JayBone Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 My Wife LOVES home and Away!!.......I HATE it. We agree to disagree! She almost collapsed when we landed in Melbourne a few weeks ago (the night of the Logies) and she spotted there were Home and Away 'stars' on our plane....haha Geek!! What are Chicken sausages all about......It's not big and it's not clever!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 This talk about breasts and thighs and is getting me hot under the collar but that's besides the point. We seem to have reached a dead end here. Let's try to resuscitate this thread and state some facts: 1. Australia has better weather, beaches, house prices and traffic than the UK 2. Australia has had its day as a sporting nation (the AFL is seeing to that) 3. Australia is full of people eating themselves to death with biscuits 4. Australian people are often have quite limited views of the outside world due to isolation, lazy media unchallenged by other predators, and a need (driven by insecurity) to bang on about how brilliant Australia is 5. Australians are superficially friendly; the result of living in a relatively stress free environment, and doing more outdoors. Once you scratch the surface, you find there's not much going on. 6. Brits on the face of it aren't overtly friendly, but when you scratch the surface, they're actually easier to make friends with, and more interesting as a result of having grown up in such a busy overcrowded island, with crap weather 7. Australian telly is rubbish. I can only compare to that of the UK 8. If you live outside the major capital cities of Australia (so Melbourne and Sydney then), you'll find yourself in a very parochial and isolated town 9. My wife is Australian 10. I'm in so much trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest proud2beaussie Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Gee Dom that must have taken you all of 2 minutes to think up,at this rate you could get a job doing stand up.watch out Jimmy Carr and all the other stand up comedians in the UK,Dom is on his way.:biggrin: Dom you aren't that bald chap who's on telly all the time in the UK are you?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conniebygaslight Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 This talk about breasts and thighs and is getting me hot under the collar but that's besides the point. We seem to have reached a dead end here. Let's try to resuscitate this thread and state some facts: 1. Australia has better weather, beaches, house prices and traffic than the UK 2. Australia has had its day as a sporting nation (the AFL is seeing to that) 3. Australia is full of people eating themselves to death with biscuits 4. Australian people are often have quite limited views of the outside world due to isolation, lazy media unchallenged by other predators, and a need (driven by insecurity) to bang on about how brilliant Australia is 5. Australians are superficially friendly; the result of living in a relatively stress free environment, and doing more outdoors. Once you scratch the surface, you find there's not much going on. 6. Brits on the face of it aren't overtly friendly, but when you scratch the surface, they're actually easier to make friends with, and more interesting as a result of having grown up in such a busy overcrowded island, with crap weather 7. Australian telly is rubbish. I can only compare to that of the UK 8. If you live outside the major capital cities of Australia (so Melbourne and Sydney then), you'll find yourself in a very parochial and isolated town 9. My wife is Australian 10. I'm in so much trouble My aussie husband couldn't agree more! My aussie SIL agrees that Oz is a very insular nation and says that most Aussies that go overseas tend to go to places like Bali, Fiji,vietnam etc so when they return they think they live in the 'Lucky country'. It's amazing though how us Brits never felt that the UK was 'The lucky country' is that just state of mind- do you think the Uk would be a better place if the people were as patriotic as the Aussies- or is that just not British....answers on a postcard I don't care either way to be honest because we are going home but this experience has sure made me think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Dom you aren't that bald chap who's on telly all the time in the UK are you?. who's that? Duncan Goodhew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest proud2beaussie Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 who's that? Duncan Goodhew? No ,this bloke. http://www.dominiclittlewood.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 if i earned as much money as him I would have bought my way out of my current situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 nice one by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conniebygaslight Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 No ,this bloke. Dominic Littlewood - Official Website Is that the guy from the property shows..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest proud2beaussie Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Yeah,he has a property portfolio of 15 houses apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 OK, here we go! Where do I start? Firstly I need to be careful. my wife's a 'Strayan, so I don't want to be too rude. That said......We'll have been here (Geelong) 2 years in september, so I feel that i speak with some insight. Hopefully by getting this bile out of my system I'll feel much better. 