And that is a chair with a panda on it

freakinhatesplenda:

rollingwithchinchillas:

musingsofabrokendreamer:

thisisnotbruce:

christinastrawn:

mello-dramatic:

bowie-coyote:

thisisnotbruce:

It’s English I swear…

Australian dialect is so weird and fascinating and clever. 

Whoa.

What are they saying

Here’s Gazza the ambo who’s pulled an all nighter
Here is Gary, the paramedic who’s just worked all night 

Nan and mum with the ankle biter
Grandma and mom with their little child 

Stevo from Paddo on a break from a reno
Steve from Paddington taking a break from a renovation

Having a chinwag from the visiting relos
Chatting with visiting relatives 

Back from the Murray are Hoddie and Binnie (???) with pav mcflurries and towin a tinny
Back from the Murray are (those two names I’m not familiar with) with Pavlova McFlurries and towing a boat 

Hawko and Simmo in a ute that’s chockers
(someone who’s last name is probably Hawksomething) and Simon in a utility vehicle that’s full 

Best behaviours fellas, these two are coppers
Be on your best behavior guys, those two are cops 

Yep, there’s Jimbos and Bennos and Raches and Ackers
Yes, there’s Jims and Bens and Rachels and (people with last name that starts with Ack)

But there’s only one place on earth where you can get Macca’s
But there’s only one place on earth where you can get McDonald’s 

Oh Lord the translation!

It never occurred to me that maybe Non-Australians find this difficult to understand.

MACCA’S??? 

(via robert-downey-jesus)

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“I dream of the time, from the dusty red earth plains,
The ancient heart - the guardian of the flame
I am standing on rocky shore, I watched the tall ship to
Forty thousand years, I have been the first Australians.
We are a people, but we have a lot
We came to land on Earth,
We have a dream,
And sing with one voice,
Me, you, we are Australians.
I came to the prison of chains bound ship
I cleared the land, endured whipping and wait for the rain.
I’m a settler, I’m a farmer’s wife in the dry and barren run
A criminal, a free man I became Australian.
My daughter’s excavator find the mother lode
The girl become a woman’s long and dusty road
I am a child of the depression, I saw a good time to
I am thick, I was a fighter, I’m Australian.
We are a people, but we have a lot
We came to land on Earth,
We have a dream,
And sing with one voice,
Me, you, we are Australians.
The teller of the story, I was a singer of songs
I am Albert Namatjira, and I drew the ghost gums
I told him Mark Lancey, I run on Ned Kelly
I am a man waltzed Matilda, I’m Australian.
My hot air from the desert, my plain black
My mountains and valleys, I droughts and floods, heavy rain
My rock, my sky, rivers, when they run
The spirit of this great land, I’m Australian.
We are a people, but we have a lot
We came to land on Earth,
We have a dream,
And sing with one voice,
Me, you, we are Australians.”
— I Am Australian translated to Chinese then back to English using Google Translate.
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