Dunno how I never noticed this thread before...

Anyway, I befriended a gal from Australia some years back and learned that a can of beer was called a "tinny". I loved her accent and soon associated it with being warm (not the temperature but the personality type). Whenever I'd hear an Aussie accent then (quite frequently in my bar hangout which had lots of international travellers) I'd end up buying them a drink! Almost ALL Aussies I've ever met are warm people.