Originally Posted by JackTheLads_neighour (Post 6038470)

You POMS do too much whinging, I cant even cut the lawn or start me bike without someone moaning :p

Originally Posted by JackTheLads_neighour (Post 6038470)

You POMS do too much whinging, I cant even cut the lawn or start me bike without someone moaning :p

Originally Posted by JackTheLads_neighour (Post 6038470)

You POMS do too much whinging, I cant even cut the lawn or start me bike without someone moaning :p

Originally Posted by hereshoping (Post 6038159)

I have to say I don't think it is unreasonable to make noise at 7pm, or 8pm even if it is dark.

Unless you live in the middle of nowhere you have to expect, and allow, your neighbours to live their lives which does entail making some noise at these times.

Wild parties in the early hours of the morning, yes go and complain, but starting a motorbike at 8pm- seriously?

Originally Posted by JackTheLad (Post 6037973)

Right. Controversial I know, but my biggest gripe about Australians is that they couldn't give a damn about what other people want, need or think.

I have tons of examples, but here is my current one.

We have two young kids, one is almost 1, the other is 2 and a bit. We got them to bed by 7pm one night, and the next door neighbor decided to cut his grass right outside the 2 year olds window in the dark at 7pm. It woke her up.

So Mrs JTL went upstairs to deal with Beth, I went out to deal with the neighbor. He was not a happy chappy to be told he couldn't cut his grass in the dark outside my daughters window at 7:15pm.

1 month later. 8pm, both kids asleep, all good. Horrendous noise of a muscle car starts up, both kids wake, Mrs JTL runs upstairs to deal with them, I go out to see what the hell that noise is. Its the same flipping neighbor. With his grown up kid, and his friends, and we have an argument, and they cant see the problem of revving a motorbike, really really loud motorbike, right outside out childrens bedrooms.

Depressing thing is, he is our neighbourhood watch representative :confused:

But the thing is, thats just a sample of how uncaring Australians are in life. I'm constantly shocked by how self centred many of them are.

(I know thats a massive generalisation, and I'm sure some aussies would be a bit embarrassed to know that revving their f*ing motorbike woke up two kids):curse:

JTL






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Originally Posted by asher (Post 6038484)

:rofl: now tell us who you really are :sneaky:

Originally Posted by Backhomeatlast (Post 6038976)

I found it to be true as well, and when I worked in a club they can get very very nasty and aggressive with a drink inside them:confused:

Originally Posted by Sparky wife (Post 6038995)

The same could be said for here too...we don't have programmes here for nothing about tanked up Brits causing trouble! ;)

Originally Posted by Backhomeatlast (Post 6039046)

I have worked in both Perth and Brum, and belive me there is a lot more trouble in the Perth clubs at night, aussies like a real fight where the muppets in the UK like to shout and just puke up.

Originally Posted by MarkMC (Post 6039072)

Thats the trouble working "IN" a club in the UK, you miss all the action and the hardware on the street afterwards:eek::eek:.

Originally Posted by JackTheLad (Post 6038180)

As I've said, I have tons of examples, its not just my current neighbours.

People not giving up seats on trains to pregnant women? Think that is bad?

How about a woman who could not be bothered to move her foot so that a heavily pregnant woman (Mrs JTL) could push her pram (with our 10 month old baby in it) past her on a train. I had to physically lift the pram over her foot while she shouted abuse about how much trouble is was to move her FOOT. And no one helped! And she shouted abuse at us as we moved down the carriage. For what:confused: Asking her to move her foot so the pram could fit through.

Tell ya' they're loads more selfish self-centred bastards in Australia than in the UK.

JTL

Originally Posted by FluffyTheCampfireSlayer (Post 6038908)

Aussie 8pm is VERY different from UK 8pm my friend!

95% of the nation are either in bed or getting ready for it! ;)

Originally Posted by JackTheLad (Post 6037973)

Right. Controversial I know, but my biggest gripe about Australians is that they couldn't give a damn about what other people want, need or think.

I have tons of examples, but here is my current one.

We have two young kids, one is almost 1, the other is 2 and a bit. We got them to bed by 7pm one night, and the next door neighbor decided to cut his grass right outside the 2 year olds window in the dark at 7pm. It woke her up.

So Mrs JTL went upstairs to deal with Beth, I went out to deal with the neighbor. He was not a happy chappy to be told he couldn't cut his grass in the dark outside my daughters window at 7:15pm.

1 month later. 8pm, both kids asleep, all good. Horrendous noise of a muscle car starts up, both kids wake, Mrs JTL runs upstairs to deal with them, I go out to see what the hell that noise is. Its the same flipping neighbor. With his grown up kid, and his friends, and we have an argument, and they cant see the problem of revving a motorbike, really really loud motorbike, right outside out childrens bedrooms.

Depressing thing is, he is our neighbourhood watch representative :confused:

But the thing is, thats just a sample of how uncaring Australians are in life. I'm constantly shocked by how self centred many of them are.

(I know thats a massive generalisation, and I'm sure some aussies would be a bit embarrassed to know that revving their f*ing motorbike woke up two kids):curse:

JTL




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Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 6038022)

It is a massive generalisation.

You might as well say that all English people are selfish too.

There are some people who's kids have grown up who just aren't in the 'zone' any more and sometimes it's good to remind them... for sure.

But I know plenty of Aussie people who wouldn't dream of cutting the grass at such an hour, or letting their kids rev their bikes....
So, I think it's your neighbours, not the whole nation. ;)