1. Making friends: why is this so bloody difficult? I regard myself as a reasonably normal person (in his late 30's) who likes a laugh. Here I feel like I'm in the land of the living dead! Many of the blokes I've met and socialised with..well, we kind of speak the same language but its like there's nothing there. Irony, what's that? To cap things of, yesterday I met someone who'd been here 43 years, and he's still having difficulty trying to make friends! Gulp. 2. AFL: I find it bizarre and baffling how everyone young and old male and female alike, seems obsessed by this sport which is let's face it, irrelevant outside of Australia. Oh, the looks you get when asked what team 'ya barrack for', and answer NONE ACTUALLY. It's like you've just spat on their mother's grave. 3. Pubs: I had the misfortune of having a beer at a typical Aussie pub the other day. It was like stepping into Hades...walls covered with TV screens, TAB counter, pokies as far as the eye could see, leery blokes (unfortunately some from my ex cricket club). Why not just call it a seedy betting shop (where you also buy ridiculous little pots of beer)? Yes I've been to other pubs less scary than this but I mention it as one of the blokes I was with described it as a 'crusty local'..I had images of a grandfather clock ticking in the corner, a labrador sleeping by the fire, and an old fella in a cloth cap singing to himself in Gaelic. 4. Australian Men: I had a pretty good idea a very long time ago that this species is probably one of the dullest in creation..but I just didn't believe it, surely I was unlucky. They can't all be strong silent (mute) types, who leave all the talking to the Sheilas. No they really are. Its OK if you are an outdoorsy surfing footy playing type, and have had brain cells knocked off progressively over the years. But try a bit of banter, a bit of humour..oh dear oh dear. I think my joining above mentioned cricket club galvanised my opinion: off-the-field conversation revolves around, er..footy, beer, bigoted racial stereotypes (I hear what you're saying about the pot calling the kettle black), eg all poms are poofters, bigoted opinions on the world, ie everywhere outside Australia is crap..blah blah blah yawn, next 5. Australian TV: I can only tolerate ABC or SBS, and that's only in short bursts, and sadly that is mostly British content. Enough said. 6. Australian Culture: Let's face it, there isn't any. It's an anti-culture, seemingly revelling in all that is crass. There is a celebration of bogun behaviour, eg wearing slippers and pyjamas at the supermarket (WTF), wearing white socks when not doing exercise (!!), its like there are so many Paul Calfs around. Even the politicians try to muscle in on the act, calling every one mate, and trying to be all working class. Grow up. If you're wondering what I'm talking about, think back to the Sydney Olympics closing ceremony, when they celebrated the Hills Hoist (something you hang your washing on)..good grief. 7. Australian Spirit: they think they are the only ones who can show a bit of grit. Everyone likes to see themselves as a 'little battler', which is ironic as they step into their massive Ford Territory to drive 500m down the road to buy milk, then head off home to watch (rubbish) telly on a 52inch plasma. Try sitting in a traffic jam on the M25 for 3 hours, trying to catch a plan out of heathrow. That takes grit. There is also an unsettling sameness about everything. Your accent is the same whether you live in Tassie or NT. you either drive a ford or a holden. The shops look the same, the streets look the same, everywhere. Everyone over a certain age raves on about crap bands that have never been heard of elsewhere..Skyhooks, Hunters and collectors, Cold Chisel. And said bands are the soundtrack to their lives. If you've been in Kuta Bali on NYE, I think you'll know what i mean. I'm not feeling better yet Well, having been here in Geelong 4.5 years, I'll address your points 1. Cant really disagree, I think its more down to luck though. Aussie blokes are OK, they're just interested in different things. You will meet the odd quirky 'out there' type occasionally but basically its hard making new friends in your 30s and 40s, everyone is busy with their lives. My best mate here is a pom BTW! 2. Yep, with you 100% 3. For sure, they're 'different', arent they? All I can say is there are some OK pubs around, but ultimately if the company is good, it doesnt really matter. 4. I see where you're coming from, but see my comments in 1 5. Actually ABC and SBS are very good, just stick with them and you'll be fine 6. Yep, I know what you mean. But there ARE lots of people out there who feel much the same as you, and they're AUSTRALIAN, so don't lose heart. There is more to this place than that 7. Yeah, I agree, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with a nation talking itself up. Australian spirit isnt unique, but its still pretty good. Overall, its a great place to live, to bring up kids, relax man...its all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thats a old thread, who was the person you were replying to? It says they dont have a account anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thats a old thread, who was the person you were replying to? It says they dont have a account anymore Maybe its the Ghost of PIO Past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 :laugh: Not changed much, has it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 As this thread is years old and alot of the members dont post anymore ,it has been closed Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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