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Lily said:
mwahahah i love doing that on the train, I speak enough french to understand at least the jist of conversations and it is so hilarious hearing the french tourists bagging out the other people on the train, I usually just smirk at them, and keep quiet, but this one guy about a month ago was being SUCH a jackass, as I got off the train I insulted him in French, it was so fun to see his face go all pale heehee

I don't know many Aussie jokes, I know a few about other countries that Aussies like to rag on, but that's about it 😀
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LOL that's hillarious! What's even more worrying is the way they look at you and judge you without bagging you out to their other person in their own language.

I like to call it the: "I'm a better person then you" look. Some Chinese guy decided to give me that look and I was already in a bad mood, so I gave him the finger and I really did mean it in the nicest possible way (lol) and told him to self-destruct on the train floor if he continued to look at me with a dirty look.

I must have said it so loud , because everyone turned around and gave me a look. And I have no problem with the Chinese, but this one guy just kept giving me dirty looks as soon as I boarded the train. I'm like "What the you staring at? This bank is closed...lol"
 
I think everybody that can speak another language kinda does that at times...I gotta admit, my mum and I do it sometimes but it's never horrid to anyone.

The weird thing is...every time we go to a china town together, we end up speaking Thai to each other. We don't really any other time (even though both my parents are Thai, we speak English at home) but as soon as we're surrounded by other Asians...it's like an automatic switch or something.

It's strange.
 
first of all : thorpie = gross, nonono!
second of all: when I lived in Perth i was in Como/South Perth (and my parents are in Salter Point), so not 'the sticks' lol 😀
dammit i wanna meet BB people, of all the times to be here and not home!
wait, if you make it around christmas time then I can come :cheerlead ! was that overly keen?
 
So where are you now Lily? Gosh, I wish I was elsewhere other than Perth, not the most thrilling place ever.
 
Aw c'mon Perth isnt that bad... its just an over sized country town 😉 At least we are easily excited by things since nothing really exciting really happens here.

My mums partner is Austrian, he doesnt have an accent but speaks german with his sons (we attempted to learn german once to eavesdrop but we didnt get very far). They say that they 'think' in german but speak aussie. Its funny when you catch them off guard in an argument they forget how to speak and it ends up as germlish.

Yeah I live in the sticks now. But at least that google earth thing cant spy on me so well over the paddocks 😛
Im really not that far away, just at the end of Tonkin. At least Im not in Albany anymore!
 
Glad to see some people from Perth! Yay! LOL. I'm on the north side of the city. Ballajura, but I tell you this area is so bad for image. I would rather go live in Swan View or in the hills. Love the hills 🙂

I think everybody that can speak another language kinda does that at times...I gotta admit, my mum and I do it sometimes but it's never horrid to anyone.

The weird thing is...every time we go to a china town together, we end up speaking Thai to each other. We don't really any other time (even though both my parents are Thai, we speak English at home) but as soon as we're surrounded by other Asians...it's like an automatic switch or something.

It's strange.
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Same with the Italians, and there is so many different dialects , in our family we have 3, not sure what the specific dialects are, but they keep switching and it confuses the heck out of me. We just stick with English at home, obviously the main reason is my brother and I don't speak Italian. Although I am tempted to go learn it because our Nanna is a gossip and she only gossip's in Italian and everytime we go see her, my mum wants to pull her out! Last time she went, Nanna raised the walking stick at her! LOL. And I have no clue what she said to get mum so .."grrr grr" like .lol
 
ILLYRIAN
ILLYRIAN
Do you really want to live in Swan View? I already live there and I can't wait to leave, it's a dump!
Now do I post this in the Aussie thread where it will be appreciated? Or the Scottish thread because that's where it took place? 😉

I saw Adam Hills again last night, for the second time in Glasgow...why is it that I had to travel so far just to see a good Australian comedian? lol

He's still re-using a lot of his old stuff, but there was some new bits about commentating on the paralympics for Australia...but it was still all funny as hell though. I was the lone Aussie in the crowd!
 
Lily said:
In Melbourne (currently at work in Southbank - although not working obviously!)
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Do you like it there? I'm planning to go on holiday there very soon
 
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Lily
I absolutely LOVE it here, if you do come visit, let me know and I'll tell you a bunch of places you have to go, or I can even be your tour guide :D
Ok so all this talk about the buffy paleyfest dvd makes me want one. Do any of you guys know if we can get it here, or do we have to buy it off the net?
 
