American viewers of hit Aussie TV show Bluey are baffled by the pronunciation of a common word
- American’s are baffled by the Aussie pronunciation of one word
- They are confused by Bingo, from Bluey, saying ‘airport’ in an Aussie accent
Australians are ridiculing Americans for one common word they struggle to understand when it’s pronounced with an Aussie twang.
A clip from the ABC children’s TV show Bluey went viral due to the way the word airport is pronounced – and how auto-generated captions translate it overseas.
Bluey’s sister Bingo says the line ‘airport, I’m not going to the airport’, but hundreds hear ‘ehpowt’ and struggle to make sense of it.
The confusion has started a bizarre new TikTok trend where Americans try to pronounce the word without talking through the side of their mouth.
A clip from the ABC children’s TV show Bluey went viral due to the way the word airport is pronounced – and how auto-generated captions translate it overseas
The confusion has started a bizarre new TikTok trend where Americans try to pronounce the word without talking through the side of their mouth
Bluey has become wildly popular in the US after premiering on the Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ in 2019.
The series follows a lovable family of blue heelers who live in Brisbane, Queensland.
Hundreds of Americans have uploaded clips of themselves attempting to say airport in an Australian accent to mimic the trend.
‘Seeing if I’m one of those Americans or whatever people are talking about and immediately realising I absolutely am,’ one woman said when she unsuccessfully tried to say airport without speaking through the side of her mouth.
‘I swear people are doing this on purpose,’ one woman said.
‘It fills me with pure rage,’ another wrote.
Other Aussies uploaded videos of themselves mimicking the American attempt at the accent.
However, some don’t understand why there is so much ‘hate’ over the issue.
‘I don’t get why people are mean about it,’ one woman said.
Despite the controversy, many people love the Bluey quote, calling it ‘cute and satisfying’.
‘Something about the way this little Australian dog says ‘airport’ brings me so much joy,’ one man wrote.
American parents previously revealed they’re confused by some of the Aussie slang terms used on Bluey.
One phrase used on the show is ‘bin chicken’, which means nothing to Americans.
‘Bin chicken’ refers to the Australian white ibis, which are often seen rummaging through rubbish bins in cities and are considered an eyesore.
‘When you text your Aussie mate to ask what exactly a ‘bin chicken’ is… and have to explain you saw it on Bluey on your own… without your kids,’ one parent tweeted.
Another said they loved the term ‘bin chicken’ even though they’d never heard of it before watching Bluey.
‘Bin chicken’ refers to the Australian white ibis (pictured), which are often seen rummaging through rubbish bins in cities and are considered an eyesore
‘I’ve been watching Bluey lately (no excuses, I just think it’s great) and there was a scene where Shaun chased an Ibis,’ they tweeted.
‘Bluey and Dingo screamed out ‘bin chicken’ and that’s why Aussie kids’ TV is important.’
Other Aussie terms from Bluey that have left Americans baffled include wackadoo (something eccentric), dunny (toilet), and brekky (breakfast).
Some American parents say their children have picked up the lingo by watching the show and even speak in Aussie accents now.
‘My kiddos watch a lot of Bluey and have some Aussie slang in their vocab,’ one tweeted, to which another replied: ‘Same thing with my kids.’
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