No, not you, personally. I’m talking about this country, the land of Goosedown Underpants.
News issue 1: heated debate about poker machines. The headline? Politicians Upset about Pokies.
News issue 2: biker gangs are a real problem, committing crimes including murder. The headline? Police Face Increasing Threat from Bikies.
I don’t know, seems to make the issues feel more trivial, using that local tendency to shorten phrases and add -ie to it. Time and place for everything, right?
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Yessir, those Australies are a bit different.