I wasn't suggesting that the failure was the fault of the Aussies, but catestrophic failure it was. It's a peculiarly Australian way of thinking that chooses Gallipolli as the iconic Australian event from the First War rather than one or more of the great Australian successes of the Western Front, where far more Australians fought (and died).
I don't know if it's a peculiarly Australian way of thinking, or rather a general ignorance of WWI. Gallipoli has been popularised by the Dawn Service there and various docos and movies, but the battlefields of France? Not so much.
Quite agreed. And the redbacks that settle under the loo? Incentive to finish as quickly as possible.
Like I always say, when the zombie apocalypse breaks out here, we're going to be screwed.
Melbourne can at least claim the 'culture'. Canberra...*shakes head*
St Paul's is an exception, there were some 'incidents'.
Redfern, as any Sydneysider well knows, has a reputation for being crime ridden and dangerous. It's gotten better though, and I wouldn't mind living so close to the university (I'm a student there). I know Newtown in particular is pretty popular.
I suppose there is a chicken and egg there, but from an immigrant's perspective heroic failure does seem to particularly gell with Australians.
We seem to be getting heaps of them at the moment. I dread to think how many will have accumulated in my brewery shed since I last cleaned it up. Some of them seem to want to hear the gospel, because I've turfed no end of them out of the church this year.Quite agreed. And the redbacks that settle under the loo? Incentive to finish as quickly as possible.
Nope sorry, you have not scared us away!
I am taking a summer class and it demanded more attention then I wanted to give it this week.
I have a list of Universities I am applying to. I am hoping one will be willing to bring over an American with 2 little boys, one big boy and a very cute dog! We are waiting on our passports at the moment, then will begin the official process of sending over applications. It looks like the semester begins in July.
Poor Tahoenite, he is trying to look at housing costs, car fees, monthly fees ... I have not even applied for the Universities yet ....
whats more you can't teach them to hold the bat properly because they will naturally use the baseball style hold
In Queensland the state government has introduced laws that all cats must be registered just like dogs. You must have a an adequate fence to prevent them leaving the property. The registration is handled by local government though.
A friend of mine recently had an american visitor staying with him. He could not get over how new police cars are in this country. He said in the US you would be lucky to find a police car less than 10 years old. Here they don't get more than 5 years old before being sold at auction.
Depends where you go. In queensland you are not allowed to smoke within 20 metres of a building entrance. You are also not allowed to smoke in pubs, clubs etc. There are some places in malls that are supposed to be smoke free but while enforcement officers are quick to fine you for littering they often won't do anything about smokers. This is rather annoying as I know people who have severe asthma which can be triggered by ciggarette smoke.
most are indifferent except for those who get on the wrong side. Of course every ten years or so there is the what seems to be obligatory major investigation of corruptness in one state or another.
I think the closest we have is the NRL (National Rugby league) players. Of course the attention they get is unfair. One guy got dropped from a team because he sent an obscene text message (you can't send a message unless you have their phone number) which was front page news in the paper while a rugby union player was caught drink driving well over legal alcohol limit and it was just a small article several pages in and he got to keep playing. So we make our own.
And not just someone who flippantly says 'I believe in God' but is activily enaged in things like visiting churches and getting behind Christian events and stuffMy goodness, that has never been my experience. In my area, we are such a small city, we only have a county sheriff's department. Their cars are all pretty new (since we live in a snowy area, they have both 4-wheel-drive cars and the faster ones they use).
Wow, I know that is not going to be popular with everyone, but I think that's a wonderful law!
Thank you!
I cannot help you there, except to say I do not understand it myself. Every style of government has it's good and bad points, but the longer I live here, the more I see this style crumbling in upon itself.
