sonlymewalter

VERY funny post

Petals

I don't think its just Brits or other migrants I think its booze and too much of it and out of control people. We had a guy killed overnight in Melbourne and another one jugular slashed. What is wrong with people. Not only are the victims lives ruined but so are the perpetrators.

I always worried and still do when my son goes out and he is single and 30 now.

A friend of his got king hit from behind in the pub one night no reason, just standing at the bar having a drink, got brain damage and took him a long while to get his life back on track.

quoll

Interesting question. I havent had anyone have a go at me because I am a Pom (they wouldnt want to, either) and I generally dont frequent places where people get totally pickled.

However, just yesterday morning I was having coffee in a little cafe in rural Victoria and a group of blokes were having a very loud discussion about their origins (so loud that everyone in the cafe was aware of their heritage) and one of them said he was Australian with some Irish and Italian - and "maybe a little bit of Pom but I wouldnt own up to that". Nah nah, they all said, "[we're] Australian, I wouldnt admit to being a Pom either" but then one did admit that his parents came over as L10 Poms. So, whilst no one has ever said it to my face, the groundswell of opinion in some places especially (and I wont be considering buying real estate down there then!) is that Pom is akin to a dirty word. Interesting.

onceinalifetime

Must be honest, we've never had a problem, but then we're not out drinking in bars that often. Mainly cos we can't stand Aussie pubs, however people on the whole really like our accents, my wife gets people telling her how much they like her accent. Same with the kids in school. The only hassle I ever get is with people telling me I'm speaking too quickly, particularly when I've had a drink. I tell them that it's not me speaking too quickly, but that they're listening too slowly. They all laugh, in a 'I think I've just been insulted but I'm not sure' kind of way. Am hoping the GC influence doesn't spread too quickly down to northern NSW though.

Gav_71

Interesting responses! Seems beer is the main cause! Incidentally, for the dude who asked, I was at the Coolangatta Hotel the last time it happened! The band might have attracted a younger (sillier) crowd perhaps!

Just starting to get the impression that a lot of Ozzies lose sense and reason and become offensive tw*ts when oiled up!! I suppose the same can be said of Brits though. Its no big deal really, I guess it just surprised me having been treated so amicably while out in Brisbane and in non social situations here on the coast!

Gav

sa2uk2oz

We live in Robina on the gold coast and it's a great place to live.
Don't generalise.. perhaps you should be referring to surfers not the gold coast.

magic.no7

Quoll the aussies i know would call the 4 aus fellas in the cafe MEXICANS.

Roo1

You'll be fine. I'm from Bolllllllton. People pick on my son's thick accent and love it when he says Mumi. They often try to imitate but it often sounds scottish to me!
Judi

Bernieboy

I was right to have my doubts about you

Wol

Used to be that if you were silly enough to go into just about any bar East of Fifth in the Apple you'd not be there more than five minutes before being "invited" to drop $5 into a bucket wielded by a thickset Irish American - for charitable Irish causes, natch.

Refusal would mean a nervous run back to the hotel <g>.

Never seen anything like that here.

shiels

Just what I was thinking too!! C x

quoll

LOL, they were but I was trying to be non judgemental

BadgeIsBack

any time

It's a real melting pot Surfers!

rabsody

Very diplomatic Badge. Bloody horrible place IMHO.

BadgeIsBack

Melting pot of degenerates and drunks...