Censorship? What's that? Only in subtitles...

Free, public television in Australia is uncensored, except when bad language is subtitled. As far as I can tell, profanity, nudity, and anything else is completely acceptable when you're flipping through the main channels that show the news and kids' shows and what not. The radio is also uncensored. Something that's a little different. Anyway, got more slang. Learning new ones everyday!

Drug store - Chemist

Mom - Mum

Liquor store - Bottle shop

Candy - Lollies

Scotch tape - Sticky tape

Sharpie - Nico

Counter - Bench

Antique shop - Salvo

College - Uni (or University)

Kindergarten - Kindie

They also have "late night shopping" every Thursday. Typically, most stores close at about 5 everyday, but on Thursdays, stores stay open to as late as 9 or 10 PM. Crazy huh? It's just so tame to the hardcore shopping scene in America.

Have any gaffer tape, mate?

Here I am again to share some more slang I've picked up along the way. I learn/embarrass myself at least once each day with a language I thought I knew pretty well.

Lunch/Dinner - Tea

Color - spelled Colour here

Tire - spelled Tyre

Dress - Frock

Favorite - spelled Favourite

Breakfast - Brekkie

McDonald's - Macca's

Mushroom - Mushie

Running Shoes - Runners or Sand Shoes

Line - Queue

5 dollar, 5 dollar foot long...7 in Australia

More slang:

Silverware - Cutlery

Windshield - Windscreen

Napkin - Serviette

Shopping Cart - Trolley

Flip Flops - Thongs

Parking Lot/Garage - Car Park

Sidewalk - Footpath

Appetizer - Entree

Entree - Main

Cup of coffee/tea - Cuppa

Also, you don't eat meals here with just a fork. Every meal is always eaten with two utensils. Kelly has adapted very well but I just shovel with one hand.

Hmm what's that on your shirt? Oh, bat poop.

I just uploaded about 40 pics onto flickr so check those out! They are from when Lee (Kelly's brother) visited and from last weekend when Kelly and I went to the Sunshine Coast to work at a triathlon. Good stuff! While I'm here, I have some more slang to share.

Sandwich - Sanger

Meat Pie - Dog's eye

Ketchup - Tomato Sauce

They pronounce shallots "shaw-lots" and inventory "in-ven-tree" and scallops "skull-ups"

I agree - Beauty Nuke

Bathroom - Loo or Ensuite