A backpacker has taken to Facebook to ask for help speaking Australian slang Alex Grudev's been living in Sydney for five years but says he still doesn't know He offered up a glass of wine or coffee in return for assistance with local lingo A backpacker has been roasted online for asking women for help with Aussie slang in return for a glass of wine. Alex Grudev has been living in Sydney for the past five years but took to Facebook recently with the request as he still did not know how to speak the local lingo. ADVERTISEMENT 'Girls I am looking for how teach me Australian slang (sic),' Mr Grudev wrote.