Expert: Frank Denison - 6/5/2010

Question
Hello. I am not doing homework. I am 25 years old. I have never had any classes about culture slang. I know that I want to best write characters in books that are authentic. I know in America, we do not ride horses and yell 'yeeehah'.I live in the city and there are very few farms. I hope to best portray persons in my stories as best as I can. So, long story short, I was wondering what are the commons sayings of Southern Australians? And if you have a site that is accurate, could you link me please? I know that there are words for bar such as pub and boozer. I want to be sure I have it righti n the correct context. I am activly trying to be a writer on her way to being published. What are common things to say when you are:
Happy
Sad
Scared
Angry
Worried
Words for pain. We say 'Ouch,' or "ow!"
Thank you :)

Answer
Hello H.P.,
          The Aussie's do have a lot of slang, and it would take hours to explain it and list it all. I have not heard slang for the words you have listed. The links below list slang in alphabetical order.

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

http://raindael.tripod.com/australian/slang/strine.html

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Frank