The Perth Thread

[The Speaker]

Beck-en-am? That's how everyone says it, no?

For whatever reasons, Westralians tend to pronounce the h, but the train announcers leave it out.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Sounds like Pakenham.

 

[Freofalcon]

**** burn.

 

[Matele]

Seeing as we've delved back into Perth pronunciation and names for things and whatnot, a brief refresher course...

285 mL - middy
425 mL - schooner
570 mL - pint
1140 mL - jug

It's very straightforward. Two middies to a pint, two pints to a jug. Schooners can GTFO for messing up the system.

The bit of land between the letterbox and the road is the verge. Not the nature strip. That is something you get at the beautician.

The little shop on the corner where you buy a paper or a Masters/Brownes iced coffee (Farmers Union etc. also GTFO) is called the deli. Not the milk bar. That is something you buy in the deli if you have a hankering for white chocolate.

Anyone who says nature strip, milk bar or things like pot and imperial pint (as opposed to metric pint? Seriously SA sort your shit out) please hand in your WA card at the border with your fruit.

Well said.

 

[Scotland]

For whatever reasons, Westralians tend to pronounce the h, but the train announcers leave it out.

I've never head anyone call it Becken-ham. Rockingham on the other hand...

 

[The Speaker]

I've never head anyone call it Becken-ham. Rockingham on the other hand...

The only people I've heard not pronounce the h are people who don't live anywhere nearby.

 

[Kram]

**** burn.

No matter how many times I see it written I still usually forget for a moment that the ck is silent

 

[Biggie]

Glen-da-lock

The ****?

 

[Allikat]

Imagine my shock when I moved to Melbourne and had to go to Maribyrnong. The **** is that supposed to be pronounced?

 

[bradrowe#32]

Marry-bur-nong.

 

[Kram]

Don't eastern states people often call a carton of beer a slab?

 

[Keys]

Don't eastern states people often call a carton of beer a slab?

Yep slab over East

Worked with a kiwi who always called a carton a box

 

[RickSanchez]

Eastern states people can get ****ed.

 

[Plugger35]

I've heard cartons called slabs in WA, I've called them that myself, calling them a box is definitely a Kiwi term.

 

[Kram]

Yep slab over East

Worked with a kiwi who always called a carton a box

Only person I've heard say that was a Korean student the lived next door years ago "I don't drink beer very often, but when I do I drink entire box." The day we moved away he also said "Ahh I must get photo, very important. Never forget crazy Australian alcoholic neighbours."

 

[BluesMan]

My kiwi relatives say "crate" for carton of beer

Also, Im pretty sure if you order a pint in Adelaide you'll get a schooner, but if you order an 'imperial' you'll get a pint. Strange place that was ok to visit

 

[Matele]

My kiwi relatives say "crate" for carton of beer

Also, Im pretty sure if you order a pint in Adelaide you'll get a schooner, but if you order an 'imperial' you'll get a pint. Strange place that was ok to visit

A schooner in SA is a middy in WA

in SA a pint is based on the US sized pint (473ml) where as an english "imperial" pint is 573ml

 

[Matele]

Victoria

• Horse or Pony 140ml
• Small glass 170ml
• Glass 200ml
• Pot 285ml
• Schooner 425ml
• Pint 570ml

South Australia

• Pony 140ml
• Butcher 200ml
• Schooner 285ml
• Pint 425ml
• Imperial Pint 570ml

Western Australia

• Shetland 115ml
• Pony 140ml
• Bobbie or Six (fl oz) 170ml
• Glass 200ml
• Middy or Half Pint 285ml
• Schooner 425ml
• Pint 570ml

Northern Territory

• Seven 200ml
• Handle 285ml
• Schooner 425ml
• Pint 570ml

Queensland

• Pony 140ml
• Seven (fl oz) 200ml
• Pot 285ml
• Schooner 425ml
• Pint 570ml

New South Wales / Canberra

• Pony 140ml
• Seven (fl oz) 200ml
• Middy or Half Pint 285ml
• Schmiddy 350ml
• Schooner 425ml
• Pint 570ml

Tasmania

• Small beer 115ml
• Six (fl oz) 170ml
• Seven (fl oz) 200ml
• Seven (fl oz) or a Pot 285ml
• Fifteen (fl oz) or a schooner 425ml
• Pint 570ml

 

[BluesMan]

A schooner in SA is a middy in WA

in SA a pint is based on the US sized pint (473ml) where as an english "imperial" pint is 573ml

Pretty much what I said. So you order the larder size and you get the size down of what we get here

 

[Matele]

Pretty much what I said. So you order the larder size and you get the size down of what we get here

Yeah, because they're a shit state.

 

[BluesMan]

Yeah, because they're a shit state.

Well and truly. They've got the Adelaide Oval and thats it

 

[Plugger35]

A shetland wtf?

Never heard of that before, a pony is small enough, a shetland would be like a beer shooter.

 

[Underdog]

I thought a slab was a 30 can pack and a carton a 24 bottle pack?

 

[Kram]

30 can pack is a block.

 

[Underdog]

I know that's what's written on it, I just thought that was the difference nevertheless. I guess slab and carton are interchangeable. We're hitting the big issues today