Aussie_Pride

Vash Quote My country was established on a long and consistent history of boat-rocking. It's one of the things Aussies do rather well.

Long history what long history england has older tree's then people have lived in Australia and it is not your country it belongs to the Aboriginals but then again Australia has gone the same way as the USA has with it American Indians and england did in India has it not, pushed the indigenous people to one side and say it's our country now.Most people that say they are true Aussies even myself in Australia that can trace there family tree that far back will find they are descended from English or European prisoners or there guards so it's not really your country is it m8 unless you believe the Aboriginals have no clam to it P.S if you check your facts NZ gave the right to vote to women first not Australia. But i do agree with you Aussies are good at rocking the boat Mind you i think this thread has been hijacked by people talking about all the food they miss

chatty34

I would love to as I have a hunch that she won't want to chat about the lack of M&S knickers or proper gravy

flavinski

BICCIE ALERT!theres a rich tea buscuit on the run anyone who finds it gets a reward.

Vash the Stampede

So what? The Chinese already had a sophisticated empire by the time the Britons had just started to figure out out whether mud is something you eat or build houses with.

It's all relative.

British ancestry is no big deal; it certainly has no relevance to the question of whether or not I am Australian. My father was German, my grandfather on my father's side was British, my grandmother on my father's side was German, my mother is Australian, my gradmother on my mother's side is Australian, and my grandfather on my mother's side was English (born in Norwich.)

But I was born and bred in Australia, and am most definitely an Australian.

And since I am an Australian, and since the Aboriginals are Australians, and since Australia belong to all Australians, it is indeed my country whether you like it or not.

BTW, I don't see the Brits giving NI back to the Irish... or allowing Scotland and Wales to become independent nations again, so I suggest that you might want to re-think that one.

OK, I checked my facts and it turns out that I was wrong. Fair cop.

NZ gave women the vote in 1893, and Australia was the second country to do so, in 1902. Britain followed suit in 1918, but the Yanks didn't get around to it until 1920.

Thankyou.

My original post was made in response to someone who claimed that Aussies don't rock the boat. My purpose was to demonstrate that we do, and - more significantly - we rock the boat on the things which count.

We are not whingers or whiners, and "there's no Sainsbury's" or "the media is crap" does not count as "boat-rocking." It's just petty complaining, of no signficance whatoever.

Bttom line if there's a real problem, we'll do something about it; if it's only a little thing that we can't change anyway (such as the poor quality of the media) we just ignore it and get on with life.

Aussie_Pride

BTW, I don't see the Brits giving NI back to the Irish... or allowing Scotland and Wales to become independent nations again, so I suggest that you might want to re-think that one.


Sorry m8 wrong again Scotland has it own Parliament which means it is independent from England,England has very little to do with the running of Ireland now so think they are quite independent now,How many Aboriginals server in any government positions in Australia not many.

kirsty&al

What is it with the biscuits?? I keep reading that there is no choice of biscuits here - but f**k me - every time I go to the supermarket there is a whole aisle of them

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fireeater

She'll be back online properly in a just over a week, so you can both work out something then

I'm working in Brisbane but Cas will have some free time on her hands

You're more likely to talk about S&M knickers

fireeater

They're no good for dunking

flavinski

biccie alert. the rich tea buscuit has been found.it was buying knickers and gravy in marks and spencers!!

NKSK version 2

Yep - exactly what I said - you're all scared of rocking the boat. (Or you're all scared of pulling your head out of the sand - your choice!) :

NKSK version 2

Sorry Vash - just couldn't resist - you've probably noticed that I've got my wind-up merchant head on today!!

windy gale

here! here! and as proffesional biscuit eater you can get mc vities chocolate home wheat and iron brew, and we love it here lovely jubbly open a bottle of bubbly beer from the beer fridge with just beer in it, no wait i can see a jar of vegemite

wildmark

Oh no your gonna have eveyone from the coming back home section all over your arse!!! but your right, lot's go and thing there going to the UK with sun!

Aussie_Pride

You have got a very good point there wildmark they do and i think that is why so many end up going home,To be honest if you want england with sun go to Spain Gibraltar in-particular

Emzee

Talking of Clubs, i miss orange clubs, does anyone else ?