Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

It is less than 3 miles between Big Diomede Island and Little Diomede Island.

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

:banghead::banghead::curse:

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

:lol:

Does Australia suffer from a pedantry-complex?

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

:lol:

:thumbup:

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

No but some Brits seem to.

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

You don't have to watch. :p

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Yes, I realised what you had written after I had posted. :thumbup:

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

The Diomedes are not the mainland.

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Speaking of the Indonesians, from our European perspective they never come first to mind when we talk about radical islam or islamic terrorists. Of course, you people in Australia have a different view of how moderate muslims the Indonesians are as you have the experience of the Bali-bombings.

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

It's certainly fair to say that they were islands when Michael Palin visited them in Full Circle. I suspected that nothing has changed since then.

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

No I don't as the current mob have come out and said exactly the opposite. In a democracy it obviously depends who is leading at the time so there is no continuous policy.

Re: Does Australia suffer from inferiority-complex?
 

Think it might when you observe the fawning attitude journos and media have with many "important" international visitors with many needing to ask, "What do you think about Australia? Do you like Australia/Australians?" ..... bit like Turkey....

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The relationship between Indonesia and Australia interests me a lot. As I said, the Indonesians are not reknown for being radical islamists but your experience with the Bali-bombings may make you think otherwise.

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In my talks with people that come into contact regularly with Indons, at places like the Docks. They are seen as "Difficult" I dont like to repeat things like this. I can honestly say, that generally Aussies get along a lot better with people from SE Asia than our closest Northern Neighbours.... Thats Vietnamese/Thais/Hong Kong and Singapore plus Chinese Koreans, Japanese and Taiwanese. Always been some issues with Malaysians and Indonesians. There are Border, Fishing people smuggling and energy issues with Indonesia . Plus there is East Timor...

Wasn't so long ago when Australias best and most outspoken PM, that I've seen, was calling the Malaysians "recalcitrant"

Re the Indonesians, I personally haven't met enough to make up my own mind.

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Controversial as always, I know:

Actually, I feel that this is part of an Australian superiority complex.

I feel that a lot of Australians know that they are largely a popular country to visit and like to revel in it a bit. It's a bit of a joke. Remember - they are the ones who have to listen to the likes of British expats gushing about how 'lovely' it all is. They are the ones who have to constantly listen to people tell them how laid-back it all seems.

When I get visitors I ask the same question - this is because I know that there is every chance they will LOVE the same old things that I loved in turn when I first got off the boat....

...the pace of life...weather...etc the effing penguins down on Philip Island..(strike that one out...)

In my experience, people tend to conveniently not say anything when they know they have underachieved. I mean, if I lived in a shite-hole, do you think I would draw attention to the fact? Just my 2c.