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[Wiggerz]

thanks Guy and as I said..Not such a bad thing eh!
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[Paul Amyes]

Here in good old WA the weather is somewhat warm and dry, one of the hottest summers on record.

As to our American friends not understanding a word we say, well an American friend of ours reckons that Aussies speak through their teeth, don't move their lips and abbreviate everything. Mind you he's been 20 years now and is just getting the hang of the lingo. I reckon in another 20 we can introduce him to the foundation of the nation - Vegimite.

Maybe it is just our larrikin out look they don't understand.

I agree about the South Sea Island Poms. How chips became "chups" I'll never know.

Generally though in USA I find I need to adopt a crappy fake US accent to try and be understood at times, speak Oz and they give blank looks.

Reminds me of an old story with a friend in USA in 1960's era putting in films at a lab in Ohio with another friend, a Japanese also there for computer training. "Name please", "Norman", "how do you spell that?" "N-O-R-M-A-N" and repeats needed to get it right..... "next please - your name" "Yamaguchi" (no problems, name scribbled down without needing spelling). It must be our Oz pronunciation.

If you want weird English pronunciation, just listen to any New Zealanders.....

Regards............ Guy

 

[Wiggerz]

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[WT21]

This is very true. I used to travel in Europe a lot, and actually had not spent much time in the US, apart from the major cities.

Lately, we have been visiting the National Parks. Wonderful, wonderful places.

btw -- another thing that has turned me off to travel is the travel experience, at least as far as airline travel is concerned.

i had no idea that so few from the usa travel abroad..I have heard it said many times that Americans are not comfortable away from home? Australians on the other hand are huge travelers abroad..especially the last couple of years with a solid $.
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Also keep in mind that the US is a very large and diversified country. Some people can't experience a tropical beach or a glacier covered mountain unless they leave their country but you can in the US. Places like England have nothing like the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone, they have to leave the country to see something like that. Others still don't have a New York, Hollywood or New Orleans. The US covers Alaska to Hawaii to New York and if you want to be somewhere were most people speak a different language then you, we have that too.

I'm not saying that there is nothing else to see, but in the US there are a lot of options that don't require a Pass Port, cavity search or a small fortune to enjoy.

That said I love travel and moved from the old country years ago. We don't have much money but we travel when we can and always enjoy it.
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[amalric]

BTW, your pictures worry me, Wiggly. The look as the long awaited sequel of the Alien series.

Am.
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[s_grins]

I do not see any trouble around, even when I wear reading glasses.
Peace and quiet
;-)
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[vincent filomena]

We are the only country without an adjective:

can't be "Americans" !

United Statians ???

Vjim

 

[Trafford]

The LAST thing that I would say to ANYONE on this forum is "please don't post pictures".

Before I had u43 I had a Panasonic FZ7 and hung out on the Panasonic forum. I remember Wiggers from there, with pictures of his garden in Australia. The Panasonic forum had so many people posting pictures that every so often someone would point out that that's not what the forum was supposed to be for. And many more people would then tell that person to stifle his complaint. The Panasonic forum WAS about everyone showing, getting feedback, and improving their photography.

We should be so lucky as to have this forum have the congenial attitude, and tons of pictures, as in the Panasonic forum.

I remember the Olympus forum (non DSLR) was a bit like that too. They'd talk about gear some, post many pics, a friendly sort. The amount of pics kept the interest up some. Every time Wiggerz posts, I always think "a picture is worth a thousand words" (and usually is more interesting). A lot of people improved their own photography, learned about their cameras, and learned about photography in general. It wasn't a treadmill forum...not saying this one is. But some are.

The Sony Talk Forum is still very much like
that, I hang about there a bit, and regularly take part in
their Mini challenges, even though my Sony W300 gets little
use these days they don't mind and welcome other camera shots.

 

[tedolf]

Only Tedious can insult two great swathes of mankind in one
sentence. Australians do not have a London Cockney accent,
Cockneys do not sound like Australians.

What else from Tedolphius as he thrashes around trying to attract attention to himself?

thrashing!

The Australian accent is probably an early Londoner accent maybe even early Cockney, but of course in Oz it was variously modified over the early years by new settlers, mostly from UK and stayed somewhat frozen in time whereas at "home" in England the language moved on. A bit of reading at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English

As for US English pronunciation, I found one definite area of difficulty was "can" and "can't", sounds like "kan" and "kant". In a noisy environment they sound the same, can cause problems. In Oz they are sensibly pronounced as "kan" and "karnt" so sound quite different.

