Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!, Oi! Oi! Oi!

While working at Universal Studios Hollywood, I encountered many different people from all over the world. And since I was the one selling them their tickets to get in and letting them in through the entrance, I interacted with pretty much all of them. I've met people from India, China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Italy, Finland, France, UK, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand just to name a few places off the top of my head. But one funny thing I observed about Australians is that everytime you yell out, "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" they always shout back, "Oi! Oi! Oi!" Now I don't know if it's a genetic reflex or in order to leave their country they're swearn by their government to do so. And due to this automatic response that is never ignored, I wondered what would happen if you yelled "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" in Australia? Would you be shunned and thought of as an ignorant American tourist? Or, the possibility I prefer, would you hear a country wide reply of "Oi! Oi! Oi!"?