When did British sentiment and influence begin to wane in Australia? (activity, inclusive)
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No, I just don't see its relevance. I did 3 years of Latin in high school, I'm well aware of conjugations.
Quite. I guess you must wonder at times just how different things could have turned out? I mean having an awareness of conjugations at all. I suspect your average Bogan/Bruce would be arranging a doctors appointment to check whether it is something terminal?
Under the circumstances I'm not surprised that you are unable to fathom to what one may term an expected standard . Hence the confusion and odd assertions . Nothing rest in the way of a few sobering days won't repair, I expect.
Troubes, my father in law was an alcoholic, and soju was his choice of drink. It was the cycle of abuse and his eventual death that lead to my wife migrating to Australia. I have had many teary conversations with my wife about this and there will be many more to come.
Now if you wish to adhere to any kind of standard, I would suggest you start thinking that maybe hurling out generalized abuse, may affect different people in different ways.
If you are anywhere near as well traveled and culturally sensitive as you claim to be, you would know this.
Troubes, my father in law was an alcoholic, and soju was his choice of drink. It was the cycle of abuse and his eventual death that lead to my wife migrating to Australia. I have had many teary conversations with my wife about this and there will be many more to come.
Now if you wish to adhere to any kind of standard, I would suggest you start thinking that maybe hurling out generalized abuse, may affect different people in different ways.
If you are anywhere near as well traveled and culturally sensitive as you claim to be, you would know this.
All the more reason to abstain from over indulgence. But really a little along the lines of suggesting refraining from any type of abuse, be it drug or smoking, then being told a family member is no longer with us due to alcohol/nicotine/ meth ice/and so on abuse.
As for Koreans, I have for years rented out places to mostly that nationality. I know the culture rather well, having had a Korean girlfriend in Europe, been to many a Korean party, knew the owner that set up the first Korean Restaurant in London and hence know the food and drink.
Now it's a forum. I get raked before the coals on a regular basis. If I was so thin skinned I would reframe from comment. It is hardly character assassination lines I peddle. I trust you will take on board the vein my posts are indeed intended. Don't be such a black and white ( taking yourself way over serious) type of fellow.
If I have offended/insulted/otherwise abused you please accept a thousand humble apologies.
If on the other hand I have failed to do so adequately please stay tuned I will endeavour to fulfill
the task to ensure you do not leave the forum with feelings of being forgotten, over looked, no matter how mundane a post, but censored when the need requires, but mainly pointing out a few alternative ways various subject matter can be looked at.
All the more reason to abstain from over indulgence. But really a little along the lines of suggesting refraining from any type of abuse, be it drug or smoking, then being told a family member is no longer with us due to alcohol/nicotine/ meth ice/and so on abuse.
As for Koreans, I have for years rented out places to mostly that nationality. I know the culture rather well, having had a Korean girlfriend in Europe, been to many a Korean party, knew the owner that set up the first Korean Restaurant in London and hence know the food and drink.
Now it's a forum. I get raked before the coals on a regular basis. If I was so thin skinned I would reframe from comment. It is hardly character assassination lines I peddle. I trust you will take on board the vein my posts are indeed intended. Don't be such a black and white ( taking yourself way over serious) type of fellow.
If I have offended/insulted/otherwise abused you please accept a thousand humble apologies.
If on the other hand I have failed to do so adequately please stay tuned I will endeavour to fulfill
the task to ensure you do not leave the forum with feelings of being forgotten, over looked, no matter how mundane a post, but censored when the need requires, but mainly pointing out a few alternative ways various subject matter can be looked at.
Well its nice to hear a human side to your character. I am not easily rattled myself, I have been posting on this forum for almost 12 years, and of course you get it all the time Its the nature of the beast that is social media.
You can call me racist/bogan/stupid or whatever you like, its just that particular one cut deep,
Well its nice to hear a human side to your character. I am not easily rattled myself, I have been posting on this forum for almost 12 years, and of course you get it all the time Its the nature of the beast that is social media.
You can call me racist/bogan/stupid or whatever you like, its just that particular one cut deep,
I wouldn't dream to call you out on any of the above. But here's the deal. I'll call you Shirley your preferred name, but leave the cross dressing lifestyle to your own discretion as to whether to reveal or on a public forum or not.
Are you really called some/all of the above?? Seems twelve years on this forum has certainly enticed some probably uncalled for reactions.
I wouldn't dream to call you out on any of the above. But here's the deal. I'll call you Shirley your preferred name, but leave the cross dressing lifestyle to your own discretion as to whether to reveal or on a public forum or not.
Are you really called some/all of the above?? Seems twelve years on this forum has certainly enticed some probably uncalled for reactions.
I prefer Zoe, myself, its far more modern.
The Racist/Bogan/stupid comment is far more a figure of speech than anything , to say i generally don't really care what anyone says, thought if went through 4000 odd posts i would find them . The chances are the comment would be censored and deleted, and the offending poster banned.
As far i am concerned it was your reaction that was completely uncalled for, and I will leave it at that.
No you become informed. Put it down to a community service. Australia was the most similar in country terms in attitude to South Africa as likely to find.(changes arrived in the eighties) Sorry if bewildering to you but then I guess life must be a constant state of amazement to you. (pronouns in place) Don't tie yourself up in knots attempting a rebuke.
I owe you an apology. I should not have dismissed out of hand what you said. While I don't think the east coast was littered with the sort of apartheid style racism you discuss, I found this video of Lang Hancock openly discussing genocide of "half-caste" aboriginals in 1984 by poisoning the water which certainly makes your point.
I owe you an apology. I should not have dismissed out of hand what you said. While I don't think the east coast was littered with the sort of apartheid style racism you discuss, I found this video of Lang Hancock openly discussing genocide of "half-caste" aboriginals in 1984 by poisoning the water which certainly makes your point.
Apology accepted. I'll put it down to feckless youth then, even if out of that category in personal demographic terms. Having lived in RSA in my youth during apartheid times, I saw a clear similarity at least in mentality with majority population views on race compared to Australia.
It should be recalled that Aboriginals lived on reservations, in WA at any rate. They were banned from pubs. living an apartheid like existence.
Racism was a factor of live for Aboriginal folk and anyone of colour. The 80's Hancock speech was well known, but had slipped my mind, but the mind set then would most definitely have induced quite a few nods in agreement.
I suppose it takes one to have really been on the ground at the time to experience just how racist and unworldly Australians tended to be.
I can still recall travelling in the rural areas of WA in the eighties when visiting and the feeling of amazement at witnessing separate bars usually around the back 'for blacks'.
It was worse than RSA in some ways, as there where I lived in Cape Town, all young people in my circle were very switched on politically and very cool in attitude subverted the system were possible. In Australia, it was more a case of apathy, barely a political thought detectable, where racist talk was barely given a second thought. Not entirely in reference to the Aboriginal population but anyone 'of colour' in general (though few 'others' resided in Australia at the time) but equally dished out to Europeans as well in considerably crude terms.
British sentiment in Britain is waning nevermind Australia, i would say US politics and entertainment is more relevant to people in the UK and Australia than their own. Just look at recent events as proof. The west has become heavily Americanised since the end of WW2. This has largely been due to it's cultural achievements that have captured the admiration of the world.
So many people in the west like to poke fun at the US at times but funnily enough we are surrounded by it's influence throughout our lives thus it has shaped who we are and even our culture
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