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Australian>>>Amurican translation
Holiday = Vacation
Jumper = Sweater
Trekking = Hiking
Chemist = Pharmacy
Rubbish = Trash
Overtake = Pass
Give Way = Yield
Tomato Sauce = Ketchup (learned the hard way)
Coffee = Espresso Drinks (also learned the hard way)
Blank Stare = Reaction to Asking For Regular Coffee
Brekky = Breakfast
Bacon = Cross Between Canadian and American Bacon
Burger = ANYTHING on a bun, aka, a sandwich
Chips = Fries
Crisps = Chips
Tasty = Sharp (as in Cheddar)
Coon = Cheese Brand
Goon = Cheap Boxed Wine
Biscuit = Cookie
Jug = Pitcher
Stubbie = Short Bottle of Beer
Pot and Schooner = Small and Medium Draft Beers
Bottle Shop = Liquor Store
Victoria Bitter, Tooheys, and XXXX = Budweiser, Miller, and Coors
Corona = Exotic Import
Backpacker = Drunk 18 Year Old German Tourist
Footy = Soccer
Snogging = Making Out (FYI, there’s no snogging allowed in the pool)
Kangaroo = Deer ( = Roadkill)
Not Accepted = American Express
Left = Right