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Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:16 am
by Kimra
Boardies and Budgie Smugglers are very specific types of swim wear.
Swimmers, Cossies and Swimsuit are all interchangeable. Though Cossies are kind of outdated nowdays.
Togs are just stupid and Bathers are from the 1800's for sure.
-Sydneysiders opinion
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:43 pm
by Sahan
For all my childhood, bathers was the only term I'd heard used, so I guess I'm from the 1800s.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:33 am
by Apocalyptus
Sahan wrote:For all my childhood, bathers was the only term I'd heard used, so I guess I'm from the 1800s.
Everyone around me used bathers, except my cousins from the country who said togs.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:25 am
by Kimra
Time Travellers!
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:05 am
by Felstaff
Given the prevalence of adding the suffix -o to many things, I'm surprised there's no swim-o's
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:36 am
by Lethal Interjection
The colour differentiation is poorly done. I'm finding it difficult to see just how prevalent "budgie smugglers" actually is.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:57 pm
by Sahan
Budgie smuggler only ever refers to the men's Speedo, as that's the only type of swimwear where the name actually makes sense. Aside from our former prime minister and actual swimming athletes, I don't know anyone else who actually prefers them over board shorts.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:15 am
by Kimra
As a child of the 80's I can 100% confirm all men wore them when I was young. I am so glad for the advent of boardshorts.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:32 pm
by Lethal Interjection
Kimra wrote:As a child of the 80's I can 100% confirm all men wore them when I was young. I am so glad for the advent of boardshorts.
And I thought Australia was a horrible place to live because of the animals....
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:33 am
by Apocalyptus
Lethal Interjection wrote:Kimra wrote:As a child of the 80's I can 100% confirm all men wore them when I was young. I am so glad for the advent of boardshorts.
And I thought Australia was a horrible place to live because of the animals....
Now you know why we're so blasé about the dangerous animals. They're nothing compared to the true horrors of our continent.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:36 am
by DonRetrasado
Apocalyptus wrote:Lethal Interjection wrote:Kimra wrote:As a child of the 80's I can 100% confirm all men wore them when I was young. I am so glad for the advent of boardshorts.
And I thought Australia was a horrible place to live because of the animals....
Now you know why we're so blasé about the dangerous animals. They're nothing compared to the true horrors of our continent.
The snakes?
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:51 pm
by Astrogirl
That style of swimwear is still popular in Germany.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:48 am
by Astrogirl
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:03 am
by Apocalyptus
Wonderful.
Re: This week in Australia
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:35 am
by Lethal Interjection
Romantic.
I think that's on all of our dream wedding lists.