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-   -   Is Australia all that? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/australia-all-500693/)

Vim Fuego Dec 22nd 2007 1:13 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Goatman328 (Post 5697633)
My cousin has recently moved to Perth and loves it. I am tired of the cold weather, the rain, the miserable people, I am tired of England and I am repulsed by virtual every aspect of what it means to be English. I dont think of myself as English, because that would be disgusting, I just carry an English passport. I need to get out of here because quite simply, I hate it.
Are the other 327 of the same opinion?

esperanza Dec 22nd 2007 1:56 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Goatman328 (Post 5697633)
My cousin has recently moved to Perth and loves it. I am tired of the cold weather, the rain, the miserable people, I am tired of England and I am repulsed by virtual every aspect of what it means to be English. I dont think of myself as English, because that would be disgusting, I just carry an English passport. I need to get out of here because quite simply, I hate it.
Against my better judgement, go on then - why? Why is it so terrible to be English, what does it mean to be English, in your opinion?

MikeStanton Dec 23rd 2007 11:49 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Goatman328
My cousin has recently moved to Perth and loves it. I am tired of the cold weather, the rain, the miserable people, I am tired of England and I am repulsed by virtual every aspect of what it means to be English. I dont think of myself as English, because that would be disgusting, I just carry an English passport. I need to get out of here because quite simply, I hate it.
Gosh, well you'd better not go to any of the countries that the English colonised, like Oz. After all we wouldn't want you to be accused of being hypocritical...

I suggest that you move to Russia. Rumour has it we're not too popular over there at the moment. By the way, you might find проигравший useful - it's Russian for 'loser'.

nixxxin Dec 24th 2007 1:01 am
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by MikeStanton (Post 5701965)
I suggest that you move to Russia. Rumour has it we're not too popular over there at the moment.
We really dont care less. Lets leave it to politicians.

Originally Posted by MikeStanton (Post 5701965)
By the way, you might find проигравший useful - it's Russian for 'loser'.
No it isnt. The word's meaning is different. It's better to say неудачник :)

nixxxin Dec 24th 2007 1:09 am
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Vim Fuego (Post 5698005)
Originally Posted by Goatman328
Are the other 327 of the same opinion?
Yes. This is the size of his herd :D

PaulandNic Dec 24th 2007 4:21 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Goatman328 (Post 5685265)
The weather is much warmer there and that is one major plus for me.
Personally I think it HAS to be one of the top reasons you come here.

Don't come for the TV ... :lol:

Wendy Dec 24th 2007 5:36 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by PaulandNic (Post 5703426)
Personally I think it HAS to be one of the top reasons you come here.

Don't come for the TV ... :lol:

Why? there's nothing wrong with the TV, after all Babe is on in half a hour :rofl:

Pollyana Dec 24th 2007 5:43 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 5703514)
Why? there's nothing wrong with the TV, after all Babe is on in half a hour :rofl:
I think the Bloke took the remote with him to Woop Woop....hope they are very happy together :D

PaulandNic Dec 24th 2007 5:46 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 5703514)
Why? there's nothing wrong with the TV, after all Babe is on in half a hour :rofl:
Of course ... :D

Well imagine this load of ole tripe on with a dodgy TV signal too! ... altho have been up on the roof and sorted now ... :)

Can settle later for all 7,9, and 10 have to offer! ... altho will prob take in an movie I reckon.

Vim Fuego Dec 25th 2007 9:39 am
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by nixxxin (Post 5702089)
Yes. This is the size of his herd :D
He probably lives in a Nanny State ;)

Cheetah7 Dec 25th 2007 9:42 am
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Well I am watching the Catherine Tate show:lol:

And if there isn't anything decent on TV tomorrow, I have my Tom Hanks DVD 'Big' and I have my new Peter Kay collection:thumbup:

this charming man Dec 25th 2007 1:58 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Certainly Western Australia isnt all that, in 20 years or more in the hospitality industry i have never met ruder, more ignorant,socially inept people than i do here.Nationalities that cover the globe seem to leave their manners at the door.Australians and English being the very worse.
In all my travels around oz have i never been called "an effin pom" more often(even by Poms themselves,apparently living here for 10 years or more makes you immune???????????????,unquote).

what is it with the Perth air that brings out the ocker in 40% of my customers?

