Two in One Restaurant Plus more

There is a very old saying here in Aus..........."having two bob each way"

The attached photo is of a local Restaurant in a local Victorian country town (Ballarat) about 1 hour from me, it also appears that if Indian or Chinese is not to your liking, perhaps Italian or a simple Aussie Steak.

Image found on Reddit Australia.

(Down under and too many years ago we called a "2 shilling piece" - 2 bob, we also had slang terms for a "threepence" - a tray bit, "sixpence" - a zac, 1 "pound note" - a Quid etc.)

and your chances of getting a fair dinkum authentic meal in any of them - buckleys and none !!!

I'd just like to have it on the record that I'm Australian and understand virtually none of these colloquialisms.

Mate... Mate... Maaaate....

get off the Pc and visit your local watering-hole more often.... :D

(my mum used to say 'mad as a two bob watch')

"Crikey!"

That's all I got. I'm not Australian. laugh.gif

And I thought Washington D.C.'s Cajun/Korean was an odd job

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Mate... Mate... Maaaate....

get off the Pc and visit your local watering-hole more often.... :D

I hate the word 'mate,' and generally refuse to talk to people who use it excessively.

My dad calls all the females he talks to Luv, like "Thanks Luv", which I find weird.

But I greet my son "morning mate" or "how's it going mate" all the time.

It's just what you're used to...

No, it's what you're used to. Over here we're used to "Hey meat-head, your car is blocking mine!"

Lol

My Father used to say "call me anything.......just don't call me late for dinner"

In Tasmania they don't generally use the name / term "Mate"..........this normally indicates someone from the Mainland (which was me)..........they call everyone "Cobber"

I've never heard the term "Cobber." Tasmania is an odd place.

(Down under and too many years ago we called a "2 shilling piece" - 2 bob, we also had slang terms for a "threepence" - a tray bit, "sixpence" - a zac, 1 "pound note" - a Quid etc.)

Yep, a quid is still a quid, and I remember two bob, and a ten bob note. With the latter you could have a good night out and still have enough left over for fish and chips on the way home.

And a sixpence was always called a "tanner". Don't ask me why ... try google if you must. :)

That was real money, not this decimal crap. And I still have an instant understanding of the weight of something in pounds and ounces without having to pick it up, and my car does "miles to the gallon" although I have to buy the damn stuff by the litre.

mta tells me to "visit my watering-hole more often"................So DennisD how about it, we could drop into the local, it's only 2 miles down the road just past the Ampol service station where petrol is still sold at 2/6 a gallon, Two shillings and sixpence (a half crown) down a couple of 10 ounce glasses of ale.......or a pint.................LOL

By the way DennisD I still have several half crowns, a 10/- and a £1 note with my old stamp collection.............I think I even have a halfpenny and a penny................now I'm showing my age..........LOL

Sounds great Tas, and don't forget the fish and chips on the way home. :lol: