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The difference between Australians, Brits, Canadians & Americans

Australians: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad.
Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad.
Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad.
Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad.

Australians: Believe you should look out for your mates.
Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club.
Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves.
Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job.

Australians: Are extremely patriotic to their beer.
Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness.
Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them.
Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem.

Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box.
Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels.
Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels.
Australians: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them.

Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball.
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball.
Australians: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport they play them in.

Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English".
Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English."
Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans.
Australians: Add "G'day," "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid.

Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.
Australians: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.
Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country.
Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country.

Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer.
Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer.
Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss.
Australians: Drink anything with alcohol in it.

Americans: Seem to think that poverty & failure are morally suspect.
Canadians: Seem to believe that wealth and success are morally suspect.
Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited things.
Australians: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
 
People only question motives in the flameboard, I would suspect.
 

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Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
 
Actually we pay a licemce fee to watch 5 channels... .
 

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
 
Since it IS funny, there will be no questioning of motives
 

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Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
 
If I had to decide on a country to migrate to and that list was my only source of information... I'd probably pick Down Under.

Sorry mate
 

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Posted by Michael_T (Member # 144) on :
 
Don't tell me you're going there for the beer Cartman...
 

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Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :
 
Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball.

ADDENDUM: and how they beat the Americans in both Olympic hockey events in their own backyard.

hehehehe.....
 

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
 
Wasn't it great how we beat the Americans in both Olympic hockey events in their own backyard?
 

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 
And wasn't it great how we beat everyone at the Women's curling, considering that there's possibly one curling centre in this entire country, and anyone who walks in the door gets automatic qualification to play for Great Britain at the Olympics?
 

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Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
 
Hmm, Liam curling was invented in Scotland and they have been Canada's biggest rivals at curling events, since they started to have intenational events. All the rocks come from Scotland, and originally all of the best rinkmakers came from there. So you are doing GB a disservice by stating that just anyone can make the team, I'm sure if you went to a Scottish Pub and shouted that out it would come with a very warm welcome.
 

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Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
 

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Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English."

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Pronounce words properly, surely...

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Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
 
Ah, but WHY do you find it funny? 8)

Kidding. On the whole, it's fair and even handed with all four nationalities, but as someone pointed out Aussies seem to come out of it best. On the other hand it plays heavily on the stereotypical Australian traits so I wouldn't suggest it was written aby anyone down under. Let's blame New Zealanders.

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. . . there's possibly one curling centre in this entire country, and anyone who walks in the door gets automatic qualification to play for Great Britain at the Olympics?

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