Believe me,theres nothing worse(IMHO) than an English retiree abroad with money in his pocket,a pension going into the bank,sun on their back and a chip on each shoulder to balance them.

marcpiano Dec 25th 2007 2:07 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by this charming man (Post 5704661)
Certainly Western Australia isnt all that, in 20 years or more in the hospitality industry i have never met ruder, more ignorant,socially inept people than i do here.Nationalities that cover the globe seem to leave their manners at the door.Australians and English being the very worse.
Echoing the same sentiments from a security point of view. Locals are the worst, followed by people from the UK, then the backpackers. People from over East generally aren't too bad I've found!

West Aus really is the Wild West - even my friends who have spent their entire lives here are taken aback by the skyrocketing crime rate and decline in respect that is sweeping this place. Personally I can't avoid the organised crime aspects - which are rampant and which the police are quite useless at dealing with. Drunks I can handle - dealt with enough of them in the UK. Careful of games of cricket - sportsmanship is out and mass brawls with fatalties are in - http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...32-948,00.html - that's the way things are done now. Not one on one fights, but 'just you wait here and I'll get ten of my mates and we'll beat the crap out of you'.

For those who want to come to Perth to escape England the problems associated with it - you'll simply find a Little Britain here with better weather and less water. Same shit, different accent. If you're cool with that you'll have a nice time. But do get used to frequent media reports of the disorder incidents in and around as well as the road toll. Current focus seem to be the bashings and 'one-punch fatalities' rather than the break-ins. And traffic accidents are usually only reported when there's fatalaities or it blocks traffic flow.

PaulandNic Dec 25th 2007 2:13 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Originally Posted by this charming man (Post 5704661)
Certainly Western Australia isnt all that, in 20 years or more in the hospitality industry i have never met ruder, more ignorant,socially inept people than i do here.Nationalities that cover the globe seem to leave their manners at the door.Australians and English being the very worse.
In all my travels around oz have i never been called "an effin pom" more often(even by Poms themselves,apparently living here for 10 years or more makes you immune???????????????,unquote).

what is it with the Perth air that brings out the ocker in 40% of my customers?

Believe me,theres nothing worse(IMHO) than an English retiree abroad with money in his pocket,a pension going into the bank,sun on their back and a chip on each shoulder to balance them.
Originally Posted by marcpiano (Post 5704669)
Echoing the same sentiments from a security point of view. Locals are the worst, followed by people from the UK, then the backpackers. People from over East generally aren't too bad I've found!

West Aus really is the Wild West - even my friends who have spent their entire lives here are taken aback by the skyrocketing crime rate and decline in respect that is sweeping this place. Personally I can't avoid the organised crime aspects - which are rampant and which the police are quite useless at dealing with. Drunks I can handle - dealt with enough of them in the UK. Careful of games of cricket - sportsmanship is out and mass brawls with fatalties are in - http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...32-948,00.html - that's the way things are done now. Not one on one fights, but 'just you wait here and I'll get ten of my mates and we'll beat the crap out of you'.

For those who want to come to Perth to escape England the problems associated with it - you'll simply find a Little Britain here with better weather and less water. Same shit, different accent. If you're cool with that you'll have a nice time. But do get used to frequent media reports of the disorder incidents in and around as well as the road toll. Current focus seem to be the bashings and 'one-punch fatalities' rather than the break-ins. And traffic accidents are usually only reported when there's fatalaities or it blocks traffic flow.
Sounds lovely!

this charming man Dec 25th 2007 2:16 pm
Re: Is Australia all that?
 
Thanks,saved me typing that too! Hear hear!

Same shit,different bucket. Hearing an Ozzy accent in the CBD of Perth most days of the week is 30/70 challenge,at times even English seems to be the 2nd language.


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