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Re: Australia's population by country of birth, India
Reply #15 - Jan 29^th, 2026 at 8:58pm

Frank wrote on Jul 1^st, 2022 at 12:34pm:

Hindustan is a country of few charms. Its people have no good looks; of social intercourse, paying and receiving visits there is none; of genius and capacity none; of manners none; in handicraft and work there is no form or symmetry, method or quality; there are no good horses, no good dogs, no grapes, muskmelons or first-rate fruits, no ice or cold water, no good bread or cooked food in the bazaars, no hot-baths, no colleges, no candles, torches or candlesticks.

Peasants and people of low standing go about naked. They tie on a thing called (lunguta) a decency-clout which hangs two spans below the navel. From the tie of this pendent decency-clout, another clout is passed between the thighs and made fast behind. Women also tie on a cloth (lung), one-half of which goes round the waist; the other is thrown over the head.

(Excerpts taken from Baburnama (London, 1922) translated by Annete Beveridge).

His ignorance of history is astounding.

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Re: Australia's population by country of birth, India
Reply #16 - Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:52pm

waggawoody wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 8:58pm:

Frank wrote on Jul 1^st, 2022 at 12:34pm:

Hindustan is a country of few charms. Its people have no good looks; of social intercourse, paying and receiving visits there is none; of genius and capacity none; of manners none; in handicraft and work there is no form or symmetry, method or quality; there are no good horses, no good dogs, no grapes, muskmelons or first-rate fruits, no ice or cold water, no good bread or cooked food in the bazaars, no hot-baths, no colleges, no candles, torches or candlesticks.

Peasants and people of low standing go about naked. They tie on a thing called (lunguta) a decency-clout which hangs two spans below the navel. From the tie of this pendent decency-clout, another clout is passed between the thighs and made fast behind. Women also tie on a cloth (lung), one-half of which goes round the waist; the other is thrown over the head.

(Excerpts taken from Baburnama (London, 1922) translated by Annete Beveridge).

His ignorance of history is astounding.

https://youtube.com/shorts/pf1Ue8oQAkI?si=6RPAow2bTxwDMEIm

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Re: Australia's population by country of birth, India
Reply #17 - Feb 5^th, 2026 at 7:29am

Frank wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:52pm:

waggawoody wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 8:58pm:

Frank wrote on Jul 1^st, 2022 at 12:34pm:

Hindustan is a country of few charms. Its people have no good looks; of social intercourse, paying and receiving visits there is none; of genius and capacity none; of manners none; in handicraft and work there is no form or symmetry, method or quality; there are no good horses, no good dogs, no grapes, muskmelons or first-rate fruits, no ice or cold water, no good bread or cooked food in the bazaars, no hot-baths, no colleges, no candles, torches or candlesticks.

Peasants and people of low standing go about naked. They tie on a thing called (lunguta) a decency-clout which hangs two spans below the navel. From the tie of this pendent decency-clout, another clout is passed between the thighs and made fast behind. Women also tie on a cloth (lung), one-half of which goes round the waist; the other is thrown over the head.

(Excerpts taken from Baburnama (London, 1922) translated by Annete Beveridge).

His ignorance of history is astounding.

https://youtube.com/shorts/pf1Ue8oQAkI?si=6RPAow2bTxwDMEIm

What's that got to do with my comment?

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Re: Australia's population by country of birth, India
Reply #18 - Yesterday at 2:09pm

Now they want to ban manners...

https://x.com/andrewlawrence/status/2021173189359853934

The hill I will die on: Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase
Sangeeta Pillai

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/07/the-hill-i-will-die-on-sto...

Edgy cultural enrichment, innit:
"The next time you find yourself vomiting out your 99th “thank you” of the day, ask yourself this: is that one thank you too many? Would your thank you recipient maybe thank you more for just saying nothing at all? It will seem difficult and awkward at first, but one day this advice will change your life. Just (please) don’t thank me for it."

Well, I say to you, Sangeeta Pillai, why dont you *uck orf?

Better?

Ta.

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Re: Australia's population by country of birth, India
Reply #19 - Yesterday at 4:55pm

Victor Sunny wrote on May 19^th, 2021 at 5:57pm:

is in second place in year 2020.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/migration-australia/latest-r...
The median age of the England-born population is 58 ??? Did they come here for pension?

Uhhh, yeah. That is the purpose of them coming to Australia. To take advantage of the pension system.

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