Ellen! How exciting and disappointing all at once! I really hope that Aussie girl wasn’t lying to you. Maybe she was a hockey player going to watch the soccer? Hmmmm. I don’t know. Actually, it sounds like sarcasm to me. The lowest form of humour. Australians love it. :S If it was sarcasm, what she was really saying was, “Yes, I am a soccer player. Isn’t it obvious?” You would have been able to tell by her tone. Though I am told that often an Australian’s use of sarcasm will elude an American listener. I saw it to be true while I was at uni. I guess you guys see it for what it is - not very clever or funny.

Here’s what I found on an article about it:
“One of the most enjoyable but yet sometimes difficult traits of the Aussies is their sarcasm. They love their sarcasm and you’ll have to learn to interpret it by the tone of their voice. So if someone says “wonderful” to you but their voice is dripping with a sarcastic tone chances are they mean “awful.” Don’t be offended by their sarcasm. In Australia it’s more of a method of joking and it certainly isn’t meant to be taken personally.”

Sadly, I am pretty fluent in sarcasm.

Who won the friendly game?