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Originally Posted by Targan
Heh heh. Many non-Australians probably don't realise that most Aussies are strangely proud of their convict heritage. Being a Brit, 95th Rifleman probably knows that. I doubt he thought his post would cause offense. It certainly doesn't offend me. The first of my paternal ancestors to come to Australia (my great-great-grandfather) was transported to Australia from the UK as a convict for stealing a gentleman's fob watch. His son (my great-grandfather) was an illiterate miner who was taught to read and write by his wife and became a cabinet minister in New Zealand's first Labour government (and invented the Semple Tank, New Zealand's home-grown AFV, during WWII).
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Australia inherited the British trait for friendly insults. tried explaining this to an American girlfriend, the more a brit insults you, the more he likes you.
When an Englishman is polite, he's planning your doom.
We've stayed on good terms with all our old colonies and hold them in great respect. Especialy since "most" of them join us in war on time. We won't mention the lazy one that sits on the sidelines waiting to see who is winning before getting involved......
