Woody1974

now that it is all over who would of put money on greece.

i know this
has nothing to do with aus but greece,
cannot get my head around them
being euro champs

LOL

    :D :D :beer:


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Boomerang

Congratulations to greece from a fellow "half" portugueser. Both teams
made history so im actually happy for both.

;)


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Peter

Congratulations to Greece from someone who has Greek Cypriot
ancestry. :D


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Dinky

Just had to drive through Brighton in Sydney. It's kicking off like
Athens! The place is full of wogs!

Dinky


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Soapy

Originally posted by Dinky
    > Just had to drive through
Brighton in Sydney. It's kicking off like Athens! The place is full of
wogs!
    >
    > Dinky
no need mate:(


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Woody1974

Originally posted by Dinky
    > Just had to drive through
Brighton in Sydney. It's kicking off like Athens! The place is full of
wogs!
    >
    > Dinky
must admit a better term could have been
used, but you must give it to the greeks, who would of give them a
chance at the start


well done

    :beer: :beer:


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Timber Floor Au

Originally posted by soapy
    > no need mate:(



WOGS in oz is not a derisory comment. It refers to europeans,
italians etc. Get used to it , cos when you get to oz, they all say WOGS


Not quite the stigma it is in Uk


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RichS

a fine effort and good luck to them...and indeed good luck for me too.
I've been piling cash on them steadily since a drunken night at Souths
Juniors when I found they were 6-1 to beat France.


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Peter

Originally posted by Timber Floor Au
    > WOGS in oz is not
a derisory comment. It refers to europeans, italians etc. Get used to it
, cos when you get to oz, they all say WOGS
    >
    > Not quite the stigma
it is in Uk

Like tinaj's previous assertion that abo is a
term of endearment, treat the above with equal caution. Calling a Greek
or an Italian a wog in Australia will be deemed offensive by most of
them.

Get a freakin' clue, seriously or stay away from Australia.


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Bondipom

Originally posted by Ulujain
    > Like tinaj's previous
assertion that abo is a term of endearment, treat the above with equal
caution. Calling a Greek or an Italian a wog in Australia will be deemed
offensive by most of them.
    >
    > Get a freakin' clue, seriously or stay
away from Australia.
Good to see someone saying this. There is
not the same stigma as in the UK but the term is and has been used in a
derogatory manner. Don't be surprised at a less than endearing reaction
to the use of the term.

For an interesting item on the subject


http://www.wog.com.au/article_main.asp?ArticleId=416


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Bondipom

Oh yeah congratulation to Greece on making George Graham's tactics seem
exciting. :) Seriously Congratulations as you had to beat some good
sides to win it.


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Peter

Originally posted by bondipom
    > Good to see someone
saying this. There is not the same stigma as in the UK but the term is
and has been used in a derogatory manner. Don't be surprised at a less
than endearing reaction to the use of the term.
    >
    > For an interesting
item on the subject
    >
http://www.wog.com.au/article_main.asp?ArticleId=416


It's "good to see someone saying this" as you say, as I'm an
Australian who actually knows something about it as opposed to a Brit
taking a flying guess from nowhere.

Not directed at you either
Bondipom.

I thought i'd edited that crap quickly enough too; oh well...


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Larissa

Originally posted by bondipom
    > Oh yeah congratulation to
Greece on making George Graham's tactics seem exciting. :) Seriously
Congratulations as you had to beat some good sides to win it.


Yeah great news, congratulations to Greece... a good, respectable
side, non of the Becks ponceyness or scandal nonsense.


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Dinky

Originally posted by bondipom
    > Good to see someone
saying this. There is not the same stigma as in the UK but the term is
and has been used in a derogatory manner. Don't be surprised at a less
than endearing reaction to the use of the term.
    >
    > For an interesting
item on the subject
    >
http://www.wog.com.au/article_main.asp?ArticleId=416


Climb off your high horses guys and girls. My Mrs is Greek and we have
a high number of Greek/Italian/Spainish friends. In this context the
term wog is not ment to be offencive at all!

Cheers Dinky

P.S. Them
Greeks been at it all day. It's a great day for world football and a
proud moment for a nation who is just about to host the Olympics


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