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Michael Silvester

15 years ago

Bullshit!

We dont Rock...We Rule!

Now where is the closest bar?

Take Care,

Michael Silvester

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tomw

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Hi,

As a Londoner, I have a special affinity with the Aussies...every year thousands warm my home city with an affable personality, charm, good-nature and adventurous spirit.

...usually behind the bar, but that's not my point.

I LOVE Aussies. No-nonense, no holds barred, "no shit sherlock"...honest, family-centric, hard working, driven...and above all a human, down to earth, approachable, friendly, caring nature.

Take THAT, Capitalistic-Stereotype-Guy.

Some of my best, and oldest, friends are folks who came over for just a couple of weeks during a summer trip to the UK. From Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide...

It seems like there's a ton of Aussies here on the WF...providing KILLER info day after day...surprising since their data plans are normally only good for about half a dozen plain text emails every other month.

Anyway, I don't want to sound separatist, but Aussie's rock!

Steve

Are you sure you're a Londoner? In fact, are you sure you're British?

Thomas

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Steven Fullman

15 years ago

Originally Posted by tomw

Are you sure you're a Londoner? In fact, are you sure you're British?

Thomas

Through and through, dude.

Point is, I could turn up at 3 in the morning, tarred and feathered, with a nike rucksack...and someone who I briefly met 5 years earlier would invite me into their home and ask...

"What's with the rucksack, fella? Come on in."

Michael Silvester...cheers.

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Tom B

Banned 15 years ago

Oz, is my favorite place on earth. If it wasn't for my wife getting her citizenship, here in the states, I would be moving back there. I was lucky enough to live there for about 4 years. My grandfather always slapped me upside my head asking me why I came back.

Man I loved him for that.

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Norma Holt

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

Oz, is my favorite place on earth. If it wasn't for my wife getting her citizenship, here in the states, I would be moving back there. I was lucky enough to live there for about 4 years. My grandfather always slapped me upside my head asking me why I came back.

Man I loved him for that.

So why did you? Who rules the roost in your place? You need to educate wife into the finer things in life - like the best place to live.

Originally Posted by Michael Silvester

Bullshit!

We dont Rock...We Rule!

Now where is the closest bar?

Naa - we ain't the ruling type. No class distinction here everyone's an equal.

Norma

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Sheryl Polomka

15 years ago

Go Aussies!

Meet ya at the bar Michael

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Mike Bogowski

15 years ago

Do Aussie puppets count?

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AndrewCavanagh

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Hi,

As a Londoner, I have a special affinity with the Aussies...every year thousands warm my home city with an affable personality, charm, good-nature and adventurous spirit.

...usually behind the bar, but that's not my point.

I LOVE Aussies. No-nonense, no holds barred, "no shit sherlock"...honest, family-centric, hard working, driven...and above all a human, down to earth, approachable, friendly, caring nature.

Take THAT, Capitalistic-Stereotype-Guy.

Some of my best, and oldest, friends are folks who came over for just a couple of weeks during a summer trip to the UK. From Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide...

It seems like there's a ton of Aussies here on the WF...providing KILLER info day after day...surprising since their data plans are normally only good for about half a dozen plain text emails every other month.

Anyway, I don't want to sound separatist, but Aussie's rock!

Steve

Very kind words.

But somehow it just doesn't seem right coming from a pom.

Did you see what we did to your cricket team in the last Ashes series?

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

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traceye

15 years ago

thanks! on behalf of all aussies (yes I AM the official spokesperson - at least for the next two minutes) heres cheers big ears!

Tracey

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Originally Posted by traceye

thanks! on behalf of all aussies (yes I AM the official spokesperson - at least for the next two minutes) heres cheers big ears!

"Official Spokesperson".....

I thought it was that dude that played "Crocodile Dundee"?

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Point is, I could turn up at 3 in the morning, tarred and feathered, with a nike rucksack...and someone who I briefly met 5 years earlier would invite me into their home and ask...

"What's with the rucksack, fella? Come on in."

