Face facts
Nov 17th 2004, 11:20 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by wombat42
In 20 years from now Britain will just be one small provence in the European
Union and no longer an idependant country and won't even have its own currency, all decisions regarding immigration,defence the economy etc will be made for you other countries probably France and Germany, while Australia will still be an independant country.
If Australia is a third rate excuse for a country as you say then atleast we will still be a country not a small provence in a European state.
Union and no longer an idependant country and won't even have its own currency, all decisions regarding immigration,defence the economy etc will be made for you other countries probably France and Germany, while Australia will still be an independant country.
If Australia is a third rate excuse for a country as you say then atleast we will still be a country not a small provence in a European state.
Nov 17th 2004, 11:33 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by MikeStanton
And that from a man living in Oz - a country that's been well-known as America's bitch since 1945. Although both UK and Oz were far too keen to jump in to Iraq, at least Britain had the guts to tell USA where to stick their Vietnam war.
So what you are saying is that Britain USED to have the guts, but now (as illustrated by Iraq and the loved up way in which Tony jumps to Dubya's every command) we don't. Surely this therefore illustrates a decline in control and independance, which potentially will only get worse...
Nov 17th 2004, 11:40 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by eatstatic
You truly are a fool.
Australia is not an independent country, the Queen of England is your head of state and you are ruled by her Governer General. Check your coins Wombat, you will see Lizzie beaming her mona lisa smile at you mate.
Therefore, by your calculations Australia will be ruled by those damned Frogs and Krauts by Proxy, namely by good old Blighty.
BTW, you had the chance to rid yourselves of Royal ascent 5 or so years back... just could'nt snip the colonial apron strings, good old Independent Australia!
Australia is not an independent country, the Queen of England is your head of state and you are ruled by her Governer General. Check your coins Wombat, you will see Lizzie beaming her mona lisa smile at you mate.
Therefore, by your calculations Australia will be ruled by those damned Frogs and Krauts by Proxy, namely by good old Blighty.
BTW, you had the chance to rid yourselves of Royal ascent 5 or so years back... just could'nt snip the colonial apron strings, good old Independent Australia!
Finally, in terms of narrow-mindedness, you are what you claim to despise.
Nov 17th 2004, 11:45 am
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Re: Face facts
Ohhh should I reply to this or not, or leave the troll to themselves
Nov 17th 2004, 11:50 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by Siren
Ohhh should I reply to this or not, or leave the troll to themselves
I can't summon up the enegy to reply to these Trolls these days. Its obvious they just try and provoke an argument from the outset. Although this one is a bit more objective than the others......LOL
Nov 17th 2004, 11:50 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by MikeStanton
And that from a man living in Oz - a country that's been well-known as America's bitch since 1945. Although both UK and Oz were far too keen to jump in to Iraq, at least Britain had the guts to tell USA where to stick their Vietnam war.
Nov 17th 2004, 11:51 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by Siren
Ohhh should I reply to this or not, or leave the troll to themselves
Nov 17th 2004, 11:56 am
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by MikeStanton
Ah, a kindred spirit. Good to see there are others that can see Oz for the parochial little outpost it really is.
Nov 17th 2004, 12:41 pm
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by Go Banana's !!
I can't summon up the enegy to reply to these Trolls these days. Its obvious they just try and provoke an argument from the outset. Although this one is a bit more objective than the others......LOL
Nov 17th 2004, 12:46 pm
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by Quinkana
Ah, a ménage à trois in a wombat hole ?
Nov 17th 2004, 7:28 pm
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by Quinkana
Ah, a ménage à trois in a wombat hole ?
Nov 17th 2004, 7:32 pm
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by wombat42
Can someone please translate the above for me.
Nov 17th 2004, 8:02 pm
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Re: Face facts
[QUOTE=worzel]Once you have got used to these trolls you learn to spot them and ignore them like you would the smelly kid at school.
Poor smelly kid !!!!! Its not his/her fault ( not that I was the smelly kid you understand or indeed have any kind of smelly complex)
Got go go now- its bath time !!
Nat ( not smelly )
Poor smelly kid !!!!! Its not his/her fault ( not that I was the smelly kid you understand or indeed have any kind of smelly complex)
Got go go now- its bath time !!
Nat ( not smelly )
Nov 17th 2004, 9:14 pm
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by eatstatic
So 50% of poms want to move to OZ? Thats a scientific statistic 
, you will find that the POMs who wish to move there have never visited OZ. They are also likely to be Daily Mail readers who believe the drivel you have written about England.
