豪キャブラリー： Stir
人をからかったり、ジャリあったり、いじめったりするとオージー英語ではstir（かき混ぜる）という。
 | 豪 | 英・米語 | 日本語 |
| Stir | To tease, usually maliciously | 意地悪する、からかう |
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You Know You’re Australian If…
A decade or so ago, Sydney comedian Richard Glover wrote a fairly comprehensive list of typical Australian behaviors that is usually reprinted around this time of year, heading into Australia Day on January 26. Kangaeroo joints the throng of reprinters by adding the list here. You know you’re Australian if: You know the meaning of the word “girt”. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn. You understand that, should an Australian prime minister attempt to invent a nickname for himself, the nation would respond by choosing its own moniker, somewhat less flattering. You believe the best-looking people in the world are those wearing the uniform of the…
Strine-speaking, Sydney-born star made Japan’s queen of natto fermented beans
Strine-speaking Shiori Kutsuna has been declared the 2012 Natto Queen, an award handed out to celebrities who promote fermented soybeans, or natto, as they’re known in Japanese. Kutsuna, a 19-year-old Sydney-born actress, was presented with her award at a ceremony in Tokyo earlier this week. Natto are a popular dish, particularly in eastern Japan, and are highly valued for their nutritional content and health benefits. Less widely praised are the gooey, sticky texture of the fermented beans. Kutsuna was born in Sydney and spent her formative years in Australia’s biggest city, learning how to speak fluent Strine. She is a dual Australian-Japanese citizen. As Japan’s Natto Queen, an award bestowed…
Snag A Democracy Sausage Before The Nutjobs Strip Voting Rights
Aussie voters in Tokyo will be able to snag a democracy sausage if they go to the Australian Embassy in Tokyo from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, according to the Embassy website. This be an opportunity to exercise a hard-fought right to vote (or avoid being fined for not doing so because votng is compulsory). And it also presents an extremely rare instance of being able to see consular officials helping Australians and earning some of the cost of the world’s most expensive passports, ensuring the documents are not a complete rort. Australia is one of the few countries that make voting mandatory, which I believe…
豪キャブラリー：Rockmelons
Rockmelons can be a bit of a trap for young players, because it’s a Strine saying for a fruit found pretty much all over the world. Note the distinctive orange texture of the rockmelon flesh. This distinguishes it from the cantaloupe Europeans eat, musk melon preferred by the Japanese and Americans and spansek found in southern Africa. All these fruits are bloody nice wherever you eat them, but the only fair dinkum rockmelons are in Australia, so that’s what makes it a 豪キャブラリー term. ストライン（オージー英語）で rockmelon と言うと、世界中どこにでもあるフルーツのことだから、初心者にはちょっとした落とし穴になる。果肉がオレンジ色なのが特徴で、ヨーロッパで食べられているカンタロープ、日本やアメリカなどで好まれるマスクメロン、南部アフリカのスパンセックとはそこが違う。どれもめちゃくちゃうまいんだけど、「本物のrockmelonはオーストラリア産だけ。だからこそ、これは（豪キャブラリー）なんだ。」 Strine Dictionary | 考えRoo
我輩は日豪パイオニアである：日本の心を掴んだオージーぼっちゃん
教師でもあり歴史家でもあるジェームス・マードック氏は、その生涯の多くの時間を日本とオーストラリアで過ごした。 ヴェルサイユ条約（パリ講和会議）に於いては、白豪主義真っ只中の豪州国内で、日本が提案した議題、人種的差別撤廃の数少ない支持者であったが、結果的には同条項は採択されなかった。 James Murdoch, a teacher and historian who spent much of his life in Japan and Australia, fought an ultimately losing battle as one of the few supporters in White Australia of Japan’s proposed equality clause in the Treaty of Versailles.
Putting The Limp Into Olympics
Japan did the most amazing job of hosting the Olympic Games under the mostr trying of circumstances, and I would argue there probably isn’t a country on earth that could have done it nearly as well. But the big question is: Why? We held the Games behind closed doors. Only the most privileged of guests were able to see the athletes do their thing, and I’m sure the quarantining rules were broken for many. Personally, I got to see almost nothing. I saw none of the downtown Tokyo events, but did get to perform an errand near Horse Park, where the equestrian events were held. The park was surrounded by…
