Originally Posted by aussietobe

Dude, "Paki" is insulting because you are looking at it through your own cultural prism. Australia has its own culture. You remind me of the Brits who came to India and decided that the savages should be civilised and Anglophiled. It is contemptuous.

You are just wanting to feel above a group of people, and it is quite obvious.

You might feel that you have graced Australia with your "presence" and highly advanced ways, but seriously, Aussies don

In the UK, dumb-as-shit footballers and page 3 girls are celebrities. If you want to get in a debate about much more advanced the UK is to Australia, you won't win.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus

Your background led you to try and defend the indefensible, The Travellers. Nobody and I really do mean nobody from the UK would use the words "honest and hardworking" to describe them. People did try to explain we were probably talking about different people but you chose to ignore it.
Which is why the guy asked you where you were from in the first place.

Originally Posted by copa

And now you try to show me the door.

Originally Posted by copa

And now you try to show me the door.


"English" English - "you don't know these people, you've never had to live near or with them. They are appalling."
"Aussie" English (particularly country queensland) - "what do you know about aboriginals, you've never had to live near or with them. They are appalling."

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus

It was actually a picture of a knob....

Originally Posted by nick72

Gotta love sweeping statements on here. Nothing on the telly ? thats right we sit and watch a blank screen, you know we have carpet and electricity here too right ?
Let's be honest, Australian TV is poor. With the exception of ABC and SBS it's a fairly constant stream of American show repeats.

I am keeping it real by saying in all my time here I dont think its expensive, I dont think its agressive, never seen any racism and it has invented lots of things too so not really backwards ? even my internet is faster than the UK fancy that...
I've found that groceries, clothing, books, computer software etc is far more expensive than the UK. Only thing I can say is cheaper is petrol and eating out.
There's a fair bit of aggression also. Be it something like over-aggressive driving, to drunken aggression you'll experience over weekends (same can however be said of the UK)
I do find it hard to believe you've 'never' seen racism. I experience it on an almost daily basis from work colleagues, to in-laws, to Aussie friends. It's most definitely there.
Regarding your internet connection, I'm pretty sure that's more expensive than the UK, plus probably capped?

But of course thats my opionion, others have been beaten up, mugged abused cant watch telly, racially taunted, but thats the world we live in isnt it ? You can be anywhere and that would happen.

To make a 'decision' to move based on others opinions, people you have never even met before ? I would guess you would move to that place and move back to where you came from pretty quick !

We decided to go to Aus all on our own and we used BE to ask mainly about the Visa app, the rest you find out when you get here ! Take suburbs, a lot of posters told us Pacific Pines, when we got here we didnt like it at all, (sorry Pac Piners your place is lovely just not for us !) you can only make those decisions when ur here and get a feel for it yourself. If you decide you dont like it and you go back to the UK what a fantastic adventure you had !

I love opinions :

"An opinion may be the result of a person's perspective, understanding, particular feelings, beliefs, and desires. In casual use, the term opinion may refer to unsubstantiated information, in contrast to knowledge and fact-based beliefs."

Good luck everyone...

Nick

Originally Posted by sooperlids

Well obviously you are very perceptive. I guess if you saw me you would be able to tell if I were French, German, or from another part of Europe. Hope those mentioned in the OP message were as clever as you. Though I doubt it.

I wonder if they asked first before their insult?

Personally the same as many others I find the term insulting, would find it more insulting & probably upsetting were I from many parts of Asia.

Find it odd that many are defending it's use despite the context it was said in the original posters message.

Originally Posted by The_Wookie

Ah well that's alright then, 'Curry-Muncher' is much better than 'Paki'.....

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar

Sounds like something Bernard Manning would say!

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

he did make fantastic sausages though!

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

he did make fantastic sausages though!

Originally Posted by bcworld

The Turkey Twizzlers were better!

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

he did make fantastic sausages though!