Australian Politics Forum - Australia's global image politically and otherwise

shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Australia's global image politically and otherwise Jun 28^th, 2010 at 10:55pm How do you think Australia is viewed especially in the Asia Pacific region?
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #1 - Jun 28^th, 2010 at 11:19pm I don't give a bugger. they can piss off. if you get your knickers in a twist about what some other sook thinks of you, you are a faggot and should go on the next ice flow.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #2 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:49am I dunno. A bit of feedback never hurts.
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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #3 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:54am I was hoping that Australians would put down their views here actually about how they think the world views us, particularly the Asia Pacific region. We are in Asia after all.
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Reply #4 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:42pm

shampain socialist wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:54am:

I was hoping that Australians would put down their views here actually about how they think the world views us, particularly the Asia Pacific region. We are in Asia after all.

actually I read not long ago that they think A Cheesy

ustralians are stupid.and I would agree with that after 12 years of having the Toad as PM.

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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #5 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:48pm why do so many Australians holiday in Bali and hardly any go to New Caledonia?
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Deborahmac09 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1619	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #6 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 3:24pm shampain socialist wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:48pm: why do so many Australians holiday in Bali and hardly any go to New Caledonia? um cheap skates?
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Reply #7 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 3:39pm

I don't know why people go to Bali at all. Sounds pretty sh*t.

I don't know how the rest of the world views us. We're probably looked on as loathesome bigots by many Indians, even though so many of them want to come here and they themselves have been the proud maintainers of one of the most elaborate edifices of discrimination the world has possibly known. The Japanese and the South Koreans don't like anybody who isn't Japanese or South Korean (god bless them), the Chinese likewise except they probably see our country as a good future province someday, and the Mongolians haven't heard of Australia yet.

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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47441 At my desk.	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #8 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 6:11pm I read an interesting summary, went something like: Australians are very open and you can discuss topics like religion and politics with them, the only dangerous ground is sport.
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beer Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 274 sydney Gender:	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #9 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 9:49pm shampain socialist wrote on Jun 28^th, 2010 at 10:55pm: How do you think Australia is viewed especially in the Asia Pacific region? look at above replies, u will see what are the impressions from outside.
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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #10 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:03pm lol Do you think people want to come and live in Australia from Asian countries?
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Reply #11 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:18pm

shampain socialist wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:03pm:

lol
Do you think people want to come and live in Australia from Asian countries?

depends on people's background and experience, i know some guys really love here, some one just stay for several years and leave. you may need to investigate what kind of people choose to stay, what r their background in original countries. i think u will find something there.

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shampain socialist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1004	Re: Australia's global image politically and otherwise Reply #12 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:19pm interesting. Why do you think people stay for several years and leave?
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Reply #13 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:30pm

shampain socialist wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:19pm:

interesting.
Why do you think people stay for several years and leave?

you may know that there is a several years' waiting period to become citizen or say to get a passport. i know quite a lot of oversea students come here to study for a resident visa and then wait for the passport. their backgound in original countries may not need them to study anything here, a backup way for their family is possibly the real reason.

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Reply #14 - Jun 29^th, 2010 at 10:52pm

it's very similar to what the story has always been here, I think.
The reasons why most people seem to want to live in Australia today, are the same reasons that people came here 200 years ago. In those days though you didn't really need a passport, they didn't have those sorts of things. Anyway, once they got here, they couldn't go back even if they wanted to.
The people who migrate, I think usually have a very difficult time because they are stepping out of their native culture into something completely different. Then they have the problems with their children who are born here, who might have very different ideas to their parents. That is a very old story here, it isn't something that just happens today. Many people try to hold on to their culture, and many times their children born here find that irrelevant. It is difficult for them.

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