Do Australians really G'day?

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Sven B

Sure they do.................
No worries mate!
G'day!

vidots

If your alf stewart from home and away yes. Not all aussies do. Also we call the prawns here not shrimps.

The_Mouse

Gidday, mate.

We do use "g'day". But strewth, mate! We don't put shrimps on the barbie. It is rather "unaustralian" .

Feed the man meat, mate! Sangers and chops are the go.

Serena

Yes,people do say G'day.Not everyone though.But people do not say 'throw another shrimp on the barbie'.

iansand9876

G'day is a classless universal greeting. But anyone who tries to say it without having been brought up hearing it almost always stuffs it up and sounds silly.

And we call shrimps prawns. But they do go well on a barbecue, marinated in a little soy, ginger and chili.

tuppenybitz

yep we say G'Day
we dont call em shrimp thats a yankie word,they are prawns

mrz.charmed

yerp im from aussie and we do. Its just a quick way 2 say heyhey

squizzlemepop

not only do the aussies say this but us kiwis do as well. "g'day mate" is quite common and we also throw shrimps on the barbi. Kiwis are often mistaken for aussies and if you dont know what a kiwi is, look to the east of australia

shieldzee1

well G'day bit rigth but shrimp bit is wrong.
most australia cook praws on the BBQ they are like shrimps but a lot bigger.

Wayne A

Apart from those Paul Hogan adds in the 80's & 90's I've NEVER heard any Australian refer to a prawn as a shrimp, I believe that was a put on so you Americans would understand what was being said ! G'Day is universally Australian, but it's still slang, so some may prefer not to use it. As it's not "proper" English.

But Why??

yeah . I gday all the time. But no, I have never put a shrimp (prawn) on the barbie????

Neva heard of it until Hoges had it in his adds.

xchris

f#ck oath

LOL

this is the stereotype of the aussie 'ocker' male. I don't hear it so much anymore, and when i do its generally the older males (40-50's) that were born in THAT particular generation that say it

Elizabeth

I use G'day a lot of the time, but it isn't the only form of greeting used in Australia.
We do also say hello, hi, good morning, good afternoon, how're ya going mate. All the usual stuff.
Some people never use G'day.
I always think G'day is a very happy greeting, very bouncy word.
It sounds strange to me when it's said in a sad, depressed way.

I don't think anyone in Australia call prawns, shrimp.
That was purely for Paul Hogans advertisements for American market. By doing that it also promoted our wonderful seafood as well as the tourist industry.

Our family has been known to cook prawns on the barbie but we prefer steak, sausages, (lamb) chops etc.
In fact, we're having a family barbie tonight with steak, sausages and chops and all the trimmings.

mercurymaniacal

Some do and some don't. It's another stereotype. I don't g'day. I think it's weird. None of the people I can think of g'day...the really Aussie ones do...The ones that live on farms and stuff usually do. And yeah the shrimp thing is the same story.

â€¢ Koala â€¢ uÊop É¹Çpun

I say G'day all the time !

I don't say 'throw another shrimp .....' because I don't eat seafood
:-)

Lula

Some do and some don't.........don't try stereotype everyone, it's unfair lol

peachtreechic

actually its gduy...silly

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