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Originally posted by ipsedixit
I know that not all Australians are bogans, but in almost all of the Australians I have met there is an air of being from another planet, that has nothing to do with the planet that everyone else lives on.
Originally posted by ipsedixit
I don't think there is a right and wrong in all of this, but just the fact of this thread tells me that this latest development in Australian international relations is a shock, an unwelcome shock, to Australians.
It's understandable. It's a departure from a generations old pattern of how Australia has been able or has had to deal with the world.
Originally posted by outsidethesquare
maybe you met the Australians that John West rejected.
Originally posted by ipsedixit
reply to post by Kryties
That is undoubtedly true.
But it doesn't stop there, human nature being what it is. My American cousin, who is a really nice, but slightly feisty, person, told me that when she went to visit Europe, she found that a lot of people expected her to be the "Ugly American". It got to be a pain in the butt encountering this expectation over and over again, so she decided to "give 'em what they want" and started to act like an Ugly American.
I don't think there is a right and wrong in all of this, but just the fact of this thread tells me that this latest development in Australian international relations is a shock, an unwelcome shock, to Australians.
It's understandable. It's a departure from a generations old pattern of how Australia has been able or has had to deal with the world.
Adaptation is the answer. Working smart with your new BFF. That's the way it is now.
Originally posted by outsidethesquare
Different cultures always have different ways and views. But to make this thread very, very simple it boils down to this.
The U.S. sees a threat from a nation that we currently do not. Therefore they are flexing their marine muscle in our direction. A lot of people are not taking kindly to it. It's nothing to do with an 'awakening' or 'change' or whatever you want to phrase it as, it's seen as unnecessary to most.
You'd need to live here a while to understand.
And to answer another question, yes we do treat our indonesian/northern friends with a lot of respect.
The NLGC negotiations with Australia suffered from imbalance caused by size and status so that Australia was reluctant to take their representations seriously even after Nauru’s independence and attainment of sovereign statehood.
Originally posted by quedup
Now you know why they had to get rid of Rudd, he would never have gone along with their wishes, so they put in a person who they know will be easy to manipulate.
She isn't even an elected leader.