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Does Australia Suck? (pg. 6)
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by djhaziel
but can we ing stop calling it "America" :mad: |
no. its common usage in Oz. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
I mean, Jesus, we elected Obama - what more do you want from us?! |
Hey, we elected Kevin from Heaven.
Oh my goodness, yes we did. |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
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This has got nothing to do with my sense of patriotism (which is rather large), and everything to do with Americans embodying everything that's wrong with the world today, as well as perhaps a touch of anger at the insidious effect your television and world influence are having on such a vast proportion of the common denominator in this country. |
I never understand when I meet Australians like this. I just don't get it. Not every Australian is like this, but I have met a few like you and I really don't get it. The stereotypes are really annoying and at times it is like there is some sort of inferiority complex. I'm American and sick of being blamed for the world's problems. /vent over. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
:conf:
This has got nothing to do with my sense of patriotism (which is rather large), and everything to do with Americans embodying everything that's wrong with the world today, as well as perhaps a touch of anger at the insidious effect your television and world influence are having on such a vast proportion of the common denominator in this country. |
well, thanks for clearing that up for me. i tell ya, people unfamiliar with paracetamol.. something is wrong with that picture. you uncle sam |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Hey, we elected Kevin from Heaven.
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:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: |
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| Alex |
| None of this changes the fact that I have mother ing Darth Vader on speed dial. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
Anti-American-Governmentism is one thing.
But hating Americans is rather stupid for the most part.
Hicks and rednecks exist everywhere in the world and are equally useless as the American version. |
This was mentioned the last time my "I hate Americans" seal broke, and none of you got it last time either. I'm not talking about red-necks, hicks or white-trash; you're right, every country has those in horrible proportions. I'm referring to your country as a whole, even the educated people (education doesn't generally teach decorum)
Ditto to this:
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
I never understand when I meet Australians like this. I just don't get it. Not every Australian is like this, but I have met a few like you and I really don't get it. The stereotypes are really annoying and at times it is like there is some sort of inferiority complex. I'm American and sick of being blamed for the world's problems. /vent over. |
I'm not talking about the wholeIraq/Gulf/Vietnam/interfering in other countries' affairs thing - I think military intervention is good when required. I'm talking about your awful, career obsessed, fast food guzzling, classless, tasteless, humourless excuse for a society.
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
ive never quite understood the whole loving one's country. |
Okay, to be more specific, our culture and the people that live here. :p |
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| Alex |
Isn't Australia fatter than the USA now?
Isn't that why most people hate Americans? Because they are so fat? |
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| djhaziel |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
no. its common usage in Oz. |
then this should be added to bas' list |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
This was mentioned the last time my "I hate Americans" seal broke, and none of you got it last time either. I'm not talking about red-necks, hicks or white-trash; you're right, every country has those in horrible proportions. I'm referring to your country as a whole, even the educated people (education doesn't generally teach decorum) |
Well it's a good thing you're from a country that has absolutely no stake in the rest of the world whatsoever, so your opinion is pretty much useless  |
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| Alex |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
Well it's a good thing you're from a country that has absolutely no stake in the rest of the world whatsoever, so your opinion is pretty much useless |
I honestly think it is an inferiority complex that most other White countries have to the USA.
We all think we'd do a better job of being head honcho of the world, but the reality is that if we had all that power we'd be really fat and ignorant too.
Comes with being the best really. |
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| Darkarbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
- They call the US "America"...and Victor doesn't like that |
American's call themselves Americans.
AFAIK it's mainly south americans that get pissed about that.
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
-que is from French (or maybe Old English?). Either form is acceptable in Australian English, as with "connection" and "connexion". |
I've never seen anyone spell it connexion ??
We also call "felt tipped pens" textas here btw (similar to calling tissues kleenex) |
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