Are you a snob?
Jan 19th 2009, 9:57 am
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Jan 19th 2009, 10:02 am
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Re: Are you a snob?
Getting ripped-off every time they visit Coles and Woolworths or trekking from shop to shop in that quaint old Aussie way reminds them of Tescos constantly.
Does that mean you're pretty clued up about the goings on at Albert Square?
Jan 20th 2009, 10:13 am
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Re: Are you a snob?
A bit late - my 2 cents - on the 'Little Englander' phenomenon: no names.
I would think many people would be amused. I long suspected there was this (rather stereotypical) group of a particular type of British men and women in Australia and never met any my first year. So you can imagine my amusement (and frankly horror) when I found them alive and well on this site. I’ve never met them anywhere else so I’ve wondered if they're forced to keep their thoughts to themselves and skulk from lamppost to lamppost, meeting up in garages and sheds like a secret society, muttering all the while.
Personally, I can’t work out why some of these people fail to widen their socio-economic net and meet up with those with whom (both Australian and British) they apparently have more in common – maybe they get the face they deserve.
They are so insecure of their lot in life they cling to their respectability and patronage of Sainsbury and M&S as evidence of their station in life – and even then they are barely hanging on. They are terrified of the ‘rough’ (if respectable) working class, (or the more colourful Australian!) and resent the indignity of finding that there are people at home in many more situations than themselves who are both further up or down their view of the world. To quote Vanessa, if a snob is someone who thinks they are better than they are then these are the people who do it better than any other.
I certainly meet people who I think are limited intellectually and culturally but that is no different to anywhere else in the world. But smart, savvy, interesting people, and I have found any number of Brits and Australians that fall under this category, get my vote.
Jan 20th 2009, 8:12 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Doesn't matter how Hutch says it, its just another of his usual digs at anybody who has taken their head out of their arse long enough to be able to point out that certain things in Oz need a bit of work on them.
If I say the Princes Highway is a death trap, then I am a "whinging Pom". If every bugger else who uses that highway says its a death trap, then they are "concerned citizens".
If one of the, so called, Little Englanders says "Woolworths is shite" then that obviously translates to "I can't live without Tesco's". If one of the newly formed Little Australians says "Woolworths is shite" that of course means something very different.... I'm not sure what that difference is but it seems to mean "I'm a real smart arse and have discovered farmers markets"
Its about perception.... and my perception is that Hutch and his ilk are the true snobs, as he comes across as being so full of himself about finding 'paradise', something he thinks the rest of us are too stupid achieve.
If I say the Princes Highway is a death trap, then I am a "whinging Pom". If every bugger else who uses that highway says its a death trap, then they are "concerned citizens".
If one of the, so called, Little Englanders says "Woolworths is shite" then that obviously translates to "I can't live without Tesco's". If one of the newly formed Little Australians says "Woolworths is shite" that of course means something very different.... I'm not sure what that difference is but it seems to mean "I'm a real smart arse and have discovered farmers markets"
Its about perception.... and my perception is that Hutch and his ilk are the true snobs, as he comes across as being so full of himself about finding 'paradise', something he thinks the rest of us are too stupid achieve.
Jan 20th 2009, 8:53 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
This thread has to be the biggest bunch of bollx .. talk about ego-city on both sides..
Chill out! You're in Australia... go and have a surf or something.. life is short my friends!
Em x
Chill out! You're in Australia... go and have a surf or something.. life is short my friends!
Em x
Jan 20th 2009, 9:12 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
I started this thread because I was struck how the same flock of circling vultures descend on every single thread, with their negative spin. And you know what, that was fine when there was a bit of balance, but many of the regular posters on this forum who used to respond with the other side of the coin, have moved on to pastures new.
God you're so full of it. I never allude to paradise and I sure as shit never call someone stupid for it. You want a dose of reality? We're so skint that we've had to go on a three month mortgage holiday with the bank because we were facing foreclosure. We came within a few days of just handing the keys back to the bank. My wife's business, which kept us afloat for so long, has suffered enormously from the downturn, as most of her clients are in the UK and the US and we're having trouble paying the water bill, let alone the mortgage payment. The only reason we're still eating okay is because my start-up computer repair business ticks over. That's life mate. Some of us just get on with it as best we can, and some of spend our days playing the blame game.
Jan 20th 2009, 9:23 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Nope - that's not fair. I made this post because there are certain people on this forum who are negative in every single post they make. It does not matter what is being talked about or who is asking - they always respond with some glib negative throwaway line. And it all gets old, very quickly.
I started this thread because I was struck how the same flock of circling vultures descend on every single thread, with their negative spin. And you know what, that was fine when there was a bit of balance, but many of the regular posters on this forum who used to respond with the other side of the coin, have moved on to pastures new.
