We all speak English right?

Ok I'm gonna leave you with a linguistics lesson. This is how you know if you've lived in true Australia. I learned most of this at the bar when I gave out a blank look to a request. Huh?

1. Stubby=a bottle of beer as opposed to a can
2. Stubby holders, eco holders, coolers=the foam cover that goes around a can or bottle of beer to keep it from warming too quickly when you hold it...Aussies are crazy about them
3. TEDS=Toohey's Extra Dry...a common beer in Oz
4. Flat white=coffee with milk
5. Long black=black coffee
6. Short black=espresso
7. Always roll a Cooper's stubby before serving it to mix the residue in the bottom
8. EFTPOS=using a credit card to pay
9. Petrol=gas
10. Hot chips=french fries
11. Tomato sauce or just sauce=ketchup
12. Meat pies, pasties, and sausage rolls are a common meal choice for Aussies
13. Capsicum=peppers
14 Ordering something with the lot (like a hamburger)=an egg and bacon go on it
15. Lime, soda, and bitters does not mean a lemon-lime bitter soda but a mixed drink (yeah did that one wrong once)
16. Squash=lemon soda called Solo
17. Lemonade=Sprite
18. Shandy=mixing a "lemonade" and a beer
19. Cuddles=hugs
20. Quad bike=four wheeler
21. R.F.D.S.=Royal Flying Doctor Service
22. Ta=shorthand way to say thanks
23. No worries=used in numerous ways but some common ones are for saying thank you or no big deal
24. Reckon=means how you think about something..."do you reckon we need more VB in the fridge?" or "I reckon that's a good idea."
25. Sheila is rarely used to refer to women...it seems kind of derogatory...like saying "my old lady" is in the car
26. Jumper=sweater or cardigan or sweatshirt
27. Thongs=flip flops
28. Swag=a canvas personal tent that a person uses to camp outside and put around a sleeping bag...lots of Aussies use swag as they travel around
29. Toastie=toasted sandwich
30. Spot on=you're absolutely right

And many more that I'm forgetting at the moment...sometimes I'd just say this stuff like it's second nature! Usually I'd get a few laughs or amused smiles from the guests. Of course I'd be laughing first...best way to keep some sanity when serving.

Here's a typical way I'd learn some of this lingo:

"Can I have a pair of TED's thanks." (Aussies always end their requests with thanks. It was usually one big slur of words with thanks being the period on the end and I would think..."Thanks? Thanks for what? I haven't done anything yet and I have no idea what their saying in the first place!")

"Excuse me...you want a pair of what?!" (With the accent, it sounded like tits and I had no idea what a TED's was anyhow)