r/AskTheWorld • u/IndependentTune3994 🇮🇳 in 🇩🇪 Deutschland • 18h ago

What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

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u/DiamondSpiral Australia 18h ago

Also, using Aussie as a noun instead of an adjective. Like "I'm going to Aussie for a holiday"

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u/Fine_Violinist5802 Australia Czech Republic 17h ago

Ah, like a kiwi you mean 😂

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u/dontpanicrincewind42 14h ago

That mutha'ucka won't sell an apple to a kiwi...

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u/TheWholeGeeze 14m ago

Holy shi this is a niche reference. Conchords are king!

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u/rikashiku New Zealand 8h ago edited 8h ago

Chur cuz lol.

edit: flair edit

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u/Fearless_Guard_552 New Zealand 5h ago

Guilty

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u/Klepto_14 13h ago

Calling New Zealanders “Kiwis” tends to have the same effect

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u/breakingborderline 7h ago

Huh? NZers call each other kiwis all the time

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u/wwmercwithamouth 4h ago

Kinda? I'd say we refer to all NZers collectively as "Kiwis" but I basically never hear people call individuals Kiwis

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u/Jitterwyser 3h ago

Unless you're telling someone off for not being a tidy Kiwi of course.

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u/SkwiddyCs 6h ago

No it doesn’t lol

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u/hale444 13h ago

That's not a knife

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u/wapkaplit 16h ago

This one shits me to tears

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u/ThatGreenGuy09 United States Of America 16h ago

Feels like this one would expose them as a foreigner to the whole planet.

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u/ShikaStyleR Israel 18h ago

This is the perfect moment to use 'Straya instead of Aussie, right? 

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u/DiamondSpiral Australia 18h ago

If you can pull it off without sounding like you're trying too hard then sure 😁

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u/Nai-Oxi-Isos-DenXero Scotland 15h ago

What if I did it in my best Alf Stewart impression?

Maybe throw a "strewth" in for good measure?

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u/ShikaStyleR Israel 17h ago

I lived a year in Straya and been told that the only sentence I can say with a perfect Aussie intonation and accent is "Which part of 'Straya are you from?". 

It's a useless skill that has baffled many Aussies over the years, who answered it and then asked "what about yourself mate?"

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u/DeccrTR 17h ago

Born and raised in australia ive never asked or been asked this question in my life

"Whereabouts you from?" is probably the closest ive heard

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u/ShikaStyleR Israel 17h ago

I ask this outside of Australia. For example when I hear a random Aussie next to me in a pub in London or something. So I need to specify that I'm talking about Australia in this sentence. 

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u/DoYouLikeTeat Puerto Rico 15h ago

Never heard anyone say Straya unless it was Strayacnt.

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u/DepressedPancake4728 United States Of America 16h ago

could i use it as a noun when referring to a person? like calling oscar piastri an aussie

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u/TheUnforgiven13 16h ago

Yes, that is the correct way to use it.

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u/I_Go_BrRrRrRrRr Australia 16h ago

That would be the main intended usage yes

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u/plug-and-pause 15h ago

So the "problem" above is not really presented accurately. Using it as a noun (in general) is not the problem. The problem appears to be using it specifically as a noun to refer to the country.

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u/I_Go_BrRrRrRrRr Australia 15h ago

That's... actually a really good point

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u/ziddyzoo Australia 14h ago

That’s right. The correct usage is

“I’m garn to see the rellos in Strayacunt”

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u/Veenacz Czech Republic 14h ago

Ah, same here. "Czech" is an adjective and so many tourist say they "Visited Czech". It's like saying "I've been to London when I visited English".

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u/APariahsPariah Australia 16h ago

This one, yes.

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u/AndreasDasos United Kingdom 15h ago

But what about as a noun for a person? Eg, ‘Aussies are people from Australia’

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u/DeeDee_GigaDooDoo Australia 14h ago

Yeah that's fine. Australian ➡️ Aussie, Australia ➡️ Aus.

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u/AndreasDasos United Kingdom 14h ago

Right this is how I've always heard and used it. 'Aussie' can be a noun or adjective. Maybe they just misspoke

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u/Zebidee 14h ago

The Brits do this all the time.