American viewers of hit Australian TV show Bluey are stunned by the pronunciation of a common word
- Americans are baffled by the Australian pronunciation of a word
- They are confused because Bluey’s Bingo says “airport” with an Australian accent
Australians poke fun at Americans over a common word they have trouble understanding when pronounced with an Aussie twang.
A clip from ABC children’s TV show Bluey went viral because of how the word airport is pronounced – and how auto-generated captions translate it abroad.
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 sparked a bizarre new TikTok trend, with Americans attempting to pronounce the word without speaking through the side of their mouth.
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A clip from ABC children’s TV show Bluey went viral because of how the word airport is pronounced – and how auto-generated captions translate it abroad
The confusion has sparked a bizarre new TikTok trend, with Americans attempting to pronounce the word without speaking through the side of their mouth
Bluey has become very popular in the US after its premiere on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ in 2019.
The series follows a lovely Blue Heels family living in Brisbane, Queensland.
Hundreds of Americans have uploaded clips trying to say airport with an Australian accent to emulate the trend.
“To see if I’m one of those Americans or whatever people are talking about and immediately realize that I absolutely am,” said one woman as she tried unsuccessfully to say airport without speaking through the corner of her mouth.
“I swear people do this on purpose,” said one woman.
“It fills me with pure anger,” wrote another.
Other Aussies have uploaded videos of themselves mimicking the American attempt at the accent.
However, some do not understand why there is so much “hate” about the subject.
“I don’t understand why people are so mean,” said one woman.
Despite the controversy, many people love the Bluey quote, calling it “cute and satisfying.”
“There’s something about the way this little Aussie dog says ‘airport’ that brings me so much joy,” one man wrote.
American parents previously revealed they are confused by some of the Australian slang terms used on Bluey.
A phrase used in the show is “bin chicken”, meaning nothing to Americans.
“Dust beetle” refers to the Australian white ibis, which is often seen rummaging through trash cans in cities and is considered an eyesore.
“When you text your Aussie pal to ask what exactly a ‘garbage chicken’ is…and have to explain you saw it alone on Bluey…without your kids,” one parent tweeted.
Another said they loved the term “garbage chickens” although they had never heard of it before seeing Bluey.
‘Garbage chicken’ refers to the Australian white ibis (pictured), which is often seen rummaging through trash cans in cities and is considered an eyesore
“I’ve been watching Bluey lately (no excuses I just love it) and there was a scene where Shaun was chasing an ibis,” they tweeted.
“Bluey and Dingo were screaming ‘bastard chicken’ and that’s why Australian children’s television is so important.”
Other Australian terms from Bluey that have stumped Americans include wackadoo (something eccentric), dunny (toilet) and brekky (breakfast).
Some American parents say their children picked up the lingo from watching the show and are now even speaking with an Australian accent.
“My kids watch a lot of Bluey and have a bit of Aussie slang in their vocabulary,” one tweeted, to which another replied, “Same goes for my kids.”