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Dave_46
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BillyJoe
To be serious for a moment about the whinging, I think that any immigrant that is unhappy with the area/country they have moved into should seriously consider moving on. What is the point of living where you are unhappy?
I have never been to Australia, but have an uncle who went on an assisted passage in the 1950's, He loved it, and only moved back to the UK on retirement because of his wifes family connections. If he had the opportunity he would return.
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To be serious for a moment about the whinging, I think that any immigrant that is unhappy with the area/country they have moved into should seriously consider moving on. What is the point of living where you are unhappy?
I have never been to Australia, but have an uncle who went on an assisted passage in the 1950's, He loved it, and only moved back to the UK on retirement because of his wifes family connections. If he had the opportunity he would return.
Dave
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Dave,
No, you don't understand. They ALL love it here. They just can't stand the fact that the colony is so much better than the motherland. So they have to......WHINGE!
Okay, seriously....
....except that I am being serious. I think subconsciously they feel disloyal in their love of Australia so they feel as if they need to speak in support of England at every opportunity. It just comes off as whinging. But I don't think the native Australian takes it very seriously. If their best mate is an Englishman, they are liable to hit them with the above phrase - but with a friendly slap on the back and a hearty chuckle.
BTW, I am not actually a native born Australian either but, thankfully, I am not a pommie.
regards,
BillyJoe.
No, you don't understand. They ALL love it here. They just can't stand the fact that the colony is so much better than the motherland. So they have to......WHINGE!
Okay, seriously....
....except that I am being serious. I think subconsciously they feel disloyal in their love of Australia so they feel as if they need to speak in support of England at every opportunity. It just comes off as whinging. But I don't think the native Australian takes it very seriously. If their best mate is an Englishman, they are liable to hit them with the above phrase - but with a friendly slap on the back and a hearty chuckle.
BTW, I am not actually a native born Australian either but, thankfully, I am not a pommie.
regards,
BillyJoe.
I've told you before, BJ, it's the Aussies who are Pommies: Prisoners of His Majesty.BillyJoe said:Dave,
No, you don't understand. They ALL love it here. They just can't stand the fact that the colony is so much better than the motherland. So they have to......WHINGE!
Okay, seriously....
....except that I am being serious. I think subconsciously they feel disloyal in their love of Australia so they feel as if they need to speak in support of England at every opportunity. It just comes off as whinging. But I don't think the native Australian takes it very seriously. If their best mate is an Englishman, they are liable to hit them with the above phrase - but with a friendly slap on the back and a hearty chuckle.
BTW, I am not actually a native born Australian either but, thankfully, I am not a pommie.
regards,
BillyJoe.
If you're not a native, where are you from?
K,
So that clears that up.
BJ
You have repeated this so often that I am guessing you actually believe this to be true. Sadly, I must inform you that this is, in fact, a common but FALSE belief. "Pommy" derives from "pomegranate" and reflects the florid complexion of the Englishman exposed to the hot Australian sun.Kimpatsu said:
So that clears that up.
I am Japanese!Kimpatsu said:
BJ
I'd not heard that before, but there may be some truth to it. However, the POHM story is also true, so the derivation may in fact be an amalgamation of both.BillyJoe said:
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I am Japanese!
BJ
There is a connection between my country of birth and New Orleans.Kimpatsu said:Well, that sure narrows it down...
Hint: We did it right.
(Hmmm....saying "we" sounds wrong - I really do feel like an Australian! It's all I've ever known really.)
BJ
End of day 2: Australia: 119 - 0
Three hours lost because of "bad light".
Are the English going to win by default?
I don't see the connection with France, but no.Kimpatsu said:
What happened to New Orleans would not happen in my country of birth, despite the similar geography.
(That's a really big hint.)
First Australian wicket falls.
Justin Langer gets his 22nd century and reaches 7000 first class runs, surpassing Sir Donald Bradman, before being dismissed for 105 by some clever bowling by Harmison.
Australia: 185 - 1.
Rain delays play again!
BJ
Why are people from Australia called Australians but people from Holland called Dutch. Even if you go for the more correct name, The Netherlands, it doesn't work. Is this the origin of the term "double Dutch"?
Australia: 277 - 2
2 of the batsman have scored centuries so far: Langer: out for 105; Hayden: 110 not out.
Ponting, the captain, went cheaply for 35.
More than a day has been lost through rain. I think the rain is going to win the ashes!
BJ
Australia: 277 - 2
2 of the batsman have scored centuries so far: Langer: out for 105; Hayden: 110 not out.
Ponting, the captain, went cheaply for 35.
More than a day has been lost through rain. I think the rain is going to win the ashes!
BJ