Power of g'day can change someone's day

HOW a walk down Palmerin St can show us just how lucky we are to live in Warwick.

HAPPY AS LARRY: A smile and big thumbs up can be a bright light that puts a smile on some faces. Picture: Elyse Wurm

IF YOU'VE walked down Palmerin St on a sunny afternoon you would have received your fair share of waves, g'days and how ya goin's.

I don't know about everyone else, or if I'm just biased, but I find the Aussie greetings to be up there with the best in the world.

Why? Aussies are friendly folk who love to have a good yarn but we want to make it quick as possible because we all have somewhere to be.

We say hello, make a statement, ask a question and let you know how we are by using a few carefully selected words.

I think we're bloody geniuses.

Abbreviations are an essential part of being a true blue Aussie and they're also an important way we let other people know we are just ya normal, everyday, friendly folk.

I'm sure scientists have found that smiling on purpose can help people feel better, but do they ever happen to mention that a good ol' g'day or a how ya goin' might be the trick to a longer and happier life for those who say it and the lucky ones it's said to?

I don't think so.

We're pretty relaxed and down to earth people who deserve more than an awkward look away when we're walking down the main strip.

Just the simple act of putting a smile on your face, or better yet on someone else's, while you walk to get your groceries can lead to a ripper day.

So give it a crack, be a fair dinkum bloke or sheila and try it out next time you're out and about. The power of a g'day can change someone's day.

Originally published as Power of g'day can change someone's day