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Does Australia Suck? (pg. 4)
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| djhaziel |
| come on Bas you are not giving them credit at least they have a great rugby team that kicks ass called the "All blacks" . |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
AustralianGQ.
I still demand an apology on behalf of ALL Australia for his existence. |
He still "has no friends", lol :stongue: |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
AustralianGQ.
I still demand an apology on behalf of ALL Australia for his existence. |
He was Canadian, something I went to huge pains to point out. I think he knew how ghey he was and claiming he was Australian was the only way he could raise his self-esteem. After all, we are the coolest country in the world. |
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| narcism |
| i blame crocodile dundee |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by djhaziel
come on Bas you are not giving them credit at least they have a great rugby team that kicks ass called the "All blacks" . |
Again...
...New Zealand |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
I think the British call vacuum cleaners Hoovers. I've never called a vacuum cleaner a Hoover. |
well, i knew it some white nation that wasn't us :D |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
:stongue:
To spare the poor movie caps thread:
a) That's funny because yes, we do call it a barbeque in this country, probably 90% of the time.
b) It shows the extent of American ignorance that you thought otherwise. |
Barbeque is spelled with a 'c' barbeCue.
Americans spell it with a 'q' sometimes. :p |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
Barbeque is spelled with a 'c' barbeCue.
Americans spell it with a 'q' sometimes. :p |
-que is from French (or maybe Old English?). Either form is acceptable in Australian English, as with "connection" and "connexion". |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I like this thread. It shows that I got under your skin.
You've listed several admirable and amusing points there, but even if Australia was reduced to a radioactive wasteland where nothing could survive, I'd be content with the fact that it wouldn't be full of puritan-descended, ignorant, paranoid, arrogant, brash, rude, uncouth, loud-mouthed, big jawed, poor humoured Americans. |
This thread was purely for humor's sake, I think the fact that YOU posted here shows that I got under YOUR skin :p
That said, I'm kind of insulted that you're assuming I'm of Puritan descent. I moved to America when I was 2 budday.
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
when yanks call vacuum cleaners "hoovers", or tissues "kleenex" or painkillers "tylenol" they just show how brainwashed by corporatism they are :tongue2 |
Kleenex and Tylenol I'll give you. Along with dozens of other examples...but Hoovers? I don't think I've ever heard anyone refer to a vacuum cleaner as a Hoover :wtf:
Paracetamol vs. Acetaminophen I'll give you. I don't think that's referred to as Acetaminophen outside the US...but that's in the same vein as the metric system. That's a whole new can of worms. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
i blame crocodile dundee |
And big Steve Irwin.
Our portrayal in the media is nothing short of... awesome :/ |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
-que is from French. Either form is acceptable in Australian English, as with "connection" and "connexion". |
Well according to Cambridge dictionaries it is spelled with a c. Never heard that one before about Australian English spelling with a q and I teach Australian English here. |
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