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Originally posted by JeremySF
I would like to say that all the people who make the cracks about Croc Hunter and Fosters are just taking the piss and don't really think that all aussies consume these products, but sadly I think there are a number of people on this board who are that ignorant, but I would hardly say they're represenative of America.
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I would never claim that all Americans are ignorant, or that the attitudes presented on this board are representative of the mainstream. I have been to the US several times, I have met Americans traveling overseas and I have close American friends. I was simply wondering aloud about the intelligence of the Americans who use ignorant statements to argue that they're not ignorant.
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And, besides, I know the truth: You all eat at Outback... LOL
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OK, you're mentioning Outback Steakhouse ironically and that's witty and appropriate
But it's also another comment that I've read repeatedly on this board and it's generally used to illustrate how pathetic Australia is. When the reality is that Outback Steakhouse is an AMERICAN company! To the best of my knowledge there are no Outback Steakhouses in Australia. Most Australians who have not visited the USA would never have heard of Outback Steakhouse let alone been to one.
Every time Joes starts one of these anti-US threads there are numerous Americans who dive-in bashing Australia instead of bashing Joe and his arguments. Frankly I wouldn't object to a bit of Aussie-bashing if there were at least a hint of truth in the comments being made. There are plenty of criticisms that can be fairly leveled at my country. But in order to make them you'd need to know something more about Australia than what you've seen in a television commercial.
Look I'll even give the Aussie bashers some ammo...
Try criticising our treatment of refugees. Give us a ribbing about our convict heritage. Mention the phrase "tall poppies syndrome". Ask Joe why the Australian public watches more Hollywood films than they do Australian films. Have a go at our inability to reconcile with our indiginous population. Mention the fact that our Prime Minister sees us as the US's Deputy Sheriff in South East Asia. Have a laugh about Australia' naivety in being the second country (after the UK) to commit troops to George W's Iraqi crusade, and have an even bigger laugh about the fact that most Americans don't even know about that support or appreciate it!
That should get the ball rolling
And if you need more ammo just ask a New Zealander
