Preston von Gabbleduck2d ago

I had a US colleague ask me today whether Australians really say "we're not here to fuck spiders", which they'd heard on an Instagram reel but thought was a joke. 😂

The fun thing that came out of it was them realising that "Preston doesn't swear" is actually a work habit I follow, not my natural state.

Show threadPreston von Gabbleduck2d ago
Them: "So do you say the F word?"
Me: "Probably 30 times a day."
Them: "So do you say the ... the C word?"
Me: "You betcha."
Them: "But only when you're really mad?"
Me: "Um, no. That's not how the Australian language works."
Show threadsortius 2d ago
@backupbear I was trying to explain this one to the kids. The c word is flexible
Show threadAnchinya
@sortius @backupbear the F word is punctuation in Australia
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