whats the worse thing about living in australia
Feb 25th 2009 | 7:39 pm
#196
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
I hate the way Aussies call rugby league football. I have had countless rants at them for this stupid phrase. There are no football codes, only football, the other games are called rugby and gay,f,l.
The thing I hate the most though is the people wondering around in bare feet. I would love to hire a truck full of glass shards and sprinkle them around shopping centres, but I'm a nasty piece of work.:curse:
The thing I hate the most though is the people wondering around in bare feet. I would love to hire a truck full of glass shards and sprinkle them around shopping centres, but I'm a nasty piece of work.:curse:
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Feb 25th 2009 | 7:43 pm
#197
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
In the last decade or so, the worst thing about Australia has been the ever-increasing arrogant patriotism.
John Howard introduced this new stereotype of Australia, which everybody lapped up. Now people throw around terms like 'un-Australian', 'mateship' and 'diggers' nonstop. If I hear one more time about 'the great Aussie spirit' I think I'm going to kill somebody!!!
The flag waving has turned to violence and ignorance, and it seems to be getting worse and worse.
And Australia used to laugh at the frightening patriotism in America!
John Howard introduced this new stereotype of Australia, which everybody lapped up. Now people throw around terms like 'un-Australian', 'mateship' and 'diggers' nonstop. If I hear one more time about 'the great Aussie spirit' I think I'm going to kill somebody!!!
The flag waving has turned to violence and ignorance, and it seems to be getting worse and worse.
And Australia used to laugh at the frightening patriotism in America!
Feb 25th 2009 | 8:24 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
no it's not what you said
actually some of the famous Scottish inventors weren't the first with their "inventions", they just ended up with all the credit. Fleming being the best example
Fleming is given the credit because he did the work not "a french student"
penicillin has saved more lives than the number of people killed in all wars combined, and probably yours too at some point, perhaps you should be more grateful
Feb 25th 2009 | 8:30 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
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no it's not what you said
actually some of the famous Scottish inventors weren't the first with their "inventions", they just ended up with all the credit. Fleming being the best example
Fleming is given the credit because he did the work not "a french student"
penicillin has saved more lives than the number of people killed in all wars combined, and probably yours too at some point, perhaps you should be more grateful
no it's not what you said
actually some of the famous Scottish inventors weren't the first with their "inventions", they just ended up with all the credit. Fleming being the best example
Fleming is given the credit because he did the work not "a french student"
penicillin has saved more lives than the number of people killed in all wars combined, and probably yours too at some point, perhaps you should be more grateful
And as I said, "Originally noticed by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne, in 1896. Penicillin was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming working at St. Mary's Hospital in London in 1928."
ho hummm
Feb 25th 2009 | 8:47 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
he didnt do all the work ...Chain & Florey did by turning the discovery into a medicine in the 1940's. And Fleming was part of a larger team who actually did most of the work in the late 1920's. He just got the credit and the Nobel prize...along with Chain & Florey.
And as I said, "Originally noticed by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne, in 1896. Penicillin was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming working at St. Mary's Hospital in London in 1928."
ho hummm
And as I said, "Originally noticed by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne, in 1896. Penicillin was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming working at St. Mary's Hospital in London in 1928."
ho hummm
So you disagree with Voltaire and Churchill then?
It's heaps 10000000X better than Packed full of (only) Aussies or Kiwis
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:24 pm
#204
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
does olivia newton john call herself english, or is that you deciding what she is???
my husband was born in the uk, but has lived in australia since he was 6 and definately considers himself as australian! my children were born here to aussie parents, but will grow up in australia, and both are too young to remember the uk,so most likely will consider that they are australian!
just because you are born somewhere, doesn't mean that you are automatically property of that country!
what if your parents are based in india for 2 years for work and your born there?
does that automatically mean that you have to refer to your self as indian for the rest of your life, even if your family is not and you have no afinity for the place?
i know plenty of immigrants who refer to themselves as australian, and if thats what they think of themself as, that is what they are...
my husband was born in the uk, but has lived in australia since he was 6 and definately considers himself as australian! my children were born here to aussie parents, but will grow up in australia, and both are too young to remember the uk,so most likely will consider that they are australian!
just because you are born somewhere, doesn't mean that you are automatically property of that country!
what if your parents are based in india for 2 years for work and your born there?
does that automatically mean that you have to refer to your self as indian for the rest of your life, even if your family is not and you have no afinity for the place?
i know plenty of immigrants who refer to themselves as australian, and if thats what they think of themself as, that is what they are...
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:33 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
does olivia newton john call herself english, or is that you deciding what she is???
my husband was born in the uk, but has lived in australia since he was 6 and definately considers himself as australian! my children were born here to aussie parents, but will grow up in australia, and both are too young to remember the uk,so most likely will consider that they are australian!
just because you are born somewhere, doesn't mean that you are automatically property of that country!
what if your parents are based in india for 2 years for work and your born there?
does that automatically mean that you have to refer to your self as indian for the rest of your life, even if your family is not and you have no afinity for the place?
i know plenty of immigrants who refer to themselves as australian, and if thats what they think of themself as, that is what they are...
my husband was born in the uk, but has lived in australia since he was 6 and definately considers himself as australian! my children were born here to aussie parents, but will grow up in australia, and both are too young to remember the uk,so most likely will consider that they are australian!
just because you are born somewhere, doesn't mean that you are automatically property of that country!
what if your parents are based in india for 2 years for work and your born there?
does that automatically mean that you have to refer to your self as indian for the rest of your life, even if your family is not and you have no afinity for the place?
i know plenty of immigrants who refer to themselves as australian, and if thats what they think of themself as, that is what they are...
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:37 pm
#206
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
As Wellington supposedly said (wrt his Irish birth) "being born in a barn does not make someone a horse".
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:39 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
I agree I can't even spell Zimbbabwey but can spell Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch so that proves it. Once I can spell half the names here I am going to say I am Australian
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:43 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
The English King George II wasn't even born in England
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:55 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
[QUOTE=The S's;7324353]I hate the way Aussies call rugby league football. I have had countless rants at them for this stupid phrase. There are no football codes, only football, the other games are called rugby and gay,f,l.
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Just wondering when you say there is 'only football', are you referring to:
Association Football
Rugby Football (Union or League)
Australian Rules Football
American Football
Gaelic Football
or Canadian Football?
In Wales when we refer to someone as a good footballer, then it'll be about their skill as a rugby footballer. Soccer is the world game, and footy is surely something that's just at the end of your leggy?
QUOTE]
Just wondering when you say there is 'only football', are you referring to:
Association Football
Rugby Football (Union or League)
Australian Rules Football
American Football
Gaelic Football
or Canadian Football?
In Wales when we refer to someone as a good footballer, then it'll be about their skill as a rugby footballer. Soccer is the world game, and footy is surely something that's just at the end of your leggy?
Feb 25th 2009 | 9:58 pm
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
