Overseas opinion/impression of Australia - Page 4

benchmark00 · 17-10-2012, 11:50 AM

The rule of not being allowed to wear white after Labour Day imo.

Hurricane · 18-10-2012, 12:52 AM

@Uppercut - Yeah I've met a few racist Aussies - and have done so more frequently than with people from other countries. But I hate to tar the rest of the country with the actions of a few idiots. I have had team mates from Aussie and they were well educated, forward thinking, genuine individuals and would prefer to think about those fellows.

All this said I would not feel comfortable living in Australia and perceive NZ and Canada as being more tolerant.

Son Of Coco · 18-10-2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Burgey

Fair enough. But preferring them to what?

All these people who bag Australia, you need to know how hard it is living here, ok?

It's warm, there's lots of beaches, the beer is cold and we're well off compared with most of the rest of the world. It's very, very difficult I tell you. Sure, in other countries you complain about abject poverty, drone strikes or forms of oppression; while we whinge about mediocre 3G coverage, slow internet speeds and whether we should take superannuation to 13% or 15%. But you really don't know how hard it is here, truly.

I agree. When we talk about there being too many refugees here, we're including ourselves.

Son Of Coco · 18-10-2012, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by grecian

Spiders, too hot, friendly but with limited vocabulary, don't know what football is. Nice seas, but with lots of killer stuff in it, I got stabbed by a weaver fish once in Sandy Bay, that was enough for me.

Is that a euphemism?

Pup Clarke · 18-10-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by benchmark00

The rule of not being allowed to wear white after Labour Day imo.

thingsfrasiertaughtme.com

Burgey · 18-10-2012, 04:13 PM

Plainly held in high esteem by over 140 othe nations of the world.

Quaggas · 21-10-2012, 03:48 AM

Great place, wonderful people. Their cricket team's a bit ****, though.

jan · 21-10-2012, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Quaggas

Great place, wonderful people. Their cricket team's a bit ****, though.

Any particular place where people are wonderful above the average? Perth, Brisbane?

Burgey · 21-10-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jan

Any particular place where people are wonderful above the average? Perth, Brisbane?

Neither of those places tbf.

duffer · 22-10-2012, 03:52 AM

Melbourne's not that bad people wise. A bit too Indie Hipster these days but the people I know are pretty alright. Sydney turned into Wankerville from when I moved there to when I went back but even then most people when you scratch the surface are okay.

Quaggas · 22-10-2012, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jan

Any particular place where people are wonderful above the average? Perth, Brisbane?

Well, obvz any place with an above average number of expats.

Perth's a great town.

18-10-2012, 12:52 AM	#47 (permalink)
Hurricane International Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wellington Posts: 7,341	@Uppercut - Yeah I've met a few racist Aussies - and have done so more frequently than with people from other countries. But I hate to tar the rest of the country with the actions of a few idiots. I have had team mates from Aussie and they were well educated, forward thinking, genuine individuals and would prefer to think about those fellows. All this said I would not feel comfortable living in Australia and perceive NZ and Canada as being more tolerant. __________________ Munro watch: Auckland 47,103, 27, 269*, 59, 118 Tests 0,15

18-10-2012, 04:13 PM	#51 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,116	Plainly held in high esteem by over 140 othe nations of the world. __________________ WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie "People make me happy.. not places.. people" "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson "Oh my God, there's a castle! A castle!"

22-10-2012, 03:52 AM	#55 (permalink)
duffer International Coach Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: So appalled... Posts: 11,338	Melbourne's not that bad people wise. A bit too Indie Hipster these days but the people I know are pretty alright. Sydney turned into Wankerville from when I moved there to when I went back but even then most people when you scratch the surface are okay. __________________ We talking about practice

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