Down Under

Annotazioni

Kombie: A type of Volkswagen

zombie: probably high on pot

hippie: Like in many other countries, hippies are people who live a lifestyle generally considered unusual. In Australia, "hippies" are stereotypically live on streets, smoke marijuana (recreational marijuana is illegal in all of Australia except for the ACT, i.e in Canberra), unhygienic and (sometimes) rude. Therefore, in Australia many people tend to not associate with "hippies".

hippie trail: A hippie trail was a popular type of travel route that started in Europe or the Middle East and ended in India.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie_trail

land down under: Australia

plunder: steal

six-foot-four: 6.4ft = 1.93m

Do you speak-a my language?: While the majority of people in Belgium are multilingual and capable of speaking English (especially in Brussels), the man may have not realised and/or been intimidated due to the baker's appearance (i.e tall and strong).

vegemite: Vegemite is an iconic Australian brand of savoury spread, first made in Melbourne in 1922. It is commonly used as spread on toast, sandwiches and crackers (e.g Saladas). It is a well-known Australian icon worldwide, but it is generally only popular in Australia and (to a lesser extent) New Zealand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/Vegemite

chunder: A British slang word for vomit.

Bombay: The former name of Mumbai, the largest city in India and the state capital of Maharasthra.

slack: not working properly, broken ("to be slack" = "to be late", "to do an improper job on something").

the land of plenty: Australia