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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 09:25 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Post subject: Are Aussies the new Yanks?

Haven't these ill-bred, ill-mannered, uneducated colonials become a parody of themselves in which pouring beer over each others heads while greeting themselves with a hearty 'G'day mate!' seems to be de rigeur behaviour for any self-respecting Oorshtrayliun?

It's like any time and I mean ANYTIME you meet an Australian person (I say person because sometimes it's difficult to make a distinction between male and female from Oz) they cannot help themselves but make some reference to that big donut-shaped desert island.

Apart from winning at cricket they have contributed very little to the world. Politically their countries leaders either make dodgy nuclear arms deals in the 70's or have the personality of a dead wombat like John Howard.

The country has become more paranoid than the Septics - Apec now.

In terms of culture I think the only kind of culture that comes out of that big dustbowl can be found in a yoghurt carton.

No doubt every single 'Aussie' will refer to me as a 'whinging pom' in defence, but really, next time you happen to talk to one of these lot, listen to the way they speak out of the side of their mouth in some muttering monotone which sounds like one continuous complaint.

This thread will get over 100 views by the end of today because Australians are very insecure about themselves which can only come from a culture and nation of such immaturity.

God, how I love to be British...

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 09:38 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

haha. Whinging pom!!

Your just jealous because your Great Grandfather did not have the forsight to steal a sheep.

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mat wrote:

Your just jealous because your Great Grandfather did not have the forsight to steal a sheep.


LMFAO!

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 09:48 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Post subject: Re: Are Aussies the new Yanks?

MyNameIsPablo wrote:
This thread will get over 100 views by the end of today because Australians are very insecure about themselves which can only come from a culture and nation of such immaturity.


There is seriously a huge Aussie Community in Shanghai, PP.

No doubts that I spend my first 20 yrs here in China, but I think I understand what you mean by 'Aussie's insecurity'

Day by day, everytime see the finance news that the AU$ is up up and up, I just start to wounder why the economy is being stronger.

The biggest advantage for OZ is 'an english speaking country'. Lacks of competition are not only happened with the country, but also within the country. In OZ, any Shanghainese will get to the top at work....just because we are all Shanghai's leftover, and at least we've got the city's characters.

Welcome to the board, if you wwana have a comfy lay-back life style, otherwise, get stucked in Shanghai.

MyNameIsPablo wrote:
God, how I love to be British...


But there are still a lot of britishes wana come over and settle down in Australia. And England is dead.

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Politically their countries leaders either make dodgy nuclear arms deals in the 70's or have the personality of a dead wombat like John Howard


Spot on.

I agree with what you are saying. Many Australians have no idea what goes on outside of Australia. To many, its a BIG TRIP to go from the outter Western Suburds into the City. Depressing really.
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Yank means northern AmeriCANs, right?

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 10:11 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

England 英国, why in chinese it is a country that also grows and changes by weather or climate with four seasons?

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 10:22 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

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Apart from winning at cricket they have contributed very little to the world.


Hmmm...so by being the "New Yanks"....the inference is that the yanks have contributed nothing to the world.

Au Contraire, mon Cheri!!!

Off the top of my head, our contributions include....
- Tang
- Light Bulbs
- Really big bombs and guns
- The 1963 Shelby Mustang
- CoffeeHawk
- Freeze Dried coffee
- Fast Food
- Tammy Faye Baker
- Major League Baseball, NBA Basketball
- Prince
- 2 World Wars and a Police Action
- ...........
How can you say that!
Make me proud to be a 'merican!

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Quote:
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I dig.
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- CoffeeHawk
Make me proud to be a 'merican![/quote]

I fiddle. AmeriCAN, a country that descriminate the blacks however cannot resisting the blacks playing all kinds of important roles in all fields of the society. what a freak country, you white can in play towards the black in AmeriCAN? SEE YOUR NBA! we other people knows that

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 10:50 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

stick with the topic bewithdss.

a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 11:03 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

yer is also just p1ssed that his grand/parents didn't spend the 10 pound each after WWII

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this is a first class thread, trolling at its finest!

I've got an australian friend who's pretty quiet, doesn't like sport and prefers G&Ts to swilling pints all over himself and others, so I think there are exceptions to the rule. Mind you, he was railroaded out of the country on the back of a Ute.

Other things America has contributed to the World:

Bad Boys 2
Aerosol butter
Glow-in-the-dark 10 pin bowling

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Who gave the world Bad Boys I?

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 11:23 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

I love how this is turning into a Yank bashing. Giddyup.

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If it weren't for America, Pablo, you'd be speaking German now, bewithdss would be speaking Japanese, and the Aussies would be exporting a lot less Fosters! Mr. Green

I know, isn't that the worst comeback on this site? Wink

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 11:27 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

no, we'd be speaking japanese most likely and exporting toyotas - hang on we do export toyotas

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and Reggie & TISM wouldn't be nearly as looooooooooooose!

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 11:32 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Aussies: the new Scousers.

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 11:41 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Notice how none of us Aussies have even bothered to refute a single thing in the OP. Most of it is true, sweepingly generalistic but still true.
We love to take the p*ss out of ourselves, and welcome all others to do so (except yanks Wink )
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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 11:47 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

yeah look at yesterday at APEC with the fake Canadian motorcade with fake Osama stepping out after passing two check points.
we love to take the p1ss, just think about what the reaction in other countries would have been. a quick newspoll of australians
found that 90% thought it was funny and a laugh at the APEC security.
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Nice thread! First post has the hallmark of Fidel . . .

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 12:02 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

No.

The Yanks revolted against the Crown over a tea party.....WTF a bloody tea party, not even over beer.

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ooh-ooh!

I forgot cheese wiz!!!
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We love to take the p*ss out of ourselves, and welcome all others to do so (except yanks )


Why would we bother?....too easy!! Shocked

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Post  Posted: Sep 07, 2007 - 12:19 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

TISM wrote:
yeah look at yesterday at APEC with the fake Canadian motorcade with fake Osama stepping out after passing two check points.
we love to take the p1ss, just think about what the reaction in other countries would have been. a quick newspoll of australians
found that 90% thought it was funny and a laugh at the APEC security.


hi,TISM, is there any pic we can look at? thanks

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