|
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
some people are easily pleased
|
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 9472045)
Standards simply MUST be maintained:p
|
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 9471954)
Attracting them?:ohmy:.....I tend to avoid Australians as much as possible.
Unfortunately one tends to have to deal with trades persons, shop assistants and the like....one of the pitfalls of living in the colonies I suppose Preach it brotha (or if tiddlepom is right sista) |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 9472050)
some people are easily pleased
Possibly I'm more in the middle, like most people :) |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by TiddlyPom
(Post 9471939)
Amongst a quick scan of my male Aussie friends, I have.. an ex ABC producer, a film maker, a writer, several small business owners, an ex university lecturer, a web design specialist, a graphic designer, a couple of cafe owners, a bar tender at the local club, another famous writer and published author, several photographers, a photo-journalist, a DJ, a couple of musicians, a computer analyst, a gardener...
Of course, this could all be a cover for your repressed homosexuality. If that's the case, I hope you come out of your closet soon. |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 9472009)
Are you suggesting I am unhappy?:confused:
You know nothing about me apart from what I post on here.....which is mostly tongue in cheek and designed to annoy the self righteous and happy clappers.:lol: |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 9472055)
I suppose I'd rather be easily pleased and happy than hard to please and miserable/frustrated that nothing reached my high standards.
Possibly I'm more in the middle, like most people :) High standards seem to be alien to australian society :lol: |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 9472065)
Indeed
High standards seem to be alien to australian society :lol: |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by furbacchione
(Post 9472069)
Be careful now... saying such things is going to get tiddlypom accusing you of being both gay and a pedophile, or simply a catholic priest!
Those options all seen to 'interesting' for a boring person:lol: |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by unfair dinkum
(Post 9471427)
...everyone generalises (get it?), it's how we form opinions.
As for the topic, I voted no. When I engage in conversation with someone I am not doing so with the intent of classifying them or putting them down. Everyone has an opinion and something to say but you have to listen with ears open. I like to think I respond to people as equals irrespective of whether they are a refuse collector or an MD. Such a stance has got me into hot water in the past when I did actually speak to the MD as if he was a refuse collector but thankfully he came to my rescue as he appreciated being treated like a human rather than an untouchable. Dull is a classification really comparing to the self. A veritable egotism. "They don't excite me so they are dull" could just as easily translate into "I don't understand them so they must be dull" Ballshit. Look inwardly before judging the world. Dalai Bix 2011 |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 9472039)
Quite obviously we're all to stupid to formulate a response, just uneducated, inarticulate ****wits, lower than the dirt on your highly polished shoes.
I read the comments you & others made in the "Tesco" thread & thought that if anything the bias was the other way around, this just backs up my theory:p Good to see some of the immigrants bringing in a good dose of the British class system.:thumbup: Helping keep those colonialist dogs in their lower place Oh and us dull tradies:rolleyes: |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
To be fair I've posted before on the forum that I sometimes crave articulate conversation, I've complained that the three main topics of conversation around these parts are Footie, fishing & ****ing. It was then pointed out that this was also the three main topics in any pub in the U.K:rolleyes:
I suppose that's why I return time & again to BE, for the banter & leg pulling. Oh & because one can always take the moral high-ground or play devils advocate when the mood suits:ohmy: |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 9472076)
I suppose that's why I return time & again to BE, for the banter & leg pulling. Oh & because one can always take the moral high-ground or play devils advocate when the mood suits:ohmy:
|
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 9472079)
Indeed:thumbup:
You are just a misunderstood individual..........but not by all. |
Re: Are Aussie blokes a bit dull?
Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 9472039)
Quite obviously we're all to stupid to formulate a response, just uneducated, inarticulate ****wits, lower than the dirt on your highly polished shoes.
I read the comments you & others made in the "Tesco" thread & thought that if anything the bias was the other way around, this just backs up my theory:p Good to see some of the immigrants bringing in a good dose of the British class system.:thumbup: Helping keep those colonialist dogs in their lower place Oh and us dull tradies:rolleyes: I don't consider a formal education necessary to be an all round person. Sometimes though if you haven't been in it you might miss a reference. You don't need it but you have to be in it to use it! I am not part of the snooty anti tradesmen anti Australian crowd. I ply a manual trade as a firefighter - not as skilled as a builder or carpenter - much of it is physical, learning systems, and how to approach a job as you know. The full time tradesmen pick up some aspects better than us office wankers. I have met some tradesmen who are dull and not engaging and yes, some are Australian and some are stereotypically Australian. I've also met typical cockney wanker Londoners...let's face it, the issue is that there are one too many typical Australians perhaps..which irks many but there is a English equivalent. I often get white collar jobs because people can see I have worked in other arenas. There may be a class system in the UK but sometimes it seems to work better than the Australian one if we believe the knockers...You can discuss these things on so many levels and I could - but traditionally, I daren't!! |
| All times are GMT -12. The time now is 10:48 pm. |
Powered by vBulletin: ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.