God you're so full of it. I never allude to paradise and I sure as shit never call someone stupid for it. You want a dose of reality? We're so skint that we've had to go on a three month mortgage holiday with the bank because we were facing foreclosure. We came within a few days of just handing the keys back to the bank. My wife's business, which kept us afloat for so long, has suffered enormously from the downturn, as most of her clients are in the UK and the US and we're having trouble paying the water bill, let alone the mortgage payment. The only reason we're still eating okay is because my start-up computer repair business ticks over. That's life mate. Some of us just get on with it as best we can, and some of spend our days playing the blame game.
I started this thread because I was struck how the same flock of circling vultures descend on every single thread, with their negative spin. And you know what, that was fine when there was a bit of balance, but many of the regular posters on this forum who used to respond with the other side of the coin, have moved on to pastures new.
God you're so full of it. I never allude to paradise and I sure as shit never call someone stupid for it. You want a dose of reality? We're so skint that we've had to go on a three month mortgage holiday with the bank because we were facing foreclosure. We came within a few days of just handing the keys back to the bank. My wife's business, which kept us afloat for so long, has suffered enormously from the downturn, as most of her clients are in the UK and the US and we're having trouble paying the water bill, let alone the mortgage payment. The only reason we're still eating okay is because my start-up computer repair business ticks over. That's life mate. Some of us just get on with it as best we can, and some of spend our days playing the blame game.
Jan 20th 2009, 9:28 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Nope - that's not fair. I made this post because there are certain people on this forum who are negative in every single post they make. It does not matter what is being talked about or who is asking - they always respond with some glib negative throwaway line. And it all gets old, very quickly.
I started this thread because I was struck how the same flock of circling vultures descend on every single thread, with their negative spin. And you know what, that was fine when there was a bit of balance, but many of the regular posters on this forum who used to respond with the other side of the coin, have moved on to pastures new.
God you're so full of it. I never allude to paradise and I sure as shit never call someone stupid for it. You want a dose of reality? We're so skint that we've had to go on a three month mortgage holiday with the bank because we were facing foreclosure. We came within a few days of just handing the keys back to the bank. My wife's business, which kept us afloat for so long, has suffered enormously from the downturn, as most of her clients are in the UK and the US and we're having trouble paying the water bill, let alone the mortgage payment. The only reason we're still eating okay is because my start-up computer repair business ticks over. That's life mate. Some of us just get on with it as best we can, and some of spend our days playing the blame game.
I started this thread because I was struck how the same flock of circling vultures descend on every single thread, with their negative spin. And you know what, that was fine when there was a bit of balance, but many of the regular posters on this forum who used to respond with the other side of the coin, have moved on to pastures new.
God you're so full of it. I never allude to paradise and I sure as shit never call someone stupid for it. You want a dose of reality? We're so skint that we've had to go on a three month mortgage holiday with the bank because we were facing foreclosure. We came within a few days of just handing the keys back to the bank. My wife's business, which kept us afloat for so long, has suffered enormously from the downturn, as most of her clients are in the UK and the US and we're having trouble paying the water bill, let alone the mortgage payment. The only reason we're still eating okay is because my start-up computer repair business ticks over. That's life mate. Some of us just get on with it as best we can, and some of spend our days playing the blame game.
Jan 20th 2009, 9:28 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Don't give me that crap. You, and the rest of your team, didn't get the nickname Godzoners for nothing. You were, without fail, aggressive to anybody who didn't profess undying love for Australia and its way of life. You (the group you) set the tone for how this board progressed and how it became factional.
Jan 20th 2009, 10:33 pm
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Re: Are you a snob?
Hutch, for what it is worth;
Some of what you post I agree with
Some of what you post I really don't agree with
Sometimes the words you use grate on me, especially swearing
Sometimes the words you use I find funny
I think you have a lot of knowledge to help people, be it techy related or about life in Oz.....including the good, bad and ugly.
BUT, for now, my best advice is to forget this place and concentrate of keeping the barbarians from the gate/wolves from the door.
When we were going through emotional turmoil deciding whether to leave the UK for Oz and then again whether to leave Oz for the UK the bloody 1st priority I had was the family well being, job security and everyone being happy.
So, that's it from me. Good luck.
Some of what you post I agree with
Some of what you post I really don't agree with
Sometimes the words you use grate on me, especially swearing
Sometimes the words you use I find funny
I think you have a lot of knowledge to help people, be it techy related or about life in Oz.....including the good, bad and ugly.
BUT, for now, my best advice is to forget this place and concentrate of keeping the barbarians from the gate/wolves from the door.
When we were going through emotional turmoil deciding whether to leave the UK for Oz and then again whether to leave Oz for the UK the bloody 1st priority I had was the family well being, job security and everyone being happy.
So, that's it from me. Good luck.