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Too true. http://members.westnet.com.au/mckenzie/newaust.gif -- Deevo Geraldton WA, The Nanny State (® Corks) http://members.westnet.com.au/mckenzie
It's obvious that the current generation has been educated by television when Zed becomes Zee, the emergency number is thought to be 911, american "say something, mean nothing" expressions become common in conversations both in real life and the media even though few have any idea of the origin of said expressions. Aboriginal youth adopting Negro culture even though they've got a unique identity of their own. Going into a food court with dozens of exotic food shops only to note that the biggest queues by far are at Macca's. We could have had our own national identity, but it's an opportunity rapidly disappearing, swamped in a sea of fast food, cheap spectacular films and crap TV reality shows and sitcoms. I blame bloody Packer and the media barons. http://tinyurl.com/2jvrg Doug Cox. Work to ride, Ride to work... http://toosmoky.d2.net.au
Too true and the number of people that call you buddy too, sheesh. http://members.westnet.com.au/mckenzie/newaust.gif That's so sad. As an average suburbanite brat with no great family or ethnic history to speak of save my adoptive parent's Scottish background there are times when I envy those with cultural roots to pursue. To be fair those same media barons only feed us what we'll eat. It's our own national apathy that's the main cause plus a healthy (or unhealthy) dose of the "no fault" generation. That's bloody marvellous. Pity it'll be lost on most. -- Deevo Geraldton WA, The Nanny State (® Corks) http://members.westnet.com.au/mckenzie
~~~ What is really giving me the shits is the rapid change in pronunciation of words starting with 'de.....'. Defence became DEEfence, delighted became DEElighted, etc
