Victorian Really Struggling To Communicate With Queenslander Who Punctuates Every Sentence With ‘But’ Or ‘Aye’

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A Toorak man has been left questioning whether some cultural differences may be too big to put aside. 

The internal debate comes after 35 year old Jeremy Worthington attempted and failed to sustain a conversation with 38 year old Queenslander Brad Ray. 

A born and bred Gympie man, Brad doesn’t usually have much time for these "posh fucks and their funny accents".

That’s why he usually avoids heading into Noosa. 

On Saturday, however, the missus really wanted to have lunch by the water, so Brad braved the 45 minute trip and made his way into town. 

That same morning Jeremy and his partner had arrived on a Virgin flight from Tullamarine. 

The two couples became engaged in the exchange after Jeremy asked the Gympie pair if they were locals while in line for their restaurant of choice. 

“Aw nah, not really aye, from Gympie, it’s not too far but,” said Brad. 

Jeremy gawked at him. 

“Maybe about 45 minutes down the Bruce, 40 if you’re fast but,” he kept on. 

Jeremy nodded along, feigning his understanding. 

“But yeah nah mate, would say you two probably make it to Noosa more often than us aye,”

The waitress luckily came to Jeremy’s rescue there and then, ushering him to a table. 

“I have never had an experience like that. Ending a sentence with ‘but’? Never in my life have I heard that,” he later told The Advocate. 

“I mean, I’d consider myself a pretty understanding person. Obviously there’s bound to be some riff-raff around occasionally. But my!”

The pair have no plans to return to Queensland, confirming their next destination will involve an all inclusive package at a luxury retreat along the Mornington Peninsula. 

More to come.