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Cultural Faux PasApparently you shouldn't ask an Aussie who he's rooting for. It doesn't mean "which team do you like?" It means "who are you banging?"

In unrelated news, Joel may or may not have a black eye.
1 year ago  |  Comments (120)  |  + 604 Funny
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hobley92 Sponsor
Were you involved in the incident regarding the possible black eye?
#1  Posted 1 year ago  |  - 1 Noob
shellavation or shelly
Well, that's true.
It was really great meeting you man, you should come back some time, we'll sink beers and *watch* the cricket.
I'm a terrible Australian.
#2  Posted 1 year ago
RinaAshe
that is true, you should also not: after finding a very odd shaped/ very long root, turn to your friend and ask "do you want a root?"
#3  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 5 Funny
Baillie1987 Sponsor
Crazy Aussies lol
#4  Posted 1 year ago  |  - 2 Lame
Linh's got a good point
#9  Posted 1 year ago
TrentVP LLLLETS STOP
*facepalm*
#10  Posted 1 year ago
seveninches
Rookie mistake. Though, I'm wondering why someone would assault a man like Joel, wouldn't you be expecting him to ask something like "Which team will you be whoring yourself out to?" anyway?
I for one, as an Aussie, would not have been offended in the least. In fact, I would have been quite entertained.
#5  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 18 Funny
AUZZIES FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#1  Posted 1 year ago
Linh Fading
Sound like there'll be a story for RT Podcast for when you get back to Austin

I hope it wasn't a kangeroo that boxed Joel

My internet and pc are having problems.. i hope i didn't post this message more than once, and if i did i apologise
#6  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 4 Ditto
oops, sorry,
#11  Posted 1 year ago
Linh Fading
It's ok lets just end this conversation as is
#12  Posted 1 year ago
KevinFabian
What do you mean " May, or may not have a black eye"?
#7  Posted 1 year ago  |  - 1 Noob
Oddree13 RTXGuardian
its not done swelling lol
#1  Posted 1 year ago
CJChopz
Ha ha, yeah we have a lot of different meanings to some phrases down here
#8  Posted 1 year ago
WhiteVader
Marshall punched Joel, and then himself in the face, to make it look like they got in a fight with some aussie's
#9  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 1 Funny
Oddree13 RTXGuardian
One should always look up local slang before travelling abroad...pro tip
#10  Posted 1 year ago
Ember FoxGirl
I love the little non-universal things in the world.

Virginia Hey (Farscape) taught me the Aussie usage of "rooting" and "fanny" at a Con almost a decade ago. I am still eternally grateful to her....
#11  Posted 1 year ago
Ember FoxGirl
Ms. Hey told me a story about an American in Austrailia who was giving a speech. In order to lighten things up, the American wanted everyone to stand up, turn left, and pat the person in front of them on the bottom. But the speaker used the word "fanny".

As a person in the know would ex...
#4  Posted 1 year ago
Linh Fading
yes i can imagine. Cultural difference, if one is unawares of it can be offensive to another culture.

So i can understand why there were alot of confusion and people being upset
#5  Posted 1 year ago
caboose2907
Well this explains alot... *Walks away on crutches*
#12  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 10 Funny
mtlynch13
i think a picture may be necessary
#13  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 61 Ditto
Chris2594 Untitled
serious gavin problem in the same way as jack or something else?
#12  Posted 1 year ago
janevalenz bikebrarian
If it turns out that the reason Jack is so mean to Gavin is because he secretly has a crush on him, I will LOL so hard.

I'm too afraid to google for fanfic right now because my even wondering about it has probably caused it to be written by someone somewhere.
#13  Posted 1 year ago
jerrygarcia
nice
#14  Posted 1 year ago  |  - 2 Lame
Kitterbug
unrelated news or totally related news?
#15  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 5 Funny
Ruffie
I LOL'd.
#16  Posted 1 year ago  |  - 5 WTF
Aaron Sponsor
Well... We learn something new every day.
Just think of it as a learning experience Joel
#17  Posted 1 year ago
AusJoKeR
Are you sure Joel didn't "accidentally" grope somebody too" Because as an Aussie, I feel that phrase is fairly well known (unless you ran into some bogans or something, I guess).
#18  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 1 Zing!
Yeah thats what i thought too. It must have been a pretty bug miscommunication for the guy to punch him
#1  Posted 1 year ago
jon88luc
hey Joel hey hey Joel hey joel
DUDE YOU JUST GOT FUCKED UP!!!
#19  Posted 1 year ago
Peglay
I love Aussies :D
#20  Posted 1 year ago
Bleu_Ace
Poor Joel, he probably could have used this information a couple minutes ago, huh?
#21  Posted 1 year ago
HEROSLAYER
Who's the A-Hole who punched Joel?
#22  Posted 1 year ago
jenestarwind Sponsor
thats f***ing priceless
#23  Posted 1 year ago
GunbladeZero
As an aussie, I feel a bit ashamed at this but also at the same time; I'm laughing my ass off. I hope the aussie had a tinnie in his hand at the time.

My inner Australian is obvious in my comment XD
#24  Posted 1 year ago
ladydonut
Pics please! That way we can all point and laugh.
#25  Posted 1 year ago  |  + 2 Ditto
I agree completely. Pointing and laughing is much better than simply laughing.

That way there's exercise involved!
#1  Posted 1 year ago
mxc018
You always gotta love those pesky cultural differences
#26  Posted 1 year ago
KoolStuf13 Sponsor
Always good to know that Joel is keeping safe in Aussie-land...
#27  Posted 1 year ago
ZeusOlympia
its worse in NZ it means who ur taking up the bum
#28  Posted 1 year ago
Mr_Redmond
I'd ROFL if Joel has a black eye for this weekend. I want pics of that...
#29  Posted 1 year ago
GunbladeZero
As an aussie, I feel a bit ashamed at this but also at the same time; I'm laughing my ass off. I hope the aussie had a tinnie in his hand at the time.

My inner Australian is obvious in my comment XD
#30  Posted 1 year ago
You can't unless ur a sponsor ...
#2  Posted 1 year ago
Oh... Well thank you very much for the information :D
#3  Posted 1 year ago
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