Thread: Why cant I simply be Australian

You shouldn't hang about with Right wing extremists then... An Anglo Saxon bloke calling you a wog of some sort??? Sounds like a scene from a russel crowe movie about follicularly challenged thugs...

Anyway, I'm a brit, been here for over 35 years, and I'd prefer to call this country my home as I'm embarrassed by some of the 'home'country's behaviour over the years!.

Can't you tell?? I Luuurrve my landies!!


JC

First generation Aussie like yourself. My parents came out as 10 pound tourists on a boat from the Old Dart in 1949 with my older brother and sister and I was the first of our clan born here. Apart from my sister, the others were neutralised about 20 something years ago.

I stepped off a boat at Wooloomooloo 39 years ago, I've even got a bit of paper that says I'm aussie.

5 in my family, four born here but I'm the one with a bit of paper.


Martyn

I just cant bring my self around calling some one Australian if they cant call me one I suppose oh and you mean romper stomper

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

I just cant bring my self around calling some one Australian if they cant call me one I suppose oh and you mean romper stomper

Yeah, never saw the movie, the previews disgusted me, thats why I didn't mention the title...

I really feel the 'Australian' is bred into you by your environment and your behaviour toward other inhabitants of this land.

As I said, I haven't really had any probs being accepted here, I have fitted in well as a child through the school system etc, and feel very at home here contributing to the community as an adult. Having said this, I am not from any ethnic background, therefore It isn't suprising I haven't copped any flack at school for being the 'wrong' colour etc.
Humans can make me sick sometimes!!!

(This could end up being moved to the rants section soon...I'll shut up now!)


JC

Originally Posted by Bushie

I stepped off a boat at Wooloomooloo 39 years ago, I've even got a bit of paper that says I'm aussie.

5 in my family, four born here but I'm the one with a bit of paper.

Martyn

Martyn

Is that like the only people who are legally sane are the people who have discharge papers from the mental asylum?

I have a very good friend who is 5th generation Aussie of Asian decent. He can not speak a word of Chinese and neither can his parents but still he gets called a boat person.

There are some very ignorant people in this world, you only have to look a Kosovo. At least we aren't as ignorant as the Americans who add the country of ethnic decent to American - even when it happened hundreds of years ago. It only goes to prolong the ignorance.

Then there is the opposite effect -people like "Aussie Joe" Bugner, who is an immigrant (or should I use the term of the day back then "A new Australian".)

Rovernit - you are Aussie to me!

Diana (4th generation Aussie of Anglo-Celtic decent.)

P.S. even if you were one of the original Australians, a woman or fat, ignorant people would find some insult to throw.

First generation Aussie like yourself. My parents came out as 10 pound tourists on a boat from the Old Dart in 1949 with my older brother and sister and I was the first of our clan born here. Apart from my sister, the others were neutralised about 20 something years ago.

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Regards

Stevo

Hmm, this topic has me thinking as to what I am. Dad is English, arrived here 47 yrs ago and Mum is Australian....what does that make me. In one aspect I am first generation, but in another I am many generations Aussie . Also it works in reverse, many yrs ago a new neighbour moved in, had come over from England. One day chatting over the fence and he asked me what part of England did I come from , told him no part, Im an Aussie through and through.

P.S. even if you were one of the original Australians, a woman or fat, ignorant people would find some insult to throw.

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

Regards

Stevo