What do Europeans think about Australians?

[Icystwolf]

Hi I'm jim,

I just want to know how you view australians?...besides losers of sport....I think England deserves it for their time and effort...

And how do we compare to others like americans? (It's ok to be harsh as long as it's honest)


Thanks and I hope you have a great 2004

Thanks
Jim

 

[La Belle France]

Good question. As an Irishman i can safely say we have alot of time for Australians. We share the same tongue in cheek disrespect for the pommies and we respect your independant stand on international issues.

One thing though. What on earth are you doing with the Queen as your Head of state. Surely you're mature enough to go out on your own....

 

[Matt Weston]

And surely the UK should be mature enough to get rid of her too?

I have no real enmity for any country, and certainly none for Australia. It's one of the places I'd like to visit more than anywhere else

 

[mindlight]

Hi I'm jim,

I just want to know how you view australians?...besides losers of sport....I think England deserves it for their time and effort...

And how do we compare to others like americans? (It's ok to be harsh as long as it's honest)


Thanks and I hope you have a great 2004

Thanks
Jim

I see Australia as a younger version of America linked to Britian by history like a child to its parent but bound one day to set off in its own direction. You share our language and many of you come over and work in our companies or schools etc. Similarly a great many English go to Australia. I am concerned about the recent secularisation of Australia like I am of Britian itself but Sydney has a strong church which is doing a lot of good and a missionary we used to support now works there. Friends from our church told us they were packing up and movig to Perth the other day. A friend at work thought it would be a good place to emigrate to be close to his parents who have already gone, to buy a large house for really cheap (by British standards) and to get away from his mother in law! (You cannot get further than Australia really).

The difference between the two countries has to do with the sheer size of Australia (1 million square miles) and your lack of water in the vast majority of the country I think. Australia is not mild wet England in the Autumn its blazing hot in Summer and not really that cold in Winter.

You are of the pacific. Whereas our neighbours are quite civilised or at least quite maturely developed in Europe yours have just graduated from being cannibals and are now working on building a basic infrastructure for burgeoning populations. I think Australia in this respect has one similarity to Britain it is an island on the edge of what is sometimes hostile territory. There is always that sense that one day you might be overwhelmed by a great Asian power - Japan in WW2 maybe China or Indonesia tommorrow?

We beat you in the Rugby and what a great climax to the World Cup that was but to be honest I think it was all the more precious for being so rare. You usually beat us at the cricket and like the Americans cannot play proper football to any decent standard Ha ha!

May God bless Australia and revive her once more to be a missionary power in the far East.

 

[Icystwolf]

Good question. As an Irishman i can safely say we have alot of time for Australians. We share the same tongue in cheek disrespect for the pommies and we respect your independant stand on international issues.

One thing though. What on earth are you doing with the Queen as your Head of state. Surely you're mature enough to go out on your own....

Australians really really love the irish accent...

As for the queen, we tried to get rid of her but everyone was too worried about the cost involved...they believed it's better spent on education...and that money ...lol.....went into advertising for the government campaigning on T.V....
Stupid uni-students,....always brainwashing everyone else.....the only difference for myself being a unistudent is that I just don't have time procastinating and then think of how to make a lie sound truth

 

[Icystwolf]

I see Australia as a younger version of America linked to Britian by history like a child to its parent but bound one day to set off in its own direction. You share our language and many of you come over and work in our companies or schools etc. Similarly a great many English go to Australia. I am concerned about the recent secularisation of Australia like I am of Britian itself but Sydney has a strong church which is doing a lot of good and a missionary we used to support now works there. Friends from our church told us they were packing up and movig to Perth the other day. A friend at work thought it would be a good place to emigrate to be close to his parents who have already gone, to buy a large house for really cheap (by British standards) and to get away from his mother in law! (You cannot get further than Australia really).

May God bless Australia and revive her once more to be a missionary power in the far East.

I was born from an area that the British recently return back....

Yep you guessed it, I'm from HK. But Australia is my home now!

Australia hasn't had any major civil wars....and I'd like to keep it that way...

as for the future, I would like Australia to be a "Buddy" country, a place where you can say G'day to anyone in the streets and they'll reply G'day

It use to be like that in Sydney....not anymore, which is something I really miss...though occasionally some do reply with a smile....probably to do with american influence... even the accent in melborne is changing, in a way it's more americanish....

 

[La Belle France]

Australians really really love the irish accent...

As for the queen, we tried to get rid of her but everyone was too worried about the cost involved...they believed it's better spent on education...and that money ...lol.....went into advertising for the government campaigning on T.V....
Stupid uni-students,....always brainwashing everyone else.....the only difference for myself being a unistudent is that I just don't have time procastinating and then think of how to make a lie sound truth

Well 'to be sure and begorrah....'.... My best mate is in Sydney as we speak taking advantage of his accent. Lucky sod...

Aus is cool. keep it up mate....

 

[Buttermilk]

Good question. As an Irishman i can safely say we have alot of time for Australians. We share the same tongue in cheek disrespect for the pommies and we respect your independant stand on international issues.

One thing though. What on earth are you doing with the Queen as your Head of state. Surely you're mature enough to go out on your own....

As a Scot I actually agree with your post this time

 

[La Belle France]

As a Scot I actually agree with your post this time

I knew we'd agree on something eventually....

 

[Icystwolf]

Why don't the two of you come to australia for some good BEER!

 

[La Belle France]

Fosters: Good Beer? You pulling our legs....

 

[ej]

You need to go to Belgium for good beer...

 

[Icystwolf]

You need to go to Belgium for good beer...

Are you challenging Australia for a beer fight?

 

[Mo_HH_ljc]

I see Kanguroos.
Well, Australia has a good Rugby team, and my cousin is on an exchange year this year, near Sydney. I want to visit that country for sure. The Germans love Sun, (because it always rains in Germany)

 

[Holy Warrior]

*coughconvictscough*

Nah I like Australia, I've family down there and the natives come across as having a modicum of common sense, something that most of America is seemingly lacking. There's nothing wrong with having the Queen as the Head of State- would you rather have someone like Bush? Seriously, what's the problem?
And while I'm not a beer drinker myself (shock! horror! Someone from Ireland that doesn't drink!) I'm reliably informed that the best beer is home-brewed.

 

[*Miau*]

You need to go to Belgium for good beer...

Hahahahahaha - no way - Go to Denmark if you want fantastic beer!!

I like Australians - I have a friend living there, and she's cooool!!

 

[ej]

Any advances on Denmark and Oz as the superior beer-brewing nations?

Belgium definitely wins in my book
Hands down.

 

[Wolflily]

And how do we compare to others like americans? (It's ok to be harsh as long as it's honest)

Man, it's not enough that you've got to be stirring up anti-American sentiment in the Aussie posts, which is why I stepped out for a bit, but now you're stirring up trouble in Great Britain?!! Boy, you are seriously asking for an *#@-whoopin!!!!

Don't make me come over there!!!!!

 

[theFijian]

Any advances on Denmark and Oz as the superior beer-brewing nations?

Belgium definitely wins in my book
Hands down.

I would say Denmark, HANS down! 'Hans' down! Geddit!? Hans... emm.... oh forget it.

 

[ej]

I would say Denmark, HANS down! 'Hans' down! Geddit!? Hans... emm.... oh forget it.

I geddit

Maybe I'm biased... but I think anyone who has sat in front of an open fire in a cosy armchair in a bar on the Grand Place in Brussels, and enjoyed a good Belgian beer would agree....

When the wind blows in my direction, I can smell the Fountainbridge brewery