Aussie Wildfire!
So the segment that Beyond Tomorrow did on DriveTime aired in Australia over night. They have a page set up now on their program archive, though you can't watch the segment itself. And they seem to think that DriveTime is called DriveTime TV... I don't see what TV has to do with this?
The Aussies are commenting like wildfire over on the DriveTime site. One anonymous commenter wrote, "They made you out to be slightly weird and crazy, but nothing too bad." That's good enough for me!
I've had to pull out my Aussie/English dictionary a few times:
"Mate" <---> "Friend"
"G'day" <---> "Hello"
"Oi oi oi" <---> ????
The Aussies are commenting like wildfire over on the DriveTime site. One anonymous commenter wrote, "They made you out to be slightly weird and crazy, but nothing too bad." That's good enough for me!
I've had to pull out my Aussie/English dictionary a few times:
"Mate" <---> "Friend"
"G'day" <---> "Hello"
"Oi oi oi" <---> ????
8 Comments:
Hey again
Hehe, oi oi oi is part of a chant. usualy to cheer on a team.(like Cricket or Olympics ect)
How it goes normaly(course it alters a bit here and there):
Group of People/Person A;
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
Group of People/Person B;
Oi! Oi! Oi!
A;
Aussie!
B;
Oi!
A;
Aussie!
B;
Oi!
A;
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
B;
Oi! Oi! Oi!
Hope that helps :P
~Rage
sorry for double post.
Kinda missed something-
being Crazy or weird isnt usaly a bad thing in australia. more of a compliment :P
And theres an Australian dictionary in america???
rage -- thanks for the quick lesson. I now feel prepared if I find myself in a rowdy Aussie pub!
no probs : )
hehe
Hey hey Ravi,well I was just wondering (and I know the tv show Beyond tommoz probably asked you)but what made you want to record yourself going to and from work?
Also not knowing about our aussie aussie aussie chant?
Well I thought every country heard it at the 2000 olympic games when we yelled the chant at the top of our voices,but well not everyone watches the loympics ay?
Well keep up the work I am loving it seeya
Happy driving
Royboy
Thanks royboy -- American coverage of the 2000 Olympics was pathetic. Most, if not all, was tape delayed (sometimes a day later!) Plus, I was in the midst of grad school at the time, so not a lot of TV for me then.
Re: why I started doing DriveTime, it just seemed the thing to do. The recent piece in the Boston Globe gives some good insights!
I never expected to here that American coverage of ANYTHING would be bad with so many T.V. channels and all. I mean most of our channels that we get on cable are American!!
Oh,and that piece in the Boston was a good read it answered my question thoroughly,thanks.
Anyway keep on driving,
Royboy
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