VIC v NSW - on the word front

Since moving to NSW, and specifically since meeting Mr Mel (who is a born and bred Sydneysider), I keep running into a a growing list of words/names that seem to cause some controversy in our house.

Now I'm not sure if some of these words are peculiar to my hometown of Warrnambool or to Mr Mel's home suburb in the Hills district of Sydney, some probably are, but for now, and probably evermore, they will be ammunition in our ongoing VIC v NSW battle :)

VIC - Nibble Pies

NSW - Party Pies

VIC - Fruit Boxes

NSW - Poppers

VIC - Potato Cake

NSW - Scallop

VIC - Pot - beer

NSW - Schooner

VIC - Kabana

NSW - Cabanossi

VIC - Safeway

NSW - Woolworths

VIC - Patio (sounds like pat-e-o)

NSW - Patio (sounds like paich-e-o)

Vic - Pool (sounds like pool)

NSW - Pool (sounds look peuwl)

That's all I can think of for now, I was sure I had heaps when I started this entry, but they've slipped my mind!  No doubt I'll be back to add more!

Till next time,