Expat baiting.
 

Seems to be an increasingly popular past time. Just wondered what peoples thoughts were?

There seems to be a growing number of people want to "light the touchpaper" and let it fly so to speak. Then seem to revel in the glory of rubbishing anyone who dares defend Australia and their choice to reside here.

Answers on a postcard.

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Been here for longer than I care to remember (ok, about 3 years or so) and what you are saying happens occasionally.. if you stick around for a good number of years then you'll see it is actually more of circle of trends... with regard to the "Then seem to revel in the glory of rubbishing anyone who dares defend Australia and their choice to reside here" it comes and it goes... along side the price of lettuce and the choice of bacon or sausages... ;)

Em x

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As in: "too many spiders"? or "too hot"? on "No M & S"?

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I read that as hot spiders doing S&M:p

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And it happens in reverse too, sometimes people have a real dig at ones who are heading back to the UK.

At the end of the day, it would be a pretty bloody boring forum if a fight didn't spark up from time to time. But the longer you've been here, the more you know which threads to avoid.

I ignore the "whats great about Australia" and the "whats crap about the UK" threads.

Having said that, I've just watched "Relocatiion: Phil goes down under". If that wasn't a bloody advert for immigrants from the UK I don't know what is. Jeez... Apparently we all go for bike rides before work in the morning, and then go surfing after work in the evenings.

Oh :rolleyes: *** off.

JTL

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I bring popcorn it's better than the tennis :rofl:

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:rofl::rofl:

The posts that I find funny at the moment are the ones where people assume they will be banned for being anit-Aus! They obviously don't know their Mods very well....!!!!

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quick, start a thread about the price of lettuce polly!!!


:D:wub:

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Mods are a pain in the arse and should be banned;)

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Postcards, there is something I haven't seen for a while ...

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I don't see what's wrong with a bit of baiting. People do it everyday in the real word, not just on the internet.

"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen".

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My wife made the mistake of saying that to me 10 years ago, I duly obliged

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Behave or you'll be buying your own beer next week......:sneaky::p

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Thanks but somebody already stocked me up yesterday:p

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That won't last you long :ohmy:

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It will when i drink it on my own:p

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Getting antisocial in your old age are you? :lol::sneaky:

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Looking for more intelligent conversation perhaps:lol:

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:eek::eek: now what was that discussion we had about credit cards and flight tickets.........:sneaky:

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Where you going ???:p

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Somewhere that I can find a better standard of conversation maybe? :sneaky:Or perhaps I'll just run off with kporte :lol:

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Leave poor Kporte alone,the man has enough problems:p

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Watching paint dry is better than 'the tennis'............even Australian paint, and that dries pretty quickly :)

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No need to make a scene :)

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But it's my speciality ;)

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Horseradish dear boy i say horseradish.

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I live in Mackay, I can definitely stand the heat! As for getting out of the kitchen, are you offering to cook for me, cheers I hate it :thumbsup:

I can't say as I am overly concerned at people baiting each other, as others mentioned would be boring without a balance of opinion.

I do hate it when people post for the sake of causing arguement and to rubbish others opinions whether it be for or against anything. Opinions and individual experience are what make us unique and we all entitled to have our say. If people disagree fine, but belittling people is just plain unnecessary :thumbdown:

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Sometimes I and I do know some others are prone to casting the odd line and see who we get.:sneaky: Its normally a relatively newcomer who doesn't realise who they are dealing with and are having their proverbial chain pulled.:rofl:

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[QUOTE=framac67;8295265]Sometimes I and I do know some others are prone to casting the odd line and see who we get.:sneaky:





I don't mind doing the same, but at the moment there is a real little mafia going on who if you don't agree with them they will try to put you down:frown:

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You know what they say guys,,,
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