Hilarious skit on how to teach Australians to say the word 'no' is an absolute laugh riot

One of the key aspects of the Australian accent is how they use an "intrusive R." Australians add an "r" sound to words that don't even end with "r." Turns out, Australians don't realize they are using an intrusive R, per voice coach Amy Hume who spoke to news.com.au. However, this intrusive R has become a subject of amusement for other people. Comedian Cherdleys (@cherdleys), who often makes funny skits about common issues, took a jibe at the Australian accent in a recent video. In the skit, the man teaches an Australian woman how to say "no," and it's hilariously relatable.

The comedian asked the Australian to repeat, "No," but her version of the word sounded a little off. It was as though the word had an "r" in the end. "Nor," she said and the comedian told her, "That is not correct. 'No' is spelled 'n o.'" The woman tries to repeat the same word but in her Australian accent it comes with an extra "r." The comedian pointed out how a simple two-letter word became complicated in the Australian accent. "That is actually spelled, 'nauwreigh,'" he mocked the woman. After several futile attempts to get a proper "no" out of her, the man quipped, "Australians are hopeless."

This lighthearted video garnered nearly three million views in a week and many non-Australians could see how relevant it was. "It actually bothers me how they say it," said @doyoufeelthreatend. "My question is where are they even getting the “R” from? Naur," remarked @user7251493009220. "Thank you for taking education to them God knows they need it," added @rudyvillarreal579.

However, this video did not sit well with the Australians who denied that they say "no" like "naurwreigh." @voidfire2011 said, "I live in Australia, and not once in my life have I ever met anyone who said naur." @naomiedwyer refuted, "It's actually the rest of the world that says everything wrong." @matmac6969 chimed in, "Crazy how most Australians don't say no like this."

As we can see, Australians don't hear themselves adding that "intrusive r" other people in the world could clearly make it out. "Vowels are shaped by the position of a speaker’s tongue in their mouth, so the tongue muscles tone depending on whatever your accent is. So the muscles of our tongues are pretty low in the mouth so all our vowels are pretty far back in the mouth," Hume, the voice coach explained to the media channel. So, any words ending with an "aw" sound is said with an "r" at the end in Australia. 

This is not the only confusing thing about Australia that people around the world feel. American woman Tate Duane (@twaynne) shared a TikTok video questioning the fueling practice in Australia and it went viral. Having no button to automate the filling annoyed her. "You have to literally stand here the whole time, which is a bit annoying," she said. She was also shocked by how the petrol pumps were open 24/7 with service personnel. "You just have things open here 24/7? In America, you have these contactless payments, you just swipe your card, pump and drive away," she mentioned.

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