Australia second best quality of life in the world
Jan 10th 2010, 4:41 pm
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Re: Australia second best quality of life in the world
Australia has a lot of culture, if you are that way inclined there are many, many cultural pursuits to partake of here, art and drama classes etc There is thriving music scene. They celebrate their own special evets {ie ANZAC day service} they have their own sporting code, Aussie Rules. There are museums everywhere - well in the main cities but even in small towns. I find this argument of "Australia has no culture" to be drivel.
I don't think there is a word in the English language with such a broad, flexible definition.
Jan 10th 2010, 4:49 pm
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I wish that was true, there are lots of great Brits, however there are *some* Brits who want to spend their time running down Australia and Australians and yes I have spent time with these kind of people - they wear you down with their negativity. I don't know if it is insecurity or jealousy but they insist on forcing their opinion on you, and there is one couple in Perth I refuse to have anything to do with because all they want to do is whinge - often about the most ridiculous things that simply come from being alive on the planet.
Jan 10th 2010, 4:52 pm
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Nicole Kidman was born to Aussie parents who were living in Hawaii at the time. She grew up in Australia, and calls Australia home. Ever heard Russell Crowe's Oscar acceptance speech, he doesnt think of himself as a Kiwi! Kiwis have bigger chips on their shoulder regarding Australia than do the British.
Jan 10th 2010, 4:55 pm
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Yes I agree - its just that *some* Brits like to sneer at Australians as having no culture, which I find not to be the case.
Jan 10th 2010, 9:03 pm
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Personally I don't care where people come from. Some of my fellow Scots dislike the English. Why? For stuff that happened centuries ago? Because of the Poll tax? No idea tbh.
The Aussie need to self promote and big themselves up is very simple and not at all arrogant or sinister. I recognise it in my countrymen ( and my Chihuahua), underdog, chip on the shoulder, inferiority complex, call it what you will. You have to puff your chest out and make yourself a bit bigger, it's instinctive. You are unaware of it. It could equally be said that some English have a similar superiority complex, bred in through generations of achievement and power as one of the greatest nations on earth, from centuries back to today.
Most of the people of the places mentioned would strongly dispute this, but that is the point. It's just there. Bred in.
The Aussie need to self promote and big themselves up is very simple and not at all arrogant or sinister. I recognise it in my countrymen ( and my Chihuahua), underdog, chip on the shoulder, inferiority complex, call it what you will. You have to puff your chest out and make yourself a bit bigger, it's instinctive. You are unaware of it. It could equally be said that some English have a similar superiority complex, bred in through generations of achievement and power as one of the greatest nations on earth, from centuries back to today.
Most of the people of the places mentioned would strongly dispute this, but that is the point. It's just there. Bred in.
Jan 10th 2010, 10:21 pm
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Re: Australia second best quality of life in the world
Nicole Kidman was born to Aussie parents who were living in Hawaii at the time. She grew up in Australia, and calls Australia home. Ever heard Russell Crowe's Oscar acceptance speech, he doesnt think of himself as a Kiwi! Kiwis have bigger chips on their shoulder regarding Australia than do the British.
Jan 10th 2010, 10:30 pm
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In my experience it's actually the Aussies who feel the need to stir up Kiwis. Not the other way around. And regardless of what RC said or didn't say, he was still born and bred in NZ. I'm Australian and British in addition to being a Kiwi. I acknowledge the benefit of that status, but I will never forget my roots and where I grew up.
I'm going for you being Aussie.....
Jan 10th 2010, 11:10 pm
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Jan 11th 2010, 12:10 am
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Jan 11th 2010, 12:34 am
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Just because the USA lags in public transport doesn't mean their infrastructure isn't the best in the world. The USA's road, air and rail networks are cheaper to use and more comprehensive than anywhere else I can think of. This is why most companies enjoy great and reliable supply chains and can do JIT inventory control much better than anywhere else.
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Jan 11th 2010, 12:48 am
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Also OZ poets like Banjo patterson and plenty of famous OZ authors like Peter Carey and others, as well as Aussie rock bands, actors and comedians like Barry humpfries dame edna, Aussie films and soaps shown all round the world.
Jan 11th 2010, 12:51 am
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I wish that was true, there are lots of great Brits, however there are *some* Brits who want to spend their time running down Australia and Australians and yes I have spent time with these kind of people - they wear you down with their negativity. I don't know if it is insecurity or jealousy but they insist on forcing their opinion on you, and there is one couple in Perth I refuse to have anything to do with because all they want to do is whinge - often about the most ridiculous things that simply come from being alive on the planet.
Jan 11th 2010, 12:59 am
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Re: Australia second best quality of life in the world
Rubbish! Where are these power outages? Privatised electricity in Australia is woeful in comparison as is the road network.
Just because the USA lags in public transport doesn't mean their infrastructure isn't the best in the world. The USA's road, air and rail networks are cheaper to use and more comprehensive than anywhere else I can think of. This is why most companies enjoy great and reliable supply chains and can do JIT inventory control much better than anywhere else.
Just because the USA lags in public transport doesn't mean their infrastructure isn't the best in the world. The USA's road, air and rail networks are cheaper to use and more comprehensive than anywhere else I can think of. This is why most companies enjoy great and reliable supply chains and can do JIT inventory control much better than anywhere else.
If the wind gets above 25 mph here the power lines come down like a house of cards. I speak from experience of living and working in New Jersey and New York State and most people in the USA forum will back me up on this. I've experienced significantly more power cuts (both at work and at home) in seven years in the USA than I did in 30 years in the UK. The state of the roads is often woeful here - many arterial highways are falling apart and the roads in major cities - even high profile tourist destinations such as New York and Washington DC - bring to mind Kampala, Uganda (where I also lived for some time). It is simply indisputable that for the self-proclaimed "richest nation on earth" much of the infrastructure here is a disgrace. When was the last time a motorway bridge in western europe collapsed without warning causing multiple fatalities?
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