Originally Posted by saveme (Post 5897912)

I thought that one of the things that separated Poms from the rest of the world is our love of irony and satire and our ability to laugh at ourselves.

I still can't quite believe that anyone would see what I wrote and actually believe it! I hate to think what the posts are like here on April 1st!

I hate it when people slag off Britain particularly when they go on and on about our horrid weather versus the 'outdoor lifestyle' in Australia with the implication that we are all trapped by our firesides.

I hate it when people go on and on about the wide open spaces of Australia compared to UK. I understand as you'd think that 20 million people in a country 32 times the size of the UK with its 60 million would be far less crowded together. Of course, most people in Australia live in sprawling cities of one million plus whilst many Brits still live in towns and villages surrounded by countryside. Even some Aussies are surprised at how much countryside we have.

I hate it when people harp about our cost of living and the limited choice of foodstuffs compared to the bounty of Australia. Of course our supermarkets are stocked with produce from all over the world.

Surely there was a clue when I referred to the 'pathetic' attendances at the Six Nations & Premier League. They were sell outs as was the friendly at Wembley last night. The commentators were amazed at 90,000 turning up for a friendly game, mid week in winter. Even the Coca Cola Champtionship is the fourth best supported league in Europe.

I'd apologize if it wasn't so ludicrous.

Dave
ps Spurs supporter so my ability to laugh at myself is boundless.

pps I'm NOT an Australia-hater either but I'm probably wasting my breath.

Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum (Post 5898072)

I was correct then... you were speaking from Uranus :p ;)

Originally Posted by jojosan (Post 5897664)

" X many sleeps" is an Aussie Christmas thing IMO, God that annoyed me too - doesn't take much these days! I even preferred "X many shopping days" lovely, jubly commercialism :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 5898137)

rubbish, I have used X many sleeps with my kids since they were babies, long before I moved here.

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 5898205)

Yes you can tell from your posts that you are younger than me.

Originally Posted by jojosan (Post 5898242)

Again, meaning what?? Does age imply superiority to you?

I did put 'In My Opinion' in the post you seem to dislike about 'sleeps'....

I must assume now, from your posts, you have a thing about age - You had a bit of a go at Backhomeatlast, I remember, re him not having heard of Spud U Like!

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 5898263)

I have found the younger people don't seem to be able to discuss stuff without resorting to personal insults. People can have different opinions about things without insults.

Originally Posted by TraceyW (Post 5897626)

Yeah, and I bet the trolley's don't look like they've been dredged from the local canal eh?!!!

England is, to me, dark and grey, yet sunny and crisp. Windy and rainy, yet hot and dry. Green and lush, yet snowy and frosty. Old and historic, yet modern and cosmopolitan. Every little part of the UK has its own antithesis somewhere. That variation in environment cannot be duplicated to the same extent anywhere else in my opinion.

Oh....and it's home :thumbsup: oh, and I'll be there in two sleeps time!!! Erm, have I mentioned that fact before???;):rofl:

Originally Posted by jojosan (Post 5898299)

Sorry, I realise this is getting rather tedious, but where have I personally insulted you???

I made a jokey comment, to someone else, about sleeps that you called "rubbish". But that was just a "different opinion" from you, wasn't it?

So I make a jokey comment (with tongue sticking out implying joke as per every other use of it on this web site), about age to you.

You then attempt to delete your (exact same) age comment about me!

I call that a draw.

Cheer up!

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 5898333)

I am not unhappy :D

Originally Posted by Elvira (Post 5896760)

FFS people - don't let that tosser derail this thread! :blink:

Let her move to Oz and find out the errors of her ways... :lol:

Originally Posted by jojosan (Post 5898299)

Cheer up!

Originally Posted by Familytoaus (Post 5896645)

Taking Backhomeatlast's lead on this, we have a 'sum up Australia' thread so why not a 'sum up GREAT BRITAIN' thread.

So lets hear it folks anything that sums up our beloved Isle, good and bad, warts and all. We can take criticism, we're British....:)

Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 5899097)

Cheap as chips (teabags; ermmm ..... I'm thinking .....

Originally Posted by Vim Fuego (Post 5896931)

Seen some good music on the IOW, not a bad spot to live ... apparently you can fit the whole population of the Isle Of Wight on the Isle Of Wight.