Aussie country language and slang

[jd4570]

That's interesting. Some of the terms we use here In Texas. Such as stock yards, drovers, stockman, colt, filly, chestnut, bush, scrub, sheds, and utes. Paddocks are large pastures near a river surrounded on all sides by trees. Oh yeah and homesteads. I guess there is a lot of English influence here too, but you sometimes have to speak Spanish too.

 

[Sheepdog]

That's interesting. Some of the terms we use here In Texas. Such as stock yards, drovers, stockman, colt, filly, chestnut, bush, scrub, sheds, and utes. Paddocks are large pastures near a river surrounded on all sides by trees. Oh yeah and homesteads. I guess there is a lot of English influence here too, but you sometimes have to speak Spanish too.

Wow that is interesting about the paddocks.... I never knew that. I think there are probably more Aussies in the state of Texas than anywhere else in the country... though that is just a calculated guess because most Aussies that come to the US to train horses, and cattle ranchers etc, usually end up in Texas... cannot speak for the Aussie city folks though, not sure where they go LOL .... and I cannot speak a word of Spanish

 

[jd4570]

I've been told that some parts of Texas are strikingly similar to parts of Australia. I know that paddocks is an old English term, but it's not used as mush as it used to be, kinda sad.

 

[Sheepdog]

I've been told that some parts of Texas are strikingly similar to parts of Australia. I know that paddocks is an old English term, but it's not used as mush as it used to be, kinda sad.

Yes that is true, there is a similarity for sure and I think that is another reason why Aussies from the bush (from the country areas) really love Texas and tend to settle there. I would move there in a heartbeat... but taxes here in OK are a little cheaper and I am not very far from the TX border so that isn't too bad.

Yes, the older Ranchers sometimes know what I am talking about when I say paddocks, but most people haven't a clue and I was asked if I was talking about padlocking the horses in the pasture Guess with my accent, it probably did sound like I was going to put my horses out in the pad lock

 

[jd4570]

I guess I know the terms because I grew up and stayed around people that were at least 55 years older than I was. No wonder it was hard to fit in school.