Originally Posted by AndrewCavanagh

But somehow it just doesn't seem right coming from a pom.

Did you see what we did to your cricket team in the last Ashes series?

Originally Posted by traceye

Crikey! This thread's gettin' a bit lovey dovey ain't it?

Strewth - this sheila's off to make her little tacker a vegemite sanga then, ay!

Catch ya!

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

Now excuse me, I have my 3:17 Kangaroo to catch so I can see a didgereedoo being played by a drag queen on Ayers rock while drinking a Fosters before catching up with some mates to watch the public booting of some criminals before getting down to some serious business of playing some two up...

Leapin lizards!!

Next WSO : Oz to English translator book or calculator.

If vegamite gets in me blood and a wee cup of coffee( 2 litres of Fosters) and a face crushing bout of rugby, would my ears clear up for Aussie talk, yea?

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Steven Fullman

15 years ago

Originally Posted by AndrewCavanagh

Very kind words.

But somehow it just doesn't seem right coming from a pom.

Did you see what we did to your cricket team in the last Ashes series?

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

Didn't you see what we did to you before that, Andrew?

Selective memory?

Best wishes,
Steve

P.S. Don't you dare say fluke.

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AndrewCavanagh 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Didn't you see what we did to you before that, Andrew?

Selective memory?

Best wishes,
Steve

P.S. Don't you dare say fluke.

Strangely enough I didn't see the cricket that year...I was in the USA.

So it wasn't selective memory...I have no memory of it at all!

I'm a nice guy otherwise I would mention other recent Ashes series.

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh
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kumar 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Didn't you see what we did to you before that, Andrew?

And didn't you both see what we did to Aussies first and then to our English friends...and are still doin' it in the tests

Jokes apart, hats off to Kevin Petersen (who looks like ExRat's city cousin) for playing the first test with a fractured rib!
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Adam Kenzington 15 years ago

Yea, my brother married an Aussie girl 21 years ago and has lived there ever since. He has 3 beautiful daughter, and when he comes home for a visit, we can barely understand him when he talks . (more for some of the words he uses than the accent.)

Although his accent sounds very Aussie to us, and has lived there for 21 years, he says the locals still think of him as a foreigner.

Oh well, good on ya!
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Leanne King

15 years ago

Of course we rock and rule

We're also known to take stray poms into our home and feed them and take them to the local boozer as well

I've got to say though, I lived in London for a year and you guys are v. friendly. I stayed with people that I had never met for a while (just give my ex a call type of thing), I was never at the bar alone, always found someone fun and friendly to spend time with. Would have stayed longer but for some reason you guys thought it was summer (I was wearing a jumper) had to come home before I froze to death

All the best
Leanne

Weirdest pub I've ever found in the UK at Tan Hill

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traceye 15 years ago

Crikey! This thread's gettin' a bit lovey dovey ain't it?

Strewth - this sheila's off to make her little tacker a vegemite sanga then, ay!

Catch ya!
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kazakhan

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

As a Londoner, I have a special affinity with the Aussies...

Tell the truth, you're planning a holiday down here and want free beer don't you

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Leanne King

15 years ago

@traceye in true aussie spirit I've just had vegemite on toast

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danielmcclure

15 years ago

I spent a year travelling Australia and it was amazing. Met so many great people and did so many amazing things. I really missed the surfing, sailing and diving when I got back to London. I will live near the sea at some point.

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Banned 15 years ago

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Eric Stanley 15 years ago

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

before getting down to some serious business of playing some two up...

Break out the coins
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Steven Fullman

15 years ago

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

We also invented solar power, the bionic ear, and perhaps most importantly, the disposable foil wineskin with a tap.

Now excuse me, I have my 3:17 Kangaroo to catch so I can see a didgereedoo being played by a drag queen on Ayers rock while drinking a Fosters before catching up with some mates to watch the public booting of some criminals before getting down to some serious business of playing some two up...

Spot what's wrong with this post

...No Aussie would be seen dead drinking Fosters?

