I wore my beret.......

[artistlily]

at a jaunty angle. Very french, I thought. Chic. It is winter here and people are wearing all sorts of odd things so I thought, why not. It is black and would look perfect on Pierre as he rides his garlic-laden bike etc.

It was on the side of my head-ish, so hard to keep on really. If I had a head like a parallelogram or rhombus it would have been better.

I have long hair, which sort of hung attractively below the beret (I kept telling myself).

Then some bloke yells out, "Oy love, great beret. My grandad wears one of them when 'e walks 'is whippets".

[housesparrow]

Jul 27, 2009 9:30:21 GMT @artistlily said:

Then some bloke yells out, "Oy love, great beret. My grandad wears one of them when 'e walks 'is whippets".

In Australia?

[artistlily]

Yes

[housesparrow]

Had I suffered the discomfort - not to mention the expense - of travelling to Australia I would be miffed (being a Pommie I'm allowed to say "miffed") to be greeted like that.

The Australian Tourist Board really should employ people to say things like "Say, Sheila!" and pepper their conversation with phrases like "fair dinkum" and talk about dingos, not whippets.

[Alpha Hooligan]

Add liberal usage of the term "flaming bludger" for that Alf Stewart vibe.


AH

[riotgrrl]

'Flaming bludger'?

Alf Stewart?

Are these Australian whippet lovers or something?

Is an explanation possible?