whats the worse thing about living in australia
Feb 26th 2009, 9:58 am
#211
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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 26th 2009, 10:06 am
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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...
said I was an Aussie because of my accent. Aussies called me a Pommy because of my accent. Lived in Australia most of my life but I still drop my aitches so Im a pom. I'll go with that since its the truth. I refuse to sell out. Take that as you will...........personally no doubt.
Feb 26th 2009, 10:12 am
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
Feb 26th 2009, 10:15 am
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
Feb 26th 2009, 10:36 am
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
here's an addition to the list of "äpparently" non british famous people
Vivien Leigh
Gerald Durrell
Rudyard Kipling
Spike Milligan
Freddie Mercury
Sir Tom Stoppard
Paddy Ashdown
Ben Kingsley
Julie Christie
Engelbert Dumperstink and so on etc etc
Vivien Leigh
Gerald Durrell
Rudyard Kipling
Spike Milligan
Freddie Mercury
Sir Tom Stoppard
Paddy Ashdown
Ben Kingsley
Julie Christie
Engelbert Dumperstink and so on etc etc
Feb 26th 2009, 10:49 am
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Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia
