Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
Nov 27th 2011, 4:43 pm
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Nov 27th 2011, 4:48 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
I think you'll find those figures are from 2006... Just at the start of this big influx from Asia, It's bound to be a lot higher now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Australia
Nov 27th 2011, 4:48 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
Nov 27th 2011, 4:58 pm
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Nov 27th 2011, 5:12 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
I think you'll find those figures are from 2006... Just at the start of this big influx from Asia, It's bound to be a lot higher now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Australia
Nov 27th 2011, 5:33 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
It is indeed. However, I think alot of the chatter can be described as mocking bantering, caricaturing, ironising, parodying.... And many other verbs. To lump it all into 'whinging' doesn't suffice. Some people (including myself) enjoy analyzing and poking fun at their surroundings. I did it in the UK and everywhere else I've lived.
Nov 27th 2011, 5:36 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
It is indeed. However, I think alot of the chatter can be described as mocking bantering, caricaturing, ironising, parodying.... And many other verbs. To lump it all into 'whinging' doesn't suffice. Some people (including myself) enjoy analyzing and poking fun at their surroundings. I did it in the UK and everywhere else I've lived.
Nov 27th 2011, 5:39 pm
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Nov 27th 2011, 5:40 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
It is indeed. However, I think alot of the chatter can be described as mocking bantering, caricaturing, ironising, parodying.... And many other verbs. To lump it all into 'whinging' doesn't suffice. Some people (including myself) enjoy analyzing and poking fun at their surroundings. I did it in the UK and everywhere else I've lived.
Dishes, vacuuming, laundry, mopping.....the list goes on; but I refuse to do the ironising.
Nov 27th 2011, 6:06 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
I had one of those ions ago..........or it may have been a long time.
Nov 27th 2011, 6:06 pm
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Re: Brits no longer dreaming of a life in Australia
It is indeed. However, I think alot of the chatter can be described as mocking bantering, caricaturing, ironising, parodying.... And many other verbs. To lump it all into 'whinging' doesn't suffice. Some people (including myself) enjoy analyzing and poking fun at their surroundings. I did it in the UK and everywhere else I've lived.
Yes its true - Australia isn't perfect. Guess what - the UK wasn't when I left it in 1985, and its got a shedload worse since then.
The big question is why those who don't like where they are still stay there and complain. Its like a child with a finger in hot water shouting "Mummy it hurts".
