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What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?

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Old Jan 21st 2011, 3:00 pm
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Default Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?

Originally Posted by Deancm_MKII
And pregnant?
yes now you mention it but my pregnant wife is a pom and she insists on wearing shoes everywhere, even in the house and it makes me feel a bit icky tbh. I hate slippers with a passion. I look wistfully at those barefoot aussie girls at the local shops....

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Originally Posted by mic n mat
You are pathetic! You live in Toowoomba and can actually say you love it! Even aussies hate Toowoomba. It's not quite hell but you can see it from there - isn't that what they say about toowoomba.
I'm nicking the hell quote, that's great!

Errrm, annoyances other than driving standards ... mossies, boringly.
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Old Jan 21st 2011, 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by mic n mat
You are pathetic! You live in Toowoomba and can actually say you love it! Even aussies hate Toowoomba. It's not quite hell but you can see it from there - isn't that what they say about toowoomba.
Most Aussies would never have even heard of Toowoomba & the ones that say they hate it have probably never been, ditto for any small regional town/city
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Old Jan 21st 2011, 7:53 pm
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Poms that go all aussified and smugly chortle to one another at the newbie poms.

That realy give me the sh!ts
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Old Jan 21st 2011, 7:57 pm
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reptiles that move along the ground with ease yet posses NO legs!! surely spawned from satan himself.

Some even swim and climb trees!!

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Default Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?

Originally Posted by TGA
repiles that move along the ground with ease yet posses NO legs!! surely spawned from satan himself.

Some even swim and climb trees!!
I read that as "replies" the first time & it made no sense dickey T on your keyboard?
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Old Jan 21st 2011, 9:12 pm
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Originally Posted by cresta57
I read that as "replies" the first time & it made no sense dickey T on your keyboard?
Dickey does get around a bit.
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Default Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?

Originally Posted by mic n mat
You are pathetic! You live in Toowoomba and can actually say you love it! Even aussies hate Toowoomba. It's not quite hell but you can see it from there - isn't that what they say about toowoomba.
I have never heard anyone say they hate Toowoomba and compared to some other towns Toowoomba is fantastic.
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Originally Posted by Dorothy
Dickheads who constantly feel the need to run down anything and everything Australian.
Dickheads that keep going on about how good their f***in lives are here to everyone else.
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Old Jan 21st 2011, 9:43 pm
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W@@kers who wait ages just so they can have the 100th post
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Default Re: What is it about Oz that shits you to tears?

Originally Posted by Kelli28
I have never heard anyone say they hate Toowoomba and compared to some other towns Toowoomba is fantastic.
Just pickin on ya. Toowoomba was on the list of places to move to when we immigrated. Probably would have been a better choice in the beginning but too late now.
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Originally Posted by northernbird
people who feel the need to troll every expat forum known to man because they are bitter and sad. However, you seem to have left off that option
Or people that think everything is so f***king rosy all the time. God I hate happy people!
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Old Jan 21st 2011, 11:03 pm
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Originally Posted by mic n mat
Dickheads that keep going on about how good their f***in lives are here to everyone else.
Not sure who that might be then, 'cause it sure isn't me.
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Old Jan 22nd 2011, 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by mic n mat
Or people that think everything is so f***king rosy all the time. God I hate happy people!
Half full is better than half empty IMO. If something is wrong in your life and you can do something about it then do it and evoke change. If you can't change it then try and make the best of it. Bitterness and unhappiness eat into you. I would rather be happy than the alternative.
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Old Jan 22nd 2011, 2:10 pm
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Difficulty in getting good, affordable sancerre and bland insipid yet very pricey restaurant nosh. Raise yer game Aussie chefs and stop calling everything Asian fusion as you've whacked in a bit of pak choi
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