Americans in Australia

I know a lot of you are Australian... and I need your advice!

I'm coming for vacation, by myself, to travel for about a month/maybe 6 weeks later this year.

Last night I had a nightmare that I didn't know how to order a beer and had a panic attack in a bar hahha. I just kept saying "I'm American, I don't know!" over and over again!

And then I was thinking about how I'm gonna look like such an American Idiot if I don't brush up before I go..

Any advice would be greatly appreciated... i.e, how to order a coffee, bc i don't know what a flat white means. hahahahaha

thanks!

"Skinny cap please."

"That's $3 thanks."

"Thank you."


We do speak English. hahahaha.


You stress too much.

Violet wrote:"Skinny cap please."

"That's $3 thanks."

"Thank you."


We do speak English. hahahaha.


You stress too much.

hahaha, violet, you know me by now!

I am a Nervous Nellie. I just know we don't have the best rep in the world... and i saw something on the chaser's war on everything about dumb ass americans and i was horrified...

didn't know the eiffel tower was in france, are you kidding me?!?! i was like "ah, hell, no..."

^LOL. Yeah i know. But not EVERYTHING on that show is 100% real.

Most people think of Australians as outback yobos that ride around on kanagroos when truth is, we are the most urbanized country in the world.

Violet wrote:^LOL. Yeah i know. But not EVERYTHING on that show is 100% real.

Most people think of Australians as outback yobos that ride around on kanagroos when truth is, we are the most urbanized country in the world.

LOL EXACTLY!!

But you're right, I need to relax about it.

One of my best friends just got a job in Paris (lucky bitch) and she's freaking out. I was like "Aw, they don't hate us anymore!" hahaha

would it help if i went through the different types of coffees?

short black = a single shot of black coffee with no milk (very strong)
long black = same as short black but dilluted with more hot water
flat white = long black with milk in a mug (no froth)
cuppacino = flat white with froth and chocolate topping on top
latte = flat white in a glass (tiny bit of froth)

and if you want skinny milk just say "skinny" before the name of the coffee (unless of course there's no milk in it)

yea, i think that's about it haha. you'll be fine. i've seen a few americans at uni and they're all good lol. chilax and have a great time!

Aw, thanks guys!

Chrissy wrote:I know a lot of you are Australian... and I need your advice!

I'm coming for vacation, by myself, to travel for about a month/maybe 6 weeks later this year.

Last night I had a nightmare that I didn't know how to order a beer and had a panic attack in a bar hahha. I just kept saying "I'm American, I don't know!" over and over again!

And then I was thinking about how I'm gonna look like such an American Idiot if I don't brush up before I go..

Any advice would be greatly appreciated... i.e, how to order a coffee, bc i don't know what a flat white means. hahahahaha

thanks!

If you order a beer, just don't ask for Foster's, nobody in Australia drinks it, we send it overseas because nobody here likes it lol.

People will recognize your accent and be all like "OMG you're from America, how cool!" and stuff if anything LOL.

Donna- thanks so much for taking the time to do that! I live on coffee, so it'll come in so handy.

LOL, yeah stupidmeatball, I actually did know that Australians don't drink Fosters! We have quite a good selection of Australian beers here, although it's impossible to get VB in America. I mean, it's literally impossible. We have quite a few Australian bars in the city and they all have "Bring VB to the States!" petitions... hilarious. Thank You for the advice!

Ballin'- I am hoping to see the Great Barrier Reef and then just take my time and see what I feel like seeing on my way to Melbourne. I've got some friends in Sydney, so I'll definitely get there, I wanna see Australia Zoo and spend time at the beach if I can... it's all kind of up in the air depending on time. But yeah, I'm excited!!

Violet- LOL it's going to seem so weird to have people think I'm the one with an accent... I have pretty much no trace of an accent at all in America... My mom has a wicked Boston accent, she drops all of her R's and everything, but I lost all mine in school when I took Voice and Diction...lol, ah, theatre school!

Thanks again, guys...anything else you think of, let me know!!!

Chrissy wrote:
LOL, yeah stupidmeatball, I actually did know that Australians don't drink Fosters! We have quite a good selection of Australian beers here, although it's impossible to get VB in America. I mean, it's literally impossible. We have quite a few Australian bars in the city and they all have "Bring VB to the States!" petitions... hilarious. Thank You for the advice!

You poor things. That's horrible, I love the stuff myself and you'll have to try it at some point. Or perhaps every point

Chrissy wrote:
Violet- LOL it's going to seem so weird to have people think I'm the one with an accent... I have pretty much no trace of an accent at all in America... My mom has a wicked Boston accent, she drops all of her R's and everything, but I lost all mine in school when I took Voice and Diction...lol, ah, theatre school!

Thanks again, guys...anything else you think of, let me know!!!

Just don't try the Australian accent. We can spot a fake a mile off. Even Meryl Streep (possibly the world's finest actress of all time) couldn't do it. THe only good one I've heard was Robert Downey Jnr. in Tropic Thunder, but even then it was more of a Queensland accent. (Yes there are differences, very subtle but they're noticeable, Adelaide is the easiest to spot, they sound quite proper and it's very noticeable when they say chance and dance, Queensland is a lot more ocker.)

stupidmeatball wrote:
Just don't try the Australian accent. We can spot a fake a mile off. Even Meryl Streep (possibly the world's finest actress of all time) couldn't do it. THe only good one I've heard was Robert Downey Jnr. in Tropic Thunder, but even then it was more of a Queensland accent. (Yes there are differences, very subtle but they're noticeable, Adelaide is the easiest to spot, they sound quite proper and it's very noticeable when they say chance and dance, Queensland is a lot more ocker.)

Yeeeeeah... I promise I won't be doing that! Wouldn't even attempt it.