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Re: Aussie Cringe
AFL players running through the paper banner at the beginning of a game always makes me cringe.
Bare filthy feet, Bald top of the head, a mullet and goatee combined on one man are a nice look too LOL, Men wearing really short shorts and worn down thongs. Very fetching, NOT. |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by quoll
(Post 7848801)
My particular beef is the cringeworthiness of the about to be Aussies. Wanting to go to Oz - what the hell is it with the yellow brick road thing? it's Australia for heavens' sake - say Oz in Australia and the locals will look at you like you just stepped out of a pumpkin. Also, what is it with this Live the Dream type thing? - the fine line between dream and nightmare always makes me think people should be wholly awake before they set off for their "New Life". Hey, I dont know what they think a 24 hour plane ride will do to their lives! Make them all as rich as Donald Trump and look like Elle McPherson??? Give their kids brains that they didnt have in UK????
Heck, I dont know why even thinking about Australia and the image it promotes to the world, wants me cringe - and want to throw up! OK vent over, I just needed to get that out of my system! |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by deadlock
(Post 7848946)
i worked with a guy who was giving me a bit of verbal for being english so i gave it back twice as hard and he said "i know you blokes (english) have the bulldog spirit but over here we have "the cattle dog spirit" !! wtf! :rofl::rofl:
also the saying "have a teaspoon of concrete and harden up" the words bogan and larikin |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide
(Post 7851281)
Agree in general, but must object about the word bogan - they REALLY do need that word in their vocabulary! :D
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Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide
(Post 7851273)
Yikes Quoll, when's your next trip home? Sounds like you're ready for it! ;)
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Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by kevin747
(Post 7843931)
What made you realise . Aaarrrggh! I need to get out of this place.What was it that made you feel that you were in a ehem! "strange country"
BTW I'm not a lower middle class Englishman. |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by Kiwilass
(Post 7846102)
Common question in Vancouver? "Is that an australian accent?" me: "no, nz" them: "oh that's better, I don't really like Ozzies". They're seen as full of themselves..
To be honest Vancouverites can also be a tad irritating with their constant, how wonderful is this place attitude. |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by kevin747
(Post 7843931)
What made you realise . Aaarrrggh! I need to get out of this place.What was it that made you feel that you were in a ehem! "strange country"
BTW I'm not a lower middle class Englishman. |
Re: Aussie Cringe
was just speaking to my little brother on the phone earlier and something he said about his boss's wife gave me a flashback to a cringeworthy moment that was also a lightbulb moment.
It was on a lunch 'date' with a my relatively new social circle - mainly ex pat women but a few aussies. one of the regulars could not make it so basically the whole time was spent ripping into her - I couldnt believe how mean they were being to someone who was supposedly their friend. Not to sound like a brag, in the UK i enjoyed the company of clever women who had careers, proper hobbies and interests (not just seeing a private trainer once a week), something to say about current affairs etc. so there I am sitting in amongst these completely vacuous women and I am thinking.........."what am I doing here??? get me the flock out of here" of course I may just have been unlucky and of course there are plenty of ex-pat women who are lovely (me for example LOL)but certain parts of australia do seem to breed these types. its probably just me, but i cringe when i think of how desperate i was just to make some friends. :( |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by kevin747
(Post 7843931)
What made you realise . Aaarrrggh! I need to get out of this place.What was it that made you feel that you were in a ehem! "strange country"
BTW I'm not a lower middle class Englishman. 5 minutes later a female australian colleague who is around 42 ( i'm 36) took me to one side and expressed how horrified she was I had said that and that I should perhaps aplogies to him ..... That was one point when I just felt like screaming... how bloody small minded and outdated.... women know your place.... AGHHHHHHH I love being home! |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by OzzieGunner
(Post 7849150)
"mateship" as if no one else has mates only Australians
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Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by deadlock
(Post 7855217)
mateship!i forgot that one! and the whole "battler" thing what are they battling against?:blink:
To get their fat ars*s into their trackypants I think |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by Londonuck
(Post 7852584)
I used to get that in Van, with a London accent.
To be honest Vancouverites can also be a tad irritating with their constant, how wonderful is this place attitude. |
Re: Aussie Cringe
Originally Posted by stm1971
(Post 7849530)
AFL players running through the paper banner at the beginning of a game always makes me cringe.
Bare filthy feet, Bald top of the head, a mullet and goatee combined on one man are a nice look too LOL, Men wearing really short shorts and worn down thongs. Very fetching, NOT. |
Re: Aussie Cringe
:rofl:
Originally Posted by OzzieGunner
(Post 7855269)
To get their fat ars*s into their trackypants I think
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