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

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..No Aussie would be seen dead drinking Fosters?

So whats the REAL grogg an Aussie puts to his face?

Some American beers people don't like here, they describe some as "piss with alcohol added".

The 13 th Warrior

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Steven Fullman

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

So whats the REAL grogg an Aussie puts to his face?

Some American beers people don't like here, they describe some as "piss with alcohol added".

The 13 th Warrior

I dunno, but -- when it comes to beer -- some things are universal

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Martin Luxton 15 years ago

Never move your mouth unecessarily in Australia...especially out west...because flies might get in.

One of the most gruesome football injuries I've ever sustained was in Perth.

Running at full speed when a fly committed suicide in my throat.

Maybe that's why Aussie swimmers do better than the Socceroos - the kamikaze flies can't get you in a swimming pool. That, plus the fact that if you don't swim quick the crocs get you.

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RebeccaL 15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

So whats the REAL grogg an Aussie puts to his face?

You wont find a universal answer to that one :p

There are some blokes that swear by VB - that stuff makes me puke.
I dont drink much beer now but when I do Im a traitor. Corona is my fave.

Normally i drink Vodka, again I'm a traitor. Alcohol production for Aussies is not a strong point IMO (wine lovers will argue with that though!)
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kazakhan

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

So whats the REAL grogg an Aussie puts to his face?

I like Tooheys Red, Tooheys Extra Dry and most Hahn beers are good too, but my current favourite is Heineken. The most popular beer here is probably VB and i've never seen anyone drink Fosters.

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Adam Kenzington

15 years ago

Originally Posted by kazakhan

I like Tooheys Red, Tooheys Extra Dry and most Hahn beers are good too, but my current favourite is Heineken. The most popular beer here is probably VB and i've never seen anyone drink Fosters.

I make "Beer Can Chicken" all the time. This Thanksgiving I did a "Beer Can Turkey" by using a Fosters "big boy" can to go up Tom's butt.

Turned out real well. Good Eats!

There's a good use of some Foster's!

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vicone 14 years ago

two up is illegal every day of the year except ANZAC day.

Of course, if they could find a way to tax it, two-up would be legal everyday.

Gambling is only illegal if the government doesn't get its share.

However, it's Christmas time, the parties are in full swing, the sun is shining, the weather warm and not too hot. A beautiful time of year.

For those visiting Sydney from overseas, Bondi Beach is the place to be on Christmas Day. Thousands gather there and enjoy the day with others from their home country. Just look for your country's flag on the beach!

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Simon Ashari

15 years ago

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

We also invented solar power, the bionic ear, and perhaps most importantly, the disposable foil wineskin with a tap.

Now excuse me, I have my 3:17 Kangaroo to catch so I can see a didgereedoo being played by a drag queen on Ayers rock while drinking a Fosters before catching up with some mates to watch the public booting of some criminals before getting down to some serious business of playing some two up...

Spot what's wrong with this post

easy....

two up is illegal every day of the year except ANZAC day.

naughty naughty

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Martin Luxton 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Simon Ashari

easy....

two up is illegal every day of the year except ANZAC day.

naughty naughty

So that's why they only sell it to tourists.

Martin
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Eric Stanley

15 years ago

lmao.. I was thinking to myself the other day that there are SO many aussies on this site. Must be mecca of IM. hahaha love it.

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James Schramko

15 years ago

I'm still here - and I can tell you it is HOT here right now. Almost time for a swim..

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Kyle Tully 15 years ago

Originally Posted by James Schramko

I'm still here - and I can tell you it is HOT here right now. Almost time for a swim..

Or a beer

Then again, it's always time for a beer.
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  Originally Posted by Kyle Tully
  
  Then again, it's always time for a beer.
  
  Brits, Irish, Scotts, Aussies damn near were born in pubs......
  
  At birth, you guys blood level must go WAY past the legal limit of alcohol 9 months BEFORE being born. :-)
  
  The Pub.....who needs a bloody pharmacy or shrink, eh?
  
