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Jan 14th 2004, 8:39 am
#31
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Originally posted by pagey
I might look out of place but i`ll without a wife , mrs pagey would gib me immediatly if i even mentioned wearing a thong
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I might look out of place but i`ll without a wife , mrs pagey would gib me immediatly if i even mentioned wearing a thong
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Jan 14th 2004, 9:02 am
#32
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Originally posted by owieb
Some places do have signs up saying no thongs allowed, but on the whole you should be okay to strut around in them!
Some places do have signs up saying no thongs allowed, but on the whole you should be okay to strut around in them!
There`ll be a sign going up in my house saying no thongs allowed ( well on men......) sorry love
Jan 14th 2004, 9:09 am
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I just can't help laughing at it all...
people being judged for their clothes and footwear?..oh puleeeze!!!
God help you if anything important ever happens in your life!!!
people being judged for their clothes and footwear?..oh puleeeze!!!
God help you if anything important ever happens in your life!!!
Jan 14th 2004, 9:14 am
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Do / Would you let your hubby wear a thong?
Jan 14th 2004, 9:17 am
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i think people on here are mad if they ignore other brits when they arrive in australia in some mad example of pc behaviour gone too far.
all other migrant groups in oz and overseas stay together for a reason. it provides support in a difficult circumstance and allows access to services more friendly to the group. the turks, greeks and italians etc are not stupid and we would be best to follow their example to a point.
moving to the other side of the world is'nt easy and a lot will need from time to time a little help and support. If you have access to a community that understands and empathises with your circumstances then it will be of benefit to you.
too many people want to knock the brits when you are overseas and postings like this just add fuel to the fire and maybe people think we must only mix with aussies. just remember where all the aussies live in london i.e. earls court so imitating their style is surely a complement.
all other migrant groups in oz and overseas stay together for a reason. it provides support in a difficult circumstance and allows access to services more friendly to the group. the turks, greeks and italians etc are not stupid and we would be best to follow their example to a point.
moving to the other side of the world is'nt easy and a lot will need from time to time a little help and support. If you have access to a community that understands and empathises with your circumstances then it will be of benefit to you.
too many people want to knock the brits when you are overseas and postings like this just add fuel to the fire and maybe people think we must only mix with aussies. just remember where all the aussies live in london i.e. earls court so imitating their style is surely a complement.
Last edited by dugongs; Jan 14th 2004 at 9:21 am.
Jan 14th 2004, 9:19 am
#36
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Originally posted by pagey
Do / Would you let your hubby wear a thong?
Do / Would you let your hubby wear a thong?
My husband can wear what he likes...i am not his keeper.
But i think i'd draw the line at nudity!!
Jan 14th 2004, 10:51 am
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Originally posted by dugongs
i think people on here are mad if they ignore other brits when they arrive in australia in some mad example of pc behaviour gone too far.
all other migrant groups in oz and overseas stay together for a reason. it provides support in a difficult circumstance and allows access to services more friendly to the group. the turks, greeks and italians etc are not stupid and we would be best to follow their example to a point.
moving to the other side of the world is'nt easy and a lot will need from time to time a little help and support. If you have access to a community that understands and empathises with your circumstances then it will be of benefit to you.
too many people want to knock the brits when you are overseas and postings like this just add fuel to the fire and maybe people think we must only mix with aussies. just remember where all the aussies live in london i.e. earls court so imitating their style is surely a complement.
i think people on here are mad if they ignore other brits when they arrive in australia in some mad example of pc behaviour gone too far.
all other migrant groups in oz and overseas stay together for a reason. it provides support in a difficult circumstance and allows access to services more friendly to the group. the turks, greeks and italians etc are not stupid and we would be best to follow their example to a point.
moving to the other side of the world is'nt easy and a lot will need from time to time a little help and support. If you have access to a community that understands and empathises with your circumstances then it will be of benefit to you.
too many people want to knock the brits when you are overseas and postings like this just add fuel to the fire and maybe people think we must only mix with aussies. just remember where all the aussies live in london i.e. earls court so imitating their style is surely a complement.
Frankly I would call the person who gets off the plane and is straight into a clone of an Aussie image a phoney (be it shorts, singlet, she'll be right, beer swilling or whatever people think it means).
