• Koboldschadenfroh@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Where does that shrimp on the barbie thing come from anyway? I’m not Australian, I only encountered it a few times on the internet.

          • Guy Dudeman@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Technically, just Paul Hogan:

            “Shrimp on the barbie” is a phrase that originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission broadcast in the US and UK starring Paul Hogan from 1984 through to 1990.[1][2] The full quote spoken by Hogan is “I’ll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you”, and the actual slogan of the ad was “Come and say G’day”. It has since been used, along with some variations, to make reference to Australia in popular culture, however the phrase is rarely actually used in Australia. Very few use the word ‘shrimp’ in Australia (the word most commonly used is ‘prawn’) and the phrase is often perceived as American.

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

          • Koboldschadenfroh@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Ah, I see. I can imagine that. And if anyone knows about movie history, it’s Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie. ;-)