bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down157
arrow-up1350arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgbhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squarecoldv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoAs an Australian living in Canada, yes it’s Macca’s in Australia, but a Canadian friend also told me they have McDicks.
minus-squaregerbler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoSeconded. I’ll still habitually call it Maccas and my Canadian friends slowly adopt the term. I actually had a moment of doubt that it was an Australian thing for a while because of that. Who knows maybe in 20 years it’ll be ubiquitous.
minus-squareswab148@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI think he was describing something else
As an Australian living in Canada, yes it’s Macca’s in Australia, but a Canadian friend also told me they have McDicks.
Seconded. I’ll still habitually call it Maccas and my Canadian friends slowly adopt the term. I actually had a moment of doubt that it was an Australian thing for a while because of that.
Who knows maybe in 20 years it’ll be ubiquitous.
I think he was describing something else