why does it say G'day by my name? I am in the US, not Australia

[nitro64662012]

What  is up with this Australia stuff??? I am in the United States and it keeps giving me Australia postage pricing and G'Day by my name, WHAT IS GOING ON!!??

[babylonfuture]

No ?

I use it daily.

Also use it Interacting with customers (retail).

Question should be, "who doesn't?"

[babylonfuture]

Not located in Australia?

Be a odd day if I didn't hear mate or G'day.

Customers etc use it as well.

From WA to VIC ..

haven't been to Syd/Bris so can not say....

[cherry*135]

Yes, posters here are located in Aust. I haven't heard anyone say 'g'day'.  Maaate yes.

[saarzi]

You didnt hear about Australia's take over of the U.S... ?

Australian currency has replaced U.S. currency. All auctions must start with the words "G'day mate...".

You belong to us now.

[4green2000]

G'ray Mayt..........

[falconsportspack]

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@ harley_babes_hoard

I might have been born in Sydney, but I've lived more than 3/4 of my life in small country towns. From the age of 5 I was regularly exposed to outback country life where most people in the small communities said g'day, so I grew up with it.

I greet everyone face to face with "G'day", & I do the same when I greet friends on the phone. When I answer the phone from someone who is not a friend I say hello, but when they say who they are I immediately say g'day, how you going.

[i-love-my-sheep]

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@falconsportspack wrote:

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@ harley_babes_hoard

I might have been born in Sydney, but I've lived more than 3/4 of my life in small country towns. From the age of 5 I was regularly exposed to outback country life where most people in the small communities said g'day, so I grew up with it.

I greet everyone face to face with "G'day", & I do the same when I greet friends on the phone. When I answer the phone from someone who is not a friend I say hello, but when they say who they are I immediately say g'day, how you going.

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Same. I don't use the mate part as I'm female, but I'll often greet people I know with G'Day, owyagoin'! My husband confused a few people when he went to the US last year. Not thinking, he'd walk into a shop and greet them with G'Day mate, owyagoin' and he got all kinds of weird looks! I'm not sure if it was actually what he said, or the fact he seemed to have a very broad Aussie accent when saying it. Either way, he got a lot of blank stares from people. That's just his standard greeting with everyone.

[evil_akuma_2002]

G'day to all youse blokes and sheilas out there!

Owisyasallgoin'?

[whiznumber6]

Personally, I'd rather see "G'day" than "Yo", or "Whasssssup", etc...

I work in sales, and would probably hear "G'day" from 80% of callers. Just judging by their voices, it's coming from a pretty wide demographic spread, and from both genders.

Perhaps the main reason that it doesn't stand out to a lot of people is because in Australia it's used reflexively as a simple, run-of-the-mill greeting, rather than being highlighted as a punch-line as happens overseas?

[federalbookcollectibles]

Take it away Slim....

G'day g'day, how ya goin', what d'ya know, well strike a light
G'day g'day, and how ya go-o-o-in'
Just say g'day g'day g'day and you'll be right
Isn't great to be an Aussie
Takin' a walk along the street
Lookin' in shops or buyin' a paper
Stoppin' and havin' a yarn with people that you meet
Down at the pub or at a party
Whenever you're stuck for what to say
If you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try
Look 'em right in the eye and say goo'day
G'day g'day, how ya goin', what d'ya know, well strike a light
G'day g'day, and how ya go-o-o-in'