Monday, July 9, 2012

Another normal

  1. "no" in Australia = "maybe, I'm not sure..." in Chile
  2. "yay!" in Australia = "awesome! yes! great!" ("¡bakan! ¡sí! ¡bueno!") in Chile
  3. pointing with your finger or head in Australia = pointing with pursed lips in Chile (I'll have to get you a photo of this one)
  4. "ouch!" in Australia = "ay!" in Chile
  5. emoticons :) :/ :( :D :} in Australia = repetition of maaaaaaaaaaaaany vowels in Chile (I think) (eg "how gorgeous! :D" = "¡qué liiiiiiiiiiiindo!")
  6. punctuation: "Bob said, 'bottom', and everyone heard him!" in Australia = Bob said, <<bottom>> and ¡everyone heard him! ― in Chile
  7. "yum!" in Australia = "¡qué rico!" in Chile
  8. greeting people with "hi! how are you?" in Australia = "hi! how are you?" ("¡hola! ¿cómo estás?") and a kiss on the cheek in Chile
  9. enthusiastically waving goodbye in Australia = a kiss on the cheek in Chile
  10. saying "please" and "thank you" at every possible opportunity in Australia = saving them for when you really mean them in Chile

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