Showing posts with label How to Talk Australians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How to Talk Australians. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

How to Talk Australians, Ep.5

The Delhi College of Linguistics presents How to Talk Australians, an introduction to the Australian vernacular. This episode places particular emphasis on Australian nicknames. ‘Chopper’ the talking cockie takes over the class with his incessant foul mouth. The students adopt some anglicised names and then Australianise them with varying levels of success. And there's a clumsy re-enactment of a Ned Kelly hold-up.


Wednesday, 10 September 2014

How to Talk Australians - Ep.4

The Delhi College of Linguistics presents How to Talk Australians, an introduction to Australian characters, with special reference to Pauline Hanson. Maharaji Davo takes us through the car used by Mel Gibson in Mad Max. The students also partake in a dress-as-a-famous-Aussie day.

Here's Episode Four, "Famous Australians."



Wednesday, 3 September 2014

How to Talk Australians, Ep.3

The Delhi College of Linguistics presents How to Talk Australians, an introduction to Australian culture, with particular emphasis on their language. Like the mother tongue itself, the Brits invented rhyming slang, but the Australians have turned it into an art form. 

Here's Episode Three, "Rhyming Slang."


Wednesday, 27 August 2014

How to Talk Australians, Ep.2

The Delhi College of Linguistics presents How to Talk Australians, an introduction to Australian culture, with particular emphasis on their cuisine. This is a terrifying look at the Aussie diet. Includes an Indian take on ‘How to build your own barbie.'


Wednesday, 20 August 2014

How to Talk Australians, Ep.1

The Delhi College of Linguistics presents How to Talk Australians, an introduction to the Australian vernacular, with particular emphasis on their penchant for expletives and derogatory put-downs.

Here's episode one, "G'day Knackers."