Trazi Vise
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Today's "church" has NOTHING to do with religion.
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Post by Trazi Vise on Jun 30, 2009 14:44:03 GMT -5
An Italian immigrant returned to his home country for a holiday...and was extolling the friendliness of Australians to his countrymen... "Whenna you getta offa da plane, people come saya to you...'Comma thissa way... you hava free meal, some free vino, some free sex..' .." "Luigi... thatsa fantastico!... dida this happen to you?" Luigi replied "Notta to me.... but to my sister, Gina!..."
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maki
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Post by maki on Jul 1, 2009 1:51:33 GMT -5
Illyria do you (and other Australian Croats) regard themselves as WOG's?
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Trazi Vise
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Post by Trazi Vise on Jul 1, 2009 3:08:06 GMT -5
Well it depends, but default we are. Some consider themselves Aussie with a background, some Croatian and my mum who has lived here for many years sees herself as a "CROAUSSIE". This country can still be a little conservative, especially to the darker immigrants. Lucky we are lighter tonned.
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tyson
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Post by tyson on Jul 1, 2009 4:54:05 GMT -5
it is interesting that you mention wogs alot on here illyria, considering that alot of people here are not from australia, and are not familiar with that term.
its a dumb term anyways, and racist in origin.
for those that dont know,....
the word "wog" comes come the word "golliwog" , which is what english people used to call africans and other black peoples as an insult to them, just like the word nig.ger.
because australia let in alot of southern and eastern europeans starting after world war 2, alot of the anglo-saxon australian locals looked at them in contempt because of their different cultures, and them tending to be of darker complexion and hair color, which is why the anglo australians called them wogs.
i wont say that i never use the term, but i try not to use it, but will not use it amongst others who are not from australia. i'm not going to embrace calling myself a "wog", because the word was invented to insult us. its like blacks calling themselves nig.gers. its just totally wrong and shameful.
its a shame the the term is widely accepted as ok to be used in australia. i'll be much happier the day when this word has been thrown in the trash can for good.
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