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I was just wondering if anyone had any figures on Dubai's Australian population, at all...

i think Ian can answer that for you

Is Ian Aussie?

Lithium222 wrote:Is Ian Aussie?

I believe he is.

Sorry -- Haven't been here in a while.
Anyway, that rocks that Ian's Aussie.

Lithium222 wrote:Sorry -- Haven't been here in a while.
Anyway, that rocks that Ian's Aussie.

There's 15,000 Australians in Dubai working across a variety of industries.

I haven't met all of them yet.

Hehe. Good luck with that!

Good to hear a rough number. 15,000.

Can I ask how to pronounce "Aussie"? I have always referred to Australian as OZ, not Aussie--are they the same word?
BTW, Australian accent is hot!!!

EyeCandyDiva wrote:Can I ask how to pronounce "Aussie"? I have always referred to Australian as OZ, not Aussie--are they the same word?
BTW, Australian accent is hot!!!

It's pronounced Aussie.

That doesn't help with how you pronounce 'Aussie'!

Phonetically you pronounce it 'Ozzie'.

Chocoholic wrote:That doesn't help with how you pronounce 'Aussie'!

Phonetically you pronounce it 'Ozzie'.

No I don't.

Weel for someone who doesn't know how to pronounce it from the spelling Aussie, you just say you pronounce it as you would Ozzie. Same, same, just different spelling.

Otherwise it could be pronounced with a soft 's' and 'au' as in Austria.

Ian --> technically cant be said he's just an aussie. he once owned Chad. Doesnt it make him a Chaddian first? or is it ok with the citizenship rules of both countries to shift between the nationality status..?

Chocoholic wrote:That doesn't help with how you pronounce 'Aussie'!

Phonetically you pronounce it 'Ozzie'.

Thanks Chocoholic, you have helped me in numerous occasions.