Are you saving yourself for the ultimate profundity?

Stanton made himself abundantly clear. Would I piss on him if he was aflame? If he could bring himself to ask nicely.

The person is an idiot. If you weren't a pom then they'd find some other reason to give you gip. My advice is to pull them aside at the top of a flight of stairs, position yourself right, then give them a shove.

For what it's worth, in my experience. Poms do well here. We love accents (except kiwi one's which makes my missus life hard .... but in NZ Aussies have it harder ).

Guess it's take the good with the bad.

My guess is that your nemisis feels threatened?

Good luck and I hope it works out for you real soon. You shouldn't have to put up with this

Hmmmmm....

I think the families of 22 million dead people would beg to differ that there is, "nothing unusual about that".

Persons of limited intellect, and you have obviously shown yourself to be one of these people, should remember this.

It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

I started my first job in Australia 4 weeks ago. I have been amazed at how genuinely helpful and friendly the people i work with are. I have not felt any animosity towards me and i really appreciate their attitude. There is one woman i do not click with but i think its just a personailty clash and has nothing to do with where i come from. We are both aware of it, yet we are always pleasant and polite as we both realise we are grown ups and need to work together. In fact, i think we are probably warming towards each more each day.
As with most cenarios in life, its YOUR attitude that dictates how you will be treated on the whole. If you look to be offended you will be. I have always been very easy going and open with people and more often than not i get treated well. Of course THere is always an idiot to try and spoil your day, but hey!..they only get what they are hoping for if you allow them to upset you. My motto is laugh in their face suck it up. They will get bored very quickly if they dont get a bite.

I will also add that Aussie humour is rife in our office and i spend a lot of my day laughing.

Nah .. shove 'em down the stairs. If they make it uninjured you can give them a boot on their way up (can you tell that I used to be a bouncer?)

Hello,

It is probably just a one off. When I first went to England (Birmingham) I used to get a lot of derogatory remarks. When I moved to London 3 years later it wasn't so bad.

Having moved to Australia I've not had any (yet).

I think it just depends on the time, the place and the person you are talking to.

Regards
Alistair

Hello,

I think most were of Irish/Cockney descent - hence the current accent (and the term Anglo-Celtic).

I think the English get more abuse for later abuses.

Regards
Alistair

All of them? Regardless of their geographic origin and/or social background? There is no one single "Pom" accent, y'know. Unless you think that Geordies, Cockneys, Scousers, Brummies, Cornishmen (just to give a few examples) all sound "stuck up" to you.

I wouldnt bother this is just developing into a re run of the thread who is mike stanton

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...t=mike+stanton

Hmm, try being South African! give 'em a few drinks and they obviously think you are going to agree with every racist comment they make. It's happened a couple of times with my husband (but never with me). He said that sometimes he cannot believe the things that come out of people's mouthes. He now tells them that they could be arrested in SA for making a statement like that!

we as english folk have so much to be proud of as a country throughout the past years
today is somewhat different
thats why some have flown the nest
however!!!!
the word england/english is a very threatening word to some people
as it is a word of strengh and wisdom!!
so be proud and hold your head high
as you are well above the rest

never ever forget your roots and where you come from
even if some memories dont always seem pleasant
some people come to oz and the eye will never see the truth good or bad
also some people will do or say any old sh-t to feel accepted
even change their nationality
not i
australia is a lovely contry
thats why im here enjoying my life
but i am still a good old pommy bast-rd :beer
and proud :

When did the goanna turn into a croc?

When the game became tame.