Truck drivers are truckies, brick layers are brickies, wood chippers are chippies, electricians are sparkies. You need to learn Aussie speak before you try to correct Aussies. Only seppos say "truckers".
Truck drivers are truckies, brick layers are brickies, wood chippers are chippies, electricians are sparkies. You need to learn Aussie speak before you try to correct Aussies. Only seppos say "truckers".
It's even more hilarious when yanks try to imitate the Australian accent and end up sounding like fuckwits in the process.
It's even more hilarious when yanks try to imitate the Australian accent and end up sounding like fuckwits in the process.
Words like "truckers" and "fuckers" might sound ok with a yank accent due to their hard r sound. As an Aussie, it just feels awkward to say and comes out sounding weak: "truckehhgehghss", which is probably why we don't say it.
There's just no spot in my mouth to put my tongue where that word comes out strongly unless I put on a yank or Irish accent just for that word which then sounds stupid.
Words like "truckers" and "fuckers" might sound ok with a yank accent due to their hard r sound. As an Aussie, it just feels awkward to say and comes out sounding weak: "truckehhgehghss", which is probably why we don't say it.
There's just no spot in my mouth to put my tongue where that word comes out strongly unless I put on a yank or Irish accent just for that word which then sounds stupid.
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