10 Days: Learning the Australian Slang ft. Hugh Jackman

Australia is 3 days away and I'm vastly unprepared of what to expect when I reach. My bags are unpacked, I don't have a place to stay in Australia and I'm so stressed out that I'm no better than a walking time bomb.

But there's one thing which really has me worried. It's the slang barrier. Yes, I'm worried about the Australian slang. I know it's technically English but seriously, it's different. I mean, what if I go there and I don't know what everyone is saying? What if I walked into a restaurant and didn't understand what the waitress was asking me? What if I wanted to pick up a girl and got a slap on the face because I used a wrong term? These are worrying factors.

Fortunately, luck is on my side. I got my good friend Hugh Jackman, a born and bred Aussie to teach me some of these Australian slangs.

 

Hi, I'm Hugh Jackman. You may also know me as Wolverine.

Hey Hugh, how've you been?

Um...I'm not going anywhere.

Oh, right, sorry. So, you're going to be teaching me some of the basics of Australian slang right?

Um...what?

Wait, are you saying I'm intellectually inadequate?

Did you just call me a fruit loop? As in the breakfast cereal?

Seriously, are you insulting me with Australian slang?

What does fair dinkum mean? Another insult?

I rather we not get rotten, if that even means the same thing as what I think it means.

Wow. Thanks a lot the insults, Hugh.

I don't understand your entire sentence. I think I stopped understanding once you started talking.

Oh.

Well, I'm still looking. I don't think I'll find anyone though.

Wow. That sounds violent.

Root for her?

Oooookaaaaay Hugh. Thanks a lot for your time. I'll be inching slowly away from you.

Cheerios!

Note: All Australian slangs were found from www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html/ There are more slangs to be learned there.