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Lord_Farquar Sep 2nd 2009 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 7898956)
Not someone else, but I was in a cafe in Melbourne last weekend and found a copy of the international edition of the Daily Express - big union jack beaming on the front page. Reading it made me fairly embarrassed to be British - I hope noone else in there read it! :o

Because of the standard of the "journalism"?

scottishcelts Sep 2nd 2009 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Officer Dibble (Post 7898959)
A couple of years ago my newly arrived, eldest brother threw a tantrum in front of the Telstra guy because he couldnt get wireless internet in his suburb. Unfortunately for my nob of a brother, nobody in Australia could give two shits that he thinks hes the Alan Sugar of Adelaide.

How embarrassing.
:eek::blink:

Officer Dibble Sep 2nd 2009 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7898960)
Because of the standard of the "journalism"?

Im pretty sure that 'sad rag' is printed here in Australia. - even more of a reason not to read it.

bcworld Sep 2nd 2009 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7898960)
Because of the standard of the "journalism"?
.....aye, it was horrible, really horrible...there's honestly nothing like it here, I had forgotten how awful it is! Just page after page of demonising some group in society who isn't white with 2 kids and lives in Guildford! Teenagers, muslims, bloody foreigners etc etc etc. Plenty of people on this site clearly lap it up though! :(

Lord_Farquar Sep 2nd 2009 2:33 pm
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I think I just find any over the top nationalism abit cringworthy.

Be proud of you country but do you have to have a tattoo of your country's flag/emblem to prove it.

Lord_Farquar Sep 2nd 2009 2:35 pm
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I agree.

Unfortuntely there are lots of Daily Mail/Express reading expats over here. Complaining that they left the uk because of immigrants etc.



Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 7898969)
.....aye, it was horrible, really horrible...there's honestly nothing like it here, I had forgotten how awful it is! Just page after page of demonising some group in society who isn't white with 2 kids and lives in Guildford! Teenagers, muslims, bloody foreigners etc etc etc. Plenty of people on this site clearly lap it up though! :(

jimbo_d Sep 2nd 2009 4:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7898970)
I think I just find any over the top nationalism abit cringworthy.

Be proud of you country but do you have to have a tattoo of your country's flag/emblem to prove it.
What is it with Scots having to display a sticker on their cars in Oz with the St Andrews, not having a go at Scots in general, just asking why they have to have a sticker on their car, no other nationality does that really apart from the odd bogan aussie?

pompeyblonde Sep 2nd 2009 4:17 pm
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I have a "pompey down under" sticker on my car...are you embarassed?

Lord_Farquar Sep 2nd 2009 4:20 pm
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No but you should be. ;)


Originally Posted by pompeyblonde (Post 7899113)
I have a "pompey down under" sticker on my car...are you embarassed?

scottishcelts Sep 2nd 2009 4:26 pm
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Originally Posted by jimbo_d (Post 7899105)
What is it with Scots having to display a sticker on their cars in Oz with the St Andrews, not having a go at Scots in general, just asking why they have to have a sticker on their car, no other nationality does that really apart from the odd bogan aussie?
That's utter pish - i've saw plenty of England car stickers around, along with loads of Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal.

..and yes, I am one of those Scots who has a St.Andrews sticker on my car, along with a Lion Rampant.

What's wrong with that? Hey, hey? People do that back home too.

seang Sep 2nd 2009 4:37 pm
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Originally Posted by pompeyblonde (Post 7899113)
I have a "pompey down under" sticker on my car...are you embarassed?
depends, what kind of car is it?

Lord_Farquar Sep 2nd 2009 4:38 pm
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Originally Posted by seang (Post 7899155)
depends, what kind of car is it?
I heard it was a Lada

kporte Sep 2nd 2009 5:05 pm
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Originally Posted by jimbo_d (Post 7899105)
What is it with Scots having to display a sticker on their cars in Oz with the St Andrews, not having a go at Scots in general, just asking why they have to have a sticker on their car, no other nationality does that really apart from the odd bogan aussie?
It is so people don't mistake us for English. We get a better reception where ever we go if this is made clear. This is not meant to be a dig at the English by the way, I love them, it's just the way it is.....

pompeyblonde Sep 2nd 2009 5:07 pm
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I heard it was a Lada
No its a classic Skyline

renth Sep 2nd 2009 5:13 pm
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Originally Posted by kporte (Post 7899197)
It is so people don't mistake us for English. We get a better reception where ever we go if this is made clear.
How do you know?


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