• @SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world
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      1310 months ago

      52nd*

      Canada and UK act all haughty about being superior to the US but we have MAGA here and the UK has similar, and there is a reason they are called TERF island.

      • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈
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        910 months ago

        the UK has similar

        Our idiots are idiots - they aren’t insane idiots. MAGAts can only happen in a country without universal mental health care.

        • @HowManyNimons@lemmy.world
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          410 months ago

          Have you tried accessing mental health care here recently? We have practice nurses prescribing SSRIs, not mental health care.

    • @dan@upvote.au
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      10 months ago

      Nah, that’s Australia. Australia and the US are closer allies than UK and the US.

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        10 months ago

        I read that linguistically, Australian English is closer to American than British versions. Having never yet been there but occasionally having a Violet Crumble when available, I can believe it.

        • @dan@upvote.au
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          210 months ago

          It’s a mix of both. For basic things like elevator vs lift, Aussies will generally understand both words and use them interchangeably.

          Historically there was a lot of British influence, but these days I feel like it’s definitely getting closer to US English. A lot of media (movies, TV shows, YouTube creators, etc) in Australia is American, and a lot of American slang enters the vernacular that way.

        • @Welt@lazysoci.al
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          110 months ago

          It’s becoming that way, but it’s still definitely closer to British English.

    • cum
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      510 months ago

      We’ll see once we sink their tea again!