread from Sydney? Too high and lazy to check. Is Melbourne worth a shit?

[russtafa]

Melbourne is a great place except they follow Aussie rules and they think Sydney siders are to flashy and we follow league

[Miss Aeryn]

Jesus don't start world war III russtafa haha

[russtafa]

:fcyeah i'll keep quite about that

[Dino Velvet]

Russ, I hope you've seen this one. Classic Aussie Biker Flick.

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Stone Movie Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lloTd45PFPg)

[russtafa]

we have a new tv series out called underbelly razor which looks quite good

[seamonkey]

I know no one else cares about this, but the Australian accent (or more accurately, dialect) derives from East London Cockney, where most of the early English immigrants came from.

Just thought y'all would want to know in case there's a quiz.

[russtafa]

Our Prime Minister speaks it.Its not a pleasant sound,even her own party members call her a bogan= white trash

[StlyeMeCunty]

hawttttttttttttttttttt!

[Dino Velvet]

I know no one else cares about this, but the Australian accent (or more accurately, dialect) derives from East London Cockney, where most of the early English immigrants came from.

Just thought y'all would want to know in case there's a quiz.

I care. I didn't know that. Thank you.:cheers:

[theone1982]

I know no one else cares about this, but the Australian accent (or more accurately, dialect) derives from East London Cockney, where most of the early English immigrants came from.

Just thought y'all would want to know in case there's a quiz.

East London Cockney, that's the My Fair Lady " 'ello Guvner!" accent, isn't it?

[Dino Velvet]

East London Cockney, that's the My Fair Lady " 'ello Guvner!" accent, isn't it?

That's where Dick Van Dyke is from.

[theone1982]

That's where Dick Van Dyke is from.

Chim-chiminey, chim-chiminey, chim, chim, charoo!

[seamonkey]

That's where Dick Van Dyke is from.

Yes, Dick Van Dyke is the originator of Australian English.

Cockney is the dialect that drops the "h" at the front of words such as "hello." And the long "i" vowel in words like "time" sound like "oy" as in "toym". It's one of the most lively and distinctive English dialects. In fact, the Cockney dialect is thought to have been the predominant London dialect during the Elizabethan era, but was marginalized as others came to dominate.

I don't know why I brought this up, I've never even been to Australia. I'm a student of the history of English, though. My own is upper Midwest American. The kind everyone sounds like when they sing in English.

[russtafa]

the Aussie tv series Kath and Kim has a very Aussie accent to it or strien

[russtafa]

strien is not some thing that middle class Australians try to have

[alpha2117]

The accents in Oz vary in the same way they do in most countries, go to Vaucluse and it's a plummy almost upper class english accent, far north queensland and everything is said in a slow drawl.

As for Cockney - it had some influence but not as much as Irish. Many early immigrants (forced and unforced were Irish)

[russtafa]

KATH and KIM sound like our prime minister =boaganville

[Dino Velvet]

Does everyone in Australia dance like Julian Assange?

Julian Assange "getting down" on the dance floor in Reykjavik - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqd4hW98sQ)

[Bobby Domino]

This is a light-hearted thread; how refreshing & entertaining!! Didn't know about Adam Hills, Stone- the movie or that Ausie movie doc. Always nice to learn a thing or two not related to schlongs & wigs. Wish I had something to contribute to the thread. Thanks to the OP (Dino, I think?) for the topic. Cheers, maties!!!

[Dino Velvet]

This is a light-hearted thread; how refreshing & entertaining!! Didn't know about Adam Hills, Stone- the movie or that Ausie movie doc. Always nice to learn a thing or two not related to schlongs & wigs. Wish I had something to contribute to the thread. Thanks to the OP (Dino, I think?) for the topic. Cheers, maties!!!

It's very light-hearted. I make fun only of those that I like. You'll never see me start a thread about France.

Now let's get back to getting after those Aussies!

[russtafa]

This is a light-hearted thread; how refreshing & entertaining!! Didn't know about Adam Hills, Stone- the movie or that Ausie movie doc. Always nice to learn a thing or two not related to schlongs & wigs. Wish I had something to contribute to the thread. Thanks to the OP (Dino, I think?) for the topic. Cheers, maties!!!
cheers maties sounds like pirate talk but maybe there is some origin to mate as most Australian city's are coastal

[Dino Velvet]

cheers maties sounds like pirate talk but maybe there is some origin to mate as most Australian city's are coastal

What is there in the middle part of your country? We have corn fields and folks in overalls.

