Why cant I simply be Australian

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Originally Posted by Gooner

Definition of 'aussie' according to my simple mind is ...

"If you will stand beside me and defend Australia, you're an Aussie."

Nothing else matters I reckon.

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We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties.

Peter Lawler
Eureka Stockade

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Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Hi All


So I thought I would ask here how many member and LR lovers are fresh of the boat Aussies or first generation Aussies

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i don't know about fresh of the boat but fresh of the plane is more like me :):)

But joking aside
I have been here 3 years in November. And will be able to apply for citizenship then . And i will be doing that
After all we are having a child here in August who will be Australian. My wife is Born and breed Brisbane , But her mother is english , so is technically our child would be 3/4 english and 1/4 Aussie. But we don't care about that the child would be born in Aus and will be Aussie Same as my wife when she grew up . Her parents are the same as us but the other way round . Her mother is english and her Dad Is an Aussie

I am going back to the Uk in April and do not call the Uk home anymore. Did when i went back 2 years ago. But now my wife, my Child soon, my house and dogs are all here and home is now here in Australia

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Originally Posted by graceysdad

There will always be a bilge rat somewhere who will try and give you a run, as many here have said they are just *******, My lot fell of the boat in two places in SA one was Encounter Bay the other was Moonta my mum ancestors were miners from Cornwall who came out here to have a go, doesnt matter when or where, your an Aussie, stuff the *******.

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A lot of my ancestors came in through Wallaroo, the cemetary up there is an interesting walk.:D

There is nothing wrong with refering to ones ancestry in jovial terms and though we are Aussie should be proud of where we came from before here.
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Its when your ancestry is refered to in derogatory terms it is down right offensive.
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All you Aussie wogs, spits, chings, poms etc be proud to be called as such by your heritage, it throws people if you are not offended.
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I get the pi** ripped out of me for being a pom at times , But then point out that i have seen alot more of Aus than a lot of Aussie. Normal shuts them up :):)

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Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Hi All

Just curious on who here is first generation Australian.

For example my Dad been an Australian now for 40 plus years and mum 33 years I was born here

Just curious as I was speaking to Anglo Saxon bloke he asked what nationality I was, I said Aussie, he said no your not. I said what I'm I then he said a wog of some sort mmmmmmmm

what gets up my nose is that ethic origan people here in Australia are always reminded that if you can not call your self Australian or behave as expected off one, then P off, and I agree

but why cant I call my self Australian and that be that or simply asked what is your ancestral origan

So I thought I would ask here how many member and LR lovers are fresh of the boat Aussies or first generation Aussies

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my 20 cents worth:

whether or not you can call yourself an Aussie does not depend on parentage, pedigree, skin colour, belief system, accent, etc....

but rather its character, honesty, integrity, loyalty and attitude towards others and for yourself that counts for me ...

definitely not including the judgementalism demonstrated by the above AngloSaxon bloke - (after all, if thats what he is, people of that lineage were mere imposters & invaders in their turn upon the true Britons)

Laurie

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Originally Posted by stevo68

Ditto, ignoramus's abound, try having c.o.c.k in your surname :D,

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My late father used to work with a very energetic and successful salesman called Richard Cock.

He used to deal with it by introducing himself thus:

"Hi, my name's Cock - Dick Cock! I'm easy to find in the phonebook - I'm the only Cock in Oakleigh!"

I heard him say this myself, and have always remembered it, even though I was only a kid at the time.

Cheers,

Lionel

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Originally Posted by 87County

my 20 cents worth:

whether or not you can call yourself an Aussie does not depend on parentage, pedigree, skin colour, belief system, accent, etc....

but rather its character, honesty, integrity, loyalty and attitude towards others and for yourself that counts for me ...

definitely not including the judgementalism demonstrated by the above AngloSaxon bloke - (after all, if thats what he is, people of that lineage were mere imposters & invaders in their turn upon the true Britons)

Laurie

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Laurie sums it up well. I am first gen. Asian Dad, British Mum.

6th generation Australian of German mostly and a little Irish/English.

Never had to realy explain where I was from, but my German surname occasionaly use to require "where originaly were your family from", blues eyes & fair hair always helped not having to explain.

I often ask someone what are their origins "if" they stand out with some unpronouncable name, just because I'm curious and I've never felt anyone was offended that I'd asked, actualy only too keen to explain.

I have a mate thats 6th generation Aussie/Chinese, looks Chinese but speaks worse ocka than me, also married a very blond Australian girl.

My wife when young (German/Irish) always was taken for Italian, very thick long black hair & great tanned skin which only amused her when she wasn't believed she wasn't Italy.

Rovernit, as for the Anglo/Saxon bloke if he dug deep enough he probably isn't & he's a tosser to doubt your word anyway.

For the record I'm for "Unless you love it... leave it", why else would you be here then unless to wreck what we have...like freedom to drive our Landies most places, bag Pomms & some sort of freedom of speech etc etc.