There has been a lot of talk about talk lately. We all want to sound more Kiwi by the time we go home in May (it's on the general list of things to accomplish by the flight, accompanied by being tanner, skinnier, blonder, and further bedecked in hemp) so the T.A.s and instructors here have been helping us with our accents with advice like "Yer sayin i' wrang, Maori souns lahk mahldy. Lahk thi cheese." There are a lot of words that are different too, like when Dale (T.A. boy) asks for a rubber, he isn't about to have a good time, he just has some erasing to do. Swimming togs = bathing suit, jangles = flip flops, yeah no = yes, and our favorite Kiwi phrases are for compliments. If something is really awesome, it's sweet as sugar, but they are too cool for that, leave off the sugar, and "as" sounds like azz. So example: "New Tevas? Sweet as." Substitute sweet with whatever other chill adjective you want and you are set. Major as!
Today we asked Rebekkah (t.A. girl) how Americans sound, and she responded with "Howdy dude." Apparently, in all seriousness, we all sound like southerners. This is about to change. Prepare yourself for my new supa sexy accent America!
Fisheye! My lil bikini-ed self is smiling at you from the shade
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