  A warm or cold one in your stomach or bottle hit over yer head cures what ails ya, at least, for that night,what?
  
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jonhel

15 years ago

I must say that I only truly began to appreciate Australia and what it has to offer after living in the UK for 5 1/2 years.

We've sure got it good here.

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Maybe thats why there are so many here in Warrior Forum.

There was a stat a few years back that had Aussies as within the top 3 or 5 income earners per household in a country or as a country in the world.

Smart Aussies getting into Internet Marketing making paper, go figure.

You guys making all that money, you guys should have screamed louder to the rest of us capitalist slackers "come along, mate."

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Kyle Tully

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

You guys making all that money, you guys should have screamed louder to the rest of us capitalist slackers "come along, mate."

Don't you mean "where the bloody hell are you?".

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kyle Tully

Don't you mean "where the bloody hell are you?".

Yea.

Did you purposely pick that mugshot cause it looked like a retro 60's British rock member?

Lennon maybe? If you had a 1960 style suit, and already with the almost bowl haircut, you're in.

Be honest.

We're all chaps, here. :-) :- )

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Kyle Tully

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

Did you purposely pick that mugshot cause it looked like a retro 60's British rock member?

You sound like my girlfriend.

"I don't like that photo of you"... "You look half asleep"... "Your hair's too long"... "You look like a kiddie-fiddler."

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ExRat

15 years ago

Hi Andrew,

But somehow it just doesn't seem right coming from a pom.

Lol.

Hi Steven,

I told 'em that I loved the place and the people, when I was in Perth...but I wasn't too sure they believed me. So I did this to my leg -

That showed 'em

I've still got the English rose elsewhere, so there's no 'seperatism'...but I'm going back to Perth one day soon and I'm owning it...

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James Schramko

15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi Andrew,

Lol.

Hi Steven,

I told 'em that I loved the place and the people, when I was in Perth...but I wasn't too sure they believed me. So I did this to my leg -

That showed 'em

I've still got the English rose elsewhere, so there's no 'seperatism'...but I'm going back to Perth one day soon and I'm owning it...

That is dedication!

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AndrewCavanagh 15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

I'm going back to Perth one day soon and I'm owning it...

You do know it costs more than 10 pounds to get over here now?

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kyle Tully

"I don't like that photo of you"... "You look half asleep"... "Your hair's too long"... "You look like a kiddie-fiddler."

I did'nt say good or bad.

But maybe you missing some Las Vegas show style cash. :-)

The 13 th Warrior

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Mark Coverdale

15 years ago

Hi ExRat,

Nice tatt mate. That is some serious commitment there.

GOOD ON YA!

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ExRat

15 years ago

Hi fellas,

Cheers. You guys earnt the dedication.

The cricket/rugby devotee Brits aren't too keen on it, and some divvy Brit in Sydney tried to get in my face about it. It's my leg and my heart and I shall dedicate them to who I choose.

I get some funny comments, like in the jacuzzi at the gym in the UK some Sheila came up to me saying, "Aussies, Aussies everywhere!" I replied, "actually, I'm a pom." We got on great

I've got about four years until my son is grown up (part time dad) and then I'm free to go wherever I want. I'd love to live in Perth. Sometimes you just stumble upon a place and you fall in love and think, 'this place was made for me. If I built my own personal heaven from scratch, it probably wouldn't be any different.'

In the meantime, my experiences there forced me to relocate to live by the sea. I do stupid things like looking at the tiddly freezing waves here and long for them to be the crashing, fun packed beat-you-up-every-time waves of Scarborough Beach.

I'll stop now.

Four years to go.

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

"actually, I'm a pom."

I'm lost on the "pom" .

How bout you clue'in in us Yanks over here what that is, would ya now?

And us Yanks get accused of colorful/strange slang and expressions.

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The 13th Warrior

15 years ago

By the way, how do you tell an Aussie from a New Zealander anyhow?

Would THEY know the difference at first blush?

I know people born in New York and Boston, that if you did'nt ask them, you would never know. Some don't have the accent or ways of their birth place.

