"what does laxer mean?"

today during psychology i had an interesting conversation with two girls sitting next to me. we were talking about america and they confessed that they expected me to be different. they thought all americans think that the united states is the best country in the world and don't know anything about other countries. that's embarrassing. also embarrassing is the fact that australians watch a lot of american television, and by that i mean jersey shore and other nonsense. great. i had to explain to emily what a guido is.

then during english we were talking about colloquialisms and i was asked to make a list of american colloquialisms. here's a sampling of what i have so far...

legit, bro, laxer, tool, daps, y'all, chola, gangsta, street cred, dude, bangs, homey, hipster, pop, owned...

i hadn't realized how different the language is here compared to america. dinner is tea, facecloths are flannels, candy is lollies, mosquitoes are mozzies, bangs are fringe, flip flops are thongs, etc. language here is also different in that swear words are not taken as seriously.
another thing i find funny is that the boys all wear extremely short shorts and spend hours on their hair...

anyway, when we got back from school, emily and i went to the beach which is a really quick walk from the house. it is beautiful out, about 90 degrees. we tanned and walked all along the shore under the jetty and talked about life. the water was incredibly warm.



it's pretty much the most amazing place ever.