don't worry, shigeki. you're not the only one who has problems understand australians when they speak. even native speakers of english from other places cannot easily understand australians.
a guy from perth, australia went on an exchange to my department at school a little under two years ago. i had the biggest problem understanding him. often, i had to ask him to repeat what he was saying because a lot of his words were just too incomprehensible to me.
Shigeki-san, welcome to Sydney! May I suggest these two places in Sydney where you can have meaningful exchanges with Australians up close and personal to improve your oral skills!!! Both of them are in the CBD and are quite busy during the day so you can go in between your business meetings.
- City Steam (http://sydneycitysteam.com.au/)
357 Sussex Street, Sydney, 2000.
- King Steam
38 Oxford St, Darlinghurst 2010
Have a g'day mate! And do try to post pics of you and the frond desk guy NAKED! :)
That view is totally awesome,,looks like a sort of graphic,not real..
Hope you could enjoy your 'mini vacation' as much as possible,safely!
Enjoy Sydney!!!
I'm sure that you will be able to overcome the language barrier and find someone nice to play with! ;P
Have fun in Sydney. I heard they have a great gay pride parade, its to bad you missed it.
Ooooohhh... Sydney, a city where if you're straight, you're the minority. Fun!
And trust me, nobody outside Australia can understand the Aussie accent, especially when their pubs open at 11 o'clock in the morning.
Awesome view of the Opera House btw. Saw that view on my previous transit in Sydney as well, it was totally fantabulous.
OMG. I think I went to City Steam before.
But anyway, you great traveller! I am so envious!
nv envy u:P my brother is in Australia i wished i was there we could have met...enjoy:)
The devil wears prada..........looking good I bet. :-)
Have fun.......down under. :-) You know what I mean jellybean?
*sighs*...I wish I were smarter and had a job where I could travel like you do. Man, the places you get to go!
Have a great time in Sydney!
As a side note, I don't find Aussies hard to understand at all. Although, I did grow up in the Southern US. Maybe that has something to do with it...hm...;0)
Wow what a sight. Now, I want to see Shigeki in a Prada suit! ;-)
TK
Hi Raph,
What's weird is that it totally differs the leve of me being able to understand depending on the person whom I talk to. huh... But I find it darn hard. Well, it
doesn't mean I do well when I communicate with Americans though... Anyway, you have a super great weekend!
HI Colin,
Oh, you live in Sydney? I didn't know. :-) Thanks for mentioning those "instant-friends-making" spots. I'd love to go on my lunch break but ever since I went to
one of those places last time, I am very anxious to go due to health risk. I saw something unpleasant floating in the shower room... Anyway, you have a super
great weekend!
HI Steve,
Thank you, mate. (I am not used to hearing "mate" at the end of the sentence and it makes me uncomfy actually...) That front desk guy is too super good looking
to do anything with me unfortunately. :-( Anyway, you have a super great weekend!
HI Leigh,
Wasn't it wonderful? It was a very great sight for sure. :-) I am not sure if I get a mini vacation but I will see about that. You have a super great weekend!
Hi Hanuman1960,
Thank you very much. Hahaha. That's so true. The language won't be an issue when it comes to that but haven't done anything about it yet. :-) You have a super
great weekend!
Hi Cesar,
Thanks very much. I guess it was held earlier in this year? Well, every hotel room would be expensive if I came here around that time. :-) So I am all good. You
have a super great weekend!
HI Flannery,
They do open at 11 o'clock in the morning? Wow. What a heavenly place this is! :-) Though I haven't gotten boozed much yet since I was too tired yesterday. But
I will appreciate those pubs later this weekend hopefully. You have a super great weekend!
Hi Paul,
Really? How was it? Anything paritcularly interesting? I heard it was for Asian and Asian chasers. Anyway, travelling for biz is not that fantabulous actually.
Take my word, really. You have a super great weekend!
HI NV,
He is? I hear this is a great country (I haven't explorered it much yet) You have a super great weekend!
HI Maggie,
I wonder if I want to watch that movie. Down under. Yeah, that's so naughty. :) I wonder if I would do anything "down under" here in down under. :-) You have a
super great weekend!
Hi Jason,
I am not smart to get this job actually. It's just English speaking people with technical background is a little scarce in Japan. That's why. You are so great
in languages. That doesn't surprise me that you don't find it hard. I am envious! You have a super great weekend!
Hi TK,
Well, if I posted a photo of me in the suit, you wouldn't say "what a sight" for sure. So it's better without it. :-) You have a super great weekend!
Wow, Sydney! Cool! I spent 5 days there a fews years back, I loved it; Australia is a great place. It is strange how different the accent is though. In the UK we get a lot of Australian TV programmes, so from an early age we get used to the Aussie accent! Plus in London these days, if you go into a bar you're either served by someone from Australia, or Poland!
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