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Mark Coverdale

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

By the way, how do you tell an Aussie from a New Zealander anyhow?

Would THEY know the difference at first blush?

I know people born in New York and Boston, that if you did'nt ask them, you would never know. Some don't have the accent or ways of their birth place.

The 13 th Warrior

The accents are a lot different. Don't ever call an Aussie a New Zealander. (no offence to the kiwis)

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Charann Miller

15 years ago

Originally Posted by dooly26

The accents are a lot different. Don't ever call an Aussie a New Zealander. (no offence to the kiwis)

That's right buddy, that's like calling an American a Canadian, major fopah!

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goindeep 15 years ago

Yeh i like aussies too...

except for baz lurman...
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ExRat

15 years ago

Hi 13th,

According to my Aussie chums, it stands for -

Prisoner Of the Mother country

IMO Kiwis sound more like South Africans - they say words with the 'e' sounding a bit like an 'i' - fence sounds like fince.

I didn't want to upset the Aussies too much in this thread, (the extra star on my Southern Cross means it's an Aussie version) but IMO NZ is a pretty fantastic place as well. But I'm a sun lover, so Oz gets the vote.

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The 13th Warrior 15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

According to my Aussie chums, it stands for -

Prisoner Of the Mother country

Must mean that Brits are Brits no matter where they are, and will not break Brit rules of etiquette, or disgrace the motherland, uphold English standards to the rest of the uncivilized world and all that rot, maybe.

Cause it can't mean the other way around, were not the Aussies Prisoners of Mother England at one time?

Correct me history.

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Norma Holt

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi 13th,

According to my Aussie chums, it stands for -

Prisoner Of the Mother country

IMO Kiwis sound more like South Africans - they say words with the 'e' sounding a bit like an 'i' - fence sounds like fince.

I didn't want to upset the Aussies too much in this thread, (the extra star on my Southern Cross means it's an Aussie version) but IMO NZ is a pretty fantastic place as well. But I'm a sun lover, so Oz gets the vote.

LOL, NZ was once part of New South Wales, maybe you should come back into the fold? Most of you are here anyway.

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The 13th Warrior 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Rannie1

That's right buddy, that's like calling an American a Canadian, major fopah!

LLLLLOOOOLLLL

I hear that and know that, but don't, on a personal level, understand it for the life of me.

Whats wrong with the maple leafs anyhow? I dont get it. And maybe, I don't want to.

In my opinion, theres two types of chaps, two types of races, two types of women, two types of governments:

1) Affable

2) Azz-holes

If I would'nt mind breaking a beer with ya, I don't care who you are, where you from, or if someone mistakes me for you; if I'm willin to have a beer with ya, its like having a beer with me self, although I dont drink, so where is the offense?

Chaps are chaps

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Mark Coverdale

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

I'm lost on the "pom" .

How bout you clue'in in us Yanks over here what that is, would ya now?

And us Yanks get accused of colorful/strange slang and expressions.

The 13 th Warrior

"Pom" means a person from England. Same as "Yank" is someone from America.

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kazakhan 15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

And us Yanks get accused of colorful/strange slang and expressions.

You don't want to know what word a large number of aussies use for yanks!
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- The 13th Warrior 15 years ago
  
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  You don't want to know what word a large number of aussies use for yanks!
  
  Yeah, let us have it.
  
  I don't get offended, especially if its the truth.
  
  "Wanker" and the like don't have the same sting as callin somebody a "Jack-Off".
  
  We all grown players here, it can't be tougher than a rugby smash to the face, loosing some teeth, now can it?
  
  Humble pie is good for a spell every now and then.
  
  So fess up, and be on with it.
  
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  kazakhan 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior
  
  Yeah, let us have it.
  
  Seppo, which is short for septic tank. You asked for it
  
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  The 13th Warrior 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by kazakhan
  
  Seppo, which is short for septic tank. You asked for it
  
  Still don't feel offended. Even after you told me what it means.
  
