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THE INKSPOT
ISSUE 1, 2017
MEET THE GAPPIES
By Karen and Joyce
Students of Somerset College, meet:
TK
Sorry TK but you don't have a
SchoolBox photo yet :( Instead, we
used a smiley face
Adrienne
Joe
What do you like about Somerset?
Adrienne: The students are very friendly and the
staff are very welcoming!
TK: The infrastructure and people. Wait, not the
people, the students.
Joe: The students and the facilities.
Adrienne: In general, the staff and students are
the main highlight.
What surprised you most about Australia?
Adrienne: You guys have a lot of slang that I
don't understand.
TK and Joe: Yeah, it's hard.
What do you miss most from your home
country?
Adrienne: Our families.
TK: The food.
Joe: Yeah, our families, and the food.
Have you ever had a Bunnings snag? ;)
TK and Joe: What's that?
Adrienne: Oh, that's a sausage right?
TK, Joe and Adrienne: Haven't tried it yet.
Now for some Australian slang! What does it mean when Australians say:
Chuck a sickie
(Calling in sick)
Adrienne: It's when you call in sick.
Joe: You watch Margot Robbie.
Adrienne: No, I haven't.
Chunder
(Vomiting)
Adrienne: Chunder?
(They had no clue)
Spit the dummy
(Throw a tantrum)
TK: Spill the beans?
Joe: I have no clue what that means.
Choccy biccy
(Chocolate biscuit)
Joe: Chocolate biscuit?
Us: Yeah!
Chuck a u-ey
(Do a U-turn)
Adrienne: Isn't that a ute?
Joe: No, no, it's when you do a U-turn.