I appreciate how pliable language is and how quickly it can change. The term "wog" can be a derogatory term. Usually when it is said by someone who is not a "wog". I'm in my 30s, and would never call someone I was in school with by that term. Same as the term "nigger".

To the OP: I think (IMHO) that you get this sort of thing everywhere, and I choose not to be around people who are like this (bigots really) in whole... relations and soforth are a bit more tricky as you can't make you partner choose between you..

So, if you meet them, I would just laugh in their faces, or atleast just smile them away... and then let them alone.. I would rather be a pom or whatever anyone wants to call me (after all, sticks and stones etc etc) than live one day of my life around or with those sorts of views or constraints! Keep smiling!!!



Em x

Personally, I would still meet this person, I'd be as nice as pie and showing by my actions that I'm more mature than them and their previous childish behaviour and words meant very little to me, that way they won't get the reaction they would be hoping for.

And I'm afraid another Australian misconception...."wog" stands for "western oriental gentleman".... the correct derogatory term for an Italian is "wop" !

It's called banter!! Enjoy it, have a laugh and don't take it all too seriously. If you do take it seriously, you wont last long in this country

Just remember its jealousy talking! jealous of our culture and sense of identity and history, Aussies are a very insecure bunch! prob one of the reasons they racially abuse each other!

Which is basically a racist comment, racism isn't confined to name calling.

Tell me one country where there is no racism amongst the population, it isn't a purely Australian trait, infact racist comments are posted on this site almost every day, or is that friendly rivalry?

You only have to look at the OP's comment You can replace Australian and english with any country you like, the world is full of bitchy people, why was there a need to include this comment? did it really have any bearing on the rest of the post? Could this be percieved as racism in reverse?

Ooops! I forgot to add the "tounge in cheek" smillie! It was only meant as "banter"!

Yeah you get it everywhere. I get called a Pom at work but it's never meant in a derogatory way ( I Hope!). Aussies are definitely bigger whingers though!!!

Jesus, here we go. Calm down princess, I think its a bit far fetched to imply the OP made a racist comment don't you think?

You took the words right out of my mouth!

Princess! but you are missing my point... Just say for instance I said that I find British people to be arrogant (which I don't) I would be jumped on for being racist and being that the majority of posters on this site are British people would find this offensive. Now if I was to say I find Australians to be arrogant it would be thought of as just a passing comment. So when is racism, racism? When it affects you personally? And don't get me wrong, I'm not picking on the OP, I was trying to use that sentence as an example of how a few words can be interpreted, to some they are a passing comment to others they could be perceived as offensive, I personally don't see them as offensive, I could just see the irony.

Now being called a princess!! :curse:

Without going into what constituts racism, of course I'd be offended if someone called me arrogant for being a brit. I certainly wouldn't consider it as racism though and I'd take it with a pinch of salt. People are getting far too sensitive about this sort of stuff and the PC brigade here in the UK are a joke.

Ever heard of the film 'Wog Boy'? It's what the Italians call themselves here. You wait until you see 'Coon' cheese.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that in the supermarket last time I was here! Also, there's an aussie a book about football (soccer) called Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters.