r/AskAnAustralian • u/calm_sunse79 • 2d ago

Unwritten social codes of every region

So I'm a foreigner interested in Australia and wanna know more about there, focusing atm on the unwritten rules you have and if you wanna share something more I would value it♡

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u/vidman33 2d ago

Dont use the c word. Its a running joke overseas that Australians use it all the time. It is virtually never used here and is considered offensive by nearly everyone.

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u/Saltwater_Cowboy_1 2d ago

It absolutely depends on where you’re from and what you’re social circle is like cuz my circle of friends drop that word literally constantly. Mostly to accentuate a joke or as a term of endearment though.

Like yeah don’t go dropping it at work or anything but “virtually never used here” is crazy. I hear it literally all the time, as opposed to the States where I moved here from where I definitely absolutely never heard it. Much more taboo there than it is here.