I'm getting sick of our country losing it's identity

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Originally Posted by Zeros

The sooner us grumpy old men realise that the continent of Australia is part of the global world the better.

'Our' separate identity as a nation was always going to be a short-lived notion, because it is stuck in the age of empire. Something which Britain is embarrassingly attempting to reclaim! (mostly voted for by grumpy old people).

We live in the world people. The younger generations are just moving with and creating the times.

'Our' identity is by definition in a state of perpetual flux.

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America is not the ‘global world’. However, it is the age of the (declining) American empire. From the frying pan into the fire.

Halloween was not initiated by the good 'ole US of A.

Just sayin'.

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Halloween has its roots in the ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated on the night of October 31. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, believed that the dead returned to earth on Samhain

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The real Australian culture started to die in 1788, not 2 years ago.

But thats when so many think it started to come alive with the introduction of Pommy and Christian culture, now thats real Aussie culture. Cricket, Rugby, and Christmas.

Ironic.

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Originally Posted by harro

The Chook Raffle[bighmmm]

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Meat tray raffle at the Pub . [tonguewink]

[bigrolf] anyone still worried about ‘our’ country losing its unique identity?

I personally don't like sales at any time if a shop can cut it's prices by 40% and still cut a profit then how much of a mark up do they have we really don't need another reason to spend money.

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Originally Posted by laney

I personally don't like sales at any time if a shop can cut it's prices by 40% and still cut a profit then how much of a mark up do they have we really don't need another reason to spend money.

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Well not if you grow all your own food. And you don’t want Netflicks.

....doesn’t everyone know that ‘sales’ are just advertising? They’re not really sales. The sale price is always the full price.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

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More dreck from America that seems to be infiltrating our beloved country. We now have halloween, what are we going to have thanks giving also?
When are we going to say enough is enough, we are proud aussies and stop being a wanna be Yankie [bigsad]
Soon we won't be wishing anyone Merry Christmas, it will become Happy Holiday

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I'm generally relaxed about it, my grandad used to go off about jeans ... "horrible American stuff" etc etc.

But, I recently saw a book review in a bookshop (one of those little cards that they stick near the book) that referred to "rooting for the characters". I did ask if they had an American staff member who'd written the review but it was an Australian - the young woman I was speaking to seemed to not really know what the connotation was ....

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Originally Posted by laney

I personally don't like sales at any time if a shop can cut it's prices by 40% and still cut a profit then how much of a mark up do they have we really don't need another reason to spend money.

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Ever noticed that bed/mattress joints (40 winks, bedsRus, etc.) seem to have sales on all year round ??

black friday sales in the US have some pretty decent deals.

black firday sales in aust i generally find are not as good value.

for companies though, they work! more sales, more revenue, more profit. as the manager of a company, you would be an idiot not to participate.