From Oz - ex of Cardiff anf lost :P

[WandrinAndy]

G'Day Carl....

Welcome to the forum from someone who is hoping to make the big move down to Melbourne in a few months, so I have a couple of queries if I may.

I have it on good authority that the natives downunder talk with a funny accent....


How long did it take before you were able to understand them and do you have to speak slowly in order that they understand you?


Have they finally accepted that they are no longer the dominant force in earthly cricket?

Cheers,
Andy

[Carlb1058]

G'Day Carl....

Welcome to the forum from someone who is hoping to make the big move down to Melbourne in a few months, so I have a couple of queries if I may.

I have it on good authority that the natives downunder talk with a funny accent....


How long did it take before you were able to understand them and do you have to speak slowly in order that they understand you?


Have they finally accepted that they are no longer the dominant force in earthly cricket?

Cheers,
Andy

Hey Andy,

I've been here a while now and still can't understand 'em but what makes it worse is I've still got a Welsh accent so if you put me and an Australian together and listened to a lengthy conversation you'd prob end up in the "Sunnydale Sanitorium for the Linguistically Challenged"

As for your last question re cricket, not a cricket fan but if it's sports related I seriously doubt they'd accept that

Cheers
Carl

Oh and watch out for the funnel webs, red belly blacks, browns, red backs and pretty much anything else that crawls or slithers as odds are they can kill ya - I'm amazed that a country can have soooo many deadly creatures and that's excluding the women