Manners!
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:05 pm
#47
Back in OZ!
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Perth, Australia
Re: Manners!
Christ!
I have met rude people all over the world. Even in the UK.
I have noticed no proliferation of 'ruder' people here where I live than I did in England. In fact, people are MORE pleasant here than where I lived in the UK.
Where there are people, there is rudeness and other human attributes. I know plenty of pleasant, well mannered Australians and those that aren't, I ignore, just as I did in the UK.
This mb is going down the pan.
I have met rude people all over the world. Even in the UK.
I have noticed no proliferation of 'ruder' people here where I live than I did in England. In fact, people are MORE pleasant here than where I lived in the UK.
Where there are people, there is rudeness and other human attributes. I know plenty of pleasant, well mannered Australians and those that aren't, I ignore, just as I did in the UK.
This mb is going down the pan.
Have some K!I have come across rude people in England and in Australia - I don't notice any more rude people here than I did back in England. Threads like this end up turning into a slanging session, where 1 person accuses Aussies of being rude and then someone else sticking up for the Aussies, accuses the British of being ruder.
I can agree and disagree with the OP.
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:24 pm
#48
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Re: Manners!
I think there are far more important things to get upset about, such as:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr540762004
http://www.napcan.org.au/what.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo
Try those for a start and do try to get a little perspective in your life. The mere fact you feel compelled to start a thread about it here is encouraging!!! Just think what you could do to affect the hearts and minds of people about something truly important! Perhaps you could fax a few world leaders and prime ministers to encourage them to close Guantanamo, or bring China's treatment and imprisonment of political prisoners into the forefront of the global community.
Details on the Amnesty page.
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:27 pm
#49
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Re: Manners!
I think your response of 'I'm standing still on purpose now!!' is hardly the height of 'basic good manners' which you think you have. The people who are being 'rude' to you probably don't even realise they're doing it yet you're doing it back ON PURPOSE. How rude is that?
I think there are far more important things to get upset about, such as:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr540762004
http://www.napcan.org.au/what.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo
Try those for a start and do try to get a little perspective in your life. The mere fact you feel compelled to start a thread about it here is encouraging!!! Just think what you could do to affect the hearts and minds of people about something truly important! Perhaps you could fax a few world leaders and prime ministers to encourage them to close Guantanamo, or bring China's treatment and imprisonment of political prisoners into the forefront of the global community.
Details on the Amnesty page.
I think there are far more important things to get upset about, such as:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr540762004
http://www.napcan.org.au/what.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo
Try those for a start and do try to get a little perspective in your life. The mere fact you feel compelled to start a thread about it here is encouraging!!! Just think what you could do to affect the hearts and minds of people about something truly important! Perhaps you could fax a few world leaders and prime ministers to encourage them to close Guantanamo, or bring China's treatment and imprisonment of political prisoners into the forefront of the global community.
Details on the Amnesty page.
Oh for goodness sake.......what the hell has that got to do with the price of bacon!!
Get a grip ipom and stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:46 pm
#52
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,506
From: Sydney beachside
Re: Manners!
The funny thing is, that this thread was originally posted on the 'Let's Have a Whinge About Oz' forum (aka Moving Back to the UK).
Sue moved it to the Barbie and quite politely pointed out that it was nothing to do with moving back to the UK (her post has disappeared in the meantime).
I suspect the whole point of posting the thread in the first place was so that all the anti-Oz people could get together and have one of their mutual whinge-fests. I very much doubt if it was meant for it anyone else's eyes at all....
Sue moved it to the Barbie and quite politely pointed out that it was nothing to do with moving back to the UK (her post has disappeared in the meantime).
I suspect the whole point of posting the thread in the first place was so that all the anti-Oz people could get together and have one of their mutual whinge-fests. I very much doubt if it was meant for it anyone else's eyes at all....
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:50 pm
#53
Bitter and twisted
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 17,503
From: Upmarket
Re: Manners!
Australians are, on the whole, the rudest people I have ever met.
No matter what the expat apologists would have you believe.
...in my opinion of course
No matter what the expat apologists would have you believe.
...in my opinion of course
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:52 pm
#54
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Re: Manners!
The funny thing is, that this thread was originally posted on the 'Let's Have a Whinge About Oz' forum (aka Moving Back to the UK).
Sue moved it to the Barbie and quite politely pointed out that it was nothing to do with moving back to the UK (her post has disappeared in the meantime).
I suspect the whole point of posting the thread in the first place was so that all the anti-Oz people could get together and have one of their mutual whinge-fests. I very much doubt if it was meant for it anyone else's eyes at all....
Sue moved it to the Barbie and quite politely pointed out that it was nothing to do with moving back to the UK (her post has disappeared in the meantime).
I suspect the whole point of posting the thread in the first place was so that all the anti-Oz people could get together and have one of their mutual whinge-fests. I very much doubt if it was meant for it anyone else's eyes at all....
Oh here we go again. The them and us situation. Isn't it like school?
The only reason people like me post comments like this in the MBTTUK forum is because of posters like you Nicky. We are never allowed to make any derogatory comments about Australia without being bashed verbally for it.
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:56 pm
#57
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,770
From: On the road
Re: Manners!
Oh here we go again. The them and us situation. Isn't it like school?
The only reason people like me post comments like this in the MBTTUK forum is because of posters like you Nicky. We are never allowed to make any derogatory comments about Australia without being bashed verbally for it.
The only reason people like me post comments like this in the MBTTUK forum is because of posters like you Nicky. We are never allowed to make any derogatory comments about Australia without being bashed verbally for it.
ZX.....
Jan 21st 2007 | 8:58 pm
#58
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Re: Manners!
Oh here we go again. The them and us situation. Isn't it like school?
The only reason people like me post comments like this in the MBTTUK forum is because of posters like you Nicky. We are never allowed to make any derogatory comments about Australia without being bashed verbally for it.
The only reason people like me post comments like this in the MBTTUK forum is because of posters like you Nicky. We are never allowed to make any derogatory comments about Australia without being bashed verbally for it.
that may change your mind
