The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
Nov 15th 2008, 6:17 am
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Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
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?
Mikey
Nah, Sydney.... you read?
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Nov 15th 2008, 6:19 am
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Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
Originally Posted by bored-silly
Or for when you want to run away from home?
Nov 15th 2008, 6:20 am
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Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
Originally Posted by walla
With a broom stick up me arse?
Nov 15th 2008, 6:21 am
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Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
Originally Posted by walla
So you aint an Expat, move along to this site:
wannabeexpats.com.au
wannabeexpats.com.au
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Nov 15th 2008, 6:23 am
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Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
Originally Posted by bored-silly
That might chaffe a bit.
Nov 15th 2008, 6:24 am
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Re: The 100% 'totally negative about Aus' thread
Originally Posted by walla
That's a real negative about Australia, the broom sticks do chafe somewhat, very skillfully back on topic.
Nov 15th 2008, 6:25 am
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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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Nov 15th 2008, 6:28 am
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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
Lee
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
Lee
Nov 15th 2008, 6:30 am
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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
Mikey
Nov 15th 2008, 6:32 am
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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.
Mikey
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.
Mikey
Nov 15th 2008, 6:32 am
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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
Mikey
Some interesting reading to bring you up to speed with things:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum
Mikey
Nov 15th 2008, 6:32 am
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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
Mikey
Some interesting reading to bring you up to speed with things:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum
Mikey
Nov 15th 2008, 6:34 am
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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?
Mikey
Nov 15th 2008, 6:35 am
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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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Nov 15th 2008, 6:35 am
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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
Lee
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
Lee
