Comments on: Help me remember this quote!

Question: Help me remember this quote!

saraswati — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:24:12 -0800

What comedian/movie/tv show/book is this quote about the phrase "no worries" from?

Paraphrased it goes something like this:

I don't say "no worries" because it implies that there's no worries anywhere in the world. That's simply not true.

Google is failing me because I think my memory mangled some parts of the quote. Bonus points if you can quote it properly. Thanks!

By: Sassyfras

Sassyfras — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:21:16 -0800

Crocodile Dundee?

By: pantsrobot

pantsrobot — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:03:45 -0800

Perhaps it's from "The Last Continent" by Terry Pratchett?

By: CrazyJoel

CrazyJoel — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:17:44 -0800

hakuna matata! it means "no worries". Lion King.

By: commander_cool

commander_cool — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:57:56 -0800

It's just a generic Australian term of reassurance, popularized in the US by Crocodile Dundee long before Lion King.

By: saraswati

saraswati — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:30:57 -0800

I don't think I was clear enough. The quote I'm looking for the origin on is the one I said behind the cut:

"I don't say 'no worries' because it implies that there's no worries anywhere in the world. That's simply not true."

I know the origin of "no worries", looking for the quote above. Thanks

By: Dagobert

Dagobert — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:49:32 -0800

Bill Bryson's In A Sunburned Country might be the source. I don't have the book with me but I remember he comments on Australia's fondness for the quote.