Da Nang Kids and Farking Aussies
Along the River
Khahn of Danang Kids
Da Nang Kids Day Out
This clever organisation calls itself a club and what it does is provide volunteer tour guides to visitors so they can practice their English. All you have to do is pay for their expenses, like petrol and food, and they don't eat very much. I think it is good to give extra , even though they say you shouldn't you can find a way..
Today my Da Nang kid Khanh took me all over the Hoi An area, into back road, off the beaten tracks, down a side street to a wedding, onto the beach and along the river..
We had a great day speaking English and making jokes..Khanh's English is good and he is studying at University majoring in business. Da Nang Kids is a very good idea, especially when you see how much Hoi An is tourism driven it is great to be somewhere without a lot of others...
Which by the way Australians..some of you need to wash your mouths out with soap, the 'f' word is not a common adjective in other languages! Because this evening it was raining I ate dinner upstairs at the Before and Now, where Linh exhibits his art, and it is a very nice place, teak floors, table cloths and good service. The chef comes out and explains the menu, even shows you cuts of meat and the fresh fish.. Also dining there was a table of well dressed Australian people, ordering cocktails, and yet every second word .fark..farkin' why is it so Australian to talk like that? Is there no cultural recognition of how odd it sounds to other speakers of English?
Khahn of Danang Kids
Da Nang Kids Day Out
This clever organisation calls itself a club and what it does is provide volunteer tour guides to visitors so they can practice their English. All you have to do is pay for their expenses, like petrol and food, and they don't eat very much. I think it is good to give extra , even though they say you shouldn't you can find a way..
Today my Da Nang kid Khanh took me all over the Hoi An area, into back road, off the beaten tracks, down a side street to a wedding, onto the beach and along the river..
We had a great day speaking English and making jokes..Khanh's English is good and he is studying at University majoring in business. Da Nang Kids is a very good idea, especially when you see how much Hoi An is tourism driven it is great to be somewhere without a lot of others...
Which by the way Australians..some of you need to wash your mouths out with soap, the 'f' word is not a common adjective in other languages! Because this evening it was raining I ate dinner upstairs at the Before and Now, where Linh exhibits his art, and it is a very nice place, teak floors, table cloths and good service. The chef comes out and explains the menu, even shows you cuts of meat and the fresh fish.. Also dining there was a table of well dressed Australian people, ordering cocktails, and yet every second word .fark..farkin' why is it so Australian to talk like that? Is there no cultural recognition of how odd it sounds to other speakers of English?
Australian's just lack the words to express themselves and use the F-word to fill the holes in their language ability. Eg. I had the most awful time = It was f'ed. She was a passionate lover... well you know what i mean. I will send you an awesome Mp3 about the word. Here it kind of reminds me of Double plus good or double plus bad.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great program, keep the info for when I go!
love you mum!
Scientists predict that in the next 20 years Australian English will evolve into its own unique indecipherable dialect, one that only uses vowels except for the letters F and C, and is deep-fried in beer batter.
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