Comments on: Would you Like an Avo this Arvo?

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:34:22 +0000

@Graeme – Oh jeez. There’s another rule I’ll have to account for! Great – thanks….(said sarcastically, but with a huge grin)

By: Graeme

Graeme — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:41:20 +0000

‘arvo’ is also sometimes abbreviated to ‘arv’ as in ‘what are you doing this arv?’

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:42:16 +0000

@Emily – Ooh….Neeps and Tatties…..that sounds awesome! I can imagine that the Gaelic influence results in some pretty cool local slang! That, and I hear cockney rhyming slang is a mind-twister…

By: Emily @ Maiden Voyage

Emily @ Maiden Voyage — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:20 +0000

How funny! I love learning about the local dialect when traveling (except when realizing I had been using the wrong term for something, as you mentioned!). Some of my favorite sayings were in Scotland — “neeps and tatties” for turnips and potatoes. Fortunately, locals are usually forgiving that visitors don’t know their slang!

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:19:04 +0000

@TheLongestWayHome – The mountains in the picture are up to 1,700 meters (5,600 feet) high. There are parts of Victoria (such as Mt Buller, pictured) where snow stays most of the winter. But be prepared to pay through the nose if you want to ski/snowboard!

@Stephanie – I actually thought I’d throw a lot more Aussie lingo into the conversation when I was recently overseas visiting home, but interestingly the only thing that really stuck was “no worries”. That, and even though I can’t seem to remember to say “petrol” when referring to “gas” in Oz, I consistently did it back home – to the response of many raised eyebrows!

@Mike – Gee thanks! Just to confuse my Aussie readers, I should have called it “Would you Like an Arvo this Avo”? Hmm…

@Amanda – Great! I figured it wasn’t a horrific faux pas, but I feel much better now! (smiles)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:18:36 +0000

Nora, I wouldn’t stress too much – I have a born-and-bred Aussie friend who always texts me to catch up “this avo”, so you’re not as wrong as you might think. I mean, I always cringe and think there should be an “r” in there, but if some Aussies do it your way, then you’re doing OK!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:03:44 +0000

They may think that equating avocados with the afternoon is one of your crazy Canadian tendencies, whereas I read the title and assumed you’d gone Aussie.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:26:07 +0000

Aww this makes me miss my old Australian roommates from London. When I first moved in I had no idea what they were talking about 75% of the time but by the end I was speaking fluent Australian. Every now and then I still like to drop arvo, or lappie (laptop) into the conversation just for the weird looks i get.

By: The Longest Way Home

The Longest Way Home — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:43:25 +0000

Really informative post Nora. Any idea how high high these mountains are?

I thought snow in oz was a rarity! Maybe its back on my list so!