Australia becoming another republic of China
Dec 22nd 2010 | 7:36 pm
#46
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From: Brisbane
Re: Australia becoming another republic of China
Aye, the food is great, Thai and Chinese are our favourite takeaways (especially The Thai Orchid).
The only negative experience I've had was a group of chinese tourists trying to photograph my OH while she was (discretely) breast-feeding ... how the camera stayed out of the river is anyone's guess.
Oh, and a tour group barging their way past my daughter over at Lone Pine.
I did watch the news to see if anyone had carked it in the surf but to my disappointment no tourists were mentioned.
But that's tourists of all decriptions everywhere innit?
The only negative experience I've had was a group of chinese tourists trying to photograph my OH while she was (discretely) breast-feeding ... how the camera stayed out of the river is anyone's guess.
Oh, and a tour group barging their way past my daughter over at Lone Pine.
I did watch the news to see if anyone had carked it in the surf but to my disappointment no tourists were mentioned.
But that's tourists of all decriptions everywhere innit?
A few weeks ago I was stood, minding my own business watching the citycat pulling away from Brisbane southbank and was asked to move out of the way by one Chinese tourist (who was part of group) that wanted to take a picture of his wife/mother/whatever with the city in background, sort of stunned I moved but later regreted being so submissive as I was behind the subject and did not impact the picture. I won't do it again that's for sure. I have always kept out of the lens to by walking behind the camera user but my atitude is changing.
I have also started to enforce Brisbane's "walk on the left rule" while walking along southbank, which is proving to be fun
Dec 22nd 2010 | 8:46 pm
#47
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From: Semi-rural wonderworld, Brisbane
Re: Australia becoming another republic of China
Chinese tourists can be a law onto themselves. They seem to have no inhabitions when it comes to taking photos of people and can (to us) be very rude.
A few weeks ago I was stood, minding my own business watching the citycat pulling away from Brisbane southbank and was asked to move out of the way by one Chinese tourist (who was part of group) that wanted to take a picture of his wife/mother/whatever with the city in background, sort of stunned I moved but later regreted being so submissive as I was behind the subject and did not impact the picture. I won't do it again that's for sure. I have always kept out of the lens to by walking behind the camera user but my atitude is changing.
I have also started to enforce Brisbane's "walk on the left rule" while walking along southbank, which is proving to be fun
A few weeks ago I was stood, minding my own business watching the citycat pulling away from Brisbane southbank and was asked to move out of the way by one Chinese tourist (who was part of group) that wanted to take a picture of his wife/mother/whatever with the city in background, sort of stunned I moved but later regreted being so submissive as I was behind the subject and did not impact the picture. I won't do it again that's for sure. I have always kept out of the lens to by walking behind the camera user but my atitude is changing.
I have also started to enforce Brisbane's "walk on the left rule" while walking along southbank, which is proving to be fun
Just finished the Xmas grocery shop and made of point of letting all the attendant stress wash over me ... I refuse to be arsed about anything that isn't imminent death or cricket.
If I stopped for every camera toting tourist on the Victoria bridge then I'd be even less productive than my current sloathy self.
Dec 22nd 2010 | 8:57 pm
#48
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From: SE suburbs,Vic
Re: Australia becoming another republic of China
Chinese tourists can be a law onto themselves. They seem to have no inhabitions when it comes to taking photos of people and can (to us) be very rude.
A few weeks ago I was stood, minding my own business watching the citycat pulling away from Brisbane southbank and was asked to move out of the way by one Chinese tourist (who was part of group) that wanted to take a picture of his wife/mother/whatever with the city in background, sort of stunned I moved but later regreted being so submissive as I was behind the subject and did not impact the picture. I won't do it again that's for sure. I have always kept out of the lens to by walking behind the camera user but my atitude is changing.
I have also started to enforce Brisbane's "walk on the left rule" while walking along southbank, which is proving to be fun
A few weeks ago I was stood, minding my own business watching the citycat pulling away from Brisbane southbank and was asked to move out of the way by one Chinese tourist (who was part of group) that wanted to take a picture of his wife/mother/whatever with the city in background, sort of stunned I moved but later regreted being so submissive as I was behind the subject and did not impact the picture. I won't do it again that's for sure. I have always kept out of the lens to by walking behind the camera user but my atitude is changing.
I have also started to enforce Brisbane's "walk on the left rule" while walking along southbank, which is proving to be fun
People view the nature less with their eyes and more from a camera's eye, which is a shame. Facebook and Youtube are to blame.
Dec 31st 2010 | 10:53 pm
#49
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From: Kapiti Coast
Re: Australia becoming another republic of China
i was surprised to see in Auckland that its full of Indians. Most of them probably scamming the immigration system no doubt
I think NZ is in more danger of becoming Indian than Aus is of becoming Chinese
(before you all start, i'm of Indian origin and know very well how Indian culture sucks)
I think NZ is in more danger of becoming Indian than Aus is of becoming Chinese
(before you all start, i'm of Indian origin and know very well how Indian culture sucks)
Last edited by DennisBergkamp; Dec 31st 2010 at 10:56 pm.
Dec 31st 2010 | 11:03 pm
#50
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Re: Australia becoming another republic of China
i was surprised to see in Auckland that its full of Indians. Most of them probably scamming the immigration system no doubt
I think NZ is in more danger of becoming Indian than Aus is of becoming Chinese
(before you all start, i'm of Indian origin and know very well how Indian culture sucks)
I think NZ is in more danger of becoming Indian than Aus is of becoming Chinese
(before you all start, i'm of Indian origin and know very well how Indian culture sucks)
