My Travels in Australia

Some words you should know if you're ever in Western Australia...

Bickies = Cookies
Trackies = Sweatpants
Jumper = Sweatshirt
Pigeon Hole = Office Mail Box
Tomato Sauce = Really Liquid-like Ketchup (No Actual Ketchup)
Nappy = Diaper
How Are You Going? = How's It Going?
Boot = Trunk
Icy Poles = Popsicles
Petrol = Gas
Torch = Flashlight
Arvo = Afternoon
Swag = Sleeping Bag with Built-In Mattress
Ute = Truck
Lollies = Any Candy (i.e. Starburst)
Mackers = McDonald's
Ta = Thanks
Capsicum = Pepper (i.e. Red Capsicum = Red Pepper)
Parmie = Chicken Parmesan
Snags = Sausages
Kanga Banga = Kangaroo Sausages
Sunnies = Sunglasses
Ekka = Australian Version of CNE / PNE
Schoolies = Spring Break (i.e. Where are you going for schoolies this year?)
Tasty Cheese = Cheddar
Subway Cheddar = American Cheese

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