Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
Mar 11th 2011, 9:51 am
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
It is less than 3 miles between Big Diomede Island and Little Diomede Island.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:51 am
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:54 am
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
Does Australia suffer from a pedantry-complex?
Mar 11th 2011, 9:56 am
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Mar 11th 2011, 10:31 am
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
You don't have to watch. 
Mar 12th 2011, 1:54 pm
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
Speaking of the Indonesians, from our European perspective they never come first to mind when we talk about radical islam or islamic terrorists. Of course, you people in Australia have a different view of how moderate muslims the Indonesians are as you have the experience of the Bali-bombings.
Mar 12th 2011, 10:47 pm
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
I can't help coming to the conclusion of the title of my thread given the rapid growth of the population of Australia.
Namely: 2006 census 19,855,288[4], 2011 estimate 22,578,000
Growth rate like that suggests that a country wants to attract immigrants at whatever cost just to increase its population.
This is what I'm getting at. Does Australia have too big thoughts of its own importance on the world-stage and therefore wants to increase its population for that to be "credible" among "the world players?"
On the whole, do you think Australia something of a middle-country? A country like NZ has no doubts about its size and they flaunt about being small and yet successful but Australia is not exactly a small country populationwise and it is a huge country geographywise.
Do you think the political leaders of Australia want to enhance some silly "we are a big and important nation"-message?
Namely: 2006 census 19,855,288[4], 2011 estimate 22,578,000
Growth rate like that suggests that a country wants to attract immigrants at whatever cost just to increase its population.
This is what I'm getting at. Does Australia have too big thoughts of its own importance on the world-stage and therefore wants to increase its population for that to be "credible" among "the world players?"
On the whole, do you think Australia something of a middle-country? A country like NZ has no doubts about its size and they flaunt about being small and yet successful but Australia is not exactly a small country populationwise and it is a huge country geographywise.
Do you think the political leaders of Australia want to enhance some silly "we are a big and important nation"-message?
Mar 13th 2011, 7:54 pm
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
Think it might when you observe the fawning attitude journos and media have with many "important" international visitors with many needing to ask, "What do you think about Australia? Do you like Australia/Australians?" ..... bit like Turkey....
Mar 13th 2011, 7:58 pm
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
The relationship between Indonesia and Australia interests me a lot. As I said, the Indonesians are not reknown for being radical islamists but your experience with the Bali-bombings may make you think otherwise.
Mar 13th 2011, 11:00 pm
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
Wasn't so long ago when Australias best and most outspoken PM, that I've seen, was calling the Malaysians "recalcitrant"
Re the Indonesians, I personally haven't met enough to make up my own mind.
Mar 14th 2011, 12:02 am
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Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
Actually, I feel that this is part of an Australian superiority complex.
I feel that a lot of Australians know that they are largely a popular country to visit and like to revel in it a bit. It's a bit of a joke. Remember - they are the ones who have to listen to the likes of British expats gushing about how 'lovely' it all is. They are the ones who have to constantly listen to people tell them how laid-back it all seems.
When I get visitors I ask the same question - this is because I know that there is every chance they will LOVE the same old things that I loved in turn when I first got off the boat....
...the pace of life...weather...etc the effing penguins down on Philip Island..(strike that one out...)
In my experience, people tend to conveniently not say anything when they know they have underachieved. I mean, if I lived in a shite-hole, do you think I would draw attention to the fact? Just my 2c.