hamiltonnz

Is it Poms, Kiwis or Ozzies. I think perhaps Poms have got the most to moan about - bad traffic congestion, rotten weather mostly, smog, very little coast to do anything with etc so I dont blame them. Theyve had many more generations to practise as well and are very good at it. but do Poms moan just as much when they get to Oz or NZ? I dont know. What do you think. Now Kiwis can moan with the best of them if they want to but I think we have less to moan about over here than you Poms because were not very sophisticated so Im told. Kiwi moaning is rather crude and its very clear when we moan that we are moaning(Pom is not an offensive word to me - hope its not to you). But Ozzies - what about them. Are they too busy having a good time to moan alot? They only seem to have a really good moan when they lose at sports or the beers not cold. maybe thats another good reason for going to Oz - theres less moaners over there.

MrsDagboy

Depends on whos window you are listening at .

Badge

I was going to post an original about this

Do poms whinge - is it true - or is a figment of the aussie's imagination?

I think to an extent it is true that Poms do whinge.
I spent all last year with Aussies and the first thing I noticed on meeting Brits was that whilst they didn't actually whinge/moan - Aussies take note! the conversation were more self-effacing, downplaying, "worried"/ introverted, more negative, more stressed. It was very subtle and I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong. Was always quite glad to get back to the aussies. There was more banter and laughter for a start.

I suppose the Aussies have a reason to acuse us of it. Didn't come from nothing. Maybe all the ten pound poms were massive whingers back in the 50s and 60s and thats how it all started. I suspect it wasn't so much whinging but constant comparisons etc.

So Poms - whinger or not?!!

badgers

Megalania

The 10 quid poms had no recourse to jet aerocraft - 2 months on a ship or a week by piston-prop at the price of a years wages - no safety valve. The Poms I know are a nice lot by and large.

chippy

You going soft Megelunia?

ohsohopeful

I have yet to spend long enough around Aussies to make a proper comparison but my gut feeling is that us Brits whinge far more.

A coversation heard on the train between 2 women earlier this week travelling from Birmingham to Bournemouth was quite honestly just one whinge after another and most of the time they were talking about work colleagues, holidays, restaurants.

I can't actually recall either of them saying anything positive at all and I was on the train for 3 hours!

The ladies at my gym in the mornings could turn whinging into a national sport. That's if we haven't already done so.

I think Brits always regard the glass as half empty instead of half full.

Whinge over (!)

Megalania

Already had dinner thanks, makes me rosy dreamy!

PeteY

Everyone everywhere seems to whinge.

My wifes mates who are over here constantly whinge about the UK. However.....when they are'nt whinging they are saying how great the place is. Go figure.

People at work whinge about the place all the time. They are all pretty glad to have a job though.

In summary.......for the majority.....wha tthey have is never good enough.

ALSO........

Whinging is a great conversation starter. Its somthing for people to discuss or agree about.

"ohhh the number 10 was late this morning"

"i knowww dear these new red buses are always late"

"Did you see crossroads last night?"

etcetcetc.

Amazulu

Aussies

tinaj

I don't think Poms whinge enough! They are the worst at complaining about cr** service etc and are too polite to say anything most of the time.
We shlould all make a point of whinging MORE

hevs

Here here Tina, i hate complaining, but i don't know why!

podgypossum

Hey!!..dont let these kiwis off the hook. I am a pom married to a kiwi, living in Auckland. You guys obviously havent met our neighbour! True blue kiwi bloke, who whinges from the minute he wakes up till his head hits the pillow at night. Don't let kiwis tell you that they moan less than poms..they are experts at it!!

Keelie

Hang on a minute.... it's the whingers of the world who effect the most
change.
Great whingers of the past...dear old Dame Barbara Cartland who 'whinged' when she was served tea in a cracked cup at London airport...this actually made front page news, and raised forever the level of hygiene in the 'hospitality' trade.

Think suffragette..all those 'whinging' women who wanted to be recognized as equals. Who's your favourite whinger?
'Whinging has a bad name on this forum, but personally I think it takes backbone to go against the status quo and whinge when something is unacceptable.
If not for whingers we'd still be washing clothes in a stream, working twelve hours days with one day off a week,no pensions, and no six week paid holidays.
Change the world...keep whinging all you whingers.

Megalania

Whinge away if that is an essential part of your being, your cultural identity, just do it in a locked room, you'll be let out when your legitimate complains lack whine.