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Share your #culture & #language time! (c.im)

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Share your #culture & #language time!

How do you casually and informally call someone's attention?

Here in the #Philippines, in particular the #Filipino and #Tagalog languages, it's "hoy" / "oi". (The very rude version is "psst" or some bad word.)

Your turn. 🙂

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@youronlyone

Way of getting attention in Australia
(It's inevitably very regional)

"Oi": Peasanty (Bogan)
"Excuse me": Insufferable twat
"Oi cunt!": Friendly when amongst associates, hostile when random
"Hey" or "Hey Mate": General Middle, lower class

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

@n_[email protected] Thank you for sharing! 🙇🏽 Definitely something to be aware of, especially the third one. 😁

🤔 If a foreigner use any of those, is there a curious or negative reaction? I mean, regardless if the foreigner is a tourist or already living in Australia.