So Britain is ALL polluted, congested, overcrowded and freezing? No of course it is not and you Wombat are a typical Aussie with a ridiculous idea of Britain.
London is pretty much as you described but so is Sydney and Melbourne. So Britain is freezing cold?? To an Aussie maybe, but I personally find the climate agreeable and the Aussie Summer months stifling and unpleasant.
BTW I travelled around most of Oz apart from WA and found the whole country to be rather backward, bland and suburban. Who cares about beaches and humid 40 degree days with 1000 flies and shit pubs. Give me the vibrant rat race of Blighty anyday. If any wannabee migrants wonder why I bemoan the Aussie people, just look at Wombats posts, these are the sort of worldly, enlightened people you are likely to encounter in Oz.
, you will find that the POMs who wish to move there have never visited OZ. They are also likely to be Daily Mail readers who believe the drivel you have written about England.So Britain is ALL polluted, congested, overcrowded and freezing? No of course it is not and you Wombat are a typical Aussie with a ridiculous idea of Britain.
London is pretty much as you described but so is Sydney and Melbourne. So Britain is freezing cold?? To an Aussie maybe, but I personally find the climate agreeable and the Aussie Summer months stifling and unpleasant.
BTW I travelled around most of Oz apart from WA and found the whole country to be rather backward, bland and suburban. Who cares about beaches and humid 40 degree days with 1000 flies and shit pubs. Give me the vibrant rat race of Blighty anyday. If any wannabee migrants wonder why I bemoan the Aussie people, just look at Wombats posts, these are the sort of worldly, enlightened people you are likely to encounter in Oz.
Britain used to be great, about twenty years ago but years of crap successive governments have turned it into a shithole full of depressed grey people, I am sure Ozz has its own downside like everywhere in the world, but sure as shinola its one hell of a better place to be than the UK, I speak as someone who has eared a six figure salary, lived all over the UK and personally I don't like any of it.
Pubs, what the hell do you miss about pubs, not allowed to smoke in them, they all look like brewers fare or whatever the local chain is called, no atmosphere, cheap nasty food I wouldn't give my dog, its something I will not miss.
Indian restaurants, well Ozz is fill of them, the food there is brilliant, and fresh, no BSE, no egg scares (thanks Edwina), no foot and mouth, you obviously haven’t thought this through.
And you seem to miss the whole Ozz ethos, everyone is equal but don't bitch, how you got out in one piece I don't know you epitomise a whinging POM.
Oh yes and get stuffed.
Thrud
Nov 17th 2004, 9:40 pm
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Re: Face facts
Originally Posted by Thrud
I am glad you like the weather in the UK, personally I find two weeks sunshine and 50 weeks of cold, wet windy, drizzle, sleet etc pretty crap, I guess the weather suits your personality.
Britain used to be great, about twenty years ago but years of crap successive governments have turned it into a shithole full of depressed grey people, I am sure Ozz has its own downside like everywhere in the world, but sure as shinola its one hell of a better place to be than the UK, I speak as someone who has eared a six figure salary, lived all over the UK and personally I don't like any of it.
Pubs, what the hell do you miss about pubs, not allowed to smoke in them, they all look like brewers fare or whatever the local chain is called, no atmosphere, cheap nasty food I wouldn't give my dog, its something I will not miss.
Indian restaurants, well Ozz is fill of them, the food there is brilliant, and fresh, no BSE, no egg scares (thanks Edwina), no foot and mouth, you obviously haven’t thought this through.
And you seem to miss the whole Ozz ethos, everyone is equal but don't bitch, how you got out in one piece I don't know you epitomise a whinging POM.
Oh yes and get stuffed.
Thrud
Britain used to be great, about twenty years ago but years of crap successive governments have turned it into a shithole full of depressed grey people, I am sure Ozz has its own downside like everywhere in the world, but sure as shinola its one hell of a better place to be than the UK, I speak as someone who has eared a six figure salary, lived all over the UK and personally I don't like any of it.
Pubs, what the hell do you miss about pubs, not allowed to smoke in them, they all look like brewers fare or whatever the local chain is called, no atmosphere, cheap nasty food I wouldn't give my dog, its something I will not miss.
Indian restaurants, well Ozz is fill of them, the food there is brilliant, and fresh, no BSE, no egg scares (thanks Edwina), no foot and mouth, you obviously haven’t thought this through.
And you seem to miss the whole Ozz ethos, everyone is equal but don't bitch, how you got out in one piece I don't know you epitomise a whinging POM.
Oh yes and get stuffed.
Thrud
That is both the saddest and funniest rant I have read in ages.