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Brewer1 Mar 31st 2007 2:12 pm

Are Australians Weird???
 
This is an honest question-I am new to this forum(immigrated a couple of months back).
I find Aussies weird, kin of strange in an indefinable way-does anyone else feel this way??

Wendy Mar 31st 2007 2:13 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587653)
This is an honest question-I am new to this forum(immigrated a couple of months back).
I find Aussies weird, kin of strange in an indefinable way-does anyone else feel this way??


Only the English ones :rofl:



Sorry, couldn't resist!

moneypenny20 Mar 31st 2007 2:14 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587653)
This is an honest question-I am new to this forum(immigrated a couple of months back).
I find Aussies weird, kin of strange in an indefinable way-does anyone else feel this way??

No

Scossie Mar 31st 2007 2:15 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587653)
This is an honest question-I am new to this forum(immigrated a couple of months back).
I find Aussies weird, kin of strange in an indefinable way-does anyone else feel this way??

No.

Dorothy Mar 31st 2007 2:16 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587653)
This is an honest question-I am new to this forum(immigrated a couple of months back).
I find Aussies weird, kin of strange in an indefinable way-does anyone else feel this way??

Perhaps the Australians find you weird in a strange indefinable way?

Brewer1 Mar 31st 2007 2:22 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 
Like I said this is a genuine question. I see the type of replies I am getting are of the "maybe they find you weird" variety. I didnt say I feel superior to Australians-I didnt make fun of the way they dress, I am not even talking about how they relate to me.
I just suspect something is odd about them-for instance I keep suspecting that almost all the men are gay (NOT that I have a problem with that). I feel they lack a moral anchor, there is something missing in them. An emptiness-I don't know.

annholly Mar 31st 2007 2:23 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587674)
Like I said this is a genuine question. I see the type of replies I am getting are of the "maybe they find you weird" variety. I didnt say I feel superior to Australians-I didnt make fun of the way they dress, I am not even talking about how they relate to me.
I just suspect something is odd about them-for instance I keep suspecting that almost all the men are gay (NOT that I have aproblem with that). I feel they lack a moral anchor, there is something missing in them. An emptiness-I don't know.

oh dear *sits back and waits for the barrage of indignance* :rofl:

Wendy Mar 31st 2007 2:27 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by annholly (Post 4587677)
oh dear *sits back and waits for the barrage of indignance* :rofl:


Want some popcorn?

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or how about some pizza?

http://www.wdisneyw.com/forums/image...2004/pizza.gif

moneypenny20 Mar 31st 2007 2:29 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587674)
Like I said this is a genuine question. I see the type of replies I am getting are of the "maybe they find you weird" variety. I didnt say I feel superior to Australians-I didnt make fun of the way they dress, I am not even talking about how they relate to me.
I just suspect something is odd about them-for instance I keep suspecting that almost all the men are gay (NOT that I have aproblem with that). I feel they lack a moral anchor, there is something missing in them. An emptiness-I don't know.

I apologise in advance, but I think you have issues. I think you are seeing stuff that isn't there. If you've only been here a couple of months I'm not sure how you decided that they all lack a moral anchor - whatever the hell that is, or how you see it but I guess we're all different and see things differently.

Wendy - no olives thanks

bridie Mar 31st 2007 2:32 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Brewer1 (Post 4587674)
Like I said this is a genuine question. I see the type of replies I am getting are of the "maybe they find you weird" variety. I didnt say I feel superior to Australians-I didnt make fun of the way they dress, I am not even talking about how they relate to me.
I just suspect something is odd about them-for instance I keep suspecting that almost all the men are gay (NOT that I have a problem with that). I feel they lack a moral anchor, there is something missing in them. An emptiness-I don't know.

This has got to be an April Fool's surely! :eek:

Brewer1 Mar 31st 2007 2:34 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by moneypen20 (Post 4587686)
I apologise in advance, but I think you have issues. I think you are seeing stuff that isn't there. If you've only been here a couple of months I'm not sure how you decided that they all lack a moral anchor - whatever the hell that is, or how you see it but I guess we're all different and see things differently.

I love it here-am not homesick and like Australians. If I have issues they arent related to this topic.
I understand that "weirdness" is highly subjective. I DON"T like people in the UK very much at all, I don't think they set the standards for normative behaviour-I never want to return to the UK, but.....
I find Aussies odd-thats all, Like I say empty, distant, a bit unprincipled
and before I get shouted down I have an Aussie fiance and a fair few Aussie mates.
Its the emptiness, vagueness, they are remote I dunno....

annholly Mar 31st 2007 2:34 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 4587683)

happy enough with me mini cheddars ta. bit late at night for pizza :D

Wendy Mar 31st 2007 2:38 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 

Originally Posted by bridie (Post 4587691)
This has got to be an April Fool's surely! :eek:


Aw, you've spoilt it now :D

Brewer1 Mar 31st 2007 2:41 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 
I doubt I am the first to write such a view on this site. I would appreciate it if the question was taken a bit seriously and instead of replies like 'the problems with you matey"-surely someone percieves things a bit like me and could throw some light.........

Nomore Mar 31st 2007 2:58 pm

Re: Are Australians Weird???
 
I don't find the Aussies wierd. Even though some of them prefer to wear no shoes;)
Even though some of them don't understand proper English:p

Even though they don't eat prawn cocktail flavoured crisps:lol:

Apart from that they are normal just like us!!!


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