  Might as well call us "shoe-leather", has about the same sting.
  
  But thanks for being forthright mate. :-)
  
  Pips for being a straight chap.
  
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- KathyK 15 years ago
  
  I know the word. The poms have been known to use it too.
  
  OH - you already mentioned it. But yeah - it doesn't really bother us. Most of us see it as just slightly silly. Yeah - we know tank rhymes with Yank and all that but. (Yawn)
  
  Yank actually works better for getting the southern USians going.
  
  Oh and never mind the Sheilas - it's the Aus men that rock!
  
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  ExRat 15 years ago
  
  Hi KathyK,
  
  Oh and never mind the Sheilas - it's the Aus men that rock!
  
  The Bruces?
  
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AndrewCavanagh

15 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

I'm lost on the "pom" .

How bout you clue'in in us Yanks over here what that is, would ya now?

And us Yanks get accused of colorful/strange slang and expressions.

The 13 th Warrior

Actually it's:

Prisoner Of Her Magesty
or
Prisoner Of His Magesty
depending on the era.

POHM was printed on the prisoners shirts.

It was abbreviated to POM because Australians are very economical with their language.

Never move your mouth unecessarily in Australia...especially out west...because flies might get in.

Australia was originally a convict country for England.

Apparently they thought that sending repeat offenders to a place with sunshine surf and beaches would teach them a lesson they'd never forget.

You can see them now sending those convicts off in ships:

"Off to the sand and surf with you you criminals...Come back in 200 years and thrash us at cricket!"

Kindest regards,
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danielmcclure

15 years ago

Originally Posted by AndrewCavanagh

Actually it's:

Prisoner Of Her Magesty
or
Prisoner Of His Magesty
depending on the era.

POHM was printed on the prisoners shirts.

It was abbreviated to POM because Australians are very economical with their language.

Never move your mouth unecessarily in Australia...especially out west...because flies might get in.

Australia was originally a convict country for England.

Apparently they thought that sending repeat offenders to a place with sunshine surf and beaches would teach them a lesson they'd never forget.

You can see them now sending those convicts off in ships:

"Off to the sand and surf with you you criminals...Come back in 200 years and thrash us at cricket!"

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

I've also heard it translated as Prisoner of Mother England by many Aussies when I was over there. Either way these days it's mostly banter

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ExRat 15 years ago

Hi Andrew,

You do know it costs more than 10 pounds to get over here now?

Thanks Andrew Yeah, I'll be a 10 mill pom...that'll shut 'em up.

And thanks again for defining pom.

Hi 13th,

The reason they gave when they explained their version (Prisoner Of Mother country) is basically a twisted version, purely banter, because they know we have unclement weather and they don't. So we're stuck here with it...

Like when they interviewed the fans just before we took the Ashes off them (cheers weather), and they were singing 'You all live in a rotten, boring place' to the tune of 'Yellow Submarine'...lol...cheeky boguns

Hi Kumar,

Kevin Petersen (who looks like ExRat's city cousin)

Even our best players are from somewhere else that's sunny
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The 13th Warrior 15 years ago

Originally Posted by AndrewCavanagh

Apparently they thought that sending repeat offenders to a place with sunshine surf and beaches would teach them a lesson they'd never forget.

Yea, sure taught them Aussies a lesson, with their pub drinking, shrimps on the barbie, surfing, and sheila chasing ways.

How dreadful. What a hellish prison.

If they got punished anymore, they would probably be blissfully insane, so ,so happy.

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- James Schramko 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior
  
  ...shrimps on the barbie....
  
  (We call them prawns)
  
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  The 13th Warrior 15 years ago
  
  Everything Oz on this thread....
  
  So is scoffin down kangaroo meat something you chomp on when there's nothing else around or if your quids are low?
  
  Is that like, survival food in the outback?
  
  Would be kinda desperate eating such charming, personable beast , now would'nt it?
  
  What does it taste like...,...chicken? :-)
  
  Roos would'nt make nice pets would they?
  
