Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
 

Fuelled by the success of the poll fatigue poll, I thought it was time for a bit of healthy debate, which requires me to postulate a rather controversial idea, accompanied by the obligatory poll.

I know may get slated for saying this, but, tbh, I don't care;)
Aussie blokes are a bit dull IMO.
Most, not all.
Yes, a generalisation, and therefore not deemed a valid opinion by many.
Funny thing is, everyone generalises (get it?), it's how we form opinions.

Time to test my idea out....

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Some are, some arent. In fact can I select all three:rofl:

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No

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Don't know/care.
I've got my lovely Welsh bloke, and he is all I need.
(don't talk to blokes much)

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That sounds like a yes to me;)

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Ah, but all blokes could be a bit dull, and I still wouldn't know or care. Doesn't just apply to Aussies.

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Well what can I click then, there isnt an option.

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Met a lot of dull as dishwater English in my time.....

Ohhh I couldn't leave the village. I pay darts here every thursday night.

Met a lot of dull Aussies too. Never met a dull member of the Hitler Youth though.

Shoot, Im dull on both sides. :frown:

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You must have an opinion..
I don't buy this 'some are ...., some aren't ....' angle that is popular on forums.
It's too easy a conclusion to arrive at. In itself, dull

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It may be a dull conclusion, but it is fairly accurate- you can't class every man as dull, just because you have met some that are. That is a sweeping generalisation.

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But that is an opinion, its my opinion and just because you dont buy it is because that your opinion, in my opinion and I like arriving at easy conclusions uses less brain matter but doesnt make me dull.

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And you never make sweeping generalisations?

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Not calling you dull, more the easy process of making a bland statement which means nothing.

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Aah... The challenge of trying to get a bit of banter going in a democracy.....

Did 'planking' begin in Oz?

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Why is that a bland statement, we are all different. Some people are dull and others aren't, its a personal perception of others.

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Couldnt leave the village because you play darts there every thursday night ??.... More likely the village would miss its idiot if yer left:rofl:

Dunno... australian men dont have anything very interesting to say to me, but then I'm a Sheila so I wouldnt understand anything too complex or interesting would I...? So they probably save all their scintillating conversation for their fellow men....

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No. I don't find Aussie blokes a bit dull. The male dullards IMO are generally British and found posting here.

I quite like the Australian men I've met.

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Yep

mostly dull as ditchwater and not very bright

...and the women are no better

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I was on a table last night at a fundraiser. One bloke was a bit dull. The other was riveting - and, made all the girls laugh....nice bloke.

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Must have been British then....or spent a lot of time in the UK.

I find many of the natives here seem to have been lobotomised

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If we're going to do details, no - he just had a higher level of education, and more life experience dealing with people than the bloke who was particularly dull - or perhaps just shy.

The same old, same old.

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That must be either just where you live, or maybe just you.

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Maybe they are that way because they live in such a dull country:)

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That would explain in.....not a typical Aussie then:)

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As most of my experience of Oz is regional I'd say there is an archetypal Aussie bloke here - manual worker, likes a session down the pub, owns a tinny and a ute, uses very few words - probably not a result of long swathes of quiet contemplation, keen sports fan, hates curry munchers and has been to Thailand once on holiday. To me that's dull but I'm probably equally bland to him.

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Mate - I'm keeping my mouth shut Dorothy. I daren't go into details that are generally not disputed and well known - I get myself into trouble.

If you mean that the average Aussie is not particularly well educated, then yes. You need to raise your game and seek out the cream. But that's called socio-economics - and here I stop.

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That seems a very accurate summary:)

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True perhaps. It's harder to seek out the creme of the bunch in regional Australia.

Granted - I find the average Brit more interesting than the average Aussie but once you get above all that, Australians then come into their own.

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I was married to one, I refuse to vote therefore on the grounds I might get myself into serious trouble :D :D :o

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So you all agree then
TE your stereotypical male is the norm in Geelong, at least as I see it. Of course I've met blokes that fall outside of this stereotype and who are quite interesting to talk to. For example I know 2 blokes, both secondary school teachers, one of whom has lived in the uk for a bit, and both of them are very uncomfortable with Australia's jingoistic culture. One of them even hates afl! Unfortunately his wife is a fat minger so our friendship is doomed.
The other's wife is quite a minx;)

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Having grown up in Geelong I agree 100%. Full of Harley riding meatheads. :lol:

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And Brisbane is different?

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Makes mental note to move to geelong... Would fit in better than in shockingham

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Makes mental note to move to geelong... Would fit in better than in shockingham

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What's going on here? Are you having another carrot moment?

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The thing I like about Dozza, is that you're not afraid to stick your neck out, and you vote:thumbsup:

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Ahem....only in very specific circumstances.. I find the average Brit less dull for amusement but there are many others who if you take away soccer and pubs are suddenly devoid ..other Aussies can be quite interesting.

You in Geelong - patterns are emerging here - old Kevin 747 lived there I believe...a fat minger...is she dull ?

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I'd bet all the people who voted are brits living in Britain, so I'd like to see what they'd think if those same people lived overseas:D

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pretty much, lefty right on social worker type, and believes her kids should eat nothing but fresh fruit and veg, and only lets them watch dirtgirlworld on the telly, cos it's 'educational'....I've already posted my views on parenting on another thread.
Are you sure about kev, I thought he was a qlder.