A big hugs to ozzie,s

**Working to fish** · 31-12-2008, 10:11 AM

Went out for a mountain bike ride the other morning (6AM) .
Well after about 6 k of riding off road my chain snapped and i was bugged .Then out of know were is ozzie runner stopped and offered to go out of his way to give me a lift back to my car (a good haft hour ) . I said to the guy thanks but i would be ok to push the bike back to the car ,then once i had got to a main road 3 out of 4 cars stopped to ask if they could help me .
So a big up to ozzie people

eddie

**PommyPaul** · 31-12-2008, 10:50 AM

there's definately more gooduns than baduns over here!!! :)

**calNgary** · 01-01-2009, 04:09 AM

Good job you werent still in the Uk Eddie , they would have nicked ya bike,lol
Cal x

**sparkyinoz** · 01-01-2009, 06:32 AM

another feel happy thread to the reason we moved here its so far better to be reading these than the negative ones some IDIOTS are putting on here " I have been here for 3 months and it feels weird I dont like it " get a ****in life it took longer than 3 months to get ur visa and u are already thinking of going home SOME PEOPLE wind me up

Others agree or is just me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**PommieLady** · 01-01-2009, 06:34 AM

I've often seen the 'milk of human kindness' here in Tassie.

Shame about the British sense of paranoia

though when someone offers to help

**earlswood** · 01-01-2009, 07:26 PM

I must have just been unlucky then because at least 75% of the Aussies I worked with and met at social do's were loud mouthed bores with most of them having the intelligence of a jelly-fish and would just gigle when drunk trying to light each others farts, sorry if that upsets you but it is my honest opinion.

P.S no I am not sorry.

**earlswood** · 01-01-2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by sparkyinoz

another feel happy thread to the reason we moved here its so far better to be reading these than the negative ones some IDIOTS are putting on here " I have been here for 3 months and it feels weird I dont like it " get a ****in life it took longer than 3 months to get ur visa and u are already thinking of going home SOME PEOPLE wind me up

Others agree or is just me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calm down mate...you sound a very angry sad person, just chill a bit.

**Bod** · 01-01-2009, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by eddie&tina

Went out for a mountain bike ride the other morning (6AM) .
Well after about 6 k of riding off road my chain snapped and i was bugged .Then out of know were is ozzie runner stopped and offered to go out of his way to give me a lift back to my car (a good haft hour ) . I said to the guy thanks but i would be ok to push the bike back to the car ,then once i had got to a main road 3 out of 4 cars stopped to ask if they could help me .
So a big up to ozzie people

eddie

Originally Posted by calNgary

Good job you werent still in the Uk Eddie , they would have

Originally Posted by calNgary

nicked ya bike,lol
Cal x

Originally Posted by sparkyinoz

another feel happy thread to the reason we moved here its so far better to be reading these than the negative ones some IDIOTS are putting on here " I have been here for 3 months and it feels weird I dont like it " get a ****in life it took longer than 3 months to get ur visa and u are already thinking of going home SOME PEOPLE wind me up

Originally Posted by sparkyinoz

Others agree or is just me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aus is harsh varst unfogiving country in parts the Aussies have grown up that way inclined, not because they are better people than europeans it's because it's just the right thing to do if your mile's from any where.

We had been in Aus for less than a week," Just turned left from the Stuart Highway heading towards QLD from NT and we stopped to ask a bunch of youngsters if all was well as they sat by the side of the road bonnet up.

My mate cronked out between Mount Isa and Cloncurry bonnet up did any bugger stop No.

Cal
While traverling the outback we were advised not to stop if we see anyone laying in the road injured or Dead. just drive round them even if we were hours from anywhere.

Like anywhere in this world there is good and bad.
The Fella who stopped for Eddie was just a decent Human being who could have been any nationality in any counrty.

Most of us I'm sure would stop to help even for someone with a Large chip on their shoulder

**calNgary** · 01-01-2009, 10:43 PM

I hear ya Essex ! Of Course Oz varies from state to state even suburb to suburb. Gary tells me when he was in Katherine it was Badddddd ,lol , so i can see what your saying but Eddie wasnt in the outback and nor am i , the aussies i see/speak with will happily go out of there way to help, i was gobsmacked by their generosity when i arrived.

Pommielady
I think the reason some of us are 'dubious' when offered help is because of where we are from and what we have grown up with,watched on the news, or for some ,even been victims of , unfortunately you do get a sense of Paranoia and it doesnt disappear just because you step off the plane onto Aussie soil ,as with anything it takes time to adjust and you have to learn for yourself that every offer of help doesnt carry a 'catch'.
Cal x

**PommieLady** · 01-01-2009, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by calNgary

I think the reason some of us are 'dubious' when offered help is because of where we are from and what we have grown up with,watched on the news

Exactly!!!

Don't you think its a shame?

Isn't it one of the reason's people leave the UK?

My husband still struggles with it, same with offering assistance, usually tells me not too. Although being in Tassie is helping him to mellow