Aussies dont sound like yobbos!!!
Does anyone notice how anoying our accents sound in movies. Ok our accents are not similar but we really dont all sound like Yahoo Serious or Steve Erwin.
Do Americans take Aussies seriously?
That prominent 'nasal twang' Aussie accent is grown from Queensland and the NT areas, more northern farm-culture areas. And areas of far-western NSW (Broken Hill area, onwards towards Ayer's Rock, etc). Places like Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and most of Tasmania do not sound like that. They tend to choose the harsher sounding accent because it is much more obvious. More southerly situated Aussies have much gentler quieter accents.
As for Americans taking Aussies seriously, yes. The common average American will accept an Australian resident quite happily. Being an Australian resident who travelled in the United States, I can tell you this from experience - they find us interesting, but it's not much of an issue. In a business environment, the different accent isn't even an issue - nobody cares.
Hollywood just tries to sell the stereotypical Aussie image (Steve Irwin, croc hunters, outback-driving hoons) as a gimmick. They rape the culture because the stereotype sells apparently.
Quite sad really.
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How do you guys survive on only eating Bloomin' Onions? That's so unhealthy.
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If by that comment you are referring to Aussies eating only onions well you are servearly mistaken. I do enjoy onions (by the way onions are healthy depending how they are cooked). I am a true blue Aussie who loves our traditioonal culture BUT i eat meat, veggies and toast or bread with most of my meals (onions is a veggie). Most Aussies i have seen eat the same sort of thing. I would say to you the same as i have said to user "GeniusIQ165" that you need to get your facts straight.
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"How do you guys survive on only eating Bloomin' Onions? That's so unhealthy. "
We don't eat onions by themselves. We like BBQ them and eat them with BBQ'd crocodile, snake or shark.
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they don't eat only onions. They also eat yucky tasting vegemite.
and even one of their own tv shows say they have resturants that serve kangaroo meat.
as for the saying "put another shrimp on the barbie" they claim they don't say instead of "put another prawn on the barbie" they claim they do say, I think that most likely started in the U.S. from someone trying to make another American understand what they meant in an area of the U.S. that only uses the word shrimp and has no idea what a prawn is.