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Jan 14th 2004, 11:07 am
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Why not, Aussies do it too...Earls Court is a mecca for them...a real fair dinkum, antipodean ghetto 
Jan 14th 2004, 11:10 am
#39
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Originally posted by podgypossum
My husband can wear what he likes...i am not his keeper.
But i think i'd draw the line at nudity!!
My husband can wear what he likes...i am not his keeper.
But i think i'd draw the line at nudity!!
Jan 14th 2004, 11:14 am
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
Id better not say anything, or I will get in trouble
Id better not say anything, or I will get in trouble
Believe me..he needs keeping under wraps..i'd get deported!!!
Jan 14th 2004, 11:16 am
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I try to get Dagboy to unveil as much as possible, but to no avail 
Jan 14th 2004, 5:20 pm
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When we were in Brisbane there was a large Scottish community in Ormiston on the Bayside. The programme the other day on the TV showed there was a Welsh community in Melbourne. In Brisbane the Greeks, Irish, Germans, Polish, Chinese and Turkish all have community centres or clubs to support their expats. It seems to me the only nationality that does'nt do this is the English (apart from taking over the local soccer club that is !). And I mean English not the British as the Welsh, Scots and Irish all certainly stick together.
Maybe the reason for this is the same pathetic attitude shown here by the original poster who is happy to sneer at brit expats who dare speak to another brit. What a joke. The phrase "little Englander" is a term of derision in the UK and yet the type of behaviour this is meant to describe is exactly that used by nearly every other nationality when they settle in a foreign country include oz. As mentioned previously, even the much hyped aussies choose to settle together in London for example and even have to open bars to cater for their taste in very fizzy lager.
Perhaps thats why these other nationalities are far more successful and less return home as they have access to a taste of home from time to time and can share their problems and obtain support when it is needed with like minded people.
Maybe the reason for this is the same pathetic attitude shown here by the original poster who is happy to sneer at brit expats who dare speak to another brit. What a joke. The phrase "little Englander" is a term of derision in the UK and yet the type of behaviour this is meant to describe is exactly that used by nearly every other nationality when they settle in a foreign country include oz. As mentioned previously, even the much hyped aussies choose to settle together in London for example and even have to open bars to cater for their taste in very fizzy lager.
Perhaps thats why these other nationalities are far more successful and less return home as they have access to a taste of home from time to time and can share their problems and obtain support when it is needed with like minded people.
Jan 14th 2004, 6:06 pm
#43
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Originally posted by owieb
At the end of the day people are choosing to live in a different country and therefore they should make every effort to adapt to the Australian way of life and to the Australian culture.
IMO if people aren't going to make the effort to integrate then they shouldn't be here!
Otherwise the place will end up with pockets of communities that are no different from the countries they originated from.
At the end of the day people are choosing to live in a different country and therefore they should make every effort to adapt to the Australian way of life and to the Australian culture.
IMO if people aren't going to make the effort to integrate then they shouldn't be here!
Otherwise the place will end up with pockets of communities that are no different from the countries they originated from.
I'm a great believer in the "When in Rome, blah blah" and will do my upmost to adapt to Aussie life/culture.
But try replacing "Australian" in your quote with "UK". And thats one of the reasons this country is slowly going down the pan.
And no, i'm not a racist.
Jan 14th 2004, 6:08 pm
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I've enjoyed reading the interesting comments on this thread.
I do wonder if some people are a little cautious of being over friendly with other expats. Is this because it is thought that it may lead to a lifestyle which would become insular? This in turn playing a pivotal role in the ultimate success or failure of the whole jaunt, as it were.
Some of the post's suggest that the English are less likely than any other nation to 'band together'. I believe this to be true, which considering we are, in general, a pretty patriotic bunch, quite surprising.
I do wonder if some people are a little cautious of being over friendly with other expats. Is this because it is thought that it may lead to a lifestyle which would become insular? This in turn playing a pivotal role in the ultimate success or failure of the whole jaunt, as it were.
Some of the post's suggest that the English are less likely than any other nation to 'band together'. I believe this to be true, which considering we are, in general, a pretty patriotic bunch, quite surprising.
Jan 14th 2004, 10:09 pm
#45
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Originally posted by pagey
Do / Would you let your hubby wear a thong?
Do / Would you let your hubby wear a thong?
Pagey, I guess someone should now tell you that what you know as thongs and what Australians know as thongs are quite different. It is quite normal for men to wear black rubber thongs on the beach, around the city, in shops and even at work in some informal workplaces.