Thread: Kookynet - the French ARE coming!

I wrote a really long post and then took out all the negatives about the french.
Um thats about it, I went to France as a tourist, got spat on for being english,got into a fight over it, beaten up by their stinking coppers and deported all within 8 hours so forgive me if I don't have the same enthusism for anything French

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

I wrote a really long post and then took out all the negatives about the french.
Um thats about it, I went to France as a tourist, got spat on for being english,got into a fight over it, beaten up by their stinking coppers and deported all within 8 hours so forgive me if I don't have the same enthusism for anything French

You're relatively new here DD, so you may not know that this trip has been on the cards here for quite a while, and there are plenty of people excited and willing to take these guys for trips around their local countryside when they pass by their area. Robert is English, Martine is French, and they've been travelling the world and making friends in their Defender for quite some time. What they are doing is what some people call a life ambition - I for one would love to be able to do what they are. Why don't you firstly go and have a look at their website before you put up comments like yours? Go and have a look at this thread, and judge for yourself what reaction this trip is geeting from people right here on AULRO:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=28115

Your experiences in France are of no relevance to this thread.

Originally Posted by Omaroo

You're relatively new here DD, so you may not know that this trip has been on the cards here for quite a while, and there are plenty of people excited and willing to take these guys for trips around their local countryside when they pass by their area. Robert is English, Martine is French, and they've been travelling the world and making friends in their Defender for quite some time. Why don't you firstly go and have a look at their website before you put up comments like yours? Go and have a look at this thread, and judge for yourself what reaction this trip is geeting from people right here on AULRO:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=28115

Your experiences in France are of no relevance to this thread.

NEW??? I don't post as often as you but I do contribute (system sponsor) and forgive me for not getting wet over a French tourist and I don't want to break the rules by getting into a slanging match with a pink dog , freedom of speech and I can have a say hence Forum.

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

NEW??? I don't post as often as you but I do contribute (system sponsor) and forgive me for not getting wet over a French tourist and I don't want to break the rules by getting into a slanging match with a pink dog , freedom of speech and I can have a say hence Forum.

I am a sponsor as well. The change in forum format had not carried that notification across, that's all. I've never seen that displaying it to everyone is particularly important - or I would have let Inc. know.

I'm not asking anyone to "get wet" over it, but as Aussies we are seen as a friendly bunch - and as such are well worth shipping a car half way around the world to visit. The least we can do is show some comeraderie to fellow Land Rover enthusiasts and their nationality has nothing to do with it. Freedom of speech is a given, but all you've managed to do is show that you aren't a real friendly person - that's all. I can't imagine what this couple will think of us as a group when they read this post. Pity. All I was asking for was a few civil answers, not an attack - whether you are entitled to it or not.

I was p1ssing be the doer and herd a foot and two sh1ts es everywoon alwhite?


I envy what they are doing, personally I don't care if they're French, English, Dutch or Vulcan (I wonder how many Vulcans were on the Census?) I also have had indifferent experiences in foreign lands, O.K. Bankstown, but you can't tarnish everyone with the same brush (the hairs would wear out much before your done) I will welcome them, and envy them as the pass through my area. DD you are entitled to your opinion, just not the right place to express it mate. We all have a bit of the green eyed monster brewing occationally just don't lower the theme of the forum for the members excited about there visit.

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

I wrote a really long post and then took out all the negatives about the french.
Um thats about it, I went to France as a tourist, got spat on for being english,got into a fight over it, beaten up by their stinking coppers and deported all within 8 hours so forgive me if I don't have the same enthusism for anything French

They thought you were a bloody soccer hooligan!

Ron

Originally Posted by Omaroo

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One think they'll need is some contact with appropriate members of the media. I'm thinking some of the morning breakfast shows, ACA, TT, 4WDTV, the magazines (4X4M, etc). Please feel free to suggest others - especially if you know anyone within the media who might be able to help. Remember that their are two aspects to their travels that will interest people - the cooking component as well as the 4WD adventure.

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I'll make the post I was going to this morning - just before my ISP went down for half a day over all NSW and Vic.

Can I suggest they contact the ABC local radio - they have local offices all over Australia, and could pass them on from one area to another. I think this is the sort of thing that they would be interested in. Note that as well as local interest the ABC does a number of cooking programmes and publishes a cooking magazine.
People often think only of TV and forget that there are a lot more local radio programmes than there are TV programmes. ABC local radio usually has a local breakfast programme, merging to a somewhat larger area for later in the morning and going statewide for the afternoon, with the evening and overnight nationwide. One nationwide programme that could be worth following up is "Australia all Over" on Sunday morning.
I am on first name terms with the bloke who does the breakfast programme from Dubbo, and will talk to him later in the week, but intial contact should be with Perth.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I'll make the post I was going to this morning - just before my ISP went down for half a day over all NSW and Vic.

Can I suggest they contact the ABC local radio - they have local offices all over Australia, and could pass them on from one area to another. I think this is the sort of thing that they would be interested in. Note that as well as local interest the ABC does a number of cooking programmes and publishes a cooking magazine.
People often think only of TV and forget that there are a lot more local radio programmes than there are TV programmes. ABC local radio usually has a local breakfast programme, merging to a somewhat larger area for later in the morning and going statewide for the afternoon, with the evening and overnight nationwide. One nationwide programme that could be worth following up is "Australia all Over" on Sunday morning.
I am on first name terms with the bloke who does the breakfast programme from Dubbo, and will talk to him later in the week, but intial contact should be with Perth.

John

Thanks John - I've conveyed your message, and they are very keen to follow up on your suggestion. I suppose that if I were to contact the Sydney office of the ABC in Pyrmont (2 minutes up the road from work) they might put me straight.

Once again - thanks!