Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Originally Posted by Amazulu
And stop all that family reunion/parent visa/pensioner shite - skilled under 45 migration only
Partner visas don't really flt into skilled under 45 migration only, do they
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
a handle on sarcasm as well. Afraid tossing a coin in the air, or similar, doesn't make me German either. Must try far harder not to arrive at false assumptions on most every commentary.
Not only that but to be reparative about faux assumptions at that.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Phwoar, Yes I can. I didn't think that was especially unique. But Especially after hearing them speak in language. Chinese is very different in tone to Korean.
While Philippine fellows look rather different. Obviously on some sites, viewing from a distance not possible to tell Chinese from Koreans, not too dissimilar, I suppose as telling Romanians from English,
under similar circumstances.
While Philippine fellows look rather different. Obviously on some sites, viewing from a distance not possible to tell Chinese from Koreans, not too dissimilar, I suppose as telling Romanians from English,
under similar circumstances.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Phwoar, Yes I can. I didn't think that was especially unique. But Especially after hearing them speak in language. Chinese is very different in tone to Korean.
While Philippine fellows look rather different. Obviously on some sites, viewing from a distance not possible to tell Chinese from Koreans, not too dissimilar, I suppose as telling Romanians from English,
under similar circumstances.
While Philippine fellows look rather different. Obviously on some sites, viewing from a distance not possible to tell Chinese from Koreans, not too dissimilar, I suppose as telling Romanians from English,
under similar circumstances.
Asking for a friend.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Phwoar, Yes I can. I didn't think that was especially unique. But Especially after hearing them speak in language. Chinese is very different in tone to Korean.
While Philippine fellows look rather different. Obviously on some sites, viewing from a distance not possible to tell Chinese from Koreans, not too dissimilar, I suppose as telling Romanians from English,
under similar circumstances.
While Philippine fellows look rather different. Obviously on some sites, viewing from a distance not possible to tell Chinese from Koreans, not too dissimilar, I suppose as telling Romanians from English,
under similar circumstances.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
With the virus, and few international flights, those that would have come in direct through labour hire companies from Asia , are unlikely to be doing so.
Hence possibly happy days for 'your friend'.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Well tell your friend if fits description, with the wiliness to work for money on offer to contact me through this forum and I can give details to sites in my approximately.
With the virus, and few international flights, those that would have come in direct through labour hire companies from Asia , are unlikely to be doing so.
Hence possibly happy days for 'your friend'.
With the virus, and few international flights, those that would have come in direct through labour hire companies from Asia , are unlikely to be doing so.
Hence possibly happy days for 'your friend'.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
If you are unaware, that's fine. Just probably better to muzzle ignorance than confirming it.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Sarcasm is obviously lost on "the troubadour", despite his/her 6000+ post count.
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
I do sarcasm rather well, as I have been reminded countless times over recent years. So well that it goes over your head,
perhaps it's you that needs to return to the manual of how to recognise sarcasm and how not to be offended by it??
#42
Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Obviously comprehension over taking your abilities, hence understand why you find, what is essentially an easy language hard. But being South African, I get your difficulty at getting
a handle on sarcasm as well. Afraid tossing a coin in the air, or similar, doesn't make me German either. Must try far harder not to arrive at false assumptions on most every commentary.
Not only that but to be reparative about faux assumptions at that.
a handle on sarcasm as well. Afraid tossing a coin in the air, or similar, doesn't make me German either. Must try far harder not to arrive at false assumptions on most every commentary.
Not only that but to be reparative about faux assumptions at that.
It must be tough living in an English-speaking country when English is not your first language. In your case it definitely shows
I just want to add that your English is better than my German!
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Re: Is Australia still the land of milk and honey?
Now why would you state that? Do you fancy yourself as the arbitrator as to what constitutes sarcasm as well?
I do sarcasm rather well, as I have been reminded countless times over recent years. So well that it goes over your head,
perhaps it's you that needs to return to the manual of how to recognise sarcasm and how not to be offended by it??
I do sarcasm rather well, as I have been reminded countless times over recent years. So well that it goes over your head,
perhaps it's you that needs to return to the manual of how to recognise sarcasm and how not to be offended by it??