Of course I didn’t understand and had to ask for a ‘translation’. He said, “You wanna bail already? Hang on, I’ll give ya a lift in a minute” (You want to leave already? Wait a minute I’ll give you a ride). He explained that “Tar or ta” is like saying “thank you”.Īfter all the travelling and learning I got really tired and told my new manager that I would need a bed. I was curious and asked him what he just said. While I was waiting for my food a guy next to me got his dinner served and said “Tar” to the waitress. A middy is a small glass of beer in Western Australia whereas it is called a pot in Victoria. He asked if I want a middy of beer and again I had no clue what he was asking. I asked if they have vegetarian food and the guy behind the bar said “Veggies and chippies” which means vegetables and hot chips (French fries). The girl next to me translated and told me it means what I would like to order. The bartender asked me “What ya after?” I must have had a big question mark written on my face since everyone around me started laughing. In the evening of my first night I went to the pub (as a customer). It was quite embarrassing for me but he had a lot of fun □ My new boss had the strongest Australian accent I’d ever heard and I had to ask so many times if he can repeat what he just said. The ride from the airport to the town was quite interesting. Soon I learned it is common to say mate - even to women. I was kind of surprised because he called me mate and it sounded more like greeting a man than a woman. The bar manager picked me up from the airport and the first sentence he said was “G’day mate. I came to Australia with the main purpose of working and shortly after my arrival I scored a bar attendant job in a very small country town in the northwest of Western Australia. When I arrived in Straya (Australia) I thought my English was not too bad since I’d been travelling for almost a year and I was always able to communicate and understand people.
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