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Originally Posted by cinnles
Nah, we were probably under the impression that danes spoke danish. 
Though if you asked a general aussie what they thought of the danish they'd probably say "I love those things, they're all sweet and breadlike. I have 'em with coffee." |
Ahh.. the usual 
We speak Danish of course but the department of education has made sure that every child is taught English from the 5th grade (to 9th or 10th grade) and German from the 7th grade. Therefore the average Dane speaks English very well 
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Originally Posted by cinnles
I was wondering if you went on holidays with them. As I said, you know more about their trip than I do about my last one! |
I see, lol. No I did not go with them.. the reason why I know so much about them is because the media here shows us any important thing going on in the royal family's life.
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Originally Posted by cinnles
We speak strayen. It's not officially recognised as a language, but I'm sure there's some guidelines up on the web.
Here's a starter:
Abbreviate everything.
Examples:
Underwear: Undies
Vegetables: Vegies
Cigarettes: Ciggies
Football (rugby in other countries, victoria): Footy
Petrol: Petty
Carburettor: Carby
Barbeque: Barby
Anyone's name with two syllables or more (ie, stuart, Andrew): Stuey, Andy. (Nancy is, err, Nancy.)
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Hahahah cool! That's not a real language is it? Isn't i more like certain words you pronounce differently?
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