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Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
thats almost like a kong post
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Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
So there you have it, folks: if you go to Australia, you will almost certainly die. ...of boredom probably. |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Britons who see Australia and die You may not be bitten by a snake or snapped up by a shark while visiting Australia but the country is fatal to nearly 400 tourists a year. A report by the government's statistics agency shows that 363 tourists died in 2002, 377 in 2000 and 371 in 1998. It says that deaths were most common in over-55s suffering heart attacks, strokes or similar conditions, accounting for two out of five. But the popularity of extreme sports makes visitors five times more likely than natives to die in a violent manner, nearly one in three tourist deaths resulting from external factors such as crashes or drownings. Men are twice as likely to die as women, and visitors are most at risk between the ages of 25 and 34 and over the age of 55. Younger visitors are liable to suicide as well, with 45 occurring in the past six years, mostly among people younger than 24, in the drab winter months of July and August. Nearly 100 people drowned in the same period, and 283 were killed in traffic accidents and 22 by assault. More of the fatalities came from Britain than anywhere else, but with 63,000 Britons visiting Australia every month the death rate is relatively low. So there you have it, folks: if you go to Australia, you will almost certainly die. My advice is not to go there at all. |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by deanmhunt
MORE BRITS DIE IN BRITAIN THAN THEY DO IN OZ. & THAT'S A FACT!!!
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Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by furkew
thanks Vash for that "postive" post. :D
Do you think if I change my nationality to Dutch before migrating that I might live to tell the tale ? :confused: And don't forget that Australia has quite a large Dutch population. They were some of our earliest visitors, after all. :) |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by robert cowan
thats almost like a kong post
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Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Eric Hitchmo
...of boredom probably.
I suppose it would be a bit like dying while you wait for service in a British queue, so at least the experience would feel familiar. :cool: |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
LOL, there's every chance! ;)
And don't forget that Australia has quite a large Dutch population. They were some of our earliest visitors, after all. :) |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
when I was out there in Feb, I was out in Monbulk (plenty of cloggies out there )
They also have a yearly Dutch festival in Melbourne, and it gets bigger every year. My wife's aunt has organized it for the last 30 years |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886)
The people in Australia breathe free... This is a true republic. The truest in the world. In England the average man feels he is inferior; in America that he is superior. In Australia he feels that he is an equal.
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Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Eric Hitchmo
Lol! What drugs was he on when he wrote this rubbish? Australians are characterized by their inferiority complex. Even you Aussies admit that. I can't believe anyone who would write that drivel would even be considered worthy of having their birth and death years quoted.
I think its time for bed for somebody. |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Younger visitors are liable to suicide as well[/color][/b], with 45 occurring in the past six years, mostly among people younger than 24, in the drab winter months of July and August. It once took me around two weeks to convince an Aussie friend in Perth we have a recognized medical condition in the U.K. called seasonal affective disorder. |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by furkew
and the Dutch where migrants and not criminals :D
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Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Eric Hitchmo
Lol! What drugs was he on when he wrote this rubbish?
Australians are characterized by their inferiority complex. Even you Aussies admit that. Australians celebrate Australia Day with tremendous enthusiasm. Australians also celebrate Anzac Day - itself a sociological anomaly. (How many other nations do you know which actually commemorate their greatest military defeat, with positive attitude?) We have a national public holiday that celebrates the birth of our nation, and we are proud of our achievements - both individual and collective. Inferiority complex? I don't think so. I can't believe anyone who would write that drivel would even be considered worthy of having their birth and death years quoted. Charles Francis Adams was a diplomat (the American Minister to Britain, in fact) and is therefore a part of British history. He was also the son of John Quincy Adams. Please tell me that I don't have to tell you who John Quincy Adams was. That would be really embarrassing. :) PS. This thread was started as a bit of nice, light-hearted fun. You are clearly trolling. Please desist. Thankyou. |
Re: Nearly 400 Britons die in Australia every year.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
So there you have it, folks: if you go to Australia, you will almost certainly die. My advice is not to go there at all.
...there's still gonna be enough room for you when you get here:p :D |
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