  Maybe you better be good at boxing to have a 'roo around, eh?
  
  All this Oz talk makes me want to go rent some Crocodile Dundee or something. :-)
  
  By the way, what's a real good Auss film, huh? Hugh Jackman your current "action" hero?
  
  "Were Once Warriors" was a damn good Zealander film.
  
  Maybe if the IM takes off, fly over there an show you Oz's some "Yank" power and speed on the rugby field...we play like that without pads and all on the school grounds, concrete, in the old days, no "touch" or "flag" puss ball, like now.
  
  Better have some brew in ya to dull the fearsome freight train pain of the Yank Express, hoss.
  
  Bring so much terror at the brizzie fo' shizzie...,blokes be beggin for some Sumoan ringers or England's Naval forces again. :-)
  
  NFL rules, footsy rules, prison rules,no rules, its all good, baby. :-)
  
  You dingos better bring your hard hat, bandages and sack lunch. :-)
  
  Yea...., show you Aussies "was sup". :-) :-)
  
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  Paul Davidson 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by James Schramko
  
  (We call them prawns)
  
  Yeah, so do we over here....
  
  To be honest most marketers are just jealous of the awesome weather you guys enjoy!
  
  Apart from that some of you guys actually know what you are talking about as well!
  
  Now thats a bonus!
  
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sal64

14 years ago

Every day you learn something new.

Now, do you care to explain the Tall Poppy Syndrome?

I can't be fagged doing it, but it is just as interesting.

Originally Posted by AndrewCavanagh

Actually it's:

Prisoner Of Her Magesty
or
Prisoner Of His Magesty
depending on the era.

POHM was printed on the prisoners shirts.

It was abbreviated to POM because Australians are very economical with their language.

Never move your mouth unecessarily in Australia...especially out west...because flies might get in.

Australia was originally a convict country for England.

Apparently they thought that sending repeat offenders to a place with sunshine surf and beaches would teach them a lesson they'd never forget.

You can see them now sending those convicts off in ships:

"Off to the sand and surf with you you criminals...Come back in 200 years and thrash us at cricket!"

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

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jan roos 14 years ago

Too bad they can't play Rugby or Cricket. The Springboks has to teach them every year!

With that said, I have many great Aussie friends I met while travelling through the U.K

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whateverpedia 14 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Sometimes you just stumble upon a place and you fall in love and think, 'this place was made for me.

I was raised in Perth (now in Sydney), but I remember hearing a stat back when I was at school that 40% of the people who live there are visitors who stayed.

Sounds like your getting ready to add to that stat.
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- ExRat 14 years ago
  
  Hi Whateverpedia,
  
  Yup, it was the most common phrase I heard when asking people how they ended up there - 'I got stuck in Perth.'
  
  A few more years to go...
  
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gareth

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Hi,

As a Londoner, I have a special affinity with the Aussies...every year thousands warm my home city with an affable personality, charm, good-nature and adventurous spirit.

...usually behind the bar, but that's not my point.

I LOVE Aussies. No-nonense, no holds barred, "no shit sherlock"...honest, family-centric, hard working, driven...and above all a human, down to earth, approachable, friendly, caring nature.

Take THAT, Capitalistic-Stereotype-Guy.

Some of my best, and oldest, friends are folks who came over for just a couple of weeks during a summer trip to the UK. From Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide...

It seems like there's a ton of Aussies here on the WF...providing KILLER info day after day...surprising since their data plans are normally only good for about half a dozen plain text emails every other month.

Anyway, I don't want to sound separatist, but Aussie's rock!

Steve

Been drinking have we ?

Heh heh - I may have to shoot over to Perth for work pretty soon.

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Quentin

15 years ago

Like to hear a bit of aussie education.

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RebeccaL

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Anyway, I don't want to sound separatist, but Aussie's rock!

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James Schramko

15 years ago

We don't drink Fosters.

Cascade Premium is pretty good but I mostly drink German Beer - Becks!

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gareth

15 years ago

Best thing about ozzie is the beautiful friendly women (sheilas).

