The article claims: "In the cities of New Zealand and Australia, the convenience store is known as a milk bar"
As a native kiwi, I've never ever heard it called a "milk bar". Dairy is the more common term. What say you aussies?
As a native kiwi, I've never ever heard it called a "milk bar". Dairy is the more common term. What say you aussies?
Prior to the mid-70s we had few if any supermarkets - everyone had a local dairy (general store) and a local butcher, as well as daily milk deliveries to the house. These days our cities are full of corner stores converted into cheap flats, there are none left within walking distance from here, but 2-3 that I regularly visit.
At least in semi-rural NSW I've only ever used "corner shop" or these days it's generally a "servo" but never a "milk bar"
Must be a Melbourne or Adelaide thing those guys are weird
Most of them have closed though, given that more people have cars and are willing to drive a bit further to save a dollar on their loaf of bread at the supermarket.
The only ones i remember surviving were also takeaways. Which now that i think about it, is probably also a colloquialism.
Australian.