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quoll Jan 21st 2008 8:54 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
The flies - really bad this year
Mosquitos
The drought and all that implies
No history
The standard of education (bone of contention I know but one I am convinced of)
The rising cost of houses
The flies
The poor range of goods in the supermarkets
The heat
The political correctness
Did I mention the flies?

Wheeler-Jones Jan 21st 2008 9:16 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
It's full of English people :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Maybe I should say that is bad cause it's full of Aussies :p does that help?!

They like the names Sheila and Bruce :)

No cheap flights to Amsterdam/Paris :( Thats the biggest negative in my opinion.

cresta57 Jan 21st 2008 9:17 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
One of the terminals on my bloody car battery is ever so negative.

Timber Floor Au Jan 21st 2008 9:27 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
I was at the Samford Pub a cpl months back...

And they do guiness, but sit it on some kind of IONISER thing !!!

And sure as shit, this flat looking glass of coke.. suddenly turns into a wicked pint of Guiness !!

Dont know real name for it, but its bloody good

asprilla Jan 21st 2008 9:30 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
A machine that can convert flat coke into guiness is surely a good investment.

Timber Floor Au Jan 21st 2008 9:34 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 

Originally Posted by markallwood (Post 5820687)
A machine that can convert flat coke into guiness is surely a good investment.

lolol

They get the crappy cheap can of guiness, pour into a glass, looks like flat coke !

Then shove it on this ionising machine, and in about 30 seconds it turns into a perfect guiness !

MartinLuther Jan 21st 2008 10:11 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
But Guiness is rubbish wherever it's found.

Murphey's was a much better stout and Coopers is a much better one here.

:beer:

Timber Floor Au Jan 21st 2008 10:13 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
Called the Guinness Surger

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/g...ger-160488.php

MartinLuther Jan 21st 2008 10:21 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 

Originally Posted by quoll (Post 5820485)
The flies - really bad this year
Mosquitos
The drought and all that implies
No history
The standard of education (bone of contention I know but one I am convinced of)
The rising cost of houses
The flies
The poor range of goods in the supermarkets
The heat
The political correctness
Did I mention the flies?

I disagree about the history. Aus has a facinating history. Obviously the recorded bit is not very long in time but a lot of interesting stuff has been crammed in since settlement.

Vim Fuego Jan 21st 2008 10:23 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 5820387)
Not as stupid as the £2 coin. What's the point of having a coin that is twice the weight and twice the size when it is only twice the value of another coin. You may as well have two £1 coins. At least the $2 coin reduces the strain on your pocket.

I know that makes the 10c and 20c coins stupid but we inherited them from the Brits.

Can you tell that I was a fan of the 20p coin? :D

Quite like the 2 quid coin actually, just for aesthetic reasons though ... anyway it makes no odds because I don't have much call for 'em now :D

But hey, what about those bank notes? Why not different sizes? Didn't ANYONE think of the visually impared?!

And bank charges eh? Bastards.

And beaches? Whoever thought a beach was a good idea?

Surf Patrols? They are rubbish, just stay out of there and leave the idiot swimmers to their own devices. Go the shark I say.

It makes me seeeeeeth ... almost. ;)

crocodileseamus Jan 21st 2008 10:35 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 
Hello - - Guinness is so good for you it used to be on prescription in the UK until about 15 years ago, not Murphy's or Cooper's, but Guinness. Maybe the young Arthur ladd did a secret deal with Lloyd George, who knows.

How the pensioners of today suffer.

Negatives about Oz are, the education, the proximity to Europe, Castlemaine XXXX, Nicole Kidman, Spiders, drought, house prices, cost of living, shite shops, no history and most importantly of all 'the boomerang doesn't always come back!'

Good Luck,


Croc:):rofl::)

Timber Floor Au Jan 21st 2008 10:38 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 

Originally Posted by crocodileseamus (Post 5820969)
Hello - - Guinness is so good for you it used to be on prescription in the UK until about 15 years ago, not Murphy's or Cooper's, but Guinness. Maybe the young Arthur ladd did a secret deal with Lloyd George, who knows.

How the pensioners of today suffer.

Negatives about Oz are, the education, the proximity to Europe, Castlemaine XXXX, Nicole Kidman, Spiders, drought, house prices, cost of living, shite shops, no history and most importantly of all 'the boomerang doesn't always come back!'

Good Luck,


Croc:):rofl::)

ehh.. what a crocofshitseamus !

Nice Guy Jan 21st 2008 10:39 am

Lots of things negative!!!
 
The amount of time one has to wait at traffic lights

Wrong Way Go Back signs

The amount of profanities spoken................by ladies!

The way a kangaroo lies on the ground after being clobbered by a car

The way everyone says 'See you later' at the end of every interaction - especially shops - when you (and they) know full well you will not see them at all

Wendy Jan 21st 2008 10:40 am

Re: anything negative!!!
 

Originally Posted by crocodileseamus (Post 5820969)
Hello - - Guinness is so good for you it used to be on prescription in the UK until about 15 years ago, not Murphy's or Cooper's, but Guinness. Maybe the young Arthur ladd did a secret deal with Lloyd George, who knows.

How the pensioners of today suffer.

Negatives about Oz are, the education, the proximity to Europe, Castlemaine XXXX, Nicole Kidman, Spiders, drought, house prices, cost of living, shite shops, no history and most importantly of all 'the boomerang doesn't always come back!'

Good Luck,


Croc:):rofl::)

I think you have spent to much time on here :rofl:

I agree about castlemaine though ;) Tooheys is much better :p

Timber Floor Au Jan 21st 2008 10:42 am

Re: Lots of things negative!!!
 

Originally Posted by Nice Guy (Post 5820985)
The amount of time one has to wait at traffic lights

Wrong Way Go Back signs

The amount of profanities spoken................by ladies!

The way a kangaroo lies on the ground after being clobbered by a car

The way everyone says 'See you later' at the end of every interaction - especially shops - when you (and they) know full well you will not see them at all

1. you ever been to london?
2. you ever been out late in manchester city centre?
3. roos !! awww ya nasty pasty lol
4. of course the uk system of shopkeeping is so much better, no eye contact, no dialogue, no cash interaction. You hand money to them in the hand they place change on the counter !


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