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Posted by floyd741 on Sep-21-2009 14:34:

Australians, a couple of questions for you

So in my sociology class we were talking about cultural differences as far as socializing and stuff. We had a little thing where we were given a scenario- 'In Melbourne, Australia you are asked by someone if you would like to go to their house for tea. You ask what time and they tell you at about 7.' Right, then we were asked 2 questions- 'What time would you arrive?', and 'What would you expect to do when you arrived?'. Of course as we are americans most people said they would arrive a couple of minutes earlier or right at 7, and they expected to have tea (as in the beverage).

The teacher then told us that in Melbourne, Australia, the following would be true- we would be expected at 7.30 or 8. Then she told us that "tea" would consist of lamb chops, sausage (shags), chips (fries), vegetables, salad, and desert.

So is all that true? If I was tld to arrive at 7 in australia would I be expected at 7.30 or 8? And is that really what tea is?

Posted by Lira on Sep-21-2009 14:39:

I thought only Brazilians did that

(although of course, we drink coffee instead of tea... and coffee means cake, bread cheese and - surprise! - coffee)

Posted by Teezdalien on Sep-21-2009 14:55:

It's snags, not shags.

Posted by floyd741 on Sep-21-2009 14:57:

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Originally posted by Teezdalien
It's snags, not shags.

lol, she even said "Shag like in Austin Powers".

Posted by Lira on Sep-21-2009 15:05:

Australians are a horny bunch.

Posted by Moral Hazard on Sep-21-2009 15:10:

Better questions for Australians...

Do the wild niggers scare the shit otta you or what?

Posted by Teezdalien on Sep-21-2009 15:17:

What, the coons? Yep fukin coonland out here mate.

Posted by Domesticated on Sep-21-2009 22:18:

Re: Australians, a couple of questions for you

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Originally posted by floyd741
So in my sociology class we were talking about cultural differences as far as socializing and stuff. We had a little thing where we were given a scenario- 'In Melbourne, Australia you are asked by someone if you would like to go to their house for tea. You ask what time and they tell you at about 7.' Right, then we were asked 2 questions- 'What time would you arrive?', and 'What would you expect to do when you arrived?'. Of course as we are americans most people said they would arrive a couple of minutes earlier or right at 7, and they expected to have tea (as in the beverage).

The teacher then told us that in Melbourne, Australia, the following would be true- we would be expected at 7.30 or 8. Then she told us that "tea" would consist of lamb chops, sausage (shags), chips (fries), vegetables, salad, and desert.

So is all that true? If I was tld to arrive at 7 in australia would I be expected at 7.30 or 8? And is that really what tea is?

That is one of the most retarded things I've ever heard and I hope your post was a joke? Firstly, the fact that your education system thinks such trivialities are worth studying, secondly, the fact that your teacher has no idea what they are talking about, and thirdly, how specific it is. That's like us having a class where the teacher said 'if you got invited over in America, you'd be given a hamburger, a glass of coca-cola, and apple pie for desert.'

'Tea' is simply a synonym for 'dinner' used by the lower class, and this should not be surprising since the English have been using this word for decades (i.e. high tea). If someone invites you over at around 7pm, then yes, you probably wouldn't arrive right at that time unless they had specifically said '7pm sharp', but they wouldn't necessarily expect you there an hour late either. It's just like when someone throws a party, not everyone gets there right on the dot.

Posted by Domesticated on Sep-21-2009 22:19:

In fact, I'm certain that post was a joke. No education could really be that ingenuous, could it?

Posted by Sushipunk on Sep-21-2009 22:22:

Re: Australians, a couple of questions for you

Posted by Domesticated on Sep-21-2009 22:24:

Re: Re: Australians, a couple of questions for you

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
Shags

It reminds me of that episode of Futurama where they go and visit the 'Old New York' theme park which has all the year 2000 exhibits and they get it all completely wrong.

What the hell is the point of teaching something like this?

Posted by Dervish on Sep-21-2009 22:28:

Re: Re: Australians, a couple of questions for you

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Originally posted by Domesticated

'Tea' is simply a synonym for 'dinner' used by the lower class, and this should not be surprising since the English have been using this word for decades (i.e. high tea).

Agree with the bs class sentiment, but thats a scottish thing rather than english I think.

And aye around 8 would mean "I'll have the shit ready a bit after 8, if your round earlier I'll be embarrassed that it's not ready."

Posted by Sushipunk on Sep-21-2009 22:29:

Re: Re: Re: Australians, a couple of questions for you

quote:
Originally posted by Domesticated
It reminds me of that episode of Futurama where they go and visit the 'Old New York' theme park which has all the year 2000 exhibits and they get it all completely wrong.

What the hell is the point of teaching something like this?

I love how specific it is too. "Tea" would consist of lamb chops, sausage, chips, vegetables, salad, and desert."

LMAO

Posted by Dervish on Sep-21-2009 22:32:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
I love how specific it is too. "Tea" would consist of lamb chops, sausage, chips, vegetables, salad, and desert."

LMAO

That's my fav part..... in OZ AYE FUCKING RIGHT!

Posted by Adam420 on Sep-21-2009 22:53:

OP forgot to mention meat pies

Posted by Sunsnail on Sep-21-2009 23:09:

sounds like you're talking about cultural shit from a long lost civilization.

Posted by Sushipunk on Sep-21-2009 23:14:

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Originally posted by Adam420
OP forgot to mention meat pies

And sausage rolls.

Posted by Domesticated on Sep-21-2009 23:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Adam420
OP forgot to mention meat pies

Shhhhhhhhhh!

Everyone thinks we eat shrimps and Fosters, they don't know about the awesome stuff!

Posted by Dervish on Sep-21-2009 23:39:

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Originally posted by Domesticated
Shhhhhhhhhh!

Everyone thinks we eat shrimps and Fosters, they don't know about the awesome stuff!

You hunt down kill and then eat anyone with the second or first name Fosters? Sick fucks!

Posted by floyd741 on Sep-22-2009 00:27:

Well, it wasn't a joke. Just a way to see that cultures are different all around the world (which is pretty obvious but whatever). It's just a sociology class. We're certainly not studying the hospitality and punctuality of Melbourne, Australia.

Posted by Sushipunk on Sep-22-2009 00:31:

quote:
Originally posted by floyd741
Well, it wasn't a joke. Just a way to see that cultures are different all around the world (which is pretty obvious but whatever). It's just a sociology class. We're certainly not studying the hospitality and punctuality of Melbourne, Australia.

So, you're actually ok with the fact that your teachers are just telling you any random thing and trying to pass it off as the truth? Do you think that's the way that education should be?

Posted by Dervish on Sep-22-2009 00:37:

If you want to know about real Oz culture read about the systematic child incestuous rape in the aboriginal community. Google "NT intervention" throw another kid in the rape ring!

Posted by astroboy on Sep-22-2009 00:39:

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Originally posted by Dervish
If you want to know about real Oz culture read about the systematic child incestuous rape in the aboriginal community. Google "NT intervention" throw another kid in the rape ring!

True dat.. if there was a prize for fucking over your native population Australia would definitely be in the running.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Sep-22-2009 00:39:

What school are you at? I took several sociology classes at my college and never heard anything so retarded.

Posted by Domesticated on Sep-22-2009 00:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
So, you're actually ok with the fact that your teachers are just telling you any random, totally useless, trivial thing and trying to pass it off as the truth? Do you think that's the way that education should be?

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