Generally though in USA I find I need to adopt a crappy fake US accent to try and be understood at times, speak Oz and they give blank looks.

Reminds me of an old story with a friend in USA in 1960's era putting in films at a lab in Ohio with another friend, a Japanese also there for computer training. "Name please", "Norman", "how do you spell that?" "N-O-R-M-A-N" and repeats needed to get it right..... "next please - your name" "Yamaguchi" (no problems, name scribbled down without needing spelling). It must be our Oz pronunciation.

If you want weird English pronunciation, just listen to any New Zealanders.....

Regards............ Guy

 

[tedolf]

Here in good old WA the weather is somewhat warm and dry, one of the hottest summers on record.

As to our American friends not understanding a word we say, well an American friend of ours reckons that Aussies speak through their teeth, don't move their lips and abbreviate everything. Mind you he's been 20 years now and is just getting the hang of the lingo. I reckon in another 20 we can introduce him to the foundation of the nation - Vegimite.

about Vegimite-sounds fabulous!

Maybe it is just our larrikin out look they don't understand.

I agree about the South Sea Island Poms. How chips became "chups" I'll never know.

Generally though in USA I find I need to adopt a crappy fake US accent to try and be understood at times, speak Oz and they give blank looks.

Reminds me of an old story with a friend in USA in 1960's era putting in films at a lab in Ohio with another friend, a Japanese also there for computer training. "Name please", "Norman", "how do you spell that?" "N-O-R-M-A-N" and repeats needed to get it right..... "next please - your name" "Yamaguchi" (no problems, name scribbled down without needing spelling). It must be our Oz pronunciation.

If you want weird English pronunciation, just listen to any New Zealanders.....

Regards............ Guy

tEdolph

 

[Tony Tomlin]

Did you see my question about your US tenure(s).
Tony

 

[Guy Parsons]

about Vegimite-sounds fabulous!

Firstly folks, it's Vegemite, but a certain aura of un-Australianess hangs on it now, it's currently owned by the evil Kraft Co so not Aussie any more.

Totally salty and savoury flavour, only needs to be spread extremely thinly, best on fresh white bread, yummo! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite

Origins = waste from beer brewing, stewed and cooked and a truckload of salt added, looks like something you might repair car tyres with.

The English approximate equivalent is Marmite.

We also eat kangaroos and crocodiles, but not with Vegemite smeared on them.

Regards............. Guy

 

[Guy Parsons]

Did you see my question about your US tenure(s).
Tony

Yes indeed, try this post above http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=40768066

I only prowl these threads as threaded view, the evil flat view introduces all sorts of stray nonsense like losing sub-threads.

Regards........ Guy

 

[Lights]

I think a lot of people who are artists of one kind or another frequent this forum, as compared to some of the others. That makes us stranger than where we come from, since we have no idea of where we are going.

I've wanted to say that for a long time.

I sincerely wish I understood what you mean. It must be important, given the responses by Detail Man and Bob Tullis. But what?

Something like artists are more different than their origins are ... because (?) they don't know where they're going. I'm not trying to pull your chain. I'd really like to understand what you're saying. Thanks for any help.
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I just figured I'd try talking like a politician ;-)
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Like the Joker said: Why so serious?

 

[Tony Tomlin]

Your dates and locations almost sound NCR like?

NCR in Dayton Ohio and Los Angeles in 1967. Before that NCR for 9 months in 1965 in London England.

Then later DEC in Maynard Mass. 1977 and Bedford Mass. 1979, then later as a retired tourist travelling all over.

Was that the answer to your query?

Regards............. Guy

Sorry I missed the response, Yes that was it.

I was NCR, did Dayton 62, 65, Denver 67, Hartford Con 68 then many meetings in RB, Atlanta etc.

Spent most of 89 in Sydney on The Commonwealth project, retired 2001 after 41 years.
Regards Tony.

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[Iforgetwhat8was4]

...it's attention whores.

 

[Wiggerz]

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Best Wishes Billy

 

[SirSeth]

its hard to quantify..your culture seems to have a certain officiousness where in AU and UK we tend to be more relaxed about that stuff..we tend to laugh it off and treat it as pompous grandstanding. Woops now i am in trouble!
Thanks Sire.
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Best Wishes Billy

I can see why people would think that many Americans have a brash way of spouting off everything they feel and think without relational permission. As a teacher and student of leadership, I feel that true leadership is by permission. There are many American's that are pompous or at least prejudice because they just don't know anyone who is not part of their sub-cultural click. Do people just mind their own business where you live? How do you share your perspectives with each other?

Cheers,
Seth

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[Wiggerz]

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