Are you a snob?
Jan 20th 2009, 11:39 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Why? If you enjoy one thing and not another, why should you give up both things if you don't have to? Not arguing on Hutch's behalf - he's big enough and probably ugly enough to do that himself, just interested 
Unless you're just in wind up mode of course in which case I couldn't care less 
Unless you're just in wind up mode of course in which case I couldn't care less 
Jan 20th 2009, 11:41 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Why? If you enjoy one thing and not another, why should you give up both things if you don't have to? Not arguing on Hutch's behalf - he's big enough and probably ugly enough to do that himself, just interested Unless you're just in wind up mode of course in which case I couldn't care less
Unless you're just in wind up mode of course in which case I couldn't care less 
Why not indeed he says wondering off to the fridge for another bottle of OSH...........................................
After all it's hard work looking after a sick spouse
Oh & for the record is Hutch really ugly........anyone?
Jan 20th 2009, 11:42 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
I dont read many threads AT all now but I would call the 'gripers' something other than snobs!!
The telly is as shite as it was before... thats why I never watched much of it at all!!
Jan 20th 2009, 11:46 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
If you read his blog (I am his blog stalker
) he often rubbishes certain Australian habits/rules/attitudes etc. As far as I know (I don't stalk him constantly ) he has never stated that anyone with any gripe is a snob and he has never said Aus is the be all and end all. I read his OP as a moan about people who have to look down their noses at the Australian way because they are British and as such believe the British way to be superior. You read it differently. C'est la vie
Jan 20th 2009, 11:53 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Personally, anything I can't get here that I did in the Uk, I just live without. Makes life alot easier and happier that way I reckon. I most certainly don't think gripers are snobs, I think the word snob has been used totally out of context by someone who epitimises the word on this thread.
Last edited by stevenglish; Jan 20th 2009 at 11:55 pm. Reason: oops, that made for different reading
Jan 20th 2009, 11:55 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
I'd like to apportion the same logic to mint sauce & Old Speckled Hen. I love Australia, I hate their sickly sweet mint jelly & most of the beer, I can get both products that I miss here so why not indulge myself in a nice tangy Colemans sauce & a lovely pint of OSH now & again?
Why not indeed he says wondering off to the fridge for another bottle of OSH...........................................
After all it's hard work looking after a sick spouse
Oh & for the record is Hutch really ugly........anyone?
Why not indeed he says wondering off to the fridge for another bottle of OSH...........................................
After all it's hard work looking after a sick spouse
Oh & for the record is Hutch really ugly........anyone?
Jan 20th 2009, 11:58 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
I think that's the interesting thing about forums. Depending on your personal attitude both to your previous life in the UK and your current life in Aus, together with a personal instinct about a particular poster, you can 'read' what someone writes in a completely different way to someone else.
If you read his blog (I am his blog stalker) he often rubbishes certain Australian habits/rules/attitudes etc. As far as I know (I don't stalk him constantly ) he has never stated that anyone with any gripe is a snob and he has never said Aus is the be all and end all. I read his OP as a moan about people who have to look down their noses at the Australian way because they are British and as such believe the British way to be superior. You read it differently. C'est la vie
If you read his blog (I am his blog stalker
) he often rubbishes certain Australian habits/rules/attitudes etc. As far as I know (I don't stalk him constantly ) he has never stated that anyone with any gripe is a snob and he has never said Aus is the be all and end all. I read his OP as a moan about people who have to look down their noses at the Australian way because they are British and as such believe the British way to be superior. You read it differently. C'est la vie
Jan 21st 2009, 7:00 am
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Re: Are you a snob?
My apologies if some of my replies were on the abbrasive side last night, in my defence I was a bit pished. Sorry all
Jan 21st 2009, 8:16 am
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Re: Are you a snob?
I have a hard time looking down on anyone for anything... one of the issues of being only just over 5 foot
Em x
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Jan 21st 2009, 8:25 am
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Re: Are you a snob?
) and aside from his very unique way of putting things across (), I have always found him incredibly helpful over lots of different things and he has def helped me out in the past! Just thought I'd mention it
Em x
