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The Oz Glos

Welcome to the Oz Glos, your guide to Aussie lingo. It's a work in progress.

Arvo: Afternoon
Avo: Avocado

Barbie: Either the grill itself or a gathering involving grilling. Seldom is BBQ sauce employed

Bogan: An unclassy person, usually of lesser means.
Brekkie: Breakfast or brunch

Chucking a Sickie: Faking a sick day or playing hooky

Dero: Abbrievation for derolict. Poor. Can be a person, place or thing
G'day: Hello, and welcome to Australia 

How's your father?: Sketchy or dodgey
Maccas: McDonald's 

Mates: Friends

No Worries, Mate: Thank you/ you're welcome/ sorry/ not sorry

Pash Rash: The redness around your mouth after a make out session with a guy who has stubble

Rock up: The same as walk up, but with swagger
Sausage Sandwich: A sausage wrapped in squishy white bread. This is actually a thing here.
Sausage Sizzle: Akin the a bakesale, but with sausage sandwiches.

She'll be 'right: Everything will be fine/don't worry about it/ walk it off
Sick Cunt: A term of praise
Shit Cunt: A term of derision
Taking the piss: Giving someone a hard time

Tea: Snack time or dinner. Does not actually refer to drinking tea. 

Tradey: An unskilled labor
Veggo: Vegetables, vegetarian food options, a vegetarian

We're not here to fuck spiders: Let's not waste time

Street Art Friday

Things I've Eaten: FOMO & Gelato

FOMO was born in major cities and never moved out of its parents' place. Tastes are fleeting but winning is forever so if you can't decide where to go you should probably just stay home since spending four pence (Quid? idk here) on anything other than the objective gold standard of whatever you need right now feels tantamount to punching yourself in the mouth. Whether it's tapas or burgers or tacos (jk about tacos, this is 'Straya), your choices are staggering and they're also looking right back at you, watching you while you choose. The FOMO-obsessed-Dev in us all would rather spend hours finding The Best food truck than wasting one second consuming an underachieving taco.

I wanted to find the best Gelato in Sydney, and I did. It's a 9 minute walk from my apartment.

Wildflower Wednesday

Spotted in Stanmore, NSW

Day Trip Tuesday: Paddy's Markets, for All of Your Conterfieit Needs

 

 

Paddy's Market is a bizzarre-style market in the China town district of Sydney. It is THE place to go for souvineers, ranging from koala keychains (necessary) to kangaroo ballsack bottle openers (popular) to affordable t-shirts for your whole family (Merry Christmas).

it's a jungle out there

 

 

Me: I love Newtown

Friend: I like Newtown, but it's a bit wacky

Me: I like that it's hippy-dippy

Friend: Sure, but sometimes I feel like the people here just try to be different for the shock value

 

[This man & his giant raven Cockatoo cross the street in front of us]

 

Me: ....Touché

Street Art Friday

How to Order Iced Coffee In Sydney

Despite being known for melty weather, Australia doesn't really do cold drinks unless they contain at least 7% alcohol. First lesson of Australian coffee: They basically do not do drip coffee here. People might, might make drip coffee in thier homes, but no decent cafe offers it. "Cold drip" is on offer at a few high-end places, but the last time I ordered some I recieved five ounces of watery bullshit (Cost: $6 lol).

When it Rains it Pours and When it Pours it Doesn't Stop and Oh No It's Still Going

Sydney is on its third-day-and-counting of torrential rain. Koalas are basically swimming in the streets (do not fact check this) and people (me) are becoming lethargic and disoriented.