Victoria, the place not to be.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Agreed on the nuclear waste issue.

Australia produces approx 10,000 tonnes per year which is a fair chunk of world supplies each year.

It needs to be stored properly, plus geologically Australia is pretty stable, usually at low risk of earthquakes, so it would be an ideal place for long term nuclear waste storage.

The sensible option would be that we would be to build our own, as we would have to pay ongoing storage fees elsewhere, would be cheaper to build it in straya.

a reply to: musicismagic

I am not sure, though where there is a will there is a way.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk
Agreed, how does an eggplant be called an aubergene in the u.k? It’s a odd one.

The English language is almost as odd as Aussie slang.

I'll never forget my first night in Australia. I was staying at the Sydney Airport Hilton. Went down to the bar for a beer. Made the mistake of ordering a Foster's, (like I knew what I was doing).

Bartender says..."Fostah's???? Fostah's???? I'll ave ta' dig around a bit in eeeyah an' see if I can find one."

Told him to forget the Foster's and give me whatever he recommended. Of course, he pulls out a VB.

I asked him..."So what's up with Foster's?? I thought that was 'Australian for beer'"

"Nahhh, we don' drink that swill down eeeyah, mate! We just export that piss to you yanks!"

I busted out laughing!

Learned 3 things at the same time in that one moment:
1.) Foster's sucks
2.) The absolute best beer on the planet is VB
3.) Don't act like you know what you're doing...until you know what you're doing!
I knew that last one already, but slipped up with the Foster's thing. I had no idea!

Ever since then whenever I see a Foster's commercial I just laugh, and I have to repeat the tag line, mockingly..."Fostah's, eats Austraaawlian for Beeyah!"

originally posted by: Direne
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

I see... so, the OP makes the statement the tough policemen in that Australian province are punching and hitting people in order to protect the Chinese investments, while at the same time only two days ago Australia bought some nuclear submarines from the US to deploy them in South China Sea...

A strange way to protect China's interests...

Do you understand the difference between State, Federal and the Military?

Victoria is a State that has sold out to China.

The recent change to plans for our subs came as a complete surprise to almost every Aussie.

However, when the agreed price more than doubles because French decided to double it and now they moan and groan.

They will wave the white flag soon.

P

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Ahh classic story, love it. Lol

VB is the choice beer, there are some other great beers out here, I found s great little brewery in jamieson Victoria, not too far from Bright, they do make a tasty Pilsner, as well as a stout.

Though still love the malty vb.

Can you find vb in your neck of the woods?

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
I'll never forget my first night in Australia. I was staying at the Sydney Airport Hilton. Went down to the bar for a beer. Made the mistake of ordering a Foster's, (like I knew what I was doing).

Bartender says..."Fostah's???? Fostah's???? I'll ave ta' dig around a bit in eeeyah an' see if I can find one."

Told him to forget the Foster's and give me whatever he recommended. Of course, he pulls out a VB.

I asked him..."So what's up with Foster's?? I thought that was 'Australian for beer'"

"Nahhh, we don' drink that swill down eeeyah, mate! We just export that piss to you yanks!"

I busted out laughing!

Learned 3 things at the same time in that one moment:
1.) Foster's sucks
2.) The absolute best beer on the planet is VB
3.) Don't act like you know what you're doing...until you know what you're doing!
I knew that last one already, but slipped up with the Foster's thing. I had no idea!

Ever since then whenever I see a Foster's commercial I just laugh, and I have to repeat the tag line, mockingly..."Fostah's, eats Austraaawlian for Beeyah!"

Very, very true. Mid 40's, born and bread in Aus and never seen a single can of Fosters consumed in my life.

a reply to: pheonix358

The French deal was a rickroll, pardon the pun.

It’s like taking your car in for a service for $49 dollars and then told the bill is $3000.

originally posted by: robsmith
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk
Agreed, how does an eggplant be called an aubergene in the u.k? It’s a odd one.

The English language is almost as odd as Aussie slang.

I have never understood why you guys pronounce the H in vehicle, but leave it out in herb.

originally posted by: robsmith
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Can you find vb in your neck of the woods?

Absolutely can NOT find VB here! I've looked far and wide too. I WISH we could! I'd pay triple the price for that beer!

I figured I'd be able to score some in Canada for sure, but not even available there either.

Seems like it's not exported from Australia at all. We've got every other kind of beer, from every country on planet Earth here in the USA, but not VB.

You guys ought to export that stuff! That, or license some brewers here in the US. You'd make a fortune...and probably put some of the sh##ty beer manufacturers, like Budweiser, out of business too (which wouldn't hurt my feelings one bit). Talk about some sh##ty beer, now that's some sh##ty beer!

a reply to: kangawoo

I don't!

I say "herb", not "erb". Drives my wife crazy (which makes me do it even more!).

Probably some stupid French sh##!

a reply to: kangawoo

Well, you've probably heard the saying...'When in Rome, do as the Romans do'

I thought that's what I was doing when I ordered the Foster's. I had no idea that it wasn't widely consumed, or consumed at all, in Australia.

DOH!!

ETA - I'm just glad the guy was straight with me. Would have been 10x worse if he found a Foster's and I sat there drinking it while everyone around me snickered!

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Agreed Budweiser is terrible! I get a weird hangover when I had a few one night.

I would have thought that vb, would be available in major capitals.

Vb It should be a world beer, it’s that good, Carlton draught is also pretty good, though I like the malty vb.

You should contact Carlton and united breweries, they should be ableto let you of any distributors locally.

I was at the Aussie steakhouse in Kuala Lumpur one night, and vb was so overpriced I had the settle for a Heineken, a. Bucket of six if that swill was cheaper than two vb’s.

a reply to: robsmith

That's where I was based, in Kuala Lumpur, when I came down to Australia to help you guys on the Sydney Airport in preparation for the 2000 Olympic Games.

Yeah, any kind of alcohol was expensive in KL. A bottle of whisky would set you back $US 100 bucks!

We drank Anchor and Tiger mostly.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

I assumed Straya was a city, and wouldn't have even given it a second thought before reading your translation.

a reply to: Direne

Strange times call for strange measures or something like that....

originally posted by: PiratesCut
a reply to: Direne

Strange times call for strange measures or something like that....

extreme times calls for extreme measures, is that what you were thinking of?

a reply to: robsmith

Listening to Aussie speak I think you be may able use a page or two from the playbook of Swamp Yankee speak to save yourself some work.

Aussie is same as English, but we end every sentence in a high tone, while the English end it with a low tone. Give it a go

It's like that other stuff xxxx. Why do they call it 4x, cos they can't spell beer.