It’s an eye-opening expertise when People uncover Australian idiosyncrasies.
US actress Sydney Sweeney has spent months of 2023 down below filming two motion pictures, together with the upcoming rom-com Anybody However You, which shot in Sydney earlier this yr.
In consequence, Sweeney, 26, has witnessed a few of our nation’s distinctive cultural habits, which she shared on US discuss present Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon requested Sweeney if she realized “any Australian slang” throughout her time right here, with the actress additionally taking pictures one other film in Queensland, thriller Eden co-starring Jude Regulation.
Whereas on the Gold Coast to start taking pictures in November, Sweeney was thrust into peak schoolies season, with the annual Aussie faculty leavers celebration changing into a laughing inventory in the course of the televised chat.
“Whereas I’ve been there, that they had this factor referred to as the schoolies, and it’s when the excessive schoolers graduate, and so they go and have their huge large spring break social gathering,” Sweeney started.
“They shut down all of the streets and the schoolies exit, after which the ‘toolies’ exit too, and people are anyone that’s older than 21. They usually put wristbands on them to know that there are instruments making an attempt to select up youthful youngsters.”
Fallon, 49, was tickled by the revelation, saying, “The toolies and the schoolies?! That’s so enjoyable, I really like that!”
‘Foolies’ had been to not be overlooked, with Sweeney persevering with, “After which anyone that’s nonetheless in highschool that goes out additionally will get a special color wristband and so they’re referred to as the ‘foolies’. After they aren’t sufficiently old to be messing round, so that they’re fools.”
Fallon mused, “Oh my gosh I’m such a ‘toolie’. Yeah, oh my god, so unhappy.”
In some redemption for Australia, Fallon concluded, “Gosh I really like Australia although, such a fantastic place. And the individuals there. I’ve by no means met an Australian individual that wasn’t the perfect.”
Sweeney added, “It’s superior, I like it.”
Elsewhere, Sweeney instructed Sydney radio present Smallzy’s Surgical procedure on Thursday she hoped to purchase a house in Australia.
Throughout an interview together with her Anybody However You co-star Glen Powell, Sweeney stated, “I like it. I’ve downloaded a number of actual property apps to look into transfer to Australia. I like it there.”
Powell, 35, added, “I put cash on it that Sydney can have a home there by the top of the yr. Sydney is obsessive about Australia.”
“I wouldn’t be stunned,” Sweeney concluded.
The Euphoria star is about to return to Australia to complete taking pictures Eden subsequent yr.
Anybody However You hits cinemas Boxing Day.