I haven't seen it in stores here, i'll be getting mine online unless it appears (not likely though, since it's not like Aussie retailers even know what Paley is)
 
I miss summer!

That's all I really had to say. Oh! And Sushi Train in Coolangatta....actually, any of the GC ones...I miss them all!

*slips, slops and slaps*
 
Heheh DoI, You know that Im going to tease you all summer now in chat right? 😉
Perth is so nice and sunny but not too hot yet 😀 I havent even been to the beach yet (Shock Horror) but we just had a pool put in here so I figure I should save the petrol..
It wont be killer sharks I will have to look out for tho, it will be killer snakes! 😛
 
Damn Summer, I don't miss it!
Sydney threw us a couple of scorchers at the beginning of spring, and I got heat stroke. SUMMER BAD.
I hope that's not an indication of what Summer will be like this year 🙁
 
Bah, yeah I'm not a big fan of summer, I will list a few things I don't like about summer:

Flies
Sunburn
Shaving my legs every day
The smell of sweat
School holidays
Wanting to drink the first beer of the day at 12noon
Drinking 3 beers during the day sitting in the sun and then wanting to sleep
Everything smells worse (garbage, dog poo, people)
Cooking a decent meal is a hideous thought.
Trying to get exercise is a nightmare because it's to hot
If you leave your washing in the washing machine for over an hour it smells bad
People constantly asking you to go to the beach
Going to the beach
Getting half naked in front of strangers
Bush fires
Droughts
Having to queue longer to get anything/where because of school holidays
And hayfever, I've been stuck in bed for 2 days now cause I'm to snotty and teary to leave the house!

Oh there's more, I know there is, but I can't think right now!
 
ItMustBeBunnies
ItMustBeBunnies
right there with ya.
I freakin hate summer, I moved all the way over here to escape it and it's bloody hot here too! i was misinformed *pouts*
 
caitaintdead said:
Bah, yeah I'm not a big fan of summer, I will list a few things I don't like about summer:

Flies
Sunburn
Shaving my legs every day
The smell of sweat
School holidays
Wanting to drink the first beer of the day at 12noon
Drinking 3 beers during the day sitting in the sun and then wanting to sleep
Everything smells worse (garbage, dog poo, people)
Cooking a decent meal is a hideous thought.
Trying to get exercise is a nightmare because it's to hot
If you leave your washing in the washing machine for over an hour it smells bad
People constantly asking you to go to the beach
Going to the beach
Getting half naked in front of strangers
Bush fires
Droughts
Having to queue longer to get anything/where because of school holidays
And hayfever, I've been stuck in bed for 2 days now cause I'm to snotty and teary to leave the house!

Oh there's more, I know there is, but I can't think right now!
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I think a few of your reasons are due soley due to the kids on holidays 😛 We all know that they attract the flies, smell and make trouble. 😉

I like summer but not the really hot bits. I love this time of year (Spring) the most for the weather. Its perfect for riding and lovely at night to sit outside. The flies are starting to be annoying around the horses but we have our cool little flynets and tons of Rid. The snakes are what worry me the most. But I havent seen any in a couple of weeks. We have had two tigers on this property and two dugites at RDA already and they wernt little. I know its just a matter of time before I find one near my shed. I have the beer fridge and freezer on the verandah with all my horse gear. I know one will be hiding there sooner or later!

I love the beach but I prefer it in Albany, no one is ever around and you dont have to struggle to get parking. Its so much nicer and easier at the less popluar beaches as long as you can live without the sexy lifeguards. Gettin burnt sucks but Im used to the whole suncrem routine. I usually wear it in winter too anyway.

I saw my first bushfire for the season yesterday but the fireys had it under control quick smart so it was only little. We had a few bad ones last year so hopefully it wont be so bad this year. There were a few too close for comfort last time, we had the emergency plan all ready as the place got covered in ash.

Having beer at midday then wanting to sleep seems like a plus in my book LOL plus who said a Barbie wasnt a decent meal 😉 😀
 
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Lily
you are WAY braver than me, I'm pretty sure I could never live anywhere that snakes were a common occurence!
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