Australia - My honest opinions
Jan 12th 2010, 4:44 am
#136
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
I don't know what planet you are from but Paki is insulting whether it is said in the UK, Australia or anywhere else. To suggest it is the same as turning David into Dave or Jonathan becoming Jonno is ludicrous. I suppose you think calling someone a nigger in Australia is also benign.
Jan 12th 2010, 5:06 am
#137
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
I don't know what planet you are from but Paki is insulting whether it is said in the UK, Australia or anywhere else. To suggest it is the same as turning David into Dave or Jonathan becoming Jonno is ludicrous. I suppose you think calling someone a nigger in Australia is also benign.
Jan 12th 2010, 5:23 am
#138
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
*sigh* Everything is offensive to the Brits. Never came across people that are so sensitive when it comes to racial issues
Jan 12th 2010, 5:25 am
#139
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Jan 12th 2010, 5:59 am
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
Copa...are you a British Expat??? Your views do not seem to indicate that you are. The very nature of this forum is that British Expats who have commonality can discuss/argue/insult each other having similar backgrounds.
The UK v Oz thing is simply those of a simliar ilk expressing likes/dislikes of life here based upon their UK born experience. Thus comparisons can be made in an informed manner.
If a non British Expat jumps in then the same experiences are not held and so their arguments have no substance. Your opinions of UK would probably be better off in another forum, like I Hate UK or something like that. Not saying that what you have heard/experienced about the UK is wrong, just that this group, as per its title, serves the UK ex pat community, not the rest of the worlds!
The UK v Oz thing is simply those of a simliar ilk expressing likes/dislikes of life here based upon their UK born experience. Thus comparisons can be made in an informed manner.
If a non British Expat jumps in then the same experiences are not held and so their arguments have no substance. Your opinions of UK would probably be better off in another forum, like I Hate UK or something like that. Not saying that what you have heard/experienced about the UK is wrong, just that this group, as per its title, serves the UK ex pat community, not the rest of the worlds!
Who cares if he was born in London or Istambul? His opinion is just as valid as yours or anyone else's. Are you going to try to tell me that what I have to say on this forum is irrelevant because I'm not British?
Jan 12th 2010, 6:41 am
#146
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
Civilised countries???... by that you mean all the ones who don't have football as their national sport?. That's a VERY small list... including some countries that don't figure highly on peoples idea of a civilised nation... the US and Australia to name just two !!
Jan 12th 2010, 6:49 am
#147
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
Sounds like you have met the undesirables /low life of Australian society.
Simple advice to newcomers - the D word. Demographics. Remember it - digest it. Ensure you remain on-side....big house, clean suburb does not always mean nice house/nice area. It matters (and makes a difference).
Find out how much money you can earn. It matters (and makes a difference).
What sort of work do you do. Licences, style of work, cultural slants. It matters (and makes a difference).
How do you make friends and network. It matters (and makes a difference).
Get these wrong and life, it would appear, becomes very crap very fast.
Jan 12th 2010, 6:50 am
#148
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Re: Australia - My honest opinions
Football the world over is a tribal game. It's not unique to the UK at all. The world may have picked up that attitude from the UK, who knows, but the very nature of the support was, for me at least, a real plus point to following a club.
I have tried watching other sports and, apart from Union sometimes, I have found it terminally dull and one of the many reasons was that lack of passion amongst the crowd.... I went to watch the Dragons a few times and spent more of my time watching the bloody mascot!!
....and before you ask. No, it wasn't some spectacular looking group of females. It was a man riding a mini scooter whilst wearing a dragon costume.
Rugby League is not the game for me.
I have tried watching other sports and, apart from Union sometimes, I have found it terminally dull and one of the many reasons was that lack of passion amongst the crowd.... I went to watch the Dragons a few times and spent more of my time watching the bloody mascot!!
....and before you ask. No, it wasn't some spectacular looking group of females. It was a man riding a mini scooter whilst wearing a dragon costume.
Rugby League is not the game for me.
