things that secretly delight me

[rone]

I picked up saying "No worries" in lieu of "You're welcome" in work-based contexts thanks to Simon Travaglia (one of my Aussie coworkers even asked me if i was from Oz).  Nowadays, about half of my co-sysadmins say it, too.

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[reddragdiva]

The Engrish picked it up from watching Neighbours.

[zadcat.livejournal.com]

I picked it up from waider and if he's an Aussie he's hiding it well.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I'd guess he picked it up from the same place i did.

[waider.livejournal.com]

You would guess wrong; while I can't say where I did pick it up, I can say with certainty that about the only thing I learned from S. Travaglia Esq. was "what was your username again?"

[schwa242.livejournal.com]

Odd... I've been doing this for a a few years now, and I've noticed a couple of my cow-orkers do it too, though I don't think they got it from me.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I picked it up from sambushell. Also from one of my classmates at Clarion, who is Australian.

[nixzusehen.livejournal.com]

I think the American adoption started with the Olympics in Sydney.

I hear it all the time now.

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

I'm sticking with "No problem."

Also, thanks to Bittorrent, a while ago, I watched the entirely of an Aussie reality show called "My Restaurant Rules," in which I learned that it's a standard greeting, at least among people my age in Melbourne and Adelaide, to ask people "How are you going?" instead of either "How are you doing" or "How is it going?" (Contractions welcome.) Brr, it's so awkward to my ear. Even in an aussie accent. Let's hope that one doesn't get imported.

It was a good show, though, and might make a better import, perhaps on an appropriate cable channel, than "The Block," which became "The Complex: Malibu."

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

An Australian cow-orker once told me the following joke:

Q: How do you tell the difference between an Australian and a New Zealander?
A: An Australian says, "Shar us yer teats!"
A New Zealander says, "Shar us yer FOCKING teats!"

Thus far, I've resisted the urge to tell this joke at the office.

[cheesetruck.livejournal.com]

Uh

What's 'You're Welcome' mean?

I've been using 'no problem' since, um, I think I picked it up from an episode of Diff'rent Strokes.

[bungo.livejournal.com]

'on ya', mate.

[ltempt.livejournal.com]

Did you also pick up a habit of asking for usernames and keeping an active role in lift maintenance?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Usernames, yes. Lifts, i avoid whenever possible.

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

Good idea-- like most computer equipment, they're vulnerable to variations in solar activity.