Lord_Farquar

Battler = dole dosser?

deadlock

Aaaagh of course

lickylady

I cannot stand the way they shorten eveything, pure sloveness as a race. Arvo, Ambo, Crimbo,Cunno's (Cunninghams) youv'e seen the advert............everything $2. Have to walk out of the room when this is on!!

brits1

lol....not seen the add but I cringe when I watch the "self made" adverts.....owners lookings wooden (they probably are..lol) corney slogans...uurrrgghhhh..and nothing winds me up when words are shortened....Salvo's....Bottleo(wine etc shop) or Servo (Petrol station)....it's Australian slang...lol...just bone idol...

the troubadour

Somewhat patronising term for those doing it hard. Not in use as much as once was,possibly due to the growth in their ranks.

kevin747

After the Victorian bushfires ther was a letter in The Age calling for the term "ordinary Australians to be banned"

Merseygirl

The Cunnninghams Warehouse adverts have to be the worst ever! Awful to listen to and awful to watch. I would never shop there on principle!

ezzie

For me it's mentioning some major international news item in conversation and receiving blank stares; " 150 dead in China, nah, haven't heard about that one!" But they'll know which footballer punched his girlfriend.

OzzieGunner

Probably get a blank stare in China also

the troubadour

Being a bit of a world affairs junkie,i do have an understanding of where you are coming from.
And do miss a lot those chats,debates and dare i mention even conversation on topics of universal concern and interest or whatever with like minded friends and people in London.
Although i do wonder at times if the ability to participate,in my case has not been diminished owing to a lack of practice.

the troubadour

Quite possibly true but likely for different reasons.

manc1

It's all been said really but I do get sick to death of the constant brain washing through the media. Best in the world at this, best in the world at that. They really dont get it do they. And whats all this wanting to be American about. A very immature country in my eyes.

willamos

Gradual realisation over a couple of years or so. Realisation that Australia is a boring place, IMHO.

Going for a visit home (to England) one Christmas a couple of years ago was probably a bit of a turning point tough. I realised how bored and unsettled I feel in Australia. So terribly dull. It's like a retirement home gone national. An entire country modelled on Eastbourne!

Incidentally, what's being a lower middle class Englishman got to do with it? Does this preclude you from having an opinion if you are?

willamos

I think this is a British flaw rather than an Australian one. Lots of Brits have a ''grass is greener'' philosophy whereby they blame Britain as a country for their own personal shortcomings and those of their partner/spouse and/or children. They convince themselves that life in Spain, Australia or New Zealand will fix all their problems. It's very convenient. A handy get-out clause in their minds. One size fits all. Move to Australia and it's all sorted. Very silly. People need to start realising that there are plenty of positives to the UK and plenty of negatives to Australia. No one seems to ever keep this in mind. Why? What's wrong with people? Pure habit of thought. Very hard to change.

sr71

That's the most sensible post on this entire thread..

I've lived mainly in 3 countries equivalently throughout my life, UK/NZ and Au - every country has it's benefits and pitfalls. Ans I maintain in the majority of cases there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of these countries, it is the people themselves and many of the petty comments on this thread confirm that.

Barefeet in public - well the Kiwis must take the crown for that one.
Disgusting tracksuits - that's a definite English trait as displayed by the proliferation of Umbro shellsuits and nylon England shirts so prevalent.
Thinking they are the best at everything - well, all England have to do is win a single football match and suddenly they are capable of winning the world cup. And you only have to read these forums to see the continual whining about how things are done better back in the UK and the natural arrogance that everything in other countries is inferior.
The majority of the people in the UK are also celebrity obsessed and thrive on the 'Heat' culture and don't know anything about politics or world affairs.

So many Brits seem to be blinded by some mythical life with sun and beaches, then move to Perth and Brisbane (2 places that many people from Melbourne or Sydney regard as backwards) and then expect to have the same facilities and social life as they did back in the UK.