Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8178712)

There is no difference between the two - it's just a simple fact that for historical reasons migration in the UK > Aus direction has been much greater.

For every set of "whinging poms" there is proportionally the same number of Aussies in the UK whinging about life in general and receiving regular aid drops of Aussie food & products - the kind of behaviour some people seem to see as being uniquely a British trait. I knew loads of Aussies spending their 2 years in the UK and while they seemed to be having a great time they loved a good whinge about the weather (as people say here, didn't they know before they came!?), the cost of living etc etc. Funnily enough though, most of them 'stuck it out' the full 2 years - and not to earn money to bring home, that was all p!ssed up the wall, many ended up staying longer.

Originally Posted by kiwi_child (Post 8178598)

To be fair there's additional costs that come way over the price of an airfare to UK. Like shipping container, setting up new rental property, money to survive on (food, housing, utilities, transport, school fees/uniforms etc),till work is found or benefits eligibility kicks in.

Originally Posted by slapphead_otool (Post 8179139)

Is that really you in the photo?

If so you are HOT!
:D

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede (Post 8179246)

It's a picture of Princess Leia from Return of the Jedi.

Originally Posted by MDawson (Post 8178452)

I can't be bothered with all that, quite happy now in Derbyshire , it's not perfect but at least I feel equal to everyone else. Glad I'm far awy from all that bigoted stuff.

Originally Posted by slapphead_otool (Post 8178491)

No I am English, and damn proud of it.

So was my father, and he spent a lot of his life overseas too. Mainly in countries hotter than this, for far less pay, and getting shot at to boot. Oh and they made him wear clothes to identify him clearly, so the ones shooting at him would know who to shoot at.

Sometimes I read the comments here and I wonder what happened. Really Dawson, go take a look at:

http://www.britains-smallwars.com/main/index1.html

Go read the stories from Aden, Radfan, Borneo, Malaya and the Omen. Bloody hot – hotter than WA. Bloody isolated – no Corrie, no Eastenders. No bloody TV!. Sand, dust and humidity like you will never find in Australia.
And the poor buggers got shot at!!!! And this, mark you, all in my lifetime.

And half of them were conscripted.

But given the heat, the dust, the isolation, and the fact that people were trying to kill them, these lads never worried about having to give up their Englishness.

My honest opinion is that the UK has bread a generation of softies. This isn’t an insult to you Dawson, it’s a generalisation based upon the complaints I read about on this site. Its always the younger ones who have a complaint.

Those lads buried in Silent Valley in Aden would turn over in their graves….

Originally Posted by Bix (Post 8179517)

No wonder he came back.

Originally Posted by the troubadour (Post 8179782)

Wasn"t all blood and guts though,not by a long way. Ever read The Virgin Soldiers? (Based in Malaya.)

Originally Posted by slapphead_otool (Post 8179971)

I must be the only person on the planet who hadn’t ever seen Space Invaders or whatever it is called.

Originally Posted by Bix (Post 8180006)

That's two of us then :thumbup:

Know some of the character names but not seen any of the films.

Originally Posted by kiwi_child (Post 8179047)

Have to agree. I recall being in a pub in Perth and these two Aussie guys taking the piss outta me cos I was a Kiwi. Went on for what seemed ages. Finally I lost my cool and spat TWO jokes about Aussies back at 'em. The loudest mouth went red as a beet and looked like he wanted to sock me one, while his mate looked like he was about to cry. Woulda believe it? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by mono (Post 8178703)

It always fascinates me that if an Aussie goes to the UK and moans about the cold, or the rent, that's fine.

If a Brit comes to Australia and moans about anything at all, however correctly, he or she is a ''whinging pom''.

The Aussies are like the school bully.

They can dish it out but they are not too good at taking it.

Originally Posted by MDawson (Post 8281371)

I haven't looked at this thread for a while but I so agree with this .

It's very true the Aussies seem to think they have " a right to be rude"
I noticed they get very upset when you respond to" Whingeing Pom" by calling them "Big Mouth Aussies" ...they just don't like it done to them, for some reason it's just not funny ??:confused:

Originally Posted by mr mover (Post 8282331)

Are you still here ? w*nker , i,m surprised some big mouth Aussie has,nt filled you in ..........:rofl:mm