Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 8261560)

Then why hasn't anyone told that Sharipova bird to shut the hell up when she serves?

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8261262)

So which Australians represent Australian views then? Who are the Australian Australians?

Originally Posted by wanderingwombat (Post 8261914)

Australian Australians born in Australia to Australian parents who's parents were Australian :D

WW

Originally Posted by mpgrewal (Post 8261464)

:rofl:
Its true though. If some migrant wins laurels in any field for Australia, he gets great respect and the proud 'Australian' status.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8261262)

So which Australians represent Australian views then? Who are the Australian Australians?

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede (Post 8261251)

Are they? They might be, but I haven't seen this confirmed by anyone. Either way, it's irrelevant. They've made it clear where their true loyalties lie. They're not attacking the Czechs because Australians have a grudge against Czechs. They're attacking the Czechs because they're Croats with a grudge against Czechs.



Of course they're Australians. But they're Croat Australians. The whole problem stems from Croatian antipathy towards Czechoslovakia. It does not stem from Australian antipathy towards Czechoslovakia.

That's why - and follow me closely here - the only people causing this trouble are people from the Croatian community.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8261257)

Incorrect. A few years ago it was the Serbs, the year before that is was the Cypriots. In NSW Soccer league it was the Greeks. In the NRL for the Bulldogs it was the Lebanese...and so on and so on....

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 8261993)

I think Vash was talking about the tennis and this specific episode.

As far as I am concerned the press don't need to say they are Australians. It's a given.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8262059)

Ok, well if the subject is only tennis then there was the episode with the Serbs 3 years ago and also the Cypriots the year Baghdatis got to the final. Either way his statement that it is ONLY ever the Croats is incorrect.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8261270)

...another great Aussie; Ivan Milat. That's a Croat name, isn't it?

Originally Posted by IvanM (Post 8264288)

Do you need a lift anywhere?

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8261236)

This does raise an interesting question as Australia and Australians claim to have a true melting pot of cultures and people and also, supposedly the most accepting of these different cultures. Yet, when these nasty incidents occur they are no longer Aussies, instead they are all pigeon-holed as Lebanese, Croatians, Serbs, Greeks, Cypriots etc etc.

Originally Posted by copa (Post 8264404)

they mostly are Australians ... but ... many of these troublemakers will label themselves as Lebanese, Croatians, Serbs, Greeks, Cypriots etc.

Originally Posted by renth (Post 8264487)

True, you have to watch a few episodes of Fat Pizza to realise this. These various flavours of [sic] "wog" often refer to anglo/celtic people as "skips" which is perjorative. (comes from skippy as in the bush kangaroo)

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 8264619)

Regardless of what race anyone is, the darned umpire needs to tell them all to

shut the hell up.

Listening to everyone in the crowd screaming and shouting whilst the players try to concentrate is a pain in the arse and it ruins the match.

And Lleyton Hewitt should try wearing tennis clothes instead of soccer strip... plonker. At least he's taken that dumb hat off.

Now y'all just shut the hell up! :frown:

Don't you know the tennis is on? :rolleyes:


:D