It is hot down under...too hot for me..

[Taz_Zoee]

Carole, have you seen the show Flight of the Conchords (I don't know where it shows, but its on HBO here, I think). They are the two guys (Bret and Jemaine) from NZ living in America trying to make it as a "band".
One recent episode a middle eastern man shuned them because they were from Australia. I mean treated them very bad. Wouldn't let them purchase fruit from his stand. It was funny. Then once he found out they were from New Zealand he was all nice to them. LOL
When I hear them talk I always try to imagine your voice.

[G535]

Last Saturday (when the worst of the fires hit) the temperature was up to 48C in places, 46C to 47C in most other areas. It's not always like this in Victoria though, just a combination of drought, extra high temps and the firebugs that started it all.

Firebugs are arsonists for those who don't understand some of our expressions.

[cloverfdx]

G535, the quicker these a$$holes are caught the better. It has been horrible . It is suppose to be warming up over the weekend, lets hope not too much and that the winds are not too over the top again. Possible showers on Tuesday, hopefully we get some decent rain.

Firstly my darlings, i do not live in AUSTRALIA,

I am pretty sure he was refering to the Australian bushfires, not that you live in Australia.

[carole]

Richard has confused me with an aussie before lol,(i forgive him,coz i like him, )but hey that ain't so bad really, i quite like my aussie mates, even though i have to pretend we hate each other, lol.

Oh my the temps must be unbearable over there, i can only imagine, i was dying here of the heat, but would you believe it is really cold here today, i am wearing my lightweight winter clothes, talk about extreme from really hot to this, strange weather indeed, and it is rainy and windy too, i could even put the heater on but i will save power and wrap up in a blanket and watch the telly later.

Oh yes i know of the guys you mention indeed,they are doing pretty well i believe,i once did a voice message on a thread we had,so everyone could hear my accent, but i no longer have the microphone etc,i am not typical kiwi though as i was brought up in a home with a very broad aberdonian accent (scottish),i also speak to my parents differently than to my husband and children so i tend to sound a little different,and as i have said before many times we do sound similar to the Aussies, some of them are almost the same, but we do pronounce differently they say fish and cheeps we say fush and chups,aka as fish and chips, he he.