[russtafa]

gold mines, dust,salt,heat,flies,abo's,emu's,roo's,rabbits ,wild dog's ,feral cats,camel's

[Dino Velvet]

gold mines, dust,salt,heat,flies,abo's,emu's,roo's,rabbits ,wild dog's ,feral cats,camel's

Camels???

[russtafa]

yeah camels mate the arab's buy them off us

[Dino Velvet]

yeah camels mate the arab's buy them off us

Do the Arabs try to mate with the camels too (Camel Shaggers)?

[russtafa]

:fuckin:maybe they want a good hump

[Dino Velvet]

:fuckin:maybe they want a good hump

Good one.:cheers:

[russtafa]

:cheers:cheers bro

[Dino Velvet]

Nostrovia:cheers:

http://randomoverload.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3562b15147vodka.jpg.jpg?w=334&h=500

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[russtafa]

Hey you know the new CONAN FILM he is an aussie actor was a kiwi but we claim them as our's it really fuck off the kiwi's

[Dino Velvet]

Careful not to pet or feed the critters at the zoo. They've already been drinking.

Australian Aboriginals drunk in public park (ORSM.net) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIwYu1Zjnxo)

[russtafa]

funny as fuck

[Yvonne183]

I am curious,, do fellow Australians hear the accent? I mean do they hear an Australian accent like we Americans hear? Or do you all sound like American accents to each other? Does that make any sense? What I mean is, I don't hear an accent when I talk, it just sounds like,, well,, normal words, is that the same with you guys, does it just sound normal or do you get a picture in your head of Crocodile Dundee every time you hear a fellow Australian talk.

I know that my post sounds messed up, but maybe someone out there can understand what i am trying to say, cause i lack the knowledge of word usage to make myself write clearer.

[robertlouis]

Melbourne is a great place except they follow Aussie rules and they think Sydney siders are to flashy and we follow league

I've had some of my best sporting times watching North Sydney with my brother-in-law!

[russtafa]

some Aussie accents are worse than others same go's for your lot ? and class background comes with the accent

[robertlouis]

What is there in the middle part of your country? We have corn fields and folks in overalls.

Heat, flies and fuck all, lots and lots of fuck all.

[russtafa]

I've had some of my best sporting times watching North Sydney with my brother-in-law!they gave me such a hard time when i asked them what the four posts were for,and i then laughed at them.they hate league and call it"thugby" and think it's for savages

[robertlouis]

I am curious,, do fellow Australians hear the accent? I mean do they hear an Australian accent like we Americans hear? Or do you all sound like American accents to each other? Does that make any sense? What I mean is, I don't hear an accent when I talk, it just sounds like,, well,, normal words, is that the same with you guys, does it just sound normal or do you get a picture in your head of Crocodile Dundee every time you hear a fellow Australian talk.

I know that my post sounds messed up, but maybe someone out there can understand what i am trying to say, cause i lack the knowledge of word usage to make myself write clearer.

My brother-in-law is a German who has lived in Sydney since the 60s. He can tell most Aussie accents including the different ones in and around Sydney. And there are plenty of variations. Bear in mind that apart from the coastal strip that more or less runs from Victoria, through New South Wales and into Queensland is about the only connective tissue on the continent. Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Fremantle are 1,000s of miles from any comparatively sized towns or cities, and they each have their distinctive accents.

Can Russ or any of the other Aussies here advise on what is the Australian equivalent of BBC English over there? I assume it's what you hear on ABC but I could be wrong.

[Dino Velvet]

some Aussie accents are worse than others same go's for your lot ? and class background comes with the accent

Yvonne made a good point. I would like to hear how Aussies think we sound with the exception of New Yorkers and Southerners. Do people from California have an accent to you? Duuuuuuuuude!

[russtafa]

Mosman,or Double bay is the toffy accent

[russtafa]

Yes California is the typical yank accent.and now we have all the"like" teenage girls with that valley speak which is so brain dead

[robertlouis]

OK, I'm a Brit, but for me there's a huge variation in American accents - Boston is different from everywhere else in New England, way different from New York, the coastal south is very different from inland, Louisiana is unique as is Texas, which has about ten subdivisions, LA is very different from SF and so on.....

And I've got no handle at all for the mid-west. Isn't it just for flying over anyway? ;)

[Dino Velvet]

Great Aussie Blackened Thrash Band

http://www.darkside.ru/band/415/n17715.jpg

Deströyer 666 - Satanic Speed Metal - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCBWP2x2ts&feature=related)

Deströyer 666 - Australian And Anti-Christ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbp6WqzoO0o)

Destroyer 666 - Unchain The Wolves - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-Kva94R7Q&feature=related)

Destroyer 666 - I Am The Wargod - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax7cdHiZ010)