What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

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waynorth said:
I've tried both, Marmite is better!! What does 'diggers' mean Johnny??
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This, though we started using it for all Australians, not for New Zealanders though they where always Kiwis.
Its a term of endearment if anything.



"Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. Evidence of its use has been found in those countries as early as the 1850s, but its current usage in a military context did not become prominent until World War I, when Australian and New Zealand troops began using it on the Western Front around 1916–17. Evolving out of its usage during the war, the term has been linked to the concept of the Anzac legend, but within a wider social context, it is linked to the concept of "egalitarian mateship".[1]"
 
Johnnythefox said:
This, though we started using it for all Australians, not for New Zealanders though they where always Kiwis.
Its a term of endearment if anything.



"Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. Evidence of its use has been found in those countries as early as the 1850s, but its current usage in a military context did not become prominent until World War I, when Australian and New Zealand troops began using it on the Western Front around 1916–17. Evolving out of its usage during the war, the term has been linked to the concept of the Anzac legend, but within a wider social context, it is linked to the concept of "egalitarian mateship".[1]"
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Thank you!!
 
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