anglo-aus relationship
Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually
likes and welcomes you as a pom??? Do you cling to the ideal that as the ozzies are poms +200 years, that they will welcome you as one of their own??? Do you think that as an "immo" you will be no different to the Croat, Lebanese, Polish, Italian, Chinese guy, especially when competing for the (less than well paid and rather scarce) jobs?? -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually likes and welcomes you as a pom??? Do you cling to the ideal that as the ozzies are poms +200 years, that they will welcome you as one of their own??? Do you think that as an "immo" you will be no different to the Croat, Lebanese, Polish, Italian, Chinese guy, especially when competing for the (less than well paid and rather scarce) jobs?? No:confused: -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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It's like anywhere else. If you bignote yourself about how great your
motherland is, about how much the natives are losers, about how much your lifestyle in your glorious motherland is so much better, than yeah, the natives are going to call you a dickhead and a retard and ask that you leave. Pretty much what happened to you kong, right? So you're a pom if you move to Australia? Look on the bright side, you'd be a limey if you moved to the US. :D -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually likes and welcomes you as a pom??? Do you cling to the ideal that as the ozzies are poms +200 years, that they will welcome you as one of their own??? Do you think that as an "immo" you will be no different to the Croat, Lebanese, Polish, Italian, Chinese guy, especially when competing for the (less than well paid and rather scarce) jobs?? Whats your point? -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually likes and welcomes you as a pom??? BLAHH........BLAHH......BLAHH....... AD NAUSEUM! :rolleyes: Kong posting a generalisation..........SHOCK HORROR :scared: Who'd have believed it! ;) :D Still nothing posted by you of any worth ! :( -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Every single Aussie I have met has been relaxed, friendly and laid back.
I am sure if you wanted to wind them up then going on about how great the UK is, or your 'home' will do it. Exchanging compliments about each others countries is great and in general Aussies respond well to anyone if friendly to them. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually likes and welcomes you as a pom??? Do you cling to the ideal that as the ozzies are poms +200 years, that they will welcome you as one of their own??? Do you think that as an "immo" you will be no different to the Croat, Lebanese, Polish, Italian, Chinese guy, especially when competing for the (less than well paid and rather scarce) jobs?? Jesus Daz, you are like a cracked record, do you ever stop? Ohhh diddums, poor thing, did people not like you when you were here? I have no idea why :rolleyes: For the record, Dagboy gets paid an excellent wage & gets on great with his co-workers, friends & my family. They all think hes great & yes, they actually like him- alot! But then that probably says more about him than it does about you doesnt it? :rolleyes: You need to get a new hobby :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: . -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually likes and welcomes you as a pom??? Do you cling to the ideal that as the ozzies are poms +200 years, that they will welcome you as one of their own??? Do you think that as an "immo" you will be no different to the Croat, Lebanese, Polish, Italian, Chinese guy, especially when competing for the (less than well paid and rather scarce) jobs?? Well what do you expect, do you want Australians to treat all Poms in Australia the same way as members of the royal family are treated when they are over here, do you expect us to provide each Pom with a mansion overlooking Sydney Harbour, a high paying job for life and a chauffeur driven limousine, do you expect Australians to bow and curstsy each time they come accross a pom. Do you expect us to introduce laws that racialy discriminate against other migrants such as Lebanese,Poles and Chinese to ensure Poms get jobs ahead of them. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
> Jesus Daz, you are like a cracked record, do you ever stop? Ohhh diddums, poor thing, did people not like you when you were here? I have no idea why :rolleyes: > > For the record, Dagboy gets paid an excellent wage & gets on great with his co-workers, friends & my family. They all think hes great & yes, they actually like him- alot! But then that probably says more about him than it does about you doesnt it? :rolleyes: > > You need to get a new hobby :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: . Well one Aussie in particular seemed to warm to me. She married me just over a year back.. I have no hostility to the Aussies, it is not their fault that they live in a boring parochial backwater. They are only human, if your media tells you that Aus is best and you never leave the country, then you will believe it. I find it odd that I know a few Aussies who love the UK and will not go back to Aus except for a winter sun break. As an aussie Mrs DB, can you seriously write that Oz is not an inward looking backwater with in ingrained suspision of anything forgein, especially pom? How often do you get international news which does not have "sport" in the opening sentence? -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> Is anyone here under any illusions that Australia (in general) actually likes and welcomes you as a pom??? Do you cling to the ideal that as the ozzies are poms +200 years, that they will welcome you as one of their own??? Do you think that as an "immo" you will be no different to the Croat, Lebanese, Polish, Italian, Chinese guy, especially when competing for the (less than well paid and rather scarce) jobs?? What a shame, I like you am a Brit married to an Aussie and I thought this thread might interest me. Hats off to you, you had me fooled for a second untill I started reading. In answer to you questions Yes I am but it is not an illusion My family in Australia and pretty much every person I have met on my trips to Australia have welcomed me, not because I am a pom but because I am another human being who has taken the time to talk to them as another human being. No I do not "cling" to the idea that they are poms + 200 years I believe that they are Australian and I am English. I see myself an an equal to any other person regardless of where they come from and as far as I am concerned no matter where anyone is from as long as they are living an honest lifestyle then they are fine by me, My Australian family and friends also have the same beliefs. Kala -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Well said Kala.
