Wow what wonderful greetings all. I can actually understand many of them. I ordered an Aussie/English CD so I can translate all the different invites to have a beer. Being from Wisconsin and of thick German (and English) ancestry I should make the transition with little difficulty.
By the way, I've already been warned to watch out for this Ving character, but anyone who can come up with that many ways to say "let's have another round" can't be all bad.
Doug Adam's description of Oz is hilarious, thanks.
Here's the Aussie/English CD:
http://www.aussieenglishcd.com/multimedia_samples.php
Clear Skies to you,
Don W