Any other Aussie's out here?

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The_Mouse

Yes, I do get annoyed. To misspell Aussie is lazy and bordering on the "Bart Simpson" mentality - you know, "Under-achiever and proud of it" type.

Good spelling shows a bit of pride in oneself that you are at least educated.

Well... that's my opinion.

ausblue

aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi
& ozzie ozzie ozzie osbourne yah yah yah haha
i'm from brisbane

Oi Oi Oi
Don't be too hard on them they can't help it.

darklydrawl

heh, as an aussie, i am usually pretty pleased when an American has heard of Australia and doesn't confuse us with Austria.

Even more pleased if they understand that Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth so hardly any of us see kangaroos in our day to day business....

And totally pleased if they understand that Australia is about the same size as the 'mainland' US of A (not including Alaska of course) so don't have to keep telling me how big the US is.

;)

Dean Winchester

Amen to that

ps im an Aussie

Live.Laugh.Grow

yep! i get annoyed when they speak about pounds and lbs and inches. then i can't answer them...

i live in Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.-(where cyclone larry hit).... nothing happened to my house or our business!!!

nicky_white85

Hey Hey,

I'm an Aussie!!! Where bouts in Aus u from? Yes, It really irritates me too!....What channel is Blue Healers on anyways?

Nicky

Ali

Hehehe I'm from Western Australia, we are totally the minority here, there are a few poms on this site as well.

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I'm with on that one !

Maybe they are just uneducated .... also we don't refer to them as 'yanks' (online) answering questions so why should they misspell our country..

thespywhoknowsyou

I think it sucks big time~LOL

Max A

Yes, i get pretty annoyed when that happens.

PuppyPrince

Most Americans don't seem to even realise there are other countries out there! Their president is one of the worst.

jobees

Yes I am from Queensland

ll_jenny_ll here

I can handle the Ozzie .. I can't handle the Ossie .. I know that there may be little difference between the two .. BUT OSSIE is just so lame

toniar2188

I have a lot of Aussie friends (from Brisbane and Sydney) who are very annoyed at that. Also, when Americans think that Aussies speak like Steve Irwin!

PS: I love Brisbane!!!!!

General Knowledge

Not at all, any way is fine, I regularly say I'm from the land of Oz....lol
Oh, and from country Victoria!!!!!

tuppenybitz

yep i agree
what also ticks me off is put another shrimp on the barbie......since when do Aussies call prawns shrimp!

tetsuwanatom

I agree! "Ossie" pronunciation bugs me.
The other thing I hate (and it happened again just the other day) is when North Americans confuse Australia for the rest of the Commonwealth. I had just finished a conversation with a guy about how I'm from Melbourne, only to be farewelled with a "Cheerio" WTF? Since when is Melbourne in the UK?