sassenach

The airports .

northernbird

shame you haven't used the Perth one yet

Rascal

Well I should sit on the fence on this one.
Cannot slate anything about OZ as I have never lived there yet. Been on holiday and loved it, felt FAR more at ease with the Ozzies than I do with any kiwi.
Hubby's relatives have lived happily in OZ for last 50 years or so.
Uncle in Melbourne and Mums cousin in Adelaide.
Both love OZ and would never live anywhere else.
Me? I have yet to try it. But I liked what I saw on my visit to Brisbane/Gold Coast very much, but am not blinkered, holidays and living are two very different experiences. as I know so well.

kiwi_child

So did me and my sister. We called them koala bears because that's how they were marketed to the public. So NB should perhaps go blame the makers of them for being the cause of this situation

northernbird

kiwi_child

You're suffering from a delusional episode ! Take a few deep breaths, have a lie down. Give it a couple of years and you'll be running back to NZ or UK

kiwi_child

Confused? Your post pointed out that koalas are not a species of bears. My point was that the soft toy koalas were (and still are) marketed as bears. This is where the issue came from...marketing. Parents/Kids were familar with teddy bears, panda bears etc, hence the creation of the koala bear.

arkon

Err, No. When I have something good to say about it you'll be the first to hear it, untill then I'm back outside finding ways to kill the local pests.

northernbird

It was your use of the word blame that was confusing, who was I blaming for what. Anyway call them what you like, I don't give a chuff.

arkon

Now I know you are all bored witless here but the idea of an argument over whether or not a koala bear is a bear or not just shows how people can argue over the most trivial of things just for the sake of it.

I think if we have always called them koala bears then that is what they are, it's thier name, just like a teddy bear, afterall are all bears called 'teddy'? So a koala bear is exacty that just like you're called northernbird when in fact you don't have any feathers nor a beak, at the last inspection I don't think you laid eggs either. Geez looks like I got too much sun today too.

Rascal

UK yes, NZ NEVER EVER in a million years would I EVER want to LIVE here again! I am doing what the Kiwis do though, going to OZ!

Rascal

Arkon, Can I entice you over to NZ, humour is soooo lost over here.
Ok, perhaps not, knew you wouldn't come really.
Its nice, its scenic, it has beaches, it has mountains, what more do ya want?

Rascal

PS Can you please at least send us some sun and heat then?
Its like bloody freezing winter here.

sassenach

typical idiotic reply from a fully de-brained God squad member ,P-ss off back to your own forum and talk yourself up like you usually do idiot.

northernbird

sums you up really, can't argue properly have to resort to name calling.