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kumar 15 years ago

Originally Posted by gareth

Best thing about ozzie is the beautiful friendly women (sheilas).

Whatever happened to the arch-rivalry between the Kiwis and the K-roos!
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- Chris Worner 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by kumar
  
  Whatever happened to the arch-rivalry between the Kiwis and the K-roos!
  
  We destroyed all their sheep!
  
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BiancaRaven 14 years ago

Originally Posted by gareth

Best thing about ozzie is the beautiful friendly women (sheilas).

Cheers dude :p

But from my perspective, the warm weather and excellent beaches are the best part of living in Oz. It rocks here and I wouldn't be anywhere else for quids.
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Audrey Harvey

15 years ago

Beer - can't go past the Tassie drop - Boag's. Lots of good things out of Tasmania - Mercury Cider, the Cadbury factory...

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ExRat 15 years ago

Hi,

Best thing about ozzie is the beautiful friendly women (sheilas).

The Bundaburg girls

Kiwi girls rock too Gareth. You should check 'em out
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tomw

15 years ago

I think that because the IM industry is so analogous to the 19th century California Gold Rush, it's "spiritual home" is and always will be America.

On a side note, for me personally, so many of the sales tactics remind me of so many great American movies like Tin Men and Glengarry Glen Ross.

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adam westrop

14 years ago

I'd have to say that most of the Aussies I have met seem to be arrogant yet ignorant. Im sure that I just havent met a few good un's though.

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vicone 14 years ago

I'd have to say that most of the Aussies I have met seem to be arrogant yet ignorant. Im sure that I just havent met a few good un's though.

Could this have something to do with the law of attraction - like attracts like - rather than national characteristics?

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- adam westrop 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by vicone
  
  Could this have something to do with the law of attraction - like attracts like - rather than national characteristics?
  
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Bev Clement

14 years ago

The eat vegemite, what happened to real food like MARMITE

When I come there, does it mean we get places to stay

Andrew/Roger did you know in September Australia was so desperate for us Poms to go there the flights were just 10 quid. Problem you had to be under 30.

Have our visas just need to get over that side of the pond.

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EmmaA

14 years ago

We might be the spiritual home of IM, but in practical terms we are running a very slow race. Where do I start: slow internet connections, non-existant merchant accounts, shocking time zone differences...I could go on, but now I'm just so used to it I grin and bear it.

Of course the trade off is the lifestyle and the climate. Another Christmas summer in Oz, if you want me I'll be at the beach..

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Steven Fullman

14 years ago

Strewth!

How can a silly thread like this crop up again after so long

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Aussies...one YEAR later...you still rock.

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Jill Carpenter 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Fullman

Strewth!

How can a silly thread like this crop up again after so long

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Aussies...one YEAR later...you still rock.

Steve

Funny how stuff on the internet can come back to haunt you at a later time. :p
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Fraggler

14 years ago

Just some trivia to clear something up about pom.

No one really knows the origin of the term 'pom' but the original word used was actually 'pommy'. There are many strong claims that is from ryhming slang that dominated the Australian language of that time.

Immigrant ~ pomegranate > pommy > pom.

There is no evidence that it comes from the commonly thought of Prisoner of Mother England...convicts actually made up a very small part of the new colony and there is no evidence of it being embroided on their uniforms.

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GarryMSayer

14 years ago

Australians are the most gracious losers I've ever met.

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sal64 14 years ago

I see the Poms still can't get over the fact that Rule Britania is dead, and that they no longer rule the colonies.
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createrk

14 years ago

They are good. But in my opinion they are bit rude. Not to offencce any aussie, but yes thats my pesonal opinion

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ozduc

14 years ago

Enough already! You're making me homesick.

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14 years ago

Australia is the greatest secret in the world today. Ssshhh, don't tell anyone.
We have been blessed to NOT have a recession, unemployment figures out today saw a DROP to 5.5%!! Feel sorry for Europe, UK and USA, but this is the best place in the world to do business.

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