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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by Mikeyc
You don't have to be actually from the UK to be British; I have a British passport, which makes me a British citizen, which technically makes me British.... But I'm not from the UK, nor would I ever live there. It happens.




Nah, Sydney.... you read?

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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:19 am
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Originally Posted by bored-silly
Or for when you want to run away from home?
With a broom stick up me arse?
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:20 am
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Originally Posted by walla
With a broom stick up me arse?
That might chaffe a bit.
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by walla
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Nah, under the definition of an “Expat” I more than qualify.

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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:23 am
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Originally Posted by bored-silly
That might chaffe a bit.
That's a real negative about Australia, the broom sticks do chafe somewhat, very skillfully back on topic.
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:24 am
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Originally Posted by walla
That's a real negative about Australia, the broom sticks do chafe somewhat, very skillfully back on topic.
Schweeeet.
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:25 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by Mikeyc
Nah, under the definition of an “Expat” I more than qualify.

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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by stuckinblighty
Right let me begin..

Driving behaviour is crap
House build quality is crap
Customer service is beyond crap
Pubs are mega crap
The banks are robbing crapsters
Work..pay and conditions are 20 years behind crap

That'll do for starters

If you want to join in please only post negative stuff...if you dont agree please keep out

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The number of whinging pom bastards in our country who bemoan everything and can't see the positive in much. That negative enough ?
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:30 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by bored-silly
But the website is BRITISH expats and you never lived there so why are you here?

And I'm British (see previous post - read slowly if you have to). If you've ever looked around the forum you'll find there are actually a lot of people not from the UK..... internet, connecting people from all over the globe, amazing aint it.

Some interesting reading to bring you up to speed with things:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:32 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by Mikeyc
Heard of PM?

Oh and to the others telling everyone to go back to the UK? We aint all from the UK and we aint all poms! Buy an atlas, other countries exist apart from Oz and UK.

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yes, but are not really worth mentioning
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:32 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by Mikeyc
And I'm British (see previous post - read slowly if you have to). If you've ever looked around the forum you'll find there are actually a lot of people not from the UK..... internet, connecting people from all over the globe, amazing aint it.

Some interesting reading to bring you up to speed with things:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

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Your profile says you're heading back to the 'EU' for 2009. Whereabouts in the 'EU' are you originally from?
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:32 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by Mikeyc
And I'm British (see previous post - read slowly if you have to). If you've ever looked around the forum you'll find there are actually a lot of people not from the UK..... internet, connecting people from all over the globe, amazing aint it.

Some interesting reading to bring you up to speed with things:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

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Again, ****tard, BRITISH expats.
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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:34 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by Hutch
Your profile says you're heading back to the 'EU' for 2009. Whereabouts in the 'EU' are you originally from?
I'm from the Emerald Isle..... But we are moving to France in 2009. Don't hate Australia, just love Europe

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Old Nov 15th 2008, 6:35 am
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by Mikeyc
I'm from the Emerald Isle..... But we are moving to France in 2009. Don't hate Australia, just love Europe

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So you ARE British.
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Default Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread

Originally Posted by stuckinblighty
Right let me begin..

Driving behaviour is crap
House build quality is crap
Customer service is beyond crap
Pubs are mega crap
The banks are robbing crapsters
Work..pay and conditions are 20 years behind crap

That'll do for starters

If you want to join in please only post negative stuff...if you dont agree please keep out

Ta

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Lee, can you remember when you were so fecked off with life in the UK, you gave yourself the username stuckinblighty?
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