My favourite British swear word while I was over there was "PANTS!" As in, "PANTS to you!" Or, "Well, that's a bit pants." Hehehe. Sooo weird. I loved it.
The ones that spring to mind are 'sod', 'bloody' and 'bugger'. 'Sod' doesn't get used here at all, but the other two aren't even seen as a problem, which gets our advertisers into trouble. (...remember the 'Bugger' ad? Hehehe.)
I don't think we really use 'balls' or 'bollocks', either.
As for Americans, a few years back a US president touring here stuck two fingers up at some protesters and there was an enormous ruckus over it. I gather it was explained to him that Aussies see that one as a bit more serious.
And then there's the obvious comments like, "Sit on your fanny and root for your team!" Um. Yeah.
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As in, "PANTS to you!"
Or, "Well, that's a bit pants."
Hehehe.
Sooo weird. I loved it.
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The ones that spring to mind are 'sod', 'bloody' and 'bugger'. 'Sod' doesn't get used here at all, but the other two aren't even seen as a problem, which gets our advertisers into trouble.
(...remember the 'Bugger' ad? Hehehe.)
I don't think we really use 'balls' or 'bollocks', either.
As for Americans, a few years back a US president touring here stuck two fingers up at some protesters and there was an enormous ruckus over it. I gather it was explained to him that Aussies see that one as a bit more serious.
And then there's the obvious comments like, "Sit on your fanny and root for your team!"
Um.
Yeah.