Re: OT: More on Aussie Beer

["Amanda Biggin" <abiggin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stepping out of lurkerdom just for two seconds.....

I'm Australian and I have been for all of my life...Lighten up. It was funny
and I really don't think it was meant to be insulting.

Amanda
*who now steps back into the shadows of lurkerdom*


----- Original Message -----
From: Kristine Thomas <kristinet@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: OT: More on Aussie Beer


> Yep, I was offended, whether or not the writer was an Australian.
> And if I was asking whether there were Australians in the group, I
> would have asked the question.
>
> Kristine
>
> ----------
> | From: stephenbooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | To: buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx
> | Subject: Re: ::BuffyWantsWillow:: OT: More on Aussie Beer
> | Date: Monday, November 20, 2000 06:16 AM
> |
> | On Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:22:46 +1100, you wrote:
> |
> | >Um, there are Australians in this group...
> | >
> | >Kristine
> |
> | Hmmmmm. That could be taken one of two ways. Either "Are there
> | any Australians in this group?" in which case the answer is
> | "Yes." or "The are Australians in this group and they might be
> | offended by that characterisation of their nation." in which case
> | the answer is "And Tony is one of them.".
> |
> | I've never been to Australia myself (never been outside of the
> | UK) but I do have lots of family out there. Based on what
> | they've told me I'd have to say that Tony's description sounds
> | pretty accurate (didn't know about the Beetroot). About the only
> | thing that seems to be missing is that, according to my rellos,
> | Aussie kids seem to spend more of their waking hours in the
> | ocean, rivers or swimming pools than on dry land. Oh and the bit
> | about Oz apparently having more poisonous species of reptiles,
> | insects and spiders than the rest of the world put together.
> |
> | Stephen (the Brit who frequently gets mistaken for an Aussie)
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