Another Layer

So now we are entering the socialization part of this whole journey.  I kinda look at this experience as the layers of an onion.  When we first arrived, the simplest of tasks were difficult like, driving, going to the grocery store, opening a checking account.  Those first few weeks were the core of the onion.  We held each other tight & tried to remind ourselves that we chose this crazy idea & felt good about it!  Now the layers of the onion are being peeled back a little further & we are enjoying ourselves more & feeling further settled each day. There are new challenges now, like choosing good friends & the whole social aspect of meeting people & moving to a new place.  I am noticing funny words that Aussie's use & it's interesting to learn new vocab & apply it, so I thought I'd share with you.


How ya goin?=How are you? (For some reason Dan & I thought this was funny, they say it in a sing songish sort of way)
bogan=white trash
dodgie=questionable, bad
biscuits=cookies
chips=french fries
texter=marker (pen)
rubber=eraser
dag=a nerdy or uncool person, maybe a dork

For example: That was a dodgie neighborhood, with a bunch of bogans.

You could have dodgie clothes too, (it's kinda like tacky when used that way).

Someone might say "Oh, he's a bit of a dag".