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Old Feb 7th 2005, 7:10 pm
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In view of the fact that Britain is going to introduce a Britishness test for immigrants I was wondering what the Ausssies should include in an Australian test for us poms wanting to emigrate.
Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by jugsy
In view of the fact that Britain is going to introduce a Britishness test for immigrants I was wondering what the Ausssies should include in an Australian test for us poms wanting to emigrate.
Any ideas?
Ask Brits wanting to emigrate to play a game of cricket. If they win, give them the visas.

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Old Feb 7th 2005, 8:17 pm
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from my exp/ Language test - tranlsate the following 1 a bit more choke and you would have started 2. haauwaaya



correct answers- 1.said to somebody who has just passed wind in public rather loudly.2 how are you?
etc .....might be apropriate
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Originally Posted by jugsy
In view of the fact that Britain is going to introduce a Britishness test for immigrants I was wondering what the Ausssies should include in an Australian test for us poms wanting to emigrate.
Any ideas?
Would you support the Australian Cricket team? I would fail the Tebbit test.
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Old Feb 7th 2005, 8:20 pm
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Ask them to learn the sporting anthem -

Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie. . . Oi, Oi, Oi

If the poms fail, out on their luggs!

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Ask them to learn the sporting anthem -

Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie. . . Oi, Oi, Oi

If the poms fail, out on their luggs!

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Didn't the Welsh used to chant something similar (back in the Max Boyce days)?

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Old Feb 7th 2005, 8:30 pm
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Didn't the Welsh used to chant something similar (back in the Max Boyce days)?

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Now I will have to ask my old Dad that one, he is the classic born in Wales, lived there until he was 5 then next 53 years in England.

He seems to come out of the woodwork with poor quality songs, usually when the Taff's are knocking the hell out of England at rugby

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Originally Posted by anya4oz
Ask Brits wanting to emigrate to play a game of cricket. If they win, give them the visas.

Anya.

none of us would of made it into the country that way lol
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none of us would of made it into the country that way lol

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Originally Posted by Merlot
Now I will have to ask my old Dad that one, he is the classic born in Wales, lived there until he was 5 then next 53 years in England.

He seems to come out of the woodwork with poor quality songs, usually when the Taff's are knocking the hell out of England at rugby

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so you don't hear your dad singing much then merlot
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Default Re: Australian test for Brits

Originally Posted by jugsy
In view of the fact that Britain is going to introduce a Britishness test for immigrants I was wondering what the Ausssies should include in an Australian test for us poms wanting to emigrate.
Any ideas?
Forget all the silly forms....Anybody who wants to come here
should choose an AFL football team to support. After a year if they can prove that they went to at least 6 games they can stay......otherwise they are out.

Random checks will be conducted after that to make sure they know the rules of the game. Anybody failing that test has to go live in Adelaide.
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Old Feb 7th 2005, 10:49 pm
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Originally Posted by anya4oz
Ask Brits wanting to emigrate to play a game of cricket. If they win, give them the visas.

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But would'nt that end all British immigation to OZ.
 
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Originally Posted by anya4oz
Didn't the Welsh used to chant something similar (back in the Max Boyce days)?

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Not just "used to", we still very much do at rugby union matches today as any Welsh person can tell you too.

I also noticed that Aussie Aussie Aussie" became more popular here in Australia after the Aussies got back from the Welsh WC, not that they will admit to that. But you certainly did not hear this chant at every sporting event before then, like you hear now all of the time.


Read the letters from the " England barmy army" lol ( letter number 21). Actually that letter from a Jane Astey is wrong , when she says North Wales, old Max is from the South
http://www.barmyarmytravel.com/archi...ck_2002-03.asp

description below:
http://oggy_oggy_oggy.exsudo.com/

( I also disagree where they think the Welsh chant it comes from ( cornwall as suggested in the above link, regarding their pasties) . There is a place called Ogmore in S.Wales, the Ogmore vale,Ogmore river . Not that far from where Max ,who did coin the original "oggi" phrase comes from.

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Isn't the British test more to do with you must be able to read one of the official languages of the UK, and not really a "test test" as tests go?

Australia already has this for many of the visas, Ie you must be able to read English. which is odd why that German here got locked up, of course she could speak English, she must be a loon.
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Originally Posted by gogdownunder
Random checks will be conducted after that to make sure they know the rules of the game. Anybody failing that test has to go live in Adelaide.
Now thats is harsh
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