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Is it that “rock”?

Is it bigger than a bread basket?

I think it’s called Ayr Rock or something.....

Happy Australia Day guys!

A BeeeYouTeFull Scene, indeed!

Happy Australia Day!

Barbies, anyone?

Thanks KK ... Everyone’s in their pools today trying to cool off in that 38C heat! A barbie is definitely happening tonight ... complete with snags! Btw, so sorry about your injury. Take it easy there. Hope all goes well today & that it heals up just fine.

I’ve met Aussies in my travels. They are cool and laid back.

I wanted to emulate Crocodile Dundee. I thought he was a really cool and smart guy.

I believe the expression “no worries” came from that movie.

I can just see you with an Akubra hat, kk!

I’m actually surprised to learn the origins of “No Worries” ...

“No worries”
In last week’s run-up to Thanksgiving, I wrote a post for the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Lingua Franca blog about the proliferating ways of saying you’re welcome. I focused on the eminently annoying Not a problem! and No worries!, the latter of which has periodically been suggested as an NOOB.

I have always resisted. Not because it isn’t popular in the U.S.; indeed, it is nearly inescapable. Rather, because it’s not a Britishism but an Australianism. According to Wikipedia: “‘No worries’ was referred to as ‘the national motto’ of Australia in 1978, and in their 2006 work, Diving the World, Beth and Shaun Tierney call ‘no worries, mate’ the national motto of the country.“

But looking into the matter I see that the the phrase itself has deep British roots. The Times used it 463 times between 1785 and 1985–for example, in the 1970 headline NO WORRIES FOR CELTIC. The Aussie innovation–now picked up in the U.S., with a vengeance–may have been to isolate the two words as a response to thank you or I’m sorry.

Source: https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/2011/11/29/no-worries/

“No worries” was ubiquitous at the college where I work about 1-2 years ago.

These days, it seems to be slightly less common, but still pretty ubiquitous.

It actually crossed generational boundaries. Professors, as well as students, use it in lieu of “no problem,” or “it’s cool.”

Brisbane nyanyone ? Hmmm qld even

nah wukkas