Lost in Translation?????

Doesn't matter where you are there's always an odd person at work.

I work with a women who was born in Oz, lives in Oz and is, for all intents and purposes, an Oz (She's actually one of my three bosses - Yes Three!). She, like so many Aussies that we've met, has an English relative. Hers is her mother. She has decided that this (and a couple of visits to blighty) actually makes her a Brit!?! Kinda like an Aussie Ali G - "Is it 'cause I is British????"

When she found out I was working in her team and that I was English she shouted out, in a very Australian accent, "C'mon you poms!" Hmmmm.

Today, I was in conversation with her and a couple of others when she announced "I tell you Mark, I've been teaching these Aussie bast@rds a thing or two about home!". But you are one, I thought!!

"Yea, I've been teaching them about English traditions and English food". She continued....

"Toad in the Hole" She stated.
"Mmmmmmm" I replied
"Roast dinners and Yorkshire pudding"
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" I exclaimed again
"Fruit Cake........." at this point I was about to repeat my obligatory noise when she finished her sentence.
"........with a slab of cheese on it!!!!!"

"Ehhh??????"

I asked her to repeat her statement.
"Yea, you know, Fruit cake with a slab of really strong cheese on top. That's a English classic!"

Now, at this point I would like to open this to anyone who's reading. Does anyone know what the hell she's going on about because I haven't a clue. Fruitcake with a slab of cheese on top of it!?! That's bl00dy ludicrous!

"You English really do have the oddest traditions" said a rather bemused colleague.

Now I wanted to put her straight and tell her that we're not totally loopy, but Ozzie English was a boss, so I decided to leave it and look at the other lady apologetically for my country's culinary stupidity.