Lambethlad Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 why would you expect summer at the start of spring? I don't know. I must be silly. How can we have spring or summer when winter never ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) The worst situation, happens the world over, is when you get expats together... Whether it's Aussies huddled around a BBQ in London or Brits in Perth, a group of expats together will bitch like no tomorrow. It's different, things aren't the same, so of course those discussions start. Having lived in a few countries before moving to Oz, we made a pact to avoid Brits and Filipinos (my wifes nationality) in our social group where sensible to do so, and haven't found a great deal to whinge about as we love it here. But of course if I pushed by an expat, I would probably suddenly find a million things... Well this expat (Brit) has also lived in several countries, and still keeps in touch with expat friends from as far back as the 1960's in Zambia, luckily have mostly good memories of the way we supported each other, rather than wasting my memories of any whinging. Have made friends with many nationalities while an expat and still continue to do so here, including other expats, we might have a laugh about some of our experiences but we certainly can't be bothered to whinge, too busy living life, certainly don't go out of my way to avoid anyone. Peoples nationalities are irrelevant if I like them. Mind you having just been back to Asia I could be tempted to whinge about the word for maintenance being missing from the Malay language, you should have seen the state some places were in !!! Edited October 25, 2016 by ramot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 And what about Melbourne's endless winter - I always warn people don't come Melbourne if you expect the good Aussie weather experience. 9 months of winter, 3 months of good weather if you're lucky. Anyway, must stop moaning and have another celery stick. Now that's something the locals are always whinging about. Which makes no sense to me. I've been in Melbourne for over 4 years now and despite the promise of 4 seasons in one day I've yet to experience any winter weather here. It does get decidedly autumnal rather more than I'd like but never wintry - just don't listen to the local who claim it's freezing when the temperature is still +10 C. If the temperature inside your freezer was +10 C you would not be happy - so how can you call that freezing? Oh hang on now I'm whinging.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Now that's something the locals are always whinging about. Which makes no sense to me. I've been in Melbourne for over 4 years now and despite the promise of 4 seasons in one day I've yet to experience any winter weather here. It does get decidedly autumnal rather more than I'd like but never wintry - just don't listen to the local who claim it's freezing when the temperature is still +10 C. If the temperature inside your freezer was +10 C you would not be happy - so how can you call that freezing? Oh hang on now I'm whinging.... I never found Sydney wintry either. Sure the locals whinged about how cold it was sometimes and would be waiting for public transport muffled up in big coats, scarves and gloves but I never found it cold enough to wear all that gear. Down here in Tassie however we do need the winter clothes. Not that I'm whinging about it. I like a bit of cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) The Sunshine Coast isn't famous for cold winters, Si I had to laugh when I saw a woman in a full length fur coat at an evening meeting a couple of years ago!! The remark made was 'She must come from Noosa'. I can't whinge about the weather here, pretty much perfect for most of the year. Edited October 26, 2016 by ramot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 So when is a whinge then valid? Or is it never? Whinge being a word to reign in complaining in some books? Should we accept and not voice dissent? A fine line it would appear to some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 So when is a whinge then valid? Or is it never? Whinge being a word to reign in complaining in some books? Should we accept and not voice dissent? A fine line it would appear to some people. I think this is a light hearted thread Flag. Everyone deserves to have a good old whinge once in a while. :cute: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntersmummy Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Yeah guys. No one should take my posts seriously. Like Joc said, everyone likes a good old whinge and is entitled to it. Its what makes us poms! Chillllllllll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I think this is a light hearted thread Flag. Everyone deserves to have a good old whinge once in a while. :cute: I agree. Where would life be if we all lived a Facebook style of overstating the positives, supressing our real concerns or just sounding off because it feels so darn good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Good evening my pombo's. So this is yet another one of my curiosity, pointless, random crap posts but hey, whats a girl gotta do at 3am and husbands snoring? My 2nd option was eat but I'm waiting of my toast popping. I was reading up on a post my friend tagged me on FB (20 scary reasons why you shouldn't move to Oz) yadda yadda....sharks, snakes, scary spiders who eat your children, yum yum yum ...... blah blah blah I see this pom make an innocent post about everyone in OZ, something to do with flip flops......then it was like DING DING DING, FIGHT! Everyone coming out of the woodwork to have a go saying us poms are *insert any swear you want* and all we do is whinge. I'll be the first buggar to admit I had a whinge after arriving but now stuff is settling down, i hardly whinge. Apart from to the husband. But he's an arse and deserves it. Especially when he leaves chocolate bars on top of the shower head....thinks just because I'm shorter, i can see the damn kit kat in the mirror!! .....WTF is he doing EATING in the shower anyways???? Who eats in the shower??? What a mong.... ANYWAYS Is it possible to move away from that stereotype or should we just admit it, that if we do have proud british blood, pumping through our british veins, that we are IN FACT whingy bastards and flaunt it? Whenever you go somewhere and locals are doing something that doesn't make sense, it is common nature to have a moan. Mine was why doesn't the UK have Kmart. Strange I know. But after time you fit in when realise you can't change a nation, and you get sick of being told to **** off back to where you came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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