How old are you Kong? You have a very immature attitude to the world. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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I see myself an an equal to any other person regardless of where they
come from and as far as I am concerned no matter where anyone is from as long as they are living an honest lifestyle then they are fine by me, My Australian family and friends also have the same beliefs. > Kala Dont fret lady, such reasonable and liberal feelings of humanity towrds different cultures will be bashed out of you in Aus, I give it 5 years tops. Johnny Howard, Tampa, illegal immos chucking their kids of boats, ring any bells??? Whers that lovely Pauline Hanson gone?? True aussie battler her mate, shes werent racist, fair dinkum, she just stood up for us, the true blue dinki di Aussies. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by kong
> I see myself an an equal to any other person regardless of where they come from and as far as I am concerned no matter where anyone is from as long as they are living an honest lifestyle then they are fine by me, My Australian family and friends also have the same beliefs. > > > Kala Dont fret lady, such reasonable and liberal feelings of humanity towrds different cultures will be bashed out of you in Aus, I give it 5 years tops. Johnny Howard, Tampa, illegal immos chucking their kids of boats, ring any bells??? > Whers that lovely Pauline Hanson gone?? True aussie battler her mate, shes werent racist, fair dinkum, she just stood up for us, the true blue dinki di Aussies. I'm sorry to disagree but if it was goin to be "bashed" out of me then it more than likely would have happened right here in the UK where I live now (On top of Gatwick Airport) The population of "non brits" around here has more than doubled in the last few years, yes some of them are here for the ride but that doesn't mean that I am goin to take the view that they are all bad people and loose my "liberal views" As I stated earlier anyone who is living an honest lifestyle is fine by me. I wont change that view for any governent/society/person because I am a strong enough person to have my own views. I kinda understand where you are coming from as some people I have spoken to in Australia have said extremely racist things that to be honest have shocked me but I have also had similar things said to me in the UK. It doesn't mean that I have to agree with them and I am most certainly not going to let it ruin my life and plans for an improved lifestyle in Australia with my family. Kala -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Daz, you contradict yourself at every turn, first aussies cant afford to
leave Australia to move or work overseas, then you post a thread that the number of aussies emigrating permanently has doubled in last five years. Then Daily Mail readers (insert name of anyone who doesnt agree with you) are lesser humans, because they dont like immigrants/many believe that asyllum seekers are scrounging etc etc, yet Australia is the only country that, according to you, is inward looking & feeling threatened by anything foreign? Then we hear you rabbit on about how great life is in the home counties back in the UK, yet Aussies are parochial & boring? Ever re-read your posts Daz? Theres a sign tattooed on your forehead that flashes in neon that says "Boring!!!!" . :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
> Theres a sign tattooed on your forehead that flashes in neon that says "Boring!!!!" . :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: Really??? The first time I saw that was on the customs bloke at Sydney KS aiport, even his beagle was having a snooze. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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